THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 190S.
LAGEY MUST LOSE
GARS KINDLING;
SCENES AT WRECK OF COTTAGE GROVE LOCAL, NEAR EUGENE-
Has No Chance Against Cum
mins in Senatorial Race.
Wreck One of Most Destruc
tive in History of Railroad
ing in Oregon.
WEAKLING IN POLITICS
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LOCOMOTIVE IS BLOWN UP
Turn Completely Around and i
Same Time Upsets Fireman's
Body Extricated by Rais
ing Wrecked Cab.
(Oetlnwl From F1rt Pe
. M .lid as the engine 1 ft the track
In front of the train, and the terrible pile-
up In total darkness. The eonaucxor ana
brakemen had lost their lanterns and the
night was dark as pitch, heavy cloud
hanging all over the heavens.
Locomotive Faces About.
A the unhurt trainmen and passengers
climbed from the wreck the outlines of
the locomptlve showed that it had been
turned over and completely reversed. Its
nose pointing straight back toward the
two cars which remained on the rails and
the turn had been made and the big en
gin rested within five feet of tlie track.
The engine tender was crushed uke a tin
can. lying upright on its side, and the
mail car was balanced 10 feet tn the air,
swinging by Its middle across the up
turned tender. The express car was lying
on Its side and the smoker, "which con
talned 30 or 40 passengers, "was thrown
half over, being saved partflally by the
naif-buried engine on which It lodged.
The whole tangled mass was made more
terrible by the barbed -wire from the
fence's that had been caught up and
twisted In with the cars "until it baffled
those who were seeking the killed and
Injured.
Conductor Funds Body.
Out to the left of thel track, lying under
neath the tender, the conductor stumbled
. onto the dead body -of one of the boys
who had ridden the blind, and as he came
back, trying to get art the engine, which
was on the other side of the wreck, ha
found the other boy, mangled beyond rec
ognition, lying Just "behind the tender In
a puddle of oil.
Working bla way to the other side, he
found the engineer, pinned In his cab,
terribly scalded aid the fireman opposite
at his post burled so deep in the earth
only one side of this head and shoulders
being visible by the light of a lantern.
The engine blew out at the whistle. Oil
was flowing about over the ground, and
two small fires 9iad started, but the con
ductor put these out before any damage
was done, and the train was saved from
the flames.
After sendtnsr his brakemen before and
behind the train to signal. Conductor
Minkler found a phone at a farmhouse
nearby and sent word to Agent Gillette,
at Eugene, for relief.
Relief Parties Come.
As soon s the word reached Eugene.
Dr. Paine, the Southern Pacific surgeon,
started for the scene of the wreck on a
handcar, -An automobile party had pre
ceded him. however, and had taken charge
of Engineer Nichols before he arrived,
bringing the Injured man to the hospital
here, where Drs. Scaiffe and Bartle gave
;lm aid. Automobiles, buggies and bicy
cles were pressed Into commission and
soon a hundred citizens were on the spot.
The Wendllng train, which lies over night
Here was steamed up and a party boarded
It, getting down to the wreck about
10:30. The wrecking train at Roseburg
; was sent for and also help from Junction
City. Both arrived in good time and the
; work of removing the wreckage and clear -i
ing the track was begun before daylight.
I By 9:30 this morning the tracks were
f clear for traffic.
Fireman's Body Wedged In.
! The work of digging out the body of
I Frank Bolter, the fireman, was difficult,
nis body being burled beneath the boil
er head of his engine and his arms and
legs pinned so hard that It was neces
f sary to dig several feet below the body
! and raise the engine with grappling
' hooks before the remains could be
taken out. This required several hours'
work. The fireman was killed In
stantly. The smoker was saved from turning
over by the position of the engine,
which partly held It up. The engine
was completely turned around, the bag
gage and express car passing by It
about three car-lengths. Engineer
Nichols was pinned to the top of the
cab by the seat, which had fallen over
him. holding him until he was fatally
scalded.
