Morning Oregonian., August 16, 1900, Page 8, Image 8

THE MORNING OBEQONIAN, THURSDAY, "AUGUST 16, 1900;
RAISED THE TAX ON DOGS
THREE DOLLARS A. TEAS POE
MALES, fS FOR. FEMALES.
Council Passed & TCerr Ordinance to
Increase the City Revenue
Routine Business.
A large amount of routine business was
transacted by the Common Council yes
terday. The utmost harmony prevailed,
.and no time "was -wasted in debating on
-trifling matters. Everything had been
considered beforehand, and the voting in
nearly all cases was unanimous. Mayor
Howe presided, and all the members -were
present except Glisan and Walker.
Doabled the Tax on Doss.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance
providing for the taxing and killing of
Sogs was passed. It provides that on or
before the 1st day of. September in each
year the owner or person having in
charge any dog kept or owned in the
City of Portland shall pay a, license of 53
for each male dog and $5 for each female
dog.
The Auditor shall keep a suitable rec
ord of license granted, and on the ex
piration of the annual time for issuing li
censes a, list of the numbers on which li
censes have been paid, and the names of
owners of dogs bearing such number shall
be furnished the Poundmaster for his
guidance.
The present tax on dogs is Jl CO for
males and (3 for females.
Street and Sewer Ordinances.
An ordinance declaring the probable
cost of improving Macadam street, from
Grover street to Lowell avenue, and ap
propriating $4755 41 therefor, was passsed.
An ordinance providing for the time and
tnanner of improving Kelly street, from
Grover to Seymour avenue, was passed.
An ordinance providing for the time
and manner of constructing a sewer on
"Water street to connect with the Woods
street gulch sewer, was passed.
An ordinance providing for the time and
manner of constructing a sewer In Holla
day avenue. East Thirteenth, Multnomah,
East Fifteenth, Weldler and East Seven
teenth streets, was passed.
An ordinance authorizing the Board of
Public "Works to expend 51400 for horse
feed for various city departments for
the months of September, October, No
vember and December, was passed.
An ordinance directing the Mayor and
Auditor to sign a quit claim deed to lots
3 and 4, in block S, East Irvlngton, in
favor of J. T. Johnson, on his paying
74 CO was passed.
An ordinance granting the O. & C. R.
R. permission to lay a sidetrack on East
First street was passed.
An ordinance appropriating 5110 out of
the general fund to pay for settees .for
the Plaza blocks was passed.
Resolutions.
Resolutions directing publication of no
tice of the proposed improvement of the
following-named streets were adopted:
Twenty-fourth street. East Taylor street.
East t Fifteenth street.
Resolutions giving notice of Intention to
construct sewers as follows were adopted:
Sewer in East Thirtieth street; extension
of Sunnyside sewer from East Thirty
ninth street to Jhe city limits.
A resolution directing the Auditor to
purchase 20 copies of the session laws of
1898, at a cost notto exceed $25. was
adopted. i
The reason for procuring these books is
that they contain the new charter of the
City of Portland. The pamphlets con
taining this charter, printed for the city,
havo been exhausted, and It Is neces
sary that the .members of the Council and
Board of Public Works should .have cop
ies of the charter.
The Mayor was Instructed by a unanl
mous.vote to extend an invitation to the
Woodmen of the World, now In session
at Salt Lake City, to hold their next
annual session in Portland.
Petitions.
A petition for tho improvement of East
Grant street from East Sixth to East
Twelfth was referred to the street com
mittee. A ..petition from the Portland Hotel
Company for the Improvement of Seventh
street, ,from Morrison to Yamhill, with
vitrlfled brick, was referred to the street
committee. -
A petition from H. W. Corbett for the
Improvement of jYamhill street from Fifth
to Sixth was denied
The reasons for denying this petition
are the same as given for deferring the
improvement of Sixth street from Morri
son to Yamhill, viz.. that the street Is in
fairly good condition, that the city would
have to bear the expense of improving
naif the street in. front of the Postofflce
b'.ock, the Government infusing to pay
for such improvements.
Petitions for sewers in East Seventh
Street, east Jfinth and Union avenue wore
referred to the sewer committee.
An invitation from the American Soci
ety of Municipal Improvement lor Port
land to be Presented at their next an
nual meeting, In Milwaukee, Wis., Au
gust 2S to 31. 1901, was referred to the
judiciary committee.
CommunicatlonR.
A communication was received from J
C. Campbell, of Sellwood, remonstrating
against the blanket licence ordinance, and
Etatlng that if it is enforced "they" will
petition the Legislature to get out of the
corporation. Mr. Campbell, further to
coerce and terrify the Council, states
that he has kept a true "coppy" of this
communication for future reference. This
announcement caused a deep silence for
the space of half a minute, when some
one commenced humming: "The Camp
bells are going. Oh! Ho! Oh! Hoi" and
the matter jvas referred to the license
committee.
A communication from Ona Watson
Sloan, asking for $1500 damages -on ac
count of the extension of Eighteenth
street Jbrth was referred to the street
committee.
A communication wa submitted by the
City Engineer, recommending the im
provement of Main street from Third to
Fourth,, as ths Thompson fountain Is
nbout completed. Referred to the street
committee.
A communication was received from the
vlty Engineer In regard to the improve
ment of East "Water and Belmont streets.
