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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1901. 5 NEILL TO FIGHT SMITH A BOUT ARRANGED FOR. NOVEM BER SO, IX PORTLAND. This Tim, Say the Promoter, the Spectators "Will Get a. Run Xor Their Money. f Al Nelll, of California, and "Mysterious" Billy Smith have been matched for a 20 round boxing contest, which will take place at the Exposition, building on No ber 29. The terms of agreement name Jack Grant as referee, and require the men to strip at 152 pounds. The Pastime Athletic Club has the matter In charge, and Messrs. Day and Grant have decided to issue coupon tickets, refunding money to the spectators if satisfaction Is not guaranteed. This method will certainly Insure a square contest. The system of coupon tickets was used in the Jost-Ev-ans match in 1S89, and proved highly sat isfactory. The reason why "Mysterious" Billy Smith did not show up well In the recent match with Tracy was. It is said by his friend, because he had weakened himself In the process of training, and spent three hours in a Turkish bath the day the con test was held. This was necessary in order to bring his weight down to 145 'pounds. In the coming match the men are to weigh 152, so that Smith ought to get Into the best form, without weakening himself. Al Nelll Is a native of California, about 26 years of age. He has defeated George-f Green, Phil Green and Jack Moffet. On October 29, of this year, he beat Mike Dunnavan, of Syracuse, in 15 rounds. The match took place In Oakland, Cal., and was one of the liveliest exhibitions ever seen In California. Nelll is strong and aggressive. Too much stress need not be laid on the fact that Tracy recently made a draw with him at Seattle, "for Nelll was too fine, and refuses to at tempt to make such a low weight again. The coming contest promises to be the greatest ever held in Portland. TOURNAMENT FOR WRESTLERS. Multnomah, Club Announces Big taSrent for Next "Week. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has Issued circulars announcing that the club will hold an amateur wrestling tour nament for the championship of the Northwest December 19, 190L Notices , were sent to the Y. M. C. A headquar ters at Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane to the Portland Turn Verein, and to the athletic clubs In Astoria, Van couver, "Wash., Baker City, La Grande, Spokane, Seattle, Salem, Shoshone, Butte, Victoria and Vancouver, B. C. The com - tnittee endeavored to send these notices ' to all the clubs in the Northwest, but If any that have amateur wrestlers have In any way been overlooked they should communicate with the wrestling commit tee at once. Joe Acton will have a large string of Multnomah wrestlers 'in the tournament. Those who will probably enter are: Alex DeFrance, Dick Price, Will Sherman and John McCallig In the light-weight class; Edgar Frank and A C. Gilbert In the bantam; Joe Kahn, Chester Hughes, Iaio Smith and Henry Frank In the feather weight; Sam Holbrook and McCallig in the welter weight, and Ed Johnson in the middle-weight. The tournament will be held under the following conditions: 1. The weights will be: Bantam, 115 pounds and under; feather, 126 pounds and under; light, 136 pounds and under; middle. 158 pounds and under. 2. All contests catoh-as-catch-can; any hold, grip, lock or trip to be allowed; except hammer-lock, strangling and full nelson holds. 3. Nothing heavier than light slippers or rubbers without heels allowed on feet. 4 Both shoulders must be on the mat at the same time to constitute a fall. 5. Duration of bouts shall be six minutes, with a rest of six minutes for every contestant between -bouts. 6. Each contestant la entitled to the assist ance of not to exceed tfto seconds, and no ad lce or coaching shall be given to any com rector by his seconds, or by any other person, during the progress of any bout. Any viola tion of this rule by any contestant, or the re fusal of any contestant to break any hold when so ordered by the referee, may be pun ished by the referee with the loss of the bout,' and perhaps his exclusion from the competi tion The same penalty can be ' imposed for striking, kicking, gouging, etc 7. Every contestant must told a registration card of -the Amateur Athletic Union of Its Northwest branch, the Pacific Northwest Asso ciation. 8 Contestants shall be weighed in at 7:30 P, M. on nights of the contests, and any con testant over weight shall be rejected. J). Immediate!; before the competition each competitor who has weighed In shall draw in person his number, and compete as follows: A preliminary of as many contests as the total number of contestants divided by two. In case of a bye. the drawer shall meet one of the de feated men, and an even number will then1 be left, with no more byes. A contestant who has been defeated In the preliminaries drop9 out. unless he should draw and meet the holder of a. bye, when he gets another chance. 