is n "sr ii n z p'ns n " - - - - -: - - ' - - t - - - - - - - ' ----- ; ' 511 J!5 tllitJ FIFTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 31. j . SALEM, OREGON, . FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 190.3. ; SECOND SECTION EIGHT PACKS. I ' . - , . . I . Ll .. I, , , , M t i i m.i i. mi.. Hi i ' " " " 1 1 1 " ' " ' 1 " ' ' '- " " " MURDER IS A MYSTERY assMssawBssBsiMBBB . Girl Student of California Un iversity Shot and Killed BY AN OLD-TIME LOVER Paul Schmidt, Her Slayer, Then Turned the Gun Upon Himself fair held conversation; in doorway and when girl, stepped out to tell trou bles to a foreman schmidt began to shoot. - ' ' ' SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15. Joseph ine Mead, a student of the University of California, wa shot and killed to day by Paul Schmidt, who afterwards committed suicide. Miss Mead was formerly a teacher in the Los Angeles public school. Schmidt also is said to be prominently connected at Los Angeles. j On leaving heff lodging house Miss Mead was met by Schmidt, and they adjourned to a nearby doorway where they stood for ai few minutes, talking earnestly. Miss Mead stopped and approached a fireman, saying: "I beg your pardon, but this man ' At that moment Schmidt begin shooting. He sent four bullet i'nto the girl's body and then shot himself. Schmidt and Miss Mead were at one time engaged to be married. The young woman was - a, niece of Vicar hncral Hartnell. of the Southern Cal ifornia diocese, j and was of excellent reputation. His Gun Failed Him. Butt-, Mont., Oct. 15 A special to ,tbe Miner from Browning, Mont, says. James Little Plume confessed to the -murder of seven people "Sunday morn ing at Two Medicine. Among1 the kiiJed was the; wife of the murderer. His intention was to" kill fourteen more but a shell stuck in the rifle reni'ir.ng it useless. i . , LIFE FOR GIBSON f . 15UT HOLD-UP MEN GIVEN FIVE YEARS j BY JUDGE 1IANXA. GRANTS PASS, Or., Oct. 15. Yes terday afternoon Judge Hanna passed sentence upon j Jefferson Gibson, re cently tried for murder and against whom the jury returned a verdict of murder in the! second degree. In, a few words the judge passed the life sentence upon the convicted, man, the only sentence allowable under the law. Gibson was very nervous, and could hardly stand on his feet when the words were spoken ihat condemned him to the penitentiary for life. He turned to the crowd assembled In the courtroom ami started to speak, be ginning with the assertion that he was innocent, but the court Interrupted hfm and hevas led away by the sheriff. The twjo negroes, Joseph Pinckney and Charles McArthur, and the while boy. Peter Garvin, who- were found guilty of assaulting and robbing two young men In j this city recently; were also given sentence by Judge Hanna. They are sent to the penitentiary for a term of five years each. FIRED AT BURGLARS OLYMPlA WOMAN PUT TWO MEN TO FLIGHT WITH A RE VOLVER. OLYMPlA. Oct. 15. Plucky Mrs. Arthur Keady fired three shots at burglars last ; night about 12 o'clock. The house breakers tried to effect an entrance through the dining room felnrfrtur A rl hmi fl hv At t S - U IV. . . v. , . J Keady,-who procured a revolver from bureau drawer and started to look for limilhlni n .hnnt Stlf (VlllCd ' burglar half way through the dinir g room window and opened nre imme diately. Fortunately for the burglar there wnm n t in th room and -' - - i - . the bullet did not take effecL As the burglar fled Mrs. Keady ran to the ide it fired three more shots t the neeing men. She plainly saw two of taem Kn .li.t nn uAimlu olther. This Is the second time in two yars lnat Mrs. Keady has beaten off wouid hoUse breakers. - Mr. Keady is a linotype operator on the Olympian and hot at home nights. From Natural Causes. Saa Francisco. Oct. 15. The coro 'lurv'tn the rase of A. ,L Kohn, Chicago millionaire, who died "er peculiar circumstances, return ! verdict today that the deceased from natural causes. AVE LIFE FOR: MEAL York teamster ate, re fused to pay. and - . DIED. , t j ICAGO. Oct. 15. James Expapas. -Dr f a restaurant