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Ettdt;AlprIadd st Three Thousand
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; Claims Against It of Ten Thousand
Dollr Find Imposed Upon Sena-
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JL.J)ttt-of the-eoenty aetata -of the Ute
Senator . Jehiv U. Mitchell the United
State govarnmaot will collect SLOW,
, the- amount of the ftn whtch formed
. a part f hia eentenoa. By direction of
.. , tha aoUoitor of the national treaaury.
. - formal notice baa beaa aerrad upon
1 , Colonel David M. Dmna, admtnlatrator
of ,tha eitate. tb the money muat be
? nalL. . ' -
v Senator Mitchell' eaUte baa been na
pralaed et about tl.ioo, while tna cuuma
' asainat It a(gresate about tlt.OOOO. The
1 irovernment'a claim t aiven by law pref
, erence oyer all other debt aav funeral
axpenae and . azpenaaa of admlnlatra
: tlon, and will therefor be paid In fulL
. Out of tha Veaiduo of the aetata the ret
raalnlni creditor muat be aatlafiad. and
- It 1 eatlmated that they Will be fortu
, nata If they, receive Si per cent of their
Sv claim. . :,; . .'' '
y ST Sninfnl OoBtaai tJMt,
. Several of the - eredltora, when tn
' formed of the . government' purpose t0
'i . enforoa , pdymenb of Sanater Mitchell
H fine, expreased trona; dliaatiafaoUon,
: . aad n effort may bp mad to oontaat
-wtb aUewaaaa d ik rwwsMet't male
. in the evwint court, . bt attorney
I ir- .1 as aX
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of laat year In a verdict of runty.
week later ha wa sentonoed by iuujre I
Da Haves to pay a an, of H.oo at44f
mpryaned in the eounty au tot aix
monUim. , An appeal Te The TmnedTStatMtby- tBeriearOarura.
unramet .court stayed : the execution t
, th eenteno and,. to appeal u atlll
rxnding when Senstor-Mitchell's death
L,:.joeutTd i A- few day later, -on motloa
of hla counsel.-. John- M. Thurston, tut
auprsms court - dismissed ths appealj
thereby, leaving tha sentence of U trial
eoart Jn full fore and. effect t
'V V'SHfe to 'Widow Oat of Iwrti'v'
'- ' Early In December Instruction' war
' sent from Washington to file- a. demand
' upoa Colonel Donne, aa administrator of
(Continued on Pas Four.)
District - Attornej
ChaTges Will Be Acted on
'::h, -f, y by President Monday.!.
' - fWMhlairto Bares ef The earaal.) I
: Washington Feb. 17. district Attor.
aay Bristol's answer te .charge which
have been made against bin of dlaloyal-
: ty to clients wa received by th de
partment of Justice today. Owing to
the Longworth-Roosevelt wedding, the
executive offices were not opened for
business, and Bristol- answer has not
reached the preeldSt..''',.'.V-'. -.J"
Officer of th department of Justie
bave examined Bxistol's defenae,. but
will not a lac lose m ccsiieni m aavanc
of submitting It to tU president and
will not discus any feature of the an
- wr or" sxpress any opinion upotf -th
effect It I likely to bave with the presi
''. dent.' ''J -1 ! f ;'.-- ":" '"?"
Definite action may be expected Mon
day when th president has opportunity
to examlna the defense. Th nature of
' Brtetol' answer, wss given to Senator
'.! Fulton this evening, but It was Imparted
- to him In confidence, and he la unable to
make' public any. Information i eoncern-
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j DEATH CHEATS MOSBY i
RIDER OF HIS FORTONE
(8a 11 DktH by taevd Wire to The Jnenwl)
' Colorado Springs. Col.. Feb, IT. Uncle
John Hunter of Toledo, Ohio, died at the
v Printers- home -today aged 1 years.
tath cheated him out of a part of tb
- mtlllcn lrft by th 1st Baron Robert
Von Mastow of Berlin, wltji whom
Hunter fought sid by, aid In th con-
,' federate army during th civil war.
Had It not been for th delay which
- occurred In th German courts In th
disposition of the estate, he would have
received about 2,000 from hi titled
i Oernun frtwnd.
Campaigning with the famoua rebel
. chief. 0neral John Moaby. was an In-
cldent In th csreer ef Hunter and thl
- brought him--In. contact with Von Mka-
WISTOL'SAOSt'JER
IflfflllSliGipdl
r,sTTeply-rto
H Th two men became fast friends.
