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Newspaper Page Text'v. Tonlkt ani liran -v, ooeeioI rain; c- .eti t-'nlgni liesb to bn , Southerly , win... v t'ORtLANbr' OREGONf WEDNE-DAY EVENIIIG, - NOVEMBER 2, 1904 FOURTEEN PAGES. price five ce:;j.. VpL IIL nq. :. mm r 7 .--.r. fjr .' V . i x i" L' : -v.' lib. SiLI,ri! I , v- , . ; . . . ' , - "- f.l J Bursts, Vrecks Ilcnus, . Drowns;S!cepers ; TWENTY ' ARE KILLED v iteorc Thsa V Sqaare j:iieof Terrl Si toiy la Uie Path of Rata ieft 'yry the' Bashf&i Torrent V;l VScene of DesolstloW? ' ' ,V' " , Jannul BomUI tcrrie.! ' - -f - I 1 VIA I VntlMl With. man, v-t " ut warctnc th north wall of tha Burc 'brlok reservoir at t b W tn ton . wetep- - work f av ly thU moraine;.-lettlu " out of leh a million and a half rallona . ot water to Inundate and sweep through : a aqoara mil of territory and- oarrvlna; to sudden death at least nine pereona. . It la believed the total deathllst will show that a .score of Uvea are lost, pud ' the number of - mlsalns . exceeds even , this figure. .- ' ; r-j-The deaS whose bodies have been re covered ere: . . . v.. MH&. . MARTIN JPEOPIJBa .; , v Miss nina poa .:'.'y :.;:. -,. y THOMAS BOUTHERIf. - T1 . . , FIYB NpOROaA,,,.. 1., -, Thirteen resldenoes In the vicinity of , ,the resetyolr were destroyed and. a ne 'i aro-aet Uement which, bordered the . banks pf the little stream below was en tlrely swept away.' Almost all of . the ; .x victims were drowned In thelrbeIs. ',,-: -,:.v Are4 Aato-Boat. '-t': . Two -residents of a - nearby buUdinv, " Sir. and 1 Mrs. WlUlasa JeakJns, were i. ewept dowa the stream on -their bed, : , which had floated out from- the sud . , denly wrecked home, and were thus car ' rled Sot yards down the stream. Neither ... j -was- Mjueeev -- --,-r v . ? -TrJ The home or Mart .a Peoples. Immedl l ately below the reaerrolr, was literally burled la mjud and debris, and all Its t oecopanta are mlsslnc with the ezcep - tloa of Jcs.- Peoples, whose, body has ; been reooverea. ' ; ' : . AU of the-bleanrecveredwererH moved from the debris of their wrecked .... homes, where they were found pinned down beneath timbers and nearly all In their beds, showing that death had ever . taken? them while they slept - j The terrible force of the released waters la shown, by the oath of the torrent. :. ' Pteoea of masonry of whirs j-tha reservoir wall was construoted, ei-hlns In some eases many tons,. were . carried for half a mile down the stream ' before the. water. left tbera stranded. . . - :--1 . Ohild rse,v t '.; .-" Beside the sinyular escape of William ;. Jenkins and hla wife another one was ' discovered, belnT that of a little- child, - which was found eaufht la the branches of a Jree where it had been left by the .flood and at a distance of nearly three ' quarters ef a mile from Its home. - Without doubt many bodies of those , ; who are tnlaalna; were washed Into Be- - loe's pond a mile below the reseryotr - site. As soon aa daylight oame parties - constotlnc of both whites and nefroes . eominenoed the work of , dracainc this ;' t. bond for bodies, i' It la possible . that many will never be recovered, as cun . sklrrable masses' of silt that have ac . cumulated in the reservoir in pest years ' was carried out to bury victims -froui ' ', alftbt and from chance of recovery.'