I - - PORTLAND, OREGOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1903. PRICE FIVE CEXTS. ' ' - ' 1 I GIRL STIFLES IN GAS-FILLED ROOM SUSPICION OF LOVE AFFAIR IS BEHIND HER DEATH. ASSERTS RIGHT CHILDREN MOURN MANY DEAD BIRDS CHINA ID JAPAN i : a - - . . SOLDIERS KILLED IN AUTO COLLISION MACHINE CRUSHED LIRE EGG SHELL BETWEEN CARS. TUFT DECLINES TO MAKE COMMENT Denies Interviews on Bryan Speech. BALTIMORE SUN DESERTS BRYAN AGAIN QUARREL Killing of Japanese Traitor Is Cause. TO GIVE REBATE HOLD GREAT FUNERAL FOR 2000 VICTIMS OF STORM. - Pillar of Democracy Is Out for Taft. MEANS Y1CT0RY IN MARYLAND Republicans Win Every Time Sun Bolts Ticket. SUN SAYS TAFT IS SAFER Country Needs Man or Balanced Judgment as President, ot Swinging . Either Big Stick or Big Clwb. Walter Hitman to Chicago Record-Herald. WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. (Special.) Something of a sensation was caused in political circles today by the an nouncement of the Baltimore Sun. a Democratic paper, that It would op pose TV. J. Bryan and support W. H. Taft In the present campaign. The attitude of the Sun this year has been in doubt, and now that It has come out for the Republican National ticket, it Is believed Maryland will give her electorial votes to Taft. The Sun is the oldest newspaper in Baltimore and one of the most influ ential Journals of the state. It has al ways been looked upon as a Demo cratic paper and a great majority of its readers are Democrats. Apparent ly it has never lost much circulation or influence by bolting the party nom inations, however, because It opposed Bryan In 1896 and supported him in 1900. because of its opposition to im perialism. It supported Parker four years ago. Maryland Thrice Republican. In all these three Presidential elec tions the Republicans carried the state. McKinley had a plurality of 32.000 in 189. and of 14.000 in 1900. Mr. Roose velt squeezed through with a plurality of 61 in 1904. Normally the state Is Democratic, as is shown by the fact that in 1899. 1903 and 1907, the Demo crats elected their candidate for Gov ernor. The Legislature is heavily Re publican, but the best opinion Is that the defection of the Sun will give the state to TafL The Sun's argument that Taft would be a "safer" man than Bryan Is summed up in this way: Reason for Supporting Taft. The Sun Is convinced that the "arm of the law personified by a President of balanced Judgment, with a thorough knowledge of the law a man of steady purpose. Just and resolute would prove a better defender of the rights of the people, would do more to promote their material welfare, than the big stick has done in the hands of Mr. Roosevelt or than the big club could do in the hands of Mr. Bryan. It Is our deliberate Judgment that for the next four years the material Interests of the people of this country would be safer with Mr. Taft at the head of the National Gov ernment than with Mr. Bryan. We fur ther believe that, while lawbreakers would be brought to account by Mr. Taft with as little fear or favor as Mr. Bryan could display, the methods employed by Mr. Taft would not curtail the working man's opportunities for employment by disturbing the business of law-abiding men and corporations, as has been wit nessed In the last few years." EDWARD IS AT MARIENBAD Active Old Austrian Emperor Bids Him Farewell. ISCHEL, Aug. 13. King Edward left for Marlenbad, where he will take the waters, this morning. Emperor Francis Joseph, who displayed wonderful activity during King Edward's visit, was at the railway Btation to bid his royal visitor farewell. MARIENBAD, Aug. 13. King Edward arrived here today from Ischel. Tomor row he wil begin his annual cure. CHOLERA GAINING GROUND Death Near Tolstoi's Estate Great Epidemic at Tzartzin. ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 13. A death from cholera hae been reported from a town In Tula Province, close to the estate of Count Tolstoi. At Tzaritein, where the epidemic has been most se vere, 225 cases and 150 deaths have been registered since the outbreak. DITCH QUARREL IS FATAL One Man Dead, Another Shot,-Near Vernon, B. C. VICTORIA, B. C. Aug. 13. Superintend ent Hussey, of the Provincial police, received word today that John An derson shot and killed J. R. Leighton and wounded J. R. Brown at Vernon. B. C.. this morning following a dispute af fecting an Irrigating ditch. Anderson u arrested. Two Occupants Hurled to Pavement and Die Almost Instantly. Motormen in Jail. . SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13.. Ser geant Major A. H. Belyea and Master Electrical Sergeant C. H. Jones, at tached to the Presidio military forces, were almost Instantly killed this eve ning when thrown from a