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VOL. XVIII.
SALEM. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1008
NO. 104
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SEVEN KILLED
HOT WAVE CAUSES
TERRIBLE
CONDITION
OF BODY
BEATEN AND SLAIN
FOUR HUNDRED MARKS FROM
FIENDISH ASSAILANT EVERY
IIOXK IN RACK BROKEN
HANDKERCHIEFS ONLY CLEW
(United I'rcn l.cned Wire.)
Chicago, July 2 An Inltlnl and n
laundry mark on two handkerchiefs
stuffed In tho mouth of Mrs. 13.
Thompson, whopo naked body wan
found In tho room of a lodging homo
yesterday, may lead to tho capturo
of tho man who brutally tortured
his victim before taking her life.
An initial letter "U" worked on
tho corner of one of tho handker
chiefs and tho laundry mark "P
?, J ? ' b tnin ped on one .oftha othorg
i Conimuua"on,'nnK'our.T'
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
OUR ANNUAL
CLEARING SALE
IS NOW IN FULL RLA8T AND WILL RE CONTINUED UNTIL ALL
OF OUR SUMMER GOODS ARE DISPOSED OF. WE ARE SHOW
ING NO MERCY TO PRICES. OUR STOCK OF SUMMER GOODS
IS TOO LARGE AND MUST HE DISPOSED OF. EVERY ARTICLE
THROUGHOUT THE STORE IS GOING AT IIARGAIN PRICES.
6,000 yards of white goods that
Is worth double tho money, going
at Bargain Prices. Yard
18 AND UP
1,000 yarda of Dress Ginghams
at Manufacturers' Cost. YaVd
8 l-3, 10, 13
AND UP
5,000 yards of this Eaaeon's
Dress Goods and Silks cut away
down to the lowest prices.
Fancy Lawns
HALF PRICE
The Store That
BISHOP
POTTER
DYIN6
CONDITION IS WORSE
F A MOVS PREACHER- CHATS
CHEERFULLY AS HE NEARS
GREAT DIVIDE DOCTORS
HAVE GIVEN UP ALL HOPE.
(United Press l.cniiod Wire.)
Coopcrstown, N. Y July 2.
Cheerfully chnttlng with his physi
cian!, whenever Ills strength will
permit. 131. hop Ilonry Codmnn Pot
ter today Is rapidly drifting toward
death. Although the famous preach
or Buffers no pain ho Is losing
strongth nnd It 1b feared ho lui3 but
a fow more hours to live.
Drs, Janvorln and Bassott, who
arc In attendance, last night gave up
all hope of saving their patient's life.
Their bulletins this morning Indicate
Millinery
Now 1b your tlrao for Bargains
In Millinery. $5.00 Hats now
$2.75; $7.00 Hats, $3.50; Chil
dren's Hats ... . ,
25, 49, 75, 98
AND UP
Ladies' Suits
If you want Bargains In this
season's Latoit Garments, como
to tho CHICAGO STORE and
look our stock through. $S,50
Suits
now $4.50
SIS suits, now 8.90
And So On.
Shirt Waists
At Bargain Prlcos. $1.00
Waists now 49c; $2.00 Walsta
now 95c; $2.50 Walst3 now
$1.40
Saves You Money
IN A RAILROAD COLLISION
WHOLESALE PROSTRATIONS IN NEW YORK
KIDNAPER
ESCAPES
PURSUERS
HOLDS UP FAMILIES
THOUGH SICK, OUTLAW ESCAPES
WHEN SURROUNDED RY
POSS'EE FATHER OF KID
NAPED GIRL IS DETERMINED.
(United Press I.enu'd Wire.)
Coallrtgn, Cal.. July 2. Tony
Loveall, tho daring outlaw, who
planned the Bonsntlortnl kidnaping
of MIsh Edna Domenglno, which huu
nrouscd this whole section of tho
country, has eluded his pursuers, nn.l
though sick, Is holding up Isolated
famlllo forcing them to give him
food nnd Is carrying out a remark
able campnign which promlseB to
rival that of Tracy, tho famous bnn
dit. Tho posses surrounded him yestcr
day In a narrow valley nnd closed
down as far as possible before night
fall. Then they had to wait. Dur
ing tho night Loveall pnised out
between the sontlnetls nnd escaped.
Ho seems to know every Inch of
the ground and is ablo to make his
way with the speed nnd accuracy of
an Indian. So ranldly docs ho chango
hlB courso nnd shift his bnsc of oner
nt'ons that tho pursuers have little
chance of capturing him until he Is
overcomo with fntiguo or hunger.