. . Investigation today . leads to the be- - . lef that the disaster was caused by the ere mowing of the reservoir. ' It .will prrbably never be known definitely whs -. was responsible as 'It is certain' that none of those engaged at the plant- aur Vive .10HN A. SflFRIDAN DIEiS AT ST. LOUIS t: ' ''s..' i ' " Uenraal peclal serrlee.) ' Bt, liOuls, -Nov. 1 . John A. (Kid) 'Sheridan, a former member- of. the house of delegates,- whose .trial ' for -bribery In connection with a suburban deal has been delayed on account of his illness, died this morning. Sheridan was . convicted and sentenced to, five years, but . the ' supreme court remanded . his ' sVCTJLKJ'rS TO PLIv MSKMMJjr. " (fleeeial tHspetrh te The JoenwiL) Vancoover, B. X Nov. 1 A man '-"v named Miller, a labor1, attempted to - commit suicide here taia-nornlng. He cut his throat with a-Jackknlfe. Hla ' recovery Is doubtful. He waa temporar- -Jf.Jlehssa4 Ht rr'1' c1t)LTu5"" day and, has no relatives ' here." . WOMAN BANDIT' IShm m KENTUCKY TERROR -.'." (Tnereai SpeHal Ifrrhe.) . OwmgavlUe. Ky Nor. SSeveral eoun ,tles In VlrginU Just over the Kentucky border are In a state of terror as ths re sult of depredations committed by Bes sie Hatfield, a member of the Hatfield faction of feudists, who formerly terror ised the community around like county, Ky. - ' ' ' ' ' - The woman Is armed with two revolvers snd a rifle. She leads a horse, never rid ing ths animal. When she arrives at a t I -:- (1 sM-viane Fishennen! v Sav Them Under, r -Searchlights. ; V'. KO TORPEDO BOATS RojciJvcBsky'. Assertion Tbat ' His - fleet Was . Attacked Denied ly j trawlers ; at ' the Pfflclalp V .-..f..;i.. .-;.-.....; ..;...t:.v,y......;..i( ''"''.-"'"- "'.'' " ' v'-..'1'- .... -'' "' (Jooraal Special lerrlce.) . J - -Hull, England, Nov. fc The cdroner'a Jury- Impaneled to Inquire Into the deaths of the fishermen who were killed off Dogger bank this afternoon . ren dered a verdict that they were killed by show fired without warning, or provo cation, from war vessels. , The Jury did not meet until after noon and but little time was lost after the session opened In the examination of witnesses,, The testltmony consisted of the same stories a have been previ ously exploited, and the examination xouiitad 'mainly of - Questions to -bring mt th Mints aa to whether there could phave been poaslblllty-acoonMng to ob- veTa views, OI xtmnrai to ..vi umtUiuii belnsr . nlauslble. L On Jthla point tha nabermea agreed in taalr tettlP"MT-1fl raiiersjea. lornipc statements to tha affect that the search lights from the worships played npon them some Urns before a shot was fired and continued throwing lignt on them hlle the cannonade waa in, pnwnw -rh .mrleJ that owlns? to tha great play-of search, light they were enabled to sea cieany a kuj viy nothing in the shape of oraf t resembUng torpedo boats. . . . ' ' Th verdiet aa rendered by the Jury purposely attaches no blame and makes DC reeommenaauaw, m w InternsAtowar- cjotnmissio. Aside front the story x. tha strength ef . light created by tha searcb. lights there was nothing new brought out In the testimony. 4 ' 'xMM9om-nomm mamt. - egotlatioma Oonoemlna . m ttenal Xamlry Oontmaev; ;.- v -'4 ' (Jooraal Special gervtea.) i. -' - i Tixmn. Nov. 1. The cabinet met this morning at Premier Balfour's homo. It Ut believed tha nnat araxt 01 in Russian convention waa under .consid eration.""'..' c -;'" .'-.'- ' .'' - v It is learned that tansdbwne reported progress In ths negotiations with Russia to the! cabinet,"" althoughr- complete agreement has not been roadbed. - The business community Is still un easy ,and consols cloaed down. Leopold RotheohUd and other great financial Interests have been making the strongest kind of representations to both London and St. Petersburg in tne inter ests of peace." - It is pointed out that Europe la to no-economical (position to weather the strain ana tnat war wouic result In an appalling and, far-reaching commercial disaster. - '. ('" Count Benokendorff, the Rueeisn rep- resentaUve; end M. Carabon, the Preneh minister, had a conference today.