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FITTY-TTHED YEAR NO. ' .51, SECOND SECTION EIGHT PAGEU. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY , MORNINO, ; MARCH 1 4L 1WU GROVER SAYS IT WAS FALSE EMPHATICALLY DENIES STATE MENT OF CONGRESSMAN SCOTT HE DID NOT DINE A NEGRO Scott Promptly Makes an Apology and - Williams Attacks Presi dent Roosevelt. Senator Money Predicts That Japan Will Defeat Russia, Gain Corea,' and a Portion of Manchuria, and Then Turn Her Attention to the Philippine Islands. - ' - WASHINGTON, March 3. Tn the Tlotise today a letter iras read from Graver Cleveland t representative Webb of North Carolina,, denying that 11. J, Taylor, a "negro, dined with Jiim at the White House while he was 'President,' as charged by Representa tive Scott of Kansas, a. few days ago. Scott promptly offered an apology to the former President, saying he never before heard a statement which he had made denied. A discussion of the raee question followed, diiring which Williamson, the minority leader, criticised President Roosevelt for having invited Booker T. Washington to a seat at his table. The House passed the District of Columbia appropriation bill and took up the In dian appropriation bill. Debate Takes Wide Range. .Washington, March 3. For four hours 'the Senate, while technically en gage! on the naval appropriation bill discussed a wide range of subjects, in citi'Iing the policy of the United States in the Philippines and the Busso-Japan-ese war. J"he principal participants were Messrs. Hale, Bacon, Lodge, De pew, Patterson, Perkins and Money. Mr. Hale, in charge of the naval bill, criticised the 'plans of the naval hoard tending the establishment be yond the needs of the country. Lodge, Depew and Perkins defended the naval officers. Lodge declared a large navy ewenthd to the maintenance of peace. Money said he did not consider the o ta appropriation of ninety-six millions carried by thejill as excessive Tinder the present policy in the Orient. He however, criticised that policy, as did the other Democratic speakers. Money spoke of the prowess of the Japanese and quoted a high authority ' predicting in a few months the Russian fleet would oe overcome. Then would soon follow the Japanese on land. They would secure Cores, and probably part of Manchuria. Next they would go to the Philippines. At the suggestion of Mr. Hale an ap propriation, of four hundred thousand for the restoration of the frigate Con st it ul ion was inserted. Army Bill Approved. Washington, March 3. The Senate committee on naval affairs today com pleted consideration of the army appro priation bill. Among the changes made are a military cable from Sitka to Port Liscnm, Alaska, jM21JS0; for the shelter "of -troops serving in Panama, 100,000: an immediately available wagon- road from Valdez to Fort Eg bert. Alaska. 425.000: bridging the SjKikane river near'Fort Wright, Wash., the road tovie constructed in conjunc tion with the authorities of Spokane, 490,000; and a hospital at Fort Kiley, Kansas, $.n,000. OUT OF THE ORDINARY The ProdocUon of "Slaves of the Mine" Said to Be a Meritor ious One. Snmethtnor verv at rone, and new. as well, will bo given at the Grand Opera House tonight in "Slaves oi me Mine," aeomedv drama by Daniel L. Hart and C. B. Callahan. Mr. Hart is a young Wilkes-Barre journalist, and h nntliAr rTh Trish Priest." the in which Daniel Sullv is starring, and Mr. Callahan ia credited with writing "Coon nonow imi "Vnrttr'm Vrf "Slaves Of the Mine" contains the same witty flow ef language which -characterizes mt. Ifnrt'a nttin niVA and His. besides,". a bustling plot, strong climaxes, and a weme inriiter 111 " i - mine from fire damp. In the mine scene there is a real elevator or cage, built bv the Reedy Elevator Company, which the characters use m entering and ..1 r. etc. The pro- duction will be staged entirely with soecial new eeenery and presented ty a' company of merit. Box office open for the advance sale of seats at a o'clock this morning. I. A. Manning and family, of Malta- galpa, Nicaragua, wm arrive j km, iavi