10. The contestant who has been defeated by the winner shall receive second prize. , 11. Jf, in the preliminary bouts, no fall has bien obtained by either contestant after thrj expiration of six minutes, the refereo may award the bout to the contestant having shown the best qualities, or who evidently has acted mostly upon the offensive; or the referee may, after allowing three minutes' rest, order a supplementary bout of three minutes. The final bouts will be two beat in three, of six minutes each, with a rest of six minutes be tween each bout; the 'winner to receive first prize and the championship title. 12. The referee, to be selected by the M. A. A C, shall have full control of the competi tion, and his decisions shall be final and with out appeal. 13. The first prize in each class will be a trophy of the -value of $25. The second prizes' will be trophies of the "value of $15. 14. There must be at least three entires in a claw, or the tournament for that wolght will be dropped. 15 If a man weigh in for any competition and fail to compete in that wgight. he shall be barred from the tournament, as well as all other competitions, for the period of six months.. 16. Kntrles close at 12 o'clock, noon, Decem ber 16, 1001. HERBERT GREENLAND, ' W. C. DUNIWAT. "Wrestling Committee, M.A.A.C. Handball Finals Played. The finals in the handicap handball tournament at the Multnomah Club were played last evening. Morris Dunne took two straight games, 21-3 and 21-14, from Arthur Jones, and won the tournament. Dunne won the first game principally" pn his serving, and had an easy victory. The second game was more evenly con tested, but Dunne's serving and superior placing won him the game. In the semi finals, played the first part of the week, Dunne won from Trenkman in two hotly p.ayea games, scores 21-18 and 21-19, and j ones aeieatea wicKcrsnam 21-14, 19- 21 ana -1-15. THE DAY'S RACES. Accidents Marred the Sport at Oak land Track. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. Outsiders were in evidence at Oakland tnHnv tk last race was marred by accidents at the poet, miss vera stumbled and fell, throw, ing Jockey Hoar, who was stunned. Jus tus Goebel carried the barrier with him and was pulled up. Royal Flush, an Eng lish horse, started In the first race, but was practically left at the post. Weather, fine; track, fast. Summary: Five furlongs, purse Hagerdon won, Frank Bell second, Doublet third; time 1:00. Futurity course, selling Glendenning won, Innocencia eecond, Halmelta third; time, lilli Six furlongs, selling Ben Ledy won, Bemota second, Matt Hogan third; time, 1:14. Mile and 70 yards, free handicap Auto- light won, Barbara Frietchle second, Ar ticulate hlrd; time. 1:44. Seven furlongs, selling Impromptu won, Horton second, Oscar Tolle third; time, 1:27. Mile and an eighth, selling Artllla won, Lizella second. My Gypsy third; time, 1:55. Races at Aqueduct. NEW YORK, Nov.' 6. Aqueduct sum maries: Seven furlongs, selling Francisco won, Tenagra second, Mary Worth third; time, 1:29 1-1 Mile and 70 yards, selling Criterion won, Mollie Peyton second, Alslke third; time, 1:47 3-5. Five and ofae-half furlongs Sparklet won, Early Eve second, Fllrtener third; time, 1:03 2-5. The lilndcbrook handicap, mile and 70 yards Oom Paul won, Potente second, Andy Williams third; time., 1:43 2-5. Six furlongs, selling Carl Kahler won. Biff second. Tour third; time, 1:15 3-5. Mile and 70 yards Flora Pomona won. Red Path second, Peninsula third; time, 1:45 2-5. Race at Latonla. CINCINNATI. Nov. 6. Latonla results: One mile Fairy Tale won, Facade sec ond. Icing's Pet third; time, 1:45. Five and one-half iurlongs Katoma won, Boaster second, Siphon third; time, J:09. Mile and a quarter Barbee won. Chorus Boy second, Zazel third; time, 2:11. One mile, selling Mr. Pomeroy won, Dal Keith second, Patchwork third; time, 1:45. Five furlong's Sister Adele won, Faun. iare second, Lulu Flight third; time, l:03. One mileWater House won. Walken- snaw second, Sallle J. third; time, 1:45. Robert Waddell Broke Down. CHICAGO, Nov. 6. Robert Waddell, winner of the last American Derby, broke down In the fourth race at Lakeside this afternoon, and may never face the flag again. Summary: Five furlongs Aegin won, Tademary second. Lingo third; time, 1:02 2-5. Six furlongs Baugh Naugh won, Aaron second, The Burgher" third; time, 1:16. Six . furlongs Bummer won, Star of Bethlehem eecond, Charley Moore third; time, 1:14. Mile and three-eighths Searcher won. Frangible second, Robert Waddell third; time, 2:02 2-5. Five and one-half furlongs Luclen Ap pleby won, Inspector .Shea second, Merri ment third; time, 1:05 3-5. Mile and a sixteenth Farmer Bennett won, Woodstlck second, Red Apple third; time, 1:50. SCENES IN SOUTH AMERICA Miss Caples Lectures on What She Saw There. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Unitarian Church held Its regular monthly literary exercises at the church parlors yesterday afternoon. The large room was well filled with an appreciative audience, and Mrs. J. B. Comstock, chairman of the literary committee, announced the pro gramme. Miss Jennie Caples, daughter of ex-Consul John F. Caples, gave" an in teresting lecture descriptive of South America. Miss Caples spoke in part as follows: "The landing at Colon was the disem barking In a truly foreign land, and our short stay there, followed by the ride across the isthmus, was full of the nov elty and Interest of a new country, a new life, a new people. The constantly recurring thunder, accompanied by light ning and downpour, the denseness of the wild growths, the , hroad-leaved aquatic plants, the different varieties of palms, the rude attempts at cultivation, the santlly-garbed small black people, the cane-sided, straw-thatched shacks, and the complete separation of humanity from any relationship to us that come? of speaking an unknown tongue, made every moment a delight. "Our trip down the coast, with the Andes and the foothills in view, was a delightful onq. We reached Callao, the port for Lima. Old Callao lies under the harbor submerged. "Lima is a city of pretty women their mornings spent In going to or coming from the churches the late afternoons and evenings In promenading and other social enjoyments. No hats are permitted to enter the South American churches, and In Lima the lace mantilla is worn over the dxquisitely-dressed hair. The church costume is black but black In the hands of those women Is capable of wonderful effects. And the younger women have such beauty of face and form, and such exquisite outlines and profiles are found In the devotional attitudes In the churches. On the street they are ani mated and observing, and do not hesitate to express their admiration for a pretty article of dress or a fair face and their admiration Is given unstintedly to children or flowers. "The houses In Lima are of Spanish adobe. The exposition building, contain ing museum and art gallery, stands In a large, beautiful park, at whose entrance there Is a marvelous group of statuary. "Every day of the year here Is dedi cated to some saint church and state being one and many of the saints can only have their day once in two or three years. "The people are superstitious, wearing religious .charms. They bow their heads entirely during earthquakes. The lower class 19 a class of beggars. They do not hesitate to concoct a harrowing tale to excite your sympathy, fully understanding that the sympathy of a foreigner means gifts. But they are poor wretchedly poor. Bare, comfortless, one-roomed houses, with a brazier of coals only for cooking. But In intercourse with each other they are happy and light-hearted, and how they do enjoy the Sundays. For every Sunday night every one is most happllv drunk. Workmen do not respond to t average job on Monday mornings. "They uave beautiful buildings In San tiago palaces old palaces, with their im pressive hallways and drawing-rooms and art galleries, and works of art, and drap eries and furnishings, and there is nearly always a whlte-and-gold salon, with mir rored walls and low, deep windows. ""We had a long time in South America, and a meet enjoyable time, and our re turn was by the Straits of Magellan, up the coast to Brazil, across to the Northern African Islands, touching at Lisbon a short stay in England, then the embark ing for New York, and the glorious ride across our own continent, from the At lantic to the Pacific." Miss Caples effort was heartily ap plauded, and the exercises were conclud ed by a violin solo by Mrs. G. Kuhn, th selection being from Schubert, Mrs. C. C. Fallenius playing the accompaniment. "The Eternal City" Politician. Providence Journal. Hall Caine is a great politician, as he showed in "The Eternal City," where he turned Italy into a republic and disposed of the claims of the church to temporal power so neatly that the reader wondered why no one had ever thought of It before. Now he has been elected a member of the House of Keys In his native Isle of Man. No doubt he will make his mark even In that restricted sphere. But It seems like a dreadful waste of talent Nothing Jpss than the parliament of man, the federa tion of the world, could be big enough for him. Insurgents May Attack Panama. COLON, Colombia, Nov. 6. The Colom bian gunboat General Plnzon, which was dispatched to Sa villa last t week, has Just returned to Colon, bringing reinforce ments numbering 200 men. The gunboat Boyaca arrived at Panama, yesterday from Buena Ventura. It Is reported that the government anticipates an early at tack by the Insurgents on the City of Panama. Sue Brette I see they have named a cigar after your leading man! The Manager Well, I hope to gracious it will draw better than he does! Yonkers Statesman. NEITHER ELEVEN SCORED UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO. McBrlde and Murphy, of the Orcgron Team, "Were Injured, and Had to Retire in the First Half. MOSCOW, Idaho, Nov. 6. Before a crowd of 500 people, with the grounds In perfect condition, and 'an ideal football day, the University of Oregon and the University of Idaho played a scoreless game. Idaho kicked off, .and Oregon fumbled; Idaho fell on the ball on Oregon's 15-yard line. By terrific line plunging Idaho landed the ball on Oregon's yard line. Here the ball was taken from