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NEWSPAPER '
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VOL. II. NO. 233.
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Fiendish Attempt to. Kill
Two Night Watchmen
at Penitentiary, '
POISON IN THEIR FOOD
States Stand on Portage
Road in General Terms
When Questioned.
WILL REMAIN TWO DAYS
Encouraged by Tracy's Successful Out
break, Convicts at Salem Plan
Another Means of Escape-
Plot Detected.
Smiles on Reporters, But Has Little
to Say Intimates That He May
Give Full Statements
Later On.
(Journal Special Service.)
Salem, OivJJjwj. 7.--Qne of the moat
fiendish tK(up at murder and prison
delivery ever mad in the history of t,he
Pacific Coaat was' made at the Oregon
penitentiary, a fow nights ago, details
of which have just been, ascertained by
the representative of The Journal. It
was an attempt to polaon the two night
wutchmen employed on the Inside af the
prison yjard and building, and the fiends
responsible for the crime "came near suc
ceeding.
Taylor Smith and W. II. Fisher are the
night guards in prlaon, and It la their
t utitom to eat a lunch about midnight.
They are served with their provisions
from the officers' kitchen is the prison
and the fotfd is prepared by trusty pris
oners. On Sunday night, November 29,
their lunch was aa usual handed to the
guards, and some time during the night
,or early Monday morning it was con
' mimed. Among other things sliced ham
i had. bean 'placed In the lunch if or the
men. both of them being very .fond of
cold ham. Mr. Smith, ndt feeling
' well us usual that night: only anted a
small quantity , of- the meat, but Mr,
Fisher ate a generous altce' of it. Both
men soorv noticed that their tongues were
becoming raw,-and especially was Fisher
thrown into agonies that at . once con
vinced Bis quIck-'Wttted companion that
in soma form art attenwt at an outbreak
,was being; planned and he hastily gave
ah alarm and every "precaution was taken
against any Interference with the prlaon
or the prisoners from within or without.
In consequence of this prompt action
nothing was attempted, nor could any
thing be found at that time that would
directly implicate any prisoners in an
attempted delivery.
Placed Under Car. !
Meanwhile the poisoned guards were
quickly placed under the physician's
care, and it waa found that Fisher's
mouth and throat were badly burned and
that In eating the cold ' ham he' had
swallowed a goodly portion' of some cor
, roaive polaon. Antidotes promptly ap
plied Boon placed the unfortunate man
out of danger, though he waa and still
is in a aerious condition.- Mr, Smith,
the other guard, also complained, and his
tongue was badly burned, although "he
had swallowed but little of the deadly
poison, as hi) had taken but a small
piece of the ham that had been treated
with the deadly dose.
The finger of suspicion points to some
of the trusty prisoners employed 'in the
kitchen where the food ia prepared, and
e it was the evident intention of the flenda
responsible for the foul crime to poison
the night guards so as to gain time for
prison delivery, and had the pla
worked, had the guards eaten 'their lunch
at t ho usual time midnight instead of
an hour or two later, and had 'the poison
worked as It was evidently intended that
It" should, both guards, would have been
dead in a short time and the prisoners
responsible for the crime , would have
had the greater part of the night
which to -work to secure their freedom
from the cells and prison. It is poa
sible that no prisoner was directly lm
plicated, but that friends from the out
side were responsible for the outrage.
with the evident intention of aiding
prisoners to escape; but even in that
event prisoners were into the scheme.
Ferreting Them Out.
An Investigation of the affair is now
under way, and nothing; will be left un
done to unearth the guilty parties, as
thin is tits second attempt within a year
to poison the night guards, and when
the culprits are located a prosecution
will promptly follow that will end in1
the execution of the' prisoners ' Impli
cated, under the statute making it i
capital crime for any prisoner ' to as
sault or attempt to assault any officer
or guard of the prison.
The attempt at the awful crime was
kept a .close cret, but the reporter for
The Journal became aware of the. fact
that something out or the ordinary had
occurred at the prison, and his invest!
gatlon resulted in the uncovering of the
story. The officers are extremely reti
cent and will neither affirm nor deny the
above detail. .
Supt. . JameH, when shown the above
' story;' stated that the matter as It had
reached the correspondent was probably
a little stronger than the facts war
ranted, but that" a rigid investigation
was being made, and - the occurrence,
which he substantially acknowledged to
be" practically as stated, would be sifted
to the bottom and the guilty parties
punished.
xoyax. fi.eastob abakdojted.
(Journal-Special Service.)
