vor.. T.TIII-XQ. 14.944. PORTLAXDi oltEG'wED'QCTOBER gl 1908. PRICE FIVE CEXT8.
ESCAPED PRINCE
COOKED TQ DEATH
SCHOONERS LOST
KING APPROVES
ELKINS WEDDING
ANNOUNCES HIS CONSENT TO
ABRl'ZZI'S CHOICE.
SAYS UNIONS WILL
JEWELER IS SHOT
PREDICTS BIG WAR
BALKAN TROUBLE MEANS TUR
KEY'S DOWNFALL, HE SAYS.
ON STEAM BARGE
OFF GOLD BEACH
SAYS HENRY REED
OF
FOUR MEV MEET TERRIBLE
FATE OX LAKE SUPERIOR.
GNDRECONTRAGT
SUPPORT NO PARTY
AT DOOR
ROME
H.T.Butterworth Killed
at St. John.
MOTIVE OF CRIME MYSTERY
Family Hears Him Fall, but As
sassin Escapes.
VALUABLE DIAMOND IS GONE
Mrrlian May Hare Been Murdered
for Robbery, Although Watch Is
Left on Body Police
Find "o Clews.
Harry T. Butterworth. a prominent
jeweler of St. John, wag shot and fat
ally wounded Just before entering his
residence. 41 North Kilmore street. St.
John, at o'clock last niRlit. Members
of his household heard him fall at the
rear door of the house and. rushins to
his aid. found him dying.
His ajted mother raised him In her
arms and assisted him in reaching the
house. He died within a few moments,
beins unable to utter a word before he
expired. A diamond rim? valued at
f.0 was missing from his finger.
Elements of mystery enter deeply
ii-to the case, though the police of St.
John are convinced that he was foully
murdered. The City Council was In
session at the time of the tragedy and
Immediately offered a reward of $250
for the apprehension of the mnrderer.
Family Hears Ilm Fall.
Butterworth left his place of business.
North Jersey street. In the center of
t'-e town, and started home. On the way
Tit paused to speak with several friends.
At hi home were his wife, his mother.
Jkirs. Mary K. Butterworth. and his sls
tei -In-law, Miss Myrtle Wallace, of Lin
coln. 111., who was visiting him. His lit
tle S-year-old daughter was also there.
They were seated In a front room. h!ch
Is separated from the rear door by an
other room.
Their attention was suddenly attracted
by some one falling heavily near the rear
d'Xir. The mother and sister-in-law hur
ried to the iloor to Investigate. They
were horritied to find Butterworth lying
there, bleeding freely and apparently
dying.
The mother and Miss Wallace aided
him In reaching the house and a physi
cian was hastily summoned. He arrived
within a few moments, but by the time
he reached the home the patient had ex
Vired, unable to utter a word befoie dy
ing. Money Found In Pockets.
Charles Bone, of Hood River, and Steve
Osborne, of Wallace. Idaho, were pass
ing in front of the house, and. learning
of the tragedy, hurried away to notify
t hief Black, head of the St. John police
force. The officer and a number of citi
zens hurried quickly to the scene and
Immediately began an Investigation. A
detail of Portland detectives reached the
l!ace soon after.
Examination of the body showed no
abrasions or scratches on the finger from
which the diamond ring Is supposed to
have been removed. It further showed
that the dead man's watch and chain had
leen untouched, and a small amount of
f liver was found in his pockets.
His coat, near the spot where the bul
let entered, was badly burned by pow
der, showing that the weapon that caused
his death had been placed close to the
body. The St. John police also Insist
that the close proximity of the weapon
. the body of the victim explains the
failure of those In the house to hear the
report. The gun was a small caliber,
they atssert. and was placed so close to
the man's body that the report was com
pletely muffled.
Several Hear Shot.
However, the report was heard by a
number of persons. Paul Cochran, who
lives with his parents perhaps 150 feet
from the Butterworth residence, beard
the report distinctly. He was In an up
,per room of his residence and was read
ing. The window was raised, and the
fund of the shot, he said, was distinctly
audible. Others were also found who
rnv-tni the report.
Kflforts were made to secure blood
hounds to trail the murderer, but were
unsuccessful. However, the search fT
ciews was continued by the officers or
Si. John and Portland, together with a
number of citizens, through the night.