Idaho, as Idaho alleges, on the second down. Barring this error, Idaho would have scored. Oregon punted to Ghormley, who MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY ' OF IDAHO ELEVEN fumbled and Oregon fell on the ball In the center of the field. By fierce, persist ent "hammering the line, Oregon reached Idaho's five-yard line, where she was held for downs with no gains. Herton punted for 10 yards. The half closed wlth the ball near the center of the field. Oregon kicked to Captain GIbb, who ran the ball in 20 yards. Idaho worked the ball to the center of the field. Horton kicked to the 10-yard line. Oregon punt ed to the 40-yard line. Idaho worked the ball to the 25-yard line, where Idaho tried a place kick for goal. It was a pretty kick, but the ball missed Its mark. Ore gon kicked out to the center of the field. Idaho was forced to kick (Horton again) to the 10-yard line. The remainder of the game was largely a punting contest, Hor ton outpuntlng Oregon on each exchange. The entire half was played in Oregon's territory. Two of Oregon's star players were badly hurt. McBrlde, right half, , had his shoulder dislocated. Murphy had i his collar-bone broken. With the loss of ! these two best backs, Oregon, goes Into the Washington Agricultural College game greatly weakened. Score: Idaho 0, Ore gon 0. The officials were: J. O. Elton, of Pull man, umpire; P. W. Kimball, of the Uni versity of Minnesota, referee. Time of halves, 25 and 20 minutes. Murphy Is regarded as one of the best players on the team, while McBrlde is also a star. Murphy's place at quarter was taken by Adams. GAME WITH CHEMAWA. Multnomah "Will Play the Indians x Saturday. Maager Buckenmeyer, of the M. A. A. C. football team, has scheduled a game with tho Chemawa Indians to be played on Multnomah Field next Saturday. The Chemawa eleven contains Sanders, Ben sel, Scott, Davis and many other crack players of previous years. The team has been coached by Chauncey Bishop, the well-known Salem halfback. The Indians are playing better ball than ever this year, as was demonstrated two weeks " ago, when they held down the State Univer sity eleven to a 11-$ score. The Multno mah men were unable to cross the uni versity goal line In the game at Eugene last Saturday, and won by a drop kick from the field. When Oregon played the Indians the latter had no trouble in run ning the ball up to within a few yards of the college -goal line, where a fumble prevented an almost certain score. It Is the general opinion that Multno mah and .Chemawa are almost equally matched; In fact, it is very difficult to pick the winner. The game of Saturday ought to be a great drawing card, for every indication points to fast and aggressive play. Multnomah realizes" that she has a hard game coming, and Captain Kerrigan and his men are doing faithful practice work every evening. P. A. vs. H. M. A. The Portland Academy and the Hill Mll tary Academy will play their first game next Saturday. The academy had a game scheduled with the Eugene freshmen, but it has been called off, as the Portland boys are unwilling to run the ri6k of j making the necessary expense money, , which would be something like 512o. The expenses of the Albany team amounted to $25 more than toe gate receipts last Sat urday, so the P. A. manager 1st unwilling to take the chances of running his team further in debt. j t , i Excited Over Attempt?d Lot-Jnmping ! HARRISON, Idaho, Nov, 6. Harrison is j much excited over attempted lot-jumping. I Benjamin Thompson levered a cocked rifle at ,C. A Packer, who in turn knocked him down and a fight ensued. The Jus tice of the Peace and the Police Magis trate are cut of town, and no warrant can be secured. Tonight & Are has been built on the grounds by each faction, and sympathizers of each side are present, apparently to prevent the other side tak ing advantage. The Marshal Is present to arrest any one who may be guilty of a breach of the peace. LAND OFFICE SAYS NO. Will Not Hear Sew Contests Applied tor In Tillamook Matter. OREGON CITY, Nov. 6. G. O. Nolan, of Tillamook County, today applied to contest each of the 75 timber applications from Tillamook County against which a contest by Charles E. Hays Is now pend ing. Two of these are now on hearing. In his affidavit Nolan alleges that each timber entry was fraudulently made and asks that "the pretended contests filed by Charles E. Hays be not heard nor passed upon -until these contests are set- tied." Register Moores said today that these new contests would have a tendency to. tie up and delay the matter, and he will refuse to comply with Nolan's re quest. "These things are not to be tied up any longer," said Mr. Moores. , "We are going to take the cases as they come and pass upon them upon their merits." GRAIN CROP OF WASCO COUNTY. About Three-Fourths of It Hns Been Sold at 50 Cents; THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 6. The grain crop tributary to The Dalles, which in cludes not only all of Wasco County, but a large portion of Klickitat County, Wash., can now be approximately esti mated, since