riTE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. AUGUST 27, 1903.
BUHGO GAMEWTTH
RAILROAD BONDS
John Lynch Confesses He
- Joined in Steal With'
Two Brokers.
BETRAYS HIS ACCOMPLICES
Offers Loan and Sells Collateral of
Ocean Shore Road to Secure
Cash for Mining Scheme and
Gang Divides the Profits.
PAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 2t. John
I.vnch. under a nine-years" sentence for
the embezzlement of $40,000 In Ocean
Fhore railroad bonds, made a confession
today in Superior Judge Conley's court
which not only involves C. E. Rankin,
who is on trial for alleged participation
In the crime, but charged W. W. Sweet
and A. A. Bacon, two brokers who are
raid to have been connected with Lynch
In various Nevada mining deals, with
having shared in the deals. Judge Con
ley ordered Rankin into custody after
Lvnch had made his revelation.
Lynch told of needing $4000 in a Ne
vada mining scheme, and said that Sweet
and Rankin met him in Rankin's office
and agreed to get the money for him if
he would assist in a little plan. It was
arranged that Lynch should tell Charles
TV. Helman. a broker for the Ocean
Shore Railroad, that Lynch had $10,000
to lend the railroad if it would put up
$40,000 of its bonds as collateral. While
the- notes for the loan were being drawn,
accenting to Lynch, a messenger boy
took the bonds to a bank and pledged
them, bringing back cash, of which $10.
000 was paid the railroad officials.
Lynch .said the bonds were to have
been sold in the open market, that he
was to get one-half of the profits, while
Bacon was to have one-third, and that
the remainder was to have been divided
between Rankin and Sweet. Fifteen of
the bonds were sold and Lynch said 11
more were still in possession of some
member of the quartet.
ZEPPELIN ISEII VOYAGE
Leaves for 45 0-Mile Trip With Ber
lin Objective Point.
FRIEDE RICH SHA FEN, Aug. M. The
dirigible balloon Zeppelin III started to
night for Berlin. The course will be via
Nuremburg. Leipsto and Bitterfleld, about
4cO mil-s.
The run to Bitterfleld will be made
without stop and the airship probably
will arrive there after nightfall. It will
remain at Bitterfleld until Sunday to
replenish the gas and benzine supply
and then will take on Count Zeppelin,
who will pilot the ship to Berlin. The
crew consists of only enough meh to
rranage the airship, the government re
jecting applications of others who wished
to make the trip.
SHELL BIDS MADE PUBLIC
Ordnance Bureau Needs 10,000
Projectiles of Two Kinds.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-Blds for fur
nishing the Navy OTdnance Bureau with
10.00) proectlles were made public today.
They Include 8000 five-inch common shells
and 2000 five-inch target shells.
The American & British Manufacturing
Company, of Bridgeport. Conn., offered
to supply the SOU) five-Inch common shells
at $6.74 each and 4000 of them at $6.99
each; the V00 target shells at $6.75 each
and 1000 of them at $7.22 each. A bid
of the E. W. Bliss Company, of Brook
lyn. N. T., Included the 8000 common
shells' at $7.11 apiece and 4000 of them at
$.1.11 each; for the 2000 target shells, $5.73
each and half of them at $6.73 each. The
Bethlehem Steel Company bid was 000
common shells at $7.15 each and half of
them at $7.39 each: for the 2000 target
sheila, $3.39 each and half of them at 53.49
each.
FREE TRADE ALL AROUND
Gary Tells Sheffield He "Would Not
Object Then.
SHEFFIELD. England, Aug. 26. "I
have no objection to free trade, provided
all countries adopt it, but it is not fair
that Industry be protected in one country
and not in nother."
E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of
direcfors of the United States Steel Cor
poration, thus expressed himself tonight
at a dinner given in . his honor by the
Chamber of Commerce.
MEW TASK FOR LAURIER
Will Be Offered Post of Governor of
South Africa.
OTTAWA. Ont.. Aug. 26. A letter
from a prominent politician In England,
Just received here, states that 'the Brit
ish government is to offer Sir Wilfrid
Laurler the position of first governor
general of South Africa, as a tribute to
his reconciliation of races in Canada.
Sir Wilfrid refuses to discuss the ru
mor, and K Is regarded as most unlikely
that he will accept.
MRS. BARCLAY OUT ON BAIL
Alleged Kidnaper of Incubator Baby
Free for Time.
