THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, SATUEDAY, BEPTEMBEB 5, 1903.
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LIVE IN ANARGHY
Moros Have No Government,
Says General Sumner.
PAY LITTLE RESPECT TO RULERS
Uoliaxnxnednn Tribes Are "Without
Property Laws Wlien A Man
Sees Anything? He Wants,
He Takes It.
"I think the most perfect orm of an
archy existinsr in the world today Is to
be found among the Moros, the Malay
tribe -which Inhabits the Island of Min
danao in the Philippines." said General i Jn charee tnc reception gave the func-
terday
"When Knighthood "Was In Flower," the
beautiful spectacular production which
will be' given four times during the two
weeks of the carnival. The costumes to
be used In tho piece are costly and daz
zllng. Two hundred people are required to
present It. Mr. Hutchln Ib spending con
siderable time In looking after tho details,
and last evening stated that everything
was moving nicely toward making It a
success.
Sunerlntendent Bentley Is desirous that
a full attendance of the Multnomah Club
members be present at the general meet
ing Monday night, at which time matters
of interest concerning the carnival will be
gone over and discussed.
RECEPTION FOR NAVAL MEN
Officers of Mnrblelicad and Concord
Entertained.
A reception wasitendered to the officers
of the United States cruiser Marblehead
and the United States gunboat Concord
last evening. The reception was given by
the Chamber of Commerce and Com
mercial Club, with the city officials co
operating, under the auspices or tne com
mercial Club. Tho presence of so many
city officials upon the committee having
General Sumner has just returned from
the Philippines, where he was In com
mand of the southern district of Luzon
tor more than a year and was later trans
ferred to the command of the wild and
impenetrable jungles of Mindanao. He is
now on his way to assume command of
the Department of the Missouri with head
quarters at Omaha.
"I do not think the public appreciates
the great work that the military has ac
complished," said the General. "In MIn
danao, for Instance, we have built high
ways which afford easy access from the
seashore to the interior lake around which
dwell more than 60,000 Moros, the anar
chists of whom I speak.
"These people are Mohammedans and
have been for some 400 years. They have
absolutely no system of government and
the individuals of the tribes pay only the
sllehtest deference to their dattos or nom
lnal rulers. Nor have these dattos any chief
amonc them. When they combined to
offer resistance to the American forces.
they each acted upon his own responsl
bllitv. They had no central head. Each
datto bossed his own men and took no or
ders from any quarter. They till the land
they occupy, but It seems to belong to the
whole community as a body and even the
crops are gathered by the village at large.
"The Moros have no property laws, and
the ability to acquire possession of any
article Is the only requisite for its ac
qulrement A Moro thinks It perfectly
Justifiable to kill anybody in order to get
anything. He thinks no more of killing
a soldier to get his bayonet, than he would
think of tak.'ng away a bone from a dog.
It Is genuine anarchy
General Sumner says that the control of
the Philippines is now entirely In the hands
of the civil Government, even the savage
tribes in Mindanao having been brought
under Governor Taf t's jurisdiction on Au
gust 15 last
"The application of law to these Moros,"
continued the General, "Is bound to be at
tended with amusing results. There are
at oresent about 200.000 Moros on this
Island who have absolutely no conception
of what law means. For centuries every
man has done exactly as he pleased tq the
extent that his physical powers or ability
permitted, and it will be hard for them
tlon an official -character.
Every Army and Navy officer stationed
In Portland, General Frederick Funston,
Commander of the Department or tne
Columbia; Colonel Huston, commander at
Vancouver Barracks, each accompanied
by his staff, attended the reception. Be
tween 400 and 500 Portland men greeted
the officers of the two warships during
the evening.
The reception had all the agreeable feat
ures of an Informal affair without any
of the inconveniences or strains of a pub
lic reception. Guests, visitors and hosts
came and went as they pleased. Little
groups clustered In the different rooms of
the Commercial Club exchanging remin
iscences and either forming new acquaint
ances or renewing old ones. Altogether
it was a delightful function.
A profusion of flowers was shown
throuKhout the Commercial Club rooms.
and Drlscoll's orchestra furnished music
during the evening. In the dining-rooms
a carefully prepared luncheon was served
and all the arrangements contributed to
a thoroughly delightful gathering.
The committee which had charge of the
affair Included: Mayor George H. 'Will
iams, General C F. Beebe, L. Zimmer
man, H. W. Goddard, T. C. Devlin, Sam
uel Connell, F. E. Beach and W. L.
