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THE MOJEJTSX OBEGOKXA2T, TFED2sESDAT, JASTCTAItX 16. 1895.
& E CHAD WICK DEAD
EX-GOVERNOR STRICKEV WITH
APOPLEXY AT HIS HOME.
The Summon Came "While He Was at
Sinner and the End Was
iuict and rainless.
SALEM, Or., Jan- 15. Ex-Governor
Stephen F. Chadwick died suddenly to
night, having: been stricken -with apoplexy
at his home In this city, just as he
2iad nearly finished dinner and was
entertaining: an old-time friend, Mrs. Dr.
Owens-Adair, of Astoria. Dinner had
progressed to the interim preceding tfes
eerf. His daughter, Mary, had been to
the kitchen a moment, and, upon entering
the dining-room, uttered a cry of dismay
and pointed to her father, -whom she had
left in his happiest mood. Mrs. Chad
v.ick and Dr. Adair, turning toward him,
beheld the aged statesman lying back in
Jils chair, purple in the face, and gasping
ior breath. Dr. Adair exercised her pro
fessional skill quickly, and applied restor
atives, but to no purpose. The aid of Drs.
Byrd. Smith and Morse, who were hastily
summoned, was also unavailing. The ex
governor was dead.
Governor Chadwick was on the streets
of the city and around the state
capitol today, showing no signs of
the approach of the awful visitor. Ke
passed away without apparent pain or
struggle and a number of friends who
ilocked to his residence with the dis
mal hope that the report was not true
found the benevolent features in their
usual placidity.
His sons, Stephen J. and Pitzer, of
Colfax, "Wash., and his brother Henry,
of New York, were notified by telegraph.
Details of the funeral will be left until
the sons arrive, but he will probably be
burled under the auspices of the Scottish
Jille Masonry, in which he was a high
dignitary.
Stephen Fowler Chadwick was born 5n
Connecticut, Christmas day, 69 years ago.
He studied law in the state of New York,
and, immediately after being admitted to
the bar, came to Oregon, arriving in 1851.
He located in Douglas county, and was
the first judge of that county, and was
postmaster of Scottsburg. During tlfe
territorial existence of Oregon, he was
ceputy United States attorney, and was
acting prosecuting attorney in Southern
Oregon. He was elected to represent
iJouglas county in the convention that
framed the constitution of Oregon, and
took an honorable part in the proceed
ings of that body. He was a presidential
olector in 1S64 and 1SGS, and was in 1SS3
the messenger to carry the vote of Oregon
to Washington. In 1870 he was elected
tccretaxy of state on the democratic
Ticket and was re-elected In 1S74. The last
two years of his second term he became
governor, under the constitution, on the
resignation of Governor Grover, who was
elected to the United States senate. The
roost notable public occurrence during Mr.
Chadwick's administration as governor
uaa the Indian war of 1877 and 1S7S. In
this war the governor went to the front
in person, and encountered no little per
gonal danger. At one time he and his
escort passed within 150 yards of am
bushed Snakes so it was afterwards
learned but for some reason were
siot attacked. The governor was present
in person at a number of places where
Indian depredations had been committed,
and did much to alleviate suffering and
care for the injured. It was a personal
messenger from him who conveyed to
General Howard, near "Walla Walla, in
formation as to the whereabouts of the
Indians, and caused the general to pur
sue and drive the Indians from the state.
LVt the conclusion of the war, the gov
ernor, at the great council of the friend
ly chiefs and the military officers under
and including General Howard, demanded
the names and custody of the outlaws
responsible for this war, and who were
known to the chiefs. General Howard as
sented to this. The names were given,
and the governor had them arrested and
they were tried, convicted and executed.
Governor Chadwick was distinguished as
ti Mason, having filled every station In
the grand lodge of Masons, including that
of grand master, was seven times mas
ter of a lodge, and was venerable mas
ter in the Lodge of Perfection. He had
received the thirty-third degree in the
Scottish Rite. As chairman of the com
jnlttcc on foreign corresDondence of the
grand lodge of Masons of Oregon, he
served .for a period of nearly SO years.
He was for many years secretary of
the Oregon grand lodge of Masons, which
office he held at the time of his death.
Governor Chadwick was also an Odd Fel
low, and had attained high rank in that
order.)
In early life Governor Chadwick had
Snore or less to do with the art of print
ing, and was a frequent writer for news
papers. He has contributed largely to
tho literature of Oregon by writings and
addresses on various public occasions.
He officiated as orator at the laying of
tho corner-stone of the state capitol, and
was also orator at many pioneer reunions.
Since 1S7S. when he retired from the
governorship of the state, Mr. Chadwick
had taken little or no part in public af
fairs, but had devoted himself almost ex
clusively to the duties of his Masonic of
fice, and to his business interests, which
were considerable. His residence was in
Salem, but be spent much of his time in
Portland ana in other parts of Oregon,
advancing the welfare of the order. Prob
ably no other Mason in Oregon was
known to so many other Masons, or. In
deed, to the public at large. Governor
Chadwick was very proud of the fact
that he had been officially complimented
by high Masonic authority for having the
best-conducted department of foreign cor
Tspondence in the Vnlted States. His ad--nilnlstration
of the office of secretary of
the Oregon lodge was so painstaking, ef
ficient and satisfactory that It was taken
for granted by all Masons he should con
tinue In that position while he lived.
