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PENDLETON. UMATILLA CO., OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 27. HMM
MRS. JAMES O’CONNELL.
FOLLO
Rev. Powers, Pastor of Mes
siah Church, on the Witness
Stand Today.
COURT ROOM. AS USUAL.
I
WAS FILLED WITH WOMEN.
Testimony Bring* Out the Fact That
Pennell Had Said Something Would
Happen Unless Burdick Let Up on
the Divorce Case.
Buffalo. March 26.—A big jam was
around the doors of the court room
where the Burdick inquest was to be
resumed this morning. As early as
8:30 the police were on hand to pre
vent overcrowding. As in the other
hearings the audience was composed
mostly of women when the seats
were filled and the doors closed.
The hearing wa* delayed until 10:30.
Rev. Powers, pastor of the Messiah
church of which Mr. and Mis. Bur
dick and Mrs. Hull were members,
was the first witness. He said he
had two talks with Burdick about his
domestic troubles as it was a common
report that he had family troubles.
He had the impression that Burdick
in the conversation told him that
Pennell had said, "that unless Bur
dick let up on the divorce case some
thing would happen."
He also had a talk with Mrs. Hull
prior to the murder, when she said:
"Allie is not without fault, yet if you
knew the whole thing you would not
think the fault was all on one side.
Burdick will get his divorce, anil I
don't see why Pennell and Mrs. Bur
dick wish to fight it." Powers walked
home with Burdick the same day
when he was told the whole story
Burdick said that Pennell was wor
ried and had told him be would com
mit suicide. He said Pennell had
forced Mrs. Burdick to resist the di
vorce. Burdick also said that if Pen
nell continued to fight the ease he
would make all of Pennell's letters
public, causing ridicule.
Carroll Burdick was recalled to the
stand at the conclusion of his sister's
testimony. The child was questioned
regarding Mrs. Hull's appearance and
action* at the time the crime was
discovered.
Denied Servant'* Statements.
Mrs. Hull was then recalled to the
stand. She flatly denied the servant's
statements that the crime was dis
covered and information given her by
a domestic before she arose in the
morning. She knew about Burdick's
choking his wife in order to gain ac
cess to a safety deposit box. although
she didn’t witness the altercation,
She also knew that Pennell visited
Mrs. Burdick at Atlantic City. She
denied going into the basement with
Dr. Marcy.
She said she didn't like Pennell and
appealed to him to leave Mrs. Bur
dick alone. He replied coldly that he
would not be driven out of Buffalo,
and that there was a better way to
settle matters. She met him once
afterward, but refused to acknowl
edge his salute. Her feelings toward
him are of resentment. The inquest
adjourned with Maggie Murray on the
stand. She contradicted much of Mrs.
Hull’s testimony regarding the events
in the house the morning of the mur
der.
Pennell Inquest Monday.
It was nearly 3 o'clock when the
inquest was again opened. The judge
announced that he would close this
afternoon and tbe Pennell inquest
would be held Monday.
BONDS TO BE REFUNDED.
OF MR. WU
Declares That China Feels Very
Friendly Toward the United State-
for Her Mediation in Boxer Trou-
ble*.
San Francisco.
March 26.—Sir
l.iang Cheng, the new Chinese min-
ister. arrived on the steamer Korea
this morning, He is Mr. Wu's sue-
cessor aud is also an envoy to Spain,
Peru ami Cuba, He is accompanied
by Yung Kwei the sei’retary of the
legation and a numerous suite.
Cheng says the relations of Chiha
an.l the United States were never
more friendly, principally on account
ot the successful me«iiation of Uncle
Sam in the Boxer trouble. He says
the recent Boxer troubles are not seri
ous and no more danger is likely. He
declares that it is not wise that Chi
nese laborers be allowed to come into
this country without limit.
As to his policy, he said: “I can fol-
low no better example than that of
Minister Wu Ting Fang."
A MERGER OF STEEL
COMPANIES IS MADE.
I
Was the Woman With Hayes in Gol-
den Gate Park When He Wa*
Killed.
San Francisco. March 25.—The wo
man who accompanied Hayes, is now
supposed to be Mrs. James O'Connell,
the daughter of Congressman Loud.
She attempted to help Hayes, but
finding him dead, she ran to the Cliff
House. Reaching there exhausted,
she was discovered by the bartender.
It is known that Hayes called for
Mrs. O'Connel with a buggy at 9
o'clock that evening
Hayes was en
gaged to Mrs. Messner, who was wait
ing for her divorce to marry him.
Mrs. Messner, who is extraordinaiily
beautiful was completely prostrated
The diamond ring found on Hayes
was to have been her engagement
ring.
It Was Mr*. O'Connell.
San Francisco. March 25— Mrs
O'Connell has acknowledged that she
was with Hayes.
She visited the
coroner and aske«l to be excused irom
the inquest. She Is with Mis* Grace
Loud.
