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- S -X8Tobia, OREGON." SON PAY, DECEMBER . 1906
VOLUME LXI NO, 4.0
ATTEMPTED
MURDER
former U. S. Senator A.
Brown Shot.
IIURDERER ARRESTED
that ha In living in Nevada, with hla
Moond wtfa, by whom ht has aeveral
children. Further questioning di
closed 4h fact that Mr. Bradley for
two years, H00 and 1802, had served
u secretary to tha tata Republican
ci.nmUtee and waa alio at one tlmo
.A.tor of tt official organ of lh state
deolarad that aha had a lister" In the
nwpair business In Salt take, hut
ha would not oommunlcata with mam
born of her own family because she
knew they would coma to her aolt-
anoa. Up to lata hour tonight aha
had not btah4 counsel1 Manager
Tally of the Raleigh waa notified of
the aborting a moment after It had
occurred. .Tally ourrisd to. Brown'
room, where he found Brown lying on
the floor. Mra, Brad ey Vat atand-
Inr near tha dreeaer. Brown, as Tally
Inquired what waa the matter, feebly
ROBBERS
CAPTURED
Six Men and Newsboy En
gaged in Holdup. .
NEWS BOY ARRESTED
era flowing through the land and not
yt placed on the may. Peary aald
ha believed If the winter during which
he made the attempt been a normal
one, he would hare reached the pole.
With bis added knowledge. Paary oe-
ii.v. the oole coutd be reaehefl ny
sledges, but the explorer would leave
th land farther wt than he 8ia eno
,, nroceod straight toward tha .
but toward the northwest, and take
advantage of the north drift, which
l .outhweat. He discovered unique
glarlal fringe on the northern ooaat or
r.mntland. which hebelleveo to be the
origin of paleocryatlc, or alwaya hot-
en lea." which former eiplorere naa
thought waa the Ice mad about the
pole.
, ' I inquired wuh wi me ro"wr 1 ;
Claims that Senator Brown Was indicated Mr Bradley ana remarked Robbed the Pacinq express ur
Father of Her Two
Children.
eamly, "Sht Khot ma.
' Senator Brown daaplta the ahock of I
tha wound, retained eonaolouaneaa, He j
made no etatement to Tally beyond
the one alluded to above, Mra. Brad
ley continued in tha room while Tai-
Wat If C SF1SIATOR OP UTAH R attandlnf to Btw- bat ef
dered bar to leave. She declined with
abaoluta cool n eta. I will remain
here," aha eaid. 1 am the mother of
hie two children."
Tally waa too buty with Senator
Brown to attempt to enforce the or
der. TFhen arreettd Mra. , Bradley
made no realatenoa. She waa aaked for
a atatement of the Incident, bat re-.
ferred all who Inquired to Senator
Sutherland. ,. . ,
Senator Brown waa formerly a rea'l-
dent and prominent lawyer of Kla-
and Assaulted Messenger
Grissett
INVESTIGATE
RAIIMDS
-
Indorsing the Beveridge bill, In ub-
etance, aa a national child labor law,
and euloglz'ng tha late Samuel Spen
cer president of tha Southern Railway,
who waa one of the trustee of the
committee.
Inter-State Commission to
Make Inquiries.
SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS
AERIAL NAVIGATION.
Have
BEEN iDtNTiriED
Pemerly Lived at Kalamaaoo, Mloh,
..M . 1 - ! - J m Um C.Mi
Vtner no ' -
ren, and Afterward Moved to
Utah ta ft eilde.
From, Reliable Source It la Eitlmated
That tha Amount Stolen by the
Robbera Exeeeda One Hundred
Thoueand Oollara.
Prominent Count Clalme to
Salved the Problem.
ROME, Jc. .-Count Almrlgo of
Behla who. alnce 1T4, haa been
perimentlnf with alrablpa, beWerea be
ku found the aolutlon to aerial nan
gallon. Hla machine, whlcb Is ta the
hei of a ahlo. eontalna any norae
pvwer motor, and a rudder ten yaroa
fqnare. Besides thia were w n
of tan about $ yarde aquare wnien
may be oed a a rudder and at the
end of thl'a la an arrow to keep the
hip In balance. Thle airship It la
aid. caaVemaln In tha air five bonra,
.... - nt t flflA fait and a
ntiHiu .j.e vm
peed of it mtlee an hour.
Question Is Not Violation of Inter
state Commerc Law
Provisions.
CAR SHORTAGE.
Commerce Commitaion Cannot Compel
Roade to Furnieh Care.
SEATTLE, Dec. 8. -Martin Knapp,
chairman of the Interetate Commerce
Commlasion, haa telegraphed the Pa
cific Coaiit tumber ManufacturTf
AMoclation.' w follow: "Presa report
as tatd In your teWgraro aubstan-
ttatly correct. The commiaelcn hat no
direct power to compel Interstate car
riers to furnish car and can make
no order except after hearing carrlera
In arwwer to complaints." Lumbermen
and ihipperg wil mow file eompialnta
and produce evidence to support, their
cause.
