THE. SU-DA.X-vQJRE.GQ5IA3tv PJMITLATTD, SEPTEMBER 9, 1906. F up and turn the over to the com pany. White has left for Darts un known. The timber land claimed to be thus illegally entered comprises about IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED. MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING 20.000 acres of the finest timber In the fclato-. The land Is Included in what is now the Seven Devils and Weiser forest reserves. If charges of fraud are proven the Steve Adams Is Arrested on Warrant From Denver. land will revert to the Government. Federal Court convenes at Boise Mon day and the men will be taken there for trial. There will be about 50 de fendants. It is stated other xtensive land frauds are being Investigated and REEBUTAMOMENT HELD IN IDAHO PRISON Witness In the Steunenberg Murder Case Is Charged With the Mur der of Lyte Gregory in Colorado. BOISE. Ida., Sept. 8. (Special.) The rase of Steve Adams grows complicated. No objection was made by the state to : hill release on the" writ of habeas corpus Issued by Judge Stewart yesterday. He was immediately arrested on a fugutive warrant issued on the request -of the Sheriff of Denver, Colo,, on a charge of murdering Lyte Gregory In that city May 16, 1W4. and is held in charge of the Sheriff of this county. Now Sheriff Angus Sutherland, of Sho shone County, this state, has wired that he is coming for Adams, armed with a warrant charging him with complicity in the brutal murder of two men on the St. Joseph River In Fall of 1904. These men were named Tyler and Walley. They were shot from ambush and it has al ways been understood that J. L. Simp kins, now a fugitive from justice In con nection with the Steunenberg assassina tion was one of the murderers. The deed was done on or near Simpkin's ranch. Adams was no sooner In sight of actual liberty than two charges of murder ap peared against him. It was the plan of the state not to lodge the charges against htm, but so soon as he yielded to the blandishments of the . defense In the Moyer-Haywood-Pettlbone case, the road has been becoming rocky for him. He was living in the penitentiary practically as the guest of the state, but now he will probably have to serve some where under accusation for bloody crime. It was Just 1:0s o'clock this afternoon when Prosecuting Attorney Koelsch, of this county, received the following dis patch from Denver: "Denver, Colo., September 8. District Attorney Ada County, Boise, Idaho: A charge of murder against Steven V. Adams for the killing of Lyte Gregory In the city and county of Denver, May 15, 1904, filed here today before Grant L. .Hudson, Justice of the Peace and war rant In my hands. Swear out fugitive ! warrant and hold Adams. Requisition papers are being prepared and agent will etart not later than Monday. "Alexander Nesbit, Sheriff, Denver 'County and city." Koelsch at once swore out a warrant (or arrest of Adams before Justice Dunbar. About 2:30 o'clock-Judge Stew art, of the District Court, made an , order releasing Steve Adams from the I custody of Warden Whitney at the state penitentiary by writ of habeas (corpus. The court adjourned and Steve I Adams, a free man, arose and began Blunting nanas g wnn nis attorneys, when he was tapped on the shoulder ,by a Deputy Sheriff, asked to step into the Judge's private office and there in 1 the presence of his wife, nis uncle and his attorneys, the warrant was served on him. Warden Whitney, on his return, ' merely stated that Adams had' been placed in his charge for safe keeping by the Sheriff of Canyon County, on an : order from the Probate Court of that county. In his answer the warden stated that the order of the Probate Court had never been revoked and that no other order concerning the dis position of Adams had ever been made. He also 3tated that Adams' Incarcera tion in the penitentiary had been made with the full consent of Adams, "nis attorney, C. A. Moore, of Baker City, and the attorneys for the state. Attorney Snow, for the state, in a few words stated that he had no ob Jertion at all to the court allowing Adams his freedom, If Adams himself wished to be released. He stated the State pf Idaho had at that time no charge against the man and wished to make no effort to deprive him of his liberty. As the court finished Adams' wife turned to her husband and smiled. He returned the smile and rose to his feet to shake