"We were seated In the front room
shortly after 9 o'clock." said Miss Wal
lace, "and in the room were Mr. Butter
worth's wife and mother, the little gtn
and myself. Suddenly we heard some
one fall heavily near the back steps. We
at once went out to see what was the
matter and found Mr. Butterworth lying
there dying. He waa bleeding badly and
groaning. With the help of his mother
and myself he was able to reach the
house, and we called a doctor. But he
died before the doctor arrived, without
saying a word.'
Residence Is Isolated.
The Butterworth residence Is some
what isolated. Adjoining it on the
south Is a vacant house and on the
north are vacant lots for an entire
block. There are no arc lights In the
Immediate neighborhood. The officers
d' clmre that it was due to this fact that
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Opposition of Italian Royalty Is
Crushed and Duke Will Soon
Take Wife at Baltimore..
ROME. Oct. 20. (Special.) All
doubts about the Elktns-Abruzzi mar
riage are now set at rest. According
to unquestioned authority, the King of
ficially has made known his consent to
the marriage. In order to prevent op
position from other members of the
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Harry T. Bntterwortb, St. John
Jeweler, Mho Died Violent
Death.
family; the Duke of Abruzzl' step
mother, the Duchess of Aosta, has for
mally announced to the Mayor of Aostl
that the marriage Is Imminent; the
Duke himself will soon go to the
United States, where he expects the
marriage will be officially announced
at once.
Miss Klklns will enjoy full royal
honors with the rank of a Princess of
royal blood, and any disposition on the
part of members of the court circle to
receive ' the American Duchess coolly
will be frowned on by the King him
self with promptness. The marriage
will take place In Baltimore and Car
dinal Gibbons will officiate.
Abruxzl May Haw Sailed.
TfRIN. Oct, 10. The Duke of Abruzzl
has suddenly disappeared from Turin and
a search has failed to locate him. The
report has gained circulation that he has
left for America, sailing under an as
sumed name.
KILLS FRIEND FOR BEAR
Fatal Hunting Accident Near Rid
dle, C8 Miles South of Roseburg.
ROSEBUKQ. Or.. Oct. 20. (Special.)
Late this evening a telephone communica
tion from Riddle, a small town IS miles
south of Roseburg. conveyed news of the
death of Alex Frank, a Southern Pacific
brakeman. of this city, who was shot and
Instantly killed by Carl Weber, his com
panion, who mistook Frank for a bear.
From the meager details at hand It Is
learned that the two men were hunting
In the vicinity of Catching Creek, four
miles from Riddle. They became sepa
rated, and when Weber saw Frank at a
short distance through the brush, think
ing he was a bear,, fired, killing him
instantly.
Frank's body will b brought to this city
early In tlie morning, where an inquest
will be held. Weber is a reliable and
trustworthy engineer of the Southern Pa
cific. Frank was a young man. married
about three weeks ago.
THAW STAYS IN ASYLUM
Judge Holds Tresence at Pittsburg
to Testify Unnecessary.
PITTSBURG. Oct. 20. In the Federal
Court here today Judge Toung dis
missed the writ of habeas corpus re
quiring the presence of Harry K. Thaw
in this city. This ni-ans that Thaw
will not be brought here at present.
It Is Intimated by Thaw's counsel
that they will appeal.
The writ dismissed today was that
recently issued by United States Judge
Archbold. of Scranton. Pa., against Su
perintendent I-amb of the New Tork
State Hospital for the Criminal Insane.
which ordered the presence in ims cny
of Thaw to testify In bankruptcy pro
ceedings. In his decision. Judge Toung held
that, if Thaw's evidence is ncjessary.
his deui'sltlon can be taken -without
bringing him here.
MILLIONS FOR ISTHMUS
Congress Will Be Asked $35,000,
000 for Next Year's Work.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. Congress
will be asked to make an appropriation
of 135.000.000 for carrying on the work
of the Isthmian canal during the fiscal
year of 1910 if the estimates prepared
by the commission are approved by
the War Department. The current
years appropriation aggregates $27.
000.000 $1,500,000 of which was for
the purchase of three vessels for the
commission's use. The 1910 estimates
make provision for about seven months
work on the three locks at Gatun. The
work on the great spillway there Is to
begin tbe coming December.
John Mitchell Tells
Labor's Attitude.
POSTERS NOT AUTHORIZED
Has Never Declared for Candi
date for President.
