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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY , 1008
NO. Jt.
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WEPT BY PRAIRIE FIRE
lives Up Coin and Title to Get Rid of Tin Horn Lord
MILLION
ACRES
OF BLACKENED WASTE
Prairie Fire Sweeps Over Western Texas, Destroy
fcbich Buildings Crops and Hundreds of Cattle
Horses and Other Stock
(Worth, Tex., Feb. 5. West
(ill Ite grasp of the moit do-
prarle Arc of years. Throo
hue been swept by the
,ni property to tho extent of
kicfllOD dollars has been con-,
Kioch buildings, crops nnd
i of livestock havo fallon bo-'
luiruih of the Are. Over a
turn are now lying a bnlck-j
( tute. dotted here and there!
iffo of Wintered timbers and
?blch wai formerly the Bite
npsptroai ranch home. Prac-
rail the count cs of Gnrzn,
find Lubbock are within tho
Many of the fanners saved
their homos by bnck-flring, but mnny
woro overtnkon by tho flames before
they were nble to do this. Tho fire
started several days ago, and, fnnnod
by the strong winds, soon dovolopod
into a wall of flumes in plncos 100
feet high.
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MO STEEL WIRE
PLANT DESTROYED.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 5. FIro de
stroyed tho great plant of John A,
Rqobllng& SonB today, throwing 700
men out of work, nnd causing a losi
of over 1500,000. Over throo acres
of shops woro burned. Tho flro was
undor control by 9 o'clock.
nicAGO store!
ALICE
THAW
AGAIN
COUNTESS NO MORE
THAW'S SISTER WHO BOUGHT A
TITLE GIVES UP ONE-THIHD
OF HER FORTUNE TO GET RID
OF IT AND ITS OWNER RE
SUMES MAIDEN NAME.
HIS LIFE
PAID FOR
TYRANNY
PEOPLE WILL RULE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
NLOADING SALE
ONLY THIS WEEK
II THIS GHEAT I'NIiOADIXG SALE THE PRICES WILL RE
'10 THE QUICK. WE WANT THE ROOM FOR OUR SPRING.
i SO IF YOU WANT GOOD, HONEST BARGAINS AT SLLL
1 SOU' IX THE TIME TO RUY.
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Better Suits at the Same Low
Prices.
Ladles Shirt Waists Half Price.
That Saves You Money
(United Press Loasod Wlro.)
London, Feb. 5. Tho Countoss of
Yarmouth, noo Alice Thaw, lost hor
title, hor husband and it is said, n
third of her fortune in loss thun 30
minutes this morning when in a se
cret Boston Bho was granted n divorce
sho prayed for from hor husband,
tho earl.
Thoro wna no contest. The noble
lord, whoprior to his alliance with
tho rn'ilTIona of tho Pittsburg girl,
was a povorty-Btrlckon vaudeville
actor, was not oven prosent to watch
tho operation of the law that logally
BOvorod tho ties that mndo him a
bonodlct. In tho clnibs of London
it Is roported that ono-thlrd of the
fortuno of Allco Thaw will bo 'turned
ovor to him. Tho Countess of Yar
mouth will also drop, tho title nnd
resume hor maiden name. Sho will
roturn to America and probably go
to tho homo of her mother In Pitts
burg to pick up again after a time,
tho broken strands of her former
Jlfo In tho smoky city's society.
Both sldos regard tho result of tho
suit In the light of a victory. Tho
earl fought tho original filing of tho
suit bocnuBo he did not wish to lotee
tho Income. Tho Countess persist
ed In pressing tho petition bocause
sho wished to lose tho earl. By tho
compromise between tho Interested
parties prior to ho trial it wbb ar
ranged that both might win.
In tho Countess' petition for di
vorce and annullmont of tho mar
rlago sho charged tho earl with being
married at tho tlmo of her marriage
with him In 190G, and declared
that h was physically unsound, as
the suit was not contested n.o evi
dence was prosented by tho Countoss
to prove her case and tho earl'
threat of counter charges was also
atultlflod.
PORTUGAL'S RULERS HAVE
LEARNED THE OLD LESSON
THAT THERE IS A POINT BE.
YONI) WHICH PEOPLE CANNOT
BE DRIVEN.
-o-
AR RESTED FOR COMTLICITY
IN OREGON LAND FRAUDS.
(United Pre Lonsed Wire.)
