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VOL. IUNO
MRS. JANE STANFORD
DIES BY POISONING
Patroness of Stanford University Dies
Horribly in Honolulu Killed
. With Strychnine.
Heirs Cared for Daring 'Her Life Her Coffin
, Has Long Been Ready to Place Beside
Her Husband's and Son's.
.
. (Journal Special Service.)
Honolulu, March i. Mrs. Jane Stanford want to a picnic yester-
day, returning to her hotel at io o'clock last night" apparently in
the best of health. An hour later, after dining, she went to her
room.
Soon thereafter shefell to the floor groanlrlg and shrieking:
"I've been poisoned. This is a horrible death." 4
Soon afterward she expired. The coroner immediately was noti-
fled and gave it as his opinion that she was the victim of strychnine 4
poisonings A postmortem has been ordered. O
Soon after her arrival here Mrs. Stanford told a friend that she
had left San Francisco because of an attempt on her life and feared
that another would be made if she remained there. She said a
member of her household was trying to kill her. 4
"
(Journal gpccUl &rrlr4.)
Honolulu. March 1. With the dying
leclarmtlon that she had brn poisoned.
Mrs. Jane Stanford, on, of the wetdt hi
nt and" moat -charitable women In the
world, widow of United. SUtea .Senator
etanford. mxptr4 anddeniy laat nlht at
her room in the Moana hotel.
Every circumstance of her tragic mys
terious death points to murder, and the
police have Instituted a searching lnres1
ligation. The coroner ordered an Imme
diate post-rnortem and la confident It
will reveal strychnine In the dead wom
an's stomach.
Mr. Stanford arrived here about two
weeks ago. n route to Japan, her de
parture from San Francisco being fol
lowed by a report that an attempt had
been made orswher life there. She had
been enjoylnip herself hugely during
her stay here, and yesterday went to a
picnic given In the environs of Hono
lulu. She returned to ner noiei ai m
o'clock, apparently In the best of
health and spirits. Mhe dined heartily
and chatted gaily at table with a num
ber of persons with whom she had be
come aroualnted since her arrival hero.
After bidding them a friendly good
night she went to her room.
Shortly before lk-o lock groans were
heard, then the sound of a falling body.
Beversl guests and omc of the hotel
employes rushed Into her room and
found Mrs. Kunford writhing in agony
on the floor and shrieking.
T have been poisoned! Oh God, this
Is a horrible death',"
Medical all) was quickly summoned
but Mrs. Stanford was eynnd help and
passed away In convulsions.
The coroner at once took, possession
of the body. All the symptoms ob
served by him In the dying womnn's
last moments Indicated death caused
by the administration of strychnine.
He so notified the "police, who are
watching a number of suspected per
sons. It Is expected that the Ran Fran
cisco police will be communicated with.
Mrs. Stanford's room has been carefully
searched, hut no poison has been found.
Soon after her arrival here Mrs. Stan
ford Informed a friend that an attempt
had been mado on her life In San Fran
cisco. Bhe said that she had left that
city for fear that another and perhaps
successful attempt would be made. She
accused a member of her own house
hold of giving her water In which a
quantity of strychnine had been placed,
but gave no names. There was too
much poison in the water, however, and
It acted as Its own antidote, thereby
saving the llfo of the Intended vic
tim. Further Investigation has developed
the fact that Mrs. Btanford drank bi
carbonate of soda last night. The soda
was bought In San Francisco. A portion
of the soda remaining will he analysed,
as will a number of capsules found In
her room.
LIFE ATTEMPTED BEFORE.
Fsrslstent To Furvued JCrs. Btanford
Mer Benefactions.
Unornal gperUl SerTlrs.)
San Francisco, March 1. A cable
gram from Honolulu today announces
the d(fath there of Mrs. Jane Ithrop
Stanford, widow of the late Senator
Iceland Stanford, founder and patron of
Iceland Stanford university.
The first Information of Mrs. Stan
ford's death was received by C. O. L
throp, a brother of Mrs. Stanford, who
resides In Palo Alto. The cablegram
merel stated: "Mrs. Btanford died in
hospital at Honolulu last night." No
details were given.
Mrs. Stanford left San Francisco a
month ago Intending to visit Japan.
Storr ef rotaoaiaa.
