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Budden Death of Judson C.
' Brusie When Facing ,Em
bezzlement. Charge Recalls
His Career as 1 Bohemian,
Playwright 4 and, Amthor,
(Cntteil PrM teased Wire.) ,
Los' Angeles,' Jun lO.Judson JC.
, Brusie, secretary of th' stat board of
railroad commlasloners, who w ar
rested la this olty ' on Bunday . last,
charged with the embezzlement of fund
belonging;, to the. Metropolitan Bonding
and Surety company, of which he was
the San Franclaco representative, died
at T o'clbck thia morning at tne an
fnmlar hosnltftl. where he wae teken
last night from the -Police hoepital, ot
Sowing his release on bonds.' s ,( f
In..u'i rtooth was due to heart' fail-
Vure and nervous t trouble. Which, is' aid
a hv been brought on by stimulants.
Immediately following his arrest on
- " Sunday, Brusie coUapaed,. and 'hia con.
"""dltlon became so eerioue that he was
' placed In the prisoner's ward at ; the
. ; police atatlon. ' He had So far Improved
' that it was deemed safe to remove him
. to the California hospital, - bonds hav
. log been furnished .by hia f rlenda. - -
Although known Uo be very slok
' man, Bruele's death- was unexpected.
. Jiarlr this morning he rapidly grew
. tintll ' ha -.died. : "-..V
-The specific charge on which Brusie
was 'arrested was .the, embMilment of
1 $600 Of the fund of the Metropolitan
Bonding , Surety company .. of New
.; Brusie admitted using some of the
money, belonging. to the company, .but
maintained that he took only what was
' duo him as cornmisslona.
,NJudson C Brusie had been prominent
" for a number of years In San Francisco
. as a speaker, fc. playwright and man
. bout-town."cHle friends here remained
loyal to htn i the face of the charges
' -brought esalnut hinv end subscribed a
' bond of $lS.6t on which his release
was gained, and U was possible. for him
to be ' released f com the Iios " Angeles
JalL - -'-'-.v. j
'- Wrftta "Inesbiaa Towa."
He was the author of the famous
rlay, '"Lonesoma Town." .which made a
tremendous hit when It was first pro
educed in coast towns, and since has
been sen In many eaatern ' American
. cities. When "California night" waa
, given In New Tork recently by the
comedians , Kolb and Dill, they chose
"Lonesome Town" . as . the production,
'' and Ita revival 'was greeted with great
applause on Broadway. ' The play was
" the story of a California boom town of
: 16 years ago, and was a most amusing
; picture of conditions that prevailed at
that time. . . .
Of a 'different and more important
character, however, were Brusle's plays,
V "The Hills of CaHfonla,,., and "Damon
..-vMJ Pythlaa." These were dramaa that
. have been produced to critical audl-t-
anceswho saw In. them the, work-of:
f enltia. "The Hills' of California" par
Icularly was a striking play relating a
it did to the events of. the golden days,
... "The days. of ,4.f. . . ..,. '.!
Author af "Waok Oat" . .
f The "Black Cat," a sketch produced
on the Orpheum circuit and many other
mailer playa- were written by Brdsie.
He was also tha author -of "t O. V" a
Brusla was well known as an after
' dinner speaker, as well aa a campaign
' 'orator. He made addresses' In many
: auctions of tha country In the McKinley
4- and Roosevelt campaigns. Ha practiced
. lawfn Amador county. Cal., and was
sent ,to the assembly from there.. He
" later' went to Sacramento to live and
wu sent to the assembly- from that oitv
two terms.
He waa- appointed sec-
retary of the state. railroad commission.
Brusie arranged bonds for Mayor
Srhmits and 'others arrested tnr rrrt.
lng in San Franclaco. ... , .
REPORT CAUSE
OF EXPLOSION
Board of Inquiry Sends Re
sult' of Tennessee Invest!-;
. gation to .Washington,
' . (United Press Leased Wire.)
San Pedro, Cal., June 10. It waa an
nounced today that tha report of the
board of Inquiry, appointed by 'Admlral
. Dayton to investigate the cause of the
explosion on tha cruiser Tennessee, has
' aent Its report to Washington.
Nothing can be learned aa to tha con-
. tents of the report, the , officers here
saying that it must be made publio in
Washington. .. - " .
