The Oregon daily journal., March 22, 1905, Image 1

VOL. IV. NO. 14.
A Wilbur Chspcian Urges f V V
i People to Oct Ready ; h nnV
LEADER AN EARNEST,
ENTHUSIASTIC WORKER
Relieves IBVT?emaiabrarSiicr
cess Thty Had in Denver
1 Will Be Duplicated 7: ,
. T . . InJPortland. ' " Z'-"
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'1 Why does Portland need arm-
'geiiBmr
: i Pr. J, WUtour Chapihan of
, Hew lork; , "Becauae -U - the
world needs it. - The aucceaatul
w - merchants of this world are . ad-
""Wtlsers;: No- matter how'-no---
6esaful. bow -healthful and bow'
proflUble their business . may ;
T baj ll business" men " recognise
the ' necessity of stimulating
tneir trade by publicity.
"Our position Is Identical with
. that of the business man. I care
not how pure a city may be, or
how well - Its churches are at.
. tended, or how rapidly acquisi-
tlons to the- fold of Christianity
are pouring; In. a cam palm of
evansellsm stimulates the spirit
and rouses the, souls of men snd
. womenIn word, It stlmu
w ' lates ' Christ's great apd boly
. business on earth. . '
"Now. let all .Portland awake!
Coma out to the meetlava! 1.1 s
' ten! . ' Learn! , . Accept your
, Chrtatr . , r ,
Oet rellglonr , :,; ..' -
-Trr The evangelists .ar beret . . 7.
Without the ostentation . of a on
aerer's return, but with a refusing; wel
come awaitlbg them In all Protestant
denominations, Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman
and his band of II moral cruaadert
tapped from the California train this
0rhlnfrdlHraT7Tjnci$'At0 " the "new
Eaton hotel they aettled down to con
' template Portland, Its ' vices, its needs
and Ita awakening.
Tonight there will be nine great meet
ings and. as many conreralona as re
ligious fervor, eloquence and sweet slng-.Ing-can
aocompllsh In a few houra. But
before the evangelists go on their way,
If Trtiit i--r tItit In rlhas nltlni
Is a criterion. Portland will be a home
wave a boundless aa tbe tides.
' For there are noted pulpit orators In
Dr. Chapman's party. Indeed, each haa
at some time occupied a prominent pul
pit In on of the denominations. And
; that the revivals are non-sectarian la
the one great thing which Its promoters
are anxloua to make the publio under
stand, m
Belongs to JTo One Cnmtek.
rhln'is a Christian work, belonging
to no ToiTffTirilTtlii'gAtlaliiiea Pl.1 Cliap"
man, enthusiastically. ' Wl are not
faddists. We have come this far on
pernupn.ine mgn euoceBsrai reugioua
..-.campaign ever Known In tbe United
States and will engage In a work here
that all classes of people will uphold.
if they will only withhold their Judg
ment until they see and hear. We have
come for the good of the city and the
v. people at large.-- We have not - paused
at any elty In the country without re
' , celvlng urgent invitations to return-
not only from the churches,' but from
business men and Institutions. 1
"When we went Into Denver, I went
before the msyor and proposed a procla
mation closing all business for a 4ay of
prayer. To my astonishment the mayor
- acquiesced. And then tne governor
.called on the legislature to adjourn for
' that day.' When we arrived at Los An
geles and proposed a similar event, a
.' firm there wired the Denver Dry goods
company concerning the Experience in
Denver. This was the answer:
"Tee, It paid. A great uplifting to
-r the entire city, our people as welL' . By
' 'our people,' It Is meant that the Denver
Drygoods company Is a Catholic lntl
tution. Another large firm wired, We
Nwould:fladly close again for such a
tlay.' ' '"'" .'
