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VOL. XLIX.
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CLOTHING HOUSE OF ASTORIA
PROBABLY
MURDERED
r
Evidence of a Terrible Crime
Comes to Light at
Salem, Ore.
MANGLED CORPSE FOUND
Frl.nttnl Wounds on tbe Head
Show the Manner Where
ty He Met Death.
BODY THROWN IN THE RIVER
Arras and Leis Bound With Cords, to
Wnltb Heavy Weights Were At
tache J-Jo Clue lo Fiend.
HAI.KM. 8cpl. W.-Evlilfnct of lrr!hl
prima iu brought lo light br today by
tho HnJItu of the body of n unknown
tnon In th Wlllumrtte. At yet but little
U known warding the manner In whKh
Ihe man earne to hi death, but It Ii evi
dent that a flendlah murder hug been com
milted.
The body w-u found In .hallow water,
nrar ihe I'olk county ahore. The hnJi
and feet were bound with corda. attached
to which were heavy aueh weight.. Sev
eral ghuitly wound on the bead Indicated
terrlbln ug end foul play murki every
pha.e of the dl.i overy.
Coroner Wood, of Dalla. wa te!
phomsl for. and he Immediately came to
thla city and held an lng.ue.1. The ver
dlt of ihe Jury tend to the murder
theory, and aiute that the name of Ihr
decru.ed I unknown, me murderer are
al.n unknown.
The cane I now In the hand, of the po
lice, and they have made .evem! lmiwrt
atit dl.coverlm, which may lead to the
arre.t of the murderer.. The.e clew, are
kept eecret.
The victim la a timn of mtdlvim heUht.
of Krtly np-arance, with reddi.h hair
and mu.tache. Me I fairly well dreed.
A watch and cuff button, were found on
the per.on, a were ilo a p.u over the
O. H. s. from The Uullc. to Grant
I'm., and a drawback check of the S mih
ern Iniiflc from Hrook. to Oregon City.
Ilia name upiMured nowhere. A card
bearing the prenentailon of McOrath, a
drummer for Uadeby, a Portland furni
ture dewier, wa found In a pocket.
The crim ha cau.ed great excitement
ber.
RIDDLED .WITH 8HOT.
FERRY. Iowa, September leaae Fill
(hot and Inetantly killed hi. brother-in-law,
Jamea McClellan, near Yale, Guthrie
county, today, Tbe two men were loading
hog and quarreled. McClellan finally
mounted hi hone and darted away, when
Flu, came out of the houe with a hot
gun and, without a word, fired both bar
rel at McVlrllan. The lotier fell from hi
hore. riddled with hot.
Fit then took bl load of hog to town,
SEE THEM!
drew th money and returned home. Then
he threw MX.'lellkn't body Into the wagon
and look It to the Iwtler'i home, pitrhed
th corpat Into the yard and drove to bl
own bom. Only hi. prompt removal from
tke netebborbood by the officer prevent
ed lynching, a. the farmer were greatly
excited over the murder.
THE URIDOEI'ORT HORROR.
BRrDrtEPORT, Conn., Bept, .-Th
hmii of 1he victim of the Yellow mlllpond
tragedy will be kept prerved In alcohol
for an. Indefinite period, awaiting Identi
fication. The real of the body ha een
burled In the town farm.
1'ollc ftuperlntendent Hlrmlngham, with
Detective Arnold, ha gone to Merlden to
look Into the diaoppeerance of a young
woman from that place. A. D, Van Ku
rln, brother o Van Kureln, of the itaff
of tbe governor of Connecticut, called at
the morgue Imt night and, after a long
examination, positively dentlnel the aev
ered head a that of a young woman who
topped at Ihe him boarding hou.e In
New Haven that he had two yer ago.
Thla I the alxth po.lt I ve Identification Of
the vU-tkm of the mordac.
J'REHIDKNT M K1NLEY PAYS
A VI8IT TO FORT MEYER.
Examine the Hoapllal There and Ex-
preeae Illm.elf Well 8a.tlfld
With Treatment of the Men.
WASHINOTOK. Sept. .-Pretdent
M' Klnlry thla afternoon made a personal
In.pcctlon of the hoapllal at Fort Meyer,
Va. - Accompanied by Adjuleuit-General
Corbln, the prealdent left the city and
drove, unannounced, to the fort. He pro-'
reeded directly to the ho.pltal and, Intro
duclng hrm.elf to Major Davla, the l'nlte
Htatea army aurgeon In charge of the
ho.pluu, Informed him that he bad come
lo make an In.pectlon of tne Inatllutlon
and to pay hi. re.pecti to the patient
and thone In charge. The prealdent pa.ed
an hour and a hnlf In the varlou ward
nd d-rtmrnl. of the In.tltutlon, going
from cot to cot and extendlnir pronal
greeting to each of the nearly 'J patient.
