THE OREGON DAILY JOtXItyAIy fORTIAXI). FRIDAY' TESTING. JANUAHY 29, 1904.
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THE FIEND
Southern Pacific Officials
Believe That Dynami-:
ter is Cowardly.
(Journal Special Service.)
.- San FthjicIoso; Jan. 28. The Southern
: Pacific cotnpany officials are convinced
today that their detectives have under
surveillance the' mart- who threatened to
blow up the trains between Stockton and
Lot .Angeles unless paid 810, OuO by the
corporation.
Captain Kemble of the Plnkerton's
says It -was, at the sugestlon of his peo
ple that the company placed the adver
tlsement answerirtf the letters of de
mand flrora the mysterious people, In the
papers, andj when the answers came a
careful study was made of the handwrit
ing and-style,'-' , ' :
Manage? ICrutischnitt today says the
letters are apparently the work of a
weak. fellow without much education and
thipks he has not "nerve enough to' make
-an attempt to wreck train and will
give up, Mr. Kemble adds that the man
they have been watching is to all appear
ance ,i:a coward -and a good booting
'would make him leave the country for
all time. Hs does not think passengers
need worry, as. any desperate men would
have to abandon any intention to wreck
a train when it Is known that a big body
of trained men is watching every move
of persons likely to be connected In such
r -nefarious undertaking. : -
The guard doing duty near Madera re
ported that late last night that he saw
a man stooping over the rails In the
shadow of a water tank seemingly plac
ing something on tha track. The guard
approached and the-man flred at him
with a revolver and then took to his
heels and escaped In the underbrush.
It Is thought that the man was prob
ably under the Impression that the guard
was a robber and may have been a peace
ful farmer. However, not much credence
is given to the story. i
. "Not only are several hundred armed
men patrolling the tracks,' said Manager
Kruttachnitt today, "but people all along
the Una of the road are keeping a sharp
lookout. There is no further need for
the traveling public to worry and the
story has been greatly exaggerated. Al
though we are confident no wrecking will
be done we will keep a strict watch till
' the culprit Is landed In prison.
Poison Convicts Suspected.
There may be some foundation 'for
the suspicions that the blackmailing plot
originated among convicts and ex-con-vlcts
of Folsom prison. The prison of
ficials fesl certain that some of the gang
of convicts who made their sensational
break from the prison last July are now
In the state and when the story of
blackmail was first told It occurred to
them that some of the gang might be
. Implicated.
Among ."Other-' things planned by the
' Jail breakers was a scheme to wreck and
rob a train near-Truckee. - As -this was
A Train Load
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Coming!
OUR TWO BUYERS WHO ARE IN THE EAST BUTING 1904
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THE GOODS WHICH WILL ARRIVE IN PORTLAND IN A
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PRESENT STOCK AS POSSIBLE.
THE PRICES ARE OF A DECIDEDLY ADVANTAGEOUS NA
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172-174 First Street
9, . '
, , The Big Red Front Building
never carried out, the desperadoes may
have . substituted the plan that Is now
puzzling the railroad people. Convicts
Eldridge, Fahy and Theron were welt
acquainted with the section of the state
rear Fresno, while Miller's home, was
formerly near Vlsalla and he knew the
southern country well. He's just" the
sor of , a man who would resort to
dynamite to accomplish any purpose he
might, seek and he would probably be
the one of the escapes that would be
liable to be the ring: leader In such an
affair. There have been no notorious
criminals released from tha prison with
in the past two years who were ever Im
plicated in train robberies or whom
the officials .would . suspect Jn such a
connection, Al noted train robbers are
aoing long Terms at roisom. it is said
that a gang of men are located in
Watts valley near Fresno, the members
of which have been In communication
with a number of bad men of the
prison. -'
RACING SCANDAL ;
STIRS JOCKEY CLUB
Jonrnal special Service.)
Sari Francisco, Jan. The Judges
and the board of stewards are probing
into several matters which may result
In another racing scandal . The board
of stewards met last night. A number
of people, including several Jockeys,
were summoned to appear. The great
est secrecy was maintained, but noth
ing was given out for publication. One
of the cases that is being investigated
-concerns? a wealthy English gentleman
named Hadley, He has plenty of money
apparently, and has-been betting large
sums at the Instigation of several dlf
ferent people. According to common
gossip at" thetrack.r Hadley was film
flammed out of $1,000 on Optimo' race,
but there are several versions of the
story In regard to the nature of the
transaction;' Hadley Is a newcomer
here, but could doubtless give some In
terestlng experiences with high-toned
touts that 'Infest the race track. The
Judges called for the bookmakers' sheets
after tha .Atwood race on Wednesday,
when 1t was -discovered that half of the
btwkma1teTTravtred--tbat horse, although
The Cure was the regular favorite In
the race. Something is liable to drop
before the present investigation comes
to an end, as there have been plenty of
form reversals during the past week.
