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About Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1904)
s ... A ISSUED Sir.I - YEEKLf TUESDAY AHD FRIDAY issued seoi-ueliv tuesd.w .:;d fc i lU-CUi-UU FITTY-TH1RD YEAR NO. 42. FIRST SECnONEIGHT PAG 3 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1901. ) 'A'V ' it BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS FOREST RESERVES WILL BE TAK - EN FROM INTERIOR DE PARTMENT. THE REED SMOOT CASE RESUMED Number of Bills Passed la Both Houses of Congress Yesterday and Others Were Discussed. Evidence In Smoot Case Shows that Polygamy Is Still Practised In Utah Among the Mormons Philippine Bills Beiore the Senate. , WASHINGTON, Dee. 12. The Bea nte 1ia under consideration today the pure food- and the Philippine Govern ment bills. 1. -The debate on the former was' confined to eailiug attention to the inadequacy of the protection acorded tne people of the United Btates against impure food and drugs. The discussion of the Philippine bill related tfolely to the 'question of a guarantee by the Philippine Government of an income or interest on bonds of railroad in those Islands. In the House. The House transacted quite a l:ir;je n mount of miscellaweaug business todaf starting with the penhion bills and eon sidering the Hill financial bill late in tne day. A nombcr of bills of a local character were passed, and an adjourn ment was forced for the lack of a quorum when an attempt was made to pass a joint resolution granting the use of the Washington Monument lot for an American railway appliance exhibi tion. The bill transferring the forest reserves mm the Department of the Inferior In thn Agricultural I.-riirf niont Which hru been pending in Congrt- for several rears, was Dassed. 0 r - m The Smoot Case.. i Washington, Dec. 12. Three witness es were heard today in the case of Hen ator Beed Hmoot before the Henate Com mittee on Privileges snd Election. The committee resumed its invent igntion af. ter the long reeess. The frst witness was her. 2. M. Buckley, editor of ihe Christian Advocate, of isew lora, who told of a Mormon meeting ne attended in fSalt Lake lout summer, in which Joseph Smith declared be' would not give up his plural wives. George Reyn olds, a high official of the church, tes tified in reirafil to 'the eremnniea that liave taken place In the endowment ' house and concerning cclesiastcal di vorces granted by the church and John Henry Hamlin told of the plural mar riage of his sister Lillian Hamlin to Apostle Abraham Cannon, which cere performed by President Smifh since the manifesto of 1890. The moet of the testimony related to the inside ehureb policy, but did not connect Senator Smoot with any alleged violations rf state or national statute". The committee adjourned till tomor row. THUNDER STORM IN DECEMBER. GRANTS PARS, Or., Dee. 12. A1 pe culiar feature of the heavy rainstorm that visited this section yesterday was the bright flashes of lightning and the heavy peals of thunder that accompan ied it during the afternoon. Tn many respect it wim a regular midsummer thunderstorm. Rain' poured almost in cessantly during the day, the atmos phere getting warmer and thus bringing on the thunder and lightninsr of the af ternoon. Such an occurrence is unusual here at any time, but a thunderstorm in December is even yet more rare. Henry has served time in jail for chick en stealing and various other minor of fenses in the past. HOLIDAY Our Assortment la How Compute. Beooember that the roost desirable goods go first, so don't wait till the last week before Christmas to buy your presents. ' ' Polls, Games, Picture Books, Toilet Cases, Work Boxes, Manicure Sets, Handkerchief Boxesi Glove Boxes, Jewer Cases, Photo Cases, Necktie Cases, Shaving Sets, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Cushion Tops,1 Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Ribbons, I Towels, Table Linens Stamped Linens. Everything suitable for the holidays. If you prefer Practical Preeente give your friends a pair of hoss. ault ! Clothes, a comfortable Overcoat or one of those fine Waterproof Bala- ..' ..:.'; .;' ,.';:.