hands with his uncle, who was also smiling. Then he turned to shake hands with his 'attorney, when 'he was tapped on the shoulder by Deputy Sheriff Higgins. The happy, smiling look vanished from Adams' face instantly. He was apparently greatly surprised. His uncle glared seowling ly at the deputy and Mrs. Adams hur ried toward her husband. "Are you going to play any more tricks on my husband?" she demand ed. "Are you going to steal him again?" Then he went Into the Judge's cham bers and was formally placed under ar-lest. Crime Charged at Denver. DENVER, Sept. 8. Lyte Gregory, for whose murder Boise authorities are now holding Steve Adams, was employed as a detective and special officer by a private uenver agency and had previously spent several years worsting for the police and detective departments in this city. While on his way home from Edward Cleary'a saloon In West Denver at a late hour of the night of May 15. 1904, Gregory was shot down Just at the entrance of an alley-way. It was some time before an alarm was raised and the police noti fied, and Gregory's assassin made good his escape. Examination disclosed the fact that 10 bullets were fired Into Gregory's body. John Combes, a carpenter, was the only person arrested, ana as it was impossible to connect him with the crime, the au thorities released hira after an investi gation. Only a few weeks before his death. Gregory was named by William Warjon, an organizer for coalminers In Colorado, as one of the men who had brutally assaulted him at Sargent. Colo. GATHERED IN BY D'FALLOK RESIDENTS FROM THE MEADOWS TO BE TAKEN TO BOISE. Some Are Witnesses, Others Are Charged With Fraud la Filing on Government Land. WEISER, Idaho, Bept. 8. (Special.) The Government is after fraudulent locators of timber land in this county. A party of 39, a majority of whom are charged with making false entries and the remainder as witnesses, were brought here today from the northern portion of the county, where the entries were made. The men are all residents of the section surrounding Meadows. It Is charged by United States Tim ber Inspector O'Fallon, who secured the evidence against the men. that tho land was located and proved up on oy the defendants in the Interest of the Cook Timber & Lumber Company, of Pennsylvania, and, that the money to prove up was furnished by B. S. White, (igent of the company, who paid the lo cators from $200 to 400 each to prove Interesting developments are expac-ea. Brick Johnson's Slayer Captured. LA GRANDE, Or., Sept. 8. Sheriff Blakely, of Wallovea County, arrived in this city this morning from Salmon Meadows, Idaho, where he captured John Bear, who on June 11 shot and killed Brick Johnson, of Enterprise. The mur derer had been hiding in Imnaha County and waa caught while having his gun re paired. The prisoner has a wife and three chil dren, the oldest 6 years. He is aged 32, and has lived in Wallowa County 25 years. On a ellght provocation he en tered Ott Brothers' saloon on June 11 and killed Brick Johnson, while the latter was Bitting at the bar. , Northwest People in Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept. 8. (Special.) Oregon lans registered today as follows: Stratford A. M. Curry and wife. Port land. Kaiserhoff M. B. Coolldge, Portland. Palmer House M. B. Thompson, Portland. MADE TWO GOOD INDIANS ISAIAH MATHETV, STRONG TYPE OF WESTERN PIONEER.' Myatery of Many Years Clenred XTp by Tale Told by Argonaut After Reaching; Old Age. ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.) Isaiah C. Matheny, whose funeral was held here Thursday, was a pioneer among Oregon pioneers, having come across the plains with the Applegate The Late Isaiah C. Matheny. train in 1843, his family settling at Wheatland, on the Willamette River, near Salem. Four sons and two daugh ters survive, viz: N. G. Matheny. of Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Mary Norris, Pueblo, Colo.; D. L. Ma theny, Santa Ana, Cal.; Mrs. Lottie Paulson, Ashland; A. A. and G. H. Ma theny, of Chicago. Mr. Mntheny was married In Yam hill County In 1850 to Emeline Allen. They lived in Marion County until 1866, when they removed to California, re siding there for a few years, but seek ing tho frontier again In 1871, this time in the Snake River region of Southern Idaho, where Mr. Matheny embarked In the stock business on the fringe of the Nea Perces Indians' home, but lost