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MEETING STEUNEWEReS FATE
LATTER-DRY LIMERICKS
Side of Bcsidence Blown
Out and General Thrown
Violently Into Street -
Assassination Attempted
in Guarded District.
(I'otttd Prm Lead Wir.)
WnTer, CoJ., March 28.; An at
tampt waa made early today by un
known persona tonamlte the resi
dence of General Bulkier Wells, gen
eral manager of the Smuggjer-Unlon
mines at TpUur(lde. General 'Wells
was regarded by the Western -Fed;
eratlon of Miners aa one. of their bit
terest enemies in the troubles of a
few yean ago. At that time be was
In vcommaftd of -the state ; troops
called oat to suppress the mine tron
bles. weiis was one or tne men
whom Harry Orchard confessed to
hating tried to kill.
General Wells' escape from instant
death was little short of miraculous.
He waa sleeping on An outer porch,
as has ben his custom. It is sup
posed that the woutd-be ' assassin
knew this as the bomb was placed
almost directly beneath his bed.
The explosion hurled the general
high in the air and he struck,
stunned but not Injured, several feet
away from the house. The side of
the building was torn completely
away an. portions of the bed on
which Wells was sleeping -wera
picked np 600 feet from the bouse.
The outrage waa perpetrated shortly
before daylight, and as the home Is
in a residence section that is thor
oughly policed and as the , portico
stands in the full glare of an' elec
tric light, there is much: speculation
s to how the plotters were enabiea
pull off their, workr Undetected.
T... thla'iftrrnnnn lb. Kin Admitted
.'that-wMie aemfal wsiis u not dan- Edwards i Speaks'One Minute,
ver, much mar painful and Mrloiin
' that the flra report Indicated. Wella
waa rendered unconaoioua. When he
came to hla senate,. It was found he
had neen renaerea. aeai .aa pun.
There was a game-legged politician,
Whom the plain people viewed. with suspicion.
The wild, vicious kick
That he lunged at the brick,
Put, his bumb limb clear out of commission. .
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Parade of Unemployed Ends
With Wild Scenes Wo
men Trampled by Rush
ing: Crowds Patrol Re
serves Called.
Leaders Arrested and Riot
Results Permit for Bern
onstration Had Been Re
fused by Authorities
Men Charge Crowd.
Captain Muller of German
Ship Nereus Determined
to Break Grip of Sailor
Boarding House Im
ports Crew From Victoria.
it
la believed, however. this trouble la
only temporary. His fade and head
were badly lacerated and he suffered
painful brwlaea about theTbody. but ao
far aa can now be told he waa not In
ternally Injured and no bonea were
broken. . .. '
Lata thia afternoon the police ar-
reated one suspect, but they decline-to
stat whether .the man fa a miner, or
to (five put any Information aa to his
d General Wella has been one bf the
foremost men or the state In trappreaa
In the violence on the partof the
"Inner circle" of the Western Federa
tion of MInera. He la hated by the men
who were deported .during-, the . time ,of
the Cripple Creek troublee and , ?he
blowing up of the Independence depot
Wells' life has been threatened many
times and of late-detectives- have been
following- cluea leading; to the develop.
ment.of a -new gang of dynamiters who
are aald to be, ln-ihe atate bent upon
-engeance for the alleged wrong the
Federation men suffered "when Wells
dealt ywlth the situation ;wlth an :. Iron
hand.V - -r . y, ,-i
SILENT SPEECH:
MUCH.flPPLAUSE
Record Accords Him
Ovation.
(United Press Leases Wire.)
.Washington, March J. Who put 42
"applauses" in the Congressional Rec
ord's report of his speech la a question
being1 asked today by Representative
Edwards 'Of Georgia.
" Edwards spoke for lust one minute in
the house the other day on the bill to
restoro to the coins of the United States
ths motto . "In Gad Wo Trust" and then
he got permission "to extend hla re
marks". In the record. When the sev
eral thousand words whioh he turned In
to the public printer appeared In print,
he was astonished to learn, that 42
times his in uttered - eloquence had
oreugut tortn "applause.
A reading of his speech In the Rec-
their hand to express their approbation
ord gives the Idea-that, ao greatly were
his. hearers moved,, they fairly brulaed
and made the welkin rlnar with loud
huzzas. Who put those 42 "applauses"
in tne necorar uawaraa. or . course,
doesn't know, and . the public . printer
won teti. . . . ..
