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THE MORNING OBEGOSIAJS, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1903.
ATONES FOR CRIME
George Smith Hanged at
County Courthouse, -
LAST EXECUTION IN MULTNOMAH
Murderer of His Wife Greets His
Friends, "Warns Them to Avoid
Trouble and' Then Pays (the
Death Penalty Calmly.
George Smith murdered his -white
wife, Annie. August 22, in a lodging
house over the Boston saloon, at Second
and Davis streets. He was Jealous of
a negro, Ed PatelH, commonly known
as "Kansas." He maintained until the
last that the shooting of his wife was
accidental, and that he meant to kill
"Kansar ." '
He was tried and convicted of mur
der in the first degree, and sentenced to
be hangd December 19, 1902. An ap
peal was taken, but the Supreme Court
sustained the decision of the Circuit
Court, and the date St the hanging was
et for Friday. June 5, 1903.
"God bless you all. Keep out of trou
Die."
These were the last words of George
Smith, the colored murderer of his white
wife, as the black cap was placed over
his head yesterday morning'.
"Let the minister say a word," came In
muffled tones from under the cover of
the cap, and a moment later he dropped
eight feet from the scaffold to his death.
The hanging was conducted without a
hitch. The, officers in charge did their
work well, and the doomed man evinced
a remarkable amount of nerve to the last.
The trap dropped precisely at 6:30, the
time set for the execution, and the pris
oner died without a struggle. The rope
slipped slightly after the fall, but Doctors
Llttlefield and Cornelius, who were pres
ent, eaid that there was no doubt but
that his neck had been broken. In nine
minutes the heart had stopped beating,
and by the end of the 11th minute life
was pronounced extinct.
A few minutes before 6:30 Smith was
ushered onto the scaffold. Sheriff Storey
led the procession, closely followed by tho
prisoner and the Rev. C. B. P. Moore,
his spiritual adviser. If the condemned
man felt the strain severely, he did not
show it. He grasped the hand of Cap
tain Moore, who stood guard at the door,
and shook Jt sincerely.
"Good-bye. captain," he said, in a clear
tone, and smiled faintly Into his face.
Another acquaintance was met on the
steps, and Smith bade him good-bye in
the same manner.
"Smith," came the voice of a friend in
the gathered crowd, and Smith smiled
recognition of the greeting.
"Good-bye." said he, and stretched his
hand In the friend's direction.
His Last Words of Warning.
Without a quiver, he stepped upon the
trap, which he knew would soon let him
down to his death, and stood motionless
and erect.
"Have you anything to say?" asked
Sheriff Storey. Smith stood for a mo
ment, then stepped forward and grasped
the rail In front of him.
"There isn't much to say." he said,
scarcely above a whisper, but the next
words wore clear and distinct. "I ain't
got much to say," he continued. "I see
many friends In the crowd. There Is
one." pointing to the man who first greet
ed him. "There Is another."
"What I want to say is this: Keep out
of trouble." He hesitated, as if at a loss
for words, then repeated the warning:
"Be careful and keep out of trouble."
He then stepped upon the scaffold, saluted
the waiting crowd and pronounced in sin
cere tones: "God bless you all. Keep out
of trouble."
As he pronounced these words he saw
the light for the last time, for the black
cap was slipped over his head, and tho
hempen rope was tightened about his
neck. A motion from Sheriff Storey to
the three unknown men In the Courthouse
and the trap fell, letting him fall a dis
tance of eight feet. Deputy Coroner A.
L. Finley was at hand to take charge of
the body, which was turned over to
Smith's mother, at the request of the dy
ing man.
The following jury testified to the ex
ecution: C. W. Cornelius. G. K. Hollis
ter, H. R. Llttlefield. W. S. Drake. A. F.
Meyers, George Sunderland. Henry Grif
fin, John Cardano. E. W. Vance, R. O.
Scott, R. P. Riedel, F. w. HoIHstcr.
Glad It Is the Last. j
"Even one about the office Is glad that i
this is the last execution in Multnomah !
County." said Sheriff Storey yesterday j
morning after the affair was over. :
"Everything has gone off as well as I '
expected, but I am glnd it Is to be tho j
last. Smith was a good prisoner, and i
appreciated the treatment that was given I
him. I had a talk with him yesterday,
and he said that he had. been treated
fine, and spoke many words of praise for
"both Jailer Jackson and his wife."
Until the last Smith protested that the
shooting of his wife was accidental.
"I shot through a small opening in the
door," he told the Rev. Mr. Moore, a
short time before he wont to the gallows.
"I thought that I was shooting at Kan
sas. who was in the room with my wife,
but she was thrown in front, of .the bul
let just as the weapon discharged."
On the platform of the scaffold at the
time of the executn were Sheriff W. A.
