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FRANK SMITH KILLED Murderer of Three Officers Meets Deatb Near New Era. STOLEN CAP IDENTIFIES FUGITIVE Fugitive Had Doubled on His Track and Was Heading Toward Fort land When Shot by Posse. New Era, Ore., May 1 Frank Smith is dead. The desperado was shot and killed at 11:10 o'clock by Harry Drap er, who was. in charge of the blood hounds that he had brought from Spo kane to help in hunting the fugitive down. After being surrounded in the woods between the Willamette river and the railroad tracks at this place this morn ing, posses began dynamiting the un derbrush to bring him out. Draper, ac companied by the dogs, went into the timber and Smith was discovered be hind a log. He made a desperate at tempt to shoot, but Draper anticipated him, shooting him through the neck nnH killinir him instantly. 1 Smith bore no wounds, showing con clusively that he had not been wound ed by any of the previous shots fired at him. Crouchinar in the underbrush between N the railroad tracks and the Willamette river, about half a mile from this place, surrounded by posses of armed men who were dynamiting the woods to drive the fugitive out, Frank Smith, the des perado, who made a sensational escape from the city jail at Portland, and since his flight last week has killed three offi cers, made his last stand. After murdering Policeman Hanlon at Oregon City, Smith was next located near Woodburn by Sheriff Shaver of Clackamas and Captain 0. D. Hender son of Woodburn, whom he mortally wounded, both dying at Salem a few hours later. The bandit then disappeared as com pletely as if the earth had opened up and enfolded him. Many rumors were prevalent of the murderer being seen during the last few days in various parts of the district where he was be ing hunted, but nothing definite could be found until this morning, when, weary and worn with his long flight, he was driven into the brush. The gray cap, slightly torn in one seam, which was stolen from the Canby postoffice, and which Smith were, proved his undoing. The stolen cap belonged to Willie Stuniger, who lives near New Era. Willie was numping water for the cows this morning when he saw a man pass along the road wearing his own cap. Willie recognized the cap at once and gave the alarm. This positive identification brought out the posses in force, and 200 armed men with dogs were presently hunting down the fugitive. Smith stopped to talk to Flagman Archibald on "the Southern Pacific tracks. While they were in conversa tion one of the numerous armed parties that has been scouring the country ap peared down the road. "Well, I must take to the woods," said Smith. With that he dashed into the brush. He was surrounded between the rail way tracks and the Willamette river, half a mile below New Era. MONEY NEEDED FOB BELIEF. Bed Cross Sends $300,000, and Has Another $1,000,000. Washington, May 1. Three hundred thousand dollars were forwarded by wire by the American Bed Cross to day to James D. Phelan, chairman of the Bed Cross and relief committee in San Francisco, and he was advised that $1,000,000 more is at the disposal of the committee. Judge W. W. Morrow, president of the California branch of the Bed Cross, ad vised the Bed Cross today that it will be better from this time on for the so ciety to send money to California rath er than food and provisions, as the im mediate needs are provided for. Dr. Edward T. Devine, special repre sentative of the Bed Cross at San Fran cisco, made the following report today on supplies sent to earthquake sufferers: "I have tabulation from Quartermas ter Devol of supplies reported to have been received up to April 28 and of supplies en route or ordered. It shows on the whole remarkable discrimina tion and intelligent purchases. Sup plies received: "Five carloads of stoves, 1,850 stove pipe joints, 28 carloads of forage, 1,600 tons and 25 carloads of tentage, two cars and 250,000 feet of lumber, 160 tons of lime, 170 tons of medical sup plies, two carloads of acid and chemi cals, seven carloads of wood, 241 cars and four steamerloads of subsistence stores, 1,570 tons of flour, five cars of fresh meats, 185 cars of miscellaneous stores, one car of oranges, five ears of clothing, two cars of salt, camp out fit of Los Angeles, 28 cars." Two Slight Shocks Cause No Alarm. San Francisco, May 1. Two slight earthquake shocks at an interval of an hour were folt here early this morn ing. They were of the same nature as a dozen other shocks that have been felt since the big quake of April 18. No damage was done this morning, and there was no alarm. FIBE PANIC IN BIG HOSPITAL. Blazing Laundry Causes Patients to Floe Half-Clad. San Francisco, May 4 The 700 pa tients in the general hospital at the Tre sidio were thrown into a panic at 4:15 o'clock this morning by the cry of "fire." At that momont flames wore discov ered in the hospital laundry, which was only a few yards