Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924, April 24, 1903, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextISStTKO IX 8CHI-WKZKLT SECT XS B&CH TCESUAT AMD JTKIOAT. 3.1 TEAR NO.vg. SALEM, OREGON', FRIDAT. APRIL. 24. . 1903. : SECOND SECTION EIGHT PAGES. AN EXPLOSION OF KEROSENE ; : ' :'. ?'- r . , , down.' i A. strike was declared In four department of the plant simultaneous CHARGES OF RANTf. FRAim ly, but the action of the mutes, who are the most skilful workers of the com pany, decided the officers .to suspend operations for a time.- ; V sr - The mutes are members of the Tele phone .&. Switchboard Workers' Union. They were paid the Union scale, but Results in Death of Eight Men and Two Women Illinois Legislature Scene of Bloody Fist Fight joined 'with the brans workers and. the metal workers, polishers, buffers' and plotters In a strike for a: shorter day. ; A FRIGHTFUL DISASTER SHE TIPPED FERRY OVER A DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR western Star Oil Company's Plant Is a Mass of Ruins CAME WITHOUT WARN1NQ AND NO PERSON IN THE OFFICE ES CAPED ALIVE ENTIRE STRUC TURE BURNED GIANT POWDER DISASTER. - MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. April 23. Eight men and two women were killed by an explosion' n't a plant of the North Western Star Oil Company at the foot of Smith Avenue about 11:30 this morn ing. The dead: If, H,, Davis, presi dent: C IL Durrin, general manager; Stanlius H. Mitchell, cashier;. Jacob Domni, bookkeeper; Miss Caroline A. Record, bookkeeper; Harold 8. Colborn, clerk; Minn Ella M. Round v, stenogra pher; ' David Datey,' foreman; John Spontanske. laborer; Joseph Dafond, laborer. .','- '.'..'.''''. The explosion came without anln- stant's warning, and a second after the concussion the walls had been thrown .tau'ii iv.,1 ,ih cntlro. trmtnre was a flee escaped alivei. Five workmen en mass of flames. Not a person In the of gaged on the secojnd floor- were thrown twenty feet Into the air and these were the only persons who escaped. f Work of Giant Powder. Redding. Cal.. April 23 Three men are. dead and sfour probably Injured as the result of an explosion of giant pow. der In the Chloride Dalley mine, near Ixnlrlck. Trinity county, at noon today. DEA K MUTES 6N A STRIKE. CHICAGO, April 23. At a signal from their businen agent, 150 deaf mute c -hn-tricat workers in the Automatic Electric Company yesterday inaugur ated the first deaf mute strike on re cord. ' Three hours later the plant, em ploying .almost 1000 persons, was. closed PRESIDENT rROOSEVELT r A PICTURE OF HEALTH CINNABAR. Mont.. April 23. Presi dent RfKsevelfs vacation Is at an end. He greeted the memlers of his party und a larg number of people at the Mammoth Hot Springs In the Yellow stotie Park today and tomorrow he will resuino his tour which Is to end In Washl-gton on June 5. The President, who arrived at Yellowstone yesterday. Is the picture of tjealth. and It ran be seen at a glance that the time he has ilent in the Park has been greatly ben eficial to him. His eye U bright and hl: face Is bronzed. He speaks in en You Don't Judge a Machine :v , i By I itsj Size ; : : But by Its Capacity for Work "c tlou't want you to consider us a bigstore just because we cover a large floor space. Judge us by the work we lo niul tiie way we tlo it. It takc3 something more than a big stock to make a successful business Honest goods and honest business methods together with the Spot Cash plan have made The New York Eaclcet What it is Tsiovf-nirisiOi M Clothing.' You'll find the assortment large and the prices. from 15 to 20 per cent below Ue want to Ucep rowln and It will pay you to help us rovr. f.Iorc business means LOWER PRICES UITIf UO Salem's Clieapest Osd-Pf ice Cash Store E. T. Carries. Prop. TWELVE PASSENGERS IN THE j BOAT GOT A GOOD WETTING. NEW YORK, April 23. Twelve men and women passengers and crew on the row boat ferry between East 120th street and Randall's Island were precipitated Into the East river while the tide was running high last night. It was on the last trip to .the Island .for the night that one of the women in the boat sud denly-jumped to her feet without warn ng, lost her balance, toppled out of the boat and tipped the craft over with her fThe tries' and screams for help .were heard across the river, and three crews of rescuers put out at once and finally succeeded in aaving all those who had been ; In the capsized boat. t BOX CAR ROBBERS FOUR MEN ARRETTED AT NORTH YAKIMA BY SPECIAL AGENT ''' 1 HINEMAN. ' V v " i NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., April 23. J. S. Hineman, Special agent of the Northern Pacific, arrived here this morning with. George Roberts, ' James Moran, Thomas Winters and Joseph Dodd.sWho robbed a boxcar near Ta coma Wednesday morning of several hundred dollars worth of goods. , The men were captured at Wallula. - All but Dodd, -who is a boy, are well-known crooks. . I Makes Clean Sweep. ' There's nothing like doing a thing thoroughly. Of all the Salves yon ever heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cures Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts. Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's only 25c, and guaranteed to give satisfaction by S. C. Stone, druggist.: ; TENDERED HER RESIGNATION Miss Clara Scott, one of the most popular teachers in the Salem 3choo!s, has tendered i her resignation to the board of directors, to take effect at the; close of the present school ysar. Misa Scott, who Is an efficient teach er, has held her position In the rrablic schools of Salem for many years, and the patrons of the school will be -orry to learn that her connection with the schools of this city Is to be severed. thused terms of the Park and of the good time he had while touring it. This morning, when he arrived at the Mam moth Hot Springs Hotel, where the re ception was held, he found a- couple of hundred men and women there to greet htm. The President addressed them brieby and then shook hands with each one. He spent, the rest of the day In inspecting the post and riding horse back with Major Pitcher. Before start ing tomorrow he will participate In the laying of the corner stone of a new gate at the entrance to the Post. : 3 i Our "Tliomon's Glove-fitting Summer Cor sets arc here. Batiste and ventilating rlylfs. Better get one before the warm weather tome. WoVe surprising everybody with our prices on Dry Goods. Our prices on Shoes have made our shoe department the' most, popular in the citr. We have what you want for the whole fiimilv. V. Trv "one of our suits when vou need regular store. - , y Or v-Y O TTTT1T TIT , t ; HIlYrl I liVI-r I lVr " ' ' 1 JLViJULXl Vfc Al- lx, I 5 ? j SOMALILAND "L British Army Suffers hqss of ' 1 Nearly 200 Men DURING AN i ENGAGEMENT Colonel Plnnkett Suffers De feat at the Hands of the Mad Mullah if. i GENERAL. MANNING STARTS FOR OUMBERRA TO JOIN COLONEL COBBE KITtTATION IS SERIOUS ENGLAND'S ENORMOUS EX PENSEIN MOROCCO. ADEN, Arabia. April 23. The UrU Ish transport Hardinge arrived liere to day from Berebera, capital of Somali land, East Africa, and confirmed "th report of a British defeat In Somrili- land.' The officers of the Hardinje y ' that ten officers and 180 men, out cf a total British force of 220 men, vers killed recently in an enga?emnt w:th the Somalia. ' ; ' ' ' i ' ; T R.Inforc. Cobb. London, April 23. A dispatch from General Manning, in command of So maliland. confirms the- defeat of Coionel Plunkett. General Manning- has start ed for Gamberru, with 480 men. acting on information which reached fcim from Colonel Cobbe to- the effect that the latter, with 720 troops, was fncamping, with plenty, of food and supplies, and four days' water. He haa about 1,000 camels, and does not think he . can withdraw from hia position wjthout as sistance, because the scrub is thcfe and the enemy's forces seem likely to act on the offensive ? General Manning expects to accom nliah th etrf cation of Colonel Cobbe with as much dispatch as possible, and! return to Galadt; but he can only cr-iry sufficient water for the march to Oum berru, returning directly. He will there for b unable to advance against the enemy If the latter holds back. An Enormous Outlay. 1 London. April 23. A budget' was In troduced in the House of Cmunw to day. Mr. Ritchie, Chacellor of the Exchequer, aald the .total expenditure of the state for the past year from ev ery source was $I,005,35.000V He es timated the cost of the wars In Sooth Africa and China of the test fottr yeara at $I.08S.0OO.OOO. National Indebted ness reaches the enormous total of $3. 991.745,000. f The : Chancellor, however, saw no reason for apprehension In the fall In the- consols. The Chancellor viewed with great concern the Increase in the array expenditure and hoped that great reductions would be possible very soon. -" . i- i t- ; r ; On the other hand, the possession of a strong- navy ?as not a matter of Na tional pride, but of life or death, and to preserve a . strong navy he would grudge no cost. There was ah Indica tion that some of Great Britain's neigh bors wished to call a halt inHheir ex penditure for armaments. If this was the case. Great-Britain waa fully In ac cord and would follow. i Waa Sfrategetie Move. ' ;' Madrid, Spalnv-Aprlt 23. A dlFiintch from Ceuta, Morocco, says the com- C QTTING THE COMBINATION. mander of the Government forces at, Tetuan has yielded to the demands of Kabyles who -are besieging that place. with a view or gaining time. i ' V LOGGING CONTRACT. ASTORIA. Or., 1 April 2S- A contract was filed 'for record yesterday lvhereby t. C. Masten is to' log the timber on I960 acre of land in sections 21. 27,"28, 20. 32. 