mux ....... - ' cording to a dispatch received by Air Manning's father, non. vm. yesterday. They are eommg uvmc .Oregon to live. ' ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS. SnnHntnnt . Webntnz of Oregon Exhibit Ships the Displays to Portland. . c t it- tt Wokrnii? came up to this city from Portland yesterday awl spent the greater pari oi uc u-j J,- fs V i w-herA he superin tended the packing and shipping of the state agricultural and horticultural exhibits, the choice f the exhibits from the State Fair last year, and - which will form the state's exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair this year, TIia t;v.;t .itncrother will comprise Innds. and were sent to Portland yesterday where they will bet unloaded and stored until the time arrives to reload them and for ward them to their destination. Before Mr. Wehrung, who is the superintend ent of the Oregon exhibit at the St. Louis Pair, arrived yesterday, a portion of the exhibits had been loaded and it was discovered that the agricultural and horticultural displays had become somewhat mixed up, but will be easilv straightened out when they are unload ed in Portland. - r " : A : i ' m . STATE GETS BIG REVENUE. MINKOLA, N. Y., March 2.-Harry J ayne Whitney, i executor of the will of William fC. Whitney, has filed a statement of the value of his father's estate liable to taxation in this state, filing the valne of the real estate at one million dollars and the personal es tate at three millions. The Temperature - The maiimnm temperature for the 24 houre preening 2 p. m. yesterday was 47 degree Farenheit, and tho minimum for the same period 2 degrees. The stage of the river was 14.1 feet above low water mark. 1 IT MUST STAND THERE CAN i BE NO CHANGE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PORT t J LAND CONTRACTORS Mr. J. H. Albert, Chairman of the . Building Committee of the State Commission, Explains a Matter Brought Out By the Oregonian. Contractors for the Fair buildings are having trouble living up to the re quirements of the state commission for he Lewis and Clark Exposition. It Las been ordered that a certified cheek for 10 per cent of the cost of the work be submitted to the board by the con tractor for any building before he is given .the. work. In some cases this means a rather large check, and con tractors who hope to do a goocl deal of work for tLe Fair fear that they will not be able to raise all the necessary bond monev. - The Master Builders 'Association has taken the matter up and has appointed a committee with Secretary Gordon as chairman to wait upon the board and see what can be done. Their conten tion is that if the commission insists upon such a large check being given they will not be able to get the money, and will be forced to leave the larger contracts go to outside firms. : When the matter is properly presented to the commission, however, they expect that body will make less vigorous demands and provide for a bond that they will be aide to give. Thev have one or two other faults to find with tho specifications, particularly investigation of their sub-contracts. They eay the sub-contracts are alto gether a matter of their concern and of no interest to any one else. Conse quently they resent the curiosity of the commission. Another provision that they cannot see the sense of is in the jwvrer given the superintendents to discharge work men hired by them. As long as tney fill their contracts, they say, they ought not to bo inter fered with. Con stant' meddling on the part oi tne su perintendent would Im? a source of de lav and might result in forfeiting the contract. The contractors see the need of hurrvirig their demands, as tho, bids will be opened March 19, and they will have to have more favorable conditions than now exist before they can make sonio of "their larger bids. Oregonian, yesterday. (Seen by a Statesman reponer iu regard to the above, J. II. Albert, of this eitv, chairman .of the building committee, said:) ! "The requirements compiainea oi form a nart of the specifications ac companying the plans