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Safe Crackers Blow Up
Bank at Sheridan With
Great
THEY TAKE THOUSANDS
Whole Town Aroused By Terrific Ex
plosion at Early Hour This Morning-Outlaws
Ride Away
On Horses.
I':
Columbia and Willamette
Rivers Receive Bulk
of Recommendations
GEN. GILLESPIE REPORTS
970,000 Additional Amount Congress
Should Supply at This Session
52,673,500 Will Be Necessary
later On.
RISK ALMOST CERTAIN
DEATH FOR VAIN GLORY
(Journal Special Service.)
Sheridan, Or.. Oct. 26. No greater ex
citement wu ever caused liar than by
(Journal Special Service.)
Washington. Oct.- St. The Columbia
and Willamette rivers ret the bulk of
he bold bank robbery which was sue- " " " "" l " ,Li ...1. .. 1 "
cossfullv carried out at an earir hour th recommended appropriation made by
this morninr n- GHlesple In his annual Teport given
The robbers selected the darkest and out for publication last night. While
most quiet time when at I o'clock ter- the whole amount recommended for the
rifle explosion occurred which quickly Improvement of rivers and harbors In
roused slumberers In all parts of . the Oregon. Washington and Idaho Is SI
. .... . w-.. v . T50.00O, that portion set aside for the
wen nu wvmeu uu uix-u Columbia, Willamette and Yamhill
iitiu mtj miiwim, jiui miiuwiiis iuv vuot i rJypg g $970 000
or toe commotion, ine morning was Tne report go((i on t0 sUt that M wm
u L iv ' i . require $2,637,500 to complete the 1m
..bu ciuccu " w.u ""Mprovements" In the lower Willamette and
.n uwn iui nuwn, cruv T T 1 Columbia ' In addition to the $16824Q
blowers in fact, had wrecked the bank -tm avstlaWe from a fdrmer approprla
of U 8. Scroggin by an Immense charge tlon of nnnnmi
of dynamite. They were successful In Tht following Is a list of the recom-
" J k ""'" mendatlons for Oregon and Washington:
aiiu tiavi WIVDU vv flllUCI wa vmw i "
coin scattered about In the debris their K0W APP-
plunder would have amounted to nearly New Whatcom harbor, Washlng-
xi& ono. J ton t 8S.00O
Wn Well Satlsfled. I Improvement Yellowstone park. .260,000
am if .nnr h rfonorHo. wr -n " cascades of Columbia
sati"fled with the mount secured and
hesitated to risk their liberty by remain
ing on the demolished premises longer
than they dW. .
Leaving the scene of their depredation
river. Oregon and Washing-ton
Walliamette and Yamhill rivers
above Portlands Or
Grays Harbor and Chehalls
river, Washington
80,000
90,000
Bt.OOO
S0.000
60,000
It haa ton ascertained Uiet th.y iol?!eV dn4 , trlbuUry
away otchorses In the direction f Tort- ;
land. A posse Is scouring the country ul"? rlv'r- "on
under the command oX Sheriff Ford of oos B ay, Oregon . .... . . . .
Polk county, but at S:S0 o'clock this Columbia river at Three-Mile
ft.rnnnn ..n h.a t ih. ihi.vM had rapids, Oregon and Washing-
been rained. Fanners for miles about J . SOO.OOO
r. on th hi.h.i.i .nH r. healing Columbia and Willamette rivers
through the woods in hopes of finding a beIw P"ana: ?r' 1 f.00-000
trace of the outlaws In G'n- OuleP' report he omits any
That the plans of the robbers were en'10",0' th5 Washington canal
r .... sir Has f f la anil alaA ea K a t w nsaH
carefully laid Is shown by the fact that " ,
not a strange man had been seen about mnV ' raltM b7 Slw river,
the town during yesterday. The safe- "n- "J "jbJ!ot' havs.,b,een rf'
blowers secured their tools from' the Port on-b''ore. Kand " ta 8tl" up t0
depot at Ballston. They used ylcks In cf"Bre'" t0 Uk" the "P con
attacking the vaults and drills In certain "n.
places of tbe Iron work. They labored ' : More for Orefon.
