THE MOItXING OREGON I AN, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, IDOO.
RETURNS JIT RISK
LEADER OF BULL WHEAT MOVEMENT IN CHIC A no.
oriman & Kin
OF LIFE SENTENCE j
Banished Burglar Can Find No
re at
Rest at Antipodes and
Is Retaken.
STOWS AWAY ON STEAMER
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Sale
f- w&: It - ft ,
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Makes Pretense of Suicide, but Is
Found and Now Faces Long
Term Driven From New
Zealand and Tahiti.
SAN FRAN'n'O. April 7. Banished
from threa rountrlon because of his reo
ord. John Griffin, safecracker exiled from
the VnJtPd States by ex-Supertor Judgo I
'rro!l Cook of this city, risked a lonj?
trm in the penitentiary In attempting I
to re-enter his r.aUve land as a stowaway
on the tstearner .Mariposa, which arrived 1
her today from Tahiti. He managed in
HniA way to free himself rfrom his irons
In whhrti ho was placed, feigned suicide
by lLvins a dote that he had jumped
overboard, and secreted himself in the
whip, hoping to land undetected, but was
(Uncovered.
I rive ii From Antipodes. .
Griffin., it appears, sailed on the Mari-
iMjRa to Tahiti as a steerage passenpe
two trips-ago, just after the court had
pronounced the order banishing him
1-jinritng. at Papeete, he drifted to New
Zealand, from which place he was ousted
by the authorities. Returning to Papeete,
lie was driven out of the islands when
hla career became known, and stowed
way on the Mariposa.
Two days ago his hiding place
was discovered by Captain Hayward, who
put Griffin in Irons, manacling his ankle
to a steel rod. When the Mariposa made
port today. Captain Hayward telephoned
to the. harbor police station and told the
officers to-come and get their man. When
the police arrived they found that Griffin
had broken his bonds and disappeared,
leaving a note, in which be said:
.Note "Which. Iid Not Deceive.
"By the time you find this note I will
be In a watery grave, for I prefer it to
going to jail. When a man is once down,
society never gives him a chance."
After searching the steamer for several
' hours, the officers found Griffin secreted
in a boiler on deck. Several months ago
he was caught in the act of blowing up
the safe of John Gillen on Point Lobos
avenue. . Friends from Monterey Interced
ed in hi behalf and Judge Cook gave him
the alternative of banishment from this
country, telling him that, if he ever re
turned, he would be sentenced to life im
prisonment.
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JAMES A. PATTEX, GRAIN 'BROKER.
Is the magnet that is daily attracting hundreds of
fair shoppers down town these days.
'Tis
a rare
opportunity to outfit one's self with apparel of the
finest sort and pay for it less than the ordinary
I WHEAT RUSHES UP
Bull Crop Report Aids Patten's
Big Deal.
ACREAGE MUCH SMALLER
Stanfpede ot Shorts to Buy Sends
Price to $1.25 1-4 Patten
Calins Storm by Selling
1,000,000 Bushels.
(Continued from First Fa?e.
INSANE PATIENT SUICIDE
JAMES TRILIJX TAKES POISON"
AV1TII KAT.Vli REStLT.
Canto oni Baker County and Was
Allowed Many Privileges Left
liCtter Announcing Intention.
9AUKM. Or., April ". (3(ecta!.'
James Trillin, an inmate of the State
jnsano Asylum tor a number or years
lmsl. ami a brother of ext'ounty judpre
. v . lTuun, ot tinner county, com
mitted suicide in his room .at the asn-luin
lust night ty taking poison.
Trillin litia been tractable and Indus
irious ana nas Deen employed as an as-
siNtnnt to tlie commissary, lie has been
allowed unusual privileges, . owing to the
mild nature of his ailment, and occupied
a room apart rrom the other patients.
lien called by an attendant this morn
lug he fulled to respond .and an investi
gation revealed the fact that he was
dead.
A letter was found on Ms person stating
there was no need of a Coroner's inquest;
that he had taken the poison to end his
sufferings, and knew what he was about.
The demented man left property in
Maker County worth about JWOO. which
lie stated In his letter he desired to have
go to his married daughter. Myrtle, who
lives in Katern Oregon. Trillin asked
tliat the County Judge of Baker County
nouncn.
lie has b?en an inmate of the asylum
at various times for the past ten or 12
years. He waa 55 or 60 years of age.
