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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1903.
THE FRUIT OF HATEl
Indians on Trial for Murder
in Federal CourtT
UNDERSTAND LITTLE OF LAW .
Killing of Old Man on Slletz Reserva
tion the Crime Which Govern
ment Is Striving to Fasten
on Defendants.
A story of hatred nurtured in the un
forgiving heart of an Indian, of a drunk
en revel and revenge obtained through
murder, was unfolded in the Federal'
Court yesterday, by semicivlllzed sur
vivors of the dying race of Red Men.
It was a tale of an Indian feud and how
it culminated In the violent death of U.
B. Grant, a swarthy namesake of the
famous general. The old Indian was
killed and his body thrown into the river
on the Slletz reservation about a month
ago. Abo Logan and Albert Martin,
two wards o the Government, stood be
fore the bar of justice, accused of the
crime. The former was on trial for his
life, and the courtroom presented a
strange scene.
Indians and half-breeds with faces in
dicating little more than the average in
telligence of the Red Man, fllled the court
room and hung about the corridors.
They watched and listened with evident
interest, but little apparent understand
ing of the court proceedings. Their cos
tumes were those of their white brothers,
and their manners were such as civiliza
tion has decked them with, but the
straight, glossy hair, the piercing black
eye. the copper complexion and the
prominent cheek-bone, stamped them as
survivors of the race of original Amer
icans. Martin, the defendant, wore a stylish
black suit and on the lapel of his coat
was pinned a pink rose. There was
nothing in his costume nor in the ex
pression upon his dark face to indicate
that his life was in the balance. The
half-white wives of the accused man
walked about the building trying to still
the cries of fretful papooses, while the
widow of the murdered man sat In a cor
ner and wept in silence. As she walked
to the witness stand to tell her story of
the death of her husband, she saw his
clothing and sobbed until tears showed
in the eyes of others in the court-room
through sympathy.
Told Tale by Gesture.
The witnesses told their stories in In
dian fashion, conveying by gestures
meanings they could not express in lan
guage. Their broken speech was diffi
cult to understand, and the proceed
ings were slow, but cross-questioning did
not shake them on the facts they swore
to. The charge against Martin was taken
up first, and that against Abe Logan
will be considered after the first case
has been disposed of.
The story of the murder as brought
out by the testimony Introduced by the
prosecution, is this:
Grant was an educated Indian and held
the office of Justice of the Peace on the
Slletz reservation. Martin is a black
smith, living at the agency where Grant
resided. From some cause which the
Indians will not explain, Martin con
ceived a dislike for Grant that grew into
hatred. The blacksmith made threats
that he would kill Grant, and the widow
of the murdered Indians says he had the
boldness to enter her house and declare
his Intention of shedding the blood of
her husband.
On the morning of October 20 last,
Logan and Martin; gave Grant a dollar
each and got him to ride to Toledo for
some whisky. In the evening Just before
dark Grant returned, and the two In
dians met him at the Slletz River. The
three proceeded to dispose of the liquor
that Grant had secured. Grant and Lo
gan taunted Martin by telling him he
was a pale-face when It came to drinking
liquor. To disprove the allegation, Mar
tin drank nearly a quart of liquor.
Shortly after 8 o'clock it became nplsed
about the agency that something had
happened at the ford. Logan while un
der the influence of liquor had told a
strange story of a fight between Martin
nnd Grant. A search resulted in the find
ing of Martin lying on Grant's overcoat
near the river, dead drunk. He was
carried home and did not ; regain his
senses until the next morning. Pools
of blood were found near where Martin
lay, the ground bore evidences of a
struggle and Grant's hat lay on the bank
of the river. A trail of blood led to the
water's edge and Grant's body was
found in the stream. His head had been
beaten with some blunt instrument.
Rocks covered with blood were found
near the place where the struggle oc
curred. Logan told of a combat, said
that Martin choked the old Indian to
death, and . that they had thrown him
Into the river.
Martrn Given First Trial.
Both Indians were placed under arrest
and the trial that was commenced yester
day is to determine whether one or both
of them committed the deed. When the
case was called it was decided to try the
two men separately, and Martin was
given the first trial. The entire 'morn
ing was occupied in securing a Jury. A
number of the talesmen had opinions
about the matter and were disqualified.