Los Angles, Fob. S Six Los An
geles men, Warren Glllollen, presi
dent of tho Broadway Bank & Tnut
Company; R. W. Kenny, cashier of
the same Institution; Attorney W.D.
Gould. Dr. David M. Goodwin, L. R.
Myers and George L. Stwns were
arreetod today by the deputy United
States marshal to answer to a com
plaint filed against thorn June ?.
190C, charging them with complicity
with the Oregon land fraud oas.
Glllellen states that he and Kenny
simply loaned money to the Paolflo
Furniture & Lumber Company, ad
th(y nevor had anypersonal dealing
with the Oregon men.
(United Press Lonsod Wlro.)
Lisbon, Feb. S, Portugal's now
ministry nnnouncos that horoafter n
policy of liberality will bo takon by
tho ministry. Tho cablnot roallzo3
that tho high-handod courso taken
by Franco had lashed tho pooplo Into
n state of frenzy, and that It was
necessary to calm them In ordor to
assuro tho pormanoncy of tho Brag
nnza dynasty. The attltudo of tho
government'' was officially nnnouncod
this morning IpHho Gazette For the
first tlmo a list of nil of Frnnco's
political prisoners was printod in tho
Lisbon papers, with thn nnmo of the
prison In which they woro conflnod.
Visits to tho prisons by friends and
relatlvos were also permitted, for
tho first time. Arrnngomont Is be
ing made to relcaso tho prisoners, a
fow at a tlmo, In ordor to prevent a
demonstration, nnd this will bo done
at once.
Tho police are baffled In their of
forts to fasten tho crime of the as
sassination upon any recognized
member or clique of tho Republican
party, and now bellevo thnt It wbb
done by a group of anarchists. A
branch society of the nnnrchistJ,
which has hoadquarters nt Geneva,
Zurich and Munich, Is known to havo
existed here, and It is thought that
tho asasslnB wero associated with
those mon.
LAV BETS ON
ROOSEVELT
WANTS A COMMISSION
TO REPORT ON TARIFF
Senator Beveridge Thinks This a Subject On Which the
Senate Needs Enlightening, and This Is
Probably True
(United ProsB Lonsod Wire.)
Washington, Fob. fi. Senator Bev
eridge, of Indlnnn, today nddrosHOd
the sonat on tho Mtbjoct of tariff,
ndvocntlng the nppolntmont of n com
mlsiion composed of experts whoso
duty will bo to got tho fncts relat
ing to tho tariff problom.
"If we thought It wise," ho do
blared, "for tho President to send n
commission to got tho facts In so
simple a mattor ns tho Gold field
strike, how much wiser, moro neces
sary la tho same plan ns to tho tarff.
which Is mnro Important, intricate
and dlfllcult than tho other purposes
for whloh commissions havo bpeen
crontod."
He pointed out tho fact hat tho
McKlnloy; and MWJlm...'taYlrf, ,bllU
woro oach framed by A'hausujcQm
nilttco on ways and means. Iti less
than six month, nnd reported toa'cK
by tho senato finance cormnittco in
loss than throo months.
Sonntor Bovorldgo showed thnt
tho dutlos flxod on most nrtlolos by
thy hottHO bill differ widely from
those fixed by the sonnto bill. "Many
of those dlfforoncort nro bo wide
apart thoy aro startling. No'nrly all
of tho classifications nro n gonorntton
old. Not ono of them la systomntle
or ncournto. Tho doclslons of tho
tronsury dopnrtmont on tho tariff,
fill 17 great volumes, tho court do
clslotiB add many more. This has
cost tho government millions of dot
lnrs, and tho Importers many moro
milllonH. Germany, Japan nnd tho
world followed our plan of a Blngle
protcctlvo tariff, but thoy thon do
velopcd a plan into a duublo protcc
tlvo plan. Wo must takn tho double
plan from them. The producing
cjasses nBX9.nlyj.t"ojianjo .ndvaiUaKO
jtluvt thutn rivnlgrliae ItmthQtworld'q
markets. Tariff .Is .for trade;., trad
It for prosperity, those mist lionco
forth bo tho American watchwords
In tho world-wide conlettt for commerce.
HENEY SCORES
JOHN H. HALL
SENATOR FULTON
CHANGES HIS MIND
(United Press Loasod Wlro.)
Portland, Or.. Fob. 5. Bitterly
scoring John H. Hall, as a publlo of
ficer who betrayed his trust and as
sisted land thieves In plundering the
government of Its domain, Francla
J. Henoy opsnod tho government's
final argument in the Hall land fraud
case this morning, lie will spoak for
tho groater part of tho day. The do
fonse will have their Innings tomor-.
row.