KANSAS CITY . Aug. 26. Mrs. Stella
(Earclay. of Buffalo. N. Y.. held for kid
naping Marian Bleakjey, the "incubator
baby,- was released on bond late to
night. "She left at once for Jefferson City to
fight against the issuance of requisition
papers for her return to Topeka for
trial.
VATICAN HOLDS SURPRISES
Evidences of Older Civilization Are
Found Fnder Pavement.
i PARIS. Aug. 26. (Special. From,
t Son ih saws t-oat during the
work of restoration of the mosaic pave
ment of the Vatican Basilica, there was
noticed in the space between the apse
and the confessional altars the ex
istence of slabs of stone, which were
evidently the remains of the old monu
ments. Among others was found an Inscrip
tion belonging to the tomb of the cap
tain of the papal army, who was killed
during the' siege of Rome in the 16th
century. There was also found a beau
tiful bas, relief belonging, evidently, to
an ancient altar.
It was i ascertained also that th so
called Vatican grottoes end under the
confessional- altar. Further searches will
be made under the Basilica, as it is be
lieved there may be an oratory there, as
small churches were built by the early
Christians around the tomb of St. Pe
ter. Important archaeloglcal discoveries
have been made at Potenza. in Calabria,
where at a slight depth a richly adorned
and vast dwelling has been unearthed.
It evidently belonged to the earliest
times of the Republic, and was in splen
did preservation. Especially fine mosaic
pavements were found, and many coins
were In the house. The coins bear the
impress of Janus on one side and the
stern of a ship on the other. A stone
lamp and numerous Greek and Latin
vases were other articles discovered. The
excavations are to be continued most
actively, and it is believed this is one
of the houses of ancient Potentla. which
was situated under the ground of the
new city.
GHOLEiWHOLIJl
FOUR DEAD AND NINE CASES AT
ROTTERDAM.
Appearance of Disease Declared by
Burgomaster Many Persons Un
der Doctors' Observation.
ROTTERDAM. Aug. 26. At today's sit
ting of the municlpai council the burgo
master announced that there had been
four deaths from cholera and that out
of nine suspects, now in the isolation
sheds, three had been found to be in-.,
fected.
Forty-two apparently healthy persons
who had been in contact with those de
clared infected are now under Bbserva
tion. No fresh cases were reported to
day. The general belief Is that the disease
was brought from St. Petersburg. The
burgomaster has advised the people to
boil their water-and milk, but adds that
the city's water supply is quite free from
bacteria.
TOWN IN GRIP OF DISEASE
Malignant Asiatic Cholera Appears
In Vitebsk, Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 26. A violent
outbreak of Asiatic cholera has occurred
at Vitebsk, the capital of the government
of that name. The outbreak, exceeds in
intensity that In St. Petersubrg, there
being 16 cases and six deaths today and
114 cases and 42 deaths in the last week.
The town has a population of about
66.000 and the physicians appear power
less. QUEEN POSTPONES HER VISIT
Dare Not Go to Rotterdam While
Cholera Prevails.
THE HAGUE Aug. 26. The outbreak
of cholera at Rotterdam has caused the
most serious alarm here, as well as at
other places in Holland.
The proposed visit of Queen Dowager
and th Princess of Bentheim to Rot
terdam has been canceled.-- ".'
ENGLAND STARTS QUARANTINE
Enforces Sanitary Rules on All Ves
sels From Holland. ,
LONDON. Aug. 26. The English sani
tary authorities have declared Rotterdam
an Infected port and regulations will be
enforced at all British ports for exam
ining vessels arriving from Holland.
BOOMS COMMISSION RULE
Woodruff Tells League of Munici
palities How System Gains.
MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 26. Nearly
1000 delegates were present at the open
ing of today's session of the League of
American Municipalities. In the absence
of Clinton Rogers Woodruft, of Philadel
phia, secretary of the National Municipal
League, an address prepared by him was
read by W. D. Lighthall. of Montreal.
Already 40 cities have adopted the com
mission form of government and are
working under It, and 33 cities, repre
senting 25 states, are considering It.
"A movement of far greater import
ance and significance to the future of
our cities is that for municipal home
rule," the address said. "We cannot
boast that we possess democratic self
government If we deny It to our cities."
