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f ) fmtmal u VOL. XIX. imtXiY CAPITAL) JUUltNAi., SAIiKM, OREGON, MONHAV, MAY JM, 1000. NO. 100. - i - ' C vl F ml m Jm 1 1 I 1 1 I IliSilnlBHlffllEwl III ft . TO CONTEST HETTY GREEN'S WILL WHILE ME IS YET ALIVE CONTESTANTS CLAIM SHE SWIPED $2,500- 000 FROM SYLVIA ANN HOWLAND. BY CROOKED WILL-WHICH GAVE HER START Napa, Cal., May 24. Tho will dis posing of tho $100,000,000 fortuno of Hotty Green, tho wealthiest wo man in tho world, Is to bo contested by tho descendants ot tho "How lands, of Hound Hill," Now DedforJ, Mass., living In this city and Oak land, according to an announcement mado today. Tho contestants will baso their claims upon tho original will ot Sylvia Ann Howland, whoso trust bequest to Hotty Grooa is al leged to have been tho foundation ot her Iminenso fortuno. Among thoso whom it Is announced will Institute litigation to sccuro a slice of tho Qrcon millions aro Mrs. Williamson Flnnoll, Mrs. William Lcscock of this city, and Mrs. Fred C. Utitton, Oakland socloty leader, all descendants ot Qldoon Howland, grandfather of Sylvia Ann Howland. Williamson Flnnoll, husband ot ono ot tho probablo litigants, will finance tho court campaign. Flnnoll Is ono of tho wealthiest land owners in Northern California. Flnnoll predicted tho coming con test would overshadow all othor fa mous will contests In tho history ot American courts. Sylvia Ann Howland died In Now Hertford in 18GG. Tho contestants claim that her will loft half of an cstato of $2,p00,000 to charity. Tho Income from tho romalnlng halt was to belong to Hotty Orccn, with tho provision that tho proporty should go to tho heirs of her grandfather, Qldoon Howland, upon hor death. Af tor tho death of Sylvia Ann How evor Hotty Croon produced another will, declared by tho contestants to bo worthlost, which unconditionally bequeathed to hor tho wholo ostato. Tho suit will bo bnsod on tho validity ot this will. It tho suit is success ful, tho court will bo compollcd to dotormlno whnt part of tho onormous Qrcon fortuno has grown out ot tho Howland fortuno. Flnnoll stated that a claim would bo entered for ev ery cent nccurlng from tho principal tho contestants bollovo is rightly tholrs. It tho proposed suit Is brought, Edward Howland Robinson Oreon, known as "Ned," probably will bo tho chief defendant Sylvia Qrcon, his slstor, supposed to bo named af ter Sylvia Ann Howland, also may bo named. In so far as the suit Is throatcnod beforo tho death of Mrs. Green, It is thought to bo unlquo In tho history ot contested wills. ONE OF STANFORD CREW HURT BY CRAZY MAN United I're Leased Vfire.1 Senttlo, Wash., May 24. John Fitting, stroko ot tho Stanford Uni versity rowing crow, Is todny Buffer ing from sovoro lacorntions to both his knees and wltl bo unnblo to tnko his placo In tho racing shell for sev eral dnys. Fitting was Injured yes terday nt tho Lake Washington boat house, while assisting two boat houso employes to rcstrnin a do- montcd mnn from drowning lilmsolf. COMMITTED SUICIDE TO ESCAPE LYNCHING Catted Prcts foamed Wire. Lima, O., May 4.. John Beam, a negro, accused of shooting; and kill ing Mrs. Maud Dlltz; a aandsomo whlto widow, 35 years ot ago, was tracked by bloodhounds to his hid ing placo under a bnrn early today and committed sulcld'o to prevont his J bui'tuiu uj n posse. No motlvo for tho shooting, ot Mrs. Dlltz has been found by tho police. FriondB of both principals ot tho Tho man had lcapod Into tho wator, tragedy scout tho theory that tho no- protty bent on committing