- Later the Russian ambassador visited lord Lansdownex . v '''; '- The Russian embassy this arternoou Issued the following; . " - - " Nothing has ooeurred In the aegetla ttona to ralavfears of a new crista The two governments, are studying and dec orating detail for ' the International commission Inquiry. The presentnego- ttatlons are toward a settlement of these deUUa" , .'-'V . ' - . i - Vic -V. UTOBTI , QTJTBT , sTZwaTT. akharoff Anaenaoea Badeemhr - ..-' bardmeat ef wwspeam. 1 ; 'C: (ieeraal Bpertal. grre.l 2 i : ,8L Petersburg. Nor. . Sakharoff re ports that the night passed quIMl along the BhabkS river.- I esieraay mere-were few Indecisive bombardments nut no decisive actions, '..--i .'i';':,-;,' XOUSAT A VOOan- OMM. Aeeesslo of sTloholaa U to BnsaUt Threse Obaerved. ' (looraal Bpeelal errlea.) . " . St. Petersburg, Nov. t. The anni versary ef the accession cr the esar. Nicholas . II. to the throne passed in gloom. ' Although business was sus pended, the streets of the capital elabo rately decorated with the Imperial colore and private aa well aa public buUdlrfga and foreign embassies, decorafed with flags, - the . critical condition in Man churia damped the people's spirits.- ; . (Continued! on Page' Two.) ., feed for her horse cr hereeuV she breaks door or Jock, calmly helps herself and threatens to shoot If anybody Interferes with her. - . ' i The woman says her father Is horse trader In Virginia, and that she; la trying to overtake him. She wears her aatr short, and. her dress eu.-off Just below the knees.' ..'When -shw rekchea a point where she wishes to pass the night she puts her horse In the bam. 'placing her bedding clnee) by the door, and with her revolvers under bar head, goes ts sleep. COUNT BISNCKENDORTK, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO GREAT .BRITAIN,; ' WHO HAS BEII. ACTIVB .IN.SI-lJNalTJI '', SULTINO "FROM TH1? BLUNDER OVOtm BALTIC FLEET. : ""T ?:iffiii?;Si-vC C o I & 8540 .000 L"s (Iora BpeUli- BrvUeiJ.-':.".''h(,t';, . London, Nor. . At Beaufort Castle, Inverness. Scotland, the wedding waa cel ebrated today of Miss Helen M. PMpps, second daughter Of .Mr.'and Mrs. Henry Phlpps, Jr., s,M,Vr. Idtp)r--IarthV ri. son of Mr. and 1 ?rs. Bradley Martin, formerly of New Tot k. The' ceremony was performed Air Archdeacon binds Ir and.-was attended ' by jnany guests of prominence In tha social world. Fred erick Tewnsendj uncle of the. bridegroom, was best' man, . and - the -bade had her sister. Miss Amy Phlpps, as maM of honor. ' The bride wore a gown of plain white satin, partially veiled. In rare old lace, the Joint gift of Mrs,. Bradley Martin and Mrs. Phlpps.: ' , ;v " The wedding was - the ' most ' dassllns that has been celebrated In Scotland for many year. The groom 'was arrayed In Highland costume -that cost msnv thousands of dollars. . The kilt cost 1250. Ths doublet Is valued at . 24.d00. It is msde of . a- reddish - velvet. belonging-o the Mentles clan, only to be got out of a national dye called -erotal and. has SO diamond buttons set In gold. The waist coat of yellow satin, also had diamond buttons, and cost tlO.MO; ) . : The cost of tha gold . mounted beaver skin sporran wak nearly $300, exclusive of the ruby eyes in the head of the beaver. The groom's shoes were fastened with diamond buckles. His dirk was. mounted Queer memento of ; WEALTHY CLUBMAN tV.