Referred to the street committee.
A communication from the Board of
Fire Commissioners, recommending that
bills of the Alblna "Water Company
amountlng to $1604 2 be paid, and that
euch bills be paid monthly In future, was
referred to tho Judiciary committee.
The petition of J R. Slrowbrldge for
the Improvement of part of Second street
was referred back to the street commit
tee to ascertain whether the company
perfunctorily operating a railway on that
street would pay Its share of the cost
of the Improvement.
Branch remarked that the cars were
not being run on this street in accord
ance with the terms of the franchise, and
that perhaps the company would like to
have their franchise repealed.
Increasing- Vse of Iron and Steel.
Caslers Magazine.
In the recently Issued report for 1S99 of
the American Iron & Steel Association,
James M. Swank, the secretary, ex
plains that -undoubtedly the great increase
in the last few years in the world's sup
ply of gold and its conversion Into a cir
culating medium must be credited with a
stimulating effect upon business generally
in all progressive countries. Perhaps the
absence of destructive European wars
Xor nearly 30 years is a prime cause ot
the world's prosperity, for this freedom
has promoted the welfare of European
countries which are large consumers of
agricultural and manufactured products,
and it has led enterprising nations to de
velop the resources of less favored and
oven benighted people. The leading
causes of the increased iron and steel con
sumption are found principally In the en
larged use of iron and steel In ship build
ing and bridge building, and the increas
ing use of steel in the construction of
public buildings and private dwellings.
The magnitude of this latter use has oniyj
recently been recognized. In the United
States, too, steel cars are being substi
tuted for wooden ones on railways, and to
this one new departure a goodly share of
steel industry activity is ascribed. The
various uses to which electricity has been
applied In late years, the water supply
of cities, and all kinds of engineering en
terprises have also greatly increased the
demand for iron and steel in all coun
tries; and, lastly, a new era in railway
building has commenced in Russia, the
United States, and some other countries,
the great Siberian enterprises of Russia
alone calling for immense quantities of
railway material.
EAST SIDE AFFAIRS.
Pedagoerue Who Raises Chickens on
a Scientific Flan.
Professor Winchell, principal of the
Gresham public school, Has made a great
success of the poultry business, which he
runs as an outside affair. He has a five
acre tract on the Powell road, half a mile
east of Gresham, where he has his plant
laid out in a thoroughly up-to-date and
systematic manner. The land fronts on
the road, and from the cycle path a fair
view can ba had of the farm. He has a
long building with 12 openings through
which the young chickens emerge Into the
open, air when they are old enough. There
are 12 apartments partitioned off with
wire screens so that the chickens in each
brood are separated. This is one depart
ment, and the Important one. Professor
Winchell uses incubators and sets no
hens, and hence loses no time trying to
make an unwilling hen set. From these
incubators Professor Winchell got about
1000 chickens this year of the best breeds.
Still further back on the grounds are
many different inclosures, so that the
chickens of different ages are kept sepa
rate. He says that chickens do not do
well where too many are kept together.
He has about 000 on hand now. He has
Ave or six buildings on his grounds, and
has planned to erect another, 216 feet long
by 10 wide, still further to Increase his
plant. He raises only the best and pro
ceeds on a scientific plan.
He has demonstrated to his own satis
faction that chicken-raising can be made
a great success when, followed along the
right lines. The care of the school and
his ranch makes him a busy man, and
fills up his time thoroughly, but he rather
likes that. He expects, In the course of
a year or two, to have his plant In such
a shape that he can quit teaching school
and devote his entire time to the chicken
business. There is a stream of water
flowing through his land, and he has
many fine Pekin ducks, which are as
large as the ordinary geese. He has also
about SO stands of bees. His methods are
attracting much attention. A 10-acre tract
on the Base Lino road is also being used
in which to establish a similar plant. The
manager came over and Inspected Profes
sor Wlnchell's methods closely .a few
weeks ago, and has adopted about the
same line of cultivation. -j-.
May Secure Another Camp-Ground.
The M. A. Ross Post, G. A. R., of Pleas,
ant Home, after a long, trying struggle,
has paid up all Its debts, and has a hand
some surplus on hand. All debts of for
mer reunions were wiped out. and the
post stands clear with the world. It may
now proceed with the Improvements of
its hall, which will be completed at once.
The post has under consideration an offer
of a fine grove, with a living spring, for
future reunions, which Is four miles near
er Portland than the camp-ground now
under lease. Besides the offer of the
pround at a nominal cost, the men owning
it offer to make improvements on it so
that the post will not be out anything in
case it accepts the new location and
agrees to hold future reunions there. One
great advantage is that It Is much nearer
Portland, and can be easily reached from
the main traveled road. It Is believed
that if the post will accept this offer It
will insure a large, attendance from Port
land. The present camp-ground Is fully
22 miles from Portland, which Is too far
to go and return in a day. It is expected
that the new ground will be taken. The
post is much elated over the success of
Its last reunion.
East Side JTotes.
The Young Ladles' Sodality of the
Church of the Immaculate Heart will give
a social and entertainment this evening
in the parish on Stanton, straet There
will be whist. Light refreshments will
be served.
Special religious meetings were com
menced last evening In a large tent on
Fargo and Kerby streets, Upper Alblna,
under the auspices of the United Evangel
ical Church. Dr. BIttner preached. Meet
ings will be held every evening.
Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum.
CHARGED WITH EXTORTION
Lorry Sullivan Arrested on Com
plaint of the British Consul.
Lawrence Sullivan, the sailor boarding
house keeper, was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a warrant sworn out by
tho British Consul, James Laidlaw. The
charge Is demanding and receiving greater
remuneration for supplying sailors than
Is allowed by the state statutes.
Consul Laidlaw stated yesterday that
ho preferred this charge on valid evi
dence which he had In his possession that
Sullivan had charged Captain S&ven, of
tho British ship Nithsdale, ?107 SO each
for eight sailors furnished him, when
the law of the state makes it illegal for
him to charge more than J10 a man. Tho
penalty provided for such an infraction
of the law is imprisonment in the county
jail for not less than 10 nor more than
100 days, and a fine of not less than 520
nor more than TJM. Mr. Laidlaw said:
"Not only did Sullivan charge this
price of 5SG0 for eight sailors, but he also
demanded that he be paid the same rate
of 5107 50 for a sailor that I, myself, pro
cured for the captain. I have repeatedly
called attention to the bad reputation the
Port of Portland has on account of the
practice of crimping and the extortion
ate rates that are charged. This amounts
to a half crown, or 50 cents on every ton
of wheat shipped .from Portland, and this
the farmers of Oregon and the shippers
have to pay. All over the United King-
j dom Portland is known as a place where
I masters and captains have to submit to
extortion In order to get their crews, and
In no other port In the world do worse
i conditions prevail. If the law were en
j forced, conditions would Improve, and
i the practice would be stopped. This case
I have personal knowledge of. and have
brought the complaint, hoping for a con
viction, which would be a step In the
right direction."
The case will be heard In the Muntclpal
Court today.
Mnnlcipal Court.
M. Elmon, a second-hand dealer, was
fined 55 In the Municipal Court yesterday
for an assault with a dangerous weapon
upon Kirk Hoover, a Water-street wood
dealer. W. B. Cassll, who told such a straight
plausible story of his connection with the
"blowing up of the Maine" exhibition
swindle, was bound over to the grand
Jury under bonds of 5300.
Fred Fritz, arrested for violating the
gambling ordinances of the city, for
feited his bail of 51S5 to the court.
John KJonig and B. Tichner. boys ar
rested on the charge of H. Cartman for
throwing rocks at his son, came beforo
the court crying In a hearty fashion, and
were dismissed after a severe reprimand.
The case of Robert Hargrave. arrested
for threatening to kill his wife, "Vivian
Hargrave, both colored, brought out such
a tale of domestic unhapplness that
showed wrong on both sides, that Judge
Cameron felt disposed to fine them both.
The case was dismissed.
SENATOR MASON IN TOWN
TELLS OF HIS GREAT ADMIRATION
FOR M'KDXLEY.
He Thinks His State Sate for the
'Republican Nominees Alaska
Boundary Dispute.
Illinois' well-known Senator, Hon. Will
lam B. Mason, of Chicago, Is at the .Port
land, where he will remain until this
evening. Senator Mason, with his wife,
three daughters and sop, accompanied by
Asslstant Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
Layton, of Ohio, are returning from a
trip into Alaska. Today will be spent in
viewing the sights of Portland and vi
cinity, after which the party will take
the Southern Pacific for San Francisco.
The California visit will be cut short, so
the Senator., says, that he may get back
into his state soon to enter the campaign
4 -e
I Statement to the Public by the
That the 'public may thoroughly understand the attltude'of the circus
people In relation to the Street Fair and the City of Portland,, we call
attention to tho following facts:
For full three months the Elks of this city have been arranging for
the Portland Carnival, an absolute labor of love without any hope, desire
or purpose save general advantage td the "city.
We have contributed to this purpose liberally of our own means, and
we have received liberal contributions from the merchants,", bankers and
various institutions of tho city, as well as from the railroad companies
centering here. "
The magnitude of the undertaking and the scale upon which it is de
signed, Is now becoming apparent. It was calculated to excol In every
respect any Street Fair hitherto held In the United States.
We have obtained from the transportation companies better -rates to
Portland from all directions than have ever before been made"
Every foot of space in the fair grounds has been secured'for handsome
exhibits, and many expensive booths have been contracted for and are In
course of construction by our merchants.
We have expended a large amount of money among the mechanics and
general tradespeople of the city. Have made contracts for music and oth
er service. Every penny'expended in this city, malting an aggregate of
about 520,000.
We have sent our representative East to sign the contracts with people
who depend entirely for their pay and for the cost of their long transporta
tion to Portland and back again upon their receipts during the 11 days of
the fair's continuance.
We published far and wide for the past 60 days that the fair would
open on the 4th day of September and close on the 15th. That September
6 would be Elks' Day, and the 7th the Ladles' Floral Carn.lva'1.
We have had assurances which enable us to state without doubt that
every Elk lodge In the Northwest, even from Idaho and parts of Montana,
will be present to participate in the Elks' Day procession. The prizes
offered for features of that parade aggregate over 51000.
We wlllvhave 30,000 visitors, at a modest estimate, in Portland on these
two days.
Now, What Have the Circus People Done?
