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TO-Duy, Sell litre or Rent any 1 thing, USE THE JOURIUL WiQrf columns.' : The weatherw-Ftlr tonight and Saturday, easterly" wndi.v;'4.Vw. PRICE TWO CENTS. 3 iftRityFcSZf VOL. VI. NO. 182. , PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY . EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1907;-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. OTP 771 itfe- .-n: , . . ..rrl? Will Id) TO JEM .. MUTINY IS SURVEYOR IN INDIA IS KILLED Uprising1 of Students Last Night Ended in Injury to 50 Policemen After Un successful Attempt Was Made to Disperse Crowd. Englishmen Attacked on Streets and Police Are Powerless Lord Kitchen er Eeady to Call Out Troops. Calcutta, Oct. 4. As, a result of a prolonged agitation (or self-rule, an uprising of students last night culminated in Injuries to 6ft pollce mem It is feared that this la the starting of an Indian mutiny. To day the cab drivers are striking, In volving more violence and Increased danger. Englishmen are being at tacked on the streets and the police seem to be powerless to prevent dis order. At last night's meeting the speak ers advocated meeting English op position with force. The trouble started when the police tried to stop the mee'ting. The newspapers are boasting today that 00 policemen were injured In the ensuing battle. The English residents are in a P&nJB nil mnnv nr fleeing. Lord Kitchener intends to call out the troops If the situation grows worse. Kelr Hardie, the labor leader In parliament, has been making In flammatory speeches throughout India. ,T. D. Daly Falls to His Death This Morning Down a Stairway at ftear of Sell ing-Hirsch Building His Neck Broken. Federal Officer Walked Out of Upper Hall, Missed Footing and Plunged Headlong Down Steep In- " cline Skull Fractured. John D. Daly, surve yor-general of Oregon, and for many years on of tjie best known public men In the state, was Instantly . killed early this morning by falling down a flight of stairs In the S. P. OFFICIALS f I . JOHN D. DALY. DENIED IIMIMTr Attempt to Secure AMiite wash for Rebating Nipped by Commissioner Lane. (Pacific Coant PreM Leased Wire.) Ban Francisco, Oct. 4. Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane today blocked a bold attempt of the Southern Pacific to secure immunity for rebat ing. Attorney Dunne for the Southern Pa clfic asked to have Freight Traffic Manager L,uce sworn so he could testi fy regarding tne granting or special tates to tne Associated Oil company and other .favored shippers. "W eextend a cordial invitation to Mr. Luce to testify," said Commissioner Lane, ''but I cannot take his testimony under oath. Such action would give the company, the prtileire of claiming lm munity from punithnsent in case It de sired to do so. I ocn't say it would, howe' er. But 1 do sav such facts have been gathered there that may, warrant thr department or justice taxing action. Commissioner Lane then asked: "Do you. as a representative of the Southern Pacific, refuse to allow Mr. Luce or any of the assistant freight traffic managers to go on the stand and testify relative t the matters in sub ject?" "I refuse them to testify, unless they can do so under oath," replied Attorney Dunne. "That concludes the session, then," re sponded Commissioner Lane. . How the rebating system of the Southern Pacific enables trusts to meet and crush competition, was shown at this morning's session. TRAIN SCHEDULE IS STILL SHATTERED Northern Pacific No. 1, due at 7 o'clock, arrived at 10:45. Southern Pacific No. 16, due at 7:25. arrived in two sections at! 8:35 and 10:60. Southern Pacific No. 18,' due. at 11:3; arrived at 11:46. O. R. A N. No. 8, due' at 8 o'clock, arrived -an time. O. R."& Nov 5. due at 9:45,, arrived at l:S6t' Astoria & ' Columbia No. 21, due at IMS. 'arrived Wtime. Only two trains were on time today. Selllng-HIrsch building at Washington and Park streets. His neck was, broken by the fall, and in addition his skull was fractured and his face badly lacer ated. The body was found shortly after 3 o'clock this morning bv P. Walton, chef at thu Orecon hotel. Policeman Sultter was notified and theifeody was removed to the undertaking parlors of Coroner J. P. l-lnlry. The supposition Is that Mr. Daly, while grouping around the second floor of the building encountered the stairs, and losing his balance plunged headlong to his death. He fell from the top to the ground floor opening into Park street, covering a distance of 30 steps on a steep Incline. Struck Head on Stairs. One of the rounds of the balustrade at the head of the stairs was broken and was found lying near the un fortunate man's body. This would Indi cate that as he fell Mr. D:ily made frantic efforts to regain his feet and clutched at the wood, which gave way under his weight. From marks on the stairs Indications point to the belief that Mr. Daly fell head first and struck on his forehead half way down the decline. Mrs. Walton, wife' of the man who found the body, heard Dalv enter tho building by the front entrance from Washington street and then wander about the hallways until he fell. This was soon after 1 o clock this morning. Mrs. Walton was waiting for her hus band, -who had been detained at the hotel. ' When she heard the man come up the stairs she thought at nrst it was Mr. Walton. From the movements as heard by Mrs. Walton the surveyor-general was probably In the hallway more than naif an