BOOSTS FOR IRRIGATION
Arthur Hooker Tells Publicity Men
What Water Is to West.
"f-'-'A. Mont.. April 7. Arthur
Hooker, secretary of the National Irriga
tion Congress, which will meet at Spo
kane, August 9 to 11 next, is in attend
ance at the Montana Publicity Meeting
in-ie. lie bhiu:
-tne imgalion Congress has a Na
tional poucy to preserve the forests,
store me noods, reclaim the deserts, make
ncmcs on tne land, it emphasizes the
great value of water to the American
people. It shows the immense develop
mem possioie through Irrigation in the
w est. it demonstrates to the Kast tin
great economic Importance of this de
velopment to the entire country."
vtoernor iorris or .Montana plans to
attend the congress and many Montana
elites will be represented by irrigation
clubs.
with the favorable crop conditions that
upset the Leiter corner in 1898.
Car Shortage Expected.
Freight conditions, if thev
they now axe, will also tend to strengthen
iir. rauen s position. Alrpariv ti -aii.
roads are complaining of a shortage of
cars, and by the time the crop is readv
to market it is likely that they -will be
able to move it very slowly. It was the
plentiful supply of cars that interfered so
seriously with the Gates corneVof a few
years ago.
Mr. dates deal followed a verv short
crop, 100,000.000 bushels short of that raised
last year, hut the leading: grain interests
finally broke the stock trader's grip on
me raarKet, ana April of 1906 saw a drop
from above $1.20 to Stft& cents. Joseph,
Leiter had even more in his favor; the
home crop was short, and foreign coun
tries also raided short crops. P. E. Ar
mour, however, w-aus in the market equation
wmcn finally proved the undoing of the
young bull leader.
l'atten's Probable Profits.
Mr. Patten's line of wheat probably
shows 15 to 30 cents & bushel profit for
his May holdings and 5 to 7 cents for his
July line. The extent of hifl holdings is
mere guesswork, but he was credited with
having 15.000,000 bushels of May at one
time in the "Winter. Since then some
think his line has been cut in two, at
least, by selling on periodical bulges. His
July line probably has been half as large
as the May holding, and that, too, has
been reduced.
are contemplated against Monsipnor Anis
ette, the archbishop of Paris, for a passage
in a diocesan address counseling respect for
the laws of the republic, and against jjon
signor Mignot. archbishop of Toulon, and
Mousignor Fuzet. archbishop bf Rouen, for
modernist views.
Washington Thirty dental surgeons to
be appointed by the President for the Navy
and Marine Corps are provided for in a
bill recently Introduced by Senator Dick,
of Ohio.
Washington Senator Gallinqer has rein
troduced the bill providing for a separate
building for the Supreme Court of the
United States just outride of the Capitol
grounds and immediately north of the Con
gressional library. The total cost of the
building la fixed at S8.OO0.00O.
Pasadena; Ca4. Kx-Vice-President Charles
W. Fairbanks announced Tuesday that he
would sail from San Francisco May 16 for
a trip or one year's auration, to Include
in his itinerary Hawaii. Japan. China, the
Philippines, Australia and Africa.
New York Samuel Stiegler, a barber,
must appear in court today to explain why
he cut off Morris Kruetzer's 40-year growth
of -whiskers without orders. K.rtitzer is
6(t years old and his beard was the pride
of his life and part of his religion.
Ithaca, n. Y. A symposium printed by i
Cornell publication shows many college
presidents favor the Interchange of prom
inent professors among larger colleges, sim
ilar to the custom now in vogue between
American and European universities.
San Francisco Ex-Ta Collector Edward
J. Smith, of this city, who in May of i05
was sentenced by Judge Lawlor to 10 years
in me penitentiary tor tne alleged embez
zlement nf about $265,000 of the public
funds, will be paroled from Folsom Prison
on May 1.
Chlcago Rumors of a theatrical war be
tween the Shuberts and Klaw & Erlanger
are air-aiing me convention or western
Theater Managers, in session here. The
association virtually includes all the "one-
night-stand" tii eaters from Indiana to the
Pacific Coast.
