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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1008
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LROADS PREPARE FOR A GREAT FIGHT
York Anarchists Advocate Murder of the Rich
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, Feb. 20. On the
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fcttprttht "black hand"
n tan made against J.
trttioie'jr following the
4e Stock Exchange's vis-
'n bittnie of a rumored
Mffi,
blackmailing threat that a bomb
would bo hurled onto the floor, Com
missioner Bingham hns made public
tho action ho contemplates on an"ln
flamuiatory circular advocating tho
"slaughter" of flnnnclors and advis
ing tho workmen to march In force
upon Wall street. Squads of detec
tive have boon sent to trace tho
circular to Its lo'urce nnd make ar
rests. Tho placard, which Is head
ed "Worklngmen, Help Yourselves,"
In tho climax of reputed throats to
bunch against Wall stroot within 24
hours.
The circular calls for tho whole
sale destruction of th capitalists and
inlanders, without rogard to their
prominence or standing In tho com
munity. It urges tho workmen to
kill Indiscriminately, so long as his
victim Is a wealthy man.
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Pcttlltom Very 111.
Hols?, Idaho, Fob, 20. An opera
tion on Ooorgo A. Pettlbono, recent
ly acquitted of tho ehnrgo of con
sp'racy In tho murder of former Gov
ernor Stounonberg, will bo performed
In a few days ot Snn Dlogo, Col.
Word to this effect was received horo
today. Pettlbone lip been In very
poor henlth sinco tho trial, and It
has been decided by his physicians to
remove one of his kidneys.
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
UNEASY
ENGAGES OOUNSa
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CAGO STORE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
Place in Salem
To Do Your Trading
THE CHICAGO STORE
11 from iti progress and iapM growth no buslnoss could
LkT l0e Knov'IedKe nnd Intelligence of the
I . ","a rew to .-. wh'r merit balonus ami nntron-
F '"' biiMMJi hou e that trB the hardest to please and
c .ur inwr money We offer nothing but live new
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E.Y-SKNATOR SPOONER AND JOHN
H. M1LUURN RETAINED TO DK
FEND SOUTH ERN PACIFIC IN
ITS RI5TKXTIOX Or LANDS
GRANTED IT IJY TDK GOVHHN
M ISN'T.
(United Press Loasod Wire.)
Washington Fob. 20. It hns
boon lonrncd that ox-Sonntor Spoon
or, of Wisconsin, has beon engage I
by tho Southern Pacific as leading
counsel In the Southorn Pacific Oro
gon timber fraud cases, and that ho
will probably be nislited by John D.
Mllburn, of New York, nt whoso Buf
falo home President McKlnley did.
Mr. Spoonor and Mr. Mllburn will
mako as strong n toam as can be
fount', among tho lawyers of the na
tion, and their employment indlcatos
the seriousness with which tho rail
road company regards tho govern
ment's contemplated move. Mr.
Spooner arrived horo yesterday.
HARRIMAN
LANDS FISH
Suits at Special Prices
$8.91
lWt)w
$15.0 Swell Sralts
Now
$U eo Swell Suits
Now
JjlSaves You Money
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
Chicago, Feb. 20. The long, bitter-fought
legal contest between E
H. Harriman and Sfciyvesant Fish,
former prosldent of tho Illinois Cen
tral nilrond, for possession of tho
Immenrely wealthy corporation was
this morning decided in favor of
Hairlimn by Judge 1111.
Tho decision which favors the
Union Pacillc railroad, a Hurrlman
'enterprise, upholds the right of cor
porations outside of Illinois to con
trol and voto stock in Illinois corpor
ations In sustaining the right of tho
NYw Jersey holding company of the
Union Pacific.
Judge Ball dissolved the tempor
ary Injunction grn'"d Pish, pro
venting the Harriman interest from
voting coutoetcd stock in tlio road
at 'he annual oloetion, which has
been postponed from time to time oa
account of the controversy. Tho rul
ing of tho court affects aear'y a hun
dred big corporations dolug bulaea
lu Illinois.
The court hold that the FUh-Har-riman
controversy did not reeemble
the Northern Securities Compnay.
which vas knocked out of oxlateace
by a Judicial blow, bocaato no mo
nojoly is Involved, and booau of
no offenae against taa federal
stamrrs wat committed.
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TO ARRANOK FOR AN
ARBITRATION TRKATV.
UNION PACIFIC PINCHED.
Will Issue Bomls to .Pay Off $.",
000,000 of Its Debts.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
New York, Feb. 20. Directors of
tho Union Pacific railroad hayo do
cldod to eoII at once, according to n
well founded report, not loss thnn
$35,000,000 of bondB to pay off float
ing debts.
It is raid that the bonds will bo
secured by a first mortgago on 1G00
miles of linos In Missouri, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado.