"Incidents of this character denote
the success ': of evangelism. All the
. world is engaged In a great revival
- that Is, campaigns are bow being waged
-in all parts of the world. England Scot
land and the continent are at blood heat
- with religious fervor.- Ah, it is a grand
thing to coutemplatet
Bvamgallsm ITeeded.' ' V;
"Every city needs evangelism, Irre
spective of creeds. I do not say tblf
with the slightest Intention of conveys
. Ing a criticism of thej churches and
their work. But this work needs a
stimulus. There Is an Inclination on
.' the part of some people to look on evan-
geitanv as a necessity only In the wick-
. edest of cities. That is all wrong. ( "WS
" Vtrald not go to a town that was spirit
ually and morally dead. In such evan
. gel Ism -would not succeed. The places
we want to work In are those places
1 In which ths ministers are alive and the
, churches alive. Our work Is laid out
to make churchmen stronger, not alone
to make new churchmen." - "
- In five consecutive words Dr. Chap-
- man Impresses his listener with hia'aln
: certty, enthusiasm and personal mag-
. ttetlam. He Js not sensational not In
his hotel at least but discusses all sub
jects broad-mindedly. Intelligently and
. with a striking - regard., for common
sense conclusions. He Is a Presbyterian.
Ills companions reprecent other Protest
ant denominations, one for each. . They
. -.T TV,-.-,.-.. a-;.:, -Tv--...; :.h' - ssX'r 7 'J. WU-puk;
a the ; necessity of stimulating , I " V ,r I fe V " - Wl X' .'.:'
now wen hi cliurelwi r at. a Vit ; 7.1 z l : -f .-v;.J .jr .. iff ?lV -
ten! , 1 Learn! Accent vour: 4l . - '. , ... , ." " ... t'. . .Zm .rrraN .
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', Som of the Preacher and Singer With the Chapman
SPEGIAl)ENRAMSp
11 NVESTIGATI NG MATTHEWS
'William IT. Ramsay, special agent of
the department of Justice, Is reported
to be In Portland today having come
from Seattle. It Is said hat he. is nere
to Investigate the charges made agalnan
United States Marsbarw: F.-Mattbewa.
vestlgation of charges
gea died at TwashT
aDDOlntment In tbe new eastern Wash'
ington Judicial districts and also against
United States Marshal : Hopkins ; of
Washington, j .
The charges-against -Matthews Tiled
at Washington are numerous and Include
those of- pernicious partisanship ana
others of like character f Ued by political
enemies. Marshal Matthews Is now in
San. Francisco.
I '
GREAT SOCIAFWA
. HINGES ON ELECTION
"X .' aaaeaaNseaiaaaraMBaaaaaBnBa) a
Revolt in Ranks of . Daughters of
American Revolution 1
.. '-; Over Offices.- - T'
" s-'. h,. ' ' - .:.,'...,.(
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v (Joersal BperiaL Serriea.)
'' Chicago. March XI. pne of the great
est social wars in the- history of the
country la hinging upon-the issues now
before the Daughters of the American
Revolution' which -will 'be decided -at' a
meeting of that body in Washington
next month. .. The problem is one. of
soclsj prestige. 'For 'ths-first time In
the history of . the . organisation the
Daughters, are questioning tbe custom
f conferring ths position of president
general upon tbe wife of a man who Is
either an ejuofflclo or . otherwise a
member of the cabinet., v ' . ' 1
This custom haa been closely1 adhered
to in the past Ndw there, IsVtalk of
blue Mood against., wealth. There are
charges of class distinction and threats
to revolt against the old system of elect
ing officers by political prestige.
Chicago Daughters, who. number to
and are the largest chapter in the coun
try, are, with a few exceptions, readv to
declare for Mrs.' Donald McLain of New
Tork lor .regent. .Mrs.. McXain. who
appears to be by far the most talked of
successor to Mrs. Fairbanks as presi
dent general. If elected, will be the first
woman appointed to office not the wife
of a cabinet officer, or with her resi
dence outside ' of - Wash ington. " Her
election will necessarily break the old
custom of - cboloe ; baaed on - political
preatlge - '.-'': i . ". .. - ...