SQUELCH TILLAMOOK BAY
Mclndoe Reports Unfavorably Pro
posed Channel Improvement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. District En
gineer Mclndoe has reported adversely
on th proposed channel Improvements
across the bar in Tillamook Bay. Sena
tor Bourne' has appealed from the en
gineer's findings. There Is no prospect
of a Government 'appropriation to carry
out the work unless the project first re
ceives the O. K. of the War Department.
Mclndoe says that the commerce in the
bay does not warrant $2,000,000 expendi
tures, which would be necesary for the
work. "
FALL TO PAVEMENT KILLS
Italian Hurled From Wagon When
Horses Receive Shock.
SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 26. Stepping
on a live electric wire, which had broken
and was lying across Pacific avenue, to
day, a team driven by Rafael Scarpelli
made a terrific lunge on receiving the
electric shock, throwing Scarpelli out and
killing rrftn instantly.
' Scarpelli was one of the oldest Italian
residents and well-to-do. He was born
near Naples and came to the United
States about 25 years ago, locating in
Spokane 30 years ago.
Maxwell Justified by Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26. William
Maxwell, a contractor who shot and
killed Ed Pincus. a saloonkeeper, on
Market street, was discharged from cus
tody today after a long preliminary hear
ing. The Coroner's Jury yesterday ren
dered a verdict of Justifiable homicide.
Witnesses testified that Pincus had made
a threatening motion Just before Max
well shot him. and that he had threat
ened to kill the contractor.
Rosenthal's shoe saj ends Saturday.
DLYMP1A SENATE.
FAILS TO CONVICT
Schlvely Escapes by Two
Votes When Final Ballot
on Case Is Taken."
VOTE IS NOT CONSISTENT
McGregor, Davis and Rydstrom
Swtlch Back and Forth Senate
Galleries Are Packed While
Vote Is Being Taken.
(Continued From First Page.)
knew was coming had been expelled. I
am here and I am ready to vote, but no
man can call me a cur to my race or
anywhere else."
Explanations Are Few.
Falconer of Snohomish -arose to Assure
Hutchinson that no one had called him
a "cur," but Williams and Whitney In
sisted that they had beard one senator
refer to Hutchinsqn as a "dirty cur."
President Ruth rapped for order and the
first count under consideration, article
2, was read, article 1 having previously
been stricken.
Before adjournment the record was ex
punged and the Allen resolution with
drawn. On the Impeachment article the
roll was called, that each Senator migm
offer, if he desired, a brief explanation
of his vote. About half the Senators
availed themselves of this opportunity.
For those favoring acquittal. Senator
Knickerbocker, a lawyer, of King County,
nrobablv voiced, the general sentiment.
He said that in view of the fact that
Schlvely. while a Deputy Commissioner,
could not have been impeached, he be
lieved tbe simple fact that he had been
elected to state office did not give the
Senate the Jurisdiction.
Senator Presby, of Klickitat, also a
lawyer, expressed the view that the Sen
ate had no legal right to impeach a state
officer for acts committed when an em
ploye of the department of which he was
later placed at the head.
Factional Lines Show.
On the other side. Senator Bassett, of
Adams, submitted written reasons, which
were later concurred in by Cox 'and
Rosenhaupt. and may be taken as indi
eating the general opinion of those who
voted "guilty." Senator Bassett pointed
out that the fees collected in advance
for examinations were divided equally
between Secretary of State Nichols and
Schlvely. No account was kept and the
money was all used for private purposes.
While, he .said, the intention of yet ex
amining the companies was expressed, if
anything- had happened to the two of
ficers, the money would have been gone
and the companies would have been Re
quired to pay again when the examina
tions were made. This, fie considered,
malfeasance in offioe and extortion.
Of the five lawyer members of the Sen
ate, three voted for conviction. They
were Rosenhaupt. Bryan and Booth. The
other two, Presby and Knickerbocker,
held to the theory that the Senate had
no Jurisdiction, and in this 12 lay mem
bers, every one of whom was numbered
last Winter In the antl-admlnistration
forces, concurred. ,"'
Hutchinson Abuses Hay.
Hutchinson, of Spokane, asked to be
excused from-voting on all except arti
cles 24 and 25 on the ground that when
evidence was introduced thereon he was
absent. The other members refused to
permit his name to be passed, and
Hutchinson voted "not guilty" on all
counts expect No. 24. In explaining his
vote he sent to the desk a written tirade
against Governor Hay. in which he called
the Governor a "political faker." Hutch
inson condemned the investigation as un
fair, because, he said, officers equally as
guilty asthe Insurance Commissioner
had not been brought to trial. He de
clared -his intention, however, in voting
In accordance with his oath to bide by
the. law and the evidence.
