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8 .THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, "TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 23. : 1007. mill CASr FOR MAYOR Senate Acts on Suggestion of . . Governor Hughes and Gives ; Hearst Another Chance. (Journal BprcUit Srlce. ) Albany, N. T., May 28. In response to Governor Hughes' special message . the senate passed the reeount , biU by vote of 18 to 8 today. This bill pro vides forf a recount of the ballots in the mayoralty contest, when George B. Mc Clellan took the mayor's chair In 1906 over William R. Hearst's protest. FORCED TO Bill IN BOILING WATER (Continued from Page One.) "Finally the dawn began to appear. couldn't see It but I knew . It and I kew that as the , light rew stronger the electric lights must' have cast - a horrible flicker on that demon's face. Za Xeavtnly Oonununlcatlon. "But, I , forget. I should have told you before, that before we went to bed he told me that my sight would be restored before 7 o'clock. He ex plained that he had constant commun ication with Jesus Christ and that Jesus had told him I would be able to see by that time. When the hour of 7 finally came he aagea me ir i . could see. I conf esed that I could not Then he sprang upon his feet. and said, Oh, I see the light; it teinrrae that I was mistaken. It Is st 7 o'clock this evening that your sight win be restored to you. I reu back exhausted... Ten hours more of that dreadful agony, I thought how may I escape. I started to arise, boldly because I .was denperate: I be gan putting on my clothes. 'What are you dolngT he said to me. . I told him that I was going, and he could resume the operation that afternoon. He struck me furiously , and beat me until I thought he must kill me. But I roan aged to ask him If he would not post pone the treatment Until the afternoon. and he said he would. Managed to Xsoape. "Bo we both arose and dressed.- As we started out the door he said. Now, I am quite sure that you can see, and you must walk alone down stairs. will not help you at all.' I protested that I could not see, and said, 'We shouldn't vauae a scene, so you kindly help me this time, for I am sure I will be able to walk alone after the treat- He did so. CONDUCTOR KILLED (Continued from Page One,) SAYS ROOSEVELT IS CAUSE OF WILD MARKET v- . :..-- e London, May 2 S. Lord Roths. child holds President Roosevelt 4 responsible, with the British so e clallsts and French tax of f loials. ' for the unstable market. Lord Rothschild said: ; "The market are no worse, but lth Roosevelt e "attacking the railroads . In one corner of the world, the Income ( tax ' ; and other ' jjroblems In France, and the Socialist move ment' In England, the public la killing the1 goose that is laying the golden egg.' and we can ex- pect nothing more than what the market reveals." e my treatment. At his command I re moved all my clothes. It was then . that I succeeded In reaching the door . Without arousing his suspicions, and I men t this afternoon. xouna tne Key naa been removed. I . 'Then we came up town and I es ' knew there was a telephone In the room. I caped. How I ever got through the .. ;biit I cannot see and knew I could not n,ht 1 d0 not know- But 1 &e flnd It without his knowing. The walls lleve ,hat lf 1 had erieA out ,n l,n or i are thick- and I knew that ha would had shown the least fear he would have overpower, me If I tried to arouse anv Wiled me. I used every conciliatory '- one bv shoutlnr. I art and diplomacy of which I was ca- -. "Meanwhile he had .npenarmt mv bth I Pble, and ordered m to Jumn In. The water "I f course failed to keep the ap- . must have been 200 degrees Fahrenheit Po'ntment that afternoon and he called . for I could barelv nlace mv hand in it. at my office this morning. He asxd I told him I couldn't stand it and after m hy I had disappointed him. I tried arguing a while he said that since it to explain the best I could without was the first treatment he would let arousmg him and he called me an un gate have my way that time. As we I graieroi wretcn. a pnysician. a iriena wrfit from the bathroom Into the sleep-1 of mine, was here In the office with Ing apartment he said. 1 must put you ms ai me time ana ne eucceeaea in ' out I told him that- I didn't know getting the maniac away. He told me what he meant and he said that he to be very careful not to get him ex must knock me unconscious. With that I cited. he struck me a stunning blow on the nose. ; Knocked Unconscious. ; " ' "The blood spurted in streams, run ning all over me. I realised that I wasl (Continued from Pig One.) . in a desperate position, and that unless I X kept my composure he might kill tne. dampening Question. He asked bow It - Almost before I realised it he struck could be consistent of the Plumbers' me again, thi time on the chin, and 1 1 union-to Indor and support Mr. Dev- went down. ...Then he pounded me on nn wnen the raci is patent that he was the breat nd when 1 could speak I a corporation man; had been nominated aid. 