runabout automobile which was crushed be- i - Congrcumiin W. F. Hephura, Who Asanres Taft of Victory la Iowa. tween cars running in opposite di rections at Market street and Van Ness avenue. Jones was handling the car and Belyea was seated beside him. They were riding down Market street and Jones drove the car across the path of a car bound for the Ferry. He had almost cleared the first track when an cutward-bound Valencia-street car struck the auto, hurling it against the Haight-street car. Jones and Belyea being thrown out. striking the pave ment with much force. They were un conscious when picked up and both died within a few minutes. The auto was of frail construction and was a complete wreck. Jones and Belyea were married and each leaves a widow and child residing at the Presidio reservation. The motormen in charge of the- two cars were taken to the city prison and charged with manslaughter. The accident occurred during the rash hour and traffic on Market street was tied up for almost an hour. WILD CHASE FOR BAD MAN Idaho Officer Fires Two Shots on Streets of Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 13. (Special.) Springing up Main street to the crack of a huge revolver in the hands of a deputy sheriff from Idaho, George O. Dale, said to be a bad man and wanted for stealing J10, drew about himself a crowd of 1000 men, women and boys this morning and was arrested in the most sensational manner. Dale came from Caldwell. Idaho, where it Is said he rifled the cash drawer of a hotel. Deputy ' Sheriff (Moore followed him here and this morning undertook to arrest him on Main street, shooting at him twice. Instead of stopping, Dale rushed up the street, back Into an alley, across to Alder ptreet and then, doubling back, quietly entered ex-Mayor Kel lough's clothing store and bought a col lar. While the crowd and - Moore were searching the alley, Chief of Police Davis quickly arrested Dale. Moore and his prisoner left for Caldwell this afternoon. LEAVE ALL TO DELEGATES Roosevelt and Leaders Reach No Agreement on Governorship. OYSTER BAT, Aug. IS. The net re sult of today's political conference be tween President Roosevelt, three mem bers of the New York state . executive committee and Congressman W. W. Cocks Is that the situation in regard to the Governorship nomination re mains unsolved. Those participating In the conference informed the Asso ciated Press that no decision was reached by the President and his con ferees' as to the selection of the man to be nominated at the Republican state convention at Saratoga next month to head the Republican state ticket in New York at the electio'n next Fall, or as to any other matter So far as it Is possible "to learn, the President loproves of leaving the question of Governor Hughes' renom inatlon open until the convention meets, and then letting the delegates themselves decide. TAKEN AFTER LONG CHASE Xels Holverson Accused of Violating Local Option Law in Union. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 13. Special.) Nels Holverson. accused of selling liquor in violation of the prohibition order, was captured today by Constable Faulk, after a lively chase of 60 miles through the Blue Mountains. The warrant for Hol verson's arrest followed a saloon brawl at Hilgard. Two charges stand against the prisoner. MUST GIVE IT CLOSE STUDY If Answer Is Made It Will Be From Rostrum- HEPBURN HAS GOOD NEWS Iowa Representative Calls on Re publican Nominee With Optimis tic Report From State Says Lacey Will Try for Toga. HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 13. No com ment for newspaper publication on the acceptance speech of W. J. Bryan is to be made by W. H. Taft. This decision was announced by the Republican candi date today, even before he had an oppor tunity to read the Bryan speech. This reading, he said, he wished to do with great deliberation and, should Its perusal make a reply necessary or available, It will be made the subject of a speech or Included in a speech Mr. Taft may make at some future time. His next speech will be delivered here a week from next Friday to a gathering of Virginia Repub licans who are coming to the. mountains for a rally. The West Virginia politicians wiio still remain here have telegraphed for A. C. Sherer, the Independent candidate upon whose arrival tomorrow It is said an un derstanding win be reached as to which questions will be placed before the Repub lican National committee for solution In the desire to eliminate one of the two state tickets or ascertain which of the two shall be recognized by the National committee. Hepburn Among Callers. Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, who at the request of Speaker Cannon is to spend most of his time In the East this Summer giving personal attention to the construcMcT. of the tie Congressional ofl flee building, is here for a day or two with Mr. Taft. Mr. Hepburn has Just re turned from Iowa and is In a position to give Mr. Taft first-hand Information on the situation in his state, particularly with reference to the changed conditions brought about by the death of Senator Allison. It Is understood that ex-Congressman John F. Lacey and Governor Cummins will eventually be the opposing candidates for the Senatorial vacancy. For the pres ent Mr. Hepburn regarded a public dis cussion of the situation from him as inop portune, although he predicted the state would give Taft a plurality of 80,000. Gratification over the showing toward perfected organization made yesterday by Frank H. Hitchcock, Republican Na tional chairman, was expressed by Can didate Taft today. N Praise for Hitchcock. "Yesterday's conference was really the first business meeting I have had with (Concluded on page 4.) 'OF COURSE. I DON'T Frances Sholes Despondent, but Mother Says Heart Disease Was Cause of Suicide. CHICAGO. Aug. 13. (Special.) Miss Frances Sholes, 19 years old and a well known member of the younger social set in Evanston, was found dead in a gas filled bedroom In her home in' the North Shore City this morning. The girl was the daughter of E. Sholes, former manu facturer of the Sholes typewriter, who is now separated from his wife and is living in New York. The Evanston police are investigating her death to determine whether or not it was accidental. The door of the girl's room was locked and a passer-by had to be called in to break It down when Mr. Mary Sholes. mother of the victim, noted the odor of gas. The mother later gave out a statement lhat Frances had died, of heart disease, which aroused the police. The mother admitted, however, that her daughter had been despondent for the last three weeks. She denied that the girl had a love affair. GUN EXPLOSION MYSTERY Inquiry. Into Couronnet Disaster Fails to Reveal Cause. TOULON. France, Aug. 13. A prelim inary investigation has failed to show the exact cause of the gun explosion on board the schoolship Couronnet yes terday, which resulted in the killing of six men and the wounding of 18 others, but it has been established that there were in reality two explosions, the sec ond being caused by flames from the first igniting a-cartridge which a sailor was holding in readiness to recharge the gun. The hands of the man who was holding this cartridge were torn off and several other sailors were badly burned by the second explosion. The condition of several'of the wounded men is critical. WILL NOT WALK INTO TRAP Taylor Denies He Will Go to Ken tucky for Trial. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Aug. 13. The Even ing Post says: "It is announced today on authority of a client of ex-Governor W. S. Taylor that Mr. Taylor will return to Kentucky from Indianapolis for trial on a charge of com plicity in the murder of Governor Goebel." INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 13. William S. Taylor, when shown the dispatch from Louisville this afternoon regarding his probable return to Kentucky for trial after the election, said: "I do not know anything about it. That's all I have to say." REBUKE TOJPIRITUALISTS Woman Warned Not to Revive Dead by Faith Cure. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13, Coroner Jerome today decided not to hold for court Mrs. Fannie Soult and Miss Florence Beckman, who were found pray ing near the partly decomposed body of Dr. L. Emerson Wheather yesterday. The Coroner issued a certificate of death from Brlghts disease. He severely reprimand ed the women for their spiritualistic vagaries and warned them against the practice of attempting to restore the dead to life by their alleged faith cure. WANT TO DICTATE, BUT I THOUGHT I MIGHT MAKE A MILD SUGGESTION." T. R. Harriman Attorney's New Doctrine. NEED NOT TREAT ALL ALIKE Inherent Right to Give Big Shipper Lower Rate, MUST SHOW EVIL INTENT Djinne Makes Startling Argument on Rate Laws in Defense of . Southern Pacific Before Cali fornia Railroad Commission. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. (Special.) Peter F. Dunne, attorney for the Southern Pacific Railroad In Its defense against the charge of Illegal rebating before the Railroad Commissioners, today insisted strongly that a common carrier could not be guilty of unjust discrimination unless the rate complained of was made with "an evil intent." He held further that the railroad was entirely Justified, the Attorney-General to the contrary not withstanding, in making better terms to large shippers than to their small-fry rivals. Mr. Dunne also touched upon the mat ter of competition and held, in opposition to the arguments of Messrs. Benjamin and Cushing made the day before, that it was nart nf n. comnanv's inherent right of con tract to take competition into considera tion in making freight schedules. Xot Bound to Treat All Alike. "At common law, the carrier Is not bound to treat all alike," said Mr. Dunne. "He is only bound to give everybody a reasonable rate. The California statute of 1878 makes a railroad guilty of unjust discrimination. If it wilfully charges one shipper more than another for the same service rendered at the same time between the same places. In the same direction and for the like quality of freight. The word 'wilfully" is conspicuous by its absence in the interstate commerce act. It must ean something, "and the courts have- held that In a penal statute, such as the 188 statute is, it implies on the part of the offender a purpose to do wrong. Even if General Freight Agent Luce discrimi nated unJuBtly in making tariffs, it can hot be held that he Intended to do wrong so long as he acted according to his lights and on economic grounds. Xew View of Discrimination, Mr. Dunne then called attention to the words "like quantity" as used In the law and went into an extended analysis of the lumber and fruit traf fic, his general contention being that as long as the railroad did not dis criminate between one shipper and an other engaged In the same branch of business so as to put them upon an unequal footing competitively, no il legal offense had been committed. A man shipping raisins, he maintained, should have i othlng to say about what freight was paid by a man shipping prunes, merely because both were (Concluded on page 4.) Covering Little Bodies With Leaves and Flowers, They Offer Prayer With Tears. CHICAGO. Aug. 13. (Special.) Three hundred) children wept and older persons turned faces away today", when the youngsters gave a public burial to more than 2000 birds which lost their lives in the terrific storm of the last two days. The little, fluffy, lifeless bodies were I if! "s, fiZ; ( C -i' ? i i V" . t Ex-Congressman John I. I.acey, of Iowa, Candidate for Senator Against Cuinmlns. consigned to one generous grave, lined with roses and covered tenderly with leaves and wild flowers. Before the earth was shoveled into the grave one of the larger boys In a voice broken with emotion read the following prayer, prepared by one of his older friends: "We are very sorry, dear God that all these poo birds had to die, for we would like to have them stay around in the trees, but we needed rain, and guess you know what is best, and we hope that you will take them all to Heaven. Please make us kind to all animals and birds. Amen." The little girls in the audience wept profusely and the boys made various shifts to 'conceal their emotion as the grave was filled and covered with leaves and other floral offerings. TWIN GIRLS OF 16 TO WED Yakima Maidens Take 19-Vear-OId Boys for Husbands. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 13. (Special.) M. Polrler of this city called at the Courthouse today and gave his con sent to the marriage of his twin daugh ters, who are but 16 years of age. All things considered, this double mar riage will be about the youngest marriage in the county. The husbands-to-be of these youthful twins are also young. They each had to have the consent of their fathers before they could obtain the necessary marriage licenses. Miss Celestine Polrler will become the wife of Horace J. Samve, aged 19, and "Miss Ernestine will wed Alexander Bu chey, aged 18. GIVE JEWELS TO HEATHEN Delegates of Christian Church Wildly Enthusiastic. LONG BEACH, Cal., Aug. 13. Un precedented enthusiasm for foreign missions was displayed at the morning session-of the convention of Christian Churches of Southern California and Arizona. '.When thecall came for con tributions to aid. Rev. Royal Dye and his wife to prosecute their mission work in the Congo, men and women vied with each other in giving money and sacrificing, their Jewels. . Gold watches and chains, gold brace lets, rings and diamonds were cast into the basket to the value of many hun dreds of' dollars. KILLED HIS BABY BROTHER Small Boy Plays Soldier With Tragic Result at Oceano, Cal. RAW LUIS OBISPO. Aug. 13. Ralph Maxwell, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Afrs. W. E. Maxwell, of Oceano, was killed by his brother Robert. 