THE MORNING OKE&ONTAN, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 1SUZ.
I
FRANCHISE HELD UP
0. W, P; & Ry. Co.'s Appli
cation Not Yet Granted.
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD DELAYS
CempesatIoH to City Not Snfflclent,
Say Chairman 31111k; and Priv
ileged on Water Front
Are Valuable.
"The franchise Is the most valuable one
asked in many days. It gives the grantee
the control of th-i wharf and warehou0e
district on East Water street from East
Madison to East Oak, and I do not see
what the city will receive from it except
flirt for filling purposes at the rate or l-tfs
"SnSHSSLnn A. I. Mills, of the
Board i0f Public Works yesterday after
noon when the body of wnich he Is the
pres'ldins tffflcer took up for consideration
the ordinance by which the Common
Council granted to the Oregon Water
Power & Railway Company the right to
build a railway, to be OP01? yweI
trie steam or otner power, on
"t-fl"r:; Aflson to East Oak
In addition to the statement he made, the
Sairman said later that the ord Inance
... mnnrr thp ale rlcht to tne
of Its track, and transcontinental and
cine steam proadsmight be barred
from the privilege 01 reu0 ",s h
),.. district If the grantee did not wisn
to permit the use of Its tracks even
though a switching charge, as provided b
the ordinance, were agreed to.
mi Vmrt hppn before the Coun
cil for months, but It was not.paesed until
the last meeting. When it came to the
a frrpl to the- committee
on ordinances, bonds and contracts, and it
'was returned to the board by that com
mittee yesterday. Richard Williams asked
to have the report or tne comnnu
Hnd Mr. Mills said he wished further time
to study the ordinance.
Mr- Cogswell raiwd the objection to the
ordinance that the company could make a
switching charge of $2 per car but It was
not required to make the switches. There
should be a provision requiring the com
pany to make switches without prejudice
or discrimination.
Company Mnut Miike Switches.
"ThTe 13 no need of the provision," said
W T Muir, attorney for the company.
"As a" common carrier, the company must
make the switches, and the only question
Is that of compensation."
Mr Williams suggested as an amend
ment to the section requiring the. tracks
to be laid in the center of the street as
nearly as practicable that "they be fald
so as to cause the least obstruction to
traffic so far as practicable, and that they
con'orm with the grades of streets when
such grades are established."
The representatives of the company
made no exception to the amendment ex
cept that, as the matter would have to
go back to the Council, a delay might be
caused. As to the use of steam as a mo
tive power, Mr. Williams saw no objec
tions, as two parallel steam lines were op
crated within a few blocks of the street on
which the franchise was asked.
"We should like to use steam If steam
should be necessary." said W. B. Chase,
one of the engineers of the company.
"Mr Chase," said Mr. Mills, turning the
gucstlon, "why do you desire this fran-
chise
"Because we are building a freight road
Into Clackamas County and Eastern Mult
nomah, and we wish to bring the products
to the doors of the factories and ware
houses. By' the railroad truckage will be
reduced In amounts ranging from 50 cents
to $1 per load. To meet modern require
ments, all warehouses must have railways
or switches at their doors."
"As the road, then, will not be what
may properly be designated as a street
iwav lino" said Mr. Mills. "It may be
considered as a road that will cut Into the
wharf and warenous? district and the
franchise will be the most valuable in the
city- It runs through the district on the
-East Slue, and you must consider it val-
"We certainly did." said Mr. Chase, after
a moment's hesitation, "or w(j should not
have asked for it,"
Mr Williams told of the refusal of the
application of the Southern Pacific Com
pany for a Front-street franchise, which
would have given it the control of the
warehouse district on the West Side. Of
the proposed franchise he said that the
llns converged, and one objection was
that It would bring it dangerously near to
the eaet "approach of the Morrison-street
bridge.
Only Fensllile Ronte.
Mr. Chase .said the line proposed was the
only" feasible pian for a -water-front road.
