Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 21, 1902, Image 10

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Morning Oregonian., June 21, 1902, Page 10, Image 10

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1902)

Prev Page of 14 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (7.6 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 14 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGOtflAN, -. SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1905. 10 DEAD FROM A BLOW the American actor who has been filling a protracted engagement In England, has arrived from Liverpool on the Iverna, says a Boston dispatch to the Times. MUST SUE TO GET OFFICE Louis Bargus, a. Laborer, Mysteriously Murdered. WAS HE SLAIN FOR HIS HONEY? Lnst Seen Alive With A. T. Gladessy, a Young Colored Man, "Who Is In Custody Snndbng; Was Used. Apparently murdered for his money and watch and chain, the body of Louis Bor gus, 40 j ears old, who lived in a lodging house at Third and Everett streets, was found yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, jammed between wooden boxes at the rear of the Willamette Iron Works, on Hoyt street, near Third. His skull was fractured And brain Injured by reason of his having been struck on the back of the head with a blunt instrument, pre sumably a sandbag. Detectives Snow and Kerrigan arrested A. T. Gladessy, 19 years old, colored, on suspicion of being impli cated in the man's death. The last time Borgus wis seen alive by his friends was about 11 o'clock Thursday night, when he left a Third-street saloon in Gladessy'b company. When the body was found, an empty purse lay several feet distant, the lining of Borgus pants pockets was turned outside, and another purse found contained only 40 cents. His watch and chain, valued at ?40, are missing, also a roll of currency he Is known to have pos sessed. A partial Inquest was held by the Coroner yesterday, and a number of witnesses -were examined, but no definite facts as to the actual details of the mur der were obtained, and the inquest was adjourned until this afternoon. The most important facts brought out by the police and Coroner so f ir are that Borgus and Gladessy left the Gutenburg saloon. Third and Everett streets, at 11 o'clock Thursday night, and that Borgus was found murdered yesterday morning at 7 o'clock on Hoyt street. No evidence has been found to shed light on the two men's movements in the interval. Theo dore Paulsen testified that he and the dead man had been chums, and that they arrh ed from Cottage Grove last Tuesday. "We had secured railroad construction work at Bridal Veil, and were on the way to the depot to take the train, when we met some fellows and began to drink, and lost the train," stated Paulsen. "Instead of getting workv Borgus got beer, and lost his life. Borgus was born In Sweden, .and he was not married. I saw him Thurs day night about 10 o'clock, and ne drank beer in the Gutenburg saloon. We had been drinking for five days, and when I left m in the saloon I saw him with a colored man. I went to my lodging house. At that time Borgus had $5 or $10 and a watch and chain valued at $30. I did not speak to the colored man and do not know him." Charles Pettersen, who keeps the Gut enburg saloon, testified that Paulsen and Borgus were drinking In his place Thurs day night, and left to board a train for Bridal Veil, but missed It. "They re turned, and I afterward saw Borgus and a colored man come out of a room," pro ceeded Pettersen. "Borgus had beer com ing to him, for he had been drinking with friends, and he insisted that if he was to get beer the colored man should get some of It. I told the colored man to drink his beer and leave the place, and leave the white man alone. Borgus and the col ored man started to leave the place, and I pulled back Borgus, but the colored man came, too. But finally the two left. I sent two men to try to find them, and take Borgus home, but we could not find Borgus that night. I did not like the looks of the colored man. I was afraid he might harm Borgus. The last time Bor gus and the colored man were seen they were going in the direction of the steel bridge. I have seen the colored man ar rested, but cannot swear that he is the same person I saw with Borgus." "I tried to separate Borgus from the colored man, but the latter told me I was standing In with the bartender," testified Charles Wilson.. "I have seen Gladessy in jail, and I swear he is the man I saw go out of the Gutenburg saloon with Bor gus. The reason that I tried to prevent Gladessy from going w 1th Borgus was be cause I was afraid Gladessy would rob him." Policeman Slpver