GILLETTE'S MOTHER.
NO COMPLIANCE VITH: LAW
After Certain Preliminaries Have Been
Made and Counsel Selected Formal
Announcement of Proposed In
quiry Will Be Made.
WASHINGTON. l.-Former
TJnlled Statta Senator Artbur Brown
of Utah, tonight Ilea In a critical con
..' klmaaoo. Michigan, and married 4 Mra,
twn in tha emergency, oppm -'"'1 . .
vttuiviuni auvi vtf waa, voe ww vj wvri(
(Continued on Page S.)
INSANITY
DEFENCE
. Mi.tni wnund in his abdomen. In
flloted by Mra. Anna M- Bradley of
Salt take, who arrived bare today
from that city. The shooting oe
nrred In Senator Brown'a apartmenta
t 4(h Ralelg'a Hatel, where Mra.
Bradley had also reglatered, under the
name of "A. B. Brown." She waa ar-
nated immediately after the ah ootlnr A BW flf
Senator Brown waa conveyed to the l .
boapltal, where be waa placed on the
operating table. Two ahota warn Sred,
one gralng th -left' hand and the
other entering tha abdomen and lodg
ing In tha pelvlo cavity.
After working over blm for two
, houra the eurgeons decided, for the
present, at least, to make no further
ler Insane.
BUTLER ASSAULTED REFENOAT
ST. LOUIS, Doc S. A special to the
Globe-Democrat from Palestine. Texaa
aye:
It . haa been learned from reliable
sources that six men composed the
band of train robbera who robbed the
Paclflo Express car and murderously
sssaulted Messenger & M. Grlaaett
and threw bin. from tha rapidly mov
ing train at Bylan aiding, near Bed
Water, laat Saturday) night when
north bound Cotton Belt No. 4 was
held up. Of these four are under
arrest, two being taken Into custody
at Camden, on the arrival of the train,
who It la positively stated by men
In a position to know, were Identified
by Messenger Grissett, when taken
beforo hi mat the company hospital
Tuesday evening. Two other men, on
said to be a prominent cltlaen of Tex
arkana, were arreted in Texarkana,
Tex., on Wednesday and the flfth ar-
REPORT SHAH DEAD. -
''""'.'.' ' y
NEW TORK. Dec. . A Herald ca
ble dispatch from Teheran oaya there
ta a rnmor prevalent there that the
Shah la dead,' hot that the fact has
km MHtfMlnd In order to allow of
tha arrival of the crown prince.
NEW fMWE POVER
Electric Motor in State n Island
Advance Breaks Down.
AUTOMOBILE RUNS PRESS
Intl.
attempt to find tha bullet. It was stat-1 . "v ."1:L Novel Device of tnms.n9 "P-
1. .v.. mtnr Brown's nmQn WB7 ,M' lDa5 01 we vmn o.r Man to Run Off Hie Papsf
nim nu aria u.uiai v i ii. . i wiaa r.ni 11 r.r,i 1 vt ai:u , iiui.ua. anu
eonutiion is crmeii uw
tea to believe that he may not re
cover. Mrs. Bradley arrived abortly
after noon. After being awlgnod to a
room she Immediately went to Sen
ator Brown'a apartmenta. There ware
no wltnenea to tha shooting. ,
Waa No Undue
maey.
HAZELHTJRST, Miss., . Deo. .
According to Mrs. Bradley's own! Some startling evidence waa given to-
waa caotured at Waco Thursday and
all of tha men, It la asserted, were
pronounced to be tha right parties
when taken before tha Injured meseen
rer.
On leaving his train at Texarkana,
the newsboy. It la said, went to Dallas,
Which ia Issued on
Time.
NEW TORK. Dec. The, electric
Accoramg n r , . v.. owi, mmtmm y, - rf
ttt.ment to th. newspaper., to whom dfty by Mr XnfU Blrasong, when ahe gon WMo he wa. over
thence to Denlson. where be decided motor whlcb la used to drive the press
aha talked freely, aha name to Wash
Ington to demand that Brown marry
her. She anld their relations had been
well known In Salt Lake. "I asked him
If ha waa going to do tha right thing
by me," ahe said, retaining remarkable
composure, Tn reply be put on his
overcoat and darted to leave the
room and I ahot Mm. I abhor acts
of U.I character, but In this case It
was fully Justified." While expreae-
went on the atand In her own defense
on a charge of murdering Dr. Thomas
taken by the detectives, who took him
In charge. Owing to the Ironclad as-
nutler. The young uefendant aald she crecy maimainea ny we mci.c m-
went to Dr. Butler'o office where the preM officials It 1 JlmpMble to
tragedy occurred with peaceable In- learn the names of the men now un-
tontinna mnA thai lr. Butler attemot- aef arreat.
