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Newspaper Page Text.jf. ..- ir.-S-.;-?;- 1- - v ;TOL. I. NO. 89. . f -S I PORTLAND; 1 0REGON BATUR DAY JUNE 21, 1902. 7 PRICE I FIVE 1' CENTS. IMl 1 :W'.'wfTT J omriial . FATAL EXPLOSION OF iM A BARREL OF ALCOHOL Jamea Griffiin and Others Injured 1 m An th result of tb exploion of a bar rl ot alcohol In the Paclflo Coaat Biscuit Company' bulldlnc thla morning at 9:45, Famea Oriffin ia auppoaed to be fatally Injured, whlla Alexander Brill and Lea Roaaitor ara badly burned. ' . The accident occurred on the fourth ' Boor, and the cause ot It will probably never be known unless Grlffln recovars, ts be Is the only man who knew any thing about It. He la supposed to have been drawing alcohol at- the time, al though this is not definitely known.' PAjnO AMONO GIRLS. The Injured men are all employes of the 8rm. There were about 85 or " , other mployes inrtbe room at the time, many of whom, were girls, and for awhile great excitement prevailed-the latter scram bling down stairs and wljdly shouting the SCARS MURDER And Narrowly Escape-Lynching Strike Situation is Unchanged in (Scrfpps-MoRae News Association.) PITTSBURG, June a. Three Italian Don-unionlats who are charged with the ratal wounding of Frank James at New Kensington, narrowly escaped lynching this morning by a mob of 2,000. They were removed to Greensburg jail for pro tection. They bad been Intercepted by unionists and put up a strong fight which remitted in James' death. SUSPECT j Arrested for Murder of Louis. Borgus. The only new development In the mur- aer ease of Louis Borgus Is the arrest of another negro suspect. Nothing is known of the new prisoner - st least to outsiders, as he la held in communlcado by the police. They will vouchsafe no information regarding the suspect. Chief McLauchlan in speaking of the ease this- morning, said: "In Gladlssee, brought In by Detective Bnow yesterday. I. thtrik we have the light man. Of course the evidence against him is purely circumstantial, but It is very strong. He has many move ments to account for before he can con vlnce ns that he Is not the man who kill' ,ea Borgus, I am not, in a position to sa what evidence "we have, but you can rest assured that it is strong." The Coroner held an Inquest on the body. of Borgus yesterday, but bo new facts , were brought, out. All .the testimony could not be taken as a very material witness was missing, so the Inquest was continued until late this afternoon when Gladlssee will prob ably be put oa the stand.1 Spoil the Big Boat Race Today in Poughkeepsie. - (Scripps-McRa News Association.) POUOHKKHPSIE. N. T.. June 21,-Toi lay' great college boat races was rowed In the rain to the disappointment f 1000 spectators who are here for the vent - At noon It was coming 'down In torrents. ;:..' r . Shortly after noon the. rain ceased and it t o'clock the Water was as smooth as s . Btlllpond. A ' heavy mist hung over the course,'' however, obstructing the ipeetators'' view.T. - ' V. - At the Cornell, Pennsylvania and Columbia crews lea for the starting sol nt. r- . V, ' , " i 4,'.. ..' . ; v cxjrnell won first. . J V ) In the first race, for 'varxlty fours, Cor-' sell won; time, 0:10:46. . Pennsylvania was econd and Columbia third. - - .!: The, second race, Ights. Cornell won. 'IVtsoonstn second, Columbia tWrdV-Syra-' use . fourth, and - feonsylvaoia , fifth. Wilkesbarre ANOTHER in or nun Biscuit Company Haws.,;.. ".7 l ' A. lira alarm waa turned on, but, the building is well equipped with automatic sprinklers and the fire was extinguished befcjg the department, arrived. Much damage was dona by the water falling on exposed goods, however, and the loss from this source Is approximately placed at froml;t6 I130O. X -t BCENB OF EXPLOSION. The scene of the explosion was In the iccing department, and none of the em ployes can give any definite Information relative to ths Tnattor. - They were all busy with their various duties, and do not know In Just what position the ln Jured men were when the explosion 00 ourred. - No snibklng Is permissible about the building, and It is, said the rule has UNION MINER tScrlptis-McRae News Association.) Wilkesbarre, June 21. The mine situation hers today Is absolutely quies cent. District Presidents Duffy, Fahey and Nichols are bore conferring with lrssldhtfJltc;bell; -.;The miners' boycott has grown serious for the union men whose families are pressed for the nec essaries of lif e. -. A WEDDING The marriage of James J. Collins and Marcelia, A. Fleming . was solemnized at 8t. Lawrence Churoh 'Wednesday even ing, June 18, Rev. John C. Hughes of ficiating. Miss Mattle Kelley presided at the organ, and at the conclusion of the ceremony Miss Llnle Hanvas sang "Oh Promise Me" In a most pleasing manner. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white organdie and carried bride roses. Miss May Fleming was maid of honor. Miss Carrie Fleming was bridesmaid and Miss Cora Fleming ring-bearer. The best men was Bert J. Corney, and James -H. Mul chay. James Burke, Harry Medemacke and Thomas Maloney acted as ushers. NORTHWEST NEWS SEATTLE. The steamer Nome City ar rived hare last night. She was the Qrst steamer to reach Nome this spring. She reports the steamer Portland was caught in an ice pack on May 14 and carried toward the Arctic Ooean. - WALLACE. Ida. Chalmer E. Sbuff. who was under sentence to hang here on June M for the murder of Eugene Klein, has been granted a stay of exe cution. COLFAX "Wash.-Henry Marsh, a pri vate In the NWlonal Guard here, has en tered a , charge of assault against his Captain, F. T, Bayer, and the company Is In danger of disruption. BUTTE, Mont-H. I Frank of this city has sold a three-fourths Interest in his coal mines' at Frank, B. C, to a French syndicate foj 11.300,000. WALLACE:. Idaj Ben Heltman, recent ly, from Oregon City. r., was, killed by falling down a chute In the Morning mine yesterday. ABERDEEN, Wash. On complaint of W. H. Abel, he Montesano attorney, John J. Carney, editor of the Aberdeen Herald, "was arrested here yesterday on a charge of criminal libel. VALLET Crrr, K. D.-Wllllam Ben nett at midnight shot and killed Jennie Daley, after a quarrel, and then commit ted - suicide. They were partners In a restaurant. " CHICAGO. Judge Hanecy of the Stats District Court yesterday declared' the an tl-trust statutes of Illinois unconstitu tional.. , , ; , -, : j : ; 8AX.IDA. Colo. Forest fires at Mount Ouray have destroyed miles of valuable timber In th la it few days. . . . (Rorlnps-McRae News Association.) DES MOINES, la.,' Jane XL City Mar shal S wearlngen of Jefferson was killed thl morning by 8. M, Shlpman, whom be was : attempting tairest ? The. latter-was stoned. snd kicked to death by a mob,, which rapidly formeU. v - v WHEAT MARKET. SAN FRANCISCO, i- June 'i tL-Wbat; U at Pacific Coast I'. ', 1 been strictly adhered to, and they are all at a lose to account for the occur ence. BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. Grlffln Is about 45 yars .of age and un married. He has been in the employ of the company about 10 years, and was one of its most valued workmen. Hi face was burned almost beyond recogni tion and all the front part of his cloth ing waa completely burned from bis body. His agony was Indescribable. v The other two sustained painful Injur ies, but will recover soon: with care ful nursing. A fourth employe, whose name la unknown, waa also slightly burned. They - were- -immediately con veyed to the Good Samaritan Hospital, where Griffin Is hovering between life and death. . WILLIAMS' LIFE WAS-THREATENED As the trial of James Williams for the murder of 'Cockney' George, Hicks, at tha Lynch boardtag-hoase in this city. Mar 11 last, proceeds In the State Cir cuit Court today, it becomes evident from the nature of the testimony of the wit nesses for the state which had up to noon only been examined, that the Jury Is confronted with a grave and uncertain question as to whether Williams fired, the fatal shot In self-defense or with pre meditation, .".'" The position of the gun, and the fact that the deceased and Williams had been fighting, coupled with the 'threats Hicks made against Williams' life, point to the former verdict. Robert Carl Nelson, who was present at the time of the fatal shooting, and who acted as peacemaker between the two men, gave some Important testi mony.' He was the state's witness. . The fact that "Cockney" George came into the hotel In the evening and became Involved In a quarrel and fight with Wil liams, because he was refused a sec ond supper, is generally admitted. Nel son says the two men scrapped around the room, knocking over ' tables and chairs, ..Intermittently, for half an hour. No sooner would he get the men apart for a moment's peace than the trouble would break out anew. "Cockney" George was particularly abusive to Williams, and called him all manner of names and made - threats against his life. Nelson says Hicks avowed he would "knife" and' "chop" Williams; that he made a rush toward the kitchen and said "I'll kill you," etc Nelson then succeeded In getting Wil liams off Into a side room. A few mo ments later he reappeared, and as Hicks came from the opposite door, ' he was heard 1o say to Williams, "You can't bluff me," and at the same time mads a .movement toward Williams. At this moment the fatal