Storey, Deputy Sheriffs James Stott, Her
mann Schneider, Charles Johnson, L. A.
Harlow. Sheriffs H. K. Brown, of Baker;
Werth Huston, of Linn; M. P. Burnett, of
Benton: E. E. Huntington, of Cowlitz. !
Washington; Superintendent' James, of the
Oregon Penitentiary .and Guard F. J. Cur- j
tis, of the same place.
City Bills Audited.
The purchasing committee of the Execu
tive board met Wednesday to audit bills
for supplies for the late bridge and fer
ries election. They were somewhat sur
prised at the number of pens, penhold
ers, bottles of ink. blotters, pencils, etc..
which had been returned by the judges
and clerks at the various polling places,
from which it would appear that former
clerks and judges have not been so par
ticular in regard to returning their candle
ends and cheese parings. The committee,
however, looked rather contemptuously
at the returned specimens of the verv
cheap grade of Indelible pencils they had
supplied, as if they thought the officials
might have returned better ones. The
first bill In the basketful laid out for the
C3mmlttee to pase on was one from the
Oregon Laundry & Toilet Supply Com
pany, for "rent of towels" for the City
Hail for the month of May, $1." The city
officials stated that no clean towels hod
been supplied during the month of May
owing to the strike. The bill was at
once turned down by the committee, not
withstanding that their attention was
called to the fact that It was only for
"rent of towels," and nothing was said
about washing them. They were not in
clined to pay so much rent for a lot of
soiled towels.
Property Will Be in Demand.
"What arc your Ideas for. Portland
now?" asked a reporter of Van 3. De
Lashmutt. whom he found studying a
lot of rather ancient buildings on .a valu
able quarter-block of property in the bus
iness district of the city. "I'll give you
an idea and tell you what is going to
happen to Portland within the next year
or two. It 4s just what is happening to
many other cities now. Men will come
here who will look up property la the
business district, and who when they find
any that can be made to yield 8 per cent
on the Investment will buy It. Wherever
they find property which by building on
can be made to yield 8 per cent they will
buy it. If you can find me a tenant for
a seven-story building on that corner,
who will pay a rent that will yield 6 per
cent net. I can find a man to buy the
ground and put up the building. This
means that lota of valuable business prop
erty is going to change hands in this city
within the next few years. There is any
quantity of money In the country waiting
to be Invested In property that will pay
6 per cent net. The property to be bought
will be bought for use to produce Income.
gand not on speculation."
BASS FISHING BEGINS.
Bier Ones Canght in Colombia
Slough, Gherring Up Carp.
A number of fishermen visited Colum
bia Sloutfh this week formally to open
the bassishlng season. Among them was
Deputy Fish and Game Warden Pretty
man, who is an enthusiastic fisherman
himself, and wished to test the qualities
of bass fishing as sport and to see wheth
er these new fish were plentiful. He
caught only one bass, but It was a whop
per, the largest caught on the slough
that day, being 13 inches in length and
weighing four pounds. He saw seven
other men fishing, nearly all of whom
had "strings." One of them had U, the
largest being 18 inches.
Mr. Prettyman spent most of his time
watching the action of the fish from the
bank. He saw the bass catching and
swallowing many young carp about three
Inches In length. They would overtake
the little carp from behind and bite them
so as to disable .them and then invert
them so as to swallow them head first.
He had heard that the bass would kill
trout, and kept watch till he saw a trout
about eight inches long shoot by. chased
by a bass, but the trout was too fleet and
the bass could not catch it, so Mr. Pretty
man Is no longer uneasy In regard to the
trout being able to take care of them
selves. He caught his big bass with an
artificial minnow, which was bitten in two
by the fierce fish. though at the time It
had a young carp In its throat. The
bass are welcome to the carp, for there
are plenty of them, and the large ones
are now following the rising water out
on the river bottoms to eat the grass.
Their backs can be seen above the water,
and Mr. Prettyman says a man armed
with a pitchfork can load a wagon with
them in a short time. Schools of carp
feeding on the weeds and grass can be
seen now from the bridge on Hawthorne
avenue, which crosses a slough just be
yond Madison-street bridge.
BIG BLAZE IS AVERTED.
Three Old Shacks Burn and Threaten
Mcolnl's Mill.
Three old shacks on Second street, be
tween Everett and Davis streets, were
damaged by fire list night to the extent
of about $7000. For a time It looked as If
Nlcolal's planing mill was doomed, but
prompt work on the part of the Fire De
partment held the flames In check.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
flames were first seen bursting from the
room over Nlcolal's office. These quarters
were occupied by J. D. Monthyon, a stair
builder, and N. W. Strahan, a wood
carver. Their loss was about $500 each.