in Wells street, night shot and killed ; John Cas-aM- a 'teamster,'., who, he asserted. hin. to P f " a meal and attacked inV Ey witnesses declare the ahoot- Ing was unprovoked. The ' anger of roe trowd In the street was excited jrhea Expapas, according to the police, stood In the doorway and , fired two shot at the victim, already wounded and lying on. .the sidewalk. Threats wre heard in the crowd as It rushed toward the restaurant, and the man ran Inside and locked the door, f By this time three policemen" "had arrived. Theyhad- to use their dubs to drive back ; the crowd and secure entrance to the restaurant. The offi cers forced) the door, and seized Expa pas.! who stood in the middle of the room holding a. revolver. The young man -was pale, and as the policemen started toward the door, outside of wnich the crowd was still shouting tor revenge, he fainted and fell to the floor. Later he as revived and taken to the police station. A: BODY BLOW FOR CANADA English Paper Concedes Alas ka Decision Is Favorable I To America INFORMATION SAID TO 15 E OB TAINED FROM A THOn-JUGHLY RELIABLE j SOURCB - ALASKA UOL'NDARY COMM'oSION BAN QUETED BY LONDON SOCIETY. LONDON, Oct. 15. The Morning Advertiser announces that it regrets to learn from a source which it re gards as beyond, question that the de cision In the Alaska. Kundary tribunal virtually concedes the American cuse. The Advertiser, which .appears to be thoroughly satisfied vith t'.te roliabil Ityl of its statement, bays the news will be received in Canada with con sternation. j Was Notable Assemblage. London, Oct. 15. The dinner given by; the Pilgrims Society to the Alas kan Boundary Commission, at Clar- idge's tonight, proved the most nota ble assemblage of Engiishrnen, Amer icans and Canadians ever brought to gether. ' ' ' In addition to the Commission, the British C.liuat- Ministers, the Ameri can Ambassador, and the most promi nent representatives of the English public life were present. Among the speakers was ex-Senator Turner. , i - : - The First Delegates. Seattle, Oct. 15. Alaska has chosen its first delegates to the National Re publican Convention of . 1904. Judge C. 8, ; Johnson and Colonel W. T. Perkins ha'e.been elected from the Ndpe di vision of the district. THEY FLIPPED NICKELS JURORS ORIGINAL METHODS MAY GET THEM INTO SERI OUS TROUBLE. CHICAGO, Oct. 15. A dispatch tc the Tribune from Lawrenceville, Il linois, says: ' In the Lawrenceville circuit court here a Jury trying - the CHse of the state against George Ryan, charged with assault to commit mur der, could not reach a " verdict after being out thirty-six hours; when one of them suggested flipping nickels heads to convict, tails to Acquit. Each juror put a nickel in a hat, a shake and toss and the nickels fell on the table, six and six, necessitating another toss. The second trial showed four heads and eight tails, resulting in acquittal. The court accepted the verdict, but did not know bow It was reached un til today. The state will get a new trial, and the Jurors may be indicted. FAITH AGAINST LAWS IF PATIENT DIES "HEALER MUST ANSWER TO A CRIMI NAL CHARGE, NEF YORK, Oct. 15. As a result of the affirming by the court of appeals of the conviction of Luther Pier3oa, who was charged with depending upon faith curists Instead of calling a phy sician to attendt his child when it was stricken with pneumonia. Judge Piatt, at White Plain, will immediately de cide the demurrers to Indictments In the case of Mr. and Mrs. John Qulmby and J. C. Lathrop, known as a healer, They are accused of. being responsible for -the death of little Esther Qulmby, in relying simply In the laying on of hands to cure her when ill irora diphtheria. They are under ? Indict ment for manslaughter. Pierson is now residing at Shlloh, Me., where there Is a religious colony. HOLD-UPS HELD UP w t.i.A WALLA ' MAN TURNS - TABLES ON A TOUGH PAIR OF THUGS. . wat t.A wai.iX' Oct. 15. When xfcfc... - . two men tried to hold up" William Mil ler last ! night he escaped and hid be o. troo flkmir a dark part of -the street. As the two men came after him he stepped out .with a gun and forced both pair of hands aloft. Miller then ok bis cantlves back toward rmir blocks on the way they t,...i .