testified as to the po sition of the body when found, and men tioned the fact that the linings of the man's pants pockets were turned outside and that the appearance of his coat col lar Indicated he had been dragged some little distance. "Conductor Doyle Is stat ed to have sild that an unknown colored man followed him at Third and Gllsan streets late Thursday night," went on Slover. "Doyle is now on the rpad with his train, but will be here tomorrow." E idence was produced showing that Bor gus and Paulsen had secured work through an employment agency. The au topsy by Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie showed that there were no external marks of vio lence on the body; that no blood oozed from the back of the head where the in jur' occurred, on account of blood clots, but that death had been caused by a fracture at the base of the skull. PERSONAL MENTION. B. E. Coulter k In the city from Baker City. J. W. Opp Is registered at the Imperial. He Is a merchant at Jacksonville. Fred Warnock was registered at the Perkins yesterday from Heppner. George U. Ashby, a merchant at Welser, Idaho, spent yesterday in Portland. Professor F. G. Young, of the chair of history at the State "University, was in Portland yesterday. State Printer W. H. Leeds and daugh ter were registered at the Imperial yes terday from. "Salem. M. A. Butler, an attorney of Baker City. Is in the city on legal business, and will remain a day or" two. David N. Mosessohn is one of the grad uates from the law department of the University of Oregon. His name did not appear in the list prlntecryesterday. B. Lee Paget Is at the Portland Sanl torium. suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia. He has been In the sanlto rlum since last Tuesday, and yesterday his case was considered very alarming. M. A. Butler, a Bakei City attorney, was registered at the Imperial yesterday. Judge A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles, spent yesterday In Portland. He had business before the United States Court. Alonzo Gesner, a Salem surveyor, is in Portland on hte way to Wallowa County, where he has a contract to survey two townships of Goiernment land. He was a member of the State Senate from Marion County in 1S95 and 1S97.. J. J. Walker, who lives at Reglna, N. W. T-. Is confined at thb St. Vlncqnfs Hospi tal with a broken leg. The accident hap pened yesterday at the O. R. & N. dock. Mr. Walker was resting well last night, and his leg will probably heal quickly. NEW YORK, June 20. Northwestern people registered at New York hotels to day are as follows: From Portland E. T. Davies, at the Astor House. From Tacoma R. T. Lee and wife, at the St. Denis. From Spokane C. R. GIfford, at the Grand Union; J. W. Hays, at the Herald Square. From Seattle M. Wickers, at the Grand Union. NEW YORK, June 20. William Gillette, CLASS OF 1902 GOES OUT Portland Academy Seniors "Win Their Diplomat. At the First Baptist Church last night the 13th anniversary of Portland Academy and the annual commencement were cele brated with exercises simple and im pressive. The large audience that throng ed the church gave ample testimony to the growth of the academy and the measure of its far-reaching influence. Interest cen tered in the prize-speaking contest be tween members of the 1102 and 1&03 classes, prizes of ?30 and 520 being offered by T. B. Wilcox. After a long deliberation, the live Judges, Rev. George C. Cressey, Prin cipal H. L. Bates, of Tualatin Academy; R. A. Lelter. Zera Snow and R. W. Kel sey, of Pacific College, awarded the first prize to Vernon C. Charleson, 1303. and second to Otis C. Morrill, 1902. Principal S. R. Johnston announced the following- awards for excellence in class work by members of the graduating class: The Helen Ladd Corbett scholarship prizes of $30 and $20 to Marguerite Labbe and Bruce Honeyman. The Nichols prizes of $25 and $15 for excellence in mathematics to Marguerite Labbe and Bruce Honeyman. The LIndsley Greek prizes of $25 and 515 to Robert McLean and Otis Morill. The Livingston Latin prizes of $25 and $15 to Ambrose Scott, 1903, and Otis Mor rill. The Edith Emily Forbes memorial prize In Greek of 510 to Margaret Wilson and to Lucille Parker. One of these prizes was to ha've been awarded last year, but circumstances made It Impossible. Both of these students are members of the class of 1903. The Selling English prize of $25 to Alice Mulford. The platform was a solid mass of green, composed of ferns, Oregon grape. Ivy and numerous other decorative plants. Sur mounting the whole was a huge 1902 class flag, purple and white In color. The dec oration was mobt appropriate and con trasted vividly with the white