Boon' after her departure a story ws
published to the effect that an attempt
had been made to poison her by a mem
ber or former member of her household
at her California street mansion dur
ing the latter pat of January. Strych
xiln, the story said, had been places in
bottle pt . mineral watse u Mrs.
Stanford drank three times of the
deadly mixture, but tbe poison had been
used In such large quantities that It
served as Its own antidote.
Although she had planned to spend
the spring In California) Mrs. Stanford
left at once for the torlent, selling on
February S, for Honolulu. - Here ahe
stopped for a rest and recuperation but
was never able to regain her health and
sank gradually. She was 111 when she
boarded "the steamer and almost a nerv
ous wreck on her arrival at Honolulu.
Mrs. Stanford was to have enter
tained extensively thin spring In honor
of the debut of her niece, Miss Jennie
Lathrop., Society looked forward to
brilliant functions when suddenly all
Invitations were withdrawn and friends
were told that Mrs. Stanford had sud
denly changed her mind and must at
once leave, for tbe orient and rest and
recuperate.
Mrs. Stanford was one of the most
notable women In America. By her
benefactions she made her name a
household word on the l'aclflc coast.
Since conversion of the old Palo Alto
farm Into a university site, sho"has
retained a rinse relationship with the
property, and at times occupied the
Stanford residence located on the!
grounds. Hut she has numerous other
mansions. Including one at Harramento,
and a summer residence In the foothills
In Alameda county, where a Urge vine
yard and all kinds of tropical fruits and
flowers were cultivated.
The only Immediate relatives sur
viving her are her brother, Charlos tl.
Lathrop, and his daughter, Jennie. The
relations between these three were of
the most affectionate character. Mr.
Lathrop Is the manager of her Palo
Alto farm, Ijer interests In the univer
sity, and practically her entire estate
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aii me !aie ...r '''"" -" "T" necessitate the withdrawal of Kuropat
as her own. were richly provided for Mukden.
QUnni Iltr lljriillir, nuu tin r rz uvuiiif.
to gain by her death, as her remaining
estate is disposed of In providing for
the future of Stanford university.
She will be buried in the Stanford
mausoleum, built years ago on the uni
versity gronnds, at a cost of $100,000.
It has three receptacles. Two of these
aro already occupied btr the hones of
the senator and her son. The coffin
provided for her is engraved with her
name and birthplace, and needs only
the date of her death to complete the
record. The receptacle In which it will
be placed Is 'the center of three. On her
right will be the body of her husband,
on the left that of her son.
Stanford university will observe spe
cial mourning In honor of its patron.
All the flags on the university build
ings are at half mast.
Bhe Wae 80 Tear Old.
Mrs. Stanford was bom In? Albany.
N. Y., August 25, 1826. She married
Inland Stanford and her soclnl career
began when Mr. Stanford was elected
Governor of California in -I, Her
husband attained great wealth "in the
building of the Central and Southern!
Pacific railroads and also In numerous
mining ventures, snd waa . elected
United States senator. .,
To perpetuate the memory of their
only child Mrs. Stanford with her hus
band established the Iceland Stanford
Junior university at Palo Alto, Cali
fornia, endowing it with practically all
of thd Stanford millions and giving It
high rank as a university.
Mrs. Stanford waa well known as a
philanthropist. Among her benefac
tions Is a children's hospital In Albany,
N. Y.. which ahe built at a cost of
1100.000 and supported by an endow
ment of tlOA.OOO morel She also gave
1 1 (0.000 to kindergarten schools of San
Francis oo.
Mrs, Stanford's Intense affection for
her son who died abroad was the ruling
passion of tier whole life. Iceland Stan
ford. Jr.. was a child about whom the
whole life of the family centered.
Hefof
waa an only child and would bave come
I if to the Immense fortune of the Stan
fords. It was the fond hope of hill
parents thst he would live to perpetu
ate the family name.
At his death Mrs. Stanford's grief
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.Portland, Oregon. Wednesday" evening march i, isos sixteen pages.
HERO HAS
'S.'
General Stoessel Arrives
at Capital Greeted
With Cheers. "
PROCLAIM MARTIAL LAW
THROUGHOUT ALL POLAND
Tremendous Battle Ragm? at
Front With Advantage in Fa
vor of the Japanese Who -Are
Advancing.
(Journal Special Berries.)