It . has been decided ' to subject the
boilers of the cruiser to a severe speed
test after the inspection has been com
pleted. Captain Howard. Admiral 8e
bree and other officers of the ship will
watch the action of the boilers during
the spee
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Hempstead;-1.' ; J.." June I0.r-Oliver H.
P. Belmont: died ; of,, f appendicitis and
perlfonltis at. hia .country home here at
:40 o'clock this morning; Hope' for: his
recovery-was abandoned last, nleht end
the family, remained at the bedsiae until
the end." - , - . . !
- O. H. P. 'Belmont, a prominent mem
ber ofthe family .of millionaires,: had
wide financial interests. and was -one of
the leading financiers In New York. -He
aave much time to SDorts. - was the
owner of fine horses was the patron of
clubs and parka. . both- in this country
and ; abroad,' where .outdoor games are
piayeo. ie was stricKen suddenly with
an acute - development of
the disease
which is BUDDOsed to have been of Ion
standing; and waa operated . on : a wee!
Mr. Heimont surrered a vreat shock
In the death', by das- asphyxiation of
his only child. Mrs. Natlca. Rives Bur
den, on February 21, 1808, at ber borne
on Fifth avenue. New York.v -: t.
The Belmonts were DreDarim to leave
for Europe when Mr. Belmont was at
tacked by appendicitis. ' it was at first
thought, that - an operation could - be
avoided, but the oourse or the disease
called for radical' measures. Dr. W; T.
Bull and Dr. A. J. McCosh of New Tork,
and Dr. Iakeheart f of Mlneola . per
formed the operation. , i -. t
Oliver Hogard Perry Belmont waa the
youngest, son or tne late August- Bel
mont, tha banker. He waa born in 1868.
His first wife, who was Sarah Swan
Whitney, divorced him and then ' mar
ried. Georae Li..Klves. on January-ll.
1876, Mr, Belmont married Mrs. (Alva
smith vanaeroiit, wuo, in isvo, naa oo-
talned jl -divorce rrom wiuiara x. van-
derbllt Sr. -Mr. r Belmont -was. in 'con
gress 1901-3, and .was a delegate to 'the
Democratic national .convention in 1900.
The funeral services will ne held Sat
urday at- the Church' of- the Incarnation
at Garden City. Bishop Burglsh will
officiate. 1 , v, , ; -
- In society Mr. Belmont waa always aq
eccentric character, and was. noted for
hia freak 'entertainments gotten up with
a view to .furnishing something out of
the. usual, class of amusement sort by
the idle . rich. It was Belmont who at
Newport gave an elaborate luncheon and
had -as one of hia guests a remarkably
Intelligent chimpaniee borrowed for the
occasion from Coney Island. The animal
Is said to have - behaved himself ad
mirably and was an 'astonishing suc
cess as ' an entertainer, setting the
guests in to. an uproar of laughter. Re
port had it that the chlmpansee refused
to drink champagne and It wasn't neces
sary to send hi ra home In. a hack. -
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Brartf Mine Foreman Enters
.Blazing Powder Magazine
and Extinguishes Flames
- in Time to Prevent Ex
plosion of Dynamite.
' (United Press leased Wire.) ; ? ;
Butte, Mont, June 10-Bravely an
tering a biasing powder magasine 100
feet below the aurfaco of the earth, last
night Mike Dunn, foreman of the Lex
ington copper and allver mine, extin
guished the flames Just in time to pre
vent tha explosion of ' 1,260 pounds . of
dynamite, saving the lives of 200 men
and preventing tha total destruction of
the mine. Duun is the hero of the camp
today, v'..1.''"' ''' ' - ;,,-Y.
Dunn was making his regular round of
tha workings last night when he smelted
smoke. Investigation showed the fire
to be on' the 300 loot level, wnere" tne
powdar magasine la located. - There waa
still .Dlenty of time for the plucky fore
man to nave saved himself, but he
rushed to the rescue of the men under
his command. - Fearing he-would create
?. panlo by giving the alarm ana know,
nsr , the danger of wasted time. Dunn
rushed to : the magasine,- and - unaided
rough i me names, wnicn were axreaa
Snawing- at tne wooaen - cases in- wmc
ift'dviiamlte' was tmcked. - .
pounds of dynamite each,- in the maga
sine at the time, and an explosion meant
complete destruction or the entire mine.
Dunn broke a water-pipe, and within
a zew moments had nooued toe maga
sine, and all danger was past. Then he
continued hia round of inspection. - The
miners did -not .discover their narrow,
escape from death, and the heroism of
their boss until tha shifts were changed
at midnight.. .'- --,
The fire originated by the crossing of
two electr to-Wires connected with heat
era on the 100 foot level The Lexing
ton is Augustus: Heiase's rich property.
