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mo MONTHS' RECORD
A
POLICE
OF CRIME SHO WS THA T THE
DEPARTMENT IS STILL DOING NOTHING
MAYOR WILLIAMS
IS MISINFORMED
Highwaymen and Other Vicious Classes Have Made
Portland Unsafe for the Average Citizen Coun
cilman Sharkey Will Demand an Investigation.'
Mayor Williams and Chief of Police
Hunt both deny that there is crime In
Portland.. The Journal ha a shown that
ctlcall nothing la being; dbne to pu
atop to the feign of terror now In
'rogue. That this la not a atatement
nade for the purpoae of creating- a elm
pie sensation, the following facta and
j figures demonatrate:
' Xeoeat Crimea In Fort land.
Hey il YeacoaTer ear held up and
pasasngers robbed.
Kay 27 Ssllwood oar held np and
robbed.
-Vane 4V Xlrhwaymea operate on the
Wbitehoaae road.
1 Tune 8 Zrfmla Bender victim of hold'
Bpa.
Jane 10 Couple rlotlma of highway'
men.
Ton 11 W. T. Xdllla rlctbnof bold
npa.
Jan 14 Tour men held up and robbed
ob Hall street.
Jan 80 Attempt to hold up Sellwood
June 81 Vancouver ear held up and
1 passengers robbed.
i June 2 Max Calof fatally ahot dur
ing holdup of hie eon.
July 1 Till robbed la Seaman 'a
loom.
July 8 Holdup of p. W. Oarlaon oa
rourta and Da via streets.
July Kra. XoOaU of 514 East Davis
street held up and robbed ef 881.
July aire. A. Keeuas meld up and
robbed of til.
July e Bob "rattsrsoa held up
roabd"6f 8306 'diamond pla.
July 8 reer Schmidt of 658 Tint
.Street held up and robbed of $90.
July 8 B. T. Morrow of 538 Baa Ba-
fael street bald up and robbed.
July 8 T. O. Bum wait disappeared
supposed to hare been robbed and mur
dered.
July 8 Winchester rooming' houee
robbed.
July 11 Incendiary fire os Monroe
Street.
July 11 Incendiary lira on Thirteenth
ad Alneworth atreete.
July 13-Bobbery at Bhose'a Park.
July 13 incendiary fire at ZloTenth
find rremont etreets.
July 13 Znoendlary fire at Eleventh
and Xaeon streets.
July 13 George Petereon robbed of
91,000 bill In Worth End resort
July 13 a. T. Beat held up and robbed
f $1T.
July 14 Sellwood oar held up and
Fred Bay shot; 30 passengers robbed.
July 15 Znoendlary fire at BeTeath
mad Ollsaa streets.
July 15 Fred Bohlerel robbed of 9400
la Worth End resort t
July 15 Burglars enter house at
886 Twenty-first street.
July 15 Burglars rob St Johns Hotel.
t July 10 Burglars enter aouso ox a.
i. Billon. 188 King street
Xwnilin,'Bl North Fifteenth street.
Mt 16 J. A. Anaersoa ronaea at
International Hotel.
July 16 Burglars enter Lynch Bros.'
tore at 864 First street.
July 16 Burglars rob horns of X F.
Xrftmere, 868 Clay street.
July 16 Burglars enter house of H.
itanaon. 66 Worth Sixteenth street.
July 16 Burglars enter houae at 84
Worth Sixteenth street.
July 17 George xirkwood drugged
and robbed by bunco men.
July 17 Burglars loot a -houae on
Forter street in South Portland.
July IS Firebugs attempt to burn
house at 503 Mill street.
July is Znoendlary fire at Third aad
Fine streets.
July 80 Burglars rob house of W.
Xjamar. South Portland.
Jtfj 81 Boom of W. H. Amgel robbed
aVfraS Jefferson street.
SfJvlT 88 Saloon on Hawthorne avsnue
July 83 Harry McBae brutally as
saulted aad robbed by footpads.
July 83 Three eases of pocket pick
ing at the Woodman Carnival ground.
July 84 F. Sampler robbed of 950 ia
the Worth Bad.
July 84 J. W. Putney of 131 Oread
avenue held up aad robbed.
July 84 XJoyd Hlboa attacked by
xoorpaas ana slashed with a dirk.
July 89 TIU of the Elfla Creamery
wompaay at bbj TamhiU street robbed.
July 86 Attempt to burn Clinton
Kelly soboolhouse on Bast Side.