Governor Chadwick's administration of
public office is a part of the history of
Oregon, and need not be referred to here
in detaiL In private life he was an ex
ceedingly attractive man. He possessed
the gift commonly known as personal
magnetism, and to this, no doubt, is
largely attributable his long-continued po
litical successes. Those who know of his
family relations say that he was always
a tender and considerate father and hus
band. He possessed a fund of anecdote
that made companionship with him at all
.mes agreeable. Governor Chadwick was
4ays a conspicuous figure at the many
oci&l functions of the Masons, and. in
deed, no gathering of the kind was com
plete without him. He was very fond of
entertaining his friends, and guests at his
home bore away highly pleasant recollec
tions of their visit. Governor Chadwick
was a member of the Episcopal church.
Governor Chadwick leaves a widow,
who was Mies Jane A. Smith, a native of
lrginte, whom he married in 3S5S. There
are two daughters and two tons Mrs. W.
T. Gray and Miss Mary, of Salem;
Stephen J. Chadwick. ex-mayor of Col
fax, Wash., and present land commis
sioner of that state, and Pitaer Chadwick,
a young busiiKss man of Colfax.
The funeral will doubtless be made the
occasion of a great Masonic display.
The Xcr In Portland.
The flrst news received of the death
of ex-Governor Chadwick by his Masonic
brethren in this city came in a dtepatch
from Grad Master P. S. Malcolm to
Past Grand Master Jacob Mayer. Ains-
worth chapter. Rose Croix, was in session
, t the time, and Past Grand Master
"Mayer hastened to the lodgeroom and
ommMnieated the sad tidings. It was
v.ilh difficulty that-he read the dinath.
so deep was h.s emotion. After a few
feeling remarks upon the life of the de
parted brother and his value to Masonry,
the following message was sent to Mrs.
Chadwick:
"There is sorrow and lamentation
among the brethren tonight. A good,
wise and true man has gone one earnest
In the performance of duty, eager to
help his fellow-man, of pure and spotless
reputation, honored and beloved by all his
brethren."
A committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for the funeral, after which
the chapter adjourned, as a mark of re
spect. Ex-Jndse "Wheeler.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. Ex-Judge
E. D. "Wheeler, a well-known attorney,
died this morning after a brief illness.
He represented Alice Edith Blythe in the
Blythe case. He was a native of New
York, aged 67, and a pioneer of California.
Jnilgc James Taylor Jones.
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 15. Judge Jams
Taylor Jones, former member of congress
from the first Alabama district, died to
day at Demopolis, Ala., aged 55.
Churchill I Weaker.
LONDON, Jan. 15. Lord Randolph
Churchill is weaker this morning.
THE DEAD'S MONEY.
Claimants for the Fortune of Mrs.
Jennie Parsons.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. Two other claim
ants have appeared for the fortune left
by Mrs. Jennie Parsons, who went down
with her husband and child on the steam
er Pacific in 1875. They are Dr. William
G. States and his sister Beatrice States,
of Harlem. The basis of the claim of
Dr. States and his sister is the fact that
their mother, who was a Miss Gatha Gay
nor, a well-known prima donna, was the
sister of Mrs. Jennie Parsons. It was
supposed that Mrs. Parsons had but one
child, a son named Otis James Parsons,
who went down with the Pacific. Now it
develops that Mrs. Minnie Adams Brooke,
of Chicago, lays claim to the money on
the grounds that she is a daughter of
Mrs. Jennie Parsons. Mrs. Brooke de
clares she has in her possession a letter
written by her mother just as the Pacific
was sinking. This letter, it is alleged,
was placed in a bottle, and was picked up
off Cape Flattery, near where the Pacific
foundered. This epistle was addressed to
Minnie Adams Bowdish, San Francisco,
and was entirely forgotten until the pres
ent contest by Dr. States for the posses
sion of the money was begun. It was
then found in an old railroad folder,
where it had been for 16 years. Lawyer
McConnell, of Chicago, was employed by
Mrs. Brooke, and has recorded the claim
of his client with the public administrator
in San Francisco, in whose possession the
money now is.
San. Francisco's Orphenm. ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. The ques
tion of the ownership of the Orpheum
theaterisbefore the superior court. George
Brugger alleges he owns a half-interest
with Gustav Walter. The latter induced
him to form a corporation and then per
suaded him to sign a paper unread. This
paper proved to be a transfer of his In
terest to "Walter. Brugger wants the
transfer set aside and his share of the
$55,009 of undivided profits for last year.
Prospector In Wichita. Mountains.
GUTHRIE, O. T., Jan. 15. Hundreds of
prospectors are swarming into the Wich
ita mountains, In the Kiowa and Com
anche reservations, caused by the dis
covery of rich deposits of gold and sil
ver. Troops have been ordered from Fort
Reno to eject them, and serious trouble is
looked for, as the prospectors declare they
have a right to the mountains, under the
mining laws, and will not leave.
May Be Important Testimony.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan. 13.
The testimony of the crew of the bark
Orpheus, which ran down the steamer
Pacific 20 years ago, off Cape Flattery,
on file in the custom-house, shows the
Pacific foundered at 10:30 at night. This
will probably be an important fact to dis
prove the genuineness of the will now in
litigation in San Francisco, involving an
estate valued at $20,000.
