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Strange Story of Two Hon
orable Japanese Gentle
men of Tea Isle and Some
Bait Money Which Was
Offered.
.Numerous Attorneys, Inter
preters and Others Seejv
ing to Get Possession of
Coin Deposited by Little
Brown Defendants.
This Is the Intere tin tale of a wife
that wns stolen and of 1500 cash ball that
was forfeited.
The wife young, handsome and Jap
anese has been returned to the arms
Of her lawful spouse old, ugly and also
Japanese. The cash has become a, part
of the funds In the city treasury and la
being made the objective of the earnest
efforts of a numerous company of legal
luminaries, members of the local bar.
Will they get It? About police head
quarters and the municipal court, where
the details of the quest and conquest
are known, the betting is about even,
for and against.
Some months ago there lived In Den
ver, Colorado, two honorable Japanese
gentlemen, N. Oto and Y. Kusaba. Both
were married, though It is alleged the
wife of Oto had long since lost the
charm of youth. For this or other rea
sons Oto coveted the wife of his coun
tryman. Kasaba, who was but half the
age of her liege lord, and of surpass
ing fairness. Followed the plot that In
due course landed $500 In cash In the
city treasury and aroused the cupidity
of well, several persons.
Plot Is Arranged.
Oto whispered in the ear of Kusaba
that there was a plot on foot In the
boarding-house where the Kusabas
lived to abduct Mrs. Kusaba. To foil
the alleged conspirators Oto unfolded a
plot. If husband and wife left the
boarding-house together, he said, they
would be suspected and fdllowed. He
therefore, proposed to assist Mrs.
Kusaba to leave the place secretly, ae- I
company her to Ogden, Utnh, and there
await the arrival of the husband at a
specified time and place.
The frightened Kusaba gladly con
sented to this, the plan of his honor
able friend, and even went so far to
aid in Its consummation as to provide
the funds necessary to make the clan
destine flitting an assured success.
And that was the last Kusaba saw of
Mrs. Kusaba until last Monday morning
when he clasped her in his arms within
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FOIL SWAY
Immunity Contracts m JIade
on rromise to Be Good
Are Violated by John Con
rad, Fritz and Several
Others.
Notorious Resorts Sound
With Tin-Canny Piano
and Hoarse-Voiced Song
sters Fallon Visits Old
Place of Business.
An Investigation by The Journal
last evening disclosed that certain
saloons that were permitted to. renew.
business with promise of ''being
good" are conducting themselres as
nt vnf with lniit.mnnfVi ct hftdflc-
zllng females In the rear rooms and
other signs of offensive ribaldry
against which It has been the policy;
of the decent people of this com'
munlty to protest.
REFUSED TO LOAN COIN
ON VANDERBILT JEWELS
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(United Pre LrpMd Wire.)
New York, Feb. 15. Persistence or
the faculty of "keeping everlastingly at
It," has finally won its reward for the
young Due de Chaulnes. After months
of wooing under difficulties of the most
discouraging sort, the young Frenoh
nobleman leaves on his honeymoon trip
tonight with his bride, . who until to
day's ceremony made her a duchess was
Miss Theodora Bnonts, neiress to mil
lions and possessed of rare beauty and
accomplishments.
The marriage tuoic place at noon to
day at the home cf the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore. P. Shonts, in
East Thirty-fifth street, the ceremony
being performed by Mgr. Lavelle of St.
Patrick's cathedral. The social promi
nence of the two families and the pub
licity given the courtship naturally at
tracted much attention to the wedding.
But there was nothing extraordinary
about the wedding Itself, the simplicity
of the function being in striking1 con
trast to the gorgeous spectacle recently
ill
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Floor of Primary Department Falls and Drops Children
Into Basement When Boiler Explodes Twenty
Five Youngsters Are Badly Scalded.
enacted In the VandPrbllt mansion.
There were no long lines of waiting car
riages and automobiles, no battalions of
police to keep back the common people,
no attendants in knickerbockers and
powdered wigs and no foreign sugges
tions whatever.
Home Wedlnr.
