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THE CORNING QKEGONiAff, MONDAY, DOXOBEE 6, 1902.
BEE 6, 1902.
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JACKSON JOINS IR
Constable Adds New Feature
to Gambling Crusade.
INDEPENDENT OF EVERYBODY
He Visits Gan-bllngr-Honses, Orders
Games With Chips Stopped and
,.. Threatens Arrest of All Found
Flaying: For Money. .
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Constable W. E. Jackson, who has an
office with Justice of the Peace lReld, has
started on an Independent hunt after
gamblers, on his owpi hook, apart from
the police, and has caused quite a stir
in town. So far he admits ho has not
discovered that any actual gambling for
money is going on, bat he has served
notice particularly at rIckorfs, Blaz
ler's, Fritz's and Be Martini's places
that he will not allow any play for
gain, or arrests wotfld follow. The police
have no yearning desire to talk about the
matter, but there Is a current rumor that
they are -watching Constable Jackson
and his doings in much the same way
as a cat watches a .mouse.
The big, muscular constable suddenly
ewooped down on Blasier's place on Burh
slde street last Saturday night, without
.one word of warning. With pointer-like
instinct, he walked straight to a room
where several men were consuming time
at, apparently, an innocent game of
cards, but they used chips to denote when
they lost and won. One of the saloon
'managers came up "Just then. And Con
stable Jackson revealed his identity and
said:
"This sort of thing must stop. I have
.seen no money change hanis, but I will
not allow the chips to be ed. The" law
against gambling is to be enforced. If
"the law is violated, I will make arrests
righ. here."
The players were badly rattled, and
they Jeft the tablo in a hurry. Blasier's
people assured the constable that they
had no wish to get into trouble, and
stated emphatically that no gambling ha.d
taken place. Jackson next swooped down
on Erlckson's place, and the "talent"
thought he was a good-natured farmer
who had come' to town to see the sights,
but he quickly undeceived them by dr
.dering a card game stopped, where the
familiar white chips were used. As he
walked out, more than one hardened
veteran said to his neighbor, "Who'd
have thought It?"
Fritz's place was visited, but no game
fer chance, or for chips of more or less
value, was In sight, and Jackson walked
to De Martini's place, at 81 First street
Here "the usual notice was Berved that no
gambling would bo permitted, and the
usual Saturday night crowd stared.
Blazler's up-town saloon was also vis
ited, but no game was found.
By this time It had got noised around
among the sporting fraternity that some
thing unusual had happened In the gamb
ling situation, and those who liked a
quiet poker game in secluded corners
for small stakes, got nervous and went
"home early. "Between the police and
the constable, I don't know where I'm
at," one old sport said. The impression
spread that it was not safe to play any
longer, in case an innocent-looking
stranger might happen to be a constable,
or deputy sheriff in disguise.
A conversation was had over the tele
phone yesterday by the Oregonlan with
Constable Jackson, as he was starting
for Oregon City, and in reply to "a ques
tion whether he had served any warrants
for gambling, Jackson said he had not,
and he had not seen any actual gambling
going on.
"Has anyone told you to go after the
gamblers?" he was asked.
"I don't need anybody to tell me to
do that I went to places where gambling
might be going on, because it is my duty
to do so," Jackson replied; "I stopped
,the card games where chips were used,
and served .notice on the proprietors or
managers of the saloons that I would
not permit any gambling, or I would
make arrests. That is all there, is to it."
Jackson was -then asked about his fu
ture movements lh the gambling cru-
-side, but he was not communicative in
this direction.
No police official would consent to talk
last night about Jackson's entry Into the
gambling situation, but there was a well,
ueuneu rumor tnat xne ponce were not
I pleased at what they call Jackson's "but
ting In." An official connected with the
District Attorney's office said yesterday:
"Constable Jackson is a peace officer, and
if he. sees actual gambling going on he
.canmake arrests without displaying any
warrant, ie acts under a state law.
The information or complaint would In
due course be made out In his office, and
woula be sworn to by Constable Jackson,
,Of course his powers are not so varied as
those of a policeman who acts under the
provisions of the city charter. Under
the latter, a policeman can arrest people
charged with going into and frequenting
a gambling house, and can seize gambling
implements.
The gamblers and those accustomed to
poker games on the quiet are watching
for the next move of Constable Jackson
aryl the police with deep Interest Some
people are wondering what the constable
will do when he meets with a constable-
proof, police-proof, ironclad door guarding
tne entrance to a typical Chinese gamb
ling house. It took Police Sergeant
Church and his cohorts nearly three
hours on one occasion last week to break
down one of these strong doors, In an en
deavor to see If any gambling was going
on In the room beyond. During the ham
mering on the door, however, the wily
Chinese escaped by means of a trap
door on the roof, made their way to
Second street, and blandly joined the
surging crowd who had gathered to find
what the noise was all about.
BUNGLERS AT BURGLARY
They Make Vain Attempt to Blow
Safe Open on Bast Side.
