TTEP.KLT OP.EGOX ,STATSMAv TCnDAT. - BCEMnETl V 190.1;
ZY BANDITS
ARE CAPTURED
i l:ree Beardless Youths Con
f:ss to Terrible Deeds
TIIEIfc. CAREER OF CRIME
Includes Eight Murders, Five
Ilzn Vcundedand Series
cf Robberies
ENCAGE IN FIERCE BATTLE WITII
O FFI CERH OF CHICAGO, . ESCAPE
AFTER V WOUNDING 'TWO MEN
AND KILLING ONE. BUT AUF.
MXA1.LY Kl'.N' DOWN.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27, Chained wrist
to wrist, their hair matted with dried
s.Uod, clothing fCovered uith dut and
Hit, two beardless beys, Peter Neider
nyer ft ml Harvey Vandlne. sat tonight
n tin jiriwiw-f of Mayor Harrison and
i :htrt of Police lYNeil calmly cwi
f pjslug their hare In a three month'
.'treer of crime which has Included
iht murders, the wounding, f five
.1 her 'men and long series of fob
erle. The two young; bandits. neithW
f whom la over 21 yearn old. together
ith their, companion. Enail Roeski.
vho t no alder, were captured near
:Jverpool Indiana, today after, a fight
n which they battled a gainst police
nen. railroad detective, railroad labnr
rs and farmers. One man was killed,
nother fatally wounded and all three
oung bandit were wounded, but not
criously. .
The, three men were wanted for com
ilirity iti the murder at the car barn
f the Chieagodty Railway Company.
n August 30, when two men were
UIed and a third badly wounded. The
mnt for Vandlne, Neidermyer 'and
loeskf ha been hot ever wince the con
ni'n of Oustax Marx on Saturday.
The three men remained In the city
mtil Wednesday morning. Wednesday
:hey left Chicago,' going to a dug-out
nnde by railroad laborer near Mil
lers Indiana.. 'Last night they spent
n another duc-mit near Miller Sta
tion, Indiana, and there they were sur
prised by eight Chicago policemen this
nornlng.
The policemen advanced In a circle
ipon the dug-out. Detective Dricoll
W-ked up a chunk of wood and hurled
t at the dug-out. Instantly there was
t, flash, a report and Drlseoll fell. Knot
hrough the abdomen fatally wounded.
The policemen opened fire on the dug-
ut. .While the lire wan at it hottest.
v'nndlne ahd ; Roeski rushed - out. fol
'jwcl a few ininutea irter by Jseider-
nyer,, - The latter ran t the railroad
raekaod. throwing himself flat, stead
ied hi arm on the rail as he kept up
rapid tire -with three revolvers.
Joeskl ran for thet brush, but Vandlne
"treated slowly, although ; the .air
round him waa tilled with bullets.
Catching sight of Detective Zimmer,
hn waa behind a tree, he fired, and
.1 miner went dov;n with, a bullet in
in head. 'As he fell, Vandlne flrvd
rain, and the 4 second, bullet went
firoufc-h Zimmer'i arm. Roeski-had by
hla time disappeared and VanJIne and
Cledermyer, placing th fevolverx in
lieir pocket, made a run for free
:otn. . The detective fired constantly,
tit the bandits escaped. '
v Story of th Capture.
After running about a mile ocron
h country they came to the track r.f
he Pennsylvania railroad. A switcli
nglne with a train of cor wa close
t hand - and. hurrying up, to it the
i-u ordered the brakentan to uncouple
hf train from the locomotive. re
used and nttemole.t to take Nleder
iyrs revolver from him. Tho latter
natantly sent a bullet through the
rakemun's brain, laying blm dead in
h? snow. The tiandll mounted the
K-omotive with revolver in hand and
i tiered the engineer to move out In a
nrry, whUh he did. After two miles
t been covered the men ordered the
rineer to alow up and leaping: to the
round, disappeared in the woods.
The pewa of the fight spread with
reat rapidity, and by the time the two
im rushed up to the loeomotlve
undred fanners and railroad laborers
ere after them. These were left be
ind with thetChicagn detectives, al
ough one farmer, armed -with a shot
jn.catching sight or Vandlne as he
'ked his face through the cab window,
turned loose with both barrels.
nimnljer of ahot struck Vandine in
;e head and face and one nit him In
', throat, causing him trouble.
When they left the train both men
ve exhausted and unable to travel,
he roe was coming up fast and soon
s close on the fugitives heels. The
-. nwns most of w horn were armed
ith double-barrelled shotguns, opened
! on them. Nledermyer received a
rKe full In the head and the blood
t reamed down his face and Intojil
v.m. almost blinding him. The posse
i closing In on all sides and the
ir lrers surrendered. The men were
i fii!o handcuffei, placed upon a trjt'.n
I hurriM to Chicago. Following the'
prints In the snow from the scene
r ih capture of Nledermyer and Van,-
t.e,- live residents of TCast' ToMeston,
! inn, oaptwed Kmll lloeokl, fitting
! a hettcU In the Wabash station at
r t, Indiana. He was unarmed. ,
I 1 tonight RoeskI waa brought
ii - go, and he la now locked up
- j !ice station with his rompanLxu
nNKIUL OP MRS. GRANT.
