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Tiia : drzcs:: daily journai; Portland Thursday evenino; January w.iso3. ACCUSED '0TSU1O IViFE r.Eaumon-VJRECK-UUEXPLHUlED. OUR "oiiiiL.TD.'.omr GREAT SALE Rtd-czd ay rjf- "in (Continued from m On) kmmmilnJoliG 1 .0 -4. All That Is Left of tht Stemer- Regulator on tbWy at St. John. Responsibility for the disaster I to ithe steamer Regulator" yeaterday after " noon, ; In which Second Engineer Da Monte W. Wada and tila assistant. Mar- rill B. Bteyton, wara killed and Daniel ' Bald, a ahlp carpenter, waa seriously ? Injured, haa not yet bean fixed. , . , Marcus Talbot, general manager of i tha company .which owned the vessel, aid that tha boat waa valued at $4, . T S0O and waa Insured for only about half - that amount. - - --:- -i. ..... - Tha cauae of tha explosion will prob ably never ba definitely ascertained. ' However. It la believed that ona of, tha ' two men who wara killed Ignored ' tha 'order prohibiting smelting-. Wada and ; ' Bteyton. had drUlad .holes In .the -starboard and port tank and were connect . - lng them when tha explosion occurred. Ken In other parts of tha ahlp wara , atartled to sea a great tongue of flame .j. burst from tha-forward part of the vea ' ael and immediately there waa a thunr derous report. ' . Tha flames ahot , high Into tha air. 'iJfen leaped for their Uvea. Tha II t oarpantera and laborer employed by tha ahtpyard and tha flv deck hands In : charge of Captain E, C. Aldan Jumped ; from the vessel to tha flats below. Oarpaata la aoiBad. ; Daniel Reld. ona of the carpenters, waa near tha tank whan Jt exploded. The : burning oil waa spattered ovar him and hla clothing Ignited. Ha rushed wildly about the plaoa until ha waa seised by . ether workmen, who rolled him In tha shallow water near tha beach,-, It waa found that ha - had Buffered ' painful burns. - He waa removed to Good 8a marltaa hospital, this-city, where It Is said ' that tha ' wounds will not , result fatally.-- .. . Watchman C Ducock was asleep In his room on the upper deck when the explosion occurred. - Chiaf Engineer J. F. Smith lost -a- satchel containing a number of valuable' papers, 1360 In cur rency and all bis clothing : wltn the exception of a . single, suit whten be threw overboard,-, ."' - ,, ' , Propped TarongH Stele. " . John Maxwell ' and Alexander Ander son, - carpenters, both were Injured, though not seriously. They were at work In tha bottom of tha boat about 10 feet from tha tank where Wade and Bteyton were working, making a hole In which naw keel blocks were to ba placed. When tha explosion' occurred . they ' dropped through tha hole to' the platform of the dock. ' Both, however,' were burned by tha flames, which shot in all directions from tha tank. Tha explosion was so-powerful that the entire aide of. the hull -was blown open, . The body of Fireman Stay ton was hurled through tha opening -and was torn In fragments, , The Are boat George H. Williams re sponded to a still alarm that was sent in and reached -the scene In a brief time. The St. Johns hose company had fought the flames bravely but was un able to check their progress. - Deputy Coroner Arthur I Flnley want to the scene of the disaster as soon as the' news reached the elty. Mr, Finley says that an Inquest Is not necessary. . oaase of JTxploeloa. - A number of plausible suggestions are offered as to what could .have caused the explosion.'. One Is -that -after the work of drilling a bole In the tank had been- completed the accumulated gas, -In making Its escape, came out with such terrlflo ' force as to set the oil -on fire. The tank contained Six or seven barrels of liquid fueLi ' ' "Another explanation Is that aftar tha hole-had been -drilled -the men- decided to light a candle so 'that they might peep in through tha opening. ' A spark from the match may have accidentally fallen Into the tank. Possibly dne of the workmen .was smoking when a spark fell In the olL . . - United States Inspectors - Edwards and Fuller are at the scene of the dis aster . today making an Inquiry into the - matter.