July 8 E. BurdeU held up aad robbed
oa seeond aad Madison streets.
July 88 H. K. Baaoroft held up aad
robbed at Sixteenth aad Flanders.
There were no .convictions In these
cases and very few arreata
Arter perualng the foregoing llat it
la up to Mayor Williams and the Po
lice Commlaaionera to determine what
shall be done.
The hold up of H. H. Bancroft at Six
teenth and Flanders streets last night
is a vivid reminder that vicious charac
tera are dally walking the atreeta of
Portland without any apparent fear o
Interference on the part' of the Police
Department
SHARKEY WILL DEMAND
THAT MOVE BE MADE
So far as action by the Police Com
mlaaionera la concerned I am greatly
disappointed." said Councilman J. P.
Bnarxey. speaking in relation to
the charges of corruntfon and neo-Uct
of duty filed by himself and C. B. Fields
sguthst City Detective Frank Snow,
three days ago. He war emphatic, aa
ne continued:
I do not think so grave a matter and
one or such vital Importance to the
people In general should be lightly
passed over or whitewashed. It will
never be dropped with my consent, and
If the Police Commissioners fall to
take sctlon I shall make a canvass of
the council with a view to cruising the
adoption of a resolution demanding a
complete and thorough investigation.
"I may do this at the special council
meeting to be held this afternopn,"
The opinion is general that the delay
of the Police Commissioners In investi
gating the charges made by Messrs.
Sharkey and Fields Is moat untimely.
and prominent business men are com
plaining that If such grave' accusations,
emanating from a council member and a
legitimate business man had been filed
gainst an official of any other city in
the country immediate suspension would
have followed, and the one whose integ
rity was thus brought into question
would have been forcibly retired from
duty pending complete investigation.
Folios Commissioners Absent
Both C. F. Beebe and Sig SLchel, mem
bers of the Police Commission, are ab
sent from Portland today, -and nothing
has as yet been done toward substantiat
ing or disproving the charges brought
against Detective Snow by Sharkey and
Fields. Mr. SIchel will, return to Port
land tomorrow and Beebe Is. expected
home Saturday. Until then, at least,
nothing can be done by the commission
ers, but at the council meeting this
afternoon decisive action is likely to re
suit.
"There are 11 Members of the Portland
council," said Mr. Sharkey this morn
ing, "and I have the promise nf seven
votes to revoke the saloon license of
John Fritz, who is on the city records
as proprietor of the Favorite resort
at Fourth and Everett streets. If the
councllmen do as they have said they
would, there will be no trouble about
closing up the house."
Mr. Sharkey was asked whether he
would take action against any other
of the alleged "crooked" resorts In the
North End district he said:
"Just at the present time I have none
in mind, ,but there have been several
persons come, to me with complaints
since I announced myself as against
Bob Patterson's celebrated dive. I have
not investigated any of these charges
and do not know that they are' true, but
am ready to announce right here and
now, and to DacK up me aeciarauon
all times, that If . there are any more
saloons In Portland as bad ' as the
I l&iliifc i$M&Xci'ti ''4'iik '
MANGLED BODIES
STREWN ABOUT
Fearful Destruction of Life and
Property Caused by Explosion
of Powder and Dynamite
Magazine,
Thirty Buildings Wrecked and
22 Persons Killed Plate
Glass Windows Broken at
Andover, 14 Miles Awayt
THE RELIANCE
Beautiful Vessel Chosen to Defend the American Cnp After Thorough Trials of Proficiency.
DESPERADOES MAY
SOON BE CAPTURED
BY MAN HUNTERS
(Journal Special Service.)
LOWELL, Mass., July 28. No such
excitement has ever been experienced In
this community ss that which appears
today, occasioned by the awful explosion
of the powder magaslne of the United
States Cartridge Company's works In
this city.
At last reports 30 houses are wrecked,
22 persons killed and many injured, some
fatally.
The explosion occurred at 9:16 o'clock
this morning when all were at work In
the cartridge factory, which was a mile
nd a half from the storage magazine.
where the powder ignited.
In the storage building, which Is a
large stone structure, was Immense
quantities of dynamite which exploded
with terrible efTeot The concussion
was heard 30 miles away and buildings
two miles distant were wrecked.
It cannot be ascertained, snd prob
ably never will be, how the explosion
occurred, as not an atom of the powder
.magazine remains' nor a vestige of the
half-dozen men and two boys who are
believed to. have been working in the
building st the time. Many lives were
lost In other buildings shattered by the
terrlfif forces.
