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I, - 111 G OOD EVENING. The Circulation Of The Journal Yesterday Was Tonight and Monday, occasional rain; aoutherly winds. VOL. III. NO. 240. PORTLAND. OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1904 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE PTVE CENTS. CRUMBLING MORTAR, LITTLE CONCRETE, POOR WORKMANSHIP, SAY MAYOR'S INVESTIGATORS ON TANNER CREEK SEWER 17.1(0 . CONDEMNS BIG DRAIN Second Report Is Even More Severe Than the First. MAYOR WILL DELAY ACTION TILL MONDAY Wilt Call Executive Board Into Private Consultation to Decide What Steps Shall Be Taken Regarding Engineer. V That the Tannar creek sewer baa not been built according to plana and speci fications there la now no room for doubt. Aa a result of the latest Investigation. City Engineer Elliott, Assistant City Engineer Oeorga Scoggln. Inspector J. M. Caywood and Contractors R. M. Rlner & Son are undar aa heavy cloud aa thay ware oh the day the report of the former committee waa made to the council. All efforts to shift responsi bility for the deplorable Job have proven futile. It la upon the shoulders of these man that the responsibility reats and there la every likelihood that the recom mendations of the city council regard ing the removal of the tin oanolals will be caj-rled out. The report of W. W. Goodrich and G. Wlagate. the experts appointed by Mayor Williams, shows several grave defects, which war not mentioned In tha former report and thay also enumerate several defecta named by the former committee. Tha moat serious defects pointed out are that tha excavations mad In ex cess of tha requirements hava not been tilled with concrete aa called for in the plana and specifications, aa tha spaces between tha completed sewer and the timbers, placed to support the opening, while the sewer was being built, were not filled and tamped with concrete. Elliott Tries to Explain. City Engineer Elliott attempts to ex plain the first named defect by stating that the contractor received no money for excavating and that ha took out Just aa little earth aa possible. "I did not deem It necessary," said he, "to fill thaaa placaa with concrete, aa the property owners hava to pay for It In order to All these excavations with concrete It would cost the prop erty owners between 116.000 and 610, 000. I did not feel Justified In spend ing that amount of money." He further claima that tha aeepages noted will occur In any sawer unlaaa It la built of perfectly waterproof ma terial. "I am satisfied with tha report." said Elliott, "as I think It a fair one. My contentiona regarding the length of the ewer have been substantiated by tha experta." The report of Ft. B. laimaon and N. A. King, the property owners, substan tiates almoat In detail the report of the former committee. They aay It la In a very bad condition and that It will be nscessary to rebuild certain portion of 'the sewer in order to make It conform to plans and spsclflcatlona. , : Mayor Wants Advice. Mayor Williams says he does not know what action he will take against tha city engineer. He desires to have the auvice of members of the executive board who ara hla advisors. He will hold a private consultation with tham next Monday afternoon when a plan of procedure will be mapped out. "I will tske no steps now," said ha today. "When I maks up my mind what I am going to do in thla matter I will make It publlc.'l. At the meeting of tha executive board yesterday afternoon Whitney L Boise Introduced a resolution rescinding the acceptance of the Tanner creek sewer. The resolution waa unanimously adopted without comment. This action leavea the eewer unfin ished and It is now up to the contractors to repair the drain according to plans and speclficatione. It will not again be accepted until the sewer Is built to the estlsfac.tlon of the executive board. Property Owners' Beport. E W. Rlner stated this morning that ha doaa not Intend to repair the holea made In the sewer by the experts un less he Is to be 'allowed to put the entire sewer In order. He says It will coat a large sum to fill tne holes cut In tha drain. The report of the prop erty owners follow: Honorable George H. Williams, Mayor of ths City of Portland: Sir: We. tha undersigned, members of a committee appointed by you to make an examination of the new "Tan ner creek sewer," snd to report the con dition In which we found the same, and the probable cost of putting the same In such a condition as to conform to the plans and specifications under which said sawer wss constructed, respect fully state: That we exsmlned said eewer on De cember I and 7. 