von n. no. 248. t git, pi. ! r-V- POIlTLAirD, OHEGON,. THUIISDAT EVENING. DECEMBER 24, 1903. PBICE FIVE CENTS. IV DEI TO MR! fairrate: -4f f- llluj)!" Um v k LEFT Hill U1UYY 011CC1U LMdpCU , From Slave House T Weds Um Yow. WARRANT FOR BRIDE l. S. Marshal Pursuing the Pair Who Have Disappeared Mysteriously v ,Seeis to Deport Chow Sheera , -; V- as an "tell3' Resident. : : In the parlor of the Chinese Rescue home, at 350 .Fourteenth street. occu- pled .by. Rev., and' Mrs. W." 8. Holt, two Chow Sheem, the young Chinese girl who recently escaped from the clave house kept by Moy Bun at 22S Pino street, and sought refuge in the home, was married to Um Tow, a young Chinaman who chooses to be known v under the American name of Charlie L. Yee. , Rev.", Mr. Holt of the mission performed K the , ceremony. Followln the ceremony both bride and groom mysteriously disappeared, and up. to it late hour this afternoon federal officials armed with a warrant for the arrest of the girl have been 'unable to locate them. The . warrant charges that the girl is an Illegal resident of the coun try and the Immigration department Is anxious to deport her. While It1 was originally supposed that the girl fled from the slave house to escape the . barbarities , that were In flicted upon her, It now becomes1 appar ent that a romance was the primary in centive, and It was to frustrate a, sus pected elopement that the warrant was issued by the authorities today. . -Whera: the couple has fled is a ques tion which perplexes the officials. Mrs. W, 8. Holt, the matron of the home, appears to be the only persons , that knows, and. Mrs. Holt is said to be out of the city .,.'. , Rev. Mr. Holt .admitted that he per formed the ceremony., but when quesv tloned by a. deputy United; States mar shal denied all knowledge of the. where abouts of the girl.' He volunteered the Information that his wife would return to the city late this evening, and that she would know where the couple had gone. ' ; V'v' In the. marriage license, Chow Sheem's name is given 'as Sou To, but she ha not been known by- the latter .: name since she left her home in China.' She was smuggled into the country under the name of Moy Tut Gum, and was given the-name of Chow Sheem in the slave house. : A Tangled Web. , ' lilm Tow, husband of the girl, is. la a measure responsible for all her trouble. It was at his advice, it . is asserted,' that his sweetheart picked up sufficient courage -to flee from the slave house. But in rescuing her from her Chinese . persecutors, it now appears that the young man hits encountered difficulties of an even .more serious na turewhich threaten an abrupt ending of the romance and deportation of his sweetheart. ' Kidnaped into slavery during child hood, according to her own story, and forced to a slave house in a foreign langi Chow Sheem had come to believe that there is no good in the world, and that America particularly : was .- the abode of revelry and crime. Then ap peared Um Yow, and she fell in love. ' Then TQUnf Llm. Van mnild til hll rich and Influential cousin, Lim Yuen, who suggested that the girl - escape to the Chinese : Reseue-home, After the affair had blown over, and the pursuers given- up the -chase, it would be comn paratlvely easy to arrange for the wed ding, .he said. But things did not go as wn expected. C ?;:;',: Threatened to Go to Xw. ' Moy Bunvthreatened to force the girl (o return to the slave house, by bring ing forth her ' father and instituting habeas' corpus proceedings. Moy Sam Sing of Seattle was claimed to be the father, and it looked as if the plot might succeed. In anger and despair, Chow Sheem disowned the purported father, and at the same time gave information which will now probably result in her de portation, and separation . from her sweetheart. Bhe had been smuggled into the country, she said, as the daughter' of Moy Sam Sing, but that he whs not her real father. -.. She had been kid naped and bought Into slavery by Moy Bum ' It ' was ' discovered that, the smuggling which' she charged occurred three years ago, and that the crime, if any was committed, ' was outlawed by (Continued on Page Two.) SAN FRANCISCO IN HANDS OF BANDITS (Journal Special Herrlce.) 1 San Francisco. Dec. . 24. Four thugs started a tour of crime south of Market street last night and committed six crimes before they got through their work. The first , crime was a holdup near Fourth street when. : with a re volver at his head. C. Quasdlka was made to give up all his money and val uables. The quartet then went down Third street to the Teamsters' Ex change, and, while the 'proprietor was drawing beer, they opened the tilt and took out 128.'