We believe they have endeavored to profit through our advertisement,
our energy, our expenditures and our cheap rates, to the detriment of our
undertaking and to Its results to the merchants who have fostered It.
We believe they have changed their dates and routes so as to interfere
with us here on our two important days, to injure our enterprise and
through efforts which we have expended, to carry from 540,000 to 550,000
out of the town. ,
We believe they had no idea of being in Portland, September 6 and 7,
until they learned tho extent of our undertaking and the crowds of people
It would attract from all directions. They have not put up a single bill,
and circuses always bill from six weeks to two months ahead of their
dates in the various places they are to visit. When our' representatives
were in St. Paul in the month of June, they were informed that this circus
would be In Portland in October. On returning to Portland, the matter
was Investigated, and our committee was informed by the company at
tending to this circus bill posting that they had withdrawn their announce
ments from the dramatic papers giving their route and would probably not
be here at all. They were doubtless informed by Interested parties here
of the understanding that we had with the authorities that our shows
which we were bringing from the East would be protected here during tho
stay from outside shows, and they hurried forward to tender their license
fee three weeks before the date of arrival, an unusual proceeding.
The efforts of the circus people seem plain. We requested (them to
take any other days but these two days, to come here during the second
week of the fair, instead of on these two days, and we would do all In
our power to aid In their success, even advertising them in our fair, and
would not Interfere with the license. This they refused to do, taking the
position that they were going to come here, that they could not be pre
vented from coming here, It making no difference to them if the city Is
made a laughing-stock in every circus tent from the' Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast.
When we state, in conclusion, that even in the City of Seattle they gave
up their Idea of holding a street fair, for which a large amount of money
had been contributed, simply because the Elks there thought that It
might Interfere with us, it is easy to Imagine what the general Impres
sion would be should this circus be peermltted to show in this city on these
two days under the ciroumstances above set forth. We trust that these
facts will be considered by the public and the course of the officials who
promised us protection Indorsed. We believe this to be the general dispo
sition, and we are confirmed In this view by the fact that the Federated
Trades and all tho labor unions in the city have given up their parade on
their own day. Labor Day, in order to participate In our procession, and
thus show their Interest in this general and public undertaking. We con
sider ourselves simply as tho custodians and distributors of the funds sub
scribed by the public for this purpose. Respectfully,
E. W. ROWffl,. President.
for President McKlnley. It will be re
membered that Senator Mason was one
of the fighters In the Senate against
what he termed the aggression of Can
ada in Alaska, and his visit north has
enabled him to investigate matters there
quite fully.
"Will I support President McKlnley?"
said the Senator, when seen last evening.
"Why do people ask me that question?
Have I not been a Republican, and have
I not supported the Republican party?
Is not President McKlnley the standard
bearer this campaign? Because I object
ed to some things, because I was a
friend of good, old Oom Paul's, some
seem to think I am anti-Republican and
anti-McKlnley. There is no reason for
this. Honest men may differ in opinions
and vet not be enemies. William Mc
Klnley Is one of the dearest friends I
have on earth. He is a strong man, a
good man, but one who Is somewhat mis
understood because of the very goodness
of his heart
"There is one thing our Democratic
friends like to talk about, and that Is
that McKlnley Is as putty in tho hands
of a few men. Now, to any man who
knows the President this Is absolutely
amusing- The President is as firm and
independent in his convictions as any man
I know of, but he has such a kindly dis
position that people Imagine he is Influ
enced by some one else, or that ho Is
not strong in his convictions because he
is not arrogant or dictatorial In his po
sition. Of course, any and all men are
Influenced more or less by the Judgment
of their associates, but there is not a
Cabinet portfolio that Mr. McKlnley can
not take and handle Just as well or bet
ter than any man now iuuhk iuc jjuamuiu.
As for Hanna or any one else bossing
the President, every man wno Knows mm
personally will say it is worse than ab
surd. "There has been a great deal of talk
regarding my attitude toward the Presi
dent We have had our differences re
garding the management of certain
measures of government. That Is all.
A a man he Is affectionate and lovable
for his true worth. If I was in financial
trouble tonight, and needed a barrel of
flour there Is no man I would rather ap
peal to than President McKlnley. Our dif
ferences in political measures will not In
terfere with my gplng to work for him.
and I want to add that we are going to
carry Illinois for McKlnley and Roosevelt.
We are going to make a good Job of
cleaning up that 16 to 1 craze.
"During the operation of tariff for
revenue under the Cleveland Administra
tion, American worklngmen were prac
tically starving. I consider the platform
adopted at Kansas City as an assault
upon every farm and every workshop in
the country and the effort made to have
two kinds ot money In my opinion is a
more dangerous assault upon labor as
well as upon the capital of the country,
than any other pending Issue.
"To elect Bryan means that the holders
of all American securities will unload
them within 24 hours, .and this condition
will mean such a panic In this country
as we have never had before. There
would then be many'blacR Fridays, with
black week days In between. There is no
f greater danger that can come to the la
bor of a country than to have capital
retire from business, and I have faith In
the sound, common sense' of the American'
people and feel certain they will relegate
-that 16-to-l craze once and forever and
-re-elect President MoKInley.
