111 ;! r - "- "V"' tvr..,o' c'vi.V:'?;..U - v ,",'" t 8BKO Et UQU-IVXIKtT OCTIOn JSACtt TUKSDAT AJTD f" V HI DAT. ," .s .'' i'.i."f" -T '-''C) ";"V - I '"'P '" "."' ' ;: " ' '' ;.;rf-:'-f; SM TEARr-KO. . . ; ' v . - SALEM, OREGON. TtTESDAT., APRIL, 21. 190X - V - . " FIRST SECTION EIGHT PAGES. ' . . ' -. - r ' - ' r : . - - i . - " - .. HEDONit-FEAU INDICTMENT He Only Wants to Sbleia His Arch Enemies ; v LIEUT - GOVERNOR LEE Will Not Testify Before Grand Jury to Incriminate Others V ; . SENT AN EMISSARY TO ARRANGE FOR PRIVATE APPEARANCE BE FORE JURY, BUT CIRCUIT AT- ,TOINEY FOLK WOUlD NOT CON SENTIS QUITE INDEPENDENT. : . ,; . . . . - U ST. WUIS, Mo., April 20. The lead ers In the boodle investigation. Circuit Attorney Folk ami "Attorney General Crowe, Joined force today , to Jointly conduct the local Inquiry, which will adjourn temporarily tomorrow after- noon. During the day an emissary from Lieutenant Tee called .wr Attor ney Folk with a proposition, that, if an agreement could be reached to the question. Mr. Iee only, about the Atom deal, he would appear before the grand Jury. Circuit Attorney Folk' Informed hi visitor that he would not promise to restrict himself In any part of the Inquiry, and the conference was fruit less. . Robert E. Lee, a brother of the ab sent official. received another letter from Lieutenant Governor Lee, which was mailed In Chicago, In further ex planation of "his "brother absence Mr. Lee said: ' ? ' ' ' - : : - "Ilewiil remain away ontll I think It advisable for him to come back. One reason that he is away is that he does not want to assist the St. Louis grand Jury in indicting for perjury certain members of the Legislature who have testified before It. My brother 1 not vindictive, and though these men have proved themselves his bitter enemies he does not want to asslt in Indicting them." ' " Lee concluded by insisting that his brother does not fear Indictment him self. Strong Talk This. f i. Kansas City, Mo.. April 20. United States Senator Stone, addressing the Missouri Democratic Press Association, tonight made an elaborate explanation of the Baking Powder legislation and bitterly denoumied the dally newspa pers of the .state which, - he declared, had "hounded" him outrageously. Wil liam J. Bryan, who spoke, announced himself a a country editor addressing country editors. In cloning the Senator said: "' : ' "l hoM Otxl will wither my hand, palsy my tongue and burn my heart hi the flames of hell before I will uninten tionally dishonor any position to which the people of Miiouri assign me." AGAIN AN OPEN TOWN TWELVE SALOONS' OF GRANTS PASS KEEP OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAYS. GRANT'S PASS, Ore., April 20. The Grant's Pass saloons have drifted Wick Into their old and accustomed habit of keeping open house on Sun day, in spite of Mnyor Bashor'a state ment that tie would close them. No one seems to desire the responsibility or wants to assume the blame for al lowing the' old" order of things to re turn. One or 'two of the twelve sa loons with which Grant's Pass Is fa- GRANTED PERMISSION f TO WED SECOND TIME NEW YORK, April 20.-Justiee Glegerleh today in the Supreme Cojrt signed an order permitting Win. rK. Vanderbllt to marry again. Th. order modifies the decree obtained "by Mrs. Alva E. Vanderbllt. In 1895, by which Mr. Vanderbllt was forbidden to knar STANFORD UNIVERSITY HAS SEIGE OF T PH0ID STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL. April 20. Twenty additional eaaea of typhoid fever have broken out vester day antl today. Thirteen of these are reported from Palo Alto and even cn the University campus. The total num ber of those stricken by the epidemic since its first appearance, now aggre Assets 93S9j393.S37.7i 7 ' t - jy.uiiiiiiJjj tRTrR.msrn.-RST hst;the WORLD' Notwithstanding this general BdperlorUy tf the Equitable rates Are no higher than other companie. ' - " . . L Samael, Maaaaer, PortlaaJ Or., f - L UUaa, UsUttl AgtU 04 J Fellows Testate. Uitm vored persisted In allowing- their back doors to stand ajar on Sunday, and the rest naturally soon followed ault u and began admitting the thirsty. A communication In the nature of an ordinance was recently read at a meeting; of the Grant's Pass council, providing for the increase of saloon li cense from f 4ft to 11099 annually. The matter was received in silent medita tion by the sol oris, however, and It la not likely It will go any further. Two of the eouneilmen. A. C. Hough and John Williams, tendered their res ignations at the last meeting: of the council. These two desire to sever their connection with the council for the reason that "the duties are too Irk some and unpleasant." It is reported that four others will also resign soon. rnouia tney oo so the Grant s Pass council will be seriously thinned out. Vacancies of this nature are Oiled by appointment and by the mayor, with the confirmation of the general coun cil. The reasons given by all In desir- n to withdraw are that they make too many enemies by fulfilling their du ties as eouneilmen. As the eouneilmen are merchants or professional men, with no deaice to make enemies, they soon get enough or the glory? of. being ward leaders. - '-. 