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S6th YEAR. ' NO. 111. M1ESK BEJfiG KILLED Unknown Man Attempts to Throw Woman In Front of Train Bound for Astoria THROWN IN FRONT OF ENGINE Attempt at Murder Waa Frustrated by Engineer of Train Who Thowa on Emergency Brakei Thereby Saving the Woman's Life, rORTLAND, May 7.An attempt at murder, involving the elfort ol an unknown man to throw the body ol an almost teuelc woman on the Northern Pacific track directly In the path of train No. 21 of the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad, was re ported to the police this afternoon by E. B. Stoiier, an engineer in the em ploy of the railway company, and detectives are now scouring that sec tion of the city adjacent to the North Pacific Mill yards, in an endeavor to apprehend the thug. According to the report telephoned to police headquarters by Stoner shortly after the arrival of the As toria train in the Union Depot, the attempted murder occurred at a point on the railway about one mile north of the North Pacific Mill. That thr woman in the case was not ground to a pulp beneath the ponderous wheels of the locomotive was due to the vigilance displayed by Stoner in bringing the train almost to a stop before reaching the would be assassin and his struggling vic tim?, and the pluck of the woman in battling with the thug even in the very jaws of death. Stoner, when interviewed at the Arlington Hotel this afternoon, relat ed a graphic story of the crime, and the descritpkm furnished by the en gineer may result In the capture of the thug. We were just rounding a courve i about 1000 feet from the North Pa-, cific Mill." snld Stoner, "when I saw , a man. a woman and dog on the i A . a . . ii . .race. a. me iram approacnea me ; man struck the woman on the head with a beer bottle and threw her across the rails. I applied the emer gency brakes and as the locomotive came nearer the couple the fellow again hit the woman with the weap on, causing her to reel and stagger, and he again tried to hurl her on the track. "The train was almost to a stop as the engine reached the scene, and by a Herculean effort, the woman man aged to drng herself out of the way, the thug trying with all his 'might to pull her down by tugging at her skirts. The man tried to board the train, but I threw open the throttle and pulled out in a hurry, knowing if he got on one of the cars he could easily make his escape in the yards. The woman was bleeding profusely from a cut over the right temple. FUNNY TYPO' BLUNDER. WASHINGTON, May 7.-When Representative Morris Shcppard of Texas introduced a resolution which proponed "to change and improve the present method of distributing veg- NO FATALITIES AT SEATTLE ARMORY Reports Indicate That Injured May Recover From Fall of Balcony With Exception of Six SEATTLE. May 7.-Although no fatalities have thus far resulted from the accident at the new state armory last night when the railing on the east balcony broke precipitating the spectators at the athletic meet to the floor below, it is feared that at least four of the sixty victims may not re cover. Edwin O'Neil, Cecil Thorn ton, Marion F, Lewis , and John ctable seeds." little did he think that that same resolution would be chang ed to read ' joint resolution, relating to certain events In Turkey." The change was brought about by Repre sentative Wagner of Pennsylvania who used s printed copy of Mr, Shep pard's resolution to paste over Its provisions his resolution proposing to extend to the people of Turkey the good wishes of the American people for the overthrow of Abdul -llamid. The public printer failed to note the error WILL CELEBRATE. CHICAGO, MaTY-The American Fourth of July will be celebrated by Danish-American citizens at an ex position to be held in Aarhus, Den mark. July 4. -1909. johnson juris r ROM MOVING TRAIN ESCAPES FROM SHERIFF POM- EROY AT HOLTON BUT IS RECAPTURED. A telephone message received at this office last eveninjr from Sheriff Potneroy states that Joseph Johnson the incorrigible young man who was sent to the reform school yesterday by Jmliie Trencharn, jumped from the train near llolton, this side of Portland. When it was discovered that Johnson was missing, flie train was backed up to the point where he had jumped. Johnson was found lying by the side of the track uncon scious. He