14, In conjunction with Messrs. Goodrich snd Wlngste, the other Members of your committee. That the report of tha other members of the commutes has not been presented (Continued en Page Six.) , - gVirr flH I IXt I tin mm f&Sr mm II I 111 H6 I IH 11111' ' ' W I III llaHsMfill v vjftjmmmmu III III I ffiBBBBBB I HI II I S ';Vv K.. vaB mm III IiId E -ja SftiP. ' Iff 1 Hill ' H'- III 1 nil xBBHglgB ''CHlgiB II algal t - A. saswT JiKfcff-&a' -jaws Swawl N R kSiH9bRkIw3bI ssAal I U! Earl Gray, Governor-General of State on His Arrival EARL GREY TAKE OATH New Governor General of Canad Building at Halifax Immediately Upon Landing This Morning He Is a Strong Imperialist. (Journal Special Service.) Halifax, Dec. 10. Earl Grey, gov ernor-general of Canada, landed at 11 o'clock thla morning from the Allan line steamship Parisian and took the oath of office in the Provincial building. A distinguished delegation had assem- bled to welcome the new governor-general, who with hla family and aides-decamp were passenger on tha vessel. Among those present to take purt In the reception were representatives of To ronto, Ottawa and various other cities of he eastern provinces. The welcome ac corded him was strangely at variance with what might have been expected, had It followed the lines conjectured by the London authority, who, upon Lord Grey's being elected to the position, said, "Cannot Imagine a selection more entire ly disadvantageous to the empire." The Dublin Freemen's Journal declared the appointment to bo "morally Indefensi ble." However, tha criticisms emanated from the Liberals, who oppose anything in the "Tine of imperialism or the ap pointments any British official known WATCHMAN LOSES HIS WAY IN NEVADA MINE (Journal Special Service.) Hon". Nev., Dec. 10. I.ost In a mine tunnel, within a short distance of rela tives and friends. Thomas Craxe was found when near death and the hope of the searchers waa about gone. Craae, who is a watchman In shaft No. 5 of the Brunswick lode, at Virginia City, Nov., waa found In one of tha tun nels of tha mine. He had been In the mine for five days, without food and water, and tha doctors express little hope of his recovery. His entire right side Is paralyzed, and he Is unable to move or speak. Monday evening he went Into the mine, apparently In the best of health. He did not return next morning, and his wife notified the min ers, who started a search, but did not aucceed in locating him until today. It la thought ha entered a shaft which was abandoned, to Inveatlgate a noise, and was suddenly stricken with paraly sis. His face ahowa signs of great suf fering. TWENTY-THREE COLLEGE GIRLS GET SPANKINGS (Journal Special Service.) Chicago," Dec. 10. Before an audience of 400 persons at the Art Institute, 21 girl students were spanked aa one of tha requirements of the ceremonies of Initia tion. There waa only one man present. Ha was Dr. William R. Harper. Ha nei ther blushed nor cracked a smile, but looked straight ahead. He waa in oil. and gased out from a gold frame. There was a great frolic for the women, how ever. Tha initiates crawled the gauntlet on their hands snd knees beneath a succes sion of arches and overturned ehslra. The girls moved south, and ths Initiation Waa delivered from that direction. When they entered. In black skirts and gunny- sack Jumpers, I hey saw King Arthur, tha archbishop of Canterbury aad II knights Canada, Who Waa Received in in Halifax. N. S., Today. .... :.-TT OF OFFICE a Is Sworn in in the Provincial to be committed to the imperialist Idea. Tha prediction was made by many of his opponents that "tha sari will have to be careful how he aire his Imperialist aspi rations In-Canada If he wants to have a fairly easy time at Government house. Walt till the Quebec antl-lmperlallsts get after him." Lord Grey la a atrong Imperialist, and tha Canadian Liberals, who dislike his Imperialism, take their cue from the radical London Dally News, which says: 'The Canadian constitution is unfortu nately not entirely proof against oppor tunities for mlschlef-maklng. and aa a Jingo Chamberlalnite Earl Grey may be trusted to make the most of tham." Lord Grey waa born in 1851, and had the prince consort. King Edward's fath er, aa a godfather. He was later private aecretary to the prince consort and to Quean Victoria. Ha was one of the principal organisers of the Central public-house trust, a plan for regulating the sale of Intoxicating liquors, which has been copied In the Subway tRvern of New York. at a round table