Boise.
SEEK CHARLES DVORACEK
SWIFT JUSTICE FOR HIM
XEGRO
SANDBAGGER SENTENCED
TO SIX YEARS.
Jadgre Cleland Disposes of Gibson
on Second Day Alter His
Crime Was Committed.
Swift justice was administered in the
case of John Gibson, a negro, who struck
B. Hickman, a second-hand dealer at 251
Couch street, on the head with a sandbag.
Thinking he had rendered the man un
conscious, Gibson picked up a revolver, a
pox or cartridges, various articles of
clothing and a valise and endeavored to
make off with them. Hickman, however,
retained his senses and screamed lustily
for help, resulting in the speedy capture
of the thief.
The crime occurred on the evening of
Wednesday last. On the following day
District Attorney John Manning filed an
information in the State Circuit Court
against Gibson. Yesterday morning Gib
son was arraigned before Judge Cleland,
escaping. As bad weather comes on, a
roof will be placed over the enclosure.
The men work willingly, but object to
being handcuffed together while they are
taken to and from the scene of their
labor. While this may be humiliating" to
the prisoners. It Is a wise precaution to
prevent them from running away.
Judge Webster states that the rockplle
is now one of the institutions of the
county, and will be continued In opera
tion throughout the year. The work will,
no doubt. In a short .time become distaste
ful to prisoners serving sentences of six
months and a year, and attempts to "es
cape from the guards may be expected.
But the rockplle Is believed to be a good
thing by the county authorities. It as
sists In providing material for good roads,
and may also have the effect of lessen
ing crime of tho minor. class. Criminals
who have made a home in jail In the
Winter months, where they have had a
fire and plenty to eat, besides amusement
In playing cards and singing, will not be
so anxious to get in when they know it
is a case of hard work breaking rock all
day, rain or shine.
HID WARNING IN A CAKE.
ers came, Louie Yuen (Doe Chun). You
went back to China at 3 years old. Leong
Lin Fook, 5 years old, went, back to China.
Leong- Lin Fook at present year is 17 years
old. You at present year is 15 years old.
Leone Ltn Fook, 12 years old, returns to
Portland. Two brothers were born In Pott
land. Mother In China. Did not come.
When asking what you come Portland for,
you say, come to Portland to go to school.
Will be all right. If you are asked but can
not answer, you say my father is the one
that knows. Being so young, went to China,
know not this question. You at 3 years old
went with your father, mother and brother
to China.
"Be sure to study until remember.
"If not things will go wrong.
"Ah Ng is the elder, you the youngsr. It'
ask what Ah Jig's name, you say, Leong
Fook. AVhen ask your name, you say Gee
Fook. Father's name, say, Louie Yuen. Do
not say Doc Chun."
Gee Fook was refused admission into
the country, and a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus was filed by Loul Ling,
through his attorney, James Gleasop.
At the hearing of the case, Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Mays Introduced the coach
ing letter in evidence, and the alleged
father of Gee Fook was unable satisfac
torily to explain why It was necessary to
HARRIMAN TO MOVE
0. ft & N. Construction Pro
jects to Be Acted On, :
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COLUMBIA & SOUTHERN WAITS
Railroad Magnate Will Also Con
'sider Belllnsham Bay Line and
the Invasion of tne Clfcnr-
Water
Country;
Bat Chinese Father's Letter Pre- hayo attempted to smuggle such a missive
Evening has many advantages over the
daytime in the selection of a piano. We are
ever ready to nut the tonal qualities oi
our pianos to the severe test of the even
ings quietude. A poor tonal quality is
oftentimes disguised by the days noises.
good tonal quality Is a joy at all times.
Our sale can hardly be called "special
is astounding. The saving to be made
on any piano in our stock during tnis
ale will pay for half of your musical ea-
ucation. Let us prove it to you.
vents Son's Admission.
A coaching letter concealed in the Inside
RETURNS FROM THE JUNGLES OF MINDANAO
Whereabouts of NIshtTratchman a
Mystery to His Friends.
The voice of a woman over the tele
phone, and the message she told, is creat
ing anxiety among the friends of Charles
Dvoracek, a Bohemian, the night watch
man in the power station of the Portland
General Electric Company.
Dvoracek has disappeared. He was last
seen at his boarding place, the Lake Hotel,
August 24 In company with a stranger.
