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--Jl-'JSWi&tffc-'- .THE MORNING ASTORIAN, SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1904. 1 I i r : r - - - - IRIQUOIS GRAND JURY CONCLUDES ITS LABORS Many Are Indicted, Charges Being Man slaughter, Culpable Neglect and Criminal Carelessness. Chicago, Feb. 20. The special grand jury summoned to Investigate the Iro quols theater Are completed Its labors touJght by voting Indictments against five men, and no bills against four . others. A formal report of the jury N wiu not be made public until next Tuesday. Those who were Indicted are: Will J. Davis, Prt owner of the Iro quois theater; Thomas Noonanr busl-j ? I 5 . ! f ' 1 ' i i ! ,? t i '' 1 I ness timnager of the theater, and Jaa E, Cuinmlngs, stage carpenter, all of whom are charged with manslaughter; George Williams, building commission er, and Edward Luughlln, building In spector, are charged with culpuble omission of official duty while In oftlee. No bills were voted against Mayor Harrison, Fire Marshal Mushman, Fire man William H. Sellers, and William McMullen, operator of the foot light which set Are to the asbestos curtain MAN AND COUGAR FIGHT. Animal Fights Mps tesptrstely But Is Killed. Eugene. Feb. JO. A report comes from Crow that last Sunday Wade Hayes, a young man. while out look ing for cattle on the headwaters of Wolf creek, about 20 miles southwest of Eugene, had a desperate Encounter with a huge cougar. Mr. Hayes was going through a dense forest when he discovered the cougar lying on a log watching a deer trail. Hays at once drew his pistol, the only weapon he had. and shot at the animal, the ball takink effect, but not killing it With a yell theWugar sprang upon the man and bore him to the ground Realizing his desperate condition, Hayes tried to shoot the animal in the head, but the cougar got the hand which held the pistol In its mouth thus preventing him from using it. With wonderful presence of mind. Hayes reached in his pocket with his left hand, drew out his pocket knife opened the blade with his teeth, and commenced cutting at the coubar's throat Finally striking a vital point the brute,, with a scream that rent the air, leaped off the man and fell dead. Hayes' face and body were badly lacerated by the cougar's teeth and claws, but he was able to reach home and tell of his terrible experience. The animal measured over nine feet from tip to tip. , ; SAY DIX IS INNOCENT. Man Serving Term For Embezzlement May Be Pardoned. Bellingham, Feb. 20. Committee de positors of the defunct Scandinavian- American Bank, of this city, and the bondsmen of H. St. John Dix, who is now serving a sentence of 10 years in the penitentiary on a charge of wreck ing that Institution, have issued a statement that Dix is not guilty of em bezzlement for which he was convicted. They say they have experted the books of the institution and do not find any evidence that Dix appropriated funds to his own use. The effect of the dec laration can have no effect on Dlx's sentence, except as evidence to war rant a pardon. MINE PROPERTY DAMAGED. Snow Slides Near Sumptsr Prove to Be Disastrous. Sumpter, Ore., Feb. 20. Slides of snow, racing down the mountain sides, have done extensi.-e but at present in estimable damages at the Alpine and the Chloride -nines. Absence of deaths was little short of miraculous. Snow slides are proving unusually disastrous this season. For the past four winters the Blue mountains have not been visited by any extraordinary snowfalls like those of former years. During the fast four yars most of the mining development rt the Sumpter district has been done, and not much attention has been paid to snow slides. Mine buildings have been erected in places that are extremely dangerous from this point of view, and mine owners this season ate fast finding that out. Three or four disastrous slides have already occurred, and with the t ' coming of warmer weather others can be looked for. One fortunate feature of the disasters that have resulted ho far is that not one life has been lost. The two most destructive slides thi winter were those that visited thu Al pine and Chloride properties, the for mer in the Cable Cove nnd the latter in the Rock creek district. These mines are many miles apart, hut both suffered heavy damage. The Alpine was covered up Sunday, and the Chlo ride on Monday of last week. A crew was employed at the Alpine, and de spite tht fact that many of the mine buildings were completely demolished, ho one was even hurt. At the Chloride no doubt a different story would have to be told had any one been at the mine during that time, but luckily U was deserted for the time being. : The avalanche started fully 2000 feet above, and came down with a deafen ing roxr. Evety movable object In Its path was swept along to the bottom. The buildings of the Chloride were en gulfed In the snowy depths, and com pletely obliterated from the sight of men. Much of the debria was carried several hundred feet down the canyon, and there It rests, a 'mute evidence of man's Insignificance when pitted against the elements. V. The damage to the property cannot be estimated until the snow has melted sufficiently to allow of an Investiga tion, but It will be considerable. This is the third slide that has occurred at Rock creek this season. ENLISTING FROM CINCINATI. , . , Many Young Officers Art Going to the Far East Cincinnati, Feb. 20. Agents of the Japanese secret service are quietly at work in the United States offering In ducements to former officers who saw service In the Spanish-American w:ar to accept commissions In the Japanese army. In Cincinnati fully 15 young Ameri can soldiers, now in private life, have signed to go to the far east and lead the Japanese against the Russians. Among them is .Lieutenant J. C. Ma lone, of Rough Rider fame, who made a reputation for daring with the Ninth Massachusetts regiment at the battle of El Canev. " " t Lieutenant Malone has accepted a senior captaincy in the royal Japanese army and will sail in'n few days direct for Port Arthur. A lieutenancy in the regular army of the United States pays $1400 a year. American soldiers taking service with the Japanese will receive J 1800 a year as first lieutenant and $2400 a year as captains. Lieutenant Malone