- Until their report has been made It la probable. If then, that the exact cause of the accident will be known. . . . i Tha body- of Bteyton will be shipped tomorrow to Catlln, Washington, for burial, ? A alster of the dead man re sides at that place. - ; . Funeral services over Wade will be held In Finley's chapel tomorrow after noon at I o'clock. The remains will ba cremated in the Portland crematorium. 7. I. '.;'. V.5 '; ;:r" Si ', Wreck "off the "Steajner .RegoUtor, Showinf tlia-Bow, Where the Engineer and Fireman Were Killed. 9 i . SHERIDAN GETS COMOL OF BOISE'KEUS, . . , : v ; Former . , Rosoburg 'J Newspaper - Man" Wine fight Against ' : ; - Alleged Political Ring. ' (Bperlsl tHspeteh Tae Ioaraal. ' . Boise. Idaho. Jan. IS. Judge Stewart of the district court' today decided the ease of K. S. Sheridan against Charles II. Fisher, W. J. D-Arcy -and J.- H. Brady, an . action involving the con- trol of the Evening Capital News. Tha court finds for Sheridan In U . con tention, directing the Issuance of a mandatory Injunction compelling Brady . to give a proxy to Sheridan - to vote the .140,000 stork owned by the latter, but held by Brady as security for a 11,000 loan. ........ ..... Brady la chairman of the Republican state central committee. Sheridan ' al leged that the three defendanta con spired to , obtain control of the dapltal Newa from him. remove him from hla management of .tha paper, change ita politics and convert It Into a personal and political organ of tha Brady fac tion of the Republican party in Idaho. Sheridan and - Flaber came here from Oregon and founded the Capital Newa In tha spring of 1901. . Sheridan was a prominent - Democrat - of - Roaeburg. Flahor was a part' owner of the Roee buTgTlBvlew. - - i The Capital ' News was started aa a Democratic newspaper, but afterward became Independent and supported the Republican ticket at the laat election. The present fight Is for the control of the paper.. Each contestant has tha fi nancial backing, of a . faction of the Re publican party, . - . -- - Bxpert Aeoouwurts Heard. 1 Pendleton.. Or Jan. SI. Tha trial of C. P. Davis,' charged with ' embexsltng $4,400 while deputy- eherlft of Umatilla county, now 'before the circuit court, haa lasted for four days, and It la likely that It will occupy tha rest of thla week. - Teeterday O.-W. Buchanan, the expert who found the shortage, sat In the wit ness chair. .'.;' 'J. F.'Ffahlor, another expert account ant teatifled. . t W0;.1Ari IS ACCUSED OF BOTH ARS0I1 AliD MURDER: Former , Friend Brings Charges - Against Mrs. Emma' Patter son of Chino, California. ; flANY weaiy nlghti and aniloua win be) spared to lorlnflf" mothers t; riavlrjff a. bottle of Dr. BuU'a Ooturl BTup la the home when the ortttoal penoa in measiea or croup auriTca. Dr. Bull's Cough Svrup is used, praised, loved, Idolized by thousands of mothers who hare cured measlea and croup with it. - Mothers, whj would you not put your trust in It f , "I have used Dr. BuU'a CongBrrup for JnttaiSifie? tur53 mylttlegfrf ollne meaalaa and a bad eoogh. and. always ouxes ur boy of the eraup. I used . on; doll's cousnovnup 1 myaair for a bronahlal oongh and ft eared me. I keep K In the hoaaeas it fcas eaved m aaaay doetor-bUle, and T gladly recommend it to every Jp,TJJjJjJPJrh'J' r: Avoid the Dealer's Substitute T ' offered yon under the pretext that It Is 'iuet as cood" as Dr. Bull's Ooufrh Byrup. To experiment is dangerous and n armful to the child, and when you have found this out it Will be too late. Get the reliable Dr. Bull's Cough Ejrvptt c-- m it tiwsys cures. rrioe.SSo., 60c and fl.00, at druggist. , . . . i " ;. v ' . w'' vr': .'' v - '-'Wi; '. J A " (leenal Sssetal arr1ea.t ' .. . San Bernardino, Cat., Jan. II. Mrs. Emms. Patterson of Chlno waa arrested by the sheriff . last evening charged with having set fire "to her residence In August last to eecure the