33 and 34, township" 8 north, range g went, belonging to Franjs Patton and N.' P. Sorenson. Under the terms of the contract Masten is ta . pv $1.25 per thousand forrthe fir and WvMttrand 60 cents per thousand1 for ' the hemlock provided, however, that If the price of h?mlock falls ' to I $5 ' per thousand he shall pay only 40 cents, and provided a'jso,' that if the priee of fir and spruc falls to $4.30 per thousand; Messrs. Pat tn and Sorenson shall purchase 2.0(K)f 000 feet of logs from Masten. ' WAY SAVE HIS NECK LAWYERS FOR CIlAMPOUX bEE k LOOPHOLE IN WAY OF A ! TECHNICALITY. I , SEATTLE. Wash., April 23. A. S. Spreckert, attorney for James ChJtml poux, recently convicted of murder in the first degree, began procviingH yesterday which he,claims will' be ture to save the murderer's neck. In an af fidavit filed in the Superior Cour'., Mr. Spreckert sets out that the Information on which Campoux was trledjWas fault. Ily drawn. In that it did. not charge that Champoux had "killed" hla victim. Miss Lottie Brace, a concert halVsinger. The attorney also states that the infonnai tion does not 'charge that there was any premeditation or '-malice, and without these allegations the information was faulty and the defendant, who was found guilty, was found guilty only f manslaughter and not first or fcond degree murder. ... -f Spreckert cites four Supreme Court decisions of parallel cases m very In stance of which the accused was ad judged guilty of manslaughter an 3 not murder. ' as the Information attempted but failed to charge. 'The Suom Court holds that the information must state that the defendant r "did kill." MsMce and premeditation must also be shewn. Spreckert says that the infor mation which he holds as defective "was evidently written, under the -ld "'com mon law," which was operative before murder was madea statutory ofT?:isel Champoux went into -a , Hncert hall last fall and dunged a knife into the brain of Lottie Brace; The crime was committed ': because , Champoux. who confessed It, claimed that the girl bad Jilted him. editorial ? .". TRUCE AGREED DPOIf WYOMINO CATTLEMEN GIVE THE i SHEEPMEN TIMET TO FIND ' NEW RANGES.' LANDER. Wyo. April 23. No fur ther troable in the St water country Is anticipated this pring The cattle men have decided to permit sheepmen to use their lesued lands and certain other tracts, but this fall wili make a determined stand against the f arlner encroachment of sheep . In the Sweet water country. The truce waa agreed upon ; only after lengthy discussions among the cattlemenvrwho appear will ing to give the fiock roasters time to find other ranges during the coming summer. ' , At one time the situation- was alarm ing; and a clash Appeared unavoidable, but both factions used considerable di plomacy. It-is feared there ,wiir be some sheep-driven back and others slaughtered In isolated districts, but the authorises are doing everything possi ble to prevent trouble. - , , A SENSATION HAS DROPPED Assistant Att'y-Gen'l Tyner of - Dep't of Postoffices IS SUMMARILY DISMISSED From the Service by General Payne Upon Charges of Grave Nature MRS. fTNER, WITH ASSISTANCE OP OTHERS. ABSTRACTED ALL PAPERS AND RECORDS TAKES ALL DOCUMENTS FROM SAFE AND REFUSES TO DIVULGE. WASHINGTON, April 23. The most sensational development of the Investi gation of the Poiitomre Department af fairs occurred just before the Depart ment closed today, ,when Postmaster General Payne announced the' summary dismissal of James N. Tyner,' Assistant Attorney-General for the Postofflce De partment, coupling with the announce ment the startling charge that all the papers! and records In the safe of the latter' office had been abstracted by Mrs. T;-per. the wife of the discharged officlalj with the assistance of others. The Postmaster General states that Mrs. Tyner has refused the demand of the Government for the return of the papersi taken, and said the circum stances in the case would be submitted by him to the Department Justice to morrow morning. Other sensational developments are expected. The question of arrests will be passed on Immediately by Attorney General Knox; In the letter of dis missal yesterday afternoon, and made publip tonight, Payne says: '"After a painful Interview with you and a more painful one' with "Mrs. Ty ner,; 1 consented to modify the demand for your resignation so that It might take effect May 1. 1903, with the pro viso, however, that you were given a leave of absence from the time of the acceptance of the resignation to the date of Its taking effect, with the re quest that you were not In any way to undertake to discharge the duties of the office. . . ?