St . Petersburg, March 1. General
Stoessel arrived here at 9 JO o'clock
this morning. He was warmly greeted
by Minister of War Sakaroff and Ad
miral Ztlotti, on behalf of the admi
ralty. Hundreds of people, especially
women, crowded the station. Stoessel
was 'loudly cheered and presented with
lowers.
Mrs. Stoessel accompanied him. it
was remarked that Stoessel's hair has
turned quite white. The couple were
driven to the residence of Lieutenant
General Prince Vlasemky, where they
will Btay. Few military or naval offi
cers were present at the station. Al
together the reception lacked enthusi
asm.
" Xn Stat of Sief.
The governor-general of Warsaw today
proclaimed a partial state of siege la
tbe governments of Kallsae, lubln,- Kus
loe and lmza. Tbe proclamation Is
due to. the general disturbed condition
of the country. All Poland Is now under
martial law.
The strike on the Vistula railroad has
ended, the strikers having obtained
higher wages and . other concessions.
Train service has been renewed.
Revolutionary and trlke movements
extend to Kursk, In southern Russia,
la fighting between the strikers and
troops ttfere 19 were killed and 40
wounded. A dispatch from Odessa as ja
that every
ythlng Is quiet there.
te Polaad.
Troops are being rushed Into Poland
from various northerly points In order
to suppressive uprising which Is ob
taining tremendous proportions. The
orders of the troops are to shoot to
kill. Rioting Is reported throughout
the country districts.
.Prolonged negotiations have been In,
progress between the authorities and
strikers In Warsaw province. Railway
Director lvanoff has Informed the rail
way strikers that the caar will concede
all their demands, except one, and the
end of the strtke Is In sight.
Japanese mepulse Jteported.
Kuropatkin reports that, the Japanese
were repulsed at Gao Tulln, on the Rus
sian left. The Russians still hold Ku
diatzc snd Gao Tulin.
The battle is extending along the en
tire front of 100 miles occupied by the
two armies. Kuropatkin has replied to
Kurokl's attack on the Russian left
by a counter attack on the Japanese
left, In whlrh General Kulbars met
with some success. At the same time
Kuropatkin delivered a blow against the
Japanese center, seizing a bridge across
tbe Shakhe river.
A general advance of the Japanese Is
In progress and the Russian lino Is de
clared to havo been penetrated In a
number of plnces. The Japanese have
captured Ia Pass, which will probably
NO FURTHER NORTH.
Takahashl Bays Japan Will Hot Carry
War Into Siberia,
(Jmimil Special Service.)
Vlrtorla. H. C, March 1 M. Taka
hashl, vioyjfgovernor of the bank of
Japan ansVone of the most noted men
In financial circles In the empire, is
here enrouto to New York and lx)ndnn.
The object of his trip Is the placing
of Japanese securities on the markets
of these two cities. In discussing the
present status of the Russo-Japanese
conflict the vice-governor expressed
the opinion that the scene of hostilities
will not be carried much farther north
than at present. Among the reasons
advanced is the fart that Japan has
practical control of all the points of
(Continued on Page Two.)
RETURNED
SAVED FROM BURNING SHIP,
MARINES START A MUTINY
With their ship on fire at sea and a
terrible death confronting them, the
members of the British bark Klvlon
were rescued Just In time by the Brit
ish ship Ixnsdale off Cape Horn.
Then the rescued sailors showed a
spirit of Ingratitude by entering Into a
mutiny, which was with difficulty sup
pressed by tha otfleera of the Ins-
dale. The latter snip reached Portland
harbor this morning.
At the time oT -the rescue the Klvlon
was on fir and looked aa though she
would sink at any minute, Her slghala
distress wer noticed by the officers
of the Lonsdale. Captain Fall called for
volunteers to go. to the rescue. Mate
O'Connor nd four able seamen respond
ed. A heavy sea waa running and the
small boat In which they embarked ran
hard against the side of the burning ship
and was partially disabled. The men
put back to their own craft, and afttr
Own wi
NEW TRIAL
ASKED FOR
Lawyer Patrick Has New
Evidence of Innocence
of Famous Murder.
SAYS RICE DIED FROM
CONGESTION OF LUNGS
Millionaire's Death Not Due to
Chloroform Poisoning Say
Doctors Who Examined
the Corpse.
(Journal Bpeeial Service. )u
Albany, N. Y March 1. Another
chapter was added today to the famous
Albert T. Patrick case when avid B.