BIDS FOR BURNSIDE
STREET BRIDGE REPAIRS
Bids for repairing the Bumslde street
bridge were opened today by the county
court and referred to Engineer Chap,
man for submission 'to the court at a
later date. Three -were for performing
all the work,-and J. B. TUlotson, Rob
ert Wakeful and O'Neill O'Neill were
the bidders; two Others were for parts
of the' work. 'Until Engineer Cbspmsn
has , reduced ' them to more definite
terms, it will not be knowa whose la the
lowest. , .t. ; f,. ,
PORTLAND. OREGON, - WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH
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& 4ismi -mm,
;It Is reported that Bamsay -has In
structions to report' the result of j his
investigations to United States District
Attorney leney, who will pass upon the
invetlgation ' , :' . , V
- The charges filed agalnat Representa,-USRliJ-
'""jeyof Spokane -who' was
icommenfoV appottsTfKefitTtl LfillBd
Jistrlrt sttpmfy,.at-gHQkane.irgre
three v in number. They are first that
Mr. l.(sdsley has not bad sufficient legal
experience to Justify bis-appointment,
second-that his. candidacy was. due to'a
political deal entered into between Sena
tor Piles and Charles Sweeny at the time
Sweeny withdrew In favor of Piles, third
that as a member of tbe clty.councll.of
Spokane Mr. Llndaley has been unduly
friendly.. to. certain, corporations, which
iniiTimNG72F
HURT IN WRECK
: : ' ' " i .....'-...
Wisconsin;; Central : Passenger
Train Destroyed, by .Fire and
Everybody Aboard Injured.
. ' l' (loaraal gpaeba Berrlee.) -;
Milwaukee,, Wis.. March. M. WhUe
rounding a curve near Bau Claire, at a
high rate of : speed this morning, a- pas
senger, train on. the, Wisconsin Central
left the 'track. -As a result four men
are dying, all of them members of the
-train crew,' and "J: passengers are In
jured more or less seriously. - The oars
foiled over In the ditch and caught fire.
It Is a' ijngular fact that not one of
the. St.. persons aboard the train escaped
Injury , of some sort, "and most of the
passengers lost all their baggage. .
THROWS FLATJRON AT r
. .. BURGLAR BUT MISSES
' ..-V. .' .. . 3 .
' (flperlal DUpetch te The loaraal.)
Llnd, Wash., March 12. A. R. Mc
Neill returned from another town to his
home yesterday morning at t o'clock and
found a man in his pantry stealing eggs.
The burglar pointed a gun at McNeill,
who threw a flatlron at him but missed
him. The burglar then ran. . No clue. .
JERSEY LILLY. IS NOW- i
' PROUD GRANDMOTHER
- (Jearaal Bcwrtal Sarvlea) ,
London, March Zl. Mrs. Uly Langtry
Is now a grandmother. A son wss born
today to her daughter, Mrs.. Ian Mai
colm, wife of the well-known member
0( parliament from Scotland.'
BULGARIAN BAND IS
. ANNIHILATED BY TURKS
jmraal BeeeUI arvlre.t -j1 ,
Sal on lea, March St. In tbe Ohevgheil
district, a Bulgarian band of 4e mem
bers wra annihilated by Turkish troops
sfter three . hours of fighting. . The
Turks lost three - killed and - nine
wounded. tl, ; ..5... v : v' . 2 ,
,
Evangelistic Party.
C.:.
-
srere. representing their interests In the
council, -v
.' , The i charges against State Senator
Oeorge(-H. .-Baker, . recommended for
United States marshal of the qew Wash
ington, district,, were political In nature.
Senator- Baker la .also in Portland to
bold a conference with Mr. Ramsay.
Marshal Hopkins - are that- be deserted
his poranrwnriiJ Oljuipln Is manage
the political campaign of Charles
oweeny.
The. report-' of. Mr. . Ramsay regarding
the 'Washington situation has 'been for
warded to the .capital where it will be
received . Thursday. - No appointments
will be. made ninul after the report has
been passed upon by Attorney General
Moody.'.,-
"AT.