- c, : " " "Late yesterday afternoon Mrs." Ty ner came to the office of Assistant At torney General for the Postoffice De partment and went to the private office S. G. O. Hammer, an expert In the em ploy of the Moaier Safe Company, with whom, she had made arrangements, opened the safe, and took therefrom all the papers records and articles of every kind and carried them away with her. . "Two Inspector went to your bouse to demand, la the ma me of the Postmas ter General, the delivery of the docu ments. WhU-i had been abstracted from the safe. This demand was refused by Mrs. Tyner." ' Mrs. Tyner farther stated to -the Postofflce Inspectors that she committed the act with your knowledge and by rour direction." ; V" Smith's Dandruff Pbmada. . i stops Itching scat upon application; i three to six removes an lunuruu w ) will stop falling hair. Price 60c, at m.H druggists. . . . ; Precipitated by a WiM Squab ble Over Municipal Own ' ership BUls . SPRAKETl MILLER ADJOtTRNED HOUSE AND LEFT CHAIR WHEN TEMPORARY SPEAKER WAS CHOSEN AND BUSINESS PRO CEEDED WTTIL SPRINGFIELD. Ill-, April 23. Wii.l disorder arose today in the House of Representatives over municipal own ership bill. Adherents of the Mueller bill, indignant at Speaker Miller's rul ing in favor of the Llndtey bill, at- tl Wa finaalrskf ttwm tils chair. Tha Speaker raised his voice nknn Vi tiirnwilt ant declflfed " the Honse adjourned. Thereupon Repre sentative. Murray, a Mueller man. call- ed for the election , of a Speaker pro tern. Charles Aliens of Vermillion, was elected, but had difficulty in forcing his way to the Speaker's chair. The aisles were thronged with a crowd so excited that it was almost a. mob. Eventually he made the passage, and Henry Belt- ier was maae ciern. ii a iimnu h ceedlngly difficult, however, to accom plish business. MiHer Charges Bribery. Springfield. ; HL, April 23. Slugging and rolling over each, other across the Speaker's platform in a frenzied gen eral fish fiirht at the feet of a score of women guests, the members of the ini noise Legislature today surpassed the U'ilstat arnatfam Af7 thA lunfrian T7 I r 1 si . rath. - , Tonight charges by the Speaker - of the House, Isaac Miller, that attempts had been made to bribe him. were formally made as an explanation for the extraordinary actions on his part that precipitated the riot. The Inter ior of the Legislative chamber tonight resembled in a measure the track of a tornado, so general was tbe wreckage of the chairs and desks. Chicago Street - Railway franchises, more valuable than gold mines, were directly at stake. The Federal Court receivership proceedings against the Union Traction Company, of Chicago, yesterday, having brought the matter to a sudden issue. The Federal ' re ceivership was held by many to indi cate the intention by the street railway company, to fight out. the claim to th ninety-nine year franchises Instead of negotiating with the Chicago city council for the renewal of the fran chises on a twenty-year basis with a municipal ownership option on the part of the city. t WAS "HOWLING" SUCCESS STAYTON BAND DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT GOOD PRICE FOR WOOL POOL. " Frank Potter and wife, of Lyons, vis ited with Stay ton friends Sunday. Ben Davenport and wife., of the Wal do Hills, were guests at the home of Mrs. Brlggs on Monday." Mr. Wltschen,- one of Turner's, pros perous business men. was a Stay ton visitor recently. He was accompanied oy m aaugnier. Miss V Jrgene. Henry Keene Ka.l th ml lose his driving horse Sunday. The animal was sick but a short time. Glenn S. Mangle' and wife urrived In this city a few days ago from Baker City, Eastern Oregon,' where they spent the winter. Mr. Mangle Is much Im proved in health. They leave today for Tidewater, Oregon," where they '.will vis it Mr. Mangle's parents. David Mangle and wife.". If the amount of veiling and cursing on the streeU Friday night be taken as evidence, the band boys dance wAs evidently a howling success. : i jun cicuiiit ii ine snaciow social given Under the auspices of the ladies of the Christian church, each lady prepares a lunch which, she will share with the srentleman who rava the highest bid on her shadow thrown on a canvass.'.; ," .. - . The 84 th anniversary of Odd fellow ship win be propeTfy observed by the Stay ton lodge with n entertainment at the opera boose on Saturday, April 25. Hon. Claud Gatch will deliver the address. - 1 A. Thomas, Stayton's accommo dating barber. Is laid up with a severe case of la grippe this week, and Wanda Brown has the measles. " W. J. Gehlen secured the pool of wool pooled at the Gehlen store this week. The pool consisted of about 39,000 lbs., and Mr. Gehlen paid 37 cents per pound.:, .. . '', . rmyiun urap, .wooamen or the World, assisted By the Udies of the B iiik ( ims place. on hit IS. Prminitlnna tnr a program and general rood time are .being made. .-,' ,-.. . ' StajKton. Or, April 22, 1903. ' TRIAL CONTINUED. Judge Bradshaw received word this nurnuis irum r ossir, wnere juage v. It EBIs is holding court, to the effect that the triaj of Oullck. who murdered Jones about three weeks ago on John Day had been continued until the fall term. The Dalles Chronicle.