'Let the rest jf the treatment be by the corporate interests and franchlne postponed.' and her' did. people of the city and wa now being "He then ordered me to bed. t supported by them. Wild applause obeyed And be got In to bed also. He I drowned the voice of the paker and '. began to smoke cigarettes and said I the man who had seconded Mr. Coffey; must do so. I told htm I couldn't and! motion withdrew his second, leaving , he forced me not only to smoke, but toicorrey alone in the meeting. The mo- . JUlUa IUB BUIUnK , JUNIUS fcllVXV IUIU UU W B UVI WVU 1'UV. , me id i cigarette smoxe naa wonaerrui i it is unaerstooa mat correy was curative effect upon the eye and that I promised by Reed that be would be It would be a part or my treatment I appointed plumbing Inspector In the V T ' J 1 . . . tw . . 1 . I - . k . i , . . . - . v ni Beie4 mc, ana wuu una nana rang tvim ui ieviin election II ne were amounting to about $80,' In the mean time the oar had . stopped half way across the railroad track. '-: V ' Hull Hit Bandit With Book. ' -' f At this Juncture. Hull. "Whom' the highwayman- undoubtedly' thought 'had been mortally wounded, stealthily made his wav to the side of the coach. Seis ing a large rock, he waited until the rob ber came to the door and then hurled the stone with great force. The. rock struck the crook on the aide of the head and felled him to the floor of the coach. Angered and stanned by the blow, the highwayman turned, hi revolver on Nevius and fired tjfo shot. The bul lets struck the unfortunate man In the back, ranging upward and coming-out on the other aide. Nevlu pitched head long from the car, and the crook then turned hi attention to HulL After shooting twice at the motorman, one port of the ways and means committee of the bullets shattering the bones or to suit himself. Some extracts from his right hand, the highwayman jumped the, testimony clearly establishes this to the ground and ran down the railway ract ana is reproduced below. tracks. The fact' that a freight train W. T. Vaughn conducted the hearing paasod a few minutes later leads the land after asking Mr. Devlin regarding police to believe that the murderer may the report and how It came Into his have made hi escape that way. possession the following colloquy look Body PlMed on Car. P,ao: ' , . A man and hi wife living near the DAaill(. scene of the holdup, attracted by the Mr. Vaughn t "Whe was the clerk, If shooting, rushed to Hull's assistance you. remember who waited on the way and aided him In lifting the body of th nl means committee?" dead conductor to the car. Although nr. jyevnn: - waited on mem my. mifrnrlntr Inform nam and almost lnsen- I OJf. Ihl Hull run the car at full SDeed I Mr. toward the city, and at Kast Twenty- OMISSIONS COVERED UP i . v '. : (Continued from 'Page One.) : PLUMBERS TURN DOWN .my eyelid. Inhaling large clouds of able to secure the indorsement and sup- HENEY IN FIGHT aV. V. Mn Via MAittk .In.. M. L. . V - . eye nd blew the-vmoke Into It It wa horribly painful. He continued the op? eration until he told me- that my ear . should be treated. v ' " -: j.Frese4 Zar in. ! d .(Continued, from Page One.) f! fcd a-finger In each of my rtore the liUured-,redlt of the cUy. " -Preewa, so ..wgnuy mil ; At th conclusion of the morning ses- nougi WJ1 must qurst. ahm ,Ion of .ourt Hen.y bhrgl Chief of .7 . v. . , L '."7,, Vlnun and Detectives Archie "'i am ncn,' ne saia. i nave mm Vaughn: "I avlll ask yob. Mr. Devlin, if In their consideration of thl eighth street and Sandy Road met an report of Mr. Clark If you advised them outbound car In charge of his brother, wnn . reference to it in any wayr- J. a Hull and Conductor Kltnger. ; ! r. novum "Tne committee asked me The outhnund ear courted on to th to read the report and J read 'the re- other coach and a quick run was made ports. , to the car barns. Doctors W..V. 8pen- Mr. Vaughh: "What -I want to ask cer and R. J Ellis were summoned anil j you wa whether tr not In the making dressed Hull's wound. The plucky mo up of the ways and means committee's torraan had fainted before reaching