Reduces
the Capitalization From
$250.000.000 to
$63.000.000—Thu*
Saves Annually $7.000 in Taxes.
Trenton, N. J.. March 26.—The
United States Steel Corporation filed
today in the secretary of state's office
a merger of the three new companies
acquired since the formation of the
trust. The capital stock of the new
merger is 26S.OOO.OtM». It is called the
National Steel Company
The three
«ompanies included are the National.
Carnegie and American Steel A Hoop
Company, whose «-ombined capital is
$250.0<i0.wio. By reducing the capi
talization the company saves 27.00»'
annually in state taxes. Schwab is
included in the directorate.
THE BURDICK CASE.
Reported That Pennell Tried to Get
a Beautiful Woman to Lure Bur
dick Into a Suspicious Situation.
Buffalo. March 25.—It is reporte«!
today that a plot has been iliscovered
which was concerted in by Pennell
with a beautiful woman as a lure to
entrap Burdick into a situation which
would prevent his pressing hi* suit
for divorce. The woman and the man
who brought her to Buffalo are under
police survelllence and it is currently
understood by the police department
that the woman will be put on the
stand.
Castro Again President.
Caracas. March 25.—After reading
VILLAVERDE RESIGNS.
a special message to congress today,
Castro withdrew his resignation to
Spanish Minister of Finance Precipi the presidency of Venezuela
tates the Long-Expected
Cabinet
Crisis.
Newman Non-commital.
Madrid. March 26—Villaverde. the
New York. March 25.—President
minister of finance has resigned thus
precipitating the long-expected cabi Newman, of the New York Central,
net crisis. His resignation is made today refus-es to either confirm or
upon the grounds that be could not deny the reported change in the con-
agree to the large expenditure de- trol of that company.
maaded by the other portfolios.
Opera House Destroyed.
Spaniards Drowned.
Toronto. March 25.— Th«-
Th.
Toronto
Gijon. Spain. Mar« h 25.—Ten m«-n opera house was burt>e«l at a loss of
were drowne«! by the sinking of a 2150.000. A theatrical company also
boat off here to«iay.
lost 212.'«o«i in scenery and costumes.
COMPANY WILL PROBABLY
APPLY FOR AN INJUNCTION.
ONE MINER KILLED
ANOTHER BADLY INJURED.
Superintendert Attempted to Run
Cars. But Failed—Mail Cars Not
Molested—Union Men Ask Mayor
Not to Place Policemen Without
Cause.
Seattle. Wash.. March 26.—At 1
o'clock this morning a vote was taken
and a strike ordered by the street-car
men. Eight hundred went out. The
cars were all run to the barns and
the men quietly dispersed.
At 6 this morning Supt. Kemps ter
with some of the employes in the me
chanical department ran out three
cars, but withdrew them after the
first trip. The mail cars are being
run and w-ill not be molested.
The union stationed men at promi
nent places to prevent overt acts of
sympathizers. The men appealed to
the mayor not to place policemen
until some act justifies it The com-
pany will probably apply to the fed-
eral court today for an injunction
against the strikers.
Will Resist the Demands,
Jacob Furth. the president of the
company says he will resist the de
mands of the union to the bitter end.
and will import men as fast as possi
ble to fill the places of the strikers.
Recruiting orders were telegraphed to
Portland. San Francisco and other
places.
Result of a Premature Blast in Pros
pect on Rock Creek—Lewis D>ed
En Route to Hospital.
Baker City. March 26.—A telephone
message received by Coroner Snow
yesterday from Dr. Francis, at Haines
gave meager details of a fatality that
occurred in a prospect hole near the
Western Union mine on Rock Creek.
Two miners. James L. i«ewis and
G. A. Platt, had been brought down
from their prospect hole, which bad
turned into a temporary deathbed for
Lewis and which may result fatally
for Platt. Just how badly he is in
jured the message dul not state, nor
in exactly what manner the men were
caught, but it was ascertained that a
powder explosion was responsible for
the catastrophe and may be assumed
that the premature explosion of a
charge or blast occurred.
Lewis died while being taken to
Haines and the body will be shipped
to Corvallis, where his parents reside.
He was a single man
Platt will be
brought here to the hospital, if the
nature of his injuries will allow of
that.
No inquest will be held
as Dr
Francis advised Coroner Snow that
such a proceeding was unnecessary.
Secretary of Treasury Announce*
That April Fir*t He Will Receive
3 Per Cent* and Give 4 Per Cent*.
Washington. March 26.—The secre
tary of the treasury today published
a circular announcing that on and
after April 1. he will receive for re
BELIEVED HE WAS INNOCENT.
funding not to exceed JI00,000.000 of
any bonds of the 3 per cent loan of
19*18 to 1918. and a 4 per cent fund Letters Found Among the Effects of
MacDonald From Parties in Cey
loan of 19f»7 at prices yielding to In-
vestor 2% per cent per annum.
lon.