TRil"TDATJS, Or, Nov. ST. The fu
ra! f Mrs. Annie Orant, of Portland,
nrted at the home of her brother;
r. D. McKay, yesterday at 2 p. m.
. te -was it large gathering of friends
attend the rites. Rev. W. T. Scott.
F.iirview. ofttciated at the 'services
Mrs. Stone sang nolo, "Sometime
(11 Understand." The remains were
rr.-d in the Hall cemetery. Mrs.
nt had only been ill a. short time.
Iter
df-ath was a sikm-k . . nrr
Her illness va. pneumonia.
rMhfr. Mr. MClvay, wnw
e . -AAAnt 1 3
- i t.v a virion horse and has not
, Av..rr,T. Mrs. "Annie. Grant waa
born at West River. Nova Scotia,
March 11, IMS. j From childhood she
enjoyed religious f training In
a Chrls-
tlaa home. In early- life she
unlted
with the t'onjcn-t.mlonal church In Sa
lem. Massachusetts. i Throughout i "her
life she was distinguished for her quiet,
modest manner, her -faithful i diligence
dI her readiness to he others.
: DEATU'OF OREGON PIONEER.
ROCK WOOD. 'Orv Nov. 27.br.
Hartley, an old pioneer of Oresrsn. re
siding a half mile north r.f Rock wood,
died - at hi residence November 25.
Dr. Jfartley cam to California In 1S46,
and follow! mining 'until about 1&2.
when lae came to- Oregon and took the
place where he resided until 1.U death,
lie leaves three- dauarhtera and one
son to'rdburn his loss. ; ;.. -;
- NO CHANGE IN POSITION.
SACRAMENTO. Cal, Nov; 27. Sae
ratnento. 2; Portland, 4. :
Sa n Francisco, Nov. 2?. So n F,ran-
riaco, S; Oakland. 5.
Jjm Angeles, Nov. 27. Los Angeles,
; Seattle. 2. i " '
TRADE ISHOWS
IMPROVEMENT
Business Is PIckinj: iJp Ac
cordinir to the Mercan
1 tile 'Agencies
HOLIDAY DEMAND FOR GOODS
ALREADY FKLT IN EAST COL
LECTIONS ONLY FAIR TRADK
DEPRESSION i WILL. HAVE NO
. EFFECT TPON FARMERS.
NEW YORKj Nor. 27. Special tele
Krn4iic advU-ea i from correspondent
of the IntemntUm.il Mercantile. Agency
regarding the state of trade through
out the United States and Canada, are
summarized as'follows:
Improvement 1 shown In industrial,
agricultural and commercial lines.
Pittsburif look for general gains in
demand for Iron and steel from now
on, except for; iron ore, pig - Iron and
billets, and in the" latter after Janu
ary 1. In finished forms the situation
la contradictory and buyers still hold
off, although negotiations are on foot
for billets, bar and rails for export.
Neither cotton nor woolen materials
have experienced increased demand.
New- England shoe and leather indus
tries are quite active. Unfavorable in.
fluencea are felt by reason of the pros
pect for a reduced Pennsylvania, soft
coa output next week, but the Nattl
tude of organised laljor at Chicago, Fall
River and elsewhere in accepting ne
cessary reductions of wages is regarded
as a. favorable indication,
farmers will not be hit by prospec
tive trade depression, owing to Kood
croi.' Southern planters will profit
unprecedentedly through the high price
of cotton. An, -nrtiMus quantity of
cotton is waling to be marketed. Cot
ton receipts are larger than anticipat
ed at some jwinls. East of Chicago
railroads report a notable Increase of
business, due hi jart to the close of
navigation. General trade shows more
snap.' owing n colder weather. Th1
applies, to the country generally. There
Is sonte dullness in parts of Texas and
the export tenund for cereals is slack.
Chicago reports" that holiday buying
throughout the West vioinises to .ex
ceed all recortls and . that seasonable
commodities are being ordered ; freely
In spile of high prices. 4, , ;
I'hlladelphia bankers look for a fair
ly favorable business for six . months
to come. Firmer and merchants In
the region tributary to St. Paul. Minne
apolis and Imlutb have had six years
of continuous prosperity. New York
grocers report a good demand for high
class staple, '.Through the South Job
ber are reported buying with con
servatism. ! ''
Trade at Mintrenl is' improved, ow
ing to the rush prior to the close of
navigation. "Collect Ions are only fair.
Holiday trade is brisk at Toronto and
the demand for seasonable od la
active, nsirticularly furs and " wooteni.
The : bank statement shows that call
loana have been contracted. .