ihe bulk of it has been hauled tc either the railroad or the river, and at least three-fourths of it sold. One million bushels will, it is estimated, cover the entire output. One-half of that amount will be required to supply the two flouring mill Companies in this city, al though they ar not necessarily depend' ent upon the .farming country in the neighborhood of thJs point for their sup ply. For the export business, which de mand is counted upon for their surplus both, in flour and fld. It is understood that they can draw grain from Sherman. Gilliam, or in fact any counties tributary to the railroad en a milling and transit rate, which places the local mills on an equal footing with those of Portlmd. where all the grain must be brought by transportation companies. Fifty cents per bushel has been paid the farmers generally for this year's crop and for that reason only a small per centage has been stored. For less than 50 cents the farmers In this locality usually decline to sell, but when the mar ket will justify that price or better they sell freely, either as they haul It or as soon as their whole crop Is delivered. With competing mills and buyers, and competition for the transportation be tween rail and river lines, the farmers haul'r.g their crops to The Dalles receive nearer the Portl-tnd prices for their wheat than do those of any other county in the state. 'This fact taken in consideration with the more successful methods of cul tivating whiat. has advanced the agri cultural lands of Warco County in the Inst few years fully 100 per cent Owing to these favorable conditions the acreage in wheat and b?rley in this section is Increasing inpidly and the output of grain may be expected to be correspondingly larger aim dally, since under the Summer fallow method generally adopted the pos sibility c! failure of crops is practically eliminated. Onegon City Brevities. OREGON CITY, Nov. 6. Owing to the length of the docket, this session of the Circuit Court will last until the fourth Monday in November, when Judge Mc Brlde will open court at Hillsboro. An adjourned term will be held In January. A petition was filed In the Commission ers' Court today by James Peterson for $1000 damages. Peterson lives at Par ton, in the Eastern portion of Clackamas county, and while hauling lumber on the Richie Hill his foot caught between the brake of the wagon and a stump In tho road which the county had failed to re move. At the present time the sentiment of the Commissioners Is against allowing the claim. Will Be Launched Sunday. EVERETT. Wash., Nov. 6. The four masted schooner W. F. Garms, built here for San Francisco people, will be launched Sunday at high tide. She will go from here to Tacoma to load lumber for South Africa. HAD STOLEN BANK NOTES MAN AND WOMAN HELD. FOR COM PLICITY IN WAGNER ROBBERY. Arrested at a St. Louts Hotel After They Had Tried' to Pons Some or the Bills. ST. LOUIS, Nov- 6. The police have In custody at the' Four Courts a man and woman suspected of complicity in the robbery of an express-car on. the Great Northern Railway, near Wagner, Mont, July 3 last, when the safe was blown open with dynamite and a consignment of un signed notes for the National Bank of Helena, Mht., amounting to between $50, 000 and $103,000 was stolen. Of this amount, 5S500 in new notes of the Helena bank were recovered, having been found In the possession of the man and woman who were registered at the Laclede Hotel as Neither Side Scored in tKe Moscow Game : . . Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rose. They arrived at the hotel last Friday, and announced that they would probably stay several weeks. Last night the man was taken into custody and today the woman was orraofpd inaf n Vio wn nbnut to lpavft ! the city. Their arrests followed the pass ing of several notes of the Helena bank that wqre supposed to have been stolen and the signatures forged. Both prisoners were takpn before Chief Desmond today and "sweated." A photograph of the man. was taken and measurements made ac- cording to the Bertillon system. Through these and circulars giving a description j of the robbers, the police identified Rose I as Harry Loughbaugh, alias "Kid" Loughbaugh, alias Harry Alonzo. j Lillie Rose Is the name given by the ! woman. Both prisoners were examined at tsomc length, but verj little was learned from either. Late this afternoon Lough ' baugh admitted to Chief Desmond, under , the sweating process, that all of tho ( money taken from him and Lillian Rose belonged to him, but he would not say i where he secured It. This money had 1 been identified as part of the loot from 1 the Great Northern train robbery in. Mon ! tana, July 3 last. Chief Desmond searched the trunk which was captured , with the woman and found therein a i small pocket dictionary, on the cover of which was written, "Wagner, Mont." The i prisoners are being held tp await lnforma. tion from the Montana authorities, who have been telegraphed about the arrest. j Lillie Rose was remarkably calm, when ' she reached the Four Courts. At flrst she refused