A mild breeze blowing toward the south
forced the flames away from the planing
mill, and the first work of the Fire De-.
partment upon arriving on the scene was
to play streams upon the mill. The fire
spread into the brass foundry of Robert
Gray. The building was an old shack, and
dry as powder. Like a flash It was com
pletely enveloped by flames, and both the
building and contents were a total loss.
The contents were valued at $100 and the
building at JSOO.
The property was mostly owned by the
Nlcolal estate. Mr. Nlcolal last night said
that his loss could be estimated at about
$2000.
The Fire Department arrled In a very
short time after the alarm was turned In.
Engine 1 was stationed at Second and
Couch streets, engine 4 at Second and Ev
erett, and engine 3 at Third and Couch.
Hose 1 was at Third and Davis, and hose
2 at First and Everett. From these points
five streams were played upon the flames,
and a conflagration was prevented. Chem
ical companies Nos. 1 and 2 and truck
companies Nos. 1 and 3 also answered the
alarm.
NO TRACE OF THE THUGS
Pollco Make an Anxious Search, hat
Catch None of the Robbers.
Until a late hour last night no clew had
been obtained that would lead to the de
tection of the five highwaymen who held
up seven persons on the White House road
Thursday night. Many theories have been
suggested, but none of them nave brought
the detectives any nearer their game.
The vehicles that were stolen were re
gained before morning. The robbers had
driven Into the city and then turned the
horses loose. Gadsby's horse went home
of its own accord, and when the victim of
the robbery returned he found the horse
and buggy awaiting him. The livery, team
driven by Scogglns and Relnsteln was
caught in front of the Belvedere Hotel
early in the morning. Relnsteln Is con
nected with the Sheriff's office, and his
friends poked much fun yesterday at the
"Sheriff" that was held up and robbed.
All day yesterday the detectives were
working on the case. They think that
members of the same gang of robbers
have been committing a numb.er of hold
ups In South Portland during the past few
weeks. Since the report of Thursday
night's robbery other" reports of small
losses from hold-ups have come in. In
each the description is much the same.
From three to five robbers took part in
each robbery, with their tall commander.
The detectives say that they are handi
capped In their work by the manner In
which the people regard the hold-ups. If
the losses are small the robberies are sel
dom reported, and the people who are
robbed seem to be less concerned with
catching the robbers than they are with
regaining their lost property.
MANY TEACHERS APPLY.
Hundreds After Positions, but Va
cancies Are Fcvr.
Practically all the public school teachers
have applied for their old positions for
next year. Today ends the time when
these applications may be submitted, and
for tho past week they have been flood
ing the office of the City School Superin
tendent, Hundreds of applications from
new teachers have also been received, but
as there are not more than half a dozen
vacancies, few can be given places. Over
330 had applied up to yesterday.
The election of the teachers and prin
cipals for tho coming year will not be
made until after the meeting of the prin
cipals and the Board of Education. The
principals will then report upon the work
of each teacher in his school for the year,
and the selections will be made according
ly. This meeting will probably be held
some time next week.
Parents from several schools have reg
istered complaints against both teachers
and principals, and at the meeting evi
dence from the other side will be taken to
see If the complaints are at all justified.
The action of Carter's Little Liver Pills
Is pleasant, mild and natural. They gently
stimulate the liver and regulate the bow
els, but do not purge.
Purity your blood with Hood's Sarsa
parllla which will give, you an appetite.
MINING EXHIBIT URGED
STATE COMMISSION WIM, BE
ASKED TO SHOW ORES.
William S. Ward Is in Portland. 1
the Interests of the Loalslana
Purchase Exposition.
William S. Ward, field commissioner in
the department of mines and metallurgy
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
will meet the members of the State Com
mission having In charge the collection of
an exhibit from Oregon for the St. Louis
fair at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr.
Ward intends to urge upon the State
Commission the necessity of making a
strong exhibit of Oregon mining machin
ery and ores. He will outline the sug
gestions that have been made by the St.
Louis fair officials.
Mr. Ward is convinced that a thorough
COLONEL HAWKINS
KIXG CRABS ADDED TO CITY MUSEUM.
(The upper sketch shows the underside of the crab with all the lejcs or
arms (?) surrounding the mouth. The lower outline sketch shows the crab's
back with its spike upright. The cut is about one-quarter the natural size of the
female crob.)
Colonel lu I. Hawkins was bestowing attention-on the wonderful king crabs,
lately added to the free museum. He had purchased a lot of salt of some kind
to make ea. water for the new pets which he desires to keep alive. They are
curious things, but neither attractive in appearance nor useful. The body re
semblea the hoof of a big Clydesdale horso polUhed and hollowed out. with an
ugly-looking mouth surrounded by ten uglier looking legs, arranged In the hollow.
The animals taper oft to a tall like a railroad spike, which Mr. Hawkins says Is
used In connection with a set of levers to right the animal If It Is upset.