5 :i - i MADE FALSE ENTRY j f . AND WILLIAM BROWN, A FOOT MAN, IS ARRESTED N ! LONDON. ' LONDON, April 20. William Brown, a footman, was remanded today at Portsmouth) on a charge of making a false entry !n the registry office there in the ' middle 1 of December lat. r-hen under the name of Prince Athrooald Stuart de Modena. he married Count ess Russell, who obtained a divarce from her husband. Earl Russell, cn the ground of the Earl's bigamy n niarry Tg Mrs. Somervflle in the United States. '''.' .' Cou.ttess Russell was the first wife of Earl Russell. On March 2S. 101. she obtained a divorce against the Earl cn the ground of his "olgamy in marryrng Mrs. MoTHe Somervine, at Reno. Xer, the Earl having previously obtained a divorce from, the Countess In the United States, on the ground of desertion. The Earl subsequently was arrested in England on the charge of bigamy, was tried at the bar of the House of Lords, pleaded guilty, and waa sentenced to three months" im prisonment as a first-class demeanant. Tne Countess decree waa made abso lute October C8, 190L and the Earl was again married to Mrs. Somerville, Oc tober j 31, . 1901. Countess' Russell's maiden name was Mabel Edith Scott. She waa the youngest daughter of the late Sir Claude Edward IScott. ! ;- .11 I . I llll 1 I I i SHORT, BUT SWET. According to Instructions. TACOMA, Wash, April 20. Chfis Benson;, on trial at Olympla for the murder of Jailer Morrell, was tonight found guilty of manslaughter after the Jury had been out seven hours. The Instructions of the trial judge were such -that the jury could hardly And a verdict of murder. 1 i Two Children Drowned. Baker City. Ore.. April 20. Mildred Chipman, aged 5, and Bernard ClP man, aged 11, were drowned in the Snake river, near Ballard landing, to day. I In company with their father and two jother men, they were crossing the river, when; the .boat 'capsized in mid stream. The men saved, themselves. I A Big Verdict. New York, April 20. A verdict for $75,000 damages was awarded by the Jury In the Supreme Court today in the suit brought against the New Yotk Central Railroad by the heirs of Alfred II. perfln.- of New Rochelle, former president of the United States Paper Bag Company, who was- killed :n the Park Avenue tunnel lately. Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Steelhammer vl ited in Woodburn Sunday, returning home yesterday afternoon. ry within the life of his divorced v.ife. The application for the order was sup ported by an affidavit made by United States 'Senator Depew and E. V. W. Rossiter,. and sets forth that Mr. Van derbllt Is now In Pari and that he Js desirous of forthwith contracting an other marriage. gates close to 100. As yet there has been but one death, William Pluntx. a resident of Palo Alto. There baa been much talk about the University clos i Yixtt rr. Jordan states that, wldla th' physicians are of the opinion that the trouble is cnecaeu, no cu this direction will be taken. S ' ! Sarptus Assets. 7S.127.4t'6.77 "HI MANY KILLED AND INJURED Passenger Train on Erie Road Ran Into Freight ' CAUSING FEARFUL WRECK And Several Cars ; Were Re duced to Heaps of . Ashes OF EIGHT PERSONS KILLED ONLY ONE WAS IDENTIFIABLE, OTHER SEVEN HA VI NO- BEEN BURNED TO A CRISP OUTLAW McKINNEY MEETS HIS WATERLOO. JAMESTOWN. N. Y April 20. Eight persons are dead and ten injured, three of them seriously, as the result of a collision between a nassenger train and a freight train on the Erie railroad early today near Red Hose. N. Y. Of tne dead only one. Robert N. Hptchkisa, of Meadvllle. a brakeman, has been Identified. Seven bodies, apparently those of three men, three women and a child, were burned beyond recognition In the fire which followed the wreck. The wrecked passenger train was running; from Chicago to New York. The train was derailed by striking a freight train, which was taking- a sid ing; at Red Hose. The wreck took fire, and the combination car, two day coaches and two sleepers, together with several freight cars, were consumed. - McKinney Bit the Dust. Bakersfleld, CaL. April 20. James McKinney, the outlaw, has been, "tak en," but not alive. The finish of the desperado came with a terrible battle to the death between him and the offic ers of the law. McKinney, in giving up his life, claimed the lives of William E. Tibbett, a deputy sheriff of Kern coun ty, and Marshal Jeff Packard, of this city. - , - ' : The final