-Vrs- (oeraal Bpeelal Berrlee.) ' Cleveland. O:. , Nor... 1. The Tavern' clubv .composed of the wealthiest men in the city, .are building an elegant home, aad last night laid the comer stone of the building. An Iron 1 box was set in place In ths stone-' aad. whenhalf env bedded m mortar each member contrib uted a momento. The first td contribute was Harry Devereaux. who dropped Into the box a shoe once worn by tne famous stallion McKerron. Then cameRobert Ireland, a brother-in-law of the late Sen ator Hanna, and former vice-president of the American Shipbuilding company. - Ireland some weeks ago was operated on for appendicitis. The operation waa successful and Ireland ; fully recovered. The removed appendix was preserved In alcohol In a bottle. Me-brought the 'bot tle In the waistcoat of Ms evening clothes. Tne oottie was wrapped in pink paper. Ireland removed the paper that all might see." The others present looked at the ap pendix in rapt awe. - "Such la my love for thla club," said Ireland, "that I give part of myself 'Into the keeping of this cor nerstone., 'J .,,.;, J , ', ?.? ,.J.-. .. SNAKE AND JAlJUAR '. HAVB-DEADtY COMBAT i- " ' (Jminul gpecla. garefae. ' ' ' ' ' 1 ". ! ItMnoTKov.i i-A furious Jaurar broke from its cage in the so owned by Sam Davis at Carson City yesterday after soon, and while prowling among the other cages tor open the door of a cage con taining; a huge rattlesnake. A fight be tween tne oeast ana we reptue imme diately ensued and the Contest was one of tne most staruing ostites ot ins sma ever rltneseed, - ' ' - --- When the door fell from the screen Cage containing the rattlesnake ths reptile tan-1 mediately struck the enraged Jaugar, bat the skin of the animal resisted the fangs of the snake. With growl the augar Jumped at the snaked attempting to grab It behind the Jaws. The reptile nnoolied and throwing Its long body to Its full length, sunk its fangs deep Into tM side of the beeet.' The Jaugar caught the snake In Its mouth and crushed its borty, but not until the deadly fangs had again sunk Into the, animal's shoulder.--' The )auger died with the snake colled around Its leg and body .''"'-'' with gold anij cairngorm ;-ths plaid that all . chieftains wear, fastened to the left shouldsr waa fastened with a . sprig of Mengles heather formed of, precious stones that cost tl.000. r The .cost-of -his other clothing was: -Cap, ISO.hosetTO; gart ,re. dirkv 104i;-.belt,.$oa-- Toung Bradley Martin's gift te the bride was a superb collar of diamonds three and a half Inches in height at the front, the d reign being garlands of leaves form ing circles, each of which Incloses a monster pearl. It Is reported to have est 18.0o.- A tiara Is beinr made W match tth collar. v , Bradley Martin, -Vr.,- Is the only eon of Mr, and Mrs. Bradley .Martin of Bal macaen. formerly of New Tors.: He was one of three children. The eldest son, Sherman Martin, .died some years ago. and the daughter Is the. wife of the Earl of Craven,' ' . Bradley' Martin is a serious youth. Hs has written considerably for the -Enrltoh aitd American reviews and there has been talk - -late of hla lateattoa tenter polt leal life tn England. . t . ' r Miss Helen Phlpps, v ths bride. Is the younger of the two daughters of Mr. and Mr. Henry roipps, jr. Tne otner cnii- dren consist of the eldest daughter and three veona, Henry. ' Carnegie R., - and Howard. The Phlppees have- a, town houac in .East -Fifty-sixth street. New Tork. One of the eons married a daughter of Michael P. draco. v .. DENTIST MURDERED BY AN UNKNOWN MAN : 1 . '''.'".'')''"'' (Jeeraat BjMciu.Berrtee.) . New Ulm, Minn., Nov. 1. Dr.'L. X CobharA.a dentist, aged 10 years., as murdered In his office last night A. p. Brooks, a newspaper proprietor who has an office beneath the dental office; heard a scuffle, and found the door locked. . He looked through' the transom and saw the murderer deal Cob hard blows, on the ' head with hammer,' felling . him. LHeTtben stabbed the unconscious man. Brooks called loudly tor neip ana. tne mnrderer Jumped through window and escaped. There Is no due to the motive of the murderer."