shot was fired. Nelson was facing Hicks at this time, and is certain that the murdered man had no weapons in his hands. The cVse of Arthur Pollard, manager of the Juvenile Opera Company, came up in the Police Court this morning. The de fendant was charged with assault and battery upon a boy named Long. Upon being called upon be '. pleaded guilty, but in extenuation of his techni cal violation of the law, said that tfte boy he was accused of assaulting was abusing his daughter and that he kicked him. The boy was In no way injured, and Judge Cameron Imposed the mini mum fine of $10. ' FAIRVIEW WON Dunbar Was" Too Much for the Car Boys. A game for "blood" was played at the baseball league grounds yesterday be tween, the Falrvlew Cheese Company team and the nine from the City & Su burban Hallway Company. -w Dunbar, the pitcher for the smearcase crowd, had more limburger up his sleeve than the others could stand, especially as the sun beat down very hard on the odorous sphere, and the car' men could only hit fouls. , During the first three innings the gams was all one-sided, the cheese men, piling up 10 runs and winning the game by 18 to S. The line-up of the two teams fol lows: .'. L:'4 Falrview Cheese Company- Dunbar. pitcher; St Johns, catcher; Dixon, first baser Heslln, second base; Steele, third base; Reynolds, shortstop; Hevel, left field; Townsend, center Held; Merrill right field. - - s-, City A Suburban Cathcart, pitcher: Knabner, catcher Horton, first base; Moody, second base; Creta third base; Banks shortstop; La Cure, left field: El- UotV-Jcenter field; flhipleyv-right HEALTH REPORT. Gall ''Brown, , 712 '.East 4 Taylor Street chickenpox. y';;, j1 ':';-Wv-.-?v. vr ". Mlsa wCelen, , 41 ; East Xlgbtli .: sut: smallpox. , '., "'. . r . . : - .- MM 111 MORE : MONEY FORiPORTLAND i f f Journal Special Service.) WASHINGTON June S-Under an amendment to-the sundr civil bill ac cepted yesterday,' 135.000 has been appro priated for" Immediate use on the new amount the pof tofllce and court house are allotted 120,000 end. the custom, house tlS.000. ''These amounts are Intended mere ly as a commencement fund and an addi tional amount for the poitofflee at least will be carried to the next sundry civil bill. IS Irish-Boerl Colonel Is Remanded Once Again. (Sciipps-McRa News Association.) LONDON. Junfj ;' Jl.-Colonel Arthur Lynch, the, Irish Member of Parliament, who is under Indictment for treason, waa again remandod until Tuesday in the Police Court today,' Infamous Boer Tactics Recoil on Their Own Heads. (Scrlpps-McRae News. Association.) NEW ORLEANS June a.-It has de veloped about th sailor boarding houses here that some of (the muleteer? em ployed: by the British, because of alleged Ill-treatment agreed I to Inoculatq - the stock as they wei" driven up the chutes from the wharves,' with virus of char bon. glanders and ' ether diseases. The Boers are reapln,th results because sines the "war ended those diseases are spreading rapidly In South. Africa. him (Scrlpps-McRae News. Association! WASHINGTON, June TL In the House today . Hull, chairman of the committee on military 1 affairs, called up the confer ence report of the military appropriation bill. - He said the conference report was a victory for the House. The bill carries 18,100.000. It was adopted by 88 to 66. EA6AN WAS A BAD MAN (Scripps-McRae News Association.) TUCSON. June 21. A dispatch from Hermoslllo states that Gen. Eagan, of beef scandal fame, engaged in a sensa tional gun play on Friday with Abe Gold baum, a prominent American. The dis pute was1 over business matters. Gold buam threw Eagen violently to the floor and took ths revolver away. WILLIE BRYAN IS SARCASTIC (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) SPRINGFIELD. Mo.. June a. William J. Bryan passed through here this morn ing en route to Mammoth Springs, Ar kansas. He repeated that he would not be a candidate again, and declined to discuss the. sentiments expressed by Cleveland and Hill, but said "it was inter esting to him to observe ths efforts of men outside the Democratic party try ing to reorganize it. T H. E. Parker, a butcher .of ths East Side, residing at 43 East Salmon street, filed his voluntary petition In bankruptcy in the United States District Court today. The petitioner, asks that only , on cred itor G. J Reln-be paid in full, for his services as a servant. His claim amounts to $188. . - -Y- ' , Unsecured debts owed by petitioner amount to $879.84. Among local creditors named are Mason, Ehrman eV Ca-.Melet A Frank Company, Wadhams A Kerr Bros, and 14 others. Besides these debts. I due open-accounts, there are two notes. one for JC00 and the other for 8208. The former will be due August 20,: and.' the other was due June 15. Both are payable to George' W. Bates . Co. ''' The petitioner's total .liabilities are7 S1S0T.S4,' total assets, ISO. of which he slalm $m as oxempt,;-.'