was immediately taken to Portland to the hospital. A wire received from the Oregonian later stated that both legs had been cut off. There is no possible chance for his recovery, Johnson was about 17 years of age, and he and his brother carried in wood. He was considered not only incorrigible but desperate and has been a source of annoyance to the officers for a long time. HUGE TASK UNDERWAY. WASHINGTON, May 7. As an Indication of the vast amount of work the Bureau of Soils of the De- I pnrimcni 01 Agriculture nas accom - .. . , . pushed since its inception a recent report shows that more than 200,000 square miles have been surveyed by the soil experts. The plans for the of thj, contemplate sur .. - vim, anrvm .n... mil., a. . ... veying w.uuu square miles. As a re suit of the bureau's work 175 different kinds of soils have been named and classified. BLACK HAi MURDER ii WEALTHY CIGAR MANUFAC FACTURER IS KILLED BY BLACK HAND GANG CHICAGO, May 7 Another black hand murder occurred here tonight adding to the long list Of murders already committed by this organiza tion. Mariana Zeagone, a wealthy cigar manufacturer was shot while sitting in .his brother-in-law's saloon. Late tonight he is reported dying. He had narrowly escaped death on three previous occasions. There is no clue to, the murderer. Murray are in a critical condition to night and the hospital authorities after little hope of their recovery. Captain Maurice Thompson, assist ant adjutant-general of the Washing ton national guards and his wife are also in a serious condition, No steps have been taken by 'the local authori-' ties to' investigate ! the accident and probably none will be unless death results, ' .' " ASTORIA, rnn ROBBED Jacob Kessler a Horse Buyer o Attacked by Thugs at Pendleton ROBBERS SECURE HIS MONE No Clew Has Been Ascertained of Identity of the Robbers and the .Sheriff and Deputy Have Started on the Search- PENDLETON, Or., May 7-Jacob Kessler, a Portland horse buyer, was sandbagged and robbed of over $535 at Umatilla last evening. He is still unconiicidus, and may die- Not th slightest clew to the perpetrators has been obtained, and officers are com pelled to work in the dark while scouring the country for suspects. Msslcr had come to Umatilla to purchase horses, of William Switzler, one of the leading horsemen of the county. The deal had not been closed yet last evening, when the buyer fell a victim to Umatilla thugs. His un conscious body was found in front of the City Jail at 9:20. but the exact time of the crime is not known. -Five hundred dollars in $50 notes, $35 in gold and some silver was taken Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Bert Wil son were notified about 11 o'clock, and leaving for the scene, put in the remainder of the night in search for highwaymen. Desperate characters frequent the railroad yards at Umatilla. FOUGHT FITZSIMMONS. HOUSTON, Texas. May 7.-Jim Mall is in the County Jail here chanr ed with an attempt to kill his friend Jack Clarkins Monday night. Hall claims that in the dispute he struck Clarkins with a shovel when ho thought Clarkins intended to stab him. Frank Kronwinkler a pugilist identified Hall as the once famous pugilist who fought Bob Fitzsim- mons. Hall admitted his identity and gave facts about his lights with I-itzsimmons. Sportingmen are work' ing for Hall's release. FEARFUL PREDICAMENT. NEW YORK. May 7,-Thomas Lawrence, driver of a Delancy street horsecar which killed an '11 year old boy a month ago and who disappear ed immediately after his car killed I 3 year old girl Wednesday, surrei.d ered to the police last night saying the faces of the dead children had haunted him so he had no peace of mind. He declared that he could hear the voices of the two children calling to him to surrender, 'and that he could not resist. . Delancy street is one of the' congested East Side thoroughfares. TO SAVE CHILDREN NEW YORK, May 7. In an effort to reduce cihld mortality in the congested streets of New York, Alderman Marks has submitted a plan to Police Commissioner Bing ham which provides for the excluson of vehicle traffic on certain thorough fares between the hours of 3 and 6 o'clock. The number of children killed by trucks and automobiles has ncreased so rapidly recently that in everal sections of the city parents have petitioned the Board of Alder men to limit traffic while' the child ren are at play in the streets. Sever al .aldermen believe the plan' to be a good one and have asked the police to test it on East Side streets. DENIES MARRIAGE. CHICAGO, May 7.