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PUILISHCt FULL A8S0CIATID PRC88 REPORT
IX' VTw
33rd YEAR. NO. 93
GORED BY AN
EL
Miss.Gibbs Pinned Against
'Heir House
TWO MEN BADLY HURT
Flu Which Started In the Stand-
ard Oil Company's Tanks
Caused the Trouble
THE ELEPHANTS BROKE LOOSE
The Sells-Floto Clrcui Three Block
Away From th Fir Were About
' to Give an Afternoon Performance
and Diamiiied the Audience.
RIVERSIDE, Cal., April 16.A a
result of a fire which started early
this afternoon at the Standard Oil
Company's storage tanks Mists Ella
Gibbs, a Church deaconncss, was
f Rored and trampled to death by a
maddened elephant, and 1 K. Wor
sley lies fn the hospital fatally
burned.
The sullen boom heard at 1:30
, marked the explosion of the first large
tank. ' .
' Worsley was the driver of a de
livery wagon from which fire com
municated to the tanks and he was
hurled many yards from the spot
and picked up with his clothing
ablaze. The flames spread quickly tp
the tanks which instantly became a
' mass of flames. Sclls-Floto circus,
three blocks distant, was about to
open for the afternoon performance.
The explosion and fire caused the
showmen to lower the tents after
dismissing the audience which had
assembled. A herd of elephants be
came uncontrollable and ' tearing
loose from their fastenings, dashed
to the east side of the town, knocked
, down fences, nuthouses, and despoit
Ning, the orchard that lay irt their
paths. Many pcrsClls" h'arYowly es
caped being trampled to dValh by the
crazed animals. In a' short time all
'but three of the largest elephants
EPHANT
were' rounded up. The leader fhfl'if
changed his courc and entered the
center, of the city, a mile distant. He
entered. the court of the Clenwood
Hotel. Miss Gibbs was in a yard in
front of tier house. The elephant
pinned her against the house between
his tusks',fheo threw her to the
j ground and trampled upon her,
'crushing her crest and inflicting fatal
injuries, The animal then proceeded
'to the court 'way, where, the guests
were rushing panic-strickn, in doors.
The beast crashed through the doors
and walked through the barber shop
and oufon, to, the main street, crossed
. the street and crashed through a
heavy plate glass window in a store,
: "Before being rounded up at a down-
'," town public stable, the animal
trampled upon another man and 'ser
iously gored him with his -tusks. One
-of the keepers attempted to subdue
fhe animal but he was hurled over a
'high fence, sustaining painful ln
'juries. Not until four other ele
phants were'brought to the stable -was
'the huge beast got under eontrol and
'taken hack to fhe circus 'grounds.
'By this time the entire town was in
an uproar. Women on the east side
were afraid to venture into the
streets fearing that the herd had not
'been captured. . ' y ,
Miss Gibbs died 'tonight and Wor-i
sley is not expected to live through1
: -the night,. ' ( . . ' '. j
The fire at this o'il tank -continued
"throughout the entire afternoon and1
60,000 gallons of oil was consumed.
The oil loss is $7(XX) and the losi on
the buildings $4000. '
Miss Gibbs came here from Chi
cago three years ago where she had
been prominent in slum work. Since
her arrived here fhe had done mis
sion work among the Chinese and
Japanese and also spent much time
assisting penniless consumptives.
The keeper of the elephants, whose
name is not known, was the means of
saving at least two lives before the
big brute was placed under control.
At the corner of Orange and Seventh
streets the' elephant had thrown
Frank A. Dird and was about to crush
him with his full weight when the
keeper came up close behind and tirea
three shots Into the animal's neck.
This caused the big beast to swerve
and distracted Its attention from its
Intended victim. In the meantime
however, Bird had sustained a brok
en leg and ether injuries. ,
In the court yard of Glenwood
Hotel, D. P. Chapman was thrown by
(he elephant and might have sustain
ed fatal injuries had not the same
keeper arrived In the nick of time. He
fired the remaining four shota Into
the elephant and the brute turned his
attention from the matt M the
ground to his keeper. The keeper's
trousers leg was ripped wide open by
the Infuriated beast and his leg pain
fully lacerated. The flesh on the
keeper's right hand was also scraped
away. At the stable where the ele
phant was brought to bay, another of
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LAND FRAUD.
Witnesses in Hyde-DImond-Ben-son-Schneider
Land Fraud
OREGON BANKER TESTIFIES
Telia of Numerous Transactions In
volving Lands of Oregon In Which
Himself and Hyde Were Interested.