To Build Refrigerator Cars.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15. It is said that
a gigantic corporation is being formed for
the purpose of manufacturing refrigerator
cars in Kansas City. The company will
have a capital of $3,500,000, and It is being
backed by the Adamses of Boston, and
other Eastern capitalists. The company
will build an Immense plant at Armour
dale. Dover Savings Bank Involved.
DOVER. N. H., Jan. 15.-Chief Justice
Doe, this afternoon, appointed Joshua
Hall receiver of the Dover Five-Cent
Savings bank, which was found to be also
involved in the defalcation of Cashier Ab
bott. Failure o Hayes Bros., Grocers.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. Hayes
Bros., retail grocers and produce dealers,
have failed. The liabilities are $19,340, and
the assets, $22,9S4, chiefly in merchandise
and book accounts.
Charcot Aprainst McCoppin.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. Charges
have been formulated against Postmaster
McCoppin. alleging that in removing men
at city stations, he violated the civil ser
vice law.
The Boston Wool Market.
BOSTON, Jan. 15. The sales of wool
show a good average for the season, the
volume of business showing a large in
crease over that of a year ago. Buyers,
however, are not yet stocking up heavily
with raw material. Now that there has
been an opportunity to observe the opera
tion of the free raw wool bill, the feel
ing is general that wool, at the present
prices, is about as low as can be ex
pected, and dealers are not disposed to
concede anything from present rates.
Territory wools Montana fine and fine
medium, 9(rl2c; No. 2 medium, 12f?13c;
Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, etc., fine and
fine medium, 917c; No. 2 fine medium,
Sfrllc; California wools Spring Northern,
13?14c; Oregon wools Eastern, fair,
Sfllc.
Whipped by the Girl's Mother.
Some excitement was caused Monday
evening in the usually quiet village of
Stcilacoom, by a sensational episode in
which an angry woman with a horse
whip, and a well-known young male resi
dent, were the leading features. Mrs.
Frank Derville had been Informed by her
daughter Katie that she had received a
number of Insulting letters from Frank
Fleming. Mrs. Derville determined to
chastise the writer, and when she met
him on the street this evening pulled a
whip from under her cloak and proceeded
to apply It with all the vigor she pos
sessed. Fleming was not seriously in
jured. The Steel Bridsre Approach Cane.
In the case of the Willamette iron works
vs. the Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company, Judge Stearns yesterday made
an order allowing forty days for condem
natory proceedings to assess the damages
sustained from the steel bridge landing at
Third and Glisan streets to the Willam
ette Iron works property. If a settlement
is not arrived at in this manner, then. In
accordance with the decree of the state
supreme court, the approach to the steel
bridge on Third street must be removed.
WithdriLvrnl of Gold.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Eight hundred
thousand dollars In gold was withdrawn
from the subtreasury today.
Ladies should be independent and when
ihev read about the "Blue Cross" Ceylon
tea." should try it and then judge for them
selves. m
Will positively cure sick headache and
prevent Its return. This is not talk, but
truth. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One
pill a dose. Try them.
TWO SOCIETIES NOW
LOOKS LIKE A SETTLEMENT OF
ITALIAX COLOXY ROW.
Both Organizations Have Bees In
corporatedMr. Ferrera, Ex
plains Mr. Arata, Too.
The row in the Italian Bersaglieri So
ciety, which resulted in the ejectment,
lawful or unlawful, of Secretary Ferrera,
has assumed a new phase, and the pros
pects are that the dividing factions will
organize into two societies. At any rate,
two sets of incorporation papers for the
Bersaglieri Aid Society were issued by
the secretary of state at Salem yesterday.
Both factions have filed papers here as
well, and there is now a dispute as to
which got in first. Mr. Ferrera made a
fuller statement of his side of the case
yesterday, explaining why he considers
himself president of the original organiza
tion. He said:
"On September 30 last, a number of
Italians and Italio-Americans met and
concluded to form a mutual aid society,
which was to be called the Bersaglieri,
after the regiment of the Italian army of
that name. At the next meeting, October
21, 1834, temporary organization was ef
fected and temporary officers elected. At
the next meeting, November 11, the con
stitution and by-laws were adopted. The
next meeting, December 2, broke up in
disorder, occasioned by the interference of
S. A. Arata, who filed charges against me
as having insulted the society, however
not specifying the offense. At the next
meeting, December 16, it was decided to
call a. meeting for the purpose of effecting
a permanent organization, and on Decem
ber 23 the following were elected: Presi
dent, A. B. Ferrera; vice-president, G. Se
menza; second vice-president. G. Lan
ducci; treasurer, D. Penni; collector, G. B.
Boitano; secretary, A. E. Marablttl; direc
tors, G. Stasi. G. Santercole. C. Amato,
G. Andrianl, F. Allori, L. Semenza and C.
Marchi.
"The next meeting was regular, accord
ing to our by-laws, and thes? officers were
installed, and no voice was heard against
their being seated. In the regular order
of business at this meeting a resolution
was passed to incorporate the society
under the general laws of the state of
Oregon.