The train crew consisted of Engineer
Jack Nichols, Fireman Frank Bolter,
Conductor C. I. Minkler. Brakemen
Newton P. Scruggs and D J. Bryan:
Mail Clerks R. E. Hanna. John R: Nash
and Frank E. Srhovllle: Baggageman
Pete Wllhehn. The news agent was
Eugene Davis. None of the crew out
side of the engine was hurt worse than
bruised.
There were from 60 to 75 passengers
aboard. More than half of these were
in the smoking-car. Several women
and children were in the front chair
. car, but no one here was seriously hurt.
There were only four passengers in the
rear car.
Conductor Mlnkler's Version.
' The conductor, when asked to give
his version of the wreck this morning,
said that he thought the bull must
have' stepped suddenly upon the track,
so short a distance ahead that the en
gineer could not stop the train. He
said the first shock was from the air
braxes. and the animal, when struck,
roust have caught under the front
trucks of the engine. The bull's head
was cut entirely off. and was found
200 feet from where the body left the
track. When asked If he considered
Engineer Nichols a careful man. Mink
ler said, wltn feeling: "Jack was one
of the most careful, experienced and
safe men we had on the road."
Conductor Minkler said he thought
he had all the hobos off the train. He
had put four ofT at Junction City, and
In coming out of Irving he took par
ticular pains to keep any from climb
ing on, but there were at least four on
board that he did not know about.
Who Dead Boys Were.
George Bailey, of Eugene, aged about
IT. waa a partner in the Pal lunch
counter, near the Southern Pacific de
pot. He was In the habit of riding the
blind baggage, and yesterday went to
Cottage Grove, where It was thought
he remained - until noon today. His
partner Identified him. largely from his
watch and chain. His parents live in
the Gordon block with their one daugh
ter. Ray 8c h warts, aged about 20, lived
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with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al
Schwartz, of Junction City. who. with
an older brother, survive the unfortu
nate boy.
Both of these boys were in the habit
of riding the blind, but It was not until
noon, when some boy acquaintance rec
ognized them at the morgue, that the
parents knew of their loss. When the
Coroner's Inquest was completed at
11:30 it was thought they were un
known tramps.
Xo Blame Is Fixed.
After weighing the evidence the Cor
oner's Jury inquiring into the cause of
wreck arrived at a verdict this evening
to the effect that the wreck "was caused
by said train striking a bull belonging to
Nancy Bushnell: that said wreck was un
avoidable, and that no blame is attached
to anybody."
DEAD KXGIXEER LEAVES WIFE
Couple Were Planning Trip East in
Near Future.
John Nichols, engineer of the
wrecked Cottage Grove local train who
died at the Eugene hospital early yes
terday morning from Injuries received
In the wreck, was born in Barnstable,
Devonshire, England, December 11,
1849. and came to the United States
about 85 year ago, residing first at
Port Townsend and later removing to
Portland. He had during most of that
time been in the employ of the South
ern Pacific Company as engineer. Ha
waa married on March 17, 1S88. to Miss
Mary Louise Zelle, of this city. They
have no children. Mr. Nichols' only
relative In Portland was Mrs. M.
Talbot, a second-cousin. Mr. and Mrs.
Nichols had planned to leave next
month for Des Moines, Iowa, on a visit
to Mrs. Nichols parents., No arrange
ments for the funeral have yet been
made.
BRING BODT TO PORTLAND
Relatives of Frank Boulter Accom
pany Remains From Wreck.
H. J. Wllklns, father-in-law of
Frank H. Boulter, the fireman killed in
the wreck of the Cottage Grove local
near Eugene Sunday night, accom
panied by Mrs. Boulter and S. N. Wll-
klns. went to Eugene yesterday and
brought the body uf Fireman Boulter
back to Portland for burial. The
parents of the deceased Joined tha
party at Brooks.
The body is at a local undertaking
establishment and funeral arrange
ments will be made as soon as a broth
er, who Is in California, can be heard
from. The two brothers of the dead
fireman. George and Alfred, are also
firemen on the Southern Pacific.