-'-'. 111 1 illltll 1 noiisr LATEST EDITION YANKEE GROUND Large Part of Atlin Be longs to the States. , (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) SAN FRANCISCO, June 21.-A Dawson special says that J. P. Cummlskey, an American engineer, who was with Geo. W. Frasler, when the latter ran the boundary line between Canada and Alaska, in the summer of 1900, announces that ho personally tore down the bound ary mounraent over which there has been a dispute and investigation between the two countries. He exonorates Frasler. He says the monument was six feet high and contained only an empty receptacle. He founf important Information, how ever, which he will divulge only to the proper states officials. CummtHkey says the monument was 30 miles north of Dal ton's Port and 40 miles east of the pres ent boundary and that it would give the United States a portion of the Atlin dig gings and Bennett City, but leaves the Klondike in British possession. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) DE3 MOINES. June 21. JameS&sGalla gher and -wife were found dead In bed this morning at River Junction. Gal lagher had been shot and his wife chloro formed. Their hired man reported tho discovery, but claims he did not hear any shooting. A watch and a smbll sum of money is missing. Mystery surrounds the affair. TDM inn Tne Track Is Heavy Because of Much Rainfall. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CHICAGO, June 21. Derby day dawned with a clear sky and a cold northwest wihd, two points toward assisting the great race. The track, however, was slow, owing to the Incessant rains. It is expected that 60,000 peoplewill witness the race. Heno Is the still favorite, 2 to 1; Arsenal second choice at 4 to 1; Penta- cost 8 to L The track conditions may re dound to the benefit of some mudlark now little thought of. WYETH THE WINNER. CHICAGO, June 21. Wyeth won the Derby by three lengths. Luceln Appleby was second and Aladdin third. The time was 2:401-5. UNDERWOOD BOUND OVER (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) SEATTLE, June 21. Paul Underwood and wife were bound over to the Su perior Court without bail today on the charge of murdering their infant daugh ter at Ballard. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) PHILADELPHIA. June a. The cruiser Denver was launched here this afternoon at the yards of the Neafle & Levy Co. A christening party of ISO Denverites wit nessed the little warship's Initial dip. THE WEATHER. Abnormally cool weather prevails this morning in the states east of "the Rocky Mountains, and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to nearly 20,, degrees be low ths seasonable average are reported in Eastern Montana, the Dakotas, Min nesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, East ern Colorado, Kansas, Missouri- and Il linois. Light frost Is reported this morn ing from stations In South Dakota, Ne braska and Wyoming. 'No rain of conse quence has occurred In the states west of the Mississippi River during the last 24 hours. ' The indications are for fair weather In this district r Sunday. -Slightly cooler weather will probably be felt in North ern and Eastern Oregon and Washing ton tonight A. B. WOLLABER, ' Acting Forecast Official. SPECIAL MEETING. 'A special meeting of the ' Building Trades Council Is oalled'for tonight. Evi dently some Important, matters are 'to be considered, but Just of what nature they are has not been mads' known. l1 Some are Inclined to believe that the' resolu tlons passed. ' by the Federated; Traded Assembly last night' nave something to M Dull! do with ths "tneetlng'stmtigbt-3. NEW TRAIL LA Harry Dunlap One Mile From Town. ; Sheriff Marsh and on the (Special to The Journal.) LA CliNTER, , Wash., June H.-Tracy and Merrill, the escaped convicts, were seen near hers at noon today. At 12:40 Harry Dunlap, a farmsr who lives on the hill one mile south of here, came In and reported that shortly after noon, while he waa eating dinner In his house, be saw the two "murderers, sneaking 'through the brush but a few feet away. ' THEV DIDN'T "SEE HIM. Believing himself unseen. Dunlap at once hurried to the telephone office hero and sent a message to Sheriff Marsh at Vancouver, informing him of the dis covery. t Dunlap says that there is no ooubt 'as to these persons being the con victs as be had an excellent view of them 1 oiiu recugnizea Dow weir ciotnes ana countenances. v. THEY WERE WORKING WEST. The men were working west or down the Lewis River and Dunlap is of the opinion that they are seeking to discover a place where some host Is moored after which they will lie low until night before attempting to make a crossing. 