the report yon advised memr' barns, but auicklv revived and was able r Mr. Dtsvlln! "No." to tell the story of the terrible tragedy. Mr. Vaughn: "I will aak you, Mr. The police were notified and In a uevnn, where this report wa pre- short time a score of policemen were on I pared 7" the scene. Officers were stationed on Mr. Devlin: In thl office." AUDI! CHEERS E GIVES FOIILME Enthusiasts Political Gathering Last Night at Hunter's Hall, Sunnyside. every road In the vicinity and telegrams were Immediately sent to the peace of ficers of neighboring towns. Company Offer Beward. It 1 th theory of the detective that the murderer wa one of two men who held up and robbed O. Raymond of the "You prepared th re- 1 wrote out that re- Mr. Vaughn: portT Mr. Devlin: port" ' Mr. Vaughn: Tou wrote ItT" Answer: . "Ye." After om further questions and B. 4 O. Transfer company at Front I Zl.,. Sr'VS-.- v' rttZ"':""1Z Si, Vlrt" JS22Lt,lJi?- member of the cimmltU Mrhn weonesday morning. Raymond waa relieved of IS and a Colt's automatic .88 caliber revolver, No. 41286. At the time of taking the weapon from their victim one of th thugs remarked: "Dan. we've got a good gun now." Manager Fuller ha offered a re ward of 81,000 for the arrest and con viction of the murderer and this sum may be increased by the posting of ad ditional reward by the city and state. Nevius, the murdered man, was un married and resided at 1 East Thirtieth v. . i .Ions in; money and property (n all parts ? of the country. '. And I play a violin wonderfully well. Besides that I can ... Btng.'. Then he asked me if I eared to hear him sing, and thinking that per- . haps he might arouse some one, I told nun i wuuio cie aengntea. "Then he sang. And such a noise I , ; never heard. When he had aung while, he lay back on hi pillow and ( laughed, it wa a hideous, demoniacal laugh, no heart no soul, nothing but ' the empty, silly fiendish laugh of a 'maniac. But. nobody came, no one an- , swered that sound. ''A he laughed I lay there thinking. , The hour seemed interminable. - The 4 minute seemed Ilk day. 'How long would It last' ' I thought "what will ,. he do nextr t i He suddenly ceased ,. Ui, . laugh, and turning to me, asked me If I was scared. I told him that I had no rea son to be scared, for he wa a good . ' fellow, Indeed a wonderful man. He , seemed to be pleased w; i being called a wonderful man. Pretended Hypnotlam. ,. "After a' while I feigned sleep. He looked over at me and said, 'Now I ? have you hypnotised, you can't move.' . I tried to aid him In the hallucination, and lay there motionless. I moved not a muscle. I must have remained that way for hours, but I knew that all r through that time those vacant staring eyes were peering at me, and often I i heard him chuckle In that fiendish way ,that make my blood run cold even . now when I think of it Hamlll and Robert Graham with trying to influence Jurors-and witnesses , to favor. Schmlt He may also ask for the appointment of a special elisor to summon venires,. He declared summons are being wilfully served on the wrong men. ine .enure matter is being in vestlgated. ' The entire new venire was exhausted without additional jurors beina- selected ana a new venire or to ordered to ap pear tomorrow. asks "How long were you preparing the report Mr. Devlin r' Mr. Devlin: "About an hour. I think. Mr. Vaughn: "Did you dictate It to your tenographerr Wrote Beport Himself. Mr. Devlin: "No, I made notes and wrote It from my notes. I handed the notes to the stenographer." Mr. Vaughni "What do you meant" Mr. Devlin: "I gave a rough draft to street He waa formerly In the em- the atenograpner. Dlov of the Cltv A Suburban rail wav I Mr. Vaughn: 'Tou just sat down and and returned to this city last fall, after wrote off a rough draft of It and then Ave years' absence. He had Just re- ve tne arait to your stenograpnerr- cently been given the run on which he Answer: Yes. met his death. The examination continue through Hull is married and lives with his many page of manuscript and e tab- wife at East Thirty-second and.Belmont beyond a doubt, from Mr. Devlin' streets. The bullet which etruck hi own testimony that lie prepared the re hand lacerated the flesh but broke no Port m01" hu own line of thought bones, t than from me few suggestion given An lnauest will be held thl afternoon nim by tne way ana mean committee. over the body of Nevius. The robber Is A11 statement made and argument described as being S feet 10 Inches in brought forth to excuse th defects In height weight HO' pound, slim build. be management of