Constantinople Hassan Fehmi Effendl.
editor of the Liberal newspaper Serbnstl.
wa snot ana Killed Dy an unknown man
as he was entering his office Wednesday.
Boston George M. Cohan Is to have
theater of hts own In Chicago. He hi
aoout decided to take ud his nermanent
resiaence there.
&an Francisco Great damage was done
by a tidal wave that swept over the Islands
or Karaionga ana Moorea on March. 15, ac
cording to reports brought by the steamer
Mariposa. No loss of life was reported
among the natives. The tidal wave Is at
tributed to recent volcanic eruptions in New
eaiana.
isew iork The Ward line steamer Ha
vana ran into the Munscn line freighter
uiana near ine Quarantine station. ar-
ten Island. Wednesday, tearing a large hole
in the Cuban a' s side near the stern. The
Ticana xiirea rapidly and was towed
ward the beach at Clifton, where she
grounded. The Havana was practically
uiiuuuiagvu.
grades usually sell for. Everything that could
possibly interest milady at Easter time is to be
' found among the list of things bargainized. We
urge upon all shoppers the imperative necessity of
shopping as soon as possible now. The usual
Thursday Housekeepers' Day specials are omitted
this week on account of the tremendous interest
manifested in our sweeping sale of Easter Dress Accessories. But--Some of the greatest
bargains of the sale are to be had by calling at the store and looking carefully over the
placarded offerings. Avail yourself of this wonderful opportunity as it is once in a life
time that you will be able to secure such great reductions as we are now offering in this sale.
VaMT tffif 8V KNIMVM TAM1AW&
PIONEER IS SUICIDE
committee is now arranging the plans
for tha propo?l building and as soon as
they are decided upon the matter will
be submitted to the-, taxpayers for approval.
Henry Lang, of Cottage Grove,
Shoots Himself.
BROODED OVER ILL-HEALTH
WHEAT ACREAGE IS REDUCED
Government Reports Decrease in
llanuer Granger State.
WASHINGTON-. April 7. A Winter
wheat average of S2.2 per cent of normal.
Lgsunst 91.3 a year ago, and rye average
of S7.2. against 89.1 a year ago. were
announced in the report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, issued today.
The comparison for important Win
ter wheat and rye states, giving con
ditions April 1, 190H. and 10-year average
for April 1. respectively, is given.
inter wheat Kansas. s6 and S4:
Indiana. 68 and SI: Isebraska, S6 and 90;
JMlssouri. 79 and SS: Illinois. 70 and SS:
Ohio. 60 and SI; Pennsylvania. 87 and
87; Oklahoma, S3 and ST: California, 93
and 92; Texas, 66 and SO; Washington, 96
and i0, and Oregon, 97 and 92.
Rye Kansas, 88 and. 92; Oklahoma, S9
and 87; California, 87 and 93; Texas, 60
and W; ashington, 97 and 4, and Ore
gon, I and 97.
RUSH ANSWERS CHARGES
DECLARES HE DID NOTHIXG
IMPROPER OR BIASING.
ftSTORIA HAS SCANDAL
Cliaritcs of Graft: Matte Against Po
lice of City.
ASTORIA. Or.., April 7 (Special.) At
the monthly meeting of the Police Com
mission last evening, a charge was filed
against Officer Charles IVbeau. accusing
him of accepting tZ from a dissolute
woman. Severul charges were also filed
ln!t Officer Thomas Unville. accusing
him of seeing Chinamen gambling and of
knowing a dance hail was running but
making no arrests.
The most serious charge against him Is
that he accepted J10 from a "dope fiend''
named Willetts, who is now in Portland,
but the records show the was deposit
ed as bail money. Tlie-ctiarges will be
Investigated at a meeting next Tuesday
eventng.
RECORD PRICE IX BRITAIN
Storks Lower Than Any Time Since
l.eiter Corner.
LONDON". April 7. The British wheat
market, which has been rising for some
time, touched 43s 6d today, the highest
price in London for a quarter of a cen
tury, except momentarily at the time of
the Leiter corner. British farmers stocks
are now only 20 per cent of the average
for this time of the year, good prices
having Induced them In most cases to
market their stock, mainly to Germany
and Italy, soon after the harvest.
naskell Motion to Quash Indict
ments Taken ITnder Advisement
After Rearing.
iuijsa, Okia.. April ".Arguments
were concluded today in the 'motion to
quash the indictments against Governor
Haskell and five co-defendants in the
land fraud cases, and the motion was
taken under advisement by iTnlted States
District Judge John A. Marshall, of
itan, who is trying the case. A decision
is not expected for several days.