MEN OF EMPLOYMENT
Inundation of Mills and Factories
' ; in the Ohio Valley, Cause
fsy: Serious Distresi.j
".' ('osrasl Bpceui aarrlee.) -
Pittsburg. March . The , crest of
the, Hood reached Pittsburg. atl ( o'clock
this morning, and since then the waters
have been rapidly receding and tbe dan
ger' seems past -The 'rainfall through
out the mountain region, which had been
oontlnuous - for the - last ' two days, has
swelled the Allegheny and Monongahela
Into raging torrents, haa ceased and the
upper districts. report both rivers fall
ing, rapidly. - . " - ' ' 0
. A large number of mills and factories
throughout-. the valleys, are flooded and
0,00O.:men are -thrown, out; of work.
Thousands pf houses In the suburbs of
Pittsburg and Allegheny City are flooded
to the extent that the occupants are Jiv
ing in the. upper stories.
At Wheeling this morning' the stage
of ths Ohio is 41 feet and rising at the
rate of two Inches an hour. The crest
of the flood, will probably reach Wheel
ing tonight. ,' The flooded districts are
suffering severely, the weather is grow-'
Ing-colder and hundreds of families who
depend upon' gaa are without fuel.
All railroads in Western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia are tied up, many
bridges are , washed , out. and miles of
track flooded.
RAILROAD PROMOTER IS
EXTRADITED FOR FRAUD
.
" ' (Joerail Special gerrlea)
Boston.. March 12. Tbe governor this
morning signed papers granting extra
dition to Arthur E. Appleyard, a street
railway promoter, wanted in Buffalo for
obtaining money under false pretenses
from tbe German bank.
ARGUES ON MONDAY FOR
' NEWCHADWICK TRIAL
,.,rx (Jearaal 'perla grrrlee.) ---
Cleveland.. March 21. A motion for a
new trial for Mr a. Chadwlck will be ar
gued Monday next according to agree
ment of attorneys. - Should a new trial
be denied, it la likely aha wUl be sen-
Mnced on that day ,
22. 1905 FOURTEEN 'PAGES."
VITFIESSES:
Investigation of the Beef
Trust Begun for Vio-:
t lation of Laws, yf
GOVERNMENT ENJOINS
THE GREATEST SECRECY
"V-
Agentsol.Packerai .Are Every.
, where About, But a Guard of
1 Secret Service Men Are . .
J- Watching. . . .
" -rT-tJorBaI Biwrlal a-rti.)
-Chicago, March I2.--Tha federal grand
Jury Impaneled to Investigate the al
leged beef trust was completed this
morning wltH 22 men. . These were
sworn In and Instructed by judge Hum
phrey, who said the matter to be pre
sented Involved violations of the United
States statutes. He directed the Jurors'
attention to the law. which f lxea ' a
penalty 1 for violation- of " laws a gainst
restraint in " trade. He cautioned the
Jury, to exercise the greatest secrecy.
Bailiffs were sworn . In to guard the
Jury from Improper intrusion. Eight
witnesses were summoned to appear be
fore the Jury forthwith..
Agents of the packers are everywhere
In evidence about the building in which
the Jury sessions are held..
Fifteen secret service men guard the
witnesses., who will. testify before the
grand . Jury. .Every witness will be
watched to prevent his being approached
by newspsper . men .or . agents : of the
packers. -. - . " .,,. ,
C B. Morrison. who wss appointed
district attorney to succeed 8. H. Bethea,
recently appointed district. Judge, de
clares that any person detected speaking
to er Inquiring tbe name af any of the
witnesses WUl ha In contempt of court.
