THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1903.
ASKS FOR PEACE;
READY FOR WAH
Castro Replies to Holland With
Request for Negotiations.
SHOULD SEND NEW AGENT
Interprets Sending of Warships 'as
Threat and Takes Ammunition
to Forts on La Guayra
3Ionntains.
CARACAS. Sunday, Oct. 18 President
Castro received on October 12 the second
note from The Netherlands government,
which fixes November 1 as the date for
revocation of the transshipment decree
of May II, but It was not until the fol
lowing- day. October 13. that Venezuela s
anxiously awaited reply waa delivered
Into the hands of Baron von Zicken-
dorff. the German Minister, who la In
charge of Iutch Interests.
Dr. Paul. Minister for Foreign Affairs.
closed his answer to Holland by saying;
that, as an Interruption of diplomatic
exchanges exists between The Nether
lands government and Venezuela and as
the Venexielan government desires to ar
rive at an amicable arrangement, he asked
the government of Holland to send to
Caracas a confidential agent with powers
and Instructions to settle all pending
differences.
Surprised at Dutch Demand.
Veneiuela's answer expressed surprise
at and called Inexplicable the fact that
Holland, after having admitted In Its
note the perfect right of Veneauela to
issue the transshipment decree, at the
same time asked for Its revocation ana
simultaneously made the threat that
It would no longer consider to be of
force the protocol of ISM unless said de
cree were revoked by iovemner i.
The protocol signed at The Hague.
August 20. 1S94. by the special commis
sioner of Venezuela. General Garcia, and
the Dutch government, was for the pur
pose of re-establishing the relation of
friendship between the two nations,
which had been severed for 19 years. By
It Venezuela agreed to drop all claims
against Holland and Holland agreed to
prevent conspiracy and filibustering ex
peditions. Castro Prepares to Fight.
Holland make no further threat in her
hi,. th f.rt that two Dutch war
ships left Holland at the same time as
the note end are now lying in tne Har
bor of Curacoa. has been Interpreted
vM .a h. . A r.rt though mute threat
that force would be used on November
1 to compel revocation of the decree of
May U.
T..i A r.Bt.A V . . answereil this
threat by making all necessary naval
and military preparations 10 mrei any
reasonable contingency, and shells for
the large coast defense guns on the La
Guayra Mountains were carried up to
the mountains' last week. Everything -Is
In readiness In case Holland prefers to
send the warships instead of the confi
dential agent asked for by Venezuela.
The President, although a very sick
man. Is apparently as decided aa ever
to resist any use of force. -
MORSE WARNED OF DANGER
Continued From First rare.)
said, "and told him that he must pro
tect the bank and at once wipe out his
overdraft. Mr. Morse sent out and
got two boxes of securities and turned
over their contents to me. I told him
that the securities were Insufficient
and he offered to give me an order for
$1,000,000 of steamship bonds which
he had on deposit In London. I ac
cepted and upon being given the order
at one cabled to London to have the
securities held subject to the Bank of
North America's order."
The witness was then turned over
to the attorneys for Morse. Despite
their efforts to present Curtis in the
light of a free agent, who at all times
was not under the control of Morse,
the witness persisted in maintaining
his contention that he was but the in
strument of his will and purpose.
An adjournment was taken until to
morrow, when Mr. Curtis will be ques
tioned further.
Hints at Bad Practice.
When Mr. Curtis resumed his testi
money today he said there was a rule
In the bank that there must be on
hand on the third week cash represent
ing 5 per cent of Its net deposits.
Taking up the Government's testimony
regarding the lack of reserve In the Na
tional Bank of North America. Mr. Ol
lott. counsel for Curtis, endeavored to
show that' It was a common thing for
banks to ba a little below the lrgal re
rve, and endeavored to prove that fully
half of the clearing-house banks had
about that time but 30 to S4 per cent of
their deposits on hand In cash, but
Judge Hough sustained objections to
these questions.
Many of the Whiting "dummy" loans
cn Ice stock. Curtis could not recall
without consulting the bank's records,
and some of them he cou'd not remem
ber at all. and did not think he had
made. Mr. Curtis told of Mr. Morse
paying off with his personal check for
JJ4S.00O the total Whiting loans
tnen outstanding. The profit on this
loan to the bank was " he said, and
vas duly credited to the bank's account,
Mr. Curtis waa asked about testimony
g'ven by Second Assistant Cashier Rado.