furpished by the Lewi4 and Clark Exposition Corpora tion, and accepted by the Lewis and Clark Corporation, in conformity to section 4 of the act creating me com missionand cannot be changed. "fn.leedi the lecalitv of ail suDse- nn.nf nroceedinirs will depend npon the maintenance or m- luirguii nin in specifications tendered by the corporation and accepted by the com- mission A can ior i;ij u. plans and specifications has been al ready issued,, returnable March lPth, i matter of conditions and 11 IT u v y. mv ... - . requirements is necessarily a closed in cident." ' t ; ' t T- ' - ' ! CONVENTION TODAY. Marion County prohibitionists Will Put a Full Tics:e wio . ; j . .... y Field..:. ;. . if '-.: - -:' i - - ;- The Marion county Prohibition con- vention wn , ; .vt the W. C. T. U. halt at 10 o'lock this m. . a .at an.1 a A I A . ' 1. 1 a1 . 1 1 n ttniB rllT. 1L moriiing, lor tne purpose j hi . ,,:.ri flotJ tar the -coming Jnne election. Hon. Oliver W. Stewart. member of the JUinon iegisivu., ehairman of the National Prohibition committee, win re in - rooming big meeting is expi-ci. . i. iTnn Oliver V - iuriDK "c - . . !ii m at.irMi at the sstewan wm - , ' Z. - v t r .i l 1 : VnMh arniin Will DC rirfi jufiuw" . v , supplemented by a splendid and espe- .Vi Mnsrim. ' Mr.' Stewart is one of the most forceful speakers on the oratorical stage today Mn the ., . . - - It im thnnoat that he will bring out an -enormous crowd to hear him. mi.. Ti..i.:v;;.;t, re takm? creat ior i i uuiuiii""-'1" c - - er interest than ever in the political and moral welfare of the country, if that could possibly be, and afe g"fv i . .tArnl wave that eneourageti m , t: t land and hSS lUCt struck Oregon k and especially Salem, and are making extensive Pyatns to put up the campaign of their lives in the coming AS RESULT OF AN INTRIGUE BOMBS ARE THROWN AT RESI DENCE OF JAPANESE MINISTER BUT HE ESCAPES n UNINJURED Was the Work of the v Opposition to 1 Japanese Corean Protocol at Seoul. Russia Declares the Treaty Is in Con tradiction of All Other Treaties Be tween Russia, France, Japan and England and That It Cannot Have Legal Force, TOKIO, March 4. An intrigue on the part of the opposition at Seoul against the conclusion of tho Japanese-Corean protocol, culminated in the throwing of bombs at the residences of the foreign minister and his secretary Thursday morning. They escaped uninjured. Russia Questions Legality. St. Petersburg, March 3. Tho gov ernment takes the view that the Japanese-Corean treaty is in direct contra diction to the Anglo-Japanese conven tion, the Russo-Frent-b declaration and all preceding international agreements proclaiming Corea 's independence and that as it was drawn up under duress it cannot have legal force. Japs to Out Flank Russians. St. Petersburg, March 3. The land ing of 250(1 Japanese, at Song Chin, Plakskin Bay, Corea, February 19, re ported by Major General Pflug, is be lieved here to be the origin of the re cent reports of the Japanese landing at .fossiet ray, and is considered to be an attempt to out-flank the Russian ad vance from the Yalu river. Rebellion in China. Shanghai, March 3. A dispatch from the province of Kuiehou, China, an nounces that a rebellion has broken out against the Boxer indemnity tax. The sub-prefect's residence was looted. Donation to Government. Vitna, Russia, "'March" 3. General Count Yerontzoff-Dashkoff, former min ister of foreign affairs, is personally equipping a field hospital to cost sixty thousand. Martial Law In Seoul. Tokio, March 3. General Inouye, the Japanese commander at Seoul, Corea, with the consent of the. Corean government, issued an order corre sponding with the proclamation of mar ti'il law. DEFIED THE LAW PRESIDENT JOS. E. SMITH OF MOR MON CHURCH MAKES CONFES SION BEFORE COMMITTEE Says He Has Cohabited With His Plural Family Since the Manifesto of 1890 And Took Chances With, the Law Rather Than Desert and Degrade His Family. WASHINGTON, March 3. In the Snioot case today the attorneys for the Protestestants in the investigation said they - intended to prove that the de