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Newspaper Page TextConvicted Horee "Thief AdmltliQldlnUpftDdXruy 6hQQtfnjr jjjiged Lawyer fn Cotd-Clooded Faehioru to Secure ".--. e-t.'. CRJM HASfUZZLED MARYLAND FOR MANrrOIVTHSL Son of Slain. Who Had Sworn o Avenge Hie : Father'a Death at r?! Dying Man'a Bjdaid,tfnwittin rcrimfiud. With Utmeat Zeal to, CaWHlrrrX: -,...'.,.... riJeareel flpeelal Bervlee.) kf .' (Baltimore. Md, Feb. II. No murder has aver occurred In Maryland that lias 1 had 'mora Interesting phaaee tnaa the killing of . Albert' CoSstabl, . th"Wll , known lawyer of " pikton land which. ; 'now, after -months of - searching, la about to bo avenged. All other murders In Maryland during tho pa at it years Ml Into Insignificance In point of ln- : terestrWhen placed alongside of the iConstable-caae. ' Tho ramoua muraer 01 Dr. J. W. HM of ntervltlrrfi-whlch four negroes war - hanged and four mora '.we aant to prtaoa or. Ufa th ease . of Mara hall Price, who was - lynched at DentorL.jifta-FtHod-to -escape the' gallow on' tha ". ploa of hypnotism, ax now. tnara memories. It la likely that years will pass be- I Xlf01" rnurder In thiol section . at- ixrarxa mm muDaninninnrwn rn killing W Mr. Conatablo. Tha ' mur-, derer, after keeping locked In. his breast for vnonthaitfa secrat which cam pear Mndtnr ' twp ,lnhocet negroes to the acaffold..V has (now confessed. All that ITiow- rertalno la to- tak th-l self-con- eased murderer from bis cell. nIJh. -.tch of tha dead lawyer, it- hav? tha Is "seilngi7antaa-foT-hors.l jTJwfc- MWHed In. Philadelphia .pewn- lioisllu. trii Wnr m- tho graver Shares and let, htm condemn httnseir-wltn- his own Hps. . Possibly ths . strangest part I o.th cs la that after , making, a . solemn .-.vow vtr-jam uyinap wnw -ro avang hla murder,, on of tha aona of tha murdered lawyer unknowingly triad ;to;Mvf hlafatnr'hlar-frow prison. 'II sa a TisafllPg taTryi " - r Albert CtfrMb1 was On 'df "Maf f land's brightest law y a. a. Tell and gaunt. he was typical JDf tha old school. attor " jiey, who railed on ls quiet, yet aaarob Ing oroaa-e lamination no brow-beating t it 4o 4rak down the witnesses for uba opposiUon and hla own oratory and -feloquenea t oauy a jury.. Ha waa parr tlculajiy snTaotlV for a number of year a agalnet railroad corporations, until 'his ability won him .such a 'high placiha h later ,bom the head n ih Mary r land legal department of tha groat Penn sylvania railroad. "Many easeo-had -ha argued before- tn auprem rqurt of the lTnlted . llitM.'l ' While Mr.' rtenatahla lived th' if of a: prosperoua country gentlemaA-at his rfhe home in'Klkton, where- he had hla horeand his doga. his profeasloa almost dally carried him to Baltimore, Washington. Philadelphia, .: Wilmington and other large cities, where he alwaya commanded attention and bal a wide circle of friends, r-w - Th fine, large number of thorough ,bred doga.. which te kept at .bis home ;lrt Elkton, were, one or his - greatest prtdva. For raon than 19 -years he had htsavnt a-iiilw e' h avetitar.hea 't-ho lw'eatheH permlttad. to' tak one or mora nrrhittr -lk tntf romp along I A- thatwuntry roads about Sktom It waa on on of thefte walka that he' waa mur dered. After dinner on August II, lsst Mr. Constable, calling ope;, of-his oldest dogs snd a favorite companion on hla walksT started for a stroll outlMyond the edge of tha town. Juat beyond th llm ' Its of tha village th lawyer was stopped by a man. who at b point of a revolver 'demanded hi money. Bobbed aad KUleaV. Although moreJthan (ft yeara of age. th attorney waa a rnan of much vigor and courage, and h. advanced to gfappla with tha tblof, " Aa he did so tha robber ahot and tha bullet went wlda of its mark, Seeing that fhe highwayman waa nan in earnest, Mr, Conatable told him thstti""' nmZTm. X m7 .- . he had only 1 eenta-4n hla pockets, and, 'taking it. tossed it to th thtef. Pick - . lag up th coin,' th thief again fired and demanded the lawyer a watch. - Tak' ng that from his pocket. Mr. Constable . .threw It to th highwayman, who. pick 'ing It up", fired agatn. Tbbv.tlma- th buiretatrucTcThrtewirsr la tbr head" and he sank to the ground. - i - - :r When Mr. ConeUbl. fall, th robber . advanced toward him. and Mt. Conatable' told him to stop at, ar-by house, r-where negroes lived. .and tell. them,, to icome to hia assistance, The-thlef... by this confession, did thla. Tha negro ee .. 'ram to th lawyer's aid and ha waa : carried to his home, where he lived seV .. . 