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VOLUME LV1V. NO. HG
NAN PATERSON
4 . .'
Important Letters Have
Been Discovered.
WILL CONVICT NAN
Utters Were Entrusted to Detec
tive Aiken by Mrs. Jane
Smith.
SENSATION IS NOW PROMISED
Mr. Smith Delrd That if th Pollc
Got Hold of th Lttt.r. Thty Would
Hang Nn Th Lttr Hav Not
Boon Mad Publio a Vat.
Clm-lunuti. April 1. The fight for
the possession of certain letter which
were entrusted to Detective, Aiken by
Mr. Smith when "lie and her husband
were arrested lit promised a the next
development In the Nan Patterson
case. Attorney Hlmy today demanded
the return of the letter from the de
fective, nml when the otttrer refused
to turn them over. Attorney Hhay an
nounced that he would Kike the mut
ter Into the courla Monday and com
wl the detectlv to deliver the let
ter, also threatening ta cause he de
tectlvt arreat.
Akin refused to take any action un
til Monday. He ild that when he
w appealed to by Mr. Smith re
garding the letter, he supposed that
they were of minor Importance and en
tirely unconnected with the cae, and.
therefore, promised Mr. Smith to tatfe
car of them. After they had been
turned over to Mm. he said Mr. Smith
declared:
"If these paper ever get Into the
hand of the polio, they will hang
Kan."
Thl remark caused him to change
hi mind and he turned them over t
the local police for safe keeping until
the paper can be delivered to District
Attorney . Jerome. The content of
moat of the letter have not been mnde
public, but at least four of them are
wild to he very Important In connec
tion with the prosecution of the cae
against Nan Patterson.
PARDON REFU8EO.
Governor Hooh of Kana Rtfutti to
Pardon E. J. Smil.y.
Topekn, April 1. Governor I loch
ha not gnintej n pardon to K. J. Smi
ley .who wna convicted of violating
the Kaneoa nntl-truat law while act
ing secretary of tho Kanau grain deal
ers' association.
"Smiley Mlnuture Rockefeller," tald
the governor today In disuniting the
cane. "If hla method are to prevail
tho farmer In Kanana would only re
ceive $20,000,000 for their wheat thl
year Instead of $60,000,000. I am glad
that we have a law thut will protect
men who raise wheat."
ON BEAM ENDS.
Steamer Mandalay Shift Cargo and
on Beam End.
Orescent City, Ajirll 1. The steamer
Mandalay, bound from thl port to
Monterey, while leaving tho harbor to
day shifted hor cargo and la now on
hoar beam end' Just outside rounr"
rock. It Is believed that she can be
' Irlglitnfl by tlfrrtwing overboard her
deck load of lumber.
JEFFER80NIAN BANQUET.
Unterrifi.d Hold Thair Annual Ban.
quet at Portland. ,
Portland, April 1. The fourth an
nual dinner of the Jeffersonlan banquet
wn given tonight by the American
Patriotic Club. Three Illustrious men
previously remembered have been
) Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson and
V. 8. Grant. 1
Thl year' banquet wu presided
over, by Judge C B. Bollinger. Two
principal totosts were, "Thoma Jef-
ferwm" and "Summitry of the Lewi
ami Clark Expodltlon." Tbey were re
ponded to by John M. Oearin of Port
land and Dr. Frederick O. Young, pro
fessor of economic of th University
of Oregon. The banquet wu attended
by many of the moat prominent men
In the city and tat.
CROP OUTLOOK.
Wheat Condition In Oregon Excep
tionally Oood.
Washington, April 1. The weather
bureau's monthly nummary of the crop
condition aays:
"Nearly the whole country I expert-iwin-
exvApUwiisUy fvrkW condi
tion for funning operation during
March, Generally on the PnclfU: coast
th farm work ta unusually well ad
vanced. Thn winter wheat la very
promising, practically all the report
iiiillcutlng that thl crop came through
tint winter In an unusually fine con
.III Ion In principally winter wheat
states, The outlook on the Pacific
coast In iiIho promising, except In por
tion of northeastern Washington,
whi-r ci.riKldcnitile winter wheat ha
been killed.
NAME CHANGED.
Now th Spokan and British Colum
bia Railroad.
Spokane, April l.Hepubllo, Wuh
litgton, apnclul to the Spokesman Re
view any; The Republic and Kettle
aVIley Itullway Company ha changed
It name In th Spokane A Drltlsh Co
lumbia Itullway Company, and In
t reased It capital etock from 11,000.
000 to-if.;oo,ooo:
Th increase Is mad to provide for
the extension from Republic to Spo
kane.. The railroad Is Owned by a Can
adian ayndlctt't and run from Grand
I'ork. It. C to Republic.