fendant associated with an organiza tion which practices poljgamy and con nives at the violations of the law, and that his very vote as a Senator of the United States is subject to the wish and command of the Mormon church. President Joseph K. Smith confessed that ' he himself had continued to co habit with a plural ; family sinee th manifesto of 1890, and that he realized fully that he was violating the state laws. President Smith also testified that Reed Sinoot tried to get the con sent ' of bis associate apostles in the church before he could become a can didate for 8enator. The confession of President Smith was tbe sensation of the proceedings todav before the Senate committee on privileges and ; elections. Mr, Smith said that the manifesto or iy bad lert him and others with plural families in an unfortunate situation of being com- Klled to defy the law or desrt their milies. I For himself he had preferred to "take chances with the law,' rath er than disgrace himself and degrade his family by abandoning his wives and the children they had borne him. He admitted he had children by all five wives since the manifesto and said' be had acknowledged them openly without interference or disturbance front tbe people of Utah whom he spoke of as liberal and broad minded. The defendant will take the witness stand tomorrow. ' ' , . Y. M. C. A. D lEFEATEp. Basket Ball Team Put Up Hard Gams Against the Foruana :i i "All Stars." Y. M. C. A. defeated. The local Y. M. C A. basket ball team met defeat at the hands of the Portland "All Stars" last aight by a score of 17 to 11. ,r , ..-;'. Although ! this is another defeat for the local, boya, yet, they need not be ashamed of it, for the showing they made was good. When considering the difference of size and weight and the weight of the two teams they are to be congratulated that they, stood op fore the Portland players at'alL, The game was somewhat rough, "but free from unnecessary "rag chewing. ' This makes the' second defeat for tie Salem Y. M. C A. by the "All Stars' The line up was a follows: Applegate .... . ... .. .... ..Rhodes . Forwards. ; Maekie ...... i.-- ...... . Allen ; Forwards...: ' ! Connell .... ............. .Yantis Center. Tourngort .... ............ ..Jones s ."',-'.- i Guards. - : Livingston ..... Myers Guards. The A11 Stars" will play the last game of their tour tonight with the Willamette team. This the last game; that will be played in Salem this year by tbe Willamette Stalwarts, and prom ises to be of great interest by the looks of last night's score. The "All Stars" defeated Willam ette m a game played in Portland last month and tbe 'Varsity boys have been working hard and hope to be able 1 3 return the compliment. " They play Dal las a return game next Tuesday. A LIGHT MONTH EXPENSES OF MARION COUNTY DURING FEBRUARY LOWEST IN MANY YEARS. Corvallis & Eastern Railroad Company Asks Reduction in Roadbed Assess ment Marion County Requested to Make Special Exhibit at Lewis and Clark Fair Road Petitions. The Marion county commissioners' court yesterday completed the auditing of claims against tbe county which had been filed for consideration during the March term and after disposing of some other minor matters, adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning when the different road petitions will come up for hearing. There were a total num ber of eighty-six bills audited, includ ing the claims of tbe county officers for salaries, the entire' grist aggregating the consideration of $'2754.27. The claim docket shows that the expenses of Marion county were lighter in Feb ruary than in any month during tbe past many years. During yesterdayts session the court granted a petition filed by A. J. Stru- tiahr and others for permission to erect a private telephone line from Aurora to Bntteville, and placed Jos. Moser, a pauper, upon a monthly allowance of $5, the money to be disbursed for the benefit of Moser, by Julius Aim. The court has received a communica tion from Henry E. Reed, secretary of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, re questing that Marion county make a sjeeial exhibit at the coming Fair. Action on the matter was deferred. A petition has also been filed in .the court by the Corvallis & Eastern Kail- road Company asking that the assess ment ou the company's roadbed in Marion county -be 'reduced from .