'era! days. Tha beat surgeona of Phlla delphia and Baltimore tried in vain to aava the attorney's life;' but the beat ' they could do was "to Jwlca. brine tlm c; back to . Jaaclouanesa Th first time Mr. Conatabl regained hla sense he called his sons to hlsJedlde and there made them-promlaaTto doi everything -: within their power to get tha guilty man. The second tims- he4 mad them renew - .this7 promise,, and than, bidding them , land hla wife farewell, sank Into uneon-V-aoiousnesStlronihleh h nver recof - ored, - . .. , " . ' ' ' z--r Immediately -eftee tba-tmnrder th V stat. of Maryland offered a reward of ; 11.000 for the capture of the .murderer. Cecil oounty. In which th murder on - curred. offered an additional 1600,, and Ith sons of th attorney added 11,000. . lTheavjtwards attracted many dbteot- lives, wno went to . wora onzJLP caee. , LJ8uaplclon ; at flrat pointed strongly toward 4uun xioiian kuu tt uimn ,-'-. tha two negroea who were tha first to reach-Mr. Conatable. - Thora waa aome : strong circumstantial evidence against them, ,and they were arreated and tried -but. to th credit of th Jury, acquitted. - f ' 9ti Vuj Tatlssrw Blayaa. J At the term of court atnwhlch thaaa . , - - - . i J . Uwo negroea wr- trldVnnrL.on- aiaoia. a. ann or tna oeaav attorney. a ' - luleted In tha prosecution, becaus he be ylieved In th circumstantial evidence and felt- that It would- b. better to punleh every one at whom- th finger of sus f . plclon pointed. Whll assisting--In th '' prosecution of th negroea Mr. Constable; became intereated In a young.whlt man. " a prisoner tn th county. Jan. wso wss . " 'to b tried for horee-steaUng. This ' young man's family had formerly lived 7' In Elk ton. and, having known th young ' jman when a youth. Mr. Conatable torch 'particular intereat In his case and vol- unteereol hie semcea - to derend tn youthful hors-tblt 'who' now by til sn confeaalon turn out tq b th mur " .oerer oi-nia attorney s rather, . - Th young horee thief waa John X. . srmpTra, and whenMr. Constable had . r th services he volunteered accepted, th t. ycSng lawyer sprang to th defenae of Vth horee thief wtth ss much nthusl - a asm sa had marked hia efforts to And and punish th murderers of his father. When the trial of Slmpere took plana for ' horae-eteallng young Mr. Constable de fendd him wtth great skill, exhibiting. ; fore that characterised . hla father's conduct of caaea, but tha evidence Of t -! IWmper'a- gutlt . waa ao averwhelmlng ' Itbat before th trlcl was fntshed th ilURDER r il.t- youth; upon the -advice of hla counaeT. pleaded guilty and was sentenced . to sarv eight. yegr In-the .Maryland pen Iteotlary'If it - bad beaa possible In any Vwa - havw-aed Blnipera from prison, young' Mr Constable would have dons it, . but had he known that the youth ha was defending waa bis father s murderet, as he now knows,' no one would- have gone further t have, had blm ponlabad. - ' -- . -' - After th gequltUl of tha two' negroes for Mr. Conotable'a murder. Interest-tn the VaM Slackened, and tt was generally believed that It would become aa un aolvad myatary,.-. Hope waa abandoned h. .it tha nrlvate detective, but Da- tectlver-Dougherty and Weaver of tha regular foro of Baltimore gepi ax worm now and then striking a clu which then ran'out." In" their investigatlona ..thaT finally discovered that Hlmpera had been in tha vicinity of bis old homo In Blkton on tho night of the murder They bn "sn'-tnvestlgatioBbf hla rnove msnts.' While they war running these out the FhiladUh la police unearthed shop. If haa oeen in w cmr nawnbroker for- nearly six month be- 4, m-nrniHd. f or the- descrlp- Uon of stolen property on tha little -flvera "- wbioh -UiaPhlladelphl pollae aend out each morning to all"pwa. brokers waa defective.., Tha.. yearly Hver.-however,- had-a more aceuret jnrintinn. and .. wben " tha ' pawnbroker read Jt he rwcognisea irora -nm tlon given him or Mr. consiaDie a wawn tkmt ha hn itusgnf hla pledged good a. Ha inunadlately no tided the Philadelphia police, who communicated With tha Bal timore detectives. Taking up th due offered .by tba finding, of tba watch, th il.tMttvea before Iona wer certain that 81mpera,.hadsomsthinrt:dottbrhf murdar"-. ' l--- Kvimri OoaJaaeloa. Taking tha - vounc ; horsethlsf from 4.it thav triad" by tha "third degree" to make him confess. - H refused. Th pawnbroker and his clerk ' wr then taken; to-Baltlmor'' and .' Idantltled Simpers as the man who had pawned the tnh. Stilt the horae thief stoutly decfared hla innocence.. The deteotlvea .n atin in a. 