One man had fought Indians, and he
said he had an unchangeable opinion of
them. He was excused. The following
Jurors were finally accepted and sworn:
J. H. Smith, Grass Valley, Sherman
County: E. A. Stlnchfield, Mayvllle, Gil
Ham County; Horace Nicholson, Med
ford, Jackson County; D. B. Troutman,
Tallman, Linn County; C. A. Dunnlgan,
Scott's Mill, Marlon County; J. K. Fisher,
Haines, Baker County; Joe Hume,
BrownvSlle, Linn County; "William
Sheehy, Portland, Multnomah County:
A. S. Graham, Marshfleld, -Columbia
County. F. B. Churchman, Sheridan,
Yamhill County; S. C. Denny, McCoy,
Polk County.
Attorney John Hall, for the Govern
ment, in stating his case to the jury,
related the story as recounted above and
stated that he proposed to prove that
Grant and the two prisoners were-seen
at the river together, that the dead
body of Grant had been found In the
river afterward, and that Ill-feeling ex
isted between Martin and Grant. He
would leave it to the jury to decide
whether Martin had committed the mur
der or not.
Attorney W. S. McFadden, of Corval
lls, for the defendant, stated that he
proposed to prove that Martin was dead
drunk at the time when Grant was mur
dered, and consequently could not have
committed the crime, also that there
was no blood upon the clothing of the
accused to show that he had been en
gaged In the bloody combat with Grant.
Evidence of Hard Struggle.
The first witness called was Dr. F. M.
Carter, the Coroner, who testified that
Grant's body was found in the river near
where the blood-spots were on the bank,
and that his head had bruises upon it
as If it had been beaten with a rock.
A blood-covered rock that, fitted easily
in the hand, was identified by him as
one he had picked up near the pool of
blood. He identified the watch found in
Grant's pocket It had stopped at two
minutes past 8 o'clock, and this was ac
cepted as the approximate time that the
body was thrown Into the river.
Oscar "Wood, a member of the Yakima
tribe, described in broken English the
finding of the body In the river and Its
recovery.
John J. McKoin, the Indian Agent, said
he had seen Grant just before he met
Martin and Logan, and It was his opin
ion that Grant was sober at that time.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, an aged Indian, at
tired in black and with a black fasci
nator about her head, was called in. At
the foot of the witness stand lay her hus
band's clothing that previous witnesses
had been identifying. As she saw them
she burst into tears and sobbed pitifully
for ten minutes or more before she could
control her feelings. She was unable
to give much testimony, except that
Martin had called at her house one night
and told her that he was going to kill
her husband when he got a chance. She
declared that he had been an enemy of
her husband for a long time.
George "Wilbur, a Klickitat Indian, tes
tified that Martin had made the asser
tion in his presence that he was going
to kill Grant "I tell him he better not"
said the Indian. "He tell me ho git him
sometime. He tell me he lay for him
night before, but he miss him because
he take other road."
Thomas Jackson, an Alsea Indian, also
testified that Martin had threatened to
kill Grant
George Newberry, the step-son of the
Indian prisoner, Martin, testified that
Logan told him his step-father had
killed Grant and that they had thrown
his body Into the river.
This concluded the evidence for the
prosecution and the defense will have
an Inning this morning.
HISTOEY IN AN OLD TKTJNK.
General Lane's Correspondence to Be
Carefully Preserved.
An old-fashioned sole leather trunk,
carted over the Santa Fe trail in 1S4S,
lies fllled 'with letters in the Oregon
Historical Society's rooms In the City
Hall. It belonged to General Joseph Lane,
.first Territorial Governor of Oregon, and
has been on several overland Journeys
on a dead-ax wagon drawn by a team
of oxen. After several years spent in
trying to lay his hands on the letters
contained In this trunk, George H. Hlnes
has finally obtained both trunk and con
tents from Dr. Harry Lane, grandson
of the original possessor.