"The promoters of this organization,
before holding their first meeting, thought
it advisable not to invite a certain ele
ment, knowing and believing that, should
they come in, the society would have an
elephant on its hands, but their names
having been presented together with the
amount required, we were unable to re
fuse them admission, as we had agreed
to take any one of Italian birth or de
scent, between certain ages, upon their
names being presented, as stated. As pre
dicted, the parties were prompt in making
their presence known by causing disorder.
It was the first appearance of S. A. Arata
when he filed the charges against me
above mentioned. No action was deemed
necessary, as they were not made prop
erly. While I was not adjudged so by
others, at the same time I felt guilty
ofi an offense to myself in allowing myself
to remain in an organization where it
would be necessary for me to recognize
S. A. Arata.
"I find that notices were distributed to
some of the members of the society call
ing for a special meeting for January 13.
Neither G. Semenza nor G. Landuccl au
thorized the issuing of these notices, but
as none of the officers last elected were
properly elected, according to our friends,
I will tell them the vice-presidents recog
nized by them did not call the meeting.
G. Cereghlno, who was one of the tem
porary vice-presidents, sent In a resigna
tion at our last regular meeting, which, of
course, was not necessary, and Mr. A. E.
MarabittI, who was the other vice-president,
did not authorize the meeting. It
was S. A. Arata who had the notices
printed. According to our by-laws, the
president, upon the petition of 10 mem
bers in good standing, shall instruct the
secretary to call a meeting. The petition,
however, as well as the notice of the
meeting, must state the object. Now, I
have another one for them: They claim
that the officars elected temporarily were
permanent. If such be the case, I was the
secretary, and it was the duty of the
president to instruct me to notify the
members of this meeting. I was not so
instructed. For this reason, the meeting
was not the Bersaglieri society, but that
of a gang of soreheads and would-be
bosses, who have been imposing on our
people for many years.
"G. Cereghlno, who resigned, as above
stated, nevertheless called the meeting to
order and presided throughout the meet
ing. Mr. A. E. Marablttl, who was, ac
cording to them, second vice-president,
was peremptorily removed by electing A.
Boitano to fill the place. Charges of some
sort were gotten up against G. Landuccl,
who, according to them, was one of the
seven directors, and he was tried with
me. Neither was present nor was aware
of what was to take place The chairman
appointed a jury of 12 he knew how to
work it to try us, and they responded
faithfully by bringing in a verdict of
guilty a farce. Had we been present, the
meeting would not have been any more
legal than it was, and this jury system is
a novelty to us, and we did not think it
necessary in framing the by-laws I
framed them all to adopt it. We have a
more expedlsnt one, and we shall have
the pleasure of using it on some of our
friends."
G. Landuccl, in a communication to The
Oregonian, has some very complimentary
things to say in regard to Mr. Ferrera,
and supports his statements as given
above.
Mr. S. A. Arata said yesterday that he
was glad that Mr. Ferrera had made a
statement, but was sorry that he had
made an incorrect statement. "He was
tried at a regular meeting of the Ber
saglieri Aid Society, called by the -vice-president
upon the request of 10 members
in good standing," said Mr. Arata, "and
It can be proven by 56 of the 93 members
composing the society, and those 56 are
the leading Italians of the city. He was
given due notice that such a meeting was
to be held, for the vice-president and
several members went to him and person
ally requested him to be present at the
meeting. The by-laws provide for a trial
by a council of discipline, which is really
a trial by jury. Mr. Ferrera has a follow
ing of 33 of the society, and the majority
of them are laborers, some of them so ig
norant as to be unable to read or write.
Now. If Mr. Ferrera is able to prove the
truth of his statements, I am prepared to
make him a handsome present. Mr. Fer
rera Is a mere boy, and he must not ex
pect to rule men as his own will."
Littschke Fails to Escape.
Judge Stephens yesterday remanded the
case of Wm. Littschke to the grand jury
for the bringing of another Indictment.
On Monday Littschke was acquitted on
a faulty indictment by order of the court,
after the evidence on behalf of the state
had all been submitted to the jury.
Littschke's counsel contended that his
client was once in jeopardy and was
in the relation of one tried and acquitted,
and could not be reindicted and retried.
Littschke is charged with defrauding Mrs.
Elizabeth Hess out of $500. An appeal to
the supreme court from the decision of
Judge Stephens will doubtless be taken,
provided Littschke Is convicted upon a
further trial of his case.
Conviction for Mayerle.
George Mayerle was tried and convicted
yesterday in the criminal department of
the state circuit court on a charge of
swindling John Schoellhammer out of $23.
J Mayerle induced his icUni to part with
money by promising to get him large in
terest for it and as security gave Schoell
hammer his note. Mayerle did not loan
out the money lor Schoellhammer, but
converted it to his own use. The charge
against Mayerle yesterday was petit lar
ceny, and it was made to hold. He was
previously tried for the same offense on
an Indictment charging larceny by em
bezzlement, but by reason of the note
Judge Stephens instructed the jury that,
while intent of fraud was present, May
erle should be acquitted, his note standing
in the way of legal conviction. The con
viction yesterday entails a county-jail sen
tence of not more than one year. Had
Mayerle suffered conviction for embezzle
ment, he would have gone to the peni-tentiary.
HAMMAR DIVORCE SUIT.
A Case in Court "Which Recalls an
Attempted Suicide.
