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VOL. VI. NO. 286.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1908. TWELVE PAGES.
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OHNSON BANK'S NEW IfVIAYS NOT
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HAS NARROW ESCAPE mmi mum
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LIEUTENANT J
Member of Engine Company No. 1 Over
come by Smoke Peaslee Bros. &
Chausee and Kilham Stationery Com
pany Damaged Bottle of Varnish
Ignites and Causes Expensive Loss
rroinineiit Jwisiness .Men to
Jluku up Executive Hoard
Directing Proposed Mer
jrT of Oregon Savings
With (iernian-Anierican.
In a fire which started just be
fore 11 o'clock this morning In the
three-story bi kk building Ht 90 and
91 Front street, the building and
the plant of the Peaslee Brothers &
Chausee Printing company was dam-
, aged to the extent of $20,000 and
the building in about $10,000.
Although hampered by the slip
pery and Icy condition of tho streets
the fire department kept the blaze
well In hand and confined it to the
third floor of the building. Within
15 minutes of the alarm -0 streams
of water were directed at the fire,
the men working from the front and
through the hallways. The huge alr
Bhaft which runs from the basement
to the roof, endlug In a glass sky
light, served as a feeder for the
flames and Increased the difficulties
of tho firemen.
Lieutenant George Johnson of en
gine No. 1, one of the first to climb
the extension ladder and enter the
third floor of the burning building,
was overcame by the smoke and
nearly suffocated before he was res
cued by members of his company. He
revived quickly, however, when car
ried down to the street and was able
to go back to work In a short time.
The two upper stories of the build- I
Ing. which wan Inillt In 1NM .mil Is
owned lv ex-Senator S. H. IIiihIoii, are
ociupled by the I'enxlee liroM. an I
Chaurfee company. The Kllham Htation
erv company had n storeroom In the
fiont of the third floor whlc h Miev used
for the Ktorage of denk and as a furni
ture repair room It wan In thlx room
that the lire started.
A workman ha 1 been unpacking ucakn
there for a week or more and It la atiid
had a Itottle of varnish with which lis
iv.;n retouching them. He left the room
to .-o down atalrs and a few minutes
later employed of the f'eaalee com
pany, working at the presses in the rear
of the building, saw fl.-tmeH and smoke
Issuing from the storeroom. They gave
the alarm and hurried down stairs.
The offices of the ! 'en filer company
are on the ni'i oml tloor and the book
keeper.' Mlxs Martlet (Unary, telephoned
the fire department and then securing
all the boon of the company and the
valuable papers In the safe, made hep
esrapo.
The flieboat George II WIlllnmH
reached the foot of Stark street before
the engine companies were able to trav
erse the distance over the snowy vave-
ments. Hon 1. chemical 1, hose 2 -and
chemical 2, engines 1, 3. 4 and 7 and
trucks 1 and i responded -to the still
alarm. They got n 80 font extension
ladder up to the third story, but It
didn't reach the window and It had
to be lowered while another one was
run on. The lack of a water tower at
this Juncture of the game lout eonald
eiabl, lime, but by the time the second
ladder whs raised the fireboat was
pumping away at two streams and these
were carried up tne iront siairs to me
third floo'
Smoke was pouring nut in clouds from
the upper story windows and It was
Almost Impossible for the firemen to
force their way Into the burning butld-
Several Wealthy Country
Hankers Considering Prop
osition to Subscribe Addi
tional Stock Way Clears
for Success of Scheme.
(Continued on Page Two.)
BANK HEARING
jet ram 17
Attorneys for Indicted Bank
Officials Will Argue De
murrers to Informations.
Hearing of the demurrers In the capon
of J. Thorburn Ross, T. T. Burkhart,
. I -i . L1..1.I nnJ flakrfra I I 1-1 11 1
JQIlli T. 111 llinuil aim uiiv - . - - ,
wno are accusea or mismitiiHit.i"ie ..
falrs of the Tltlo CJuarnntee & Trust
company, was set for February 17 before
Presiding Judge Cleland in the circuit
court this morning.