Major Ikivl. prented him to each of
the anlMitm eurgeun and nur.ee. and
conmuuently tne pre.ldent talked Inform
ally to Ihe ronv.ile.cent pAilenta.
The pre.ldmt carefully In. peeled tne
kitchen and examined the food aupplied
lo the h'MpltuI patti-nt. At the conclu
alon of hi. examination he expresaed him
ef a. well utlfled with the arrunge
men I. made for car'ng for the alck, but
de.lred It lo he underatood that the pa
llentx were to want for nothing that
would Improve their condition or render
them more comfortable.
GOLD AND SILVER THE ISSUE.
HKIIxJKI'MHT. Conn., Sept. 3.-Ar-rangem
jnt are practically complete for
the democratic Mate convention. The con
vention promlMn lo become the field of
ronirM between the .liver and antl-ttllver
faction., the que.tion of camlMate. be
ing eulmldary to that of the currency. In
.everttl caucu.ee throughout the etate
the gold men have controlled, and dele
gate of that .ort have been sent to the
convention. The atlver men will content
the rlKht of uh delicate, to ait. Already
notice, hove been received from eight or
ten town, from which will come two Beta
of delegate. The gold faction demand
Ihe utter cllmlnullon of national lnnue In
favor of atate luues. The only candidate
who ha been prominently named for gov
ernor I former I'nlted Stale Treasurer
Daniel N. Morgan, of Bridgeport.
AID FOR HILDBBRAXD S FAMILY.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 3D. In each Of
the regiment at the Freildlo collection
are being taken up for the benefit of the
family of Henry Hlldebrand, who wa
murdered by Hoxpltal 8teward Rosser,
of the First Tcnneee. The collection
now amount to about 12.500.
Private John A. Gunser, company C,
Fifty-first Iowa, died at the division ho
plttU yesterday of spinal mengttl.
KANSAS CITY WINS PENNANT.
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 30. -The race for
the Western league championship wa
won today by the Kansaa City Blue. It
wan a hair-raising finish und not until
the ninth Inning had been played wa It
decldid whether the pennant would fly In
Kansas City or Indianapolis.
OFFICERS OF UNIVERSITY.
PORTLAND. Sept. 20.-C. P. Thoburn
was today appointed chancellor of the
consolidated Portland-Puget Sound uni
versity. General Johnson was aclerted a
business manager. A board of ten gov
ernors w-n selected, five of them resident
of Portland and five resident of Puget
sound.
CORHETT-MCOY BATTLE GROUND.
Cleveland, Sept. W.-A special to the
PlalmleMler from Uiporte, Ind ay:
Robv. which In past year wa the scene
of many pugilistic battle, may be made
ihe arena for the pulling off of the tight
between Corbet and McCoy.
THE MARKETS.
rnrtTLANu. Soot. 20. Wheat Is moving
fairly well, exporters today were quoting
STjioXc for Walla Walla and Wiisi for
valley and bluestom. though ome sale
of Walla Walla were reported at 59c.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 20. Wool-
Eastern Oregon. M(iil2c; valley. lafflTc.
ALGER INSPECTS CA"P HAMI
t.KVi w.TON. Sent. 20. Secretary Alger
and narty Inspected Camp Hamilton this
morning and left this afternoon for Knox-
vllle. Tho secretary said the condition or
tho camp Is excellent.
M KINLEY INVITED TO 'FRISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-The most
tnllucntlal civil and commercial bodies In
California havo united In sending the
president a telegraphic Invitation for him
to visit this state and this city Immedi
ately after his contemplated visit to Oma
ha next month.
ARRIVED FROM HONOLULU.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20,-The steam
er Australia arrived from Honolulu at
midnight, but owing to the quarantine
regulations It will be impossible to obtain
any news from her until thla morning.
FRIGHTFUL
HOLOCAUST
A Fire In a Toledo Elevator
Causes Terrible Loss
of (Ionian Life.
TEN BURNED TO DEATH
Cangfct and Cremated to tfce Big
Boildiog Like So Many
Fats in s Trifc
MANY MORE WERE INJURED
Spontaneous Comtustlon of Dost tbe
Cause of an Explosion
Followed fcy Fir.
