PORTLAXD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1903.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XL VI II. XO. 14.91)4.
TRAIN HELD
IIP; EXPRESS
CAR LOOTED
0. R. 6 N. Passenger
Robbed 8 Miles
From City.
CRIME DONE BY FOUR MEN
Robbers Cut the Train in Two,
Dynamite Car and Make
Messenger Open Safe.
PASSENGERS NOT MOLESTED
Desperadoes Get Contents of
Strong Box Value Small.
MASK WORN BY ONLY ONE
Express Messenger Huff Robbed of
S3 Few Valuables Carried by
This Train Fireman Tells
Story of Hold-up.
O. R. N. train No. 1. westbound,
was held up and the express car was
dynamited by four robbers at 8:50 last
night, eight miles east of Portland. The
robbers did not molest the passengers,
but uncoupled the mall and express
v cars and compelled the engineer to pull
lown the. track a short distance to
ward Portland. The express car was
Mown open with dynamite and Express
Messenger Huff was forced to open the
safe.
The robbers got little for their trou
ble. Only A few packages wer con
tained In the safe. These were taken
and a small amount of money was
taken from the messenger himself
about XX. The mall car was not en
tered, and no attempt was made to rob
the passengers..
General Manager J. P. O'Brien, of the
Tlarriman lines, has offered a reward of
II.509 for the arrest of each of the rob
ber. A special train was ordered out of the
I'nion Depot as soon as news of the
holdup reached Portland, carrying a
posse of deputy sheriffs, railroad de
tectives and officials of the O. R. & N.
They started a hunt for the three des
peradoes that lasted all night. Vp to
an early hour this morning no captures
of suspects had been made.
The looted train, with the express car
splintered from the dynamite explosions
that had wrecked the safe Inside,
reached the Union Depot about 11 o'clock
Iat night. It was In charge of Con
ductor Dunn.
Brakcnian Tells Story.
G. L Richards, rear brakeman on the
train, was the first to send news of the
robbery to officials at the Portland
headquarters of the O. R. & N. When
he reached the city last night, he told
the following story of the holdup:
"About two miles west of Clamie the
train came to a sudden stop. I was in
the day coach and, lantern in hand,
swung off the forward steps to see
what caused the stop. In the darkness
I saw a man a few feet away who fired
a shot in the air and with a curse, or
dered me bark inside the car, telling
me to stay there.
Passengers Hide Valuables.
"I went bark inside the day coach
and started bai-k through the train. I
notified the passengers that the train
had been held up and urged them to
serrete their valuables, which they did
promptly. Getting off the train at the
rar end of the last Pullman. I went
hark toward Clarnie and routed out the
eeotton boss. Kd Dunn. He accompanied
me to Reynolds station, where I tele
phoned the news of the robbery to Port
land. "While I was telephoning. at 9:20
P. M.. we heard three dynamite explo
sions distinctly from the direction In
which the uproupled mall and express
cars had been taken by the engine. By
the time we reached the cars the rob
bers had plundered the mall car and
carried away the contents of the ex
press company's safe. How much they
got we do not know."
Point Guns at Crew.
The four robbers followed faithfully
the time-honored methods. Three
masked men. who are supposed to have
climbed aboard the train at Hood River,
awaiting a favorable opportunity,
climbed over the tender of the engine
and held pistols to the heads of the
engineer and fireman, forcing them to
bring the train to a stop. They then
ordered them to pull the three ears
down the track a short distance, which
was done. Huddling the engineer and
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SAYS ROOSEVELT
WAS UNGALLANT
SEMINARY TEACHER TELLS OF
THANKSGIVING DAY RIDE.
Alleges President Knocks Young
Woman's Foot Prom Stirrup
With His Riding Crop.
WASHINGTON". Dec. 17. ('Special.) In
n interview published In the Baltimore
Sun today. Miss R. L. Slsson, an in
structor at.tlie Forest Glen Seminary
Kensington. Md., Is made to say that
President Roosevelt, on Thanksgiving
day, while horseback riding;, so far re
sented the passage of his party by
group of seminary girls In her charge,
thai he rode briskly by one of them
knocking her foot from her stirrup,
struck her horse with his riding crop and
rebuked the young woman for preced
ing the President on the road.