-Mrs. Anna Boyle, now on trial in Mercer. Pa-. for the kidnaping of Willie Whitla. never was married in Chicago to Edward Schoeffer, according to the Rev. Father H. J. Peters of the Chiirch of. the Holy Family. It was reported that Mrs. Boyle was married to Schoeffer in the West Side church February 4, 1905 . It has developed, however, that the Anna McDermott whese marriaf.i was performed on that day, is now living in Milwaukee with her hus- oand, Mr. actioctfer. Her sister, a church woman, called upon the Rev. Father, Peters Wednesday with the information that Mr. and Mrs. Schoeffer never had separated. OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 8, YESTERDAY'S BALL SCORES- Coast League Portland 2, San Francisco 3. Los Angeles 1, Sacramento 2. Vernon 5. Oakland 2. Northwest League. Vancouver 2, Portland 3. Spokane 7, Tacoma 1. , Seattle 9. Aberdeen 2. National League. Pittsburg 5. St. Louis 3. Boston 2, New York 1. Chicago 5, Cincinnati a Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 4. American League. Philadelphia 1, Washington 6. New York 4, Boston 3 (twelve in nings). STRIKE OF JEHUS. CHICAGO, May 7.-Onc thousand carriage drivers' will go on strike hcie today and Sunday funerals are likely to suffer serious interruption Eveiy member of the Carriage and Cabdrivcrs' Union, whether employed as a driver or on the floor in the de livery barns, has been ordered to cease' work at the end of his day in all barns where the new wage agree mciit has not been signed. ANGRY WOMEN. One Hundred Set Upon The Kidnap per Mrs. Boyle, At Mercer. MERCER. Pa.. May 7.-A mob of more than 100 women set upon Mrs, Boyle as she was leaving the court house yesterday on her way to the jail and only the prompt action of Sheriff Chess, . his three deputies and Counsel for Mrs. Boyle prevented what seemed to be an effort to harm the prisoner. Cries of "tar and feather her," "get a rope," and other such remarks were screamed by the women in the crowd. Mrs- Boyle appeared calm through out the disturbance and said: "Ought to be nattered y this reception.' The Sheriff and counsel for the ac cused woman tinally succeeded in getting her to place of safety. BIG BOIIG LITEST N KEW YORK AFOOT CHAMPIONSHIP OF COUNTRY TO BE DETERMINED IN THE MANLY SPORT. NEW YORK, May 7.-In the last few days scores of bowling clubs in various sections of the country have entered in the National Bowling Championship tournament to be held Madison Square Garden from May 24, to June 12. Entries will close toriiorrow night with Maurice Wyman, secretary, Hotel Victoria, New York. Among the recent en tries received are those of the Qar sons of Pittsburg. Canucks and Champetres of Montreal. Bonds of Columbus, Ohio, Old Landmarks of Pittsburg, Indianapolis Sportsmen of ndianapolis, Cleveland of Cleveland, 0 Greater Pittsburg of Pittsburg, Potomacs of Washington. Genesee of Rochester, Diamonds and O. G. D. Baltimore. Belmont Cricket. Club of Philadelphia. Kentucky Kids of Madison. Wis., Steinachts of Colum bus. Kims Kolts, New Haven, Jolly Fat Men of Washington, Seneca of Syracuse, Non-Pareils of Buffalo, Metropolitans of Boston, Y. M. C. A. of Quebec, Faneuils and Posts of ostom Greater Reading of Reading. Pa., Pennsylvania of Wheeling. W. Va. and the Kerns of St. Louis. ENERAL HAMILTON IS TAKEN TO JAIL UNABLE TO FURNISH TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL HE IS LOCKED UP. OLFMPIA. May 7.-Being unable furnish bail in the sum of $10,000 former Adjutant-General Ortis Ham ilton was placed in the county jail this afternoon. It was expected that Hamilton's brother, Boyd Hamilton, mayor of Couer d'Alene might come his assistance, but he failed to do so, General Hamilton is charged with the crime of embezzling $50, 000 from the state military funds. 