The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-10-25

county hospital. Two of them were
able to give their names to the po-
lice.
A fireman, working on the fifth
floor of the drying house, met his
death in making jump for a net
held by the .fremen underneath the
window where he stood. He was
compelled to leap far out in order
to clear some Instructions on the
side Of the building, and missed the
net by a yard. His skull was
crushed and he died instantly.
Another person, who escaped with
his life, but is badly burned and
bruised, had better fortune in strik-
ing the net when he leaped from
another part of the fifth floor. He
hitit squarely, but being heavy
man he went through and struck
the ground with terrific force. He
was rushed to the county. hospital,
where it was said he may recover
Another man also broke through
the net but he was not badly hunt.
lrun, Spain, Oct. 21.-Robbers
entered the mailca of the Spanish
express last night, mortally wound
ed one clerk and secured checks,
money orders and cash amounting
to at least $4oo, 900. The robbers
escaped. This is one of the most
daring robberies ever chronicled in
the history of this country. >
Lees Summit, Mo-, Oct. 20. The
body of Jim Younger, the bandit,
who shot himself at St. Paul, arriv-
ed here today, and probably will be
buried in the family lot tomorrow.
Pallbearers have been selected from
Younger's former Missouri friends,
several of whom knew him frem
childhood and served with the
Youngers under QuantIell. When
the coffin arrived it was seen that
many splinters bad been cut from
the pine box inclosing it, presuma-
bly, by relic hunters, who had met
the funeral party at different points
along the route from the North.
Kansas City, Oct. 22.-The body
of Jim Younger will not be cremat-
ed, Notwithstanding the special re-
quest of the dead bandit. C. H.
Hall cousin of the Youngers, who
accompanied the body from St.
Paul, talking to reporter today,
said:
"Jim never wanted to be crsmat-
ed. The story probably grew out
of line written on an envelope be-
fore be died. He told the newspa-
per men in this note to treat him
fair and not to bum him up. Out
of this has grown the impression
that he wanted to be cremated,"
Montreal Star. If President
Roosevelt were Premier of the Unit
ed States, and there were any guar
antee that a republican congress
would follow his "lead," his attack
upon "trusls" would make the heads
of those organizations more distinct
ly nervous. But President Rooae-
velt was in favor CT reciprocity
with Cuba, yet Cuba did not get it.
1t is hard thing for the American
people to know when they have got
a whole party committed to def
mite policy. For president to ap-
peal to the people over the heads of
his party leaders will not have
much effect, unless it leads to the
retirement of the said leaders. The
day may come when our neighbors
will see that they need truly re-
sponsible government, under which
the party leaders must agree upon
a public policy, and which will not
let congress balk premier"
without voting him out ofoffice and
some one else in. If the republic
cans had to follow Roosevelt or go
out of power, his utterances would
have the weight of those of a Brit
ish first Minister A Canadian
point of view.
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