THE MORNING OREGONIAX. TUESDAY, XOTB3IBER 30, 1909.
WARNING IS TARDY,
WRECK KILLS TWO
Operator, Runs With Danger
: Lights, but Grays Harbor
Train Tumbles.
WATER UNDERMINES RAILS
listrr Noar Olyn.pla Costs Lives
or Knsineer and Fireman Pas
' s-engrrs Escape Previous
Trip Over Track Safe.
'ot,TMPIA. Wash., Nov. . (Special.)
Knginoer John Wjrandt. of Tseoma, and
a fireman, supposed to be Forest, of Oak
ville. were killed when the Grays Harbor
train for .Seattle was wrecked tonight
while, the local telegraph operator, 1. D.
Wevand. hut a few hundred yards away,
was running at top speed to warn the
train crew of 11a dansT.
i At 6:15 o'clock tonlfiht one paesenger
train and at 7 o'clock the train wrecked
Jater had paed safely over the track.
This Gravs Harbor train had run to
Oate. and on orders that the tracks were
frn passable bevond. had reversed to return
to Olvmpla. John Rollman. walking along
the track, discovered that water pouring
flown from the hill had undermined about
St feet of track.
Walker Warns Dispatcher.
tollman ran at top speed to Olympla
and warned Operator Weyand. who. after
wiring the dispatcher and finding tha
'raln had passed the last wire station,
n-abbed red lanterns and started for the
laner point. He was Just this side of
he fatal curve, not yards away, when
Che train, running fast on the down
jrrade. struck the washed-out track. The
nrine left the rail and turned over,
)!nnlng down the engineer and fireman,
nrho were probably both instantly killed.
The baggage and mail car and smoker
were derailed. Rails from the track tore
through the boiler and Into the cab. Other
ars were not damaged.
Three Passengers Escape.
y .The only passengers were T. I. Oliam-
era. of 716 South B street, Tacoma.
and A. P. Morris and Paul.Geshaw, log
(ters. who -were employed by "Wilson Bros,
war Rochester.
"Engineer Wyandt last Spring was In a
wreck one mile -west of the scene of
(tonight's tragedy. Then he was under
.his engine In the bay. but the oft mud
tmttom prevented fatal Injury and falling
tide permitted his rescue after a few
hours' work. The train waa In charge
if Conductor P. C. Hall. H. U Mero,
mail clerk, was shaken up, but not se
riously hurt.
The body of the engineer was recovered.
fPhat of the fireman cannot be taken out
ihttl the wrecker arrives. The fireman's
fcodv Is under the firebox, only one foot
showing. ' "Water accumulating behind the
"wreck, threatens to undermine several
"Srundred feet of track and slide the whole
train into" Perclval Creek.'
LOST MINE RECOVERED
Prospectors Preparing for Spring
Rush Into Remote Idaho Region.
-BOISE, "Idaho. Xov. 29. Prospectors
throughout. Idaho are preparing for a
Spring rush to the Btuneau country, a
somewhat isolated district, where one of
the famous "lost mine' of the West
has Juet been relocated.
'For 30 years there has been a tradition
of a sheepherder who came to civiliza
tion with- samples of quarts yellow with
free gold and told hip friends of a great
ldge from ' which the samples were
taken. Starting back alone, he disap
peared and waa never heard of again.
The finding of a skeleton recently in
the region where the shepherd ranged
caused a revival of the story and a re
newed search for the storied ledge. The
tearch Is' said to have been successful.
V. A. Bourne, one of the pioneer dis
coverers, has returned from the Bruneau.
and gives details of the developments
there. He says the ore carries values
as high as JJO.OOO to the ton. The smallest
return from a random sample was Vti a
ton and there is In sight on the surface
ore of the .value of $175,000.
It can" be quarried like building stone,
the rospector declare.
LAND-FRAUD CASES WAIT
Judge Dietrich Turns Lmnibermen
Over to Oregon Jurist.
BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 29. (Special. )
Judge -Frank R Dietrich, of the United
States Circuit Court virtually warned -his
lianflS' Saturday .of the criminal cases
pending against .Sumner G. Moon and
James T. Barber, officers of the Barber
Lumber Company., and famous lumber
barons'of Eau Claire, Wis., indicted lat
April for alleged land frauds, when he
paosed the case over to Judge Robert 8.
Bean, of the Oregon judicial district. The
defendants were held in the Circuit Court
tn this city for the purpose of arriving at
some definite date when the trial can
take Place.
Confusion greeted all of the efforts to
probe into the understandings which the
counsel had with reference to the definite
dale fora. trial and Judge Dietrich,
having been disqualified from sitting in
the civil suits of the Government agaiieu
the Barber Lumber Company, stated that
ka would turn the setting or tne oaie ior
trial over to Judge Bean who will prob
ably arrive in Boise next month.