Boulter Known at Salem.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Frank
Boulter, the Southern Pacific fireman who
was killed Sunday night In the wreck of
the Cottage Grove local near Eugene, was
born and bred on a farm near this city.
He had been railroading seven years and
it as married Ave years ago to Miss Dora
Wilkins. His parents etill live on . the
farm near here. Young Boulter carried
$1500 insurance In the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Engineers.
HELD WASHINGTON'S HORSE
Aged Negro Preacher Tells .New
Jersey Flock the Story.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14. In a sermon
delivered yesterday at the ZIon Afri
can Methodist Episcopal Church, in
Somerville, N. J., ths Rev. - Mason
Brooks, a negro clergyman", said that
he is 138 years of age and that he
remembers having held General George
Washington's horse on the road be
tween Somerville and Rarltan.
The clergyman said he was born in
Cuba In 170.' and was brought -to
Somerset County. New Jersey, when a
child. He said that he was 10 years
old when he held George Washington's
horse. He illustrated this part of his
narrative by walking out along the
road to Rarltan and locating the exact
spot at which he said he had held the
horse.
- Mr. Brooks said that he has preached
for the last" 70 years and that he has
spent Ave years In Egypt, where he did
missionary work.
Trusty Foils Jallbreak.
ELKO. Nev., Aug. 31. An attempt of
three prisoners confined In the . Elko
County Jail to escape last evening was
only frustrated by the prompt action of
a colored trusty in calling for help. When
Undersheriffa Harris and Ellmore entered
the Jail to serve supper they were at
tacked from behind by three desperate
prisoners and soon were practically help
less. They were struggling against great
odds when Sheriff Clark and a number
it men. summoned by the cries of the
negro trusty, arrived. The other 46 pris
oners did not participate In the attack
and only one man, known as "Slim"
Smith, escaped. A mounted posse la
hunting for him In the hills near here.1
Greeks Get More Time. ' '
OAKLAND. Cal.. Aug. 24. After a
short hearing before Judge Ogden in the
Superior Court of Oakland, this morning.
John and Peter Claudianos. charged with
the felony of blowing up James L. Galla
gher's home with dynamite, were given
further time to plead to the Indictments
found against them last week by the
grand Jury. It was agrsed they should'be
formally arraigned for pleading to the
charges next Wednesday morning.
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"'r::x-r ' ' - . ' PLOT AGIST REPUBLIC
FITZGERALD GIVES BONOS
ALLEGED SCBTREASl'RT THIEF
OUT ON $50,000 BAIL.
fcays Every Cent .He L'sed in Spccu.
lation Was His Own Demands
Immediate Hearing.
CHICAGO. Aug. 34. George W. Fitz
gerald, assorting teller of the Chicago
Subtreasury, at the time of the theft
of $173,000 in Government money 17
months ago. and who was arrested
yesterday, charged with the crime,
spent last night In Jail, but was admit
ted to ball today on a 150.000 bond by
Judge Chetlain. Counsel for the de
fendant pleaded for an Immediate
hearing, but the court postponed the
examination until August 31 to allow
the State's Attorney to collect further
evidence.
"I have not a nickel that does not be
long to me." Fitzgerald exclaimed to
reporters. He gave attorneys an elab
orate explanation of the money he had
used In speculation since he was dis
charged from the Government employ.
His speculations began with an Invest
ment of 8200, he asserted, and netted
8700.
The evidence against Fitzgerald was
worked up by a private detective
agency, and no movement was made by
the Government authorities In court to
day. A representative of the United
States District Attorney's office, how
ever, was present.
State's Attorney Healy and his as
sistant, James J. Barbour, have known
of the suspicions against the prisoner
for the last month, and Joseph Kinder,
one of the veteran detectives of the
State's Attorney's office, was detailed
weeks ago to work on the case In con
Junction with the private detectives.
The warrant on which Fitzgerald
wa arrested was sworn out by De
tective Young before Judge Chetlain,
and simply accused the former sub
treasury employe of stealing $173,000
from William Boldenweck, subtreas
urer. There is no mention" made of
the Government. It Is believed Chief
Wllkie and Captain Porter look ask
ance upon the evidence In the case.