The crabs live on clams, at least Mr. Hawkins was trying to feed them with a
big one each, having turned them on their backs and dropped the clam, which
had been shelled. Into their mouths. Tho crabs knew that eating In such an un
healthy position was not good, and would rot bite. Caring for and collecting
king crabs may be as harmless a fad as growing roses, but It can scarcely be
as pleasant a one, and Mr. Hawkins Is not likely to have any competitors.
exhibit of Oregon resources will go a long
way toward convincing Eastern States
and foreign countries that an exhibit at
the Lewis and Clark Exposition would be
profitable. He thinks that Oregon will be
virtually on trial at St. Louis, and much
of the success of the Portland enterprise
depends upon the earlier showing.
The tour of Mr. Ward through the West
In the interest of the St. Louis Exposi
tion will be thorough. Already he has
visited New Mexico, Wyoming and Cal
ifornia on his present trip, and. he goes
from Portland to Boise, Idaho, and Salt
Lake, Utah. He has previously visited
Montana and North Dakota, but will re
turn to these states later, and will also
visit Washington at a later date. Being
a resident of Denver. Colo., Mr. Ward
Is In touch with Colorado mining affairs.
He was chief of the mining department
tor Colorado during the Chicago Exposi
tion; was commissioner from Colorado
to Paris In 1SS9, and was assistant direct
or of the United States mineral exhibit at
Paris in 1900. Mr. Ward is a mining en
gineer of 25 years' experience.
"At the St. Louis Exposition." Mr.
Warcl said yesterday, "the first attention
will be given toward securing a full dis
play showing methods of equipment and
processes. The ores we know we have; it
is the best plan of working them that Is
of principal interest to mining men.
"The rapid advance made during recent
years in mining Is due to the marked
change made ia mining methods. Low
grade ores that have heretofore been re
jected because of the impossibility of
working them to a profit have been sub
jected to new processes and yield hand
some returns. The working over of old
dumps has become an Industry in Itself.
"The metallurgist and chemist have
made this posslblel The changes have as
a rule come about since this country
Anally adopted the gold standard, and
mine-owners cast about for methods of
Increasing the output of the yellow metal.
The developments made In the, cyanide
and similar treatment of ores have been
remarkable, and it Is the purpose of the
mining department of the St, Louis Ex
position to show. all the latest Improve
ments in mining machinery to tho best
advantage.
"The Interest of Pacific Coast manufac
turers cannot be overestimated. South
and Central America are to make big
exhibits of ores; Japan, China and other
Oriental points will have similar exhibits,
and all of these countries will have rep
resentatives on the ground looking for Im
provements in mining methods. These
markets belong to the people of the Pa
cific Coast, and naturally the first direc
tion inquirers will turn" Is toward the dis
plays made by Pacific Coast -manufacturers
of mining machinery-
"You may be sure that the Eastern
manufacturers will have splendid exhib
its, and will be watching for an oppor
tunity to Impress the foreigners, especial
ly of the Orient, with their displays. If
this Coast does not hold up its end.' It Is
only to be expected that the foreign min
ing men will turn toward the Eastern part
of the country for assistance.
"It may bo argued that the Coast man
ufacturers are busy now, and that they
could not fill foreign orders. But the time
will come when this business will be
sought, and the Pacific Coast should lay
the foundation for future business at St.
Louis.
"The Coast States should not lose sight
of the advantage In displaying their own
mineral resources. That is something
that cannot be offset by a thorough ex
hibit of mining machinery, and I am only
emphasizing the former because so much
depends upon a good showing of equip
ment and process machinery.
"The mining display In the mines build
ing will be the most complete ever-gathered.
We have assurances that all foreign
countries interested In mining develop
ment will be represented, and each of the
states will make a showing at St. Louis.
Of course, they will also have their dis
plays in their own buildings, but a spe
cial effort will be made In the department
buildings. As a rule, the state buildings
are known more for their clubhouse fea
tures. "The principle that Is Involved in the
mining exhibit will, I am Informed, be
carried out In all the departments. In
other words. It Is the Intention to make
a most thorough display of methods of
handling raw products and to put this
FINDS SOME NEW PETS.
feature of the exhibits to the front. The
theory of It Is that the majority of vis
itors are familiar with the location of tho
raw product, but are eager to study the
advanced methods of treating it. Of
course, there will be absolutely nothing
missing In the display of raw products."
ANOTHER BRIDGE CLOSED
Horse and Driver Fall Through Rot
ten Fifteenth-Street Trestle.