The greatest excitement prevails here,
and the police are having more than they
oan do in keeping frantic people from
rushing. Into the ruins In search for
missing friends and relatives.
.At noon today the work of searching
for the injured and dead is progressing
rapidly. Seven bodies have been taken
from the ruins and 1 persons seriously
Injured have been taken to the various
hospitals.
Fragments of bodies have been found
as far as a half a mile from the wreck.
The hand of a man was picked up In
the yard of the Wigglnsvllle school
house. The Wigglnsvllle Mission Chapel
and the school buildings were destroyed
by the blast.
Reports received this afternoon from
surrounding towns show that great dam
age was done for many miles distant
from the scene. At Andover, 12 miles
away, many plate glass windows were
broken by concussion.
A powder magazine, In
which were also stored,
great quantities of dyna
mite, exploded atiheUniR
ed States Cartridge Com
pany's Works at Lowell,
Mass,, this morning caus
ing death and destruction.
For miles around build
ings were shattered, and
the force of the terrific
blast was heard and felt
30 miles from the ill-fated
point of disaster.
Fragments of bodies
were found at great' dis
tances from the main
wreck and many persons
are blown to atoms.
The actual cause for the
calamity may never be
known as notm'ng remains
of the storehouse where
the explosion occurred, or
of the persons working
therein at the time who
were blown into ten
thousand atoms.
(Continued on Seeond Page.)
BOGUS COIN MEN
MAKE APPEARANCE;
SEATTLE. July 9. Captain Bell of the secret service agency here
has notified the officials of the Treasury Department at Washington that a
large gang; tf gold cots counterfeiters are working in the Northwest and
confine their operations between the Columbia River and the British Co
lumbia line. "
Captain Bell thta morning, while on trail of the gang, from a clue re
ceived last night unearthed S5 counterfeit five-dollar piece In ene 'stump
" on Queen Anne Hill. .''.'' '':''"..;.'' , ' ' "' "
It Is believed that- the Seattle headquarters of the gang Is located lna
Vicinity of the place whera thai coins were found.
The" other main field of operation, orrnanufacturev Is believed to be
In Portland, although It may be proved that the "queer" la made there aha
passed here. -.."'- .." ' 7 - '
' Vis ! ........... .
LOTUS, Cal., July 29, Great excitement prevailed in this town this afternoon when
couriers arrived from the vicinity of Greenwood Creek bottom or Canyon, about 10 miles
from Pilot Hill, where the fight with the desperate convicts took place Monday night,
Thfe news was sent by Sheriff Bosquit, who' says that he with his pickets apprehended
the convicts as they attempted to emerge from the jungle In the canyon where they had
beeen hiding since yesterday. The attempt to escape was made at 1 1 :30 o'clock this
morning, and the Sheriff and his pickets opened fire at once and drove them back into
the canyon.
- From the report they are now well hemmed in with hardly a chance to escape. The
Sheriff says that posses surround the place and are waiting for reinforcements and the
militia, which will arrive late this afternoon, .
Nine of the Outlaws Who Broke from the Folsom State Prison Attempt
to Escape, from Canyon in Which They Are Hiding and Are
Driven Back by Battle with the Pursuing Posses,
AWFUL DETAILS
OF CALAMITY
A later report at 4 o'clock this after
noon states that 11 are known to be
dead, 15 are reported miislng and are
probably blown to atoms, and 43 are
more or less Injured. The explosion
completely wiped out of exJslence seven
buildings; seven others were destroyed
by fire, which followed, and 21 others
are practically ruinea, aiinougn seme-
have partial walls standing.
One large house was blown 100 feet
from its foundation. .
the cartridge works and It Is supposed
they were careless.
Blown to Atoms.
The drivers of two two-horse trucks.
together with the horses, were blown to
atoms. The men's names are unknown.
Four local companies of militia , wera
ordered out In order to maintain order
and protect property.
In Lowell, two miles away, scarcely
a whole pane of glass Is left. Fifteen
of the -Injured have been brought to St
John's Hospital and IT to the Emergency
Hospital. Six of the latter will die.
Most all of the Injured are suffering;
from broken limbs or terrible wounda
from flying debris. Five mon are miss
ing who were supposed to be working
In the plant. One other similarly em.
ployed was picked up a block a Way,
critically Injured, eyeless and speech
less. -
SPOKANE PRINTERS
RETURN TO WORK
Get Raise Demanded by Unionr
out contract Is Held Up
at Chicago,
"A boy's heart was picked up 1,500
feet from the scene at a place where
several other boys were swimming
when the explosion occurred. Physi
cians declared that the vital organ had
been as clean cut as with a knife. It
is now proved that he was one of five
boys who were in swimming and all
were killed. Their names are Johft Gal
loway. William McDermot. Michael Rog
ers. William Flynn and James McRey
nolds. Head Blown Off.
