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' "'.V:' ..J -V.: : :y. v.... V -,v U 'I, t , , - V" ' .'. MBITIOUS BOYS ? 1 ; OOD EVENING. ... AND GIRLS - G t III rThs . Weather i v. V Tonight and Thursday, ' fiv ; rain; southerly; winds. VOL. II; NO. 283. trance of a; Grave Feature I Investigatipn MY i VERY LARGE Disappea Bc-Sheriff's Illegal Appropriation of Fees Belong- irigr to the County May Have Amounted to Many Thousands of Dollars 1 ' , . M . , ..a.' . - The misappropriation of fees by ex BheHft WUllam Fraeler is Mkely' to prove far more "serioua' than appears from a liasty. reading; of the expert's . report. The known BhortBge Is $3,734, but the to tal amouit illegally retained by Frazler during his six years In omca far ex ceeded this sum. The total amount can iot be ascertained at this time, owing to the strange disappearance of Import ant records which should be on file at the courthouse. The. books containing tubs of over 4,000 receipts, which were given for money paid to the ex-sheriff, are missing, and he disclaims all knowl edge of their whereabouts. There are circumstances which seero to indicate that all of theso receipts were' given for fees which the sheriff expected to retain, and did retain, instead of turning them Into the county treasury as the law re quired: The disappearance of the books therefore acquires a sinister significance, though Fraaler Insists that they must have been destroyed-bj accident. '-t It all of these 4,000 receipts were given for payments which were improperly retained by Frailer, the' total "amount of his Khortage tnay reach many thousands of dollars. One thing la clearly appar ent, that he appropriated feea belonging to the county .throughout his. entire six years term, and not merely during the period when there was no legal provision for the ' expenses . of .the office. ; '; - -Consulted Count? Judge. , Frasler says that he apoke to the rounty judge aooui his retaining the fees during the time when there was no legal provision for hi I expenses. Judge Cake, who was. then county Judge, but not a member of the county board, said, when asked about the matter: "In 1 899 I had nothing to do with the coun ty's affairs, not being then a member tit the .county board. -1 do not remem ber that Fraaler ever spoke to me about retaining fees -or miloago,'and I do not see why ho should have done so, as I was not on the county board." If he did peak to me about it, anything t might have said would have been entirely, with out authority." laid WotMng to County Board, The county board then consisted' of Phllo Holbrooke H. C. Smith and' W. B. MAY BE KILLED FOR DOING GOOD n escellent likeness ofjthe Rev. John J., Cross. vector;, of . St. Ftjter's . Protes " Unt Kplscppal hurch.v who has , been ' threatened w.ith death -unless he gives . up hl mission work among tho Italians In Port Chester ; . ,.. ; . , . r M .... , hi i, 1 1 ' ' - - I . I'.-' i ; . a. sf" m occasional , J .-. r. Important Records, of the Case, Makes .Very Difficult ? Steele. Frazier admits that he said nothing to any of them about retaining fees or mileage, Smith and Holbrook. the only two members of the board who could be found this morning, say mey aia not Know that the sheriff was not paying over such moneys to the county. Frailer admits also that he never asked the county board to pay the ex penses of his office during the period when the law made no provision for them, and never presented any bill for such expenses. He simply retained the mileage and fees. 'I could not pay the expenses of the office, which amounted to 170 or $80 a month, out of my own pocket," said Frasler today. "What would you or any man have done? Just what I did. These stories that I made a lot of money out of. the Office is all nonsense. I made a living out of It and that was all." But (hough Frasler denies that he Illegally retained fees or mileage at any ttmeexcept-durtng the period when there was no law covering expenses of hts office, his statement Is not borne out by the books. There are evidences that fees were retained both before and after that period. Sept rs for Seeds. Although Fratlar was not in the habit of collecting fees from attorneys for ahcrlff'a deeds,- he aaya- he 'lld collect them from other persons, and they were not paid ever to. the county, lie ex plains that during the early part tf his term the law did not provide for any fees for' sheriff's deeds, and that the county Was therefore not entitled to them. It would seem obvious, however, that he had no better right to them. In asmuch as the law expressly provided that his only compensation -should be bis salary and mileage. . " t Frasler says he has no record of the amount of fees and mileage which he retained, and In the abaenoe of the miss ing receipt books it Is impossible to sscertaln It.