It was necessary to the company, for, in
event of another conflagration such as the
one which damaged the Madison-street
bridge, his company would wish to make
West Side connection over the Morrison
etreet bridge. Connection with the Burn-side-street
bridge could not be made. The
company had asked for a franchise down
East Ninth street to East Bumslde street
fnr the nuroose of making such connec
tion, but, owing to difficulties. It had with
drawn Its application for a franchise.
"Would you object to another company
using vour track?" asked Mr. Cogswell.
"I look upon this as a terminal ground,"
i..rr,,n -m Aims. "Ail transconu
nental and steam companies should be al
lowed to use It upon paying their propor
tion of the cost."
Property-Ovrners Favor It.
"All the nroterty-owners favor the line,"
said Fred S. Morris, of the Morris &
Whitehead Company, which controls the
Oreiron Water Power & Railway Company.
"We are here to develop the country, and
we have attempted to meet ail the re
quirements of the city. Joseph Supple has
a block on East Water street which he
cannot rent today, but which he will be
nMe to Tent if the railway should ne
built- Uhe Sellwood mill has leased
block on East Water street to be used
ns a distributing point if the line should
bo built- This mill has a capacity of 75.000
feet a day. and another mill nas promised
us eight carloads a day. The planing
mills have told us they can use all the
lumber that we can furnish, and I suppose
from what they said, they are anxious fo
the building of the line."
"The ordinance is not drawn so as to
protect the rights of the city," said Mr.
Williams.
"Very loosely drawn," observed Mr.
MacMaster, who had been studying
closely. "I think we had better let it lie
over a week."
Mr. Morris agreed to the motion, and it
was carried.
General Manager F. I. Fuller, of the
Portland Railway Company, asked for a
delay In the laying of the 50-pound rails
which are to be placed In Thurman street
from Sixteenth to Twenty-third when the
Improvement of that street Is begun. The
company has no 50-pound rails on hand at
present, but it will have a cargo of 55
pound "T" rails here by Christmas. The
heavier rails were desirable, but If the im
provement could not be delayed, the com
pany wished permission to lay 45-pound
rails. As work on the improvement will
not be begun for a few weeks. Mr. Fulle:
was assured that there wonld be no com
plaint against delay until that time.
Bids for Street Improvement.
Bids for street improvements were
opened as follows
East Nineteenth street Unsigned
5CCC4 15; James Rellly, $3017 99; Branner
& Wlsmer, "53761 79; Gleblsch & Joplln,
J2&55 75; Smyth & Howard, ?32S9 3L
Multnomah street Glehlsch &. Joplln,
557S01S; Smyth & Howard, 5C210 68.
East Twenty-first street James Rellly,
$S38Q S5: unsigned, $2318 62; Gleblsch &
Joplln, 53427 S4; Smyth & Howard, $4278 25.
Clackamas street Oregon Real Estate
Company, three blocks. 7 cents; for en
tire work: Gleblsch & Joplln, JS16S IS;
Smyth & Howard, $10,069. The company's
bid was received as a Joke and was
treated as such.
East Oak street J. B. Tillotson. $4260 92;
unsigned, $2396 88; F. J. Stevens, $2781 5G;
Gleblsch & Joplln, $3068 75; Smyth & How
ard, $7457 13.
Denver avenue James Rellly, $1373 26;
R. J. Debuhr, $1522 01; Branner & Wis
mer, $1526 91.
Wasco street Smyth & Howard,
$9058 77: Oregon Real Estate Company,
three blocks, 5 cents (another joke);
Gleblsch & Joplln, $8281 65.
McMillan street S. S. Dill. $15617; R.
J. Debuhr, $194 40; Branner & Wlsmer,
$16580.
Sewer Improvements
Multnomah street J. W. Sweeney,
$2582 55; N. G. Halne, $2700 64; Fralney &
Keating, $2971 30; J. B. Slemmons, $25S9 76;
F. J. Stevens, $3070 21; Jacobsen-Bade
Company, $2577 30; Woodard & RIner,
$2S08 6S; Giebisch & Joplln, $2313 29.