GOTHAM LAND BRINGS
. WOLD'S HHSHEST PRJCE
i
(Jearaal SMial serrlo.) ''
. ' New Tork. March t J. A UltUe piece
of land which a horse and cart will si-
most cover was bought today by
Isaac N. Sellgman. the banker, for tSv
zoo. He paid at the rate of 1626 a
square foot. The land lies at Will lata
and South William streets., containing
10 square feet. This not only makt-a
the record for New York City, but is the
highest known price paid for land in the
world. It means that if the purchase
price were laid on the ' land In golden
f I half T.ri, tthnt inrpin the
JaU-Ksairitn?JlJwgy"nJPJ'"a. Bt. Petersburs; to discuss
coins would almost oovef-Tb. gfouTJaTthe mattera
utchaaed-an-adloln-J
ing parcel from 1 to T William street for
a sura considerably over-1400,000-. A
new home for the Sellgman -banking
houae will be built on the lot.
Among other Instances of enormous
prices of land here Is that when (100
per square foot -was - paid . by , Henry
Slegel for a little plot en Broadway and
Thirty-fourth street..
NIGHTBATTtEiS-WO
BY MOUNTED BANDITS
' (Joernal Special Berrtre.) '
Reno. Nev., March 22. Five mounted
men, all heavily armed and masked, held
up a party Of sis Italians laat night.
even miles from Tonopah on tbe road
to Qoldfleld. ' The robbers secured 2404
ln. money.and .considerable Jewelry,. The
Italians attempted to show fight. This
resulted in a pitched battle in which
two horses belonging to the Itallana
were killed. . For 10 minutes the duel
wss kept up, finally resulting in the
rout of the Italians, two of whom rode
away on tbelr companions horses.
The sheriffs of Esmeralda and Nye
counties formed a posse snd are now
scouring ths country- for the five men.
who it. is thought are mounted hlgh-1
waymen, and no others than the famous'
"Black Outlaws who have been fugi
tives from Justice in the Black Rok
desert for years. There are five In the
gang, and every one Is a murderer.
(Joaraal Upeclal Service.) "
1 Washington, March 22. President
Roosevelt today, reappointed ' Judge
James Wicke rsham as Judge of . the
Third Judicial district of Alsska.
SUN WORSH IPERS TO RTU R E
WITH
. " (JeeraeL Bneelal Sarrice.)
Chicago. .. March 21. Zaradusht Han-
Ish. tbe noted religious impostor,, and
his deluded and half starved following
of sun worshippers are agajn becoming
bold in their operations in this city.
This wss proved today when repeated
cries of anguish " resounded from the
Mssadssman headquarters In the Atne
nlum building. Within, on a cot, with
his back bared, lay a tortured victim of
the creed who had needle points in his
flesh which had accidentally been broken
from a bruah uaed on the unfortunate.
Several of the puny attendants rushed
about in search of a" physician., while
others attempted to draw the needle
points out Instead they forced tnam
beneath the skin.
A physician In the same building w.ia
summoned, snd lite slmost Insane men
picked up from the floor .whett-h UaU
i ';.!
hSced
Disappearing Jap Force
y Is; Attempting Enveici
;r;;oping;Move.;y(;(y
KUROPATKIN IN COMMAND
OF FIRST RUSSIAN ARMY
Slavs r Have -Reached- Place of
Safety But Irregulars and
Stragglers Were . Cut
. .Off and Captured.
St Petersburg. March 22. (Bulletin.)
Linevitch reports today that on Mon
day Russian advance posts observed- Jap
anese cavalry, in lsrge numbers, behind
which appeared numerous bodies of in
fantry near the village of Manchantsy.
This la. taken hern to mean that. Kam
amura's army , la about to attempt, an
enveloping movement from the Ruasisn
rear, and-fear- is expressed as - to tbe
probable outcome.. ' -,'
i. (Jearaal Special aerrtoc.)