Paris, March 26.—Among the pa-
JUDGE TYNER RESIGNS.
pers of MacDonald, who committed
suicide at the Hotel Regina yester-
He Wa* Poatmaster-General Under day, were found letters from several
Harrison—III Health Given a* the prominent persons of Ceylon, assur
ing of their sympathy and support
Cause.
saying that they believed he was in
Washington. March 26.—It was of- nocent. The body will be placed in a
ficially announced this afternoon that coffin tomorrow and sent to London.
Judge Tyner, the assistant attorney
general in the postoffice department,
PURELY ECONOMIC.
will resign because of ill health.
He entered the service 4«; years ago Irish Papers Acknowledge That the
and was postmaster-general
under
Proposed Land Bill is Not a Politi
Harrison.
cal Move.
Dublin. March 26.—The Irish papers
MORE INDICTMENTS.
today are going into the details of the
Another Sensation Promised in the proposed land bill. They generally
City of St Louis in Connection criticize some of the details, but al
low grudging admiration for th«- whole
With Giri Traffic.
scheme. As a general acknowledge
St. Louis, March 26.—A number of ment was given that Wyndham's
indictments were returned by the plan was purely economical and not
grand jury yesterday promising an- political, it is believed that will not
Circuit Attorney arouse the passions of either side.
other sensation.
Folk refused to discuss the details.
It Is known to deal with the white
Virginian Epworth Leagues.
girl slave traffic.
Danville. Va , March 26.—Members
Sold Young Girls.
of the Epworth League are gathered
Three arrests under the grand jury here from all parts of Virginia for
indictments were made this after the annual state conference, which
noon. The men are charged with will be in session during the rest of
traffic in vice. One, l^iuis Soviner, is the week. An attractive program has
accused of selling two young girls to been arranged, consisting, in addition
n brothel-keeper taking their clothing to addresses by some well known
away from them so they could not speakers, of short papers on practical
escape.
topics with ample time for general
discussion. The officers' reports show
RABBI VERY ILL.
the orgmization to be steadily in
creasing in membership in all qnar-
The Leader of the Hebrews of Ameri ters of the state.
ca in a Critical Condition Today.
Drummer Suicides.
New York. March 26.—Rabble Gott-
St. Louis, March 26.—Victor Reich-
heil. pastor of the Temple Emanuel
and leader of the Hebrew sect in enburg. whose residence is 1520 Post
America, is in a critical condition street, San Francisco, committed sui
this morning. He has been ill for cide by taking laudanum at Hotel
several day* with a stomach trouble. Garni this morning, He was repre-
He lapsed into unconsciousness yes- senting a San Francisco business
terday and still continues in that house.
state. He is of advanced age.
Firs at Fort Wayne.
River at New Orleans.
Fort Wayne, Ind., March 25.—The
New Orleans. March 25.—The river Pennsylvania railway car shops here
reported, to be of a sensational char- were partially burned this morning.
The loss will amount to >100,000.
No levee breaks are reported.
TO STUDY ALASKA SALMON.
Commission of Expert* Will Seek
Method of Perpetuating Supply.
Washington. March 26.—By decision
of the president, a commission of
fishery experts. Including President
Jordon, of Leland Stanford Universi-
ty; Dr. Evermann. of the fish commis-
sion. and several other scientists, will
spend the summer studying Alaska
salmon, with a view to devising a
practical means for per|>etuating the
salmon supply, and of promulgating
adequate regulations governing fish
ing and the establishment of hatch
eries. Especial attention will be paid
to the question of propagation, as
many of the hatcheries heretofore es
tablished have l>een successful, and
efforts will also be made to find out
why private attempts at propagation
have failed. The operations of the
present fishery laws will be gone into
with a vieirç of recommending modifi
cations.
MOVE TO THE DALLES.
Holt Manufacturing Company will
Be Nearer Inland Empire.
The Dalles. March 26.—Within a
year the Holt Manufacturing Compa
ny. of Stockton. Cal., will establish
either at The Dalles or Walla Walla,
a branch plant for the manufacture
of combined harvesters and threshing
supplies of all kinds
It I h probable
that the plant will be Iwate«) at The
Dalles, as it is the head of navigation
on the Columbia River, and freight
rates on raw materials are cheaper.
The company will employ about 150
men the year around, but during the
summer, or busy season, the number
will probably reach 300. Next year's
combined harvesters for the Inland
Empire will l>e constructed at the new
shop instead of being shipped to this
country from California. In the past
the Holt comi>any has been forced to
ship ail the wood used in the ma
chines it manufactures from the for
ests of Western Washington to Stock-
ton. make it into th«' finished product
reship it to Washington and compete
with companies in this country who
do not have to do that.
That and the fact that the business
I h increasing has induced the compa
ny to establish a branch plant in the
Inland Empire.