The report was called to the attention
of the White House today, but it was
not officially laid before the President
It was said there that the story "was
so unlike the President as to be of doubt
ful authenticity"; that the President was
not out horseback riding on Thanks
giving day, and that "there must be a
mistake somewhere."
The report was not laid before the
President because of other Important
controversial matters now engaging his
attention.
FALLS DEAD ON STREET
W. H. Lyon Drops Suddenly on Way
Home to Dinner.
W. H. Lyon, foreman in the salting
room of the Union Meat Company, while
on his way home to supper last night
shortly aftr 7 o'clock, dropped dead of
heart dls-jase just as he reached the cor
ner of Oak and Third streets. A num
ber of people were standing at the corner
when Lyon passed and they saw him,
just as he was about to step off the curb,
stagger and fall. They hurried to his
side, and placed the tody on the side
walk. The police and Dr. Zleglcr were
summoned at once.
I, yon was about 66 years old and lived
with his wife and mother-in-law, at 91'i
First street. At the little home Mrs.
Ion was anxiously waiting the return
of her husband from work and had his
dinner waiting for him. She knew nothing
of lils death until Informed by the Coro
ner. Coroner Norden has not decided
whether an Inquest will be necessary.
ADVANCE CIVIL. SERVICE
League Congratulates Roosevelt on
Extension of System.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Dec. K. Delegates
to the SMIi annual convention of the
Civil Service Reform League, which
opened today, are highly elated over
the recent, order granting a large num
ber of fourth-class postmasters' the
protection of the merit system. The
president- of the league, Joseph H.
C'hoate, ex-United States Ambassador
to Great Britain, was instructed to
telegraph President Roosevelt congrat
ulations on his recent order "in aid of
civil service advancement."
The report of the council was sub
mitted by R. H. Dana, of Boston, chair
man. He told of. the success of the
council in defeating the patronage pro
vision of the Cnmipacker census bill at
the last session of Congress, but re
gretted that the House last week had
passed a census bill with spoils provis
ions. Referring to the protection re
cently given fourth-class postmasters
north of the Ohio River and east of
the Mississippi, the report expressed
the hope that all such postmasters will
soon have the same protection.
KILLED FATHER'S SLAYER
Condemned Murderer Says He
Sonjrht Evidence, for Years.
ePRTNGFTELD. III.. Dec. 17. "I killed
Thomas Brady because I believed and
now believe he killed ray father. I
searched everywhere for evidence In the
case, worked years In getting Informa
tion about my father's death and, when
I got ,what I considered positive proof
against Brady, I vowed then and there
that. If possible', he. should pay the death
penalty, as he had caused my father to
do so." ,
This statement was made by Frank
Bryant, who Is under sentence to hang
here tomorrow for the murder of Thomas
Brady. Governor Deneen has refused to
interfere.
KNABENSHUE'S PLAN FAILS
Deadliness of Airships Spoiled by
Noise or Machinery.
I.OS ANGELES, Cal.. Dee. 17. Roy
Knabenshue tonight attempted to demon
strate how an airship could sail over a
city unobserved tinder cover of dark
ness and destroy the city by the use of
powerful explosives. His flight tonight
failed In this respect, however, as hi3
airship was easily discernible, and the
whirr of the motor and propeller could
be heard at a great distance. Knaben
shue dropped a harmless bomb on the
City Hall, where it was later found.
Knabenshue ws accompanied by George
Densler, his machinist.
WILL RAISE SUNKEN Plt.ES
American Company to Use Them for
High-Grade Paper.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Five hun
dred thousand cords of sunken pine pil
ing now submerged In tho Rldeau River
and in the lakes back of Kingston, Can
ada, has been bought by an American
concern, which will raise the timber
and take it by boat down the St. Law
rence to Ogdensburg. where it will be
made Into bleached soda pulp. This pulp
Is said to be mane ty special chemical
process for use In the manufacture of
high-grade stationery. The piling was
CHEN
WOULD
OUST B R VAN I S M
Starts Fight to Erad
icate Peerless.