- At Third and Brannen streets, a few blocks away, they at-. An Oregon Man Searches Four States for Un . dutiful Partner. HIS WRONG IS GREAT Accompanied , by His Three Little Children, He Appears In San Fran - cisco Looking tor the Run away Couple. - (Journal Bperial Serrlce.) . San Francisco, Deo. 24. Weary from a search of four states, but undaunted in his determination to find his deceiv ing wife, I, B. Small, a hotel man of Os wego, Or., arrived in this city late last night He , was -at the hall of justice bright and early this morning to confer with the polio,.; Small Is not vicious, in his pursuit, but desires to And his rec reant spouse so that he can persuade her to abandon a man named John Grant, with whom Mrs. Small eloped from Portland some time ago. Small says he wlll.do-.what he can. for the. woman for his children's . sake. He says the ' man Grant. will go to Jail if he has to trail him to theSend of the earth. . -' In December, 1902, Grant worked on the railroad near Oswego and met Mrs. Small,,, who is a young,' good-looking and quiet woman.,? 8he seemed, to 'be hypnotised by Grant,' and her infatua tion led to many meetings .with him and her subsequent' disappearance.' ' v, F.rom Oswego the Smalls removed to Portland about six months ago. In Au gust of this year the elopement took place.' . , , t - Small traced the couple to The Dalles, and from there to Astoria and Seattle. After 26 nights, and days of continuous search he located' the erring ones at Me Murray, Wash. Before he could reach that town, however,-they, had taken their departure, and then he lost all trace of them.' ; - ; ;, Small was informed-that a' couple an swerlng their description had been seen in British Columbia. He visited the leading towns in the northern province, but- failed to find a clue. He then searched Eastern Washington and Idaho. Searched Montana. Small next turned his steps toward Montana, and after making a thorough search of that state, returned to Seattle and took a steamer to this city. Ac companying him on his remarkable pur suit are his three children two boys and a girl. Mr. Small plainly sUted today that he had no Intention of harming his wife if he found her, but in reply to a ques tion relative to What action he would take If he encountered Grant he said something about not missing his first shot. ' --- -. --.; - Small Is a middle-aged man of good address, and determination is expressed in every feature. . He looks fatigued after his long Journey, but declares that he will continue the search. He Is particularly anxious to And his wife so as to make a property settlement with her and then send the woman to her relatives at Gervals. Or. ..Small has sent out circulars describing the man and woman to all parts of the United States and Canada, and is now sending them to other parts of the world, offering a reward. for any substantial information. He keeps his little children well dressed arid is of excellent appearance himself. MUST HANG FOR- KILLING HIS WIFE ' ':, (Journal Special Berries.) Helena, Dec. 24. Louis H. Mott, the Missoula uxoricide, must hang, his ap peal to the supreme court for a new trial having been decided aaainst him by that tribunal today, Mott was charged with the murder of his wife in Missoula last spring. He was the proprietor of a laundry at the time and evidence showed that, he shot his wife twice once while she was in their room upstairs over the laundry and again as she was endeavoring to escape from htm by running down stairs. He was convicted and sen tenced to death, but his case was ao- pealed, defendant's counsel basing his motion for a new trial upon the ground that he was not tried by an impartial Jury, in that - Juror Coleman when eworn as a Juror, was biased and preju diced against defendant, - which was shown upon his voir dire examination and which neither defendant nor his counsel discovered until after the ver dict of conviction was rendered. ' tacked Antone Gallcla and beat htm to the ground. His cries frightened the thieves who, .escaped without booty. They tried two other holdups and finally broke Into a shoe store at Third street and took a quantity of goods and some money. : .'