without lights, as a cltlsen passed the Other minor recommendations v for
building not half an hour before the Oregon are the following: Ten thousand
explosion occurred. dollars for dredging In Tillamook bay;
Mayor Baku Active. $2,000 for Coos river; 160,000 for pro
Mayor J. 11. Eakln was awaked at the duclng a greater depth over the bar at
time of the concussion and at once took the entrance of Coos' bay; $30,000 for
his rifle and went to the street across Coqullle river, and $500 for Clatskanle
from the bank Just In. time to see the river; $10,000 for deepening the chan
robbers emerge from the building. He nel between Vancouver and the mouth
fired three shots at them from his Win- of the Columbia; $80,000 for completing
cheater but can not tell whether the the approaches and grounds around the
Shots took effect or not At the same canal and locks at the Cascades; $10,000
time Hugh Mendenhall came out into the for continuing clearing of the channel
street with his shotgun but the robbers I of the Snake river between Rlparla and
had got beyond gunshot distance. I Imnaha river; $9,000 for carrying ou
An alarm was spread In all directions I the .revised project for Improving the
Dy tne , rural mutual teiepnone system Willamette between Portland and Ore
and several depositors from Ballston gon City, as suggested by the special
were soon on meir way to uie scene oi i Doard or engineers.
the robbery. The robbers effected an I Washington's Proportion.
entrance by climbing on top of a wood The recommendations belonging
pno ai me oaca oi me oan Duuaing i strictly to Washington are the follow
and then crawled through a small round lng: New Whatcom harbor, $35,000
wmaow ana aroppea xo me noor or tne jwis river, $7,000; Wlllapa river,
bank. When once inside of the building $5,000: entrance to Orav'a harbor. ISO.
access to the vault was made by digging 000; inner Gray's harbor, $26,000; trlbu
away the brick with plckSs and claw taries to Puget sound, $30,000; Olympia
j-"" .v.u nwoor, zo,uuu; xacoma narDor, o,ooo;
ion oy oniauii iniu iuh ouuiaera I Everett harbor, $10,000.
clflc depot and section house. 1 I . . ,
They knocked off the knob of the. Army na JTaral Defenses.
combination from the steel aafe and "he report touching on coast and
drilled two holes. Dvnamlta did the harbor defenses goes on to say:
work of tearing the safe into fragments. "Tl sea coast defenses of the United
Parts of the safe were thrown through States are now somewhat more than 60
the front of the building, and demol- Per cen completed. Twenty-five of the
ished the furniture in the bank and the Principal harbors of the United States
plate glass windows in the front. The nave a sufficient number of heavy guns
robbers secured somewhere In the neigh- nd mortars mounted 'o permit an ef-
borhood of $7,000 which was on deposit xeciive oerense against naval attack, and
In their hurry to get away with their (during the past three years considerable
plunder they overlooked a great sum progress has been made in the Installa
which Cashier li. S. Scroggin found tlon of an adequate rapid-fire armament
scattered on the floor of the vault and I now the matter of first importance."
At present there are provided for the
defenses of the United 8tates 105 12
inch guns, 133 10 -Inch guns, 96 8-inch
guns, 667 rapid-fire guns and 376 12
inch mortars'. Gen. Gllleepie-submita a
total estimate bt $10,366,100 for the for
tifications of the fiscal years , ending:
june su. 19U5, as roiiows:
Construction of gun and mortar bat
teries and the Installation of range and
position finders, $1,676,000; sites for for
tifications and sea eoast defenses, $2,
000.000: searchlights for harbor de
fense, $500,000r protection, preservation
and repair of fortifications. $300,000;
preparation of plans for fortifications,
35,000,000; supplies for sea coast de
fense, " 335,000; sea walls and embank
ments, $200,000; torpedoes for harbor
defenses. $25,000; defense of insular
possessions, . $2,000,000; procurement of
land for sites for defenses of the
Hawaiian islands. $526,100,
(Continued on Page Two.)
TV
PATRICK M'CARRON
London, Oct. "26. It' Is now reported that two' more English tourists lost their' lives last week while at
tempting to round the perilous cliff;, on 'gigantic Scafell, the highest mountain in Wales.
September 21 three tourists, were killed in efforts to round the, cliff. It is stated that but few have succeeded In
making the awful Journey. In spite of this fact, for many year4tadventurous men have visited the mountain and
many deaths are recorded of foolhardy persons who have-been dashed to pieces on the rocks 1,000 feet below the
spot considered most dangerous and where the trials are always made. The illustration shows the beginning of an
unsuccessful attempt . to accomplish' the feat of. swinging around the precipice.