INDORSE UNION OFFICIALS
Ex-President of Mineworkers Says
Workmen Seek Election of Union
Men Without Regard to
Party Affiliation.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Oct. 20. John
Mitchell, ex-president of the United Mine
workers of America, today furnished the
following statement to the Associated
Press:
"During the past few days I have re
ceived numerous inquiries from secreta
ries of our local unions in reference to a
poster containing large portraits of my
self, below which is printed what purports
to be an Interview with me bearing on
the present political situation. Some of
these letters are written In a spirit of
criticism, while other are commendatory
and request that additional posters be
mailed for distribution.
"It Is obvious that these posters
have been received by many. If not all,
the secretaries of our local unions; it
Is apparent that at least some of our
members believe that they were sent
out by me. and the assumption is chat
I am attempting to dictate, or at least
to influence, the manner In which our
members should vote.
Has Authorized No Statement,
"In order to remove any misunder
standing that may exist, I take this
means of informing our members that
I have not mailed, or authorized any
one else to mail, to any member or of
ficer of our union, or to anyone else,
any poster containing my likeness ort
giving expression to my political views,
except ao far as these views are ex
pressed In the official circulars author
ized by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor.
"Only a short time ago a weekly paper
published In the city of Buffalo, printed
what purported to be a. telegram signed
by me, declaring unequivocally for one
of the Presidential candidates and with
equal emphasis voicing opposition to an
other. That telegram which has been
given wide circulation, was not written
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THE KIND OF FULL
i fe Jt!
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Shaban Bey Gotshsa, on Whose Head
Sultan Set Price, Sees Gen
eral European Conflict.
CHICAGO. Oct. 20. (Special.) Prince
Shaban Bey Gotshsa, leader of the Turk
ish revolutionists, upon whose head the
Sultan has placed a price of $35,000. is liv
ing quietly in Chicago. Prince Shaban
would become sovereign of Albania should
that country be freed from Turkish rule.
f.
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It
John Mitchell, Member of Ex
ecutive Council of American
Federation of Labor, Who De
clare Labor I'nlona nre Com
mitted to no Party.
He believes the present Balkan situation
Is a crisis In European affairs that will
result In the disintegration of the Ottoman
Empire.
"I predict a general European war' as a
result of the Balkan difficulties." said
Prince Shaban.
Prince Shaban, who lives at 2132 Michi
gan avenue, was a leader In the organiza
tion of the revolutionist party in his prov
ince. He gathered an army of 12.000 men
which was defeated at the battle of Jako
va in 1904. He evaded capture and fled
to London.
THOUSANDS DIE BY STORM
Typhoon Destroys Thousands of
Houses in Interior.
AMOY. Oct- 20. The damage done In
Thursday's typhoon was much greater
than at first reported. In Chang Chow
3000 houses. Including the Prefect's
yamen. were destroyed and 1100 per
sons killed. In Lamcheng, 15 miles
west of Chang Chow, 600 houses were
destroyed and 1-00 persons killed.
Five years ago Lamcheng was flood
ed and 3000 were drowned. Fifteen
miles north of Chang Chow, three vil
lages were entirely destroyed in the
storm and 200 persons were killed.
DINNER PAIL THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFERS
Seattle Fair Directors
Hedge on Salary.
BREAK FAITH WITH EMPLOYE
Red Tape Methods Disgust Di
rector and He Resigns.
GLAD TO BE RID OF JOB
Turmoil Among Members of Exposi
tion Company Makes Position
Unpleasant Management
' Compliments His Work.
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 20. (Special.)
Because the Exposition company re
fused to abide by the written contract
regarding salary agreement, Henry E.
Reed resigned his position as director
of exploitation for the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc
Exposition. Mr. Reed made re
peated efforts to get the company to
abide by its agreement, but on every
occasion his requests were ignored.
Speaking of the matter tonight, Mr.
Reed said:
"I resigned because the Exposition
company absolutely refused without
cause to abide by written contract
entered into with me when I accepted
directorship of the Exposition over two
years ago. Under the contract, which
the executive committee authorized,
and In which President Chllberg and
Director-General Nadeau concurred, I
was to continue in office until two
months after the close of the Expo
sition. Treasurer's Demands Unfair.
"I was to receive a salary of $400 a
month to begin with, and If any other
director of division received more, I
was to be ou an equal footing with
hi- On January 1, 1907, a di ; tor of
works was. engaged at 500 a" month.
I asked that my salary be fixed at a
similar amount and was refused. The
matter has hung fire ever since, cul
minating early this month in a refusal
of the treasurer to pay me my salary
unless I should receipt In full at $400
a month, and receipt In full also for
the extra $100 a month due from Jan
uary 1, 1907. This I refused to do.
