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WEATHER FORECAST.
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business come.
Tonight an') Wednesday occa
sional rain.
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FOUR ESCAPED
FROM THE JAIL
Made Getaway Through a
Window in East Side of
County Building.
MOSS, MOUtAY, BROWN,
HOCKINSMITH. KlfWUNG.
Murray Supposed to Have Uonfo Dur
ing ikrlght, While Uie Others Are
Knouta to Have Afewttted Them
selves This Morning -The Prison
ers Utilized a lr In the Grating
That lias Profeahty Existed for
Years All Crawled 31 1 rough a Holo
JBot 'Over Elgfat Inches Across
Suaw Taken to ttecaputre the Men.
TWO AUK (CAPTURED.
-Moss ana JSookinsmlth were
imptured by .Sheriff T. D. Tay-
lor at 12:2 .today. .at a point
on the O. H. A N. track near
ithe agency. At 3 o'clock the
party arrived .hare,.. and the two
would-be-escapes are now asfely
locked In oelta at the county
.jaJl.
The capture .was made single-
handed by .Sheriff Taylor. The
sheriff was .following the river
on foot. When discovered the
two were walking along the
i track at u .lively gait, and were
h ended east. The sheriff run
considerable distance toward a
them without helng seen by
them, and, was but about 100
feet away when he ordered
-a them to surrender, using his fa-
a mous automatic Revolver as
a nn emphaNlzer. No resistance a
was made by either of the two a
a men and they were first murch- a
a ed to where the section gang a
was working, by the sheriff, a
a and there examined. Then they a
a were walked to the agency, and a
a from there brought to town In
a a hack.
a It Is thought that the two a
a buys can be picked up easily, a
a .ind the search for them will a
a he continued. a
a Murniv. i 'upliircd. a
a Jut as the paper is K"ing to a
a press, word Is received that a
a Albert Murray has been cap- a
a tared In a .Hater closet on a
a Court street.
Tom Moss, OUi Hockinsmith. Al
bert Murray nnd Maynard Rrown
are nn longer Inmates at the county
Jail, all having Idft through a gap In
the grated window on the east side
of the building. -Young Murray Is
supposed to have made his escape
during the night, while the other
three got away soon after X o'clock
this morning. Jty si. doing, Tom Moss
broke an engagement which he had
will: the sheriff to hvive with that of
ficial on the ! o'clock train for Salem,
where he Is billed to serve a three
years' term In the penitentiary. Hock
insmith was awaiting sentence for
forgery to which he pleaded guilty.
and ithf! two young fellows were serv
ing short termii for burglary.
This morning, as was the custom.
Deputy Funk turned the prisoners In
to the corridor Just before 8 o'clock,
and mad the uiual round of Inspec
tion and found nothing wrong. As
he was Hearing the window having
the broken bar, his attention was at
tracted by Mosh throwing some
water from his ct-11 above, and the
small hole in the grated window was
not seen.
Soon after the prisoners had been
turned Into the corridor, and while
a trusty was down town to gat break
fast for them, Deputy Funk became
suspicious that something was wrong
Inside the Jail and with Deputy Blake
ly went to Investigate. They found
that the very men they wished to
keep. Moss and Hockinsmith, were
gone, together with the other two.
Utilized an Old Break.
Tha broken bar of the window on
the enst side showed how the escape
had been effected. The bar had been
awed through Just where It connect
ed with the cross piece of Iron, and
toad been bent to one side, making an
opening not over seven or eight
Inches wide, yet sufficient to allow
the four men to crawl through. The
Expect Cody to Lose.
Sheridan, Wyo., March 21.
The Cody case Is dragging, the
reading of depositions consum-
Ing two days. A decision Is ex-
pected Thursday. The concen-
bus of opinion Is that Cody has
lost the case and will take an
appeal. Mrs. Cody has the
public's sympathies.
appearance of the bar, where It Is
cut or aawed, shows the work to have
been (rone for quite a while, possibly j
for years. It could not be detected,
as the top end extended Into tke
cross iron, thus covering the break.
The bar had been pried to one side
by means of a short two-by-four
board that was left Inside yesterday
by the masons who were doing some
repairing Inside the Jail. The piece
had been secreted by the "prisoners,
and escaped the eyes of the officials.
Just how the work on the window
was done puzzled the officers for a
time, and at first it was thought that
outside parties had made the open
ing. However, it developed luter that
when the prisoners were put into the
cells last night young Murray , had
concealed himself on a ledge along
the wall beside the sewer pipe, and
had thus avoided being locked up.