Curtis denied that Rado never cautioned
or complained to him about the amount
loaned on Ice. Rado had reniarkedto him
that the loan was rather high. "But I
asked him." said Mr. Curtis. "If he did
not remember that It waa the little man'
loan and that the 'little man' was behind
It.
" The little man.' was a name Mr.
Morse was known by in the bank?" asked
the attorney.
"It waa."
With reference to the Government's al
legation that charges of tl2.3a and tlO.OuO
due on Whiting loans were made against
tha bank's commission account, Mr. Cur
tis said he could not recall whether he
had ordered the two sums charged as a
loan to the fcank or not. but he was will
ing to assume the responsibility.
Bank Had Fronts.
The bank had the profits and the wlt
res thought It right for it to take the
loss. Against these loana of (2.600
charged against the bank there wre
fronts of IlMcn which Morse had made
fr the Institution on Ice. said he.
Mr. Curtis then described the shifting
of the Whiting loan of and the
(iorg- W. Wilder loan of ll-W.ono from
the National Bank of North America to
fie Mercantile .National Bank.
"Mr. Morse came to me," said Curtis,
"and said he had agreed to transfer the
loans and give F. Augustus rieinze
rjersonal loan of J00O.O0O.''
The witness said Arthur Braun had
made a new J300.0UO loan to take up the
Whiting loan, which, with the Wilder
loan, waa taken to the Mercantile bank
The National Bank of North America in
return got Mr. Heinze's personal note for
llCO.onr) and a note lor fjm.im given oy
George W. Baglin. All of this was pro
tected bv collateral.
Mr. Curtis told also of a transaction of
October 14. when the bank bought ZWO
shares of lea stock from Mr. Morse. I
went to Mr. Morse." said the witness.
-and told him he ought to take up the
Whiting loan, as it ad been running tnen
for a year. It had been cut down from
$310. "X to $100,00". Mr. Morse said - he
could not take it ud Just then. We then
arranged that the bank should take over
S00O shares of stock from Mr. Morse at
$30 per share, that being a shade lower
price than the market price or inai any.
and also to make Mr. Morse a loan of
$0,000 on 300 shares of Lnited topper.
worth at the market price Iioo.uuu.
Other Deals Involved.
Mr. Curtis said he knew C. W. Morse
w behind the loans made to Miss K. A.
Wilson to cover the purchase of stock of
the National Bank of Norm America.
When Charles M. Schwab succeeded John
TV. Gates as a director of the bank, said
Mr. Curtis, he gave a check for I125.000
and took up the K. A. Vinson loan, out
standing, and also got some of the bank
stock. Mr. Curtis produced a letter which
he wrote Mr. Morse in June, 1907. in
which he protested against the methods
which were prevailing in the Bank of
North Amprlca.
Curtis said in the letter that the bank
had been compelled to refuse loans to
good depositors, and as a result had lost
those accounts: that the bank's money
was loaned to directors and others that
he foared would not liquidate quickly If
called upon to do so. The assets of tha
bank were tied up In various ways, ine
letter continued, and verbal promises of
help which had been received from
Charles L. Barney and others were "cold
comfort." as the Institutions those men
represented would need all of their avail
able cash. The letter continued with the
statement that Mr. Curtis did not believe
the institution "safe" in Its condition at
that time. -
Shrinkage Causes Losses.
One night, after the letter had been
sent, tlie witness had a conference with
Mr. Morse In the latter's home, after he
and Mr. Wire had made a careful examl
nation of the bank's books. Mr. Morse
said he thought the affairs of the bank
could be improved, and he did soon after
that get in the B. It. Thomas loans ana
several others, wlilcn consiaeraoiy
strenethened the bank's position.
Mr. Curtis described the losses or tne
National Bank of North America for the
vear 1&07. which he said amounted to
$231,000. and were due to the shrinkage In
the value of collateral supporting loans.
These losses, he continued, were charged
off to profit and loss. Neither Morse nor
himself, the witness said, had anything to
do with the making of any of these loans.
L TO
KAISER PROVED IT IX BOER
AVAR, SAYS OFFICIAL.
Interview Expressing Friendship
Evokes Fact That He Pre
vented Intervention.
