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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLIX.-XO. 13,262. SOCIETY GOSSIPING OF ASTOR DIVORCE KCMOR HAS MRS. JOHN" JACOB SCIXG COLONEL. ITO MURDERED LOVE ASKS WORLD LEAVE HIM ALONE LOST SHIP STIES REEF IN DARKNESS LOUIS HILL LOST IN MONTANA WILDS CITY TAX LEW IS GUT TO 5 MILLS L PUSSES SUDDENLY VENGEFUL E BANKRUPT BROKER COMES HUNTER KILLS ELK AND SAVES HIM FROM STARVATIOX. WEST TO MAKE FRESH START. GENERA HOWARD CO I Well-Known.Army Man Dies, Aged 7Q. LAST OF UNION COMMANDERS Heart Disease Claims Veteran of Many Campaigns. SERVED ON PACIFIC COAST Pioneers of Northwest Remember Soldier Commander of De- partment of the Colombia and Indian Fighter. BTTlLINriTON. Vt.. Oct. 2. General Oliver O. Howard, teat of the Union com manders of the Civil War, died suddenly at his home here tonight of heart disease. He was 79 years old. Lest week General Howard was In On tario delivering his lecture on "Abraham Lincoln.' His last public appearance was at London Saturday night. On Monday he returned to his home here and apparently was In his usual good health. Doctor Arrives Too Late. Tonight he was attacked by heart trouble and was dead when a physician reached the house. Including General Howard's services In the Indian wars, he probably was in more engagements than any other officer In the United States Army. To many of the pioneer residents of the Pacific Northwest the life and move ments of General Howard are familiar, as they related to the early history of the Oregon country. At the time of the with the Nex Perce Indians In 1877-8. General Howard for four years was com mander of the Department of the Co lumbia and directed the Government forces against the redskins, who. under the leadership of Chief Joseph, were chased across the border into Canadian territory. Colonel Jackson In Campaign. In that warfare, Colonel James Jack son, of this city, who is a member of Governor Benson's military staff, was associated with General Howard in a subordinate capacity hut assisted his chief In the campaign when Chief Joseph and his associates ' were driven Into British territory. miring the last SO years General Howard frequently visited the Paciflo Coast. His daughter. Mrs. Grace Howard Gray, wife of Captain James JT. Gray, resides near Mllwaukle. Mrs. Gray's daughter, Grace Whitney Gray, was to have been married November. S to Dr. C. M. Perkins, of this city, but the wedding has been post poned on account of the death of the bride-elect's grandfather. HOWARD' CAREER IX ARMY Rose Rapidly In Rank During Cam- I palgn In South. Oliver Otis Howard was born on a Maine farm in 1SS0. Jitter graduating from Bowdoln College in 1850. he entered the United States Military Academy. He graduated fram that Institution fourth In the class of I'M. and was assigned to the rd nance department with the brevet rank Bf Second Lieutenant. He served under. Geenral Harney during the Indian cam paign in Florida. Following his service in the South, Howard" was made First Lieutenant' and went to tVest Point as acting instructor of mathematics. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Lieutenant Howard offered his services to the Gov ernor of his native state. He was made Colonel of the Third Regiment, Maine Vol. unteers. 4 Services Win Promotion. For distinguished service during the battle of Bull Run, July 2V, 1&61, he was created Brigadier-General of Volunteers. General Howard took a prominent part In the movement toward Rappahannock in the Spring of 1SS2, after which he was transferred to Pennsylvania, where he participated in the advance against Rich mond. While leading his brigade In a charge against the Confederate troops at Fair Oaks on May 31." le. General Howard was twice wounded in the right arm. He was in the Pope campaign in Virginia and participated in the second battle of Bull Run. He commanded the 'rear brigade during the retreat from Centervllle to Washington,-and .also took part, in the lighting at Fredericksburg. Congress Recognizes Merit. In November, 1SR2, he was promoted to the rank of Major-General of Volunteers, and In the following Spring succeeded General Frani Slgel. leading, the Eleventh Army Corps In the battles of Chancellors vllle and Gettysburg. General Howard's corps was thanked by Congress for Its work during the throe days lighting at Gettysburg. Ha fought through the Lookout Valley and gained distinction for . services under General Grant In the bat tle of Chattanooga. When General McPherson