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I WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN1. FRIDAY. EEPTEMBEn :3, 15C2. PRES3EHT-:-i i-- -ROOSEVELT EQUAtS WORLD'S RECORD AMERICA' HAS A BARGAIN . - VERDICT OF AN ENGLISHMAN WHO INVESTIGATED OUR PURCHASE. A - roai DAX PATCH . PACED A MILE IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES YESTERDAY. THE BGODLERS OF ST. LOUIS Find Another Danger Staring Them in the Face Fcrcei to Submit to an Oper- ation In a Hospital READVILLE, Mass.. Sept. 23. Dan Patch tb4a afternoon went against the world's record of 1:59, made by Sttr Pointer fire years ago, and In a mag nificent performance equalled the rec ord. There was notr a skip tors, the whole mile, hi leggJnovIng with per- LATE TROLLEY ACCIDENT JwiSiS! it was not until xn The Cause of His Present In- , disposition Abscess Formed - third quarter that everyone felt confident that the record -was In danger. Up the stretch came tfc pacer, beating out the runner ; and flashing under the wire at a worthy rate for Star Pointer, his time being 1:594. Driver.:'; McHenry was wildly cheered, and the crowd rushed to the rails to see the horse "blanketed and led away. "-' - ; - . ) RESULTING FROM A BRUISE SUS-i -TAINED AT PITTSFIELD. MASS. . WAS TAKEN FROM , INDIANAPO LIS TO WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT HIS DATES CANCELLED, j - , INDIANAPOLIS, SeptM. President Roosevelt's Western trip came to an untimely end In this city today. lie was found to be suffering from a swell ing of the left leg, between the knee and ankle, that required Immediate sur gical attendance, .and he was conveyed to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was' operated on. The operation, lasted only a short1 time. At ;7: 30 p. m, he was conveyed on a fctretcber to the train and left Tor Washington; ; :, i . ; The first intimation ' that anything was wrong came In rumors to the great crowd that was patiently waiting at the club forthe President to appear. - It was about 3:20 o'clock, a half hour-after the time set tor the President to leave the city, that a few of the favor ed ones in the crowd received the In formation thai the President was sick .nd that the-resf-qf the trip would be abandoned - i .. FTnally H was noticed 4 hat a- move meTVf some kind wan on. The Presi dent's carriage stood In front of the entrance of the club, with Colonel Wil son, the Governor's Private Secretary, inside. " The command was .given to "make room" and a path' was cleared from the club to the carriage,' and the President, accompanied by j Senator Fairbanks, hastily entered the carriage. Colonel Wilson got-out, and j Senator rFah-banks, Secretary Cortelyou. . and Governor Durbln took seats !n the car riage with the President. l j Amid the sound f many horses trot ting upon the -asphalt, and a rattling of carriages, could be heard the cheers of the people who thought they were bid- . ding the' President "good bye." In a few minutes St. Vincent's Hospital was ' leached, and the operation began with out delay. The swelling of the Presi dent's leg, which made the operation ..necessary, was occasioned by a bruise received at the time, of the trolley ac cident at. Plttsfield, Jrass. Besides be ing Injured In the face and across the eye the-President received a blow upon Jthe inner pari of the left, leg, between the anKIe an knee, but he paid no at tentionto it. Ignoring It as being, a slight bruise not worthHalkln'g about. DEATH OF SQUIRE MANN. CARTRIDGE. I1L. Sept. 23. Squire Miles B. Mann Is dead here, aged 89. He was- business partner of Frank B. Morrelli who was killed by Mormons In IH5. Mann witnessed the killing of Joseph Smite, the " Mormon . prophet, in 1844. . ': i . CONVENTION In New York Finds Itself in . . Difficulties STATE'S EVIDENCE GIVEN By One of the Former Dele gates in the City A RECENTLY REMOVED INDIAN f: AGENT IS CHARGED WITH FAL SIFYING HIS ACCOUNTS.! AND j HAS BEEN" INDICTED AND AR RESTED IN MONTANA. ST. LOUIS, - Sept.' 23. Councilman Frederick G. Uthoff, who it is said was buncoed" out of $45,000 of the 150,000 It is alleged he received for the vote for; the control of the "traction bill, by R. M. Snyder, of Kansas City, has re turned from Colorado, and was In con ference' with Attorney Folk, this after noon. It is believed Uthonfs 'return Is second In Importance only to the return of John K. Murrell. and that his revel ations render unnecessary the testl- FIGHT BY A DELEGATION! "ony of Charle. Kelley, who is wanted oy. tne scaler as a witness against cer tain millionaire bribe-givers. On the Candidate for Lieut enant Governor Is Renewed GOVERNOR ODELL UNDERTAKES . TO MAKE PEACE AT SARATOGA THE MONTANA? DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION CONTROLLED BY SENATOR CLARK A FIGHT ON. A Serious Charge. Butte. MontSept. 