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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OCTOGENARIANSTO
SEEK LOST MINE
LOSES WIFE'S LOVE;
SUES HER FATHER
A-PLENTY
HITCHCOCK GIVES
NAMES TO PUBLIC
DOWN HIS WIFE
HEARST PARTY
T
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LEDGE OF RICH GOLD ORE NEAR
MOCXT JEFFERSOX.
BAY CITT SOCIETY LEADER DE
MANDS $50,000.
AXXOCXCES MEMBERSHIP OF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
RENEGADE SHOOTS
TIMBER
CUPID UNTANGLES
GURACDA CITIZENS
FiWOULMO
1
NEZUELANS
Angered by Refusal of
Forgiveness.
MAN HUNT IS ON AT TOLEDO, 0.
Citizens Threaten to Lynch
Cowardly Assassin.
WOMAN HIGHLY RESPECTED
Tragedy Sequel to Her Abandonment
by Worthless Spouse Whom
She Had Xot Seen for
Sixteen Years.
TOLEDO, O., July 26. (Special.)
Angered becauBe hi3 wife, whom he
abandoned 16 years ago, would not allow
him to come back Into her heart and
home after she had reared their family of
boys and girls and had become pros
perous, Louis Armour killed her this
morning when she opened her door,
prayer-book in hand, on her way to
church. Ho then tried to kill his eldest
daughter and falling in an effort to
commit suicide escaped.
About a month ago, Armour, who Is
Bt years old and who was once a street
paving contractor here, returned for the
first time to Toledo and discovered that
his wife had been successful financially
during his long absence.
All Thought Him Dead.
It had been generally believed that he
wss dead. He found that his two
daughters were marTled and prosperous
and that his son was doing well in busi
ness. He wanted again to take up his
life as father and husband, but when he
was refused left, saying he would never
return.
When Mrs. Armour opened the door of
her residence this momma- on her way
to church she was startled by the eight
of her husband. Armour reiterated his
demand to be taken back into the fam
ily and after a few words had been ex
changed, drew his revolver and ared
three shots. Mrs. Armour turned to run.
when a bullet struck her behind the ear
and she fell mortally wounded.
Fires at His Daughter.
The eldest daughter, Mrs. D. Shea,
who was in the house, ran to the door to
give assistance to her mother, and her
father fired a bullet in. her direction. She
ran screaming back into the house.
Armour then aimed the weapon at his
own head, but it missed fire.
Throwing the revolver away Armour
ran rapidly up the street and disappeared.
That was the last seen of him.' though
the whole city and surrounding country
la hunting him. It is believed that if the
man is captured he will be lynched. Mrs.
Armour and her children were highly
respected and prominent socially.
SKIPPER BLAMES NELSON
Says Seaman Was Aggressor In
Fight Aboard Schooner.
SAN nTBGO, CaL. July K. The
schooner l.ou, whose skipper la charged
by Andrew P. Nelson, a sailor, with
being engaged in smuggling Chinese,
came into port early this evening. Im
migration Inspector Kngelke and De
tective Smith went on board and found
that the skipper, whose name is O. Elei
sen, and not Iverson as previously re
ported, was in charge of the little craft
and the only person, on it. He was at
once arrested on a warrant from Los
Angeles charging him with assaulting
Nelson.
Eletsen has a black eye and his hand la;
cut. He says he received these injuries
in the fight with Nelson and that the
latter was the aggressor.
RECOVERS LOST JEWELS
Countess Von Wartensleben's $50,
000 Tearl Necklace Restored.
BRRI.TN. July 26. A pearl necklace of
extraordinary beauty, valued at fc,X,
, which mysteriously disappeared from the
apartments of Countess Von, Wartensle
ben, one evening last February when she
was attending the ' opera, has Just been
found. The Countess- maid was arrested
in connection with the loss of the neck
lace owing to the fact that the window in
the maid's room was found open, but no
evidence was found against her and she
was permitted to go free.
The maid has been rearrested.
GERMAN AUT0 IN PARIS
Crowds Cheer Winner in Great In
ternational Race.