Since then he has neither been at work
nor has he visited his room.
Wednesday evening the telephoned the
Lake Hotel rang. It was a woman at
the other end of the line.
"I thought you might be worried about
Tlrnropolf " cnM shf "T hfinnen to know
to realize that a man must not take his that he is In the Good Samaritan Hospi
nelghbor's goods away by force or that it tal. He Is sick with typhoid fever."
is wrong to slay a stranger to secure his
cpear.
"The Moros," said the General, "are as
a rule quite friendly and accept the Amer
ican invasion with much docility and much
surprise. They do not foresee that the fu
ture bodes ill for their careless life. They
do not know that the advent of the white
man has always been followed by the sub
jection or extermination of the aborigines.
"While the Moros in Mindanao rarely
molested our soldiery, we found It neces
sary to attack two or three villages in our
march around the big lake, which lies In
the interior of the island. The first time
our soldiers stormed a datto fort, some of
our men were badly cut up by the swords
On the strength of this message several
of Dvoracek's friends called at the hospi
tal Thursday and yesterday. To their sur
prise they were told that no one of his
name or description had been received
there. Inquiry at the other hospitals and
sanitariums revealed nothing as to his
whereabouts.
The telephone message sent by a wo
man's voice is therefore puzzling Dvora
cek's friends. They are ready to believe
that the sender of the hospital message
knew where Dvoracek Is at present, and
that she had a good reason for wishing
to put his friends upon a false scent. E.
Hippely, chief engineer for the Portland
General Electric Company, called at the
of the Moros, who are expert hand-to-hand p0lice station yesterday and laid the case
" i viororp tho nonce, it is Deiieveu uiai
Dvoracek had plenty of money Upon his
nerson at the time of his strange dis
appearance, and it is feared that the Bo
hemian has met with foul play. Search Is
being made-for the stranger who was in
his company when he was last seen.
these forts we pound it to pieces first
from a distance with artillery and It is
then a comparatively easy matter to carry
the fortification. The Moros don't offer
much resistance after they have been
ehelled a while "
The reporter asked General Sumner if
he expected that the Filipinos would in
time be allowed to vote.
"There are very able and learned men
among the natives," said the General.
"The Chief Justice of the islands is a Fili
pino and many important offices are filled
by them. They can vote on questions of
Ihelr own government."
"But do you think they will ever be
allowed to vote on National affairs? Will
there ever be delegates to the electoral
college from the Philippines? Will they
ever become citizens?"
"They are not white." said the General
doubtfully. "How could they become citi
zens."
"Neither is the negro a Caucasian,"
Bald the reporter, "but he was given the
right to vote."
"Is It a success?" asked the General.
IMPROVE THE SIUSLA"W-
Representative Hermann Thanks
Board of Trade for Help.
Representative Binger Hermann is In
accord with the resolutions recently
passed by the Portland Board of Trade
recommending an appropriation for the
Improvement of the bar at the mouth of
ihe Sluslaw River, and he sent this letter
yesterday to Secretary Shlllock, of the
Board of Trade:
"Portland Board of Trade Gentlemen:
Your favor Is at hand inclosing resolu
tions In reference to the improvement of
the Siuslaw River In Oregon. I greatly
appreciate the aid which such action on
your part means toward the obtainment
of an appropriation for the work of river
improvement. An Injustice has been done
the enterprising people of that river by
the hasty action of the Secretary of War
and the commerce of that section re
tarded and discouraged by the hostile and
uncalled-for attitude of the department.
With only three feet more depth of water
on the bar of the Sluslaw ships carrying
500.000 to 1,000.000 feet of lumber per cargo
can safely and constantly pass from and
to the ocean. Nowhere on the Pacific
Coast is there more or better timber, and
nowhere is tho timber so accessible to the
waterway tof log rafting to the boom at
the mlllslte at tide water. Timber from
the Willamette Valley can be safely
floated to the Sulslaw mills near the Pa
cific Ocean. Such splendid opportunity for
development should be encouraged by all
means."
Union Avenue Should Have Brldgre
PORTLAND, Sept. 3. (To the Editor.)