The letters, which number 1400, are com
munications received by General Lane
when Territorial Governor of Oregon and
later when Delegate to Congress from
Oregon. The bulk of these are requests
for Information regarding the far-away
Pacific State by farmers, business men
and adventurers who tire of the restraints
of civilization and pioneer new countries.
But divisions of the correspondence have
special bearing. "When It was first an
nounced that General Lane was to be
sent to- Oregon, applications poured in
on him from everywhere written by young
men requesting to be taken along as
private secretary. One applicant says:
"A spirit of adventure Impels me," but
most of them were Mexican "War veterans
who had had a taste of the "West and
expressed their longing to return.
The other interesting correspondence
was from Rufus Ingalls, then a Captain
and Quartermaster stationed at Van
couver. He made many vigorous attempts
to be made a paymaster and urged Lane
to aid him. Fortunately he was not suc
cessful, as he afterward became famous
as the Quartermaster-General who
handled the Commissary Department of
the whole Federal Army eo successfully
in the last part of the Civil "War. After
he was retired from active service at the
end of the war he returned to Portland
and lived here several years until he
died.
These letters recall the events In the
life of the soldier-pioneer to whom they
are addressed. A son of a pioneer, he
was taken as a child from North Caro
lina to Kentucky, where he married at
20, afterward moving to Indiana, where
he lived 25 years, a farmer, active In the
Democratic party. He fought in the
Mexican "War, earning the title of
Brigadier-General. In 1848, when Oregon
had Just been made a territory, he was
sent by President Polk as Governor. He
traveled over the Santa Fe trail to San
Francisco, then to Oregon City. Later
he was Delegate to Congress, and In I860
he was candidate for Vice-President on
the Democratic ticket with John C.
Breckenrldge for President He was an
ardent Democrat and Southerner, and
after his defeat for the Vice-Presidency,
and disregarding the tumult of the Civil
"War, came back to Oregon and settled at
Roseburg, where he lived until 1881 quietly
on a farm.
General Lane was a largo, heavy man,
broad In the face, and heavy-jawed a
typical pioneer. He was a credit to Ore
gon, -which, he had adopted as a home,
and no other man receives more distinc
tion in the archives of the Oregon His
torical Society.
WERE NOT GRATEFUL.
Saloon Hangers-On Rob Man Who
Bought Them Drinks.
A gang of Nortn End toughs yesterday
robbed William Callahan of S3 after help
ing him to spend the proceeds of several
months work. "W. Boyd has been placed
under arrest on the charge of larceny
from the person, and Sam Herman, who is
detained as a witness, declares that he
saw Boyd put his hands in the man's
pockets. ,
Callahan came to Portland two days
ago from Bugby Chutes, where he had
been working for some time. "When he
arrived in the city be had a. good sum
of money and started out to have a good
time. ,
"I met this man," he said last night.
"He was with a crowd, who seemed to be
good fellows, and I did not hesitate to
join them. None of them spent any
money, and I had to buy drinks for the
crowd. They were with me all day yes
terday, and I spent nearly all of the
money that I had. "Wo were drinking In
Erickson's, when they pretended to get
Into a row among themselves. I was
pushed and shoved about, and by the time
they had become quiet my last $5 was
gone.
"As soon as I discovered my loss I
commencd to look around for some of the
men who were with me but could not find
them. A stranger stepped up to me and
said that the man who had robbed me
was upstairs playing poker."
The stranger was Sam Herman, who
came to the city yesterday from. Eugene.
"I did not see Boyd take any money,"
he said, "but I saw him put his hand
In Callahan's pockets. I am confident
that it was he that robbed him, and am
willing to swear to It."
MANY CLAIMS SETTLED.
Railroad Pays Damages to 111 Per
sons Injured In Chehalls Wreck.
One hundred anc eleven claims for In
juries received in the Elks' wreck at Che
halls, "Wash., on August 22, have been
paid by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. One hundred and eighteen
claims were filed against the company
and the remaining seven will be settled
-in the near future. But two of the in
jured are still in the hospital, G. J. Blod
gett and Elmer Quimby. The former Is
suffering with a compound fracture of
the right leg, which It Is feared will yet
necessitate amputation. Elmer Quimby s
left leg was amputated above the knee,
but he is doing nicely and will leave the
hospital this week. Mrs. C. B. Brown is
speedily recovering from her numerous in
juries. In spite of a compound fracture
of the right arm the limb has been saved.