waiting. Immediately the crawling began. Each delivered a chastisement, and every alap brought cheers. SEVEN SAILORS DROWN IN WRECK OF STEAMER (Journal Special Sanies,) Colombo, Ceylon. Deo. 1. The Brit ish steamer Becundra was wrecked today In Gallee harbor and seven of her crew were drowned. Efforts on the part of fishermen to rescue the drowning men almoat cost the lives of the would-be life-savers Tha Becundra la reported to have been lost through a mistake In bearings while traveling In a dense fog. Nothing If you want a real metropolitan newspaper, with all the metropolitan features, If you want the most complete news service in the northwest. If you want to know what is going on in Portland, If you want to laugh with Chinimie Fadden, If you have any children arid want to hear them laugh at the raffle of Maud, the Captain's Christmas gift and all the other funny colored picture series which The Journal prints simultaneously with the There is just one THE SUNDAY JOURNAL tM WORTHLESS MILLIONS Face Value of Mrs. Chad wick's Securities Is $12,500,000. ALL SEAR NAME OF THE GREAT STEEL MAGNATE Notes Are Placed in Evidence Before Grand Jury Mrs. Chadwick, in the Tombs, Recovers Her Nerve. - (Journal Special Berries.) Cleveland, Dec. 10. The mysterious "securities" held in trust by Banker Reynolds for Mrs. Chadwick, which were announced valueless yesterday, consists of a note for $6,000,000 algned by Andrew Carnegie and certificate of trusteeship which states that Carnegie has In his possession stocks and bonds to the amount of f 7.500.000 held In trust for Mrs. Chsdwlck. This paper also bears the signature of Andrew Carnegie. Theae papers rep resent the principal beats on which Mrs. Chadwick conducted her financial sys tem. The note for J5.000.0o0 is believed to have been written, and sgrwd by the same person who executed the ivstaar for 609,000 arid $260,000 held by OuVOberlln bank. The note for $5,000,000 was exe cu,ted in 1902. All these securities will be placed In evidence before tha Cuya hoga county grand Jury in the Investiga tion here today. Banker Reynolds Is said to have loaned Mrs. Chadwick his entire fortune. " H. W. Bell wss this morning appointed receiver of the alleged securities held by Reynolds. The Lorain county grand Jury st Oberltn. Investigating the Chadwick case, reported today that It would re turn no Indictment as none of the al leged criminal acts under consideration had been committed In Lorain county. PACES HER CELL. Mrs. Chadwick Much Agitated by a port oa Securities. (Journal Special Service.) New York. Dec. 10 Mrs. Chadwick atlll languishes In the Tombs this morn ing, but before the day Is over her law yer, Phillip Carpenter, is expected to de posit $16,000 ball which will give the woman her freedom. After breakfast this morning she read In tha morning papers the account of tha discovery that bar $6,000,000 worth of securities, held by Banker Reynolds, are worthless. It waa ths first she knew that this fact had been made puhllc and after reading tha papers she excitedly paced her cell. Mrs- Chadwick has quite regained her remarkable nerve. Dr. Levin, the city phyalcian, declared thla morning that the woman Is perfectly sound physically. To the guard before bar cell this morning she said: "Well, this Is the last dsy of torture, thsnk Heaven." It Is practically certain that Mrs. Chadwick will not go to Cleveland even U- she secures bull, -(she-4a-under order from Commissioner Shields to appear before him a week from today. It waa learned today that two lawyers, one from Chicago and one from Phila delphia, had an Interview with the pris oner last night. In case the prisoner is released on ball United Statea secret service men will keep cloaa watch on her movements. At 11 o'clock Lawyer Carpenter had not obtained ball and at that hour seemed to have lost confidence that the cash would be forthcoming. He was, however, continuing his efforts. After a conference between Mrs. Chadwick, Attorney Powers snd Attor ney Carpenter, it was snnounced that the prisoner still wished to waive exam ination and return to Cleveland, but would not leave before Monday, if then. Else Like It in New York American' and the Philadelphia North American. If you want to think with James Bryce. author of "The American Commonwealth," If you want to please your wife or your mother or your sister with the newest thing in fashions. If you want to teach your children to play the piano by the best and simplest method yet invented. If you care to read the breeziest theatrical letter from New York ever published in the town. place