"In my private opinion the President's
position on the Chinftse 'question Is not
the opinion of some of his closest asso-
f elates. If there Is anything that shows
that President McKlnley is against im
perialism it Is his firm and manly stand
In the Chinese difficulties; demanding pro
tection,, yet declining o enter Into the
world's conspiracy Jto, dismember and
partition the empire There is no doubt
that Russia, England, Germany, and, in
fact, all the foreign powers, having a lust
for growth by conquesl, have been laying
plans to divide the markets and the terri
tory of China. The President's course has
surprised all Europe because the powers
imagined wo were starting out on a wild
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Directors of the Street Fair.
J. M. LONG, Secretary.
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scheme of expansion by conquest. The
Emperor's appeal to the President is con
clusive that China is willing to trust us
and In my opinion his position in that
matter wll be qf great material strength
to him in. the coming campaign.
The Alonkn Boundary.
Senator Mason was as outspoken on tho
Alaska boundary question as he was in
the Senate. He did not" admit that he
went to Alaska to study the question,
but said much attention had been given
it while visiting the great northern ter
ritory. "I am satisfied," he said, "the
boundary originally fixed by the treaty of
1867 will be permanently adopted. The
American people will -never be satisfied
with anything less. I am exceedingly
sorry that the modus vlvendl should ever
be adopted, because It took Just as much
trouble and expense to make the survey
of the provisional boundary, provided
for by the modus vlvendl as it would
to have settled the whole boundary dis
pute. "I do npt wish harshly to criticise any
department of the Government, but lr
you and I had a partition fence since 1SS7,
which had been built In 1843, and you
complained of the fence and brought
me Into court to have it moved, I would
hardly consent to having It moved while
the case was pending in the courts.
"Therefore I see no excuse for the tem
porary line taking in our territory.
"I have never talked with an American
citizen who did not say k we did not want
one inch of ground that did not belong
to us, but they do say we want every
inch we bought from Russia, and we In
tend to have It.
"Personally, I am In favor of taking all
we bbught and paid for. and falling In
getting It, to take It all. This may sound
strange, but I mean It The claim made
'by Canada and Great Britain to our land,
r state as a lawyer and as a. citizen, Is
Infamous and impertinent I have learned
to honor Americans In Alaska. Their hu
miliation is our humiliation."
Senator Mason believes In patronizing
home Industry. His trip West has been
instead of the usual tour through Europe
or to the Paris exposition, because he
says he believes in spending his money at
home. He has given his family oppor
tunity to view the grandeurs of Alaska
and the great Northwest and will close
the tour with a visit to the, wonders of
California.
He and Assistant "Sergeant-at-Arms
Layton called on Senators McBride and
Simon and ex-Senator Corbett last even
ing, but all three were absent. As Mr.
Mason's coming was unannounced, none
of the Oregon delegation knew of h!j
presence. Perhaps Senator Simon or Mc
Bride can be reached today. A trip up
the Columbia Is one of the pleasures
planned for the day. XDther efforts will
be "made by Portland citizens to render
the Senator's stay as pleasant as possible.
IN THE SEVERAL COURTS
DECISION THAT THE PUBLIC MAY
INSPECT DEEDS, ETC.
It Conies Up In the Case of WoUIn
Aerainat Recorder Bench Two
Rehenrlnes Granted.
In the matter of the petition of J. L.
Wallln for a writ of mandamus to com
pel County Recorder S. C. Beach to per
mit him to inspect mortgages, mortgage
releases, deeds and other documents, so
as to make abstracts of their contents
for. a publication known as the Dally
Official Court Record and Report, Judge
Sears yesterday overruled the demurrer
to the petition, holding that as a legal
proposition, Wallln has a right to see
the instruments, and the Recorder must
permit him to do so.
The writ was asked tp be Issued un
der tho provision of the statute relat
ing to the office of Recorder, as fol
lows: "He shall keep a receiving-book,
and said book shall be open to public
Inspection, and the instruments to be re
corded shall be open to public inspec
tion, before being recorded, to those
whose business requires that they in
spect the same."
The controversy is the result of the
renewal by J. S. Stuart of the publi
cation of the Dally Official Abstract, a
sheet similar to that printed by Wallln.
The Recorder furnishes Information con
cerning all instruments to Stuart, but
refused to Wallln.
The case now stands on its merits. The
Recorder can file an answer, if he de
sires, but doubtless will not deny that
ho declined to permit Wallln to Inspect
instruments. On the final hearing, if the
cqurt adheres to its present view of the
case, It will Issue a peremptory writ of
mandamus directed to the Recorder that
the instruments be shown. Then, if the
defendant Is not satisfied, he can ap
peal to the Supreme Court, and Wallln
would still be deprived of the desired
privilege.
Judge Sears said It was a troublesome
question whether any person, regardless
of some direct personal Interest, had a
legal right to inspect these records on
demand. Under our statute, he would
say, on first Impression, that any person
had this right, but our Supreme Court
has neyer passed directly on the ques
tion, but other courts have in numerous
cases held against such a right, so that
the weight of authority is In favor ot
sustaining the demurrer. But the court
said that the authorities that held In
favor of this right, under a statute simi
lar to ours, appealed more strongly to
his sense of Justice, and he would de
cide in accordance therewith, relying
particularly on a Wisconsin case, which
was strongly In favor of Wallln's con
tention, which is that he has more than
a mere personal and private interest, and
that he acts as an agent for all his
subscribers.