When the first vote was announced the
spectators broke Into applause, but after
being warned by President Ruth they did
not again overstep the bounds of pro
priety, although whenever . Hutchlrison
spoke there was an audible titter
throughout the galleries.
Schlvely Breaks Into Smiles.
The roll was called on 11 articles, in
all. the others having been withdrawn.
The strongest, Ko 24, was next to the
last, and not until the result thereon
was announced d"ld Schlvely and his at
torney and friends' breathe freely. When
tbe last name was called on article 34,
Attorney Israel reached over and shook
hands with his client, who broke into
smiles.
After adjournment, Schlvely for a long
time was the center of a crowd of Sena
tors and spectators, who congratulated
him on his acquittal. Among those who
grasped his hand were numerous Sena
tor.! who voted to convict. The Senate,
as a court of impeachment, adjourned
sine die at 10:50 P. M.
ISRAEL HURLS HARSH WORDS
Defendant's Counsel Heaps Abuse
on Attorney Donovan. .
OLYMPIA. Wash., Aug. 26. (Staff
Correspondence.) Remarkable for Its
peroration and denunciation of W. C.
Donovan, the Spokane County Prose
cutor, was the final argument of
George C. Israel. Schively's counsel, to
day. Israel's condemnation of Dono
van occurred In his discussion of the
perjury charge, the evidence on which
was so weak, he "declared, that 'no
grand Jury , would have found an in
dictment unless instructed and advised
to do -so. ,
"That Donovan," he said, "that un
speakable perjurer, that pantan, who
was followed by the tittering of the
gallery as he left ,the witness stand
with a foul lie on his lips; that drunk
en, unspeakable, redheaded dog of Spo
kane; that's the man who Indicted
John, H. Schlvely."
"Hidden Hand" Alluded To.
In closing. Israel expressed a wish
that he might reach out and grasp the
"hidden hand" that had guided the en
tire persecution of Schlvely.
The "hidden hand," he asserted, had
disclosed its influence in the appoint
ment of the Investigating committee;
in the attempt to deprive Schlvely tt
his office without a trial; its slimy
fingers left their imprint on the door
of the grand Jury room in Spokane,
and U had opened the door to bring
forth this "vile, awful, corrupt and
damnable Indictment."
Assistant Attorney General Lee, who
began the closing argument at 1 o'clock
this afternoon, was very soon engaged
in a controversy with Attorney Israel.
Lee started to read from authorities m
support of a contention that Schlvely
was a public officer when the extortion
submitted, first to opposing counsel, and
itted. Israel has cited f
authorities to prove that he was not. !
Israel Works In Objection. I
Schively's counsel objected to the cita
tion of any authorities that had not been
after a conference with Senators Rosen
haupt and Presby. President Ruth ruled
that Lee would be permitted to read
from the authorities with the under
standing that Israel should be permitted
to briefly analyze the new ones cited.
The test, according to Lee, was that
If the law creates the deputy and fixes
his compensation and powers he is a
public official. Israel contended that the
supreme test was whether the deputy
was removable at the will of the ap
pointing officer. Lee cited several au
thorities that seemed to bear out his
contention, but Israel In reply urged that
the opinions quoted from were based on
matters not dealing with the status of a
deputy.
Lee Assails Defendant.
Attorney Lee dwelt at considerable
length on the confession of Schlvely that
he had expended the fees collected by
. . . , 4V.I. nifmlcclnn
him. He cnaracienzeu n
as the most appalling that ever leu irom
the lips of a public official.
Lee closed with a reference to the "hid
den hand."
"The hidden hand." he said, "is the
awakened conscience of the people of
v.1. .nnr.nniiiith Tt has slumbered on
and on. but has finally 'blazoned forth
in all Its force and in an us vemni.
It is the hand of God Almighty, if you
please, and its resultant influence is
founded on the Scriptural saying, the
way of the transgressor is hard." "
Ktr Ttt Aof)rtA that the Senate was
todav making history; that Schively
alone was not on trial, but a principle of
democratic government as well.
"Shall the Judgment go out from this
fair state of the Northwest," he asked,
"that a man can interpose technicality
after technicality and go scot free after
sayingr on the witness stand "I took the
money and spent it?" "
STOCK 'SALES DECRIED
INSURANCE MEN ' DECLARE
AGAINST ' WILDCATS.