1909 FATAL QUARREL AT CASCADE Two , Men Probably Killed in a Pistol Duel Over a Woman Both in Love With ONE MAN IS AN EX-CONVICT James Sullivan and William Herve in a Duel Results in Both Men Being Fatally .Wounded and Both Will Probably Die. SALEM, May 7. Information re ceived here this afternoon is to the effect that William Herve and James Sullivan engaged in a pistol duel at noon today, at the Mill City settle ment in the Cascades 40 miles from here. Herve was wounded in" the neck and Sullivan in the abdomen. Both will die. The quarrel which led up to the shooting was caused as is alleged both parties were paying at tentions to the same woman. Both men are under arrest although their deaths are expected at any time. Knowing that Sullivan would ar rive on the stage line -from the Gold Creek mining district.' Herve an nounced that he would shoot him on sight. A friend of Sullivan met the stage before it entered town and warned him of Herve's threat. When the stage drove up to the Gates hotel, Herve was standing on the porch. Both men saw each! other at the same moment and the duel. be gan, each tiring three shots before either fell It is said that neither men can recover, although Sullivan has a slight chance. But one bullet stnick each man. According to a story which pre vails tonight, Herve sent to Aums ville. Marion county, for a young woman, but through a misunder- tanding he did not meet her at the train. Sullivan, it Is claimed, met the girl and induced her to accom pany him to the Gold Creek mining district. This occurred about a week ago and when' Herve heard that Sul livan was coming to Gates he waited for him, swearing vengeance, Sulli van is 28 years old and was sentenced nine years ago to 10 years in the penitentiary for a vile crime against is sister. He was pardoned five years ago on the belief that he had con tracted consumption.- Herve has been working in the logging camps and is 31 years of age. BABYCARRIAGBOTED FOR THE 35TH CHILD ALL TRACE OF TEN OF HIS CHILDREN LOST, BUT HE CAN SPOT OTHER 25 SAN FRANCISCO. May 7.-The Association of Charities of this city advertising for a baby carriage for the thirty-fifth child of Juan Manuelo Grijalva whose family own ed thousands of acres in this state be fore the Gringoes came. Juan has also been wealthy in his day. but he now rich in nothing except child ren, one having come to bless him nearly every year since his first mar riage almost SO years, ago. Of his 35 children Juan has com pletely lost track of ten, and some of these left so long ago that he would probably not recognize them should they meet on the street. The btby that has just arrived to bring joy to the heart of its seventy year father was reported dead by the nurses at the hospital on account of a mixup in name as there was an other baby in the same ward by the name Delores. The grief of the aged father and the young mother, the fourth of Juan's wives, was intense, but their joy was equally so when they learned that the report was un true. .Now the baby "is better and the descendant of Spanish Grande is seeking a baby carriage for "his 35th child. ' . - , .'. A "COMMON"' CHURCH. CHICAGO, May 7. Chicago is to become headquarters of the Central District of the Federation of Churches of Christ, a Nation-wide inter-denominational religious organ ization that has for its object the conservation of religious effort and resources.. Bishop W. F. McDowell of Chicago announced that the plan had the sanction of 33 denominations, representing 17,000,000 persons. The Council has developed into four disr tricts, with New ork, Chicago, At lanta and Denver as permanent head quarters for the, work in various dis-tr-'cts. FAR-NORTH CANAL. SEATTLE. May 7.-Construction work on the most northerly shb canal in the world will be resumed by the United States Government next month. A crew of engineers under W. S. Wheeler will leave Seat tle on one of the first boats for St Michaels to direct the work which wi'l be completed this year. The canal, 17 miles in length, will open up a deep channel between. St. Mich aels Island and the mouth of the Yukon river. Work on the waterway j was begun last year. AHYCOllSSi IMS TRIAL IF HAINES IS ACQUITTED HE MAY GO THE HARRY THAW ROUTE. FLUSHING. May -Consider able conjecture is being, made as to the verdict of the jury which is al ready anticipated in the Haines mur der case now on trial for killing W. E- Annis. It is stated, that Haines may go the way of Harry Thaw who killed Stanford White. It was said today after the session of court that if Haines is acquitted on the grounds of insanity, the court may deem it necessary to orde,r a lunacy commis sion to inquire into his present men tal condition. It ts expected that the, case will gro to the iury next Tuesday. , mm biers in A STREET RIOT WOMEN TAKE ACTIVE PART IN RIOT WHO LEAD THE SHRIEKING MOB. NEW YORK, May 7.