Drew on Hyde For Reimbursement
WASHINGTON, April ioVThe
principal witnesses, for the govern
ment today in the Hyde-Dimond
Benson-Schneider land fraud cases
was E. P. McCornack, a banker of
Salettt, . Of g6U He told of riuittcT
ous transactions' involving the public
lands of Oregon in which Hyde and
himself were interested" financially.
The defense souchf to cWset the
weight of McCornack's fesf i'nYwiy re
latin to the land transactions by ad
mittiii'ir; that Hyde had' furnished the
money fV finance certain deals a'i4
that McUornacK was oniy nis agen.
McCornack testified , that he paid his
own money foY all land purchased
but that he always drew on Hyde for
reimbursement.
CLARKE DEFEAT fie.
Mayfield Goes "Wet" and" if NVw
( Mayor Will be Chosen.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal:,
April 16. The last screw was put in
the lid on the students here Tues
day, when Dr. Jordan issued a stater
ment which almost totally ignores the
appeal for reinstatement presented
by a committee of San Francisco
alumni. Chairman Clarke, .at the
same time, mailed notices to the 41
suspended men notifying them that
the usual two weeks', time of grace
was up and requesting them in effect
to "beat it."
In the town election held In May
field, adjoining the university, made
dry by Clarke, and where Chairman
Clarke is Mayor, the results show
(hat Clarke Is out. His candidate was
defeated and the "wets" seem to have
the majority. Clarke will step down
next Monday, when a new Mayor
will'bc -Chosen by the board.
CASES
,lA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1908
11
POWERLESS
Governor Sends Troops to
Chester.
TWO EMPLOYES INJURED
"r,
The Strikers and Their Sympa
thizers Stormed Trolley Cars
That Were Started.
IMPORTED STRIKE-BREAKERS
Tw4 Troopa Were Ordered to the
Scetii of i the Disorders, One of
Which H4i Alredy Arrlved-No
Arrests Were Made Today.
CHESTER, Pa., April 16. -the
most serious disturbance which has
marked the strike of the motormen
knd conductors of the Chester Trac
tion Company occurred early today,
during which .two employes of the
company were shot, but not seriously
injured. The company attempted to
operate a car, and William Borg-
mann, who acted as motorman, was
shot in the foot during an attack on
the trolley by a large crowd of strike
sympathizers. Earlier in the day
William Gricsemeir, a claim agent of
the company was shot in the leg
while leading a squad of 40 men who
had been Imported to take the places
of the strikers to the car barns.
Disorders were spasmodic during
the night, but the serious outbreak
began with the attack on the Import
ed men shortly before 5 a. m.. An
attempt to lead the men from the
hotel which they were quartered to
the car barns by way of back streets
was discovered by the strikers and
their sympathizers; and in a hand-to-
hand fight the. imported workers
We're routed and driven to shelter in
the barn. Griesemcier, who was in
charge', was struck by a bullet, and he
was helped Into the bam. '
The company decided at once to
Srt out a car. The car had hot
gone far when attacked. Men swarm
ed! aboard from all sides. The trolley
oole w'ii dulled .frc-iif'the wire, the
controller wa" taken from Borgmann,
Anil thf the cYoVd began to beat him
and the conductor Bricks, pieces of
lead pipe and otfe'. tuissiles were
thrown, and every vHttdotf irt the car
was broken. A" numWif .6f.. revolver
shots were fifed, and one MitieHtfticfc
Bormmnn in the foot'. A s'lrong de
tachment of police rushed tfp and
after considerable crtort sttf cecusw
driving the crowd back. , The car wa
left standing on the tracks, and .Borg
mann and the conductor were har
ried Into the barn. s
The oolice roped off the streets ad
jacent to the barn, and are now on
guard, about the building". Mayor
Johnson came to fhe' scetitf, 4d
strongly condemned the traction" com
pany for attempting to resume serV
ice without his his perhiissidn. Thff
maior then called a hVeetirig of the
police committee' of the city council
to consider the" situation": '
The strike began' oh Monday; ow
s to the refusal'df thV employes to
accept . a reduction of wa'geir. The
company also operate lines' between
Philadelphia and Chester,' and' CJhes
ter and Wilmington, Del. ; '
President Rigg, of the. .Chestet'
Traction Company, requested Mayor"
Johnson to ask that a detail' of ' lW
state policemen be sent here. Mayor'
Johnson refused because he 'said hV
feared the presence of the state vp'6-v
lice might cause another outBre'a'fe;1
CDC
LIU,
Thereupon Mr. Rigg telephoned to
Governor Stewart at llarrisburg and
requested that i regiment of. th
State National Guard be ordered out.