23. Major L. Rrldgeman recently removed .-' as In dian agent at the Fort Belknap agency. was arrested today on the charge of falsifying the accounts. The Federal Grand Jury has Indicted him on thirty nine charges. The alleged false ac counts aggregate about $10,000. LONDON. Sept. 23. Frankfort Mooret the novelist, contributes a long article today to the Morning Post bead ed "America's Bargain, In which he gives, personal observances of a recent visit to the Danish West Indies. Mr Moore says: These islands have the most lntelli gent population of the West Indies, and St. Thomas Is a modern town. The Americans will make It a second Sara toga, and It will become a center of American wealth." : Continuing, Mr. Moore said the most Influential islanders told bim they were contented with the proposed 'transfer, as they expected "American capital and enterprise would give. an Impetus to the business or the Islands. ' - MAJOR POWELL DEAD. HAVEN. Maine, Sept. 23. Major W.. Powell, Director of the Rureau of Ethnology, at the Smithsonian Insti tute at Washington, died here today. HE ESCAPED FROM PRISON Only to Be Shot by a Rancher and Returned HANSEN, COUNTERFEITER, SARATOGA. N. Y., Sept. 23. The Republican state Convention met today and ; was addressed by j Lemuel Eli Qulgg, temporary chairman. Timothy E. Ellsworth, was chosen permanent chairman. The committee on platform not being ready to report, adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning. - Difficulties Arise. Saratoga. N. Y.. Sept. 23. The diffi culty, in the Republican : Convention over the candidacy cf George- R. Shel don for-the Lieutenant ; Governorship assumed such Locomotive Explodes. Pueblo, Col., Sept. 234-The locomotive of a freight train on the Denver &. Rio Grande exploded tonight. Engineer George M. Andrews and Fireman Thomas Phllburn were killed. Senator Clark's Son. Phoenix, 'Ariz., Serrt. 23 The report has just reached here of a disastrous fire at the Planet Saturn Mine, in Fools Who Broke Out of the Mc Neil's Island Peni SHOT DOWN BY A. MEMBER OF THE POSSE PURSUING HIM THE SECOND TIME THE FELLOW HAS ESCAPED FROM THE SAME PLACE. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 23. Ed. Han sen, the counterfeiter, who escaped roni the Government Penitentiary; on McNeil's Ifeland. was shot and captured Ouleb, in which the son of W. A. Clarkl y a rncner wtio was. In the posse hunting for the prisoner. Ilaiuen re fused to surrender and the man shot him. lie was taken on a stretcher was burned tdfdeath. -. - v Cut His Throat. San Bernardino, Cal,i;,Sept. 23. Ru- fus Lane, one of the best known resi dents of this valley, was found dead this afternoon with hla bead nearly severed from his bod v. He had cut his throat-with a rasor. Lane was one of the wealthy residents of this city. Under the Knife. f Indhinapolla. Sept.' 23, 3 p. mi ''As a result of the trolley accident at, Pltts- fleld, Mass., the'Presldent received sev eral bruises. One of these on the left leg, between the knee and the ankle, has developed Into a mallabftess. The 1'resment is entlreljrwell otherwise, and has continued to meet the engagements j of his Itinerary, but In view vt the con tlnuousness of the abscess, Drs, CoUier and Cpk of Indianapolis, were re quested to meet Dr. LUng. the Presi dent's physician, at Indianapolis; Dr. Richardson, or-AVashlngton, I). C, rtlsu being one iof the number. 