GERMAN TROOPS AT
MERCY OF AFRICANS
(Journal Special Service.)
, Berlin. Jan. 29. Colonel Zulow. com
manding the German forces, reports two
stubborn fights near Oakhandva, In
which eight Germans were killed In the
first engagement and four in the second.
and a large number wounded. The
negro losses are heavy. Zulow says he
csn hold out but a short time longer and
sends a piteous appeal for aid.
YABDBBBIXT WO BAGS.:
i - ., (Journal Special Berries.)
OrmondSj Fla Jam-2 9-The -t h Ird
day of ' the ' automobile meet opened
glomy. " Vanderbllt won one race. Old
field's machine suffered a breaking of
the shaft No phenomena runs were
made. . -'
'Tlsti'tHafe to be a day without Dr.
Thomas' , Eclectrlo CHI In the house.
Never can tell what moment art accident
Is going to happen.
TWO FIRES
(Continued from Page Ona)
two Weeks. Secretary Stone of the Y.
M. C, A. has proffered the use of several
rooms at that institution and It Is likely
that his offer will be accepted.
Chairman Wittenberg of the school
board said that In all probability a
special meeting of that body would be
called for 11 o'clock tomorrow morning
to discuss the situation. He thought
there was a chance that an agreement
might be reached among the members
as to the. course to be pursued without a
meeting, two others having opinions' in
harmony with his own.
Favors Brick Bull ding.
Mr. Wittenberg emphatically declared
that a new building must be erected as
soon as possible. He favors on, of
brlek, adding weight to his opinion by
saying that in all progressive communi
ties wooden buildings centrally located
are being replaced by brick.
The money available for school build
ing and Improvements for the ensuing
year is ab6ut $125,000, which Is; barely
enough for the -objects which the board
has In view. It is figured that a brick
Structure will cost fully $80,000. As it
is deemed entirely Impracticable to use
any of the 6H-mill levy for this .new
building, other means of securing the
necessary funds will have to be devised.
Chairman Wittenberg advocates borrow
ing the needed money from the banks
and repaying the loans in bonds.
None of the 21 teachers employed at
the Park school will lose Anally by the
fire, as all are under contract.
Started la the Cupola..
The fire broke out shortly after 10
o'clock last night, and when the depart
ment responded the cupola on the east
wing waa enveloped In flames. The
flames spread quickly and sqon the en
tire roof of the building was a mass
of flames. One alarm followed another
until the entire department was on the
spot. The water pressure waa weak, and
at first the streams hardly reached the
roof. In about 80 ' minutes the roof
caved in with a crash and in a short
space of time the Interior of the struc
ture was a Are. Huge beams along the
"edge of the ropf broke toose-and diuupedrt
blazing masses, to the ground, the sparks
driving back the assembled crowds.
The firemen worked bravely and inde
fatlgably with the apparatus at their
command, but did not succeed In sub
duing the flames until after midnight
Perhaps 6,000 persons, of both sexes
and all ages, witnessed tha fire. The
squares were dense masses of humanity,
and the streets were so jammed that
many people narrowly avoided being
trampled underneath the hoofs of horses
attached to the police patrol and those
hose wagons which were the last to
reach the scene. ,
Xo Fir la Furnace.
What leads to the belief that the
firs was - of incendiary origin is the
statement of Janitor Whitehurst that
as the day was warm no fuel was placed
in the furnaces after noon. There is no
conceivable way that the flames could
have been due to accident, except through
the fqmace, say the officials. . In this
connection It is noteworthy to mention
that the furnace was located In the base
ment on the left wing, while the Are
started In the cupola on tho east wlftg. I
Had a stiff breese been blowing. ad
jacent' houses would have been endan
gered, as myriads of sparks rose from
the burning school building and fell In
showers close by. As It was, residents
located east of the school watered their
roofs -and kept '.-vigilant watch to pre
vent their homes .from being destroyed.
Chief of Police Hunt has detailed a
member, of the detective force to Inves
tigate the' circumstances surrounding ths
Are. Fire Chief Campbell is also at
workmen the case. - - :
Hundreds of teachers and pupils were
about the Are today. Among the articles
saved were two large specimens of "Old
Glory," which were drrfped around a
picture ot Betsy Ross and General Wash
ington.