WHY DEMOCRATS ALWAYS LOSE
Cold-Blooded Analysis of
Party Blunders.
ON WRONG SIDE OF ISSUES
Senator Says That His Party Has
Been Advocating Fallacle Ever
Since Civil War Littleton
Holds Similar Views.
BT LLOYD F. LONERGAN.
NEW TORK. Dec. 17. (Special.)
Democrats of the Empire state are
filling in the days before Christmas
by giving the answer to the Important
question "What Is the Matter With Our
Party?"
Senator Patrick H. McCarren, who
was kicked out of the Spring state con
ventlo'n, and thrown out at Denver, is
leading In the crusade. McCarren will
go to Albany next month to represent
his district. He went to Washington
for the opening of Congress, and dis
cussed conditions with members from
all parts of the Union.
Not on Right Side.
The Senator, who returned home this
week frankly admits that this is the
answer: "We have not been on the
right side of any public issue since the
Civil War," he says. "We will never
come Into power until we properly
represent the views of the majority of
the voters."
McCarren readily consented to give
his views at length.
"To begin at the beginning," he de
clared, "we were on the wrong side of
the Civil War Issue, because so many
of the Democratic states were opposed
to the Union. Then, intervening be
tween the period of the war and the
time of Tllden, we were on the wrong
aide of the tariff issue: - Everybody
knows that the election of Tllden, and
he was elected, was a protest against
the methods of the Republican party
at that time, and a declaration in fa
vor of a change in the, methods of the
Government.
Repetition of Tllden Period.
"Since that time we have been on the
wrong side of every issue, with the
exception of the one campaign in which
Cleveland was elected.
"His election was a repetition of the
Tllden period, it was an effort on the
part of the people to wrest the Govern
ment .from the hands of the Republic
ans, because of the belief that their
methods were high handed and detri
mental to the Interests of the country.
"Then the Bryan period followed. It
(Concluded en Page '
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AND BEAD.
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mal annual edition of any paper
are, first: Pictures, clear, vrell
selected and veil printed; second,
articles, informative, complete and
authoritative. These are the things
the forthcoming annual edition of
The Oregonian -will endeavor to do
to your satisfaction. There is in
Oregon 'a surprising number of.
photographers who do beautiful
work. Their latest product you
will see in the Annual. It will as
tonish you to know how attract
ively really fine photographs
Oregon photographs can be print
ed in a newspaper, when the news
paper happens to be The Orego
nian. And the special articles,
too -these will interest you. They
arc by well-known writers in every
walk of life,' and you will want to
read what they have to say about
F'ortland and Oregon.
Look for the Annual, on Jan
uary 1, 1909. N
MAROONED ON LONE REEF
Japanese Sailors, Put Ashore, Live
on Fish and Birds' Eggs.
HONOLULU, Dec. 17. The schooner
Flaurence Ward arrived here today with
three Japanese sailors aboard, whom the
Ward had picked up from -Hermes reef,
where they say they were marooned by
the Japanese . steamer Kehoo Maru.
The rescued men state they were put
ashore on the reef last July, the party
including a fourth member, who died of
scurvy, which broke out as a result of
the poor food they were forced to live
upon. Throughout the long months of
their captivity on the reef the men
lived ' on fish and birds' . eggs and ob
tained drinking water by means of a
prmitlve apparatus with which they
condensed the sea water.
They make no statement as to why
they were put ashore on the reef.
OPPOSES TRACK GAMBLING
Ixs Angeles Business Men Organize
to Suppress Race Evil.
L03 ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 17.-Fifty
business and professional men of this city
met at the invitation of Arthur Letts,
proprietor of the Broadway store today
and organized a movement designed to
eradicate racetrack gambling in Cali
fornia. An organization to be known as the
Business Men's Anti-Race Track Gambl
ing League of Southern California, was
perfected.