There was a good-sized crowd in attend
ance upon Judge Stearns court yester
day, to hear the divorce case of Catherine
Hammar vs. Julius W. Hammar. They
were married in this city on November
23, 1S91, and lived together, barring a
separation of six weeks, until April, 1S33.
In her complaint asking for a decree dis
solving the matrimonial bonds, Mrs. Ham
mar alleged non-support and this was
the paramount feature of her evidence
upon the witness stand yesterday. She
stated that Hammar was competent to
earn for her a suitable living, but did not
contribute for her keeping in a proper
degree, but, instead, on occasions she was
in actual want. In the month of June,
1S93, after they had separated, the wit
ness stated that her husband created a
scene on Second and Salmon streets, by
threatening her, and that he shot him
self, thinking thus to influence her again
to live with him.
Hammar. in his answer to the suit of
his wife, denied her allegations of non
support, and yesterday he had witnesses
to testify to his being an industrious car
penter, always at work when work was
to be had, and in his own behalf he gave
evidence of giving Mrs. Hammar all of his
earnings to tho cent.
Hammar referred in his answer to a
Mr. Moon, who visited his household, and
of the objections made by him to the at
tentions bestowed during these visits by
hls wife. On the witness stand yester
day Hammar gave testimony of how Mr.
Moon and his wife strove to harass and
annoy him. Hammar told of being set
upon by his mother-in-law, sister-in-law,
brother-in-law, and his wife, in December.
1892, when, he says, they beat and
scratched him and lacerated his face, and
then he was driven from the house and
his watch was taken from him. He
stated that he remained away from his
wife for six weeks before he was enabled
to make up with her, after which they
resumed marital relations, only to fall
out again one month and a half later.
The defendant denied all charges of non
support. The above is a synopsis of the salient
points in the evidence. Judge Stearns
took the case under advisement and will
render his decision in the near future.
Say it is Not Perjury.
'A demurrer in the Major La Motte per
jury case was argued and submitted yes
terday before Judge Stephens. La Motte
is accused by his wife of procuring a
fraudulent divorce from her. As part of
these proceedings, he alleged that she had
deserted him and was in New York, when
all of this time she was in Oregon and of
tills La Motte was well aware. The
charge of perjury, as stated in the indict
ment, is that La Motte, during the pen
dency of the divorce suit, made a false
affidavit for publication of summons to his
wife, through the medium of a newspaper.
The attorney foi La Motte argued as the
grounds of demurrer that an affidavit for
publication of summons is not required
by law, and therefore In an affidavit of.
such character theFeeould be no perjury.
Judge Stephens tookthe demurrer under
advisement. '
Damage Case on Trial.
The cases of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. and
H. Cowde against the British ship In
vermark, to recover damages amounting
to some $4000, for injury to cement which
formed a part of her cargo, went to trial
in the United States district court yes
terday. But little progress was made,
as the court adjourned for the day at
noon.
Court Notes.
Thomas C. Trengrove was yesterday ap
pointed administrator of the estate of
Robert Kirkham, deceased.
X. N. Steeves still languishes in jail.
Nothing was done at the courthouse yes
terday concerning his bond.
Judge Shattuck today will decide the
case of Columbia county vs. Massie et al.,
on motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Edward S. Kearney, B. F. Swick and
Samuel C. Flint have been appointed by
the county court executors, of the estate
of Addison R. Flint, deceased.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
for August Wilson, aged 30, and Sophie
Hagens, 25; Ralph Neibaur, 32, Flora Long,
32; George Henderson, 3S, Mary Cooke,
26.
The county court yesterday approved
the final report of Charles Hutchlns, ad
ministrator of the estate of Margaret C.
Hutchins, deceased, and discharged him
from his trust.
Judge Stearns will announce decisions
Wednesday morning in the following
cases: W. W. Catlin, receiver, vs. Wm:
G. Beck, Arms Co.; Wm. Masters vs.
W. H. French et al,; Nathan Pearcy vs.
D. A. Shindler et al.
A demurrer to the indictment against
Matilda Sheppard and Joseph .C. Latour
elle was sustained by Judge Stephens yes
terday. This declared the indictment void,
and the case was ordered submitted to the
grand jury. Mrs. Sheppard and Joseph C.
Latourelle are charged with adultery.
An indictment against H. J. Rice, a
barber, for lewd cohabitation with Maggie
Patterson, was dismissed by Judge Ste
phens yesterday, for want of jurisdiction,
as the alleged crime was committed in
Lewis county, Washington, and Rice is
said to have a wife and children in Seattle.
Judge Stephens yesterday ordered Emile
Clossett to pay $10 per month to his wife
for the support of their youngest child,
beginning with the present month. The
Clossetts were recently divorced. They
have two children and the oldest was giv
en into the custody of the father, and the
youngest, a babe, to the mother.
John McGee, charged with striking Jo
seph Moore with a shovel, failed to ap
pear for arraignment before Judge
Stephens yesterday when his name was
announced, and an order was made for
feiting his cash ball of $50. McGee soon
afterward called at the courtroom and,
on a satisfactory explanation, the order
of forfeiture was set aside, and by the
request of defendant he was given until
Thursday to interpose his plea.
CROWDED HOUSES.
Great Success of "Tar and Tartar."