BERLIN. Oct. J. The Foreign Office
said today that the Interview given to
unofficial representative English
man, by Emperor William ana puo
llshed this morning in the London
Dally Telegraph had been sent to His
Majesty, who Is hunting at Wernlger
ode with Prince Stolberg. In this con
versation the Emperor told of proofs
of his good will to Great Britain
Until a reply from His Majesty Is re
ceived, the. Foreign Office cannot af
firm that all the details of the con
versation are correctly given, hut the
interview is regarded as a substanti
ally accurate reproduction of the con
versation the Emperor had with the
distinguished Englishman. .
"It is an historical fact." an official
of the Foreign -Office said, "that the
French and Russian governments made
suggestions to the German government
which If accepted, would have led to
Joint Intervention In the Boer War."
The mention of tnia Historical event
was not intended, it was explained, to
affect the relations since established
between Great Britain and France and
Great Britain and Russia.
CAion
CENSURED
W. C. T. U. Condemns Speaker
Unsparingly.
PRAYS FOR HIS DEFEAT
Organization Commends Efforts Be
ing Made by Church Bodies to
Relegate Congressman in
Coming Election.
DENVER. Oct. ' 28. The National
Woman's Christian Temperance Uuion
convention today adopted -with prac
tical unanimity a resolution commending-
the efforts of the churchea to de
feat the re-election of Joseph G. Can
non as a member of Congress.
The resolution was introduced by
Mrs. Mary E. Kuhl, secretary of the
Illinois W. C. T. U.. as follows:
"Resolved that we, trie women of
the W. C. T. U., In convention assem
bled, do hereby express a most hearty
commendation of the action 'taken by
the Methodist Episcopal Church and
the several churches In their brave
effort to defeat the re-election of
Speaker Cannon, because of - his per
sistent opposition to the reforms pro
posed by intelligent bodies.'
Strike at Wine Evil.
The convention also adopted a reso
lution. Introduced by Mrs. F. Lovell, sec
retary of the department of mercy, pledg
ing efforts to suppress every form of
cruelty and to "work for legislation pre
scribing humane education in the public
schools In the states where It does not
already exist."
Another resolution adopted favored
education of the people in regard to "the
danger of fermented wine." This was
aimed at the California Winegrowers'
Association, and was Introduced by Mrs.
Dorcas J. Spencer, of California.
"The wine dealers association has
been flooding the state with so-called
temperance literature and Is trying to
make 'the people believe that wine is
not Injurious, if the people are edu
cated to it," she said. "Why, they ad
vocate that the child shall be given
wine as soon as it Is weaned.
Favor School Banks.
Another resolution adopted pledges
the W. C. T. U. "To co-operate more
actively with educators In the Intro
duction of the school savings bank
system.
The convention came to an end to
night with a general jubilee in which
all of the states represented took part,
reporting gains of 20,000 in member
ship during the year.
Banner awards were made tonight,
all going to Eastern states and cities.
Seattle Is among the six cities con
testing for the next meeting place, with
Milwaukee seemingly In the' lead. De
cision on this matter may be made by
the executive committee tomorrow.
We're Portland Agents for Robinson & Wells Condon Tailored Hats
For Women
of Fashion
Buttons Made to Order to
Match Any Fabric
rrn
KERN'S VOICE WEARING OUT
COURT TOJTAKE CHARGE
Asked ro Prevent Chaos In Cleveland
Street Railway Affairs.
CLEVELAND. O.. Oct. 3S. A new suit
for receivership which Is expected to take
precedence over all other suits was tiled
In the United States Circuit Court, ask
ing that the court take charge, of all '
local street railway .property. Botlyt
,1... Uimfniiifll Tmwinn I omiwtnv .
operating company and the CleveXis
Railway Company, tne owning corurar.y.
were made : .rtles to the suit. Tem
porary restraining order also wi issued
bv Judge Taylor, enjoining tlir compa
nies from paying out any mojiey or con
tracting any new obligations' other than
paving for labor and actual maintenance,
of the property. The siift was filed by
the Central Trust Company of w
York, trustees for the bondholders,
which has a bond mortgage for $S,27.-
000.
The action Is the result of the recent
referendum vote, which vlrtuaHy left
the car company without a irancmse.
and was taken In order that all con
cerned may have, their Interests fully
protected during reconstruction. The de
feat of the franchise left the property In
a chaotic condition, with contending In
terests claiming rights, possession and
.n.nhln Th new court action will
Insure adequate street railway service
while affairs are being straightened out.