Wasco streeti-Giebisch & Joplln, $2383 40;
J. W. Sweeney, $26S5 10; N. G. Haines,
52S39 80; Woodard & Biner, $2811 11; John
Bays, $3890 CO; J. B. Slemmons, 2605 56.
Clackamas street J. W. Sweeney,
$2601 40; N. G. Haines, $2616 90; John Bays,
$2766 60; Fralney & Keating, $3022 50;
Woodard & RIner. $2703; J. B. Slemmons,
$2571 70; Jacobsen-Bado Company,
$2483 24; Gleblsch & Joplln, $2272 SS.
East Water street Jacobsen-Bade Com
pany, $40S 10; J. B. Slemmons, $552 35;
John Bays. $067 95.
All the bids were referred to City
Auditor Devlin for tabulation.
The renort unon the Kllllngsworth ave
nue ImDrovement was referred to the
City Engineer for Investigation. In 'this
improvement the City & Suburban Rail
way Company offered to carry dirt free
of charce from the excavations in .h.11
llngsworth avenue for the purpose of
filling the bridge at Willams avenue and
Weldler street The loading, waste, etc.,
would result In a difference to the property-owners
of $343. The filling would
benefit the entire city, but It should
have to be made at the expense of the
propertv-ovners, and it Is thought that
it should be charged to tho general fund.
Cement Sidewallcn May "Walt.
On netltlon of R. R. Dunlway, attorney
for Interested nronerty-owners, a resolu
tion was adopted delaying the laying of
cement sidewalks at Fifth ana AnKeny
streets. The delay was asked because
proceedings had been begun for the con
demnation of the northwest and south
west corners of the abutting property for
street purposes, and If the walks were
laid they would have to be replaced after
the termination of the proceedings.
A protest against .the acceptance of the
improvement of Russell street from
Union avenue to East Seventh street,
signed by many of the abutting property
owners, was referred to the City Engineer
for Investigation.
Estimates for December expenses were
as follows: Pound department $23S; for
street repairs, $2200; general expenses of
City Engineer's office. $4075; street clean
ing and sprinkling, $2997 50. An order for
an Increase of the salaries of the repair
men at the city barn of from $65 to $70
a month was made and the order will
take effect this month if the fund Is
sufficient to meet the extra demand.
ACTRESSES TAKE A DIP
GO SAILING IS A YACHT, WHICH
SUDDENLY CAPSIZES.
Launch Hoo-Hoo Goes to the ItcscRe,
and Three Dripping Girl's Are
Landed on Terra FIrmn.
Three pretty girls of the Mason & Ma
son Company, now appearing in 'Rudolph
and Adolph," at Cordray's Theater, Miss
Zadora JR. Porter, Miss Bessie Phillips,
and Miss Rose Lubonn, undertook to try
their luck yesterday afternoon as sail-
Tvalt until sone of the men;, arrive to
help us? We couldn't manage a yacht
ourselves."
"Why not?" asked Miss Porter. By
this time the trio were at the yacht club'
barge, and found a vers small boy seated
on the wharf playing -with a mooring
line attached to a 32-foot yacht,
"Little boy, won't you take us for a
sail In your yacht?" asked the prettiest
of .the girls. Now. that little boy, like all.
little boys of a tender age, became very
much embarrassed In the presence
of the girls, and he fled. -Miss
Porter began to handle the sail
in a manner which gained her the
admiration of the other girls, and then
the trio went skimming over the surface
of the water.
"Splendid," chorused the girls. But
trouble was ahead. Just as the swan-like
yacht was turning around the northern
point of Boss Island something happened
ors bold In sailing a yacht near Boss
Island, with the result that the yacht i to the .sail, ahd the yacht capsized. MIs3
capsized,1 and the three girls narrowly Porter found herself in the embrace of
W LINE EOR THE FAIR
CITIZENS OF EASTERN AND SOUTH
ERN OREGON FAVOR. PROJECT.