dresses worn by the girl graduates and those who took part in the musical numbers on the program. The first two selections on the program were Mendelssohn's " March." rendered by Mr. Edgar E. Coursen, the musical director of the academy, Vand the bene diction delivered by Rev. W. S. Gilbert, one of the directors of the institution. Immediately following this came "The Home of Freedom," sung by the mixed chorus, with the following members: Mabel Ajers Helen Bates Vesta Broughton Alex. Chalmers Vernon Charleson Jessie Chase Esther Cox Mildred Doty Dagmar Oeorgeson Cleveland Holt Caroline Kamm Marguerite Labbe Virginia Lee KIna McKelvey Esther Mackenzie Robert McLean Otis Morrill Alice Mulford Tay Nichols Mildred Nichols Sadie Noyes Charles Scott Sadie Skinner Louis Stone Georglna Sturgls Clare Thompson Mae Whldden Margaret Wilson Lisa Wood Odaville Yates The fle contestants in the Wilcox prize speaking contest showed that they had be stowed careful thought and training in committing tholr declamations, and It was only after great deliberation that the judges were able to make the awards. Miss Meta Pockman opened with "A Plea for Justice," a short selection by Broadrim, devoted to the rights of the negro, introducing Booker T. Washing ton. Isaac Hunt presented Curtis' "Duty of Educated Men," followed by Oils C Morrill with "Spartlcus Address to the Gladiators of Capua." The two conclud ing declamations, "A Race Against Time," by Madeleine Smith, and "The March of Mind," by Vernon Charleson, were well delivered. The Glee Club, consisting of Caroline Kamm, Marguerite Labbe, Virginia Lee, Vlda Nichols, Mabel Ayere. Mildred Doty, Fay Nichols, Lisa Wood, Helen Bates, Mil dred Nichols, Mae Whldden and Margaret Wilson, sang "Song at Sunrise," and so pleased was the audience that they were not contented until an encore was given. Following came "Under the Starlit Leaves'' and an encore by the double quar tet of the following: Caroline Kamm Alex. Chalmers Virginia Leo Vernon Charleson Helen Bates CIe eland Holt Mildred Nichols Robert McLean The class of 1902, consisting of 2S stu dents, was then called on the rostrum and presented to Mr. William M. Ladd, who made a short address, calling atten tion to the fact that this was the first class that had completed the entire course of instruction at the academy. Mr. Ladd then handed diplomas to the following: Ernest Irving Chandler, William Garnet Chandler, Dolph Coolldge, Elliott Rugglcs Corbett, Irwin Dunn Coyle, Gordon M. Craig, Ella Mead Doble, Ernestine Fail ing, Horace Burnett Fcnton, Porter Tay lor Frizzell, Cleveland Byron Holt, Bruce Ritchie Honeyman, Robert Couch Kinney, Marguerite Loulee Labbe, Harry James LItt, Lewis Ankeny McArthur, Robert Norrls McLean. Henry Savler Mears, OtJa Chamberlain Morrill. Alice Aumack Mul ford, Frank Holway Sanborn, Charles Ed ward Scott, Madeleine Searcy Smith, Ber nlece Stewart, Edmund Plowden Stott, John Van Dorveer Strange, Elizabeth Strong and Robert Arthur Williams. The glee club then rendered "A Meadow Song," after which Judge J. B. Cleland announced the award of the judges, and Principal Johnston the scholarship prizes. Commencement at St. Mnrj'u. The 43d annual commencement exercises of St. Mary's Academy and College were attended by a large number of friends and graduates of the Institutions. In the ab sence of Archbishop Christie the address to the class was delivered by the Rev. J. C. Hughes, of St. Lawrence's Church. An excellent musical programme was ren dered and St. Mary's Cecllians gave some exquisite selections. The class, which has for Its motto "Rcsplce Finem," is as fol lows: Latin academic course Miss Marie Ve rena Arnold, Portland; Miss Ottilia Dres ser, Portland: Miss Catherine A. A. Hughes, Freewater, Or.; Miss Sereta May Sax, Portland. English academic course Miss Julia Marie Burke, Portland. , Pianoforte, junior course Miss Helen H. Lightner, Portland. Miss Catherine A. A. Hughes, of Free water, Or., received the alumnae medal. He Is a Scot. London Daily News. Here is a true story of a curious person ality well known to many professional men In London today. He is a Scot, whose business ability is above the aver age, but everything he does Is done with the air of a man constantly wrestling with the problem of the soul. He rarely speaks unless spoken to. He never smiles, and his eyes have a fixed but intense ex pression. One day he was returning to London with several companions. The whole party were Scottish, but the rest laughed uproariously. Not so the humin problem. He sat In a corner of the rail way "carriage glowering at his mirthful friends. Half an hour afterward, how ever, when all were standing at