his herds of fine cattle during an un usually severe Winter. In later years the couplo made their home with their daughter in Ashland. A native of Edgar, County, Illinois, he was in his 80th year at the time of his death. Mr. Matheny fought Indiana through the Cayuse war In 1847-8 as a member of the regiment raised in Ore gon for that purpose, but his expe rience with the Indians was not con fined to that conflict, and he spoke the Chinook and other Indian Jargons readily. He was also one of the early Argonauts to California and went to the Golden State right after the first news of Marshall's discovery of old Fort Sut,ter. It was on an expedition from Oregon to California that he had a thrilling Incident with Indians. There was a mystery for years and years in connec tion with the death of two notorious Indian horse thieves and desperadoes m November. 1S43,Y at Hangtown, or Placervllle, Cal., and it was only a few years before his death that Mr. Ma theny cleared It up and gave the story of the connection of himself and com panions with the mystery. The incident had long slipped from publio mind, but it was one morning early in November, 1843, that the bodies of two stalwart Indians were found on the outskirts of Hangtown. One had had a long-bladed knife plunged into WIDELY-KNOWN FIOXEEB WOMAN. it ', 1 -Mini ' y The Late Mrs. Eliza II. Marsh. FOREST GROVE. Or., Sept. 8. Mrs. Eliza H. Marsh, who died at her home here yesterday, aged 65, was born In Bloomfleld. O. After her marriage to Sidney Harper Marsh In 1860, she came to Oregon. Her husband was the first president of Pacific University, and herself was widely known and beloved. PD ml . iflf ; $W Mil , mm -Zh ' TTif hi -TPJ'-U J I Uf. Ati-Ys - - ! , I fit . ?Xb- ' "t--flv3ilr ill 1 xttt w- J&&&- ' W' OT The new apparel fads for Autumn are all here for those men whose discriminating- tastes demand the very best in Suits and Overcoats BFW LEADING CLOTHIER his heart and the other had a bullet hole through his head. The two Indians for the few months that Hangtown had been in existence had gained a repu tation for thievery and many had made threats to shoot them at the first op portunity, but none had the heart to deliberately put an end to their lives. They were powerful fellows and none dared cope with them in a conflict to the death. When their bodies were found all were glad they were dead, save a few renegade Mexicans who shared the re sults of their raids, and they made threats to bo avenged. No one in Hang town claimed the honor of the killing. and though the good citizens made many efforts to learn the identity of their benefactors they never succeeded. It was left to remain a mystery because Mr. Matheny and his party were strangers in a strange land and fear ful of foes, but Mr. Matheny finally be fore- his death told the story in detail. "We were on our way from Oregon to the new Eldorado," said he, "and my father, my brother and I and three brothers named Thorp were hurrying to the newly-discovered mines as fast as we could go. We traveled overland from this state, starting as soon as we got news of Marshall's discovery ami arriving at Sutter's Fort early In November. We pushed on and when within a few hours' ride of Hangtown night overtook us and we camped. We had 21 horses with us and thinking we were near civilization ana the norsea vvera pretty well fagged we allowed them to run at will, keep ing only two of them tethered to round up the rest with in the morning. ''When morning came the free horses had disappeared and we hunted three days for them without success. On the morning of the fourth day Elvin Thorp and I started off with the two horses we hdd left to look for traces of the lost animals in a canyon some distance from where we had previously been searching and only a short distance from Hangtown. Thorp had a bowls knife nnd a rifle and I was armed with a double-barreled pistol. As we rode Into a hollow we caught sight of two Indians on one of our lost horsos, and away we went after them, hoping to get information from them of the re it of the band. "Tho Indians Jumped from their horses shortly after the race com menced and attempted to escape on foot, but we soon overhauled them. One carried a bow and some arrows, and as I Jumped from my horse he com menced to string It, but my pistol was leveled at him before he could fit an arrow to It and he dropped his