"I will follow him until I aron
dead In my tracks," said Adolph
Domengino, father of the girl, as ho
started today at tho head of a new
ly formed posse well supplied with
provisions, to rellovo tho searchers
who have been on Loveall' tracl'
since Tuesday. Tho wealthy oil
owner hnB dctorm'ned to spend any
sum of money necessary to carry on
the pursuit,
The senrchers think they have the
advantage of Loveall because ho 19
IM nnd believe he cannot Inst much
longer. It was learned today, how
ever, that the bandit called at tho
Roberts ranch Inst night after he
stopped out of tho canyon nnd forced
the rnnchman, nt the point of a rifle,
to give him food. Roberts snys Love
all still showed signs of .being sick, ,
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uui wilt uuuur until wuun uu nuw
mm me previous uny.
Rogers, the captured kidnaper, 1?
ilent and morose In the jail ai
Freno. He has mndo no stntement
other than tftat In which ho said
Lovenll planned the kidnaping and
that theonlv object was to obtain tho
ransom. Ho rolls cienrettea and
j smokes one after nnother.
Mies Domenglne, the victim of thy
daring plot, is much better today
ani now is little wore for her ox
I nerince. except that her nerves are
, shattered, i
The new nose which left here to
'day will relievo the pursuers whom
Loveall eluded last n'gnt. tho nan-!
dlt has crossed tho Coast range and I
is now believed to be In Black vallej i
In Monterey county.
that the end is near. The rapidly!
UCVicnoiiiB VJittiny ui jjiciiuji ruuoi
is the most marked Indication of hi
condition,
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JAPAN RATIFIES ARBITRATION
WITH THE'U. S.
(United Press Lensed Wire.)
Toklo, July 2. It Is announced
today that the emperor Jibb ratified
the arbitration between the United
States and Janan and formal ex
change of the documents will be
made b" the American secretary of
state, EUhu Root and Japanese Am
bassador Takahlra at Washington
about July 20, at which time th).
provisions of the new agreement will
become effective. When the new
treaty goes Into effect Japan will bo
In tho same relation to the United ,
States as the other, world poweri.
Any matter which may call for nrbl-l
tratlon will be referred to the peac3
tribunal at Tho Hague. Heretofore
Japan so far as, the United State
was concerned has been classed with j
the countries; of minor importance In
the consideration of matters pertain t
ng to the world's peace. .
TRAINS
COLLIDE
HEAD-ON
MANY ARE INJURED
MORISfTHAN SCORE INJURED IN
WRECK OF CALIFORNIA LIM
ITED AND ST. JOSEPH EX
PRESSTRAINS SPLINTERED.
I United Press T.ensed Wire.)
Sedolln, Mo July 2. Seven per
sona were killed and n score or more
seriously hurt in a hendon collision
between tho Misiourl Pacific Cali
fornia Limited and the St. Joseph
Express near knobnoster, 20 miles
cast of here early today. It was one of
tho worst wrecks In the history of
tho rond. Both high speed trains
were prncttcnlly demolished nnd tho
full extgnt of (Heltons of Ufo nnd In
jured mny not yet "been known.
Tho locomotives, tenders, mnl!
cars nnd forward coaches of tho two
tmlns""wro reduced to 'splinters -nml
flro quickly followed.
Both trains were going nt n high
rnto of speed and It !s reported that
tho St. Joseph Express wns two
hours behind time.
It 1b understood that the failuro
of the Callfornln Limited to take u
Biding was the cause of the collision.
Both trninB carried a largo num
ber of pnBeengors, according to re
ports from St. Louis nnd St. Joseph
offices of tho railroad compnnles.
Relief trnlna with Burgeons and
nurses, as well ob wrecking trains
have been rushed from this city to
tho scene of tho disaster. The onlv
victim so fnr Identified, Is William
Hnrkln, a mnll clerk, whose home
was In St. LouIb.
Tho California Limited left St.
Louis InBt night. It Is one of tho
fastest nnd best equipped trninB of
tho Missouri Pacific system. It car
ried two mail cars, two ohnlr car,
two sleepers, an observation car and
a diner.
Tho RK .Tnsonh Evnrpis nlun la n
high class train? It wns enBt,-bound
una was trying 10 iiiiiku up uuiu
when the collision occurred.
It Is believed that more bodies will
bo found when the debris Is elenred
awny.
The whole town of Knobnoster has
turned out to aid tho wrecking crews.
Every nearby homo has been turned
Into nn Impromptu hospital, It Is
feared that revera! of tho Injured
will not recover.