The east side of the bridge on Fifteenth
street, between Pettygrove and Quimby
streets, long disused by teamsters on ac
count of Its frail condition, is now fenced
to prevent travel on It, a section some 16
feet in length having gone down under
the weight of a loaded wagon. The west
side of the bridge was renewed some time
ago, and also a section at the south end
of the east half, and teamsters who were
aware of the weak condition of the other
side have confined themselves to the new
part. Smythe & Howard, who have a
stable adjoining tho new side of the
bridge, havo had a lot of scrapers stowed
on the disused side, which kept teams off
of It, but a few days ago some one or
dered them removed, and they were taken
away.
A day or two after, a man named Jor
don was driving a wagonload of sawdust
across the bridge for P. Gately. when his
wagon got astride the center line, near
the north end. A section of the old half
went down, the driver and off horse fall
ing with It to the bottom of the ravine,
the near horse clinging to the sound part
till cut loose. The driver was injured on
the Jaw and was taken to the hospital,
where his wound was dressed, when he
departed. Neither the horse which went
down nor the wagon was seriously in
jured, though they fell about 20 feet.
The old bridge was cheaply constructed,
the posts being only SxS inches and the
stringers 4x10 Inches. To prevent danger
of further accidents, the old part of the
bridge has been fenced in, and it will be
rebuilt as soon as possible. There are six
or eight such bridges about town which
ought to be rebuilt as soon as possible.
Policy of France In Algeria.
PARIS, June 5. In the Chamber of Dep
uties yesterday, M. Firm in Fa u era (Na
tionalist) asked leave to Interpellate the
government on the subject of the mea
sures taken for the security of Algeria.
Premier Combes thereupon requested him
to accept a simple declaration which was
in effect that the government had deter
mined to take vigorous ste'ps, that troops
had been sent to chastise the guilty, that
mere policing- was sanctioned by the treaty
with Morocco of 1545, and that there was
no question of conquest or even of tem
porary occupation of Moorish territory.
This was closely understood by Morocco.
and also by the powers Interested in main-
taming the status quo. M. Fauera re
plied that he regretted the steps had not
been taken sooner, and then withdrew his
Interpellation.
Painful urination, too frequent, scanty, set
ting up at night, eared by'Oregea Kidney Tea.
SET ASIDE SETTLEMENT
SUIT AGAIXST DEKUM ESTATE FOR
COMPROMISED TAXES.
County Seeks to Recover Nearly
Amount of Tax on Mortgaged
Property-
Suit was filed yesterday by District At
torney John Manning and Charles A.
Carey, on behalf of Multnomah County,
against Adolph A. Dekum, trustee of the
Dekum estate, German Savings & Loan
Society and Hartford Fire Insurance
Company, to set aside a compromise of
taxes amounting to $6596 for $375. The
compromise was made by the County
Court July 16, 1901. and was declared void
by Judge Webster on May 27. 1902.
The history of the case, as stated In the
complaint, is that in December. 1S90, the
German Savings & Loan Society held a
mortgage against property owned by
Frank Dekum for .$150,000, which debt
was paid in 1S3S. The mortgage was taxed
for $3000, which the mortgage company,
of course, failed to liquidate. In June,
1901, Adolph Dekum, as trustee of the De
kum estate, sued to have the tax declared
void and lost. The Supreme Court decid
ed against him, and the costs footed up
$S9.
Subsequently a petition was filed In the
County Court regarding this mortgage
tax, $2921 taxes for 1SS2 and $975 taxes on
property In Couch's Addition assessed
against the Hartford Insurance Company
as mortgagee. The petition set forth that
the first assessment was irregular and
wholly uncollectable; that the mortgage
was not assessed to the holder thereof,
and that lots 3 and 4, block 3S. were as
sessed as lot 34. block 3S. It was also
stated that, when the county Issued an
alias writ In 1S95. It did not try to sell
the property because of an Imperfection
In the assessment. The petition conclud
ed by offering to pay the tax amounting
to $375, the legality of which .Is not dis
puted, as a compromise of the whole, and
this the County Court,, sitting July 16,
1901. accepted.
The complaint Just filed asks that tho
defendant be made to return the tax cer
tificates received In the settlement with
the county, and that the $975 paid in bo
credited only as a partial payment on the
whole sum of $6S96 due.
MARRIED OX "SIX BITS."
Girl Wife Whose Wedded Life Ended
With the Honeymoon.
Mabel Bland was divorced from Joseph
Bland, a laborer, by Judge Sears yester
day, on account of desertion. Mrs. Bland
testified that they wers married in Eu
gene November 27. 1901, and lived together
only a month. She had known the man
eight years, and thought they would get
along together, but he did not support
her properly, and at the expiration of
four weeks took her home. Mrs. Bland
said she was only 15 years old at the time
of the union, which" her parents consented
to. She and her husband were going to
drive in a wagon to Seattle, where he In
tended to try and get work, but they did
not make the trip. Mrs. Schenck. the
plaintiff's mother, testified that Bland
nearly starved her daughter, and then
brought her home. Her son-in-law, she
heard, had only "six-bits" to live on.