PARIS. July as. The German auto
mobile in the New York-to-Parls race,
' arrived here this evening and was greeted
with loud cheers by the Sunday prom
enaders as it swept up the crowded
boulevards to the finish post, escorted by
a large numoer of automobiles. As the
German car had completed the circuit
of the world at Berlin its arrival here
today was no. uvdai by any official
. eerei.
Pioneer Miners Will Leave Albany
in Search or Strike of
Long Ago.
ALB ANT, : Or., July 26.-r(Special.)
Though they are both over 80 years of
age, G. C. King, of San Jose, Cal., and
Robert L. , Smith, of Corvallis, Or., two
pioneer miners, will leave this week for
the Cascade mountains to look for a long
lost mine. In the early '70s, W". A. Paul,
a well known Linn County pioneer, was
hunting near Mount Jefferson when he
William Randolph Hearst, Lead
er of Independence Party,
Wnlcta Is About to Convene In
Chicago.
discovered a quartz ledge of wonderful
richness. A sample of the ore he brought
to Albany assayed $5000 to the ton.
He kept the discovery a secret, but was
later unable to locate his find, and
searched for It at different times in vain.
King was one of the few friends he told
of the location of the discovery, as nearly
as he could remember it.
King, who has mining interests in the
Klondike, arrived here last week from
Alaska .to visit W. S. Paul, of Crabtree,
son of his old friend. While in Albany
last evening he met Smith, with whom he
had mined Mn pioneer days, and whom
he had not seen for years In talking
over old times, Paul's lost mine was men
tioned, and King said he believed he
could find it.
Today the two octogenarians decided In
spite of the fact that King is 82 years
old. and Smith 80, to try to relocate the
rich lost ledge. They will start for the
mountains this week, and W. S. Paul will
accompany them.
MINNESOTA NEAR FLEET
Will Rejoin Her Sister .Battleships
Xext Thursday.
HONOLULU. July 26. Wireless mes
sages received here give the position of
the American fleet at 8 o'clock last night
as latitude 9 degrees, 32 minutes north;
longitude 163 degress'west, a distance of
75 miles from Honolulu. The weather
was reported fair and warm, with a
moderate sea.
The Minnesota, at that hour. was. 300
miles astern of the fleet and was. making
14 knots, and was expected to rejoin the
fleet on Thursday.
Captured In Sunnyside. ....
OREGON CITT, Or., July 26. (Special.)
Constable Miles returned last night
from Sunnyside, Wash., bringing with
him Fred King, who Is charged .with, lar
ceny by bailee. King was formerly em
ployed by a photographic firm at Canby
and rented a bicycle for $1.50 a week,
taking the machine to Aurora, and fall
ing to return It. He came back to Canby
and on the plea that his mother was
dying, he borrowed another wheel and
came to Oregon City and then disap
peared. Constable Miles obtained a
requisition from the Governor for King's
return to Oregon.
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Nearly Everybody Out
for President.
BOOMS AS THICK AS BEES
Six Candidates Open Head
quarters at Chicago.
FUNNY PRELIMINARY MEET
'Open Convention" Attended by C8
Patriots Adopts Ringing Res
olutions Favoring His
gen and Graves.
' BY L.L.YOD F. IXJXERGAN.
NEW YORK, July 26. (Special.) Presi
dential booms In the Hearst Independence
league are as plentiful as bees about a
hive just now, and many of the candi
dates are taking themselves seriously.
It is even said sluringly by non-admirers
that every other member of the party
seems to be out for the nomination.
Six candidates for the honor of head
ing the National ticket have opened
"headquarters" In the Illinois metropolis.
Each one declares he Is in the fight to
win, and each privately states that he
will brook no interference from Hearst or
anybody else.
Thomas L. Hlsgen, of Massachusetts,
was the originally slated candidate. He
ran for Governor of the Bay State last
year, and make a remarkable record, ow
ing to a split in the ranks of the Demo
cracy, and the nomination of two Demo
cratic candidates. As he is the only Lea
guer to make a good showing and remain
regular, he was regarded as of National
sige. Up to a few weeks ago it was un
derstood that the ticket would be Hie sen
and Graves, the second name being that
of John Temple Graves, the Georgia ora
tor and editor, who recently signed a
Hearst contract and was placed on the
New York American That this was to
be the slate was Indicated when the Dis
trict of Columbia held an "open conven
tion," attended by all the Leaguers in the
capital.