Hill appeared before the court! of ap
peals and argued for a new trial in the
case of the man convicted of the mur
der of William Marsh Rice, the Texas
millionaire. Mr. Hill used as the basis
of his argument for a new trial the re
port or the special committee -lot the
Medico-Legal society, appointed to In
vestigate the effects of the embalming
before rigor mortis on congestion of the
lungs, without withdrawing blood from
the body. The report was wholly in
favor of the convicted lawver. everv
member nf th committee signing an
opinion that Rice did not die from
chloroform poisoning, and that the con
dition: of -hi-longs- was entirely due to
the embalming process employed by the
undertaker. In Its report the commit
tee said. In part:
"It would be impossible for any one
to discriminate from the post-mortem
appearance between the administration
of chloroform as the cause of death or
as the result of the embalming process,
as stated In the evidence. No one could
truthfully have stated that death was
wholly caused by the inhalation of
chloroform was not found by chemical
tests.
The committee Is Satisfied, after a
review of all the evident..-, that Rica
aieo. rrom oia age, weak heart, etc. or.
In other words, rrom the conditions em
braced In Dr. Walker Carries certificate
of death,, and on which the authorities
allowed tho body to be cremated. It Is
also the opinion of the committee that
ne chloroform was ever administered to
Rice by Jones, as stated by him. be
cause It would have been impossible not
to have detected the odor of chloroform.
either In the room occupied by the de
ceased or on the body, as the amount of
chloroform employed, as alleged, would
have saturated the beard of tho de
ceased and retained the odor for many
hours."
Ask Hew Trial.
It Is eonfldently believed that on the
strength of this report tho court of ap
peals will grant a new trial lo Patrick.
In this event It is considered probable
that Patrick, who has been In the death
house st Sing Sing for nearly five years,
will cither be acquitted as was Roland
Mollnenx under similar circumstances,
or that there will be a mistrial as In
the case of Dr. Kennedy and that the
prosecution will then dismiss the case.
Tho Patrick case Is one of the moat
famous In the annals of the New York
courts. William Marsh Rice, an ec
centric millionaire, died at his home In
Madison avenue. New York city, on
September 23, 1JO0. On the day before
his death he ate inordinately of bananas,
and, according to his physician, he was
taken 111 with Indigestion the next day
and died the day following. Albert T.
Patrick was a lawyer, practicing his
profession. He took charge of the mil
lionaire's affairs at the solicitation of,
the letter's wife, had an undertaker
embalm the body and fixed the day for
the funeral. Between the hour of Rice's
death and the day of the funeral sev
eral suspicions things had happened.
Several cheeks had been presented at
the hanks for certification. They were
all signed by the dead man. and were
payableMo the order of Albert T. Pat
rick. Tho banks frankly sdmltted that
the checks appeared to be good. Hut
as the checks were for large amounts an
Investigation was star:ed. and the net
began to gather about the lawyer, Pat
rick. Suspicion fell on Charles F. .Jones.
Rice's valet, who. nt waa learned, oad
had several conferences with Patrick
Immediately before snd Just after Rice's
death. While the police were striving
to straighten out the details, Patrick
(Continued on Page Two.)
making repairs started nut once more to
save the crew on the burning bark.
The second attempt was more success
ful, riy making four trips through s
surging sea Captain Thomas and the 19
sailors forming the crew of the Elvlon
were conveyed in safety to the Ixinsdale.
No sooner hd they been saved than their
burning vessel sank.
It wns decided to take the men up the
const to Valparaiso. Hardly had the
voyage been started until those saved
from death In such herolo manner began
plotting to stir up trouble. Whevt asked
lo assist In the work of raising and low
ering sails they flatly refused, snd de
clared a' mutiny. . A majority of , the sail
ors on the ljonsriale Joined the mutl-
neers However, there were a few sail-i crew orr ape Horn. First Officer O fem
ora who remained loyal to Captain Fall I nor and the sailors who accompanied him
And First Officer O'Connor, and they were swarded gold medals by the Royal
managed to plane th disturbers In Irons. Humane society and the board of trade
There they, were kept until Valparaiso 1 of lxmdon.
SIX PEOPLE
HOSPITAL
Runaway Freight Dashes
Into Passenger Car With
Disastrous Results.
0. W. P. LINE NEAR BORING
SCENE OF THE WRECK
In Effort to , Outrun Fleeing
Freight Passenger Car Is De
railed Nearly All on Board
Are Injured.
