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THE MOBNEKG- OKEGONIAJS, FKflDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900.
HEY TIRED OF LIF
Two Portland Women Com
mit Suicide.
ONE SHOOTS HERSELF IN THE HEART
5Tfe Other Tnlcea Poison Becmwe
Her Affection for a. Su Wm
Xot Returned.
Mrs. Fremont E. Woodworth, living a
US Monro street, Alblna, was found
dead In her room yesterday afternoon,
-with a "bullet -wound near the heart.
Near the body "was found a 2S-callber
revolver, frith one cartridge exploded
and another which had been tried. After
Investigating- the matter the police con
cluded It was a case of suicide. Mrs.
Woodworth's husband, who Is a locomo
tive fireman on the O. R. & N. was la
the house at the time of the deed. He
eays that he was asleep In his own room
and was awakened by a. shot. Not find
ing his wife about any other part of th
house, and observing her room door was
looked, he broke the panel of the door
and entered, finding the body, he says,
as It was later seen by the Coroner and
.police.
Neighbors state that the Woodworth
couple have lived together happily, bo
far as could be seen from outward ap
pearances. Mrs. "Woodworth has suffered
much from Ill-health. At times the state
of her health seemed to make her de
epondent, but no one thought that she
would take her own life. The revolver
used belonged to her husband. It. evi
dently had only three cartridges in It.
One was exploded, another had not been
touched and a third had been snapped.
It Is believed the unfortunato woman
pulled the trigger once when the weapon
did not discharge. Her resolution was
not shaken by this failure and the sec
ond attempt proved fatal.
Close scrutiny was made by the police
because of the fact that the revolver
lay a short distance from the woman's
hand. To have pointed the muzzle of
such a long weapon to the breast and
pull the trigger, she must have turned
It In an awkward direction. There were
powder burns on the skin around the
wound, but these did not extend fa
from the hole, showing the muzzle was
close when the revolver was fired.
Mr. Woodworth was greatly distressed
by the deed. When he discovered what
had been done he summoned assistance,
but nothing could aid his wife. The
wound either through or close to the
heart had been instanteously fatal. For
two hours after the discovery an excited
throng crowded into the house and eag
erly discussed the case. The police cabled
the Coroner and the body was examined
end removed to the morgue.
POISONED HERSELF.
Grass "Widow Commits Suicide Over
Unrequited Affection.
Mrs. Mary Richards, lately stopping in
the Narrow Gauge lodging-house, First
and Jefferson streets, died at 7:30 yester
day morning, of poison. Mrs. Richards
was regarded by some of her acquaint
ances as slightly demented, and has been
heard to threaten her own life on more
than one occasion lately. She had become
Infatuated with an expressman named
H. Hankins, working for Cosgrove, and
because he did not respond to her atten
tions, became despondent. After taking
the poison, she rushed to Hankins room
and died there while he and the pro
prietor of the house, George Bieloh, wore
trying to secure a physician.
Mrs. Richards had been separated from
her husband for three or four years, ac
cording to the statements of her ac
quaintances. He now lives In Cath
lamet, or somewhere thereabout, and has
not contributed to her support. A few
days ago Mrs. Richards rushed from the
lodging-house threatening to throw her
self in the river, when one of the firemen
In Chemical No. 2, which is just across
the streot, restrained her. She went to
work for a man living in the suburbs of
tho city, and had been there a -week when
she told him one day that if he came
home and did not find her, to look in the
bottom of tho well Fearing that she was
demented, he discharged her at once,
since which time Mrs. Richards had been
stopping at the Narrow Gauge.
Hankins occupies a room three or four
doors from the one she occupied. Short
ly after 7 this morning, while he was pre
paring to co to his work, she rushed
into his room and said she had taken
poison. Hankins states that he then was
full dressed and had half opened the door
to go out. At first ho discredited her,
believing that she was merely trying to
perpetrate a joke. Mrs. Richards per
sisted, and when he started to go on
about his day's work, began to scream.
Hankins says he then informed the pro
prietor, George Bieloh. and asked that he
get a doctor. The proprietor also believed
the woman was playing a Joke. Mrs.
Richards was soon in convulsions. Then
Hankins sars he realized that she was
telling the truth, and asked Bieloh why
he had not gone for a doctor. Bieloh
started, but the hour was early and his
first efforts were futile. At last he
ran up to the residence of Dr. Glltncr,
further ud First street, and told him
that there was a woman down in his
lodging-house who was very sick. "He
asked me what was the trouble tvith her,"
said Bieloh. "and I told him that I
thought she had taken poison in order
to commit suicide. Then he said. 'Oh,
let her die; I haven't time to waste on
such people."' "
.Bieloh returned to tho lodging-house, by
which time Mrs. Richards was dead.