May I have a few more lncne3 of space
regarding the vexed question of guicn
bridges? According to the report in to
day's Oregonian, contracts are soon to be
let for the Sullvan uuich Bridge at urana
avenue instead of Union avenue. While It
Is hoped the day, not far distant, will
find our city the proud possessor of both
bridges, let us first have the one most
sadly needed. Any citizen of the eastern
shore of our Willamette knows that there
is much, very much more heavy traffic the
length of Union avenue than can In the
nature of things, belong to urana avenue
The street-car traffic alone Is enormous.
and the avenue (Union) Is the only street,
to my knowledge, running the length of
the city, from end to end, surely necessi
tating good bridges. Later 1 nope we 11
have both bridges, for I'm glad to pay
my proper assessments If I can see any
n.trv stir. move. co. progress, do some
thing, and then "live long and prosper."
J-i. . u.
DAY FOR WOODMEN.
Lodge Men Will Parade and Drill at
Carnival.
At Portland's big Fall carnival, Sep
tember 14 to 26 Inclusive, one day has bene
set aside for the Woodmen, and from
present indications there will be moro
members of that order in the city on that
day than has been together on a single
day In the history of Portland. Those in
charge of the day expect 5000 or more. In
the afternoon there will be a parade and
Jn the evening a prize drill In which a
number of the crack teams of the state
will participate.
Yesterday, Superintendent Bentley was
busy attending to a very heavy mall,
- many of tho letters being from members'
of Oregon's Legislature and from the May
ors of the leading towns In Oregon and
Washington. Wednesday, September 16,
has been set aside for the reception and
entertainment of these guests and from
the number-of aceptances of Superinten
dent Bentley's invitation there will be a
largo attendance.
Rapid progress Is being made with
Petitions In Bankruptcy.
A petition In bankruptcy was filed by
William G. Steel In the United states uis
trlct Court yesterday. Mr. Steel was In the
real estate business, and failed at the time
of the financial panic in 1893, along with
many others who followed a like calling.
His liabilities as stated in his petition
ornmint tn $18,615. of which $3200 is due to
the defunct Portland Savings Bank; $1000
to Lizzie Prentice, of San Francisco, and
S243S to C. W. Burrage. There are numer
ous smaller claims. His assets consist of
household furniture valued at $100 and a
life insurance policy for $2000 In favor of
his wife. Both are exempt.
H. R. de Laplain yesterday filed a petl
tion in bankruptcy. His liabilities are $300,
and his assets comprise household goods
and Insurance policies.
Chicago Laundries Raise Prices
CHICAGO, Sept. 4. The laundry-owners
of Chicago have raised their prices on
nrMHfis. such as collars, cuffs and flat
work, in the hope that they will be able
to recover the amount lost aunng tne
recent strike of their employes. The
laundry business of Chicago has fallen
off 30 per cent since the struggle, and
many small concerns have been forced
out' of business.
Acting through the Chicago Laundry
Owners' Association, the laundrymen
have issued new price lists, which have
just gone into effect and which are ex
pected to add more than $2,500,000 a year
to the receipts of the Chicago laundries.
Cuffs have been raised from 4 to 5 cents
a pair and collars from 2 to 2V cents.
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to the youth. Several witnesses, including
Loul Ling, testified in favor of Gee Fook,
but the court was not satisfied with the
testimony.
After hearing the evidence Judge Bel
linger remarked that he. could not in con
forming to his fixed rules relating to such
matters admit the applicant, and ordered
that he be returned. There was nothing
offered on behalf of the applicant, Judge j
Bellinger said, than the uncorroborated
testimony of Chinese witnesses, and this
could not be accepted as sufficient. It
was unpleasant, the court said, to be
obliged to order the return of Gee Fook,
as he might be doing him a great wrong,
but there seemed nothing else to do.
Result of Police Activity.
John M. Lusberg yesterday commenced
suit in the State Circuit Court against S.
B. Huston and Fannie Fields to recover
$107 on" account of labor performed and
materials furnished in a building at 149
Park street. Lusberg also holds a claim
assigned to him by H. Claussenlus &
Son for $41, and the Northwest Electric
Engineering Company and A. A. Church
are also said to hold mechanics' Hens.
Huston rented the property to Fannie
Fields, whose occupancy was interfered
with by the Chief of Police. The claims
date back to June last.
Fire Threatened Suburban Houses.
ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 4. (Special.) Thq
large bam on the farm of Milton Hale,
Just outside the Incorporation limits of
Albany, was burned to the ground today.
The barn was full of new hay, which was
a total loss.