Friends of Fitzgerald have rallied to
his defense, and explain away cate
gorically and to their own satisfac
tion every point made against him.
Assistant United States District At
torneyDavis stated this afternoon that
the Federal authorities had concluded
not to take part in the prosecution of
Fitzgerald unless further evidence
against the- defendant is - unearthed.
Mr. Davis and John I. Porter. Chief of
the Government Secret Service In Chi
cago, declared that they did not be
lieve the present evidence warrants the
holding of Fitzgerald. Mr. Porter sent
a telegram to this effect to Chief
Wllkie at Washington.
NEW YORK TAILORS STRIKE
Between 5000 and 6000 Journey,
men Demand Increased Wages.
NEW YORK. Aug. 24. Between 5000
and 8000 tailors are on strike In this
city today, according to the estimates
of the United Brotherhood of Tailors,
to enforce a demand for an Increase in
wages sufficient to make up the reduc
tion suffered during the panic' last
Fall.
Officers of the Brotherhood said that
some of the employers have yielded
and that 350 strikers have been re
employed at advanced wages.
Brokerage Firm Fails.
NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The failure of
Meadows, Williams & Co. was announced
on the New York Stock Exchange today.
The firm has offices at 38 Wall street,
and branch offices at Buffalo and Ham
ilton, Ont. It was said today that the
firm was not heavily Involved and that
its embarrassment was not due to the
recent market movement.
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1 Searching for Body of Fireman
Boulter Beneath Wrecked Un
dine. a I'aurncrr Coach Thrown From
Trucks and Wrecked Locomotive
A!onKnlde.
8 View Showing Locomotive Reduced
. to Scrap'ron by ltd Somersault
and Kail.
Portrait of John Nichols, Dead En
gineer. 6 Portrait of Frank Boulter, Dead
Fireman.
OUTLAWS BURN TOWNS
HORSETHIEVES SET FIRE TO
LOWRY AND AKASKA, S. D.
Take Sweeping Revenge on Authori
ties for Interference With
Their Operations.
ABERDEEN, S. D.. Aug. 24.--Reports
reached here today that the towns of
Lowery and Akaska on the Minneapolis
& St. Louis Road, of the Missouri River
Extension, were destroyed by fire, the
result of a mysterious raid by several
mounted men. A bank, a general store
and pool hall were among the buildings
burned at Lowery. Six buildings were de
stroyed at Akaska
Colonel Holmes, president of the Da-
.kota National Bank, of this city. Is presi
dent of the Lowery Bank and confirms
the report that the bank was burned.
The raids are believed to be the result
of the recent activity by the authorities
In arresting suspected horse thieves. The
Sheriff of Walwarth County Is now at
Lowry making an investigation.
The fire was first discovered at mid
night at J-owry and at Akaska at 2:30 A.
M. today. Both are believed to be the
work of the same band. Citizens first on
the scene say they saw several horsemen
ride away.
MULAI HAFID ON THRONE
Partisans Swear to Protect Euro
pean Interests in Morocco.
PARIS. Aug. 24. M. Regnault, the
French Minister to Morocco, reports
that Mulai Hafid was proclaimed Sul
tan of Morocco without any untoward
Incident. Mulai Hafld's partisans have
sworn to protect Europeans residing in
Morocco.
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PROPAGATE GOLDEN TROUT
GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTS
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS.
Fish Now Found in But One Small
Brook Will Soon Be
. Common.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The United
States Fish tfommlssion announces that
within a few years one of the gamest and
showiest species of the fish kingdom prob
ably will be caught out of a thousand
streams in all parts of the country where
it now is to be found in but one, and
that a most remote brook. This rare
fish has been named the Roosevelt golden
trout, because of President Roosevelt's
efforts to preserve it from threatened
extermination.