will re ceive $2500 a year. , Xotice of what the Japanese govern ment agents propose has been quietly circulated amonjr Spanish-American war veteran associations, and many Cincinnatlans are answering the call. TROUBLE IS BREWING. Row Betweet Stockmen of Canada and the United States. Vancouver. B. C, Feb. 20. Another matter which is not calculated to im prove relations between Canada and the, United States will be brought up at the first annual meeting of, the National Asoclatlon of Canadian stock breeders. British Columbia will be rep resented at the gathering, which Is to start on March 7, and will last the best part of a week. The stockbreeders of Canada have a grievance against the United States which is likely again to be much dis cused. At present no Canadian records me recognized by the United States agricultural or treasury departments Animals recorded in Canadian records are not allowed to enter Into the Unit ed States duty free: to obtain 'that privilege they must be recorded In American records. But the Canadians do not like the methods used by the Americans, claiming that the asso ciations are controlled by a few wealthy men. to the detriment of the rank and file of the. .farmers. It is urged that it is time that Can ada had national records; that the Canadian department of agriculture and the dominion railways to refuse to rec ognize American records, thus paying the republic back in Us own coin, and that all Canadians should refuse to support American records. KING SOLOMON 8AID SO. And Because of That Seattle Woman Will Eat Nothing. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 20. Mrs. Jessie Young is slowly starving to death be cause she says that King Solomon, a haughty colored clairvoyant, has or dered her not to eat. Her case is a pitiful one. ' Because of her refusal to et and her belief in the Billy sayings of the fortune teller, the woman's mind became so affected that she became In sane. Yesterday th King county su perior court ordered her confined In the state Insane asylum at Btellncoom. Six mtrnthe ago Mrs. Young's hus band, Nicholas Young, filed a suit fr divorce ngnlnst his wife. He alleged that the woman waa undr Ihe power of the dlsreputalJe colored clairvoyant, who hud told Mrs, Young that she should desert her husband. Young further alleged that Iklis. Young Uved with King Solomon prior to the time that the police made It so hot for the negro that he had to. leave the city. The divorce suit however, was brought to trial. ,, ( Later the woman's mind became af fected. Her hallucination is that King Solomon is God. and that he has or dered her not to eat ' any more M penance for not obeying hi orders about various things., The poor wo man says thut Solomon Is always with her and continually pointing his finger ttt her when she attempts to raise a morsel of food to her lijouttt. The clairvoyant' whereabouts are un known by the police, but It Is thought he is In Denver. NO USE FOR INTERVIEWERS. Editor of Christian Advocate Grants Brief On After 38 Years. Cincinnati, Feb. 20. For the first time In 38 years Dr. James M. Buck ley, editor of the Christian Advocate, New York, whose editorial In lust week's Issue created so much discus sion in Methodist circles, has granted an Interview. Dr. Buckley, at the Grand hotel, was the essence of courtesy. He declared he never gave an Interview, thut he had made a vow to that effect 3$ years ago. Then he talked. He said: "I can not discuss the attack on me, made by a Methodist leader, which ap peared in the Commercial Tribune Tuesday. "In the first place, while I have read the article and know all about It. I can not disciies it because it was published anonomously, and, moreover, I never give an Interview. I made this resolu tion 38 year ago, and I have always kept It. "I'll tell you how It came about: Once upon a time I answered a scries of questions on an Important subject, and the answers In a way explained the questions. "By and by an enterprising reporter thought It would be a great Joke to eliminate the questions and leave the answers, making It appear that they expressed my opinions as they stood. It caused a great commotion, and the Interview was telegraphed from one end of the country to the other. "I think 1 was asked for Interviews from a thousand rejwrters, at least, and fairly deluged with mall, and then and there I made a vow that I would never grant another interview. "That was 38 years ago, and of course, I can't break it now," and the loctor nodded to his committee, wait ing on the other side of the parlor, and Intimated that the interview wis at an end. PERSONAL MENTION. James Gill is in Portland today vis iting with his people.- Charles V. Brown returned last night from a, trip to Port Townsend. Mrs. Lee Herring, who has been very 111 with Brisht's disease, was reported yesterday to be much improved. Mrs. August Swanson went to Port land yesterday, being called there by the serious Illness of her brother. L. J. Slevin, advance agent for "The Slaves n The Mine,"- a play that is booked for Fishers',, is in the city. J. J. Hoffman, representing Mason, JOhrman & Co., returned to Portland last night, sifter a business visit to Astoria. The Floradora Club gave an enjoy able dancing party In Hanthorn's hall last evening. There was a large at tendance and everybody had a good time. So far as was learned, there were no further desertions fro mthe dredge Chinook yesterday. The men who left the vessel the previous day have not made any effort to get back their places, and the work of shipping a crew hah gone on. Since the trouble came up a detatchment of soldiers has been on the vessel and the effects of all the men were searched before they were permitted to leave the ship. The offl eers of the vessel expect to complete the crew within a few days. It was stated yesterday that others of the crew would also leave, but this state ments was not borne out by develop ments, as far as could be learned. Report on Dreyfus Cass. Paris, Feb. 20. M. Loire, the report er for the court of cassation, submit ted his report on the Dreyfus case to day. The court will take It up next week and, It la expected, will com plete Its examination early In March Victoria. K O Feb. SO. 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