Had he been an Important prisoner,
the offlcluls say, the trick would have
been noticed; but as It was, it worked
successfully. From all appearances
it is probable that daring the night
the bar was pried to one side by
young Murray with the aid of the
two-by-four board, and his escape
made. After escaping, some noardB
were placed try him to aid the others
In their descent.
No Planned by Murray.
It Is the opinion of the officers the
plan for Oie escape was woriced tout
by Moss or Hockinsmith, and that
they indaced ithe 'boy to carry 'It oat
as he did, Icnowlng that they would
be detected themselves. Now that
Murray has has assisted in the jail
break, be Is himself liable 'to a term
In the penitentiary 'for the act. He
Is the boy that was brought here a
week or so ago from Adams and was
accused at robbing different houses
at that place. Maynard Brown, who
also escaped, 'has been serving a sen
tence for stealing a pair Of tin snips
from a second-hand store ' here.
As soon as the break was discover
ed, Sheriff Taylor and Deputies Davis
and Blakelj- set about to apprehend
trie escapes, and also enHsted the lo
cal police In the hunt. The entire
country Is being covered, wrid the rail
road carefully watched m the hope
that the four-men may -be, recaptured.
T
ON THE ALAMEDA
ALL FLAGS IN I! AKHOIl
WERE AT 1LILF-MAST,
1 OriualiiK Taken at Ouoe U Palo Alto
1 by u SiHX-iul Traill Willi the Party
j .Vct'ompiinyliig the Casket Are De-
Jivilivr, and .Mrs. . Stanford's Maid
and Sec:rslry Are .Under Close Po
llou Surveillance Further Devel
opments Are Looked. for.
Sao Francisuo, March 21. The
steamer Alameda, bearing the re
mains of Mrs. Stanford, . arrived from
Honolulu this morning.
The Alameda wus met at the Gol
den Gale by two reveivue cutters with
representatives of Stanford universi
ty and relatives of Mrs. Stanford on
board. As the Aluiueda passed up the
bay flags on all vessels in the har
bor were half-masted.
As soon as the quurantlue officials
finished Hie customary examination
the Alameda wus docked and the steel
casket cnntululng Mrs. Stanford's re
mains was taken off and placed on
a special funeral rar, which bore it
to the Southern Pacific depot, where
it was planed on .a special funeral
train and conveyed to Palo Alto.
Detectives Reynolds and Cuilandan,
sent to Honolulu to assist In the In
vestigation liilo the death, were pas
sengers on the Alameda and brought
with them all the papers In -the case
gathered at Honolulu, and portions
tf Mrs. Stanford's organs, which will
be analyzed. The detectives were met
on board by the chief of police, cap
tain of detectives and attorney for
Mr. Stanford.
Unusual precautions were taken to
prevent newspaper men interviewing
Bertha Berner and May Hunt, .tbe
deceased's secretary and maid respec
tively. None were allowed on board
and both women were surrounded by
several men and hustled Into carria
ges which Immediately drove away,
in Miss Berner's carriage were her
brother and Detectives Callsdare and
Arnold. This Is perhaps the most
significant fact brought out In the
day's series of deeply veiled events.
Questions regarding the reason for
the Invasion of Miss Berner's privacy,
and whether or not she Is under sur
veillance, remained unanswered.
Prof. Jordan and Attorney Wilson
are non-committal beyond saying a
statement completely covering the
case has been prepared, but they did
not know when it would be made
public. One of the detectives remark
ed significantly that the criminal as
pects of the case are not yet closed.
Twelve Were Killed.
Buda Pest, March 21. An explo
sion of fire damp In the Drankova
coal mine today killed 12 and seri
ously Injured four. Twelve more are
missing-.
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HOMES
ARE INUNDATED
Upper Ohio Valley is Under
Water and Has a Promise
of Much More Coming
DAM AGE TO PROPERTY
IS ALREADY IMMENSE.
Weather Bureau Issues a Warning to
lprepare for the Possible Greatest
Flood In Many Years Monongahe
lu and Its Tributaries Largely lie-
KiKinslblo as They Are Swollen by
Heavy and Continuous Rains At
Marietta tbe Oldo Is Rising Six
Inches an Hour and the Outlook Is
Bad.
Wheeling, March 21. The Onto at
10 this morning stood 18 feet aad is
rising four Inches an hour. The dam
age to property Is already immense.
Wtihin 60 miles of here 10,000 homes
are Inundated. Railroads are tied
up and mills closed.
Get Ready for a Flood.
Pittsburg, March 21. The weather
bureau Issued the following t 10 this
morning:
"Preparations should Immediately
be made for possibly the greatest
flood In years The Monongahela
river shows unmistakable signs of
reaching a very high stare. Heavy
rains are falling along all its tribu
taries.