"As the executive committee sup
ported the treasurer and refused with
out any reason whatever to recogn'te
my contract, I resigned, rather than
bother about it. I have no time to
q
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Penned In Trap With Steam Pouring
on Them Four Comrades
Swim Mile for Help.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. (Special.) Four
men were cooked to death in the engine
room of the steam barge Maggie Marshall
of Manistee, Mich., at a point in mid
lake 30 miles east of Kenosha- Monday
night. The boat, bearing the remains of
the men and an exhausted crew, was
Henry E. Heed, W'bo Resigned
aa Director of Exploitation
.Seattle Fair Because Manage
ment Foiled to Keep fontract.
towed into Kenosha this afternoon. Four
hours before, three men, all members of
the crew, swam a mile from the disabled
boat through a heavy sea in order to
bear tidings of the disaster and get re
lief. The dead:
Charles Hick, assistant engineer, 'of
Marinette, Wis.
Ernest Mickler, deckhand, of Manistee,
Mich.
Reed Meyers, fireman, of Black Lake,
Mich.
John Peterson, chief engineer, of
Manistee, Mich.
The men were In a little compartment
under the engineroom when the steam
pipe burst, and the big valve struck on
the top of the trapdoor, penning them In
to swalt death In the steam.
All night long the steam was so dense in
the engineroom ' and the hold that the
members of the crew could not enter.
At 9 o'clock First Mate Nels Thomp
son, Wheelman Otto Falk and Night
Watchman Alex Forrstrem volunteered
to row asnore for help, but had rowed
less than 100 yards when their boat filled
with water. All of them set out to swim
for tlie beach, where a number of farmers
awaited them.
Captain Fountain and the seven mem
bers of the Kenosha lifesavlng crew made
an effort to go out to the disabled barge
In the surfboat, but failed. . Later a tug
was. secured and it towed the barge in.
The three men who had swum in were
the first to board the boat, and there was
a pathetic reuniolt between them and the
other members of the crew.
BOMBARDS CLAIM-JUMPER
Desert Miner Forces Monroe to
Hoist White Flag.
SAN BERNARDINO, ' Cal., Oct. 30.
(Special.) it. L. Monroe, a well-known
mining man, was bombarded with a rifle
by 'Harvey Phillips, a desert miner, yes
terday four miles south of where Bill Mc
Kee killed Dr. Nathaniel Kunz and Ru
dolph Albers over mining troubles two
weeks ago.
Monroe had located some claims aban
doned by Phillips, who was returning
from a prospecting trip. Phillips opened
fire with a Winchester at 500 feet, three
shots striking the cabin about Monroe's
head. He dropped to . the ground and
crawled into the cabin, where he armed
himself with a shotgun. Three more shots
from Phillips led Monroe to display the
white flag on a broom handle and he was
allowed to leave. The Sheriff sent a
posse after Phillips.
WRIGHT S00N ALL RIGHT
Injured Aviator Rapidly Recovering
From Effects of Recent Accident.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. Orvllle
Wright, the aeronaut, who has been con
fined in the hospital at Fort Myer ever
since 'the accident to his aeroplane on
September 17, when Lieutenant Selfridge
met his death, is rapidly recovering. He
is expected to be able to move with the
aid of crut-s in a few days and his
sister, Mi . Catherine Wright, plans to
take him to their Dayton home by the
end of next week.
Wilbur Wright, now in France, will
complete the tests of their aeroplane be
fore the Army Board at Fort Myer, next
Spring.
ALDRICH FEARS NOTHING
Not Alarmed at Standard Letters
Hearst May Publish. '
NEW TORK, Oct 20. United States
Senator Aldrlch, of Rhode Island, ar
rived here today from Europe. The
Senator's attention was called to re
ports that W. R. Hearst has In his pos
session letters affecting him which
were obtained at the offices of the
Standard Oil Company. ?he Senator
said:
"I am not afraid of anything they
publish."
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R. D. Hume and Party
Not Heard From.
WRECKED IN MONDAY'S STORM
Gasoline Boats Go on Rocks in
Heavy Wind.
BOUND FOR 'ROGUE RIVER
Captain Johnson In Charge of Os
prey Was Towing Enterprise.