.. ..... .v. .... TTotwitnstanainx xne assertions 01
tn the .offlce of the Staten Mand ad
vance In West Brighton, broke down
yesterday and an expert found that
It would have to be aent to Pblladel
nhla tor repairs. John Crawford, Jr.
the editor, found that no other of
nee In Staten bland could print bis
sixteen-page paper laat night, ao he
ed to assault her. In tears she swore utw..n.lBn.n .n, . - - automoblle up
that ther. wer, no Illicit relations over the omdal. of the express company, it TlTZ a bole
learned rrom unaeniame sources i
existing between her and Dr. Butler.
Mra. Blrdiong declared that Mra, Nora
Ing no aorrow for bar act she declared aarrett told her that Butler had aald
.... t.ni tA know thnt Brown "a naa oeen inuimw wun uib uo.o.m-
'i nictcttilv oen- Unt and that she had made appoint
ntleas when I sot here todny," ahe aald, Uenta to meet him during their Intl.
"having only 1.25 and after paying mcy,
la
that the amount waa very close
1110,000.
to
Telegraphs 8on to Repent Bf H!s
God.
HERKIMER N. Dec J. Chea
ter Tli Gillette," convicted of the mur
der of Grace Brown, was amazed yes
terday by the receipt of a telegram
from nia "mother telling blm to re
pent before God. ; His mother alo had
previously expresstd confldence 1 bU
Innocence, and he In explaining her
message that she had received word
that be had confessed. . Gillette Im
mediately wired his mother this re
ply:
"I bay made no confession. I ex-
ect a new trial I em Innocent. Be
lieve no reports you read In the news
papers about me."
BAICfilfllSM
WASHINGTON, Dec 8. The Inves
ligation of the operations and man
agement of the railroads controlled by
Jamea X Hill and his associate, in
eluding the Northern Pacific, threat
Northern and Chicago, Burlington &
Qulncy BaHroads, Is In contemplation
hv the Interstate Commerce Commls
sion. -After certain prelUninanes nave
. . ..--. ant rnunsel for tBe
ircwu iiw.6
commission selected a formal an
nouncement of the proposed Inquiry
will bo made.
As In the case of the proposed lnves
titration of the Harrlman system, the
Inquiry Is not the outgrowth of any
soeclllo complalnU against any or
the railroad companies tor vioiauone ..CP C DniV n AM aHFITI
of the Interatate commerce law, but VESSEL IS BADLY DAMAUtU
It la to ba undertaken by virtue of the
lnaulsltortal powers conferred upon
.v. -.iniiin hv coneress. The in-1
v-.... - - - . ....... . . .
n v. .nj nmr,nhenslve Vessel Was Abandonea witn masxs
ljuir wm - I
Waterlogged and Wrecked Near
Cape Beat.
with a view of ascertaining the exact
condition of the affairs regarding the
railroads compliance wh the inter-1
mmmfrm act. A member of I
flis commission In peaking. ,of the j
nroooaed Inquiry and Investigation,
said: "Although there has been an
outward compliance with the decree of
h. flnnratnW 'Court of the united
Btatea In dissolving the Northern Se
curities company, yet there has been
no difference In the rates given upon
the unified system. This will be the
principal matter to be Investigated.
with the view of ascertaining the ex
act status of affairs In the manage
ment and conduct of the raltroads In
question.
JAPAN PLEASED.
NEW YORK MAIL.
kicked through the wall and the shaft
of hla press run out A pulley waa
,... (,, tn thf shaft of the
1111.11 - -
automobile, and last night the paper
was being run off successfully. ,
Six
th Mihmsn all the money I bad In
the world waa one dollar."
She aald ihe had urged Brown to
marry her. That he had been Instru
mental In a divorce between herself
and her husband, and aa his wife was
dead h could do the right thlnflr by
her. This, she aald, be refused t,o ao
These stories, witness said, almost
broke her heart and from the time
she heard them "she scarcely knew
Hundred Thousand Letters
eelved In One Day.
Re.
8TRIKE IMMINENT.
NEW TORK, Dec. 8. What was
sne neara mom kbitoj,. in -
... At. eh. ,.m .,. n.l probably the largest mall ever received
in this half-daaed condition when ahe New York from an ocean steamer
went to Butler's office. Her purpose cwn yesterday on the Celtic, which
. ..v tr it wns tr. that hn had carried 8,650 srcks or postal matter.
."m.k. shnnt her and W be Assistant Postmaster Morgan said
VVIU ... . ... ...... ....
.. '. .v.i t..,i.a ..i.. inat ' mere was boo ui suv.vvv ioun
Militia Ordered Out to Prevent Miner's
Strike.