-...' Detectives who were informed of the doings followed and arrested four men on suspicion thought to be the offenders. Two of the prisoners turned but to be the notorious Stafford brothers,. Eastern crooks, Tha police think that a part of a big Eastern gang of crooks is operat ing all over the city ,' THE TURK " ' LIVES LOST IN A TXAZir 02V TXX BAXTZMOSB OHIO r. xinra nrro cab loaded with 2XXATT BU90B - TZMBEB WXZOS WAS ' TTWAOOOtTHTABllT XiETT 02ff TXZ TBACX AWTTTIi ACCZDEXT, , , Jonrnal gpcial BerTlea.) ;. rtttsburg, Fa,, Deo. 24. An appalling accident occurred about o'clock last night on the Baltimore Ohio railway two miles west of Dawson, a -small vil lage 40 miles from this city. Sixty-nve. lives . are reported, lost this morning and the list may grow, 'as many are, so seriously injured that their deaths are expected. The Duquesne Limited, the fastest train running between here and New York, was speeding at a 60-mile-an-hdur clip, when, turning a sharp curve, a ear loaded with huge bridge timbers ; was seen on , the track. Air brakes were applied so sud denly that passengers were thrown from their seats."'":: -;.- .- Then came an awful crash, a' moment silence, then shrieks and death groans. The engine had plowed into the ob struction and was demolished. The tender was thrown 100 feet to the side, two bag gage cars and two day coaches, were tele scoped and at once caught Are. . The un fortunates who had escaped death by not being mangled had their life burned out Then came the rescue work. Those persons not Injured had occupied seats In the Pullman and sleeping coaches which followed the - wrecked cars. .They did what they could for the bruised and mangled survivors. Many were found pinioned beneath trucks and others were covered with burning debris. '..! , The night was dark and cold and work ers were greatly handicapped in the ef forts of succor. , The accident was reported to Connells ville, nine miles sway, and immediately a relief train was dispatched to the fear ful scene. Every available physician and nurse wag aboard. r .;. . ' Arriving at the wreck at 9 o'clock a horror was presented. Dead bodies were lying In rows on each side of the tracks where they had been placed by the rescue party. On one side "were 41 and on the other 12. More were added as the work progressed. The Injured were taken into the relief coach and carried back to the hospital at Connellsvtlle. v ' Thomas J. Baum,; the baggagemaster of the wrecked train, escaped with fright ful bruises, notwithstanding . which he walked half a mile down the track and signalled the. westbound train, which would ' have otherwise collided on : the curve as the fast train had done, ' His aet was a brave one. This morning at 8 o'clpck 85 bodies are lying in the morgue at Connellsvtlle. Work of identification goes slowly, so badly mangled and ; burned are the re mains.';;.." ' i ' , ; . ;-. f '' ' . Most of those killed and seriously In jured -were immigrants.' . The few not hurt among them began robbing their dead and maimed companions so soon as they could get to them. , ,: An, official statement as to the true' cause of the accident, or rather why the timber car was allowed to .stand upon the track when the approach of the limited was known, has not yet been given out and will not be until a thorough Investi gation is made. . : Y Four arrests were made at Dawson this morning of persons charged with robbing the dead. Two are white men and two colored. w v Connellsvllle, Pa., Dec. 24. The latest estimate of the deaths In the Baltimore & Ohio wreck last night,- place the num ber killed at 70, with only 20 Identified. At noon it was ascertained that there are 8 deaths with three dying in the hospitals. Of these 63 are identified. It sow appears that there were fewer for eigners In the wreck than at first sup. posed.- -i ( " ' Numbers'of victims will never be' iden tified as they are burned beyond recogni tion.. The injured are being attended by a score of doctors from nearby points. Business in Connelsvtlle is entirely sus- pended. i-; : . ; : tosmeb cowsux. rotrsD dead. ' Kansas City. Dec. 24. Philip Burrogh. a-former British consul, wa found dead In bed (his morning. l ' , FRIGHTFUL till , - r- ' " ii is'iT"f ' i i.iiiij.. . . i "- i in" i' ITI'siss "EVERY TIME A BRICK IS THROWN I HAVE TO SALUTE ' ' GREAT WORK OF THE LAWMAKERS ' - l 7 jt.'