The fire spread over a large stubble
field next to town and left nothing but the
bare ground. Residences in the edge of
town were threatened and a number of
people turned out to fight the fire.
when he pleaded guilty and was sen
tenced to six years in the penitentiary.
He had nothing to say, except that he
came here from Butte and stayed at
Spokane four days on the way. Judge
Cleland, in pronouncing sentence, made
no comments, merely saying: "The sen
tence of this court is that you be Im
prisoned in the penitentiary for a period
of six years."
Gibson Is thought by the officers to De
an old offender, and Is thought to be a
deserter from a military, post In Mon
tana.
Left Her Hungry and Half-Clad.
Hester A. Worley has sued W. J.
Worley for a dissolution of the matri
monial bonds because of desertion. She
does not know his present whereabouts,
but says he Is in either the State of
Washington, British Columbia or Alaska.
In her complaint Mrs. Worley alleges that
her husband failed to provide her with the
necessities of life, forcing her to go out
half-dressed and hungry. Their marriage
occurred In Portland In November, 1S99.
ROCKPILE IS PERMANENT.
County Prisoners Find Crime Is Not
Road to Free Board.
Work on the county rockplle on the
Taylor's Ferry road Is progressing favor
ably. The prisoners have not sol
diered" on the job and the result of their
labor Is shown In a huge pile of broken
rock, which will be used In making the
Taylor's Ferry road one of the best In
the county. The rockplle Is close to a
stone quarry and Is surrounded by a board
fence 14 feet high, surmounted with
barbed wire to keep the prisoners from
of a cake was tho undoing of Gee Fook, a
Chinese lad, who endeavored to establish
his right In the United States District '
Court yesterday to remain In the United
States on the ground that he was native-,
born.
Ho arrived here recently on the steam
ship Indravelll, and. during the examina
tion by Inspector Barbour of the Chinese
passengers to determine their rigTit to land
the Inspector was informed by one of the
officers of tho Indravelll that the father
of Geo Fook wished to present his son
with a quantity of cakes and delicacies.
Tho Inspector made no objection to the
package being received, but having had
much experience with the tricks of the
Says It Was the Boy's Own Fault.
The Oregon Water Power & Railway
Company, In answer to the damage suit
of William Vollmer. by his father as
guardian, sets forth that Vollmer climbed
on a flat car at East Madison and East
Water streets and was caught between
the car and a fence and injured. The ac
cident Is alleged to have been wholly
due to the carelessness and negligence of
the boy, and the company denies all re
sponsibility or liability.
She Wants a Divorce and Ten Lots.
Ellen Lidberg, who avers that her hus
band, Charles F. Lidberg, threatened to
kill her, and also abandoned her without
cause, has filed suit against him for a
divorce In the State Circuit Court. She
also asks the court to declare that she
13 the owner In her own right of ten lots
in Point View Addition. The parties were
married in 1S72 and the defendant is now
said to be living at Blaine, Wash.
Manning Finds No True Bill.
Not a true bill was returned yesterday
bv District Attorney John Manning In the
case of E. A. Pickard and Jiauae Auams
orprf. Thft nrnr.nitlnn nrnvw1 tn a. wica I COUpie, wno iiu. t-
neatnen "unmee, ne ordered mat each nln.fl,, habitation. The
dellv- . .v, y,,, hoon confined in the
to be a wise X" ." V. tu nst. two days, are
one, for in the center of one of the cakes 1 L tv, nnmnlnint was made
written In Chinese characters, containing
instructions to Gee Fook as to the an
swers he should make to certain ques
tions which would later on be propound
ed to him to prove his Identity.
This letter was translated by S. H. Gain,
the well-known Chinese interpreter, and
reads as follows:
"All together, two brothers; elder broth-
by Detective L. C. Hartman.
Attached Under Old Judgment
The Bayfield County Bank, of Wiscon
sin vKtprflav filed an attachment suit
in the State Circuit Court against H. C.
and Amelia Prudhomme to recover $305
on a judgment obtained against the de
fendants In Wisconsin in December. 1S01.
MOVEMENT FOR ELECTRIC RAILWAY TO PORTLAND IS STARTED BY FAIRVIEW
AND TROUTDALE
Many Strikes Called Off.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. All the strikes
Induced by Samuel Parks against mem
bers of the Employers Association and
Iron League, in cities other than New
York, where ' they have contracts, have
been called off.
Ten
One Dollar Saved Represents
Dollars Earned.