Twenty-eight Were Present.
Twenty-eight people were in the hall,
and they adopted ringing resolutions en
dorsing Hisgen and Graves. It was stated
at the timo that the platform of the
convention came from the New York
headquarters. '
Mr. Graves has recently blossomed out
as a candidate for the first place.
Whether or not this is "by authority"
has not yet developed. However, the fol
lowing flattering notice of the gallant
colonel appeared In a New York morning
paper recently the New York American,
to be exact:
"Georgia has no favorite son, though one
of its best known men is a candidate,
John Temple Graves, who made a. Na
tional reputation while a resident of At
lanta, as a political reformer, lecturer
and economist, now appears In the ranks
of the party as a New Yorker. He is a
member of the National Committee from
his adopted state. Colonel Graves is not
seeking the nomination, but his friends
are urging him for the honor. The Vir
ginia . delegation has declared for his
rtomlnatlon for Vice-President, and from
many quarters will come pressure to
have him chosen for the first office.
"Colonel Graves Is a descendant of
John C Calhoun. Before he left Georgia
he was assured that he could have his
choice of .high state offices If he would
consent to remain a Democrat."
Did Hearst See Prool?
This glowing tribute has naturally
pleased Colonel Graves. As William Ran
dolph Hearst was In Europe when it was
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PROMINENT FIGURES IN GOULD DIVORCE CONSPIRACY
Bernardo Shorb Startles San Fran
cisco With Story of His
Marital Woes.
SAN FRAXCISCO, July 26. (Special.)
The height of sensationalism in the
marital woes of the social set was reached
when Bernardo Shorb, the young society
favorite, engaged an attorney to bring
suit against his father-in-law, John
Sheehan, for the alienation of his wife's
affections. He declared he would name
$50,000 as the value of his loss, and at the
same time bring a suit for divorce on the
ground of desertion.
His bride was Miss Elizabeth Sheehan,
daughter of a wealthy contractor, and the
wedding, which took place July 2, 1907, in
St. Mary's Cathedral, was one of the af
fairs of the season. Shorb and his wife
went on their honeymoon In an automo
bile, which the groom bad purchased a
few days before and charged to his
father-in-law.
The bill for $4500 was presented to
Sheehan, who vigorously refused to pay
it. Finally, Shorb went home one night
and discovered a note stating that his
wife had returned to her parents. The
threatened suit is a result.
ENJOINS ADVANCE IN RATE
Georgia Judge Grants Injunction
Against Southern Roads.
MOUNT AIRY, Ga., July 26. On appll
cation of the Macon Grocery Company,
and other merchants and mercantile cor
porations of the state. Judge Speer, of
the United States court yesterday granted
a preliminary injunction restraining the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad' Company,
the Louisville & Nashville, and the Nash
ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, the Cin
cinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific and
the Southern Hallway' Companies from
putting into effect the increased rates on
shipments of staple products from West
ern to Southern points, which the rail
roads have given notice to the Interstate
Commerce Commission will take effect on
August 1.
Judge Speer will hear arguments on
July 29 at Mount Airy. The increase. If
carried into effect, the petition alleges.
will cost the shippers and purchasers in
Georgia from $500,000 to $1,000,000 annu
ally. Although a preliminary injunction
was granted, the defendant carriers will
be given, a hearing several days before
the rates are to take effect.
ROOSEVELT'S NEW OFFICE
Accepts Honorary . Presidency oi
Peace JLeague.