SETS FIRE TO TAXICAB
Driver Extinguif-hes Blaze, Then
Suffers When Explosion Occurs.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-An attempt'Vras
a. i - -. n(.)it m h ii rn a taxicab t a
man" who was riding in tlje cab placing
. . lA n.hlA stifle Itf KOI lV I
substance which set fire to the cushlonV
. iii- i MSK .-Ith atmnke. The mailU
inu iiiitu i 1 ' - - -
scaped, but the driver, Albert Morrison,
with the help of the Are department, ex
tinguished the fire before, much damage
had been done to the cab. Morrison then
took the stick from which the fire came
to the police station, and while explain
ing the fire, dropped it on the floor. A
severe explosion followed, the station was
filled with white smoke and Are burst out
Instantly. The tire was extinguished
after small damage bad been done and
Morrison and several others had been
patnfullv burned. The police connect the
afTair wttli the strike of taxicab drivers,
which has not yet been settled. Morrison
being a strikebreaker.
Olympla Malt Extract, good for grand
ma or baby. Only 15-lo of 1 per cent
alcohol, rtiones Main 671. A 2467.
Rapid Trip Through Indiana Talks
on Railroad Monopoly.
ELKHART, Ind.. Oct- 28. Electric
rars. steam railroads and automobiles
were utilized In turn today by John W.
Kern. Democratic Vice - Presidential
nominee, In covering his Itinerary
through the northern part of Indiana.
The finish was a dash from Goshen to
this city by uutomoblle. In each of
the five points visited crowds of good
proportions greeted the nominee, and,
while there were fewer of the familiar
salutations than marked his progress
yesterday through the streets, there
was no lack of enthusiasm for the can
didate o:i. the part of Democrats who
crowded about him.
Mr. Kern's speeches were . brief.
owing to hoarseness and fatigue. After
the meeting here tonight, which filled
Bucklin Opera-house, Mr. Kern and
party left over the Lake Shore Railroad
for Chicago, to make connections there
for Indianapolis.
HARTFOUD CITY. Ind.. Oct 2. The
Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee,
John W. Kern, made a 15-minu"te stop
here today, the first on the day's itin
erary. He referred to a speech made
by Senator La Follette In, the Senate
t March, in which that gentleman
declared that one hundred men con
trolled the commercial and financial
destiny of the country, and supple
mented this statement by the assertion
that 14 mep today have absolute doto- I
InatloirlsT all the railroads In tree I
cou
W. B. Reduso Corsets-the
NEW Corset for Stout Women
$27.50, $30 and $32.50 Women's Suits for
Last Day of Sale
Last Day of Sale
Today we continue the greatest suit value of the season One that crowded our suit section at many times
yesterday to its fullest capacity. The finest suits ever sold in any sate at $19.85 and really remarkable
values at the regular price of $30.00 and $32.50.
The color are Italian brown, navy blue, verd, red, black and green
Every suit comet in the popular single-breasted semi-fitting coat style
the smart and predominating effect for the season of 1908-1909. Skirts
are the newest flare style, lined with taffeta silk, handsomely tailored
iKarh suit is distinctive, full of style and grace, embodying the'
superior finish) and fashioning that disclose their high-class tailor
ing. They are regular $27.50, $30.00 and $32.50 val- fit-to OC
ues. Sale continues today for only jJ.7."--
Imported Decorations for Halloween
We have just received from a German manufap turer
who dwells near the Black Forest and knows all about
goblins a most complete and varied assortment of Hal
fowe'en favors, Lanterns. Toys and decorations. AH
are weird and ghostly. "We bought so many that we
are able to sell them underpriced. Here are reductions
from our regular prices, which were lower than these
goods are being sold elsewhere.
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12c Hallowe'en Novelties 7d
15c Hallowe'en Novelties 9
18c Hallowe'en Novelties.
.12
25c-35c Hallowe'en Novelties 18
35c-40c Hallowe'en Novelties. .23
60c Hallowe'en Novelties 29
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Beds
75c to 1.25 Neckwear at 43c
A large assortmentvof new and beautiful Neckwear, includ
ing all kinds from net and lace to ribbon and novelty effects
Bows, Jabots, Stocks, Sets, etc., in black, white-and colors.
A great variety of 75 to $1.25 values on bargain AO
tables at
gj-Sl.75 Neckwear 79c
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Sale of
An assortment of the Best Neckwear Styles of k;ffLCg
i. . Vion-mhrrvirlprrl Linen Col- 1?
II1C rdll, Illl-iuuiiig . v:::
jars, cows, jauuis, j-h.c ui -
novelty" effects in all the new shades; Qn
values to $1.75, on sale for only
preads
Not often that you get special
values in uch a staple household
article. Take advantage.