to make a statement. Insisting that she had done nothing, and the, au , thorjtles were holding her without war rant of law. She maintained that she I had not heen out West and knew noth ing of any Montana robbery. She said she came here with her husband direct from Vicksburg, Miss., and in response to Chief Desmond's questions, said the lat ter place was her home. ' When questioned as to her purpose in trying to leave the city so hurriedly, she said she intended to go away anyhow to day. Asked as to the bank notes, she said they belonged to her. I The arrests came about through In formation filed Tuesday afternoon at po lice headquarters by Max Barnett, of the Globe Loan Agency. Mr. Barnett s3id that a man had entered his place of busi ness and had bought a watch, the price of which wan $85. Tne stranger proffered four new $20 bills. They were accepted without question. Barnett later took them to the Mechanics Bank for deposit, but the teller would not accept them, as he i believed they were a part of the bills j stolen from the express train at Wagner. I Barnett went to the Four Courts and re- I lated what had occurred to Chief of De tectives Desmond. He gave an accurate description of the man wanted, and de tectives were at once detailed to find him. . It was after 11 o'clock last night when the detectives located him in a Chestnut-street 1 resort. The man. was taken by surprise. He attempted to draw a pistol, but the of ficers overpowered him before he could draw either of the revolvers he carried. In his pockets were found $i0 In new bank notes. He also carried a valuable watch and jewelry. The only statement Loughbaugh would make was that he had , obtained the money In a. gambling game j In Memphis. wnen arrested at tne hotel the Rose woman is said to have told Detective Shevlln, who reported It to Chief Des mond, that she had forged the names of bank officers to the notes. She denied this to Chief Desmond afterward. In answering questions, the woman told Chief Desmond that her home' was In Kentucky and that the money found In her possession was given her by a man named Williamsl She wouldnot give ths name of the town In Kentucky or any' further information about the man or th$ money. ' The prisoners were put through an other "sweating" tonight, and the woman finally admitted that her right name is Laura Bullion, and t'najt her home Is in Knickerbocker, Tex. Her grandparents, Byerly by name, 'she said, reside at Doug las, Ariz. She would not admit that sh had any knowledge of his complicity In any robbery or that she had participated In any hold-up. The woman laid great etrees upon the 'eminent respectability of her grandparents and begged the officers to withhold the fact of her arrest from them. Chief Desmond Is of the opinion that Miss Bullion, disguised as a man, actually partlcpated in the express rob bery. - SHIPPED AS MACHINERY. Bodies From a Medical College Seised at a Chicago Depot. CHICAGO, Nov. 6. Eight human bodies were taken from two crates at the freight station of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. They were consigned to R. J. Jones, of Brashear, Mo., and marked as second-hand laundry machinery. The bodies were purchased during the day from the Harvey Medical College, of this city, and were being shipped to Missouri for purposes of dissection. The police are looking for Jones, but so far have been unable to locate him. The only charge that can be brought against him is the shipping of bodies In a manner contrary to law. . When the crates were received at the freight station the suspicions of the men in charge were aroused, as they had never seen laundry machinery of the shape of the two crates, nor had they ever seen it shipped in such manner. It was decided to open the crates and determine if their contents were really laundry machinery. When they were opened the bodies, sewed up in canvas and packed In excelsior, were found. The police were notified and as It was known that the crates came from the Harvey Medical College, officers were at once sent there. Officials of the college proved that they had no connec tion with the shipment of the bodies, and said they had sold them during the after noon to R. J. Jones, who said that he in tended to ship them to Brashear, Mo. Michigan Bank Robbed. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 6. The safe in the private bank of O'Donald and Morton, at White Hall, was blown open by robbers early today and J2O00 taken. The explosion did $500 damage. The rob bers escaper In a stolen rig. Killed in Self-Defenso. -NORTH FORK, W. Va., Nov. 6. Ber nard Burton, son of wealthy parents, was seriously stabbed last night by a negro, whom he shot to death while the latter was thrusting a dirk Into his body. THE CASE OF MRS. -EMMETT. Her Brother by Adoption Defends Her Husband. ' HALSEY, Nov. 4, (To the Editor.) In order to set at rest the minds and in jus tice to John A. Emmett, the writer con siders It a duty to explain some facts to thoughtless people who take, or who have taken, a misconception of the recent tragedy enacted