New Fraternal Companies Also
Given Blow by Connnislsoners
In Session In Colorado.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Aug. 26.
Wildcat insurance schemes were dealt
a severe blow today in the National Con
vention of Insurance Commissioners when
the convention adopted a resolution of
fered by Commissioner T. B. Love, of
Texas, recommending legislation pronimt-
ing the sale of stock In Insurance cor
porations through soliciting agents.
The resolution, which is In the nature
of an address to the people of the va
rious states, denounces the traffic in: in
surance company stocks, sold by solicit
ing agents, as pernicious and indefensible.
The convention got down to business to
day with the adoption of committee re
ports recommending that fraternal insur
ance companies be left to work out their
own salvation, and that legislation be ad
vised In the various states prohibiting
new fraternal companies from doing
business unless they collect rates at
least equal to those specified by the fra
ternal table. . '
Another report made was that the
blanks of fidelity and surety companies
be amended so as to show the experience
of the companies regarding the liability
on various classes of risks. In order that
this experience majr be of value in com
puting the necessary reserve fund. At
present these companies usually main
tain a reserve fund amounting to 60 per
oent of the premiums paid on risks.
It is not likely the taxation question
will be settled at this convention. The
general sentiment among the insurance
company men and among many of the
commissioners Is that the Insurance com
panies are taxed too severely.
TEST VIOLATION OF LAW
(Continued From First Page.)
cific Coast ports and to Honolulu for the
battleship fleet. These vessels are to
carry coal to provide the ships of the
Pacific fleet with fuel. . The bid of the
foreign steamships for the movement of
the cargoes from the Atlantic,, to the
Pacific Coast was 3.38 a ton. Ameri
can owners bid from $6.50 to $7
a ton for the transportation of the
coal in sailing"' vessels, and from $8 to
$8.50 in steamships. As ex-President Roose
velt had ruled that American owners
should not be allowed a premium of more
than 60 per cent in competition with for
eign owners, the aliens were the suc
cessful bidders.
Shipping men all over the Coast are
Interested in the impending contest and
it is 'said that there will be adequate
funds available to carry the litigation to
the Supreme Court of the" United States.
Shipping men are Inclined to believe that
the contest can have but one result the
granting to shippers of permission to
charter foreign vessels in the coastwise
trade, as the Navy Department, appar
ently without precedent or authority, has
made the practice a common one. Oth
ers think the, litigation may at least re
sult in compelling the Navy Department
to cease its present practice.
Bridge Workman Injured.
Struck by - a falling iron casting,
Charles Merin, an employe of Rob
ert Wakefield. & Co., the contrctor
engaged in dismantling the Madison-street
bridge, was seriously hurt
yesterday afternoon. Merin was at work
near the west approach to the bridge
when the casting fell. It struck his in
step, mashing his foot badly and Inflict-
in a deep Jagged wound, laying Dare tne
bones. Holman's automobile ambulance
was summoned and Merin taken to the
offije of Dr. Skien. in the Failing build
ing, where the irjury was dressed.
Trap' Operator Appeals.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 26. (Specia.) An
appeal -from the ruling of the Justice
Court in the case of the state against L.
Magnersen was filed in the Circuit Court
today. Magnersen had been convicted of
having his Baker's Bay fishtrap in opera
tion on Sunday. July 4. in violation of the
state laws and was fined 50 and costs.
The appeal is based on a demurrer which
alleges that the complaint charges the
defendant with committing more than
one crime.
Sons of Veterans Elect Officers. A
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26. Atlantic
City. N. J., was selected by the Sons
of Veterans today as the place for hold
ing the next annual encampment, and
George Wi Polllt. of Paterson, N. J., was
elected commander-in-chief. It was de
cided to pass until next year the ques
tion of Joining the Sons of Confederate
Veterans in erection of a peace monu
ment in Washington.
Shoe Clerk Hurt by Fall. I, .
Walter Purvine. 13-year-old boy em
ployed at a Third-street shoe store, met
with an accident yesterday morning while
putting away some shoe boxes. He had
mounted a ladder and slippped when al
most at the top. falling with great force
and breaking his arm. An ambulance
was summoned and he waa taken to the
Good Samaritan Hospital. .... ...