The Injured.
W. H. rilyart, Columbia City; rib
fractured, head and hands badly cut,
body bruised.
Matt I.omen. Portland; out on heal,
shoulders bruised; probably hurt Inter
nally. Henry Dorsd, Portland; badly
scratched and bruised.
W. A. Jones, Klkr; cuts on head and
face, body bruises.
.Andrew Llebe, Baker City; numerous
outs and bruises.
David Higglns, Eagle Creek; cuts on
bead, badly shaken up.
The Injured were conveyed at once
to St. Vincent's hospital, where Dr. A.
E. Hockey and assistants dressed the
injuries. .All but Ullyart and Iomeii
win be able to leave tbe hospital today.
A refrigerator car loaded with pota
toes that had been left standing on a
siding on the Oregon -Water Power ft
Railway company's line near Boring
station whs ,set In motion this morn
ing and started down the steep Boring
bill. It gathered speed as It went, and
was going at a fearful rate when It'
crashed Into a mall and passenger oar,
bound for Portland from Ustacada.
Motormao Bob Adums heard (ha heavy
rumblings of- the s-unaway. and
slackened the speed of his car. He
brought It to a sudden halt as the run
away freight car dashed wildly around a
curve. He reversed his lover and start
ed his car backward as rapidly aa possi
ble in the hope of averting the Impend
ing collision.
The run-away car gained on her rapidly
and after a chase of 251 yards smashed
into the pasBt nger car, which was hurled
from the trackfl. Practically every pas
senger waa injured.
The collision A occurred at 10:30 o'clock
this morning. 'Fortunately Dr. Haviland,
the. company's' physician, who .lives at
Kstacaila, was a' passenger on the car.
He was bound fort Portland.
With the assistance of the crew and
thi! less seriously; Injured passengers he
succeeded In removing the wounded
fromMhe wreckirge and bringing them to
this city, where they werc'Temoved to
various hospitals.
It is announced that none of the Inju
ries will result fatally. .
Tbe freight car was loaded at Boring
yesterday, ami whs left on a siding with
bnikes firmly cot Company officials
have instituted a vigorous Investigation
to learn how the car was set In mollon.
The grade from Boring toward this
city Is steep. Once In motion, the car
sped rapidly, gaining momentum as It
went. It travdrd a quarter of a mile
before It rounded the curve and crashed
Into the paMKenger car.
The collision occurred In a deep cut
between two high bridges. Had the ac
cident occurred either a few minutes
sooner or later the passenger car would
likely have been hurled from one of the
brld(ce.
Barton Is a station on the Kstarada
line of the Oregon Water Power & Hail
way company, located about 20 miles
from this city.
Among the passengers were Mr. snd
Mrs. W. A. Jones of Kstacada, who
were coming Into the rity. Mr. Jones
Is In the livery business at Kstacada.
Motortnan Adams wan uninjured. It
Is said that to his presence of mind Is
due the fact that there were no fatali
ties. TREMENDOUS FIRE IS
1 RAINED ON RUSSIANS
(Journal Special Service. )
St Petersburg, March l.--A report
from Snche Tun, Manchuria, says the
Japanese oprred a tremendous fire with
field and siege guns asriilnst Putlloff hill
and that the bombardment of the right
flank continues.
wns reached, where they wero placed In
J"".
Securing a new crew, the Lonsdale re
sumed the voyage, end In f2 days ar
rived at Port I .oh Angeles, where a por
tion of her cargo was discharged. While
lying there her sailors all deserted, and
when ready to sail for Portland another
cn-w had to be picked up. These were
all paid off this morning, with the ex
ception of three apprentices, who have
been with the ship u couple of years.
The 1-onsdale left i Shields on July 1
with a generaUcargo. She brought about
00 tons of freight to Portland, which is
being discharged at Greenwich doek.
No. .
For the bravery shown In resoflhg th
Of
SUE
FOLLOWS
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Quarrel Over $7 Causes S- J- Donohueff
to Shoot Alexander Qrth
and Kill HimselL
After Shooting Employer, Driver for the Grand?