J.r tne motion Is overruled, attorneys
ror governor naskell win argue on a
aemurrer.
Sylvester Rush, special attornev for tha
jot eminent, made his argument for the
prosecution. He directed his argument
against the motion of the defense to
quash the indictments on the ground
mat ne naa conaucted the grand 1ur-
Vivestlgatlon at Muskogte improDerlv.
Mr. Rush severely arraigned counsel for
tne aeiense and denied that he had acte.l
improperly or attempted to bias wit
nesses tnat had been called before the
grand Jury. Mr. Rush was followed by
juage u. stuart lor the defense.
Came to Oregon in 185-2 After Pa
thetic Trip Across Plains in Which
Parents Died and He With
Brothers Was Deserted.
COTTAGE GROVB, Or., April 7. (Spe
cial.) Henry Long, aged 69 years and a
respected pioneer of '52, committed sul
cide In the cemetery here about noon to
day by shooting himself in the head with
revolver. Brooding over 111 health
during the last year Is thought to have
unbalanced his mmd.
Mr. ixmg s parents, with four email
ooys. started across the nlain. His
father died with cholera when they got
l " piace wnere tne roads separate,
one to -auiornia and the other to Ore.
gon, and the mother in doctoring a sick
nurse iook com and died a few hours
later.
A Mr. Ward, brought the baby. George
on to Oregon, raising him: The oldest
boy, Isaac, came on with the train, but
iwo oi tne cnnaren, Henry and Charles.
were deserted at their camp and after
inree aays' travel met James Howard,
or Eiugene, who had gone to meet the
tram. On telling him of the deserted
children, he started on horseback in
searcn or tnem, finding them almost
omi v uy me campnre. i iiev were
brought to Oregon. Mr. Howard, nf
Eugene, raised Henry, and Mr. Mays, of
Eugene, raised Charles.
Mr. Long was married to Miss T.vta
Stretch, at Santa Rosa, Cal.,- in 1874.
They have resided here almost continu
ously ever since. He leaves a wife and
one brother. George, to mourn his losa.
Xo arrangements harve been made for the
runerai.
REVOLT TEARS SPOKANE
Republicans Refuse to Support Onto,
Their Nominee.
SPOKANE Wash.. April 7. (Special.)
Following the nomination of James T.
Omo yesterday as the Republican candi
date for Mayor, many leading Republi
cans came out with the public announce
ment today that they will support N. S.
ratt, .Democratic nominee for the Mayoralty.
The organization of Pratt Renubliean
clubs has been started and the Federated
Men's Clubs, with a membership of 2000.
which has indorsed Charles M. Fassett for
the Republican nomination, declared it
self for Pratt tonight.
It Is evident that churches and big
business men will unite in the support of
the Democratic candidate. Fassett. who
was defeated by Omo, was brought Into
the race by a committee bf 50 leadlne
bankers and business men w?iich publicly
aeciarea at tnat.tirae tnat the business
Interests would never accept Omo.
OFFICERS WORM CLEW
ARRESTS EXPECTED SOON
SHEEP RANGE MURDER,
IN
Old Cattlemen Believed to Be at Bot
tom of Raid, and Sheriff
Starts Investigation.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 7. Sheriff
Alston, of Big Horn County, began to
day a rigid investigation of the raid last
Saturday on the sheep camp at Spring
Creek, in which three men were mur
dered.
The Sheriff is said to have a strong
clew to the identity of the. guilty men.
A large number of old-time stockmen
are believed to have banded together for
the purpose of driving the sheepmen off
the range, as the cattlemen object to
the use of the range for sheep gracing.
George Walker, secretary of the
Wyoming Wool-growers Association, has
appealed to Governor Brooks to take
Immediate action toward bringing the
raiders to justice and urged him to offer
additional rewards for their raptur...
AND CALLING CARDS
WG. SMITH & CO
WASHINGTON BUXT"- WASHINGTON.
Astoria May Rave New School.