in Portland. Many have seen fit to hold responsible for tho act the unhappy husband of two days, But I believe a little enlightenment on the subject will not only be appreci ated by the people interested In discuss ing the matter, but it will have a whole some effect, or will be a factor, In reliev ing the minds of not on-ly the S2-year-old heart-brpken father and prostrated mother of Marie Emmett, but will be a consola tion to the grief-stricken husband, wno attests his love and devotion for the dead girl by his untiring attendence upon the parents. Marie Gray-Emmett was a young girl of only 17 years, of good looks, cheerful dis position, except when subject to a spell of weakmlndedness (or mild insanity) which has only made Itself conspicuous within the past few months. She was popular among old and young alike. Especially since the first of the year, while suffering from la. grippe, from which she never fully recovered, she has been subject to spells or periods of mental incompetency. Dur ing one of these periods of temporary in sanity she committed the rash act that has ended as known. It is unjust to the husband; It is unjust to the parents; and It is unjust to the friends to let the common rumor gain ground that Mr. Emmetfs actions wore responsible for her suicide. More could be said, but why should it? A reasoning people are convinced with facts when confronted with facts. Her brother by adoption. C. G. GRAY. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Licenses. Orvil Hayes, 40, Hannah Brown, 36. Henry E. Stevens, 35, Clackamas Coun ty; Sophie Bucheggen. 24. John Florence, 29, Mary B. Britten, 21. Jeremiah C. Hume, 30, Jackson County, Margaretta A. Kennedy, 22. Birth Returns. November 2 Girl, to the wife of John Bowers, 2201,4 Grand avenue. November 1 Boy to the wife of Andrew B. Wood, 747 Missouri avenue. November 2 Girl, to the wife of P. Tied man, 131 Baker street. Death Returns. November 4-Maggie E. Tcndall, 46 years, Piedmont; heart failure. November 5 Sam Yee, 40 years, 177 Second street; heart failure. November 4 K. Shiozahl, 30 years, Good Samaritan Hospital; typhoid fever. November 4 Jennie Nixon, 70 years, 121 North Nineteenth street; Brlght's disease. November 4 Martha N. Allen, 56 years, 194 Fargo street; paralysis. November 5 Mrs. Ellen Newman, 47 years, Beaverton; pneumonia. Building Permits. Samuel P. Lockwood, two-story dwell ing, Broadway, between East Eleventh and East Twelfth; J550O. Thomas Baker, tworstory cottage, Til lamook, between Union and Rodney ave nues'; S1200. Mrs. Lena Wood, repairs to house on Columbia, between Fourteenth and Six teenth; $1200. A. J. Fanno, alterations to house on East 3tark, between East Eighteenth and East Nineteenth; ?300. S. A. Krlmck, two-story dwelling on East Twenty-eighth and Clinton streets; $1500 Russell & Blyth, repairs to house, south east corner Ninth and Couch streets; $460. Contagious DJseuKcs. A. C. Vaughn, 374 Yamhill street; measles. Olive Dow, 912 Kelly street; diphtheria. S. Hochfelt, 570 Front street; chicken pox. Rcnl Estate Transfers. W. J. Clemens et ux. to I. Kennedy, lot 10, block 11, West Irvlngton $100 Ellen C. Sabln to Catherine F. Therk elson, lot 4, block 41, Caruthors' Ad dition to Cnruthers' Addit77i 750 Hannah R. Morris and husband to Henry Hockenyos, lot 12, Hiilhurst Tract 800 John H. Metzger and wife to Theo dore J. Wirtz, parcel of land, James Powell, D. L. C Joshua R. Mead et al. to H. E. Noble, lot 11, block 6, Mead's Addition 2750 Edw. Wlllett et al. to same, lot 5, block 3, Bush's Addition 100 W. and L. B. Baldwin to James W. Blaine, lots 13 and 14, block 1, White Tract , 230 J. M. A. Barnes and husband - to Thomas Kerons, parcel of land, sec- tlons 4, 5, 8 and 9, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.... 1 David Dunbar and wife to M. Wodt ley, parcel of land, 25-foot frontage. Twenty-fourth street, Sherlock's Ad dition 56 Pacific Coast,- Abstract, Guaranty & Trust Co., A. B. Manley, secretary; W. 1. Masters, attorney, 201-5-6-7 Falling bidg. BLAZE AMONG HARDWARE CORBETT. FAILING & ROBERTSON'S STORE DAMA'GED BY FIRE. Loss Is About $30,000, Covered by In surance Narrow Escnpe of'Fonr Steamboats. A $20,000 fire broke out at 12:45 c'clock this morning, at the wholesale hardware store of Corbett, Falling & Robertson, S4 to 90 Front street, and at one time the safety of the whole business block extend ing on Front street from Oak to Stark streets, was threatened. The fire broke out at the rear of the third story, and the firemen think that It may have been started by a poorly insu lated electric light wire. Special Officer C. C. Childress saw the smoke arising from the top floor in the front part of the building, and he turned in the alarm. The smoke arose in dense volumes at first, and horses and firemen worked at a dis advantage. As the ground at the rear of the burned building is occupied as stables, woodyard and wharves. It was impossible to get the engines or hose there to fight the flames from the rear. The firemen were, therefore, compelled to drag the hose from Front street through