All Are lor- a Liberal Appropriation,
Though Uncertain Whether $500,
OOO Is Not Too Large.
ACTRESSES NARROWLY ESCAPE "DROWNING
Minn Znuora Porter
3I1sh Bessie Phillips
escaped being drowned. They were res
cued In time, however, and recovered suf
ficiently to take part In the performance
at the theater last night. Their voices
were as clear as ever, in spite of the fact
that their owners swallowed more Willam
ette River water than was good for them.
Seven or eight members of the "Rudolph
and Adolph" pompa'ny started from Cord
ray's Theater yesterday afternoon about 3
o'clock to enjoy a walk along Madison-
street bridge, and take a look at the East
Side fronting the river. The men of tfie
crowd preferred to stroll along Madison-
street bridge and enjoy a cigar after lunch,
but the advance guard of the party,
Misses Porter, Phillips and Lubonn.
walked ahead and found themselves In
close proximity to the barge of the Ore
gon Yacht Club before they stopped. The
talk turned on the pleasures of yachting.
and Miss Porter, whose brother belongs
to the New York Yacht Club, said:
"Wouldn't It be great fun to have a sail?
I've been out In my brother's yacht, and
It's easy."
"Y-e-s," said one of the other girls, hes
itatingly, "but wouldn't it be better to
HOLDS NO CITY FRANCHISE.
City Attorney Renders Opinion' Ad
verse to HlllKboro Line.
According to' an opinion rendered by
City Attorney McNary yesterday, the
West Side & Suburban Railway Com
pany (the Hillsboro line) does nbt hold
a franchise In the City of Portland. A
franchise was granted by the last City
Council, but it failed of approval be-,
fore the Board of Public- Works and It
was referred back to the Council with
a recommendation that seme amend
ments be made. The Council simply re
ceived the report and placed It on file,
and nothing was heard of it until a re
cent meeting of the street committee
which took it out of the pigeon hole and
forwarded it to the City Attorney with a
request for an opinion as to Its legal
status. In reply Mr. McNary said: ,
"The ordinance referred to purports
to irrant a franchise to the West Side
& Suburban Railway Company to lay
railroad tracks and operate a street rail
way along ana upon cenam birteia m
said city. The ordinance was passed by
the Council in due form, but was not
approved by the Board of Public works.
Subdivision 23 of section 32 of the char
tpr elves the Common Council power and
authority 'To provide for and allow the
laving down of tracks for street-cars ana
nthpr railwavs UDon such atreet or
streets as the Council may designate,
subject to the approval of the Board of
Public Works.'
Bv subdivision 4 of section ito or tne
chnrtfir. the Board of Public Works Is
authorized and empowered, and it is made
itn flutv. 'To allow, authorize ana pro
vide for and regulate the manner of
thi erection, maintenance ana removal oi
electric railway and other, poles, wires
nnri cables, the laying down oi tracics
for street-cars and other railways, anu
by subdivision 5 of said section 'To fix
the place of location anu u coniroi anu
direct the laying uown oi. street rau
wav tracks and turntable and require all
romnanles building ana operating sucn
roads to conform to tho street grades in
all streets wherein the same are oper
Thfi committee Is advised, in accord
ance with the above provisions of the
rhnrter. that the approval or tne aoaru
of Public Works is essential to the valid
trmnt of the franchise referred to, anu,
tho annroval of tho board being with
held, the said railway company has re
ceived no iranciiitse uuua luouiuiuauw,,
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Opened With Fine Address by Mr
Mary F. Bryner.