'Quandary, for Simpers, at tha various conference had ' set up a very clever alibis A few day ago hii& tha'-detectlvea were gathering to gether some evldenc which seemed to eetebllsh tha guilt of Shnpera, the pris oner sent for the Warden bf tbe Mary land ehltenttary and said he' waa will-ins- to- eonfeas.. Arrangementa were 4m- alatelwlnada-4aVtWW-fMt. Pnmubla'i aona. . tha detective and maglstrat preaent, and when th party mthred81mpainadi-tti. following Mf.iii. which cleara way the myaterr 'eurroundlng - on ; of . t Mary- land'a most intereatlng murder cases., tonfeaafon made by John M. 81m nera ao .the warden. John FV Weyler. The following confession ' . waa - made under nothreat, neither waa any prom lu mad -to m whatever aa to Ira jmunltyfrom punuibment or, llghUnlng or aenienee: waa in Sakton after a borsa when th niurder of Mr. Conetahle too place. Mr. Conatable waa very do to. me. Mmlm hock, ever the. hUL. when the thought came Into my mind to bold blm no and -rob him. I ' waa in need of . , w. mmk lyonatADiei or mil iiiwra. t . - - f. "Th flrat time ! ahot I aimed In an . V . . K11 W . entirely different-direction; the second I ahot. In the air.-and tha third ahot I flred rloae to him to scar him. not fntendtng to kill him. Re asked If T.lwantadmonayndlsae Te,' H told me had -Tjniyr a quarter. ana threw It "to me I told him to throw hla watch' along with It. and ha did. J ' Then he enmmettced to groan, and I asked him where he waa ahot. and na said, ha thought be was shot ' tn the head. Hi aaked me to tall tha colored aeool uo th road that ha waa wounded, and I stopped and halloed to soma- In a yard that there Waa a alck man down tha road and he wanted) them to com down. --"Then I went up tp road, eroaaed Ford'e corn fields and 'went across our own plac. where Richard Owena lives, than-over to Iron hill and took the 1:11 train, to Wilmington; I went from Wilmington 'tb Philadelphia tn . the trolley. I .pawned tha watch at Reeder'S -pawnshop under tha nam of Clara i I loot the chain; I oo not re member what 'became of th pawn ...-I . Inuv j . iTUPiriia . IKHTI. . , -w.t .- " . " Witnesses Oeorg M. yohnson. Harry W. Harris, Louia Rlggm.-- Sworn to before Justle George M Johnaoa. :; . :.. - J ! . . a WOMEN OF WOObCRAFfif CONVPNE AT ABERDEEN fni - i-s-rr T ' - (Bpertat Mapalra te TVe Joaraal.) -' Aberdeen. Wash., rob. 1. The an nual state convention of weetem Washr Inaton Women of Woodcraft began tare day'- session her this morning In inks' hall. Large delegation are prea ent from Seattle and Tacoma and there la a good attendance' from other lodges In the district. Mrs. Pardelllan. grand organiser, wss electtd rhktrraan of the convntlon-and Kstalle C-Mann of Puyallup, clerkr- A banquet and ntr tatnment will take, plao tonight. . ROPE BROKE DURING. X:--' v MURDERER'S HANGING ; ... . y iJearaal gaeelal rlee.)- - Bridgetown, N. J., fob. II. Frank Ralslngar, convicted pf th murdar of hi wife. ' waa - hanged ' her at 0:41 O'clock thla morning. ..Tha rop broke th first time. butth second attempt waa juocsqsful. ...... . INVESTIGATION ORDERED --OF STANDARD OIL TRUST 'wlshrngtoii Veb.' II Th hdueenhts morning pasaed a reaalutlon inetruetlng the eerretary of commerr and labor t Investigate tha Kane oil actuation, par tlculariy with reference to tha affair of the BUndard and It pontrdl of v the market. ADC.'JUP FALLS LiiOLurCHFAO All Oppoeljlor. to Making a Die- play-at Portland Hat Been 77 -- - Overcome.,;' '-i LECISUTURE WllL VOTE - . URCS tUM FOR EXHIBIT Speaker JuIT Coming tolUook at 7 Site Choeen for State -r " , Building. ,' -i- ajp.jctar commissioner5: 'Marshall. who haa been in salt Lake roraeverai weeks In ths interest of Utah a repre aentatlon at tba Lewis and. Clark- eipoal tlon. aeoaa in tn most encouraging news that' has yet been received from that state. Mr. Marshall reporta that what ever opposition formerly existed In the lee-ialature has been overcome. ' and sn agreement has been reached whereby the joint body will appropriate an additional 120,600 (making tha total 110.000) for stat building. Tn a tale win aena zv, 000 worth of exhibits saved from the St Louis fair," and will reinforce th dla- filay-wttft tha remaining portion of tha otvf sura after the building la provided for- -r " f.t'r .'''