TOLfcDO. O.. Sept M.-Elght cremated
and eight seriously Injured I tb record
of th mo.t dlsaatrou Or that ever oc
curred In Toledo. Spontaneou combus
tion of dut in a grain elevator owned
by Paddock. Hodge A Cp., at o'clock
caused thl terrible destruction of life,
and none of those who were taken out
after the fire started was far enough from
death's door to tell any of tbe details.
William" J. Parks, the superintendent.
after being blown through a window ot
the tower story, waa conscious for a mo
ment, and said that about i:3b a terrible
explosion occurred on the south side ot
the elevator, and that he knew there were
about 3D men at work on the seven floors
of the ureal building. Beside those regu
larly employed at the elevator, three
children of Superintendent Purk were
visiting him at the time. One of these
may recover from his burns, but Grace.
a 17-year-old girl. Is burned almost be
yond recognition, and Harold, the third
child, has not been found, being either
blown to atoms or cremated.
All over Toledo houses were shaken by
the explosion as If by an earthquake, and
windows were shattered lor block.
around. Very toon afterwards the Bame
burst forth from all lde of the elevator.
It was but a few minute till the tire de
partment of the city began tbe work of
rescue, which was rendered difficult by
the terrific beat of the Are, The river cut
oft escape on one side and there the
Dames seemed to !M leu fierce. Tbe
families of a doxen men who worked with
in rushed to tbe scene, and women calling
for their Imprisoned husbands, brothers
and fathers made the scene Indescribable.
It waa learned that a force ot J men had
bee In the building, inelr purpose having
been to load 8000 bushels of grain during
the night-
No one of the entire number could be
seen In any part ot the building, and It
waa Impossible to reach tbem In any way.
William Park wa found first. He was
10 feet from the building, frightfully
burned, and his clothe were almost en
tirely torn off. He had been hurled from
his place In the main room and through
a window. Another employee, John Carr,
was hurled from the fifth floor of the
building, and waa found, bleeding and
burned, with many bones broken. He did
not long survive. Fireman David Kemp
and Clrarlcs Keifer. the engineer, were
found at their places In the engine room.
Thev were wounded by falling timbers
and their faces were charred to a crisp by
the tlames. The little daughter of Will
lam Parks waa silting at the desk in the
office at the time of the explosion and was
hurled out of the door. She walked down
the elevation on whkh tbe building stands
'and dropped down, to be carried away un
conscious, sufferliwr from wounds from
which she cannot recover. John Smith
was fatally burned, he was literally dis
embowlcd and wo taken to the hospital
to die. The missing are doubtless all
dead.
The heat became so Intense that 20 cars
standing on sidings near the building were
added to the loss. . Paddock, a member
of the urm owning the plant, said there
was between 500.0ml and tiOO.OOO bushels of
grain In storage. The property and grain
Is an entire loss, and will reach J350.0UO.
The Insurance is $135,000 on the building
and the grain Is covered with 1258.000 In
surance. Superintendent William Parks and one
unknown man died about midnight, mak
ing the total number of fatalities ten.
Th following are dead:
Samuel Alexander. Bert Walnwrlght.
Fred Garrett. Harold Parks, John Smith,
Grace Parks. Frank Van Housen, John
Carr, 'William Parks, and an unknown !
man.
YOUTHFUL BURGLARS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20 It naa Just
been learned that on September 9, num
ber of children entered the residence of
Julius Kruttschnltt. general manager of
the Southern Pacific Company, during the
absence of the family, and stole various
articles, valued at over $1,000. The burg
lars raneed from 9 to 12 in age. Most
of tho property has been recovered.
LEFT A FORTUNE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-J. M. Sing
er, who was found dead in a Mission
street lodging house, evidently expired
from hemorrage. When his trunks were
examined at the coroner's office, the depu
ties were surprised to find 110,000 in gov
ernment bonds, J303 In gold coin and
fifty certificates of stocks In the Spring
Valley Water Company. A bank book
showed that ha bad IK7S on deposit In the
Silver Bow national hank, and a letter
which refer to a dividend of 25 per cent,
on a claim of $7H7 held by him agalmt
the Merchant national bank of Helena,
which ha been placed to hi cradlt by th
receiver of that In.tltutlon. H wa a
Maaon, an Odd Fellow and a Myitlc
Bhriner. He I laid to have one bn a
prominent cttlaen of Butt. In thl city
he led a vary quiet life.
NO VIOLATION OF TERM3.