There Is already a mortgago on the
main lino of tho railroad serurod In
1S07. Since that time tho 1G00
nilos of branch Hiuh to bo mort
sngod now wero constructed. Tho
Inst pnnual roport say that tho
road's loans and bills payable
amount to $G9,0T0,220.
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WENT TO KILL
AND WAS KILLED
RABBI'S
AFFIDAVIT
DISCUSSED
SOMEBODY IS LVIN6
KAPLAN SWKARS IMMl'MTV WAS
PROMISED RKIF NOT ONLY IIY
IIICNKY AND BURNS, BUT BV
TDK .IUDOKS BKFORIO WHOM
TIM TRIALS WHUH TO RK
HELD.
(United Press Lonsed Wlro.)
Indianapolis. Ind., Fab. 20.
Blood Bonking through the celling
from tho nttlc of tho cottage of Wil
liam, Roclhcrt this morning lod to
tho tfhVeovor'y of the body of William
F. Barrows, city official and a prom
inent Shrlner and Odd Follow,
crouched in qno corner of tho small
space nbovo the living rooms of tho
Reclhorta.
Barrows, wlm was snld to have
boon in lovo with Mn. Roclhort,
wont to her homo to kill hor, so It
is reported, but was mistakon for a
burglar and shot by a nolghbor. It
Is fttppotcd that he crawled to tho
attic, where ho diod. It was thought
that burglary had been nttomptod
until hN body was found today.
(United Press Loasod Wlro.)
London, Feb. 20. The house of
commons was Informed by the gov
ernment today that aegoUatioa
looking to an arbitration treaty with
the United States are in progress.
Further than this there was noth
ing said on tho subject, as the gov
crnmnt thought a full discussion t
the matter at tbl time wou d bra
premature
PRINCE FOOLISH
IN HIS HEAD
New York, Feb. 20. Prime Na
wab Sultnn-Ul-Mulk Bahadur, of
Hyderabad, Dacca n, India, heir to
the richest principality In all the
Asian continent, who arrived In San
Francisco last week on a trip around
tho world, nan gone ineano, and Is
now being closely guarded on hid
way to London.
On a train bound from San Fran
oisco to Chicago, tho prince, upon
seeing Miss Marie de Amhero, daugh
ter of tho Austrian ambassador U
Japan, who was a passonger, ruelioJ
to her side and declared that ha.
wanted to make her his wife. It
was then discovered that he had lot
bis mind. Two years ago the prince
foil from his horse, and wat so serl
oufI Injured that physicians sal J
ae would never fcitly recover until
as operation was performed on his
head. The operation will be pop
fornud as soon as he reaches London.
nsserto that Hums came to him tho
latter part of January of this year
nnd doclnril -that they woro at
tempting to havo Judgo Dunno carry
out tho agreement In regard to tho
dismissing of tho Indictment.
"Wo will havo Rudolph Sprock
ets nnd Fremont Older, who havo n
groat influence with Judgo Dunno, U
bring prosHiiro to boar upon him.'
declared Bums, according to tlio
htntoment of Rabbi Kaplan.
The matter was continued until
next Tuesday morning, whon tho
prosecution will mako counter affi
davit. ' o
FINED $20 BUT
MADE$60 BY IT
Los Augolw, Fob. 20. Itlohnrd
S. lCskrldgu, of Seattle, arrested for
speeding his automobile, wan flnuil
$20 and made monoy out of tho
transaotlou.
ISskrldge artivod here the first at
tho wook In a hugs nutoiuoblto.
(United Piob-j Ldasod Wlro.)
San Frnnclsoo,, Fob. 20. Rabbi
Kanlntl'H nllldavlt stalest tlm nnlliui
transaction. bmh l.v ti,n ..rnR.imiti.in I YosHnlny h drovo out. Alhambnr
n.,,1 W.mf In n.nnr.1 .. ilm mn H.Wy Htld pniSed UOIIOIItll tll bOlldlniC
contract.
Kaplan assorts that he nppoaiod
In the mattor at tho roauost of Rabbi
Nletro ajid tho prosecution, and re
poppor trees at a into of speod
which fllsturbed tho olnHilc shadOH
of tho valloy. An untutored marshal
arrested him on tho chargo ot tun-
latos his luanrliltp to the liom..Vl,,,g h,A nmV1,0W, a,,ovo 70 mUoa
of inior in an vt&rt.to ot him. toi? "ho "r' " 'I l"lod Wn Jilto court
ton tt. ,n.trint Lft.r ii.b, i.." uth mpdsvclNt llno.of (f,i
1l
hlcli ISskftdgo promptly puid.
mong his dhnhgu vas a $10 gold!
piece. When ho later attempted to
spend tho coin ho was Informed
IiIk hotol In triumph.