Hotel Burns.
Cape May, March 25.—The Marine
Villa Hotel was destroyed by fire this
morning at a loss of 260,OuO.
O'
Letters Produced in Court Showing That She Had Been in
Love Wi h Hif* 4or S^ver^l Years.
Buffalo. March 24.—Pale, but calm. private means or not. as he always
Mrs Burdick again mounted the wit was a silent, reaerved man. He told
ness stand this niorning The court her nothing of hl* private affairs, aí
was crowded, nearly all the seat* be though intimate with her for sla
ing occupied by 'ashionably dressed years
women of s«x*ial rank.
Denied Getting Mousy,
Mrs. Burdick, ac«-otnpanied by her
mother, entered the court room just I Coalaworth suddenly thrust a pa
after Prosecutor Coales worth
took 1 per forward, which proved to be a
his plare. She eyed him sbrinkingly
__ bend signed by Pennell, securing to
a» he commenced the examination, Mrs. Burdick the payment of 225 <i00
She denied
holding in his hands another bundle t>efor«' November. 1902
of letters. She admitted that there I ever seeing it before or ot ever get
had been an altercation in tbe Bur ting the money She said the safety
dick house two years ago She em deposit officer* had shown her an
phatically denied that Burdick struck order signed by herself, giving her
her with a chair or that he wore brother the right to open her box.
She said »be had no brother and so
<ourt piaster after the affair ended
Mrs. Burdick was shown a letter supposed Burdick had deceive«i her
She opene«l the box
from her hu*f»and in which he said into signing it
th«- divorce would t»e press«-d
Also and there found «u-« iir«M tbe bond and
her reply in which she begged his letter*.
Pennell paid all «he expense* of the
forgiveness He forgave her and they
returned home together.
i New York trip and stayed in Atlanth
A short time afterward, on Pen City a week while she was there Tbe
nell's constant solicitation, she again last time she saw him was three days
met him several hours tn a rooming before the Burdick murder, when she
house where they conferred about de signed an amended answer in the
tectives hired to follow Burdick. Burdick suit and bade him good-bye
He seemed cheerful
When she reached home her husliand at the station
ask«-«l her where she had been and and confident that sh* would get a I
told her she must leave the house, but divorce, rather than Burdick.
On further examination Mrs. Bur
not necessarily that day.
That night they went to Pennell's dick said she received no letter from
office, where everything was amica Pennell dated from Niagara Falls
bly arranged. Burdick being very I saying, "that he had received the
kind even then. The next day Bur leh-gram and waa greatly shocked by
dick's divorce »umtuous was served the new* of Burdick's death ’ No
her alter which she left the bous«' body brought her a verbal messag«-
an«t »tui to Niagara Falls, where she and she did not see him after the
lived alone in a hotel. Pennell visit- death. The inquest then adjoarned
e<l her there twice, but she saw none from 12:30 to 2:M .
ot her family or children Then she
Regarding New Developments
went to New York, where she saw
The
resumption of the inquest was
Pennell several times
delay«««! Ju minute*, while the offic
She was shown a h-tter which »be
iate held a conferen« e regarding the
recognized as one written by Mr* new development*
Pt nnell to Burdick, ph-ading tor him
Mrs Burdick was ».gain called to
to drop tbe divorce proceedings for
the stand Coat «worth produced more
the sake of her children. She be
letter* which were ld.-ntified by the
sought him to save the reputation of
witness One was from her husi-and
all ard not cast the stigma of divorce
in whh h be said "Sometimes I think
over his children.
it would be better for us all if I were
One letter said: "Allie, I am going
out of the way.” At the time when
to Atlantic City
What the end of
that trip will be God only know» As be wrote this letter sb« admitted that
she was in New York, seeing Pennell
a final word of warning, let me tell daily One from
Pennell to her said:
you there is no punishment like a | “I love you and
want you with me
life of regret "
but it will never be: our fate is inei
Wa* Stunned by News.
orable unlea* we choose to break iL"
The first new* rhe received of Bur The witness said she believed Pen
dick’s murder was a telegram from nell's meaning was to get two di
Mrs Hull saying: "Ed died this morn vorcee.
ing He had just arisen after a usual
Sh«- was asked point blank if she
right's rest " She wired both Mr* would swear she had received no in
Hull and Pennell that she would be formation as to who committed the
in Buffalo that night. She was stun murder and that she did not and
ned and shocked and hardly knew could not lay hand* on the murderer.
what she was doing. She wired Pen
Mrs Burdick replied, emphaticall
nell not as a lawyer, but as a friend. ly: "I knew nothing whatever of IL"
She was met at the station by a re
Coatsworth then relinquished tbe
porter who wa* the first to tell her witness. Attorney Hartsell, her coun
that Burdick's death was caused by sel. questioned her and brought out
murder. She learned tbe full circum statements that Burdick was jealous
stances only when she arrived at the and bad a reputation that would be
bouse. She didn't hear from P«*nnell likely to combat any detrimental dis-
after he bade her bood-bye when re closures, That he knew hi* wife re
turning from Buffalo
He wa* as reived a letter from Pennell.