The cereq6!y was performed In the
drawlng-ro6m of the Shonts home,
which was tastefully decorated with
roses, orchids, lilies of the valley and
a variety of tropical plnnts. A string
orchestra concealed behind a bunk of
palms played the wedding march and
furnished the music for the reception
and breakfast that followed the cere
mony. The bride entered the drawing
room on the arm of her father and her
only attendant was her ulster. Miss
Marguerite Shonts. As representatives
of the bridegroom's family there were
present the Duchess d'l'ios, sister of
the bridegroom, his uncle. Prince Andre
Galltzen; his couhIii, Baron Louis de i
Conue-and Baron de la Boulllerle.
Among the first to congratulate the
nriciai couple were the t rench ambassa
dor and Mmo. Jusscrand, who were at
the head of a distinguished party who
(Continued on Page Two.)
(United Fresi Leued Wire.)
' Adrian, Mo., - Feb. 15. Twenty-five
children and their teacher, Miss Maud
Morgan, wre scalded and 35 others
more or less seriously injured Friday
when the boiler of the heating plant
exploded Just beneath the room of the
primary grade in the local public school
building.
The -orcf of the explosion tore away
the floor of the room, dropping the 0
children into the basement amidst the
escaping steam and smoke, burning and
scalding them In a frightful manner.
The cause of the explosion has not been
ascertained.
The boys of the high school depart
ment quickly came to the relief of the
IWi.e ones. Many of the latter were
taken out In an unconscious condition
and some of them are so badly burned
that it is feared fatalities win result.
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PITTSBURG
High WaterMark Is Twenty-Two Feet ani Authorities
Expect Rivers to Rise to Thirty Before Night
People Fleeing From Homes.
(United Pr Lepd Wire.)
Pittsburg. Pa., Feb. 16 Pittsburg Is
threatened by the worst flood In Its his
tory, and merchants and residents are
today moving to places where they hope
to escape the rushing water.
The city authorities last nlgh-waed
the residents whose homes and places
' of business were in danger, that . by
morning the Monongahela and Allegheny
- rivers would reach a height of 30 feet
The .flood stage Is reached when the
water Increases to a depth of 22 feet.
'It was 19 feet deep early this morning
an rapidl!1slng. . '
Much damage to property is expected
-when the loe in the Allegheny Is aug
mented by that in the Voughiogheny
rives. '
Lima. Ohio, Feb. 15. The water of
the Auglaize river Is overflowing the
district In either direction. Considera
ble damage to property has already been
done, but no loss of life has been re
ported. . .
Cincinnati. Feb IS Scores of fam
ilies have been driven from their homes
by floods from the Miami river, which
Is steadily rising. Water has been rush
ing through tho streets all morning.
Springfield, Ohio, Feb; 15. Buck creek
Is overflowing and at least 100 families
are homeless. People living in dis
tricts not affected by the floods so far
are preparing to rnovs. The damage
will be great. '
OLIE JAMES FOR
BRYAN'S MATE
Congressmen Want .Ken
tucky Solon to Accept
Second Place.
(United Press Lvssed Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 15. The represen
tatives In the house who look kindly
upon the renomlnation of Bryan for the
presidency, are urging Representative
Olle James of Kentucky to accept sefr
ond place on the Brvan ticket.
Those who are behind this movement
point out the fact that James Is In
sympathy with all of the Bryan policies
ana mat ne is eloquent and forceful.
FLAT SALARY FOR
SURVEYOR-GENERAL
(Washington Bureau of Tbe Journal.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. 16. Con
gressman Ellis and all the western dele
gation have ' united In an - attempt to
compel a modification of the appropria
tion bill that the surveyor-general of
Oregon may receive a flat salary of
$2,600, not $2,000 as heretofore. Tho
old law provides tlat the survevor-cen.
eral receive in addition to $2,000 salary.
auu in iees. -rnese lees would, under
the Ellis recommendation, be returned
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NO CONFIRMATION OF
SHAH'S ASSASSINATION
(United Prens Leased Wire.)
London, Feb. -15. No confirmation or
denial of the report that the shah of
Persia has been assassinated Is obtain
able, as no word received from Tehe
ran la ever considered reliable. i
John Conrad, proprietor of a notor-
ous dive on Alder street, was allowed
to transfer his liquor' license by the
Ity council to C. A. Tuck on the as
urance that Conrad had sold the sa-
oon to Tuck; that Conrad would have
nothing more to do with the place;
that women would not be allowed 10
congregate in the resrt, and that mus
lc would not be permitted.