Bungling robbers made a desperate at
tempt to blow up the safe in Sharkey
Son's office, at Union avenue and East
Yamhill streets, at 1:15 o'clock yesterday
morning, but although they blew off a
portion of the lower part of the safe
door with nltro-glycerlne, they could not
wreck the safe Itself, and they decamped
after stealing 3o cents from the nickel
in-the-slot box attached to the telephone.
So far as known this Is all the plunder
they secured. Even if they had forced
open the safe door, they would not have
secured a cent, as no money is usually
kept there, only the business books.
Next door to the place where the at
tempt was made on the safe is a car
penter's shop,' and it appears that the
robbers firt broke opea this shop and
t stole a sledge-hammer and' an ax. Then
'they broke window glass In Sharkey &
Son's place, and must have become con
vinced that the front door ought to be
broken open to facilitate estfape when
the explosion took place, for this door
was smashed with the ax. The robbers
began work by knocking the knob off
the combination, and stopped up a, crack
In the safe by filling it with candle grease.
Then they inserted the nitro-glycerine
at the bottom of the safe door, confident
ly expecting that the explosive would
tear the door to bits, but It did nothing of
" sort. Cement and candle grease were
scattered along the office floor, and pre
sumably when the robbers saw ttiat their
plan to enter the safe had failed, they
became so much alarmed through fear
of the arrival of the police that they did
not make a second -attempt, and they ran,
stealing the money in the telephone box.
They left the aJedge-hammer and the
ax behind them.
People standing at East Morrison
street, one blockttglsta'nt, heard the ex
plosion, and realizag that something was
wrong they notifies. Special Officer An
drews. A careful -search waB made for
the robbers, but by this, time they; had
made good their escape Word of the
occurrence was sent to the, police station,
and Detective Cordano and Special Officer
Leonard were sent over. Cordano found
that, the blade of the ax corresponded
to the size of the marks made on the
front door. The police are of The opin
ion that the attempted robbery is prob
ably the work of hoboes.
OBJECT TO GROOVED RAIL
Complaint Made to Mayor Agralast
Kew Fourth. Street Track.
When the City Insisted on the South
ern Pacific laying1 a track of 7-Inch rails
on Fourth street, and that the wood block
pavement should fit close up to the rails.
It was practically a demand for a grooved
rail, as it is well known that wood-blocks
cannot stand for any length of time laid
up against the ordinary rails. The mat
ter was discussed and a proposition of
the company to form a groove by laying
a T rail flatwise along the new 7-lnch
rail was agreed to, and the long heavy
Mrs. Xmcinda W1JIIh Grevcr,
ef McMlnnville.
rails for the new track arrived with ears,
or lugs, attached every few feet on one
side to support the rail which was to
form the eroove. The work of laying
the new- track was commenced by the
Company" some time ago, and two blocks
at the north end of First street have been
completed with the "groove" as agreed
upon added.
Now complaint has been made that tne
groeve will not work well, but will be
very destructive to the wheels of vehi
cles. The complainants say that tne
groove js two Inches in width and 1
Inches in depth and will be a regular en
gine of destruction. The matter was taKen
up with Councilman Cardwell, who took
it up with Mayor Williams, and they car
ried it up to Manager Koehler, of the
Southern Pacific, with the intention of
having further construction of the groove
put a stop to If it was found to be such a
dangerous thing as had been represented.
Some of the railroad men say that the
danger has been greatly exaggerated, as
the groove will soon fill up with dust and
sand, and no wheels can get down Into
It. Manager Koehler said that, when any
thing new Is tried, there are always some
to find fault, and he thought that, as the
matter had been fully discussed and
agreed upon, it would be just as well to
go aneaa ana try tne groove ior a wnue
before condemning it.
The Southern Pacific Company, since
it Is to have a new and. heavy track on
Fourth stre'et, is deternliped that .the cen
ter line of the street and the center line
between the rails of- the (new track shall
be the 'same. Yesterday morning Ave men
from the engineer's department of the
company were at work measuring the
street at each intersection to find the cen
ter and note how it compared with the
center nne of tne present track. They
had a 'ibng light piece of lumber for a
measure so that nomlBtake could be
made. The center line between the
tracks was generally on the center line
of the street, but sometimes varied an
Inch or two from it, and on one block
south of Harrison street there was three
Inches difference. The engineers said the.
track appeared to be straight and the dis
crepancy must be caused by an error In
putting In the curbs, which was probably
the case. At all events it is evident that
no pains will be spared to have the cen
ter line between the rails and the -center
line of the street coincide.
FOOTBALL MEN TO MEET.
Portland Team Will Reorganize and
'Play Many Matches.