-ff-. , , vji , i . . . . . . ; , ' ' n . - '. Not in Years Has so Good a Record Been Hade by Members of the : Oregon Legislature-- " AdjQurns Near Midnight; : Salem, Dec. 24, Thirty-four bills-are In the hands of Governor : Chamberlain waiting- for hts aotlon. They are the result ot , three "days work o' the. legislature in extra session, called for . the pur pose of repealing the inoperative Phelps law. This was done by the law-makers without hesitancy. . Another great matter of importance to the State of Oregon was . that of passing- of the bill for the appropriation of $100,000 for secur. ins; a right of way for the proposed Celllo, canal. - ' f1," ' " The great majority of the 84 bills before the governor r are" -of . mllor importance, and in speaking of the same this mornintrthe chief executive of the state said: , , , . "In a general way, from reports publtshed in newspapers, there are no measures likely to meet my disapproval, to such an extent as tp warrant me in exercising the veto power, but I have not yet examined all the bills passed, and cannot speak for all of them. Critical examinations .of them may induce me to change my mind and compel me to veto some which . might . possibly contain certain provisions that now I know nothing about." . , . . , (Jotirnut Special Senrtre.) Salem. Or.,, Dec. 24.-The special ses sion of the legislature closed at 11:30 o'clock last hlght. " It was the shortest and least expensive in the history of the state. Both houses called a recess sev eral hours earlier and most of the mem bers left the capltol. Speaker Harris of the house and Chief Clerk. Morehead of the senate remained as a formality to officiate at the wlndup. The Phelps law was repealed . and the old tax law re enacted. The other bill passed of great importance was for the Celllo right of way appropriation of $100,0001 Outside of these bills about a dozen of less con sequence were passed. rial Salary aad itambllaf. , - As predicted by- The Journal, the gam bling measure was choked without being brought up in the senate. The fiat sal ary bill, which was- vigorously dis cussed at the morning session of the senate, was again taken up In the even ing and killed after a period of oratory. The railway legislation to adjust traf fic; met with , defeat ' in the house. ; Ohaaoe for Pot Hunters. Senator Carter of Jackson county In troduced bill in the 'senate for the protection of -elk. It was not passed. The , bill - recommended that the closed season be from September 15 to No vember 1 and to Increase the penalty from a maximum fine of 1500 to one year's ; imprisonment.. Smith of Mult nomah county supported the measure and declared that' the pot hunters who were responsible for the killing of game be placed In Jail If they, violated it for the purpose of sport or pelts. He said' anyone who would destroy game out of season was a . hyena and a low down loafer, and that no punishment was too severe to deter them from their das tardly practices. . . t.'.i. . Delinquent Tax Xw. Senate bill No. 22, by Carter of Jack son county, to amend section 2,122 of the code, was passed. ; In the disposing of land for delinquent taxes, each parcel shall be sold to the person who offers to pay the taxes; costs and accruing penalties thereon, and takes a certificate at the lowest rate of interest; provided, however, the maximum rate shall not ex ceed 10 per. cent. The old law did not' provide for. a maximum rate, with th result that exhorbltant., prices were charged. ' " '.. vv ' .' oamblera lobby. When the bill . making , gambling a felony, was introduced in the house and nearly passed, the sporting men In Port land were notified by Larry Sullivan, who was on the ground,' with the result that Eugene Blaster,. Fred-Frits. Harvey Dale and John Thomas came to Salem at once, and it was general . talk that .a "sack" would figure principally In squelching the bill before the senate. Senate Boutin. 8. B. 26, Mulkey Granting life diplo mas to certain persons entitled to them under laws in force In 18D9; passed. S. B. IS, Carter To amend the game laws; lost. . S. R., Rand To pay clerks for extra time; adopted. . " H. B. 29, Malarkey To raise salaries of circuit Judges in Multnomah from $3,000 to $4,000; passed. . .