Thft 16th annual convention of the Mult
nomah County Sunday School Association
opened last night in the First Cumberland
"Prpshvterlan unurcn, r-ast aweum mm
East Taylor streets. There was a large
attendance pf delegates, li. Lee raget
presided. After the opening devo-
tlonals, W. D. Deaver, In oenau
of the Cumberland .Presbyterian unurcn
and Sunday school, gave a brief
address of welcome, to which Mr. Paget
responded, accepting the hospitalities
promised and complimenting tne aunaay
school of the church. Then followed a
solo by Mrs. W. D. Deaver. Mr. and Mrs.
Baker, the blind evangelists, were present
and sang acceptably several selections.
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, of Peoria, 111.,
a noted Sunday school worker, was In
troduced and for half an hdur held the at
tention of the audience on "The Profit of
Systematic Study of the Bible." At the
close of her fine address Mr. Paget an
nounced the following committees:
Nominations A. F. Flegel, Mrs. C. M.
Kigglns, L. E. Cooper, Mrs. W. O. Mun
sell. Finance I. H.' Amos, W. O. Munsell,
Mrs. W. D. Deaver.
Resolutions T. S. McDanlels, F. S.
West, A. A. Morse.
The convention will meet this afternoon
at 2 o'clock for regular work, and this
evening at 7:45 Mrs. Bryner Is on the pro
gramme for several talks In the .afternoon
and evening.
Second Indian War Pensioner.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 2. The second Oregon pen
sion to be Issued under the Indian War
Veteran bill of June 27 last Is to Maxwell
Bamsby, of The Dalles. This claim has
been pushed by Representative Moody to
a successful Issue. Ramsby. who Is now
SI years old, served a3 Second Lieutenant
In Captain P. Pugh's company, of Colonel
Gilliam's Tegiinent, of Oregon Volunteers,
from April IS to July 1, 1S4S, during the
latter part of the Cayusa War.
The entire state seems to be In favor
of a liberal appropriation for the Lewis
and Clark Fair. As to the country sur
rounding Portland there can be no doubt.
Expressions were yesterday heard from
representative citizens of Eastern Ore
gon and Southern Oregon, and those parts
of the state also seem to be In favor of
the appropriation. The only point of dif
ference will be as to what is to be con
sidered a liberal appropriation: $300,000
many seem to think Is rather high, but
they do not eay definitely that their Legis
lators will .oppose even this much. On
one point they agree. The appropriation
should be made early In the session, and
should be passed without any opposition.
The amount should be decided before the
bill is brought up, and then should bo
put throuah In a way that will show that
Oregon Indorses the plan unanimously.
"It Is Portland's Fair, they say, but It
will help" the entire state. Portland has
given $350,000, and the state should be
willing to give about the same amount
as the city has given. Every one wants
the Fair. Every one wants to help It,
but the taxe3 are already large, and It
is a question whether or not the state Is
able to give tho support desired."
"Yes, the appropriation should be
made," said L. B. Reeder, of Pendleton,
when seen at the Perkins Hotel yester
day. "And It should be made early In
the session. Plans should be made before
hand, and It should be passed without a
dissenting voice. We will want to ask
other states to help us In this project.
If we are to ask them for an appropria
tion they will have to see that we are in
earnest about the matter and are willing
to give It our undivided support. I have
heard the matter discussed to some ex
tent, and this seems to be the general
opinion of the people In my part of the
' state. I have not talked It over with any
1 of the Legislators, but I do not think
the malnsalj, and her feet in a mass of " there are any who will use any means
coraage. rne oiner gins, snneKing ior to ueiay the bill making the appropriation,
their lives, hung to the upturned gunwale i -"The only question that could arise." he
floating In the water. The men on the continued, "Is as regards the amount,
bridge yelled -at the, peril of their friends , Five hundred thousand dollars sounds
and rushed to their assistance, but the t pretty big, and I hardly think It will be
launch Hoo-Hoo was the first to reach , that much. This Is a matter that should
the scene of the accident, and the crew i t,e well discussed before It Is taken up,
lost no time in rescuing the girls from ana j think that the men from the va-
thelr perilous position. ith water pour-.; parts o the state will be willing
Mlxs Rose Lubonn
large taxes aa that amount will call for.