sulcldoand had neon hnutod out by tho boatmen. Breaking nwny' from thorn ho again throw himself Into tho lako. Ho was finally dragged out a second time, and In trying to overpower tho crazed would-bo suicide, Fitting was thrown to his knees and rocoived sot oral dcop cuts from a nail In tho planking. It not bollovod his in juries aro sufficiently serious to pro vent Ills rowing in tho rnco with tho Washington University on Mny 29. SUPREME C0URT REFUSES REHEARING, United l'rcss Leased Wire. Washington, May 24. Petition for rehearing of tho Columbia rlvor boun dary controversy between Oregon and Washington wns denied todny by tho supremo court ot tho United States. Tho court recommended that congress appoint n commission ot residents of both states to pass upon tho enso and sottlo dofinuoly tho controversy. Tho boundary suit wns an nmlcnblo nctlon brought soverol yonrs ago aft er a conforonco nt Salem, Or., bo twoon Attorney Qenornl Crawford of Oregon and tho assistant attorney gonornl of Washington. Tho officials decided that only through n decision of tho courts could thoy definitely dotormlno their authority for enforc ing certnln tlsntng lrw3 portnlnlng to tho Columbia rlvor. Under conditions nt tho tlmo tho suit was brought It wns possiblo for n flshorman to vlo lato tho Inws on one sldo of tho rlvor and by moving to tho othor sldo bo immune from prosecution. ei8tf it nrtin)firfiyiitiiimiiiiitaeiafiiiiit Before You Do Your Buying Go to tho othor stores and got tholr prices, then como to tho CHICAGO STORE mid wo tho monoy wo enn snvo you. It Is tho high-class quality of our goods and tho low prices that wo nsk thnt makes tho CHICAGO STORK row fastor than any other storo on tho Pacific Const. Hoforv moving Into our uow store wo will givo you prices on all articles thnt will surprlso you. gro wns Infatuated with tho widow. Doam was mnrriotf. According to tho story of tho po lice Beam wont to Iho homo of Mrs. Dlltz Inst night and" forced his way Into tho houso, firing flvo shots Into tho body of Mrs. Dlltz, who hnd at tempted to bar tho door against hlra. Aftor tho woman was removed to a hospital, whero sho died, a posso wns organized und started In pursuit ot tho negro. Hounds followed him all night, nnd finally found him under a barn, Foarlng that ho would bo lynchod, tho negro fired- throo bullets Into his own hoad, inflicting fatal wounds. Beam was Under lndlctmont for conspiracy in connection with tho no cent robbory ot tho homo ot Jamoi Yonkum, when $6000 was stolon, Ono thoory as to tho motlvo of tho killing of Mrs. Dlltz is thnt sho wnB an Important witness ngnlnst him whon his caso was considered by tho grand Jury. DISCHARGED FROM MEXICAN PRISON mr United Irei Leased Wire. J Mexico City, Mexico, May 24. Aftor two years In tho Chlhunhun ponltontlnry Olo B. Flnstnd, a former wealthy resldont of Los Angolos, nnd "Shorty" Coughonor, nn Amorlcnn, woro rolonsed todny upon order of tho supremo court. Tho men woro Imprisoned on chnrges ot having mur dorod Charles McMurry, a brothor-ln-lnw of Finatnd. and Itobort Ituthor- ford, a wealthy young mnn of Phila delphia. At tho tlmo tho mon woro killed. Coughonor was wounded. Flnstnd nnd Coughonor declnrod tho shooting wns uono oy minims, but tho Mexican nutnoritlcs hold othorwiso nnd thoy woroconvlcted nnd sontoncod to 12 years each In tho ponltontlnry. On appeal tho stipromo court dismissed tho charges and ordorcd tholr rolonso. 1'lnstnd Is said to own consldornhlo proporty in I,os AngoIeH. having mndo a rortuno in tho Klondike. 