1 This date was fixed by the court at
tha reauert of District Attorney Man
. mlntr. who made two Ineffectual at-
temDts to hurry the proceedings hist
week, while Judge Cleland was 111 and
judge Gantenbeln was presiding; tempo
rarily In his place. Judge Gantenbeln
refused to take up the cases because
judge Cleland has had personal charge
of all Drevlous proceedings In relation
to theje cases In the circuit court.
Postponement until tne midrue or tne
month was made necessary because of
the absence from the city of WalTace
McCamant, attorney for J. Thorburn
Ross, ne being engaged in the trial of
eases in anotner county. 11 is expected
that the argument on the demurrers
will occupy nearly a dny's time, as the
attorneys for tho defendants have In
dicated a purpose to make extended ar
gument. If the demurrers are overruled the
cases are likely to be brought to trial
at the March term of court. Six points
of demurrer have been alleged, the most
prominent being tne cintm tnat ine in
formations do not state facts constitu
ting a crime and tnat tne district at
torney has failed to state the circum
stances with sufficient particularity.
V Killed by Exploding Boilers.
: (Special Dlspntcu to The Journal.)
Monacco. Fa.. Feb. 3. Three foreign
ers were killed .and, six others injured
today when the boilers in the Welch
Brick plant exploded.
Two Brothers Killed by Train.
(Sperlnl Dlsptten to Tie Journal.
Bradford. Pa.. Feb. 3. Louis and
Michael Blako, brothers, were killed by
"a train today while walking on the rail
road track. 1
THAW TO STAY III
AMiIilllE
Littleton Does Not Deem it
Advisable to Move at
Once for Release.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
New York, Feb. 3. Action for the re
lease of Marry Thaw from the Mattea
wan asylum Is i:ot likely for at least
a month. It Is said Martin V. Little
ton, I haw s chief counsel, will go on a
vacation and will probably be absent
two or three weeks. It is said he Is
opposed to an lrnmliate attempt to se
cure Thaw's release and :o move will
be made until some time a-fter he re
turps from his vacation.
HANDFUL OF SNOW
USED TO PUT OUT FIRE
At 1:30 this afternoon the fire de
partment responded to an alarm at
Second and Taylor streets to find a
little smoke issuing from the roof of
the three-story brick block which stands
on the corner. Two firemen mounted
the extension ladder which was busily
raised, and extinguished the blaze with
a few handfulls of snow amid the
cheers and jests of the admiring crowd
in the street below, while one of the
many Chinamen who occupy the build
ing could be seen peacefully smoking
his pine in the window directly below
where the firemen were at work. It Is
supposed that the fire had its origin
in a defective chimney.
Hong Yick & Co., who have a small
general Chinese merchandise store on
the ground floor of tho building are
the owners, and were quite unconcerned
at the threatened destruction of this
property.
OAS KILLS TWO
AND WRECKS HOME
Tiie men who are reorganizing and
enlarging the capital stock of the German-American
bank for the purpose of
merging with it the Oregon Trust &
Savings bank and carrying out the pro
posal to pay the. latter a depositors dol
lar for dollar are now negotiating with
a number of prominent business men
with u view to forming a strong direc
tory of seven or more persons.
There are now four who have accepted
positions on the directory and made
subscriptions to considerable amounts
of stock. These four are a O. Reed,
Thomas C. Devlin, of Portland; J. M.
Conkltn. cashier of the Mount Angel
bank, and JuckRon V. Burke, formerly
with the London & San Francisco bank.
The work of forming a new directory
has been until a few days ago de
layed becHtise of the necessity for hav
inx an up-to-date statement of tho con
dition or the two banks and the German-American
bank's proposal.
newspaper Hurts Flan.
These statements were completed and
submitted to the court the last day
of the week Just passed, and now the
way is clear for Mr. Heed, who has
been offered the presidency, to consult
with his friends and present the propo
sition clearly to them.
"Seme difilculty has been caused in
the past by derogatory articles appear
ing in a local paper, but it is hoped that
the troubles of the Oregon Trust & Sav
ings are now about over," said Mr.