"Personally I am "in favor of making
the appropriation largcbut speaking from
the general expression of opinion I doubt
the expediency of asking for too much.
It will be. much better to have a smaller
amount and pass It without any opposi
tion than to have a larger amount alter
delay and opposition."
"Oh, yes," said W. H. Hamilton, oi
Roseburg. "Our country favors the Fair,
and we favor an appropriation. We will
be placed In a much better light before
the other states that we will ask to help
us If the bill Is passed at once, and with
out opposition.
"But $500,000," continued he, thinking,
"you. know that Is half a million. Half
a million sounds pretty big. I rather
doubt whether it will go through. I be
lieve the "state should give about the
same amount as Portland has given. Per
sonally I would like to see the appropri
ation $500,000. The .additional - amount it
would cost me Is not what I am think
ing about, but I doubt very much If the
people throughout the- state will feel that
way. I believe It would pay to qualify
the amount before- the bill is introduced.
If the Legislature should appropriate $500,-
000, I am afraid the people would take
it Into their own hands and exercise the
right of Initiative and referendum."
J. O. Booth, of Grant's Pass, expressed
even more favorable views on the subject.
"I should regret very much to see any
opposition to the appropriation," said he
"As a state we have been slow In adver
tising. The Fair would advertise us as
nothing else could. I feel that the appro
priation should be a large one. I think
It would be cheaper to make It large than
small. Wo are undertaking a great thing
and one that will affect not only Portland,
but the entire Northwest. While I would
not like to speak for the people of my
community as to what amount should
be given, personally I do not think that
$500,000 is too much. The Fair must be a
success, and It is better to give that
amount and make It thoroughly success
ful than to give half that much and have
It fall to bring us the benefits that we
expect.
"The matter has been taken up In the
Grant's Pass Board of Trade," he contin
ued, "and Indorsed. Nothing was said as
to the amount, but we are in favor of a
liberal appropriation. I think It would be
a good thing for the boards of trade In
each city of .the state to pass resolutions
.indorsing the appropriation."
"Would the Grant's Pass Board of
Trade be willing to Indorse a bill that
asked for $500,000?"' he was asked.
"I believe that it would," said he. "I
am sure that the executive committee
would favor' such action."
CHRISTMAS PIANOS
FOR EVERYBODY
SPECIAL PROVISION MADE BY
EILERS PIANO HOUSE
FOR HOLIDAY PUR
CHASES. .
If
A Large Aggregation of Superb
Uprights and Baby Grands, In
struments Whose Beauty of De
sign and Finish Excel Anything
Before Shown on the Coast Re
naissance, Art, Colonial and Louis
XIV Cases In Mahogany, Circas
sian, Walnut, Quartered Oak and
Other Fine Woods in Antique and
Plain Finish, at Prices That Are
Very Moderate.
lng from their garments, the three ama
teur yachtswomen were conveyed to the
nearest wharf, and one of them gasped
as she got ashore: "Thank goodness this
is land."
A frantic 'phone message was sent for
an ambulance, but the girls were chilled
and wouldn't, wait, and were .taken to
their hotel in a passing carriage. Last
night this message was posted' in he
greenroom at Cordray's Theater: "No
more yachting tripe for any member of
this company. By order."
Kins "Victor Emmanuel of Italy haa signal
ized the birth of the Princess Mafalda, who
was born November 19, by giving $20,000 to
the Foundling Hospital and $20,000 to the free
hospitals.
to abide by tho general consensus of
opinion."
When asked why his people opposed
$500,000, he replied that it is a question
whether or not the state is able to af
ford such a large expense.
"They are In favor of the Falr7" he
was asked.
Yes."
"Do they think that it should be man
aged on a cheaper basis or do they think
that Portland 3hould raise a larger
amount?"
