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SNOW BLANKET IS
OVER NORTHWEST
Zero Weather East of
Cascades.
ICE GORGE BLOCKS COLUMBIA
Minimum Temperature in Port
land 13.4.
TRAIN SERVICE DELAYED
5n Incfws of Snow In City Hood
Kl-rrr and Th Dalle Keport Two
Feet Snow Foot Deop In Sa
lem Rain South of Eugene.
8TORf CTTTATIOX TV PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
Portland Minimum temperature.
13-4. coMt atnea January. 1897:
snowfall ysteriar 9 lnchJ.
Hoo River Worst snow storm In
years: temperature between 7 and 10
above aoro: snow two to three feet
deep.
The Dalles Temperature R; 24
Inches snow, and still falling: all
trains delayed.
Pendleton Temperature 1 below
aero: snow still ralllrs with cold
northeast wlrd. x jartnye to stork.
Baker City Minimum tempera
ture 10: snow during- greater part of
day; farmers and miners rejoicing.
Spokane Temperature aero; 12
Inches of snow: cold east winds.
Similar coniitlor.s prevail over In
land Empire.
Salem Temperature 21; total
snowfall 12 Inches: Willamette
steadily rising.
Corrallla Minimum temperature
19: five Inches of snow.
Albany Minimum temperature
19: 11 Inches or snow; rural phone
service demoralized.
Eugene Cold rains and light
snow; Willamette rising.
Roseburg No snow; heavy rains.
Ashland No snow; heavy rains.
Seattle Temperature IT; snowfall
S Inches; car service but slightly de
layed. Tacoraa Temperature 14.7; snow
10 Inches deep and still falling.
Belllngham Zero weather; grow
ing warmer.
Aberdeen Snow continues; log
ging camps closed.
Astoria First snow In two years;
heaviest In decade.
At 2utO A M., a thermometer at T
Orrgoalaa arMce regrtatered 9.3. There
to a allarbt flurry of most.
Weather conditions throughout the Pa
cific Northwest show little change from
yesterday. Cold weather continues, reach
ing; aero at points east of the Cascade
Mountain and at Bellingham on Puget
Sound. Snow covers the whole of the
States of Washington and Idaho, Eastern
Oregon and the Willamette Valley aa far
aouth aa Euscne. Cold east winds pre
vail over the entire country.
In Portland yesterday the Government
thermometer marked 13.4. the lowest point
reached since January 13. when the
minimum was 13 above sero. Nine Inches
of snow covers Portland. At Hood River
the snow Is two to three feet deep, and
at The Dalles two feet Is reported. At
Albany and Stelem the snow is from 10 to
12 Inches deep. The Inland Empire is
' covered with aiz Inches of snow. Seattle
reports five inches. Taeoma 10 Inches.
Astoria is hearing slelghbells for the first
time In ten years.
Ice In the Columbia below the mouth of
the Willamette River has blocked the
river and stopped ail navigation com
pletely. The Upper Columbia Is filled
with floating ice. and two river steamers
are marooned in the locks at the Cas
cades. Other than hindering navigation and de
laying trains In the Columbia River gorge,
no damage is reported from the storm.
Stockmen in Eastern Oregon report plen
ty of feed on hand, and graingrowers are
rejoicing because the heavy snowfall
promises big crop yields next Summer.
FROZEN VP AGAIN AT SALEM
Authorities Preparing for Flood
When Snow Melts.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 7. (Special.) At 5
o'clock tonight the thermometer regis
tered 21 degrees in Salem, or two de
grees above the lowest record for this
cold snsp. The coldest was reached
Wednesday night. The warmest was
recorded Wednesday afternoon, 28 de
grees, thoush In sheltered spots, the
snow melted some. The local observ
er. M. P. Baldwin, has recorded a total
snow fall of 12 Inches. The tempera
ture kept close to 21 all day today,
with no wind blowing.