- The report of the committee on sal aries and mileage, showing a total of $1,252.70 due the senators, was adopted. Senator Booth declined to accept either salary or mileage. , II. B. 42 To appropriate money for expenses for this legislative assembly; passed.. . .. , S. J.'1' R;, Brownell to propose an amendment to the constitution providing that the right of suffrage shall not be denied to any person on account of Sex; adopted. -';. , , ; H. B. 41, Edwards To. prohibit killing of Chinese pheasants until 1908; passed. H. B. 20, Kay To place state officers on flat salaries; failed to pass. s 8. R. and 7, Miller Thanking the president and clerks for thetr . efficient service during the session; adopted by a rising, vote. . . ;. Senate Boutins. The senate concurred In tthe house amendment "to 8. B. IS, relating -to -no tices ' of city and school district ; tax levies. . . S. B. 20. Brownell To provide that road supervisors shall be elected by the people; passed. 8. B. 21, Marsters--To appropriate $2. 500 for equipment of barracks for Sol diers' home at Roseburg; passed.' ;. . 8. B. 22, Carter To amend section 3.122 of code soias to limit the rate Of interest on tax sale certificates to 10 per cent; passed.. . . The Judiciary : committee ; reported a substitute bill for B. B..11. by Brownell, providing that no assignee of a claim for fees paid to a county officer shall maintain a suit to recover the same, and the substitute was passed. 8. B. 8, Wade-t-To provide for deputy dUtrtct attorneys in the Eighth Judicial district; passed. ' . Farrar's senate , Joint resolution, re questing the governor, to secure and re port to the next legislature the amount of sala,ry and fees received by the differ ent state officers, was laid on the table. 5 Si B. 27, Wehrung Substitute for 8. B. 24, amending section 8,030 of j the code,, relating to condemnation 6f water rights; passed. ' v- , i 8. B. 25, Tuttle To amend charter of Seaside; passed. : ' i ... (Continued on Pago Two.) A WARSHIP," . From the Detroit Journal. HIGHEST COTTON SINCE CIVIL M QUOTATIOKS BEACH 913.9 TODAT A2TD 1 sjROBTS' BBOOKB TBIOXT- BBXIO ' AsTD , BVSBT ' TO ' COTSB BBOX33BS VBEDXOT 8STXLX, ' IVB- ' TBEB ADVAWCXS IMT 1CABXST --(iwiroil speetaT-Berrlee.) -,'."' . New York. Deo. 24. The nrte nt fnt ton today went to $18.91 the highest price since the war, of the rebellion. Many of the brokers are predicting that the price will go to $14. Cotton prices have of late been showing some sensa tional advances but the rise in the mar ket today frightened the shorts , and many of them were forced ,to cover. The cause of the rise is the smallness of receipts during the past week and the supposed shortage in . the coming crop. ' . ' , . POSTAL INSPECTORS AFTER A SENATOR hi WohlDftoo Bnreia of The JonratL ashlngton, Dec. 24. Post office In? spectors are investigating the charge that. Senator Warren of Wyoming. .Is lessee of '(he postofflce quarters at Chey enne, his home town. The statutes pro hibit any member of congress from di rectly or indirectly enjoying any con tract entered Into in behalf of the United States, and provides that such contracts become void. It has been disclosed 'that Beavers made a general practice of en tering into such contracts with members of congress, but Inasmuch as it could not be shown that any loss resulted to the government. It was ordered that all such contracts, when discovered, should be canceled. COLOMBIA APPEALS FOR CONSIDERATION ' (Jonrntt Special SerTlce.) Washington. D. C, Dec. 24. The brief setting forth Colombia's position in reference to the recognition of Panama by the United States Is now in the hands of Secretary-Hay. It was presented to him personally last night by Reyes. It Is an elaborate document, on which Gen eral Reyes and Herran spent three weeks preparing, assisted - by Wayne MacVeach. 'It Is a dignified protest and appeals for . the reconsideration ot the recognition extended to the new re public. .- CONTRADICTIONS IN THE FAIR WILL CASE ((Journal Special Service.) Paris. Dec. 24. At a special sitting in the Fair will case at Facysurer today. Dr. Perrlqua who testified at Paris, that Mrs. Fair survived her husband was se verely cross-examined. . The witness generalised. hesitated, and finally con tradicted himself, thus seriously dam aging his previous .evidence. :- HARROWING WILL BE ..''