encounter occurred Sunday morning between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, the scene of the battle being a brick building- on L street, in the Chi nese quarter of this city. The refugee had been located there and a brave and gallant posse of officer went to effect his capture. Before their work jra completed bullets sang- the song - of death for three men. ' Packard and Tibbett entered through the alley crossed a small yard, and went up a small flight of stairs in the rear of the building. Then they enter ed the door and commenced the search. They . had been in the building .but a moment when they met McKinney and Al Hulse, a former policeman. "iHulse and Mclnney were the first to fire. jinf the officers retreated rb the steps out side the door, i answering the leaden challenge of the outlaw and his associ ate in crime. The firing became furi ous. After a few shots had been ex changed. Will Tibbett fell to the ground a gaping wound in his side. In, the next Instant Packard received a charge of buckshot in the arms and a bullet in his neck. ; ' With Ernest Etter, Bert Tibbett was attracted by the sound of the shots. They rushed to the alleyway entrance, and pushed through the 'yard Just as the other two officers were wounded. With an oath of vengeance Bert Tib bet fired at McKinney, who from the doorway was turning his attention to the newcomers. The first shot struck McKinney In the neck, and was an swered by both Hulse and the wound ed man. Then the latter appeared In the doorway again, and Bert Tibbett fired a second shot. It went true, a charge of buckshot tearing away one side of the outlaw's face and filling his skull with lead. "McKinney dropped his gun and fell dead In the doorway. Hulse disap peared as though by magic, but was soon caught. ,-.''-' Will Tibbett died a few hours atr. and Pickard expired today. : - , LOST MILLION SHEEP . i ...... i .. THE UTAH. NEVADA AND IDAHO STOCKMEN FEAR THE WINTER COST THEM HEAVILY. SALT LAKE. April 20. Between the ravages of an unusually severe winter and the breaking out of a malignant disease known as "big head among the flocks within the past few weeks, .the sheepmen of Utah, Southern Idaho and Eastern Nevada are afraid that by the time they get their sheep to the sum mer grazing grounds, their losses will amount to about 60 per cent of the number they had last falL Should this statement -be correct the loss In Utah alone will amount f to about 1.000,000 head, and would be an unprecedented loss to sheepowners of this state. i ASTRONOMERS FORM COMBINE. 1 CAMBRIDGE. Mass. April 20. Pro fessor Pickering, of the Harvard Ob servatory. Is said to be projecting- combination of all the astronomical Observatories of the world so that their combined capit&l or endowments may be uW by .all. The aggregate work Ing capital is close to $10,000,000 and there are enormous Incomes. Profes sor Pickering thinks there is too much money wasted in making observations, and too much needless competition. His plan is to distribute more equitably the working funds and the staffs, as some stations have too many men at worn and others too few. e ' .- Harvard will be custodian- of the funds. Including those of Carnegie In stitute and the National Academy, dis tributing them to the best advantage for the science," :'-v ARE STILL IN TROUBLE The Executive Board of Mlne Wprkers to Discuss - FEATURES OF THE AWARD As Rendered by Coal Strike " Commission Weeks A0 i". DCTERPRETATION OF'NINE-KOUR : DAY .CAUSES : V FRICTION EE s TWEEN MINERS AND OPERAT l ORS COLLIERIES'SHUT DOWN i AGAIN ' TRUST , COMPANIES REGISTER A KICK. 1 WBLKESBARRE, Pa, April 5 20. The executive board of districts Xos. U 1 and 9, of theJtJnited Minjworkers of America, which districts em'or.ice the entire anthracite coal region, held pSetr first jdlnt conference here.ton'ght since the Strike Commission made its award. The purpose of the conference is to - interpret, so far ats the miners organization have authority, the var ious features of the award. : There has been much frietl 3n in the districts over this question, ' and the matter reached an acute stage ted y. when the Philadelphia & Reading; Coal & Iron Company shut down nearly all its collieries in the Schuylkill region because the men. would not accept the interpretation of the company relative to the nine-hour day. About 20,000 men are idle In the Schuylkill region. No agreement was reached today, i The Trusts Retaliate New York, April 20 Two If not three of the leading trust companies of this city contemplate following the lead of the Union Trust Company, by severing ail connection with the - clearing house associations. It is known that the Con tinental Trust and New York Security & Trust Company have all but lecided to take this auction. The United Sfates Trust