The Governor this afternoon ordered
three companies of State .Police to
Chester.
RIVER RECEDING.
HELENA, April 16,-High water
in the Missouri river north of this
city caused by the break in the
Hauser dam has receded and the river
is now about at its normal stage. The
latest reports from Craig Indicate
that the damage to property in that
village will not exceed $10,000. Work
will be begun at once in repairing the
partially wrecked structure, according
to the general manager of the com
pany. There was no property loss at
Great Falls on account of the flood
waters. The Great Northern it is
announced will resume train traffic
between Helena and Great Falls by
next Saturday evening.
VICTIMS OF, CHELSEA FIRE,
BOSTON, Aprii 16.-Thre mOr
corpse have been recovered- today
from the ruins of Sunday's fire in
Chelsea making a total of 10 bow re
covered. In addition two have, died
this week of causes incident to the
fire. ''.
JUR6RS STILL LACKING.
SAN FRANCISCO, April I6.-N0
more jurors were secured today in
the Ford trial. '
CONVENTION ENDED
Turbulent Democratic Conven
vention in New York Closes,
REORGANIZE KINGS COUNTY
The Meeting: of the State Committee
Was Held at Hotel Victoria and
Lasted Only Half an Hour Wm.
J. Connors Elected Chairman,
NEW YORK, April 16. -The
gathering of forces of the state demo
cracy which, has caused such exciting
scenes and sensational action, chief
of which was the deposition of Sena
tor McCarren as the leader in Kings
County came to end today -with a
meeting of the state committee. The
meeting took place at the Victoria
and lasted hardly more than half an
hour. The committee re-elected Wil
liarii J., Connors of Buffalo as the
chairman 'and appointed a committee
of 12 to re-irgantee the demoracy of
Kings County. The motion to re
organize the Kings County demo
cracy was in accordance' with a reso
lution adopted by the state conven
tion and was unanirnpusty agreed to
by the committee. , Thp' committee is
headed by Arthur A." MfcLcan of Or
ange county. J. Sergt&nt Cram of
New York is a member' of the com
.niittee. ' '
A UNIQUE SENTENCE
Gets Sciuare Meal and Three Cays
In Jail.
BROO'KLnI April 16. A Riari
1 describing ' himVSjlf, as John Murphy,
25 years old , ai. homeless, walked
into the Clynter s4eef station last
....... f t . ...
flight while the rain was tailing m
torrents and askerf the lfeufelriant be
hind the desk to give him' shelter for
thtf night. Murphy sawfhe w'aV With
out htfme and friends. ,He was ac";
commodated, and this morrJng when
taken before Magistrate Higginboth
am repeated his story. Murphy? told
thY magistrate he had eaten nothing
in" four days, whereupon the magis
trate' sent Mufphy out to a restaurant
With a" policeman" with instructions to
eat his fill. After a' good square meal
Murphy came" t&clk to court and went
to jail for'-' three2 day at his own re-
INDIAN GIFT
TO CLAPF
Chief Plenty Coos Appre
ciated Treatment
APPROPRIATE GIFT DUE
He Took From One of His
Followers a Huge War
. Bonnet n '
CLAPPWAS "FLABBERGASTED5
Chief Said he Was Now a Man C$
: Peace and the War Bonnet of Less
Value to Him Than to a Senator
in Congress.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Sena-
tor Clpp is how "Heap Big" Indian
chief. Chief Plenty Coos and his
fellow Crow tribesmen who have been
before the committee for the past
three weeks, stalked into the com
mittee room today and Plenty Coos
phlegmatically informed the "Senator
that ' the Indians appreciated the
treatment accorded them and that an
appropriate gift was due the white
chief of the committee. Plenty Coos
then took from one of his followers
a huge war' bonnet carrying upon it
the chiefs insignia, which had been
worn, by Plenty Coos in battle. He
said he was now a man of peace and
the bonnet was of less value to him
on the reservation than to a Senator
in Congress and therefore he wanted
Clapp to accept it.
Clapp was completely "Flabber
gasted," according to his own de
scription of, his emotions. He took
the war bonnet and thanked the chief.
Plenty Coos and his band will start
for their home in Montana tomorrow.