Reed. "One of these articles caused
the withdrawal of a subscription for a
very large amount of stock from a Wil
lamette valley banker who was prepared
to put cash Into the reorganization.
"Ills withdrawal was for no reason
othfr than that he disliked the kind of
punncuy mat was oeing given, i minn
:he business men pretty generally un
derstand, and what can be done under
the present stage of the proceedings
will from now on 'be done promptly to
complete the organization of the direc
tory. We will have some of the solid
business men of Portland."
A number of wealthy country bank
ers are giving the proposition serious
thought, and if the opportunity remains
open to them will probably come in with
considerable subscriptions to stock.
Ezpsrt at Work Again.
In response to demands from I.. J.
Wilde and officials of the Oregon Trust
I ,v Havings bank Dmtncr Attorney Man
ning today placed Expert Accountant
Ferguson in the bank to make a final
examination of the books and accounts
with a view to determining the causes
of the bank's suspension last summer.
Mr. Wilde stated that whatever in
vestigation there was to be made should
be made at once, as later on he would
not consent to any disturbance of the
German-American bank's business in
the event of the two banks having been
merged.
W. C. Morris, former cashier of the
Oregon Trust & Savings bank, for the
last 10 days has been Insisting on an
investigation by the district attorney..
He directed his attorney, Alex Sweek.
to ask the district attorney to proceed
at once, before the proposed merger
had reached a final stage. Accordingly
the Manning accountant began his work
today, and Is expected to have a report
ready before the end of the week.
The affairs of the Oregon Trust &
Savings bank have been thoroughly
threshed out by the recetver, and hi
findings have been published bv the
newspapers with a degree of freedom
that has left little to he discovered that
would throw new light on the subject
Harassed by llem v He Re-
comes Hopelessly Tangled
and Cannot llcmcinber
Anything Prosecution
Prepares for Rebuttal.
Poor Witness for Defense
Which Announces John H.
Hall Rests His Case End
of Land Fraud Trials
Near.
John II. Hall lias closed his defense
n tho land fencing ease under slow way
in the Inltel States court and Mr.
Heney has begun on his list of wit
nesses in rebuttal. The beginning of
the end In the long drawn out trial la
now coming (lose enough to be seen
with the naked eye
Kdwln M. M;iys. when he was released
from his uncomfortable place on the
witness stand at 11 o'clock this morning.
marked the iter led of the defendant's
asc. though Judge Webster reserved
the right to put Charles H. Carey on the
stand for "just one question as soon
as it "wer possible-to notify Mr. Carey
anu secure nut attendance on the court.
Mr. Honey says h will he able to close
his rebuttal before the adjournment this
afternoon and then, unless Mr. H ill de-
il'cs to take tlie stand HKain for a short
time to straighten out the tjinffo Mays
left by his ttliiriniv. the arguments
will begin.
Kdwln M. Mays repeated his exhibi
tion of foi gel In ! ness duriiiK bis Mrsi
part of the session today iind consist
ently forgot everything that might have
any bearing on the case at bar either
directly or bv .Implication. He was
harassed by Mr. H ney until lie was
hopelessly tangled and then dismissed
without any questions being asked him
by Judge Webster or redirect examina
tion. Mays made a poor witness for the
defense and already his evidence has
been Impeached by the testimony of C.
E. Hayes ami Edward M. Heady, while
S. C. Spencer has still further testi
mony yet to come, ten!ing to show that
Mays rorgetfulness covered some pretty
vital points in his story.
Cross Examination.
Continuing with the cross examina
tion of Mays from the point where he,
left off on Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Heney went still further into the
Thayer land steal and twisted the wit
ness still more in his story. Mays was
able to Identify but one of the mass of
letters which It was claimed he had been
given by Greene or Heady but which he
said he did not remember having ever
seen. This was a letter written bv
Claude Thaver October 3. lxn to John
F. Watts In this city, which dealt di
rectly with the discussion of the Til
lamook case. He said none of the other
letters had been plvcn, him by Greene
and he had never seen them. The wi
ness SAld that Snenoer bad a Impwrilti-n
paper which he had brought before tha
grand jury when he appeared. This,
the witness said, was the only paper
Spencer had given him He sahi he did
not know that C. E. Hayes had filed
contests against i5 entries and he de
nled that the evidence of these con
tests had been given to him by Greene.