Dr. and Mrs. Brown will depart for a
trip through Southern California shortly
after the holidays.
BED EYES AND EYELIDS.
Granulated Eyelids and other Eye troubles
cured by Murine Eye Remedy: it don't
smart. Sold hv all-dmccists.
EULOGY OF LINGOLN
Mayor Williams Knew Great
Commoner Well.
GIVES ADDRESS IN SELLW00D
Says Oregon Really Was Responsible
for President's Nomination Be
cause Proxy Was Sent From
This State to Horace Greeley.
Mayor George H. "Williams was the
guest of the Alumni Association of the
Sellwood School last night In Firemen's
Hall, where he gave his personal recol
lections of Abraham Lincoln in a talk
INDIANS CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF U. S. GRANT
ON SILETZ RESERVATION
'"'SiEmm' i g S3 fBKKBfoSSSMSKAiSEStSBS 'LL
ABE LOGAN.
of three-quarters of an hour to a delight
ed audience. On the platform with Mayor
"Williams were City Auditor T. C. Dev
lin, Principal Edward Curtis of the exec
utive board, and S. U. Downs, principal
of the Soil wood School. An orchestra
rendered a selection, and then Mr. Downs
introduced the Mayor, with the remark
that no one living was better able to
give an estimate of Abraham Lincoln
than Judge "Williams, who had been per
sonally acquainted with the great com- I
moner. Alter uio applause uiul Krcuieu
Judge "Williams had subsided, he re
marked that he had not come prepared
with a set speech, but would simply give
his impressions of Mr. Lincoln. He con
trasted "Washington with Lincoln, and
said that the latter had been closer to
the common people of this country than
"Washington, for he was one of the com
mon people himself.
"Perhaps the most remarkable thing
about Abraham Lincoln," continued
Mayor "Williams, "was the fact that he
should come to such great eminence as
a lawyer, orator and statesman from
such adverse surroundings. Born in a i
cabin in the wilds of Kentucky, of par
ents who were poor and Ignorant, he was J
without the common advantages of i
school. After he moved to Indiana he
became a flatboatman. In one of his j
trips to New Orleans he saw a negro '
woman sold under the hammer, and the '
seeds that finally resulted In the eman
cipation proclarnatlon were sown In his
heart Lincoln moved to Illinois, where
ho was elected to the Legislature and
served one term as Congressman, dis
playing those qualities that afterward
made him famous. His knowledge of law
was picked up and not gained In any
school or office, and yet he stood In the
front ranks of his profession. His power
with a jury was extraordinary. He first
gained the attention of the jurors by
some apt Illustration. His debates with
Stephen A. Douglas made him famous.
Douglas was polished and ornate and a
power as a debater, while Lincoln was
more imaginative. Douglas went to the
United States Senate as a result but
Abraham Lincoln made a reputation
which made him President of the United
States.
Oregon Caused Lincoln's Nomination.
"It may be Interesting to note that my
appointment of Chief Justice of the Terri
tory of Oregon was due to Douglas Influ
ence," said Judge "Williams. "Also that it
was Oregon that nominated Abraham. Lin
coln as President Leander Holmes, of Ore
gon, was a delegate to the national conven
tion, but as he was not ablo to attend he
sent bis proxy to Horace Greeley, and that
resulted In the nomination of Mr. Lincoln.
Greeley was a bitter opponent of William
Seward, and caused his defeat and the
nomination of Lincoln which I regard as
a most fortunate thing for this country,
for I doubt very much whether the Unfon
would have been preserved had Seward
been nominated and elected in place of
Lincoln."