- He says the fees from sheriff's deeds retained by him did not exceed $500 or $860. ' The Kissing Books. If the missing receipt stubs related wholly to fees which were withheld by the sheriff, the total shortage muat reach very large figures. - The books - in the hands of the expert contain some Indications that this was the case. But Fraaler stoutly maintains that the miss ing stuba were of the same character as those now on hand, and denies that there has been any Intentional suppres sion of telltale records. "When I left the sheriff's ofTlce," he said, "I had all the books gathered up, but at that time some were missing! I suppose they had been thrown away as of no value. Certainly I had no object In destroying them. From the books In his hands the expert ran make an esti mate of -the sums that would be shown by the missing books, for.the.receipts of the office average about the same, month by month.'---.- Frasler has always borne a. high rep utation for veracity and integrity. It is Indisputable,'; however, that he retained thousands of dollars of fees to -which he had no right.-and the practice was not confined to the period when' the law failed to provide for the expenses of his office. NORTHERN MICHIGAN SNOWBOUND FOR WEEK 1 ' - Journal, Special Service.) Detroit.; Feb. ' J. Despite frantic ef forts tof railways to open traffic in the Thumb district of Michigan which has been 'snow-bound for a week, communi cation , la StUl cut off except by tele phone wire. .Snow plows today were In stalled and when B0 miles out of Port Huron were soon helplessly snowed In. The storm raging Is Intense and a dozen Villages are short of rations. Many are without kerosene. ALONEHIG HWAYMAN WORKS IN BAKER CITY ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Baker City. Or., Feb. 3. "Hold up your hands!" were the words which greeted Kdward Burke and M. M. Whan as they stepped Into the Gelser Grand barroom 'at 1;80 o'clock this morning on their way from -lodge meeting. Whan pro ceeded into the room and like the others there his hands went up. Burke, though commanded to "come from behind that Screen," darted out the door and ran down the street' In search of help but could not find a man within a block, al though he gave the alarm by crying out. In the meantime Bartender Clearkln' ancj night clerk Edwards and. the elevator boy. Little, were standing against the wall with their hands up while the lone highwayman, A short, heavy set mag la Portland, Oregon; :''1WW PiiiliiiiiWiliiaipi , - The latest picture of -the southern coast of Korea, which Is a place of between Japan and Russia It will be at once seised by the former power. and Fusan railway, owned by Japan. TIRESOME No Telling What Final Results of Japan-Russo Controversy May Be. (Special Dtapatch to The Journal.) St Petersburg, Feb. 3. The Russian squadron at Vladivostok has been fully equipped for Immediate service and pre pared for sea. All woodwork has been stripped and war paint put oh. ...The harbor is -being kept open by lcebreak. ers. that ships may be released on short notice. One transport is at hand fn readiness to carry troops and strengthen the garrison at strategic points. Tho feeling Is growing that Russia Is play ing a smooth diplomatic game, despite her protestations. ' JAVAV AUIO AOTtTB. London, Feb. l.Japao has "placed larg ? prd ei" t for nitrates here. The French press" it reported t be very un favorable to Japan. -Althougb'navy -dispatches have been Sent flut purporting to give an Idea of the situation" generally. It Is believed no news regarding Russia's reply has been reliable. -AH manner of garbled reports are circulated. It Is known that the Russian note has not been delivered, although it is' sure that Japan has an Idea of its contents as foreshadowed, She is mobilising all naval reserves nmd at the same -time Russia Is moving troops forward. Friends of Japan go so far as to say that there Is no doubt that this move ment of troops Is the reason for reported delays. . Japan realizing this, has tried to fprce the issue, with not much suc cess. At Toklo It Is claimed nothing regarding the Russian reply Is known, and the ministers seem to have been inst ructed to - adopt a -peaeef ul 4one -4n referring to the aituatlon. However, peace talk seems to be mere superficial. JAVA BSAST rOS WAX. London, Febi S. A letter from leading men in Tokla to friends here states that everything 18? in readiness In Japan for war, and that the outbreak Is Inevitable. Russia's concessions sre not likely to suffice, and this Is the last phase of Ne gotiations before a resort to arms. In fluential Japanese rltlsena in Europe, in cluding noted diplomats, have advised Japan that now Is the. time to strike. TOA1TSPOBTB IK SXASDTS88. ' Tarts, Feb. t. The' Marseilles corre spondent of the -Lepatrte asserts that, acting under government orders, Orl antal'shipplhg companies are holding Several 'vessels ready for' possible troop transportation work in case of war be tween Russia and Japan. 8,000 rOR BAISWZOTI VTM. . (San Franclaco Bureaa of The Journal.) San Francisco. Feb. 3. The United States circuit court of appeals has de cided that' the-estate of'W. U. Baldwin would receive from Alaska Commercial company Jo. GOO as costs and 'damages for the loss of. Baldwin's life. 