.:.. . - tttat Mar "aaaTiianT,'tna linflTH tn have pasaed the stale eenate tooay ara go to tha hous tomorrow. - Tn govern or'a slamature la expected by Saturday. Thomas P. Hull, apeaker or tna nouaa. will atart for Portland next Tnureaay. aeoomoanled by' Benjamin W. .Ooddard, aleo-of Halt Lskev Tlief W11T approve ih already aeleeted for au tan building. Meanwhll tba stat' exhibit from St. Louie ta boxed ana Teaay iot shipment. -. ' ?h oDooeltlon which -r developed against the Utah appropriation waa due to the fact that there waa a deficiency lntha:8L Loul appropriation.; j Thla drawback waa. oyeroom py a ciauss m tba - bill rwhlch Safeguards the state anlnat any deficiency at Portland, . georeUry Reed haa received a eampl of a calendar arranged for tha recording of fixed eventa at tha exposition from June 1 to October II. which win o oi areat value aa ready reference. The calendars will be poeted in several con splcbous cotners-.pf.th clty.;- -- SIALARKEY'S AID BILL r MEETS OPPOSITION Rev. Mr. Slleck Declarea That Measure le t Sectarian 4 rn Character, fPfam a Journal Btaff Canwaaoaaast) Salem. Or.. Feb. II. Malarkey" bill providing for stat aid to Institutions for the reclamation of wayward girls ha encountered oeoosltton befos th hous committee on ways nd nteana. Rev. Mr; Bellock appeared peroro. tne committee and declared the bill aectarlan In character becauae It la designed to extend aid to ' the Magdalen home, Cathoito lnatltutlon. Malarkey made vehement aerens or nis out, aim aw nouneed th opposition aa Harrow and bigoted. . He avowed . himself to be a Catholic and demanded to know whether the nobl women engaged In tha work of reclamation of wayward glrla wereto barefused state 'aid because of , the ROmart Catholics.1 i - ' - . - Rev. Mr. Belieck repnea. aisciaiming any Intention, tOF reflect- upon the nobl work don by th sisters of-tha Magdalen home, but Insisting that It was Improper to use th stat fund for th aid of any seotarln-JorT denomina tional Institution. - "- ' - Tha committee agreed to report th bill favorably. It provide that Insti tutions engaged In reclaiming waywara girls shall receTre tT-a month res sach inmate over It and under II years ot aaJ . - v BIDS RECEIVED FOR : : - UNIFORMS AND CAPS . Many- manufacturers of clothing were In attendance' this morning at the 'office of Adjt.. ftetu-JJInser-to submit bids for the 1,100 blue uniform and caps which tha state intends purchas ing 4o replace the Suits now In uee. Several or tne roanuraeturera are rrora Ban Frsnclsco, while others bidding coma from other parts of th country. more particularly coaat citiee. . .. All of the bid will b conalderJ care-, fully. -wlth-th uniform submitted with tha bid. before an award Is made,' 'and nnttl then th names and figures of the several manufacturers will not be made nubile Aa each bid I accompanied by a specimen of th work to b don the-j offle of th anjutent -general la wen filled wlth clothlng this morning, while he and Capt. Lawrence Knapp move through tho 'collection aa though they managed a great furnishing store. ' . In hia annual report, recently sub mitted. Adjutant General Flnaer recom mendeoS replacing th old fatlgu uni form and it ia pursuant t thla r queet that th military board asked for tha bids. r ' - ELECTION FOR BONDS ' -; FOR. HlgH SCHOOLS SturdaLatths city hall tha election will be had nn the bonds fofthe east side high school. The office of School Clerk Allen will b th placp . f or the voting. ? - - ; L ' " ' ' , , . , ' Thla vote la to determlntHf-Ahe dis trict is to expend r$10ft.00 OT a7Jrew4eaJye Jn Jb Itlgn ecnooi nunaini, mm uiuiw m. i iim.. in iA.liaruBainn of. the cast few weeks.. Those who faxdr th bonds."? and deslr to ee th eest slda- provided with a high echoot will be preaent to ee that the measur passe. But little oppoaltlon seems to have, developed so far.- And f rlendof ' the high school think there la no- doubt of tha bonds carrying by a goad aaajorlty.- CAPRON'S COMMISSION TAX BILL IS PASSED k - f.. i -1 frmm a JbOTmI Staff CamepnaeVat.) i' Salem, Or.i"ab.-11. Capron a bill o appoint a tax commlealon. pasaed by a vote Of 14 to I. Plere tried to have It amended ao aa to. vest th appointive power Solely In, the gnvtmor. but vojed affirmatively despite hla failure. WASHINGTON IS NOW " i- NURSERY FOFTTRUSTS (jLraal gparlal tertlre.) : . OtymDla, Wash, Feb; II. Th mergSr bill, which makee this State a puraery for tniata and Industrial combine simi lar to Nw Jersey, waa mad a law to day, CN2l VMS T.owZK.Iin3 . :. VIIILE OTIIED TALKED Landlady . of Fairmont; Shows -rStransjer- ?