. Laundry Is Pursued by Mob, From Wfiose r:
. ', Clutches He Escapes by Death j
Angered by his failure to account
satisfactorily to his employers for 7 of
their money, and embittered by his
discharge from the position he had held
for almost a year, 8. J. Donohue, a
driver for the -Grand laundry Seven
teenth and Qulmby streets, made a mur
derous assault this morning upon Alex
ander Orth and, J. C. Hesselbrock. se
verely wounding Orth with a revolver.
Hesselbrock escaped the flying bullets
by dodging behind a building.
Orth is not dangerously hurt.
Pursued by a crowd of men. women
.kllMii wnn were a Doalled by his
deed, but holding them at bay with the
revolver, Dononue, reioaamg me wiwii
as he went, ran inrb a woodshed In the
rear of the residence of Lewis Smock,
S51 Raleigh street, warned the people
away, placed the weapon against his
temple and blew out nis orama.
wa "Instants neeus.
At the door a crowd of wide-eyed
children gathered. peering Intently
within, and calling to tneir compamuna
to "come and see." When police officers
arrived the yard and streets surround
ing the house were inronijcu wim
dren. . .
On the arrival or u. w. uamwin
the coroner's office the body had been
removed. Only a pool of blood showed
where the tragedy occurred. The door
was still packed with children, and he
was compelled to forcibly eject three
Utile girls In short dresses, who stood
- kAwlH annt.
gaiing SI . A
The attempted murder and suicide re1
suited from a series 01 wnnji 01
eral weeks' duration. Donohue was a
, . tha lanndrv and amona his
duties was that of collecting for the
work that he delivered, ne is sam iu
have been slow in settling his accounts
with the firm.
Yesterday there were words about 7
for which the driver Is said to have
failed to account. The wrangle was
renewed this morning. At 9:30 this
morning C. Miller and Alexander Orth,
proprietors of the laundry, together wltl
J. C. Hesselbrock, Inside roreman. were
talking with Donohue about his accounts
and methods dT settlement.
The driver was sngry. and Jils exas
peration passed beyond control when ha
was finally Informed that he had been
suspended from duty. He knew that
suspension meant dismissal. He vow-d
that ho would not be discharged. Then
he departed.
Half an hour later he returned and
started to enter the office of the com
pany, at the southwest corner of the
building. Orth. Hvafcelbrock snd Miss
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MAY BE A JAY, BUT
HE AIN'T NO FOOL
Congressman Refuses to Buy
Silk Hat With Wife Making
Soap at Home.
(Journal Special Service. )
Washington, March 1. Congressman -
elect Tyndall, from the Osark mountains
district of Missouri, has had a great
time. He strolled along Pennsylvania
avenue und peered Into the shop win
dows, visited the capltol library and con
gress, and said that he liked the looks
of things so much that he Intended to
go after the rennmlnation lo earnest
next time. Tyndall was piloted through
town by friends, who knew his suspicion
of electric cars, his prejudice against
elevators, and his timidity about wan
dering the streets of the btg ctty alone.
As Tyndall and his -friends passed a
hat store one friend suggested: "I
us go in ana ouy sua nais ior murcn
4."
"Me buy a silk hat!" said tha new
statesman, "and my wife-at homo mak
ing soap. Not much!"
Tyndall has nothing except his snlary
of $5,000 a year as congressman, and ex
pects to save some ot that to send to the
folks at home. .;
PIONEER'JOHN LABBE
DIED THIS MORNING
John I.ahhe. one of Portland's old and
respected cltlxens. died this morning at
his residence. 305 Twelfth street
He was born at Clarmont. France,
December 15. 1S35. and with his brother,
Blaise l.ahbc, rame to America In ftuS.
In 188 the brothers came to Portland,
and with an elder brother, Anton, who
had preceded them by one year, opened
a grocery at Second and Washington
streets. They later erected the Labbo
building.
1 John I.abbe is survived by his brother.
Rlalse, and four children, who are Heart
CI. the local French consul; Anton the
'physician; Kdmund. the lawysr, and
Marguerite. The eldest of th brothers,
Anton, died shout one year ago. r . .
The body Is at the family residence,
Funeral arrangements will b announced
later. ' 1
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The Joumil
Yesterday WuJ I f I V
PRICE FIVE ' CENTS.
N. K. Minger, clerk, were In the offlceV
at the time.
. Orth saw him approach and went out
to meet htm. Donohue again began to- v
quarrel, declaring that he would not be, -.;
discharged, and that the affair had notf .', "
been settled. Orth told blmb;wag '
discharged and. so far aa ha was eon- '
earned, the affair waa ended. . .