fell at At. lanta, command of the Department of the Tennessee was turned over to General Howard, and he formed the right of Gen eral Sherman's army during the famous march through Georgia. For his service 'Concluded on Page S.) Greatest Secrecy Maintained Hus band Goes Yachting as Wife Returns From Europe. NEW YORK. Oct. 28. Reports that Mrs. John Jacob Astor has brought suit for a legal separation from her husband and Colonel John Jacob Astor were neither denied nor affirmed today by C H. Young, who is said to have been appointed a ref eree In the case. . Mrs. Astor Is said to be represented by John H. Caldwell, of the firm of Strong, Caldwell & Co., and Mrs. Aft or' a attor ney Is said to be Lewis C. Ledyard. The greatest secrecy Is maintained. Colonel Astor Is at present on board his yacht Nourmahal, cruising in Cuban wa ters. He left New York three days be fore Mrs. Astor returned from Europe on October IS last. The reported suit came as a great sur prise to society. Mrs. Astor was Miss Ava Willing, daughter of Edward a Willing, of Philadelphia. She was married to Colonel Astor in 1S91. The couple have two children. MATRIMONIAL TANGLE, THIS Uncle Becomes Stepfather to Brother's Children. His ORHOON CITY, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.) In the office of County Clerk Greenman this afternoon a marriage license was Is sued to Mabel Whitney Wright and TEL A. W.rlght. both of this county. Mrs. "Wright was formerly the wife of Robert Wright, a brother of E. A. Wright, and Robert Wright accompanied his brother to the courthouse and made the necessary affi davit before the license could be secured. Mrs. Wright was divorced from Robert Wright six months ago. E. A. Wright, who today married his .brother's former wife, is also divorced, his first wife having been Olive Whitney, a sister to the wife he married today. Mrs. Robert Wright has . two children, and the courthouse officials are wonder ing what relation these children are to their new father, besides his being an uncle and a stepfather to them. Such a matrimonial tangle was never before exhibited In the Clackamas County court house. "... LOGGERS FIGHT TORRENT MHIpond Dike Breaks and Five Lives Are Endangered In Flood. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Oct 26. (Spe cial.) Millions of feet of logs and the water contained In the 30-acre pond of the Cascade Lumbe Company rushed through a 50-foot break In the dike at the mill early this morning, carrying with It five logdrtvers .In a. swirling torrent that swept down the Yakima River, flooded the plant of the Yakima Packing Company, threatened the new Moxee bridge and ruined muoh farm laml. The men all escaped with their lives after battling in the angry waters, and Frank Leete was carried over 200 feet In the Jumble of logs before he was res cued by the heroic daring of his mates. Estimate of the loss can hardly be made, at this time, for aside from the property damage, shortage of logs will probably necessitate a partial closing of the Cascade mill and a loss of orders. DITCHES YIELD BIG TROUT Farmers "Catch" Fish, by Wagon Load When Water Is Shut Off HERMISTON. Or., Oct. 26. (Special.) Wagonloads of trout were taken from the Hermlston ditches when the water was turned ofT at the close of the sea son, thus Indicating that the Government Ash screens are ineffective. Every family In the settlement was well supplied with trout as a result of the big "catch," and because meat, mar kets sold -the fish out of season the proprietors were fined $25 each. . Hotel keepers were also arrested by a deputy game warden, who Insisted on a fine be cause trout were served to guests. Many of the farmers who found the fish In their own ditches salted down the trout for future use. DIES WHEN DOGS FIGHT Woman Frightened to Death by See ing Canine Encounter. SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Oct. 26. (Special.) Mrs. Sunny Patrlwoski, 40 years old, was frightened to death today by wit nessing two dogs fighting. When she heard her own pet fighting a strange canine which had entered her yard, she rushed out to rescue her dog. She saw the strange dog seize her own pet and the sight caused her to reel over backwards. Her husband assisted her to the house, where she soon ex pired. A physician hastily called pronounced her death due to heart failure, brought on by fright ROBBER LOOTS PESTHOUSE - T Thief Walks Where Wise Men. Fear to Tread in Cheyenne. CHEYENNE. Wyo., Oct. W.