HE DIED A HERO
1 ! : -
CORONER SOLVED MYSTERY SUR-
nOUNDINO THE DEATH op V
CHAS. KFYKENDALU '
MISSiOULA. -Mont, Nov. -27. Coro
ner Iucy returned last ; night from
Eddy. Monti, ith the botly. of diaries
Kuy kendall, which waa found .floating
iti Darken Fork river, i Murder t a
suspected, as it was found that alt tiie
ranch buildlnga on Kuykendall's place
had been burned, and Kuykndail s
wealthy and was believed to have con
siderable money In hl house. ' ;
From trvo oroner" InvestiAiIon It
appears that Kuyk-snlaU lost his life
In an attempt to extinguish the Are
which destroyed his place. Evidently
the man rushed barefooted to the river
after water, and in the excitem?nt fell
in and waa drowned. : No slides .were
found on the corpe, which waa half
clothed. . Kuykendiill formerly ram bed
near Salem. Oregon. A brother resid
ing near Portland -will arrive in Mia
soula today. - . J; '"..'
RATE WAR DECLARED
PACIFIC : MAIL. STEAMSHIP COM
PANY; WILL NOT PERMIT OF
j COMPETITION. i - V
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2?. The Pa
cine Mall Steamship CQmpant'. today
nTOumra a cut ot so per cent, in, It
rates on flour to the Orient.' This ac
tion follows the threatened coninet!
tlon of the-Chinese" CommercHl Con-
psny. One.of the Chinese tamers.
the Iiothlan. is'nowr here and will g
to twtiaiM io take a cargo of rl V
1L W. RowLan.1 of Seattle, mawiger
or tne Seattle branch of the American
Type r ourxte"- Company, - is paying
friei vi-iu to nis brother, L S. Row
land, in tr.ia eity.
major rukcie
: ;tells:story
Most ; Important Witness In
5 'the GeneralWood Case
HE i WROTE . THE ARTICLE
Attacking Jlajor General
Brooks, But at Instigation
Vof Wood -K-
SAYS THE. ARTICLE 'WAS PLAN.
NED AT DINNER - RY f O ENERAL
WOOD, daker, newspaper man
'and himseli'story puin
ijshed in raker s paper. ' i '
. Watir.etorr, Nov. 27. The "Senate
committer on "military Affairs today
heard '-Major James E. Ilunoie, 'of
Han-ana. probably the most important
witiwMs that will be -offered by the
opponents of General Leooard Wood,
in thelr'attempt to prevent hi con
firmation to be a major general. Jlun-'
cie was on the ; stand; several times
during' the- day. . teOing- the eommUbre
of the dinner, at Santiago, Cub.v at
tended by Ijlmself General 'ood "and
RayiStannard .Baker,, a. newapaper
man, at which it ,1s alleged waa plan
ned the 'magazine article attacking
Major General Brooks, tbat 5ias f.gr
ured sa conspicuously In the Wood
iRoncie' declared- that Wood "ssked
him toVwrite the article, rand he had
done so. The article was given, to
Baker and published in February, lfMin,
over the name of Runcle. He asserted
that Wood knew? what the article con
tained and they ' had correspondence
about It as th result of the furore
created; by its publication. '
The witness said when the Secretary
of v'ar went to Cuba, following the
disclosures to t the War; Department,
the suggestion : was made, either by
the Secretary or Wood, that he be
court martialed for writing the sirtlele,
and he had In effect, invited- the court
martial." v . ,:
ARRIVE HOME SAFELY
CRANK WHO OFFERED PRESI-
i CANCER CURE. II ARM-
" ; -f . - LESS. .
NEW YORK, Nov. 27; President
and Mrs. Roosevelt today attend-! the
funeral : ot James K. Gruele, r the
PresideiitH: uitcle, and' later in the day
departed for- Washington, xvhert they
arrived safely this evening," t Conside?
able excitement , waa 1 occasioned -by
the t attempt to t harmless crank
named Denting to offer the president
a letter containing: a request to , the
President to writ to Emperor William
and1 recommend.-a. frure for, rctfVcer
which Demlng irepares. f Demlng
halls from Oakland, California, where
he h;t been well known for tears aJid
conaidred harmless, i : "
, i : Fugitive Frm Asylum, ; -t
...Sfj. Paal.iNov. 27. A special t the
afternoon-paper says: peter Elliott, of
MlnlieaiHlia, the crank ho attempted
to fort? his way into the Pr-sideht's
lreaence, ha escaped from th? Ins-jn
asj-jnin at St.- Peter, Minnesota. t Kl
liotj was committed to the. asylum a
moith 'ago. '; - - . ;; i i f ; "
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE
GE6RhkSTUART CHARGED WITH
RORHERY RAN AWAY WITH
! : : : - h A GIRlX r :- , ".. 1.
PORTLAND, 5 N.v. 27. George A.