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ETAFT
Veterans Declare Secretary's
.Remarks at Grant's Tomh
Were Very 111 Advised.
(Cnited Preaa leased Wire.) - .; j.
- BIrmingham,4UJL, June 10. "Untime
ly" and 111 advised" are the words
used by "many confederate veterans to
day In characterlslnghe memorial .day
Speech of Secretary Taft in which ref
erence -waa made , to General - Qrant
drinking heavily. ,
. General W. L. Cabell of Dallas, Gen
eral Clement Li. Evans of Atlanta and
General Georae L. Gordon are the three
aspirants to the position of commander
In chief to succeed General Stephen D.
Lee, who died recently. All, these men
held ' the rank -of - brigadier general In
tne confederate army. . - -
The United Confederate '-Choirs of
America Vegan lta general , convention
POLICE HUNTING FOR
DAYLIGHT ROBBER
(United Prase Leased Wire.)
Dluao. Cal.. June 10. Thrf nnllre
end aetectiva rorce are conducting a
vain search today for a clue to. the
daring daylight robber who broke Into
tne no me or t. en ton, city recorder -of
Coronado late i yesterday and secured
Jewelry valued at 16,000, besides a sum
of money' said, to be 12,000: There were
fourteen pieces', in . - ins? list or gems
ken, including a necklace of. rare
earla and of topass They were hetr
ooms of great aare brouaht from Em.
iana oy tne r eiHonn
the head of the
family, being
retired London mcr-
cnant.
CONFEDERATES
SR
.Group of Oregon Pioneers Who Took
Flats West of City Filled
With Water and People
. Forced to Flee for Their
. LivesMissouri Is Still
Rising.
(United Press teaaed Wire.)
Kansas City, June 10. Today
this city lg fighting the rlverg. Every
available man Is in the west side
lowlands battling with the worst
flood that has Inundated this sec
tion of, MlBsourf-Blnee 1S03. -.. The
Kaw river ran over Its banks, tore
away the levies, carried farm houses
before It and brought the, Missouri
river waters up so high that there Is
no telling where the damage will
end. ..... -
Thousands of patrols guarded the
Kaw river dykes during the night
ana as many tnousands ' more re
lieved them this morning, but the
efforts of the workers were of mo
avail ; M was thought that if ; the
levies could be.' made to hold , that
the$ower part of the city would be
saved, but the. first break came, just
at daylight and 2,000 men working
with desperation 'could not fill the
washout. - ' 1
With a , terrific roar tha water earn
through the gap and rushed' upon the
lower town. Man were sent In advance
of tha flood to warn residents of the
district and people seised what valu
ables they might and started for the
high ground on the east bluffs.
Every wagon In the city waa n
Into service to remove household goods
and merchandise. In the flooded sec
tions are many wholesale houses and
manufacturing plants, including the lm
mense Armour and Swift Dacklna con
cerns. There were many thousands of
head or livestock In the yarda and these
were drowned.
There eeems to be little rrostect of
tne water going oown ana there are
many homeless people whom the charitable-societies
and the police are trying
to care for. Tha M labour 1 Is still rising
and a flood from that source is Immi
nent . , -- . '..- .
GOULD GIVES UP
HAR11AII FIGHT
;4 c asBSBaBBaassajsBBBssB ;i
Magnate Abandons Efforts
to Complete Transconti
S nental Railroad Line."
(Unlted Press Leased Wire.) i
New York, June 10.- Tha chief .topic
in Wall street today la tha reported
amicable adjustment of .tha differences
between Gould and Harrlman. It Is
understood that the ' agreement - waa ef
fected Just before George J. Gould's de
parture for Europe, and oovera all of
the disputed questions between the
Gould and Harrlman Interests in - the
west - ', . - . ,
Gould retains possession ' of his prop
erties west of Pittsburg and will con
tinue the building of the Western -Pacific,
but It will be operated In harmony
with tha Harrlman lines. d-,
: Under the agreement however Gould
will not be able to carry out his plan
of a great transcontinental Gould sys
tem, ' for it provides that ha must not
cross tha Alleghertlee with his western
connection to Join bis western Mary
land line.. .. .