Wallln, In his petition, Incidentally al
leges that Stuart pays Mr. Beach a con
siderable sum of money tor the desired
information, but the Recorder states that
this is not true, and that' there is no
graft in It whatever.
ReheariuffB Allowed.
In the United States Court yesterday
Judge Bellinger rendered a decision In
.the case of Jacob B. Jacobson et al, vs.
The Dalle's; Portland & Astoria Naviga
tion Company, granting a rehearing of
the case. Complainant is the father of a
boy who lost his life in the collision In
which a sailboat on the Middle Columbia
was run down and sunk by the steamer
Sarah Dixon, and he sues to recover
damages for the death of his son, and
also for the loss of the boat, of which
he was the owner. The court decided
that Jacobson could not recover, on ac
count of negligence on his part, and on
the part of others in the boat, one of
whom was Intoxicated. He did not apply
the usual laws of navigation in the case,
on account of the dissimilarity of the
craft and his Idea was that one sort
of craft should not always have the ab
solute right of way over another, but
In this case he was convinced that the
sailboat had been negligently and care
lessly handled, and , had on this account
suffered disaster. He stated that he
desired a rehearing of the case, in-order
to ascertain If there had also beeri neg
ligence on the part of those on board
the steamer, as, if this should be shown
to be the case, it might lead to a modi
fication of his decision.
The ancient case of Emmons vs. the
United States, commenced in the United
States Court in September, 1889, came up
before Judge Bellinger yesterday for
hearing, on demurrer to the separate de
fense of Emmons. The demurrer was
overruled, except on one point which
was sustained. Emmons made several
entries on timber lands; but, it being
Bhown that he had obtained the lands
for other people, three 'of the entries
were canceled on ground of fraud, and
the money he had paid for them some
51200 was forfeited. He brought suit to
recover It and the case was considered
by Judge Deady, and has been pending
in the United States Land Office ever
since.
Judge Bellinger held that money paid
the Government In a fraudulent trans
action could not be recovered, but in case
of a mistake it might be. He allowed a
rehearing in the case In order that fur
ther argument might be presented, it
there were any to offer.
Probate Matters.
G. G. Gammans was appointed adminis
trator of the estate of Fenno D. Ball, who
died recently In New York. The property
in this county consists of a Judgment ob
tained In 1890 against Charles B. Prescott
.for 51922, said to be worth 5500. The
widow and children are the heirs. The
other property is in New York, where the
will was filed. The will was executed In
Portland In 1889, at which time Ball was a
resident of this city, and the witnesses
were W. S. Charleston and Ferry Hen
shaw. Archbishop Alexander Christie, execu
tor of the will of Thomas Brlordy, de
ceased, filed a report showing 51603 re
ceipts and 5477 claims filed. The report
states that Brlordy had a deposit of 51750
In the Irish-American Bank at Minneapo
lis, which failed, and that the assignee
paid 35 per cent, and 8 per cent, and
again 7 per cent of the balance was re
covered as the result of a suit prosecuted
by W. H. Donahue against the stock
holders of the bank. This occurred be
fore the death of Father Brlordy, and
whether any further money can be recov
ered has not yet been ascertained.
Entitled to Definite Information.
Judge Sears, in the suit of M. M. Bloch
against the City of Portland to recover
firemen's claims, allowed the motion of
the defendant to make the complaint
more definite and certain. Some time ago
the court held In this case that it must
appear from the complaint, in order to
recover, that the Board of Fire Commis
sioners passed upon the claims. Counsel
for Bloch then set up that this had been
done, and the City Attorney demanded to
know when, and some other things which
the court by Its present decision says the
city is entitled to know.
Service Declared Good.
Judge Sears directed that service of
summons on the Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Company, In Portland,
through President A. B. Hammond, was
good, in the suit of E. Hamlin against
the company, to recover 5500 for a trunk
and contents. The trunk was shipped
-from Seaside to Portland last Summer,
and wassomehow lost Hamlin in his
complaint ayers that it contained articles
of much value. After the papers were
served, C W. Fulton, attorney for the de
fendant argued that the suit should bo
filed at Astoria, where the head office of
the company was located, and further that
the contract for the carriage of the trunk
was entered into in Clatsop County, which
was another reason why the suit must
be prosecuted there.
Judge Sears held that inasmuch as tho
trunk was to -be delivered in Portland,
and the plaintiff had a right to demand Jt
immediately upon the arrival of the train,
the contract was to be performed here
partly, and the service here on President
Hammond was sufficient
Court Notes.
H. J. Bean, of Pendleton, attorney, was
admitted to practice in the United States
Courts yesterday by Judge Bellinger.
Ralph N. Miller and wife petitioned the
County Court yesterday for leave to adopt
a babe from the Oregon Children's Homo,
which has been abandoned by Us parents.
In the United States Court yesterday
Judge Bellinger made an order In the
case of United States vs. Central Military
Road Company, allowing appeal of the
California & Oregon Land Company to the
United States Supreme Court.
The case of Allan & Lewis vs. the O.
R. & N. Co. has been set for hearing In
the United States Court this morning.
Henry Schattschnelder has filed suit in
the State Circuit Court against H.
Struecke and wife to recover 5350 on a
note, and has caused the Sheriff td attach
23 hogs and other livestock on a farm
near Bertha.
Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE.
Secretaries and Physical Directors
Will Convene in Portland.
Beginning tomorrow morning, a confer
ence of the secretaries and physical di
rectors of the Young Men's Christian As.
soclations of the North Pacific Coast di
vision will be held under the auspices or
the Portland association, lasting until
Sunday morning. This gathering Is mod
eled upon the annual National conference
of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries and of
ficers, designed for the discussion of top
ics relative to the association work, and
to bring about a feeling of unity among
the Y. M. C. A. forces.
Delegates will be present at this meet
ing from Vancouver, B. C. Pocatello.
Idaho, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Salem,
Oregon City and Portland. Most of the
representatives have been given places
on the programme, and all will take part
in the discussion of the topics. Many or
the visiting delegations will arrive today,
and this evening they will be entertained
at the residence of John Bain, Mount
ZIon.
Following is the complete programme:
Friday, August IT.
Morning
Theme "The Association Membership"
Stuart B. Hanna
Social events
Reception committee W. B. Fechter
Entertainments H. W. Stone
Afternoon
Prayer and praise
Educational class work H. W. Stona
Reading-rooms, library clubs. .S. H. Ward
Association Advertising ...Oscar Cox
Evening
Prayer and praise
"The Physical Work; What It Is"....
A. W. Douchltt
Class work M. M. RInsler
Games and exhibitions A. J. Carroll
Saturday Anerast IS.
Morning
Bible study A. S. Allen
Religious meetings Stuart B. Hanna
Personal work A. S. Pattullo
Evening
Prayer and praise
"New Things In Association Work"..
W. B. Fechter
"Thousand-Island Conference"
S. H. Ward
"Question Box" H. W. Stona
Snmlny, Augrast 10.
Morning theme "The Personal Ufa of
the Secretary."
YAQUINA BAY COUNTRY,
Franlc J. Parlcer Says It Is a Land of
Mlllc and Honey.
Walla Walla Statesman.
Colonel F. Parker returned Monday
night from his ranch near Yaqulna Bay.
He says Lincoln County, Oregon, is fast
filling up with a new and Industrious
class of farmers, and from being about
the poorest county in Oregon, Is well on
the way to become the richest In agricul
tural and dairy products. Creameries
and cheese factories are springing up all
along the line of the Corvallis & East
ern Railroad, of which Edwin Stone is
manager.
Tha county is especially adapted for
cattle, sheep and goats. It is especially
a fruit country and the apples Colonel
Parker brought back from his orchard
of 3000 trees are a sight for sore eyes.
The great drawback to the county here
tofore has been the vast amount of Idle
railroad land which has been tied up, but
now it will In a few weeks bo In the mar
ket and Intending settlers will be able to
obtain homesteads that in a few years
will, by industry, make them rich. There
Is very little frost or snow there and
fruit trees are free from Insect pests,
which is such a great drawback to horti
culturists elsewhere. Fruitralsera there
have a standing offer of 51 for every ap
ple a worm has Infested. Any indus
trious family can make more than
enough to pay the expenses of a ranch
every year by raising turkeys, chickens,
geese and ducks, to say nothing of ber
ries. Fish and game abound everywhere and
it Is really the only country on the Pa
cific slope where a poor man with enough
money to carry him along for a year can
locate with the assurance that he will
come out all right Timber and cool
springs, rivers and creeks abound. Irri
gation is unheard of. All the grasses,
clover, rye, barley, eto., yield abundant
ly. Every family has beehives, and
honey is a staple product. Altogether,
Lincoln County, Oregon, is destined to
be a future paradise.
GRAHAM'S CONVICTIONS,
Extracts From a Congressional Can
didate's Speech Last October.
Lewiston Teller.
Captain James Graham, of Coeur
d'Alene, Is Idaho's fusion candidate for
Congress, and as such he stands upon a
platform which denounces the war In the
Philippines and the Administration policy
of expansion. Unfortunately for Captain
Graham, what he really thinks of the
Philippine question Is a matter of public
record. When the Idaho troops returned
from Manila and Captain Graham's com
pany was given a public reception at his
home in Kootenai, the gallant Captain was
orator of the occasion, and hurled the
vials of his wrath at the heads of tho
anti-Imperialists, who. by their traitorous
utterances, excited and encouraged the In
surgents to continue their work of ra
pine, plunder and bloodshed.
Here is what Captain Graham thought
last October:
"We return to you with the conscious
ness of having done our whole duty, and
that is sufficient and gratifying enough
for us, and, from the appearance of this
demonstration, for you."
Captain Graham discussed the war and
the causes which led up to It, and paid
a glowing tribute to the work, of the
Idaho volunteers. He told of the hard
ships endured by the boys in camp, in
march. In bivouac, In trenches. In a trop
ical clime. In battle under the burning
sun, and asked the audience to Join with
him in letting the unchained lightning
of an outraged nation's wrath strike
with eternal blasting Atkinson, of Boston,
and others of his way of thinking. He
claimed that Atkinson applied the epi
thets of murderer and assassin to the
greatest and most benevolent and moat
historic army that ever shook the world
with Its victorious tread.
"Every true American citizen will up-
hold the hands of the Administration in
LIKE MAMY OTHERS .