Judge "Williams then told of his meeting
with Lincoln at an improvement conven
tion held in Chicago. Both he and Lin
coln were made vice-presidents of the ,
convention. Lincoln made one of his char- j
acterlstlc speeches at this convention. The i
speaker said that as there were no rail- J
ways west of Indiana then they made the J
journey by stage coach. Judge "Williams
next met Mr. Lincoln in Washington, De- I
cember, 1864, when the speaker went there
as United States Senator from "Washing
ton. "I became well acquainted with Mr. Lin
coln," he continued, "and drove out with
Mrs. Lincoln. Lincoln's habit of telling
stories clung to him there as elsewhere,
but bis stories always Illustrated some
point He was criticised on account of
these stories end was characterized by his
enemies as a buffoon. "While he was "un
graceful and ungainly, his smile was full
of sunshine anl beauty. No one can have
any conception of the difficulties he had
to meet at the opening of his administra
tion, and these stories gave some relief to
his burdened heart His five-minutes'
Gettysburg speech has become a classic,
while the ornate oration of Edward Ever-
. ett on that occassion has been forgotten. 1
Sunshine Not a Good Omen.
"I stood by Mr. Lincoln as he was deliv
ering his second Inaugural address. The
day was cloudy and gloomy. As he was
speaking from the steps of the capital a
jrfeam of sunshine broke through the
clouds for a moment I then thought It
was an omen for good, but It proved to
be the reverse. The night Lincoln was
assassinated I expected to attend the
same theater he did, but was prevented
by business. Next morning Major Stevens,
son of .Governor Stevens, of "Washington
territory, broke into my room and ex
claimed: 'Judge, Lincoln, Seward and
Stanton have been killed.' He then ran
out and left me dazed. I thought he was
crazy, and I congratulated myself that I
had escaped an Insane man. but when I
went out the news was confirmed. Penn
sylvania avenue was crowded with people.
I never saw such a scene before nor since;
Negro women were on their knees crying
and praying. I was a member of the Joint
Senate committee that conveyed the body
of the President to Springfield for burial.
At all stations there were crowds. I par
ticularly remember at one place In the
dead of the night at a station a company
of young girls had gathered and they sang
mournful melodies that might have been
the music of angels. At Springfield we
burled President Lincoln. Ho was a great
man -In every way morally and intellect
ually. The world never witnessed greater
patriotism or fidelity to duty, and his
name has become a household word In this
country, and will live forever."
At the conclusion of Judge "Williams'
talk, which seemed to all too short Mr.
ALBERT MARTIN.
Downs tendered him the thanks of the
Association for his fine lecture.
MISSION OPENS TONIGHT.
San Francisco Clergymen Will Con
duct Services at St, Mark's.
The mission at St Mark's will open to
night at S o'clock. The Rev. Father Par
rlsh and the Rev. Father Venables, of San
Francisco, will be the missionaries.
Beginning Saturday, the regular week
day services of the mission will be as fol
lows: Holy communion at 6:30, 7:30 and
9:20 A. M., with an address at 9:30 A. M.;
service for women and address at 4 P. M.;
general mission service, with instruction
and addresses, at 8 P. M.
The Sunday services will be, holy com
munion at 7:20 and 8A.JL; matins at 9
A. M.; holy communion and sermon at 11
A. M.; evensong and sermon at S P. M.
A question box will be placed at the door
Inside the church, and persons desiring an
swers to questions, or requesting prayer,
should write their desires on slips of
paper, depositing them In the box. The
missioners will answer questions at the 8
P. M. service.
The church will be open all day, and the
missioners will be glad to confer with
those who come for advice and help, at
almost any hour, as they will spend most
of their time in the church.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation of "Wallace,
Corcoran & North were filed In the Coun
ty Clerk's office yesterday by "W. H. "Wal
lace, "William J. Corcoran and Henry
North; capital stock, 115,000. The objects
are to deal In agricultural Implements,
hardware, wagons and vehicles.
LOANS AND DISCOUNTS
Loans and discounts of the National Banks of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
are larger this year than they have ever been In the history of the Pacific North
west In the past five years Oregon has doubled and "Washington and Idaho have
trebled their totals. In the good times period of the S03 loans and discounts reached
their highest point on May -i, 1S93, when they were within close touch of $33,000,000.