much in love,with her and she with
She said there wa* nothing crimi
him as ever when »hey parted.
nal or immoral In their relations and
She had another talk with Bur that she was never in a compromising
dick at Buffalo. She couldn't then situation with Pennell and that he
quite decide whether she wanted a never made any Improper proposi
divorce or not There was no decided tion* Their relation* were innocent.
feeling either way. She left it all to Each honored the other and they ex
Pennell. She finally agreed to let the pected to be married Pennell always
divorce go by default. Burdick prom took the Initiative. When she return
ising that she could have the child ed he pursued her everywhere until
ren every alternate six months l.ater she wa* forced to meet him
she decided to make a defense to
The Pennell* are both familiar with
save her reputation The witness and the Burdick house and a ¡«erson could
Pennell expected Mrs Pennell to se gain entrance to the den easily with
cure a divorce but when the latter out attracting anyone’s attention.
declined. Pennell decided to defend She didn't know whether either of the
Burdick's suit. He told her when she Pennels visited the bouse the night
was divorced he would go West, pro of hte murder She never remember
cure a divorce and marry her. sile ed making any threats Tbe witness
didn't know whether Pennell had any wa* then excused
»
Opens Fine Stretches of Land Now Held by Non-Residents
and Makes Room for Many Small Farmers.
London. March 25.—There is enor
mous interest in the proposed Irish
land bill, which Is the government's
compromise on the home rule. The
house of commons was crowded to the
iloors this morning, Some of the
most anxious claiming seats as early
as midnight.
Wyndham, the chief secretary of
Ireland, addressed the house this
afternoon, and was received with
great applause. He said the cash re
quired for carrying out the provisions
of the bill, amounting to 26O.OOO, imm »,
had already been provided for.
Nation of Small Farmer*.
The tenants are expected to pay in
easy installments. Wyndham said
the sole object was to create a nation
of peasant proprietors.
The entire transaction amounts to
2500,000.000. The question of differ
ences in the price between the land
lords and tenants will have to lie set
tled in convention.
Will Require 83 Year*.
Wyndham said It would probably
require 83 years to make all the pay
ments. The IriBh government pro
poses
to
commence
reductions
amounting to 21.000.000 annually, for
every location or free grant, by pay
ing a percentage of the purchase
money to the vendor. The percentage
will be the largest in small estates,
and smallest in the largest estates.
For example, 15 per cent will 1,e
on purchase money amounting to 225.-
000 and only 5 per cent on amounts
of over 2200,000. It 1* said that al-
i ready 80,000 tenants have bought
KILLED BY HOBOES.
GETS IMPORTANT PLACE.
Idaho Rancher Shot Down by Desper-
ado Because He Would Not Give
Up Hi* Money.
Pocatello, Idaho. March
__
25.—Joe
Brown, a rancher, living at Rexburg.
.
__
Idaho, was shot and killed by a couple
of highwaymen at Idaho Falls. Satur
day evening at 11:40.
Brown was on bls way to Ogden ot
be present at the funeral of a sister
and was compelled to wait at Idaho
Falls for the midnight train. While
In that towu he visited some of the
t-aloons and displayed a roll ot money
This wa* probably seen by the des-
peradoe* *a<l attracted their curioai
ty
About 11 25 Brown, in company
with eX-Constable W. G Ellis, started
lor the depot and a* the streets were
very muddy, they used the railroad
track. Before reaching the station,
two men followed them and on coming
closer, one of the men passed them
and the other stayed behind.
The man in front wheeled around
and drawing a gun,'demanded Brown’*
money. The two men showed fight
when the man in the rear caught
Brown around the waist, enclosing
his arm» The man in front then Bbot
Brown, the ball entering under the
rill* on the left side and lodging in
the backbone He was taken to a ho
tel and died in two hours and 10 min
ute*.
A posse wa* at once »tarted out to
bunt the murderer* and Sheriff Steer*
has three men under arrest a» sub
pects. A Jury was impaneled Sunday
afternoon and a verdict found that
Blown came to hl* death at the hand*
of some unknown parti«« The town
wa* thrown into an intense state of
excitement and it i* hoped that the
murderer will be caught and brought
to speedy justice—Capital New»
Postoffice Official Resigns at Wash-
ington to Take Poeition in New
York.
Washington. March 25.—The super
intendent of the division of salaries
and allowance* in the poetoffice de
partment, George Beaver«, has ten
dered bi* resignation, and will ac
cept a place in New York, paying
double the present salary. It is one
of th«- most imixirtant poeition* ot the
department, as it carries absolute
control of the promotion of all em
ployes in the pootoffic«-« throughout
tb«- country
CENIES REPORT.