NEW YORK, July 26. President Roose
velt has accepted the honorary presidency
of the Peace and . Arbitration League
wmch is the outerowth of the North
Carolina congress ana which has as Its
object adequate armament and effective
arbitration. President Roosevelt's ac
ceptance of the 'honor was made public
today by Hayne Davis, former president
of the league. It follows:
My Dear Mr. Davis: I am in receipt of
your letter Inclosing- notice of my election
as vice honorary president of the Peace
League and gladly accept, for I most em
phatically believe that the whole American
people should subscribe to what you call
your "practical programme for peace;" that
is to the doctrine that we should provide
adequate armament to protect us against all
aggression, and at the same time strive for
the effective arbitration of any and all
disputes that may arise between us and
foreign powers where it is possible to sub
mit to arbitration. In other words, I cor
dially sympathize with your announced pur
pose to secure present protection for the
Nation and at the same time make as rapid
arrangement as possible toward a perma
nent world peace. You well say, we
should have an unquestlonally superior pow
er In our own protections and In the waters
adjacent thereto in the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans; and we should also do everything
possible to secure agreements with all gov
ernments to respect each other's territory
and sovereignty and to arbitrate all other
questions.
I should be delighted to see Senator Ho
Creary president of the league, if you do not
feel you. can continue in that office. Sin
cerely yours,
THEODORES ROOSBVEL.T.
Senator McCreary. of Kentucky, Is
acting president of the league.
Goes to Meet the fzar.
STOCKHOLM, July 26. President Fal
Heres. of France, sailed today on board
the French gunboat Cassinl for Reval, to
meet Emperor Nicholas.
Miss Fleming Breaks
Down Before Fiance.
MRS. TEAL LOSES GRIP ON GIRL
Tells Story Between Sobs,
to Young Man at Prison.
PROSECUTION IS PLEASED
Will Xot Keveal Xature of Informa
tion Secured, but Assert It Will
Greatly Simplify Effort
to Prove Perjury.
NEW YORK, July 26. (Special.) An
honest lover was the cause of Miss
Julia Fleming's confession of the per
jury plot in the Frank J. Gould divorce
case, laid, it is alleged, by Mrs. Ben
Teal, Harry S. Maulsley, the private
detective, and herself.
Miss Fleming and Mrs. Teal, staunch
friends, had resolved to stand together
when they were arrested on Monday
night. But on the following day the
young woman's fiance, Richard McCabe,
a hearty, hale-faced chap of 28, called
on her. She had almost feared that he
would nob come when he heard of her
disgrace.
The moment he came into the ma
tron's room she threw her arms about
his neck, sobbing, "Oh, Dick. Dick, I'm
not good enough for you."
Quietly he soothed her. "Now, Julia,'
he said, "tell me, did you do anything
wrong, or is this all a cruel mistake?"
Tells Story Amid Sobs.
The poor woman looked into her
fiance's large blue eyes and broke down
completely. When she could speak, she
told him the whole story, not sparing
herself in the, least. He persuaded her
to reveal the plot to the authorities.
That conspiracy h i eharge will not
be monopolized by the prosecution was
made evident through statements of the
attorneys for Mrs. Teal and the other
defendants. The' state charges that
Mrs. Teal, -with Mausley and Miss
Fleming, arranged with Miss Mabel
D. McCauslan, IS years old. a milliner's
apprentice, to make an affidavit to hav
ing witnessed in the apartments of
Miss Bessie DeVoe, in the Glenmore,
last March, conduct by Mr. Gould which
would be of vital Importance to the
Interest of his wife in the latter's ac
tion for divorce.
Carefully Coached by Mrs. Teal.
Miss McCauslan told her that she
had spent a long time in being coached
for this testimony by Mrs. Teal and
Miss Fleming and that her objections
to giving it were founded not only
upon repugnance to perjury and the
notoriety in which the action would
bring her, but also because the plan
proposed to her by Mrs. Teal was not
feasible-and that it was . ridiculous.
She had been met with refusals of
cash payment for the alleged proposed
service when she returned from a con
ference with Mrs. Teal to her own
apartment, which she shared, she said,
with a young woman named ConkUng.
Soon after her arrival, she testified.
Benjamin Katz called upon Miss Conk-
ling, to whom he was a regular visitor.
It was developed by the defense that
Mr. Katz had represented Miss DeVoe
in the matter of her sublease of the
Glenmore apartments from "Ben" Teal.
Mr. Hart declined to reveal details of
the statement he had received from
Miss Fleming.