-. ' '.'. '-;; .-'i-."'r. PARKER ARRANGING 1 SPEECHES FOR TOUR '...vWv-v:-... rx-x-J:: r;-.:i ,i ' (Jooraal speelar serrtee.) ;j ';'.: -.'' Nsw Tork. . Nov. , 1. Parker spent ths morning In writing speeches' foe hla Con necticut tour. Hla throat. I not in good condition and be wttl have It sprayed so as to. get It Into shape for 'his two speeches 'tonight, one at Cooper Union hall and the other at Carnegie hall.'' . At 'the cloee of the meeting Parker wDI be given a reception at the club. He will leave for Connecticut at 10 o'clock tomor row. Despite denials thers. is stilt pos sibility that Parker will make a trV to Indianapolis ior a speecb-Monday night., THAW AND CHORUS : . ": GIRL LEAVE HOTEL ;; f: r:yy; X ' (JosWrjpedaiservlee.,!' - -New ,Tork.' Nov. Harry . K. Thaw of Pittsburg, a brother-in-law ef tha Earl of Tsrmoatn; who arrived from K'jrop yesterday with Florence K. Nes bit, the artist's model and chorus glrL to whom be Is reported to have bee married in Paris, left the Cumberland hotel this afternoon where he had en gaged a suit yesterday. The proprietor , demanded that . they register as man and wife. He 'com pelled them, to occupy' separate roims last night, and today they left without registering. ' Their .destination Is un known ' ' , . '.. - : Dnc Lift Fffled Willi Men Fc!lsiI,700?Feet;' t?m Down shaft; TEN PERISH-HORRIBLY Those Not Crushed by ; the Fall Are Drowned In the - Sump at the . ; : Bottoas of Nantlcbke, Pa., ' SA:ff'M Coal Pit. U':-v ' ' (Joonul Special Berrlce.) WUkesbarre.' Pa., Nov. t. Ten miners In a cage at tha Achlnloss mlns near Naintlooke, this morning fell a distance of 1,700 feet to the bottom of the shaft and met death either by concussion or by drowning In the water which filled the lump it the bottom of the main shaft,.: . t-.'-f The man. In the .cage' were being hoisted to the upper levels of the mine when the engine got beyond the control Of the engineer and started to. drop.To add to the certainty of death the cable broke .and the cage was suddenly.. re leased to fall a distance of 1.708--feet With the; fall-rof the cage came the wrecking of the hoisting gear so there was no means at hand for tendering Immediate assistance to the victims of the accident.1-It te possible thet if such had been at hand there oould have been soms. lives saved.1 as It was disclosed that several of the Imprisoned minors within the-'case - had met death by Ldrewninw. Tne oimcuuy oi reaenmg me cage waa creat, -as- It. became neeessry to rig a temporary, hoist before any or tne res cuer . could : go . to .the bottom . of the hehaft. . When the wrecked, cage was at tached and hoisted out the men -within It showed by their postures the horror of the death, those who drowned having iapparently .struggled to escape toss 4he4 oags until Ufa left them. - 1 The dead were all Polish miners known to the offlclala of tha company by num ber only. Nearly all were married with families., . . r 4 Ths mins In which tha disaster Joe-" eirred ''Is .owned .by "the Delaware " it Laackawanna company and' Is 10 miles soutn ox ners. - . j a. GIRL PUTS THUG TO FLIGHT WITH 1HATPIN ."' ' ; (iearssl Bpeelsl gerrles.) , -, an Francteco-,- Nor.