Royal Geographical Society of Eng
land Find* Their Explorer* All
Well.
London. March 26—A dispatch to
day from Christ Church. New- Zea
land. state* that the Royal Geograph
ical Society's relief ship Morling.
which went in search of the society'»
Antartic steamer Discovery. ha* ar
rived
She leti the Discovery in
Autartic water* with all aboard welL
The Discovery expects to return in
August. She left England in August.
1901.
POLICEMAN WENT CRAZY.
Arrested a Negro for a Trivial Of-
fence and Shot Hire Dead When He
Tried *o Escape.
Washington March 25.— Policeman
Sayer this morning arrested a negro
for a trivial flmw
The prisoner,
alarmeti made a movement to escape.
The policeman shot and killed him
and went to the station house and
reported
He was discovered to be
violently insane It took never«! offi
cers to snbdue him and remove him
to the hospital
CHAS. H. PARKHURST SPEAKS
PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR
RECEPTION IN PORTLAND.
OF AGUINALDO’S CAPTURE.
their holdings and the government
has never lost a penny in the trans
actions.
Grea( Excitement in Ireland.
Dublin. March 25 —There» is great
excitement all over Ireland over the
land bill which is up today in the
house of commons. It is the most mo
mentous event in Ireland's history,
since the union, and is conQdently
expected to pass. With the throwing
open of the fine stretches of land now
held by non-resident owners, 1,000
families now destitute will be made
independent.
Bill Differentiates.
PEARSON APPOINTED.
The bill differentiates between the
congested and uncongested dls’rlcts President Refuses to Renominate
The government will advance $25 to
Vick, the Negro. Because of Party
new holdings In the congested, and an
Perfidy.
high as 25.000 in the uncongested
Washington. March 24.—The presi
parts.
Pearson
To the landlords advances will be dent today appointed R. T
made up to one-third the aggregate postmaster at Wilson. N. C. This is
value of the estate. Should it not the office for which Vick, the colored
exceed 2100.000. the government com man. was a candidate for reappoint
missioners may purchase the unten ment. but against whom S?r.ator
anted lands up to the value of 225.- Pritchard had brought charges of
party perfidy to the person recom
000.000.
Wyndham was frequently cheered. mended by Pritchard.
He closed with a summary showing
IN FLOODED DISTRICT
that the government takes no risk In
advancing the money as it Is secured
by the farms. He concluded his Four Drummer* and Two Negro
Bcatmen Drowned Thi« Morning.
speech at 4 o’clock.
Memphis. March 24.—Four commer
John Redmond followed and said
the proposed measure was far in ad cial travelers and two negro boatmen
vance of anything previously offered, were drowned this morning trying to
but he would have to reserve his full reach Mound City from Garvin Ark
wire
opinion of it until he had studied It* They became entangled In a
I fence and were capaixed.
detail*.
WAS EN ROUTE TO CEYLON
TO STAND MIS TRIAL.
Western Union Will Not Pas. Into
Control of American Telegraph
WILL GIVE NEW SCHEDULE.
Company.
New York. March 24.—It was auth D. rec tor* of New York. New Haven
oritattvely denied by the Western
A Hartford Answer the Demand* of
Union today that it is to pass under
Their Employe*.
the control of the American Tele
New York. March 25—The direr
graph and Telephon«- Company
tor* of the New York. New Haven A
Hartford railroad today answered
THAWING DYNAMITE.
their -mploys«' demanda for higher
One Man Killed and fix Badly Hurt wages by announcing a special com-
mittee to meet the committee* of the
in Stone Quarry at St. Joseph.
men for the purpose of granting them
Si Joseph Mo.. March 24—One a new schedule of wage* The motion
wa* killed and »ix badly injured this to take such action was made by J.
afternoon at Dunn'« quarry,
while Pierpont Morgan and seconded by
thawing dynamite in the engine room. Rockefeller.
Rooaeveit and Party Will be m That
C«ty May 21-22—Special Committee
Appointed to Take Charge of Af
fair*.
Portland. March 24.—In the rough,
the program for tbe president's visit
to Portland on May 21-22 will be a*
follows:
Salute by Battery A O. N. G.. on ar
rival of President Rooaeveit at 2 p.
m He will be met by a troop of reg
lar» and by companies from tbe O.
N. G and the GAR. and escorted
from the train to tbe Park block,
where be will review the school child
ren.' At this point tne escort, except
the regulars, will be dismissed. Tbe
regulars will accompany tbe presi
dent during hi* stay
Tbe president will then proceed to
the City Park to la ythe rorner stone
of the Lewis and Clark Exposition
and deliver an address
Following
this a drive around the city and din
ner at the Hotel Portland will close
the ceremonies of the day
Quarters will be provided for the
¡.resident and his ¡»arty at the Hotel
Portland.