$000 to lOW per mile. The .petition sets forth that tbe roadbed has been asses sed at the latter figure in Linn county, and that Benton county has been re quested to reduce its assessment from $-500 per mile to the same figure. There being. a legal point n' involved in this matter no action will be taken by the court during the present term. Todav the following road petitions will come up for hearing before the court : , IX A. Magnus and others, for the lo cation of a conntyrvid near St. Paul. J. Llrick .Miller and others, lor the location of a road in tbe Waldo Hills. Walter Toozo ami others, for the location of a road from Woodburn to Hubbard. To the latter petition a remonstrance has been filed by the Oregon & Califor nia Railroad Company, through its at torney, Ceo. G. Bingham, the company objecting to ' the road being located over a portion of its right of way. THIRTEEN NEW SUBSCRIBERS Thirteen more subscriptions were added to the city's new bond issue yes terday aggregating tbe amount of 15750L This brings (he total subscrip tions up to- $53,025, or (23,025 more than is required. The largest amount subscribed yesterday was f 1200, j and the smallest $100. The subscriptions were as follows: J. I). Bohannon 1,200 1,000 SOU .500 500 400 300 250 50 250 250 250 100 Lyman IL Morse .... C. EL" Hodson ....... M. E. Hodson ...... F. 8. Shanble J. Burton .......... Bertha C Byrd F. S. Shauble, agent . . Vi Alice H. Dodd Alice II. Dodd, agent ... Alice H. Dodd, agent . . Alice H. Dodd, agent ... Freda Peterson Total-.;; , . ,.$5,750 ATTORNEY CROCKETT DEAD ROANOKE, Va March 3. John S. Crockett, a well knowa lawyer of Wytheville,; Va died today at that place. During the exciting campaigns of this state twenty-five years ago Mr. Crockett fought duel t with ex-Congressman John S.' Wise. Neither was hurt. Mr. Crockett practiced law in Seattle for a number of years.- PROSPECTS OF NEW ROAD, BELLING II AM, Wiu March 5. The presence of the Great Northern aurvey crew ia the vicinity of Lynden leads to the belief that tbe road is contemplat ing entering Vancouver, B.; C, by 'a new route to connect with the - Great Northern Kootenai coast line. OKLAHOMA IS FIRE SWEPT PRAIRIE FIRE DEVASTATES THE COUNTRY TWO LIVES LOST 'V- FANNED; 1 BY A , FIERCE GALE It Rages Over a Large Territory And Wipes Out Many . f : .. .1 Homes. - Loss Is Estimated at Oyer $200,000 While Thousands- of Acres of Yal uable Homestead and Timber Land Are Left Barren and Many Towns Are Attacked and Suffer. . LAWTON, Okhu, Macb 3. The prai rie fires that swept over large portions of Kiowa and Comanche counties yes terday afternoon and last night des troyed hundreds of farm buildings and much live : stock, made 1000 person homeless, caused the death of several persons, threatened a number of towns and swept away scores of buildings in the outskirts of towns. Two deaths are verified, three fatally injured, and many others more or less seriously. ,-. The country was very- dry, no rain having fallen for months. Grass anl stubble fires, set by farmers, as is cus tomary this Season of tho year, were driven beyond control by a violent gale which rose suddenly. All the estimates of the loss exceed $200,000, seventy five thousand acres of government mil itary and timber and Indian reserve near Hobart, were swept with a loss of the buildings and cattle, In the; homestead District near Law ton, occurred the loss of life noted above. Late , at night the fire began moving southward toward this city. At 12 o'clock midnight 5000 people of the city were up to battle with the. flames. The advance line of the fire was fully two miles in length and moved In a semi-circle. As a result of the eool judgment of the fighters the city's loss was only $10,000. I Hundreds of people are desti tute and suffering with the intensity