The annual meeting of the Portland
Football Club, an organization which de
votes Its 'time to the playing of "Associa
tion and Rugby football, will take place
tomorrow, evening at 8:80 o'clock at Law
yer George J. Capaeron's office, room 71o
Chamber of Commerce building, when offi
cers tor -the ensuing year will be elect
ed. President Cameron will probably be
re-elected If he can be persuaded to accept
"the office. "Captain -King Is now residing
in Eastern Oregon, and this leaves a va
cancy for captain. The Bishop Scott
Academy ground's have again ' been se
cured for. matches and practice games,
thanks .to the, kindness of Principal A. C
Newell. . ' .
There fs every indication of a pros
perous season before the club, but the
chances are .that only Association foot
ball will b5 played this year. Among the
matches that are talked of, are possible
games with Victoria,. B. C, and Ilwaco.
Several new members have signified their
intention of joining, and all young men
desirous of . playing with the eleven are
asked to be present at the meeting to
morrow evening.
Conductor and Conducted.
Philadelphia Ledger.
At the very best the street-car conduc
tor's work is trying and wearing, but it
would be madev.lighter, less disagreeable,
if every passenger should, in good temper
and human sympathy, try to make it so
by practicing In his hehalf the virtues of
civility; courtesy and kindness. Conduc
tors ail conducted are made of the same
clay and are pretty much the same,
though one takes the fare and the other
gives It; they are alike fellow creatures,
bound upon the same long 'ourney, to the
same end, and It becomes every mortal
to make the Jdurney-through this rough
old world of ours as smooth and pleasant
as possible.
Dysentery Cared Wltbont the Aid ef
a Doctor
T am Just Tip from a hard spell of the
flux" (dysentery), says Mr. T.'A. Pinner, a
well-known merchant of Drummond, Tenn
T used one small bottle of Chamberlain'-
Colic, Cholera and- Diarrhoea Remedy and
was curea wiinoui saving a aoctor. I
consider It the best cholera medicine In
the world.". There Is ho need of employ
ing a doctor when this remedy is used, for
no doctor can prescribe a better medicine
for bowel complaint in any form, either
for children or adults. It never fails, and
is pleasant .to take. For sale by all drug
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PRINTERS TO FRONT
Levy an Assessment Which
Will Raise $750
FOR THE STRIKING COALMINERS
Maltaomaa Typogxapbical Union
"Will Ask Presidents of All Unions
in City to Attend a. Confer
ence ?1C,000 to Be Raised.
At the meeting of Multnomah Typo
graphical Union held yesterday at Audi
torium Hall, a resolution was unanimous
ly passed calling for a 0 per cent assess
ment on- all its members for the benefit
of the striking coalminers. This assess
ment will raise over $750, and goes to
demonstrate the loyalty to unjon princi
ples in the hearts of unlonlststhongh. far
PIONEER OF 1858
M'MI.TNVIIiL-i. Oct. 4. (Special.)
Mrs. Lueinda- "Williams Grover,
aged 84 years, died at McMlnnvllle,
Thursday, October. 2. Mrs. Grover
was born In New York, May 4, 1818.
While ehe was yet a child her fa
ther moved to Jackson County,
Michigan. Here she married Fran
Ms TV. Grover. In 1858, they crossed
the plains by ox-team to California.
They moved to Oregon and settled
on a farv ear Brownsville In 1SJ0,
where they' resided until the death
Of Mr. Grover, In 1BS9. Since the
death of her husband -he has made
her homewith her son, Royal -H.
Drover, of IcMInnvIlle. Two Bons
C D. Grover, of Petaluma, Cal.,
and R. H. Grover, of McMlnnvllle
and five grandchildren survive her.
away from the scenes of much suffering
ih the coal-mining regions and other lo
calities affected by the strike. , '
It is believed that the sum of $10,000 can
be raised by the unions of this, city, and,
with such an. end in view, the Portland
printers have Instructed their president
to Issue a call for a meeting of all the
presidents of trade unions throughout the
city, including the officers of the State
Federation, Federated Trades and Build
ing Trades councils, and the editor of
the Labor Press, and endeavor to have
their organizations take similar action.
Such a call will surely meet with a hearty
response, as the question Is one that all
union men and women can unite on, and
the present prosperous condition of the
trade unionists generally will supply the
wherewith to meet the Impulse of their
principles.
Printers Increases-Contribution.
NEW YORK, Oct o. By a unanimous
yote the Typographical Union- No. 6 of
New York City today decided to increase
its weekly contribution to the miners'
strike fund to 2-per centofUthe wages
of its members, which will make the con
tribution $1300 or $2000 weekly. Money was
contributed by the CcrttraUFederated La
bor Union at its meeting today. Some
unions assessed, their members at the
rate of 2 per cent of their wages. Other
unions made lump sum contributions.
DUTY TO THE COMMUNITY
It Has Common iavr Interest in An
thracite Coal Strifes.
PORTLAND, Oct. 5.-To the Editor.)