, With the downfall of th confederacy,
'th baron returned tT Oermany. In hi
win he bequeathed fl.OOA.eas to b die
trlbuted eq.u"r among th survivor of
W ' of, ...J, of whom ther ar
now' about 10, t
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President of Portland Commer
cial Club Makes Formal Art-.
I -; ftouncomeTrt; of -Candk-r
a dacy as Republicans I ; '
PROPOSES TO GO TO t
PEOPLE FOR SUPPORT
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F ': -'t.-v.-'7v ':
BellerM That ; Psopls's Cholcs for
Place Wm Bs taectd by Legtola
" Inrs to Represent Oregon In United
T States Senate Contert With Jona-
than Booms -Will Be Xnterestinf .
H." M.'Cakr predenrof lie Portland
Commercial club, - ha announced hi
candidacy for United State aemttor.
The New waa not unexpected, "for h
ha had Jibe matter under eerloua con
lderaUon Jf or aome'time past and hi
friend hay been urging him to make
the race. '. - .. -
- "Tea, I am s eandldau tof the Re
pubMcan nomination for United State
enator.". aald Mr. Cak laat evening,
whan asked whether ho had decided
upon tha eourao ha would purau. "Be
yond that, there la little, that I can
tell, you at this time. - la , the near fu
ture I hair explain fully my poaltlon
a all publlo UMtlona. I am in full
accord with tha principle of the Repub
lican party aa represented by the pres
ent administration. If I am nominated
and elected. I shall strive to th beat of
my ability, for th promotion of th
Intereat of th whole state, with whtch
I have been very, familiar for th past
few year.".-. - v ' f
. The appearance of-H; If. Cak In th
political arena a a senatorial aspirant
la, alanliuwat . I -tno- srowinr notiet
th-t tb nt r-nator sputt seoure hi
iat.ro V- rote f th pe-le,
in the r- r' '- '
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etna avowed eana.. . .e Id tu field, hie.
Cake prcpoaea to go te th people for
Indorsement. beUavlns that tha man of
their oboico f or -senator will be elected
. It la daaeraUr conceded' thit th next
senator. mast be a- Portland. man and
both of the candidate In th field ar
residents of thla olty. . , StUl another
Portland man may enter th rao. for
Dr. Andrew C Smith has been urged t
ao so, ana. i . seiievea inat ne wouia
no4- be rUnwiUlns to measure swords
for so treat a prise. -County Judt In.
Ht Webster ha considered aerloualy
tb adviaablllty of baooenlns a candidate
for senator, but It 1 altogether probable
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HI AVOIDS ARREST BY
Ml
EOrOEIECIIVES
( MrsSertha Cordon,-at Portland Hotel, on AppearancS. of Xap.
tain Bruin, Suddenly Becomes' III, and. Seeks Shelter Beneath
Bedclothes Detectives Stand Guard Until She Surrenders
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, Guarded as vigilantly as any stolen
prlnoean 1a the good old- knighthood
days,, Mrs.- Bertha BL Gordon. ' also
known as Mrs. W. A. MeCardy, of San
Franolsoo was captive lit room of
th Portland hotel, while detective kept
constant vigil at' her door' from ' (:I0
o'clock yesterday afternoon until short
ly after midnight, when h surrendered.
A telegram front hsr attorney In San
Francisco warned Mrs. - Oordoa yester
day - that ah - wa wanted there on- a
felony charge, and when Captain of De
tective , Bruin announced , himself at
her door at I o'clock h was suddenly
taken UL Her Ulneee urprtd the of
ficer, though it. did not deter him from
ntrtoig. - --: . - r -- - -.
- Openipg the door he found the women
In bed. She refused to arlsa, and aald
she would not; accompany him to head
quarters unless he carried he bodily.'
This the gallant ctptaim refused te do,
but immediately - aummoned Dr. C H.
Wheeler, city health officer. ' Dr. tvneel
r diagnosed th ess and gravely pro
nounced th 1 woman - te .be in perfect
health. . . He . Could dlsoover .no .symp
tom of lllnees, h said. . ,", ' i.; -
sk i zn. , '
ZnsIsUng still that ehe . wa tir, -Mr.
Oordon rfoed to leav her bed, whloaU
caused Captain Bruin to decide -upon
plan that the fair eaptlv said - wa
"very 'ungentlemsnly. H posted d-
tectives at hsr door, relieving them at
Intervals. , i, ty : ' , . , , '
'At midnight last night. Judge .Cam
eron ef the- polios court issued a war
rant for th arrest of Mrs. Oordon ac
cusing her as a fugltlv from Juatlc.