StuarT was arrested In ibe"?uba House
last night by lalrolman -Gibson oil
complaint of Miss Franc-es Young,' of
Baker t'ity. ' She declares that tlw de
fendant inducel her to elope L!h him,
aiul that after arriving here he stole M
from her' and also a gold watch. - He
waa arrested last niht. ,
Mlsa Young fled from her home. It is
said. . because she was desirous f II v-
Ing w here there was nt wi much re
straint. She found a ready assistant-
in the rron of Stuart, who came with
her and placed her- in a disreputable
house Jn the Bad Lnnds. ;ller sister
found her yesterday, and persuaded bet
to- go home. The caae against Stuart
on the larceny charge will be h-ard
tomorrow. . A .
FROZEN TO DEATH
BODY OF JAMES RAXTER, PROS
PECTOR. FOUND IN CABIN ,
, ; ' ' JN MONTANA.- '
BUTTE. . Mont., -No' 27! James
Barter, a wefl known pioneer prospec
tor -of Montana, haa been found dead
hi a vloiiely cabin near .' llomestake.
Frm the eonditkm of the remains It
is, believed he passed away -during te
recent extremely cold - apell. v Andy
EricksoiH a woodchotper, made ? the
dlsco-erT, Provisions -vere found : In
the; acR. so' It is evident that the
old man did not die from hanger.
, Baxter waa 72 years old -and had
lived' in "Montana thirty-tdx years. H
has -a. -brother living in Pennsylvania,
whfl is well to do. He himself rat at
one time -wealthy- but tled poor and
alone, alt'uouirh he '-had many w arm
friends 'who would gtadly hare assisted
him had they known of, his Ulns. ,
SEATTLE BEAT SPOXANE
' -' ' - 1 . i'-'i-- ' -
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ELEV
ENS COMPETE .FOR NORTH.
' : WEST CHAMPIONSinP. -
SEATTLE, Wn, Nov. 27. The Re
atlle High 4chooi root ball ieani yes
terday defeated the high school team
of SpoVane and thereby won the Tn-
lersenoiastle championship 6t -the
I Northwest. The Qnal score was 21 to
t , ,T le- game -was played on . a Jield of
jinud, but It waa a c:pntest that teams
j much better-known than the contest
ing aggregations idiould be proud of.
The .men playedhard aj4 .fasl. There
was no lagging: ad: it : was, eXcitenient
all the way through, .although soon
after the start it was. seen tluit the
local lutd -their opptments bested. Sjk
kahe accepted . defeat . manfully and
last night- joined with the victors , in
celebrating1 the, event.
: robbed . of jewelry worth
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. -7. The- po
lice of&eUJs were notified by. William
Welsh : Harrison that' his country
J home. Tbe Towers,' at Olenside. a
suburb, vas robbed yesterdajr of je
elry valued at (25,000. Mr. Harrison Is
a. brother ot Provost C C. Harrison,
of tb University of Pennsylvania and
me of Pennsylvania's wealthiest c'.ti-
Judge , J., C. - Moreiand. of Portland,
waa in the city yesterday, having bus l
tiesa before tike State Land Board.
IS EVIDENCE
OF TROUBLE
Colored . Troops and Morrig
' eau's Outlaws Are Liable
' to Mix
TROOPS ; PITCHED CAMP WITHIN
- TWO HOURS' MARCH 'OF MORR1
GEAU CAMp,. FOR.'v NIGHT MOR
RIGEAU STILL ..ON RESERVA
r TION AND IS DEFIANT.-
MISSOULA.' Mont.,-Nov. 27.-A spe
cial to the MissouJIan tr.-Mi Plains,
say.: There Is every lindication of
trouble betwerin. the coJoredl troops.
sent up to the .reservation' toieJAet Joe
Morrieau and a "band of outlaw Nex j
Perces," who are said to be suppoi-tin
Morrigeau. ., ' . v.. .':.-V I '
The troops arrived here ihi morning
and started on a forty, mile drive to
Little Bitter. Root, .. Three : Iicmus J;.u-r
the government officer came; in. 'and
reported that' Morrigeau was tlll on
the reservation and defiant. .
TJie Nex,Perces numUeitbotit' toX
They , refuse t to recog-.nlze the' Federal
Officers or tile Indian nolic ant Tn.iv'
staA-ed "off " the Flathead Tdr : months."
A courier orrived In. Plains this even
ing to report tnUt the troops, wre
within- two hours march of the Morti-
geuu camp jmd hod halted for tha
night. -.-""'
SEPARATOR BLOWUP
COPPER BOWL EXPLODES. KILL
. . . ING ONE -AND 1NJ UUN
' TWO OTHEP.8. '
RRITXIKTON. N. J ovi" it.-Otje
man was 'killed and tw o "others have
been so badly injured that" there la
very slight v chaiyee ' of Jheir r.icovr't
byi the blowlngr up of- rhe separator
bowl- In an' ice and tnitk plant here.
The dead man was Nelson yoodluff,
who expired after the amputation of a
h-g. - John Waddington's arm v.'u
broken, his s boy and' 1es-r lacerated
and he suffered internal injuries. Ctr-as.