ASTORIA. Or.. April I.-(Snwlnl iTh.
Astoria School Board is takine un th
matter of erecting a new High School
building during the coming Summer. A
VKoRhoru" Miller, Ballplaer.
NEW YORK. April 7. George F. Miller,
known as "Calliope" or "Foghorn" Miller,
mtll known a decade ago as a professional
baseball player, died yesterday at his
homo in Prooklyn.
CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE
New York Captain Baldwin. T". s. a
la to b hcntjteU by the Automobile Club
of America with a sold meaaL
Monte Lone, t. aiarria- r our ttifti were
killed and many other wounded In a con
f I let Wedne.y with the local Carbineers
lu a riot over tax collections. .t
Port Arthur. Ont. An Indim woman liv
ing- m.rth ot here cut a piece of fleh from
her body In an effort to rrocurw food for
her children wn-en tuey mr starving.
New York Fifteen arresta and 64 cases
in the lower criminal court was the auto
mobile record in New York. Tuesday, as the
authorities continued their crusade &gaint
speeding.
hicaRO Prank W. L. le. who was tn
dicted following- the failure of the bank
of which he was president at DowgRiac,
Mich., was found dead in bed In his room
Wednesday.
Paris Tha meeting- of the French epis
copate, to be held in Rome A pnl 18, on
tb occasion of the beatification of Joan
d'Arc. is expected to result in several im
portant decisions. LMsctpllnary measures
SETTLE BOOTH . TANGLE
Creditors Committee Has Evolved
Scheme of Payment.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 7, (Special.)
The local creditors of the defunct firm
or A. Booth r Co.. have received notice
from the creditors' committee, stating
that the committee has arranged a plan
for settling the company's indebtedness,
which must be accepted before April 20.
The plan of payment is 20 per cent In
cash. 30 per cent in debenture bonds and
60 per cent in common stock of the re
organized company. It Is understood that
the plan is being accepted by the cred
itors generally.
DEATH RECORD OF DAY
Brlgadier-tieneral M. L. Simpson.
CHICAGO. April T. Marcua L. Eimp
fm, Brigadier-General, U. S. A., re
tired, and said to have been the oldest
living graduate of West Point, died at
his home in Riverside, near here, last
night, aged S5. He served throughout
both the Mexican and Civil wars.
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PURVEYORS OF PURE FOODS
FOR GOOD FRIDAY.
Hot Ciom Buns, doz.....$ .15
Flnain Huddle, lbv 20
Kippered Herring;, doz... .35
Tongues and Sounds, lb.. .20
Georges' Bank Codfish... .171
Smoked Chinook Salmon,
lb. . 25
Norway Mackerel,
each, 20 to 50
FOR EASTER SUNDAY.
Oregon Sprins; Lamb.
Old Fashioned Country
Snusagje, all pork, lb.. .8 .20
Bock Sausage, lb 20
Fancy Boiling Beef OS
Mutton Stew, lb 05
Genuine Razor - Back "
Virginia Hams, lb 35
5-lb. box Fancy Cluster
Ralslna, reg. $1, special .40
Maple Susrar, per
cake, 5C. lO and....S .20
W 1 e n to a d en Preserves,
regular $1.15, special. .. .SO
Royal Ann Cherries, reg
ular 60c, special. ..... - .35
Cutting's Tomatoes, 3 for
25e. or, doz .85
Stuffed Olives, B-oz. bot
tle. lO
Rountree's Cocoa, large
can, 60 cups for .SO
WINES AHD LIQUORS.
Whisky, old stock Bour
bon or rye, bottle. .81.00
"1). c. L" "very old spe
cial" Scotch 1.25
Buricundy, Repsold's se
lect vintage, bottle 50'
doz 5.25
Clueet. Port or Sherry
ttle Z5, doz
bottle 25. doz
German Breakfast,
Sage,
Just arrived Cammembert, Siena, Brie,
Gorgonsola, Swiss and Stilton Cheese.
, Our COFFEE la fresh roasted dally. It la superb 30c, 35c nnd 44e
per pound.
SOUTHEAST COR. FIFTH and STARK
Different Styles of Roll and Flat Top
Desks, Also u Typewriter Desks
Finish
Mahogany
Dull Golden
Oak
Early English
and
Mission
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From
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$200
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