1000 LATEST STl'LES MILLINERY Now soiling nt about half what you havo to pay olsowhoro. Wo can afford to soil Hats, Flowors, Feath ers, otc, nt small profits becnuso wo do tho volume of business. No long prlcos horo. Quick sales and small profits Is our motto.' Como horo nnd get your monoy's worth. Trimmed Hats Now selling for $1.50, $1.95, $2.50 and up THOUSANDS OF YARDS OF TIIK LATEST STYLUS IN Fine Silk and Dress Goods . . Now on tllhplny nt prices that will keep you traveling: for 11 long tlmo before you can beat tlicin. We will move this department hoon IhiiKulu Pi Ires on Shirt Waists 1000 Lndlos' 8hlrt Waists now on sale; nil handsome ly tr.mmed nnd tailor mndo. Wo aro giving tho values. 95c Waists now 49c I1.G0 Waists now 98c l. CO Tullor-mndo Waists now 98c 6.00 Net Waists now 2.90 And so along tho line. WELTERWEIGHTS TO MEET TOMORROW San Francisco, Mny 24. Mlko (Twin) Sullivan and Kylo Whitney, who fight for tho woltorwolght chnm- pionsnip or tho world nt Dreamland tomorrow night, aro taporlng off to- uiij. iiuiii BcrnpporR aro wiinin a row otincos of tho wolght. Sovoral hundred fnns wr.tched Sullivan work out nt S'innnon's vllln 8uudny nftor nooii and botwoon training stunts thoy woro entertained with music by tho Mission Gloo club, Tho Hnguo quartotto nnd Stovo Douglas, tho rag tlmo violinist. Sullivan showed ox collont form, making n doop Impres sion on his visitors. Tho Ilpstonlnn contlnuos n fnvorito In tho hotting nt 6 to 3. n- Wonderful Bargains in Ladies' Suits Wo aro now showing grand assortment of tho latest styles In Ladles' Wool Silk, Linen and Duck Suits'. All colors;, 1909 newest models. This Is tho placo for bargains, 18 Wool Suits now only ...$ 0:30 25 Wool SulU-now only 912:50 Princess Silk Suits. . .$ O.KO Duck Salts 9' 3.30 Wo are otforlng the great est values In Salem In fine high and low SHOES $3.00 artd' $3.7l low-cut shoes in all tho latest styles, patent, Vicl, tan, wine", gun motal, otc now only 91. OS pair. $2.60 ' high shoes $1.40 and up. Ladies' . 5c Hdkfs, I now only 2c Salem, Oregon The Store Yfiat Saves Ydd'Morie winn tiaiif ! fiiif mf f t ienHti'iMif iiiaitH 45c Russian Net Veiling now only yard: 25c I SAYS THE TARIFF TAKES CANDY FROM THE KIDS 1 1 A , lVn 'rd Vtn Wlr.l Wnshlnglon, May 24, Declaring that tho sugar tnust Is'recolvlng from $50,000,000 to $80,000,000 annual ly, pari of which Is contributed by vwry cniiu wno cats a pioco of candy Senntor Owon. of Oklahoma. In tho senate today, attacked tho protective land, on tn ground that It fostorod gigantic combinations, Owens caused a nowspapor story, reviewing tho customs sugar frauds, ti bo read to tho somite, and It charged that this wns one of tho con sequences of tho protoctlvo tarlir. RAILROAD STRIKE MAYBE SETTLED United Press teased Wire. Atlanta. Ga.. Mav 24. Governor Smith today summoned ronresenta- tlves of tho Georgia Control railway and of tho striking whlto firemen of tno lino, asking onch delegation to namo threo members of an arbltra- t on committeo. Tho proposition wns accopted, and tho strjk will prob ably bo amicably settled. Thoro wcro no disorders today, but every train o tha road Is tied up. Tho white. firemen domand tho dis charge of the nogro employes, and rocognUluu of tho union. HAS ASKED HENEY TO PROSECUTE HERMANN San Fracleco. Cal.. May 24. It bo came known today that Attorney-Gen oral Wlckorsham has asked Francis J Heney to go to Oregon and tako cbargo of the prosecution of Dinger Horman In the land cases. Heney aid today that ho bad not yet given tho attorney-general