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rr - Washington, March- 2l.Congressman
, Thomas J. Helflir pf Alabama Appeared
' at the district attorneys ;of flee aocora.
panted by RepresentatJva Ckytonrand
- ' several! congreesional friends to answer
, . to the' chars of haying 'shot with' in
- : tent to kill Thomas Lumby, a drunken
' negro; and accidental! shooting Thomas
McCreary, a New York horseman, , dux
's In s row on a streetcar last ght.
" Helfin' rW n' P1 iould be self
7 defense but obtained a contln nance l
' the preliminary hearing till -next .Mon-
- dav. The congressman is outon $5,000
" bail,' furnished by George. Driver, i
, loonkeeper. obtained after 5 considerable
trouble, owing to ths qualifications nec-
''"Ths entlrs affair "is disgusting.
said
Congressman Helftn today, "but of
course no gentleman could sea a whole
cat fulV. or white women Insulted by a
drunken negro. I tried to remonstrate
With th fellow anlAtlv ant had no ln
tentioa of .hitting -him until iie Inao-
ienuy srabDed me by the lapels of the
coat. .Then I. kicked him off the car.
TROOPS ARRIVE
AT TREADWELL
Strikers Are Peacefully In
clined and ,Ko Trouble
Is. Expected.; 1 ?
Juneau, Alaska, ' March i IS. Shortly
before noon today one company of
troooa arrived, rrom Fort William h
Seward and went into camp at Tread-
...11 m . , , a, . . .
wen. riciicii wero mrown out ana
maniax taw practically declared.
Perfect order is betna- maintained bv
the strikers. There hSs been no drink
ing or oarouaing. The union men have
committees lookinr after the conduct
of the strikers.- According to .advices
received here exaggerated reports are
being circulated In the states regarding
the trouble. . These are believed to be
circulated in oraer to create a felin
sgninsi to. man wira nnvo "waiKea Out,
This morning Superintendent McKen
sle announortd .that he- would not recog-'
niae ui. uniun uur na ucmanaa. .
COUNT TOLSTOI
M EH TAL WRECK
Aged Pain-Racked Body Has
Broken Down and. Taken.
AutWs Mind With It.
of oourse. .. I stood his abuse and curses,
because I did not desire to maks any
more- of a, -Scene, but -when- -he reaohed
for his hip pocket, I drew, my gun. and
shot hint-In self-defense.". .'-'
Today tm surgeons say the bullet hit
me , mica portion or tne negro s skuu
afid that he Is not. dangerously hurt.
Thomas, McCreary, ; the - New York
horseman,! announced today he would
bring , ault against ..Congressman Helf in
for personal damages. , He was shot in
the leg but the injury la only a- alight
flrsh wound. . t, ,'
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.St Petersburg, March 8. Count Toll
Sto) ta . both; a mental .'and., physical
wreck,- according' to private dispatches
received ..hero. The .aged, pain-racked
body- has broken down,; and with It is
saia to nave collapsed ths giant mmd
of Russia's greatest writer. .
-Jleal facts in. regard to the venerable
man's condition are being suppressed. It
Is' said, by his son, who is-constantly at
the old man's side, and who hopes for a
return of . at , least soma part of the
wonderful vigor which has made Count
Tolstoi a powerful factor in Russian af
fairs at an age when most men are In
their dotage. ....v:,-..v.,v; s
Influena and an-old Internal trouble,
augmented by. senility are responsible
for ths count's breakdown. -. v .-
New York, -March; 28. Two po
liceman and one citisen were killed
and scores of , police and cltisens
wotrftdd' irreWtoti 6n&iiS
which terminated tn attempt this
afternoon of unemployed laboring
men to- parade in defiance of police
order. The clash came at Union
Square) In Seventeenth street, be
tween Broadway and Fourth avenue.
The bomb waa hurled into the
street and exploded directly in front
of an advancing platoon of police.
The police were being roughly handled
when a squad of mounted .police, mem'
oers or tne trarno squad, arrived on
the seen and swinging their riot clubs
the heads of ths rioters charged
Into he mob with their horses at full
speed.
In a moment Union Square, in the
heart of the shopping and office build
ing district, was a acene of the wildest
confusion. Women caught In ths rush
for safety and frightened by ths fight
ing and the terrlflo explosion fainted
and a number are said to have been
trampled upon.
Men fought- to get out of the orowd,
or to get at the police, according to
how their sympathies ran.
Ambulances Arrive,
Patrols and ambulances, with clanging
bells, dashed up and in a twinkling a
full-fledged riot, with all its attendant
disorder was In progress.