Morton's skull was fraeured ; and- he
received- innumerable lacerations.. i
TIk' .IjowI. whleht was thade cf steel
and copper, ; fiev - to pieces just k n n
exftloding tty wheel does and Ue pieces
were-hurled iu nil directions. Some
of tiiem Hying into other -depart mentp
of the dant causeH considerable dam
age to the-ice-making- machinery. The
walls--of the : building . in n-hich the
ImjwI was situated 5 were riddled as if
by' Ahots' from cannon. ' riea of
metal were picked tip; "00 feet from
the plant.1 Not only were the men in
jured by -the flying rrieal. but they
were almost drowned by the suddenly
released volume of milk.
DAM BREAKS iOfl 3KEEK A
SAIAION HATCHERY MAY PROVK
TOTAL LOSS HEAVY RAINS .
t -- . CAUSE DISASTER. . , ;
- VANCOUVHR, II. . C ; Sov, ', 27. A
flood swept "rtut the dam of the -Wr
Dominion salmon hatchery at Lakelese,
on Sk-ena river, and 4.00.0o0 salmon
fry were carried away,- Fishery Officer
Whitewell ts.down from-the North to
report the catastrophe And it la feared
that the hatchery may be a dead loss.
The flood followed forty-three hours of
iitcessstnt heavy rain.. . :
The waters brought down many huge
trees and boulders. trhieh.smaAhed the
big 100-foot dam and threatened the
ha tchery itself, ; The salmon fry ' had
Just been deposited in the waters.
THY. TO RESTORE PEACE
GOVERNOR OF UTAH AND OTHERS
AUK EXERTING THEIR, !
EFFORTS. . ; r
t -
SALT LAKE. Utah! Nov . t. Afer
a conference between Governor Weila
and Messrs. "Kelliher nnd Evans.'na
tional organisers of the United Mine
W orkers of America, the Governor and
Colonel E. F, Holmesk-presi.lent of the
ommerctai, ciub, began efforts . to
bring about a conference" between- the
ofk-lals of the Utah Fuel Cominy and
tne,r B,nklne miner in Carbon county.
STOP CROWDING OF CARS
' ''- - ' r.. - . . f -
AUTHORITIES ARRSST. AND FINE
i .PASSKNGBRS WHO KNTBU -LOADKD
VEHICLES. .
IfONDON. Nov. 27. The N'orth Lon
don authorities have adopted pj novel
method .for ... suppressing the c;ver
crowdiu on. street cars. Filing that
the -a.rr.--st, and ftnin'Sf ! of tbnductors
w-as Insufficient.' they a re -now reaort
ink to the Arrest of- psaeng-rs. t in
cludln wotnen. whom Hie tnairlst rates
:Ine-for aJdlfjgiand abetting" conduct'
tora In eotitravenlhg . tiev ahtl-cnowd-Ing
laws. t "'. . ; ;
REPUBLIGANS
ARE SCORED
Minority Takes 1 hem to Task
la Lower House - . .s
THE MINORITY MEMBERS
Protested About l he Inactivity
: of House. and Opposed ;
'Adjournment -
REPITRLK'ANS DO NOT WANT TO
: TAKE UP TARIFF REVISION ON
EVE OF'. PRKS1DENTLVL CAM
IA IGN SENATE ADJOURNS. r
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. The
House met today-and adkximed- until
Tuesday. The priceedings-were mark
vl by a debate on a motion to adjurn
over during 'which the minority tcok
the Republicans to- task for rot pro
ceeding1 to ;th transaction of bus'ness.
Williams, Af -"Mississippi, the minority
leader, proteKted- against "the inactiv
ity of t the House, asking If the ma
jority werotafraid to trust themsel v"S.
Dearmond, nt Missouri. abo erlttcL?tl
the Republicans for their course.? . ,
Payne, of New York, on Jvhose re
quest .unanimous ' consent . was, given-
for a debate on tlm motion to adjourn,
replying to the opposition, took otcn,
slon to say that the Republicans
would - hardly care to take uj the
question oc tariff revision and' disturb
condition on the eve of a Presidential
campaign. There was a jmrty ialign
ment on the vote on the motion, to ad
journ over, the-- Democrats voting
against It.. , , t .' ';. ,. -'."- " -
Adjourn Until Tuesday. . .
Washington," Nov; 27-After a ses
sion of .ttventy-nve niinutes'. duration
the Senate adjourned until Tuesday.
FIGHT WJLL BE RED HOT
MONTANA L12G1LSLATORS BEGIN
NINO TO GATHER FOR SPE- ;
IAL SESSION. V
HELENA, Mont Nov. 27. Montana
legislators are already commencing to
gather In 'the capital city in anticipa
tion of the extraordinary' session of
the Legislature, wnu-n has been called
to convene in Helena December 1 for
the purpose of enacting laws whereby
cases may ;be. removed from one court
to another upTii proper showing 'that
the judiciary. '-' prejudiced against
either party. I "The fight between the
Amalgamated CoiHer Company and F.