his answer. MAY WHEAT MAKES ANOTHER JUMP AND BREAKS THE RECORD HIGHEST SINGE LEITER CORNER CLIMB ING FROM $1.32 SATURDAY TO $1.34 1-2 T0BAY---MAY GO ABOVE $1.40. Chicago, May 24. Romlndors of tho famous Loiter boom In wheat prices horo woro shown today In tho local pit whon Mny option broke nil Boason's records by advancing to $1.34 Vi a bushol nnd closing within n fraction of that prlco, adding 2 conts n bushol to tho former prlco by comparing today's closing with that of Saturday. July wont to tho high mark nt $1.19 M', Soptombor $1.12. and De cember 1.09 . Tho closing on the general market waB 1 2 fco abovo tho finals of Saturday. Soptombor and December options closod with tho best gains, each be ing 216 c n bushol higher than the previous closing, Whont on pnssngo Incronsod 384, 000 bushels; cern: increased 2,844, 000 bushels. Husatan shlpmeats of wheat 3,784,000, compared with 730, 000 bushels n your ngo Dttnubnn 624.000, compnrod. with 288,000. , Cash wheat sales: No. 2 red. $1.G0 Ol. 52; No. 3 rod. $1.40 1.48: No. 2 hnrd wlntor. $1.3001.34; No 3 hard wlntor, $1.271.32; No. 1 northern spring, $1.32(3)1,34; .No. 2 northern spring. $1.30 & 1.33; No. 3 spring, $1.28 1. 32 , THEY WANT HENEY'S APPOINTMENT WITHDRAWN United I'rett Leased Wire. Washington, May 24 Opponents ot Special Prosooutor Honoy in tho Cal houn caso in San Francisco, It Is ex pected today, will domand the with drawal ot his appolntmot as special assistant lunHor Attorney-Gonoral Wlckorsham. This roport follows tho vlolt to Washington of Attornov-Gonornl At torbury, who formerly wns tho law partner ot Thornwoll Mullally.. who now Is nwl-fnnt to tho presldont of mo united itniiroans. It Is jundor stood thnt tho request for u stato niont of moneys nnld by tho ilonnrt mont to Honoy nt various times for nis sorvicos, was mado by Attorbury. It was hinted todny that tho do- mnnd for tho withdrawal of Honor's nppomimoi wouia no mndo on tho ground thnt his services for three years havo boon devotod almost ex clusively to tho San Francisco graft lunus, TTcney nxplnliw. Snn Francisco, May 24. Francis J. Honoy said today that ho had boon Informed that roprosentntlvoa of Pat rick Calhoun hnd callod upon tho at-tornoy-gonornl In Washington. Ho explnlnod Hint ho had hoon omployod by tho govornmont only In special ensea. "It Is oxactly tho Bamo," sntd Honoy, "an f you omployod mo to prosocuto Jim Jones, nd pnld for my work In tlmt Caso. Lntor If you em ployed mo to prosocuto John Smith, you would pay mo for ray work In tho Smith caso, Th'oro would bo no relation or connection whatovor be twoen tho omplcmont In those cases It Is juet tho samo as if somo Indi vidual omployod mo In n caso. I ro celvo no remuneration from thocov. ornmont nnd h'avo received none for spoclflo work thnt I havo boon ro- talnod In the past to do, It is a matter of record that I havo consist. ontly avoided omployntont by tho government, nnd In Docember of 1UU7 asked that somo ono olso bn so. loctod for federal work to which It was desired to assign mo." 5H00TING AT TARGET SHE KILLED BROTHER r United 1'rti Iiim Wire. Spokano, Wash., May 24. Mrs. Stovon Shields Is prostrated with grief ovor today's tragedy. In which sho accidentally killed John ny, her younger brother, Whllo shooting at a target tbe lad suddonly Jumped in front or It as Mrs, Shields pullod tho trlggor of hor rlflo. Tho bullot- entorod tho boy's breast, killing him Instantly. Johnny was 12 years ot ago, ana yas vUlt- ng tils slstor. LAND RESTORED TO SETTLEMENT Washington, May 24. Elghtoen thousand