'In the opin ion of the doctors the trouble necessl tates an operation, which they think -should be performed at once at St. Vincent's Hospital, m this city. After the operation the President will require complete resf, probablynfor 10 days or . two weeks. It has bW necessary to cancel all the remaining engagements of his trip, and he will go directly from Indianapolis to Washington this even . lug. " ' . . . , , . "The physlc1ans-say that the case is not In any way sulcus and there Is, noi danger whatever, ! This statement Is made that no false rumors may dis turb the people and that they may be authoritatively advised of the exact na ture of the case. ; ' ! "GEORGE R. CORTELYOU, , "Secretary to the President." . - j ' - Ths Operation. Indianapolis, Sept., 23. The following statement was issued this evening "At 2:30 pj mn the President went td proportions this after Tjon that Governor Odell was uni nioned from Albany for consultation. Governor Odell today requested Shel don to withdraw from the nomination The Governor gave as a. reason that he was; oc tne opinion that Sheldon s can didacy would jeopardize the success, of the whole ticket. The Governor sent to Senator Piatt and asked him to use his influence to get Sheldon to retire. Piatt would nor make the request. In the njoantlm" the Kings county delegation resumed its attack upon Sheldon. Insert republian converiutlon i Whe the news of the trouble between the.-leaders became public, the previous apathetic attitude of the rank and file of the delegates changed to one of the liveliest interest. Governor Odell reached here at 9:30 o'clock, and went at once to Senator Piatt's cottage. At 2 oclock this (Wednesday) morning, Governor Odell announced that Sheldon had withdrawn from the contest. At this hour the Indications are that Senator Frank A Hlggtps, of Cartarugas, will ; be the nominee for Lieutenant Governor. A Striker Shot. . Scranton, Pa- Sept. 23. The culvert on th Bloomr division of the Delaware. Ltiekuwanna & Western Road, near Lackawanna station, was-blown up by dynamite tonight. y Wajack Mojowskl. a strike, was snot through th body by . a guard at the Raymond colliery In Archibald, today. Tle phj-slclans say he will die.. Mors Bloodshed. ' Lebanon, Pa., Sept. 23. The first bat talion of the Twelfth Regiment reacbedj here tonight. Tonight the strlkersfired Several vol lev at the works of the American Steel Co. II. M.- Richardson, treasurer of the company, was wounded In the side. back to the prison, In care of geon. His' condition is critlcaL a sur- Montana Democrats. IJoxeman, Mont.. icpt. 23. The Mon tana Democratic State Central Com mittee turned down the ; Heinze dele gates from Silver How county, by vote of 21 to 4. Senator W. A. Clark was chosen the temporary chairman of the convention. ; Senator Clark made an address, committees were appointed, and the convention took a recess until morning; - There Is a fight In the com mittee on credentials, on the seating of the two delegates from Silver Dow. f ' Coal Operators Talk. New York, Sept, 23. Regarding the situation In the anthracite fields. Pres ident Baer, of the Philadelphia & Reading Road, said that every day showed a larger proportion of the -strik ing miners returning to work. - Presi dent Underwood, of the Erie, said; -The strike is breaking up, but I will not attempt to predict when U will .end.- C0GHLAN IS CONSULTED smmsbsssv REGARDING NEEDED PROTEC i TION FOR AMERICAN INTER ESTS IN WEST INDIES. ! How Hs Escaped. Tacoma, Sept, 23 United States Mar Fhal Hopkins troubles have' begun. Convict Ed. Hansen escaped from the United States Penitentiary at McNeil's Island, at noon yesterday. 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Salem, Oregon . . or .thx Twlce-a-Week Statesman WEEKLY OREGON I AN, psr year....... , TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, per year...... $10 .. ......... 4W ) Washington Editors. Walla Walla. Wash..i Sept. 23. The Washington Stat tentorial Association met this afternoon and organised for ht. Vincent's Hospital, and shortly after! business. I Delayed trams prevented the operation was performed by Dr. I many delegates frOm arriving today. Geo. H.. Oliver, of Indianapolis, after a but by tomorrow fully one hundred consultation wtth the President's phy-l will be In attendance. sirian. Dr. Geo. A. Lung, and Dr. Geo. J. Cook, Dr. Henry Jameson, and Dr. J. RichardfKtn. At the conclusion .the operation the physicians authorised ueo. - - r.7; BOXERS' POWER BROKEN r, . . . -, , . I it.. the following statement: As the result of trtumHtism (a bruise) received In the trolley -accident In Pittsfleld,r the operation was r.ecessarw. An exam ination of the wound shows a circum scribed collection of serum in he mid dle third of the left anterior tlbal re gion, a sac containing about two ounces which was removed. The Indications are that the President should make a speedy recovery. It Is very Import ant, however, that he should remain quiet and refrain, from using the leg. The trouble Is. not serious, but tempor arily disabling.' ! "GKORGE H. CO rtTKLTOU, I-Secretary to, the President." PISHOP MOORR TALKS OF THE PROGRKSH AND CHANGES IN ; T CHINESE EMPIRE. J Ths President Cheerful. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 23. President Roosevelt's train arrived here at 8:40 1 p. in. The PressdefU was resting easily NEW TORK, flept. 23 Bishop David Hastings Moore, of the Methodist Kpls- copal church, having supervision ofi China; , Japan . and Corea, who has reached this city to spend five months in the open floor missionary movment in which his church Is interested, says regarding the fresh outbreak of the Boxers In China that he does not be lieve there will be another general up rising. - - rThat China could ever be what It was before the outbreak Is impossi ble," Ire said. "Her idols are shattered. her ideals blasted. The sacred wall around Pekin has been dug down to 1 admit the locomotive; the legations are from the effects of, the operation. He (.enlarged and rebuilt with reference toi is cheerful and Is tying In bed with his leg propped up on a pilow. The train is due to arrive in Washington at t:30 tomorrow evening. It Is learned to night that the determination to abanr aon the trip was reached yesterday, and noticva were sent to those inter- r.iw uy me places tne president was t vislU Shaw Gos Horns. v-njcago. Sept. 23. Secretary of the! Treasury Fhaw left Washington at midnight. He . said fcu return was made because of the Illness of the resident. any future trouble. The empire has been shot through and ' through with Western Ideas, while the natives eem to have an omnipotence all their own. Timothy Richard is commissioned by the Emperor to reconstruct ithe educa tional system on Western models ' As td our trade prospects wtth China, the Bishop is optimistic. He also be Sieves that the United SUtes; should follow the example of the great powers. especially in training men for the con sular. and diplomatic service. He has nri doubt of the ultimate Christianiza- tlon of China, Bishop Moore wfll e-lfvinxs turn to the Orient next March; . .- f WASHINGTON, BepL 23. Read Ad mlral John D. Coghlan. second In com mand on the North Atlantic station, has been summoned to Washington to discuss the general situation In the West Indies before departing for those waters on Ws flagship, the Olympla The sending of Rear Admiral Coghlan with his flagship to the West Indies Is -the result of the determination of Secretary Moody, to afford better pro- teetlon for American Interests In a lo callty where protection Is likely to be dedfaf. any time. Heretofore the Ited. States Naval representation In the West Indies has proved inadequate to meet the demands for ship which Ifave been maderorn various quarters simultaneously, and' the Navy Depart ment has decided to keep a force in the Caribbean Sea which Is able to cope with a single, double or triple call as he case may tw. i ; ' The Naval Department has received a telegram announcing the arrival at Colon yesterday of the Panther with the marine battalion aboard. Commander McCrea. who from Ills, long experience In dealing with affairs In South and Central America; has a valuable knowl edge of tbe conditions there,; had a short talk witH Secretary Moody today pn that subject. , ' V ( , WILL NOT RUN. TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 23. Jam?s Tap. of Wichita, and John Madden, of Em poria, have refused thexnomlnatlons of Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice, .respectively, on the Allied Populist ticket. This makes four of the nominees to refuse places. , DETROIT, Sept. 23. The Spanish War Veterans today voted In favor of amalgamation wKh the Spanish-Am erican War Veterans. Captain Wilson L Davenny, of Chicago , a representa tive oi the United Service men of the Spanish War, was tendered the floor for a. fraternal speech, in the course ; of which he referred to the possibility of amalgamating the different associa tions of Spanish War Veterans. He said that President Roosevelt y urged! him yesterday to extend the movement toward amalgamation, "and." aM r.tn. ftaln Davenny, 'if amalgamation can be arranged on a basis that wilt be Just and equitable to all, you will not find me in the way. ; At the conclusion of his address the convention went Unto executive ses sions - J OUR PRICE, BOTH PAPERS.... PACIFIC HOMESTEAD, per year.. TWICE-A.WEEK STATESMAN, per year...... ...... . . . ... ......,....., ... . , , . ........ .$25 ..flO BOTH PAPERS.;....... CH IC AGO I NTER -OCEAN, pr year... .... TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, per year...... $iJ0O ........... f.1.00 BOTH PAPERS.........!. ..... HOARDS DAIRYMAN, per yssr i TWICE-A.WEEK STATESMAN, per yaar..i,.... tl.00 ......... ...1i)0 BOTH PAPERS. ...,..$1.75 OREGON POULTRY JOURNAL, per year...... t ka TWICE-A-WEEK STATESMAN, par year...... ,I.II!I"!fU BOTH PAPERS sf THRICE-A-WEEK NEW YORK WORLD, per year... 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The streets were rivers of water and the an-oyos were filled with water that swept everything' be fore It. The Santa Fe river was a tor rent, and the hail , stripped trees of leaves and fruit. BOTH PAPERS............... ff.30 SALEM'S NEW BAND Tin: project Afsriinn or tr. CESS HALEM'H MiLlTAUY HAND IA AIi.OIMJi:D. PASSED AT ANNAPOLIS. ANNAPOLIS. Ml, Sept. 23. The academic board have reported a num ber of cadets who passed mental ex amination. Among them la Frederick M. rperkins. of Oregon. I sarsths Yoa Haw kmn tzgi SEWER DIGGERS STRIKE. CIIICAUO.-Sept. .23. Sewer diggers and laborers to the number of 309 have struck on all the city work for an In crease in wages ef 2$ to CO cents a day. The lowest pay given to sny of the m n under th day laborer system, the city doing the hiring, fs $23, and It ranges up to S3 for the more skilled men. - The men receive pay and a half for over time, and sometimes make as'high its 346 for two weeks work. ENEMIES. If we could read the secret history of our enemies we shoyld find In .each mans heart sorrow and suffering en ough to disarm all hostility. Lone- fellow. ' .... (From Funday" Daily.) Kalcm Is now assured of a gMd band. To the effwrt or ilarry E. Alberts Is due th fact that ycst rd.ny the mem bers of th? two rnindea! aggregations of Salm the Salem Military Hand and th? newly formal band dtennln- i (vmoinr ineir iwrt, am form a good st rong banL The plan is to Se cure a strong organisation . of good players, one of; which the city will, be proud, and which the biiifnots men will Suprtort, an, iw(ajr(. an able and strong leader for the Organization. A committee. heded by H. E, Albert, tailed urxm srtme of the HaH-m business people yesterday, and secured sufHcient assurance of support to warrant the Iherfection of th organls;lon. and the leadership will le offerM to Prof. Wil lis E7 M Elroy. now of Kugtno. "snd the dirwtnr of the- Fourth Itfcimnt Hand of-that city. It is ho that Mr. McElroy, who is known as an able band leadf r andjnstructor, will accept the position of director of the new band. : . - --j The new organization Is now assured. and the members are pleased to have the matter brought to a successful is.ue so soon. Great credit is due H. E. Albert for his efforts In behalf of the new band, and H. N. Stoudenmeyer. leader of the- Chemawa Indian Hand, Is also entitled to great commendation in helping the new project to. the best of his ability. . BOARD OF EQUALIZATION? SEVERAL APPI.ICATIONS FOR RE DUCTIONS OF AKH ESS MENT HAVE IJEEN HEARD. (From Wednesday's. Daily.) . -The county board of equalisation," in selon all day yesterday, heard several applications for the reductions of as sessments, but decision were arrived at in only three cax-s. Other cases "T were taken under, advisement,' but no action was taken during yesterday's session. ' , ' The session promises to be quite In-, t "resting, however, before the clone of th; wet-k. with the objecfions to the levying of an assess-' ment upon the Salem Flourlnir MIH Company's water ditc h, which Is booked torwara to by the board from dar to The asiSfiel valuation of n-inetv " aen-s'of non-tillable land belonging to- irs. nutn hay re was reduced from $ l-r acre to $3 jr acre, noon her affl- davib to th -ffet that fifty acres of saia lann was badly cut un by slourhs. and therefore of very little value:. l-'nn tho affidavit of G. O. Rani, lot No. 1 of block Nol S. of Cabltol Park addition belonging to Mrs. Anna Frost. wus stricken off the roll for the reason that she Is a widow of an old spldler. has no moans of support and Is not able to pay taxes. . . - . . ' The assessment upon the house upon lots No. S. c and 7. block 4. of Capital Park addition was reduced $100. upon tlie affidavit of G. G. Gans to the effect that the Is an Invalid and said assess- rnnt of VA was too high.