Augustus Heihaewill be -renewed with
greater vigor, atvl ptiblic interest Reen
tered, upon what-will 'ho doubt be one
of the greatest fights for supremacy
which- has yet been evidenced.- Upon
the fiction of the Legislature will prob
ably depend "the ' future iolicy of - the
Amalgamated! 'Copper Company in
Montana. The temporary victory .-.lined
by it when Governor Toole convened
an extra session upon condition that
the Amalgamated resume operations in
Montana, may lie eclipsed by lleinre
when the "test vote comes On .he
other hand, the Amalgamated may se
cure the -legislation .Which it desires
and Willi be able to have Us -cases
transferred. . - . . ; '
Sunday night Hcinze' entertained In
a most elattorate niunner at a supper
in ! Butte, . to which some of tlut ntost
prominent rl Heiiue . men in the state
were invited. It. .! , thought to have
been , signlficaht as gathering Ji-at
previous to the opening of the Ia-is-lature.
A congregation of forces, so to
apeak,. upon, the' eve of battle., -:
Opinion In all circles is now prevalent
that Montana is . on 'the verge of wit
neashiK one of the greatest -poliIcal
fights In Its history.
LETTER NOT ADMITTED
DECREE ENTERED ON PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF BEN- ,
.. NETT WILlI 'J ;
NEW HAVEN, Con n Nov. 27 The
formal decree of the proltiite court in
relation tot the Phil S. Bennett will,
of which W. J.. Bryan is an executor,
was announced today by Probate Judge
Cleayeland. After the decision of Judge
Oleayeland ; regarding; the , will waa
ntade some weeks ago, after a. hearing
of tle parties Interested, the Judge left
loathe attorneys to agree if possible on
tH 1 form of the -formal r decree based
ori; that decision. Oppoainp counsel,
however, found themselves .unable- p
rencb, an agreement.
lAf tier reciting the known fact In the
case,; Judge Cleveland decrees that
i&lther the sealed letter, by which It
appeared that Mr. Bennett expressed
aj desire to give $50,000 to Mr. Bryan
aid family, and the typewritten docu
ment in the possession o'f Mr. Bryan,
nor; the envelope containing the letter
should be admitted to probate as part
of the will. Otherwise the will waa
allowed and ordered to be recorded.
FELL INTO THE CREEK
THREE-YEAR-OLD SON OF J."T.
McCULLOClf DROVNED NEAR
' - I AUMSVILL11
' t-'dti.,; , ..1 - .'
AUMSVILLE. 'Or,-Nw. 20 Spe-
eiai.) Reese, the little three-year-old
boy ofMr. and Mrs. J. T. McCuliocH, of
Jordan, Linn. Comity.' waa drowned In
Bilyeu creek last Friday arid waa buried
at Turner this afternoon. Short funeral
services were held at the cemetery, con
ducted by -Elder jj. E. Rolerts. t t r
The little boy was playing, near the
creek with his' little brothers, their
grandfather belng near by at work.
Becoming setaratel f rom " the other
chiMren, they supposed he. was lost
Search was immediately instituted and
the father, who was working, near
Whiteaker was notifiedV- . . , --'Otit
'Saturday momingr. the body was
found below a twelve or fifteen-foot
tall in -the .creek, some one hundred
yarl from where they ' supposed the
U . - . . . , , J I...
Th-; family"- ha'e ; the sympathy or a
bxft;e cirle of friends.,' Mrs. McCnllK-.h
is ai- daughter nt Mr., and Mrs. C K.
Read, of this phce, and also, a sister
of Mrs. A. J.r Foiand. of Salem. .
V WOODMEN 'DEDICATE IIAl.I
. -- ; - .. - . - ' - -
.BROWNSVILLE, Or, Nov. '-IT.
i . ... . .
Brownsville ' Camp. Woodmen ''of ' the
World, celebrated Thanksgiving ' with
exerclaes In honor of the coiupleUon
and dedication of their handsome new
two-story brick building. This, build
ing la the finest in thia part o( ibe
country. Its finishing and furnishing
are in kecpinc with the building itself
and nothing has been left uiMlone-that
would tend to make this borne; of
Woodcraft a. credit to not only the
order but to'the city at large.' The hall
was mot beautifully decorated for the
exerchea last night. These consisted
of an excellent' literary - and musical
program, an address -and the . head
consul's dedicatory charge -by George
IT; Rogers, of Portland And joorieluded
with a sumptuous banquet.1 - ' f -
IS A REVIEW V
OF HIS CASE
Ex-Captam and Convict Cart
er Issues a Long Typewrit-
T ten Statement
WILL LEAVE PRISON THIS MORN--.
ING IN TIME TO CATCH TRAIN
FOR KANSAS CITY SERVED
THREE, YEARS AND! SEVEN
MONTHS OF SENTENCE. ;
JAIA VEN WORTH. Kah, - No-, 27.