On the morning of the 22d Mr.
Roosevelt will take the steamer T. J
Potter for Kalama
The president has already accepted
the invitation ot the executive board
ot tbe Lewis and Clark Fair to lay
tbe corner stone of the exposition in
the following telegram to President
H W Corbett, of the board of direc
tors:
"Washington. D. C., March 21.—
Hon H W Corbett, president of the
Lews! and Clark Centennial and
American Pacific Exposition and Ori
ental Fair—The president will be
pleased to take part in laying the cor
i.er stone of the I«ewis and Clark
monument or in breaking ground for
the exposition
He understands that
one of these ceremonies has been In
cluded in the program for the visit
in Portland
He regrets very much
that definite engagements at other
places make it Impossible to lengthen
the visit at Portland
"WH.IJAM LOEB. JR..
■'Secretary to the President."
The personnel of the party will be
as follows- The president. Secretary
lxteb. Assistant Secretan Barnes.
Surgeon-General P M Rixey. U 8
N.; Admiral Clark. U. 8 N.: N P.
Webster. Mr Mcl.atta. J. L. McGrew,
stenographers; three messengers. H
A. Colman, representative of the As
sociated Press; Lindsay Denison, of
the New York Sun Press Association.
G. B Luckey, of ljeslie’s Weekly; P.
W. Williams, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company; N lnzarnlck. of
Harper* Weekly; J. P Gooch, of the
Postal Telegraph Cable Company; H
A Strohmeyer. photographer; C. R
Rosenberg, representing the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, «nd three
others.
Sir Hector MacDonald Com
mits Suicide at the Hotel
Regina in Paris.
Says the Kansas Man Practiced Igno
minious Treachery—Violated th*
Law* of War. Law* of Hospitality
and Law* of God.
New York. March 24—In hi* ser
mon Sunday, the Rev Dr Charles H
Parkhurst refered to the incident*
of the capture of Aguinaldo by Gen
eral Funston, and criticised the Amer
lean people for condoning what be
called the “deceit and treachery"
practiced by Funston in making the
celebrated capture that utterly dis
couraged all other belligerent Philip
pine leader*
“Wherefore putting
away lying speaking every man truth
with hi* neighbor." was the text
"A deplorable illustration of the
general apathy upon the matter.' he
said, "was shown by the easy popular
assent given to the ignominious
treach««ry practicey upon the Filipino
leader. Aguinaldo. by our army offi
cer. Funston—a treachery ordered
and «(»proved by General MacArthur.
The tact» in the case were these:
Funston disguised himself »nd some
ot his men in the uniform worn by
Filipinos crept in upon
Aguinaldo
stealthily under that guise, tricked
him by a forged letter, pretending
that they were hungry, made capital
out of a holy right of hospitality, and
then flung Aguinaldo to the ground
and made him captive; violated the
law* of war. the laws of hospitality
and the laws of God "
Dr. Pakhurat concluded by saying:
"1 have not lived to my age with
out knowing what internal and inter
nal lies I sometimes tell myself, and
how dtwperately hard I sometimes
work in the effort to fool myself. And
1 would stake all I am worth on the
assertion that in thia particular you
are just like me Inaincere. erastve.
knowing God. slinking off into the
woods with the serpent; fascinated
with the face of Jesus daubing his
(ace with an amalgam ot lust and
higher criticism: knowing duty, lying
out of it; beholding God. crouching
behind the tree.
"It would not seem as bad in ua to
crawl if it had not been God's inten
tion for us that we should be only a
little lower than the angel*
FEAR A STRIKE.
The Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific Will Increase Wage* of Train-
men.
St Paul, Match 24.—It is reliably
stated that the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific are fearful of a
strike at this season and will settle
with the trainmen’s committees tn
waiting at St. Paul on the same basis
ns the Great Western did last week.
This means a 10 to 15 per cent In-
crease of wages all around.
A BOLD ROBBERY.
Thieve* Impersonate Imperial Fhin-
key* and Get Jewelry for Inspection
of Grand Ouches*.
St. Petersburg, March 25.—Men in
the uniform of the Imperial coach
flunkeys visited the leading jeweler'*
place today and asked for a collection
of jewels for the selection of Grand
Duchess Xenis. The jeweler after»
wards learned that they were fraud*.
The thieves secured jewelry worth
225.bOO. Thy are as yet unapprehend
ed.
Charge* Against Him Said to Be Sim
ilar to
Thea*
Herr Krupp
Preferred
Was a Here
Rank and Fite Whe
Against
ef
Called
the
Him
■ Fighting Mac."
London March 25 —Sir Hector Me
Donald, whose trial was on charge^
reported to be o ta sensational chat
ar-ter committed suicide by shooting
in a hotel in Paris today He was en
route for Ceylon to stand his trial
Was a Great Favorrte.