-t. A batntn proved an efficient weapon of defense for a young woman at the beach last night. J. Johnson and his sweetheart. Mlsa Edith Flaherty were attacked - ln the bruhh near t het ocean. j Johnson Was stunned by a blow on the head. The highwayman next attacked the affrighted girl, strik ing her and throwing her to the ground. The girl fought Ilka S tigress, drew a heroin from her bat and -plunged It re peatedly Into the body of her assailant, finally Jabbing . the weapon Into the man's -leg with such foroe that the ruf fian released his hold on her throat and shoulder and screamed with pain. At thla phase of the fight Johnson recovered con sciousness aad attacked the man with hla fists, yelling for assistance. , Ths man fled, carrying ths hatpin with him In his body. - . " . -.-.-j ,v VIENNA -WOMAN KILLS 73-YEAR OLD MAN t . ... Xirx:r ' ' liosvsal gpedal gerrlee.V " Vienna. Nor. . A ghastly murder In the populous suburb of Marlahllf is ths sensation of ths- day. Johann Slkora. aged ft. a wealthy widower, - who had been missing; wsa found sewn In a sack in the apartment of a couple' named Klln. It seems to be Sstabllshed that the woman, Francises Klein, alone com mitted the crime, Bhe decoyed gikora to her lodging, strangled him, cut off his limbs and than placed tha portlone In a sack, which she hid behind a sofa where they were found. . .' . Ail this was dose daring the absence of tha husband, who, on his return, slept with his wife in the room in which the body was ' lying. After murdering Slkora. Francises 'went to his apart ments and by means of keys taken from his dead body robbed his safe of money and stocks to ths amount of several thousand dollars. 'The' following day she and her husband fled and have not yot ' been apprehended. It Is believed they may have taken passage to America. POPE HAS AN ATTACK ' OF HEART FAILURE ,'':' t'v; 1 - v rt4p.f ;fjesrsal' ajpeeUl Service.) ';.' ' Rome, Nov. I. The pope had an at tack of heart failure during the night Dr. Xapponl gave immediate relief and he Is much improved today.' The gouty pain in hla right leg hae almost gone. He hopes to continue hla audlencea to morrow. . ' rtnrr azosncBATn oabuov. ' ' IKperial Dbpetek te Te Jmml.) v , Tacoma, Wash., Nor. I. Emit J. Carl son, who shot and killed his father, John B. Carlson, bas been exonerated by a coroner's Jury and released. . The doc tors who performed ths operation failed to notice S aecond bullet wound la Carlson's, right shoulder. California Heirs Million Dollar; Gift ENDOWMENT IS SAFE fr-rr'rf"" That Is Opinion of local Attorneys Contest, It Anyy WiH Be JB-sed xxx' on California lajrsCovera ' ' . ..' '. - ' " Jfr ;;r:fV-nf Beqiiests. . HelrsL?. tha .lata Jlra. Amanda W. Reed, whose magnificent legacy estab lishing the Reed institute is ths moat notable gift this city 'baa aver received. are said to be contemplating a contest of the 'will , An attorney from Lo Angeles' visited this city a few weeks ago for tha purpose of investigating the conditions of the will and the possibil ity of a successful contest, and It is un derstood that he came la behalf of cer tain- California heirs. - Who sra -dissatis fied with tha legacies left (o them by the .testatrix. -,.i -.. ... Martin winch, executor of sirs. Keed will, edmits that ha oas beard ths ru mor that a contest may bs attempted, but -beyond the rumor ho Jisa heasJ nnfhlnr. -Whether the-Californla torney -concluded -to advise his cllenti te attempt to break, the will, or wneiner he concluded that a contest would be hopeless,' Is" hot known. It is the neuei, nowever, or promi nent -attorneys -of-this ojty that the will cannot be successfully aasalled, and that there is no serious danger that the endowment -for the Reed Institute will be defeated. lt is understood that the theory of the proposed contest is that Mrs. Reed -was a resident ox tne stats of California at ths time of her death, and that ths laws of tbat state, which piwfclw that -o-'Wor -than one third of an estate shall be bequeathed to oharltable purposes, will