- Roomer and----. Loses Moneys An' unknown robber with an Iron- bar broka open thtrunk of Mrs. John Ol setv proprietress of th Fairmont bouae, while bis -coaf ederate . engaged her at tention looking at rooms in another part 6f th hod4 between 11 and It o'clock today. The robber ' secured about IT0 and eaeapedV ; The Fairmont Is a room ing nous at llVa-rortn Bixtn atreet. Mrs. Olaen-told of the robbery as foM lows: - 11 - l.. .. . . ... I waa called by th bell.' and a large. dark-complexioned man asked to look at soma rooms. .1 took him through' the house, and, he talked 10 minute about one suit-I ahowed him. He decided to loolr further,, and want awayt I then returned to my room," and' found--my trunk broken open and a short Iron bar lying near It, The money waa in three pocketbook. and conelsted of MO In gold -and bills and about. I JO In silver. Th man who talked to me was dreaaed In a heavy overcoat, and atrlped I roue- are. 1 noticed th: heel of - hie -ehoe war worn down to the sole on one side," . T'- ... '- . -A woman- who keeps a reetaurant next door-Mils of a atranger .who cam hur riedly paat her reetaurant about tha hour of tha robbery and dropped several dot lare la allvar Trom a handful he carried. He ruehed en, without picking up the WOMAN HAS A NARROW ' ESCAPE FROM RUNAWAY BTTeaa than one yard Mra.'Mrr Tostnsend of Union avenue escaped the beela of a runaway hors at S:I0 thla afternoon at the intersection of Morrt- son and Fifth strrt-. Attached t a light, rubber-tired de livery wagon belonging to th' -Oregon market. Ill Fourth-street. -tha animal dashed wildly from in stable, which la-near' Taylor on Fifth Street, towsrds th buelneee district. . - As the runaway crossed th : car . track on Morrison, Mrs. Townaend was Just starting acroas the atreetr Seeing the Impending, dan-, gar,, ah waa half paralysed with fear and for two or three veconds waa un able to move. When she did leap for the sidewalk, the borae wblssed by with lesa than a yant or apace intervening, -Th next second the vehicle collided with "Terrlne-foroe wtth-exnieea wagon No. , belonging to H. Sommera. - Both bore wr knocked down and several pedeptrians .' staggered byth force of th collision. The runaway hora was somewhat Injured but tha expreeemanJa anlmaL regaining Ita feet, started to rurt. Ttrw'saTtiulckly ' halted - by etandara. The wagons were both-dam aged.. . -, . . Tha. runaway started whll the de livery boy waa buckling the bridle. Neither wagon bad an occupant: TO PROHIBIT.DIVORCEES -:iFR0M MARRYING AGAIN pHI Dtapatrh t-Ske Journal.) ..Helena, Mont. Feb. H. The house in eommittea of the whole today recom mended for- paaaag tha bill Introduced by Representative Bennett to prevent divorced persona from marrying again. Tha bill haa had a atrenuona career, It waa favorably reported by th publloi moral, oomml Uee. ony to,. b reported for Indefinite postponement by the com mittee of the whole. Later It .was or dered printed, and haa now been recom mended for paasage by th committee of th whole, -r The bill waa amended so thst where adultery waa the cauae of granting a dlvorc, ah Innocent party may marry, but the defendant may not-untll after tha death of the plaintiff, and- only then upon tha ahowtng of. .uniform good be havior Evan thla cannot be don until at. least Jive years -after granting the dlvorc. . ,', SMOOTDASE-lrEPORI- T0 BE LONG DELAYED 7r . Vt - . ...-,. ' . - V'earsel Spadat gartlce.)' . Waahlngton, ', Feb. 11. The ' sonata committee on privllegea and elections will hold a meeting Saturday morning for th purpoee of considering evidence in th argumanta in th Bmoot case. It la not believed tba committee will be slon. RUSSIANS ATTEMPT TO : t CROSS THE HUN RIVER rTTiiTf''arBal Bperfal genlee.)---- -' Toklo, Feb. II. Oymg;Teports--that tha Rusalans have begun an extensive movement against 'the Japanese' ex treme left, and attempted to cross . the Huh river west of Llaoyang last night with a.oo cavalry. i cl- -i OWEN KELLY'S ACCOUNTS .IN EXCELLENT SHAPE ' (Joaraal gpaelai T arre.)"'""r' Philadelphia. Feb. ll-Owen Kelly's friends say that If th man arrested at Losngeles admlta to defetcationa it is not Kelly, as the tatter's account are tn exoellent condition, and they doubt tho report that Kelly 1 In Lo Angtlee, RUMORS OF PEACE ARE . LHEARDJNLPABLIAMENI .. ""(Jeornel Bpeelal SerTlra) London. Feb- 11. Tb Exchange Tele graph announcea that rumora of an prevalent -in' the lobbiest of parliament tonlgnt, ' - INDIAN WAR VETERAN r; PENSION BILL PASSES . . Ifna a "loornat Btaff Virmoomiini.) ' . Salem. Or.. Feb. II. Blakeley'a bill carrying an appropriation of 141,000 for Indtan war veterans passed the senate, BOOfEBTSXaT TO A (Joaraal geeetel arric..) ' New Tort Feb. ll.Prealdent Rooae- velt 'Will wind up his three days' vlalt to New Tork by attending, a -dinner to be given at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight by. th Republican eoltore of th etate, In addition to th president the dis tinguished guast will Include Oovemor Hlaaina. Senator iPlatt and Depew, ex- Governor Black, Ellhu- Root and, J-'ol--nellus M Bliss.' 9 . T I ' .. ' nAjrDABB ot mrxqajne.. ". .j'awnarsaelal fcrvlee.,' ' NewTork. Feb, ll.-The, Standard Oil company of New Jersey today declared a dividend of lit a share for th quar- I Ur andlng Marclt. U ..' .... l. c ; -... - ... .. . J.,. ,!.