No material damage has been dona
by tiie cold spell except that street
railway companies have had difficulty
keeping tracks clear and merchants
have been compelled to reduce deliv
ery service one-half. Dairymen notice
a large reduction in milk flow, and the
local creamery has received no cream
for two days. The three primary
grades In the public schools have been
dismissed until warm weather returns.
The water In the Willamette Is ris
ing ateadlly, owing to rain In the upper
river. Tonight the register shows 10
ORIENTAL TRAFFIC
FOR ST. PAUL LIINL
TRAFFIC ALLIANCE WITH JAP
ANESE STEAMSHIPS.
Six Modern Steamers Connecting
With New Railroad Will Ply
to All Asiatic Ports.
CHICAGO. Jan. 7. (Special.) The
official announcement was made today
by the St. Paul road that upon com
pletion of its Pacific Coast extension
the company will make a special effort
to secure Oriental traffic. It Is said
that a traffic alliance has been made
with the Osaka thoshen Kalsha for
semi-monthly sailings from Seattle.
This company is now constructing six
modern, fast steamers for trade to. me
Orient, and the St. Paul hopes to ab
sorb the lion's share of this business.
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now that all other American roads have
gone out of it.
The St. Paul road will make a stren
uous bid for traffic between the United
States, Canada, Europe, China, Philip
pines, Japan. Russia, Siberia, Australia.
Formosa and Indian Ocean ports. The
steamship company with which the St.
Paul has effected a traffic alliance has
a fleet of 10S vessels, with a gross ton
nare of .110.000 tons, and it now main
tains a regular service along the Japa
nese, Chinese, Siberian and Corean
coasts.
FALLS THROUGH SKYLIGHT
Ralph Stipe, Telephone Lineman,
Slips From Ice-Covered Cornice.
Slipping upon an Ice-covered cornlca
while at work on the roof of the works
r.r the Columbia Steel Company, corner of
Tenth ,and Johnson streets, yesterday
ifternoon at 1:7-0 o clock, itaipn titipe. a
lineman, lost h'.s balanco and feu on.
Eighteen feet below he struck a glass
kvlicht. crashed through it and landed
on the floor of a room beneath, sustain
ing serious Injuries.
Stine. who Is an employe of the Paclflo
States Telephone Company, was engaged
In Installing new telephone wires when he
met with the accident. Had It happened
at some other point on tne root ne wouia
have fallen a much greater distance to
the street and probably would have been
killed. Employes of the steel works found
him on the floor, bleeding, stunned ana
suffering greatly. They summoned the
Red Cross ambulance and had him con-
vevetl to Good Samaritan Hospital.
The surgeons found that his right arm
had been broken, that painful cuts from
the glafs skylight had been Inflicted on
his head and In his left hand and arm,
and that he had sustained Internal In
juries. He will probably recover.
HUGE LOCOMOTIVE PLANT
Ten Million Dollars to Be Spent In
Construction at Gary, Ind.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. TTpwards of
$10,000,000 will be expended by the
American Locomotive Company in the
construction of its projected plant at
Gary, Ind.. plans for which are now In
preparation, according to statements
made here today by the officials of the
corporation. The plant the officers say,
will be one of the largest locomotive
factories In the United States, with a
probable output of 1000 locomotives a
year. It will also be the first loco
motive plant to be erected west of
Pittsburg.
CATHEDRAL HELD UNSAFE
Famous Minster of Toledo May Col
lapse Any Time.
TOLEDO, Spain. Jan. 7. A board of
architects has pronounced the Cathedral
of Toledo, one of the largest and most
celebrated in Europe, unsafe and liable
to collapse. The cathedral services are
now being 'conducted in the Church of
Trinity.
PERKINS IS NOMINATED
California. Senator Will Have An
" other Term at Washington.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Jan. 7. George C.
Perkins was selected late tonight by the
Republican joint caucus aa its candidate
for UnUed ElMitn flenalMV ta rilf nard hlmr
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Latest Feature of War
With Congress.
EVIDENCE OF OREGON DEALS
Senator's Letters Secured by
Secret Service.