'Baldwin was one of five men drowned ' near Kakuta bay, Alaska, when the schooner Don. B. was wrecked. During the trial the-fact was developed' 'that the de fendant contracted 'to - towr the Dora Bi from St.-Michael to Utilala bay with defendant's steamer ' Bertha, and that When the tow line parted defendant abandoned schooner 'to ' her fate. The hull of. the Dora B. was found on the beach several days later, five members of her crew who remained'" oh"4 board havlng'been drowned. black clothes, went through the till and their pockets while-he kept them covered with a long, ugly looking gun. The rob ber was perfectly cool and his votce steady. Seemtngly he was an old hand at the business. The -robber secured from the till and from thenlght clerk and bartender about 176 in caah. Up to 3 o'clock this morning no clue of the highwayman had been- found.. : ...,r- i ., , From his description the man Is thought to be the same one who held-up the Mint saloon a -short time ago. Up to 10 o'clock this morning the po lice have been unable to locate the high wayman but It is thought he may be a man who came here a short time ago from Colorado with a girl who Is now here In a sporting house.' . This clew will be Investigated. - j WAR TALK Wednesday evening, GREAT STRATEGIC INSURANCE CUT 10 TO 15 PER CENT Fire Underwriters Pledge General Reduction WhenFireboat and Full-Paid Fire Service Are Installed Council Likely to Accept It Reductions of from 10 to 16 per cent In Insurance rates are promised by the board of fire underwriters of the Pa cific for Portland In case a full-paid Are department Is established. These reductions average from IB per cent on the west side of the Willamette river, within a certain distance of the river front, to an average of 10 per cent In the district west of the center line of Third street and a general reduction of 10 per cent on the east side of the river, applying to all business property and dwellings within 300 feet of a fire hydrant. Surveyor J. C. Stone, representing the underwriters In Portland, today sub mltted tlte answer to Councilman Albee, chairman of the speclnl committee ap pointed to look after the Insurance rates, and he In turn delivered the communi cation to the city council at its regular session this afternoon. It is gsnerally believed that the pro posed reductions wllk be entirely satis factory to the members of the city coun cil, and the passage of the bill to In stall a full-paid Are department will not be delayed. That, action, as an nounced some time since, only .waited on a 'definite proposal from the Insurance people as to whether they would make any material reductions, and also stetr ing exactly, what that would amount to. -'Before the reduced rates . can be granted the insurance people demand a resurvey -of the entire district and a re adjustment of " the rates. This, ,Mr. Stone says, may develop exceptional cases where tho reductions will not reach the figures given and may be higher than at present. Mr. Stone's letter follows: "Hon. H. R. Albee, chairman commit tee of council Dear IJfr: Receipt Is ac knowledged of your' communication of the S8th ult... requesting Information as to possible reduction of. Insurance rates VISIT AT N! Robichon, the Disgraced Of ficer, Openly Accuses Captain Evans. (San Franclaoo Bulletin of The Journal.) San Francisco, Feb. 3. A telephone message which 'his mother-in-law is sup posed to have overheard. Is said by Lieu tenant Robichon,. of army scandal fame, to be the cause of his downfall, "There Is no question," he Said, "that the elder Mrs. Madden was listening on the telephone extension when I was talking with her daughter-in-law. Whilo I' committed no impropriety, my convic yon centers on. this btt 'of evidence." Midnight Visit Benlcla, Cal.. Feb. 3. Mrs. Madden occupied a house at the barracks here Close to Captain Kvans' home. The back yard of her house adjoined that of Kv ans' with- only a low fence between them. On the occasion of the midnight visit by Captain Evans, related by Miss Wade, Mrs. Madden was sleeping In th back room on the second floor, the win dow opening on to the veranda. From the lower porch a stairway leads up to the second floor, where there are no fastenings, window or blinds, and it was at this window that Captain Evans Is said to have made hts appearance at a late hour one night. The day following this Incident was that on which Lieuten ant Robichon spoke to his superior of ficer about offending Mrs. Madden. Ills suggestion seems to have been taken In bad part, for from" that day the .two officers were not friendly. Lieutenant Robichon believes then that he sowed the seeds of the whirl wind he has been forced to reap. That is one reason why he is anxious for a vindication, and so anxious to have Cap tain Kvans brought to trial. He thinks he can substantiate the Charges he baa made. Charges have been sent ' lo Washington, but so far nothing has been heard from them. t "At army headquarters it was stated that the matter had never been (Offi cially brought to the attention of the; commanding general, and that no action bad been taken. .. . . Villi GHT February: 3. 