Donohue Immediately drew a revolve,,,,
and opened fire. He shot four time.
moving backward down the street a' -he
fired. One ball penetrated Orth'a . ''
right arm, lodging In his right breast. : V
One of Donohue's cartridges failed" tot,. ..
explode, and he snapped It repeatedly.. .J "
Hearing the shots, Hesselbrock ,(
rushed Into the street and around . the
corner. He cam fao to face Dito W.
Donohue, who was reloading hi re- re volver.
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"It's your turn next, Hesselbrock,'
he said, aa he threw cartridges into the -chambers,
moving down the. street ' '
mMnhllr Hnagt)bwk bttty r
treated- behind the corner . and ? escaped --.
Injury. . ' . . j ' :
Attracted by the fifing children moon . '
gathered. Donohue continued to walk
slowly north, along Seventeenth, street.
flourishing tbe revolver, and warning .
them to keep. away. The ' crowd ; of '
children was soon augmented by many -men
and women, and the curious throng
was fast becoming a mob. -r
"Keen. back.", cried DonohOe,''thy
preened closer. "I'll kill the first on
who cornea close to me." ' . ' .
The crowd . grew bigger ' constantly O
and more threatening. He turned into
Raleigh street, still walking deliberate- S
ly. but always warning his pursuer. ""
Suddenly he saw the open door ef tho '
woodshed In tha rear ot tbe Smock rest- i. ,
denee and sought shelter there. . v:
It waa only a few seconds after rio ' .
entered that those outside, heard a re- '"-
port. Police officers who arrived short- " .
ly after found him dead. There was ,
only one empty chamber In tho revolve
he held In his hand. . ' .''
It Is believed that he borrowed tho
weapon after the first tfuarrtl with hla
employers this morning. ,
The body was removed to the morgu ,'
and Q. W. Baldwin of the coroner v ' .
office Investigated the affair.
Donohue had been employed "at tho '."
laundry since last May. It was tho -Federated
Trades laundry until -: wix'
weeks ago when It became the Grand "
laundry. - . -".t
He Is survived by a mother and sis-
ter who live at330 Jackson street, south
Portland. For several months previous
to last May he worked at Anaconda. .
Mont. His reputation was good and
his friends assert that he never drank.
NEW BREED OF WILD .
CATS OVERRUN STATE
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Descendants of Domestic Pus- : K
ties Transformed Into ,
Savage Creatures.
(Joarsal Special Service.) v , ,
St. PauL March 1. Domestic oat-.
rupnlng wild and their descendants born j.
In the timber threuten to overrun ' tho
forests in the northern part of - this ' '
state. Several years ago a lumber com- t
pany operating In St. Louis county dls- . ',
trlbuted 60- cats among the camps and
at the headquarters for supplies to kill,
off nts. which were doing much dam- 1
age. ... .f
When the camps broke up most Of th .;
csts were left to shift for themselves.
The result has been that they are now '7
running wild, with thousands of thlr,!;'.
descendants, and the feline population
of the county has already Touched as-."
tonlshlng proportions. " .
To all intents and purposes th anl
muls have been transformed from do- .
mestlc to wild cats. . Kittens born In tho r.
wild condition are much larger and
fiorcer than th old Dutch mousejg that '
bred tnem. As a rule tne kittens grow
nearly a "third larger than th old tab- ,
bles, th fur la longeissnd finer, and th
color Is changing from th variegated .
hues of th domestic rata to .th grays',
dun of the wildcat. Farmers report In- '.
terbrecdlng with wildcats, and th anl
mala are frequently seen with their 4
larger brothers, the lyns.
Th question of what Is to o drm
with th new tribe of wildcats is .
ready puszling the community. v) '
COMMISSION BILL TO - : :
BE PASSED TOMORROW
(Jeornat Ipeelal ServleS.) "
Olympt, Wash., March 1. At noon l
Is positively announced tht th rail
road commission bill will pass th sen
ate tomorrow, IS names having ben -cured
to an a freemen t to vol for Its
passage when It 1 reached on th
calendar. A eaueas was held Ust night
In which lumbermen. , fishermen and
firmer united to force th passage ef
laws effecting sit thrw Industrie. Th
Sockey salmon closing law and factory
Inspection bill are U pas with: th sotm-
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