Judge Sears granted Pearl Hubbard a
divorce from W. F. Hubbard. According
to the plaintiff's story, she was married
to Hubbard, who is a bartender, on Sep
tember 15, 1900, when she was but 16 years
old. He wanted her to make a living for
them both, and she declined to do so. He
abandoned her In March, 1902.
"He Is a cruel animal, that's what he
Is." said Martha E. Fisher, referring to
her husband. Franklin George Fisher. She
testified that he abandoned her and their
three children, and she had to provide for
them. They were married In Washington
County in 1S35. Judge Sears allowed the
decree prayed for, dissolving the bonds
of matrimony.
Louise E. Hamilton was divorced from
Asa M. Hamltlon because of desertion In
September, 1901. They were married in
New York in 1S33. Mrs. Hamilton keeps
a rooming-house. She testified that she
does not know the present whereabouts
of Hamilton.
MIXER SUES FOR 20,000.
Charles P. Jones Seeks to Recover
DamnRCH for Personal Injuries.
The trial of the $20,000 damage suit of
Charles P. Jones against the Bunker Hill
Mining & Concentrating Company, of
Wardner, Idaho, for $20,000 damages for
personal injuries, was commenced in the
Federal Court yesterday before Judge Bel
linger and a jury.
Jones Is a miner, and he testified that
while he was operating a drill In one of
the stopes five tons of rock from the floor
overhead fell on him, breaking his leg
and causing atrophy of the nerves and
muscles. He stated that ho has lost all
vitality, and never will be well again.
Jones, on cross-examination, testified that
he had worked as a miner off and on for
20 years. He said that he whs working
with a drill In solid rock, under the di
rection of the shift boss, who was not
supposed to- put the men in dangerous
places. When he saw the rock coming
down he endeavored to get out of the
way. Jones, in explaining the cause of
the accident, said the upper floor had been
mined beyond the safety line, and some
one had drilled too deep overhead.
The defense is that Jones drilled into
dangerous rock, which caused it to fall;
that he was careless and negligent; also
that he assumed the ordinary risks of his
employment The accident occurred Feb
ruary 13, 1902.
Thomas O'Day appears as attorney for
the plaintiff, assisted by Fred Miller, of
Spokane, and J. C. Moreland, of this city,
and Ml A. Folso'm, of Spokane, represents
the defense as counsel. The trial will be
concluded today.
WAXTS BOATHOUSE MOVED.
Rlnhart Rierson Sues the Owner, G.
F. Merrill.
Rlnhart Rierson yesterday filed suit in
the State Circuit Court against G. F.
Merrill to compel Merrill to remove a
boathouse moored at the foot of. Morri
son street, and for $500 damages.
Rierson, for cause of action, says that
he is the lessee of a building at the foot
of Morrison street, used by him as a
wharf and warehouse, consisting of the
upper and lower floors, and Including the
slips In front on the Willamette River and
adjoining the south line of Morrison
street for a distance of 100 feet; also the
lower wharf space under the roadway to
the river, etc.
Rierson alleges that It Is necessary for
him to have free access to the river, and
that Merrill Is maintaining boathouses
without his (Rlerson's) consent or that of
the owner of the property adjoining. He
complains that the boathouse it attached
to the wharf and building, and extends
out Into the river, and shuts off access
to the wharf and warehouse. Rierson
wants the court to order Merrill to take
the boathouse away, and $500 damages.
Decisions Today.
Judge Cleland will announce decisions
this morning In the following cases:
Augusta Zella vs. Anna Gourlay; mo
tion to make complaint more definite and
certain.
Clementine Hamerlynck vs. Order ot
Washington; motion to strike out answer
in abatement.
Margaret Benway vs. Joseph B. Ben
way;, motion to strike answer from files.
John MacDonald et aL vs. Metropoli
tan Printing Company et aL; objections to
cost bllL
W. A, Ballew vs. J. N. Hartley; motion
to strike out parts of answer.
William Scholz vs. J. G. Carhart; de
murrer to amended complaint.
Multnomah County vs Willamette &
Columbia RJyer Towing Company et aL;
demurrer to amended answers.
Judge Fraz-er will announce a joint ses
sion decision In the case of State of Ore
gon ex reL C. F. Swigert vs. M. C. Ban
field et aL; demurrer to complaint.
Judge Sears will decide the case of
Henry North vs. J. W. Ivey; action at
law on the merits.
Sues the Order of Lions.
Tenny Holloway instituted suit yester
day against the Independent Order of
Lions to recover $100 funeral benefit and
$50 per month for four years, on a benefit
certificate taken out by her husband. Al-
vah Holloway. deceased. The facts, as
stated in the complaint, are that the cer-
tificate was Issued In favor of Mrs. Ker-
ney Holloway. May 4. 190L on application
of Alvah Holloway. and that It was
changed January 13. 1S03, In favor of his
wife. He died January 20 following, and
It Is alleged that the society refuses to
pay the widow.