- St Petersburg, March 12. A dispatch
from Qunshu Pass, 101 miles north. of
Tie Pass, states - that General Kuro
patkln arrived yesterday to assume com
mand of the Flrat army.. . He received a
great ovation from bis troops.. . This
plsce, which has a lsrge railroad sta
tion and a Red Cross settlement with
ail army facilities. Is now an enormoua
camp, overflowing with soldiers. Boom
ing of guns is heard on the right flsnk
today.' ... ,. - . V . - ' .' '
Another dispatch from Qunshu Pass,
dated - March . 10. .stated: "Our rear
guard now decuples Aiplngha. 70 miles
north- of Tie Ling. The enemy con
tinues to follow us, but pursuit is slow,
the main Japanese army apparently , re
maining in Tie Ung. - ...
"uur reur syr rest at xis uig gave
us a chance to rerorm the army and
recover from "the recent, hardships.
Since then the march has continued In
orderly fashion, r but so -rapidly that
many horses and cattle have died-of
exhaustion..-.- v , . . . . -!-.
"Our columns are moving along hslf
a doses. roads parallel to the railway
and report that a force of irregulars
which-was. operating to. the . eastward
was cut off before the news of the
battle of Mukden - reached - them, - and
compelled to retire to the northeast
probably making for Kirin." ,
It is reported that the csar Intends
to Issue an Order making- education
compulsory throughout Russia and that
the semstvos will be invited to send
i...rT, ' ...
A telegram from Libas states thai iH
authorities have not yet been able to
organise the proposed fourth -squadron
on account of inability to secure
men.. Msny of the officers are mere
boys without sea training and the
crews are composed largely of peasants
never before aboard a ship.
NTARIO LEGISLATURE
(Journal Special tenlee.)
Ottawa. Ont, March 11. The first
session of the new Ontario legislature
opened today. It is not 'expected that
any radical legislation will be intro
duced during the session, as- Premier
Whitney and his ministers have not bad
time to prepare for such aa' undertak
ing, and the session will be confined al
most entirely to routine business. One
of tbe Important matters thst will be
acted upon, however, will be the crea
tion of a new cabinet portfolio, that of
minister of mines. i '-.r s
SNOW FALLS IN THE '
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY
(Special Dlapitch te Tbe JearaaL)
. La Grande. Or.. March 22. A heavy
snow fell laat night and today, and the
fall Is general, throughout the county,
bringing Joy to the lumbermen, aa there
was not-enough, water in the river' to
float logs. The fell is about four inches
in the .valley. It Is still snowing in the
mountalna. and raining in' the valley.
Good crops ars now assured unless ,a
heavy freese occurs lster,
fallen, and held until the needles were
extracted. He was later removed to
bis borne. Ilsnlsh was not present at
the operation.
- Sun worshippers deny thst Haniah Is
hiding In Chicago for fear of being taken
back to New Tork City, where he is
wsnted to snswer to cruelties practiced
on Mrs. Ellen Rshlll. who Is sxptwted to
die ss the result f a practice of bis
teachings. .
Ottomsn Zaradusht Hsnlsh, to give
him his full title, first made his ap
pearance In the guise 'of a priest of
Zorosster In Denver in 1(10. where he
obtained. quite a following, most of his
disciples being women,- He affected
white robes snd forced bis followers te
xlst on reresls, meat being forbidden
to the faithful. It was rumored at the
time that Hanlsh - fared much better
than hi deluded. XoUowarv Xor, wt"t
BARBAROUS
PRICE-FIVE CENTSr--
"Sill
nr.'
and Hermcna
yCatftEscapeyJustice,::
Prosecutor Declares I
MORE INDICTMENTS
i TO BE RETURNED
Covemmeflt Representaiive Telia-
"HiTPIjiris and Says H WitT
8e in Portland About --.
April First. . "r '
.Special Diapatcs to Tee JearaaL)
Ban Francisco, March 21. "Despite
protest and oppoail.lon.lresident Rposc
velt is determined to have pressed to
conclusion the trials of the men and
women recently indicted In Oregon for " .
land frauds and others that may be in-
dieted. 1 halve' Just come from "Wash-J
ington where I had a' conference wlta
the-., president on this aubject." said . .