a street corner before separating, he took one aside and said solemnly and slowly: "Ye would tbsalrve that I dldna laugh at yond' story. Well, I saw tho joke. Ye might not think "it, but I have a keen sense of humor." Not a Good "Antl." St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Senor Buencamino, formerly the head of Agulnaldo's cabinet, now visiting St. Louis, remarks that the Filipinos are fast becoming Americanized and the chil dren ore going to school. "Never before in our history," says the senor, "have we experienced such prosperity. Everybody Is happy and everybody has money two Important factors unknown while Spain ruled us." Senor Buencamino Is emphat ically in favor of the Philippines remain ing a part of the United States and growing up with it. FRAXK S. FIELDS MUST BRING MAX DA31US PROCEEDINGS. County Cleric Svretlnnd Will Refuse to Iaauc Certificate of Election to New Ofllcial. It is now a settled fact that the right of Frank Fields to fill the office of County Clerk, to which he has just been elected, will be contested. Mr. Fields Is at present out of the -city. and when he returns and aska for his J election certificate. Clerk of the County Court Swetland will refuse to gire it to him, and tell him to bring a mandamus proceeding in the courts to obtain It. An answer will be filed to the effect that the County Clerk-elect has been elected to fill an office which, under the constitution,-cannot exist, and therefore is not entitled to any certificate of election. An effort will be made to obtain a decision upon questions involved In this way. If a mandamus suit will not suffice, quo warranto proceedlngo will have to be brought. Mr. Swetland yesterday stated that he desired to have the matter settled in a friendly suit, and would ask Mr. Fields to file a case on his return, and have a trial as expeditiously as possible, and try to ob tain a decision before the beginning of the new term on the first Monday In July. OX TRIAL FOR MURDER. Jnmc "Williams Is Charged With Killing: "Cockney Georsre.' The trial of James Williams, alias Thomas McDonald, on a charge of mur der, was commenced yesterday before. Judge George and a jury. Williams shot and killed George Hicks, otherwlea .known as "Cockney Georgo," In a boarding-house on Second street, near Davis, kept by .the defendant and Harry Lynch. The jury selected to try the case is comprised of the following named persons: R. E. Menefee James V. Baker W. E. Bralnard A. W. Wallace F. L. Wilson E. Halllngby Daniel Healy James S. Rathbun J Flelschner Sam Wagner W. J. Fullam F. J. Haines John Dltchburn appears as attorney for Williams, and District Attorney Cham berlain and his assistant, Arthur C' Spencer, are prosecuting the case. The killing was the outcome of a quar rel. Hicks came to the boarding-house under the influence of liquor and demand ed a second supper, which Williams de clined to serve him. The two men finally fought, and the affair concluded with the shooting of Hicks by Williams. The lat ter ran away, but after several days naa passed he surrendered himself to the authorities. In 'his opening address to the jury for the defense. Attorney Dltchburn stated that "Cockney George" was a dangerous character and was known as a knife thrower. He was In the habit of throw ing knives at a mark, and very seldom missed. Counsel said: "Tho whole po lice force will tell you that his reputation was bad, and that he was a dangerous man." The attorney further stated that "Cockney George" repeatedly threatened to kill Williams, saying, "I'll have your blood before morning. I'll cut you up," and he bit Williams' thumb badly and went into the kitchen to obtain knives, and came out with a heavy Iron spoon in one hand. Williams. Mr. Dltchburn eald, had no Intention of killing Hicks, and did not raise the gun to his shoulder, but was holding It In a downward position, when he saw Hicks coming with a knife and all of a sudden the gun went off, but Williams did not know that he had killed Hicks. It was stated also that Hhe de fendant was an Industrious man, saved his money, and deposited It in the bank. Counsel explained that the reason WHH lams had two names was because when he was a young man he deserted from an English man-of-war and changed his name so that he would not be captured. The prosecution called Dr. Thornton to testify concerning the death of Hicks, and also Policeman M. F. Sloan. Mrs. Anna Lynch was called to testify concerning the shooting. She stated that the two men fought, and Hicks called Williams vile names, and threatened to kill him, and bit his thumb. When Williams flred the fatal shot sho said Hicks had just come out of the