BAY CITIES DINE JAPANESE
ShJbuaw and Party Will Sail for
.'.-". Orient Today.
slsT-FRANCISCO. Nov. As a cul
ni "ration of their three month tour of
thePnited States, the Japanese commer
ciar:CTmmieafoners, beaded by Baron. Shi
busawa. were given a banquet at the
Fafrmont Hotel tonight.
Governor James N. Gillett and more
than 200 of the foremost men of affairs
In San Francisco and the Bay cities were
present..
The party will sail for Japan at noon to
morrow on the steamer Chljro Maru.
ST.VCROIX FlftE UNSOLVED
Quartermaster Peters Can't Be Io
rated to Give Evidence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nor. S.-The sec
ond day of Inquiry into the burning of
!. the steamer St. Croix off Point Duma.
November 30. passed without developing
any explanation of the origin cf the
flames. ,,
Not a new fact 'bearing on the fire itseir
was brought to light, and the destruction
of the vessel already has been numbered
among the mysteries of the deep In ship
ping circles. " ,
Quartermaster Peters, of the St. Croix,
whose evidence the investigator were
anxious to secure, could not be found to
day. GERMAN B0A STRANDED
Government Lightship Saves Crew
Off WrecK.
BEAUFORT. N. C. Nov. 29,-The Ger
man steamer Brewster is stranded on
Diamond Shoals. The crew was taken
oft bv a Government lightship.
NEW YORK. Nor. 29. The steamer
Brewster, in cargo from Jamaica and
Cuban ports for New York, is today
hard aground and in a dangerous posi
tion off Diamond ShoaIsN lightship. Just
south of Cape Hatteras. The calling for
help was received by wireless telegraph
In this city in a message picked up by
the United Wireless Company, and orig
inating with the Government station on
the lightship. The message said the
Brewster was aground about six mllea
inside the lightship, in a precarious po
sition. The sea was reported smooth
and the wind moderate at that time,
however.
The Brewster, of 931 tons net register,
was owned by H. H. Schmitt. of Ham
burg. She sailed from Kingston, No-
i it v Vnrlr A wrecking
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outfit was ordered from Norfolk to the
aid of the stranded steamer
In addition to the revenue cutter
Onondaga, at Norfolk, the cutter Semin
ole, at Wilmington, has been dispatched
to the assistance of the stranded steamer.
32-DAY MARRIAGE ENOUGH
Couple Now Seek Divorce, Each
Suing Other.
ALBANY. Or., Noy. 29. (Special.)
After a married life of only 32 days,
Charles Witham and his wife. Ida
Ti-ii,om a. ench suinr the other for di
vorce. The husband i plaintiff and the
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wire aeienaam in buh. ...
... wt.iu tha wia la nlalntlff and
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the husband defendant In. a suit in the
Circuit Court of Lion uouniy. duui Vi--
. .kfllt. Anmnlnfnrc without any
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knowledge that the other contemplated
sucn a step ana ooin t-uiiipia.ii". .......
file about the same time.
. i H-1 . V. nmnlaint WRM filed here
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Saturday evening. She had not been at
home long after signing up ner una
.... i chArir Smith served her
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with a copy of her husband's complaint,
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which had Deen niea in vurvo.ni-.
before.
Mrs. Witham recites in her complaint
that thev were married in Benton Coun
ty, September 13. 1909, and separated Oc
tober 16 last. She alleges that her hus
band is a carpenter and makes good
wages and asks for tlifl as expense money
. i. . i . tut mnnth alimonV.
She also asks the court to restore her
maiden name, Ida Powell.
SLEUTHS HURRIED TO LEAD
Strike In Dakota Mining Town As
sumes Prostortlons.
LEAD. S. D., Nov. 29. James Klrwln,
president of the Lead union of the West
ern Federation of Miners, received a tele
gram today from National President
Moyer. at Denver, saying that 75 private
detectives are on their way to Lead in
connection with the strike in the Home
stake plant. "
The "company admits the presence or
some detectives, whose purpose is to pre
serve order.
C. E. Mahoney, vice-president of the
union, was arrested today ano. fined $50.
on a charge of using violent language in
a public place. The City Council tonight
authorised the Mayor to appoint all the
special deputies needed.
FREIGHT RATES ARE FILED
California Will Have New Transcon
tinental Road December 1.
SN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29. The freight
and interstate tariffs of the West Pacific
Railway Company were placed on file
with the California Railway Commission
today, the schedules Jiaving been filed
with the Interstate Tommerce Commis
sion some days ago. They will go into
n.MmW 1 n nA December 5. Trans
continental tariffs have been filed and
will become effective December 8.