- DIFFER Oil RULES Hunt Says . No Officer May Swear to a Complaint With- v out Hia Permlssiou.Xi-'i HOCUE TELLS HIM. ACTION .: DELAY9 BUSINESS Spirited Controversy Between Two Great Men Enlivens Jou- fv tine ofWunicip'al Affairs. : Chief Hunt", deigned to enter . th municipal court room this afternoon. 11 had. Just -rtfnd from luncheon. He-wae-'lrate whea-h entered.- but aa sumed a vary pompous air. : It had de parted, however, before he left th room. lie made th visit becauee.- he was ordered to do ao br Judae Hogu. . Ha declared that ha had been In hla office for the tw hours before Judge liogus ordered , him Into- court. Asa matter of fact, he arrived at to station 10 mlnu tee before. ' . lie waa ordered into court because Sergeant 81over Informed; Judge Hogu that he oould not algn aa Information without tha consent of tha chief. Judge Hogue ordered tho chief to- explain. . I have been In my of flc Tor. two houra?r aaId"thxhieH'and Bo onorhaa been down -to-, see m about any .war ranta" However,- repeated 'effort hed - been made to find the chief and had failed. Court proceedings wer delayed on ac count. of hla -abaenca. Sergeant Slover mad .frequent trips down stairs, but failed to find him. Many per aona saw him antef the station Just prior to his appearance in court. I am chief of police." he said. '1 hay ordered my subordinate to awaar to - nor oomplalnta - ualaae - they consult with meand I give my permission. vJt Is a part ef my ayatem. and te one or the rules-1 have-eatabllahed. N or can give permission to do so except myself. Mr word ia law thre. -man i am to understand mat u you srs not at your office, and I want a earn Dlalnt laaued.-1 -muat delay , court and wait till you arrlv that you are th only on whoa consent maybe Ob tained r - "". i .. - ; . .. :.- - ibrbaptainfcplieaJ.dto charge when l am away." aaia -to cnier, eua- denly making another ruling. ."Besides, he continued. I thought the district at' tomey and -thjcity a.ttorny were her to sign complaint. Neither I nor any or my officers 1 under any obligations to do so." .:.. : - "Tonirthe only pereon -who vr thought eo.T replied the Judga "Neither th elty attorney nor th district attor ney la supposed to algn complaints un lea they , so dealre. . It 'Should b that th peraon causing therreat or the ar resting officer -or whoever knowa tha facts should sign-th-Information ' to cat th best results." "I don't care . to discuss Aha affair," asserted Hunt.; "I am down in my of- floa whan I am wanted. .."Tea. and you are bar now." bald Jnda-a Hoaua. "and you are her to tell m about those rules of yours. I." pro pose to find out who la reaponalble for such conditions. I did car to. discuss It and dld dlsouaa it and. havp. found out what Ideslred to know." - Judge Hogu resumd 'tli!bearlng of teetlmony In anffthef cayt-e4,po mora attention was paid the chief. STOESSEL AND ADMIRAL- CUSH ABOARD SHIP 4JutmI Sim-ial a.rrlie.V Paris, Feb, 11 Tha correapondenta f FreneH naners aboard th steamer Aua. tralian - carrying General Stoeasel'. and other survlvora of Port Arthur, reports that a bitter feeling exists among of ficer. One of them says: - "Stoessel cannot pardon the navy's fallura to aue cor him. while the navy fully returns tha hatred Admiral Locklnsky declare that he will denounce Stoeeael, gkrydloff and Alexleff before the court-martial. H saya ha do not Intend td allow blm self to be mads a scapegoat of Ilka Ad mlral Ouktamaky. Locklnaky refere to Admiral Stark with tha craft aa a "bed chamber admiral" not acquainted with his duties and aeaslck whenever afloat -MmaST BTaaTCTJAgggTL v i ' Joaraal Bperlal aervlee.) Toklo,Feb. 11. Th British -Steamer Apollo. Scotsman, bound for -Vladivostok, has been captured by the Jap anese off Hokkaido. - -.-t LTHINIC IT OVER. Somethinf You- Can Set in Any Res taurant or Caft. -A physician puts ths query: Have vmi never noticed in any laras reatau- rant at'IUnch or dinner time the- large number ot hearty, vigoroua oia men.ee the tablea; men whoae agee run from sn tn a veara: many of them bald and I a 11 perhaps gray, but none of them fee t ble or eenile? Perhao the spectacle Is so common as to have escsped your obeervatloni or comment, but nevertheless It Is an ob ject leaaon which means something. If you will notice what these hearty old fellow are eating you will obaerv that they are not munching bran crack ers -nor gingerly picking their - way through a menu card of new- fangled health fooda: on the contrary. Ihey seem to prefer a juicy roaat of beef, prop erty turned loin of mutton, and even the deadly broiled