COUNT KILLS HIMSELF.
BOLOGNA, Italy, April 16 Count
Coltelli went into a local undertak
ing establishment last night and
mystified the undertaker with a re
quest to be allowed to lie in a coffin
he selected several days ago, "as he
said, for a friend. He wanted to see
if the casket was the right length,
he explained. The Count's wish was
reluctantly granted.
When Count Coltelli had stretched
himself at full length he sent a bullet
into his brain, dying instantly. He
will be buried tn the cothn, which he
had chosen for himself. It was the
finest the undertaker had in stock.
The Count's suicide is attributed to
a visit he paid to a fortune teller last
October when the prediction was made
he would soon lose his wife and him
self meet with a violent death. In
January the Countess eloped , with
one of her, husband's friends, which
is believed to have unsettled the no
bleman's mind.
RIOTERS ACQUITTED.
Other' Complaints Will be Filed Late
today.
SALEM,-, Apffl iAfter , scarcely
10 miutes' absence' from the court
room the jury Jn iKe" case, against
Mrs. Nettie Rhodes', of foreland," and
Miss" Lulu Goode. Tasoer wode" and
Mr; a"nd Mrs. Roy Phillips, !Tiarged
with, disturbing a religious meeting,
arising duf of the whipping of Pre
siding' 1 1'deY W. N. Coffee, of : thY
Free Metllodisf Charch, two weeks
ago) v brought; in" a verdict of not
guilty at 12:4? this afternoon., The
case has twetTofn trial since yesterday
afternoon, rad! it- wis" c-Uarly shown
PRICE FIVE CENTS
by the testimony introduced by the
prosecution that the religious meeting
had adjourried from five to ten min
utes before the trouble occurred,
hence there was nothing for the jury
to do except bring in a verdict of
not guilty, which , was agreed upon
on the second ballot. Only one mar.
voted for a verdict of guilty on the
first ballot.- The complaint against
Mrs. Roy Phillips was dismissed be
fore the case went to the jury. ,
Other complaints will be filed late
today, it is understood, charging the
defendants with assault, riot and dis
turbing the peace, and before the end
is reached the whole history of the
factional strife among the congrega
tion of the Salem church will be made
public. There h a charge of assault
Tpending against Elder Coffee, and
this will probably be disposed of be
fore any other , cases will be tried
against the defendants in the action
just concluded.!.
EVANS SENDS REGRETS.
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PASO ROBLFlS, Cat, "April 16.
For the first time in a week Admiral
EvanJ was given an outing today.
He felt so much stronger that his
son, Lieutenant Evans, wheeled him
about the hotel grounds, Many of
the hotel guests noticed his improve
ment since last week. The admrial
today sent a message to the Los An
geles 'fleet committee expressing re
gret tnat he will be unable to partici
pate with his officers and men in the
welcome prepared f4or them.
SUBMARINE DOATS
Secretary Wakes His Own Selec
tion of Submarines
LIVELY DEBATE OVER THEM
A Humorous Speech by Williams In
Which he Had Friendly Clashes
With Hobson Over Warships and
Baloons Commanded Attention.
.WASHINGTON, April 16-A long
existing controversy as to whether
the United States navy should hav
submarine torpedo boats of the
Holland type, as recommended by
the committee on naval affairs was
settled in the house today when, af
ter a lengthy and lively debate, the
proviso limiting the secretary of the
navy to purchase only those of the
Holland type was stricken out. The
eifect of this action was to give the
secretary a free hand in the, selection
of submarines. The members hag
gle dover almost every line of the
three pages of the bill remaining to
be disposed of when the house mer,
but the principal action was that with
regard to the submarines. A humor
ous speech by John Sharp Williams
in which he, had several friendly
clashes with Representative Hobson
over warships and balloons, com
mandded the attention of the house
for a time. After agreeing to take
up the diplomatic and consular appro
priation bill next, the house adjourn
ed until tomorrow.
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TO STUDY COAL FIELDS.
CHFcAdO, April d-Professor
Wallace W. Atwood, of the Geology
Department at the University of
Chicago, has been appointed by the
United States Geoogic Survey De
partment to survey the coal fields of
Alaska, with a view of Ascertaining
the extent and the best place to t.
ablish a coaling station for the Navv
Department. The professor will u .
for Alaska April 19, tc? assume charge
J, he .surveyingr party. This will be
Professor Atwood's second visit .
he fecently has returned from a two
years' trip, .du'rjng which he studied
tn eminerals of the country.