- '': Give your boy a nobby little suit and make him happy. We ft Hue of Dry Good, from which you can select a nice WaUt Pattern . or Dree. Pattern for your mother or sister, j They may appreciate some thing practical more than any fancy present you , can get for them. Our Usual Extremely Low Prices Apply to Holiday Goods, as well as to all other lines. Oar profits are figured on the spot cash basis. That's why we undersell "Regular Stores." aass ( ; f - v r : - SALBVS CHEAPEST ONE PRICE CASH STORE PLEAS FILED IN ! LAND CASES CANNOT BE PLACED IN JEOPARDY TWICE FOR SAME OFFENSE. THIS IS , THEIR CONTENTION Judge Bellinger Will Hear the . Argu . ; menu in These Pleas Before Hearing Evidence. Prosecution Takes Ground That Every Indictment Is for Separate Conspir acySay la Support the Trial Court Threw Out Evidencein Other Trial. -PORTLAND, Dec. 12. Before the trial f the second land fraud eases which was to have commenced tomorrow the district court. Judge Bellinger, will rule en the pleas filed today by the at torneys for Marie Ware, Horace G. Me Kinley and 8. A. D. Puter. They con tend that if persons are charged with conspiracy to defraud, and separate in dictments are returned for each act. the act do not constitute a separate crime but is presumed to be an act in the fur therance of the one of conspiracy and embracing all of the alleged acts of fraud and the conviction or acquittal upon one indictment amounts to the con viction or acquittal on all. This is on thv ground that a person cannot be twice placed in jt'opardy for the same offense, and they claim that prosecution on the other conspiracy charges is barred. The effect of this latfut move of the defendants to avail themselves of every technicality of the law, would be, in case they are sustain ed, to end all subsequent prosecution. The prosecution take the position that every indictment is for a separate conspiracy, and in support of that con tention it cites tht fact that the first trial the court did not allow any evi dence tending to show a conspiracy to defraud the government out of any lands other than those in township 11 south, range 7 east. It was the intention of th defense to bring the matter before the court to day but the nonappearance of Judge Helltntfer prevented this and it will probablv be settled tomorrow. Guy Huff, who has been endeavoring to secure bonds, has been nnable to do so, and is still in jail. He was ar arralgned today and pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy. j SKELETONON STAND. NKW. YORK, Dec. 12. A headless human skeleton played an important part; in the trial of Nan Patterson for the murder of Caesar Young today. The gruesome exhibit was made use of is the examination of Dr. Philip O 'Han Ion, 1 the coroner' physician, who per formed the autopsy on Young's body. The skeleton was used to decide the course of the bullet after it entered Young's body. The prosecution conten ded that it had gone straight to fthe spine, which the state lawyers heueved proved that Young did not kill himself. Justice Davis said from the bench that grown impropriety had been committed by a newspaper in which was published what, purported to be the views of the wives of the jurors concerning the case. He cautioned the jurors not to discuss the testimony even in their own fam ilies. HEAVY SOWING IN WASCO. Ten Per Cent More Fall Wheat Than Ever Before Rains Bene fieial. TUB DALLES, Or. pee. 12. Splen did rain's have fallen during the past forty-eigat hour throughout Wasco County ond h consequence fall-sown gain is much benefitted. The crops were not suffering materially for want of moisture, but the rains were bene ficial and will insure a good stand, and, the ground being thoroughly covered by the time cold weather begins, hence no damage from freeeing weather i an- -,.- tieipatd. : Tne acreage seeded to fall wheat in the eounty is "perhaps 10 per cent greater than in any former year, and .with favorable condition next summer, the banner yield of 1,000,000 bushels in 1904 will be excelled next year, s ;'J-.V 0: :. -':. ; The 'season so far has been exeep tionably favorable as : there has not been, any eold wather and scarcely any frost. , Tender vines and flowers are rftill green in Tne Dalles yards, there not having been enough frosts to kilt them. Roses are still in bloom and yards have more the appearance of May tITan December. - , Attempted Q.R. & j. PORTLAND, Dec. 12. Four masked and heavily armed men waiting to hold dd the Spokane Flyer on the O. R. St N. Company's line at Montavilla switch, just east of the city limits tonight were met by n yonng man named Bert Yet ter returning from a hunting trip. Yet ter was carrying a Winchester rifle and when seen by the bandits he was com manded to throw up his hands. The young fellow refused to do so and the robbers opened fire oi him which Yetter returned. Yetterwas hit in the side and sli'-Miv wounded and from the fact that he heard one of the men cry out: "Oh, God; I'm shot, Joe," Yetter thinks one of. his bullets took effect. The night was pitch dark and Yetter was unable to see what became of the men who abandoned Gheir attempt to OBJECT TO IT ATTEMPT TO SECURE PERMISSION TO BUILD STABLE ON CORNER IN RESIDENCE SECTION. Residents and Property Holders of the Neighborhood Plght the Project