WAR ON THE MP COOKS.
Npw York lu Grip of Blizzard.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
New York, Feb. 6. Tho city Is
still la the grip of the storm king,
and zero weather prevails. The suf
fering of the poor Is intense and
more widespread than at any time
slnco 1893
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
New York, Feb. 5. Mu oh dlsous
elon pro and con on the curb nnd on
the floor of the Stock Exchange hns
been caused by Tom Lawson's recent
prediction that Prosidont Roosevelt'
successor would bo Roosovolt him
sf. These dlsouslons havo finally
ld to a wager, tho amount of which,
although not made public, is sup
posed to bo abaiut $10,000, at oven
money, that Theodore Roosevelt
would be the naxt President of the
United States. It is said that brok
ers making this bet repraiont poli
ticians of national Importance.
f .
TAKKS OVER DEPUNCT BANK
AND WILL PAY ALL DEBTS.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Portland. Or., Feb. S. Tho pro
nMd merger between the dofunet
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank and
the German American Bank was for
mally oompleUid this morning. The
asts of the Oregon Trust & Saving
Bank are transferred to tho German
American, and In return the German
American is to pay tho creditors of
the Oregon Trust in full within the
the next two years without interest.
Recover Devlin will hold tho assets
of the Oregon Trust until all tho lia
bilities of the Oregon Trust & Sav
ings are adjusted
Whllu Cmv'TliroivH Food on Floor
and DIhImw nt the Chef.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Abordoen, Wart., Feb. S. The
Japanese question hns boon carried
Into Grays Harbor. Whlto members
of the crow of the dredge I'aclflo ob
jected to Japanese cooks. Sunday
night they threw tho moal on the
floor and then threw tho tllshw at
the cook. Tho Japano replied with
othor misellB, .and wore more sure In
their targot praotloe. They woro arrost
od on the charge of aseault and have
given ball for their appearance at
tho trial.
o
RAILROAD COMMISSION
ORDERS SWITCH.
Tho appllcat'on of the State Pub
llo Buildings Board for a switch at
tho site of tho proposed homo for the
feeble minded has boon Uurnod down
by Jhe Southorn Paaiflc Company.
Tho Railroad Commission today
made a ruling ordering tho corpora
tion to Install the switch. It means
a saving of thousands of dollars to
the state on the oontraot price of the
buildings.
(United Pross Leased Wlro.)
Washington, Fob. S. Sonator Ful
ton will not go to Orogon to answor
Franols J. Honey. Yostorday aftor
noon Mr. Fulton wna undoolded. Laut
night he announced that ho would
go, nnd now ho snys ho will not. Sen
ator Fulton hns beon doluged with
tolegrams from friends in all parts
of Orogon urging him to stay here,
and take oaro of Mr. Hwiey later.
This ho has decided to do.
RUMORED THAT STOESSEL
IS SENTENCED TO DEATH,
(United Press Loaned Wire.)
London, Fab. 5. A London newH
agenoy reports that Goneral Stoossol
has boon sentenced to death for sur
rendering Port Arthur. It Is Impoa
slblo to got ofllolal confirmation of
thlH Ktateinont from St. Petersburg
at this time. .
For .Tho JI Ifepohlllou,
(United PrMs Leased W!ro.)g
Washington, Feb. I. Th Onflow
bill appropriating 8ft0,OO for the
United State' participation In the
Toklo exposition, was reported favor
ably today by the senate committee
by the snato committee on foreign
relations.
Trying to Free Thaw.
New York, Feb. 6. Despite the
fact that Littleton baa left Now York
Thaw's attorneys are taking steps to
secure his early release from Matte
wan. Peabody and O'Reilly will tako
stepp to havo Thaw transferred to
ho rao private sanitarium
Bill Wum Smart,
"I usod to think that Bill Thomp
son was tho stupidest man going."
remarked Editor Whlsnant, after a
Bubscrlbor complained aboHt some ar
ticle in tho papor, "but according to
that fellow I am not far behind."
"What did Bill do?" asked 001.
Brlgham.
"Why don't you know? Bill's dog'
head got stuok In a pitcher, and Ul'l
out off his head to'save tho pitcher,
and then broke the pltober to get
tho head out.1-'
M. B. Everly out his throat iu a
lodging bouso in Portland Tuesday.
dying almost Instantly. Ho had
consumption and was despondent.