The Roosevelt golden trout at present
is the product solely of Volcano Creek,
a turbulent water course, of IS nill&s tn
length on the slopes of Mount Whitney,
Cal. Two years ago some of President
Roosevelt's friends hi California appealed
to him to save from extermination this
most beautiful fish. Until by Presiden
tial proclamation. Mount Whitney was
made a Government forest reserve,'
anglers In large numbers visited the sec
tion and preyed upon the Roosevelt gol
den trout.
Responding to appeal in behalf of the
fish, which subsequently was named for
him. President Roosevelt took up the
matter with the United States Fish Com
mission. After repeated efforts the Com
mission obtained a number of the trout
which were sent to the fish cultural sta
tion at Bozeman. Mont., and Leadville,
Colo., for propagation. Encouraging news
has been received from these stations
to the effect that sufficient quantity of
eggs has been obtained for hatching the
stock through streams In different parts
of the country.
DAMAGE BY SLIDE HEAVY
Portion of Power Plant Is Buried
Under Mud and Stones.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Aug. 24.
(Special.) Manager Drake of the North
western Gas &. Electric Company, esti
mates the damage caused by a break in
the reservoir on the south fork of the
Walla Walla River. Sunday night, at sev
eral thousand dollars. Work of repairing
the power plant Is now being rushed and
may be completed by tomorrow. It was
only after a circuit had been established
with tha. power plant on Mill Creek that
any power for elevators and other motors
in this city could be supplied. About the
middle of the afternoon a small city car
was placed In operation on the lnter-
urban and two city cars were run. To
night the city is barely lighted and
power is poor.
During the Summer months the reser
voir has not been filled with water, and
when a stream was run into this, it
seemed to give way.- A heavy thunder
and rain storm early in the night evidently
aided in causing the landslide which filled
the tall-race with mud and stones to a
depth of several feet. Part of the ma
chinery Is burled in debris also.
PANIC ON CLEVELAND CAR
Fuse Blows Out People Hurt
Jumping to Pavement.
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 24. Three per
sons were badly hurt, one woman prob
ably fatally, while several gthers were
terribly bruised in a panic on a swiftly-moving
streetcar today.
A fuse blew out, filling the car with
smoke. The motorman was hurled
through the vestibule window and the
car ran a block before H was finally
stopped.
Men. women and- children leaped
from the car and were thrown violent
ly to the pavement.
SAN FRANCISCO VKTERINARX COLLEGE
Next session begins Sept. 15. Catalcg free.
Sr. Chaa Ksue, Pres.. 1818 Msrket St., 8. T.
SECRET SOCIETY PLANS MON
ARCHY FOR UNITED STATES.
Royalists Hare Headquarters in Chi
cago, Says English Represen
tative of Propaganda.
LONDON. Aug. 24. (Special.) To make
of the United States the most powerful
kingdom In the world Is the purpose of a
mysterious person who calls himself
Louis A. Gourdain and who occupies a
luxurious apartmei.t at London's most
fashionable hotel.
The Royalists of the fnlted State of
America have organized for the purpose
of securing Real Liberty, and to crown
Helen, of New York. Queen. We desire the
aid of Royalists of the World who can
"place our cause before their respective
Sovereigns and secure their practical sup
port. L.OCI8 A. GOURDAIN.
Suite 704. Savoy Hotel.
Thus ran an advertisement in a Lon
don morning- newspaper, and, according to
Its author, Gourdain, a great war is fore
shadowed between the nations support
ing the monarchical system of govern
ment and the Republics of the Western
World. The ulterior object of this In
ternationa", upheaval is said to be the
overthrow of the President of the Ameri
can Republic and the coronation of
"Helen of New York" as Queen of the
United States.
Gourdain, dark-eyed, of French descent.
Is "the man of mystery" in connection
with this startling scheme. Seen at the
Savoy Hotel last evening, he explained
that he is one of a "secret council of
seven who have been sent out by the Su
preme Council In Chicago on a private
mission to the crowned heads of the
world" The Secret Council, he explained,
arrived in the Lusttania on June 23, and
are now, he said, scattered In St. Peters
burg, Berlin, Madrid. Italy. Japan and
London, trying to obtain converts among
those who can Influence royalty.