lobster Is not altogether . A . . The point of all this Is that a vigorous our age Blentv i ilaoenda tioon aood dlaeetlon ami lenty of wholesome food. sn not upon dieting and an endeavor to' live upon brn creckrs. There la a cei Who eeem to believe that meat, coffee, and many other good thlnga are rank poison a, out tneae caaaverotia, aicsiy looking Indlvlduaia are, a walking con' demnatlon of their own tneorlee. Tha matter In a nutshell la that If th atnmach- secretes- th natural dlgeetlve Julcea in sufficient qusntuie any wnoie me fond will ba oromntly dlaeated: 1! the atomaoh doea not do so, and certain food caua olatBesa, one or two or Btu art DysDepai Tablets after each mea will remove all Aimruny, Because tney supply Juat what every weak stomach lacks, pepaln. hydro-chloric acid, dlas taa and nux. Stuart s uyspepsia Tameia ao not act upon- tna noweia. ana in iaci are no. eincrty m m 1 in m-j v n,r . entirely upon the food eaten, dlgeetlng It thorougniy. aim tnua give a mucn needed reat Snd giving an appettta for the next meal. . .. . Of people who trevet nine out or ten iim f uart'a UraoeDSla Tablets. Knowln them to be perfectly safe to use at any time and also having found tout by experience- that . they are a safeguard ssalnat Indigestion In any form, and eating, aa they have to, at all hours and all kinds of food, th traveling public for years have pinned their faith to Sttiart a Tsbleta.. .. All dt-ngaiate eell them at l cents for fuli-slaed psrkaaes. and any druggist from Maine to California; If hla opinion were aaked. will eay that Stuart's Dye pepata Tablets la th most popular and aticcessful remedy for any stomach trove- hi. IEfli"IT OFJIILS- WIIAS Son of Wealthys Parents Has Long Been " Eccentric - - Idaho Character. ." ; : LEFT OLD HOME WlTH " . SHADOW ON HIS NAME Secured Wife Through Matri monial Agency and Kept Her Prisonerjor Months. IKpecUl plepatrh ta The Journal k Butta Mont- Feb. 11. With all of hla Ufa behind him. his 10 years of misspent existence peering tha Imprint of moat of Ilfa's hardships andfew of vn its tawdriest pleasures. Edwin Ilurd. an ec centric character and hermit of the hills about Salmon. Idaho.' ist now In posses sion of a .fortune of 170.000 cssn ana a iirit lea. ' Murd'a career la probably as romantlo aa that of any prospector or th weet. Without kith or kin; avoiaea by every on; counting hla f rlepda en a single ringer, n nss nva - re-iu for yea re. From hla physical makeup he became an oar and bugaboo lor onu dren. so ugly waa ha. Beveral crlmeaJ of more or less magnitude have been traoed to hia door; he haa been tn th criminal court more than once, and has ervty-at4eaat pne term behlnd.tb bars pf a pnltntlary. ' ' Fifty years ago Edwin Hurdran. away from his horn in Nsw-YorkJThs only eon of well to do parent, a snaaow reeled, on hla nam..- His wag a wild, ad venturous spirit, but he finally became remorseful and wanted to a the old horn again. Ths most saarcning in vestigation, however, failed td reveal the whereabouts of hla father and mother. and ha at laat gave up in deepalr. Hia parenta aeemed to hav completely dis appeared arter selling tne om nome in New Tork. But alt th-tim-Hurd had been searching for hla areata, they had been untiringly seeking aome trace of th arrlna boy. Tha father died, how ever, with hla wlsh-wnfnlf Iliad, and hla mother followbd. They left Investment that hav yielded 170,000 In cash ana securities whose valu is constantly ln- Aeaalnrr . . j -?-- - Soma time aro. tiflnxithla-lonly Jlfe to a- Unt an dsslrfilg-aomaon to share hla humDie -caoin-wun nim. Ilurd sousht a wife through a matri monial agency. - Th contract waa mad and the unsiapectlng woman, arriving late on th Salmon eoaoh, waa 14 three mile through tit snow and mad of the rough trail to th cabin ot tn narmic Kept a-prisoner for almoat a month, she Anally mnxed to-eecap. her nerve hattered-by her terrlbl axperienc. - ThU la only one of tha aeverrnaiiy stories related of Hurd.- At Orat whan he apread -the tale of his newly ao oulred wealth- hla atatementa ware re celved with, natural dlaoeliec ana many thought th old man had become erased by hla unholy Ufa. . Finally, Hon. H. O. Radwlne, a prominent attorney oi aai man. took charge of hla affairs and tha true condition of hla estate waa brought to light. - Hurd's right to tha fortune haa been undlxputably eetabllahed. ac cording to Lawyer Redwlne. the re cluse'e family .being traced tnrougn tn records of realty transfers and account. ' . ' ..' DETERHINEIFTir CO ON JUNKET Councilmen Will Appropriate Thousand Dollars for Trip to Loe Arifelee. 