Heney Fats Question.
"Will you swear." asked Mr. Henev.
picking ii) the papers in question and
which the witness said he had never
seen, that you did not have each and
every one of these in the grand jury
room when spencer asked ror mem .
The witness said he did not remember
whether he had them.
"Will you swear you did not tell
Spencer that you did not have the pa
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WEATHER SHARPS BOOKOFSERHIOSS
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NOW RULES
Strict ( ensorslup rrcvents;
Correct News of Assassin
ation from Franco WTio'
Is Said to Re Attempting -to
Crush Regicides. ; t
(Rpeclal Plupitrta to Tha Jniirnal.) ., '; j
OlbraJtar, Fab. 3. Tha British cruisa
flaat sailed from bar aaxly tola morn
ing; for Lisbon.
3Iidwinter Foraffijiff Means
Things, Rut What?
Beavers on Increase.
(Continued on Page Two.)
CAPITALIST DIES AT
AGE OF NINETY-FIVE
(Special Plipatch to The Journal.)
Pittsburg. Feb. 3. Judge Thomas I).
Mellon. ivtiieu. one of Pittsburg's
loieinost citizens and well known
throughout tiie country ns a banker
and capitalist, died today,, -the nlnety-
f 1 1 tli anniversary of his birthday.
NICHOLAS 311 LO
ARRESTED BY
CHICAGO POLICE
Special TMnpatrb to The Journal.)
Ciiicago. Feb. 3. John Mutison was
killed and his daughter Catherine was
probably fatally injured and their home
partly wrecked this morning by an ex
plosion of gas.
BELASCO'S COMPANY
IN TRAIN WRECK ON
WABASH RAILROAD
r ' Special Dispatch to The Jeuroal.
ju; Detroit, Mich., Feb. 3. 'The east
bourtd Wabash passenger . train Jfo. 4,
the " Chicago St Str Louis trail, was
wrecked. 47 milea - from Detroit 4 this
mortilngr. probably by a broken rail.
' Two; j women ' passengers were killed
and 34 (persons injured. i, ,;
Among the injured were a number of
theatrical people who were registered
as being from BeJasco's theatre. New
1'ork. '
The dead-- '
tr. Frances Vargo, Budapest, Hun
gary. ' ;
Mrs. John Smith, Milwaukee, Wis
consin. ,-. v,.,j;,;,'
GAS ENGINE STARTS
VERY COSTLY BLAZE
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Buffalo. N. V.. Feb. 3. The explosion
of a gas eneine In the Merchants' Ai
Shippers' warehouse todaj started a
fire which caused about $200,000 dam
age and injured two firemen. f
SEVEN 31 EN KILLED
IN A ROLLING 3IILL
iSiial lilfi'Utch to The Journal.)
Sunbury. Pa., Feb. 3. Seven men
were killed and six injured today by the
explosion of a boiler in the rolling mill
of Van len & Co., at Northumberland.
Mrs. Harris Dies of Cancer.
Chicago Feb. 3. Mrs. A. W Harris,
wife of the president of Northwestern
univwslty, died at her home at Evans
toif this triorning of cancer, . .
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(United Proas Leased Wira.)
4 Chicago. eb. 3. Nicholas 4
4 Millo. a cook, who it is believed Is
4 wanted for murder in Pottlaiid.
4 was arrested here today by De- 4
4) tective Longobardi while search-
4 lug for black hand murderers In 4
4 a Kuloon. He is lielj awaiting 4
4 information.