kitchen with a heavy Iron spoon. Williams, she stated, did not raise the rifle to his shoulder. The wit ness said that Hicks refused to make up with Williams, but persisted In calling him the vilest of names, and making threats. For the defense J. Bailey, a policeman, was called, and testified that "Cockney George" was quarrelsome, and some peo ple seemed to be afraid of him. The wit ness said he arrested him once, and took a weapon from him. The trial will be resumed today. J. K. GILBERT LOSES SDIT. He Will Have to Pny ?100 Subscrip tion to Monnt Scott Line. The suit of the Portland & Mount Scott Railway Company against J. F. Gilbert, to recover a subscription of $100, was tried before Judge Cleland and a Jury yesterday, and a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff. Gilbert signed an agreement to pay $100 when the Mount Scott-Lents Railway line was formed Into an electric system, with a 5-cent fare to Portland. This was done by an arrangement with the Portland City & Oregon Railway line. Certain ofhers who subscribed as Gilbert did paid, but Gilbert declined, asserting that it was understood that the money was to be used to pay Indebtedness of the Port land, Chicago & Mount Scott Railway Company, which has already been satis fied. The company denied that the agreement was any different than had been repre sented. NOW OX ITS THIRD TRIAL. Salt of Henry S.mltli t. J. G. and I. X. Day for $35,000 Dnmngeii. The third trial of the case of Henry Smith against J. G. and I. N. Day was continued in the United States .Circuit Court yesterday and will probably be com pleted today. Smith seeks to recover $35,000 damages for injuries sustained In the discharge of a blast on December 10, 1S95. The defendants were constructing the Cntcade Locks, and one of the blasts fired threw a rock which crashed through the cabin of the steamer Dalles City and ptruck the plaintiff, who was a passenger 4 on the boat. By the accident the plaintiff lost the sight of one of his eyes and he was otherwise disabled. On the first trial of the case the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, but the Judgment was re versed by the Court of Appeals. On the second trial the Jury disagreed. The at torneys In the case are G. W. Allen, of Portland, and A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles, for the plaintiff, and W. L. Boise and John M. Gearln, of Portland, for the defendants. Says Fred Holmes Was Cruel. Eva Holmes' has sued Fred Holmes for a divorce, on the ground of drunkenness on the part of the defendant and cruel treatment. The litigants were married in Portland on January 13, lfOL Mrs. Holmes alleges In her complaint that when she was married to the defendant he was sober and industrious, but several months later began to drink to excess. She avers that he assaulted her In October, 1901, and broke a chair, and knocked down a door and threatened to break everything In the house. She further charges that he left her in poverty about a month ago and she was compelled to return with her child to the home of her parents. XelHon Gets Pay for Caynses. The Jury in the case of Peter Nelson, whose band of cayuses was slaughtered J and packed In cans as horse-meat, re- 47.yo The G re 1 . will be sold at Ail $15 . Less is t $9.85 turned a verdict yesterday in favor of Nelson and against the Western Packing & Fertilizing Company for $000. Interest was added from November, 1S3S. Judge Cleland allowed the defendant 10 days in which to move for a new trial. Charges Ilusbnnd "With Drnnkennens Frances J. Hughes has filed suit In the State Circuit Court against John B. Hughes for a divorce on account of drunk enness. The parties were married in Port land in 1S70, and Mrs. Hughes alleges that she Is the owner of property in Pendle ton In which the defendant claims an In terest, but that his claim is unwarranted. Article of Incorporation. Articles of incorporation of the White & Dunham Printing & Publishing Com nanv were filed in the office of the Clerk of the County Court yesterday by E. L. E. "V'hlte, Fred A. Dunham and John Brooks. The capital stock Is $10,000. Conrt Xotea. State Circuit Court against James Xiovett J and Kate Lovett'to recover possession of an undivided one-half Interest in 10 acres of land adjoining the Abrams & Knox tract, of which the defendants are in pos session under a tax title. McCully also oeks for $S0O damages. Carrie S. Jones has sued F. B. Jones In the State Circuit Court to recover $290 on notes. One'noto was Issued to the plaintiff while her name was Mrs. C. S. Delaney, and she afterward became Mrs. Jones. QUEER THINGS IN CLOUDS. Mnd In Neiv York, Brown Snoiv In AnfitrlB, Colored