Hankins says she died within four or five
minutes after comlmr to his room. Con
vulsions such as one would have after
taking strychnine were the symptoms of
the poison. Hankins asked her why she
had done It and w hat she had taken. She
replied that she wanted to die. and had
taken the poison from a bottle in her
room. Only one bottle was found there,
which Hankins says -was labeled port
wine, and smell ed much like brandy. This
was thrown down and broken before it
was known that tho woman had really
taken poison.
Mrs. Richards has one brother and two
sisters residing near Portland. Her
brother. H. E. Franco, is in the lumber
ing businoss at Troutdale. He came in
late and assumed control of the remains,
after which he went directly to Van
couver. IoubUess he will be present to
day t the Inquest. One sister. Mrs. A.
S. Douglas, lives In Stella, Wash. The
brother had been .sending the deceased
money, and in her room was found a
letter from him remitting 510. In her
pocket was found JO. presumably part of
this last remittance, after death. The
inquest will be held today.
RAKGE BATTLE IMMINENT.
Trouble Threatened Between Sheep
nnd Cattle Men.
Baker City Democrat, Aug. 13.
Pote Miller, of the firm of Carter &
Miller, of this city, returned home last
evening from Harney County, where he
purchased 1000 head of mutton sheep and
drove them over the trail to this city,
passing through the Upper Burnt River
section. Mr. Miller got his band of sheep
along the route without mishap until he
arrived in the vicinity of Hereford. Here
he lost about 20 head from eating salt
petre thrown out on the range by cattie
orouers. A range battle between cattle and sheep
owners Is Imminent in the Burnt River
stfeden, according to Mr. (Miller's state
ment The Malheur divide is the separ
ating ground of the deadly foes. Sheep
men are forced to keep their bands on
the Malheur side of the divide, and any
infraction of the order promulgated by
cattle men will precipitate a fight to the
death. The sheepmen are equally deter
mined to run their bands wheresoever
they please, and shooting Is likely to com
mence at any moment. Every mother's
son of them on both sides ride the range
armed to the teeth, and are determined to
die if they must In the protection of
what seems to them to be their rights.
HADE MONEY ON COWS.
Portland Man -"Who "Did Well t
Cape Some.
8. M.Barr, and his son, Harry, who left
Portland for Nome on the steamer Des
patch June 11, with 11 cows, arrived home
safe and sound yesterday morning, hav
ing come tx Seattle on the steamer Cen
tennial, which was manned by a crew of
140 persons who worked their passage
home. They have enjoyed the finest kind
of weather ever since they left here, up
to within two days before leaving Nome,
when it began to rain. Mn Barr came
out ahead on his speculation in cows. He
milked them for three weeks, and sold
the milk at a good price to restaurants
and longshoremen, as they had money,
but there were many who could not af
ford to buy milk. Then he began selling
them off for beet and to private families,
and finally sold the last four to a man
who Intended to keep them for a while.
Mr. Barr says his Judgment In regard to
his venture in cows was all right, but he
missed it on the camp.
The landing of cattle from the Despatch
June 25, caused beef to drop from 65 and
75 cents per pound to about 40 cents per
pound, and everything began shading
down at the same time. He does not
advise any one to go to Nome, and when
he arrived there he was sorry that he
could not send word here for every one
to stay away. He says there are not 150
men on the pay-roll in the whole camp.
Those who took In machinery are tho
most unfortunate. He came down with
one of a party from Philadelphia, who
took in machinery, which, landed, cost
$35,000, and he said he could see no way
that they could get S5 cents out of It.
Before leaving he spent some time and
did some hard tramping to investigate
two creeks which are said to be very rich
in their beds, as he knew his friends here
would want to know all about them. His
advice to all is to stay away from Nome,
and he is very happy- to be back In old
Webfoot again, where fruit is plentiful.
CAME OUT EVEW ON CATTLE.
Union County Man Found Many
Kome People Too Poor to Buy.
J. A. Masterson, a stockman of Elgin,
Union County, was one of the returning
Nome adventurers who registered' at tho
Perkins last evening. He went to Nome
on the Despatch, taking up 100 fat steers
and 300 fat wethers, but the venture, he
said last evening, was not a howling
success, and It took close figuring to
bring him out even.
"I thought people had to eat, when
I left here, with the stock," he said,
"but I found that a large proportion ot
the people of Nome were strapped when
they arrived there, and so they had noth
ing to buy beef or mutton with. How
ever, I lost nothing and am glad I had
the experience."
He estimates the number of people still
at Nome when he left there, August 7,
at 25,000, of whom 4000 had applied to the
Government for help in getting away
from there. The beach ho pronounces
a delusion and snare, and he avers that
the miners did not average over $1 a day
while digging it over. He does not mince
words in denouncing transportation com-
panles and the Seattle newspapers for
luring men on a fool's errand.
He said the steamer Centennial was a
comfortable vessel to come back on, but
he didn't get enough to eat. When h6
arrived in Seattle he lost no time In get
ting a square meal, which cost him $1 0.
He is very glad to be back in Oregon
again after his rough experience in the
North.
IN THE SEVERAL COURTS.