The spectacular opera, "The Tar and the
Tartar," as presented at Cordray's the
ater by the Pyke opera company, has met
with the greatest of success. Its bright
music, witty dialogue, graceful dances, in
tricate marches and brilliant mounting,
together with the perfect cast, superb
chorus and splendid orchestra, all help
toward its success. The finales, ensembles
and solos all meet with well-merited en
cores, and the "Transcription of National
Airs" of all nations, with which the opera
ends, is one of the most finished pieces of
work that any American has yet written.
In fact, the opera is thoroughly and pure
ly American in every particular. Seats
are on sale at the box office for every
evening's performance this week, including
the Saturday matinee for ladles and chil
dren, when the opera will be clven in its
entirety.
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colors. You can take your pick at
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FIVE CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
Odds and Ends in our underwear de
partment. Tile prices have been cut
to almost nothing. The stock must
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want clothing at your own prices,
call at THE GREAT TRUSTEE
SALE. Remember, The early bird
catches the worm."
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A GREAT TIDAL WAVE
THE COLTJMHIXE UNDER A MOUNTAIN
OF "WATER,
Unnsnal Experience at the Month of
the Columbia Two Men Hurt
and the Vessel Damaged.
ASTORIA, Jan. 15. This morning the
lighthouse tender Columbine started for
Tillamook light with supplies, and when
within a mile of the mouth of the river,
near the flat-top buoy, was struck by a
great tidal wave and thoroughly drenched.
Captain Richardson gives the following
version of his experience:
"I was standing on the bridge with a
view to determining whether the weather
outside was such as to permit of effecting
a landing at Tillamook rock, and saw that
the water beyond a slight swell was per
fectly smooth. Suddenly, and without a
second's warning, a shower of spray came
over the vessel's bows, and the next in
stant a huge wall of water about 60 feet
high dashed over her, striking the house
and crushing it in. A small sea then fol
lowed, and in a minute the waters had
regained their placid appearance."
The ring-bolts, with which one of the
water casks was fastened to the deck,
were torn out, and the cask, which was
almost full, carried along to the starboard
gangway door, which offered little resis
tance to the tremendous force. In the
gangway, close to the door, the steward
was standing, and the cask impelled by
the vast volume of water carried him a
distance of about 60 feet, landing him in
the room bf the chief engineer. Before
reaching this portion of the vessel, the
steward's leg was jammed between a
brass hose connection in the gangway and
the water cask, and frightfully torn, the.
muscles of the calf being in such a con
dition as to leave some doubts as to wheth
er the leg can be saved. The unfortunate
man sustained a number of other bruises
of more or less severity. The carpenter
was also bruised, but not severely.
On the port side, the door of the gang
way was smashed in, and two
or three other doors in the gang
way, which happened to be open, were
broken off like so much match-wood. The
contents of First Officer Leighton's room
were badly demolished, while the quarters
of Chief Engineer Lord, into which the
water cask had crashed, were rendered
useless for some time, the furniture be
ing smashed and everything drenched. In
the pilot-house, the only damage was the
loss of a plate-glass window, pieces of
which were carried across the room and
embedded in the door of Captain Richard
son's room opposite. In the ward room,
nearly all the chairs and other furniture
were smashed, and the water was even
with the top of the table. The steam
steering gear was jammed up by wreck
age, but the hand-gear was cleared away
and the vessel handled all right. The
companionway forward was also torn oft!
and the brass hand-rails twisted into all
shapes, and the iron bars with which the
forward hatchway was fastened down
was lifted off, and bent almost double. So
great was the pressure of the water that
it forced the door of the steam steering
room off its hinges, the screws being torn
out of the wood. The saloon was also
flooded, but beyond the damage by water,
the loss was slight.
Captain Richardson estimates that fully
200 tons of water must have passed over
the vessel. The wind at the time wa3
east-northeast, and had a velocity of
about 17 miles. After being struck by the
wave, the Columbine passed out, but
Captain Richardson concluded to return
to port for repairs before going to the
rock. Shortly after the occurrence, three
vessels, the Scottish Glens, Mooltan and
the Breidabllk, passed out with nearly
all their plain sails set. The steamer El
more came in from Tillamook about the
same time, but Captain Tatton stated
that he had met with no unusual ex
perience and that the water was smoother
than usual. The damage to the Columbine
will probably amount to $300.
"Willamette Is Falling:.
The Willamette has' begun to fall, and
all danger of a midwinter freshet seems
to be over. The river feil three inches at
this point during the day, and much less
drift is coming down than was noticed
the first of the week. The river is fall
ing slowly at Salem, and much faster at
Albany and Harrisburg. The Oregon City
locks will be opened today. The steamer
Salem leaves up this morning with a
large cargo and will go as far as Harris
burg. The Modoc Is still above the falls.
Navigation on the Snake river has been
resumed. The steamer Almota left Ri
paria yesterday for Lewiston and it is
expected will continue on the run without
further hindrance.
A Dredge Boat Wrecked.
GALVESTON", Tex. Jan. 13. The ma
rine disaster between Tampico and Ve
lasco, reported yesterday, turns out to
be a wreck of the dredgeboat Mount
Waldo, near Lopez island, with F. A.
Brock and family, of Galveston, on board.
So far the vessel has not been heard from.