Madrid, Dee. '! In a royal shooting
excursion today a . shepherd was killed
by a gamekeeper's gun. One report re
ceived here is that the victim bore a
grudge against a member of-the king's
household and, attempted to- kill him,
when the- gamekeeper rushed forward
and shot the would-be assassin. Alfonso
' was tnurh. affected by the affair and re
turned to the city, immediately, accom
panied by Premier; Maura.) Both went
to the palacav- ' ,
'1 favor anything that will increase
t raffle and that will facilitate transpor
tation," said E. H. Harriman, head of
the , Southern Pacific and ,, allied lines,
in a statement this afternoon when
asked concerning the stand of the O.
It. & N. Co, on the portage road.
Mr. Harriman arrived in Portland on
a special train of three cars at 12:46
o'clock this afternoon. With him were
Gen. -Mgr. Koebler and Supt. Fields of
the Southern Pacific and a portion of the
party that attoaded the ceremonies of
the opening of the Lurin-Ogden cutoff
from the East. In his party are Pres.
Wilcox of the Delaware A Hudson River
road; JKrutt8chnitt. assistant to Pres
Harriman, several clerks and Mr. Garry
and Mr. Bonham, personal friends of
Mr. Harriman.
Mr. Garry wag seriously 111 and the
ambulance waa ordered. He will prob
ably be cared for at the company's hos
pital here. '
A party of local railroad men met the
special train, at the depot. In the party
were W. E. Coman. general freight agent
of the Southern Pacific , Gen. Atty. W.
W. Cotton of the O. R. A N., Gen. Pass.
Agt. A- I Craig of the O. R. A N., Supt.
J. P. O'Brien of the O. R. & N., Asst.
Supt Buckley, of the O. R. A N., and
others. Supt. O'Brien and Atty. Cot
ton were first summoned into the pri
vate car Arden, and after a. brief con
ference others of the party who were
waiting without were admitted. Twenty
minutes ,, after Mr. Harriman and Mr.
Cotton appeared and during the wait for
lunch strolled up and down the platform.
What stand does the O. R. & N. take
on the portage road, Mr. Harriman?" was
asked..
What portage road? What Is It?" re
plied Mr. iliirrlman. He was informed,
and then answered: 1 .
I favor anything that will increase
traffic and will aid transportation," add
ing, as he turned to resume his walk
That is the truth. I expeot to remain
here a couple of days, and have nothing
further to say at this time."
For the afternoon the party remained
aboard the 'two private cars, and- con
cerning the future plans of the party
nothing was given out, none of Mr,
Harriman's guests being willing to speak
and Mr. Harriman himself confining him
self to his .-conference with Mr. Cotton.
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OREGON SENATORS
ARE HIGHLY PLEASED
(Journal Special Service.)
Washington. D. C Dec. 7. The Ore
gon representatives are greatly pleased
with the president's endorsement of the
Lewis and Clark exposition. Senator
Mitchell said this afternoon:
"I have read Mr. Roosevelt's message
carefully from beginning to end. 1 re
gard it as a straight-forward business
like, sensible document, and I believe
the recommendations made by the presi
dent inathe main ought,, and doubtless
will, receive the high approval Of con
gress and of the people, '
"Especially am I gratified at the cor
dial and earnest recognition and the
recommendations of the president in
reference to the Louisiana Purchase ex
position at St. Louis and the proposed
Lewis and Clark exposition to be held
at Portland, Or., in the summer of 1906.
Senator Fulton said in an interview:
"I believe the president's recommen
dation Insures a reasonable appropria
tion for our exposition. We have every
Western senatbr with us and we will
get the bill through the senate. The
Situation has been canvassed in the
house with a very favorable outlook.
All swtiment is with us and I think
we will get full recognition:'
dowib seems to BE a socsra rtm.
ii
Letter Reveals Methods
ofValdes Road
Promoters.
STRAPPED IN SEATTLE
J. F. Lee Writes Capt. Chilcott lat
ter Authorized to Give Away
Stock In Order to Get Pro
ject Started in Portland.
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Twenty of Its Passengers
Demand 525,000
Damages;
SAY SHIP WAS FILTHY)
Table Linen Dirty, Food Insufficient
and Badiy Cooked, Drinking Water
iN'auscating; Some of the Charges
Made in the Complaint.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. -Twenty-sixth
President of the , United States Gives His Message to American Congress
BETWEEN EXTRA SESSION
AND REGULAR CONGRESS
Tall text president's message begins
page 8.
(Journal Special Service.)