5 years old. this afternoon. The two little fellows ana their sister Beatrice, aged 7, were play ing in the rear of the house. Robert found a rifle and a revolver In a barn, and giving the revolver to his baby broth er prepared to play mimic war. -RoKort nlaced the muzzle ol the rine in Ralph's mouth, and pulling the trigger, fired. The charge entered the jugular vein and the little victim expired within five minutes. ; COLLEGE ATHLETE DROWNS Charles Richardson Meets Death In Sur.f at Hueneme. VENTURA. Cal., Aug. 13. Charles Richardson, a well known all-around ath lete of the University of Southern Califor nia, was drowned at Hueneme at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Richardson had been camping at Hueneme. With a number of others he went in bathing and was caught in the undertow. . Boats were within 50 feet of him, before he sank for the last time. The body has not been recovered. 1 CAUGHT IN DISGUISE AT PEKIK Protest Against. Shooting by' Japanese Guards. JAPAN OFFERS EXCUSES Captain Kyhwata Found niding Xea'r Chinese War Office Secret Information About Japanese , Army In His Rooms PEKIN'. Aug. 13. The killing 1ft this city early this month of a Japanese; army officer, supposed to be a spy andj traitor, by Japanese soldiers attached to the Pekin legation, will result in! the presentation by China of a formal; protest against the doing of police duty by legation guards outside of thej legation precincts. The officer in question was Cnptala" Kyhwata. He was in the artillery, branch of the Klroshima division and he was formerly an Instructor in thej Chinese military college at Pao Ting, Fu. He was charged with selling: Japanese military secrets to a foreign.' power and disappeared from Japan in June. Found Htdlng and Is Shot. On August 1 he was discovered dis gulstd as a Chinaman, hiding near the, war office in Pekin. This knowledge, was communicated to the legation guards and a detachment was sent to capture him. He resisted arrest, whereupon the guard shot and wound-; ed the spy and he died two days later in the hospital of the legation guard. The evidence against Captain Kyh wata consists of the following alle gations: Evidence of His Treachery. He was in the habit of sending large sums of money to his family In Tokio; he was under the protection, when captured, of Ting Chang, an attache of ; the Judge-Advocate's Department of! the Chinese War Office; he made use of the name of Ting Chang and was engaged in tutoring eight Chinese" army officers; six bundles of docu-i ments containing secret information relating to the Japanese army were found in the Captain's rooms, and con fiscated by the legation guard, and lastly, the Captain Is said to have con fessed. Ill-Fecliiig Is Result. M. Abe, the Japanese Charge d'Af falres, has urged lack of time and the importance of the prisoner in extenua tion or the action of the guard in not notifying the Chinese authorities be fore arresting the Captain. He ex plains further that the resistance of the prisoner was unforeseen and that, (Concluded on paR 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 68.4, .vr.pR' minimum. fi(l.2 decree. TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds. Foreign. Wricht's airship damaged in flight at I.emans. Page 4. China protest!! to Japan against killing of, traitor by legation guards. Page 1. roUtlr. Hepburn assures Taft of victory in Iowa. Page 1. ' Bryan Invited to speak at many places. Page 4. Baltimore Sun bolts Rryan. insuring Mary-, land to Taft. Page 1. Domestic. Log Angeles maniac kills aon and daughter and attempis buiuwo. Chicago girl commits suicide with gas. Page 1. Children hold funeral over birds killed in tinrm Paire 1. Two soldiers killed in collision of auto wlttt street cars, page i. Southern Pacific attorney defends rate dis crimination. Page 1. KDorts. Olympic athletes arrive In New York and win be given great reception. ihko i. Pacific Coast League acore: Portland 3, Loa Angelea 1: San Francisco 1, Oak land n Pane 7. Baseball magnates will confer on change la league. Page 7. Definite plans made to greet Oregon ath letes, page i. Pacific Toadt. Senator Ankeny refuses to accept challenge . i . . -i . . . .1 from Jones lor joint ueoaic. rnt, v. Second Mazama party makes ascent of St. Helens in five nours. page o. Fifty-five candidates for 17 offices in Clark County. Page 6. Kittitas pioneer falls victim of own gun in quarrel. Page 6. ereinl and Marine. Oregon wools selling freely in the East PnirA 14 Wheat strong and higher at Chicago. Page 15- " Bharp advance In eggs at Seattle. Page 14. Bears try to raid stock market. Page 15, German steamsnip fcva cieam. rw a. Portland and Vicinity. Governor eharoberlaln Invited to conference with Harriman at Pelican Bay. Pago It. Philip Selling, pioneer Portland merchant, i. AfttA Pasre 9. Paper company buys site for warehouse on Fourtn street, i ih'- iv. Hexter Strause pay t.0,000, amount of option three yeara old, and get property, vortn 100,000. Page 10.