Woman Snes for 5000 for Fnlse Im
prisonment. Anna Cypress yesterday filed suit
against C. L. Haynes for $5000 damages in
the State Circuit Court, for alleged false
arrest and Imprisonment. The plaintiff
avers that she resides with her husband,
John Cypress, near the Midway School
house, and states that on July 12 last, she
was arrested at the Instance of Haynes
on a charge of violating the ordinance
prohibiting buildings to project over a
street or sidewalk. The street In ques
tion was described as Spring street, and
the warrant was Issued In the Municipal
Court. As a result, Mrs. Cypress alleges
that she was Incarcerated in the City
Jail for a period of three days. She as
serts that the house Is the property of
her husband, which the defendant well
knew, and that her arrest was without
probable cause. She avers that she is
not the owner of any building which ob
structed the street. Mrs. Cypress further
recites that she is a professional mid
wife, and alleges that her business has
been injured by her arrest, and that she
was humiliated and suffered mental an
guish, all of which she wants the defend
ant to pay for.
Plea Overruled.
The case of Allen & Lewis vs. the O.
R. & N. Co., and the Oregon Short Lino
Railway Company came up in Judge Bel
linger's court yesterday for hearing on
a plea to Jurisdiction. The matter was
argued by L. B. Cox for complainants
and Zera Snow for defendants.
Defendants set up that a corporation
is entitled to have suits - against it
brought in the district in which it is
located. Complainants assert that defend
ants having entered an appearance in this
district, the court here has Jurisdiction.
The plea was overruled by the court, but
leave was granted defendants further to
plead.
Attempt to Wreck a Train.
- Baker City Republican, Aug. 15.
The cowcatcher to the engine which
pulled the eastbound passenger train Into
Baker City today presented a most dilap
idated appearance. It looked as though
the engine had collided with a cyclone.
Passengers on the train stated that on
coming out of the mountains the other
side of La Grande the engine ran into a
steel roll that had been placed by soma
party or parties across the track. Owing
to the high speed of the train the rail was
thrown from the track, and out from
under the wheels, thus avoiding what
might have been a very serious accident.
Who placed the rail across the track and
for what purpose it was so placed is a
mystery, though the officials are on the
search.
4 Civil War Records.
HTLLSBORO, Aug. 16. The 70 volumes,
records of the War of the Rebellion, se
cured by the Grand Army Post at this
place, was the personal set furnished to
Representative Tongue, such as Is fur
nished to each Senator and Representa
tive, and was presented by him to the
post. Two other sets furnished to him
for distribution will be presented, one
to the Soldiers' Home at Roseburg, and
the other to J. W. Geary Post, Eugene
City. More veterans of the Civil War are
at these two cities than at any other
points In the First Congressional Dis
trict of Oregon.
Washington Grocers Organize-.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 16. The retail
grocers of the state met in convention
here today, perfected an organisation, ap
pointed James Gregg, of Seattle,, and W.
F. Saul, of Tacoma, delegates to the Na
tional convention at Detroit, and selected
Spokane as the next, meeting-place. To
night the delegates are being banqueted
by the local grocers.
MAKES ANIMAL PICTURES
ARTIST BEARD XX PORT&AITO Off A
SHORT VISIT. t
His Greatest Pride Is in niastratlng
Books for Yonthful Readers
Worlc as Teacher.
IX C "Beard, a prominent artist of the
East, whose work of illustrating periodi
cals and Juvenile publications is widely
known, is in -the city, and staying at
the Portland. Mr. Beard will not remain
here more than a few days.. He has been
through Yellowstone Park and visited
the Flathead Indian reservation, where
he secured some fine pictures of the big
buffalo herd found there. Among this
collection are pictures of some fine buf
falo calves which are perhaps the finest
specimens to be found at the present date.
This herd is estimated to number about
400, and Is really the only herd In the
country.
Mr. Beard has been storing his memory
and sketch book with other pictures of
animals of the West, which he will find
useful In future work. While he does
not do landscapes for publication, he does
much of this kind of work for pleasure,
and found great fields in the Pacific
Northwest. Because of his excellent work
in drawing animals Mr. Beard has been
made a life member of numerous organi
zations and societies, among which are
the League of American Sportsmen,
three clubs In New York City, the Aca
demy of Science and the Ornithological
Union. He was once vice-president of
the Art Students' League of New York,"
and Is now a professor in the Woman's
School of Applied Designs, where he
teaches animal drawing and general Il
lustration. Mr. Beard's work In the La
dles' Home Journal for the past few
years has been widely noticed and ad
mired. But he finds greatest pride In
Juvenile Illustrations. Three books al
ready published have been Illustrated by
him and he Is now engaged on pictures
for another juvenile publicantlon that
will soon be out.
WOODMEN' OF THE WORLD,
Portland Aslss Sot the .Next Head
Camp Session.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah., Aug. 15.