Insurance, after -removing all her valuables. She is alleged to -have recovered , $1,400", when the loss was not more, than 1500. Another . charge, that of murder, . may alto - ba ' preferred -axalnat her, both crimes having been placed at her door by Mrs. Josephine McFarland, a former friend, who claims to have , witnessed the crime of arson, - and to whom Mrs. Patterson Is . said to have confessed murder, .; i Miss IJssle Smith, aged IT years, while returning home to Pomona In a carriage with Andrew Tiinkle,: from a visit to 'Mrs. Patterson, -' waa shot through the neck close 10 the Patterson residence at Chlno. She died Instantly. Every, effort to unravel the myatary failed, until Mrs. McFarland came forth Wl!&JbVK?.?. ,H, SO,rroboiai,d, y several, .person. , ui.. few harmless pistol shots, the speaker would so far unbend aa to ask all -the company to take . a drink, and would magnanimously yield to a fellow brag gart. ...... Hembree's wife, ' tame, ' patient and true, occupied the home, rarely visited or ner neighbors, and reared her chll drea as beat she could. The children attended the country school. Finally the-oldest-boy left home and Ora, at 1 6, 'handsome, dark haired, and dark eyed, was placed In the Sister's school In Tillamook City, the father calling or ner at times and taking her away with him. Eventually he took her home. Two or three davs before December 21 4 -younIL..PPyraperniitted or usirucioa to visit a relative. , No one except, tha father aver-after -caw 111. Mr If. nnlnn.1.1. T a. ftindperrlaaTughter, Ora. ateues la i r A w -btta of eruahed bonea,-gathered from among tha aahea of their home, a few other fragments hardly to be Identified as human, theaa only are the mute evldoncea of their fate. On the morning of December 21 Hem bree arrived at the houae of a neighbor, a Mr, Hoyt, wet. worn, bedraggled, clad only in his undergarments and chilled to the bone.- He -asked If his wife and Ora were there, declared that hla houae had burned and that they were aona. I Ha aald that tha family bad awakened to and . their houae In flames, and all had carried out what they could: that Ora wanted to So back for a trunk which held her little belongings; that he had ordered the women not - to enter the home; that he had gone around to a storeroom In the rear to attempt to aave some provisions, and that when he re turned -the-women were gone; that he had called and received no answer, had searched the barn; had then concluded they might have aought a neighbor's, and be too had left the burning habi tation. A young- man named Thompson start ed at once for the Hembree horn Mrs. Hoyt gave the. worn man coffee and a couch, and h fell Into a sleep of ex haustion from which he. waa aroused only with much difficulty the ensuing day.'. Sowes Wada- Debris. Thorn peon says that be .found the house destroyed and at a spot where had been the stairway waa a large mass of glowing Are, Beneath that were later found human bones. Hembree's tale when repeated to the sheriff., and .coroner was . always . tha same. The little boys ware brought homa ' and Hembree broke down and cried over them pitifully. The sheriff and coroner visited the scene and found tha home completely destroyed. The neighbors gathered the bones together and gave tham Christian burial. Hem bree did not attend the funeral .services. bo far as the ornclala were concerned It was a closed Incident. Not so with air. Men accused Hembree before they heard more than the .bare statement of the women's death. Hembree's houae was hot large. It waa only IS by 14 feet, containing two rooms on the ground floor- and three apartments above In a law garret. It was Insured for 1600, Its full worth. The cremation of both bodies had been complete. The bones- were practically Incinerated. It waa said that teeth were found, lying among the bones of the feet; that four cords of wood hauled to tha house' four days before the death of the women was now gone; they recalled Hembree's clouded