"ELIJAH'S" TEAM
GOES FOR DEBT
doweb sxrusxa to fat iiwni'a
0AXK AJTD BHEKITF'S DEPUTY
SEIZES HIS BLOODED ' SOKSES
AVD BABOtTOKB . WXTXB
KESSED POB A DBZTB.
New York. Oct. 26. Patrick Mc
Carron, who Is leading the. revolt
in. the Brooklyn Democratic ma
chine against the veteran leader,
Hugh McLaughlin, . noW says his
i rettmon la because the latter1.' re
fuses to accept the action of the
- city committee. It is the- most
picturesque political battle ever
fought in Brooklyn.- '
LEADER PARKS HAS
BEEN DESERTED
(Journal Special Service.),
New York, Oct 2. Sam Parks at
torneys have tried to have his trial de
layed, claiming the defendant la suffer
ing from tuberculosis and is unable to
stand the strauv The court denied the
motion.. No officers of Parks' union
were present, save McCarthy, known aa
Parks' man Friday. The leader items to
bo deserted,
(Journal Special Service.)
New York, Oct. 26. Dowle's troubles
continue. This morning his imported
barouche and the four blooded horses
that travel , before It were seised by a
deputy sheriff outside Madison Square
Garden.
The seizure has been expected for a.
day or so, but it was doubted if it would
actually occur, as Dowle had ample
funds and only the prophet's stubborn
ness would draw down the sheriff's ac
tion. But Dowie refused to pay a law
yer's claim of several thousand dollars.
and, after due process of law and due
warning,, the "Lord's anolnted's" turn
out, was taken in charge while hitched
up ready for its prophetic master. The
entire outfit was brought here by Dowle
from Chicago and is the only conveyance
he ever rides in when taking his outings
In the city.
The story that charged Mrs. Dowle
with carrying to Australia $7,000,000
worth of securities has been denied by
Dowie. In making his denial Dowle
stated that the Lord would take care
of his own and that he had no need to
send away his money or Zlon'a. as there
was more continually coming in.
TAJXOXS WZSK XAfiSa.
LITTLE ONES ARE
IN GREAT DANGER
POXAJfB ' EXCITED OTEX BEPOST
OP OZTT PXTSZOZAST THAT PXSS
OKOOZ. BOOHS IH USE bpbeas
MAilOHAJTT DISEASE A0 JTO THE
PUPILS.
EIGHT THOUSAND
HER
STOCKING
TOtTWO COUPLE ABBESTED XV YAH-
COUTEB, B. C, POB CBZXB OP
PASSZHO POBOED CHECKS XH
HEW TOBX WOMAH HIDES THE
CASK.
(Journal Special Service.)
Chicago. Oct 26. Bight hundred men
tailors failed to report for work this , the attention Of the board of education
(Journal Special Service.)
Spokane, Wash.. Oct. 26. This city is
thrown into ' excitement by the disclo
sures of City Health Officer D. C New
man in his statement - to the hoard of
health today. He attributes the present
spread of scarlet fever in Spokane to
the use of the free textbook in publio
schools.
Said Mr. Newman: "For years I have
noticed the coming and going of scarlet
fever and diphtheria, and i there is no
doubt in my mind but the free textbooks
are responsible. Spokane is no worse
than other cities In this resoect : and I
am" writing to. other citlds and am get
ting statistics which are surprising.
Each year there is a fresh outbreak
as soon as the schools Open.. This year
the weather has been delightful, yet
more scarlet fever has appeared' than at
any other time in the year. - All cases
are confined to 1 school children and the
disease is scattered generally-through
out the clt. .
"The practice in schools has been for
new pupils to use books of children con
fined .to homes by disease. As long as
this prevails the disease will be with us.
School books cannot be properly dlstn
fected. Furthermore, .children ,- having
mild forms of disease are not reported
to the . health department and r germs
left by them in school books get la their
deadly work quietly, and without detec
tion. --'';
"The matter is likely to.be called, to
morninr and are holding a meeting to to see if plans.' esjinot be adopted for
decide whether to strike lor higher I - 1 . ., L
(Journal Special Service.)
Vancouver, B. C, Oct 26. Clarence
Leonard and a handsome young woman
who says she is his wife, were arrested
here Sunday at the principal hotel, where
they .have been stopping about a week.
and spending money as freely as water,
The pair Is charged with cashing a $10,
000 New York forged check. More than
$9,000 has been recovered. Bight $1,000
bills were found in the woman's stocking.