COSGROVE STILL IMPROVES
Soon Decide Whether to Return for
Inauguration.
PASO ROBLES. Cal.. Dec. 17. Gover
nor-elect Cosgrove, of Washington, con
tinues to make great improvement. His
eon intends returning to Washington
verv soon, when it will be decided
whether the Inauguration will take place
at Olympla or at Paso Robles. The Gov
ernor prefers to go to Olympia, but his
physician says that he should remain
here for several weeks longer.
E SEASON'S I
' ' ' ' " " ' ' ........ rj
TURKEY IN F
AMILY
OF FREE IT
Sultan Opens Parlia
ment in Splendor."
GREAT REJOICING IN CAPITAL
Abdul Hamid Says He Will Up
hold Constitution.
TELLS OF FOREIGN DISPUTE
Says Bulgaria Has Become Disloyal
and Austria Violated Treaty.
Immense Crowds Celebrate
Meeting of Parliament.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec 17. A new
constitutional government was lnaugu
rated today with every sign of success.
The new Parliament, elected under the
constitution promulgated by the Sultan
last July, was opened and everything
passed off without the slightest disor
der. Any fear that the Sultan may have
had as to the temper of his subjects
was dispelled by the ample display of
enthusiasm. The fact that the Sultan
came out openly to meet his people on
this occasion has gone a long way
toward removing the effects of past
evils attributed to the palace rule,
while the Grand Vizier, Kiamll Pasha,
who insisted on the Sultan's coming
by the road which passes through the
European . quarters of Pera and Stam-
boul, thus bringing the sovereign Into
contact with the masses, has shown his
great wisdom and has by this move se
cured further success in the consolida
tion of the constitutional regime.
Tonight the streets are full of life
and the city Is brilliantly illuminated.
Frequent pistol shots are heard as a
sign of general rejoicing.
Gathering of Dignitaries.
The opening of the Parliament was
solemnized by 200 Deputies and Sena
tors, a large number of other state dig
nitaries and ministers, and the heads of
the diplomatic missions. With the ex
ception of the Sultan's six sons in a
box, no other Princes were present. Af
ter the reading of the speech from the
throne there was a flourish of trumpets
and the troops massed outside the
building gave three cheers for tiiB Sul
tan, while artillery salutes announced
the event to the whole population.
Women Crowd Windows.
Never before have such crowds been
seen on the streets, a remarkable fea
ture beirwr the great number of Turkish
women filling the windows and balconies
along the line of march. A never-to-be-forgotten
scene was presented at the
mosque of St. Sophia, the roof of which
was crowded with spectators, even to the
summit of the central dome. The ambas
sadors and ministers of foreign powers
were everywhere given a hearty reeep-
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CHILDREN'S NAMES
UNKNOWN TO B0NI
DE SAGAX SAYS COUNT COULD
NOT CALIi OFFSPRING.
Anna's Prince Alleges His Divorced
Cousin "Now and Then Got
Them Wrong."
PARTS', France, Dec. -17. (Special.)
Count Boni de Castellane's letter, in
which he says he wants only his chi
dren and not any cash allowance, fails
to strike a responsive chord in the
breasts of his opponents before the court.
"Boni's latest move may be considered
a very clever one," remarked Prince de
Sagan, "but It will not go down with the
court, which will recall the time when
my cousin lived occasionally in the same
house with the children and never
showed any particular solicitude for his
offspring. He hardly more than knew
their names, and now and then got them
wrong. And why these high moral
grounds now? My humble person oc
cupies but little space on the stage. The
judge "111 also recall how many homes
Boni had besides this."
The De Castellane family lias never
been so hard up as It is now. Both Boni s
father and mother work for a living, the
former translating and the latter writing
for a newspaper.
PLAN WORLD COPPER TRUST
Producers, Refiners and Manufac
turers All Talk of Combining.