May Inundate Marietta.
Marietta, O.. March 21. The Ohio
has passed the 21-foot stage here and
Is rising six inches an iour. Fcty
feet is expected by Wednesday noon
This will Initiate tbe untlre business
portion of this place. It has been
raining steadily for 20 hours.
GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations From All Points Handling
Umatilla Produce.
Chicago, March 21. May wheat
opened at 1.15 and closed at
$l.lf4. Corn opened nt 49M anil
closed at 48 "J4- Oats, 31.
,1oe Day's Victim Dies.
Portland. March 21. Louis .Sc.hu
mer. who was shot while attempting
to get away from Detective Joe Day.
died last night from the effects of his
wounds. Day is universally censur
ed for shooting Schumer and the cor
oner will hold an Inqnest and fbt 'the
responsibility. Day is accused of be
ing too "handy" with his gun.
Schumer started to go home, after
being arrested and was shot lry the
detective.
SM-ar Will I Tried In April.
Cleveland, March 21. It has been
decided that Cashier Spear, of the
defunct Oberlin bank, will lie tried
In the federal court at the April term
on the conspiracy indictment.
SURVEY FOR NEW
survey for ney railroad begoun this
With the secret of their mission
sealed to the vulgar understanding
of the outside world and their ears
closed to the Importunities of the
newspaper men. a party of railroad
surveyors supposed to be Northern
Pacific employes, under direction of
W. C Marlon, former roadmaster of
the W. & C. 11., began driving stakes
of a preliminary survey this morn
ing, beginning in the yards of the
W. & C. R. on West Webb street and
extending across the O. R. & N. lines,
westward, toward the bluffs at the
mouth of Birch creek.
The surveying party arrived from
Walla Walla last evening and this
morning organized and began the
survey. C. E. McCumber, formerly
county surveyor of Umatilla county,
Is chief Instrument man, and the
other members of the party are as
follows: W. C. Marlon, In charge, F.
W. Guernsey and C. P. Skinner of
Duyton, J. W. Lyons. W. Lasater,
Grover Burrows, R. M. Hannaman,
and A. W. Stlne of Walla Walla.
The first stake was driven In the
W. & C. R. yards about 200 feet west
of the freight and passenger depot,
and the line extends westward,
crossing the O. R. & N. track at a
point near the east switch of the "T"
and continues through the Cunning
ham addition, west of the O. R. & N.
track toward the foothills at the
mouth of the Tutullla.
While nothing will be given out
concerning the objective point of the
survey, it is believed and In fact Is
said by those who claim to know, that
REIENWFF
HAS BEEN LOa
rr;
Just Arrived at Tie Pass and
the Japs Are Showing Him
Where He is At.
18 BELIEVED THAT HIS
DIVISION IS CAPTURED.
Reported in St. Petersburg That Rus
sian Soldiers Are Deserting to the
Japanese by Thousand -Panic on
St. Petersburg Stock Exchange No
Attempt Will Be Made by tlte Rus
sians o Make a Stand Before
Reaching Harbin Cossacks
Slang ter Rioters at Riga Ldne
vltcfa Is ReorgaaUng Ills Staff.
London, March 21. Based on the
report that cannonading was heard
yesterday seven 'miles south of Tie
Pass, thu belief is expressed In mili
tary circles that General Rennen
kampffs division, which was separ
ated from the main army, has now
Just arrived at Tie Pass, which place
was appointed as a rendezvous of all
Russian divisions In case of retreat.
Consequently Rennenkampff Is sur
rounded and probably will be forc
ed to capitulate.
Hiking for Harbin.
St., Petersburg, March 21. A dis
patch from Linevltch states he has
established headquarters for the pres
ent at Ohen Chla Watsu, at the cross
ing of the Sungarl river, from whence
he Is directing the retreat of the
three armies, and disposing of the
fresh troops of the fourth corps ar
riving from Russia. With the pas
sage of the Sungarl the bridge will
be hlnwTV'P and the retreating army
be safe from 'pursuit. The second
army will fall 4uick of the line of
railroad, the first and third retreating
along the mandarin road to Kirin.
Both are destroying bridges and
roads and denuding the country.
Making Many Changes.
St. Petersburg. March 21. Advices
received from Harbin state that Line
viteli is making drastic changes in the
subordinate commands and entirely
reorganizing the general staff.
Ilesl and Run.
St. Petersburg. March 21. Line-viti-h
reports under yesterday's date
that the troops continue their retreat
northward on the 19th and that he
allowed the men rest on the 20th.
Japanese losses in the recent fighting
are estimated at 1000.
Retreat Was a Panic.