weapon. "Thorp had stopped the other Indian, but while dismounting from his horse the trigger of his rifle caught in 6ome shrubbery and the weapon was dls7 charged. It was a muzzle-loading af fair and before he could reload it the Indian grappled with htm. The man I had cornered gave a loud yell and came at me. "I had some compunction about shooting a man, even if he meant me harm, and I attempted to back away. In doing so I stumbled over a rock and before I could regain my balance the Indian was upon me. He grasped the muzzle of the pistol as we fell and we rolled over and over, fighting for the weapon. Finally, by a display of strength that I did not know I was ca pable, of I wrenched the weapon from his hand. My left arm was free and, grasping him by the hair, I pulled his head to one side and, placing the weupon at his temple, pulled the trig ger. "I freed myself from beneath the dy ing Indian and as I staggered to my feet Thorp came running to my assist ance with his sheath knife dripping with blood. Tho other Indian lay dead not over a dozen yards away. "Leaving their bodies where they lay. we hurried on in the direction that the Indians were going when we first saw them, and not over half a mile away we found our horses in a corral that had presumably been built by the men we had killed. We there resolved not to tell how the Indians had been killed, fearing the vengeance of their friends, and this la the first time the-story has been told." William Abernethy Is Injured. R09EJBURG-, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.) As William Abernethy, of Forest Grove was coming in from his farm at Doral Coos County, to attend the district fair at this place he was thrown at a late hour from his horse and sustained a frac ture of both bones of his right log Just above the ankle. He is now resting com fortably at a private residence in West Roseburg. His advanced age makes it the harder for him. Kot Satisfied With the Pay. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.) Deputy Sheriff Shirley Buck will re sign the chief deputyship in the Sheriff's office next week, and Sheriff R. B. Bea tle has announced that Robert W. Baker will be appointed as Buck's successor. Dissatisfaction with the salary that is paid and the failure of the County Court to grant an advance la the reason as signed by Deputy Buck for tendering his resignation. Beckett's Sentence Is Deferred. TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 8. (Special.) The sentence of young Beckett for for gery, which was expected to come up in the Superior Court this morning, was deferred by Judge Snell until a later date, the court desiring to inquire into the matter further. Beckett is the swift youngster who posed as a Canadian Pa cific official and cut a swath in Tacoma and Portland under the name of Drink-water. . Doomed Man in Cheerful Mood. 6ALEM. Or.. Sept. 8. (Special.) J. C.' Barnes, .of Douglas County, who is un der sentence to hang at the penitentiary 10 days hence, ifl living In hopes of ex ecutive clemency, or relief from the Su preme Court of the United States. So far as anyone else knows, he has no basis of a hope from either source Barnes is cheerful, eats heartily three times a day and gives no trouble what ever. When asked about his case, he 6ays he Is expecting the Governor to commute his sentence and that in case the Governor refuses to interfere, the case will be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States. Rains End Fire Warden's Work. OLTMPIA. Wash., Sept. 8. (Special.) State Fire Warden J. R. Welty reports that the ralna of tho past few days have closea the season's active field work and he is now checking up to nnd how his office stands financially. The funds provided for the Summer's work in fight ing fires amounted to $10,294, -at which J2161 came from the Are protection fund in the State Land Commissioner's office. The remainder came from voluntary sub scriptions by timber and millowners. The total will probably be a little short of requirements. The largest distribution of funds was in Skagit County. Fires in some sections were practically beyond control when the rains fortunately began two days ago. During the first three monthe of the pre- , ent year there were 5H6 strikes in the Ger man empire. Last year there were 240fl striken, only 528 of whlcii were a complete ttcoess for the strikers, - - y . ' 0