WA8HINOTON, Sept. iO.-flom ques
tion baa arlaen a to tho right of th
Unltd State to send troop to Manila
under tho term of th protocol, and th
armistice that followed. Upon thl mat
ter being brought to th attention of th
official of th war department. It I tted
that, under th protocol, Manila city, har
bor and bay were placed under control
of tho United State, and that w have
tho amo right to reinforce Manila that
we would have to tend troop to any
other army post. Spain, It Is ald, would
bav no fight to proteat against tb ac
tion of too United States, u the move
ment of troop to Manila wa not like
ending them to an- Island or a station In
dispute.
THE BAN PEDRO BREAKWATER.
LOS ANGELES. Sept .-R- P. Neu, of
th Arm of Heldmaler ft Neu, Chicago,
the contractor who were awarded the
work of buildlnaj th breakwater at San
Pedro harbor, baa arrived her. The
formalities bav all been completed and
th building or the breakwater will begin
a loon as preparations can be made.
CHANGES IX THE
CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
A Number of Place of the Classified
Civil Service Will Be Thrown Open
to Appointment.
NEW YORK. Sept, JO.-A dispatch from
Washington say:
President McKlnley has again taken up
the question of relaxing the civil ervlce
rules to as to open more places for politi
cal appointments. Some months ago
when the subject was under discussion
In congress, the president bad the head
of each executive department prepare
recommendation, showing which place
under bl department best could be ex
empted from the civil ervlce rule.
An executive order wa drawn up
bastd on these recommendation and It
has been on the desk of tbe president un
touched ever since. Now that the war Is
not occupying so much of his attention
and as tbe congressional campaign is
makinjr the pressure for places stronger,
the president Is considering the matter
and It is expected that he will issue an or
der In a short time taking a Urge number
of places from the classified service and
throwing them open to appointment by
the various heads of departments and
their subordinate.
Tbe places that would be removed from
the protection of the civil service law are
those of private secretaries and chief of
clerks and confidential clerks ot heads ot
departments and assistant beads ot de
partments and all persons classed as fire
men, watchmen and laborers. The most
important exemptions will be In the In
ternal revenue service throughout the
country, where ail deputy collectors ot
Internal revenue and all storekeeper and
gauger will receive less than Jo per day
and to be taken from tbe classified ser
vice. In the custom cervlce the only place
now In tne classified service that will be
exempted are two at New York the coun
sel to the board of general appraisers and
the paymaster to he collector of tne port
of New York. In the department of
Justice all attorneys and assistant at
torneys and all deputy marshals are to be
taken from the service.
In the postal service all superintendents
ot branch post offices and carrier sta
tions and all clerks In charge ot carrier
stations, assistant cashiers, private secre
taries and stenographers to postmasters
in the larger cities, messengers, porters,
char women. Janitors, watchmen, and la
borers are to be taken from the classified
service.
TO MEET IN TACOMA.
TACOMA, Sept. 20. 'Ihe republican con
vention will convene here tomorrow tw
the purpose of nominating two supreme
Judges and two congressmen at large. It
Is pretty generally conceded that the
question of geography will enter largely
Into the formation of the ticket It I
the dlsposlton to give the eastern and
western portions
of the state a con-'
gressman und a Judge each. W. T.
Jones, of Yakima, Is the most prominent
candidate for congress from the eastern
section of the state, and this division Is
very favorable to him.
For supreme Judge the eastern portion
presents Mark Fullerton, of Whitman; T.
J. Anders, of Walla Walla, and R. F.
Sturdevant, of Dayton.
congress are F. W. Cushman, of Tacoma.
N. B. Coffman. of Chehal.s, and W. W. 1
From the west side the candidates tor
MeVredle, of Vancouver.
,v.!lPreT-JU'eJ!iU.d,L Br"Ce' 0.r.Partment of California.
Langley, and Mllo Root, all of Seattle
MANITOBA WHEAT CROP.
WINNIPEG. Man., Sept 20.-Manager
Thompson, of the Ogvllvie Milling Com
pany, has Just returned from Inspecting
the wheat crop, and says:
As a result of my trip I am forced to i
admit that the government estimate of
the crop will be exceeded by over seven
million bushels. I estimate the crop of
wheat for Monitoba this year at 32,000,000
bushels, und allowing six millions for the !
northwestern territories, will give us a J
total crop of wheat nearly double that ot
last year and the greatest In, tho history '
of the west. I am pleased to find that tho
supposed Injury from wet weather has
not been anything approaching what has
boon represented; In fact, damage from
that cause has been IteM, and Manitoba !
this year will ship more No. 1 hard wheat
than tho entire crop of last year. !
riNGREE'S NOMINATION. .
