I - - PORTLAND, OREGOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1903. PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
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GIRL STIFLES IN
GAS-FILLED ROOM
SUSPICION OF LOVE AFFAIR IS
BEHIND HER DEATH.
ASSERTS RIGHT
CHILDREN MOURN
MANY DEAD BIRDS
CHINA
ID
JAPAN
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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
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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;
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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.