govern ' the distribution pf -her property. . v.: , . Portland ate Xosas. ' .1 : In contravention of this theory- It Is asserted Ahat Mrs.. Reed, though tom- porarlly domiciled in California at the time or her death, had never given up her legal residence In Oregon, and that Portland was still hsr home. That thla Is true seems to.be established by a multitude -Mt circumstances. It la fur ther pointed sut in defense of the will that under the laws of Oregon (section S6L Bellinger sod- Cotton's statutes), even a non-resident owning property' In this stats may devise or bequeath It according to the laws of this state, which Impose no" limitation upon the amount tbat maylte given to c heritable uses. '-'.. i: ' -y-, Mrs. Reed's will was filed in this county May II. 1,4. . That part of the estate lying within this state, was ap praised at tl.tll.tltS. There Is also property in California, not included In this appraisal, which Is estimated by the executor as something over IJ0O, 000. The totsl value of the estate Is therefore probably in excess of 11,100. 00. Numerous, legacies were left to relatives, both of Mrs. Reed, and of ar husband, and provision wss also rnwde for a number of charitable Institutions in this oltst The, remainder of the estate, amounting to considerably over tVOOO.000, wss placed It), trust for ths purpose of establishing "sn Institution of learning,, having for its object tbs Increase and .diffusion - of practical knowledge among cltlsena ef ths ctty or Portland and' for th promotion of liter ature, science ana arc." ' FlVe trustees. Dr. T. I Eliot, juage C. B. Bellinger, C A. Dolph, William E. Robertson snd Martin w men. are charged with tha execution of this trust. ' ' , ' .' Xxeeator wot wunea. , Ths lxs Angeles attorney, a Mr. Gib son, Whose Visit W m ony juw the talk of sn unpenning coniesi, am not oall upon ' the executor, Martin Winch, although, he is said to nave ex plained the purpose of his trip to sev eral ether persons. While ha la aup posed to represent California heirs. It Is Intimated that soms ox ne nmn re siding in this state would Join in oon- teatlna- the will ir tne prospecy vi cess should prove favorable. ' W. E. Robertson of this city ts one r the Sra trustees named for the Reed n.tttnte and hla wire is one or uie h.ir nt the estate. Mr. Robertson was asked over ths telephone this morning whether he bad heard. tne rumor inai y. it mirtir ne contested. ,11" --. . M ft couldn't teu you anything aooui . , U replied. , ... a ; .-r w.--. "Did rou know or tne visn oi a C ali fornia-attorney who came hers with view to Instituting S contest?" " '. "I couldn't tell yon anything about it,' 'wss' again, the reply. ' ' . "Then, so fas as yon know, there la ft prospect of a, eonteatT" ..' I couldn't ten you anything about (Continued on Page. Two. SUES FOR '$1,640,000 n ON: !C HAN Ineraal Raeelsl gif 1t.) : ' Chicago, Nov. l.-A suit for IM4A.004 has Heen brught against S-prominent hoard of trade brokers by Charlie F. Krby, as trusree for Henry .. Tt t The plaintiff Is Seeklrv to r-riover 1 -d to have been Im t.. - 1 tr board u t 9 ect . -t ill N. ' 1 C II Decrease In EsSMea This Year Akras ,',r..L.- .'vh-r HATCHERIES UiNSTCCKED Columbia River Bai Been f Isid U DeatfcvSays Cesslssloser jVaa 0usen Fisli 'Kist te ' ' ; ' Q ProtccteIlv.r 'x--) ' An-, alarming condition exlats in the) salmon-hatcheries of the stats. The take of eggs is less than one tenth of the usual number and Bute Fish Commissioner II. a ,Vsn Dusen Is making a hurried trip of . inspection to oetermlns- If - possible the cause of this Unprecedented falling off and to provide a remedy. After an, la- apectlon of the hatcheries along the lower uoiutnoia ne arrived In : Portland last night and left thla morning for Ontario, where the hatchery la 'practically out of business.. v.