Th warrant was placed In th. hand
of Captain Bruin wbo went Immediate
ly to Mrs. Gordon's room In the. Port
land hotel.-' Mrs. Gordon politely, hut
flrmly declined te get up and In a mild
way defied th officer to take her. Cap
tain Bruin Informed her that If ha did
not get up and drsss be would wrap
her np In a blanket and take her te the
police station aa she waa. -
Mrs. Gordon then' consented to aria
and drees. She waa than taken to th
police station where 4 he waa given over
into tha custody of Matron Simmons.
. Mrs. Gordon Is g handsome brunette,
apparently In the : neighborhood of I
years of see.' She reached the city six
weeks ago, and has spent t)t peal fort
aJght at th Portland, She flrst came
Julius: Kuhrr.wMortalljr Wounded,
Runs Behind - Bar,- Seizes J
7: Heary- Beerpdass an
Hurls It at Assailant.
THEN FALLS TO FLOOR : ;
AND BREATHES LAST
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Slttinc In J Saloon. "Chatdng "With
. Ellas 8hupe When afaaksd Man
Enters Starts Toward End of Bar.
and Aaeaesln Fires MotiW Not
' Known No Trace of Murderer.
-3;:-;T' :X:"' :lv' .
MorUlly wounded by a masked assail,
ant. Julius Kuhn. proprietor of a saloon
at: Williams avenue and Waidler etreet.
ran behind his bar, seised" bayy beer
glass, hurled It at th retreating aas
in and then fell to the floor dying. ' -. -.
The murder- occurred , laat night ' at
:! dfclock and cannot be explained by
tha poHc,"who' are' so far unable tp
asoartaln whether the motlv waa rob
bery or reyeng.-"-
There wa only on eye wttneaa to. th
deed.' Kl la Bhupo of tit Page street,
an employ of th olty engineer's of
lie, who was formerly a police patrol-
8hup-wao- exoUedUiot fear th
murderer or Kuhn would turn tb re
volver on hint thatch la unabl to give
th police more than a meager descrip
tion of th man, who waa seen running
up- Weldler etreet after leaving the sa
loon. . Four detective ar at work on
tha.ca. ' --,.,)v. :!'.
' Mrs. Kuhn' and her daughter. Lillian,
aged' II year) heard tha discharge of
the-! revolver from their living apart-
ment -over -tha smlocn and Tan down'
talr and through a sid door Into th
barrooam. Iboy eaw Kuhn lying behind
' rr. rs. Kvn waa overcome ay
. a . and wa Artled apai buut
in., (.a U preav ,.t4 by the shock and
ralatlvea war ummonsd to attend ser.
Her grief -and that of ner ahlld wa
pitiful and dtctive had not the heart
to uuastiou net tureiie eaaa tm eertai
that she knew of no person wbo har
bored enmity against her husband.
- f . r sraraar Were Iftaeli,
Th aaloonroan and Bhup were seated
at a table about II feet from tb bar
whea th murderer entered by th front
door. Sbup deeorlbea th man as about
t ' feet - -im:he tail, - of mod turn
build, . wearing dark ' olothea and a
dark hat Hi featur, except th chin,
were concealed behind a black mask.
Bhup cannot remember-whether -tb
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te the bote! during the evening hours.
when : the lobby- waa practically, de
serted. ; ."-; . '
. Th. clerk on duty at tb time .wa
sons what startled by th sudden sp-
pearanc ef a styllably dressed woman,
who walked hastily Up to th counter,
presented her card and naked to be as
signed to her room Immediately. . Het
baggag must be aant up at once, ehe
said., and her command were quickly
obeyed. ,. ..j- -.-' :, & ,
' Sasbaad WsaltSy Stan. . , -
Since her arrival at the hotel, , Mr.
Gordon na led a quiet and unobtrusive
Ufa.- She . waa rarely en about ' th
lobby, " but casual Inquirla disclosed
from bar th fact that she wae tb wife
of a wealthy man of San Francisco, and
waa bare on extremely Important busi
ness. : Her business demanded legal as
sistance, ahe aald, and that waa why
sha waa compelled t visit the offloe of
Attorney James Glaason ao often. '
; Yesterday -'Chief - Orltsmacher re
ceived instructions from th hlf of
polio at San Francisco to arrest Mra
Oordon. Th telegram' stated that ah
waa wanted there on S bench warrant
Issued from th polio court yesterday.