Trying to Straighten Out Affairs
of Equitable Insurance.
TWO FACTIONS INTERESTED
Policy Holder Insist Upon a Pair Rep
rintation of th Board Which In
dieat That Hyd and Crimmint
Will Control th Business.
New York. April 1. After a confer
ence lasting live hour In the Now
York office of the state auperlntend
ent of Insurance, Hendricks, nt which
were pie..nt representatives of the
various Interest In the Equitable Life
Insurntfoe Association, ' two official
statement were Issued, One which
suggests a, solution of the difficulties
and the second one Issued some hours
later by Jamea II. Hyde, first vice
president of the aoclty, who declared
that he had requested the state In
surant department to make a thor
ough and drastic Investigation of the
entire management of the society. The
official statement declare that the
policy holders demand a representa
tion on the board of director at a
ratio of 28 to 24 and representation on
the executive committee. They desire
that the executive committee be en
larged to 12 from JO, the two addi
tional to be policy holder.
It was at the conclusion of the long
session that the first statement waa
given out. None of those present would
offer any comment on It nor would
they discuss Equltuble affairs, main
taining silence which characterised the
attitude of everyone Interested since
Hendrlck'a arrival In the city. Hyde's
statement, beside calling for an In
vestigation declared that the scandal
ous charges have their origin In nn
effort by Individual who desire to
obtain control of the Equitable society
and It assets. The statement Issued
directly after the meeting has the ap
proval of all sides of the controversy
except the attitude of Alexander, pres
ident of the company. Hla position has
not been learned.
Aa explained to the Associated Press
by one of the attorney, the present
agreement reached means CrlmmW
policy holder committee a a party,
Hyde principal stockholder, Hend
ricks, superintendent of Insurance and
Ellhu Root, chief counsel.
STATEMENT
ISSUED
L
FRAUDS
Federal Grand Jury Meets
Tuesday. .
NEW JURY IS NEEDED
Mitchell and Hermann Will
Be
Required to Put Up
Bonds.
NEW INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
It la 8tatd That There la Sufficient
Work for a New Grand Jury to Con
sume Thirty Day in Ord.r to Com
plete All th Invettigationa.
Portland, April 1, There will be an
other federal grand Jury called. It I
well established now thut the present
grand jury, which will be able to com
plete tho land fraud Investigation in
Oregon, though a number of Indict
ments are to be returned.
It i claimed bonds are to be re
quired from Senator Mitchell and Con
gressman Hermann,' Indicted for al
leged participation In land frauds.
A batch of new Indictment I cer
tain to come with the reassembling of
the federal grand Jury next Tuesday,
and already many prominent people In
various part of the country not here
tofore auspected of complicity In any
of the land fraud, are trembling in
their ahoea at the prospect.
: ft I announced authentically ' that
tho grand jury will not be able to fin
ish with the business In hand prior
to the time act for Ita final adjourn
ment on April 10, and that It will be
necessary to call another Jury then. A
a matter of fact, it is considered cer
tain that there I a sufficient amount
of work now under consideration to
conavtme the time of a new grand Jury
fully equally the period taken up by
the one retiring.
, District Attorney Heney said ome
time ago that there waa enough work
In sight to occupy the attention of an
inquisitorial body for several months
to come, and while great expedition in
securing additional evidence for the
different case ha been made during
hi absence. It Is not likely that any,
new Investigations have been In pro
gross outside of those already under
consideration at the time he left
The latest sensation attending the
return of DlBtrlot Attorney Heney Is
contained In the positive assurance
thnt Senator Mitchell and Congress
men Hermann and Williamson
will be required to either give bond
nt once or fall victims to bench war-
runts from the court, as it la under
stood thnt Heney never consented to
their going free after the adjourn
ment of congress. They were permit-
ter to go on their own recognlxanc at
the time of their Indictment on ac
count of congress being In session, but
for no other reason, and it la claimed
that. Heney does not relish the Idea of
their being treated any different from
other under indictment
It has been asked If there Is one
lnw for Jack Gardner, S. A. D. Puter
and Horace G. McKlnley In this re
spect, and another law for men In high
official station.
SMUGGLERS SUSPECTED.
Man That Smuggled Gun in Sal.m
Penitentiary.
Salem, April I. The oirtcers of this
county feel centulh that tiV have
located the parties who are responsible
for the sumggllng of guns and ammu
nition Into the st'ate penitentiary over
two years ago by which the convicts,
Harry Traoey and David Merrill eN
fet-fed their sensational escape, after
killing three guards and that they have
sufficient evidence upon which to se
cure a conviction. The parties charged
with the crime ar Harry Wright now
serving three year In the Walla Walla
penitentiary under the name of H. C.