"It is a good statement, a very good
statement," was all he would say. "It
will simplify the prosecution of this
case amazingly." '
Senator Borah, of Idaho, Will Rep
resent Western States Con
sulted Party Leaders.
CHICAGO, July 26. Announcement was
made tonight by Frank H.. Hitchcock,
bairman of the Republican National
tuiuiuiun, Limi iae rouowiiig win con
stitute the executive committee :
Charles F. Brooker, Connecticut: T. E.
Coleman Dupont, Delaware; William E.
Borah, Idallo; Frank O. Lowden, Illi
nois; Charles N'agel, Missouri: Victor
Queen Wllbeliulnfl, Whone Sub
jects in Curacoa Are Making;
Violent Demonstrations Against
Venezuelans.
Rosewater, Nebraska; William L. Ward,
New York; Edward Dunn, North Caro
lina, and Boise Penrose, Pennsylvania.
Chairman Hitchcock decided to adopt
the plan of having the executive commit
tee made up solely from the member
ship of the National committee. Before
selecting the., gentlemen named, Mr.
Hitchcock consulted with the party lead
ers throughout the country, that being
one of the objects of his recent confer
ence. The deliberation of the members of the
executive committee as between the
Eastern and Western headquarters,
and other details of organization will be
announced later.
DAY OF GREAT REJOICING
Patriotic Demonstrations in Con.
stantlnople on Sunday.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 26. Sunday
was given up to patriotic demonstrations
and speeches in the general rejoicing
over the promulgation of a constitution
by the Sultan. All the steamers on the
Bosphorus were decorated with nags and
10,000 people who marched in procession
to the Tildes Kosk, cheered the Sultan
continuously.
The evening papers published an im
perial rescript pointing out that owing
to the previous condition in the country
It was impossible to apply a constitution.
but that now the time had arrived to
grant It to the people.
The rescript concludes - with . the im
perial thanks for the popular manifesta
tions. During the demonstrations the
people compelled the Ministers of State
to swear fidelity to the constitution.
Honduras Again Quiet. '
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. July 26.
The government troops today, occupied
the town of Choluteca, which some time
ago was captured by the revolutionists.
and it is believed in official ' circles here
that this practically ends the revolution.
Many prisoners have been taken by the
government forces. Reports from all over
the republic Indicate that the country is
now tranquil.
INDEX OF. TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather. .
TODAY'S Fair and continued '
northerly wind.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
SO. 2 degree; minimum temperature, 53.3
degrees.
Foreiii.
Sunday made day of great rejoicing In
Constantinople. Page 1.
Dutch mob attacks Venesuelans In Curacoa.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Miss Fleming breaks down before lover and
tells story of plot againt Frank Gculd.
Page 1.
Roosevelt takes automobile in preference to
carriage for drive to church. Page 2.
Renegade husband murders wife whom "he
had not seen in 10 years at Toledo, O.
Page 1.
Toledo man murders wife who rfus to
see him after 16 years' separation.
Page 1.
Political.
Chairman Hitchcock calls on Bryan: Demo
cratic nominee and Hearst do not meet.
Page 4.
Hitchcock names his executive committee.
Page 1. x
Sports.
Beavers win from Oakland, 6-2. Page 9.
Pacific Coast.
Aged man murdered and robbed at Medical
Lake. Wash. Page 6.
Two octogenarlons to search for lost Ore
gon gold mine. Page 1.
W. C. E. Prultt. attorney and newspaper
man, disappears from Pendleton. Page S.
Corean who killed Durham "White Stevens
will be placed on trial at San Francisco
today. Page S.
Portland and Vicinity.
plans under way for great reception to Ore
gon athletes. Page 7.
Pacific telephone system will be redWtrloted.
Page 14.
Forest flres raging along Columbia, Psge 13.
Dr. Brougher scores Mayor Lane, police and
Council for permitting vice In North
End. Page 8.
New methods of accomplishing street im
provements advocated. Page 14.
Holladay-Irvlngton Club will adopt Improve
ment for district. Page 14.
Rev. E. S. Muck ley declares that p-ople are
slaves to religious and po.iUcal bosses.