The average man does not save tqaexceed
10 per cent of his earnings. He must
spend nine dollars in living expenses for
every dollar saved. That being the case
he cannot be too careful about unneces
sary expenses. Very often a few centa
properly Invested, like buying seed for his
garden, will save several dollars' outlay
later on. It Is the same In buying Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. It costs but a few cents and a bottle
of it In the house often saves a doctor bill
of several dollars. For sale by all druggists.
if "
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MAP SHOWING TWO PRACTICABLE ROUTES. .
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the people of Fairyiew. Trputdale and Columbia Slough will hold a meeting in Artisans'
Hall at Falrvlew to consider the matter of securing electric railway connection with Portland. Two routes for this
line are proposed. One Is an extension of the Mcntavllla branch of tho City & Suburban Railway, which now termi
nates at the Base Line road In Montavllla. This branch. If built, wJU go directly east at the corner of Hubbard street,
and striking the Barr road, will follow It to the cross-road from Terry, and thenco to Fatrvlew and on to Troutdale
along the Columbia Slough road. This Is considerably the shortest route, and would pass through a fine district- Tho
grade is excellent. The Barr road is open and partly Improved.
The other louto Is along tho Columbia Slough road from Woodlawn, where it will connect with the Vancouver
branch of the Portland Railway Company, through Falrrtew and thence to Troutdale. The district, which borders on
the Columbia river, is famous for dairy farms. Much of tho milk delivered In Portland comes from the great dairy
farms scattered along and bordering on tho Columbia Slough road. Annual overflow of the bottom land promotes per
petual green verdure on tne farms for pasture for dairy cattle. The great barns and comfortable farm houses show
the great prosperity of the farmers. Owners of these farms are anxious for an electric line and are said to be willing
to glvo strips oil their land on the Columbia Slough road for tho track. The County Commissioners are understood to
be willing to glvo a franchise on the county road provided the farmers will give strips wlda enough so that tho track
will not encroachon the public highway. However, tho Columbia Slough route Is much longer than the extension of
the Montavllla line. The people of Falrvlew and Troutdale will encourago in every possible way the construction of an
electric railway, and aro not particular which company builds the railway.
The people on the Barr road have submitted to the management of the City & Suburban Railway Company a prop
osition, and tho company has it under consideration. This meeting has been called to discuss tho situation. The move
ment is headed by A. I. Stone, Judge Seneca Smith, J. F. O'Shea, Napoleon Davis, Robert HofTcr and ot(ier prominent
citizens.
The accompanying map shows approximately the . two routes for which the people of that district are seeking electric
railway connectlcn with Portland.
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The return of E. H. Harrlman from Eu
rope Is expected by railroad men to be
followed by the announcement of definite
plans for the O. R. & N. In the Northwest.
Mr. Harrlman is expected tp make a defi
nite answer to a number f construction
questions within the coming week.
While there is every reason to believe
that Mr. Harrlman is fullr' advised of the
Northwestern situation, railroad men hold
to the opinion that he has not announced
a decision on any of the matters afferiing
the Northwest because of a desire to con
fer with officials of his lines In New York.
The construction of tie Columbia South
ern is one of the questions that has been
pending ever since Mr. Harrlman went to
Europe, following his return from a trip
to California. Since that time a compre
hensive report on the country that would
be tapped by an extension of the Columbia
Southern has been made and a summary
of its contents was sent by cable to Mr.
Harrlman In Europe,
It has been understood that' no reply
would be made to tho request that the O.
R. & N. support the extension of the Co
lumbia Southern, rrior to tho time of Mr.
Harrirnan's return.
There has been a disposition to believe
that this delay would result In preventing
the extension of the Columbia Southern
during the present year. Conditions In
Eastern Oregon are such, however, that
the road can be pushed through during
the Winter months, as well as In Summer.
In fact, some railroad engineers insist that
the Winter months are even more favor
able toward conHtruction work than the
Summer. The Celay in the construction of
the road has kept a profitable traffic away
from the Columbia Southern for another
season and has retarded the development
of the country the road will tap.
It is well understood In railroad circles
that the Columbia Southern Is certain to
be built. It may be put through by the
aid of the O. R. & N. or by other capital
But even a refusal . by Mr. Harrlman to
approve the project will not delay con
struction work. However, an understand
ing with the O. R. & N. is much pre
ferred to any other solution of tho East
era Oregon railroad situation.