I have just read, with pleasure, your
lucid and able article on "Failure of An
thracite Conference." '
No doubt there are faults at both sides:
but, from my experience, whilstdealing
with- the tenants as landlord and agent
In Ireland for 15 years, I think much
trouble and expense, to say nothing of
the awful misery Inflicted on innocent
children and women, might have been
spared to the latter, also worry and
anxiety to the community suffering from
lack of coal as well as to those engaged
In the struggle. If the mineowners" had
only given, at the proper time, an in
crease of wages an Increase that will
not now be accepted by the non-contents
If President Roosevelt's common-sense
diplomacy does not prevail, then let the
common law take Its course. The law Is
quite sufficient if only put In force, to
settle the question at. issue or rather to
make those who are unwilling to abide by
the arbitrators decision act righteously
and honorably. The arbitrators should
he appointed by each state, if not by the
United States, to settle this question
and compel the railway magnates to act
justly. As you have pointed out, it
looks badly for the party who declines
such a mode of arranging the wage
and other questions affecting the com
munity at large.
It is all bosh to talk of the liberty of
the individual which should count as
I second to the liberty of the nation at
large, ir a man erect a smoke stack in a
city and it causes annoyance to the
citizens, will he not be compelled to re
move it or abate the nuisance in some
shape or form, the ground on which it
is built being the property of the party
complained against?
Only a few days since there was a Judg
ment entered up against the owner of
a smelter, somewhere In Washington, I
think, for damage done by smoke to a
neighboring orchard. Is not this Inter
fering with the liberty of the subject In
a far higher degree than that of the
mineowners referred to, a wealthy class
of men who lose thousands of dollars
dally because of the present strike? It
Is something analogous to locking up a
lunatic. The mineowners are nothing
better than the insane.
The fact Is there is too great a gulp
betwixt labor and capital; and, until this
gulf Is bridged over by equity, the war
now raging will continue and upset the
mercantile business the world over.
Men who are practically martyrs for
those fat bugs, men who sacrifice all the
joys and comforts of living in pure air
and with their families, as we live,
should, In my humble judgment, be dealt
with in a liberal and considerate man
ner ahd should get at least double the
ordinary wages of men who work in the
field of freedom, In the bosom of their
families, and in ease lie down at night
on a feather bed. Those obstinate,
wealthy czars or autocrats should be
compelled to abide by arbitration such as
New Zealand enforces. If necessary the
laws of our states should be amended
so as to enable the President and others
to deal wlthVthe' obstructionist to the
well-being of humanity. The present is
a hell upon earth as compared with the
worst forms of slavery. We have suffi
cient good laws, but the trouble lies In
that they are, scarcely ever put Into ef
fect through the inefficiency of our
judges, etc., people who live In popu
larity and political air.
If the government be not wis a in
time, it will have to , cope with a revo
lutionary war. fiuaer and' thirst will
drive a man -insane and make, him so
desperate . that war to -'him. will be a
relief from his unbearable cdndltion.
Reverting to the subject off personal
liberty, being interfered with when we
try to force &) settlement of ibis mine
war, might I ask why this issue has
not been raised in Portland by our sa
loonmen and gamblers? Surely a man,
when he gambles with his own. Is doing
less harm to the . community at large
than a mineowner in. the -anthracite coal
field, yet their liberty Is not considered
at all. Some will say this is a matter
that affects numerous families and in
nocent children. This is "hot the ques
tion at issue, but that of the liberty
of the subject, therefore if wo compel
gamblers at "both sides of the house not
to gamble or use their money as they
please, we should, In a peremptory man
ner. Interfere in the anthracite .quarrel
and that speedily. Our legislators, etc.,
are afraid of losing votes and some of
them perhaps a little boodle to boot.
Tho governments Xst this country get
more boodle than the actual amount of
cash outlay for the maintenance of the
states at large. Even our civic authorities
seem not to be able to. show much value
In the shape -of improvement to roads,
etc., proportionate to amounts sub
scribed by city or state.
We are now in more danger of a.
revolutionary war than we were in dan
ger of something else when we raided
Cuba, etc., because the peace of the
country was in peril through that
country's civil war.
The peace of our anthracite people
being menaced through obstinacy of mag
nates, etc, Is a public matter and should
be dealt with in a practical and firm
manner. Our President is the right man
la the right place and will fight when ne
cessity compels him, but only when all
other means prove futile.
"The cry of. the laborers hath reached
the ears of "the Lord of " Sabboth and
they will be avenged in due time."
J. CREAGH.
PROTECTS FOR DEADBEATS
Present Laws Shield Them Move to
Have Them Changed.
SALEM, Oct 5. (Special.) For several
years there has been a demand among
merchants and other business men for an
amendment to the law which exempts
from execution the wages of a Judg
ment debtor for thirty days' prior to the
data of the judgment. This law has been
found to shield some men who have no
intentlongof paying their debts if they
can avoid It The law as JLt now stands
places no limit upon, the amount of
wages that may thus be exempted, so
that a man who draws a salary of $150 a
month can hold It from his creditors
if ho will swear that It is necessary for
the use of a famiy supported In whole
or in part by his labor. The law was In
tended as a protection to tho poor man
who has a. family to support, but It is
often taken advantage of by men who are
able to pay their debts but won't ThOHe
who favor a change in the law think the
exemption should he limited to $50. This
much of an exemption would cover the
wages of the ordinary laboring man and
would therefore bo sufficient for him. Men
who draw more than $50 could have that
gum reserved for the use of their fami
lies and the remainder w6uld be subject
to the payment of the claims of their
judgment creditors.