Mutchart for grand larceny, and Chas.
Monte, at present doing a six years'
sentence In th Oregon penltentlury
for grand larceny under the nam of
W. Hennutt,
The officer can lay their hands upon
either or both at their pleasure and
the caae will be brought before the
grand Jury which convene next Mon
day. A charge of murder In the first
degree will be entered against both
men. The guard killed during th
Tracey and Merrill famous outbreak,
were Stank Ferrell, 8. R. T. Jone and
B. T Tiffany..
HEART DI8PLACED.
Not by Lov But by a 8trok of Light
ning.
St. Joseph, Mo., April 1. Member
of the local medical fraternity are
deeply puzzled over the can of Miss
Mubel Rlgney, a well known young
lady of this city, who died last night
from an affection of the heart.
It I stated that while working a
an operator In a local telephone ex
change the young lady waa ao severely
frightened by a flash of lightning
which coareed along the wires that
her heart waa displaced.
Gradually she was taken with pain
and for the Ut two week had been
In Intense agony, her heart beat con-
stantly growing more rapid until just
before her death 182 pulsations per
mlute were registerd.
8tabbd in Butt.
Butte, Mont, April 1. A Belt, Mont.,
special to the miner states that Gus
Makl was probably fatally stabbed by
Nick MJkson yesterday during a sa
loon row. Both men are Italian min
ers, They had been bitter enemies.
ADVANCE IN LUMBER
Increased Demand Necessitates
and Increased Price.
PACIFIC COAST LUMBER CO.
Matting of th Paeifio Coast Lumber
Manufacturing Aoclation Hold a
Meeting at Centralis and Advance
th Pric of Sprue Lumber.
Seattle, April 1. At a meeting of the
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturing
Association held today W. L. Benhara
of Seattle, formerly western freight
traffic manager of the Great North
ern, was Indorsed for a position on the
railway commission to be appointed
by Governor Mead, and who spent 26
years In itiilroad work and during the
past ten years has been angaged in
irrigation projects In eaatern Wash
ington.
A joint price list of lumber was
adopted at the Centralis meeting on
March 8 by the Western Washington
Lumber Manufacturer and Pacific
Coast manufacturers waa agreed to by
all present Spruce lumber was ad
vanced on their list $1 a thousand on
all factory spruce, and $1 a thousand
on tho two upper grades of spruec sid
ing. DONT LIKE JAPS.
Russian Studnt Refute to 8 it by
Them In Collage.
Colombia, Mo., April 1. Two Rus
sian students at the State university
have requested the university authori
ties to reasslg them to seats for the
reason that they had been given places
on the same bench with four Japanese.
The Russians claimed that they were
embarrassed by the laughter and Jokes
of the other students. The request was
granted '
SNOW IN COLORADO.
Telegraph Communication Cut Off
From Many Town.
Denver, April 1. A severe rain and
snow storm prevailed throughout Col
orado today and tonight No serious
washout are reported, but all the
train are, behind time. Telepraph and
telephone' wires suffered the most and
all commanlcatlons are completely cut
oft with many town tonight Three
men were burrled In a snow slide at
Ouray and are believed to hav per
ished.1 i
LEAD OUTPUT
Consolidaion of the Large
Companies.
CONTROL THE OUTPUT
Capital Slock of the Gigantic Cor
poration Amounts to About
$40,000,000.
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY
Guggenheim Organize a Lad Trust
Which Will Control th Entire Out
put of th United State and Some
of th Foreign Countries.
New York, April t After year of
negotiations a deal has Just been con
summated, according to the Tribune,
by Which the seven sons of Mr. Gug
genheim, who died a few days ago
have achieved, in conjunction with
their allied interests, a union of thi
National Lead Company, common!)
known as the "White Lead Trust-
capitalized at $30,000,000, with the
United Lead Company, a Guggenheim
I concern, the total authorized capital
ized stock of which is S2a.000.000. For
mal atatement giving the detail or
the merger will be issued immediately.
It is believed the capital of the holding
company will be abou $40,000,000. "
The consolidated concern will be
known aa the National Lead Company.
President Cole and most of the other
officer of the present National Lead
Company will hold the same office
in the new company, it 1 said. The
Guggenheim, however, will dominate
the directorate.
Through the organization of the
Guggenheim Exploration Company,
which waa later taken Into the Amer
ican Smeltlme St Refining Company,
the Guggenheim interests secured con
trol of the pig lead business, which
aggregate about 250,000 tons a year,
valued at $25,000,000, of which 140,
00 ton are' turned Into mechanical
products, such a sheet lead, lead pipe
solder, bullets, shot etc., and the 110,
000 tons into chemical products, in
cluding white lead and litharge.