Charged With Stealing Clothes.
Informations were filed yesterday by
District Attorney John Manning against
Charles J. Twersky and A. Hickox. charg
ing them with steallrig suits of clothing
from their former employer, Paul Strain.
PHILOLEXIANS IN DRAMA
High School Students Successfully
Perform Tennyson's "Princess."
The Philolexlan Society of the Portland
High School presented Tennyson's pliy,
"The -Princess." in the High School as
sembly hall yesterday afternoon. The oc-
was me uuru anniversary oi me t "tusii, goes ior 39.00.
founding of the society. The play, both I Royal upright, largest size, fancy ma
in stage setting and in presentation, far I chine-carved walnut case, for just $100 00
excelled anything previously attempted by j less than was formerly sold for by a
the students of the High School, and great i prominent firm now out of bustnp Ynn
creait is aue .miss Jiacconneil ana .Miss
Emma Goddard, who coached the stu
dents, for their efforts towards making
it a success.
Miss Rachel Smith, president of the
Phllolexlans, welcomed the large audi
ence, and thanked those who had con
tributed toward the purchase of the stage
curtain, which the society has presented
to the school.
"The Princess" as presented "follows
closely Tennyson's text, with the excep
tion of several battle scenes, which were
necessarily omitted. Miss Evelyn Rlgler
made a charming and beautiful Princess,
and her acting, especially In the last
scene, was excellent. Miss Dltchburn as
the Prince. MLs9 Maude iClevelmd ns
Cyril, friend of the Prince, and Miss Can
by, friend of the Prince and brother to
Psyche, did excellent work, considering
the fact that they were compelled to take
men's parts. Miss Dltchburn sang two
snlns. "Whpro Ti Annthpr Sutpo no iv
Sweet" and "O Swallow." She has a rich
contralto voice, and her singing was high
ly enjoyed. Probably the best work of
the afternoon was done by Miss Luella
Haight. As Lady Blanche she had an ex-
tremely difficult character to portray, and
her acting was excellent. In the scenes
fira"S Sfr?..aild hatC heruWfiC WUld
more experienced person. Marie Le Barre
as Lady Psyche, Cara Mas tick as Melissa
and Elsie Girret as Violet all deserve
mention. Miss Garret's voice appeared to
excellent advantage in her solo, "Crossing
the Bar." Music by the Philolexlan or
chestra filled up the time between the dif
ferent scenes.
The Phllolexlans can justly take pride
in the fact that the play was .their own
work, no outside talent being 'employed.
The young ladles were showered- with flow
ers at the close of the performance, and
were warmly congratulated. The cast of
characters follows:
The Princess Ida, head of the Univer
sity for Maidens Evelyn Rlgler
Lady Psyche, tutor In university
Marie Li Barre
Lady Blanche, tutor in university
Luella Haight
Melissa, daughter of Lady Blanche....
Cara Mas tick
Violet, daughter of Ipse Elsie Garret
The Prince, betrothed to Ida
Annie Dltchburn
Cyril, friend of Prince. ...Maude Cleveland
Florien, Psyche's younger brother, and
friend to Prince Margaret Canby
Gama, father of Prince Rachel Smith
Ipse, nobleman In Gama's court
Ellen Driver
Porteress of university Flora Dunham
Guards, students, etc Phllolexians
WHOLE DAY AT SEASIDE
Order of Pendo Gives Excarsion
Which Many Will Enjoy.
Fully 2000 people are expected to go to
Seaside tomorrow on the excursion given
by the Order of Pendo. Many tickets
have already been sold, and the attend
ance is sure to be large.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments has made overy effort to secure the
best possible accommodations for the pas-
eengcrs. Mrs. A. E. Joplin, the chair-1
man, has given the matter her close at
tention, and is well acquainted with the
work.
"No one will havo to stand on the way
down," she said last night- "We have
made arrangements to have seats for
every one. The number of cars that we
take will be governed by the number of
tickets sold, and we will be able to give
every one a seat. We will have special
cars for parties that want to go that way.
The excursion will give an excellent
chance to SDend a good day at the beach.
The train will leave the "Union Depot in
the morning at 7:4o. arriving at Seaside
at 12:30. It will then remain at the beach
until 4:45 In the evening, returning In
time to arrive In Portland by 9:40 In the"
evening. This will give fpur hours at the
E. W. MOORE
THE PHOTOGRAPHER
t
Will open his new gallery at Seventh and Washington streets for business .this
morning. Mr. Moore has been to a great expense in putting up this gallery,
but has the satisfaction of having one built to suit him, and besides his instru
ments and other equipment are all new aand up to date. His customers will find
him in one'of the prettiest and best-arranged studios In the West. Mr. Moore's
most beautiful customers are desired at once as all of bis sample portraits wera
destroyed by -fire.