There has also been a demand for 'an
amendment to the statutes so that the
wages of men In the employ of the state,
county, city and school district may be
attached the same as the wages of any
other person. Under the present law
money in tho hands of a public officer
cannot be attached and public employes
can therefore defeat their creditors with
little difficulty. Particularly in Salem
and Portland this law has "been found
unsatisfactory so far as it applies to
wages due an employe, Under the present
law it is useless to sue a public employe,
for nothing can be 'recovered. If the law
wero amended as proposed It would not
be necessary for a creditor to sue, for
the debtor, knowing that he could not
escape, would pay his obligations.
At the last three sessions of the Legis
lature some one has taken an interest in
the subject but dropped it without mak
ing much effort m Dehalf of a change in
the law It Is understood that W. W.
Banks, of the Multnomah delegation, will
introduce a bill for the amendments men
tioned. He believes In all proper pro
tection for the laboring man who needs
his wages for tho support of a family, but
believes thatthe law can be amended sp
as to give that protection without shield
ing the unscrupulous .at the expense of
merchants. '
FUEL FOR THE POOR.
New Jersey Man Supplies a Village-
People Cut "Wood.
BOUND BROOK, N. J., Oct 5. Mayor
Drake, of Lincoln, N. J., who is also pres
ident of a real estate company, today
pffered free of charge to the residents of
jincoin tnree acres or stanaing narawooa
timber, owned by the company and sit
uated on tho outskirts of the village.- The
only cofidltlon Ms that the timber must
be cut .down, cut Into cordwood lengths
and stacked. Then it will be distributed
to the townspeople. The offer was at
once accepted, almost every family pro
vlding at least one worker, and by after
noon the cuttlnsr of trees was begun.
There are 300 inhabitants n the village
and it is figured that there is enough
wood in the tract to do them (for the
Winter, should it become necessary to
keep up the consumption of it The
same company owns five acres of wood
land in the Thirteenth Ward of Trenton,
and another near Plainfleld. Mr. Drake
announced that the timber on these tracts
would be given to the poor of tho cities
mentioned.
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Offers Coal Land Free.
NEW YORK, Oct 5. Another offer of
coal landB has been made to President
Roosevelt to relieve a possible coal famine,
Mrs. Johanna C. Samuels, formerly of
Nashville. Tenn., and Washington, D. C,
but who has been In New York for several
months, has written to tho President of
fering him a tract of mining land In Ken
tucky, to be mined by the Government
without compensation to the donor during
the continuance of the strike. Mrs. Sam
uels suld to a reporter today:
'1 am making the offer simply because
the property Is Idle. It Is no expense to
me at the present time and I would be
at no loss If a quantity of coal Is mined.
I do not ask one cent from the Govern
ment or any favors. I will leave the ar
rangements of all details entirely to the
President and let him d.o as he sees nt."
Mob After Neerro Prisoner.
LINCOLN, N. C, Oct 5. A mob of men
gained admittance to the Jail here today
and attempted to secure Calvin Elliott, a
negro, cnargea wiin navinu crinuniiy as
saulted a white woman near this place,
but they failed to batter down the doors
to the cell in which Elliott was confined.
it i foftrpii that further attemDts of vio
lence will be made, and, In answer to a
telegram from Judge Hoke, of this county,
Governor Aycock had ordered a special
term or court caiiea ior tne negro b xriai,
CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct. 5. In re
sponse to a telegram from Lincoln, the
Erie Rifles tonight assembled at their
armory, fully armed, awaiting further or
ders;
HIDDEX IN A BOX.
Startling: Find Concealed in a Box
Is Made Known.
With the knowledge that a few boxes
containing Mormon Bishop's Pills will
cleanse the system so thoroughly that a
person feels new vigor and ambition, It
Is only necessary to aoa mat tnese won
derful cleansers. InviKorators and man
hood-builders cost only 50 cents a box, or
six boxes for $2 50 at S. G. Skldmore &
Co. s, Portland. Or.
Peninsular Stoves, Range
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From Sunday s Oregonian
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A mammoth sale of Embroideries,
values up to 40c, at 1 4c yd.
Another great sale of sample
Hosiery, Black aMd fancies, 23c pr.
Two good bargains in Silk Waists
Six styles in Ladies Shoes at $2.28 pr.
Great sale of Men's and Boys' Clothing
Meier Frank Company
COLLISION . IN THICK FOG
STE-MER. HASSAIiO RAKED BY CY-
PROMEKE'S JlBBOdai.