Marine Notes.
The Oregon leaves for San Francisco
tonight with general cargo.
Captain Saunders, of the Craig Elvarc,
was up from Astoria yesterday.
The Scottish Dales was shifted yester
day from the Sand dock to the elevator.
The Thlstlebank, in tow of the Harvest
Queen, and the Samoena, towed by the
Ocklahama, are due In port today.
Passengers up on the river boats yes
terday morning report passing through a
severe snowstorm on the Lower Columbia.
Ships working in the harbor yesterday
were the Glenlul. wheat; City of Han
kow, ballast; Bracadale, wheat; and
Standard, wheat.
The Anchencalrn finished loading wheat
at Victoria dock yesterday. She will
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leave down this week, also the Samari
tan, Donna Francisca and Bracadale.
The Earlscourt left up from Astoria yes
terday, towed by the steamer Hayward.
Domestic anil Foreign Ports.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13. Freights -Bangor,
4S0 tons, now at Wilmington,
railroad ties, thence to Salinas Cruz; John
A. Briggs, 2053 tons, lumber from Puget
Sound for Cork. 65s; Zampa, 360 tons, now
on the Sound, lumber thence to Guay
mas; Harland, 1695 tons, and Lord Elgin,
1479 tons, both to Portland, wheat, thence
to Cork, prior to arrival, 31s 3d and 31s,
respectively.
SAN FRANCISCO Jan 15. Arrived
Arago. from Coos bay; Cosmopolls, from
Hoquiam. Cleared Schooner Hinnan,
hunting and fishing. Departed Walla
Walla, for Victoria and Port Townsend;
ship Columbia, for Seattle; China, for
Hong Kong and Yokohama; Kahului, for
Kahlui; Alice Blanchard, for Astoria and
Portland.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Jan. 14. Arrived
Schooner Viking, from San Francisco.
Sailed Steamer Point Loma, from Cos
mopolls for San Francisco.
ASTORIA. Jan. 15. Arrivprf Stpamcr
R. P. Elmore, from Tillamook. Left up
JBritisn dark Thistle Bank, for Portland.
Sailed British ship Mooltan. for Queens
town for orders with wheat from Port
land; Norwegian bark Breidabllk, for the
United Kingdom; British ship Scottish
Glens, for Queenstown for orders.
THE BROOKLYN STRIKE.
Several Unimportant Clashes With
the Police Occurred.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The second
day of the street-car strike was not
characterized by much excitement. There
were many little clashes between the po
lice and the strikers, but nothing of a
serious nature in the way of a riot oc
curred. Up to noon today everything was
comparatively quiet. After that hour,
however, the strikers let themselves out a
trifle and the police had some difficulty
in keeping the great crowds under re
straint. The chief trouble of the day oc
curred at the Atlantic Avenue Com
pany's barn, at Twenty-fourth street and
Fifth avenue, when an effort was made to
run a car to Ninth street. About 600o
strikers and sympathizers gathered, and,
although the car was surrounded by po
lice guards, it was found impossible to
proceed until the mounted squad was or
dered out. Great excitement was also oc
casioned at this point soon afterwards,
on the arrival of a car containing 30 men
who came to take the strikers places.
Stones were hurled at the newcomers, but
no damage of importance was done. At
Prospect-park plaza a mob, numbering
3000, held up a mall car and attacked the
guard, but the arrival of a squad of po
lice put an end to the hostilities.
In regard to the situation, Master Work
man 'Connelly said the men were more
determined today to keep up the strike.
He held that the treasurers of the dif
ferent local lodges had reported sufficient
money on hand to allow the continuance
of the strike for a month at least. The
railroad officials claim to have enough
men to start up in the morning, if given
protection. According to the statements
of both sides, tomorrow promises to be
an eventful day. Every available police
man was ordered to be at the scenes or
likely commotions at an early hour to
morrow morning. Moreover, there will be
a conference of police captains and in
spectors early tomorrow. The strikers
have become emboldened.
What Gompers Thinks.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. The grievance of
the Brooklyn trolley employes, on strike,
is not such as to bring about a general
sympathetic strike of the New York lines.
Samuel Gompers. ex-president of the
American Federation of Labor, said: "I
hope the man will win. This trip system
is abominable and outrageous. The com
panies will find considerable difficulty in
filling the places of tjie strikers. The de
mands of the men are so reasonable that
the companies will find it more advanta
geous to concede them than to break in a
large number of new men. I don't think
it will be a long strike, as the companies
will be compelled to see the false position
they are in."
LABOR. TROUnt.ES ABROAD.
Three Thousand Weavers on a. Strike
at Ronnne.
LYONS. Jan. 13. A dispatch received
here from Roanne, department of the
Loire, situated 40 miles from this city,
says 3000 weavers are out on a strike there
and threaten to attack the mills. The
sub-prefect thereupon read the riot act
and a detachment of gendarmes charged
upon and dispersed the mob. M. Carnaud,
a socialist member of the chamber of
deputies, was arrested for threatening the
sub-prefect. Great excitement prevails at
Roanne and the authorities are taking
precautions in anticipation of further dis
turbances. m
A Cnlifornla Man Missing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. The failure
of Frederick Johnson, late of Eureka, to
pay installments on his town lots at
Colma. resulted in the discovery that
Johnson has been missing since August
10. His friends believe he has been mur
dered. He left Colma expecting to re
turn soon. His relatives in Marquette.