Cbmpany is also, according to the -best information, to , do the fame. It is presumed that these eompinies take the same ground as the Unfon Trust Company, which decided tl-at the clearing house or banks have no right to govern the affairs of trust companies unless the latter are permit ted to .have a voice in the management of the clearing house association. On Thirty-Four Points. St. Paul. MinnSVpril 20. Thirty- four, points of erroftfftre alleged by the counsel for the Northern Securities Company and other defendants in their appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court in the merger case. The except tions'are noted to every parasjraph in the decree and the court is declared to be In error in rendering any decree save1 one for the dismissal of the peti tion and the proceedings. PADDY LYNCH C0NVIQTED WILL BE SENTENCED ON SATUR DAY FOR KIDNAPING A ' SAILOR. ASTORIA, Ore. ; April 20. Paddy Lynch.: the sailor boarding-house keep er, and his runner, Theodore Tobiason. were fouhd guilty of having kidnaped Charles Gardner and placed him , , on board lhe British ship Foylesdale, The case was given to the jury on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock and a verdict was not reached until after 10 o'clock Sat urday night. The Jury was considered to be an exceptionally good one, which it would be Impossible to corrupt, so It wa, known that some few must have grave doubts as to the guilt of Inno fence of the accused., Saturday afternoon further Instruc tions were asked for from the court and It was given , to the effect that it made no difference whether Gardner went to the' vessel voluntarily if . the purpose at the time of Lynch and To biason had been to shanghai him. This finally brought the jury together and they agreed upon a verdict of guilty. The Jury, had stood ten to two for con viction from the first ballot. ; - The. verdict of guilty against Lynch was unqualified, but in the Case of To biason he was recommended to the mercy of the court and a county Jail sentence was requested for him. Upon receiving the verdict Judge Mc Bride" commended the Jury for' it and stated that it was Justified by the law and the evidence. Lynch and Tobiason were remanded to 'the custody' of the sheriff without bail to await sentence next Saturday. April 25th. This case has been watched with un usual interest tn this city because the belief fn' the guilt of the accused was general and there wag a strong Hentl ment that they should be severely pun ished if a verdict was. returned against them. There have been a number cf mysterious disappearances around s torla In the pat fewyears that can be explained In no other way than that the men who disappeared had been shanghaied, and the public had reach ed the point where the law might soon have been taken in : its own hands if some such opportunity for legal inves tigation had not arisen. ...... , 4 GUEST OF LABOR UNIONS JJpRESTDENT ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS ri CAVITATION TO VISIT BUTTE I . ORGANIZATIONS. BUTTE. Mont, April Sd. President Roosevelt wITl be the guest of Brtte's I labor unions for a portion of the time he expects to spend here. He has ac cepted the invitation of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Aaserably. Imme diately, upon the receipt of the Invita tion. Private Secretary Loeb drove ten miles to where the President was and laid the matter before him. When Mal colm Gillia,: of the labor unions com mittee, arrived at Cinnabar, Secretary Loeb had returned and informed the labor representative that the President was pleased to accept the invitation. In all probability preparations will be made at once to entertain the Pres ident at Columbia Gardens, though no definite arrangements have; yet been made. ' . - " CARNEGIE ASKS QUESTIONS WHAT WOULD BAKER ' CITY TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC LIBRARY? DO BAKER CITY, Ore, Aprfl 20. Col one Emmett. Callahan, an attorney of this city, is the TeCipient or a com munication from Xames Bertram, pri vate secretary to Andrew Carnegie, the philanthropist, enclosing a list of questions to : be answered through which the steel magnate desires to be informed of certain city statistics, principally its : finances and present conditions In ar moneyed way. rate r.t which the city, would be willing to pjfedge support for a library. nd among other things points with reference to sites now available for a library build ing. - v While in New York recently Colonel Callahan called upon Mr. Carnegie and Illustrated for his benefit the dire ne cessity of a large library in this city-. The ' present institution, which as a. small one comparatively., is well con ducted under the auspices of, the Alpha Literary Society, a woman's organiza tion here, but the rapid growth of the