Several' days ago the agitators applied
for permission to parade and hold a
demonstration to show . ths people of
New Tork the' great number of men un
employed. The police, believing ths
demonstration was to be more Socialistic
than labor, suspicious of the request to
parade In Fifth avenue, the center of
New Tork'a wealth and fashion, and
fearful of the Influence of the radicals
on so great a number of discontented
nien, refused the permit.
In the face of this refusal, ths agita
tors announced that the parade would be
held, and denounced the police as worse
than - Russian Cossacks, and branded
Commissioner Bingham a "second Gen
eral Trepof f."
It was announced that ths parade
would start despite the police.
' - " JTo Permit Qraated. -'
Several platoons of police were-- on
hand,' with crders to permit nod emon
stratloh of any ktnd. 'if--
Vor some moments ths bluecoats con
trolled the situation. Then some of the
mora daring spirits fell Into line andJ
boldly ' calling to all laboring men to
follow them started to march north.
The police charged and attempted te
place the ringleaders under arrest. The
riot followed. ' ,
Fire Men Come From Brit
ish Columbia New- Sail
ors Will Be Protected Be
fore Ship Sails by Govern
ment Officers.
Determined to break the grip of the
sailor boarding houses of this port and
to learn to what extent ships anchoring
hers are at the meroy of men who hire
out sailors, Captain Muller of ths Ger
man, ship Nereus will leave Portland
with sailors shipped Independent of the
sallo .boarding house - masters even If
the matter brings about international
complications.
The Nereus Is at anchor In the stream
ready to leave for Europe with a full
cargo of wheat as soon as hsr crew Is
completed. She . brought a full crew
from Valparaiso bu( some deserted, and
five men are needed to fill the comple
ment. Unable to aecure them here
Without interference. Captain Muller
baa decided to Import the men.
Thla afternoon the reuulred five men
will arrive here from Victoria, British
Columbia, accompanied by I A. Ber
nays, superintendent of the Seamen's
Institute at that place, and formerly a
member of the Royal British navy. Mr.
Bernays la a son of Rev. A. E. Bernays.
chaplain of the Seamen's Institute -of
this city, wno has also interested him.
self in the Nereus case
Chaplain Bernays says Captain Muller
ipiy wants tne privilege or attenatm
to his own business without interfer
ence from outsiders, licensed or other
wise, and he thinks he is entitled to the
support of the Institute, wnlch was es
tablished for the benefit of those fol
lowing the sea for a living.
"Captain Muller has had no troubls at
all finding men willing to sign on his
Kev. Bernays this morninr.
"but It appears that outside influence is
being brought to bear to causa these
men as. well as the captain as-much
trouble as ? nosslble. t Yesterday after
noon several loungers hung around the
German consulate while Captain Muller
was there, and a constable had to be en
gaged to preserve the peace. One of
the loungers threatened violence. .
secretary tui cremer. who rDr-
sents Consul Lohan durlnr the latter's
absence in Tacoma,- says - he will bring
tns maiteroeiore - ma authorities in
Washington, and written complaint will
also be made to the state sailor board
ing house commission' In this port. I
have personally, appealed to ths com
mission, but to make the matter more
explicit tns complaint wiu.be mads in
wrii
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E. II. Harriman, who tenderrd his
resignation aa president of the O. R.
ft N. 06. last October.
SHAM BATTLE:
REALJULLEIS
Several Soldiers Wounded in
Practice Skirmish at
Vancouver, B. C.
fUalted Frees Leased Wire.)
Vancouver, B. C, March 28. A sham
battle yesterday afternoon glvra by
military men of Vancouver was not all
sham. That no one -was killed is a
source of wonderment, for by mistake
cartridges containing brass wadding
and others loaded with soft bullet for
target practice were fired at close range.
Frank Bennett waa wounded by a
shot In the groin and William Dixon
was Injured by a shot which brought
the blood from his neck and nearly cut
through' his Jugular vein. Others. were
hurt, but not so severely; four of the
men injured had to be attended by a
surgeon.
Much Speculation as to Rea-u
son for Change in Road's-
Presidency Thought the, .
Move Is Best for the Cor-
poration.
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(Spcctil 'Rlspttea. te Tee Joarail.) .-
Chicago, March 28. -Chicago.
Evening Post tobight in financial;
article predicts llarriman'a suceessory
M follows: . i- Xr --il
"A further development expected is; ;
that Morgan will. have larger part la" -,
financing the Union Pacific and as a ;
consequeiice C. S. Mellen of the New '
York, New Haven & Hartford will
succeed E. H. Harriman as president
of the road, while the latter will bo '
head of the executive committee.'