Hall. New York Mall and Express. New York's recent Bhower of muddy rain Is one of those phenomena which, though not common, occur at long In tervals in all parts of the world. Not long ago at Flume, In Austria, there was a heavy fall of half-frozen, brownish snow, and In Italy and some parts of Ger many there was a downpour of red rain. It was found upon Investigation that tho brown snow at Flume was caused by the admixture of sand which had been blown from the desert of Sahara, hundreds of miles away across the Mediterranean, and the red rain was not a deluge of blood as the peasants'thought, but was due to the presence of quantities of minute Infusoria, which somehow had been drawn up Into the heavens and let down again when the clouds fell as rain. A singular phenomenon of this sort oc curred In Venezuela some time ago, when colored hailstones fell In the state of Zamora. There was first a heavy thun der storm, with much rain, and then aft er a while the hall came down in such abundance that hundreds of bushels of hailstones might have been gathered. Some of the hailstones weighed as much as two ounces. It Is well known that in the tropics hailstones are exceedingly rare in places situated In the lowlands. But this hailstorm was particularly remark- oV1a rn (Kwnf nf tYitk rwlftn of tHft Vm11 stones, some of which were' whitish, while ' others were blue, green, rose-color or red. Schwedoff, who. In his memoir on the origin of hailstones, describes a fall of similarly colored hailstones which fell at Minsk. In Prussia., in the month of June, thinks that the colors are due to the pres ence of nickel and salts of cobalt, and that the phenomenon confirms his hypo thesis of thb cosmic origin of hall. There have been many well-authenticated cases where, after a heavy rain, the ground has been found strewn with small fish which have dropped from the clouds, and even young frogs, scarcely out or. ine raapoie state, have been "known, to descend upon the wlpgs of the storm. One theory Is that all these foreign substances are car ried up into the clouds by whirlwinds, and another that the least bulky of them, such as minute Infusoria, are caught up In the process of evaporation. Xot All BarUIagr. New Bedford Standard.Rep. As the President of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt is bound to be criticised; atest CI ever offered in Portland. As outlined in our ad. in Wednesday's Telegram, w.e place on sale exactly 274 MEN'S SUITS neither more nor less which SS THAN These suits are balance of stock of one of New York's largest manu facturers, who, on account of .having large customers here, will not permit the use of their name. These suits are PURE WOOL arid WORSTED fabrics; are all HAND-MADE, hand-felled collars, hand-worked button holes, are worsted serge lined. The regular prices of these suits in ANY store are $15.00, $18.00, $20.00 and $25.00. We will CLOSE THEM OUT as follows: and $18 Suits at Than li Price $T.95 'We promise that above quoted prices are absolutely correct without exaggeration. Our reputation fs such that we cannot, nor will we- permit any statement to be published that is -not true. These suits may be seen in our corner window. We expect to sell them all before July 4th. When You See It In Our Ad. It's Se. Mover Clothing Co. THIRD AND and some of the criticism of the Presl dent of all Presidents like some of the criticism of Methodist newspapers and Methodist preachers, is bound to be mere ly ill-natured barking. But some of it Is not, and it 13 better and safer and wiser to view all the criticism patiently, and to get what good can be got out of it than to slide Into a state of Irritation which curtly dismisses all criticism of a favorite as barking at his heels. THE FIRST ON THE LAKES Launch, of the- Griffon Commemo rated Xcnr Magarn. -. Chicago Inter Ocean. An Important historical monument was dedicated at Da Salle, five miles from Ni agara. This was to commemorate the launcning oi ine -nrsi American-Duut ves sel used by white men on the Great Lakes, the Griffon, built by La Salle and launched In May, 1679. La Salle sailed from Niagara In August, 1679, voj aging through Lakes Erie. Huron and Michigan to Green Bay, )vlE There he loaded the Griffon with furs and started her on the return trip. while he and his party went In canoes up the SL Joseph River, crossed to the Kankakee, and so Into Illinois. They were successful In their negotiations with the Indian tribes, but the Griffon was never heard of after leaving Lake Michigan. So the first American-built vessel to nav igate the Great Lakes was lost at sea. It was of only CO ton3 burden, all told, but was the forerunner of the great fleets of vessels that now make the lakes the seat of tho greatest Inland traffic In the world. The commerce of the Great Lakes is, In the number of vessels employed, greater limn A... .?.. Icj. tvnila sin .no A ttantli ...... ... -r.