The Woodmen of the World spent the
morning listening to the report of Head
Councilor Faulkenberg, which was began
yesterday afternoon. This report shows
that the order is In a very flourishing
condition and that the Pacific jurisdiction
is increasing In membership rapidly. At
the conclusion of the address, Head Coun
cilor Faulkenberg received an ovation and
was obliged to answer to the good will of
the brethren. He said that he would
rather have the love of the 50,000 boys
West who are members of the order
than to have a million dollars.
At the afternoon session, telegrams were
read from the Governor of Oregon and
the Mayor and Chamber of Commerce,
of Portland, asking that the next head
camp session be held In Portland.
Phalrman Hawley, of Salem. Or., read
the biennial report of the board of head
managers, which showed that one assesn
ment per month Is ample to meet all the
demands on the benefit fund.
Tho report of the committee on laws
and grievances was considered until ad
journment. This evening the' local and visiting
Woodmen Joined in a street parade.
Tho Women of Woodcraft did nothing
but receive the report of the board of
grand managers, which showed that the
Jurisdiction was in firm condition and
was receiving a healthy growth. The
afternoon was devoted to tho introduc
tion of resolutions.
DIED IN-POVERTY.
Downfall of Asa Wilber an Heir to
Millions.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16. The Exam
iner says:
Asa Packer Wilber, one of the
heirs to the 520,000,000 estate left by
Asa Packer, the Pennsylvania railroad
king and coal baron, has died In poverty
In this city, and yesterday was buried in
a pauper's grave. He was a victim of
the morphine habit, and until a few days
ago worked at intervals for J. P.-Bogard,
proprietor of a dramatic paper, to whom
he assigned half of his prospective es
tate. He was a nephew of Asa Packer, whose
will made over his Immense estate to his
children, but contained a clause that
should they die without issue the estate
was to, revert to two brothers, named
Ellsha and Jeremiah Wilber, who were
related to Packer by marriage, or in case
of their death to their direct heirs, ii.ll
sha Wilber took charge of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad and the Packer coai
properties and operated them, increasing
the value of the property.
One by one the Packer children dlea,
Jeaving no direct heirs, until only one
daughter is left. She has no children,
and her life Is said to be all that stands
between the Wilber family and the Pack
er fortune.
A Floating? Postofflce in China.
Washington Evening Star. .
An order to establish a floating Post
offlce In China has been given by Mr.
Beavers, Acting First Assistant Postmaster-General,
for the accommodation of
American soldiers and legation people.
It will be a substation of the San Fran
cisco Postofflce and its base of operations
will be at Nagasaki, Japan, where near
ly all the transports will touch. Each
important division of the American troops
will have a floating Postofflce and mall
will be delivered to jthe soldiers almost
on the battle-fields.
Granville Hunt, financial clerk In the
Washington City Postofflce, has been de
tailed to go to China to open up the
postal supply service. He will accompany
Mr. H. M. Robinson, of Atlanta, Chief
ARTIST BEARD AND WIFE.
of the Railway Mall Service at that point,
who willjhave charge of the new postal
eervice for our soldiers In China. The
Postmaster-General desires that an expert
on organization and supply of Fostofuces
be sent to China the others detailed be
ing more familiar with transportation
matters. Mr. Hunt "was sent to Havana
to assist in organizing the postal service
In Cuba soon after the United States took
charge of the Island, and later opened
the Postofflce at Ponce, Porto Rico. Mr.
Hunt will take with him about $10,000
worth of stamps, etc., "for the use of
soldiers. They will leave about the 10th
inst. for San Francisco. All the soldiers
will be given the benefit of domestic pos
tal rates while they are ihr China.
COLOMBIA'S TROUBLES.
President Has Resigned and "Vice
President Succeeds Him.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. A. 'cable des
patch was received hero from Bogota,
announcing the resignation of President
Sanctlemete, of the Republic of Colom
bia. Vice-President Marroquln will serve
out the lour years that remain of his
term. The action of Senor Sanctlemete
Vill bring about a change in the political
system jof Colombia, and may overt end
the revolution which has been in progress
for 10 months.
Intervention of' Consuls.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. 16. The follow
ing Is the full text of the statement re
garding the alleged Intervention of the
foreign Consuls during the recent fight
ing In Panama, as contalnecL-ln the offi
cial report of General Salazar, command
ing the government forces, to General Al
ban, Civil Governor and Military Chief of
the Province of Panama, who was In com
mand" of the garrison when the city was
attacked by the revolutionists:
"The revolutionary leaders, after taking
positions around Panama, placed them
selves in communication with several for
eign Consuls, hoping that their Interven
tion would lead to the surrender of the
city. The Intervention of the Consuls
produced such dangerous and pernicious
effects, morally, that only the resolution
of General Alban averted serious conse
quences." COLORADO FOREST FIRES.
Enormons Loss Caused by Careless
Campers.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 1C.