-Robberv of the pesthouse was the charge to which Frank Kowalakes "pleaded guilty In court today. v Not -only did Kowalakes carry off the furniture and carpets, but even loaded the stoves on a wagon and conveyed the stuff to a second-hand man. Kowalakes said he found the door open and took possession. He was bound over In bonds of 11000. Assassin Boasts Deed Done for Corea; THREE SHOTS HIT STATESMAN Sinks Dead at Harbin When About to Meet Kokovsoff. PLOT ATTAINS SUCCESS Murderer and Two Companions Are Arrested, Making No Effort to Escape Tragedy Prevents Harbin Conference. HARBIN. Oct 26. As .Prince Hirobumi Ito, president - of the Japanese Privy Council, alighted from his train today and advanced across the platform, smil ing and bowing, to meet M. Kokovsoff the Russian Finance Minister, half a dozen revolver shots were fired In quick succession by a Corean in the crowd. Three of them struck Prinoe Ito and at the second he fell unconscious. He died 20 minutes later. A panic resulted from the fusillade and when It had subsided. It was found tbat Prinoe . Ito's privato secretary received a bullet, as did Japanese Consul-General Kawakan and General Manager Tanaka of the South Manchurlan RaHway, who had moved closer to the Prince as the firing began. It is thought that these three are not mortally wounded. Assassin Glories in Deed. The assassin was not hard to locate, as he stood defiantly In the crowd, revolver in hand. He proved to be a Corean, and, with two companions of the same nation ality, boasted-of a conspiracy to take the life of the former Resident-General of Corea in satisfaction for the alleged tyranny of the Prince over the Coreans. As the police pounced upon the three Coreans, the one who did the shooting exclaimed dramatically: "I came to Harbin for the sole purpose of assassinating Prince Ito to avenge my country." None of the three Coreans attempted to escape. The assassin, while claiming to have been Inspired by a patriotic motive and to believe that Japan's wrongs to Coreans justified his act, admitted under examination that he had a personal grudge against the Japanese statesman who, while Resident General in Corea, had caused the, execution of several of the murderer's friends. Many Coreans In Crowd. It had been supposed the protection for the Prince was adequate, but the police stated later that they were unable to dis tinguish the Coreans among the many Japanese who had been admitted to the railway station to welcome the Prince. The Russian police stated that Japanese Consul-General Kawakan had requested them to permit entrance to the station of all Japanese "who sought admittance. A great crowd gathered, among them the three Coreans whose nationally passed undetected. . ' Prince Ito had com; to Harbin to meet (Concluded onPage 3-) TOO J TOO GOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION f . t Separated From Wife, Condemned by World, He W"ill Begin Battle Again. CHICAGO, Oct. 26. (Special.) Dis heartened over the unhappy outcome of his financial and domestic affairs, Sid ney C. Love, former broker and social leader, now separated from his wife, who was Miss Marjorle Burnea, Is speeding west today on a Chicago & Northwestern train in search of a new field In which he can begin another career. He said that be had been condemned by the world for everything but murder and that he wanted to get away and start his life anew. "I am like a wandering nomad of the desert; I do not know where I shall go; or what I shall do," he said. In a choked voice. "Do you know whether your wife is planning to sue you?" "I must plead ignorance. I have not heard from Mrs. Love for some time. That is a matter that Is sacred to me. Place yourself In my position. I have been convicted of everything but murder. i m going to try to buna my lite over again. It's going to be a hard battle. but if they'll only let me alone, I'll come out all right." "I don't know where I shall finally lo- "i no biuu vuiuiu leaving. x may go to Seattle or San Franeisco or some other place I cannot - tell. All that ask Is that the world leave me alone.' MRS. C. W. KING RUN OVER Wife of Department Store Proprietor Injured by Auto. Mrs. C. W. King, of 423 Pacific street. wife of .C W. King, vice-president of the firm of Olds, Wortman & King, was run down by an automobile late yesterday afternoon as she alighted from a Russell. Shaver car at Grand and Holladay ave nues. The car did not pass entirely over her body, but was stopped after she was knocked down. Mrs. King was not seri ously, though painfully injured. The