career. Then they constructed the motive. Suspicions Incidents. It was reported that Hembree had taken the girl from her schoolroom, kept her" overnlghfTaf ahotaI, occupying tha same, room with her, A phyaiolan re ported that a man answering Hembree's description had aaked that an operation do performed upon a girl. The neigh bors turned their literary society Into a aeieeuve. agency. - The deputy district attorney was urgea to action, and finally Hembree waa placed under arrest. He submitted quietly. Hla only remark waa a cry that it waa awrui to loae his wife snd dauah ter and then to be charged with their murder. While confined here In the cltv Jail, a flimsy structure, he feared a visit from a vigilance committee, and waa protected by a ahetlfTs guard. During tne long night he lay apparently aaleep. but if a guard placed a hand upon the aoor he waa awake and alert. Taken to MnMlpavlllo. The morning after his arrest he called an attorney. Charles W. Talmage, and waived preliminary examination, where upon he waa taken to McMlnnvllle for safe Incarceration to await trial upon a marge or muroer in tne nrst degree. The physician has identified him aa the man wno asked that an operation be performed on a girl. In a heating stove In the ruins of the home have been found bones which the physicians pro- nounoe to be parts of skulls, adding the opinion that they had been crushed or broken up before being burned. The two little boys, bright, alert chll dren, tell nothing that Incriminates their father, no tale of domestlo strife or threats. They went back to the home, cared for what they could, then croaaed tha Coast range and went to their fath er's side. - - SUPREMEXOUR'LCRAMTS.l: WILLIAM MILLS DIVORCE ' " (Speetei Dlspateh ts Tea JoeroaD i Baker City,' Or., Jan. 16. -A decree of divorce has been granted to -William Mills from his wife, Mrs. Lena Mills, by the supreme court, and the custody of the child haa been awarded to him. Cir cuit Judge White refused to grant a di vorce to either party. ...,... On Watte Souse Calendar. Washington. D. C, Jan.' 15. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt entertain thla evening at the third stats dinner of the season, when the gueets of honor Include Chief Justice Melville W. Ful ler and hla associates of the United States supreme court. ' Elaborate dec orations have been provided;, for the dining-room and the muslo of the even Ing will be furnished by. the Marine bead,' .. .-; .. BRIDEGROOM CHARGED WITH STEALING HENS - (Special Dlroarcb ta The lonrnal.l Eugene, Or, Jan. 16. Wallace Keller arrested at his homa In this city last evening on a charge of stealing chickens from H. L. Traver the night before. Traver mlaaed four of his fine hens and traced them by a trail of fen th ere to Keller a house. Keller waa mar ried only a few days ago. He Is under 1100 bond to appear for trial today. Wireless Tows Sealed, at Altar. ' From the New. Tork ' American. A wireless courtship, preaage of the airship honeymoon voyage of the future, In Which terms of endearment and mes sages of hope and encouragement leaped tha ehasm of hundreds ef miles of tiacK' teas Space, to make happy a bride-elect, culminated a few days ago In a quiet wedding 'In -Bw-Deilhuloiiiew'S'ehurvri; where Bishop Doane of Albany united In marriage Mlas Florence . De Vera Boeae and Thomas Ogden of Liverpool. Mr. Ogden, a wealthy Kngllahman wtth business Interests In Quebeo and New Tork, 'met Miss Boeae ln Lenox last June. The courtship begun In the pretty Maasachusetts town waa 1 con tinued after Mr. Ogden left for home and until he waa far out at sea, by wire- lass telegrams which he -sent to bis fiance in Lenox. Only a few intimate friends of the Boeee. family witnessed the ceremony. the bride Is In mourning. Her mother, Mrs. Overalls Boese, accom panied her. Mrs. .Ogden Is well known In New Tork, since for many years she sang in the Madison Square Presbyterian church. Iler father died two years ago. The Ogdena, after a abort sojourn In America, will sail for Liverpool, where they will make their home. Strenuous Selling .V or Hosiery 75c to $1.25 Values 29c fair ' :e "f ': . ' '. ' ' v - ' . ' " ' .j ': i - , , k - -. - .v.