Glenwood Springs is enveloped in a
cloud of smoke today, caused by the
forest fires which surrdund the town on
three sides. These fires are raging at
; Grizzley Creek, at the back of Mount
Lookout, and at Sunset FeaK, ana are
supposed to have originated through the
neglect of. campers. Last night a gale
I blew the fires over the 'summit of Sun
l set Peak in full view of the town. The
I magnificent spectacle was watched for
hours by the entire community. For a
time it was feared that the sparks would
! be carried across the rlVcr and threaten
the town, but the wind changed and the
fire spread toward Four-Mile Creek.
CRESTONE, Colo., Aug. 16. A great
forest fire is raging in Crestone canyon,
just off Baca Grant. No. 4. High winds
The d(Tad civil enElneer who flrs(t conceived
the idea of supplying Portland with water
from Bull Run Eler.
have caused It read with great rap
idity. Unless a avy rain should fall
In a day or two, millions of feet of valu
able timber will be destroyed. The whole
San Luis Valley has been filled with
dense smoke all week from fires on both
the east and .west ranges, and great
damage has already been done.
LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 16. The moun
tains west of Loveland are enveloped In a
dense cloud of smoke, the result of for
est fires raging on Flat Top Mountain,
northwest of Long's Peak. It is reported
that much valuable timber has been de
stroyed. DENVER, Aug. 16. A special to the
News from Almosa, Colo., says a forest
fire Is burning east of South Fork, from
five to 20 miles wide, and is destroy
ing valuable timber, mine machinery and
buildings. It has already traveled 35
miles, and the damage will run into
millions of dollars.
CABLE PARK, FOR AN OUTING
Cable Park, Portland Heights, 800 feet
above the city, at terminus- of Portland
Railway, open to the public Fine view
of the snow-clad peaks, city and coun
try, pleasant shade, good refreshment
stand, comfortable seats and swings;
with monkeys and young bears to amuse
the children. Open cars leave the en
trance every seven and one-half minutes.
CHARLES B. TALBOT,
CLIMBED BY NEW ROUTE
TWO SWISS - MASABSAS MATTH A3
CEJPT OF MOtnJT HOOD.
Part of It Up a Sheer Sheet of -Ice
Guide .Yocnra Soon to Retire
East Side Notes.
George and Fred Schwarz returned yes
terday from a trip - to the summit of
Mount Hood. They left on their bicycles
Monday morning at 5 o'clock and ar
rived at Government Camp at 5:30 P. M.
As Guide Ybcum was not feeling well,
they did not start up the mountain till
Wednesday, at 4:15, and reached Crater
Hock at 9 o'clock, in company with Mr.
Yocum. Both the Schwarz boys had
climbed mountains In Switzerland, and
Mr. Yocum remarked they could climb
better than he. and he proposed that they
take a new and rather dangerous route,
which Is east of the- big crevasse. George
Schwarz sld that it was the hardest
climb he had ever made, a considerable
distance being up a sheer sheet of Ice,
where steps had to be cut. They got up
in safety, but Mr. Yocum said that only
the most experienced mountain-climbers
could have made the ascent by that
route. Mr. Yocum remarked that It was
the finest ascent he had made of the
mountain in a long time, and he would
not have missed It for anything; It is
not often he conducts experienced moun
taineers up to the summit, and he wanted
to' give them an experience in scaling an
Ice sheet that they would not forget
very soon. They left the toll-gate yester
day morning at 7:30 on their return trip
io Portland, and arrived here at 5:30.
They report the roads in fine condition.
There was some rainfall that laid the
dust and made wheeling easy.
Has Been Guide Twelve Years.
O. C. Yocum, the guide at Government
Camp, has been conducting parties up to
the summit of Mount Hood for the past
12 years. He Is an old Portland photog
rapher, and went. out there largely on ac
count of falling health. He went first to
the foot ot Mount Hood, In 18SS, and has
been there almost continuously ever
since. He has been taking parties up
Mount Hood every season, and never
had an accident where his advice was
followed. He is a thorough mountaineer,
but according to recent reports his health
Is not so good as formerly, although he
goes up to the summit several times
every year. Mr. Yocum is 60 years old,
and thinks he will retire as guide. He
wants some young man who will learn
the routes up the mountain and who
will train to act as guide. During his
12 years' experience at the foot of Mount
Hood, and acting as guide, Mr. Yocum
has gathered quite a rich fund of inci
dents concerning the various parties. He
has kept tho published accounts of all the
ascents that have been made during that
time, and. intends to put them in shape
for publication. In. book form. It will
prove Interesting to mountain-climbers.
Soldiers and Sailors Reanlon.
The committee has about completed all
arrangements for the reunion of the Ex
Soldters and Ex-Sailors' Association,
which will open at Hawthorne Springs
next Wednesdayr Speakers have been se
cured for every afternoon of the four
days of tho reunion. The forenoons will
not be occupied with programmes, but
will be given up to the veterans and
others for social purposes. As the largest
crowds gather In the afternoons, all the
programmes have been arranged accord
ingly. The reunion Includes veterans of
all the wars and all will be represented
on the programmes. For the evenings
-the exercises will be highly entertaining.