the auditor office aarx.i cioues, DiacK siouck bat, age WBr lu' aar. j-v- about" SO, wore A blue handkerchief Un written by him and afterward which effectually concealed the lower sanctioned .and approved by th cow- portion of hi face, and no doubt bear I mitiee. a deep cut on one aide of hi head above the ear. An enthusiastic audience gathered t Hunter hall. East Thirty-fourth and Yamhill streets, Sunnyside, last night to listen to Mayor Lane, Judge Pipe and other speaker. , Between J00 and 400 were present . Short talk were also made by Robert Andrews, Democratic candidate if or; auditor, and 'A. 1 A. Kad. derly, candidate for councilman In the eighth ward, "When my friend Mr. Devlin rets nusy, something usually happens," said Mr. Andrew. "I learned thta evening mat my name on the official ballot ha been placed fourth ln th list of can. dldatea for , councilman at . large, de spite the fact that my name 1 . first la alphabetical order, t suppose this 1 a mark of cordiality felt toward me by the auditor. "At the top of the list 4 printed, "vote for three' -you can readily see what will become of m In such an arrangement" " - Judge Pipes asked hi auditor if they wished to be ruled by machine ool itic and If they desired their property old to corporation: he told them that they were called upon to approve or dis approve of the mayor action In veto ing th franchise that 'have come up within the last two year. "Politician of both parties are fighting Harry Lane, can you not see the significance r When th mayor was introduced by Chairman Dr. J. c. . Moore, who is a brother of Chief Justice Moore of the state supreme court the hall waa filled with applause from every section of It crowded epac. . Dr. Moor said In in troducing the mayor that every physi clan In the city was working for the mayor, because be bad been tried and found not wanting the test by which all physician are Judged by their broth er practitioners. Dr. Moore said al though he wa a Republican, hi Repub licanism oosed at every pore when Dr. Lane was running for office. "Mr. Devlin ha promised that he will advise his council judicially on all franchise and Important measure,' aid Mayor Lane, "it la to be hoped that fOr the benefit of the people he will advise them better in the future than he ha during th last eight or ten year" The mayor wa applauded frequently throughout the evening. He told how the vacation of nine city, blocks worth from $10,000 to $15,000 depended on the result of this election. He also told how he had been hindered In his work by the auditor and the council. SPINAL MENINGITIS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Hlllsboro, Or., May 28. W1U Marsh. on of Wallace Marsh, Who lives near Centerville, this county, was stricken Sunday with spinal meningitis and three physician were called from this city to attend him. Hi condition is serious and last night it wa reported .that there wa little . hope for hi recovery. Thl 1 the first case reported In Wash-1 lngton county. The Finesl in the World ,-. .y : f t ; i '.' ' ' $ WilLprove a revelation to you if you are looking for distinctively smart patterns, cut in true custom-tailor fashion and containing all the attributes of high-class custom-made clothes. r ' r- : , The styles are, the latest and smartest., with all the s waggerness that characterizes Chesterfield, Clothes. We guarantee Ches terfield Clothes to retain their shape for one ; . year. If the coat curls back or otherwise : loses its shape in one year's wear, we will give customer a new suit free. , , .- : S20.00 to $50.00 .11 269-271 MORRISON STREET GARDIN PLANTS We have thousands of Vegetable and Flowering Bedding Plants. All the leading kinds; strong, healthy plants that will live and grow. Prices reasonable. This is the month to plant. See our display at our store and plant yard, foot of Yamhill street. -' CABINET DISCUSSES ATTACKS ON JAPANESE Washington, May 21. Recent at tacks on Japanese place of business in 8 an Francisco were discussed today at a cabinet meeting and lensrthv tela. graphic report from District Attorney Devlin received, which Bonaparte took to the White House. It is understood that Governor Gillette ha Teplied to becretary Koor telegram of Inquiry. New Chinese Restaurant. Hung Hlng Law have moved their Chinese restaurant from Second and Alder streets (upstairs) to 807 Burn side street, between Fifth and Sixth streets, and will open their restaurant to the public on Saturday, the 2th, conducting a strictly first-class Chi nese restaurant, making a specialty of Chinese noodles and chop suey. Why say "round numbers" when only one number Is mentioned? Let Us Add You Jo Our Lis t of "Wise Buyers" Who are taking advantage. of our low prices and liberal terms. You only need to compare our prices with those of other jewelers and you will be convinced that it pays to : deal .with us. $75.00 $25.00 Down $2.30 Weekly c.L.