With All Strength Possible Say the Barn Would Destroy Desirability. Application was made to the eity council a couple of weeks ago for per mission to build a roof over the lot on the southeast corner of Commercial and Center streets, known as the old "Wig warn" lot. It was not known norntat ed uc the time what the exact objecte of the move were, mit it has since le veloped that the owners of the building wanted to erect a feed stable t'nere. This has raised a veritable hornets' 7-et among the rer.ideits of the neigh borhood, there being a-nu in kr of nice and comfortable residences unrrounding the lot. All nave joined-in the fight against thv permit being leaned, and it is now said they will fightlie applica tion 'to a finish A number of reasons are adduced why the lot-should not be occupied as a stable, principally hygienic and 'ol factory," the neighlor8 saying, and ap parently with much justice, that the presence of a stable there, such ne it is proposed to establish, will make their homes uninhabitable for people of sen sitive tastes. The committee of the council having the matter in hand, it is said, will re port unfavorably nu the application, and this action will at least be popular In that section of the town. SCHOOL CASE APPEAL FROM LANE COUNTY ON IMPORTANT POINT BEFORE STATE SCHOOL BOARD. Young Lady Held Position as Teacher and Having Lost Her Diploma, It Was Decided That Her Contract Was Void, From Which She Appeals, Miss Nan Shively was hired to teach the young idea how to shoot, in the en terprising town of Cottage Grove, Lane county, and as she eould not find her diploma she found herself out of a job and the directors held that her contract was void for the reason that she had no diploma. r 1 , 8ht claimed to have been wrongfully discharged and appealed to the eounty superintendent and he sustained the board of directors. 8be then appealed to the Ktate Board of Education and aeh partv appeared by attorney. Miss Bhivejy by Mr. Medley of Cottage drove, and the county superintendent by Attorney Willisms of Kagene. The ease wss taken under advisement by the board and will be decided as soon as they have time to look up some law covering the ease. The two points ia the esse are that the yonng lady claims she., wss discharged without a hearing and that the board claimed she had no contract. If she had a eontraet ihe was entitled to a hearing. Thereby hangs the tale, r UNDER ARREST ONCE MOREr William Heary, an old offender, was arrested bv Chief of Police D. W. Gib son yesterday for stealing two pairs of frura boots and a pair . or paais irom the rear end of Jack Kay's saloon on Sundy night. 5 The stolen goods wmen bad been eold at a second hand store were recovered aad the owner, Jack KS-7S, swore oat a wsrrsnt charging Henry wife the crime of larceny. The prisoner will be arraigned in City Re corder Judah's court this afternoon. - FISHERIES SALE CONFIRMED. SEATTLE, Dec. 12.-InHhe sale of the Pacific American a unenes v.o properties by the master, or inv ww cefy Court was today confirmed by Hanford of the Federal court. The in terest of W. A. Peters waspnrehased at the sale and assigned to E B. Dem inz. , .. . . - : TiTRKKTy EXTENSION. Stakes Set on Preliminary Surrey of the Rosedale-liberty Elec : trie XJne. - ' The preliminary survey of the exten sion or thw eleetrie line from this eity to Liberty and Rosedale developed a good route and grade, only in one place bowing anything heavy, there reaching a gradient of 15 per rent. Mr. Herriek was called to some other work and could not go ahead with the survey, but it is i thought be will be able to get at it again ia a few days. - Mayor Waters j says there seems no doubt at all that hold up the train. Yetter states that when nearing the Montavilla switch he suddenly saw the switch light change from red to green. lie continued along the track and when near the light was horrified to see four men which in the om light he eould see were masked and heavily armed waiting for him and com manded him to throw up bis hands. In stead of complying with their demands he swung his Winchester into position but before he could discharge the gun, he beard a sharp report and felt a sting ngi sensation- in his side. lie was slightlv stunned by the force of the bul let when he was struck, but recovered himself just ss one of the men turned and fired at him again. Yetter says he then fired in the direction of the flash, and beard the robber cry out in pain. DAYS GROW DARK FOR HER SIRS. CHAD WICK SEES THE MESH WEAVE AROUND HER. IS SHE CARNEGIE'S DAUGHTER? i Carnegie Was Subpoenaed But Says He Will Be Unable to go on Account of His Health. Her Friend, Iri Reynolds, Ceases to Stand by Her He told the Story That She Claimed to Be a Daughter of the Steel King. CLEVELAND, Dee. 12.