Kao Pan Tse. (via Tien Tsin.)
March 21. A Norwegian trader with
the Russian army on the retreat from
Tiellng. says the demoralized troops
rust away their equippients. in many
Instances even cases of boots. They
abandoned transport wagons and left
guns and cartridges, using horses to
RAILROAD
WAS BEGUN THIS MORNING
this is to be an extension of the W,
&. C. R., which Is a branch of the
! Northern Pacific, toward the Hepp
! ner and Uurdane coal fields,
j About five years ago a party of sur
j veyors, supposed to have been North
ern Pacific employes, ran a secret
line from this city around the bluffs
lot the mouth of Tutullla, and up
Birch creek, climbing gradually up
j the brow of the hills until they reach-
ed the ridge between Birch and Mc
Kay creeks. No stakes were set, but
a line was run and careful notes were
taken at every point.
This present survey is thought to
be a preliminary line to test the feas
ibility of the route followed by that
former party.
W. Q. Sayles, of Walla Walla and
a crew of nine men have also begun
a preliminary survey from Athena
eastward, toward the Blue mountains
the objective point of this line also
being kept in utter darkness It Is
said that a route will be sought across
the Blue mountains to Grand Ronde
valley.
Another story concerning the Athe
na survey Is that a short line Is to
be surveyed, now, reaching through
the heart of the wheat belt, and ex
tending no further than the foot of
the mountains. A half dozen large
warehouses will be built on this
branch. It Is said, In order to accom
modate the rich farming section
which now largely patronizes the O.
R. N. at Athena and Cayuse. Tri
weekly trains will be run over this
new branch, It Is said, to clear out
the sidetracks and leave wheat- cars.
e as many as possible. At Tie
ss the Cossacks looted the booths
traders. The guilty Cossacks were
lot later.
Punier In St. IVtersburg.
Glasgow, March 21. The Herald's
correspondent wires that the decision
of the Russian government to raise
by Internal loan 2100,000,000, has
caused a panic on the Stock Exchange
at St. Petersburg.
It is reported In St. Petersburg that
Russian soldiers are deserting to the
Japanese side by thousands.
Killing Off tite Poor.
Riga, Russia. March 21. In a con
flict between Cossacks and a mob to
day the Cossacks fired on the popu
lace. Eighty rioters were arrested.
BURGLARS MAKE RICH HAUL.
Walla Walla Grocery Store Safe Rob
bed of f 1300 in Cash and Checks.
Walla Walla, March 21. While the
grocery clerk in the Sims grocery
store was absent in the cellar for a
few minutes yesterday, two men who
had called to purchase some codfish,
which was In the cellar, robbed the
safe of 11390 in cash and checks and
made their escape.
Two strangers called early in the
morning Just after the store had been
opened and while the clerk was ab
sent for about two minutes, rifled the
safe of Its contents. No clue had
been found last night.
Kid White Will Bang.
Walla Walla, March . 21. "Kid"
White, the youthful murderer of Se
attle, will be the second criminal sen
tenced to hang at the penitentiary
at this place. He confessed to the
murder of Matthew Murray in Seat
tle last September.
Colombia Stock Company Fails.
Portland, March 21. The Columbia
S ock company, theatrical, has failed
a'ter six months existence. Lack of
patronage of Its high-class perform
ances is given as the reason. It was
to have presented "Parsifal" at the
Columbia next week.
GREAT REVIVAL
NEEDHAM AND POWERS
WILL IK) ACTIVE WORK.
Tliey Will Hold SerTiees In the Forbes
I'reshyterian Church on the East
Side All of the One Hundred
Churches in Portland Will Partici
pate Itelow Are Given tlie Names
of tlio Principal Sieakers and Sing
ing Evangelists.
Kev. Thomas Needham and Clif
ton Powers, who conducted revival
meetings here a short time ago at the
Presbyterian church, were here this
morning on their way to Portland
from Baker City, where they have
been since leaving here. After a visit
at this place they left on the west
bound train for Portland.
Tomorrow the two gentlemen will
begin work In the great revival cam
paign that is to be waged In Portland
during the next three weeks. Rev.
Needham and Mr. Powers will hold
services at the Forbes Presbyterian
church, on the East Side.
Commencing tomorrow 10U churches
of Portland will combine their forces,
and during the next three weeks re
vival meetings will be held at 10 dif
ferent places In that city, under the
direction of as many evangelists and
sinprers.
The following Is a llt of the speak
ers for the different meetings: Dr.