Mich., employed detecties, but no trace
of the missing man has been found.
.
Chinese Pence Envoy Delayed.
LONDON, Jan. 15. A Shanghai dls
notph s.ivs the denarture of the Chinese
peace envoy for Japan has been further
delayed, waiting orders from Peking.
Nervousness is caused by drinking cheap
tra. often colored with poisonous matter
"Blue Cross" Ceylon tea is absolutely
pure.
If you have never used Carter's Little
Liver Pills, go at once to the nearest
drug store and get a vial. They will
surely please you. Don't forget thi3.
CALL today at The Great
Trustee Sale. Bargains
in Overcoats. We vvilA
close out the balance of our
overcoat stock at just FIFTY
CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
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A LOSS TO THE STATE
JUDGE NORTHUP ATTACKS THE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
It Delays Collection of Taxes, He
Says, anil in Other "Ways Is a
Puhlie Detriment.
County Judge Northup does not favor
the state board of equalization. He says
it hinders and delays the collection of
taxes and thus creates an enormous de
linquent list and thus loses much money
to the county. He also asserts that this
board entails a considerable expense upon
the county, by its changing of the as
sessment of the county board, and is a
hindrance generally. A full expression
of his opinion on the subject was fur
nished yesterday by Judge Northup, as
follows:
"In what I have to say I do not wish,
in any sense, to be considered as antag
onizing the gentlemen of the state board
of equalization. I was before them and
was received with great consideration
and believe them all to be striving hon
estly to perform the duties of the office,
and I do not suppose their places could be
any batter filled than they are now filling
them. What I wish to say goes to tho
existence of the board, and not to its
personnel. The law creating it was a
mistake, as has been shown by its opera
tion. The objection I have to the state
board of equalization may be made under
two heads.
"First The delay that it causes In the
collection of taxes; and second, the ex
pense that it imposes upon the county.
As to the delay:
"It is an axiom in taxation that the
sooner the tax Is collected after the time
named for assessment, the greater the
amount realized, and hence the smaller
the delinquent list. Now the . law de
clares that the ass'essirfont shall be made
thefirstMondaylnMarch. During the sum
mer and fall the assessor performs hi3
work, and by the first of December the
roll is prepared. Instead, however, of the
tax being collected,, the assessment roll
is placed in the hands of the state board
of equalization. This honorable body
then takes 30 days for its dellberatiDis
and its clerks afterward report to the
county court its findings and changes.
This year Mr. Smith, clerk of tho county
court of Multnomah county, January S,
received notice that the state board of
equalization had increased the valuation
of all town lots and improvements 10 per
cent, and of all agricultural lands 5 per
cent. Here was a delay of 39 days, during
which the tax might have been in
process of collection, had it not been for
the stats board.
"But now the delay and trouble just
begin. This change of valuation renders
necessary a change of each piece of prop
erty separately valued, on the taxroll.
and it will be three weeks at least before
these changes in value can be completed.
These changes are noted in red ink over
the original value, which i3 crossed out.
and the Multnomah tax-roll for 1S94 will
look like a tattooed South Sea islander in
a dime museum show.
"But after these changes in value are
made, there must be what is termed
the extension of tho tax; that is, the
amount of the tax must be carried out.
The county board of equalization was
careful in fixing values to have as nearly
as possible all sums end in 10 or 5 as
JS0 and $75 to facilitate the extension of
the rolls.
"But the addition of the 10 and 5 per
cent, changes all of this. A piece of lan-l
that was before valued at $373 will be
now valued at 333 75, and the time re
quired to extend the tax will be greatly
enlarged. Or, a lot that was before as
sessed at $123 and there are hundreds of
such will now be valued at $137 50. In
this way a great deal of time will be
consumed, so that it will be almost im
possible to get the tax-roll in the hands
of the sheriff for collection before the
1st of March, or over a year after the
time the property was supposed to be
assessed. Here is a delay of three months
or over, attributable to the state board of
equalization, and these three months are
the valuable months of tax collections
In the fall and early winter, people have
more money with which to pay taxes than
afterwards. The county loses the use of
the money during this time, and the
delinquent list is largely increased, par
ticularly on personal property, which
changes hands, and the tax Is lost to the
county.
"Secondly is the expense. I do not
mean the increased valuation, but the
preparation of the tax-roll as changed
by the state board. There is a book to be
prepared to submit, at a cost of $S0O for
the book; that is prepared for the state
board of equalization. Then there is the
cost of changing the values 'in the rolls
which cost the county this year $000.
Then there will be the extra time re
quired In the extension of the tax-rolls,
costing $700 additional. Here Is a direct
cost of $2000, and probably more, to which
the county has been put by reason of the
state board of equalization. But the
great cost to the county is in the deUy
in collecting the tax.
"The collection of taxes for 1SK did not
begin until some time in April. 1301. and
the collection of taxes for 1S92 did no J
begin until May, 1833. We hope to do a
little better this year, but with the law
as it is, it is impossible to do the busi
ness of the county in a business way."
A3ICSEMUNTS.
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Al. Hayman Ez Co Lessees and Manager!
W. P. Adams ..Resident ilanasei
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