metropolis of Eastern Oregon has de manded that more scope be given this, its one public institution. WHY CONNER WAS FIRED COMMANDER BEDELL SAYS MOVE WAS ALONG LINE OF DIS CIPLINE. WALLA WALLA. Wash, April 20. Commander B. C. Bedell has given out the following statement in connection with the removal of Charles R. Conner, of Spokane, judge advocate of the De partment of Washington and Alaska, G. A. R.: "Mr. Conner's removal was purely in the interest of departmental discipline. His removal does not affect the vote of the council of administration in the least." His vote favoring the change of date'kf, theencampment to May was counted; and 'the- vote now stands eight to six opposed to any change. I purposely waited till the vote was set tled Ao avoid the slightest lmputat!6n of my motives to the acquirement of personal prestige, or the exercise of arbitrary power."- FISHING SEASON AT RAINIER. RAINIER. Or.. April 20. The fishing season opened with a rush at Rainier. The first shipment amounted to about fifteen tons. This speaks well for the fishing season, although It is a matter beyond comment that the first catch of the season is considered wonderfully large. Wirt. R. Cherry, night passenger ag ent at the Southern Pacific depot, Uft Sunday morning for a, short visit m Portland, and will then .spend a few days visiting relatives in Lebanon be fore returning to work. New Silk Jackets for Ladies and Children We have just oponel a new line of Pcati-tle-Sbie and Tafleta 511k Jackets. They came from ; New f York direct values. Monte Carlo Styles In Pcau-le-Soie, lined with white satin, J CO tripple cape effect, very stylish Pouch front. Peaa-de-Soie with Pepllns and one cape effect C Q OK . whits satin lined, special ..........J f3J - Other styles and qualities ranging In price up to $20.00 Clothlno Special Our clothing manager is setting' lively pace with a lot of Men's Suits which - have been wld down until there Is only one of a kind left. lie offers them at From the former p.ioe s One-Fourth OTT It's s, big cut. Corns and ee about It. Hsr Schstnaer fjjarjt Tailor' 7 Jt Cloths ct1 THE MYSTERY ; ' IS CLEARING Man's Body Found in Barrel Is Identified AS BENEDETTO MADONIA Who Went to New York to Demand Division of Spoils OF A GANG OF COUNTERFEITERS FOR HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW. JO SEPH DE PRIMO. WHO IS SKRV ING TIME IN SING SING PRISON AT PRESENT. BUFFALO, N. Y April 20 The New. York 'detective, Petrosnl, arrived . at Buffalo this evening. ' He went at coce to Trenton avenue. Mrs. Loci Mar donla identified! the picture of the man found in the barrel as that of her hus band. One of the family will go to New York tomorrow to Identify the body. Two More Identifications. New York. April 20. Two additional identifications of the body as being that of Benedetto Madonia were made today. Vincenxo Pecorano said that he knew Madonia two years ago nhn they both lived In Elizabeth. Salvatore Magilisl, a barber, made the second Identification. A Solution, of Crima. . i New York. April 20. Chief Flynn to day says that he believes the noilve for the crime is clearly established. He thinks Madonia came down here from Buffalo to buy counterfeit mon and to get possession of De Prlnto's cfle'is. Jewelry and also such money as was due De Prlmo from. the workings of the band. It is believed that Madonia was held off for two or three days .In - this matter: that it was learned that he was about to put himself In commwnl- cacion wiui ine ponce or ine uriTn , . C- . t .X . ' t.i 0CT.rri .orriKTr - iiatru dim nam, in order to provide against this,, and ht the same time not to seek to be afraid of one single man. the deetsion s was, reached to murder Madonia.' ; No Mafia In It. . :. Sing i Sing, April 20. Joseph De Prlmo, who recognized the picture of the barrel murder victim in New York. Is doing a four years' term in Sing ping , ior . cuuuierieiiiiiK. 10 w wt'irii Johnson this afternoon De Prlmo said:' "The man Is Benedetto, my brother-ln-law. I was sent here before there v.-as a division of the money. All of us were not caught and I was entitled to my part. I sent for Madonia to come and -see me. - He came a w-eek ago last Sat urday, and I instructed him to get t.ty share. They must have quarreled over the money ' and ;h was killed. There was no Mafia In the .thing." Miss Kate Godfrey came up " from Portland for an over-Sunday visit with" her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. K. (Jo.I frey, and returned yesterday. .-:.''. ' ... - i I J 4- W and are erccptional Bs c Corsets Shoes Another line of Men's fchoes arrived In due, time for the early spring Men's .Oxfords Patent ieatliel" and Calf - 03.5O ' Lady's Oxfords S2.SOand f3.00 - Sock Sale - Next Friday we will .- have an exciting sale of , Jleu'f Fancy Bocks A