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Joe: Leiter's Bride Wears
Sheaf Gown When Mar
ried Today in Parents'
Apartments .Washington
Society Taken by Surprise
(United Frees Leaaed Wire.)
Washington, June 10. The dlrectolre
gown made Its first appearance at the
altar today when Miss Juliette Williams,
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John R.
Williams, waa married to JoseDh Letter.
the Chicago- millionaire, at one of the
most fashionable' wedding - ceremonies
ever held In the national capital. The
brlde'a gown, which attracted so much
attention and soon became the topic of
conversation In society circles all over
the city, waa made or heavy white satin
in a modified dlrectolre mode and is tha
creation of a Washington modiste.
colonel Williams is one or tne weaitni-
est men in the United States army and
his daughter is one of the most popular
members of Washington's younger so
cial set '
Mrs. Letter presented her son with
tha Letter mansion In Dupont Circle, all
Its works of art. and other furnishings,
together with the Letter silver, china
and Jewels and he transferred them all
too ay after tne weaaing as a cut to aim
bride,--;.- . '';,,.-' -'..',,5."'.." ; '. '
Washington. D. C.t June' 10. The mar-
riaare of Miss Juliette Williams, daugh
ter of Colonel and Mra. John R. Wil
liams to Joseph . Letter of ; Chicago
and Washington took place today at
nnnn mt t Vi flk iniftm.nt nf thtk hride'S
parents In the Connecticut -
Owlnr .to recent .deaths in the fam
ilies -of both the contracting parties tha
wedding waa celebrated with the great
est simplicity, less than a score of
people witnessing tha ceremony, which
waa performed by an- uncle of the bride.
'(Continued on Page Two, J
110 BOOZE FOR
IIAVAIHEROES
Veterans of Many Banquets
to Have Dry Time .While
Visiting Honolulu. -
- : (Catted Pleas Leased Wire.)': v -Honolulu,
June 10. With Intoxicating
liquors officers' entertainments and
hula dances. absolutely eliminated from
tha plans for the reception of the At
lantic fleet when it touches at this port
next month, the "cruise of tha banquet
era" -will be somewhat checked, ;
The . official committee that baa the
reception in hand voted today to elim
inate intoxicating liquor from the list of
expenditure and to taboo the nuia
dance. - Thla will ba tha first fete given
her at which the famoua native hula
dance - has not played . a conspicuous
part in tha program.
xne committee win lane no official
recognition of such -a thing as a hula
aanea. :v ' -
No money is to be expended by the
committee for entertainment hat is not
the. nature of a . publio fete. Th
means that all diversions and balls for
officers of -, the : fleet ar , to . be ellm-
ALLEGED MURDERER
ARRESTED AT CHICAGO
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" (United Prase Leased WlreJ ' k
Chicago, June 10. George Thoumaa,
Greek, charged with having killed
George Founcotos, another - Greek, at
Standpoint, Washington, a year ago. Is
under arrest here. Chief of Police Ben
H. Rice Of Spokane has wired the' au
thorities nere to noia tne prisoner pena-lng-
further orders. : . , ... . . a
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BMEMEB
VETERANS
WARS IN
Mrs. Crawford, New" York's'
Woman City Surgeon.
First
(Special Dispatch to TDe JoornaL)
New York, June 10. Mra. Mary. M.
Crawford, New York's first woman
surgeon In the city's employ, Is going
to become a prohibitionist Mrs. Craw
ford waa assts-ned to -duty In the Wll
Itamsburs hosoital and the first case
she was called upon to attend waa that
of a man surrering with delirium tre
mens. The patient carried on in such
a manner that Mrs. Crawford had to
shout for help, and aha said hia breath
waa like the breese from a boose fac
tory. That setU'd It now - it's anti-
saloon lor Mrs. Crawford.
EMPRESS FALLS FROM
HORSE; SLIGHTLY HURT
- malted Preaa Leased Wire.)
Potsdam, Prussia, June 10. Her royal
highness, th Empress -Augusta Vic
toria, fell from her horse while riding
In the park today and la reported to
have been oaaiy injurea.
Sh was taken to her apartments and
Is confined to, her bed. Her
Her physicians
were summoned hurriedly.
It Is not
thought her life is In danger.
PAY INSPECTOR m T
, RYANTN SUSPENSE
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Banta Barbara. 'CaL, June 10. It was
learned today - that - the court-martial
that . has been, investiaatina ' charaes
against Pay Inspector E. D. Ryan of
the Pacific fleet has sent a sealed ver
dict in the case to Washington, and it
Is believed that the officer has been
exonerated,, s -.-.-:.. . . . - .