Passengers Knoclcea From uertn-,
But All Escape Injury Hassalo
Returns for Repairs.
Thp O. R. & N. Co.'s crack stern-
wheeler Hassalo was In collision with the
British ship Cypromene near Coffin ijock
at an early hour yesterday morning, and
as a result is now lying at tne repair
yard In North Portland with her upper
works on the port elde totally wrecKea.
That a number of lives were, not lost
borders on ' the miraculous, for every
stateroom that was wrecked was occu
pied, and inlome of them the heavy jib
boom of the Cypromene knocked down,
the upper berths and tumbled the occu
pants and the wreckage down onto those
below. The damage to the Hassalo Is es
timated at from$COOO to $1P,000, and the
extent to which the ship suffered, if any,
has not been ascertained, aa she continued
on her journey to Astoria yesterday, and
did not arrive down until late Jn the af
ternoon. It is believed, however, that It
was not serious, as. he light upper work
of the Hassalo offered but little resist
ance to the onslaught of the jibboom and
heavy headgear of the ship, V
The Cypromene, in tow of the Okla-.
hamate left down Saturday morning, and
anchored for the night near Coffin Rock,
a short distance below Kalama. The Has
salo, under command of Captain Edward
Sullivan, "left Portland at 10 o'clock Sat
urday evening, and reached Kajama
shortly after midnight. At Kalama, Cap
tain ulllvan turned the boat over to the
pilot, fat had not retired when the acci
dent happened. There was a. thick fog.
and it is reported tnat tne amps Den
was not ringing when the Hassalo bore
down upon her; although the fog whistle
of the steamer was kept going at regular
intervals. The .towboat which had the
ship in charge had left her and was at a
neighboring dock taking on wood.
, Jibboom Pokes Into Hassalo.
The pilot on the Hassalo was unaware
of the presence of the ship at that point
in the river, and his first intimation of
her being there was when hVp big hulk
loomed up out of the fog so close, that the
steamer's headway could not be checked
nor her course changed. The engines
were stopped, and she began backing at
once, but, meanwhile, the big Jibboom of
the. Cypromene had caught the forward
hogpost on the port side of the steamer,
broke It off and hurled It over the side.
The steamer careened a little under the
force of the blow, but her headway car
ried her on to further destruction, and
the Jibboom next entered' the house near
he pantry, making a total wreck of that
portion of the cabin, and sweeping on
through the dining saloon and Into the
after row of staterooms, all of which
were occupied, as were those forward of
the pantry.
In the first of these staterooms adjoin
ing the dining saloon was an Astoria
woman, accompanied by her daughter.
The daughter was asleep In the lower
berth and her mother occupied the upper
berth, and their first intimation of danger
was when the daughter awoke to find
herself pinioned beneath a wire mattress
on which her mother had descended as
the terrible Jibboom swept out the under
pinning. The other passengers encoun-.
tered the same kind of a nightmare, and
in tho last room aft on the steamer was
Captain Roberts, of the Cynromene, who
was on his way to Astoria to rejoin his
ship. He awoke to find himself pinioned
beneath the mattress from the upper
berth, and it had descended with suffi
cient forco to leave some pretty deep
scratches on his face, and his leg was
also slightly Injured.
Back to Port for Repairs.
The damage, however, by a seeming
miracle, was practically confined to the
steamer, and, after an inventory of per
sonal damages was taken, and temporary
repairs made, the steamer turned around
and steamed slowly back to Portland, ar--riving
yesterday morning and going at
ones to the boneyard for repairs. Super-'
intendent Conway was notified by wire
from Kalama and at once ordered the
Potter out on the Hassalo's run. The
work of repairing the steamer will.beghi
this morning, and It will be rushed as
rapidly as possible, as the boat Is needed.
The furnishing and. interior 'work on
the Hassalo were unusually fine and
expensive, and for this reason the acci
dent will prove very costly. " Investiga
tions will held by the local steamboat
Inspectors, Lloyd's representatives and by
the owners of the craft concerned in the
mix-up, and until., the result of these In
vestigation Is known the blame cannot
be fixed. If the ship was not ringing her
bell or blowing a whistle while lying at
anchor in midstream in a fog, she will
probably be libelled for the damages to
the steamer.
The Cypromene is anything but a luckj
ship, and this is the second collision with
her in which the O. R. & N. Co. has been
Involved, for on her last previous visit
to this po, while outward-bound, she
collided with another ship in tow of one
of the company's boats. Her log from the
time she left Europe last January has
been ,a continued hard-luck story, for she
was knocked about by storms for the en
tire voyage, and In one of them was
handled so roughly that she was obliged
to put into Port Stanley, Falkland Isl
ands, for repairs which cost about $10,-000.-
She had more storms to meet after
leaving the Falklands, and was over
and Wood Heatars at prices from $4:50 to $65.00
...
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three months overdue when she finally
reached Portland the latter part of Au
gust. Scpne of Former "Wrecks.