of the cold and with excruciating pains occasioned by burns. Clothes, medi cine and physicians are being sent out from all cities and towns of the dis district to relieve the suffering. . Oklahoma City, O. T., March 3. Driven by gale that at times reached a velocity of ninety miles; an hour, a prairie fire swept 75,000 acres ia Com anche county last night, inflicting dam age now estimated at two hundred thousand. The city of Law ton was saved- only by extreme effort, but many farm houses were consumed. Kiowa county was also visited by the prairie fire during the' storm, and damage is reported from all over the Southwest. Tho losses from the wind and fire are reported as follows: Hobart, four thou sand: Vinson, eight thousand; Lawton, five thousand; small country towns ag gregate fifty thousand; farm property, one hundred thousand. Persistent re ports of the loss of life come from the rural districts, , but owing to tbe diffi culties of communication they arc not yet confirmed. Also Struck Hill Ctiy. Hill City, Kas., March 3. A prairie fire swept across this city, damage for ty thousand..' A large number of people narrowly escaped burning to death. DEC GETS TEN YEARS. BELLING II A M, Wn., March 3. It. St. John Dix, convicted of wrecking a local bank, was today committed to the penitentiary for ten years. The court stated that if new evidence was pre sented tending to show the innocence of Dix that it would take steps necessary to. executive clemency. AFTER BALL PLAYERS. ITarrv Edmondson who was selected manager of the Salem baseball team on last; Monday evening, is now rn Portland and he will eo on to Seattle hefore he returns to'Salem. in Quest of players. He has a number of good men . - . - . a. .a - a a a in view and it is thought that ue win secure some splendid material. It is also said that there are two players en ronte from California to sien with the Salem team, a pitcner ana a catcner. CAPTAIN PETERSON DROWNED ABERDEEN, Wash- March 3. The schooner' Glenn from San Francisco, re ports that Captain Peterson was washed overboard during a storm on February 23, and 'drowned. Rev. ID. IL Leech and wife went to Portland yesterday afternoon and will today go to MeMinnvilee, the scene of his former pastorate, to visit friends THIS WELL BRING THEM. The Low Passenger Rates in Force Tot .the Benefit of the Inuni- grants. . . . The following, under date line Portia ad, . February 13, has been seat to the; agents along: the lines of the Southern Pacific: ' "Commencing March lst-liKM, and eomtinamg daily to and including April 30. 1904. ColonLrt tickets will be on sale from the East to. points on Oregon Lines,! via Portland. Following will be rates fronvaosie of ? these principal points t : - : - $33.00 from Chicago. Ills. $31.00 from Peoria, Ills. $30.00 from St. Louis, Mo $25.00 from I Missouri river - points, Omaha -and Council Bluffs to Kansas City inrltj$ive. ? $27JM from Sioux Stopovers Stopovers, not io exceed tea'-day at, any one point, will be al lowed between Portland and destina tion f ticket, on Oregon lines. Should anyone desire to havo tickets furnished to parties in the Fast, agents can arrange- on deposit of amount to cover, with name and address of pas senger. ' - , : T W. E. COM AN", , General Passenger Agent, SOMEBODY MUST BE Governor Peabody Says the Military Is Not Responsible for Pil r j lorying. DENVER, Colo., March 3. -Governor Peabody said today" that, although Tet luride is still under martial law, the military authorities were not respon sible fir pillorying. Harry Maki, a striking union mi r, w kept chained to a tel.'graph pole an hour and a half because he refused to work in the chain gang after having been convicted of vagrancy. Willard Runnels, a deputy sheriff, is said to have chained Maki to the inde. The miners union Instituted the investigation, IS BOUND OVER E.i L. CANNON, OF DRAIN, IS HELD ! TO ANSWER TO A SERIOUS f CHARGE. While on Hi Way to See a Lady Friend Last Friday Night He Was Assaulted By Mob of Young Men and Women and Shot One of Former in the Leg In Defense. ' . DRAIN, Or., i