1904. POINT IN KOREA. great strategic value ana in case or war It Is the southern terminus of the Seoul In the event of contemplated Improve ments In the city fire department being effected. "With the Installation of a completely equipped nreboat apparatus, aa outlined in your communication, I beg to state that the reduction In Insurance rates on the west side of the Willamette river would range from 15 per cent along the water front to 10 per cent In the district wuat of the center line of Third street, the credit between these two points de creasing gradually with the increasing distance from the protection afforded by the flreboat. "In fha.t portion of the city lying east of the Willamette river, the reduction would average 10 per cent. Thla reduc tion would apply to all business prop erty and to all dwelling property lo cated within 300 feet of a fire hydrant. "In submitting figures as to these gen eral reductions, I desire to state that it would be necessary to muke re-lnspoc-tions of all buildings before issuing the new rates and that changes discovered in construction or occupation of par ticular risks might entail the same or Mgher rates. "Furthermore, the board of fire under writers of the Pacific has made recent changes In the schedule for rating saw mills and lumber yards and has In creased its eharge for areas In large bulldrngis- containing hazardous stocks. In 'these cases It might not be possible to show a reduction, and re-lnspectlons might even reveal conditions that would warrant an increase. However, these exceptions would not be of sufficient im portance to change the general average of reductlona as atated above. "Re-surveys by the board for the pur pose of reducing rates would commence as soon after the completion of the pro jected improvements as practicable. Yours truly, J. C. STONE. "Surveyor. SENATOR HANNA IS DANGEROUSLY ILL (Journal Special Service.) Washington. Feb. 8. This afternoon a rumor was circulated to the effect thai" Senator Hanna was dead, and it created a small panic In the corridors of the capl tol and principal hotels. It was quieted later by the announce ment at the Arlington hotel that the sick man's condition since morning has beeu unchanged. He Is still very weak. Dr. Rlxey Is constantly at his bedside and the latter still insists that there is no cause for alarm. Senator Hanna had a very bad night and was not so well at daybreak. He Is very weak, but the physicians say although much debilitated his condition is not .alarming. , TIDAL WAVE WRECKS A FISHING TOWN (Journal Special Serrlce.) Brest. France, Feb. 3. A tidal wave last night off the coast of Panmarch wrecked many fishing boats and drowned several fishermen. The number Is not yet known. Immense damage was done arid one-third , of Penmarch is under Water, the inhabitants having fled to the hills. COWBOYS MAKE RAID ON MORMON CHURCH (Special PUpatfh to The Journal. ) Salt Luke. Feb. 3. The large Mormon tabernacle at Burlington. Wyo.. was raided by a gang of cowboys and shot up today. The church Is one of the pret tiest In town and Is locatel In the busi ness center. About dusk 10 cowboys galloped up to its entrance and spurred their, way into the church. Then' With wild yells they rode-up and down the aisles and even up Into the pulpit firing their six-shooters through. windows and Into the celling. . For sn hour the cow boys rode areund the inside of the house of worship, shootlrig until their ammuni tion was exhausted. Before they left -the church they grouped their horses in thelaiales anJ each Man tqnk drink from a bottle. 1 The leader smashed the ' .... -f.-. t. f i BOLD GANG Butte Police Cleverly De tect Robbers in Their Roost of Crimes. (Journal Special 8erTlce.) Helena, Mont.. Feb. i. A Butte spe cial says: Through the finding of a letter, thought probably to have been lost, the police believe, they have un earthed a gang of bad men who were Just about ready to begin holdup opera tions In Butte, in whioh the taking of life would have been a minor considera tion if money was to be had. ; The land lady of a rooming house discovered .the letter, and ' being- suspicious of her roomer, and the letter not having been sealed,' she opened it and read its con tents. ' What she saw made her gasp with surprise and she Immediately turned the letter over to the police. Gotng to the room they found one man, who gave his name as C. C. Mooney, when taken to Jail. Later iC. L. Warner, John Law, William Marrls and Henry Taylor were caught, while a watch was set to catch others who might visit the room, which was evidently the head quarters for the gang. The letter Is written to a woman named Ruby Taylor In Denver and Is signed Jack. It speaks of $200 received from the woman and suggests the send ing -of other persons to do certain Jobs and the whole thing breathes' of crime and tells practically what the writer In tends doing In Butte. It would appear that the time was about ripe for the exlcutlon of the plans and but for the finding