Chicago, Decs 7.- Dowie's creditors
are holding a meeting . this afternoon
and are trying to eonie to an agreement
out of court. If this is done the re
ceivership will be immediately with
drawn. Twenty-five attorneys appeared
in court this morning on various pro
cesses to protect their creditors.
Washington Bureau of Tbn Journal.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 7. The sen
ate met at 11:30 o'clock and closed ten
minutes later for the consideration of
nominations. At 11:50 it reopened, Sen
ator Piatt of Connecticut in the chair.
Senator Gorman presented a resolution
thanking Mr. Frye for the dignified, Im
partial and courteous manner in which
he presided over the deliberations' at the
special session.
Resolutions of investigation of the
postofflce department were favorably re
ported. Senator Penrose asked for im
mediate consideration. Senator Gorman
objected, whereupon it went to the
calendar. Mr. Frye resumed the chair,
and declared the special session ad
'Journed without day, etc., and that tho
hour had arrived for the opening of the
Fifty-eighth congress. In the house the
ceremonies ushering in the new see-,
slon were severely simple, and but for
the presence of a few floral offerings
and the roll call of the states nothing
occurred to distinguish this Qay , from
any other.
The president today nominated Ar
thur Fiske to be postmaster at San
Francisco. "
In the house at nearly noon. Congress
men Hepburn, Hemenway and. 'Williams
were appointed a committee to jol
the senate committee to, call on the
president aim notify his excellency that
congress was ready to receive his
message. After a short recess and at
1:20 o'clock the message , was forth
coming. ,-r
The supreme court today announced
that tho hearing of the motion to dis
miss the bIH in the case of the state
of Minnesota againBt the Northern Se
curities company would be postponed
until the hearing of the case In the
court on January 4.
The book of testlmates for the ap
propriations for the fiscal year ending
June, 1905, and prepared by the secre
tary of the treasury, went to congress
today. Tho total is J6-M.502,H, an
against $589,189,112 for the year ending
1904. It is approximated as rollows:
Legislative. $5,250,000; executive, $30,
000,000; Judicial, $900,000; foreign in
terior, $2,250,000; military, $77,800,000;
naval, $90,964,000; Indians, $7,500,000;
pensions, $138,000,000;- public works,
$67,300,000: postal, $8,500,000. The bal
ance is miscellaneous anu me perma
nent annual appropriations.
New developments have been brought
to light In the controversy between
Capt. Richard Chilcott and S. Thornton
Langley, the promoter of the all-American
rnilwav from Valdes to the Yukon.
It now appears that when LangtoyJ
and Chilcott secured an option from
A. S. lies to place 50,000 shares of
stock and $600,000 In bonds, Langley
wrote to Boddlngton & Co., brokers of
London, and made them liberal Induce
ments to launch the enterprise. After
a time Langley received notification
from London that under the financial
conditions then existing it would be
impossible at that time to secure the
money.
Lanalev and Chilcott then tried to
raise the money in the Northwest but
were disappointed. Chilcott says that
Langley beoam discouraged and
dropped the venture, with the under
standing that he was to be returned
the money he was out. whicn amounted
to $342. that Chilcott gave him a 90-
day note for this amount, as settlement
ini full for any Interest he claimed in
the options or the enterprise, ihe note,
he says, was later destroyed by Langley.
Money Available ia ionaoa.
Oh" November 4 Langley received a
cablegram from Boddlngton to the effect
that money was easier, and ne tnougnt
he could secure $1,000, ooo for tne AJasjta
railway, and te forward plans, data,
bonds and stock. Langley was to get
acommlssion of 10 per cent of all the
money he was instrumental in raising,
and if the London deal was consum
mated, his siiare would be1100,000. At
this, Chilcott says Langley enled that
he hnd ever given up the Scheme and
again attempted to identify himself with
the work of promotion in Portland. The
same day that Langley heard from Lon
don, ho sent to the Portland branch of
the Canadian Bank of Commerce 10
shares of tho stock of tho road, and
notified Capt. 'Chilcott to go and sign
them, and he would be able to apply the
stock In payment of debts that had been
conceniratea aunnu on n iu v1"'-"
the stock under the original option. One
Item of expense was a bill for advertis
ing. It was feared that tne enron 10
secure Portland capital and divert trade
from Seattle would not be treated kindly
by the Seattle newspapers. Chilcott re
fused to sign tho certmcates sent Dy
Langley, with the result that tne searcn
warrant was issued to recover the
orlalnal contracts and options, wnicn
expire December 9.
The Ken Behind Chlloott.