acres of laud In Oregon nnd 25.000 acres of land in California, withdrawn for tho Pitt rlvor recla mation project, has been restored to ontry by tho govornmont, according to an announcomont mado today. The land was rostored becnuso It was decided that It was not foaslblo to 1180 tho waters ot Gposo lako for tho project. , ' 0 1 IiUtidlH Makes Another I'lne, Chicago. May 24. Foderal Judge K. M. Landls today fined tho A. Hnoth Company ,u fish corporation, $1000 for "roceivlng concessions equivalent to rebates in hlpmonts from eastern to western points and from western to castorn points." CARTER AVENGED HIS SISTER'S WRONGS Doited rice Letied Wire. Moborly, Mo., May 24. Irvln Car tor, who slioT and killed Thomas R. Bagby, committed suloldo by shoot ing hlmsolt last night at hi bone. His act Is surroundod by mystery, Carter's body was found lying up on tho floor with a loaded rovolver lying on Its breast. Ills mothor, his sister, Doulah nnd a, younger broth er woro (n tho hauso nt tho tlmo. It la roportjd thnt Mrs. Carter stated slid pTaceiT tho rovolvor upon hor son's bronst ns ho lay on the lloor. Iilvery ohnmber of tho weapon wn llllod, but ono cartrldgo was miss ing from nnothor rovolvor that was found In tho room. Mrs. Cartor clalmod shu picked up the wrong gun. According to tho reports circulated horo today, Ilagby, whom young Car tor killed, wnu accused of wronging nolah Cartor. In a family council ot tho Cartors It was decided that Dag by should dlo, nnd Irvln was seloctod to Kvonge tho wrong dono bis slstor, BRAKEMAN KILLED; 18 CARS IN THE RIVER UnltcM Prriii l.cmpil Wire.) Holonn, Mont.. May 24. Drnko ninn Ilogors Is doad, Bnglncor 8I0 bon sorlously Injurod nnd tho onglne nnd 18 enrs of a Great Northorn ore train nro on tho bottom of tho river botweon Great Falls and this city, as tho rosult of nn accident yoBtordny, Owing to tho rlalnsr of the river. along which tho railroad runs at the point whoro tUb accident occurrod. tho roadbed was noftonod, and whon tho train struck this atroteh or trnrk It toppled Into tho rlvor. Tho train turned ovor bo quickly thnt Drake man Ilogors had no time to oscapo, MANY ARE MOURNING FAILURE OF BANK . United Pr J.tnied Wlre.l I'aiouro, Wasn., May 34.--aioom hns ontored many homos in this city and vicinity owing to tho failure ot tho PnlouBO Stnto Dank. Tho bank has been closed bIiico Friday morn ing. M. J. HawkliiBon, managor and vlco-presldont of tho bank, will Issuo a statement early his week, giving tho depositors the first explanation of tho failure. Among tuo heavy depositors Is S. 0. IVurntJtt, a cripple, who has $7600 In tho bank. SUPREME COURT SAYS GUILTY OF CONTEMPT United Pre Lease Wlre.1 wuBiiuiBiuu, Mny -i. Tho sil promo court todny hold ShorlfT Shlpp, ot Hamilton county, Tonn.; Doputy Shorlff Olbson nnd cltlzons namod Williams, Noland, Padgott and May In contompt of court In connection with the lynching of Ed. Johnson, a Jiogro, accused or assault at Chatta nooga In 100C, Tho shorlff and his deputy woro accused of falling to provent tho lynching, after a stay of oxocutlon hnd boon granted, and tho citizens nro alleged to havo been members of tho mob which hanged tho negro. Chief JiiBtlco Fuller handed down tho decision, Justlco Pockhnm dl sontlng. Justlco White and McKenna also dissented Tn tho decision. Peckham, In dolivorlng his dissent, declared that there" was not n nartlclo of evi dence to substantiate tho ct&rges of conspiracy, Justices Harlan, Drewor, Holmes, Day and Moody concurred In Justice Fuller's opinion. It I I KT -