1 These wilt be In charge of Professor
Brown. One of the features will be the
illustration by electric lights of the song,
"Star-Spangled Banner." The song will
be sung by Charles Whiting, and by a
combination of electric jets of appropriate
colors the flag will be produced. This
will probably be given every night. It is
also expected that General Compson will
give his illustrated lecture on the "Bat
tle of Gettysburg." Professor M. L.
Pratt, of tjie Williams School, has a
highly Interesting lecture on the "Life
of Abraham Lincoln." and various patri
otic scenes, which will be given with
stereoptlcon views. Rev. Henry Barton
has a large number of views of battle
scenes or the Civil War, with a lecture,
which will be produced one night. With
the afternoon addresses, and these even
ing exercises, the reunion promises to be
a great success. Sunday evening the
affair will qlose with a sacred concert.
Secretary Foss is working persistently
on all details, so that everything . will
run smoothly. A large attendance Is ex
pected. All ex-soldlers and their families
are Invited. Meals will be furnished to
ex-soldiers and their families on tho
grounds for 15 cents. Those who desire
to camp during the reunion will have the
privilege of doing so.
Meetlnjr of Pioneers.
A unique and pleasant gathering of
pioneers was held at the home of Mrs.
S. Hlcklln, Troutdale, Tuesday. It was a
gathering of pioneers In every sense.
Some of the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
P. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Heslln,
Mr. and Mrs. 8. Dunbar, D. Dunbar. In
early days Mr. Williams was a teacher,
and in the long ago wielded the birch over
Mrs. S. Dunbar and several other of the
women present. Including his wife, nee
Hall, sister of John H. Hall, and others.
.The occasion wan one rich with reminis
cences of the scenes and events of early
days. A bountiful repast was spread by
the hostess. The guests present will not
soon forget the occasion.
East Side Note.
The entertainment by the Young La
dles' Society of the Church of the Immac
ulate Hrart w'ill be given this evening, in
the parish hall on Stanton street, Upper
Albina.
At the last meeting of Clinton Kelly
Cabin, Native Sons of Oregon, it was de
cided not to give a lawn social, but they
will arrange for an entertainment Inside
the hall In the near future. The weather
Is regarded as too uncertain to prepare
for an outdoor affair.
A. O. Wells, of Gresham, was danger
ously injured yesterday by falling nearly
40 feet. He was working fcr Smith &
Carpenter, and while he was descending
a well slipped and dropped to the bot
tom. He was badly injured, but it li
thought that he will recover. Dr. Short
was called to attend him.
The graders are cutting down the Mann
hill, on the Kelly road, near Woodstock.
The dirt is used to fill up a ravine south
of the place where the cut is made. A
bridge over the ravine will be done away
with by this fill. The cutting leaves the
Woodstock track high up, but it will
have to be lowered to correspond with
the new grade.
Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum.
- To Save the Cliff Dwellings.
SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 16. An order
has been received from General Land
Commissioner Hermann to withdraw from
further entry and sale all the public land
In about nine townships west of the Rio
Grande River around Espanols, for tho
purpose of establishing the proposed
park In which are situated hundreds of
cliff dwellings and thousands of communal
buildings, which are being looted by van
dals and relic-hunters.
Hall 'Storm in Nebrnslca.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 16. Wind and
hall storms of unusual severity visited
Nebraska at an early hour this morning
Seward, Southern Lancaster and Jefferson
Counties suffered most. Crop3 were ruined
by the hail, and in some cases some build
ings were blown down and wrecked. The
hail broke half the window-glasses in tho
towns of Ruby, Beaver -Crossing,. Panama
and Fairbury. The area covered is oi
considerable extent, and the damage to
crops will reach high in. the hundreds ot
thousands of dollars. No fatalities are
reported, although, houses la almost every
town In the path of the storm, were struck
by lightning.
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TROLLEY LINE IN PERSIA.
The 8ha& Is Modernising: His Do
main. NEW YORK. Aug 16. The Shab of Per
sia has had an agent In this country for
a fortnight examining the electric trolley
systems of Greater New York, preparatory
to Introducing electric travel between Te
heran, and a port on the Caspian Sea.
These S3 miles of trolley will be the long
est electric railway in Asia.
The Shah's agent. John Marsdon Ward,
an Englishman, has beers for more than
15 years attached to the personal serv
ice of the Shah, and has resided at Te
heran. Frequent trips to Europe have
kept him in touch with the progress of
invention and art. He was a protege of
B. B. Hotchkias, the American Inventor,
and has introduced into the Shah's capi
tal the telephone and other modern ap
pliances. Since his arrival he has been
Investigating the trolley systems In the
city, the Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Met
ropolitan having furnished him every fa
cility. Mr. Ward was found at the Secor ship
yard at Bayrldge, whither he had gone
to give an order for a launch for the
Shah's use at his Winter residence on
the Persian Gulf, near Busra, the Bolsora
of old "Slndbod. the Sailor."