The Park school was a two-story
structure having 21 rooms. When Pres
ident Roosevelt visited Portland May
last the pupils of the Park school,- 800
strong, marched in the procession as an
animate representation of the American
flag, part of them being dressed in
white, others in red, and still others In
blue. Before the reviewing stand the
children earned hearty, applause by
maneuvers representing the flag with
folds undulating In the wind.
Parents Must Pay,
The loss of the school books belong-
ing to the children must be sustained
by the parents, according to School Di
rector Williams. Many works of refer
ence, maps and charts furnished by the
school district were destroyed. This
loss falls on tha district.
ST. LOUIS FAIR WANTS
TO BORROW $4,500,000
(Journal Special Ferric.)
Washington, Jan. 29. The St. Louis
exposition authorities want to borrow
$4,800,000 from the government. They
propose to give as security a flrst lien
on receipts of the big show. Director
General Francis headed a delegation of
business men which this morning pre
sented the proposition to the sub-committee
of the senate committee on ap
propriations. No action waa taken.
MINER'S FUNERALS
HELD EVERY HOUR
(Journal Special Serrlea.)
Cheswlck, Pa, Jan. 29. The camp is
In mourning. Funerals sre taking place
hourly. To expedite the work of grave
digging dynamite is used to displace
the frozen ground. Up to noon 132 bod
ies have been recovered.,
KZSTOBIOAXi TOPICS DISCUSSED.
(Journal Special Sertlce.)
Bloomlngton, 111., Jan. 29. 'After
three days of papers, addresses and dis
cussions.-the most successful meeting
ever held by ths Illinois State Hlstrlcal
society closed today with .no diminution
of Interest apparent on the part of the
many participants. Among the interest
ing papers presented at the concluding
sessions held today were the following:
'The Woman's Club Movement In Illi
nois," Mrs. E. C. Lambert, Jacksonville;
The Destruction of Kaskaskta by the
Mississippi River," J. T. Douglas, Ches
ter; "Morris Blrkbeck and His Friends,"
Daniel Berry, M. D., Carml; 'The
Scotch-Irish In Illinois," Robert A.
Gray, Blue Mound; "McKendree Col
lege." M- H. Chamberlain, L. I D.,
Iebanon, HI.
It costs him nothing. Your
grocer is glad to return your
Schilling's Best money, if what
you got is not to your liking
CAUSE LOSS
4
(Continued from Page One.)
lng on but a blanket. She was -wildly
excited, and : when tha flames reached
her room she attempted to go into the
building to get some of her valuable.
The Are filled the stairway and long
tongues of ' flames were reaching la
every direction. She was about to en
ter, the place, which would have been
certain death, when she was restrained
by soma of those present. She fought
madly for a time In her effort to break
away and go to her room, but Anally
recovered her senses and became calm.
. - Boat Kis Syalashss. : ,
Jams Hem, who roomed directly over
the spot where the flames flrst : ap
peared, had a narrow escape.. He was
awakened by the suffocating amoks In
his room. He could hear ' the flames
crackling He opened his door to the
hall, flrst taking the precaution to put
a blanket over his head. He left a
small opening for his eyes. When -tie
opened the door a wave of flame encir
cled him and his eyelashes' were swept
away as cleanly as If they had been
shaven. He started down the hall,
knocking at all the doors as he passed.
He stated: , , '
' "The . only thing that saved my life
was playing the big Indian and putting
a woolen blanket over my head before
I tackled the hall. The only part of my
face that wr.s exposed was my eyes,
and It seemed that they were struck
by a bolt of lightning. Had my face
been exposed the fierce heat would
probably have overcome me. While I
was only in the flame about two sec
onds, it seemed to me. that It was an
eternity in hades'. I consider myself
lucky that I am alive, although I lost
everything I had. The way I come to
take the blanket was the thought that
It would not look nice for me to appear
before the rest of the roomers clothed
In , atmosphere. Mine Is a case' where
modesty brought its reward."