4 Nlekolas Milio is wunteJ in 4
4 this city for the murder of 4
4 Glaeohino Alaria. The murder 4
4 was committed on tlie evening of 4
4 Deeemljcr 24, In front of the sa- 4
4 loon at the corner of First and 4
4 Clay streets. 4
4 Chief Oritzmacher haw been ad-
4 vised of the arrst mude bv the 4
4 Chicago police and a request was 4
4 'made them fur a photograph of 4
4 the murderer in order to tlx his 4
4 Identity. As no photograph of 4
4 the man Is available In this city 4
O Chief Grltzmacher has wired the
4 Chicago authorities to liave a 4
4 photograph taken of the man 4
4 under arrest and forward the 4
4 same here . for identineat ion. if 4
4 the suspect proves to be tiie man 4
4 wanted an oftlcer will be sent to
4 Chicago te bring him back for 4
4 trial. '
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(Special Dispatch to 'Hie Journal.)
Rock Creek, Or., Feb. 3. The appear
ance of beaver ho near tlie Columbia
river as tlie mouth of Hock ereek, on
the John Day river, not only proves
that this valuable fur-hearing animal
Is not entirely extinct in this section
of eastern Oregon, but that it is on the
increase.
A family of these Industrious little
animals made their appearance last fall
on the. farm of J. L. Huft" on the John
Day river, about f miles from I lie Co
lumbia. They built their house and
cut enough willow chunks, it was sup
posed, to supply them with bark tor
food during the winter. Hut during tho
past two weeks it haa been notieed that
they are out again, presumably after
more bark, at least they were engaged
in cutting more willows.
Sportsmen jn the vicinity differ to
the reasons for their appeu ranee at this
time. Some contend that the most se
vere weather of the winter lias passed
and that there will be un early spring.
Others claim that the worst of the win
ter is yet to come, and ihe beavers are
ureiiarlnir lor it.
Tho weather developments of the
nant few days seem to give Ihe mora
pessimistic theory tlie best of it.
Ellen Norcross Wills the
Bulk of Her Property to
a Niece in Chicago.
HKAVKKS A (JKKAT PJvST.
In Klamath Unsin They Mood Lands
and Are Immune.
(Special DLiiatch to The Journal.)
Silver Lake, Or.. Feb. 3 Beaver,
whiih but a few years ago were thought
to have been exterminated In this re
gion, are abundant and troublesome in
the Hican marsh, which drains into the
Klamath. Their dams have Hooded the
reclaimed marsh hinds of the A. X.
company and have rendered haying and
pasturing limiillil over iiiuii;iium Ml
ncres 'Prannei s do not molest them.
owing to legal protection and the low
price paid for their pelts, hencu the
rapid iu lease
Cougars are name numerous in uie
rough country, and t'reiiuent hunts are
organized against them. Ihe utock
men's association pays a bounty of $10
on each scant taken within their range,
limits.
Deer are unusually scarce, ana iew
are known to have been killed in luhj
section this season.
Dog and Poultry .Show.
(Culted Presa Leased! Wire.)
Indianapolis, ind., Feb. 3. The best
dogs and poultry stock of several states
are displayed at the annual show of the
Fanciers' association of Indiana, which
opened today In Tomlinson hall. Two
thousand dollars in cash premiums and
a score of sliver trophies have attracted
a reeord-breaki(JJst of entries and
competition, among exhibitors la of the
keenest Judging ofvexhiblts rw-gan to
day and will continue until the show
closes next' Friday. .r . "
Willing her book of evangelical ser
mons and such other books as he nriy
wish to her brother, and giving $500 to
niece in Spokane, Ellen Norcross be
stowed the remainder of her property
upon another niece. Ina L. Robertson
of 'Chicago, expressing the desire that
one-tenth of the share received by tha
latter be devoted to foreign missions.
The will, containing these bequests,
was admitted to probate in the county
court this morning. It was executed
December 23, four days before the tes
tator's death. She Is survived by two
sisters, but neither is mentioned in tho
will. The brother who receives the
book of sermons is William McMeeken
of Prineville. and the niece who gets
tlie $r,00 beipiest is Lillle M. Robert
son of Spokane.
The estate consists of personal prop
erty. In this county valued at 11,825.15
and a tract of timber land In Douglas
county. The hope la expressed In the
will that the Chicago niece will not
sen the land but will confer with F. M,
Cook of Portland in regard to.it. Let
ters on tho estate have' been 'rasued to
II. W. Hogue and Orpha King.
CASHIER NEAL
PUT UNDER BOND
(United Prcsa Leased Wire.)