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toll tho district attorney that h
know of tho many brlborlos wUI
had been committed. Boforo doing
so he Imd boon assurod by Lang-
(loll Millliiv mill Hni'iiu Hint Wn.if
would bo granted complete lmmu.il-,lh"t ,l T (," ' V.,.0V,ry K?"
ty coIiih minted In California In 184U,
Kaplan rocltod In a graphic -1 ",,u "J"1 "VV" l, f. c,,cotor
nor thrt ntnrv nf thn ...,..,v ,.,,f. .,..""" "- iwn.mm. i...... iui ...n ,,,-
nn i,i.. .!... .........', . ... chawe In sllvor and murchod back to.
w.iun uvvnuuu inuiu ii.io.univu III ""'
curing the confession of Ruof and
tho fiat rofusal of tho lattor to agroj
to their plan, fearing that thoy would
attempt to break faith with him in
the end.
Tho famous midnight mot-ting ho-
twoen tho mombors of tho graft
prosecution, Judges Lawlor and
Dunne, Rabbi Nioto and tho affiant. Los Angeles Cal., Feb.' 20. TrY
whoro tho latter asserts that both if proceeding pending against tbr
tho judges not only onco but many 'Southorn Pacific, Salt Lake and Htvu
tlmos doclarod that thoy would agree ' ta Fo railroad aompnnlos in tho futt
to any motion the prosecution might oral courts hero aro rogadred by rail
mako In rogard to securing the dls- way men us tho most sorlous mov.u
mlasal of the Indictment again t yot made by the department of Juie
Ruef was gone into fully, l&vou tco ugalnst dishonesty In rnllwuy
whon the promise of those Judges management.
SUITS FRIGHTEN
RAILROADS
SUPT. lirilKHALTKR
1)SKS HANDSoSlK RItSIDKNCK
Lo Angelas, Cal., Fob. 20. Pire
at S o'clock this morning totally do-.ro)-d
the handsome residence of
Donl Burkhalter, at 2S09 Scarff
stroot. entaillag a lotw of $10,000.
Spttlal Offioor J. II. Hcndrlcksoa
who discovered tho fire, turned la
the alarm and aroused the three oe
eupaats of tho Burkhalter home, wa
caught oa the eeond door by the
flames and was oompalied to jump 25
ftot from a sooond story window to
the grouad, sustaining a badly
sprained shoulder and ankle. Mr.
and Mrs Burkhalter are in the
north, Mr Burkhalter being superln
'eud.n ot the Sacramento division
cf the Southern Pacific railroad
had boon soourod, according to Kap
lan, Ruof still refused to plead guil
ty to tho oxtortlon case declaring his
Innocence of tho chargo, and main
taining that It was uu outrage to
foroo him to plead guilty to an act he
had never commlttod. It was not
until ono evening whon thoy. won
taken to the homo of Prosecutor
Heuey that Ruef finally agreed to
tho proposition, after Henoy had
sworn to him that if he loft Out
house that night without agreeing
to plead guilty that both Schmilz
and the corporation men would burn
atato's evldenco hud that lio. Ruef,
would be sent to prison for life.
In regard to the breaking of the
contract, Kaplan swears that both
Langon, Burns and Ileaey told him
that the testimony of Ruef. given la
tho Schmltz ease and hofore the
grand Jury, was entirely satlsfaetory,
and that they had every liitontlon of
carrying out their agreomont in re
gard to tho immunity contract.
During the closing days of he
Ford trial Kaplan swears that Honey
approached him, and said that Ruof
was holding out evidence. But that
long after his Interview with Henoy
ho had been informed by all of tin
members of the graft prosecution
that they intended to carry out th
contract.
In the dosing paragraph of his af
filavit Kaplan makes the most sen
sational charges against the prose
cution which havo been made In any
of tho recent startling aMdavIt. lie
Tho rouson for thl is that tho
ral'way managers and attorneys to
not know the full oxtont of tho ovl
diiioe against thorn now In tho hand,
of tho United States district attor
nayfi In this city and San Franolsoo.
They have Just made the dUoovory
that or more titan a year past secret
service officers have boon in the em
ploy of the roads In this ojty and
San Francisco securing ovlduuco for
the government. These detective
have ba In tho passonger and
freight ofllooa us trusted employes,
and, more Important than all, thoro
has boon one In tho auditor's office
of ouch railway. Thoy have iaaured
copies of Important letters and rul
ings ly the genorul agents relating
to rebate and favored shipper,
which thoy have placed In the hand
of tho prosecuting officials.
Railway attorneys aro described j
being sorlously embarrassed In pro
paring their pleadings, as thoy oar
only guo at th ofull extont of the
facta showing their olicnts' misdeeds
which will bo Introduced as ovl-dence.
Chimney Plr nt WllliuiiotUt
A burning fine lu tho girls' dor
mitory of tho Willamette University
caused an alarm of ff.ro tn bo turns.
in this morning. The blaze was dis
covered by students on tho oauipiw,
who. with a few buckets of wat or,
got tho tiro under control before tfa
department arrived Tho damage
was practice ly nothing