It became known this afternoon
'hat charges w«Te made against Mac
Donald by parents of boys who at
tended th. English school at Cevlot
It is alleged his fall I* due to bis long
ban-acfe lit« ¡n Eastern countries
A story from a prominent club is
that MacDonald bad an intimation be
tore be left London that suicide would
be the best course to pursue in order
that the honor of the army might be
maintained.
The news ot the suicide create«; an
.rum«-n»e sensation particularly in all
military club* where be was a prime
favorite. He has always been a hero
ot rank and file and was «ailed
Fighting Mac” His moat
daring
■Large was at the battle of Otndur
tr.an where he led the Soudanese br
gade in the face of almost certain
death and saved the day .
Same a* Krupp.
The charge* against MacDonald are
raid to be the same as those again»’
Herr Krupp
His friends here be
lieve him innocent but «ay. as in the
case of the German gunmaker
be
waa overcome by disgrace and decid
"d to suicide
The war office officially announces
that MacDonald committed suicide at
1:90 thi* afternoon
At Hotel Regrna.
Pans March 25.—MacDonald on ar
riving at Paris went to the hotel Re
gina
Shortly after he reached hi*
room a shot was beard The authori
ties on ent er. ng the room f«iund him
dead lying on the ioor
The police
took charge of the body and all the
papers, refusing to divulge their con
tents It ia believed that be made a
statement before arriving at the hotel
SUICIDE AT SUMPTER.
Night Central Girt Take* Po>*on and
YK*a
rv Yw
Sumpter .Ore., March 25—Veidr*
McVicker* committed suicide about
5 o'clock Monday morning. Mias Mc
Vicker* wa* the Bigiit central girl at
the local telephone office and wa*
about 21 year* of age She had been
in the employ of the company tor
about two month«
The young lady first took poison
and thinking that probably the poi
son would not take effect she shot
herself, the bullet entering her left
side just below the heart
Miss Mc
Vicker» wa* well liked in Sumpter
her parent? having resided here foe
the last two «-ears
Her father is a
carpenter *nu vorL at his trad« in
the city, and her mother is at pre-ent
in a hospital in Portland, More par
ticulars ot tbe sad affair «wild not
he learned excepting that the esose
ot the suicide was a love affair
SALDE. GO 'WAY BACK.
Plymouth Rock Pullet, of La Grand*.
Lay* Thr«« Four-Ounce Egg* in a
Week.
La Grande. March 24 —Salite the
Portland White Legbora-Black Span
ish hen which recently laid a three
ounce egg and did a deal of cackliag
over it. will bare to take a back aeat
unless »be can make a better show
Ing
Desdemona jt Plymouth Rock
pullet, owned by Mrw H C Mont
gomery laid three eggs last wee*
each of them larger than Sallies rec
ord production
One of them was
weighed and balanced at four ounces
It wa» eight lncbea around the long
way and alx inches in circumference
at the middle
Desdemona la being
encouraged with hot bran mash and
burned bone* to further exertion*
HOSTILE TRIBES OF KURDS
TO DESTROY EACH OTHER.
Mor* Than 1.00C Corp ass Counted an
the Field of Battle—Raeult of an
Oath.
St. Petersburg
March 25 — Word
was received today of a terrific bat
tle between Mertans and
Shtnans.
hostile tribes of Kurd* on the Turkey-
Persian frontier.
More than 1.000
«»orpees were counted on the field
afterward The battle 1* a result of
a mutual oath by the two tribe« to
destroy each other.
MRS. TURNER ASSAULTED.
Negro Brut* Assault* Her While in a
Pullman Car In Seattle Varda.
Seattle. March 24—Mr* Cora Tur
ner. of Portland, was assaulted by a
colored porter in a Pullman car in the
railroad yard* here early this morn
ing She was on her way from Spo
kane to Portland. The negro cut her
with a knife In bl* effort to Intimidate
her. Craxed with pain and fear, the
woman leaped through the plate glass
window of the car. and her screams
brought assistance of men tn the
yards. The porter was arrested and
later gave his name as G. W Robin
son The woman ia being held a* a
witness against him.
BLOW ALMOST KILLED FATHER.
REBELS IN CONTROL.
Consul-General Maxwell Report* That
the San Domingo Force* Have
Fled.
Washington. March
24.—Consul
General Maxwell today cattl«* th«-
state department that San Doming«"'
is still in possession of the revolu
tionists The government force* have
fled and President Vasque is now in
Mocha.
C. w. Harman, of Rainter. Returns
After Year’s Abaonco to Find Mi*
Wife Divorced.
St. Helens. Or.. March 24.—C. W
Herman formerly publisher of the
Rainier Oaxette. returned last week,
after a year’s absence in the East
and dim-overed that he was minus a
family
Mr» Heiman had given up
his return and obtained a divorce at
the fall teitn of court.