TILLMAN READY TO REPLY
Since Denial Year Ago That He Was
Interested In Timber Syndicate,
the Government Has Been
Busy With Affair.
CONGRESS AND ROOSEVELT AT
WAR.
WASHINGTON Jan. T. (Special.)
President Roosevelt has handed the
Senate Information on the Secret
Service which Is "one of the hottest
potatoes" which hava yet come from
tha White House.
Ona feature of the letter leada di
rectly to Senator TUlman, whom tha
President does not like. The Sena
tor said there could be no develop
ments which he would desire to hava
kept from tha public.
The Praaldent'a refusal to let Attorney-General
Bonaparte tell the
Senate why tha ateel trust was not
prosecuted for tha purchase of the
Tennessee. Coal & Iron Company has
stirred up the Senators. Senator Cul
berson has Introduced a resolution
calling upon tha Judiciary committee
to aay whether the President had the
right to permit the deal to ba put
through. Other steps may follow.
The Houae committee tomorrow
will recommend that tha Secret Serv
ice paragraph In the first message ba
laid on tha table and that all per
sonal reference, in tha second mes
sage be similarly treated. All of
the members personally attacked by
tha President will make speeches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. By direction
of President Roosevelt Secret Service
men shadowed Senator Tillman, of South
Carolina,, on the theory that he possibly
was interested in an Oregon "land grab,"
and the result of that investigation is
now before the Senate.
The Information was contained in a
letter from the President in response to
the request of Senator Hale for a state
ment of the actlvltities of Secret Service
men. Extended replies were made by the
various departments and all of these
were forwarded to Hale by the Presi
dent. They have not been made publla
and Hale announced that they would not
be given out until after they had been
considered by a subcommittee of the
committee on appropriations, which will
be charged with the duty of acting on
that portion of the President's annual
message relating to the Secret Service.
Roosevelt Attacks Tillman.
Soon after the President's communlca-
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TRAIN DITCHED BY
FIENDS; ONE DEAD
ENGINE ON GREAT NORTHERN
PLCNGES INTO BAY.
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Fireman Killed; Engineer and Mall
Clerk Badly Hnrt Close
Call for Passengers.
BELLONGHAM. Wash.. Jan. 7.
Wrecked by fiends, who threw the switch
open, locked it and put out the lantern
so that the engineer could not see his
peril. Great Northern train No. 272, north
bound, left the trestle Just south of the
South Bellingham yards, at Commercial
Point, tonight, at 8 o'clock. - The engine
lies almost cwpletely submerged in the
bay, the mall-car and baggage coach are
smashed to bits and the smoker is de
railed. One man was killed and two In
jured. The dead man Is Fireman Ed Stuart,
of Seattle. The injured are Engineer
Jack Bailey, both legs crushed, amputa
tion necessary; Mail Clerk George L.
Rhodes, right shoulder dislocated. Both
are from Seattle. Express Messenger
Nelson escaped Injury by a miracle.
The fireman's body sank with the en
gine and was not recovered. The en
gineer went under, but came to the sur
face and struck out for a piling and
there clung until he was rescued, by a
owboat. The passengers were badly
shaken up, but none was injurea.
Seventy-five people were aboard tha
train. The local police and railroad
detectives unite In declaring the wreck
was deliberately planned.
FINDS SOCIETY T00 MUCH
Naval Constructor Seeks Divorce to
Avoid Balls ana Parlies.
VALLEJO, Cal., Jan. 7. Naval Con
structor Holden A. Evans, head of the
construction and repair department at
the Mare Island Navy-Yard, who recently
came Into prominence through the suc
cessful building of the huge naval col
lier Prometheus, filed suit today for a
divorce from Maud Evans.
The complaint sets forth that the plain
tiff Is entrusted with grave responsibili
ties by the government necessitating a
good physlcial and mental condition, and
that this has been wrecked by his wife
insisting upon his attendance at social
functions in late hours, and that her
constant desire for pleasure has caused
her to neglect her home, children and
husband.