-Women figure conspicuously today in a street riot incident to the bakers strike. Most of the trouble occurred on the east side. A woman customers leav ing a bakery was attacked by a woman, A policeman who arrested one of her assailants was attacked by a shrieking mob of women. Men threw bottles, bricks and clubs at him, but the mob ran when he pulled his revolver. Another policeman had similar experience with a crowd of women who had slightly injured a daughter of a bakery proprietor. The women followed him into a butcher's shop and attacked him viciously. They were driven out by other policemen who arrived on the scene. VANCOUVER REFUSES Mayor Rogers Refuses to tertaining Japanese VANCOUVER, B. C. May 7- That Vancouver's celebration of the visit of the Japanese training ships set for May' 17 is likely to be a badly mixed affair, is shown by the marked opposition, to the celebration pro gram in various official quarters. To night the civic finance, committee by a very decided majority turned down PRICE FIVE CENTS;' DOYLE CASE I PROGRESSING S Mrs. James Boyle Refuses to so on the Stand and Give Evi dence on Trial ANOTHER PARTY CONCERNED Attorney For Defense Claim Penn sylvania Courts Hace no Jurisdic tion and Will Ask hat Defendant be Turned Over to Another Court I MERCER, May 7 Relying entire ly upon their contention that the Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdic tion in her case, the attorneys for Mrs. James Boyle charged with abet ting the kidnaping of "Bill-" Whit la, refused today to offer any testi mony in her behalf. , The arguments will be made by the attorneys tomor row, on this' point The prosecution claims that Mrs. . Boyle participated ' in thU state in a conspiracy to kid--nap the boy will be combatted by the defense, which will endeavor, to have her turned over to the authorities at Cleveland. . . . ' ' The. state's testimony was mainly the same as was given yesterday in the; trial of i James Boyle was con victed, with the exception that some additional evidence was produced by other witnesses. One of the Cleve land policeman testified . that Mrs, Boyle said she she was arrested: "I am the frail woman who planned the whole thing." Throughout the pro ceedings Boyle and his wife appar- ently desired to bring out the name of another party said to have been connected with the, case. Boyle at one point said, "I want to tell the whole truth about this case now. I want the whole thing cleared up. The whole blame; was on; someone else." Tonight Mrs. Boyle said, "Both Jim-, my and myself have tried to .tell the whole story. We have, not been per-! miffed to do so. It is not just.s Ev erything should be heard and 'thresh ed out As for myself I will commit suicide before I will go to the beni tentiary." GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY IDAHO SPRINGS Col., May 7. The semi-centennial of the discovery being celebrated here .today and old in Colorado.- One of the most inter timers are h-re from all parts of the state to take part in the ceremonies. The feature of the day was the un veiling of a monument to George A. Jackson, the first discoverer of gold in olorado. One of the most inter ested spectators when the monument was unveiled was R. S. Allen, known to pioneers as Dick Allen, who pros pected with Jackson in 1 the early days'. In 1859 Jackson started on the prospecting expedition that re sulted in the discovery of cold in Colorado. He first struck the prec ious metal in a small. stream tributary to Clear Creek, about 35 miles West of Denver. The legend on the mon ument unveiled today follows: "On this Spot was made the first discov ery of gold in the Rocky Mpuntains by George A. Jackson January 7. 1859; Placed May 7. 1909." TO ENTERTAIN Allow Expenses for En Naval Squadron the recommendations of Mayor Rog ers for a thousand dollars donation to the militia authorities in aid or parade and entertainment expenses. Four aldermen out of five voted against the appropriation despite the protests of the military men that their action was against the imperial ethics and that Vancouver should cul tivate trade relations with Japan.