Th warrant wa leaned. It waa aald, by
pollc- judge B. P. Shortall. after the
woman' bond for 11,000 had been de
clared forfeited yesterday. . She wae
under bond. It wa said for issuing a
fictitious note In July for th sum of
100. Th . complaining witness - was
F. W. VowIMk of Saa Franolaeo, wh
claimed to have cashed th worthless
not for that amount. She waa placed
under bond of J,Ke and ' arraigned.
The case ha been pending sine laat
July and her attorney succeeded In hav
ing the bond decreased to tl,ee. It wae
declared , forfeited yesterdsy and a
bench warrant for her arrest Issued at
once. ' .-.'-' .' ' ''
''- Hot a AH jrprlesS. .': -'
Th woman waa not In the least sur
prised when Captain Bruin entered her
room yesterdsy. Sh waa apparently
expecting hi arrival, though Captain
Bruin asserts that he has posltlv evi
dence that ahe wa preparing to tear
tb city laat night He arrived at her
room a short tlm Sfter her receipt Of
the telegram from San Francisco, warn
ing her of th impending arresu- On Its
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SEES LAND STEAL
El
Maxwell . Declares ; Joint 8tate-
- hood Bill Gives Opportunity j
, ' for Gigantlo Craft. y , ; i
(peelal IMspateh by Lseetd Win t Th Jiaraal)
Washington, Feb. 17Gorg W.
Maxwell, head of th NaUonal Irriga
tion league, which le ' Interested In va
rlou movements for lb betterment of
publlo ' land law, declare th pending
statehood bill contain! th blggsst land
steal that b aver eaw, ' It grant to th
new stats of Arlson-ToUr sections In
each township by number and wherever
these township navs been Included In
forest reservation a, military reserve-
tlona or- Indian re serration a, th state
will bave an equivalent number of sec
tions wherever it can locate thorn, and
thea an irrsSDOnslbl snd ' InexDerl-
eneed new legialatur will have to dial
s of at th bidding f th land
king. - -" - .' ' i '
Mr. Maxwell predict aa experience
Ilka that In Nevada where the stats al
lowed graslng companies to got ' bold
ot It valuable territory te th perma
nent emplacement of the homemakeri
It ' aesuis probable that enough Re
publican senator win vote with the
Democrat to insert tb Forakar amend
ment giving to each of then two ter
ritorte th right to vote separately on
th questlirn of "th merger. ' AHsons
would doubtless refuss to go in, henoe
th Foraksr amendment would mean
th "undoing of th' legislation of th
preaaot eongree leaving Arlsona and
New Mexico to remain as territories.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 17. Report
ers are unable-io- verify th rumor that
Hetty Green sent Mrs. Longworth S
UO wedding present, -
in t.ieasur
SmilmgSerenely
JJichoiii&ngvvoia
nfwiv
llldll Ul IS
iff-,"1 -y-C
; Mrs, Alks
RU::03 THAT EUSTIS IVILL
., IVED HOIS COUIIIESS
Paris Club Talk Prophesies An
( other Wedding When Cas-
tsllane Is Divorced. '
Hx
(Special Olfsstck by Usm4 Wlrs'ls The Jesrasl)
- " ParlsV Fsb. 17. Accord tn tar a rumor
which la discussed in the elube tonight.
a son ef th late ' Jam t. ,
former minister to Part Under Clov-
land. wUl marry th Countess de- Caa
tellane aa soon aa eh get s divorce
from Count Bont, . -" j-'
.-. Th club whisperers add that the
count s Indlscrstlons are only th eur
fao reason for th countess asking for
freedom. When th Marquis d Cas
tellan waa told of the talk, ha said)
- "1 cannot confirm or deny th rumor.
It simply surprises and Interests m.".
Th let Jam B. Euatia left tw
eon a. Jam B. Jr., who I married, and
Newton B Who I unmarried. . , , -
EDTiA t.!AY IS MARRIED
to oscar lev;isc:i:j
Chics go, Feb. IT. It developed here
today that Miss Edna May, tha actress,
te now Mrs. Oecsr Lswisohn. having be
come the bride of tb wealthy young
New Yorker about ' two weak ago. It
could not be learnee) by whom Aha mar
riage ceremony waa performed, for wher
It took place, but airs.. Lewlsohn -was
married under bt toaldan- name of Edoi
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Audience Ever, Seen at the
rn nniiPi f takf
bat w w w a.k. .1111
TO JOHN R. M'LEAN'S COUNTRY; HOME
Rice Is ShoWeVed : Upon Bidder a$They Enter
-Alito, Giving Slip joRteiheeIiI
by; the v Farmers
' s ' 1 y WITliant Hester.''-" '
(Spoelal Dtooatek by Uaaed Wire te The Jaaraen
Washington, Feb. IT. Tb wedding ef
Alice Le Rooeevelt, daughter of th
president, and Nlchola Ingworth,
oongressman from th First district of
Ohio, wss celebrated In th Whit Hon
at noon today. Right Reverend Henry
Rooscvslt-Incwortb ia Her Wedding Oowa.