"That Is not the question," he replied.
"They want the Fair and want It to be a
successs. They are willing to give it -all
of the support that they can afford, but
they do not think that they can pay such
LOCOMOTIVE FELL THIRTY FEET INTO WILLAMETTE RIVER
It will probably tako a week to raise the Southern Pacific locomotive that fell through the wharf at the Jefferson-street
station, Monday evening. It will be a sheer lift of 30 tons a vertical distance of 30 feet: and tho tender will be handled
separately. A temporary structure of timbers that will stand the strain will be necessary, and hoisting tackle will be brought
up from California for the job. Tho engine now lies half burled In the mud and shallow water where It fell.
Thls is the enclne that was employed to .pull tho suburban train between Portland and Os'wego. Coming into the Portland
station its custom Is to make a flying swjtch, the engine passing In one one track while the coaches take another. This
process permits the locomotive to get to the head of the train for the return trip. Arriving from Oswego at 0:25 P. M., the
usual switch was made, the fireman having left tho engine to handle the- switch lever. The locomotive took the accustomed
track, but another switch leading from that happened to be open, and the engine took it and passed out where a gang of men
had been engaged In making repairs. The planking was ripped up and .the track stipports partially removed. When Engineer
Frank 8. Craw noticed he was on tho wrong track he tried to stop the machine, but It passed on the unsafe track and began
sinking. Aa the huge weight sank to the various supports and was held momentarily by each, Mr. Craw expected It to stop
long before reaching the bottom. But It didn't. It went down easily and landed right side up. The cab was broken In the
fall, and it fouled the whistle cord and let two shrill toots to announce the arrival of the locomotive at the end of lt3
curious flight. ' "
The engineer was In the bottom of his cab, uninjured and not much frightened. Water rushed In anQ wet him to the
-waist before he climbed on tho top of the cab. There he. waited until a lantern was brought (o Hirht his feet to safety. He
was out In a few minutes and pone the worse for his novel experience. . '
-One trip of -the suburban train was missed. Then another engine took the place of the one In 'the river, and it has been
hauling the traffic since. '
There' Is no satisfactory explanation of how the s'wltch happened to be open leading to tho disabled track. It Is supposed,
however, that the workmen engaged In making the repairs to the wharf had opened the switch to aass In cars of material, ah'd
had neglected to lock It shut again. It Is so short a bit of track that the engineer hardly discovered that he was wrong, before
he was In danger. Then there was no place to Jump, for tho flooring had been removed, leaving nothing but the bare and slippery
frame timbers. .
Tho engine cab and a. few frail parts of the machine are broken, but It Is not supposed that the locomotive is greatly dam
aged. It fell Into a soft bed. -
Engineer Craw has been running on tho Southern Pacific for the past 25 years, and was never in a dangerous accident
before. He has been on the Oswego run only about six months. ..." '
Discovered by HIh Wife With. Re
volver, Holton Persls-ts in Dying:.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2. Oaptaln Edward
Holton, aged 61, a retired capitalist and
veteran officer of the Loyal Legion, com
mitted suicide by shooting at his home
In Westminster Place tonight. He was
a victim of melancholia. He was talking
with his young wife about preparations
for their proposed trip to Japan, when
she, intuitively feeling that something
was wrong, put her arms about her hus
band and discovered a revolver In his
pocket. She endeavored to persuade him
to give it tQ her, and, meeting refusal,
attempted to take It. Holton ran to his
room, and, as his wife fell to the floor
screaming, he killed himself.
DETERMINED ON SUICIDE.
No peason has ever produced such nl
anos as the factories of the East have
been putting out this year, and of them
all, we have taken extraordinary pains to
secure the finest of all the kinds we carry.
Thft beauty of the pianos we are now
placing on the floor will tempt any buyer,
and In tone and construction they ara
absolutely faultless.