$1.25 Bedspreads $1.00
Hemmed Crochet Bedspreads, full
size, Marseilles designs; regular
$1.25 values; for this great sale,
only 1.00
$1.73 Bedspreads $1.48
Hemmed Crochet Bedspreads, full
'size; regular $1.75 values; for this
great sale, only SJ51.4S
$1.50 Bedspreads $1.19
Fringed Crochet Bedspreads, full
size, assorted patterns; regular $1.50
values priced for this sale at $1.19
$2.25 Bedspreads $1.75
Fringed Bedspreads, with cut cor
ners; full size; suitable for iron
beds; regular $2.25 values; for this
sale $1.75
$3.00 Bedspreads $2.50
Satin Bedspreads, cut .corners, full
size ; regular $3 values, e A-h, $2.50
50c Women's Underwear at 33c
Women's Vests and Pants, fine ribbed, cotton fleeced, high
neck, long sleeves, ankle length, pure white only ; regu- Q o
lar 50c quality....... OOU
75c Underwear 53c
Women's shaped Vests and Tights, half
wool; long sleeves, anklo length; come in
ecru or gray. Regular 75c lua'ityC
$1.75Underw'r $1.19
Extra fine quality women's Norfolk and
Xew Brunswick Vests and Pants,' three
quarters wool; long sleeves, aiikle length,
ecru or grav values to $l.o
for ". ..
$1.19
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HISTORIC
Hardmsn Fl.noa Wiley B. Allen Co.
Monnment on Spot Where First Gov
ernor Took Up Duties Unveiled.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct. 28. (Special.)
Commemorating the assumption of the
full duties of office by the first Governor
of Washington, Isaac I. Stevens, on the
spot where 66 years before, he m-Jt his
chief officer. George B. McClellan, and a
party from Puget Sound, after he had
broustht another party from St. Paul,
residents of Eastern Washington at
tended the unveiling yesterday noon of
the monument erected by the Washing
ton Historical Society on Four Mound
Prairie. 15 miles northwest of Spokane.
Historical sketches of the exploration
of the "Old Oregon Country." tributes
to th character of the first Governor
and of the pioneers of the state, and
recollections of Army men who took part
In the early military expeditions of ex
ploration, were the features of the pro
gramme, to which 300 civilians and the
members of the First Battalion of the
Third Regiment stationed at Fort George
Wright, listened for two hours.
The flag veiling the seven-ton stone
was drawn aside by Governor Albert E.
Mead. One of those in attendance was
Francis J. D. Wolff, a present resident
of Colvllle. Wash., who was one of the
members of the two military .parties
which met from the East and the West
on what was known as Camp Washing
ton, on October 28. 1S53.
FEEL ISTHMIAN
nal commission xias ues
ama Business Houses
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Fan
WASHINGTON. Oct. Z8- G. ODaiaia,
vice Dresldent of Panama, who Is on his
way to London to . establish a Panama
consulate, said today that he had -no
official status In the United States, but
he would like to assist the Panama mer
chants, who are protesting against what
they charge to be an encroachment on
their trade by the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. He says the commission is han
dling delicacies, fine clothing, etc. and
that when the canal employes csrn buy
these things from the commissary on a
free trade basis they are not going to
private business houses who are paying
10 per cent tariff on imports.
FIFTEEN EB TO
OREGON SQUAD IX GOOD CONDI
TION" FOK IDAHO GAME.
Latourette Has Sprained Ankle, but
Ke-st of Players Are Ready
for Hard Contest.
tLNIVERSrTY OR OREGON. Eugene,
vAOct. 28. (Special.) Fifteen 'varsity
foatOBil men, accompameu uj .
ertW. Forbes, Manager Ralph B. Mt
Eweh, and Trainer W. L. Hayward, will
leave tomorrow for Moscow, where the
big Oregon-Idaho game will be played on
Saturday. With the exception of Earl
Ijitourette, who sprained his ankle in
practive yesterday, the Oregon men are
In good condition.
'The only fact that Is worrying the
coaches is the lack of veterans in the
varsity lineup. With the exception of
Captain Moullen, Pinkham and Clark,
the team consists of freshmen and re
cruits from the second team of last
year. When the game Is called at Mos
cow no less than six or seven freshmen
will be seen in the Oregon lineup.