-Trouble for Mrs. Cassie L. Cliadwick increased at a rapid rate today. - Hhe was twice in dieted by the grand jnr of Cuyahoga county for forgery and uttering forged paper, and her old time friend, iri Keynolds, took the stand in court to day and made evident his intention to ehield and protect her no longer. : The aged secretary of the Wade Park bank presented a pathetic, figure as be answered question afte rquestion wbieh brought out his implicit faith in the woman. lie gave evidence that he still believes his trust in the woman was justified. Qnly one query he attempt ed to evade and this was when he was asked how much of his personal estate passed into the possession of Mrs. Chad wick. At this his eyes filled and he requested to be excused from answering TWe question was not pushed. During the examination of Iri Reyn onld before Keferee Remington in the bankruptcy court today he failed to disclose any asset that might be secur ed by Receiver Ixwer who was ap pointed by the Federal Court, but brought tho following from Reynolds, In reply to questions: "Kne told me she wan an illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie." Later, Reynolds, in giving details of his transactions with Mrs. Chadwiek, said: ' "In all the transactions ' with Mrs. Chadwiek I believed from what she told me tint Andrew Carnegie was backing her and all her indebtedness would be paid b him." Carnegie Can't Go. New York, Dec 12. Mrs. Cassis L. Chadwiek was overwhelmed by the developments of her ease in Cleveland today, and the statement was made by one very closj to her that she will prob ably give up the fight here and return to Cleveland tomorrow in the custody of the United States officers. Mrs. Chadwiek is of the opinion "that if tfae mcit face the charges, she will be far better oil ia her home city than in New York. It is known that her eounsel strongly advised againSt this course of procedure, bu Mrs. Chad wiek insists" that she be given a free rein. .;, It was said at the residence of An drew Carnegie tonight that he would be nnable to go to Cleveland to testify in the Chadwiek ease owing to his illness. Carnegie is indisposed with aa at tack of lumbago and his physician is of the opinion tbst it would be inadvisable for him to take the trip. , HER SECOND COMMITMENT. Mrs. 8. A. Davenport, of Thw Dalles, who was committed to the Asylum from that city, was brought to that instiu ion on the 10:33 train hurt night by Sheriff '81 CL Sexton, of Wasco eonnty. who was assisted by B. II. Eban. Mrs. Davenport is a native of Agusta, Maine, and is 60 yvars of age, this mak ing her second committment to the Asylum. f - - m MOHAIR SHOW JANUARY 19-20. DALLAS, Or- Dee, 12.- The eomit'tee of arrangements for the Polk County Mohair Association appointed td ar range for the fafr, has named January 19 and 20 as the time for solding the fair at Dallas. This is primarily a goat fair, but poultry and sheep will al i be an interesting feature of the show. Entries are open to all Oregon. ihm lln will x eonstrnete.l and the only thing thrt is keeping it back at rtresent is the location of the terminal at Rosedale. Of course, -every one wants the ter minal in his own front yard, but as there can well be but one terminal, Mayor Waters ays he will soon be out there and fix it op, so as to decide where the terminus will be placed. lie ssys there seems no reason to doubt that the proposition will be carried out by the citizens of Liberty and Bosedsle, who are of the most enterprising. They all appreciate the advantages to be gained by the extension of this line and all are working for it. N The robbers had started to ?un when they fired the last shot, but as Yetter was considerably weakened by the loss of blood, he was unable to pursue the men and they -escaped. Yettet's story was told in a straightforward! manner, and was clear in every detail. The robbers evidently saw Yetter.'s rifle and mistook him for an armed raliroad detective pat roll in" the track, which would account for their so nuick ly eommening to shoot after ordering Yetter to throw up his hands. The railroads during the past few months have been the victims of an ex tensive system of thieving, and were unable to fix the guilt upon the gang perpetrating the outrages, , this is thought to have emboldened the gang to operate upon a larger scale. - NECK BROKEN A THIRTEEN YEAR - OLD BOY IS THROWN FROM HORSE-SUFFERS FRACTURE OF NECK Is Found Lying in Road Hour and a Half After Leaving Home He Had Started to Visit Sister, Some Distance Avit From Ttom's. .U. 11 j. iportant resolutions were adopted by ipwpoartv t ... a .CTthe seamen's convention today. The