where you can find all of these H MMMM General Nogi, the Hero of Port Arthur on the Japanese Side. Ever since the memorable siege this bulldog of the Japanese army has been drawing the line of steel and cannon nearer and nearer the doomed town until today General Stoessel is at his mercy. GOVERNOR Chamberlain Pardons Hightower, Accused of Disorderly Conduct, and Says He Will Pardon Him Again if Magistrate Hogue Executes Threat to Rearrest Him. Governor Chamberlain this morning pardoned Thomas Hightower, serving a 0-day sentence In the city prison for disorderly conduct. When he heard of this action Judge Hogue had a bench warrant Issued for the arrest of High tower on a charge of being out after hours. Hightower was arreated at 2 o'clock In the morning of December 6 by Patrol man Foster for tsklng hla young wife Into saloons and permitting her to drink in the company of other men. Shortly after leaving the Oxford sa loon, where they had several drinks, paid for by other persons. Hightower struck his wife and discolored her eye. When they were taken to the police station he remarked that he was glad his wife was to be locked up. because it "would do her good," but demurred strongly when ha discovered that he was also under arrest. Hightower was found guilty on two charges of being out after hours and of being drunk and disorderly. He was sentenced to serve 90 days In the city prison- -on the second charge, and sen tence west continued to March 6, the date of hla release, on the first. High tower has been on the rockpile for sev eral days. Mrs Hightower has been at the police station every afternoon for several days closeted with Chief Hunt In his private office. She left tho station with him yesterdsy afternoon, snd Is reported to have gone with him to the mayor's of fice. This morning Oovernor Chamber lain pardnnod the prisoner. Bench Warrant for Hightower. Judge Hogue Issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Hightower as soon ns he learned of the pardon. Deputy City Attorriey Fltxgerald look an active In terest In the case. Regarding the par doning power of the governor. Judge Hogue and Mr. Fltxgerald draw atten- Portland things and that is AMD JUDGE CLASH tion to senior 1,67? of tha codes, which reads as follower "When applications Is made to the governor for a pardon, before granting the same he must require the judge of the court in which the conviction waa had, or the district attorney by whom the action was prosecuted, to furnish him without delay a atatement of the facta proved in the trial, end of any other facta having reference to the pro priety of granting or refuaing the par don: and thla section also appliea to an application for the remission of a fine or forfeiture." Mr. Kit I r ..' aertously questions the right of the governor to pardon a tlty prisoner under any clrcumatances. "We took the sctlon wa did In this matter becauae wa wanted to save the woman from a life of shame," said Judge Hogue. "Mr. Fltxgerald and I both be lieve that her husband will accomplish her ruin if lie is not punished for his offenses. I am unable to understand why Governor Chamberlain took auch summary action without consulting me." Governor Thought Sentence Too Severs. Governor Chamberlain thinks the po lice Judge did not use proper discrimina tion In Imposing punishment in the Hightower case He la emphatic In expressing criticism of the sentence, and ssys he will grsnt other psrdons In slml lsr esses If called upon to do so. "I pardoned Hightower becauae I think the aentence Impoaed on him In the police court was an outrage." said the governor. "My action was based on the report of the arresting officer, which I now have before me." Here tha governor produced from hla veat pocket a sheet of paper containing the written report of Policeman Foster on the arrest of Hightower, who de scribed the circumstance In detail with an Indelible pencil. "So far as I can learn," the governor continued, "Mr. and Mrs. Hightower came hero a few days ago from Bt. Louis where they hsd been working In sn exposition restaurant, he as a check man and she In the dining room. He has excellent recommendatlona, from re sponsible men. One from his laat em ployer at Bt Louis gives Mm a very good character. I suppose he had been drinking the night of hla arrest. He went to the rooms occupied by hla wife. and they bad a quarrel. Ha took some of her clothing, and a few dollars In money, snd went down the street, she following, and they quarreled. Tha of ficer then arrested them, snd the court sent him up for three months on the