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IIERABOHIIIATIOII
4
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OF INDIAN
CONVENTION
WISH HAYES
BILL PASSED
Measure Will Put Men -Who
Fought . the Redskins in
Early Days on an Equality
With .the Veterans of
. Other Wars ,
There are 400 survivors of the Indian
wars left Although tha official count
baa not yet bean made,' It waa figured
that there were fully that many gath
ered In tha convention hall of , the
veterans'-association at th annual
meeting this morntog. . . , ,
".Considering the fact that scarcely a
man in attendance upon the convention
Is under 70 years of age,-the number of
survivbrs and their general health is a
remarkable testimonial to the strength
and hardihood of the early pioneer and
the healthfulness of the North Pacltld
coast country.
Oonveattoa Opna.
Headquarters of 'the Society of Indian
War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast
the official title of the organization
were opened In the W. O. W. bulldina,
128 Eleventh street this morning and
the society will hold Its convention to
day and this evening, with the election,
of officers for the coming year sched
uled for tonight. . ,
, This morning th veterans devoted
most of their lime to a discussion of
the Hayes pension bill putting Indian
war veterans on a footing with those
of the Civil war. Thla noon the dele
gates with their wlvea and the widows
of Indian - war soldiers were given an
elaborate luncheon by the Bona and
Daughters of Indian war veterans. The
afternoon session will be devoted to
reminscence while the hard work of the '
convention will be postponed until the
cool of tha evening..
-Want Xayes Bill passed.
There were Present, of the officer
of the society, Grand Commander A.
G. Lloyd, Senior Grand Commander A.
B. Stuart Grand Adjutant Otto Klee
mann. Grand Marshal Can tain Pat Mo
loney. Captain of the Guard John Storan.
Grand Chaplain W. D. Ewmav Those
missing were Junior Vice-Commander
Ed Rosa and - Grand Commissary-Sergeant
Charles Caambreau. - -. ; .
What the members of the snoletv nr.
working for Is the passage of the Hayes
bill. This bill was presented to con
fess by Congressman Hayes of Cali
ornla in the Interests of the veterans
and widows of veterans. Under the
present law th survivors of that war
receive but $8 month, and they are
anxious to have this raised to the aame
amount as that ariven other rwnalnn.n
Chaplain Ewlng opened the meetina; with
fn
rayer, ana men the business of bring-
g th Hayes bill before the senators
id representatives was taken nn. i i.
exander Coffee, Grand Commander
Lloyd and others spoke on the bill, and
It Waa decided that, evervnna .
Should constitute himself a committee
of one -to show senators and i-nnsr,.,.
men how necessary and Justifiable la the
out.. ...
- woos. Homumt Planned,
'' The treasurer renorted bn tin v.j
been collected for next year's conven-
iun ana mat mere was on; hand 840
towards the erection of a monument to
F. A. Wood. It Is believed that pnmt.h
money will hav been raised bv next
year to warrant the ; erection Jot the
monument then. , , '-,'- -
But If resolutions -.and'. .
Jthtaga- ?were being , given inside thn
naiL thv real business or th.
oonyention waa going on outside in th
walk , before th building or in somj
of, the anterooms, wher a doaen Uttift
groups were recounting tho storif of
ihS, war- Thero was Comrade G. H R
MUler or Oregpn . City. , who has bee
In New Tdrk for two years but who
came out to Portland this time so. as
!?-. the changes. Mr. MlUer found
Ultra, too. i .
When I went away w wer .ii
gray, he said, "and now the line nf
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FEW
LEADER
AT CIIICIO
Colonel John F. Finci I y,
Who Led Raid on Can h
in Sixties, Passes' Away.
V (UalteJ Preas Letivd Tl !r.)
Chicago, - June 10. Colonel J .' n ; ,
Plnerty, one of the bet kni:i I -
Amerlcans In the country, enl r
as a leader of the IVmIho ran , .
da In the lure '.), !;,-. i i-'niv t
Colonel Finwrty whh . -. .
was born and e'luetvt. i in I -
Is father was w t-.t- .,r t ., ,
'indicator, a nation . .-,t . ....
When 1 veirs '.i,i i n t
lea. In !'.! o t.. t i , ,
rm C!i'tt'. i- i. -i
pp.-or and I-!-.. j v . ; .
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