Vessels Valued at $18,000 Be
longed to Canneryman.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Oct. 20. (Special y
R. D. Hume and party and two gasoline
schooners are reported wrecked off Gold
Beech in the Curry County coast.
Whether any lives have been lost can not
be ascertained at this hour, all telephone
communication to the south being shut
off. The last wire went down after a
brief message of the disaster reached
here tonight.
The schooners Enterprise and Osprey
left here for Rogue River Sunday morn
ing, the Enterprise being In tow of the
Osprey, because there was only one cap
tain for the two vessels.
A heavy storm was encountered Monday
morning and the vessels were driven
ashore in the gale. The Enterprise, val
ued at $10,000, is said to be a total loss.
The Osprey may be saved, It is reported
It is alued at $8000.
Among those .on board the Osprey
were Mr. Hume, who is a wealthy
canneryman and former member of the
legislature; a man named Righ, and a
traveling salesman for the Fairbanks
Morse Company.
Believed Xo Lives Are Lost.
It is believed that none of the crew
of the Osprey or the Enterprise was
lost.' Only meager details can be learned
here,, regarding the wreck and all tele
phone connections" with Curry County
are now cut off. It is reported
that the Enterprise will be a total
wreck, but that the Oeprey may be
saved. The latter boat carried a crew of
four and the Enterprise three men.
R. D. Hume, the owner of both boats,
was aboard the Osprey, besides Mr. Rich,
an engineei for the Fairbanks-Morse
Company, and also in the employ of
Hume. The Osprey had Just been built
on the Coquille River. Her ton
nage was ' about 48, length 60
feet, draught 7 feet. She was
equipped with a 75-horsepower engine and
like the Enterprise was a two-mast gaso
line schooner. This was her maiden trip
from Coos Bay to the Rogue River to
which point both boats were bound.
The Osprey cost probably $10,000 and the
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 60
degrees; minimum, 39-8 degrees.
TOIAY'S Fair and probably warmer;
westerly winds.
Foreign.
Outrage on Montenegrin general In Austria
revives war fever in Servia. Page 13.
King of Italy will formally announce engage
ment of Abruzzl and Miss Elkins. Page 1.
National.
Festivities to fleet In Japan reach climax In
reception by Emperor. Page 7.
Politics.
Republicans to center atrength on New York.
Indiana and Ohio. Page 2.
Mitchell denies labor unions take vide In
politics and declares he Is nonpartisan
Page 1.
Taft makei snappy speeches at many West
Virginia town. Page 6.
Bryan addresses three immense audience at
IouisvlHe. Page fi.
Senator Knox exposes vlcionsness of Gom-
pers' injunction bill. Page 13.
Domestic.
Automobile wreck causes one death, serious
injury to Ave. Page 2.
Albanian Bey at San Francisco, who way
become ruler of province. Page 1.
Four men cooked to death by escaping steam
on lake vessel. Page 1.
Woman suffragists vote to meet at Seattle
in 1900. Page 12.
Bank examiner exposes methods by which
Morse boomed ice stock. Page 4.
Sports.
Coast League score Oakland 7, Portland 2;
Lee Angeles 8, San Francisco 1. Page 7.
Pacific Coaet.
Henry Reed declares he quit the Seattle
Fair Job because exposition company re
pudiates salary contract. Page 1.
Senator Fulton addresses large crowd at
Echo. Page 8-
Supreme Court refuse to disbar Attorney M.
1m. Biggs because of conviction In land
fraud cases. Page 6.
R. I. Hume and party wrecked off Gold
Beach. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Board of Trade considers abolishing of deal
ings in futures. Page 17.
Eastern wheat markets incline to bearish
Aide. Page 17.
Stock prices continue to rise slowly. Page 17.
British steamehlp Flfeshlre, bound for Port
land, wrecked In Gilbert IelandP. Page 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
H. T. Butterworth. 8t. John Jeweler, killed
in front of hfe home. Page 1.
Recommendation of Engineer ModJeaki meets
with approval. Page 10.
Registration clones with 88,406 names on
books. Page 10.
Receiver of Title Guarantee Trust Com
pany ainong those who protest assess
ments. Page 16.
Edward H. Martin sentenced to 15 years in
Jail and 1000 fine. Page -12.
Younger men aiding in present Republican
campaign. Page 16.
Loss of North End case may mark failure
of Mayor's cruaade. Page 11.
Southern Pacific to start demonstration train
through Willamette Valley. Page 11.
Charter Board decides to retain civil service
in new charter. Pa 12.
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