The new road will be in actual opera
tion December 1, when Chief Dispatcher
Meadows will start the telegraphic serv
ice. MOROCCAN TRIBES SUBMIT
Chiefs Offer to Raise Force to Aid
Alfonso's Troops.
wtit it t M .--. Vo.v 9 The
chiefs of the Important Moroccan tribes j
of Kabyles. Benl Boufrur and Beni Sldel,
made formal submission to General Ma-
rlna today. The chiefs even offered to
raise a native force and Join the Spanish
troops against such Moors as were still
hostile.
.
CHURCH TREASURER SHORT
W. C. Lllley, Missing, Owes Pitts
burg Presbyterians $2 1,0 S 4.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 29. William C.
Lllley. ex-treasurer of the Pittsburg
Presbytery, who disappeared on Septem
ber 29. is short to the amount of $21,034
in his cash accounts, according to a
statement given out today.
The trustees would not say wnetner
they would prosecute.
Liquor Issue Again Raised.
WOODLAND. Wash., Nov. 29. (Spe
cial.) The recent defeat of the local
option forces In Woodland has not
quenched their ardor. Friday night
they met and nominated a dry ticket
for the Town Council as follows: W.
It. Mills. W. R. Blrt and E. E. Heald for
Councllmen to serve two years and
Sam Conrad. Treasurer, to serve one
year. The opposing side met yester
day and named John Peterson, Captain
Horace Campbell and Gilbert Murk as
Councllmen to serve two years and L.
G. McConnell to serve one year as
Treasurer. The election occurs Decem
ber 7.
Roanoke Passenger Arrested.
ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.) On
the arrival of the steamer Roanoke this
afternoon. Robert Glenn, a passenger,
was arrested hy Sheriff Pomeroy In re
sponse to a telegram from Eureka, Cel..
but what the man is -wanted for Is not
known here. Glenn waa- traveling as
Robert McMullen. ant denies that he is
the man wanted, although he had re
ceipts In his pocket in the name of "Robert
Glenn.
Skimmed milk has been proved a valuable
food tor laylnr hn. according t experi
ments at the Vlrainia Experiment Station.
IF you go out in the rain, go out in
one of our Hart Schaffner &
Marx all-wool raincoats.
For style, good tailoring and fit
you 11 certainly be right in it.
Other overcoats of every good
model; suits in a great variety of
fancy fabrics, and blue and black.
Suits
Raincoats Overcoats
$20 to $40
am'l Rosenblatt & Go-
Cor. Third and Morrison Streets
PATRICK FIGHTS'Ofl
Convicted Slayer Opens Last
Fight for Liberty.
SAYS HE SUFFERED DEATH
Reprieved From Sentence to Electric
Chair, Man Now Serving Llf .
Term in Sing Sing Argues
He Should Be Free.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Albert T.
Patrick, whose sentence of death for
the murder of William Marsh Rice waa
commuted to life imprisonment at
Sing Sing, appeared today before the
appellate division of the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn to argue that with
in the law he had already Suffered
death, and thus had paid his debt to
the state in full and should be set free.
Patrick contends that the solitary
confinement preceding electrocution
had been held by the United States Su
preme Court to be part of the penalty
decreed In a death sentence.
He served that time In full and now
makes the point that when the Court
of Appeals reaffirmed the decision of
the court of conviction and set a new
date for execution, it transgressed, his
constitutional right in ordering him to
serve another period of solitary con
finement, inerepy oupucu"
lshment he had already suffered.
The failure of the warden to electro
cute in compliance with the first order
of the court, argues Patrick, consti
tutes an act of nonfeasance.
Patrick was not ready to proceed
with, his argument today, and. at his
request, the matter was adjourned to
Thursday of this week. He said:
'I am coming to Brooklyn on a writ
of habeas corpus to consider a point
which was an attack upon the Jurisdic
tion of the court to convict, and the
right of Governor Higgins to commute
my sentence without my consent. The
point overlooked was that the Judg
ment; on conviction ceased to be oper
ative at the expiration of the week
fixed by the Court of Appeals for exe
cution of the original sentence of death,
after the appeal had been confirmed.
Wage Demand to Be Heard.
ST PAUL, Nov. 29. Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commlslon, and Charles P.
Neill, United States Labor Commis
sioner, reached here today to hear ar
guments in the dispute between the
switchmen's union and the managers
committee, representing the railroads
of the Northwest, relative to a demand
by the switchmen for a wage Increase
of about 20 per cent.
One Dies; i 00 Escape From Mine.
MARION. 111., Nov. 29. One man was
killed In a mine explosion here today,
and 100 or more narrowly escaped
death. These were rescued with great
difficulty. The -victim of the accident
was in that portion of the mine which
received the full force of the explosion.
Wilson Appointed Postmaster.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 29. George E. Wilson was
today appointed postmaster at Nortons,
Lincoln County.-
GIRL MUCH SCARED
Hysterical Over Alleged At
- tempt at Chloroforming.