-a,, tmder some trees, Miller . . . ii . The nair 13 leing airaw w , - supposed to be following the races. i i AWO 'I Hams Ju5T ? rFEdSS( VitrebiJ-DROP Y" J V A NEW CHARMER. IN MEMORY OF SHERMAN Glowing Tribute to Soldier by President Roosevelt ; UNVEILING CEREMONIES Were Most Impressive and Were Viewed By Thous- ands of People RECOMMENDS ERECTION OF STATUE TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN AT CAPITAL-MRMY AND NAVY SHOULD B3 Kf.PT AT HIGHEST POINT OF EFFICIENCY WASHINGTON., Ott 15. With im pressive ceremonies the equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman was unveiled here' this afternoon in the presence of the officials of ..Wash ington, the President at its neao. ana thousands of veterans, members of so cieties and the army of Tennessee, Cumberland, Ohio and Potomac. As the two large flags enveloping the statue were drawn aside by Wil liam Teciirnseh 4 Sherman Thomdykej th ntnf.vear-old arandsbn of the dead chieftain, the cannon of the Fourth Ar tillery boomed a salute and ihe Marine Hand struck up the "Star Spangled Banner." ; Th President, who delivered the ad dress of the day. was introduced by General G. M. Dodge. As be arose the voterans cave him round after rouna ttt cheers, j The speech was frequently nterrupted with applause. The rest- dent said: ! ' - Tribute te the .tero. "Todav we meet together to do honor, to the memory of one of th gres t men whom. In- the hour of her agony, our nation brought forth for her preserva tion. The Civil War was not oniy i th Importance of the issues at stake and of the outcome the greatest of modern times, -but It was also, tak- nr inin account its duration, tne se verity of the fighting, and the sire oi the armies' engaged, the greatest since the close of the Napoleonic struggles. Among the generals wno rose to nin nncitlon as leaders of the various armies In the field are many who will be remembered in our history as long as this history Itself; is rememDereo. Sherman, the incarnation of fiery en ergy and prowess: Thomas, far-sighted, cool-headed, whose steadfast cour age burned ever - highest In the jju. preme moment of the crisis; McClel lan, with his extraordinary gift for or ganisation; Meade, victor In one of Me dMniv battles of all time: Hancock. type of the true fightfng man among th reeularsr Loean. type or tne true fighting- man among the volunteers the names of these ami or many oiners will endure so long as our people hold sacred the memory of the fight for union and for; liberty. High among these chiefs' rise the figu-es f Grant and of Grant's great lieutenant.: Sher man, whose statue,here in. the . nation a! capital is today to. be unveiled. It Is not necessary here to- go over' the long roll of Sherman's might feats. They are written large throughout the history 'of the. Civil War. Our mem ories would be poor indeed if we did not recall them now. as -we lok along Pennsylvania avenue and think of the great triumphal march which surged down Its length when at the close, of the war the victorious armies of the East and of the West met here in the capital of the nation they had saved. "There is a peculiar fitness in com memorating the great deeds of the sol diers who preserved this nation, by suitable : monuments at the national capital. I trust we shall soon have a proper statue of Abraham Lincoln, to whom more than to any other one man this nation owes its salvation. Mean while, on behalf of the people of the nation, I wish to congratulate all of you who have been instrumental in se curing the erection cf this statue to General Sherman. - Grateful to Soldier. "The living can best show their re spect for the memory of the great dead by the way in which they take to heart and act upon the lessons taught by.' the lives which made' these dead men great. Our homage today to the memory of Sherman comes" from the depths of our being. We would be un worthy citizens-did we not feel pro found gratitude toward