the store about 100 feet in length. A southwest wind was blowing, and the flames broke toward the river with Increasing fury. Moored at the foot of Oak-street wharf were several steamboats the Regulator, Gamecock, Maria and Emma Hayward. It looked at this time as If the flames would reach these boats, and the tug boat Hercules drew one boat into the stream for safety. To the southward of Corbett, Failing &: Robertson's store is the millinery estab lishment of Lowengart & Co.. and smoko and sparks of flame flew Into this store. Fearing that the whole block would go. Chief Campbell ordered a second alarm to be rung for extra engines. By this time the fire had worked Itself to the front of Corbett, Falling & Robertson's store, but the extra help soon made Its presence felt, and about 1:30 o'clock all danger of the fire spreading had passed. The flames gradually lessened, and at 1:50 o'clock the fire was practically out. In the excitement, seven horses belong ing to F. B. Jones and stationed la a stable at Oak-street wharf, were re moved to a place of safety. Half of the top story of Corbett, Fall ing & Robertson's place is burned out. and the stock on the lower floors is damaged, more or less by water. A representative of the firm was seen, and .ho said that the loss would be covered by insurance, but he could not say what the loss would be. Lowengart & Co. said they were in sured, but were unable to figure their loss. The fire was witnessed by a largo crowd of people. The firemen were un fortunate In working at times with leaky hose. Three pfeces of hose burst, and on one occasion two horses became frightened and nearly ran away. It was the opinion of the firemen that if a flreboat had been at work one-half of the damage could have been averted. Domestic and Foreign Ports. Liverpool, Nov. 6. Sailed Ivernla, for Boston, via Queenstown. Port Los Angeles, Nov. 6. Sailed Steamer Mineola, for Nanafmo. Southampton. Nov. 6. Arrived St. Paul, from New York. New York, Nov. 6. Arrived Columbia, from Hamburg. Sailed Majestic, for Liverpool; Frlesland, for Antwerp. Rotterdam, Nov. 6. Arrived Rhyndam, from New York. Bremen, Nov. 6. Arrived Kronz Prlnz Wllhelm, from New York. Manila, Nov. 6. Arrived Yangtsze, from Seattle, via Hiogo, etc., for Suez. Arrived Nov. 2. Hyson, from Tacoma, via Hiogo, etc., for London. Cement Works Burned. WELLSTON, O., Nov. 6. The Alma Portland Cement Works at South Wells ton, one of the largest of Its kind In the United States, burned last night. Tho loss will exceed $SO,000. A Daily Nuisance A Simple Remedy Which Will In terest Catarrh Sufferers. In Its earlier stages catarrh Is more of a nuisance than a menace to the general health, but sooner or later the disease ex- tends to the throat, bronchial tubes, and even to the stomach and intestines. Catarrh is essentially a disease of tna mucous membrane, the local symptoms being a profuse discharge of mucus, stoppage of the nostrils, irritation in throat, causing coughing, sneezing, gag ging and frequent clearings of the throat and head. The usual treatment, by local douches, snuffs, salves, etc., often gives' 'tempo rary relief, but anything like a cure can only be obtained by a treatment which re moves the catarrhal taint from the blood and the disappearance of the inflammation from the mucous surfaces. A new remedy which meets these re quirements and which so far has been remarkably successful in curing catarrh Is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. These tablets act upon the blood and mucous membranes only. They can hard ly be called a secret patent medicine, aj they are composed of such valuable rem edies as sangulnaria. hydrastln, eucalyp. tol and similar cleansing antiseptics, which cure by eliminating from the blood and mucous surfaces the catarrhal poison. . Stuart's Cathrrh Tablets are large pleasant tastfng lozenges taken internal ly, allowing them to dissolve slowly In the mouth. In this way they reach the throat, fauces and the entire alimentary canal. If desired, they may a!go be dissolved in water and used as a douche. In ad dition to the Internal use, but it is not at all necessary to use a douche; a few of them dissolved in the mouth daily will be sufficient. However, when there is much stoppage of the nose, a douche made from these tablets will give immediate re lief, but the regular dally use Internally of these tablets will cure the whole ca tarrhal trouble without resorting to th inconvenience of a douche. Dr. ,Bement states "that the internal treatment for catarrh Is rapidly taking the place of the old plan of douching, and local application, and further says that probably the best and certainly the safest remedy at present on the market Is Stu art's Catarrh Tablets, as no secret la -made of their composition, and all tho really efficient remedies for catarrh aro contained in this tablet." Druggists sU Stuart's Catarrh Tablets at 50 cents for full-sicod packages. Ask yoir druggist and If he Is honest he will tell you there is no safer, mora palatable, more efficient and convenient remedy on the market.