Such, plan now lacks confirmation,' ,
but it does not seem unreasonable
and would strengthen the position ' : '
of the Union Pacific. v ; ;
Itlng.
Banors Trader ; Ooard.
k Georgia Republicans Divided.
(United Press .Lsaied Wlre.: $ ry
Walter H. Johnson called together, the
members of the Republican- stats cen
tral committee of Georgia today to fix
the time and place and make other ar
ransements for holding the' state con
vention to. name .delegates 1 to Chicago.
It Is taken for granted that-ths commit
tee will rive its Indorsement to Roose
velt and Taft, a the friends of the ad
ministration are, in entire control of the
committee. , The organisation known as
1 the , Republican Stats league," however.
is aareaoy preparing to flgnt any in
dorsement of Taft In the state convea
tlon and rival ' delegations to the . na
tional .convention . probably will - result.
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'i v ' Ranch Sale in UmatiU: . -'
' Pendleton; Or.. March .--For $18,000
a ranch of ,1,190 acres at Juniper has
been sold by Fred A. Gordon t H. L
Frailer of Milton. - Ths deed has .been
filed, hers for record. This Is a fine
piece of wheat ' land. Mc, Frasler has
sold his ranch near Milton --
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"Ths sailors being brought hers today
from Victoria will be taken on board
under guard of United States marshals,
in order to prevent Interference. L my
sslf." am actinr entirely for th wnnA
of the port and without any remunera
tion whatsoever, contrary to reports
that might havs been sat' afloat. Th
expense of bringing ths men here from
British Columbia will, of course, be
borne by the -ship." ' -
- There has been comparatively little
troubls of this nature In ' the nort aa a
result Of ships Slrnlnr erawa without
Invoking, ths aid, of ths boarding-house
maaicr-B, om n is saia mat notwnn-
DEWEY WILL NOT
CUE TO COAST
(Continued on Page Two.)
LOW RATES TO
: COAST CITIES
(Cnited Frees U4 Wire.)
Washington. March t. Admiral
George Dewey will probably not partici
pate In the San Francisco fleet celebrv
tlon. The hero of Manila Bay has prac
tically derided not to go to ths coast on
account of the long trip.
To intimate friends he has declared
that unless -he changes his present In
tentions he will not review the fleet at
San Francisco bay.
New York, March 8. Repost that
Harriman sent in his resignation as
president of the (Tnion Paclflo .railroad,
last October has created much specu-.
lation here. The "fact that something
had happened In the affairs of the Union.'
Paclflo of much Import haa been com-.
mon knowledge hers for several weeks.;
The Harriman people are keeping close. -
ly to themselves and ate endeavoring to
avoid saying anything on ths subject,.'
That Harriman sent in hla resignation
is known, but Just what ' disposition
waa made of it, is speculation, v. -
Railroad men say that they feel cer-;
tain that Harriman has left ths Union
Parlfln and that extensive Diana tor re1
organising ars being made, but that ths'r
company s oniciais nave guarded stneip'
secrets carefully, as their v plana havs
not fully matured. ; ' , -
It Is generally conceded:' that a step-
such aa has been reported' will havs to
be taken to safeguard ths Interests of
the corporation. . . : ,. t :.
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(United Press Leased Wlre.l ''
New Tork, " March 28. By terma of
ths will of James I Coutant. a-drug-'
gist of New Rochelle,' Just mads pub
lic today, it was found that the greater
part of his estate, amounttnr to, about
1300,000, la left to his two clerks, Fran
cis C Bono and William- R. Carter, 'In '
recognition of their faithful and con-
scientious service." - Bono hal been with'
Mr.- Coutant for- II years t and Carter
for 12 years. ,' -
'Ike Sunday Journal Off
Interstate Commerce Com
fj mission Will Allowis- f
itors to Save Money. -7
S 5 t? (tralted Press ; leased - Wire.) - -x ''
Los Angeles,, March 91. Ths order of
ths Interstate commerce commission pro
hibltlng transcontinental railroads from
putting Into effsbt special rates to the
Pacific 'coSst-during the visit of Rear
Admiral Evans' fleet, haa been revoked
owing to the energetic work of Senator
Flint, whO' explained the situation to
the members of ths commission.- Notice
Of this, decision was received by Secre
tary Wlggln of the local chamber of
commerce today In a telegram, which
Stated that low excursion rates will be
In effect, from as far east aa Chicago
On April 4 and S. ' i, '- , ; .- ,
.. Favorable action taksn by ths commis
sion is ex Dec ted to-result in thousands
of persons vlsltlnr ths different oorta
at 'which ths fleet will make stops, ;
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