A visit to Conrad's place last night
found Conrad drinking at a table wlta
three or four v. omen. Conrad had his
hat and coat otf and wore the regula
tion bartender's costume. Later Con
rad was seen behind the bar, the wo
men were still in the saloon drinking
and enjoying themselves, while a loud
voiced man sang topical hits to an ac
companiment banged out on a piano.
This was at 11:45 at night. Whenever
any of the councilmen visited the place
to secure evidence they generally called
about lunch time.
Promises All Broken.
Fred Frits, proprietor of a resort at
Second ana Burnside streets, as tough
as any In the United States, was an
other member of the liquor fraternity
who was threatened with a revocation
of his .license unless he behaved. Al
though Fritz was shown to be an hu-,
bltual violator or the law, and a man
who woild do everything he could to
harass and ennoy the police, to evado
the law and to keep from being con
victed, the council could not see that
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ROBBER IS i
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Claude Eggleston, Implica
ted in Sell wood Postoffico
Robber', Given Five-Yrear
Term, Also Six Months in
Home for Inebriates.
Prison Penalty Suspended
WTiile Gold Cure Is Being
Applied Balance of Gang
Fined for Connection1
With the Crime.
MRS. HETTY GREEN.
(Continued on Page Two.)
TREE OF DEVIL
KILLS SOLDIERS
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Mexican General Convinced
Arbol de Diablo Has the
Power to Cause Death.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Mexico City, Feb. 15. That the tree
known as arbol de dlablo or "tree 'of
I inc a evn nas power to Kin is proved
Deyona an ooudi rjy a report just re
ceived at the war department here from
General Ignacio Bravo, commander of
the Mexican forces in the territory of
Qulnlana Roow, a portion of the Yu
catan peninsula.
General Bravo states that a servant
and six privates were found dead under
a tree that was later Identified as the
"devil tree," of Nicaragua.
The soldiers had been upon a long
march, and It Is supposed that they
threw themselves down under the tree
to rest. Those who found their bodies
noticed a strong, but not unpleasant
odor emanating from the tree, and
found that their respiration was af
fected after having been In the vicinity
of the tree for a few minutes.
RAILROADS TO FIGHT
TELEGRAPHERS' LAW
(United Preu Leased Wire.)
- Washington-, Feb.- Application for
an injunction restraining tne enrorce
ment of the nine-hour law passed by the
last congress, which requires common
carriers to work no telegraph operator
more than nine hours in 24, Is expected
by officials of the government to be
made trooo.
The basis for this belief lies in the
fact that the law is expected to go Into
operation March 1, and as nearly as can
be ascertained the railroads have thus
far made no move to meet Us requirements.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Boston. Mass., Feb. 16. Hetty Green,
richest woman In the world, declares
that the hard times have just begun;
that .Roosevelt will be renominated;
that during the late panio millionaires
seeking loans much after the fashion
were seeking- loans much after the
fashion of bees swarming ' around a'
hive.
'I saw a panic approaching; three
years ago," said the woman financier.
I said then that the rich were close to
the brink, that a panic was Inevitable.
I saw signs of it that few people were
In a position to see. The 'solid men of
Wall street came to me and wanted to
borrow monev on everything from their
automobiles to their palatial residences.
RUSSIANS MAY
FIGHT TURKS
War Expected Unless Sultan
Withdraws Troops From
Persian Territory.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
London, Feb. 16. The Russian army
has been ordered to mobollze at Odessa
and Kief, In anticipation of a olash with
the forces of the Sultan of Turkey.
Odessa and Kief are in the province of
Don.
This startling news was sent to Lon
don today from St. Petersburg by a
trusted correspondent familiar with the
situation.
Harry Payne Whitney asked for a loan
of $1,000,000, and I gave it to him. I
also loaned money to the New York
Central railroad, regarded as one of the
richest roads In the country. But when
the Vanderbilt family came to me with
a box containing tho Vanderbilt Jewelry
and offered It as security for a loan I
said 'No,' and meant It"
Regarding the report that Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Is engaged to wed a
Hungarian count, Mrs. Green declared
that she should have a guardian In
stead of a husband, and predicted that
If the marriage does occur the rail
roads now . controlled by the Vander-
bllts "will pass out or their hands.