At midniglrt Olierlin M. Carter... ex
raptain of tjRgineern IV S. A.. !lntHhM
serving his term of five yeais in irlson
Kt-rA-ing' three years aiyt seven ipontlxs
in the Fediial Prison at Fort Iaven
wortn. ;He will not leave the-prison
until tomorrow morniig at 5 o'tiockV
with Just sufficient time to loard. the
train for Kansas City.
It was Fa id yesterday that he had no
Immediate plans for the .future., be
yond devoting .his time in defending
his claim to bonds which th-j-govei-n-meiit
iia -sued to !covtr..fronv. "tarV!
. . Duiiug the afternoon "Carter sat
down at a typewriter and for two hours
was : busily engaged iti ! -?opyUi: : a
statement prepare-! for him. l.y his at
torney. , When he :inwhetl he gave
copies to - the press representatives
present. It. contains about J.BOO wocls
and is mostly a review of his case.
FLOOD IN LOS ANGELES
" " - - 4 . t
BREAK. IN RESERVOIR RELEASED
, MASS OF WATER WtTH TTtiZ
MENDOUS. FOliCE.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27.-Ovcr n
million and a quarter gallons of vator
swept clean u numb.r of streets , of
tli i city this morning; following- Uhe
bursting of what is known -as the- hi gl
pressure reservoir of the city water
works. The break occurred at S o'clock:
From tho northwestern part of the
cit y; wvi.'re - he reservoir - Is local etU
blgh up in the hills tf Elysian rark.
the: great mass of -waterv-fc-nuie tt tun
with , tremendous . impetus v through
Rampart street, which at '.hi-H i oiat is
a- deep cut. ami' -s-ead south nd east
along tin- , thoroughfares radiating
from Rampart street.
Tne damage done is sniall or far
the proiierty loss is concerned. Dozens
of ellaVs were floode.1. and one ttmall
shack was wasliei from.rtts founda
tions. Silt to the depth of -thr.- arid
lour feet was spreal over the str--ts
near the break, and sections of cuib
ing weighing half -a ton were washed
out and carriAI several blocks. The
force-or the flood was :essen-d by -the
speedy diviHton of the A-ater into
smaller streaifs. ;. . ,
The accident was caused? by a bfok
en floodgate, which allowed the Water
to cnt a je from a feed reservoir higher
up ; Into the larger inclosure. The
rapid seepage continued 'through the
night, and the pressure of the , in
creased weight of water finally caused
the enibaiik.nent to site way. T.i
reservoir contained about ,3,ft0.t gallons.-but
.the heavy adole subsoil un
derlying1, the embankment prevented
th remainder from escaping.' ' "
BUYS WATER FRONTAGE
LUMBER MAN SECURES CONTROL
AT WARRENTON AND MAY
ERECT SAWMILL. f
ASTORIA," Or, Nov. 27. A deal was
closed here today by which A. B. Ham
moud. president of the Astoria & C
luinbia River Railroad and of the As
toria Company, haa secured the water
frontage of Kindred Park anA New As
toria for a cash pri;,of $30,000. This
Includes about 2000 feet, and gives Mr,
Hammond practical control of the water
front from Ski pa nn creek. At Warren,
ton, to the Government reservation at
Fort Stevens. , The only - break 'In this
Is at,Flavel and he haa an interest m
these properties. -. '.-.. ; t,'
It - Is announced that an immense
sawmill is to be erected on this prop
erty and that it is to be theu largest
In the world, and there js gfodj reason
to. belie,ve this, as he owns immense
tracts of timber in the Nehalem nnd
Tillamook valleys, and to do this - It
will be necessary- fo extend , the rail
mail from Seaside into : that, country,
surveys for which were-, nvwde ome
time ago, and an easy grade, found.
There is a belief by, "many,, however,
that the purchase Is only to complete
the line of water frontage, previous to
turning' the entire properly over to the
Southern. Pactrte, as the railroad aid
the Astoria Company are principally
owned1 by the estate of the late C. P.
Huntington and II. E. Huntington.-
President P. L. Campb U. of the Uni
versity of Oregon, ami daughter passed
through Salem - Sunday, on his way
home after a visits to Monmonth and
Portland. . ; : : . . .. ,
TREATY Wil l.
BE RATIFIED
All. Opposition to the Docu
ment Is Now Removed
THE OPPOSING OFFICIALS
Have Been Convinced By the
" Arguments of Their
Conferees
i
JUNTA -WILL ASK SECRETARY
HAY TO PAY $2,000,000 CARIfr AND
.TRANSFER JS,00,MM) AS INTER
EST DRAWING IN'ESTMEN'T
CAUCA STORY DISCRUlHTtD.
PANAMA. Nov. 27. The -sllt.hr op
fwiif ion to the. ratification .f the n.il
treaty" trt ween the Republic of Pan
ama and the United States, which pie.
vailed on the Isthmus a lay. or two
ago, appears to have Wen 'dUliated.