hour before the accident. At the head of the front stairway Is a chair and table used by the janitor. Here. It seems, Mr. Daly, who had not been In the-best of health lately, rested awhile. Mrs. Walton heard him sneeze reneatedly and rumble aDout tne rurni- ture as though the man were In a daae. Heard Daly rail. After resting perhaps half an hour Mr. Daly began wandering about the hallway, and from his notions Mrs. Wal ton was led to believe that he was look ing for some one. First he went north tbrough the hall, and, coming to the end, turned around and went in the opposite direction. According to the footsteps. Mrs. Wal ton thought the man was either tired or sick. He passed directly to her room, No. 19. then turned into the hall, going east and leading to the stairs where the accident occurred. Justus Mr Dalv reached trie head of the staircase there was a sudden shuffle of the feet, followed by sounds of a man falling. This noise was also heard by other occupants of the butldlng, but no - one made an Investigation. Some tMught that the sound had been caused b"a box falling down stairs or through the elevator shaft. i Being alone and having recently been sick, Mrs. Walton did not investigate. When Mr. Walton came home she told j him of the facts and he Began search. Qtrina to the head of the stairs, and with the open door and the light of the stfeet below, he saw the form of a man. Upon i investigation the body was found to be lifeless. The police were notified, and Dr. Zieglor. the ctty phy- ROB STORE OF $2,000 If JEWELS Precious Stones and Gold Watches Are Taken From Window of 3Ietzger t Co. on Washington Street Early This 3Iorning. JOURNAL IKS. BROWN TELLS THE ; SHE WITHHOLDS DEATH SECRE A 'A It Burglars Pick Lock on Front Door Worked Un molested Robbery Dis covered Long After It Had Been Committed. Two thousand dollars worth of dia monds, gold watches and rings are missing from the jewelry store nf Metz ger & Co., 342 Washington street, as the results of a daring burglar early this morning. The Jewels and other articles were taken before 2 o'clock his morning. It was at this hour that Kd Mahr. a night watchman, discovered hat the door of the store was un- ocked. I'pon Investigation he found hat some one had been rummaging about the pluce. The diamonds and watches were taken rom the window of the store. Kn rance to the building was gained by flcklnc the lock of the front door. Once tiHlde the task of gaining possession of the wealth was comparatively an easy task. It Is said by members of the firm hat there Is no clue to the Identity of thje thief or his accomplices. Fine Watch Overlooked. In his apparent hurry to leave the premises alter partly filling hl pock- ts witn valuable stones ana much or he gold In sight, the burglar overlooked n elegant watch. This was found ly ing on the showcase this morning by H. Metzger, one of the members of tho firm. The lock on the door is not the most Ifficult Kind to work and It Is be lieved by the police that even if the robber did not have a key he could easily have gotten inside by picking the asternngs with some strong, Bted in- irument. The police, who were notified this morning, and Immediately began work- ng on the case, also believe that the burglar had a confederate. The aceom- lice very likely remained outside, keep- ng a lookout while the other was on the Inside of the store taking handfuls of the precious articles, each grab of which was worth hundreds of dollars. Beet Qtmi In the Safe. As Is customary among most Jewelers. Metzger A Co. remove the most valuable lamonds from the display windows at lent, leaving tne smaller stones for show purposes. Owing to this fact there were diamonds in the window valued at not more than J 1,000. When Watchman Mahr discovered the door unlocked he secured the entrance with a Yale lock of his own and then maoe an effort to notify the owners. This he was unable to accomplish, how ever, and neither Of the Metzgers hnew of the robbery until they opened tho store this morning. oN effort was made to get away with any of the ofher articles in the store. No effort was made- to get away with any of the other articles In the store. NAVY SECRETARY SUSTAINS EVANS "Si ':i i ; iM , "'I'r''? V V 5' 4 ' ' , V , . ' y y t yr ' -IS' ' , tflyVyA,J. , S ' y , ' ' ""yy'y'yy v " '"M y, it, "y yy vy y Y ' y y w hy 4 y- ' y J yy j 4 yty 'w yy-yA 'y ' , ,tttum rn ii in H1'Bt'leli-''"l1 SCENE OF OUTRAGE TAKEN FROM FRONT PORCH OF BROWN COTTAGE, THIS 18 CONSIDERED TIIE BEST PICTURE YET TAKEN OF Tllfi SHATTERED GATEW AY, AS IT SHOWS THE NATURE OF THE BUILDINGS AND STREETS. SUSPECTS AI THE FUNERAL Detectives Leave Church Hastily to Trail Two Men Who Acted in Suspicious Manner Arrests Will Follow When Chain of Evidence Is Fully Completed. (United Pls Letted Wire.) Washington. Oct. 4. According to an officer intimately acquainted with the plans for sending the Atlantic fleet to the Pacific coast, the warships will not remain there longer than two months. Criticism of Admiral Evans because he refused to accept the plans of the general board in prefeence to his own has been removed. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf said today that the board had no right to glv Evans orders, pay ing a high tribute to the admiral as a fighter whose ability is unexcelled. l'.y C. E. Ilosue. (RperUl Dlapatch to Tbe Journal) Baker City. (Jr.. Oct. 4. While the bells toiled Holemnly and the Haker City Concert band played the strains of "Nearer. Mv Cod to Thee," and a crowd of 5,000 people stood solemnly about the coffin of Hiirvcy Brown yes terday afternoon the men wno are sus pected of having assassinated the for mer sheriff, wearing an air of feigned distress, mood near th steps of the First Methodist church where the ser vices were held. Their presence was discovered by (""apt In Swain and Harry Draper. and pursuit followed, but the assassins escaped. When the funeral services commenced In trie church Captain Swain and Harry Draper, aided by the local authorities, took their posts outside the edifice. They had been there but a short time when they discovered that two sus pected slayers of Brown were in the crowd which bad gathered to hear the last tribute to be paid to the dead man. After a brief consultation the author ities located the suspects whom they closely shacod for hours and from Information gathered during the chase It is thought that the dynamiters will be captured. No arrests were made be cause the time was not ripe. The Brown assassination is a com plicated case ajfd it will take time to ferret out all of the guilty persons connected with It. Cntil convincing proof against suspected men is ob tained it Is not the desire of the offi cers to cause an arrest. They are, however, rapidly gathering In tho net and but a few days will expire before a big sensat'on will be srpung. Belief that sympathisers with the so-called "inner clrcie" of the Western Federation of Miners Is responsible for the death of Brown is growing rapidly. Tho federation as an organization Is not blamed but It Is the general belief that men indirectly connected with It committed the crime. Rumors that Harvey Brown had seen the original of the letter said to have been written by Pettibone to Harry Orchard while the latter was in the penitentiary, are afloat here but are discredited by the detectives who are familiar with the details of the Steun enberg case. Tho sleuths refuse to credit the story and declare that the letter could not possibly have fallen Into the hands of Brown. He was working on an entirely different line and besides, they argue, the mere fact of his having seen the letter would have been no cause for his assassina tion. A number of other detectives who had much more Information about that phase of the case than Brown have not oeen moiestea yyyyyryyy.y9ywmmtVmmiimiiK$m fy'J ft ' Y'''Jf, Vr i f fy ? yM " t' yf : W'yyy ',Anfr,f A yyy,'Z"y V yy y t y My ' PJfi 17 f ' t v J y '.' V. , yy- - ?y 'tit 4? f MRS. HARVEY BROWN, WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE WESTERN FEDERATION MEN MURDERED HER HUSBAND. RAILROAD AIDED CLOSE 10 . jwuRDERERS Woman Not Yet Ready to 3Iake Known Whom Site Suspects as She Fears She:. Mijrht Meet the Same Fate as Husband. , : (Continued on Page Ttiree.) - . r rMpiiM Mil Vs- 1 w MM Liiv Termer Escapes Jail in Lieu of Returning Gov ernment Securities. .HARRY DRAPER AND HIS DOGS ON THE TRAIL OF SUSPECTS ACCOMPANIED BY CROWD OF CITIZEN AND OFFICERS . (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Bolllngha.ni, Wash., Oct. 4. Because Bill Miner, outlaw, held 170,000 gov ernment securities, stolen from the Can adian Pacific on September 9, 1904, representatives of railroads secured from the train robber the -valuables on condition that he be permitted to break all two months ago. where he was erving a life sentence for holding up the Canadian road on two occasions. This piece of diplomacy is given out by a friend of Miner, who passed throilgh this city to meet the bandit who la satd to be planning other rail road raids. No attempt, to capture the criminal is being made. It Is an open secret that guards were ' bribed and Investigation started from Ottawa. Examination whs dropped gently, or as fast as public excitement permitted. " ' Miner's friend declares the ciwvict will not again attempt to hold up any Canadian Pacific train, as be gave his word when he surrendered he socljrb ties that the Canadian Pacific would be free from plunder so far h was concerned, in the uture. . - . a. By C. E. Hogue. - - - Baker City, Or., Oct. 4. Lying In a semi-conscious condition, half ; dead from grief and fear, Mrs. Brown, widow of tho late Harvey K, Brown, holds the clue which ahe be lieves will lead to the arrest of the) men who dynamited her husband, V She stoutly maintains that neither the Western Federation nor the Moody murder case bear upon, Brown's death, but she is not strong enough yet to tell her story. Mrs. Brown is frightened. She -'believe' that when she attempts to tell whom she believes dynamited her husband . she will suffer the same fate. Sh knows the desperate character of the 1 men upon whose trail she will put the officers and has good cause for fear, ' Captain Swain and "Harry Draper are marked. for death by dynamiter?, Draper believes this to be the case for the sleuths have been constantly hounded since their arrival. Day and night unknown men have been : on the trail of these men-and tb , utmost vigilance has been kept to prevent their assassination. 4 v " , 1 When granted a two-minute au dience with Mrs. Harvey Prown this morning The Journal correspondent learned that the. widow knew moru of the cause for assassination than has been made public: She : believe Bhe can throw Hg&t npon tb0 pofctj overlooked , by District Attorney Lo roy Lomax when be ; Interview 1 Brown at hia deathbed. (CooUnud on, Three.) ; - V, ;