Tho noint where the 'collision took place
-"has quite arecord fox .bad wrecks. It was
at uoinn, kock tnat tne trmsn snip ian
McKenzie wag lying at anchor 13 years
ago when she was, cut down by the O.
R. & N. steamship Oregon under circum
stances, very similar, to those of the col
lision yesterday morning, and, had the
Hassalo been of the size and build of
the Oregon, the Cypromene would now
be In the bottom of the river, which Is
very deep at that point. After the Clan
McKenzie sank, two of he"r colored sail
ors were missing, but it was never known
exactly whether theywere drowned or
escaped to shore In the. exc'lteniept. One
of Hale & ICerns' big barges, loaded with
rock, sarlk at this point about, three years
ago, only the bow remaining above wa
ter, while the stern was resting on the
bottom 125 feet below;
HOW CYPROMENE-SUFFERED.
Rlgrs.ihgr and. Masts Damaged Differ
ent Version of Cause.
ASTORIA. OctAo. (Special.) The Bri
tish ship Cypromene, which was in col
lision with the steamer Hassalo near
Goble at an early hour this .morning, ar
rived, here at 3:30 o'clock' tins "afternoon,
and anchored in the stream opposite the
city.. v k
Her steel bowsprit is broken, about the
middle, and bent back vbn board, her fore
topgallant mast Is broken, off, with the I"
royal yard down on the topgallant; yard. I
all. her fore rigging Is loosened up and
some of It broken. So far as is now
known, she received no damage to her
hull and no one on board of her was In
jured. It is estimated that It will take
a month to repair the ship before ehe can
proceed to sea.
The. accident happened aboA 1. o'clock
this morning, wnile the. vessel was an
chored below Goble, .near Coffin Rock,
the towboat Oklahama having gone to a
near-by landing for wood.. The, Informa
tion given by those on board the vessel
is that the accident happened while the
Hassalo was attempting to transfer the
captain of the Cypromene to his vessel,
the captain having come down the river
on the Hassalo. The vessel was being
brough't down the river without a regular
pilot, the captain of the tug- acting In
that capacity, and at the time of the acci
dent the vessel was In charge of the first
officer.
Steamship
Aground in " Chesapeake
Bay.
BAImiOR; Oct. 5. The Merchants
and Miners' steamship Dorchester, Cap
tain Foster, from Providence for Balti
more, went ashore near Poplar Island,
In Chesapeake Bay at 3:30 o'clock this
morning, supposedly because of heavy
weather. Tugs and lighters left here this
afternoon to assist In floating the vessel.
BALTIMORE, OcT" 5,-Officlals of the
Merchants and Miners' Transportation
Company received at 1:35 o'clock this
morning a telegram stating that the Dor
chester was hard axound at midnight
Tugs and lighters are near by rendering
assistance and the cargo Is being re
moved. It Is hoped that the steamer
will be' floated at next tide. The weather
is thick and rainy, but the sea is not un
usually rough.
British Transport Rescued.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct. 5. The
British transport Aurania, Captain King,
which ran ashore while entering the har
bor here yesterday, was haued off today
by tugs. She la not leaking.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Oct. 5. Sailed at 10 A. Sr.
Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook, and schooner
Luzon, for San Pedro. Sailed at 1:30 P. M.,
steamers Columbia and Despatch, for San
Francisco; British bark Samantha and British
ship Khyber, for Qiieenstown or Falmouth.
Arrived down at 3:30 P. M. British ship
Cypromene. Lett up at 5 P. M. British bark
Adderley. Condition of .the bar at 5:30 P. M.
Smooth; .wind east; weather clear.
St. Helens, Oct. 5. Paed at 4:40 P. M.
Danish ship Copley and schooner G. TV. "Wat
son. Passed at 5:15 P. if. British ship
Dynomene.
San Francisco, 'Oct. 5. Arrived Steamer
Brunswick, frohi Gray's Harbor; steamer
Sequoia, from South Bend; schooner Jennie
Thelln. from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Ship
Glory of the Seas, for Comox; barkentlne Re
triever, , for Port Hadlock.
Hoqulam, Wash., Oct. 5. Sailed Barkentlne
George Cl Perkins, from Hoqulam for Re
dondo; steamer Santa Monica, from Aberdeen
for San Francisco; ecliooner Bessie K-, from
Hoqulam for San Francisco.
New York. Oct. 5. Arrived Astoria, from
Glasgow; La Champagne, from Havre; 'Min
neapolis, from London.
Lizard, Oct. 5. Passed Zeeland. from New
York for Antwerp.
Fayal, -Oct. 5. Arrived Cambroman, from
Boston for Naples and Genoa.
Queenstown. Oct. 5. Sailed TJmbrla, from
Liverpool for New York.
Southampton, Oct. 5. Sailed Grosser
furst, from Bremen for New York.
Kur-
Innovatlon at Communion.