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HUNDREDS EATEN RY
SHARKS IN RATAVIA
'United Press l.u 1 Wire)
Victoria, B. O, July 2. Passen
gers of the Empress of China, which
just arrived here, are today describ
ing the deaths of COO persons in
Batavla harbor when a terrific storni
struck tho big boat on which they
were riding nnd overturned it. Many
of the victims were snapped up by
sharks as soon as they struck ths
water, while scores of others were
drowned before the eyes of passen
gers on other boats nearby. Theso
pastenger steamers were already so
crowded that tne captains, t-ny tne
passengers of the Empress of China
made no attempt to make any res
cues. Sharks were so numerous that
no one else w;ould venture out In
small boats, except fishermen who j
managed to recuo 50. Only 3 0 : J
bodies have been nccounted fo
many of them having been mutilated .
by sharks. i
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FOUR KILLED IN !
TEXAS RAILROAD WRECK
t United Press J.ensed Wire.
El Paso, Tex., July 2. In clear
lng away the debris of the cars
wrecked, when an east-bound Texas
& Pacific passenger train ran into a
washout near Borncho, Texas, today,
tho bodies of three unidentified Mex
icans were found under the baggagu
car, making four deaths as a result
of the accident. Engineer Joseph
Jones was crushed under his over
turned engine and was dead when
discovered. It Js supposed the Mex
icans were stealing a ride on the
'bl'nd baggage" when they met
death.
TERRIBLE
HEAT IN
NEW YORK
SEVEN DIE DY NOON
HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR PROS
TlCVTIOXS WITHOUT NUMHERS
HOSPITALS UNABLE TO
TAKE CARE OF ALL.
(United Press l.ensed Wire.)
Now York, July 2. This is the
worBt'dny of the terrific heat wavfl
which' linn held this city In dts grasp
nadjbeforo noon seven deaths had
been rcnorted.
Tho blistering rays of tho sun
seem to be concentrated on Manhat
tan Islnnd nnd tho streets nre so hat
it l almost Impossible to carry on
business.
Tho prostrations nre nlmost be
yond number. Fow of them nro re
ported they arde bo common, nnd
persons who nro pertcctlywoll- find
It-difficulUto go nbodt tho least ex
erting duties. ,
The hospitals r,e)0rt.,thftt,(jy,,y
have not been nbjo to give prop'.r
care to nil tho apnJicnntB for atten
tion. On the enst Bide, In. tho tenement
district, tho Buffering exceeds any
past records.
Tho atmonphero Is oppressive nnd
Ib heavy with humidity. It Is tho
"sticky heat" that always character
izes tho wornt days of tho summer
hero. Business .Is prnctically sus
pended this afternoon In the Wull
street district.
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TURNED STOMACH
.INTO JUNK SHOP
'United nresi I.ened Wire.)
Mnrshfleld, Or., July 2t Frank
Durgn Is In tho hospital here t.odny
auur unving uisgorgeu irom ma
stomnch enough ol'd iron and coin
to stock n combination savings bank
and junk shop.
Durgn went to the hospltnl a few
days ago complaining of pains In
tho vicinity of his wnist lino. Tho
surgeons opornted nnd upon remov
ing his stomach discovered tho
strnngest assortment of articles over
taken from tho body of a humnn be
ing. Hero nro the nrtlcles Durgn'
has been carrying around in his
stomach for years:
Three Jack knives, one brnsa end
of knlfo handle", metal end of fish-j
lng rod, two large loaded rifle shells,
three Bmnll shells, three door keys, '
one small key, three flvo cent pieces,
15 dimes, 17 horseshoe- nnlle, one (
fish hook, two finishing nnllB. one
hlng)e nail, one eight-penny nail.
175 pieces of glass,
Durka'B stomach wns replaced aft
er tho operation nnd his uulse Is nor
mal today. Tho attending surgeonB
announce that-he will recover with
in n short time.
AMERICAN RFPORTED SHOT
RY VENEZUELAN AUTHORITIFS
rUulttd Presi Lenied Wire.)
Snn Francisco, July 2. Thnt an
American citizen Ib now either Inn-'
gulshlng in Jail In Guatemala or has
been executed In tho Centrnl Amerl
can republic for complicity In tho
revolution there, la the story brougM
to this city by officers of the Pacific
Mall llnor that arrived hero from
South. E Bnrrlngton, said to be
from Now York, Is the nnino of the
man whom the 'teamshlp people
think hna been killed. Bnrrlngton
landed at San Jose ten days ago
from the city of Sidney a.nd wns Im
mediately arrested. He Is said to
have had Incriminating papers Jn his
pocket, nnd It h thought he was or
dered shot,
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MOROCCO ON VERGE
OF ANOTHER REVOLT
(United Pre8 Lenied Wire.)