Story of Proprietor,
George Bleloh, the owner of the
property, gave the following Informa
tion about the Are:
"It Is a "hard blow for me. I waa of
fered $12,500 for the property several
days ago. I hadr-twauranea of 8M0U,-
whlch will cover part of the loss. The
Are must have originated with a fire
bug. During the past year there have
been a number of incendiary Ares In
this locality. I am thankful that no
lives were' lost, and feel sorry for my
boarders, at least 60 of whom lost all
they had. even to their clothes. I had
been out to the burning of the Park
street schoolhouse, and had gone to bed
tired out, when I was aroused with
my .' own place being afire. It was ex
actly S o'clock. I started to go and
turn in an alarm, but could not And the
key to the box, which was missing from
its accustomed place. I understand that
Officer Hemsworth found the alarm box
keyhole had been tampered with and
could not get his key to work, and had
to go to another box and turn In the
alarm. It was fully 40 minutes after
the fire started before the department
arrived, and the flames had then gained
great headway. There was nothing
saved in the hotel, but out of the sa
loon I managed to get most of the
things. ... I have not decided just what
I will do about rebuilding, but it Is
very I
ikely that I will doao; I am anx
ious to have a thorough investigation
made of the cause of the Are, and it
there is any way to do It, to send the
Aend who would Jeopardize the life of
human beings to the gallows."
Freak ef a Clock.
In the barbershop of A. Moser, where
the fire had a clean sweep, and practi
cally everything was -destroyed, a clock
came through tha wreck, and is hang
ing to a part of the wall ticking away
as usual, although its face is badly
scarred and part Of the . woodwork
burned away. In the same room also
hung a large bather's mirror, from
which the frame had been partly
burned, but the glass was only cracked.
The-clock- and the mirror hanging
among the wreckage caused a great deal
of interest and discussion, as the fur
niture was burned and the walls eaten
away 'with the flames. A stream of
water had been played into this room.
The loss of Moser & Co., who owned
the shop, was about $1,100.
Tossed an Bxclted Monkey.
. While the flames were, roaring and
the excitement was at its height, a
scene took place in the sitting-room of
the hotel, which caused many to stop
and laugh in spite of their serious
plight. A small monkey had his quar
ters In this room. lie became fright
ened, and chatted and jumped about.
A couple of the roomers attempted to
rescue him from the dangerous place,
but the monkey fought like a little de
mon. Every time some one would seise
him he would bite, and scratch as quick
as a flash. Finally he was tossed to a
man who had declared he would handle
him.' No sooner did the monkey reach
the animal-tamer when he took a piece
of flesh out of his finger, which caused
him to toss him back. Before he was
Anally secured with a hold where he
could do no damage the vicious little
beast Was tossed back and forth a dozen
times, to the . great amusement of- the
spectators.
LARGE PROSPECT
FROM LOFTY PERCH
A flag station to prevent collisions
between electric cars and trains on the
Southern Pacific, Is being erected by the
Oregon Water Power & Railway com
pany at East First street,and Hawthorne
avenue. A flag man will be on duty day
and night, and from his high perch will
command a view of the steam car
tracks, north to the steel bridge and
south for half a mile, and an unob
structed view of the Water Power lines,
east for over half a mile and west across
the Madison stret bridge.
Cars cross the railway track every
few minutes during the day, and Is the
cars have to come to a full stop and
the conductors must leave them before
they can cross, much time Is lost.
EXTERMINATION OF
WHITES IS FEARED
(Journal Special Serylce.)
Berlin, Jan. 28. -Dispatches today
state that In German Africa all tribes
in the country have combined with the
rebellious Heroros in operations against
the besieged places and plan the com
plete extermination of the whites,
BBTAB CABCBX.I BATHS.
, (Journal Special farvlee.)
Lincoln, Jan. 28. Physicians this
morning say tttajt Miss Nanny Bryan, a
sister of William Jennings Bryan, can
not, survive the day. She Is suffering
with peritonitis. Mr. Bryan has can
celled his lecture dates and Is hurrying
homeward from New Jersey, where he
delivered an address last, night.
Journal friends and readers, when
traveling on trains to and from Port
land, should ask news agents for, The
Journal and insist upon being supplied
with this paper, reporting all failures in
Obtaining It to the office of publication,
addressing The Journal, Portland. Or,
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Chicago, Jan. 28. In the sensational
Tilbury case this morning the attorneys'
conference, with the Judge in chambers
resulted in placing Mrs. Thurston on the
stand. She was nervous end apprehen
sive. The large society audience was
hushed to great' stillness while she told
of the Tilbury dismissal and causes
that led thereto. Under cross-examination
' she admitted having taken long
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and not always .accompanied by other
women friends and stopped at various
hotels. She denied ever occupying the
same room with him, although she ad
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as J, H. Gordon and wife. She - said
when Tilbury left he presented her
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which she pasted together and gave her
counsel.
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