Leonard admitted his guilt but was in
clined to resist - extradition, but the
young- woman pleaded with him and he
finally agreed to return and stand trial.
From New York word Is received that the
man is employed by Haskjns & Sells
public accountants, and gashed forged
checks. At the same time Ve was paying
attention to Katherine Mlllecongle
wood. He says he married her, but the
minister Who Leonard says performed
the ceremony has no recollection of
them. The couple registered at the hotel
as Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fay of. New York.
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IV ACT
Judge Bellinger Reverses
Csrtelyou's Deport
Order.
LAW IS TYRANNICAL
i
iCTED
Receiver LaGrande Land
Office Charged With
Corruption.
BIDS FOR 'COMMISSIONS'
Although Statute Regarded as Giving
Too Much Power to Inspector
fo Main It Is Upheld to Be
Good Law.
The Charge Is That He Offered tft
Safeguard Entry Cases Through .
the Department for $50
Apiece.
BLAIR'S CONDITION
FAST IMPROVING
" (Journal Special Service.)
St. Louis. Oct 26." Physicians Attend
ing James Blair.' former -greneral counsel
of the 190f world's fair, today announced
that hie condition -was Improving. The
grand Jury today resumed its inquiry
into the charges made against him.
Judge C. B. Bellinger of the federal
district court this morning nullified the
act of Secretary George Bruce Cortel-
you of the department of commerce and
labor, who had ordered tbe arrest and
deportation of Victoria Oautier, the
French woman detained under close con
finement by the immigration inspector,
for alleged Immorality of character and
presence In this country contrary to
law. She was arrested by Inspector
Eitell of the Immigration bureau, In
company with Louise Lea, similarly' accused.
They were taken to the House of the
Oood Shepherd, ordered to be kept from
communication with others, and a re
port was sent to Secretary Cortelyou,
who returned a warrant for their ar
rest and an order for their deportation.
They petitioned for a writ of habeas
corpus through James Gleason, their attorney.
It was represented to the court that
petitioners were unlawfully deprived of
their liberty. District Attorney HaU in
reply upholding the action of the In
spector.
Authorities were cited and the Judge,
after consulting them,, handed down hie
oplnloa this morning, of which tht es
sential parts are:-
That Victoria Gautier came to this
country In November, 1902. prior to the
passage of the act of 1903, which could
not be retroactive, and that, therefore.
Its provisions could not apply to her;
that the return pf the government in
spector, based upon which Becretary
Cortelyou Issued his deportation order,
on Its very face stated , that she came
here prior to the passage of the 190S
act and that, therefore, she could not
be deported under Its provisions. Con
sequently Judge Bellinger ordered her
set at liberty, and thus nullified Secre
tary Cortleyou's deportation orders.
Boasts the 1903 Xw.
In giving the opinion. Judge Bellin
ger took occasion to express a 'view
of the act of 190$, which he character
Ises as virtual tyranny. Under it, 'says
he. no person, alien or citizen. Is safe
from the Immigration Inspector. These
Inspectors are empowered to take any
person Into custody, charge him with
being unlawfully In the country, place
him on a ship and sentl him to a for
eign land. They are, according to the
Judge, Invested with powers by this act
that surprise one than congress ever
would enact a law of such a nature.
The opinion has created a sensation
among the lawyers, none of whom ap
pear to doubt-the absolute soundness
of the court's doctrine.
Cortelyou Says, "So Hothiaf."
It Is intimated that when the posi
tion of Judge Bellinger was telegraphed
to Washington. Secretary Cortelyou re
alized that his deportation, order was
illegal, with reference to Victoria Gau
tier, and wired back to Inspector JSstell,
who had asked what he should do:
"Do nothing."
Louise Lea remains In custody, inas
much as she arrived in this country in
Aucust 1903. subsequent to the passage
of the act of 1903, and her counsel win
file a reply to the inspector's return.
The nrivlles-e of making this filing was
accorded by Judge Bellinger, who con
current with granting It stated that it
would do no good to the cause or coun
sel's client.
The law of 1903 makes it illegal for
ny woman or immoral vnaiauici i
come here from another country. Prior
to that no law prohibited the coming oi
such a woman, unless sne were im
ported. But the law of 1903 makes it
unlawful for such a woman to come,
and Louise Lea, therefore, Is subject to
Us provisions.