A VAST DIFFERENCE
Prices on Fine Pianos and Or
gans at Eilers Piano House
Below Anything Ever Before
Offered fay This Popular Store.
Although we are universally known to
make the lowest prices on strictly first-
rlnc3 Inctmrnnnto i
t,lZ T, . T. p'ano. seu?rs n
baStouot toefe of rinn W v Uie
2 of odd seeonhof" Ide a
! 3 f f "hsffd aad used
' anything Jl SZEJ?? k3' CXceeds
t. lHs ver fore offered by us in the
- u"b"'u. me past xew days
crowds of delighted buyers have secured
elegant instruments at prices they deemed
beyond the range of possibilities. But
there are still many left, and the fame of
this sale has become so widely known
we predict today will be the
BANNER DAY
J?-e5.e,Sre a few of 1116 rare chances
which this sale affords:
J. & C. Wheeler pianos, valued at $225.00.
now go for $112.50.
Schiller uprights, with latest Improve
ments, walnut or oak cases, $117.50.
Schaeffer uprights, mahogany cases,
latest styles, $155 and $150.
Leicht upright, mahogany case, that has
forn$lS0bOn reataI' 516T" Another Lelcht
Ajcatd, uas case, tjrand now nmi
t price, $425.00, owing to damage received in
. can gee it nere ior $185.00.
DECKER & SON, ebony case. ortHnni
; price. $450; the lucky' buyer gets it for
! $228.00. Consider what a big difference
' this will make In your cash account; and
j the planp Is one of the finest makes, and
! almost new.
rumDau cottage, upright, mahogany
case, used, but good as new; $365 style for
$24S.C0.
Mathushek, upright. This famous piano,
largest size, very elaborately cased. $500.00
style for $185X0.
Laffargue upright, $275.00 stylo for $167.
Stelnway upright, cannot bo told from
new, $365.00.
And numerous other bargains. Just as
good.
Cash preferred, but those, desiring can
secure the most favorable terms of pay
ment. And remember title to these bank
rupt instruments is absolutely clear, and.
I MU,0"' we S-ve an unconditional war
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Eilers Piano House. Washington street.
corner Parle Other large stores San
Francisco, CaL; Spokane, Wash., and
Sacramento, CaL
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h can be spcnt ,n man d,f"
"We have" not arranged for any special
attractions," said Mrs. Joplin yesterday,
"but many attractions are furnished by
the people at the beach. There Is a fine,
large dance hall, where the people can
dance, if they are so inclined. Our order
does not approve of dancing, but we will
not hinder the people going on the ex
cursion from dancing if they feel like it."
The excursion which will be given by
the Order of Pendo tomorrow was first
planned by the Women of Woodcraft, but.
on account of the special memorial exer
cises of that order, the date was given to
this order.
The Order of Pendo has been established
in Portland but a few years. It has had
a remarkable growth, however and will
soon make itself known.
"Our order gives beneficiary sick and
accident policies," said Mrs. Joplin last
night, "and a fine thing about It is that
It always pays the claims. I have never
known it to turn down a just claim." The
members of the committee- that has ar
ranged for the excursion aro: Mrs. A. C.
Joplin, chairman; J. P. Fullum, Mrs. Van
Horn and Mrs. Bloomenthal.
ENTERTAINED BY HANNA.
Xoted Foreigners Are the Gnests of
the Ohio Senator.
CLEVELAND, O., June 5. A party of
distinguished foreigners was entertained
today by Senator Hanna, General Garret
son and others. Among the visitors were
Baron von Rhelnbaben, of Berlin, Prus
sian Minister of Finance; F. von Versen.
United States Deupty Consul-General at
Berlin; Moritz Boker, of Remeheld, Ger
many. Commercial Councillor, who Is an
iron and steel expert; G. D. Waezoldt, of
New York, commercial attache of the
German consulate In New York City, and
J. K. Hand, of New York, secretary of
the party who also represents J. P. Mor
gan & Co. Baron Rhelnbaben and party
arrived in the United States on May 12 ta
study the country, especially the manufac
turing Industries and waterways. Today
the party visited the marine coaling sta
tions and the oro docks. Senator Hanna
will entertain the visitors at a banquet
tonight, after which they leave for Buf
falo. Mnrdered by Burglars.
LEXINGTON, Ky., June 5. William
Boston, aged 25. one of the most promi
nent young men in this county, was found
in the yard of his home, five miles from
the city today, with a bullet hole In his
forehead. The. presumption Is that he was
shot by burglars. Bloodhounds will ba
used to track the murderer.
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