Constructor Evans asks for the custody
of their three daughters, whose ages
range from 22 months to 10 years. The
couple married in Scotland In 1897.
AFRICA WILL ENTERTAIN
Dark Continent Notables Getting
Ready for Roosevelt Visit.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Peter Mac
Queen, traveller and lecturer, a person
al friend of the President, today told
Mr. Roosevelt about the country he
will visit In Africa this year. Mr. Mao
Queen has recently returned from a
year of hunting and exploration in
Africa, where he climbed within 400
feet of the top of Mount Kilimanjaro,
the highest mountain in Africa.
He said that the President would be
lavishly entertained at various points
of his Journey. Sir Alfred Pease will
entertain him at his great farm 260
miles Inland from Mombasa, while at
Nairobi, still further inland, he, will
be the guest of George McMillan!, the
millionaire American, nephew of the
late Senator McMillan, of Michigan.
Mr. MacQueen says he found the Pres
ident wonderfully Informed about Af
rica, its animals and geography.
ALL JGHT
RIDERS
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Six of Tennessee Mur
derers Must Hang.
TWO WILL SERVE 25 YEARS
Sentence to Be Imposed Sat
urday, Then Appeal.
TROOPS GUARD PRISONERS
Strong Slilitary Escort Prevents Out
break Man Who Actually Killed
Ranken One of Two Who Es
cape With Lighter Penalty.
UNION CITY, Tenn., Jan. 7. With a
verdict of guilty! the Jury in the Night
Elders' trial reported at 8:45 to
night. Garrett Johnson, Tid Burton, Bob
Ransom, Fred Pinion, Arthur Cloar and
Sam Applewhite were convicted of mur
der in the first degree with mitigating
circumstances and "Bud" Morris and
"Bob" Huffman, the other defendants,
were found guilty of murder In the sec
ond degree. Their punishment was fixed
at 25 years .n the penitentiary.
Death Penalty for Six.
The punishment for the first-named six
defendants was left to tha court and may
be death or life imprisonment, and the
court has indicated an Intention to pro
nounce the death penalty. The defense
made a motion for a new trial, which was
set for hearing Saturday and which will
be overruled. Sentences will then- be im
posed.
The defendants received the verdict
calmly. Attorney Pierce then turned to
them when it was announced and said:
Hope Is In Supreme Court.
"We will tear this case to pieces In the
Supreme' Court."
Bob Huffman, one of the men to escape
with 22 years, is the one who, according
to the confe8ion of FranK Fehringer,
flred the shot which killed Captain Kan-
ken aa he waa being drawn up by the
rope.
When the Jury's readiness to report was
announced, the militia quietly surrounded
the Courthouse, but there was no demon
stration. The principals were quickly
handcuffed and, under military escort,
taken to prison.
WRECK ON G. N. MAIN LINE
Many Passengers Injured, None Fa
tally, in Montana.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., Jan. 7. Pas
senger train No. S on the Great North
ern was derailed early this morning near
Vandalia, according to a special to the
Tribune. The train was thrown on its
side and a number of passengers were
Injured. The wounded were taken to
Glasgow. It is not believed that any will
die, although one or two are seriously
hurt.
ARE
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TO NEAR A MILLION
CALIFORNIA REALTY MAN USED
MILLIONAIRE'S NAME.
Fraudulent Paper Scattered Through
Southern Cities in Financing
Real Estate Deals.
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 7. P. B. Signer.
real estate promoter and mining broker
of this city, was arrested tonight on com
plaint sworn ' to by James II. Murray, a
multi-millionaire banker and mining man
of Montana, Salt Lake City and Seattle
but more recently of Monterey. Cal.
charging Signor with ' forgeries aggre
gating nearly $1,000,000. Signor Is alleged
to have forged Murray's name to four
notes of JIOO.OOO each as well as to numer
ous other negotiable documents.