him, and those like him wnd under him, who when the country called in her dire need, sprang forward with such gallant eagerness to answer that call. Their blood and their toil, their endurance and patriot Ism, have made us and all who come after - us forever more their debtors. They left us t not merely a reunited country, but a country "Incalculably greater because oflts rich heritage in the deeds, which thus left It reunited. As a nation .we are the greater," not only for the valor and devotion to duty displayed by the men In blu. who won In the great struggle for, the Union, but also for the valor anii tho loyalty toward what they regarded aS right of the men In gray; for this war, Ihrice fortunate above all other recent wars in Its outcome, --left" to all of us the, 'right of brotherhood alike with valiant victor and valiant van quished. ' "Moreover, our homage must not bnry find expression on our Hp;" It must also show Itself forth In our deeds. It is a great and' glorious thing for a nation to be stirred to present triumph by, the splendid memories of trlurriphs in the past. But it is a shameful thing for a nation, if these memories stir it only to empty boast ings, to a pride that does not shrink from present abasement, to that self satisfaction which accepts the high re solve jnd ' unbending efforts of the father as an excuse for effortless ease or, wronglv .directed effort In the son. We of the present, if we are true to the past," must show by our lives that we have learned aright the lessbns taught by. the; men ' s who did the mighty deeps, of v the past. We must have In us the spirit which made the men of the Civil War what they were; the spirit which "produced " leaders such as Sherman; . the spirit which gave to the average soldier the grim tenacity and resourcefulness that made the armies of Grant and Sherman as formidable , fighting machines as this World has ever seen. 1 We need their ruggedness "of body, their keen and vlgorour minds ' and above all their dominant qualityof forceful charac ter; Their "lives teach us In our own lives' to strive - after not the thing which is merely pleasant, but the thing which It i our duty to do. The lif Continued on page 8.),-) IS ARRESTED I ON SUSPICION I - . - Man Found In Deserted Barn West of Helena ANOTHER ATTEMPT MADE To Destroy Train and Track j On Northern Pacific By Dynaniite SIX STICKS OF EXPLOSIVE FOUND UNDER A RAIL EXTRA FREIGHT TRAIN PASSED OVER WITHOUT EXPLODING IT DE TECTIVES ON THE TRAIL. HELENA, Mont., Oct. 15 Six sticks of t'ynamite were founi on the Njort.i-e-:i Pacific track near JJirdseye. eghi miles cst of Helen this morning by the section men. An- extra freight, passed over the powder during the night without exploding it. ?t had been placed under toe rail, the sh plates jf which had been re.naved. Chief of Detectives McFetridge. of S. Paul, In charge of the Northern Pacific detectives xnd oldcers, left with a pack f bloodhounds soon after tie finding ot the . powder was re ported. George Hammond was arrested this morning a. half mile from where the exrlosive was found on the track and brought to Helena, - Ir'e wJa found In a deserted barn with his horse. He confessed to stealing supplies in - the vicinity where he wo found. Two olter arrests have been made In the same vicinity; but the names : of the men are not known, an J th-y will rot be brought to town until late tigat. MADE A JUCH HAUL HUT OVERLOOKED 400 POUNDS OF GOLD DUST LYING ON A TABLE. SEATTLE, Oct. 15. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Nome states that two masked men, robbed R. D. Hunter, of the Northern . Light - Com pany. . on Ophlr creek, of more than $7,000. of which 375 ounces was in gold dust.' . . . ' . ' 'The men were heavily armed. They overlooked 400 ounces of gold dust, which lay on a table. BOUND, BEATEN, DRUGGED A LOS ANGELES WOMAN'S EX ' PERIENCE WITIf TWO BURLY BURGLARS. j LOS ANGELE.S, Cal., Oct. 15 Gag ged, bound, chloroformed, beaten and left for dead for hours, was the ex perience " today ln this city of Mrs. Max Burch, a handsome woman, who lives In a thinly settled part of the city. . Her brutal assailant was a day light burglar, and. the fact that the woman liver ta tell of her sufferings i ...... is due to good luck, for she lay four hours alone in her house before she was found unconscious by her hus band when he returned; home at o'clock last evening. The assault occurred at the Burch home In the southern part ,o"the city. and was committed by two burly ruf flans, one of whom stood guard. After binding and gagging' the woman, he chloroformed her, kicked her In the side as she lay helpless on the floor, and then stole $8 from a purse In a bureau drawer and made his escape. Unconscious from chloroform, the was found by her husband lying on a pile of matting when he returned home from work. A physician restored her to consciousness, but she was hys terical for hours afterward jjand t was with difficulty that she coild tell the story of the crime. JIM TILLMAN IS ACQUITTEp Jury Brought In Verdict of "Not Guilty" In Twenty Hours ONE MAN STOOD OUT FOR CON VICTION ALL NIGHT AGAINST THE MAJORITY FIRST BALLOT WS TEN FOR ACQUITTAL AND TWO FOR CONVICTION. LEXINGTON, S. C, Oct. 15. James H. Tillman, charged with the murder of N. G. Gonzales, the editor of the State, in Columbia on January 14 last, was acquitted this morning. The Jury was out twenty hours before reaching a verdict. Soon after the Jury went out yester day a ballot was taken, which resulted in a vote of 10 to 2 for acquittal. Soon after one of the minority joined the majority, leaving one Juror standing out. He held to his views and kept the jury up hll night. It jvas only about twenty minutes before the ver dict was heard this morning that he yielded. Now Mble to Move. Denver, Oct, iS-Albert E. Bell, the alleged forger and mail robber has recovered sufficiently to leave St. An thony's Hospital. The United States District Attorney will apply to the Federal Court tomorrow for an order for the prisoner's removal to Philadel phia, . ; ; TO OUST ROBERTSON RESIDENTS OF TURNER DISTRICT ARE PETITIONING FOR HIS REMOVAL. There-Is a movement on foot to dis place Postmaster Robertson, of Tur ner. Petitions and counter petitions have been circulated in this neighbor hood. The signatures have been all counter petitioned. . We are sorry to lose Superintendent Bickers, of the Reform School, He has made an efficient official and Is a pleasant and genial citizen. "Political promises" nor any other kind should not displace a man who does good work, as is admitted he did. The principle of "scratch' my back and I'll scratch yours should be repudiated in all public service. Miss Lenna Cavanagh has tecovered from her late attack of typhoid fever and is about again. ' Little Tlmmie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. S. Coates, has been quite III, but is now Improved. Mr. D. W. Vanderbllt Is suffering severely from rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Missler have re turned to Turner from their Eastern Oregon trip. Coun ty Surveyor Ii. B. Herrlck, Jr.. is building a residence In Turner Miss Alice Cirardin Is attending school in Salem. '; Pleasant Point. October 15. ALL pVFR THE STATE THE LADIES OF CONGREGATION AL CHURCH HAVE EARNED A REPUTATION. The good ladles of the First Con gregational church of this city have earned a reputation all over the state for their famous chicken pie suppers, and visitors in the city often go there to take pointers. They will give one of these suppers this evening, and it is safe to , say scores and hundreds of the best people In the Capital City will be there to enoy the good things and have a social time There will be plenty for them all, and to spare. FORCED TO THri W. . T.T.. LONDON. Oct, 15 -The Chronicle) this morning states the stock exchange j wuKnnrni provea aisasirous ror one of the lafgest brokerage ' firms, whose losses are estimated at 5,000,000. Failure was only prevented by forced liquidation. . The firm's business was so huge the city did not dare allow the firm to fail openly. It is also re ported several other important flrma were compelled practically to wind up or be assisted to the tune of many millions. ' . - . ' : - ' ; --.v YOU CAN VOTE EVERY DAY IN STATESMAN'S PIANO CONTEST. THREATENS TO ! BE GENERAL Employes of the Pacific Ex press Company on Strilie IN THE SOUTHERN STATES St Louis Messengers Denmni Ten Per Cent Increase' In Wages SUPERINTENDENT! OP .WESTERN DIVISION SAYS MEN ARE SATIS FIED AND WILL NOT JOIN THE STRIKE -- COLORADO MINING TROUBLE MAY BE SETTLED. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15 A' strike was declared this morning by the Paclflu Express messengers in St. Louis. Last Tuesday the members of the local brotherhood submitted a demands for an increase of 10 per cent in wages. Superintendent Gentsch said tonight; 'Less than 100 men are affected by tha strike here. We j .were prepared for the. situation and are supplying the vacancies rapidly, i ). T - Mere Strikes Declared. Wichita, Kan, Oct. 15 The PaciT. j Express employes In this city, struck tonight. They demand the same wages an the Wells Fargo and Adams Ex press Companies pajt their employes. Satisfied in Northwest. Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 15. The em ployes of the Pacific Express Com pany here went! on a strike tonight. Ninety men are Involved. "Offers to Mediate. Salt. Lake, Utah, Oct. 15 J. V.'. Rogers, superintendent of the Pacit'.a Express Company, whose district ex tends from Salt Lake to Portland, to night stated that there would be n strike on his division. The employes being satisfied with the conditions un der which they were working. Cripple Creek. Oct. 15. President Moyer. of the Western Federation of Miners, who has been In conference with the mineowner and union leaders in this district, said today- that James F. Burns, the president of the Portland Mining Company, which Is employing union miners, ha Offered his services as a mediator between the strikers and the mine owners' association. ON TOUR OF INSPECTION BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS STARTED OUT TO VISIT HATCHERIES. Secretary of State Dunbar and Stato Treasurer Moore, constituting thj Board of Fish Commissioners, depart ed on the afternoon overland for Port land yesterday, where they will bo joined by Master Fish Warden II. G. Van Dusen and the trio Will go out upon a tour of Inspection ot the sev eral fish hatcheries of the state and the numerous' salmon packing plants on the Columbia and other Oregon rivers. The new hatcheries at On tario is the objective point of the com missioners. Master Fish Warden Van Dusen yes terday deposited 11152.35 In the State Treasury, representing the total amount of fines and license fees col lected In his office during the month of September. The amount is account ed for as follows: District No. 1. 1 gill net license 2.50 2 set net licenses ............ 2.01 1 trap license ..... . 23.0) I seine (100 feet)...; 24.0) 5 dealers (first class)' &!c j District No. 2. Fine (Otto Krouse) 23.3", 1 gill net licenses ...... 152. n 58 set net licenses ........... 68. C) 5 canners' licenses (first class) $75. 0 3 dealers' licenses (first class) S).( ) Total 41252.:: WHILE THE BRITISH UANCKI). LONDON. Oct, 15. A Pckln d; patch to the Tlrnes describes an at tenipt to.blow up the magazine at t' British legation Tuesday night duri a military ball. The wires were U I 1, but were not . connected with t' armory. At the same time the br- bocl.M and sights of a 4.T gun wer stolen, but have since been discover- : in a native city. SARA FOFF-REPORTED KILLIH'. SALONIKA. Oct. 15 The miliar operations In. Macedonia are slack ing, although there are occasional , ports of fighting. Reports have I received here that Boris Sarafoff v killed October 12 In a skirmish, ; Pruva. - Frank Tlchenor and wife are in r city. Mr. Tlchenor h.?.s for some yc been traveling for the Woodmen c the World, and he hu now accept position with 'the Fraternal Brot. hood, with headquarters at Los At les, and will travel all ever the f. try. Mrc Tlchenor has been v! ; Ma mother at Myrtle Pojnt. wh"r, is now living., Frank spent 'i Is I hood in Salem, and he rnn i friends here.