Reports have come from New York to
the effect .that the Harrlman interests are
considering a proposition to build from a
point on the Oregon Short Line into Cen
tral Oregon. This project, it is Insisted
would possess the advantage of permit
ting the Harrlman lines to carry a heavy
lumber traffic eastward over the proposed
line lather than haul .It north to the O,
R. & N. and then start the consignment
toward the Eastern markets. A big back
haul of a large proportion of the traffic
would be saved by this road and the open
ing of Central Oregon be Insured at the
same time. By continuing the line to meet
the O. R. & N. or the Columbia South
era, the business naturally belonging to
Portland would be protected.
Another proposal of the Harrlman Inter
ests has been for a line running from Bell
Ingham Bay to Spokane. It Is asserted by
some authorities In touch with the situa
tion that the Harriman Interests are se
riously planning this cut-off as a short
route to deen water on Puget Sound. If
built, the road would open up a new ter
ritory, but would come into more or less
direct competition with the Great North
era and Northern Pacific.
The recent incorporation of the Wash
ingion & Idaho Railroad Company by oftl
clals of the O. R. & N. and tho announce
ment, in the articles of Incorporation, that
the road Intended to build up the. Snake
river from Riparia to Lewiston Is regarded
as an indication that the Harrlman inter
ests intend to re-enter the controversy for
the control of the traffic of the Clearwater
country. It is contended by local officials
of the O. R. & N. that no Information re
gardlng the plans of the company In the
Clearwater has been received here, but it
is contended that the O. R. & N. intends
to carry out the plans suggested in the
articles of Incorporation. The three lncor
porators of the new line are O. R. & N
officials, W. H. Kennedy being chief engl
neer. J. N. Teal and James W. Wilson be
lng connected with the legal department
of the road.
The proposal to build from Riparia to
Lewiston and from Spokane to Belllngham
Bay are two threats of Invasion into ter
ritory which the Northern Pacific has
claimed. That these threats have been re
ceived in silence has probably been due to
the absence of Mr. .Harrlman. Following
his return, It is anticipated that a more
definite understanding of the company's
plans will be had.
A. L. Mohler, president of the O. R. &
N.. is now in the East and is expected. to
hold a conference with Mr. Harriman at
once. While it may be no announcement
will be made of new O. R. & N. plans for
several days, it Is felt that some decisions
will be made known next week.
EXPLAINS BRIBERY CHARGE.
LaFolIette's References to Erie
Based on 1ST- Transactions.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. At a public meet
ing at Chautauqua, N. Y., June 18, this
year. Governor R. M. LaFollette, of Wis
consin. In the course of an address, made
the following statement:
"The New York legislative Investigation
committee of the Erie Railroad reported
that more than 51.000,000 was spent In one
year for 'extra legal services.' and that
money paid to political bosses was charged
to the 'India rubber account.' uovernor
LaFollette did not designate the year in
which this money was alleged to have
been used.
Since the date of Governor LaFolIette's
speech the present management of the
Erie Railway Company has had consider
able correspondence with the Governor
upon tho subject, the railway officials
denying that under the present adminis
tration any sucn use oi money naa Deen
made. Governor LaFollette, In reply to
the communications of the Erie officials,
wrote that the misuse of money to which
he referred In his speech occurred In the
year 1S72.
Xcw York Subvrny Being: Extended.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Excavations have
begun In lower Broadway for the exten
sion of the rapid transit subway from
City Hall Park to the Battery. When
completed this extension will make a con
tinuous ride possible beneath the surface
from end to end of Manhattan Island
when the subway opens for business. Ow
ing to the great crush of tra,o in Broad-,
way precautions not tnougnt necessary
In other sections have been taken to carr;
on the work with the least, possible dis
turbance on the street surface.
"Whenever I hear a.
dealer continually harp
ing on what 'the other"
fellow don't do. 1 be
gin to think 'the other
fellow a jretty good
man to see."
Drop in
Tonight
Alien & Gilbert-
Ramaker Co.
209-211 First St.
ern r&ilroad circles and Is familiar with
Alaskan conditions.
In a circular Issued by Mr. Lee he states
the road has been graded for a distance
of 12 miles. Ties are on the ground and
rails are being shipped. Thirty miles of
road are expected to be built by October.
The company owns its own wharves and
warehouses at Valdez.
Railroad Xotcs.