CHARLES TABLER ACCUSED
WARRINER'S MINING COMPANY ALLEGED TO BE
"INSOLVENT.
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Neighbors Rnsh to Seufert Home and
. Find Marie Bushkhul Locked in
Bathroom, Where She Had
Retreated in Fright.
Neighbors in tne vicinity of the home
of T. J. Seufert. North Twentieth and
Brazee streets, were startled last night
when the maid. Marie Bushkhul, leaned
nut of the bathroom window on the sec
ond floor and uttered shriek after shriek.
When people living nearby arrived at
the house. Miss Bushkhul threw down
thA vva n the house, for she had locked
herself In the bathroom. They found her
In a hysterical condition, but arter sne
had been auieted. she insisted xnai
Charles Tabler. a clerk employed by
Mergeny s Grocery company, r
Sixth street, had Jijpt left the house.
Miss Bushkhul admits she had been well
.Antn,Ai with Tahier for four years.
The Seuferts are absent tn the East. -According
to the story told by Miss Bush
khul. she was sluing in an sruicumi
... rr.Iila. r.nrvi.ak iin frnm hehind and
attempted to thrust a bottle of chloroform
under her nose. She struggled as long
as she was able, she declares, when the
their effectr and
she grew quiet Then Tabler picked her
up and laid her on a oea.
a rt. , i. a h-trtia removed she said
she revived somewhat and. leaping to
her feet fought off her assailant and ran
screaming upstairs, where sne locaea ner-
self in the bathroom.
This story Miss Bushkhul told to De
tective Snow, who lives in the vicinity.
and to Officer Meld, wno naa oeen aeiii
to the house when somebody telephoned
ha.Hnrtpr The nolice are in
clined to believe Tabler had it in mind
to rob the Seufert home, ror tne piace
Is handsomely furnished and contains
manv articles of value, including silver
ware and Jewelry.
Miss Bushkhul was taKen to me nouo
of Joseph M. Healex, a real estate man
who lives near and who is looking after
Mr Seuferfs interests while the latter is
In the East. Both the gin ana lauier
came from Dufur. Or., several months
ago. where her parents live and where
Tabler was a mail carrier. Detective
Snow will seek for Tamer inis mornins.
but it haa not yet been determined what
charge will be placed against him.
MRS.
STEWART-FORD, WOMAN WHO IS PLAYING PROMINENT
ROI.B IN FORMER RAILROAD MAN S PEfJLATluns.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 29. Alleging a condition of virtual Insolvency.
William 8. Kissinger today sued in the Kenton County. Kentucky.
Circuit Court for the appointment of a receiver for the Mutual Mining
Company, of whlcJi Charles L. Warriner. ex-treasurer of the Big Four
Railroad, was secretary-treasurer. Warriner has been charged with
embexaling fi43.000 from the Big Four road. It is said that a Mrs.
Stewart-Ford Is involved In many o( Warriner's peculations.
Kissinger, president of the Mutual Company, capitalized at $60,000,
alleges that Warriner recently transferred all his stock In the com
pany and declares the president is the only officer left. He also asked
the court for the restoration of the company's books, said to be in
the hands of the Big Four.
John Rich was appointed receiver.
Prominent Marshfleld .Man Dies.
r . oounim r nr . Nov. 29. (Special.)
Word has been received here that H. H.
McPherson. one or tne oesi Known
field men. is dead at Sin Francisco. Mr.
Mcpherson's death was audden and un
expected, he having gone to San Francisco
for the benefit of his wife's health. He
was head of the firm of McPherson-Gim-ser
Company. The burial will be at San
Francisco.
Wage Scale Increased.
HONOLULU, Nov. 29. As a result of
the recent labor disturbances on the
sugar plantations and to avert future
trouble of the same character, the Ha
waiian Sugar Planters' Association
adopted today a new wage schedule
which, it is believed, will remove the
cause of complaint among the Japanese
field hands. ,
Oregon Suffragists Meet Tonight.
The 39th anniversary of the Oregon
State Suffrage Association will be cele
brated tonight at the Dolph mansion.
Fifth and Jefferson streets, with a lit
erary and social entertainment. An im
promptu discussion will follow the an
nual address of Mrs. Abigail Scott Duni
way, president of the association.
Irish Patriot's Son Dies.
MANILA, Nov 29. Thomas Meaghey,
eon Of the Irish patriot, died today of
pneumonia following an attempt at sui
cide He was a graduate of West Point
and had llvd many years in Montana
and California. For several years he had
occupied minor posts in the Government
service here.
Sixth and
Morrison
Shennanpax&Co.
Opposite
Pos toffee
You are cordially invited to attend a
recital to be given in our hall tonight
Mrs. May Dearborn Schwab, Soloist
Mr. F. H. Jones at the Piano
8:15 o'Clock
Admission Free
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