80 far as he could see, both convicts appeared to be unweundad, as they made good progress through the brush. LA CENTER DESERTED. So far no attempt has been made to organize any posse here as nearly all the men are away from town. Charles Fer rell, the brother of the murdered Salem guard, left this morning to scout through the brush in the direction of Pioneer school house, nearly a mile and a half north of where the convfets were seen, and has doubtless missed his men by only a narrow shave.' t y 1 , , WOODLAND IS NOTIFEp. ! - As soon as the news had been wired to FORESFTIRES STILL RAGING Many . Lives Have , Been Lost in Lonely Timber Camps. : SEATTLE. June 21. The Washington forest fires continue. The reports from Buckley estimate that a score of persona have been lost In the repots outlying lumber camps. A party of W men, women and children from Eagle Gorge Ill ttfltatl (Scripps-McRaa News Association.) DE8 MOINES, la., June : IL Seventy telephone girls struck this morning for a uniform wags of tl a day. They are well organised and affiliated with the Federation of Labor, t Is expected tha strike will spread over the state. A COSTLY BLAZE (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) : DALLAS, Tex., June 21. A fire fhla, morning destroyed 10 store buildings at Weathersford. Loss, 150,000. TORONTO STRIKE (Scripps-McRae News Association.) TORONTO, Ont., June 21. The street car men here struck this morning, and the citizens are walking about In a driz zling rain. Banfield-Veysey Fuel Co. SLAB cet your oraers m eariy a chance Office: No. 80 Third Street. Ore. Phone, Main 353. Columbia, 373. WHOLESALE SHOES Complete line Men's,' Boy's and Youths, Wo l '" men's,. Mlssesand Chitdren's. When In the city call and see Immense stock. . Kraii5se.& Prince, CENTER 1 1 a , Saw Convicts Posse Again Off Hunt. : Sheriff Marsh, at Vancouver, a messafS was sent to Woodland, Instructing ths ; people at that place to form a posso and ', to throw out guards all along the banks of the Lewis River, to prevent the- con victs crossing to the north bank; 1 -."' WHERE THET ARE NOW.'-- The convicts are now definitely located -t.- In a section bounded by the military rblut ' from Vancouver to-La Center, the Ridg-r ' field road running out of the first road ,' and the Lewis. River. This Is the; most j -dangerous quarters they have been In, since they escaped from Che square of brush where they were surrounded at( -Gervais, and should a sufficient number of men bo employed and a proper degree ' of vigilance be exercised, the chances of them being captured should be excellent,, - fEDecIal to The Journal.) " . , VANCOUVER, Wash., June 2L Word was received here today that the convicts .. Tracy and Merrill had been seen abbttt noon on mile from La Center and onoa again Sheriff Marsh, the posse, and Guard Carson, with his bloodhounds, arsj off upon thje trail. Great excitement has been caused here by the news and it Is now fully expected that the convleta will be hemmed in and captured. : Rtr.'S., MANY ARE GOING OUT. ' Not only Sheriff Marsh and his posss are starting out, but many private cia-' sens and iot a few of the militia boys are also upon the move In ths hopes of being in at the death. The bloodhounds have been resting hire and are now In;, prime condition to take the scent pro . vlded the outlaws have Stuck to ths brush whaw the ground Is moist. Guard Carson concedes, howevery ' that should the fugitives again take to. the roads hlsT . dogs ;ean do little or nothing as ths dry dust will not hold a scent. " K breached Buckley last night 'with seven . men from Smith's camp who were given up for lost. The Enumclaw firs is now under control, but the remainder of Buckley is still threatened. Refugee.' are arriving there hourly. DEADLY Decimates the Ranks of Philippine -Spl;; : " diers. ; (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) f WASHINGTON,. June 2L Ths serious- ness of the cholera situation in the Phil ippines was revealed In a report received; today by the War Department from Gen eral Chaffee in which he gives a list of 22 -enlisted men who died of this disease dur- t ing the two weeks between April 23 and May & It waa heretofore supposed that ; ths scourge was confined to ths natives, . Lifow that Its ravages have extended to tho Army Department, tne omciais arsj. considerably worried. - ' - WOOD ana kivb your wooi,; ! to dry. PORTLAND, OR First Street, Portland, Or. CHOLERA ' '''i t . ? -