Assistant General Passenger Agent A.
i. Charlton of the Northern Pacific has
gone to the Coast.
The Rock Island is fitting up new quar
ters at the -corner of TI-.ird and Alder
streets, which the road will occupy with
ts Portland offices Immediately.
BORROWED LIVERY TEAM
Because E. W. Foster Lacked Own
er's Consent, He Is Arrested.
Because he obtained a hired rig without
the permission of the owner and because
he did not show up with it at the ap
pointed hour. E. W. Foster was arrested
yesterday on a complaint from Matthias
Brother, who runs a livery stable at Front
and Salmon streets.
It seems that Foster, who had attempted
several times before to get a team from
the llvervmen Induced one of the hostlers
ti allow him to take one out on the pretext
that he had seen one of the proprietors.
and that permission had been given. He
was to return by a o clock, linnton was
his objective point, he said.
The hands of the stable ciock swung
round to 5 o'clock, but Foster did not
swing in with the team. The next day the
stablemen were notified that Foster was
in Vancouver. He was brought over oy
Chief Bateman, by whom he had ben ar
rested. Foster's father appeared soon
after his son was taken to the police sta
tion and made good the bill. The case was
thereupon dismissed.
CONVICTS MAKE BOLD DASH
End of Mine's Prison Is Blown In,
bnt Only One Man Escapes.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Sept. 4 Four
convicts were shot at Pratt Mines prison
at 1 o'clock this morning in an attempt to
escape, the wounded men being Tom Fay,
shot in leg; John Brewer, wounded in
back; Richard Kinnebeck, shot in abdo
men, and Thomas Melzen, wounded in
shoulder. Brewer and Kinnebeck prob
ably will die.
All are white, and were serving terms
ranging from two to 20 years. They had
secured a quantity of dynamite, and blew
an opening In one end of the prison. They
ran through thlf, and hurled sticks of
dynamite at the guards. The latter opened
lire, and succeeded In preventing what
might have been a wholesale delivery.
J. H. Emery, of Pike County, serving
20 years, was the only one to escape. The
crowd was led by Tom Fay, who was
the youngest member of the famous Miller-Duncan
gang of safeblowers.
SANITARIUM FOR ACTORS
Colorado Corporation Formed to
Found Home For Consumptives.
DENVER, Sept. 4. Robert E. Bell,
Peter McCourt and Horace Phelps have
filed incorporation papers for the Bell
Sanitarium for consumptive actors. Tho
papers empower the association to ac
quire land and raise money for the pur
pose of establishing such a sanitarium.
The association is not capitalized.
The directorate for the first year con
sists of Robert E. Bell, Pecer McCourt.
bbey R. Pelton, Robert Levy. Edward
S. Irish, C. M. Van Law and James H.
Peabody.
Bold Robbery at Noted Mnsenm.
-ROME, Sept. 4. The Museum of Naples
has sustained a robbery, which, while
not important in itself. Illustrated the
ease with which an object of great value
might be stolen from the Institution. Tho
thief or thieves boldly pried open the
door of the museum, went upstairs to
the room where standf the celebrated
Farnez cup and carried away bodily two
snakes which encircled the cup. The
snakes, which were 6f gilded bronze,
wero of no great artistic value. Tho
cup Itself fortunately was uninjured.
The cup stands on a pillar under a glass
case, which revolve In order to better
display the cup. Tbe marvel Is that one
or more of the objects of incalculable
value with which fne roon Is filled were
not carried off bythe thieves
The Leading Specialists :
FOR
EN ONLY
To Manage Valdez Rond.
-Portland railroad men were notified res
terday that J. Francis Lee has been ntade
second vice-president and general manager
of the Valdez. Copper River & Tanana
railroad, the appointment becomlngeffec
tivo September 3. Mr. Lee was it one
j time general freight agent of the Canadian
! Pacific at Chicago and up to a year ago
was general traffic manager of the White
Pas3 & Yukon. He is well known An West-
We make a specialty of chronic
and complicated disorders of MhiN,
and we point with pride to 2a years
of SUCCESSFUL practice on the
Pacific Coast. If you are a sufferer
rrom any of those annoying DIS
ORDERS that unfit you for mar
riage, call for a personal examina
tion, free of charge, and we will
guarantee to cure you or make no
charge. Offices open evenings and
Sunday.
DR. TALCOTT & CO.
250 ALDER ST., PORTLAND.