Murray arrived here from Monterey two
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Geore J. Gould, "Who Made
Debut Thiii-aday and AYhone
EugagmpDt la Humored.
weeks ago to Investigate the forgery of
hla name to the notes. He found Presi
dent W. G. Henshaw, of the Union Sav
ings Bank of this city, held four notes
drawn on a Kansas City bank totaling
$400,000. Murray at once pronounced these
notes forgeries. Signor had given the
notes to Henshaw in connection with the
financing of a deal Involving a cement
plant In Southern California.
Murray also discovered a number of
other papers bearing forgeries of Ills
signature both here and in San Francisco,
the total amount being &80,000. Signor
has confessed.
THINK HILL IS IN DEAL
Changes In Colorado Fuel Iron Co,
Are Laid at His Door.
DENVER, Col., Jan. 7. The Times to
day says:
Important deals Involving the control of
the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company are
being negotiated In New York City.
Large Interests during the last few weeks
have purchased a sufficient amount of
the commod stock to give these interests
control and announcement of the deal Is
expecteu soon.
The new Interests are believed to be
either the Hill roads, which recently pur
chased the Colorado Southern, or Inter
ests Identified with the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, of which Charles M. Schwab
is the head.
FIRE KILLS FOUR IN COLD
Thermometer 22 Below Zero While
, Stricken Family Seeks Aid.
RYE LAKE, Wis., Jan. 7. Four boys,
whose ages range from 8 to 16 years, sons
of Chris Lee, near here, were burned
to death in a fire early today that de
stroyed the home of Mr. Lee.
With the thermometer registering 22
degrees below zero, Mr. Lee, his wife
and three small children, v ho escaped
from the fire, started for the nearest
neighbor's house, a mile . distant, clad
only In their night clothes and with bare
feet. Mrs. Lee and two of the children
collapsed when a quarter of a mile from
the house and the husband was compelled
to. carry the three. . The third child
walked and reached the house, but his
feet were frozen.
SIX NIGHT RIDERS GUILTY
Convicted of Ranken Murder After
Sensational Trial.
UNION CITY, Tenn., Jan. 7. Six of the
eight Night Riders on trial for the mur
der of Captain Quentln Ranken were
found guilty today.
The trial was concluded under great
difficulties, as Mr. Rosen, one of the
jurors. Is suffering from measles and pro
ceedings had to be conducted In the room
occupied by him. The strain of listening
to the argument aggravated his fever and
the argument was shortened out of con
sideration for him.
PERSIA IN TROUBLE AGAIN
Shah Revokes Constitution and Out
breaks Occur at Shiraz.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 7. Special
dispatches received here from Teheran
say the Shah of Persia has again isssued
a manifesto revoking the constitution.
There has been an outbreak of disorder
at Shiraz similar to the recent disturb
ances at Ispahan. It Is feared that the
news of the successful plundering of this
latter city will result In uprisings of the
lower classes, particularly among the
lug. .
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GRAND DEBUT
She May Marry Eng
lish Army Officer.
FATHER'S LAYISH EXPENDITURE
George Gould Spends Money
on Music and Flowers.
GREAT SHOW OF JEWELS
A'ew York Society Women Wear
$50,000,000 Worth Host Pays
$50,000 for Supper and $25,
000 for Favors.
Total cost of party..! 118,000
Number of guests ....... 250
Value of jewels worn. .. .$."10,000,000
Features of the event were an
entertainment In the plaza, followed
by supper and dance.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. (Special.) With
the formal Introduction of Miss Marjorie
Gould to society today, rumors that sho
will wed Lloutenant A. E. S. Paget,
ald-de-camp to Lord Aberdeen, were re
vived. Lieutenant Paget is a member of
the Eleventh Hussars, known ns "Prince
Albert's Own," and is prominent in Lou
don society.
The entertainment at the Plaza, mark
ing Miss Gould's debut. Is said to be the
most elaborate affair of the kind ever
held here. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George J. Gould, spent $115,000 to make
it a .brilliant success. Two hundred and
fifty guests were Invited to the dinner.