-: , X . K This decrease in the number of erre taken is not local but general throughout a aiaic. i tne present rate the total number of eggs taken this rear does not' ' - exceed 16,000.000. while , last rear tha tJhatcheries turned out over 7s.000.000 fry. - .m, jwuuhu saurs so can aocQunt I or this shortagaonly in two wave.-4ther" the salmon have been fished out of tha river or the fry turned out of the hatch eries four years ago have failed to return ' to their native streams. Work at the big hatchery at Ontario on 1 the 8nake river,, which la supposed to be tne nest u the stats In equipment and to--. catlon la at a standstill for. lack of fe male salmon. The manager wrote to- Mr. Van Dusen that the traps might as well : be taken out as thers were no fish run ning. Instructions to let the trsps remain were: telegraphed. . Tne-take of err r-. i Ontario does not exceed 1,006,000 this sea son and the run of salmon is at an end although the fish should continue to go up the streams until the middle of No vember, , . ' "' ' - . ' "I first noticed the decrease, tn nitmho of eggs taken In the hatcheries along tha ' Columbia.", said Mr. Van Dusen, an4 eJ. -" though ths falling off was unusual I at tributed: It to the heavy fishing on ths river, but when the Ontario, hatchery re ported similar conditions "I - wss eon- vlnced tbat it was no local condition, but general. I can't account for It satisfactorily.-It Is serious to the salmon--in. dustry of the state and must be overcome II possible." . . . ... In the hope that - a sufficient . run of salmon may yet come up the Snake river the traps at Ontario will be kept in the ' river until ice forms. The last report from that hatchery which was received yesterday stated that the total number of female salmon then on hand was 10, s and 260,000 eggs. "The Columbia river has been f lahed (a death this year," said Mr, Van Dusen. Snd this may be one of the causes tar the light run.. The closing of ths fish tne; season was' not observed. The stats , of Washington has not cofoperated In ths worn of protecting salmon and the Indus try Is suffering. Then, I have not the. exact account of the - number ef fish turned out front the hatcheries four rears ago, but hava no reason to believe that It was any -less than is generally - turned OUt." -' .-"r v ATTEMPT TO DESTROY VICTIM'S EVESIG!1T -v r 7-, '. ' ' V - , '' ' ' ,-'..'- ' -- '. (Joersa! gpedal Smw.) ' Reno, .Nev- Nov. 1. O. Rchul. a rail- read employe, was held up snd robbed of 68 by a gang of six men near Derby, last night. After completing their work, the villains who evidently feared recognition, aad m an effort to cover up their crime. tney attempted te destroy the slant of their defenseless victim. The sight of 4m - aye was ruined and In all probability the sight of the other, will be totally loatA i ne injurea man was nrotignt here mat , night, and will be sent to Han Franebiro)' for further treatment immediately. Roea wsa walking along the track when he waa accosted by the brutes, who. after tellev-' . Ing hire of his money, proceeded to enrrr out their terrible deed with- wlaooiical coolness. . . i -' c BALLIET YIELDS ALL SSINTERESTSF0345 . . (Special Dwpatrh as The JoaraaL) ' Ran Francisco, Nor. I. All the suits a gainst Let eon Balltet - by the Whits Bwan Mining company havs been settled out of court, Baliiet yielding -all his In. terests and claims against the Whits Kwan and allied companies for the suns Of II. . .L-.. .. - - GE LOSS E,' which prov! suit for r tisr ef r I ' t r . . e ..