Tp'ie, opposition existed only a nrions a
few government oflelal wlw n v ha
leen convinced by the reasonable nifSu-
meins oi uwir tinurnt.
The plan by which ihe treaty a -is to
tc.nlKnet and dispatched to Wa.'-.h;.j-ton
on the day of its arrival here ).i.s
beeYi abandoned ahsrilutely ceriain.
however, the treaty will Ik- rfiteil
without the slightest opo.sttlon. Ri
now "Kaid the Junta will addre-ts a pole
to Secretary Hay, asking $2.0oo,tt'i
paid '-la i-ash and $X,0'0,Oi0 fthall be
transferred in such a manner it can b--Invested
the Interest being payable
the government.
Dr. Arotemna Denies It.
New York. Nov. 27. Dr. Arosemn.i,
one of the delegates from the. Republic
of Panama, w hen nuked "tonight ..IwMit
the. reiiort 'that the Department of Cun
ca had piade application for admission
to the new republic, said:- 'i do i.o;
thipk It possible any such over'ure haa
been made by the government, it
would receive no consideration at tho
hands of the Republic of Panama." :
. Varilla Scouts Idea.
Wiihington; Nov. '27. Regardiiu.' the
reiorts of the propo.siiion from theCo
lombian state of Cauea to Join the new
Republic of Panama, M. Buuau A'lirUbt
scouts the idea of .any-such union.
IMMIGRATION A MFNAfF
IGNORANT FOREIGNERS EXDAN-
".i'gER AMERIC.VN INST1TU
r TIONS, SAY REV. Dlt.
MaeARTIIL'R.
NEW ' YORlv, Nov. 27. R"trotlo
of iinmigralion was turg.Hl as "Uie
first great problem -that confronts lite
Ameilcnn peopiit," by Rev. Dr. A. K.
MacArthur; of ' the Calv try Rapt int
church, in his Thankiie1 lug .d ty t
inon. : ;
tn -the. last fiscti'l year." said nr.
AtacArthur ne:irly ' i.ooo.oihi foreigners--haveJ-ome
to our shorr-s." The iliitet
acy that they brought is astonishingly
great and the vicious f''4tderK'-y . cone
sponda to the lUiter-acy.. Tliey ale for
the most pei'rt froth -onnu-ieH - w hoe
leopre are not readily astlmilitd to
Amertcaii ideas and Ideals. "
"Sjnator UMtge'n bill . would - exclude
a great number o thtse-ijruor.mt for
eigners' and this bill or sotnie otlur
like it must le passtnt or our rroRt
cherished institntlruis will 1 eindan-
"Our; naturalization laws are loone
enoiSfh in Uiemselves," asserted the
speaker, "and even these law sir-; not
eiiforceil. " Men are mttd. citixeu li..
are ignorant of the first priiicipl -s ot"
the dignity nni 4Uity of an AmerJean
citizen, and I hope 'the lay will -;ii)e
whoa im man will be made a clll.- n
who t-Jtnnot re-td in English the an-
stitution foe swears to supoit, and
no, man be nvule a voter who cannot
read the ballot he. casts. - '
1 put no color line oroivid tire bal
lot box. but I put around it an intelli
gence line. I would permit no ignMr.tni
nero to vote. -not because he is r-'.ick,
but because he is ignorant; I uouM
permit no Ignorant white man to vote.
Home of un saw men mAr'ching tip to
the ballot box like droves of cattle,
and. It was pitiful for any patriotic
American to witness such n. perform
ance. Tlie wesrkest element in our
republican form of government Is the
rule In our grent cities. U' must 'sadly
he admitted that in this' reapvt - tlv
repubrican form of government is a
failure."" , . ,
ESCAPE WAS CLEVER
INDIAN PRISONER BURNS HOLE
THROUGH THICK WOODKN "
CELL DOOR.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Nov. 27, An
Indian "prisoner. Edwin.Itose, alias Slip
pery Ed, awaiting trial on a charge of
horse stealing at Grand Forks, effected
a clever escape from the lock-up there
on Wednesday night last. He fired the
lower iortion of tho wooden door, and
so regulated the blaze that It was con
fined to the smallest area. This was
neeowiptished by dampening the re.M of
the woodwork With water. Roue dur
ing the burning process avoided suf
focation- by otenlng the. window and
screening himself behind a blanket
siisfiended over the window.
, f When Provincial Constable Dbpiiiore
arrived .at the lock-up on Thursday
inovniujs he disco vered a bole eighteen
inches in extent in the bottom Of the
dmn-.i which is four or five inches thick.
Ro.-e put out the fire tefare . "fleeing.
He h.gied frrm the American si"le. The
Unltod States authorities have beeu no
tfie,1.! as Rose is also wanted on that
side on a similar charge.
Miss HuldaSiewert. who has m
tlon 'sis Sfenofrrapher ' in PortLind, re
turned : 16 ' that Hty' last'' nltrht. aft?r
hating sperir'a'fetv day4 with relative
In the. city, j .