T go to Philadelphia next week," ho
said, "to visit the Baldwin locomotive
works, with a view to making a report
upon engines for use on the new railroad
between Teheran and the Persian Gulf.
One and possibly a second line of railway
will be pushed through to the gulf with
all possible Bpeed. The road3 will be
built largely by Russian capital and lius-slan-
engineers.
"The generaj impression about Persia Is
that it is a land of desperadoes. Nothing
could be further from the truth. Petsla
la not a bad country to live in. I have
a house at Teheran that has the most
complete sanitary fittings. It contains a
porcelain balh, purchased in Vienna, It
Is lighted with electricity and a tele
phone connects It with the palace and the
various offices I visit. There are many
hansom cab3 in Teheran and I generally
drive In one. Most Americans and Euro
peans think we ride camels and camp out,
but we don't.
"I do not wish to discuss His Majesty's
affairs." added Mr. Ward. "My relations
with His Majesty are purely business ones.
I have nothing to do with the policy ot
the government toward Russia or Great
Britain. Not the slightest attempt has
ever been made to Interfere with my re
ligious views. I am a member of the Eng
lish. Church and serve my God in my own
way.
"The Shah. Is a very intelligent ruler.
His Majesty has been thrice to Europe
and on this occasion he has devoted much
time to examining novelties at the Parl3
Exposition. The papers say he has bought
several automobiles. Doubtless that Is
true. But His Majesty has had a French
gasoline motor carriage for more than
two years. It Is a well-known object on
the drives around Teheran. I am looking
over the automobile ground here and may
buy one or more if a decided novelty is
discovered. Ten years from now Persia
will be abreast of the nations of Europe
in everything but the fine arts.
"The great conflict In China may de
lay Russia's advance upon India, but the
day for that move is practically fixed.
Russia can occupy Herat any day she
wishes. It Is the gateway to India.
"Persia owe3 much to Russia. The Czar
has not attempted in any way to domi
nate affairs at Teheran. Russia Is doing
more for the rest of the world than Is
any one nation."
Mr. Ward will make a hurried trip to
Chicago and will then sail for Paris to.
accompany the Shah on his return to Te-'
heran. A small steamer has been char
tered at Hull, England, that will proceed
to Havre and load all the merchandise
and inventions that have been purchased
here and In Europe. The steamer will
clear for the Black Sea and the goods will
be forwarded over the trans-Caucasian
Railway to Baku. This Is the most direct
route to Teheran at present, but when
the railroads across Persia are finished,
the Persian Gulf will again become one
of the familiar ports of the world to
shipmasters. American breadstuff3 will
there find a great market In the future,
in Mr. Ward's opinion.
ITALY'S POOR NAVY.
Ex-Premier Crispi Urges an In
crense in the Force.
ROME, Aug. 16. Larlvlsta Marittimma
publishes an article by Slgnor Crispi. In
which the ex-Premier urges an Increase
of the navy. He says that during the
existence of the triple alliance. Italy has
not had organized defense. From 1S60,
he further says, to the present time,
2,650.000 lire have been sent on the navy,
which, however, has descended from third
place in 1S90 until It is now seventh among
the naval powers. Sicily, continues the
article, cannot be defended without a
strong fleet, nor can many Italian colo
nies be safeguarded against foreigners.
Slgnor Crispi asserts that the economical
future of Italy demands that she search
for new fields in the extreme Orient and
he concludes by warmly recommending
that the Government provide for the ne
cessities of the situation, "for to relin
quish a fleet proportionate to the needs of
the country would be to abandon the sole
hope of safety to which Italy could trust
her fortune in tho day of trial."
Collision in Paris.
PARIS, Aug. 16. A street-car collision,
resulting in Injuries to 35 persons, oc
curred i last evening at the corner ot
the Boulevard des Batignoles and the Rue
St. Petersburg, where electric and horae
lines cros3. All the Injured will recover.
No American was hurt.
Tombs of German Emperors.
BERLIN, Aug. 16. With the permission
of Emperor William, the work-of open
ing the tombs of the German Emperors,
buried in tho Cathedral of Spires, began
today.
Krnpp'a Lons-Range Gnns.
BERLIN, Aug. 16. Herr Krupp will be
gin practice August 23 with cannon shoot
ing 1 miles.
B. A. F. Mamroev.
NEW YORK. Aug. 16. B. A. F. Mam
roev, at one time private secretary to
William H. Seward, died suddenly at his
home In this city, aged 49. Mr. Mamroev
was a Russian, born In Jerusalem, and
when Mr. Seward met him there, serv
ing as American Vlce-Consul, he induced
him to come to this country.