Associated with Chilcott in his pro
motion venture are J. Francis Lee ana
Charles Dangerneld. Lee was formerly
the ceneral passenger agent or tne
White Pass road, and Dangerfleld is the
secretary of the Alaska Cannery asso
ciation and a Seattle investment broker.
Chilcott came to Portland with, au
thority to give away a one-fourth in
terest In a construction company which
Is Ho build the road; as an inducement
to prospective buyers. He was in
structed by Lee: "Raise money. You
have the goods. Give some of them
away.
'We are strapped in eaiue, oueuicss
la rotten. Seattle Is done with you ana
vou can do nothing here, so you will
have to make it go in Portland. As a
tarter sret together a syndicate of :i
dozen or so and get them to put up
from $10 to $50 each. Offer them any
kind of inducement to get the thing to
going. Craig and Idleman may help
you.
This is the substance Of a letter writ
ten by Lee to Chilcott November 1.
Filthy accommodations; insufficient
unwholesome, badly-cooked food; 11m ;
Ited supply of drinking water, which'
was nauseating and unfit for use; not!
enough fresh air, and poor service, are)
some of the reasons assigned by 20 pas-'
sengers of the sailing steamer Nomei
City, why they should be awarded 125,-
000 in damages. Complaint In the libel
suit of Fred Devlne and others against
the Nome City was filed in the United.
States district court this morning
Pipes & TlfTt of Portland and Reavls &u
Foster of Seattle are proctors for thai
llbellants.
The complaint alleges that on on
about October 10, 1903. the llbollantsi
took passage from Nome, Alaska, to
Seattle, Wash., on the Nome City, pay'-i
lng $75 each for first-class transporta-i
tlon. To begin with the complaint al
leges that the food was insufficient and
inferior in quality and that the tablet
were filthy.
"Linen used to dry the tableware, sil
verware, etc.," the complaint reads, "was
the discarded and yet unwashed towel
from the different staterooms.
. ."The Jood was badly cooked, badly
served and much of it unfit for use.
Special charge was made for fruits and
such fide relishes, The bed linen was
changed only once during the voyage
and in some cases not at all. There was -Insufficient
water for drinking and lava
tory purposes and there was insufficient
fresh air.",
Cuspidors, the complaint further
states, were emptied from- the upper -
deck and splashed their filth over th'
railings and floors of the lower deck
and otherwise creating a filthy condK
tlon.
"The drinking water was nauseating
and unfit for use," reads the- complaint.
and the closets were flooded and unlit
for use. Half the berths were not .pro
vided with life preservers and the gen
eral condition of the ship was bad."
The Nome City, Z. D. Moore, master,
is lying in port in this city at the pres
ent time. On her recent voyage from, ,
San Francisco jshe carried no passengers.
The llbellants in tho case are: T. J,
Hubbard, W. O. Neville, Charles A. Oif
fen, Fred Devlne, William W. Savercooi,
Mrs. A. Savercooi, George J. H. Pat;
terson, Ralph Oiggen, W. C McNamara
D. B. Llbby, B. E. Osborn, W. N. Mat-I
lock, AV. M. Beagle, Raymond Beagle,
Mrs. Anna Donahue, Peter McLeod, J.;
B. McAllister, Albert Schnelb, M. E.I
Vlele and Mrs. M. IS. VIele.
SIX SAT BIKE RACE.
ROBBEKS ABU XtTSSIAZTS MEET.
i '(Journal Special Service.)
Port Arthur. Dec. 7. A dispatch to
day reports a fierce encounter- between
600 Russians and several hundred Huan
Chuser robbers in Manchuria. The
brigands suffered an overwhelming de
feat with enormous loss (of life, while
the Russians lost but 14 killed and
wounded, i
JkJTOTKEB ITHKS UXEXiY.
, (Journal Special Serrlce. ) , " '
Chicago. Doc. 7. The street railway
officials here- have weakened and failed
to ' enforce the order prohibiting their
employes from wearing union buttons.
UnlonVfflclals today, say that any at
tempt to enforce the order will precipi
tate another strike, I 'v.,, .-'
CHICAGO IN FEAR
OF DESPERADOES
(Journal Special Service.)
Chicago, Dec. 7. Crime is rampant
here. Human life is held cheaply. In
60 days 114 persons have been robbed
and eight persons murdered. In every
case there . was violence. The victims
were not "only robbed, but beaten, and
In many instances' almost to death. Ir,
the afflicted parts of the city men are
talking of a vigilance. Committee. Mass-
meetings were held yesterday in Engle
wood; also at Hyde Park, and plans
were ; formed- for Vigorous warfare
against thugs. - The police have details
of men that are expected to suddenly
swoop down on crime in the haunted
districts. Several private residences
are holding barred doors, and men of
the households go armed at night," The
parole system is blamed here, and dime
novels and cigarettes come in for thetr
slue it the awful responsibility. TiMi
entire city la aroused and It is dan
gerous for an unidentified stranger to
be about. ' ' "
WILL INVESTIGATE
THE PRAYER HEALER
(Journal Special Service.)