IF YOU WANT TO
WILL WEAR THIS
1MJ
The clothes you wear
have so much to do with the way other
people look upon you, that it pays
you to be very particular about
how you dress.
Our clothes should be measured not
only in style and appearance, but
also in quality and service ,
FALL MOD
BEN
BAD TRIO IN TOILS
They Bear Masks and Watch
Tallies With Loot.
SALOON HOLD-UP FAILS
Two Thugs Bolt When Bartender
Refuses to Turn Over Coin Po
lice Believe Prisoners Robbed
Iititkemeler's Resort.
Three young men arrested by Detec
tives Snow and Coleman last night are
held in the City Jail under suspicion of
having committed several highway rob
beries and of being the thugs- who held
ip-tje saloon of Fred LutKemeier ai w
ovoniin n short time ago. The
men gave the names of Frank Seeley, 23
years old; Robert Anaerson, t& ,
it a Tvet s vears old. Seeley. is
an-ex-convlct, having served two years
In the Penitentiary at faen yuenun, ai.,
for highway robbery. "His companions
i .n InttoHnor about saloons
by the police for the. last several weeks.
Succeeding tne arrest oi inree men uc
lieved to be thugs, last night, two men
nttRirmted to hold up a bartender in a
saloon at Seventeenth and Thurman
streets. Their intended victim, refusing
to hand over his watch and coin, they
bolted from the saloon and are still at
large. . a
'According to the information in the
i r atoAtkn the trio has been
leading a high life among resorts in the
ity and spending money ireeiy mumui
. B9rnln2 a living. TWO
small gold watches and a pawn ticket
for a diamond ring were found in their
possession. One or tne watcnes aneweij.
the . description of one stolen from
Lutkemeier's saloon. Besides this evi
dence the trio answers the description of
the men seen by Lutkemeier, as well aa
those who held up Frank Hogan, a la
borer, at Fourth and Everett streets at
'2 o'clock Wednesday morning. The po
lice are trying to locate Hogan to iden
tify the men. Black handkerchiefs, as
used for masks, were also. found In their
possession.
Seeley and Anderson were found in a
room at Fifth and Alder streets by the
detectives, who had watched -for them
for five hours. Seeley was in the act
of smoking an opium pipe when the po
lice walked in. Both he and Anderson
are charged with having opium in their
possession.
As the detectives were about to lead
their prisoners to jail a messenger boy
arrived bearing a note for Seeley from
Tvete. who was located in a room at
Twelfth and Morrison streets. The of
ficers went thes immediately and took
Tvete by surprise. A complete investiga
tion of the men and their movements
here will be undertaken by the ' detec
tives. . .
Two rough-looking men attempted to
hold up a saloon last night at 381 Seven
teenth street, at the corner of Thurman
street, but they took to their heels when
they found their intended victim would
not comply with their commands with
out resistance. The men entered the
saloon when' Charlie Capdeboscq, the
bartender, was alone. One of them, mak
ing a motion as If to draw a gun, cum
manded Capdeboscq to give over his
watch and money. Capdeboscq refused,
whereupon the thugs fled post haste.
Outside the saloon they broke into a
run and headed for the railroad tracks,
KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED MEN
FALL AND WINTER. ASK BEN SELLING
LITE
the material and workmanship
ELS $20
LEADING CLOTHIER
where they were seen to continue to
ward the depot. Patrolman Humphreys
hunted about for.the robbers, but found
no trace of them. Both men were about
30 years of age and were dressed in
rough dark clothes. One of them was
of dark complexion, clean shaven, and
the other of light complexion, with a
sandy mustache.
ABRAHAM MAY ENTER RACE
Says His Friends Have Mentioned
Him for Governor of Oregon.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 26. (Special.) Sena
tor Abraham, of Douglas County, was in
the city today on hto way home after a
month's outing on the coast.
Wijile he disclaimed any knowledge of
the political situation, he admitted he
had been mentioned by his friends for
Governor and that things might possibly
shape themselves so he would take a fling
at the priie. He will, however, come to
no definite conclusion In the matter for
several months yet.
FLEET TO BE STRONGER
Asqulth Announces Result of Con
ference on Imperial Defense.
LONDON, Aug. 26. Premier Asqulth
imparted to the, House of Commons to
day the results of the conference on Im
perial defense held recently In London.
His statement confirmed information
already given.
The only new point of Interest relates
to the proposed remodeling of the Pa
cific fleet, which both Australia and
Canada are anxious should be of appre
ciable strength.