to the Statesman) This mornine at about 8 o'clock Asahel Fuller, the. thir-teen-year-old son of Andrew Fuller, liv ing three miles from Jefferson, near CJreen 'a bridge, started on horseback to visit his sister, living some distance from his home, and on the way it is supposed that the horse stumbled and fell and threw the boy. An hour and a half after the boy left home his body was found in the road with the neck broken. The parents are heart-broken. HOLIDAY Woo EASTERN CONFLICT PORT ARTHUR GIVES EVIDENCE OF SHORTAGE OF MEN. NO LATE" NEWS IS REPORTED General Stair at St. Petersburg Has no Information Concerning the Reports Advance BelowjMukden in Much Doubt Therefore No Fighting en Large ' Scale Is Reported From Anywhere Situation Practically Unchanged. LONDON, Dec. 12. A disptach from Tokio to the Daily Mail says: "An officer who has just returned from the army before Port Arthur says that the delay observed in the Knssian prepara tions of gathering their dead during the armistices, chowed a scarcity of avail able men in the garrison."' No Direct News. . St. Petersburg, Dec. 12. The authori ties have no late news from Port Ar thur and like the public they are com pelled to depvnd on the information furnished by the Japanese.' There is an inclination to accept these reports with a good deal of allowance. Petersburg Has No Confirmation. Ft. lYtersburg. Dee, 12. The general staff has no information confirmatory of theoreign report of the Japanese ad vance below Mukden. According to the official reports no fighting on a large scale is in progress or imminent. On the contrary, the situation is practical ly unchanged. TO PROMOTE LEGISLATION. Seamen's Convention Will Send Dele gate to Washington for That Purpose. SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. Q-Manv im nnvention voted to send a delegate tn Washington immediately after its ad journment to promote the passage of the various legislative measures. A resolution urging the passage of a bill prohibiting the towing at sea of more than one barge at a time was adopted, also a resolution urging the passage by Congress of a bill prohibit towing of log rafts on tins pacific ocean. A resolution urging the enactment of legislation prohibiting the use of fish traps or fish wheels and requiring the co-operation of the packers to that end was adopted. GREAT AT THE lee Mill IVIentlon m mode only of a. few thlnH thnt we Have for ssnlo s Men's an Ladies' Suit Cases Men's Fine Linen and New Fine Kid Gloves, at all prices; Men's, Boys' and Ladies' Neckwear, in cluding Mufflers ' ,- - Men's Umbrellas Smoking Jackets Club Bags and Grips Fancy Neckwear, one each in fancy boxes Fancy Suspenders Fancy Vests A SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE ON ALL ) ' ' ' 1 : ' - 'OUR LINES, INCLUDING CLOTHING JOHN DOE j IS FOUND GREAT CHARACTER THAT V7A3 Trr-T.r BACK BY ATTORNEYS HE IS 'A COMMON G AU21Z2 Is Already Under Arrest for Forgery ta Connection With the Land Traud Conspiracy. His Name Is Guy Huff and He Lives la Eugene Waa Delivered r-y Bondsmen and Is Now In Jail In Portland- Warrant Issued Several Month Ago. PORTLAND, Dec. 10. The myster ious "John Doe" against whom a war rant was issued several months ago in the land frauds conspiracy case, it a bartender and gambler of Kugene, Ore gon, named Gny Huff. ' This fact de veloped today when the warrant for the arrest of Huff was issued ehargiug him with complicity and conspiracy in the land frauds case. Huff is already under arrest for forgery in connection with perfecting the alleged conspiracy and was at liberty ra bail. When the warrant was issued todsv, it was decid ed that the sureties name 1 in the bond were not sufficient, and a better guar antee was demanded. Th prisoner was unable to give this and was placed iu jail. BEARS IN PORTLAND. Would Lead Hop Orowers to EJleve There Is no Market. "I have no orders; Kastern demand suddenly etopned. If I bad orders, I lwlieve'1 eould -today buy 1000 bales at from 20 to 27 cents a pound. I have an order in for a lot of good primes at 20 cents, but that is all." Tbo above is tsken from last cvr ning's Portland Telegrsrn, being quoted from an interview with J. J. Metzier, Portia sd hor buyer. In Salem, Massey tt Rocklns refused 30 cfnts offered them by Krebs Bros. L. Aral also refused 30 cents; W. II. Kgan, 30 cents; these offers all Wing made by.the same firm. Oliver Beers, of Brooks, sold sixty-two bales at 2IM -t cents a pound o Catlin it Linn, the quality bring medium to prime. T. A. Livesley it Co. have an , offer of SMI -cents for prime quality but are unable to secure the bops. It looks very much ss if there were very bearish bears in Portland. tore Silk Handkerchief: s :-:f - 1 ' RALE