away. The close prox imity of the two buildings gave riso to the fear that the hospital would be dostroyed. In anticipation of such a contingency hurried arrangements wore niado for the removal of the patients to a place of safety. For a few minutes, until the fire in the laundry was gotten undor control and there was no danger of the flames spreading beyond that building, pando monium reigned among tho hundreds of patients. Those who were not dangerously ill, or could help themselves, jumped from their cots and beds, and, hastily don ning what clothes they, could find, fled from the hospital out into the cool morning air. Many of the indisposed men and women did not wait to secure their clothes, but wrapped themsolves in bed ding and made their exit as quickly as possible. In more than one instance men and women fled out into the air with noth ing but their night clothes. Scores of patients who had the physical strongth stopped sufficiently long to assist more weak and unstrung men and women from the hospital. Within 15 minutes after the alarm was given the majority of the patients had left the hospital building and stood in groups or lay upon the ground upon bed clothes, watching the firemen and soldiers fight the flames in the laundry. When the flames had been extin guished the nurses, physicians and sol diers turned their attention to the patient-refugees, and assisted in taking them back to their cots and beds in private rooms and wards. Men and women became, hysterical during the progress of the fire, and it was with difficulty that many of them could be induced to return to the hos pital. It is feared that the shock to many of the more seriously sick patients will have a serious if not fatal effect. When the fire was discovered in the hospital a general alarm was sounded. Besides the regular post fire department hundreds of soldiers turned out to fight the flames. It was only by hard work that the flames were confined to the laundry, which, with its contents, was entirely destroyed, and prevented from spreading to the general hospital. The origin of the fire is unknown. LIMIT OF INSURANCE PAID. Companies Will Be Generous, but Not Exceed Legal Liability. New York, May 4 The Tribune to day says: Representatives of both foreign and American fire insurance companies, who were in the city yesterday, discussed ac tion to effect a compromise in the ad justment of losses by the San Francisco fire. The great companies express a strong purpose to be not only just, but gener ous in caBes of doubt, but one insurance president said: ' ' The adjusters for this company will not be allowed to waive, the conditions of its policies, nor the conditions and restrictions of its charters. We have no more right to pay a loss occasioned by earthquake than we have to pay a loss of life. We are not an earthquake insurance company, nor a life insurance company.'? Insurance men estimate that the com panies will ultimately pay from 60 to 75 per cent of the aggregate amount of the risk. The message from London insurance companies to adjusters in Oakland, pub lished this morning, should have read: "Under any circumstances, the Brit ish offices wiil only pay the losses for which they are legally liable, since to go beyond their contracts would be il legal. "They cannot recognize any liability for damage by earthquake where no fire ensued, nor for damage by fire to fallen or partly fallen buildings, nor for damages to buildings pulled down or destroyed by order of the San Francisco authorities." Heavy Loss in San Mateo County. San Mateo, Cal., May 4 The losses in San Mateo County resulting from the recent earthquake can never be even approximately estimated. Practically every building in the county suffered some damage in chimneys, plaster, broken furniture or crockery. Here, as elsewhere, brick and stone buildings suffered the most. The loss of life was small. In Half -Moon Bay a painter and two children were killed in the collapse of an old adobe building. The heaviest losses wore in Eedwood City, where the new $150,000 courthouse was almost to tally destroyed. China Hates to Admit Fact. London, 'May 4. A dispatch from Pekin to the Times today says that the only thing delaying the settlement of the French claims growing out of tho Nanchang outrage of last February is China's reluctance to issue an im perial edict admitting that the magis trate committed suicide. President Signs Appropriations. Washington,.M ay 4. President Boose velt today signed the bills passed by congress making appropriations of $100,000 for Mare Island navy-yard and $70,000 to meet emergencies in the post office department in California, IN THE NATIONAL HALLS OF CONGRESS Friday, May 4. Washington, . May 4. la accordance with the agreement of last Monday, the sonate today ontorod upon the con sideration of amendments to the rate bill under the 15-minute rule, but made littlo progross. Tho groator part of the day was devoted