1 ' Portland's city fathers ' found - that they could not appropriate 11,100 for tha Ios Angeles Junket, becausonly 11,000 Is allowed for contingent ex panse of any character that could be brought under such - a head. But th council Is not to be deterred In th. par pose. Another ordinance - haa been framed 'appropriating-Jl.000 tor euoh a Junket, which wlU ba used, or auch part ss is necessary. This orainanoa has been Introduced, and will apparently be paased. Should, tba ordinane go through, the councir wnrrobabnracpaR en tha trip early next week, unless the mayor vetoea IL Tber I a strong aentlment among soma of tha member to bring tha event off quickly, and before further contin gencies enter int tha LIFE ENDS SUDDENLY: (Continued from Pag On a) Bates' friends. In spit of hla lllnea he waa a genial companion at all tlmea, and was widely known and hsld In high esteem. Thoe who knew him beat can account for hla act In only one way. namely, that hla physical ailment drove him to xtrme despondency.' II had not been at th store for. a week. Bate has been in th employ of Allen A Lwi for two yeara as credit man. H came to thla city rrom Seattle, wher he waa employed In store conducted rby F. A. Spencer, now manager of Allen 4c Lewie estaoiisnmeni. nn employ ers looked upon him as a competent man and. regarded blm very highly. - - CHICAGO REPUBLICANS " NOMINATETHARLAM ' I" - v,J. - (Jouraal Kpeelarkervlre.l Chicago. Feb. 41. John Maynard Har lan waa nominated for mayor by the Republican convention this afternoon. abkri wan etrxxT. (leeatel IMaaatrh te The .oaraaL) Mo cow, Ida., Feb. II. Jamas Qlf ford baa admitted In court to smashing th furniture of reetaurant beeause h lost his Job aa cook. Ha aald It waa his only way to get even. He waa arrested on complaint of th proprietor. . two ootmvaa mrriAT. . (Jearaal iBeelal Sartlee.) - Cleveland. Feb. 11. Charlea Heller, hi wife. George Nolan and-hla wife wer found dead In thel bom n Central avenue today, asphyxiated by eosl gas. - --..' - - -I .:'... 9oee nrocx womajt owar. ' . (IHrlal D patch te Tne Jearaal.) eDragua, Wash. Feb, 11. Mrs. John Blttner waa knocked down, bruleed and anralned bv flshttng dogs here yeeter dafT Hr Injuries ar no. considered rioua. t . '. . w-.- - j- -. .. ' , - t, . BTawuur aqvAsaox xaATri ... (Jearaal Bpactal gatlta t London. Feb. II. A report fro ft. Petersburg state that tha tl;lrd I t" . -I 1-e '! tXy- I " It FOilTOI aasBSBj 1- -50OcorcCr(5- ! BRIDGE VIIIST PADS I I folding izfd Tab!j$ j Ad Elegant Assortment of : PLAYING-CARDS THE K. GILL CO. , Bookseller and . '-.:v",.;;.v Stationers 'V., THIRD AND ALDER Will have no terror1 for you if yotir 'coal" bin is filled with GOOD CLEAN . . STfO-C AM - Why pay money for tha causes troubl and vexation, whan you' aro certain sure f satisfaction by plao.. Ing your order -era? r'; 'yf. y:' 4:; . : i :Goal 0. joaTn, a-jra DAMAGING EVIDENCE H v A - GIVEN AGAINST WEBER ; , .'- ...,' ,'.. '. i - - (JeeeeU Bpeelal Servke4 1, , Auburn. Feb. ll. Th Juror In th . Weber murder eaee ar Indignant ba- , . cauee they are being shadowed wherever 1 they g .after couxt hoUTW1tnc today wer disappointing to th defense. J. M. Francis. Elmetf Coddtngton. Joa Hamilton and Jobn Fulton, put on th " stand -thla morning to prove that Mr. Weber was altva wben taken rom-the . burning building, all wr-thata-waa ' dead. J. Campbell-waa put on te tm' peach that part of George Ruth's teH-mony- wherein he aya that be carried Weber's llttl' brother from tha-flr. Camp-bll surprised tha defense by Bay- , Ing that Ruth did not carry the boy oat Mrs. Francla enowaen -teatinea the morning after tb tragedy th (de fendant called at her bouae, and ah an Id to him. "You know, Doipny. wno am ; thla and that th defendant repueo. . "Teu. better go and have your head x amlned." : .-.-.t; . MRS. RUTH A.BROWN ; v - EXPIRES AT WOODBURfi ; (gpecUl PUpalrli' te The Jearaal. )T""7 Woodburn, Or.. Feb, llMra Ruth A. . Brown, th widow of an Indian war veteran, died at her home In this city this morning of pneumonia in her 77tlt year, She la survived by four children, Andrew J. Cochrartrrondon: Oeorge W. Cochran.-Tingmtr- Envma at aHmpon Cottonwood, Idaho: P. A. Cochran. Wood burn, and II grandchildren and SO great .' grandchildren. . ' Interment wilt be at Albany. Mr". Brown was a nattv of Missouri, and Urossed th plain In 1U0: She setttsd near ,Albatiy.' on" a donation lanel TMalnt and came ta Woedbum In 'H7t. - - Bark! EuklBuk; ; STOP IT I Tolu-Fir Oivc relief quickly- aa old prescription . . Wo o 'Cirri:-! j . I : . j :rni3S.mMiMiSLl - -aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aa fT a' a jT ? ktrti' that ... .. , ( .J.;-.. , . .. - -