DETROIT, Sept. 20. Governor Plngree's
renoiiiiiiatloii tomorrow by tho republican
stato convention Is conceded to be a
certainty. It Is freely admitted by even
the conservatives of the party that the
governor's strength with the people com
pels the supiiort of republicans, Includ
ing those who do not approve generally
of all the governor' measures.
WILL HOLD
NEW LA H
OverOae .Ilsc.rci V.
Men Will te VsivlKl
for Gam's;
rleave
ESTIMATE MADE HY.'.ir
Troots wni Start for CttaTf
aMy Rot Sooner Tfcaa Mi
MiiiVi of 0cict:r.
MEN FOR THE PHILIPPIC
FormlJatla Force of Kcarly rc.r
TbousanJ to Leave Saa Fran
cisco forTbcse Ulanis.
NEW YORK. Sept SC. A pcial from
Washington say:
General Mile, when asked how many
regiment would be tationed with. t;ir
volunteer at the different garrisons, re
plied: "About 12.000 regular In Cub, 1 I't
Honolulu, In the Philippine", an.l "
in Porto Rico."
General Mile a!d that he expected that
Cuba would be garrisoned with about !J.
000 men; the Philippine with about
Porto Rico about 14,000; Honolulu aoont
MX Ail the regular which were at M-.n-tauk,
with the exception of the Twenty
fourth Infantry, the Twenty-secoml riv
alry, and Ninth cavalry, will be sent to
Cuba and Porto Rico, end tho Firm an t
Fifth cavalry were today added to the
Seventh and Eighth cavalry, ail of wh.ch
troops will go to Cuba.
General Mile said that the decision th.u
to dispose of the troops waa larsi ly a re
sult of the conference held SaturJ.iy be
tween the president. Acting tfecrvt.iry
Meiklejohn and General Miles.
The Seventh cavalry, now sfutioMr-J ii
Arlxona and New Mexico, and Ine LH.n'
cavalry now stationed at Fort M- .).
have, however, been ordered to ll'intn
vllle, Ala., whither moat of the reittiiar
for Cuba will go. The Second and .N.nib
cavalry now at Montauk will go respec
tively to the department of Dakota an.l
Colorado.
It Is not expected that the troops wU
be ordered to Cuba before the firxt or mid-',
die of October, when tho detail of the
evacuation will have taken some arnpe
and the danger from fever will have In
come leas menacing. In addition to V -Seventh
army corps of about SO. KM. I:
planned that tbe remaining six Immune
regiment, also now In this country, wu
go to Cuba, iFour of the Immirne rei
menu are now In Santiago, namely, tha
Second, Third, Fifth, and Ninth, tie J.rsi
three being whit and the Ninth colord
There are three other colored Immune
regiment, namely, tho Seventh. Ejhih
j and Tenth, now at Lexington. The other
are white, namely, the Fourth, at Jack
sonville; the 81xth, at Anniston; and First
at Galveston.
General Mile said there would be !.- 'y
of soldier for the program, as there were
left, he said. 100.000 volunteers and w.o-u
regular. Those regular not needed will
be distributed at army posts. The volun
teers not needed will. It Is expected, re
main In winter camps.
MANILA REINFORCEMENTS
ANXIOUS TO GET AWAY.
Krag-Jorgenson Rifles to Arm Four Regiments-General
Miller Trying to
Expedite Their Transportation.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 20.-The troop
Just ordered to the Philippines are aU
anxious to depart as soon as possible and
me.r wisnes are likely to be gratified, for
1 i General Miller hn knn. . i
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i "oi" on no can to expedite
their transportation. The numerical
strength of the force ordered to the Orl-
eht is as follow:
First Tennessee regiment, 12S0; Twenti-
jeth Kansas regiment, 1301; Flfty-nret -J
. w , itni unninKK
I regiment. 1315; recruits. Second Ores
regiment, 300; battalion Twenty-thi
! regiment U. 8. A.. 400: total force K
wtihlnV" "amtJ,' exc f
1, !T
to the Philippine expeditions rrc Th-
Washington men have belonned tn th
Although the Sixth and HvnfH
fornla regiment are anxious to see active
service, there Beems to be little pnwpect
of their being added to tho expeditionary
force. In case no general should b0 as
sitjned to this expedition, the command
will devolve upon Colonel John II. Wol-
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