Francis 'a".- Heneyp special prosecutor.,
this morning. "He gave me his vtewa '
In the matter and I am going to carry,
them out so far as I am able. No met-. ;
ter how big the influence of an Indicted'
person xmay. be he . will- be shown - no -mercy.
. No innocent man need have'
cause forfear. Any man now holding a '
federal office In- Oregon who In any way
seeks to Interfere with the trial of tbe
land fraud cases will receive no consld- '
eratlon from Mr.' Roosevelt ; He fa de -term
In ed to stamp out all graft and .
grafters that are within his official do-
main.-.--.-.- -..-'' '.- v. -.
"It was his wish that I take charge
of, tbe land fraud matters la Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana but I had to d- "
dine for the simple reason that. I eannet
afford to neglect much longer my pri
vate practice. I will return to Portland ,
April 1. because tbe grand Jury that haa .
returned - .oumy iadtctssents- will - go r
out of existence April 10. It haa soma
work to finish and probably will retura
more indictments. .
' I will then, devote all my ' time to
prosecuting 7 nersons. - Indicted. Up to. J
data (S persons nave been indicted and - -110
have turned state's evidence. , 1
The people and preaa of Oregon are
agreed with President Roosevelt that -'
the guilty shall be punished. .The ma
chine-- that-Senator . Mitchell and con-
greaaman - Hermann have built up In
the long course of yeara has received " ;
ita death blow and it will not bo able
to aavo the guilty from their Juat de- .
Berts. Mitchell and .Hermann can no
longer hoodwink the people of Oregon.
They did their best to discredit Bee re-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock, but the '
thl. have Wn lurn.,4 pn thm -m.
pletely." . : ( i -
the subject, it ila known- that the Port
land granVl Jury is Inquiring Into tha .
conduct of A. B. Hammond of Baa '
Franclsoo. who haa acquired a large
acreage of -forest lands In-Oregon dur-"
Ing the past -seven or eight years.
Hammond also owns - a great deal of
timber land in the northern part of- this
state, and one. of the men associated
with him - In his timber possessions is
llinllngtirn
Members of the Booth-Kelly Lumber
company are also being inveatlgated by
the grand' Jury. , This big Oregon firm
recently tried to sell a lot of Oregon
land for $5,000,000 to easterners . and
came near closing the deal. . The eastern
ers finally broke off the negotiations
when they , found out that the. Portland
grand Jury was Investigating how the
Booth-Kelly people came into possession '
of the, timber land, , d.:
. Henry Booth, secretary of-this com-f
pany, waa once receiver of the Oregon)
land office and was summsrlly suspend
ed. He has a brother who is president
of the company. .,'.. ;
.' Half a dosen other large lumber com-;
panics will have their, affairs Investi
gated by the Portland grand Jury. ' i
CLAIM EVIDENCE WILL T
CLEAR NAN PATTERSON
- (Jeernal Rpeelal Surrlee.) ' '
New Tork, March 12. Counsel for Nan
Patterson state today that they have
new evidence which-will -free the aetrees---
when she is sgaln brought to trial for
the murder of Caeaar Toung. "The evi- "7
dence is said to prove that Toung owned
the revolver which has always been de-
nlcd by the prosecution. The actress will
be brought to trlst early In April. '
CRUELTY
they i; were.' emaciated , and thin 'from
starvation and torture he himself wss
fst snd healthy.
Cruelties practiced upon -a young
woman disciple, who went Inssne frora
starvation, arouaed publio Indignation
to a high pitch,' and Haniah left town
auddenly.
He waa next heard of In New Tor-,
where he practiced his mysterious r'
snd succeeded in obtaining a large t ...
lowing. Cruelties.--which seemed I
form an Important farter In his r
llglon resulted in the death of 1
Rahlll under barbarous cireumst
snd Hanjab. dropped from sight a
warrant waa sworn out for his a.
. He haa eatablished temples of thi
snd baa a considerable, following 1 1 -cago.
St Ixinls and Ietroit In a'' '
places Ilsnieh has been sua
i--j-atliig Uta faithful um i
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