The entire first floor of the Plaza was
engaged for the entertainment. Tha
walls and ceilings were entirely hidden
from view by floral decorations, and Na
than Franko, who had charge of the
musical arrangements, had five orches
tras on duty. During the dinner the
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tha Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tempeTatur, Ifl
decrees; minimum, 13.4.
TODAY'S Snow flurries and continued cold,
northerly winds.
Foreign.
Italy buries 1.100 earthquake victims In ona
grave at Messina. Page 6.
Count Hamon appears In Ixmdon. but can
not be extraaitea. rag a.
Mysterious disappearance of millionaire
heiress In England. Page tf.
NatlunuL. ,
House committee will recommend tabling-
Roosevelt's meaeaKes on Herrot Service
as invasion of rights. Paso 2-
Senate commltete recommends $100,000 sa-
ary for President. Page
Newberry proposes ambitious naval pro-
i: ram me. page 2.
Booevelt's reply to Senata on Secret Serv
ice contains evidence against TUlman,
who will reply. Page 1.
Culberson accuses Roosevelt of breaking
law by allowing latest steel merger.
Page 2.
Fulton Introduces new rate hill containing
concessions to railroads. Page 4.
IoniHtlc.
Mrs. Erb and Mr. Beisel acquitted of mur
der. Page 2.
Allentets testify Captain Hains was Insane
wjten he eliot Annls. Pago o.
Mystery of Michigan church murder un-
eolvea, DUt carmicnaai ltuii i-uiiipumuu
is known. Page 3.
Inauguration of all Illinois officials held up.
Page 3.
Chinaman killed in tons war at Oakland.
Pagu 3.
St. Paul road makes traffic alliance with
Japanese steamship line, i'ago l.
Marjorie Gould has gorgeous debut and may
mary j;ngiisn Army ou.uei. rugu a.
Eight night riders convicted of murder ana
six will be nangeu. rage i.
California broker confesses $1,000,000 for
gery. Fage 1.
raclflo Northwest.
Freezing weather and snow continue over
entire pacillc Northwest, with roro con
ditions east of Cascades, httgo x.
Shepard Hall. Y. M. C. A building at O. A.
C.. to be aeaicatea iuuuj. rune
Mrs. Maude Burroughs shoots at Grace
Frederic.. In Silver ion, uut nusuuna pro
vents fatality. Page 4.
Decision of riparian rights case by Supreme
Court to have ir.r-reacmng eaoci.
Page 4.
Proponed legislation to have part In organi
zation Ol asningion ifg.Hiu.iurv. raje
Report on Judge Root to be made publio
toaay. i-age .
Commercial and Marine.
American wool output in l'.KS. Pago 13.
Foreign news causes fluctuations in wheal
at Chicago, page
New York stock market active and advanc
ing. Page Id.
Steamer Bailey Gatzcrt unable to reach
Vancouver on account oi ice. 1'ago x.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mayor Lena may cause ehako-up in Council
cuinmittees. rage .
Ccntest in Legislature centers on light for
Speaker, i ae .
Portland pastors Indorse Tho Oregonian'a
"Beii-hur coniesi. rage o.
Ice blockB Columbia River, dosing naviga
tion between Portland and Sea. Pago tt.
Cold weather with snow tlurriea predicted
for today. Page 0.
Convention of grocers endt with banquet
by iianuiaciurers' Assouiauon. rune it.
War Department authorizes censt artillery
company for Marshtield. Page 12.
Fcur members of Finch counsel withdraw
from case Page
OrtiTon Agricultural College will ask stata
for big appropnauuu. rauo j.-.
Anxiety grows over disappearance of Miss
Louise Rice. rage o.
Directors of lighting company give two days
more uerore lununs uu itaiu. ruso ..
Mme. Norelli to appear at boneflt concert
for Italian suiiei-eris. .
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J Cotillion favors .'i,000 4
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t Decorations 10.000
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I Debutante's gown ' 1.000 I
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