- . , i j-',; ' ' Crowded Hosiery counters again testified to the hearty appreciation of the wonderful Hosiery bargains we are offering this week. Join the crowdget your share of the superb .bargains Hosiery of highstandard-grade - Hermsdorf dye. Big variety of plain and fancy; ipagne. biscuit, sage, Alice- blue, 0iayr navy, brown, Dresden," green," bromcr fancy aVeAaw 1 en a si aa . KriSf leaaWa a 1 1 rtfa a4wMak SSSW SjBsBBBBjBanaisjy BB-gw t . sa e . SU awSt asatVAsWa aVeia erw Va lelVV aWTts tjt yy- ititch, polka dots, olid colors, etc,, in greatest variety. The more you know about Hosiery the better you will appreciate tomorrow'! great hosiery bargains; 75c, 85c, SI. $1.25 values ate .20 B I A1 a BJ MIL: SAL -m . a a. SL- - iff" . "vvr. r "Tyy we A. Men's 35c to 50c ....... , ' Not only is there a re markable price attraction, but the varietystyles and assortment are equally as powerful" an inducement to buy. 'High-grade socks In all the newest weaves and styles, 35c to 50c values at only 19 pair. Now is "thebest time toTay in a big supply of hosiery for present and future wear. lace Curtain Bargaii $2J25 LACE CURTAINS, ?1.43. 'J 500 pairs of Scotch Lace Curtains in J fAr1raa weaves, vfrv daintw HMiimt! n ' j j e values - up : to - $2.23. : Clean-up price ...... . . .' . . $1.43 $4.50 LACE CURTAINS. ?2.08. 1,000 pairs pf Lace Curtains, all new styles ; you will find the very latest patterns , in Renaissance, Irish Point. Cluny and 'Corded "Arabian -effects; values to $4.50. Clean-up price. f 2.98 $6.50 lace Curtains, $4.68. ; 300 pairs of Lace Curtains in Cluny, Renaissance,-Irish" Fofnt, ' Cable Net and Brussels Net. in white or Arabian color ; values up to $8.50. Clean-upr price . .... .v. ...... ..... .... ........ . ... .. . 4.68 .r .... Colored Dress Goods ins 50c Shirtwaist Suitings in checks snd plsids 65c Wool Suitingf, gray snd mixtures, etc... fi5c hft wnnl Frenrh rhalliea, all aryle ...4TS 60c til-wool Albatross, cresm snd all colors $1.25 snd $1.50 dark Novelty Suitings,, 54-inch wide. i.oj jicw gray jranama fjuiuns, ..... $1.25 plain Panamas. 54-inch wide, new shsdes. $1.50 Herringbone snd diamond check Serges, 56-inch, - navy, brown snd myrtle $175 grsy Tweed Suitings; new stripes, 54-inch... $2.25 Priestley's 54-inch Cravenettes, all colors.. ...... i 44 ..5a ...Se .S1.1S Black : Dress Goods Bargains ......... jut . xi.f urns" mvnuiT xriiiiaiiiine ................. KjjSm AiiKiiBit jviun.ir AJillliailllllV .....a................ 90c English Mohair Brillisntine ...................... $1.25 Imported French Chiffon Voile $1.50 French Voile, wire finish, 44-inch ............... 51.00 Engiisb Mohsir Sicilian. 48-inch $1.00 50-inch Panamas, bright-trorstcd-finish $1.25 54-inch English Devonshire Serges SI. 75 pure Mohair Turkish Creoe st cn c;il. wa if-t..;. v.u c:,s. .rfv vii. ,uui..i ..wa. vuiimil . ..,...... . $1.75 50-inch Armuret, Melrose and Novelty Weaves.'. mm ..6el ..fi.is Te SS S1.4S GHOSTLY TESTIMONY. From the London Dally Standard. The testimony of a "ahost" would not now count for much In a court of law, but the day has been- when It has suf ficed to hana a man. It Is stated that the original depositions are' tn the Bod leian library of a moat remarkable case of this character. A slrl named Anne Walker was sup posed to have been sent away for her good by a substantial farmer. Borne time afterward ' a so-called apparition appeared to ST neighbor, with Ita bead all bloody from wounds, and . telling- .him that aha had oeen murdered by the farmer and an accomplice. Her body, the apparition said, had been burled In a spot which she described, and she begged the man to whom ahe appeared to bring her murderers to justice. True enough, tho body was found In the place mentioned and tha men . were