NEW TORK, Dec. 17. Representatives
of the leading copper interests of tills
country and Europe will meet here to-
I morrow to organize an international as
sociation of copper producers, refiners
and manufacturers. Phelps, Dodge &
Co., who recently incorporated their pro
perties Into a $50,000,000 company, are
said to be taking an active part in the
movement.
The interests concerned are said to rep
resent about 65 per cent of the world's
copper output. It is proposed to organize
a statistical bureau and disseminate in
formation at regular periods, so as to
keep manufacturers and consumers in
touch' with trade conditions. It Is de
nied, however, that any attempt will be
made to regulate prices, but some agree
ment as to output is probable.
The interests identified with this move
ment are said not to be In any way con
nected with the independent smelter
scheme.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF ART
Architects Ask Government to Cre
ate One for Buildings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The American
Institute of Architects today concluded
Us 42d annual convention after electing
officers and adopting resolutions, the
most important of which recommends the
creation of a Federal bureau of fine arts.
The convention resolved to establish a
student body, should the board of direc
tors deem It advisable.
The proposed bureau of fine arts Is to
be pushed vigorously. The report of the
committee on the allied arts declares that
more than 1500.000.000 has been spent in
public buildings and other works of art
which should have been under the con
trol of a bureau of art.
A banquet was given tonight at which
the principal speakers were James Bryce.
the British Ambassador: .Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia University
and Howard Pyle, the artist.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather,
YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 30
degrees; minimum. degrees.
TODAY Fair and continued cold; easterly
.winds.
National.
Senate discusses postal saving's banks.
page 6.
Taft confers with Roosevelt on canal.
Page 6.
Officers of fleet banqueted by Governor of
Ceylon. Page 5.
House jvassen resolution asklnjr President
for evidence Congress is corrupt. Page .
Forrltrn.
Sultan open Turkish Parliament amid
popular enthusiasm. 1'age l.
Count Boni's family reduced to poverty.
Page 1.
Castro refuses to believe his people have
rebelled. Page 4.
Politic.
McCarren proposes elimination of Bryan by
Democrats. Page 1.
Domestic.
Richardson's plan for visit of Chicago chil
dren was misunderstood. Page i.
Principal of girls' seminary accuses Roose
velt of being fngallant. Page 3.
Juror In night rider trial proves to be
father or one of accused. Fa re S.
John D. Rockefeller. Jr. ha officers of
Hearst's company arrested for libel.
Page 3.
Womn testify to evils of tippling and In
convenience of urper berths at Pullman
Inquiry. Page 1.
Evidence that Thornton Hatns aided In
murder produced at trial. Page 7.
Wrong body sent by Portland undertaker
for burial at Fortuna, Cal. Page 8.
ADD NAT
port.
Penalty kick causes dispute among soccer
players. Page 3.1.
Many bus hers seek chance on Portland
Northwestern Ueague team. Page i:i.
Dwyer lets O'Connell down easy by throw
ing him only once In hour. Page 13.
Commercial and Marine.
3(fuch selling pressure In hop market.
Page 19.
Wet weather news weakens wheat prices.
Page J9.
8 harp break in atock prices. Page ,39.
Freight outlook on roast Is improving. P
N. Gray visits Portland. Page 18.
Portland and VlHnlty.
O. R. N. passenger train, west bound,
held nine miles east of Portland.
Fae 1.
Women swindled by fake pillow-top con
cerns. Page IS.
Whitney convlrted of manslaughter for
causing death of Mabel WIrtz. Page '12.
pacific Bridge Company's hid for Kant
Madison street fill declared too high.
Page .
Real object of inquiry by fire committee
said to he desire of Mayor to discharge
v'ampbell. Page 12.
Change of sentiment favoring Republican
Senator in Kaatern Oregon. Page IS.
Haxry Daly pleads injured brain In trial
for murder of Harry Kenny. Page
James A. Finch to be placed on trial today
for murder of Ralph B. Fisher. Pago 1.
REFUSES
TROUT TIP
Compels Woman and
Babe to Serve Selves.