Then they slumped, being lowest In the period of liquidation at 513,543,994 on May
14, 1S97. Since that date the volume of loans and discounts has trebled, and on
September 9 last the flgure3 were nearly $7,500,000 higher than the best total shown
for 1SS3. In the past two years alone, loans and discounts have Increased nearly
$15,000,000 In the Northwest
The following table of loans and discounts for several years past is given for
comr-arison:
Date Oregon. Idaho. "Washington. Total
Dec 9, 1E92 512.OiS.163 $1,919,309 $17,727,352 $31,694,860
Mar. C. 1S93 11,564,723 2,018.103 17.692.004 31,574,841
May 4, 1893 12,557,071 2,029,177 1S.166.239 32,752,459
July 12, 1SS3 11,041,979 lSOS 14,879,146 27.841,924
Oct 3,1S93.... 9.832,533 1.636.1SS 12.430,299 23.959,021
Dec. 19, 1&93 : 8.940.963 1,546,824 12.29S.S67 22,785,655
Feb. 28. 1894 8,166,578 1,442,253 12,308.622 21.917,559
May 4. 1S94 .8,242,379 1,455,388 12.12S.567 21,826.335
July 18. 1894 8,057,311 1,455,857 11,872.653 21.3S6.S24
Oct 2, 1894 8.000.S27 1.447.48S 11,434,699 20.SS3.015
Dec 39. 1S94 7.776,422 1,469.164 10,475.743 19.724.330
Mar. 5. 1855 7,497.761 1,433.460 9,885.837 18.817.059
May 7, 1895 7,486,071 1,436,152 9,516,204 18,438,428
July 11, 1895 7.341,286 1.297.62S 9,305,576 17.944,490
Sept 28, 1S95 7.2S4.09S 1.291,716 9.30O.O49 17.875,864
Dec. 13, 1895 7.145,932 1.35J.661 8,436,523 16,942,118
Feb. 2S, 1S96 6,795.549 1.297.332 7.874.963 15.967.845
May 7, 196 6,707,758 1.297.63S 7.743.780 15.749.177
July 14. 1S96 , 6.692,160 1,263.434 7.532,393 15.489.990
-Oct 6, 1S96 6,372.213 1,197 733 7.C3S.013 14,607.959
Dec. 17, 1896 6.231,418 1.165.602 , 7,013,441 14.410,762
Mar. 9, 1897 6.2SO.S49 1,102.897 6.537,711 13.921.458
May 14, 1897 6.02S.914 1.0G2.671 6,452.409 13.543.994
July 23.1897 5.S54.661 1.036.214 6 579.943 13.570,818
Oct 5, 1S97 6.251,551 1.006,699 6,795,943 14.214.194
Dec. 15. 1S97 6.00S.45S 1.10S.267 7.270,948 14.387.674
Feb. IS, 1898 6,140,102 1.0SS.O53 7.100.209 14.293.365
May 5, 1S9S 6,352.594 1,169.279 7.19S.431 14.692.7CG
July 14, 1S9S 5.S50.554 1,127,640 7.110,754 14.088,949
Sept 20, 1S9S 6,029,258 1,133.511 7.402.757 14,565.527
Dec 1, 1898 .' 6.0S7.S30 1,263.022 8,053,686 15,409.538
Feb. 4. 1899 6.125,390 1.2S4.S06 7,311,551 15.321.848
ADri: 5, 1S99 6,247.525 1,347,266 8,071,621 15.666.413
June 30.1899 6.254.2S0 1,128.622 S.904.15S 16.2S7.061
Sept. 7, 1E99 6.26S.373 1,039,263 9,431,055 16,738,692
Dec. 13. 1899 6.751.936 1,180.528 U.224.445 19.157.310
Feb. 13. 1900 6.973,335 1.3S1.&94 10.97S.236 19,333.466
April 26. 1900 7.316,101 1,461.784 11.65S.C57 20,438.943
June 29. 1900 7.491.1S7 1,472.385 12.070.383 21,034.956
Sept 5. 1900 7.572,793 1.267.121 12.18S.39i 21.12SJ63
Dec. 13, 1S00 7.952,901 1,851,059 13.732,797 23.536.75S
Feb. 5, 1901 7.800,911 1,922.296 13.5S7.371 23,310.579
April 24. 1901 S.C30.675 1,934.970 13.SS6.621 23.862,266
July 15. 1901 7.677.6SS 1,876.72 14,109.607 23.653.66S
Sept 30. 1S01 S.122,653 2,043,703 15,077,924 25.244,281
Dec. 10. 1901 8.542.977 2.331.776 16.379,563 27.254.316
Feb. 25, 1902 .' 8,202;309 2,521.922 16,331.037 27.055.268
April 30, 1902 9.00S.235 2.611,628 17.20S.154 2S.S2S.017
July 16. 1902 8.8:3,362 2.3S9.467 17.679.719 2S.922.54S
Sept 15. 1902 9.3S5.6S4 2,427,591 1S.S01.976 30.615.251
Nov. 25, 1902 10,561,704 2,794.944 20.527,263 33.SS4.011