rockpile. "His wife came to me. after trying all over the city to get work, and pleaded for his pardon. She had not a cent. She showed me a list of placaa where -she had applied vainly for work. It was a choice with me to either let tho woman go astrsy or let har husband get out and take ears of her. I would do tha same thing again." Whan tha governor's attention waa called to the law on pardon procedure. whl h requires thst he shall write to or confer with the committing magistrate or tha prosecuting stterney. he said he was aware there -waa auch a law. but (Continued oa lag Twe.) FIGHT IS STILL ON Lawson Makes But Little Interference During Short Session. SAYS HIS WORK IS NOT YET COMPLETED Wall Street Makes Every Effort to Restore Confidence but Trading Rapidly Falls Off. rSperlal Dispatch to Tha Jearaal.) New York. Dec. 10. Thomas Lawson of Boston has not completed his fight against the Standard OH Interests. "I will pull the bottom out of Amal gamated yet," he said, and there ara many people who believe that he will. Tha stock market today waa wholly controlled by the Standard OU party, and It being' a short session, did not make mueh of an Interference. Tha market ahows the following advances at the close: Today. Friday. Gain. Amalgamated . . . Atchison Hugar Kenning . Baltimore O. . . Chicago Alton: . 71 14J .100 St. Paul Chesapeake it D. Illinois Central Norfolk & West. Reading Colorado Fuel . . Rock Island Pacific Mall ... Tennessee Coal Union Pac. com... Ill U. P.. preferred ..'; So I I .. 91 1. B. Steel, com. Steel, nreferred Western Union . . i Less. Tsar Serious Decline. Wall street today did everything In its power to restore confidence to tha stock market, but trading showed a re markable falling off. even for a short day. The total sales for tho day amounted to 810,700, against 063.900. It is the general opinion of the trad ers that the market has had a much too awlft advance and that during tha com ing week there will be a serious decline In the entire llata. In this the Standard Oil crowd seems to have outdone Itself, for had the ad vance not been so rapid a one the trade would have taken It aa a natural rise from a severe depression. With the exception of a very few stocks today there were advances all through the list. Amalgamated t opper showing a rise from the beginning of the session. It closed today at 71. or 62.37 higher than that of yesterday In Sugar Refining there waa a decid edly better feeling today, but deaplta thla the trading was small. Sugar made a gain today of $1.75 over tha closing of Friday. The situation on the stock exchange following the storm haa brought but little peace, for there are borebodlngs of further trouble. Lawson, however, promises to smash ths list again. Ha has given his word that ha will begin litigation against tha.-. amalgamated Copper company. He has promised to shake the foundations of Standard Oil and the great life Insurance companies. All thla Is yet to come, snd conservative bankers are not enthusiastic over the outlook. In spite of the sharp recover! ea of Amalgamated yesterday. Lawson an nounces that he has only begun. Me laughs at the strength of the market. He declares thst the Standard Oil party robbed the people through tha Amalga mated Copper company, and says that he will make tha Standard OU pay It all back. A rumor" is In circulation in Wall street that haa attracted much atten tion. It waa said that tha Western Union snd Postal Telegraph companies were about to combine, and those on the Inside considered It a strong tip to buy shares of Western Union. Tha founda tion for tha rumor Ilea apparently in the fact that Kuhn. Loeb A Co. aaststad In financing the Oould loan of 120.000. 000 for Missouri Pacific. The banking house Is In close all lanes with the hig telegraph company. An old-timer on the floor said yes terday: "In all my time I have never seen a reaction occur so quick from such a severe break and panicky mar- . kst than that of today. Tha puhllc la general turned aa rapidly to tha bull side aa they were a day before on ths bear aide. A great many took ihw opportunity of the break and freely bought all good stocks. Soma of the big holders insiesd of throwing over their stocks on the break took sd unlsgw of the break and bought heavily of standard Issues. It Is tnougnt inai m good many weak holders are ant gf the market and It Is once more la slfeaaj . I is mis St. Pets Oeertte 84 2.00 142 1.76 100 50 171 171 .17 48 47 1.25 166 1541? .55 78 JZ l.UI 79 7714 l.Ti 4 47 150' 35 U5 44 44 .50 I 72 71 1.00 111 .12 5 .37 2 LI il .7 2 .25 - .