pope pius opeiily defies
freixh 60ver;;::eiit
Pontiff Nominates New Bishop
v, of Orleans Man Already Re-. .
"V'l'Jected; 8everal Tlrnes.
A.
(Speelsl Dnsttch by Leased Wire t The Josratn
Rom.- Fb.-IT. PlturX baa at Ut
been persuaded to openly defy , th
French government regarding th eon-
ftrol It Intended to xercls over the
nomination of bishops mads by the
church authorities. , Ha bss lust nomi
nated a new biahop for. Orlaans la th
person of Abb Dublr, whose candidacy
had already been submitted several
times br th Vatican for other French
aeea and bad ' been - rejected " by th
French government in every Instance.
- This I thought to be only a prelude
te a determined j wsr between' the boly
see and Ihs French government, a move
which will decide th emountof indem
nity th church la to enjoy from Franca
Of course the new -bishop and all those
whom tb pope will appoint after this
wilt not receive from the government
sny salary sxcept th amount they ar
entitled to- under- tha provision of th
dw law. .. . . - . - -
Pennsylvania atea harvard.
(Reerial Manatee By Least Wire le The Jearaal)
Philadelphia. Feb, 17. The Univer
sity of Pennsylvsr'e, r---Veihll tram
virtually won th 4.., -roiirglale chm
plnnshlo tonight by defratlng the Lar
jtard team, It to 1J. .
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Nation's Capital.
Ainn trip
iw w 1 III ( .
rasThey lJa;
T. Batter!, Protestant Episcopal bish
op of Washington, performed th
fmony, uelng th shorter form r ' th
Episcopal servloe. In which th
sponee from , th witnesses and ' the
must ar emitted, .'Tb brld '
given away by her father.
There were ad brtdesmalda, and In
thla respect th earomony was of th
simplest character. . Entering th fa
mous Bast room on tb arm of hsr fath
er th brld walked through tha roped
aisle, thronged on? either aid by diplo
mat. Statesman and other personages)
famoua th world ovsr, to th rataed
platform at tha and of th room, where
th bridegroom witn hi best
Thomaa Nelson , Perkins of Boston.
awaited hr. - : .
But eight minute waa reqntrad te
oempleta tha ceremony. - Both Mr. Loog
worth and Miss Rooeevelt, In making tha
responses, spok In clear, audible tones,
which were heard throughout th apart-
, XsUe b Serena.
A calm, aeren smile rt4 env th
fac ot mr "Wane" kiOQls br.e. while
Mr. Ieeworth waa solemn but per
fectly seif possessed. President Roose
velt stood Immediately pbehlnd th
veuna couple during the jeeremony. To
the left wra Mrs. Roosevelt and
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Djur seio 03 n
FELT AT ST. IB
Disturbances Most Cevere In
Many. Years and Cusiness ' '
;! -':X-;" Is Suspended-. ;
(Speelsl Dlsaateb by teased Wtre to Th JoursT
Castriea, laland of St Lucia, Feb.
17. Following th earlier earthquakes
yesterday a shock occurred at
o'clock; In th , afternoon. , It wa ac
companied br a loud detonation that
eauaed a panic among many of th in
habitant. Slight shock were felt at
Interval, until S o'clock thl morning.
Th Inhabitants ar greatly disturbed
and buslnssa la suspended la almost
ovsry ' adjacent ' i community. Many
houses and place of buelneas have ben
damaged and th occupant have k i
for other, point. Of th iw i
buildings many are private hot -tore,
which have suffered I
Cable communication to the !' .
St. Vincent and Berbedoea U I
The disturbance la tns v i v
that baa visited th 1e:c M
than three cor years t
Franca, Martin Iqie, t i
riBc, but HtU dan- t v
White th eejtlr- ' '
th tianlah Wert 1.. . '
far a learned J R t
was Injired.
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