Some of these youngsters are splendid
plavers, however, and the fighting spirit
of the whole eauad is good. The Oregon
students are counting- upon the famous
Tale system of defense that Forbes has
drilled into his men and upon Clark's
punting to win over Idaho.
The 'varsity team will not be announced
until the game Is called, but from pres
ent Indications it will average a little
over 172 pounds In weight. Among the
fmen who are apparently eur5 men
positions are Moullen ana i-manam,
tsckleV Means, center: Michael, left end;
r-i.rl fullback, ana Main, at ieii nan.
r0ULTRY CLUB IS FORMED
Breeders of White Wyandottes In
Oregon Organize.
There was an enthusiastic meeting or
breeders of White Wyandottes at the of
fice of the Oregon Agriculturist in the
Hamilton building last night. C. D. Min
ton was elected as temporary chairman,
and H. C. Sohellhous as temporary secre
tary. After a full discussion of the plans
for a permanent organization of an Ore
gon White Wyandotte CSub the following
officers were elected: President. B. Le
Paget: secretary, H. C. Schellhous; .vice
president. W. D. Kelly; treasurer. J". J.
Sleem.
The following committee was appointed
to draft a constitution and by-laws: B.
L Paget. H. rtinjhouse, H. C. Schellhous.
J. R. Hamilton and I. E. Staples. This
committee will repert at a meeting to be
held at the call of the president. The
members present were very enthusiastic
about the organization, believing that
much can be accomplished for this very
popular fowl. A telegram from F. S.
Craig, of Salem, was received Indorsing
the movement and asking that he be con
sidered one of the members. A letter from
F. K. Wisner. of Gresham, was also read,
asking that he be counted as one of the
members. Another meeting will be held
at an early date.
CONNERS VERY CONFIDENT
Estimates Bryan's Plurality In New
York Over 40,000.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28. W. F. Conners,
chairman of the Democratic State Com
mittee, gave out the following state
ment tonight:
"I am as thoroughly confident that
Bryan and Chanler will carry the State
of New York as I am that election day
will come next Tuesday My confidence
Is based on a complete canvass of the
state and on detailed reports I have re
ceived from every state committeeman,
county chairman and party leader.
These reports show that the labor vote
of this, state Is practically solid for
both the state and National tickets. We
will more than hold our own among
the business men, and all signs point to
an Increase In the Democratic vote in
the rural communities.
"I thoroughly believe the Republican
National ticket will have less than 89,
000 plurality outside of Greater New
York, and the Republican state ticket
less than 67.000.
"Bryan's plurality In the state will be
more than 40,000 and Chanler's not less
than 100.000. These figures are conservative."
No matter what the death cer
tificate says, the fundamental
cause of one-half the deaths re
corded is constipation. Cure
yourself of the habit by eating
daily
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
which is made from the whole
grain of the wheat berry. g,
For sale by all Grocer
DRS, 111000 IN TROUBLE
GIRL'S DEATH MAY LEAD
- CRIMINAL CHARGE.
TO
Officials Are Investigating; to Fix
Responsibility for Fatal Opera
tion on Pearl Lamb.
An official investigation Into the death
of Pearl Lamb. 25 years of age, whose
home is in Eugene, Or., and who died
In this city on Monday night In the pri
vate hospital of Drs. C. H. T. and C. H.
Atwood, who have, offices in the Alisky
building, Is In progress. Coroner Nor
den admitted last night that he had.
taken up the case In conunction with
the officials of the District Attorney's
office and that as a result charges might
be filed against the Drs. Atwood, father
and son. for malpractice.
Miss Lamb died after two weeks' treat
ment In the private hospital of the At
woods and an autopsy was performed
on Monday night. This examination
showed that a criminal operation had
been performed. Learning (that such
was the case, the Drs. Atwood came
forward with a signed statement from
the dead girl to the effect that the crim
inal operation had been performed in
Eugene and that she had appealed to
the Atwoods for treatment afterwards.
After an investigation at Eugene, in
which the District Attorney at that city
assisted, the officials were unable to Ilnd
evidence that an operation on the young
woman had been performed An that city.
This phase of the case, it is said, Coro
ner Norden and the Prosecuting Attor
ney will attempt to clear .at the InqueEt,
which will probably be held tomorrow.
Abandon Fort Keogh.
ST. PAUL. Oct. 28. Orders for the
final abandonment by the military au
thorities of Fort Keogh, Mont., were Is
sued today by General Kdgerly, com
mander of the Department of Dakota.
WEDDING
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