Upon leaving Mr. Seward's service,
Mamroev assisted in the preparation of
Appleton's Encyclopedia, writing many
lmportant articles for that publication on
subjects connected with the countries in
the East. His most important literary
work was a life of Christ, published In
1835 under the title. "The Story of the
Life of Jesus, the Nazarene," which at
tracted much attention from Bible schol
ars. -
Daily Treasrnry Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Todays
statement of the Treasury balances In the
general fund, exclusive of the S15O.00O.O0O
gold reserve In the division of redemption,
shows:
Available cash balances $140,656,541
Gold 74,200.352
Chief Justice Greene of Pennsyl
vania. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Aug. 16.-Chlef
Justice Henry Greene, of the Pennsylva
nia Supreme Court, died here today.
SURVEYORS ARE AT WORK
FOIFa PARTIES TS SOUTHEASTERN
OREGON.
Signs of Activity on the North Bank
of the Columbia, River
Portage Railway.
That Oregon Is shortly to become the
scene of extensive railroad construction la
the opinion ot those best Informed In
railway matters In thla city. Railroad
companies do not. as a rule, publish to
the world Just what they are going to do
but on the contrary do their best to keep
their business and their Indentions a se-
1 nly when 3Urveyora are In
the field and agents are around quietly
securing rights of way and makinte esti
mates on work and supplies, that the se
crets as to proposed construction actually
leak out.
The companies, ot course, have a two
fold reason for keeping their movements
In the dark. They desire to secure rights
of way before the general public Is aware
of their designs and steps in to obstruct
their progress here and there; and rival
companies, whose eyes are upon the same
coveted territory must be kept-guessing,
too. Railroad companies often employ
spies to follow the surveying parties ot
the opposition and take note of the prob
able destination.
Central and Southeastern, Oregon are
now being traversed by the surveying
parties of four different companies, and a
region heretofore without railroads is
likely to be tapped by three or more with
in the next year. The Corvallls & East
em. or the Hammond line, has two sur
veying parties out. between the" present
terminus of the road at Idanha and the
head of the Malheur River, where the
line Is already located. This line will cut
clear across this state and Idaho, forming
a junction at Butte, Mont., and thus give
Oregon one more transcontinen,taI line
should the intentions of the promoters
materialize.
The Dalles Southern has several sots of
surveyors at work, locating a line from
The Dalles diagonally across the state
to Wlnnemucca. Nev.
The Columbia Southern is preparing
to extend Its line south, from Shanlko to
Prinevllle. and this extension, it is
thought, will be begun this Fall.
The Oregon Midland la about to con
struct its grade from Klamathon. CaL, to
Klamath Falls, Or., a distance of 83 miles.
John Hale, a well-known railway con
tractor. Is now at Klamath Falls, and
has taken the contract as far as Keno.
on the Klamath River. Mr. Hale feels
assured that this line will not stop at
Klamath Falls, but will be built to Lake
ivlew, 120 miles to the southeast.
Then there are also signs ot immediate
activity on the north side of the Columbia
River. Agents have been among the II
waco logging camps and mills of the Low
er Columbia during the past week, figur
ing on the cost of laying ties down on the
bank, between Kalama and Pasco It is
also broadly hinted that the Paul Mohr
portage railway ha3 been absorbed by
the Northern Pacific, and that It will be
come a portion of the main line socs to
be built on that side of the Columbia.
The people of the Northwest can rest as
sured that railroad building is by no
means over here, and that each succeed
ing year will find additional lines and
branches in operation until the States of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho are grid
Ironed like the older portions of the coun
try, Northern PaolfSo Planar
NEW YORKj Aug-17. The Tlnaes says:
"President Mellen. of the Northern Pa
cific, is authority for the statement that
his road will not built down S.nake River
from Lewiston, as the building of such a
line would Interfere with the development
of the Clearwater country. No surveys
are being made in Idaho, but cm the Mon
tana side of the Bitter Root Mountains
the country is being surveyed -with a view
to possible future construction. At North
Seattle TO acres of land hosve been ac
quired, which will bo used for-the handllsg
of coal exclusively.
COAL GOING TO FRANCE.
Result of the Miners' StrUcea '0n
Germany nnd Ana-trio.
PHTXJLDETjPHGA, Aug. 16L -Three
freighters the British steamships Rey
nolds. Trevanlan and Rathmoor have
been chartered to carry coal from this
port to France. It is stated that five more
vessels will be chartered tomorrow for a
similar purpose. The miners strikes in
Germany and Austria have resulted In a
scarcity of bituminous coal In France,
and for several weeks agents ot tho
French Government have been endeavor
ing to secure ships In England and this
country available for carrying fuel. It
Is said that 1,000,000 tons of soft coal have
been contracted for and that the entire
order will be filled at this porC It la be
lieved that the fuel la for private con
sumption. Among Qneen Victoria's recast guests at
Windsor Castle was tha Duo d'Aloncon, whoso
mother was the Queen's first cousin. Louts
Philippe nearly succeeded m arranging a mar
riage between the old Una and Victoria, -when
King Leopold, uncle at tlie,Qs)B and son-in-law
of Louis. DSTTOQSed Prince Albert.
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