The new deal brings Into the com
bination the old National Lead Com
pany, which makes about 65 per cent
of the chemical lead products, with
the Union Lead & Oil Company, whlca
practically controls 65 per cent of th.
mechanical business and 15 per cent of
the chemical output
WILL ARBITRATE.
Peruvian Minister to Eouador Will Set
tle Disput.
Lima, Peru, April 1. The Peruvian
government has appointed Dr. Mariano
Cornejo, Peruvian minister to Ecuador,
to go to Spain on a special mission in
connection with the arbitration of the
questions pending between Peru and
Ecuador. Dr. Cornejo will take with
him as special aeeretary the poet lau
reatte of Peru, Jose Santos Chocano.
Both Dr. Cornejo and Secretary Choca
no will leave here In a few day with
the Spanish royal commissioner Rem
aon Menendes PldaL who on behalf of
the king of Spain aa arbitrator has
been examining the documents In the
boundary dispute between Peru and
Ecuador. Senor Pidal will return to
Spain by way of Chile and Argentina
INCREASE IN WAGES.
United States Steel Corporation An
nounces an Increase.
New York, April 1. Official notices
have been sent out by the various com
panies of the United States Steel Cor
poration Informing thousands of work
ment of an Increase in wages begin
ning today. It is estimated that the
Increase will amount In round figures
to $8,000,000. No details have been
made publio here, but it is said that
those who will receive the Increased
pay will be the laborers," skilled mill
hands, and the class of mechanic now
receiving moderate wages.
Agreement with tin plate, sheet ateel,
and other workers which expire on
June 30 next, will not be changed at
present a 1 expected that higher
wage scale will go Into effect In thesa
department after the preaent agree
ment have expired.
LAWN TENNIS.
Chicago and Ntw York Have Arranged
for Game.
New York, April .1. Champion lawn
tennis team representing New York
and Chloago may meet In a dual set
ef sh&ichcs tn'on tu cvining season
shall have closed. The subject is now
under discussion by the executive com
mittee of the Metropolitan lawn tennis
league. It is planned to have the win
ner of the Metropolitan series meet
the winners of the Chicago lawn tennis
league probably In this city some time
In September.
Aocuted of Treason.
Berlin, April 1. The trial of the
editor of the Taeglische Rundschau ac
cused of treason In revealing military
secrets in an article on mine laying In
harbor approaches, has ended with his
acquittal but Lieutenant Truezler von
Falksteln, retired, who wrote the arti
cle, has been sentenced to six months
detention in a fortress.
Move to New York.
San Francisco, April 1. The Greek-
Ruslan cathedral is tp be transferred
from San Francisco to New York city.
It has been officially decided that In
about, six weeks the cathedral and
staff of priests will move to the east
ern metropolis, henceforth the seat of
the presiding bishop of the orthodox
eastern church of North America.
MANCHURIA QUIET
Contradictory Reports Received
from Chinese Fugitives.
HARBIN BUSINESS PARALYZED
Believed That the Japan Art Pre
paring a Bold Turning Movement
Probably to th Eastward and Rus
sian Calvary Preventing Surprise,
Gunshu Pass,, April L All Is Quiet
through Manchuria. The heavy cur
tain of the Japanase effectually con
ceals the Russian strength and posi
tions. Many contradictory reports are
being received from Chinese fugitives,
most of whom indicate a constant
movement of the Japanese in the
northeast as though with an evident
Intention of effecting a great turning
movement at Kirin to cover up the be
ginning of the attack on Vladivostok.
Harbin, April 1. Business in Harbin
Is completely paralyzed and a general
lack of confidence In the ability of the
Russians to hold the place prevails.
The majority of the female population
is leaving Harbin. It Is believed here
that the Japanese are preparing a bold
turning movement, probably to the
eastward and the Russian cavalry are
operating widely In order to avoid a
repltitlon of the surprise at Mukden.
UNION PRAYER MEETINGS.
To Be Held in Brooklyn to Pray for
Sinner.
New York, April 1. Unique serv
ices will be held today In more Uian
125 churches of Brooklyn In the shape
of union prayer meetings for the wel
fare of the city. All protestant de
nominations will participate in the
meetings, while special prayers will
be offered In the Catholic churches.
Fifty-one churches' will be repre
sented in the Park slope district alone
at the meetings of the First Reformed
church.
BaseBall.
BGerkley California 3, Stanford 2.
San Francisco Seattle (, San Fran
cisco 13.
Los Angeles Portland 3, Los Ange-
les s- --,.( t
Oakland Tacoma 3, Oakland, 3.
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