car was owned by George W. Evans, an automobile agent, and Is said by Sergeant of Police" Smith, who made an ' Investigation, to have been driven by him. Evans, it Is declared by the officer, violated the traffic ordinance by attempt ing to pass between a streetcar and the curb ' while passengers were alighting and Smith will this morning swear out warrant for him. According to the of ficer, Evans did not stop after striking Mrs. Klng but backed his machine and continued down town. Mrs. King was badly bruised and her clothing was torn in several places. She was. picked up by friends and carried to her home. MEXICAN TOWNS FLOODED T,wo Lives Lost and Property Suffers In High Water. MEXICO "CITY, Oci 26. At least two lives lost and damage of 5,000,000 pesos to crops, grain and fine hardwoods re sulted from yesterday's cloudburst in the State of Tabasco, according to Informa tion received tonight. Five hundred families are homeless In Atasta alone. Other cities and towns in undated are HuinagulUo, Tenosique, Ja lapa, Tlacotalpam. Tlapa, Santa Rosa and a number of smaller villages along the Mescalpa River. . The towns of Balacan, Carmen, Pall zada and Santa Rita In the Valley of the Usumadinta River, are badly damaged. GOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION ' ' ; . i Twenty Lives Lost Off Maine Coast. BOAT LOAD IS STILL MISSING Captain and Seamen Leave in Small Craft Believed Lost. LIFESAVERS RESCUE SIX Part of Crew Clings to Sinking Ves sel Until Help Arrives First Raft Launched Capsizes in 'Sea Fonr Passengers. EASTPORT. Me., Oct 26. Twenty lives and perhaps more were lost today In the destruction' on shallow Seal Cove of the steamer Hestla, bound from Glasgow for Bt John and Baltimore. Four of the victims, jxung Scotch boys, were passsn- gers and the others were members of the crew. Captain Newman and 20 or more of the crew were last seen In a ship's boat, tossing on the. stormy sea. Of the 40 persons who were aboard the steamer when she plied on the shoal early today only six are positively known to have been saved. Lifesavers Rescue Six. They were forced to cling to the wreck. shifting their precarious positions as trie steamer was tossed by the seas. It was not until S P. M. that llfesavers were able to man their boats and reach the stranded vessel. Those known to be saved are: Third Mate Stewart, Second Engineer Morgan and Seamen Keene, McKenzie, Smith and McVickar. A northeasterly gale is said to have been responsible for the Hestia's .fate, although It is partly due to the man at the .wheel, who, believing he had seen Gannel Rock light, while really discern ing the gleams of a lighthouse on Ma- chlas Seal Island, several miles south west, steered the ship many miles off her course. Crash Comes in Darkness. The sailors of the middle watch had been out -of their bunks an hour and all others except the navigating officer were stowed in bunks or hammocks when the crash came, an hour after midnight. In the belief that he was leaving Grand Manan on the port tack and following the usual course to St. John, the navi gating offllcer sought the distinguishing marks of that route. But they were not to be seen. Instead, the steamer was heading for Seal Cove, between Gannel Rock and Machlas Seal Island, over seas which barely covered a treacherous bot tom of shoals. Lifeboat Lost In Sea. It was on one of these' that the vessel became Impaled. Three lifeboats were swung from the deck, but one dropped into the sea and was lost. Then preparations were made to pre vent a similar mishap. Into another boat were placed the four boys and more than (Concluded on Page .) Great Northern President Has An other Rough Experience in Mountains. LIBBY, Mont, Oct. 28. (Special.) Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, has just undergone another try ing experience, being compelled to live four days solely upon elk meat. Last month, while automoblling from Helena to Great Falls, he was mistaken for tramp when the machine broke down, and compelled to sleep in a haystack, a farmer refusing him lodging. Mr. Mill was visiting the proposed Glacier National Park with a photograph er and others and got separated from his party. He met a hunter and engaged his services to escort him out Neither had any food, but they found an abandoned camp and secured some bread. The hunter killed an elk and for four days this was their sole ration. The elk meat was cooked in as many different way as possible without utensils. They finally 'reached Belton. where Mr, iu was picked up and brought to this place, none the worse for his experience. PITCHER FELLS DETECTIVE uitzgerald Knocks Down Kripp When He Draws Gun. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 26. (Spe ciai.j jack Fitzgerald, pitcher on the Sacramento Coast League team, worsted Police Detective Fred Kripp, brother of Ed. Kripp, California sportsman and baseball manager, early this morning when the officer, while Intoxicated, drew his gun and held It in the ballplayer's face with threats to kill him. The trouble resulted from Kripp's tak ing offense at Fitzgerald's Jibes about a local political fight. When Kripp whjpped a gun in Fitzgerald's face, the latter floored the officer with a blow to the face. Bystanders pulled Fitzgerald away and piSked up the gun. Kripp is likely to lose his position on the police depart ment. STORM BATTERS STEAMER Whittier Encouners Heavy Seas ' in Crossing Columbia Bar. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26. The oil steamship Whittier, Captain Seamone, which arrived at San Pedro today from the Columbia River, had a rough ex perience crossing the bar in the Colum bia River on October 21, and sustained damage to the extent of several thou sand dollars. Heavy seas were encountered, life boats were washed overboard and the cabin smashed. The Whittier will make two trips to San Diego from this port with oil and will then proceed to San Francisco to be placed on the drydock for repairs. ' INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61 degree; minimum. 43 degrees. TODAY'S Pair. followed by Increasing cloudiness; - easterly winds. Foreign. Ti-in.A Ttn murdered at Harbin Tailroad sta tion bv Corean. tn ho is captured and boasts of deed. Page 1. Probable effect of Ito's death on Japanese relations with powers. Page 1. Cr and King Victor agree on poller In Balkans. Pug 5. National Speaker Cannon balks St Taft's plan to Issue river and harbor bonds. Page 2. roil ti. Hearst gets decision -cutting Democratic candidates oft Independent ticket. Page 3. New York campaign made strenuous by Hearst's candidacy. Page 3. - Domestic. Suter makes affidavit 'ook did not reach summit of Mount Mck.inley. Page 5. Steamer Hestia wrecked oft Maine Coast and 20 lives lost. Page 1. Steel Trust increases dividend on common stock. Page .J. Rumor that Mrs. John J. Astor has applied for dlvcrce. Page 1. James McMahon confesses murder of A an fUigen family at h.ansas city, page . C M. I.evoy resigns from Northern Pacific and la elected vice-presiaent or ves:ern pacific. Page 4. Sidney Love starts west to begin life again. Page 1. General O. O. Howard, who fought Indiana in Northwest. Oles. page i. James J. Hill speaks to farmers. Page 0. Sports. Const Leairue scores: Portland 9. Los Ange les 1; Sacramento J. uaKiana u; v ernon 4. San Francisco 4. Page i. Johnson tells how he expects to knock out jerrriea. fage o. Big league players to play ' two games In Portland. Page 7. First boxing bouts under new. regime In Portland are tame. Page 5. PaclUc Northwest. Collegy? experts toll Eastern Oregon farmers how to conserve moisture. Page o. Albany apple fair will open today. Page S. Cooa Bay people believe Chicago & North western is benina raliroaa activity in Southern Oregon. Page 0. Dr. McClure insists Portland health officer must take responsibility lor pure mllK supply. Page y. LoeaJ option law again upheld by Supreme Court- Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Eastern cash wheat markets lower. Page 19. Speculation In stocks Is checked. Page 19. Tltanla clears with grain cargo bringing total for month to good figure. Page .IS. Opening of export hop market near at hand. Page 1ft. Portland and Vicinity. Mayor Simon announces annual budget, cut ting, city tax levy to 5 mills. Page 1. Ralph Modjeski is selected as engineer to construct Broadway bridge. Page 13. H. C. Bowers to lease the Seward Hotel, buy . adjoining site and build 14-etory hostelry. Page 20. W. Cooper Morris, cashier of wrecked Oregon Trust, now perfectly willing to testify. Page 12. Two coimterfeiter caught redhanded by police, with their Implements. Page 14. Council committee votes to sell S300.000 dock bonds at once. Page 11. Northern Pacific will have to defend title to lands granted. Page 12. Linn County lawyers accused of getting law passed to block woman's suit for libel. Page 13. . Three hotels give 1.100 each to' Rose Festival fund. Page 10. Charles N. Crittenton, social worker, says restricted district la beat olaa. sa A 1 Mayor's Budget