- r T5i- - a Dies you to own anytning m our stock with but a small outlay. MARX & BLOCH t H largest Diamond Dealers in Oregon. 74 THIRD STREET NEAR OAK RAILROADS WILL DROP . ARMY QF EMPLOYES (Journal Special Sefrlee.) Chicago, May 23. From S0.000 to 100,000 men win be dropped by the rail road of the United States between thl time and June 1, according to estimates of local railroad managers. These fig ures do not include laborers employed on unfinished extensions which have been temporarily abandoned. Discharged employes will not be re instated by th roads until the financial crisis is passed and the new legislation is given a thorough trial. ' STEAM BADLY BURNS FIREMAN TOM GALLIGER (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Clatskanie, Or., May 28. A steam shovel in use in the work of straighten ing out the track of the Astoria St Co lumbia Biver railroad was overturned yesterday and escaping steam seriously scalded Tom Galliger, the fireman. He was brought to this place. The surface of his body Is practically one blister. Fortunately the burn is not deep and Dr. Wood, who Is attending him, says he will probably recover. LEHIGH DEGREE FOR JOHN DENNY SCOTT (8pclI TDlipateh te The Journal.) South Bctblahem, Pa., Hay 28. Among the students who will receive degrees at Lehigh university at com mencement, June 12, is John Denny Scott of Portland, Oregon. He will re ceive the mechanical engineer's degree on the completion of the course In me chanical engineering. GILLETTE HAS NOT ANSWERED SECRETARY (Journal Special Berries.) Washington, May 28. Secretary Root has not heard from the governor of California in response to his request to carry out the stipulation of th Jap anese-American treaty protecting the lives and, property of Japanese cltlxens. Root says he Is confident California will prevent repetition of the recent at tacks upon foreigners. MRS. MITCHELL ATTENDS FUNERAL OF TILT ON ' (Jonrnal Special Service.) Parts, May 28. All the mourner at the Til ton' funeral yesterday were In two carriages. Less than 20 persons attended. Mrs. Mitchell, wife of the former Oregon senator, was present. SWITCHMEN AID IN DEFENSE OF HAYWOOD Detroit, Mich., May 28. The Switch men's Union of America yesterday voted 8260 to defend ' Haywood, Moyer and Pettiboue. -ly y-:'S-lr :l , v ' ' I.- It AT "Wic Wizard of Ihc Brush" Is at worfe in our windows daily from 10 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. He produces landscapes and marine views in the marvelously short time of from 8 to 10 minutes. These paint ings " .. . ' Are Given Free to Our Customers With every purchase amounting to $5.00 you get a picture 14x22 inches, and with every purchase amounting to $10.00 you get a large picture 22x36. It is not necessary to purchase the full amount at one time. Millinery for Dec oration Day MOURNING HATS, DRESS HATS, OUTINQ HATS, CHILDREN'S HATS. Special offerings in mourning hats at .f 1.49 Handsome, stylish dress hats, very special, at.. f 3.95 Outing, hats, including the Jamestown Sailor, $1.00 to , .............10.00 Children's trimmed hats. ............ ......... 1.50 Waists . 1.73 VALUES , 95c These waists were BOUGHT - SPECIAL to be SOLD SPE CIAL. No other store will give you such waists for the fmoney. Wednesday, 95c SNOW FLURRIES CHILL RESIDENTS OF UTICA TJtlca, N. T May 28. There were now flurries here all. day, and the tem perature stood at 44 degrees above sere. st Voile Skirts $10 $13.50, $15 Values $6.95 Several pretty styles, some made plain, full plaited; .others trimmed in various ways with taffeta bands. Wednesday only $6.95 White Dresses S3.00 VALUES 23.95 No such bargain as this was ever shown before except late in the ' season, when stores were anxious to clean up their white goods. Look at the dresses and .consider how much good they will do you s all through the summer. This lot, Wednesday only 7 $2.95 Dressing Sacques 14 Off An immense stock full line of sizes and colors long and short sleeves. "We bbught to6;Jhekvily.' in , this line-they must 7 be sold fast. ' Prices range from 50c to $4.00. Beginning Vednesday and for thfe remainder of , this week they will gO at, - -r 1 4 Off This Stor Will Be Closed , on i Decoration ' y:-;. Dayr;--