Pace &
If i S ""j
Castro's Acts Arouse
Ire of Dutch.
CONSUL SEEKS PROTECTION
Takes Refuge Under German
Flag Until Troops Come. ,
JEERED BY ANGRY CROWD
Citizen of Venezuela Accused of L.U
bcling Sntcli Government Kough
ly Handled and Compelled
to Apologize Publicly.
WILLEMSTAD, Curac.oa, July 28. Thai
relations between Venezuela and the peo-i
pie of Curacoa, Dutch West. Indies, are!
strained to the breaking point. Following;
a long series of what the residents of.
Curacoa regard as antagonistic action of
President Castro, directed against them
selves and the Dutch government, mobs
gathered in force at this capitol last night
and today, and expressed their resent
ment'ln an attack upon the home of a)
Venezuelan who had published statements
In Venezuelan papers derogatory to th
island, and later held violent demonstra-
tions In front of the residence of tho1
Venezuelan consul.
Troops Are Ordered Out.
They also surrounded the German eon
sulate where the Venezuelan had taken1
refuge and compelled the ordering out of
troops so that the consul might be pro
tected from Injury.
A demonstration before the residence of
the Venezuelan consul, Benor Lopez, oo'
curred late last night, and although n
actual attack was made. It Is said that
two shots were fired from the consul's?
house, no one, however, being injured.
Prior to this, about 10 o'clock at night,!
a mob numbering about 1000 gathered in1
front of thedwelling of the Venezuelan'
resident who, it is alleged had insulted
Curacoa in the Venezuelan papers, broke
down the doors with stones and, seizins
the man compelled him to sign a paper
which set forth an elaborate excuse for
the publication of the statements with
making which he was charged.
Force Him to Apologize.
The leaders of the populace also forced
him to make a public apology from ths
balcony of his home while the crowd
below hooted and groaned In accom
paniment. Furthermore, members of tha
man's family were compelled to play tha
Dutch national hymn, while the peopls
below shouted "Down with Castro; long
may Wilhelmina live."
The police were entirely unable to copa
with the demonstrations, and their efforts
In this direction were somewhat feeble.
No bodily harm was done to any one, but
the shouting and cheering continued for
a time. Then a.-procession was formed
and a march made upon the consul's
house.
Arms Are Torn Down.
This morning it was noticed that thera
was no shield on the building occupied
by the Venezuelan consul. It Is not
known whether it was removed by tho
Venezuelans, or torn down by the Cura
coa people.
There was a gathering again of tha
mob in the morning, and when it was
learned that the Venezuelan consul had
proceeded to the German consulate this
building was surrounded by an ever In
creasing mob. The Attorney-General mada
a determined effort to quiet the populacea
which was becoming more and more ex
cited all the while. A small military forca
attempted to check the demonstration
but for a time that was found Impos
sible. Armed Guard for Consul.
It became necessary, eventually, to call
out additional troops, and these at once
proceeded to patrol the streets, stopping
the rioting. Consul Dopes was escorted to
the Venezuelan consulate by an armed
guard which was compelled to force Its
way through the crowds that had gather
ed and were jeering on every hand.
An armed guard was left to protect
the Venezuelan consulate and another
guard was stationed at the consul's resi
dence. Other troops continued patrolling
the city.
SPEECHES HIJHIGH NOTE
Indicate Friendship of America and
France for Canada.
DONDON, July 26. Earl Grey. Governor-General
of Canada, in an official re
port to the Earl of Crewe, Secretary of
State for the Colonies, on the celebration
of the tercentenary of the founding of
Quebec says the speeches of Vice-President
Fairbanks, of the United States, and
the representative of France, touched a
high note of friendship and good will to
Canada and the crown.
Earl Grey also mentions the" great sat
isfaction felt at the presence of the de
tachments of American marines in tha
review.
Russian Cruiser Grounds.
CUXHAVEN, July 26. The Russian
cruiser Almaza. with Premier Stolypin
aboard, went aground today near Gluck
stadt, a sea port about thirty miles
from Hamburg. Tugs were sent to her
assistance, and she was floated without
Injury.
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