Prominent Republican III.
CHEHALIS, Wash.. Aug. 26. (Spe
cial.) Grant Cotrill, of Centralla, Is in
a Chehalis hospital suffering from kid
ney trouble. Mr. Cotrill was for sev
eral vears secretary of the Lewis Coun
ty Republican Central Committee. In
the primary election last Fall he came
within a few votes of winning a nomi
nation as Representative to the Legis
lature. Astoria Seiners Fined.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 26. (Special.)
"Walter Pulllam, who has been operating
the Kaboth seining grounds for the Tal-lant-Grant
Packing Company, was ar
rested . yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Warden Mack for fishing during the
closed season." ' He pleaded guilty in the
Justice Court today and -paid $50 and
costs.
Wells May Succeed Dunsmuir.
VICTORIA. B. C, Aug. 26. W. C.
Wells will be the next Lieutenant-Gov--.,.-
r,r T?i-iHsh Columbia, according to
authentic advices received here today.
James Dunsmuir, the incumbent, asked
two months ago to be renevea. mr.
Wells was Commissioner of Lands and
Wni-iro In the .Dunsmuir and prior gov
ernments from 1901 to 1905.
Wounded Man Recovers.
fuou t ts WokIi. Au&r. 26. (Spe-
vnMnk ni-euner the Postmaster
. -t?n-at whrt wnn shot bv John Ber-
nler a week ago tonight, is recovering
from the murderous assaun uiuc
him, and is expected to recover. The
bullet has not been removed from his
wound and will probably not be dis
turbed. Explosion Kills Logger.
or. nnrtrtoc" n, A lie 2 A Ioesrer
iav-rtrrt-nocj, v.. - - --r. . -- -
named Murphy was killed at Chapman's
boom Tuesday nlgnt Dy ,wie swiuonuu
explosion of a charge of dynamite.
Murphy was blasting out piling and
struck the charge with his peavey. There
waB scarcely anything left of his body.
just so
to
Lawyers in Session Ask for
Better State Courts.
WISH ONE GREAT TRIBUNAL
Oilier Branches for Various Kinds
of Legal Work Are Outlined With
Supervision of Entire System
Vested in High Official.
I
DETROIT. Aug. 26. At today's session
of the American Bar Association the
committee appointed two years ago to
consider thr matter of unnecessary costs
and delays In litigation submitted a re
port in which It advocates a gradual but
sweeping reform In Judicial procedure.
The committee reported satisfactory
progress in bringing to the attention of
Congress proposed laws to authorise the
appointment of official stenographers for
United States courts and fix their com
pensation, to limit the Betting aside of
verdicts on error unless the error com
plained of shall appear to have resulted
In a miscarriage of Justice, and to per
mit the use of authorized printed copies
of records In appealing cases, Instead of
written or typewritten manuscripts.
Further, the committee outlined th
general principles on which It considered
a reorganization of state courts should
eventually be effected.
"The whole Judicial power of each
6tate," says the report, "at least for
civil causes, should be vested in one
great court, of which all tribunals should
be branches, departments or divisions.
The business, as well as the judicial, ad
ministration of this court, should M
thoroughly organized, eo as to prevent
not merely waste of judicial power, but
all needless clerical work, duplication of
papers and records and the like, thus
obviating expense to litigants and cost
to the public.
"This court should have three chief
branches County Courts, including Mu
nicipal Courts, a Superior Court 'of first
instance, and a single ultimate Court of
Appeals. All Judges should be judges of
the whole court, assigned to some branch
or locality, but eligible and liable to sit
In any othfr branch when called upon
to do so. Supervision of the business ad
ministration of the whole court should
be committed to some high official of
the court, who would be responsible for
the failure to use the Judicial power of
the state effectively."
The committee suggests that a similar
official, who should be a Judge, not a
clerk, act In each branch or division,,
and that In like manner the clerical and
stenographic force be under the super
vision of a responsible officer. with
suitable subordinate supervising officials.
Hay to Call Special Election.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Aug. 26. Governor
Hay has announced that lie will not
wait until the primary law goes into
effect in November, but will call an
election for November 2 for a Congress
man to fill the Cushman vacancy. This
means the nominations must be by con
vention. Masons Strike Huge.
PARIS. Aug. 26. Fourteen thousand
stonemasons struck today. There, have
been no disturbances.
$50
REFORM IS WANTED
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