W. Chapman, W. E. Blederwolf, it. A.
Walton. Thomas Needham. D. S. Toy,
J. E. Snyder, Wr. T. Schafer, Henry
Ostrom, and John H. Elliot. The
singers who will have charge of the
musical parts of the different meet
ings are Clifton Powers, Fred Butler,
O. F. Pugh. Frank Dickson. W. H.
Collison, Harry Maxwell, Fred Rvkert
nnd John P. Htllis.
OVERLAND TRAIN WRECKED.
Probable Work of WouM-be Robbers
Who Flunked.
Des Moines, March 21. The Rocky
Mountain Limited on the Rock Island
was wrecked near Homestead. Iowa,,
at 2:15 this morning. Railway offi
cials assert the wreck was the work
of robbers. Part of the train was de
railed, and thrown down a 15-foot
embankment.
Two trainmen and the mail clerk
are probably fatally injured, and En
gineer Hotchklss will die. Several
passengers were injured. Three hun
dred feet of track was torn up. The
engine, mall car, composite car and
the Denver and Colorado sleepers
left the track.
No Attempt at Robbery.
An unknown man removed bolts
and spikes No attempt was made to
rob either passengers or the express
ear, which was heavily loaded. It Is
believed the robbers were frightened
away.
PORTLAND
REORGANIZE
mwm
General Management of the
Isthmian Canal Will Be Cut
Down to One or Three.
MAKE IMMEDIATE AND
THOROUGH NEW DEAL.
Intimations of Drastic Measures Being
Taken to Enforce American Claims
'Against Venezuela, President Cas
tro Having Had the It lot Act Read
to nun by Minister Bow-en May
Seize Customs Porta to Insure Pay
ment Progress Is Being Made hi
Selection of Federal Grand Jury at
Chicago.
Washington, March 21. The pres
ident has written a letter to Secretary
Taft approving the latter's recommen
dations for change In the personnel
of the Panama canal commission and
rearrangement of the duties of the
members. The purpose is to avoid
further delays in getting supplies to
the canal zone, and facilitating the
work of construction. The commis
sion will be reduced to one, or not
more than three members. Taft will
present the president the plan of re
organization within a few days.
Bullying Venezuela.
It Is learned today that 10 days
ago Minister Bowen was Instructed
by this government to demand form
ally of President Castro of Venezue
la, that the questions at Issue between
his country and the United States bs
submltted to arbitration. In case of
refusal he was to Inform Castro the
United States "would pursue its own
course." The department has not
been Informed of Castro's reply.
Seizure of customs ports will probably
follow refusal.
Selecting Grand Jury.
Chicago, March 21. Four addition
al veniremen were temporarily passed
by Judge Humphrey this morning to
fill out the federal grand Jury sum
moned to investigate the alleged beef
trust. -'
The panel now contains 17 men.
Four more will be selected this after
noon. Upon the acceptance of 21 the
court will instruct the Jury.
Eight witnesses have been sum
moned to appear tomorrow. The ut
most secrecy Is observed and extra
ordinary precautions t.iken to pre
vent the names of witnesses being
learned prior to their appearance.
MRS. IJ.OYD SMITH RELEASED.
She Was Charged With Selling Bogus
Mining Stock.
Seattle, March 21. Mrs. Lloyd
Smith, charged with having swindled
many women in Western states by
selling bogus mining stock, was plac
ed on trial this morning. The origi
nal charge against her was dismissed,
but she was immediately rearrested In
the court room on a new informa
tion. Judge Griffin caused a sensation by
throwing the case out of court and
refusing to allow the prosecution to
explain the new information. He
scored the state for allowing the case
to drag for over two years.
K. P. CONVENTION ON APRIL 8.
Delegations Are Expected From Out
side Points.
Saturday evening, April 8, was last
night set by Damon lodge No. 4,
Knights of Pythias, us the date for
the holding of the district convention
at this place. The meeting was voted
for Saturday evening In order to
make It possible for as many mem
bers as possible from the lodges up
the county to attend. It is expected
that good delegations will be present
from Athena, Milton, Helix and
Adams. There Is no certain basis of
representation to the district conven
tion and all knights are eligible to at
tendance. J. W. Maloney, J. H. Gwlnn and
B. E. Kennedy constitute the commit
tee that has charge of the arrange
ments, nnd they are preparing spec
ial team work for the occasion, as
well as some social features. Grand
Chancellor L. M. Curl and also sever
al other grand officers are said to
have promised attendance.
Jewish Writer Arrested.
Berlin, March 21. The cele-
brated Jewish writer, Perez,
has been arrested here on bus-
plcion of being engaged-In fo-
mentlng a revolutionary consplr-
acy. He had summoned a
meeting of Jewish authors to
discuss the position of the Jew-
Ish press toward public Issues.