Catherine Rlggs was killed in a near
by residence, and Millie Rlggs. a 7-year-old
girl playing near by, had her head
completely blown off Its body and
hurled 600 feet.
A partial list Of the badly injured Is
Clarendon Godwin, James Grady, Charles
Richards, Aimed Belanger, Robert Rlggs.
Henry McMaster. Albert Labrand. Mrs.
Gilllneau, Mrs. Pellltler, Tessle McDer-
mott, Edwin Perrous.
One theory of the cause of the ex
plosion is that teamsters were loading
dynamite at the magazine to convey to
(Journal Special Service.)
SPOKANE,' July 29. Members-of the
Typographical Upton employed on the
Spokesman-Review and Chronicle in this
city returned to work last night and this
morning the. former paper appeared on
the streets and this evening the latter
will be published.
The 'printers are working under '
truce. While the mon receive the scale
asked for by the Union, they have not
got. thecontrac desired. This matter
will be adjusted at Chicago where a
conference Is now being held by the
executive council of the Typographical
Union, the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association and W. H. Cowles,
proprietor of the Spokesman-Review.
DETROIT STRIKERS
' LOSE THEIR FIGHT
(Journal Special Service.)
DETROIT, July 29. The entire street
railway system of this city wss tied up
this morning by a strike of the firemen,
oilers and watertenders in the power
plant, who. went out at 8 o'clock. The
company sprung a surprise by starting
the machinery almost at once with
strong force and power by which the
system can be operated for at least
eight hours. The firemen are now try-
(Journal Special Service.)
" FOLSOM PRISON, Cal.. July 29.
Frrafi",ail Indications now appearing it
is believed that the murderous convicts
will be taken either dead or alive be
fore many hours are passed.
Reports received' here at 2 o'clock to
day from the vicinity of Greenwood
Creek canyon, where the desperadoes
went Into hiding last night state that
an attempt was made near noon today
by the convicts to escape by the south
ern side of the canyon. They were in
tercepted by Sheriff Bosquit and his
pickets of Eldorado County. The officer
states that he first observed two men
crawling np a bank not 209 yards from
where be was stationed. '- Soon seven
ethers appeared creeping through the
buahea. They were very cautious. .
When a range could be found through
the bushes several of the posse were
given orders to fire. Following this
volley a score of shots came from the
convicts, who qiiicaly took to shelter.
As quickly were the guards given
command to follow in pursuit but after
going S00 yards no. trace of the outlaws
could be found. As Sheriff Bosqult's
forces are small he decided to surround
the place as best he could and send
couriers into Loftus for the re-enforcements
promised yesterday.
It Is reported that It is -next tox Im
possible for the band of criminals to
emerge from the canyon in a body. It
Is feared, however that they will dis
band and break in rough the lines as
Individuals, which could be"- accom
plished, as the timber and Jungle la so J
dense In the place where they are hid
ing that a single man could break
through a guard stationed 20 feet apart
It is now believed certain that there
are only nine left of the 11 who re
mained yesterday of the body that broke
prison. This would indicate that the
men are breaking their oath of standing
together and. will escape from one an
other at the first opportunity, j
It was believed by Sheriff Bosquit this
morning, who is in charge of the posse,
that the convicts bad spilt ia three
gangs, traveling through : the - dense
brush along Greenwood Creek towards
Greenwood, where Sheriff Keena has a
posse. : ThV desperate men are short ef
food 'and ammunition and will have to
show up somewhere very soon for sup
plies. ( .v. 1o:yi
LOSS TO ONE S
GAIN TO ANOTHER ;
(Journal Special Service.)!- '
GLASGOW, July, J9. The gloomy fact la now announced that the
Scotch harvest wilt be almost a tptal failure, whtch brings consterna
tion to farmers and grain dealers generally Xensumere are already
'questiOnlna- the probability. great raise' In price of- food stoffs for
at least two years to come. 'l.ss;:'"14
- The cropa will be the poorest In 1 years. anl the loss to agrlcuttu.-
will be at least $15,000,000. ' ; , '
There seems to be no question that the demand , for Amcr!or r; 1
and cattle will probably exceed that of all previous yearg. .