CIsrs Xopp Wrotofar 3&s Pra&hsunfa Ad
Tioo asd Tells -wha IS did for Her
" Dxab Mbs. Pctxham : I have seen
so many letters from ladies who were
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies
that I thought I would ask your advico
in regard, to my condition.
J have been doctoring io
lour years and hara
taken different pat
ent medicines, but
received very little
benefit. I am
troubled with back
ache, in fact my
whole body aches,
stomach feels sore,
by spells get short
of breath and am
very nervous. Men
struation is very Ir
regular with severe
bearing down pains,
cramps and back
ache. I hope to hear
from you at once."
Clara Kopp, Eockport.
Ind., Sept. 27, 1898.
"I think it is my duty to write a
letter to you in regard to what Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did
forme. I wrote you some time ago,
describing my symptoms and asking
your advico, which you very kindly
gave. I ana now healthy and cannot
begin to praise your remedy enough.
I would say to all suffering women,
Take Mrs. Pinkham's advice, for a wo
man best understands a woman's suf
ferings, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her
vast experience in treating female ills,
can give you advice that yon can get
from, no other source.' " CtutA. Hop?,
Rockport, Ind., April 13, 1899.
the patriotic course pursued in the Phil
ippines," said the Captain.
The question now Is, will Captain Gra
ham stand by his speech of October 3
or will he repudiate his own convictions
and stand by the policy of the Democrat
ic platform?
WISHES A HUSTLING HUSBAND
Missouri Girl "Writes of Marriage in
a Business-Like Way.
The Waltsburg (Wash.) Times says the
following letter was received by tho
Postmaster of that city:
"Cedar Bluff, Texas Co., Mo.. July 13,
1000. Mr. post Master dear Sir I have
herd that there Is lots of likely young
fellers out west what halnt got much
chance to mary on account of girls being
so skearce now if I could find Jhe rite
kind of felles 1 wouldnt mind getUn Mar
ryed only I got no use for kind of fellers
round heer what dont do nuthlng but lay
round and talck polltlka an cuss tho
guverment. Do you know of some purty
good feller out ther that wants a good
wife an is alrite an halnt in habit gettln
drunk on onessary ocashuns i am well to
do miself if i halnt so offl good lookln
I am 31 yeers old nex fall an way160
about lite bronn hare an eyes an blong to
the Baptls church, i hav got a Purty good
edicatin. I own 130 akers best bottom
land In texas County got 2 hosses 2 cow3
6 head hogs an I dont claim to be hart
sum but I got Some Sence an a good
appitite fur wurk an 2 weaks ago 1
Just finish layin by 20 akers of as fine
bottum corn as you ever layed eye3 on.
I would like to go out thalr as 1 heer
Its a fine country to grow up with so if
you no of the rite kind of feller who
wants a wife of my deskrlpshun and
meens it tell him to rite to me an send
his plctuer as 1 meen biznls ot course
I can Mary plenty fellers but they air
so menny that halnt no good for nothln
on alrth. Hope to here from you soon
would like to have an ancer from some
feller thats got some propty hlsself but
if he is a good hussler It dont make
great deal diferns. yours Truly
"MINNIE BELL JENNINGS,
"Cedar Blua Mo, Texas Co.
P. S. I halnt never bin Maryed befor
an 1 am a demicrat en fer Bryan but
If rite kind of feller corns long rellgla
nor polltlka wont cut no lse."
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
J. D. Arthur, administrator estate J.
J. White to Charles L. Miller. lots
13, 14 and 15, block 23. Willamette
Addition; also lot 18, block 12, West
Portland. December 9, 1S3D ..4 0
Prlscllla M. Daly to Sarah Crombie,
lot 9. block 6. Highland. July 19 725
F. W. Mitchell to H. E. Noble, lota
1 and 3. block 3, Highland Park.
August G 13
A. B. Manly to H. E. Noble, lot 6,
block IT, Lincoln Park Annex July
10 - - 150
Fred S. Kafer et ux. to Laura E.
Lantz. lot 2. block 13, Smith's subdl
vision. August 2....................... 230
Oscar A. White and wife to Carrie
Shumaker. lots 21 and 22. block 20,
Portsmouth Villa. February 16, 189T- 235
William Duncan and wife to John
Baumgartner. lotMUbioutoif. Sun
nyside, August H SW
William Reld et ux. to H. P. Eliason
N. Vi of fractional lot 2, fractional
block 2, North Portland. August .15.. 600
W H. Duncan and wife to John
Baumgartner. lot 8, block 34, Sun-
nyside, August 14 3
Bond for Deed.
A. F. Washburne to J. D. Pollock,
lots 5. 6. 14, 15 and 16, block 1. Ma-
belvllle Addition. August 15
Marriage Licenses.
Chin Hong, aged 27. Ylng Chan, aged
30; Charles Wv Thomas, 23, Minnie Res
bury, 16.
Births.
August 1, girl, to the wife of John R.
Ensenlnger. 365 East Couch.
August 14, girl, to the wife of W. W.
Kerns, 682 East Nineteenth street
August 15, boy. to. the wife of Jocod
Neumaster, Carson Heights.
Contagious Disease.
Anton J. Schneider. 165 North Twelfth
street, typhoid fever.
Death.
August 13. Nancy Ann Haley, 67 years,
tuberculosis.
An unlimited list of wonderful cures
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Minneapolis, Minn.
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