-.x.- mi me uuit or .Mexico ana ine i-acmc mere are now iii snipyaras on me uikcs, em- ploying a capital of jlo.lSo.ooo, ana turning out annually 2200 boats, ranging from tnose smaller than La Salle's Griffon to the ocean liner. While the traffic on our rivers decreased with -the development of our railway sys tems, the traffic on the lakes has steadily Increased, until the route traversed by La Salle's Griffon has become a great high way of commerce over which thousands ot American-built vessels carry American products vo the value of $oO0,000.0O0 an nually. No Laclr of Conscience. New Yortf Sun. If General Wood transgressed any regu lation or principle' that should have con trolled his acts as temporary adminis trator of Cuban affairs, that is a mat ter between him and his superiors at Washington. If he made a mistake in the agency he employed for supposed pub licity, that Is a matter between himself and his own sense of honor; the fault. If any, appears to belong to a lower jur isdiction than that of conscience. The discovery of these payments is being used for about 1000 times more than it Is worth by the obstructionists of reco nrocltv with Cuba. How Is the duty of Congress to enact the measure demanded ( by common justice and common sense af fected by the circumstance that General Leonard Wood, as the official guardian of the interests of Cuba, paid money for tho circulation of printed matter In the hope of reaching and enlightening the leaders of thought in the United States? AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. W O Buggle. city ! G S Scott, city C N Austin, Des Mns W H Walker and vlfe, Pittsburg. Pa A GUlUand and wife, Pittsburg, Pa A H Eckert and wife, Pittsburg, Pa A C Forlnger, Pa Miss Forlnger. Pa J W Steen. Miss F B Franklin. Miss J Newboy. Miss E Sharrock, Seattle R Service. Baker City I W Frankel. N Y E C Denese, Phlla A Painter. S F a P Roaslter. S F G W Warren, Warren ton M L Frledenthal. Chgo Mrs J .n. Clock, city Mrs J O Honrunr. I J C- TWombly, Denver F van winkle & wr, i Oklahoma City AT XT 1? r"hinnll j lM yan Winkle, Okla city Mrs N E Cbapell. do E S Halley & wr, ao Mamie Kelllson. Nebr Kathryne FIngado, do Jessie Kelllson. do Edward Kelllson, do Otllle Maresh. do G W Bennett. Okla Cy G J Shield. ao W R Taylor, do ft. L Starling and wife. Fargo. N D II Gardner and wf, do t g w Tkiberry, Lou J uvlu B w Cooper, Chgo 1 Pittsburg othinqVafyes x "X y PRICE. AH $20 and $25 Suits at Less Than Yi Price $9 OAK STREETS C H Hllbert & wf, S Fl J O Honrunjr. Pittsburg Max Levy. X Y I J Dals. S F r Strauss, Y tH Dcutsch, M pis Sam P Jones, Loulsilll M Pfanm. Mpl F T Kremer. Co A Kuhn. Colfax A Thlm. Milwaukee Dudley Ean, N x C A Gardiner. S F Dr L E Felton, llan- ford. Cal Miss K Felton. do F C Dlsbrow, do F Smerstone. S F G M Besant. Md E F Dickinson. N T L D V Shelton & sin, Seattle . S M Toplltr. X Y F "V Brown. La Crosse F C Gibbon. S F It Ljallum. Pt Townsd C L Galvln. Seattle F G Miner t nf, S F Mrs Chas Ireland. Spo kane G Frje. Boston E M Schafer, Cal V S H AVood. Fa E M Wilson, LAKeiew F R Sheridan. Rosebg I Mrs W G Blatt, Detroit A W Brown. NY I A W Johnson. Denver C C Chappell. Ashlandl B L James, Denver Lee Sehureman. Neb F E Smith, Meridian; II G Scudder, N Y F A Brown and wife,' Duluth I Mr & Mrs F L Ste vens. Chicago M M Stevens. Chicago Miss "W H Howard, do G Smalshaf. jo M M Klein. oo G W Cunningham, do Miss Ada Smith, oo Mls Lucy Hays, do Miss Pearl Molan. do J IV Roby, Lima. O M B "Whitney. Mass C H Hamilton. Seattle Y P Johnson & wr, Richmond Miss Harriet Kinney, city H Lazare. Chgo W "VV Reed. Oakland L Brill. "Wash O Bosenberger. Detroit H S weller, Omana G D LaBor and wife. Bralnard J J Horgan and wife, St Josonh D G white & wf, N J F J Morgan and wife. Ohio rc n Monran. Ohio R E Hanley & wf. S F Miss J Haines. Mo A O Hohnes & wf. Fa C D Ross, Tacoma Cnlnmbln. Itlx-p- keener jr. Regulator Line steamers. Dalles. Cascade Locks and icturn dally, except Sunday, from Oak-st. THE PERKINS. D "Worth. Grange Me Gale T Hill, San Fr R E Storey. McMhunllW F Stewart, Butte Mrs R E Storey, do A "W Stewart. Butte C W Omtr. Wallace Leo I Stack. San Fr "W "W "Whlpple.BucodajL M Org. Edgar, Net R M Todd. San Fran T O Horger. do A A Gilbert, Oakland, Cal F F Knlsht. Salem Mrs F F Knight, do P Grant, La. Grande T F Larsen. Astoria R C Saxton, do P L Mlneley, Little Rl Mrs P L Mlneley, do XT E "Wallgren. San Fr E G Ragan. Kan City Mrs E G Ragan, do Mrs L A Loomte, Nah- cotta. Wash O Gillespie, Sunshine, 1 Afr t F Larsen. do .