of the letter and discovery of the gang a miniature reign of terror would have begun here. After five men had been arrested, a woman, an alleged con sort of Warner, was also taken on the belief .that she knew the plans of the men and will furnish Information that will be of valuable service. BAR ROOM AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL (Waahliuttiin Burean of The Journal.) Washington, Feb. 3. An elaborate bar will be built In the new office building near the capltol here and will be con nected with the senate and house by a subterranean passage. This subterranean passage promises to be the most popular thoroughfare near the capltol. Congress men are highly elated over the prospect and freely congratulate one another over the act that white rlbboners have been put to flight. Complaints had been made of committee room drinking. SWEET SCENTED XZETtBTO. (Journal Special Sertlc.) New York, Feb. 3. The Manufactur ing Perfumers' association of the T'nlted States Is celebrating the tenth year of Its existence with a largely at tended convention opened today. A two days' program has been arranged. The proceedings are devoted to the consid eration of matters of Interest to the trade only. bottle against the pulpit, and then the gang galloped, out of the church. The sheriff Is In pursuit. ENDED REBELLION OF AFRICAN NEGROES 1 , (Journal Special SerTU-e.) Berlin. Feb.' S. A dispatch today sn nouiwea the safe arrival of ' Governor Leutwln of - German Southwest Africa at the coast station who has success, fully iimded the rebellious Iloi reroa, Orave fears'for tho safety of the party have, been entertained for the past fort night, , tami : Who want to tee the St. Louis Exposition without cost to themselves will be interested in a plan they will And in today's Journal. - PRICE FIVE CENTS. PARTM Jacob Dreyfus Shoots at T. L. Carroll, Candy Maker. NOBODY IS INJURED Pistol User ArrestedCarroll Says He Had Been Threatened Difficulty Over Business Results in III Feeling and a Row. A dispute among partners led to an exciting shooting episode In Carroll's confectionery store, 353 Morrison street, about 8:30 o'clock this morning. Two shots were fired at Thomas L. Carroll, neither of which took effect Immediately after the assault Car roll swore out a complaint against Jacob Dreyfus, who he says used a pistol, charging hint with assault with, a dangerous weapon. The warrant was placed in the hands of the police. Drey fus gave himself up at noon. An exam (nation of the store revealed no bullet marks and as Dreyfus was but six feet away when he fired and no bullet struck Carroll the police believe that be used . blank cartridges. . 1 Besides Carroll and Dreyfus, Edgar K. Sutro, president of the company, is one of the partners in the business. ' Matters have not been running smoothly for some time. Carroll says that while Dreyfus snd Sutro have not paid up ' tneir stock they have been taking, the major portion of the receipts. Accord-' lng to his statement It was their habit to enter the office early In the morning and take the checks received In the mall. T. L. Carroll this morning went after the mall of the company and looked it over. Jacob Dreyfus came Into the store and chlded Miss Maris O'Conner for letting Carroll have the letters. Carroll replied:' "You have no official connection' around here and should not talk- so much;". I Dreyfus said: "We will see about It ' this afternoon when the matter will be settled by the stockholders." To this Carroll laughed and said: "Tou cannot vote stock until you have . paid for it." . Dreyfus became enraged and pulled a revolver from his pocket Mr. Carroll In explaining the Incident stated: "I did not think he would shoot He." however, pointed the gun at me and pulled the trigger. I noticed that ha was In earnest and started to go-out Of -the door. It was hard to open and while I waa getting out of the house he 0 red a second shot Neither one of them touched me. but I expected every In stant to , feel the sensation of having bullet plow through my body." Dreyfus says that Carroll abused him and that he fired in self defense. Met by Man With Fistol. During the trouble there - was an abundance of sxcltement In the store. Marie O'Connor, the young woman who waits oh customers, was In the store. and although badly frightened she man aged to keep her presence of mind. In the manufacturing department in the basement were Helen Lynch. Mabel An drson. Edna Hook, and Ed WerskuL At tracted by the noise of the Shooting they rushed to the ground floor where (Continued on Page Two.) YOUNG MOTHER OF A GREAT HEIRESS A recent photoisrapb Vf Mrs. tef nald Vanderbilt. the mother ef the fw yatiderbllt . .heiress, i :! tvirt (ma Caused a great re.iil:lng In tht i... bllt family and arrtontc theli frt-ii.i, Mrs. Vsnderbilt ' was rirmerly ?ti Catherine iv'elisom a favorite In tun hi . port set. Her whItIm i'ArM M fssr to'Keglnald Vanderbilt whh m ;,;m..1 ed by s'JcKi as u lvv luatvU. III r -f ' .J III 'j'i.ii,V'j', ' f !. HI $ $ "vrST'H i '' ;; Ill'' -'!: x 3-A f If. '