OMAHA. Dec. 8. A special to the
tj from Vnrmininn. S. D.. says: The
members of the state mtlltla have
been notified to be In readiness to
Press Pays High Tribute to President
Roosevelt. '
. Mr.. Bradley I. a br,ett. about II "JJ of which 250.000 were for Join their comrades within two houas
,sara Old, and trail. Her flrst: act af- h. wn9M t6f ea' !h,n,",W.,,a L-ry . after receiving orders. A tnreatened
StoL t-a eOHhe ponoa'mation asked tl,. tnen riw . 8trlk9 at the Homestake mine at
was to send for Sonntor Sutherland ' " T ' . " 7',. Z
Af titah. who called On bar tonight and
. had a long talk with her. Sutherland
regretted being brought Into the case,
but said Mrs. Bradley sent for Mm
becausa he was the only man here that
he knew. To him she unbosomed
hersolt and told the atory of her re
lations with Brown. She alleged that
pert for the defense, testified that he
waa satisfied Mra. Blrdsong was In
sane at the tlma of the killing.
, WILLIAM A. BOYCE.
SANTA BARABARA. Dec. 8. Will-
lam.. A. Boyce, a pioneer newspaper
PEARY GIVES LECTURE.
Land
tniv& iit th TTomestake mine at,
Leadvllle Is responsible for the order.
The miners will hold a meeting tomor
row. .
TOKIO, Dec, 8. The Holchl Shim
bun, again referring to President
Roosevelt's message, pays the warm
est tribute to his exalted statesman
ship and classes him as one of the
ereatest llvlnir rulers. It feels aa
sured that Japan's cause lies In pow-
i ' ' V. '
erful hands.
It also welcomes the coming ap
pointment of Oscar S. Straus as sec
retary of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. It believes that his
political Influence and acknowledged
fairness will prove a conspicuous ad
dition to the cause of 'Japan.
Gone, Bowsprit Broken Away and
Seams Opened, So Lumber
Floated from HulL
VICTORIA, Dec 8. The government
steamer Quadra arrived in , tonight
with Captain Allison and the crew of
nine from the bark Coloma, of Ev
erett, which left that port on Decem
ber 6th with a cargo of lumber for
San Diego. The Coloma was water
logged and wrecked near Cape Beal. ,
The vessel was abandoned with all
masts gone, bowsprit broken sway.
deck washed clean and Beams opened
so that the lumber has floated from
the hull. The Quandra'a timely arriv
al saved the crew from drowning. The
Coloma waa drifting toward the rocka
of Cape Beale, The derelict was ,
sighted at daylight by Mrs. Patterson,
wife of the lighthouse keeper at Cape
Beale, end her herola conduct In mak
ing a trying five mile trip over a rough
trail with bogs knee deep In the
height of the storm to dispatch the
Quadra to the rescue was what made
the rescue possible. , ;,
hr two children owe their parentage man
to Brown and she named one of them
... him. Mra. Bradley was reiuot-
1 nt to sneak of her former husband,
r.but questioning brought out the fact
died In this city this morning.
He was for twenty years connected
with the San Francisco Call and later
waa news editor of the Los Angeles
Times.' Hq waa 84 years of age.'
KILLED WITH PISTOL.
Satisfied There l Body of
Near the North Pole,
NEW YORK, Dee. ; 8. Commander
nnVtlln ItirtiiPA' todftv In
which he said he is satisfied that there SAN.MARCOS. Tex.. Dec 8,-Owen
Is a body of land somewhere about Ford, postmaster at this place, for sev-
one hundred miles" northwest from eral yeare past, shot and killed hlm-
w. fnnnrt driftwood a h,in- self with a pistol when he was leav-
dred miles from Grantland In the Ing his carriage at the offlce yesterday.
open Polar Sea. which convinced hire The coroner rendered a verdict of axel
thnt it could only come from the rlv-1 dental deatn
CHILD LABOR LAW.
National Committee Indorse Senator
Beverldae'a Bill.
NEW TORK, Dec 8 At a meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the Na
tlonal Child Ibor Committee held
hora last nleht. the board took final
action on the proposed national child
labor law. . Resolutions were adopted
FIRST MEN TO FLY.
NEW TORK. Dec 8. Wilbur and
Orvllle Wright of Dayton, Ohio, whose
claims to having been the first men to
fly ar supported by Octave Chanute,
of Chicago, former president of tha
Western Association of Engineers, and
by witnesses In their homo town, were
the center of attraction yesterday at
the Aero Club show. Both Wilbur
and Orvllle Wright declined to make
any comment on the recent dispatches
from abroad regarding their negotia
tlona with tha French government
John Brlsben Walker gave a dinner
last night at the Century Club In
their honor at which Mr. Chanute and
others wore present.