"The movement to overthrow the Amer
ican Republic and establish a monarchy,
said Mr. Gourdain. "began In Chicago in
1903. We have secret organizations In
every state in America and can control
S.000,000 votes. I3ut we know, the only
way to obtain our desires and fight So
cialism Is by a great war. which will be
fought and finished inside the next three
years."
"Helen of New York" is an even more
mysterious personage than her sponsor.
Her real name is not to be divulged, not
even to the elect, until an appointed date.
"This much I may say." said Mr. Gour
dain, "she is American-born, young and
handsome, has vast estates of her own
and possesses business ability, tact and
common sense. She is of royal descent
and very popular In American society.
She has consented to lead our cause."
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Iowa Republican, After Serving;
Eight Consecutive Terms in "
Congress, Was Defeated by
Democrat in 190 6.
BY HARRY J. BRCrm.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- I
lngton. Aug. 34. If ex-Congressman John
P. Lacey is to be entered in the Iowa .
Senatorial race against Governor Cum
mins, there can be little or no question
about the election of the latter. Major
Lacey Is no such man as Cummins; hs
has no such following; he does not pos
sess those qualities which would make
him a natural leader of men or the suc
cessful leader of a faction. The fact Is
that Lacey is rather a weakling in poli
tics and his selection by the antl-Cum-mins
faction speaks poorly for" their
Judgment, unless It be that they are
ready to concede defeat and have merely
selected Lacey because somebody must
be slaughtered.
Major Lacey served eight terms as a
member of the House of Representatives
and was defeated two years ago by a
Democrat. His record during 16 years
In the House was not such as to enable
him to carry a normally Republican
district In the face of a strong fight by
the Democrats, led by a man not known
beyond the borders of the district. A
man who, after 16 years In the House, Is
unable to carry his own district. Is sure- ,
ly not the kind of man to pit against '.
such a character as Cummins.
There are marked differences between
Cummins and Lacey, and the latter suf
fers by comparison. Cummins is a man
of great strength of character; Lacey
Is a meek, nice gentleman, getting Into
the elderly class; Cummins Is powerful
before the people by reason of his pro
nounced views and his forceful manner
of presenting them; Lacey Is a good fol
lower, but has never been a leader, and -In
debate he Is not to be compared to the
Governor; Cummins, since his rise to
prominence, has become the head of a
faction; Lacey has been but a little cog
on the wheel of the old Allison machine;
Cummins has become a National figure;
Lacey Is little known outside of Iowa,
and what reputation he has Is attributed
to his former position as chairman of the
House committee on public lands, and
Lacey's chief notoriety In that connec
tion grows out of the fact that he stead
fastly opposed the reforms sought to be
Inaugurated by President Roosevelt.
The antl-Cummlns people of Iowa can
do better than force Lacey into the fie!d
against the Governor, when the Legls- .
lature meots to elect a successor to the .
late Senator Allison. Any one of the
Republican Congressmen from the state
would be preferable, even Bob Cousins,
but there is no likelihood that Cousins
will be chosen, for he has failed to make i
good In the House and has announced his
intention to retire.
In all Iowa there Is probably no man
better equipped, mentally. thRn Cousins
to represent the state In the Senate.
"Bob." as he was -affectionately called
by the late Senator Allison, has a fine
mind a Bplendid .command of language
and true oratorical ability. But he is
lazy he is the laziest man In Congress.
He has held his Job because he was pop
ular but he held It under false pre
tenses, for he has been too lazy to at
tend to the,lnterests of his people. Had
he been possessed of vim and energy ,
commensurate with his talent, he would
today be one of the recognized leaders of
his party in the house.
But he loft his talents lie dormant, he
had no ambition, no pride ,
statesman has gone to seed. Had Cou
sins been of different temP"am'n,t.
would have been the logical candidate
would i .iiiann-that is. the
laical candldatT of the M
fctlnn. But he won't even be mentioned
for the nlare hecause he la too iaIY-
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