Ready for Council Today. EXPENSES PUT AT $1,956,316 Simon Also Would Start Fund to Meet Bonded Debt. BURNER IS TO BE BUILT Message Promiftes Garbage Crema tory Without Bond Issue Men and Equipment Are Added in Several Departments. . FEATTRJES OF MAYOR'S BUDGET Reduces, tax levy from 6.6 mills to S mills. f Recommends creation of fund to meet bonded debt Interest. Recommends additional men and equipment for several departments. Refuses to sanction additional po ltoe detectives. Declares sale of bonds unnecessary for garbage . crematory. Favors parks and boulevards sys tem, by gradual work. Recommends chemical laboratory and chemist for City Engineer. Total proposed expenditures for vear Sl.Oo6.816.80. Reduction of the city tax levy from, 6.6 mills to 6 mills, the creation of a sinking fund with which to pay rf)IT the) bonded Indebtedness of the municipality and a recommendation that no bonds be) sold for the construction of the proposed 'garbage crematory comprise the most salient features of Mayor Simon,'s annual budget for 1910, filed with City Auditor' Barbur yesterday afternoon. It will be submitted to the Council this morning, and will probably be referred to the ways and means committee for consideration. The budget throughout Is characteristic) of the shrewd business man, anxious to prune every item to the limit, vet care fully providing an ample revenue to guar antee the efficiency of every department. By the levy of 5 mills, recommended, a total of il.956,316.80 will be derived for ths operation of the several branches of ths municipality. Sinking Fund Is Needed. Mayor Simon strongly recommends the creation of a sinking fund, with which to pay off the bonded Indebtedness. Ho asks for a levy of .2 mill for this pur pose, lie assures tne council mat mere will be ample funds with which to build the proposed garbage crematory without selling any of the bond Issue of $160,000, voted for the purpose. He also declares himself In favor of a system of boule- varas to connect tne many pants ac quired already, but says this Improve ment work should extend over a period of years. Tl e Mayor assures the Council that he has carefully considered all of the esti mates that were submitted by the heads of the various departments and that. with- the reductions recommended by him, a 5-mill levy will produce sufficient revenue, based on the assessed valuation of the municipality, to maintain proper efficiency in all branches. Police Force Is Increased. The Mayor says he recognizes that, in rapidly growing city like this, men and equlp-nent must be added from year to year to carry forward the great vol ume of business, but he vigorously op poses some of the recommendations made by department heads for more men. However, he asks the Council to grant additions of both men and equipment in some of the departments. In ths Tollca Department he refuses to sanction the request for more detectives, although he does sanction the addition of three ser geants and 16 patrolmen. Much additional equipment and 16 mor men are recommonded for the Street Cleaning Department, owing to the plans that are maturing for greatly Increased work in that line next year. City light ing is given much attention, 1115,000 being recommended for that purpose. Three Important Features. "I consider that the matters of reduc tion in the tax levy, the creation of a sinking fund tc liquidate bonded Indebted ness and the fact that we will build the garbage crematory without the sale of bonds, to be the most Important Items In the budget," said Mayor Simon. "I want to conduct the city business as I do my own,, and I think any good business man will acknowledge that some means should be provided for meeting bonded Indebt edness and for paying these obligations off as they fall due. Heretofore, no such provision has been made. I take great pleasure in being able to recommend a nou.ble reduction in the levy over this year's levy, for I feel that the people ar mUch burdened by taxes." Following Is the Mayor's budget In full: lull Text of Budget. Portland. Or.. Oct. 28. 1909. To the Council: . Section 2S5 of the charter recfulrei the several officers, commissioners, boards and departments of the city to prepare and file with the Auditor an estimate of the ex penses and disbursements for the ensuing year of their respective offices, commissions. boards and departments, and from such estimate the Mayor must prepare his annual budget and submit same to the council. When the city charter was enacted. It was 1 A k