Mrs. Green Is reasonably certain Presi
dent Roosevelt will be renominated, but
she can't say that he has made a good
chief of the nation. ,
NEBRASKANS AGREE
WITH OREGON MEN
(United Press Lessed Wire.)
Balem. Feb. 15. The railroad com
mission Is In receipt of a letter from
the Nebraska commission, stating that
thef two senators and all but one repre
sentative of that state are In favor of
Senator Fulton's amendment to the In
terstate commerce act. so that shippers
will have the right to protest and be
heard before the railroads will have the
right to advance rates. This letter la a
reply to a circular sent out by the local
commission to those of the other states
requesting their aid in obtaining thai
passage of this bill.
Whiskey, cigarettes, the use of cocaine
and association with the undesirable
olttsen element were scored la ; the
United States district court this morn
ing by Judge Wolvefton, United States
District Attorney W. C Bristol and At-
tnrn.v "W W Vf fflarrv
A sentence or fire years at McNeils
island was Imposed upon Claude Eggle
ston, one of the defendants la the Bell-'
wood pos toff ice robbery, the sentence
being suspended so that Kggleston could
take the Keeley cure. In the meantime
Eggleaton was ordered to report to tne
court every SO days.
Eggleston. who has been out on a
bond of $2,000. was turned over to the
custody of the United States marshal
and la to be taken at once to an estab
lishment for the treatment of Inebriates
and those addicted to the use of drugs.
If at the end of six months It is shown
that the young man has been cured and
displays a disposition to become a re
formed member of society the sentence
will be suspended altogether. In the
meanwhile, however, should he break hie
parole he is to be subject to arrest on a
bench warrant and sent to the governv
ment penitentiary to serve out the full
trrm of sentence. ..
Others Axe rined.
Louis Gelbrlde. who was also Im
plicated In the Sell wood ease together
with Wayne and Anderson, who ' sre
now at McNeil's Island, "Toots Bry-
ane. Big jonnny, ana several omers,
were fined $160 by Judge Wolverton.
This Is the last of the Sellwood defend
ants whose cases have been awaiting
the disposition of the court. . '
In his recommendation to the court
that Eggleston, who is 27 years eld. be .
given an opportunity to reform, Mr.
Bristol reviewed his connection with,
the affair.
Eggleston, it seems, had been asso
ciating with Wayne and other of the'
same character and met them at Tom
Fallon's place In the north end. After
the robbery he was found with a part .
of the stamps stolen from the postof
flce In his possession.
Mr. Bristol said that the man was
undoubtedly addicted to the liquor hab
it. It was this, he said, beyond alt
reasonable doubt that " had brought
about the downfall of Eggleston and
resulted In his acquaintance wlta tho
men who afterward committed ' tho
robbery and gave . him a - part of the)
proceeds to sell. '.. -
Owing to the circumstances, Mr.
Bristol thought that it would . be ad
visable to allow Eggleston a chance
to do better. ' .- ' vi ,)
"He Is comparatively youno man,"
the United States district attorney salrt,
"and I do not believe that it would do
him any good to serve a term at bar t
labor at McNeil's . island. He is ad
dicted to the drink and cigarette habit
and has associated with the undesir-
aoie element or me cny. in nis pres- -ent
condition he ,1s a menace to the
welfare of good society of the race.
Even this morning I do not believe h
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(United Press Lessed Wlra.)
London, Feb. IS. That the sultan
must withdraw his troops from Persian
territory or fight Russia in the spring
is considered certain here. Evidently
counting on the csar's weakness In the
vicinity of the disputed territory, the
porta is treating the St. Petersburg
representations with almost Insolent in
terference and' the belief is growing
that there will be a clash. -
Enarland sympathizes with Russia In
the controversy and may loin in bring
ing pressure to bear on Turkey If neces
sary. With the arrival of the 60.000
troops ,uat orderfld.from Canlral -Russia
to the Turko-Persian frontier the czar
will probably have no trouble, however,
in giving the sultan a needed lesson un
aided. What pussies both London ' and St.
Petersburg 4s Persia's attitude in dis
missing M. Mornard, the Belgian di
rector of customs, for permitting Rus
sian troops to enter Persia. That the
shah should object to steps manifestly
taken for his own protection seems in
explicable and an explanation will cer
tainly be insisted upon.
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