Fez, July 2. The population of
Morocco Ib again on the verge of re
volt, this jtlme against Mulnl Ha fid,
tho victorious pretender to the
throne, who Ib subjecting the follow
ers of his rival. Sultan Abdul Aziz,
to torture In an effort to locAto treas
ures which he believes to have been
hidden by Aziz In his flight before
he army of tho pretender.
STATE WAS
DEFRAUDED
OF LANDS
WORTH 4 MILLION
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BEGIN
SUIT FOR PROPERTY IN HEART
OF FASHIONABLE PORTION OP
PORTLAND.
If information In tho hands of At
torney Genornl Crawford Ib truo, tho
state of Oregon hna been defrauded
out of more thniua million dollars
of property, consisting of lCOncrc
of land In the heart of tho fashion
able ro:Idenco district of EnBt Port
land. Tho property in question Is tho
north half of the donation claim of
Wendol Procgstol nnd wife In town
Rhlp 1, rnngol, east, In the city lim
its of Portlnnd. It in a strip outr
mllo long by one-fourth mile wld
extending from thO'O. Rj AfJ.-or-Bhops
Jo WUHauiB avenue.
Thfspleco of lahd which Ib now
filled with beautiful residence?
Would- have escheated' to. UityOiKOJc;,-,-,!
wvwV ! innii jvfitp nM) til
reason that it wan tho half oj ther
trnct of 320 acres belonging to' thr
;wlfo, Jano Proobstol, who dlod In
testate and without hoirs.
Tho Information in tho.cnso, fcora
pilod this morning by tho attorner
general, was furnished by G. Evort
Bnkor. an nttorney of Portland, an4
it will bo at onco submitted to the
governor, who, after examining the?
evidence will determine whothir
eachent proceedings are to bo Instf
tuted, When tho ovldonco, consist
ing of nflldavlta etc., wob .received
Governor Chnmborlnln roquostml
thnt tho matter bo Invoitigatcd. Tim
attorney goncrnl made tho investi
gation with tho fojlqwlng result, tho
Information coming principally from
tho Portlnnd Jawyer: ?
Wendol Proebstol nnd his wlfe
Jnne, took up tho dountlon clniur
about tl o year 1850. Thero woro
320 acres, tho north half of which
belonged to tho wife, who dlod lit
18C0 ProobBtel continued to ncctt
py nil tho land, nnd In about ton
years later married again.
Under n decision of Jmlgo Doady
In a proceeding brought by tho heirs
of Wendel Proebstol ngnlnst cortnlu
persons clnlmlng to bo tho heirs of
Jnne Proesbtel, tlijo husband did not
Inherit that part of tho land net
npart as tho property of the wife.
After tho death of Wondol Proob
Btel proceedings wore begun on be
half of tho state to escheat tho wlfo'ft
half to the common school, but upoa
tho showing of Benton Klllln, that
he nnd discovered holrB of Jnno
Proebstel living In Ireland, nnd fur
ther, thnt they would testify thnt
they were such heirs, tho cneo of tho
tato was voluntarily dismissed.
Afterwards tho ostato of Jano Proob
ste was probnbted ,and tho property
ordered to bo sold nnd tho procenjis
divided among tho holrs in Ireland.
Baker haB affidavits from Wendol
Proebstel showing thnt Jano had
only one brother nnd one sister, and
thnt their jinnies woro different from
thoo of tho Irish clnlmnuls, llo
also states that Elizabeth Proebstel,
the second wife, who li Htlll living;
has informod him thnt cortitln pro
ceedings bognn at once In the courts,
ostensibly through her lawyers, nn I
were prosequted without her knowl
edge or content.
She also makes affidavit that (li?
landB were sold by the administrator
and that -ho waspresonted with ten
ocres, and vns told that thnt wpt
her share f what she would havo
received 'om her husband'" estate,
had he Inherited instead of the Irlsfi
claimants.
Governor Chamberlain will con
sider nil tho evldenco nnd informa
tion which Attorney Gonornl Craw
ford has compllod, nnd will thou do
c'de as to the proceedings in tho
case-. The Investigation has Involved
some of tho wealthiest nnd most
prominent men of Portland, who ac
cording to Bnker, engineered tho
den to defraud tho state out of tho
property. Baker has oxpros&ed his
willingness to ax;t as Bpecial prose
cuting attorney if tho atnto sees fit f
to appoint him.
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