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 8. Horace E. Neal,
former cashier of the suspended Capi
tal State bank, was arraigned today on
a charge of forgery which was pre
ferred last Ftidav by Countv At torne v
Koelsch. He waived a preliminary hear
ing and was bound over to the district
court under bond of $10,000, which was
furnished. The proceedings took place
at Neal's home, owing to the illness of
the accused man.
It'niieil Press Leased Wire.) ' .
London. Feb. 3. So strict la the
censorship in Lisbon that the stories
of the assassination of King Carlos
and his son, with the events follow
ing the tragedy are confusing and
contradictory in many particulars.
Official information is that Premier'
Franco has the situation well in
hand, but there are rnmoV Indicat
ing that Lisbon is still a seething
volcano, and that many other cities
are on the verge of revolt and that
the position- of the- new King-Man- -uqI
is precarious in the , extrerne.
There seems to be little doubt that
the regicides Intended to wipe out
the entire royal family and kill the
premier and his ministerial col
leagues and probably proclaim a re
public. Dispatches confirm the report that
the leader of the regicides was Ser
geant Manuel Bulca of the Seventh
cavalry. He was killed. Tne otnera
were clerks. Though some uncer
tainty about the hour at which Fran
co's assassination was attempted,
there is no doubt but that such an
attempt was made. The reports are
that the band surrounded his house
and fired on his guards, but were
repulsed. The Republicans deny
they were concerned in the as3assin-( s
ation or the plot. Franco is trying
to arrest the leaders of the party, .
evidently believing that the promin
ent men in the organization are re
sponsible. Today's reports seem to
make it certain that Admiral Amar
al will become premier of the coali
tion government. There was a
slight depression in me loreigu
market today as result or tne as
sassinations. Portugese securities
have fallen two points. Physicians '
fear for the sanity of Queen Amelie,
her majesty has wept intermittently
ever since the tragedy and refuses to
leave the bodies of her dead, say
ing that the wants to follow them
to the grave. The new king is' giv
ing satisfaction.
PORTUGAL'S DILEMMA.
by
Conwlicated Situation Caused
Murder of King nd Prince.
(United Press Loafed Wire.) t.
Lisbon. Feb. I.-Portugal, robbed at
on blow of a king and a crown prince
bv the bullets from carbines of a group
of assassins, is quiet today. mon
archy still under the rule t the boy
king Don Manuel II. and the premier
Franco If the regit ides ho let fly the
fatal volley beltevtd that, their-act
would set fire the flames otnbtaioa.
unset tho government and establish a
"cmiblic they have been grievously
mistaken. The house of Browns ha
mild ltK toil lor ine lon.v ij
uid apparently
the dynasty ha saved
its thione. l.lSDOil JSl l)uwviuuf. un
it was last nigra, j u iuui i t t- !
opening. Fasengers are sven on th
; , . riitL-s- are at half-mast.
Decorators are beginning to. shroud tun
Diiblie buildings in black. At inejoyul,
palace the attendants state ,,Qucea
(Continued on Page Two.)
i London. Feb. 3. England will go to the rescue of the j
tottering house of Uraganza. Don Manuel II : witl'be Stu
ported in his throne hy the guns of the English fleet. Despite
contradictions from the English admiralty, it is known that J
t the Atlantic fleet at Vigo, Spain, has been ordered. hyUele- ,
graph to put itself in readiness for instant departure for. Lis,
1 bon to intervene in case of a rebellious outbreak tn the part J
5 of.the.:H'scontented Portuguese. .The historic friendship be-
tween 'TSngland and-Portugal stands its princes in good stead
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rattle of English rifles will be heard irt Lisbon drowning out
thehowls of a republican mob. j - ' -
" - English intervention, however, means the fall of Franco, -the
dictator. The premier, has 'alwavs; been antagonistic to .
English influence, " and the 'price of English, support s ill he J
his retirement' from the 'CaitioctJ.Viyf. ' . - .
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