brought. fo trial. The senaatlonal character of .the case was Intensified by one of the jurymen declaring mat no aaw me cnua of the dead woman "sitting upon the shoulder" of Its father, - the - farmer. Both the culprits were hanged. There was a ghostly accuaer in a ease with which readers of Scott are fa miliar. Soon after the "46" an Engllab aoldler wandering near Braemar met a violent death. Hawks do not peck out hawks' een and no man opened his mouth to give a clue. Tears passed and then came, a story of a communication from another world. A farm -servant declared that . In the night a spirit had appeared to him, de claring Itself to be the ghoat of tha aoldler, whoae bonea It aald lay still un buried. - The Highlander muat aee to their decent Interment and have the murderers, two men named, brought to justice. The Highlander promised, but did not keep his word, and a second and third time the spirit appeared and up braided him for bis breach of faith. Alarmed at laat and nq. longer daring to delay, the man called a companion, went to the soot which the spirit had indi cated and there found the bones of the land tract called the Hill of Christie. The story of the Highlander came to the ears of an antl-Jacobite, who caused tnriiinrrde"woQgHriia"-t?iar &: fore the court of Justiciary. Edinburgh. There the tale waa corroborated by s ATIYEH BROS January Persian Rug Sale Is one of the grcst successes of tha month.; We have so largely reduced prices that people generally are taking advantage of th bargains, hence active trading has been the result. WE ARE OUR OWN IMPORTERS And can therefore sell at the ve'ry lowest margins and still have a ' .little profit left. Come and inspect our stock whether desiring to ' buy or not. If not familiar with Turkish and Persian Rugs and Carpets, you will be astonished at our exhibit and more amased at these little Jsnuary prices. , "Y atiyehbr6s Telephone Main 2050. 411 Washington Street, near Tenth.' woman who bad seen a naked figure enter the place on the night spoken of by the man. It waa an age of super stition. In a district more than com, monly given to superstitions, and the Jury seemed disposed to find the two men charged guilty of the murder. But It happened that the principal witneas spoke only In Gaelic "Now," said the counsel for the defense, "In what lan guage' did the ghoat speak?" In as good Gaelic aa I ever heard In Locha- the ghoat of en English soldier,"-said counsel. And that question and com ment saved the necks of the men at the barr-Tne-lu?y-c6u!d fteITeveIn 4-ghbai;t,tTraK. Jaar I-A dispate but not In an English ghost speaking Gaelic ' '. " : ,- " T ' IT IS GOOD POLICY To "keep your money In Oregon." Before 'signing an application for life Insurance In any company Investigate the plans and superior methods of the Oregon Life Insurance company. Purely mutual, owned by the policy-holders. All the profits of the business paid to them In dividends at the end of every year. Fifth floor Macleay building. 1S Washington street, Portland, .Or. Phone Main (MS. I Samuel, Manager. . ;.. keep Youn nioriEY'in crrrj SEC CHINATOWN During these Chinese New-Tear festivi ties, it is a sight never to be forgot. ten: can furnish you with aa offl- clal guide and provide you with a bane some souvenir and dainty refreahmenta; all for 7 cents. ........ Jrortlaa.4 aa4 CUaetowa Smlee Oe- I SEID BACK JR.. Manager. f ELECTRIC ROAD FOR : riBAKER CITYtASSURED (Sptelst Dheafea e Tee 9sersal.) received la - this elty last night from W. J. Patterson, promoter of the Baker City street railway, who la aow Is Los Angeles, states that SU the acc essary capital has been raised for the project ' and that a complete line for thla elty Is an assured fact. Active work will begin early In the spring. . oasvs or TSAjs-xa. We wish to espreas our sincere ther- to all who so kindly aaalated as i ministered words of klndnoas and sym pathy In our Into her. MR. AND Mh. V MKS. IUU A. c a-. i i irrrrc:f. ' Aatoma" rses'