- Ru(enberg. BayC i Qjant Arnold, Toieao, Or "Wash Jas A Murray, "Vlento JChester Loomls, do Rnht Stewart, do F W Slabaugh. Omaha R L "Wall, St Louis Mrs F w Slabaugh, oo w D Fisher, w w D S Clark, Omaha Sam Bertelson. TacmaJMrs D S Clark, do J D Holton. Thunder J L Mason. Kan City Mountain Claude Pruett, do Frank. Crole, do John Beatty. do Vm Livingston. Cbgo Mrs J L Mason, do I J Duttenhofer. Seattle I F H Kiddle. Island Cy ' C H Hemstreet. Goble J D Hansen. Kalama T Tlcknor, Grand Rlv- I J T Eshelman.Tacoma Mrs J T Eshelman, do Miss T!shelman. do r, la J C Wolf. Sllverton A.V Lussey, Tacoma , J F Barr, Lincoln. Neo H J Watts. Athena M H Melrdse. do Mrs MH Melrose, do O S Wlcjtland, Ham mond, Or F R Angel. Tacoma J F Day, Carlton, Or n r HamllL Chicago Mrs F M Filter. Condon J H White. Ill G Cunningnam. vv esi- minater. B C AV S Smith. San Fran iMrs G Cunningham, do J D W Mott. Hampton, . HI . Irs D "W Mott, do R M Mott. do Mrs R M Mott, do Oulda B Mott. do Mrs G Mott Aldrlch, Chicago B E WOUlter, iJaKer -iy Ada Galbralth. do A R Upright, Tacoma E B Zlmmer, Centralla Mrs Zlmmer, do C C Brown. Salem r. W Brown. Salem IM T Sumner. Seattle Carrie Rankin. eb IC L Bucher, Harrlsbg txr n.iinn. Pendleton .A" ?f Oreott. Drain Turner uner, a.iiviwiuj m. mir., ''" S J Lynn. Salt Lake Mlrnm Hilton. Mich Mrs S J Lynn, do Jennie Lynn, do Winifred Lynn. do Mrs A D Lyon, do W D Gumaer. Harri son, Idaho Al Crawford. Duluth R B Whiteside. Cal G A ASDOy, "reiser Mrs Chas Ireland. SpoB I W Shambrough. do Fred Warnlck. Heppnt Rcuulntor Line Steameri, Dalles. Cascade Locks. Return dally. Oak-st. dock. THE IMPERIAL. C. W. Knowles, Manager. Arthur Hubard, city Geo Williams. Vancvr C Boswell. city J R Condlt. IT G M Thompson. Dalles C W Reeder, Kan Mrs Reeder. do J M Yost, do Mr Vfist do O L Shogren, Dllley Mrs Shogren. do Jas B Brodes,,Corvallls Mrs G M Jones, Faisiy Mrs J H Harris, Cor vallls G "V Skelton. Corvallla Mrs Skelton. do B.C Albatt. S F W H Brunner, Seattlel Mrs Albatt. S F i O K Fluslmmons, city Mrs Fltzslmmons. city H B Clark, Seattle n Vrv Boston E A Barnes. F F G Young, Eugene Chas Simmons, Kan Mrs Simmons, do J W Gray. Seattle Wm Woods, Mo Mrs Woods & dau. Mo J M Lanas, Mo E M Schafer. Frultdale H T French. Moscow Mrs French. do W H Turner. Spokane T T Brown. S F J Swearer, ios Ang Mrs Swearer, do D McKlnnon & fam, Wisconsin C H Earl. Iowa W B O'Halr. Stockton j S Lyons, Coqullle M Halm, St Paul W C Hoeftan. Yaqulna Mrs W C Hoeftan, do a W Hoeftan. do J W Opp. Jacksonville) W M Rcnshaw. Eugene Mrs Renshaw. ao W A Robinson. S F G D Martin, Oakland Mm M E Stables, do M A Butler. Baker Cty Earl Sanders, ao R J Holme, city Kd Nlebenrer. Chgo E G Van Dusen. Asto Mrs G- W Hoeftan. do t a Cnrn.iius. Seattle N L Young. Chgo M Muldestad. EverettiW H Leeds &. aau, Mrs Day, Corvallls I Salem ?'.' rv - . '. F F Knight, S D E E Brandes, Omaha THE ST. M Nagle. city 1 5 L Hampeon. "Wlnlovk Charles. I Jos S Glbbe Reddlni; Mrs M White. St Hoi Jos Haley, city N P Slate, Tangent Mrs Aden. do N W Elliott. Con all. a F Fellers &. wf, Buttc- llle Mrs Hattle Cameron. Guthrie. Okla George oodruff, city C W Short. Goldendale R H Groves, Monmli M Blshopn, do ) L Woodruff. do Mrs Struckmelr. Stella X Need ham. do Thebaic Henry. do ,I1sh B O'Leary. do Mls M Daylor. do H L Calvin and wirej Marhlantl Ml Calvin. do J H Bland. do B L Rhuland & wf, Eugene H S Rogers. Phlla 3 Rastall. tity A Hemnn. Majgers G Wilson. Cama3 L S Otis. Minn G S. Tostcr. Goble IC E Scott. do iloy Bremmer. Goble IN II McKay. Sauvles J A Breeding. Amity Daisy Klnwy. city Frank Cole, city L D Shcpardon. D,iyin Otis Cole, city lp II Murphy. Grass Val H A SkecH. SprlngfieldlE A Miller and wife, R Miller, city I Long Creek John Garmes. Toledo IV E Davis, city Chas Hlckox, Kansas JRobt Servls. Baker Cty O B Michael, city (Anna Wills, city D J Penman, city I. A H Edwards, Toutlc T T Richards. SpokaneJT O Strang. Woodburn Mrs G II Grant, do IT F Bover. Woodburn T A Turner. SeattlojChas Shlncfield, Cor Mrs J B Cole & dau.l vallls Seattle IM L Good, city Mrs M A Harcourt, C O .Lonegren. Catska- Seattlc I nle L T McCarty, S F ifi S Howard, do Hotel BrnniTrick. Seattle. European plan. Popular rates. Modera Improvements, depot. Business center. Near Tacoma Hotel. Tnromn. American plan. Kates. $3 and upu Hotel Donnelly, Tnconin. First-class restaurant In connection. HW3iJtMiiC5g yLL Havana Filler a " FL0R0D0RA " BANDS crs of same value as tags from " STAR," HORSE GHOE," m SFEARtiEAD.,u,STANDARDNAVr. r OLD PEACH & HONEY," "SAW LOG," "OLE VARC11IYX or "MASTER WORKMAN" Tobccco. I fereijpiiiy! !