Davenport, Ia., Dec. 7. As a result of
the coroner's inquest concerning the
death of Carrie Giessner, the grand
jury will Investigate the charges against
Miss Amy Mandeville, chief healer of
the Christian Science church here. The
Jury after three days of investigation
reported that the child died of pneu
monia, and that death waa caused by' the
substitution of prayers for ' medical
treatment. The jury, in conclusion,
says: . o ,
"We also find that the parents were
abettefT in such crlmlnat negligence by
one Amy Mandeville, who professes to
heal and practices contrary. to the stat-
UtM !'." h: ' '
ANTI-TRUST PARTY
. FORMED AT HELENA
(Journal Special Service.)
Helena, Mont.. Dec. 7; With the fa
mous Boston & Montana band at its
head, F. August Heinsse's Butte delega
tion to the new Anti-Trust party ar
rived on a special train this afternoon,
The auditorium was packed with repre
sentatives from all sections of the state.
A temporary organisation was effected
and an adjournment taken till lata' this
afternoon.
PRESIDENT APPOINTS
NEW MONEY RECEIVER
Washington, 'Dt'c. . 7. rThepresident
today nominated 'A.r W. Uowman- to be
receiver of public' moneys at Burns, Ox,j
Journal (Special Service.)
New York, Dec. 7. Eleven teams arx
tied in the six-day bicycle race at -9
o'clock this morning, distance 205 miles
three laps. Greatest crowd present In
the history of six-day events. Eleven
thousand witnessed the start. Dove
and Hedspeth, the colored team, are
seven laps behind.
XZU.ES BT GAS EXn.OST.OW.
(Journal Special Service.)
Madrid! 2ce. 7. -Eleven were killed
and four" Injured by a gas explosion at
the Mierces coal mine today.' v
GERMANY ALARMED. AT
AMERICA'S GROWTH
(Journal Special Service.)
DresdenDeo. 7. -The league of Saxon
industrial capitalists are holding- a
meeting here today to consider means
of defense against American commercial
competition.
Millionaire Petschow, in a speech de-
dared Germany would soon be com
pletely beneath the yoke of American
capital, largely due to the magnificent
organization of the American consular:
service, which spies out , everything"
profitable and issues trade bulletins to
thoroughly infurm American manufac
turers of the foreign demands. He de
clared the only method of fighting would '
be the formation of immense German
trusts pn American lines.
BA1TXBUFTCT KEVOXT.
Washington Bureau of The Journal.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 7. Edwin
Brandenberg, in charge of bankruptcy,
affairs in the department of Justice, sub
mitted today his report for the year
ending September 30. He emphasizes
the value of the law to both debtors and
creditors. The number of voluntary
petitions inbankruptcy Is shown to b
approximately 14,000, against 16,000 lu
1902. Alabama has the greatest num
ber, then New York and next Arlsona,
Nevada and Porto Rico have three each;
New Mexico 4, Alaska 6, Hawaii 7 and
Wyoming 11. Tho report aaya that
the law' would, in case of financial de
pression, jhi much to prevent a panic.
MONEY FOR OREGON'S
GREAT WATERWAY"
(Journal Special Sorvloe.) -.
Washington, Dec. 7.--The secretary
of the treasury' today submitted hfa es
timate of-appropriations for the coming
fiscal year, , including the following
rental of temporary quarters for the ac
commodation of government officials:
Twenty-five thousand dollars for the
keepers' dwelling and, light at the Cape
Blanco lifesavinfc; station; $4,500 fur the
keepers' dwelling a. Yaqulna - head; ,
$4,000 for improving Cooe riper; $3,nfl!
for improving Cvqullle river; $30,ur for
improving the Columbia river and the
Lower WHlamette below Portland: $S''.
000 for the improvement at tli mnh
ot the Columbia river; $5n.ooo for slu
ing the waters of the foluiiihl; $i."ti
for improving the Colomhi t rlwr at the
Cascades; f 86,040 for lmi'iniTnni t
Throe-Mile rapids; $$oh.ou' for ,rt,j,i-.,r. '
lng the l'ptr Colmnivv e
Dalles, and JiMu. for ?i,.iitn ji.-,.
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