to Lodge's provision bringing pip8 lines within the terms of tho bill, and it was ultimately unani mously agrood to, aftor boing so amend ed as to make it exclude gas and water lines from its operation, thuB practi cally confining it to oil linos. There were two roll-calls, but noithor was of importance, as on tho one accepting the amendment thoro was no division what ever, while the action takon on the other, on the quoation of confining the provision to oil lines, was practically nullified by the subsequent elimination of gas and wator from the amendmont. Washington, May 4 Tho house spent another day in consideration of the naval appropriation bill, the speeches in large measure being in support of the bill and the naval program therein out lined. Burton, of Ohio, dolivered a scholarly address against what seemed the needless enlargement of the navy, contending that the American nation could well afford to serve notice upon the other nations that it stood for in ternational arbitration and the peace of the world. Butler of Pennsylvania, and Calder of New York, supported the bill, both agreeing that the measure had less to criticize in it than any bill reported from the naval affairs committee of the house in years. Thursday, May 3. Washington, May 3. Tho naval ap propriation bill, which carrios nearly a hundred million dollars for the naval establishment, was taken up by the House today. Beyond the explanation of the bill by Foss of Illinois, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, and the running fire of questions which his presentation called forth, little interest was shown in the early part of the de bate that ensued. Toward the close of the day, however, a lively colloquy oc curred among Bates of Pennsylvania, Williams of Mississippi, Clark of Mis souri, and Payne of New York, over certain statements made by Bates in relation to the price of steel rails. The discussion took on a wide tariff range, a forerunner of still further tariff dis cussion as the session nears its close. Washington, May 3 This was the last day' for general debate in the Sen ate on the railroad rate bill, and it wns fully occupied. Following a brief speech by' Nelson, Tillman spoke at length in an effort to show by criticism of individual judges that the power of granting temporary injunctions by in ferior United States courts should bo taken from them in Interstate Com merce Commission cases, and he was followed by Bacon, Bailey, Teller and Foraker in speeches at some length. Bailey opposed Bacon's contention that the judiciary should not be criti cised on the floor of the Senate. Con sideration of the army appropriation bill was resumed, and after further amendment it was passed. Wednesday, May 2. Washington, May 2. Daniel contin ued his speech on the railroad rate bill in the senate today, reporting briefly his objections to Bailey's proviso for the non-suspension by the courts of the orders of the interstate commerce commission. In cases where the courts have suspended the rates of the com mission, Mr. Daniel suggested that a substantial bond be required of the railroads. The rate bill was then temporarily laid aside, and the army appropriation bill taken up. An important amend ment authorizes the establishment of a general depot for supplies at Fort Mason, San Francisco, and appropriates $1,500,000 for the purpose. Of the amount appropriated, $750,000 is made immediately available. Another amendment appropriating $500,000 for a cable from Key West to Panama via Guantanamo, Cuba, was made. Consideration of the bill was not con cluded when, at 5:45 p. m., the senate went into executive session. Washington, May 2. The house de voted almost the entire day to discus sion of the agricultural appropriation bill, which is now almost completed. Tuesday, May 1. Washington, May 1. By a vote of 153 to 58 the House today decided to continue the free distribution of garden and flower seeds. Many of the items in the agricultural bill broadening the scope of the Bureau of Chemistry and Dr. Wiley's department were eliminat ed on points of order, particularly thoBe relating to the adulteration of foods, condiments, drugs and beverages. Con siderable progress was made on the bill No Cash to Clear Streets. San Francisco, May 1. Money for clearing the streets of debris was cut off this morning, and the work conse quently ceased, but a great deal of progress has been made upon the prin cipal thoroughfares within the last fortnight. Probably one-tenth of the streets in the burned district are now passable. Lack of funds and ignorance of the amount of the appropriation to be given by the finance committee have, according to Commissioner Thomas Egan, retarded the operations of the Board of Public Works in clearing the streets of debris and garbage and re pairing the sewers. after tho freo-sood proposition was out of tho way, and tho bill will bo com pleted tomorrow. WaBhington, May 1 The