Individual -communion cups were used
for the first time yesterday. In the commu
nion service at the First Presbyterian
Church. They are made of glass and were
handed to the worshippers in neat trays.
The latter were passed by the communi
cant to the next pferson In the pew, and
taken In charge by the elder when all the
persons In the particular pew had com
municated. The cups were ultimately
placed In racks In front of the pew.
Many people spoken to after the service
was concluded, stated, that the change
was a welcome one for hygienic reasons.
Meier & Frank Company
IMPROVE LARGE TRACTS
PARIXG PATS.
Will Prove Faltli in Portland ,y
Their "Works Many New Resi
dences to Be Built.
Twb tracts of hitherto virgin ground
have been platted within the past few
days, and the lots will shortly be placed .
on sale. The large Ladd tract, lying be
tween Hawthorne avenue and Division
street, whidh several years ago was laid
out In broad streets running diagonally,
with a" large circular space In the center,
has now been replatted to correspond
with the surrounding streets. Only a pre
liminary plat has been made for the pres
ent, but engineers will soon be at work
on the new official plan. An addition has
also been 'Said out east of and partially
Including the Wasco Addition, near Irv
lngton. The new ground was acquired
from the Slstera of Charity of the House
of Providence some time ago, but has
Just been platted. The owners intend to
Improve the streets and lay cement side
walks and transform the property gen
erally before making active efforts at
sales. Cement walks will likewise be laid
In the Ladd tract, and that property,
which has so long remained' a strangely
unoccupied region, surrounded' by long
streets of houses, will soon be built up.
Both these plans for extensive Improve
ments demonstrate the falsitjr of the
often-heard statement that the Seattle
real estate men have sufficient faith in
the prospects of their city to spend thou
sands of dollars in Improvements before
they realize a sale, whereas their brethren
of Portland sell only unimproved property
and force the buyer to make every im
provement. The record for number of building per
mits taken out by one person at one time
was br&ken the past week. A. T. Myers,
an architect and builder whjjrhas Jiad
much experience In building houses for
sale In the East, took out permits the
other day for 18 houses In Hawthorne's
Addition. The buildings will cost from
$1000 to $3000 each, and the total cost will
be $30,450. Together with the residences
Mr. Myers has already under . construc
tion In the same neighborhood, his totaL
investments for this year will reach near
ly $100,000. Evidently one man was quick
to see the chance of an excellent invest
ment. Illustrating the remarkable stimulus
which has recently pervaded the suburbs
la the fact that 69 new houses, represent
ing an outlay of about $95,000, have been
built In Montavilla during the present
year. This suburb has just recovered
from the effects of the disastrous boom
which raised prices in that vicinity to an
abnormal height a few years ago.
It is now conceded by all the realty
men that Seventh-street property Is one
of the best investments obtainable. This
thoroughfare is next in the progress west
ward, and, when the new pavement is
laid, will present a far different appear
ance from that to which Portlanders have
long been accustomed. At Seventh and
Blocked by the construction of the Hotel
Portland addition and the street improve
ments. The improvements could be ex
tended across Seventh street with Rood
results, for the old shacks are nothing If
not an" eyesore.
George E. TVatkins, of Parrish, Watkins
& Co., says that another year will And
1(1000 more people In Portland.
"We simply cannot supply half of tho
demand for houses," he declares. "Not
withstanding the number Vrhlch has been,
built hero, people keep crowding In Just
the same. A Seattle firm 'has been, writ
ing me for several weeks to secure a
good business location, as .It Is anxious
to move to Portland, bu,t I have been un
able to find anything suitable."
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IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Part of Oregon Delegation Present-
Programme for Today.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., Oct. 5. Tho
Irrigation Congress will open at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon for a contention that
will last four days, and promises to be one
of the greatest gatherings for the dis
cussion of a great practical question
that has been held "In this country for
several years A portion of the Oregon
delegation of 15 men arrived here tonight
and every train reaching the city tonight
Is bringing more visitors. President
"Walsh arrived today and" will remain
throughout the convention. Tomorrow's
programme is announced as follows:
Afternoon at 2. o'clock, prayer by Rev.
Dr. Edward Bralslln; address welcoming
delegates on behalf of state'by Governor
Orman; address welcoming delegates .to
Colorado Springe. President Fairly, of the
Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor Rob
inson; address on behalf of the press,.-.
N. Stevens, and response and address to
Congress, President "Walsh; addresses- by
visiting Senators, including Senator Diet
rich, of -Nebraska, and Senators Teller
and Patterson, bf Colorado; Congress
men, including Representatives Bell and
Shafroth, of Colorado.rand Representativo
Reeder, of Kansas, and presidents .of
former congresses, including C. B. Booth,
of Los Angeles, Cal.-; appointment
cuinmmees on creuenuius, aroer ot dusi-
ness and permanent organization.
In the evening at 8:30 o'clock a recep
tion wlll be tendered to President "Walsh
and visiting delegates by the Chamber
of Commerce In the Antlers drawing
room, and parlors.