The effect of Judge Bellinger's opin
ion Is to establish here the right of the
Inspectors to proceed In the manner fol
lowed in these cases, excepting that the
return of the inspector in reference to
Miss Gautier showed on its face that
she came prior to the passage of the
act of ,1903, and, of course, there was
nothing but freedom for the woman in
light of such statements.
GEN. R. A. ALGER IN
PORTLAND AN HOUR
Asa B. Thompson, receiver of La)
Grande land office, has been Indicted by.
the federal grand Jury, cnarged with ne
gotiating with persona who had filed on
publio lands to carry their entries
through the land department at $80 s
qusrter section. It Is alleged that he
went from La Grande to his ' former
home county, Umatilla, and arranged to
collect from numerous persons $60
apiece, with the, prospects of realizing
not less than $2,000 rrom 40 entrytnen
who had filed on public lands. It is not
yet known whether or not the specific
testimony before the grand Jury relates
to the 40 cases, but a witness assert
that had the dosen or so entrymen been
successfully negotiated with, the sum
realised from these and other en try men
would have aggregated about $2,000.
Mr. Thompson will come to Portland
voluntarily and appear before the court,
probably in a day or two, when he will
be arraigned.
Installed Last AprlL
Asa B. Thompson in April last sue
ceeded S. O. Swackhamer, of Union,
Union county, as received of La Grande
land office. Thompson . lived at Echo,
Umatilla county, being a livestock
rancher. He was a member of the leg
Islature of 1901 as Joint representative'
from Vmgtilla "and Morrow counties.
He was the first legislator to make the
break to John H. Mitchell when the Ut
ter was elected United States senator at
that session of the assembly.
He received his appointment as a re
ward for voting for Mr. MitchelL He la
the son of O. F. Thompson, a pioneer of
Umatilla county, and a former sheriff
of that county. Thompson is now a Re
publican, having- left the Democratic
party a few. years ago. He was reared
a Democrat''
Defendants' might to Appear.
The right of defendants to appear be
fore the federal grand jury was the sub
ject of comment this morning by Judge)
Bellinger, who said, upon - the . assem
bling of the Jury this morning:
"It has come to my ears that certain
persons who are now under-Investigation
wish to appear before you In their
own behalf. .-The law does not compel
you to permit them to appear, -It being
optional with you. But it la proper that
you seek all evidence that will throw
light upon the questions -Involved in the
various cases. In ordet that you clear up
all circumstances and secure all Infor
mation that will aid you in reaching a
decision that will do Justice to alt" ,-
It Is suspected that one of the persons
who wished to appear before the Jury Is
S. A. D. Puter, who Is under investiga
tion In connection with the alleged land
fraud cases.
The McKlnley-Ware-Puter case - was
not completed up to noon. It will be
voted on probably tomorrow. It Id m
question whether or not more witnesses
will be called. It was understood that
the Jury was practically satlsfled - they
had -secured' enough testimony to take :
Intelligent action, unless some of the
defendants were permitted to appear la
their own behalf. - i
Hot Blamed for "Leaks." .'
Judge Bellinger, this morning made
statement to the federal grand Jury that
cleared up the matter to which he re
ferred on Saturday, with reference to
the leaking of Information as to what,
was testified to before the Jury In cases '
that have been before them. When ,
they appeared in court, he said that he .
had been informed - that the Jury-room
was constructed so that it was pos
sible for outsiders to hear what went '
on inside, and that it was plain that
hone of them had been giving out in
formation. . '
"I am glad," said he. "to learn this.
(Continued on Page Two.)
Gen. Russell A. Alger arrived in Port
land this morning at 7:45 o'clock on
Southern Pacific train No. 16. He re
mained at the union depot but 46 min
utes, "departing over , the Northern Pa
eiflo train No. -S for Seattle at 8:30
o'clock. The general la traveling In the
private car "Michigan." ,
TKB rOPX'S XHOTCLZOAL. .
The . first encyclical of Plus X, was
read by Father Kennedy at late mass at
the Cathedral of Immaculate Concep
tion yesterday. The communication is
of considerable length and deal with
the alienation of society Tstm the
church,-and exhorts the archbishops and
other clergy to use means to bring it
back to .the church.
HUGH M'LAUGHLIN
. New York, Oct 26. Hugh .Mc-.
Laughlin. who has been for half
century boss of the King county
Dmocracy,..sy today he doesn't
care a rap for Pat McCrron s.
fight v He says he declined to sup
port two of tht men recently
nominated by the Democrat to crm
mittse for city offices, and tht i
supremacy Is still rerognl---!.
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