March 3. (Special.) The preliminary examination of E. I Cannon, charged with assault with a dangerous weiqjon, was held here today. Nine witnesses were called for the prosecution. No witnesses were called for the defense. Cannon was tiound over under $5oO bonds to appear at the next term of circuit court, llondr were immediately given. - The ltondsmen.be ing reputable citizens of this place. The origin of this affair was an at-. tempt last Friday night, by a masked mob, consisting of young men. women, loys and girls, numbering aliovit twelve to assault Cannon. This mob consisted of Frank Hill, Harry Eeelestoii. Carl Wimberly, and others of such charac ter. From, the evidence given it seems as though Mr. Cannon knew nothing of Riich a plan of attack for the evening, although he had beard threats, or heard of them, it appears from the witnesses' testimony that the mob having stationed themselves near , the walk leading to the State Normal School, lay in.; wait- for Mr. Cannon, and, as he came by as usual on - his way to see his ladv friend, at a givef! signal the mob made a rush on Cannon, at the same time throwing eggs, or probably eggs and rocks. : Cannon ordered the mob to stand back, at the same time using very firm language. The mob advanced, Hill somewhat in advance; at the same time others seemed to W : ready to surround iand pelt Cannon; Hill came very close 'to Cannon,, who was retreating, valking backward.. When "Hill cam within alHiut five feet of Cannon the latter fired, the bullet taking effect in Hill's left leg, the rest of the mob ran... and Cannon went on his war. - a PERSONALS. I. S. Hatley of Portland, is in the city. . ;jL .'..-,.. M. Ij. Hamilton came up from 1'ort- land last night. August Scholz, Jr of Bntteville came up last night oil ' business, i A. If. Smith and wife of Portland, are in the city to see the sights H. N. Pritehard of Portland, was. in the eity on business yesterday.. . J. M. Lawrence returned last night from a short visit to Portland. Mrs. II. H. Smith is visiting relatives in the Waldo Hills for a few days. S. W. Thompson returned last night from a business visit to Portland. - Miss Lizette Stephens of ATerdeen, Washington, is visiting in the city. Attornev Li II. McMahan was a-bus- ineess visitor in Portland yesterday. -Miss Mary Bunt of Woodburn is in tbe city visiting Mrs. Hermann Barr for the week, : Montie Leslie, Who has been visiting relatives in Portland for a few days, returned home last night. Edwin Stone of Albany, manager of the Corvallis k Eastern 'Railroad, was in the city yesterday." ' R. B. Ryan was a visitor in Portland yesterday, where be attended the So cialist State Convention. O. P. Coshow of Roselmrg, came down yesterday on business aad to vis it relatives for a few days.- ; A. Abraham, an attorney of Roseburg was in the eity yesterday on business before the Supreme Court. C. D. Minten, editor of Northwest Poultry Journal, went to Portland yes terday afternoon on business. Miss Marie Stone went to Portland yesterday afternoon for a few days visit with frieads ia that city. . J. K. Weatherford of Albany the Linn county Democratic loader, was in the city for a few hours yesterday. Sheriff E. L. Parrot and Deputy .T. G. Givens were in the city yesterday, having brought a patient to tbe asylum " R. C. Illanton, a well known " hop grower, of Brooks, was in the city yes terday on business. Mr. Blanton says it" will only be a short time "now until wirk will open , wp , in the fields. He is well pleased with the outlook for tbe hop growers for tho commg season. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT BANKER FROBERT OF DAYTOIJ DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSLY ; CREATES A BIG SENSATION And the Resident t That Community, Feared Suicide or Foul - piay. : - . Had Somewhat Cloudy Record Wlren He Arrived There But Came Witlt Good Recommendations and Soon Was Enjoying jOreat Prosperity- Bank Vault Will Be Opened Today DAYTON, Orl, March 3. A dilli search reveals no gently prosecuted f trace tf Arthur- . Probert, manager aud Je owner of tho State Savings Bank of this city, whoso mysterious disappearance yesterday furnished tho) topic of a lively discussion among tha depositors and citizens in general. Many lielievo thatjtbe" banker has committed suicide and Some liver that they heard shots in a clump of 'trees in the edge of town just after dawn yesterday. Citi zens anxious to ijlear 'up tho mystery; and to insure the immediate investigrt tion of the affairs of the bank bavo applied to the court, for tle appoint ment of a rcecivei'. , ' ' For Rome tiniejjpast a rumor, appar ently well founded, credited Probert with having b?cn involved in several transactions of 'slwdi questionable nat ure as' to bring upon) him the attention of -the jndice in various localities. Tti is alleged that h was under a cloud i California for soltie offense.- It. is. said that be did net deny this charge, but; asserted that ho liad cleared himself of stigma. .;'. ': "'. ' It is also assorted that "be came within the pale til the law in Wisconsin . as. a result of t fee failure of -his bank at Washburn, inthat state, and he-'wa. convicted if wrong doing and sentenced to serve, six months in jail. Probert arrived , here from Chicago) via Portland tw months ng well suj plied with let tem of recommendation and other credential. He immediately opened hi bank artd, l.j 1'iis cuava manner anil -1 usinesslike demeanor, secured clientello and to all Bpear ances his bank vas In a prosperoun condition. Friends stnt that after his release from prison in-Wahburn be paid the creditor a hundred cent. on the dollar. II was twice elected mayor of the town. . - ; ' I- "- Charged. With Embezzlement. Portland, Ori March .Word wat received hero tonight that a warrani had been issued at McMinnville, iit this state, ! for arr'"!,t -Arthur i lrolert, the Pay-ton -bank owner whfl so mysteriously disappeared .yesterday. Tho warrtint charges Probert with cin ber.zleifYen, the complaint being sworn to by residcr-ts nf McMinnville. Tebv. graphic descriptions of the. man hav leen sent to many sections of the eotiu try. It is estimated that the bank con tained alwwt $7,000 in money and negotiablo securitie. Worl wax re ceived-from Pay ton tonight that Ihn vaidt of the bank would be opened to morrow'' ; j . "'' ' - f THE TEMPERATURE. The maximum temperature, for t?lio 2 5 hours preceding 2 p. m. yesterday wsis 4 -degrees Farenheit, and the minimum for th same eriod, 3S degrees. Th6 precipitation was .Rt inches, and tb stago of the river 13.1 feet above low water mark. , ) A Useful Faculty. The Japanese ability to look ltK wavs at once w ill be useful now. Jiy. means of it, Japan can now make suro that her ally, John Bull, doesn't carry; anything off. New York Mail. Upon trial of indictment for murder, proof of tbe kilting of a third person. Is held, in People v, Molineux (N. Y.) 62 L. R. A. 1$ not to be admissible. A. very elalorato noto to this case re views all I the Jtdber authorities on evidence of their crime ia criminal cases. " ! ." - . . " ai ' The purpose jfor which a union pas senger station jis located is held ia Keara v. Kimtrini Kt.rect fnmra. fTaaa. If.-' T. t? A 114. tn Km Ktiri!ontl t i-m!. lie to authorize special assessments upon the property thereby benefited for the cost of .tbe improvements ia streets made necessary by such location. ...... .- -; ,j 11 1 aaai-!-. A Statute' refojiirg the weekly pay ment of wage i held, in Republic Iron & K. Co. v. State (Ind.) 62 L. 11. A. 136, to deprive citizens of their liberty and property 'without do process of law by interfering with the liberty of contract . " W. Hoi lister, the Commercial trav eler, arrived in the cty yesterday front the south. MI e is somewhat scarre.!, and reports- having had; a serious fall at Dram several mornings previous, ai he. was alighting f rom ! tbe train, it startel suddenly, and he was thrown heavily to the ground, bruising his fac s and hands and other parts of his bo lr. Special Services Tonight Services at he U. B. church In Y ' Park tonight-1 at 7:30. i:i.' r A. .7. Ware will preach. All are crr.j; invited. - -