procood- ings in tho Senate today included an extondod discussion of the railroad rate bill by Daniel, an explanation of tho status of the appropriation for tho re lief of the onrthquako sufferers in Cali fornia by Allison and a controversy among several Senators as to tho pro priety of adopting without referring to a coiumittoe a resolution tondoring tho thnnks of Congress to General Horaco Porter for his sorvieos in recovering the body of, John Paul Jones from its long lost resting place in Paris. In the lust mentioned proceedings Aldrich opposed action by tho Senate in advanco of com mittee consideration, and succooded in having the moanuro roforrod to the com mittee on foreign relations. Monday, April 30. Washington, April 30. The sonate will begin voting on the amendments to tho railroad rate bill on Friday, May 4. An agreement to that eflect was re ported today, but it proved impossible to so extend the understanding as to have it include the fixing of a date for taking a final vote on the bill as a whole. Tillman first proposed a final vote on May 9, and Morgan was the only senator to make objection. His opposition was sufficient, however, to frustrate the design, and the noxt most feasiblo courso, the disposition of amendments, was decided upon. The general impression among senators is that the final vote will be reported within a week from the time of the beginning of the consideration of amendments. Most of the time of the senate was devoted to listening to a speech by Clarke, of Arkansas, in which he criticised the Hepburn bill as inju dicious to remedy existing conditions. The house bill appropriating $170,000 for the emergency noods of the navy department at Mare Island, and for the postal service at San Francisco, made necessary by the earthquake, was passed by the senate when it convened today. Washington, April 30. This was both a field day and a "soed" day in the house, the major portion of the legisla tive session being given over to the consideration of the agricultural bill and, incident thereto, the free distri bution of seeds, for which the bill does not provide, but which it is agreed will be restored to the bill. Eighteen pages of the agricultural bill were considered and perfected. The debate on the question of free seeds will be resumed tomorrow, when a vote is expected on the amendment to insert an appropriation of $90,000 for the pur chase and distribution of "rare and unusual seeds." The debate on seeds might have con tinued indefinitely under the "animal industry" item if Wadsworth had not made a motion putting a stop to the debate, which wag carried by a vote of 97 to 62. On motion of Wadsworth, the committee arose, the vote being 87 against 78. Saturday, April 28. Washington, April 28 The Indian appropriation bill was passed by the senate late this afternoon, after an all day discussion as to the best method for providing for Indians in general and those of the Indian Territory in par ticular. The bone of contention was I the attempt to remove the restrictions for the alienation of land by the allst ters of the five civilized tribes. Mr. Warner, of Missouri, offered an amend ment to this effect, exempting, however, the fullbloods and minors, and it re ceived the support of Mr. Long, of Kansas, who had made a similar at tempt but had failed. The amendment was accepted. Among the changes made in the meas ure was the striking out of a commit tee amendment that provided for the turning over to the Indians of all mon eys on deposit to their credit from the sale of timber and lands aggregating several millions. Washington, April 28. The tariff dis cussion started in the house on Thurs day afternoon occupied practically all the ' time of the house today. John Sharp Williams concluded the speech he began Thursday, and consumed the first two hours in a collaboration with Towne of New York, in which Towne read the letters and other articles Wil liams wanted to include, and Williams, standing beside him, kept up a running fire of interjectory comment, explana tion and argument. Cushraan spoke for nearly an hour in defense of the protective tariff system. The agricultural appropriation bill, which is before the house, will come up Monday for amendment and discussion under the five-minute rule. Protests Against Barnes. Washington, May 1 The nomination of B. F. Barnes, assistant secretary to President Boosevelt, to be postmaster at Washington was before the Senate in executive session today. No action was taken. Senator Culbertson stated that a general protest had been filed by citi zens against the confirmation of Mr. Barnes, and the postoffice committee had failed to give the protests the con sideration of an investigation. The charges relate to the action of Mr. Barnes in having Mrs. Minor Morris ejected from the White House, and tfcat the office should be given to a citizen. UNREST IN ORIENT. Russia Is Now Planning Anothor Inva sion of Chiueso