.. - y (Journal Rpeclil Berries.) Sari Francisco. Dec. 24. If. the district attorney 'Is on the right trail, he will put before tho grand Jury the harrowing details of the murder of Mabel Bechtel. The officials say that he will present evi dence to show that the girl's entire fam ily, had a hand In her taking off. Here is the story of the murder as the police build It up: ' Mabel was engaged to a man named Ebstein, pf whom the family approved, but was much In the company Of a rival A. L Craig Tells the Rail ways' Plan of Campaign Against Brokers. "NO MORE EXCURSIONS" Special Fares for le$ 4 Clark anf St Louis Expositions May Be Re . - fused Unless States Forbid by i Law So-called "Scalping." . The railroads of the country may rev fuse to grant special rates to the SU and their concessions will be determined by the attitude of the states of Missouri and Oregon towards ticket brokers. - A, I- Craig, general passenger agent of the Oregon Railroad ft Navigation company, this morning made the above statement when asked about i exposition) rates: -, .; --t. - ...... .-..- "The railroads at St' Louis seem t have taken a firm stand on this mat ter," said Mr. Craig, "and though th question will be considered at the meet ing of the passenger men next month. I doubt If the railroads will make any concessions to travel to4 8t- Louis 1C tbo ticket broker is permitted to flourish,. -iy Same Tains; ia Oregon.-'; ' "The people of Oregon are up against' the same proposition and the railroads can hardly be expected to work In' every way possible for the welfare of the lo cal fair if they are to be robbed. Why should the Northern Pacific, that has al ready all the business -from-the East U can well handle during the rush sea son, put in a low' rate and lose all- the regular returns when-ticket-brokers here In Portland can buy the return, tickets for a eonr and sell them to people of the city wishing to make an eastern trip? 1 Why should the O. R. & N. in terfere with its . tourist - business and offer' otie-fare 'rate - for the roumltrlp. when' brokers reap the benefit and th company stands the loss? Reciprocity Ik a tmnA thin v.n between railroads and the public." - . "We are working on individual cases chiefly and have several brokers be hind the bars, but conviction is hard to secure. In Chicago we discovered a fel low who plied his work of changing ticket dates, altering names and pasting up punch marks in a vault. Of course in such a case no eye-witnesses could be summoned and though there was all the circumstantial evidence .needed to hang a man there was no conviction. At present a big fight , is being carried on in a - Pennsylvania city against a broker, who has been indicted on nu- merous charges of ticket forgery. The convicting of Individuals is slow work; and state measures are needed, but whea we get them the defense is made that the state cannot Interfere with broker selling tickets to other states since this lies in the realms of Interstate, commerce, laws, and again we meet au stone wall. . Failure of national Zw. j ' "We tried to get a national law ana finally did get such a measure through, the house of representatives, but it wa delayed in its passage until so near the end of the session that it never cam before the senate. In the house are nu merous representatives who make a pop ular play by opposing any act that en ables a' corporation to protect itself from wholesale theft and these always are oh structlonlsts. ;;; . "I don't know what measures can bet taken to effectively stop this brokers work.1- In Canada It Is prohibited. - but legislation comes slowly and popular sentiment seems to be with the broker toy many cases In this country. The rail roads will certainly refuse toglve spe cial rates and large concessions to pub- lie enterprise If they must doubly lose both in the cutting of rates to their regular patrons and by the manipulation of the broker. ... The refusal to grant special rates, however, ,1s a club that will arouse much popular disapproval and hard feeling and the roads hesitate to use It, but the time seems to have come to make a stand." TOOK TO BOATS IN , NIGHT CLQTH1NG (Journal Special RerTie.) Norwalk, Cona, Dec. 24.-i-The steamed Erastus Corning, plying between New haven and New York, ran on Copps Rock early this morning. Thirty passengers, took to boats. They were mostly clad In night garments. The steamer sank almost instantly. One of the boats con taining four women and two men 14 missing. DETAILS PRESENTED named Welsenbergcr ami had lately a companled him. to 'Philadelphia. - Ilcf brother, a man of low Intelligence, re monstrated with her. The night she was killed, she came hom from a rl-te with Wetsenberger and found them wait ing for-her. ' She confessed to them where 'she had been, and with whom, A quarrel followed and he sHzert a huff net. There was a short atrul. the hiitcliet came down nn ; the girl's kiili n. crashed through It fll nKhtil.. 'I !, family then tiled to coi.l Hit Cr.m '