There Is the Weber, of Boston, the fa
vorite ofall artists; the Chlckerlng. of
New York, the piano that has maintained
an Irreproachable reputation for the past
7S years' for both sweetness of tone and
beauty of finish: the Kimball, of Chicago,
with no rival, either In excellence or popu
larity. Also the Vose, the Decker, the Ho
bart M. Cable, the many-toned Crown, the
Victor, Steger. Bush & Gerts, Weser.
Haddorff, and many other equally well
known Instruments, whose design -and
finish excel anything ever shown on the
Coast.
A piano that is attracting especial at
tention and admiration is a Chickerlng
upright, encaped In mottled mahogany.
Iso design could have been selected which
would better display the beauty of grain
and marvelous finish of the wood , than
the style in which it is made. Panel,
desk, tailboard and trusses are beautifully
fashioned, perfectly and symmetrically
proportioned. The wood In every part be
ing of a uniform, mottled effect, greatly
resembling a piece of handsome moire
silk, and in the depth of the dark wood
thf prnln Is marked bv a trolden Kleam
i that glints and shifts with the changing
llcht like the fire in an opal. This, of
course, is an exceptional piece of wooo.
and shows extraordinary skill In finish
tnd polish, and as it stands on the floor
it arrests the attention of all visitors.
OUR CLUB STAXDIXG.
Yesterdav was a bupy day at the store.
There wasn't time to turn around after
the doors ooened until after they closed.
As a result:
Club "A" now has 7 new members.
CU lb "B" now has 1 new member.
Club "E" now has 9 new members.
Club "D" now has 2 new members.
A great number of beautiful Instruments
have already been purchased and left with
us for Christmas delivery. If you make
vour holiday relection now, you will have
an opportunity to secure your choice of
r.oeoa TJIIoro Plann "Hnnse 351 WashlnfT-
I ton "street, opposite Cordray's Theater.
MUST ACCEPT THE MONEY
Halifax Conncil Enjoined Agninnt
Rejecting: Carnetrle'a Gift.
HALIFAX. N. S., Dec. 2. Judgment
was given in the Superior Court In the
Carnegie library matter to the effect that
the Council's vote to accept $(5,000 from
Mr. Carnegie amounted to a contract
which cannot be annulled. The Council
accepted the gift some months ago, but
recently voted to ,rcject the girt. Busi
ness men got a temporary Injunction
against the Council and citizens, enjoin
ing them from notifying Mr. Carnegie
that the gift had been rejected.
ness is to be transferred to a corpora
tion with a capital stock of $2,100,000. the
administrators to receive $1,400,000. while
the balance will go to Mr. Hartford.
Canada Extend Eialiargo.
OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 2. An order In
council was passed today extending the
provisions of the embargo against United
States cattle to hides and hoofs. The
i importation of hides and hoofs from New
' England States Is to be prohibited.
MILLION FOR A GRANDSON
Prise Offered by Senator Clarlc Won
by Eldest Son.
PWTCAOO. Dec. 2. A son was born to
the wife of W. A.. Clark, Jr., last night,
winning the $1,000,000 gift which Senator
W. A. Clark offered to his sons and
daughters a year ago for the first grand
son presented to mm, says a special to
tho Rornrd-Herald from Butte. Mont. His
youngest daughter, Mrs. Morris, In New
York, recently gave birth to a daughter.
Senator dark, wno is in .fans, nas Deen
notified by cable of the arrival of the
prize-winner.
To Continue Gilman'st BnsincxM.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. Attorneys for the
administrators of George Gilman, the
late millionaire tea merchant, submitted
to Surrogate Thomas today a compro
mise agreement between the adminis
trators and George H. Hartford relative
tn the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com
pany and the Great American Tea Com
pany, owned by Mr. Oilman, and in wnlch
Mr. Hartford, for many yearB tne gen
eral manager, had an Interest. The Sur
rogate took the agreement under consid
eration. Under the agreement, the 'bust-
fr i -wit U yKo r?Tl-1
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