Torritory. St. Petersburg, April 30. In spite of the defeat of hor ambitions in Manchu ria and Kwantung, and tho obstacles mot with by M. PokotilofT, tho Russian minister to China, in his negotiations at Pekin, Russia is stoadily pushing for ward with tho purpose of occupying an otlior big slico of China, namely, the two eastorn provinces of Mongolia, cov ering the route of tho proposed railroad from Baikal to Pekin, which, as an nounced by the ABSociatod Pross, Feb ruary 20, has boon given over to the RiiHso-Chinoso bank. Under tho guise of tho innocont-sound-ing name of "geographic ethnographic expedition for purely scientific pur poses," a party hoadod by Colonel No vitsky, one of the brilliant younger members of the gonoral staff, will leave DEMOCRATIC TICKET OFFICIAL. United States Senator, long torm John M. Qoarin. Congressman, Socond District, J. H. Graham. Govornor, Goorgo E. Chamborlain. Socrotary of State, P. II. Sroat. State Treasurer, J. D. Matlock. Suprome Judgo, T. O. llailoy. Superintendent Public Instruction, J. II. Ackerman (Rep.). Stato Printer, J. Scott Taylor, Attorney-General, li. A. Miller. Labor Commissioner, O. P. Hoff (Rep.). St. Potorsburg in the middle of May to survey the hitherto unexplored region betweon tho Manchurian frontier and Urga. Though the expedition nominally is to be undor tho auspices of the Im perial Geographical Society, it is be lieved it will be financed and officered by the genoral staff, and its composi tion will be almost purely military. The strategic aims, in fact, are so thinly covered that it is doubtful if it will be accompanied by any representative of the geographical society. . The region to bo explored covers the hazy "Mongolian Desert," in which during the war mysterious Japanese armies were supposed to be hovoring to strike the Russian rear and into which small scouting detachments of Japan ese actually penetratod long distances. Colonel Novitzky's expedition probab- , ly will find the work already well un- ' der way, as the Russian force stationed at Urga certainly has not been idle dur ing its long stay there. NEED HELP FOR MANY WEEKS. Devine Urges Nation Not to Slackea Enthusiasm in Giving. San Francisco, April 30. Dr. Devine,. of tho National Red Cross, tonight is sued the following statement: "It is important for the entire coun try to understand that the loss of homes and property in San Francisco has not been exaggerated. Expectations have been aroused and plans have been made,, based on telegrams and newspaper re ports, of large contributions for relief, and these expectations should not , be disappointed. 'The distribution of food will have to be continued until there are enough stores in which to buy on a money basis and then it can be gradually diminished, but relief of other kinds id now and will be required for weeks to come. Sick and delicate persons will need care for months. Inmates of institu tions which have been destroyed must be established elsewhere, and on some plan yet to be devised families which cannot get started otherwise may have to be given a helping hand. "It is not intended to encourage chronic dependence, but quick, gener ous and efficient relief is needed here for a very large number of persons whose homes and means of livelihood have been destroyed. GOVERNMENT LOST MILLIONS. Appropriation of $3,387,630 Needed for San Francisco. Washington, April 30 The secretary of war today forwarded to the secre tary of the treasury for transmission to congress urgent deficiency estimates of appropriations amounting to $3,387,630. This amount is required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, for the purpose of replacing military stores destroyed by earthquake and fire at San Francisco; also for repairing damage to cable connecting Angel Island and Alcatraz in the harbor of San Francisco, and the repair of dam age to the general hospital at the Pre sidio, San Francisco. Kill Odessa Police Obi- Odessa April 30 The chief Ot police. who played such a prominent role in the October massacres here and a police man, were assassinated by revolution ists here today in broad daylight. The plot was far-reaching, and contemplated also the assassination of Assistant Chief of Police Poltavachenko and several other policemen. A young girl named Jerebtzova threw a bomb at Poltava chenko, who was on his way to th hospital to visit one of the wounded police. Her aim was poor, and the offi cer was not harmed. The girl was seriously wounded by Poltavachonko 's orderly. Railroad Line Indicted. Clarksburg, W. Va., April 30 The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company wa indicted five times by the federal grand jury today for alleged violation of the interstate commerce law in fail ure to distribute cars to coal operators ia a fair and equitable manner. Thes indictments are the first of the kind ever found in the United States. The fine, in ease of conviction, may be $5,000 each case.