NO SERVICE WITHOUT CASH
Demands Money at Both End?
of Trip From Travelers.
UPPER BERTH IS AWKWARD
Two of Weaker Sex Tell Commis
sioner Lane of Treatment Re
ceived White Traveling In
Pullman Parlor Car.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17. (Special. -Alt-Ing
that they were unable "to get
any kind of service" unless they
tipped Pullman porters, two women,
Mrs. Anna McNulty and Mrs. A.
K. Voraewek, testified In the berth
rate hearing before Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Laneoday, Mrs. McNulty
telling Commissioner Lane of an instance
where a porter refused to aid a woman
with a small baby because "there was
no money In it."
Mrs. McNulty and Mrs. Voraewek,
whose business calls for constant travel
ing, were the witnesses. They would
never take an upper berth unless com
pelled to .do so by force of circumstances,
both agreeing that there is a deal of
trouble in getting in and out of one, and
that the ventilation is bad.
Tips Arc Necessary.
"In traveling in Pullman cars do you
find it necessary to tip the porter?" asked
Attorney Hannah.
"Yes, if one expecls to get any service
at all," answered Mrs. McNulty.
"How do you know?"
"On several occasions I did not have
any change and when I failed to tip
the porter I was obliged to carry my own
luggage."
Experience Is Teacher.
"How do you know about the service
when you do not tip the porter until the
end of the trip?"
"I have learned by experience that the
poier is impertinent and will not give
you the service you are entitled to unless
you tip lilm. On long trips I always give
a tip at the beginning as well as the end
of the trip."-
"Xo Money in It."
Asked for. an instance of discrimination
against one who had neglected to fee the
porter, Mrs. McNulty related the follow
ing:
"Last September, when I was coming
from San Francisco to Chicago, I stopped
off In Denver and the porter helped me
with my luggage. A lady with a small
baby In the next section called several
times for the porter and I told him to
leave my baggage and see what the
woman wanted. He smiled and said there
was no money in It, and he paid no at
tention to her. I suppose she was unac
customed to traveling and did not know
how essential It Is to tip the porter."
Commissioner Iane took the case, which
specifically applies to raes between Chi
cago and St. Paul, under advisement, and
left for Washington tonight. The other
cases involving rates between Duluth and
St. Paul and St. Paul and Seattle will
bo heard later.
Uppers Only Worth Half Price.
"What Is the value of an upper berth
in a Pullman car compared with that of
a lower, from a woman's viewpoint?"
Mrs. McNulty was asked.
"I should say it was about half, and
I would be willing to pay Just twice as
much for a lower as I would for an
upper berth."
Mrs. Vorwelck was asked if she had
ever ridden in an upper berth.
"Well, I should say not," she re
plied, indignantly. "I don't think It im a,
proper thing for a lady to do to climb
into an upper berth."
Mrs. A'orweick wanted It distinctly un
derstood that she always waited until
the next day when she could not get a
lower berth, or sat up all night in a.
chair car.
"o Inquiry Into Watered Stock.
There were hints by the complainant
that the capitalization of the Pullman
Company was going to be Inquired Into
with a view to trying to show there was
water in it, but no such an attempt was
made.
B. It. Dousman. assistant auditor of the
St. Paul road, was summoned in the
hop that the Pullman Company's figures
regarding repairs to cars could be dis
proved. He showed, however, that theae
ftjures were about what the St. Paul
spent for that purpose. It was also
shown by the Pullman Compans' that, if
the rates asked by the complainant had
been charged last year between Chicago
and the Twin Cities, the company would
have lost nearly $151 per car.
Uranee Honors American Woman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. As a re
ward for her services In connection
with the treaty of Paris between thl
United States and Spain and for her
work in connection with the promotion
of interest in the French language and
literature in this country, Miss Marie
MeNaughton. of this city, has been pre
sented by the Department of Public
Instruction of France with the diploma
and insignia of office of the Academy
Palms.
PORTER
sunk eight years ago
f