Feb. 6. 1903 10.3S4.56S 3.173.085 20.349.506 33.207.149
April 9, 1503 11,608,395 3,391.24$ 21.S9S.333 36.897.976
June 9, 1903 12,262.470 3..08.515 23,006,544 38,977,529
Sept 9, 1903 22,942,020 3,793,071 23.46L057 40.196,145
NEW LINE TO HILLSBOROf
OREGON TRACTION COMPANY IS
INCORPORATED.
Objects Are to Buy Franchises Grant
ed to West Side & Suburban
Railway Company.
The Oregon Traction Company, which
Is to build an electric railroad from. Port
land to Forest Grove by way of Hills
boro, filed articles of Incorporation in
the County Clerk's office yesterday. The
Incorporators are: E. T. O'Keane, Joel
M. Long and Alex Sweek, and the
amount of the capital stock is $1,000,000,
divided into 10,000 shares of the value of
$100 each.
The company proposes to acquire by
purchase or consolidate with or lease, op
erate and maintain the franchises granted
by the City of Portland, the City of Hllls
boro, and the City of Forest Grove to
the "West Side & Suburban Railway Com
pany, with its equipments, appurtenances,
rights of way, etc., and to construct wires
and underground conduits; to build power
plants for the generation of electricity,
and to sell electricity for general com
mercial purposes.
The "West Side & Suburban Railway
Company was promoted by Andrew Gray
don and others and was to commence
somewhere In the business location of the
city and extend to Willamette Heights,
and thence to Hlllsboro and to Forest
Grove. "When the matter was before the
Council there was considerable opposition
concerning what streets the company
should be allowed to use In the city, but
finally the franchise was granted. Mr.
Graydon went East to obtain money and
reported that he had succeeded, but has
done no work on the line except In a pre
liminary way. It Is said the new company
intends to push things to a completion.
Looks Over Terminal Facilities.
TACOMA. "Wash., Nov. 19. President
Elliott of the Northern Pacific, and party
of officials were engaged today looking
over the terminal facilities In Tacoma,
beginning at the head of the bay and go
ing down as far as the smelter. General
Manager Cooper says there are a number
of local questions that will be disposed of
while they are here, none of them, how
ever, of much Importance or public Inter
est Tomorrow morning Eresldent Elliott
will go out to the shops at South Tacoma.
In the afternoon he will meet committees
in relation to better train service be
tween Tacoma and Everett and between
Tacoma and Walla "Walla, also a com
mittee of the Pacific Coast Lumber Man
ufacturers' Association.
Burns Delegation Disappointed.
The delegation of Burns citizens which
has been here for the past week returned
home yesterday wthout securing any as
sistance for the construction of a railroad
into their town. The committee repre
sented the leading business Interests of
Burns and Harney County, and consisted
of I. S. Geer, J. M. Dalton, "William Farre,
N. U. Carpenter and ex-Senator Gowan.
They were armed with statistics showing
the amount of business a railroad would
find to do from the start and were confi
dent that a line into the Burns territory
would be highly successful. The busi
ness men of Portland, however, did not
seem favorably disposed toward the plan
and the committee departed greatly disap
pointed. Rates on Steel for Export Cut.
NEW TORK, Nov. 19. A conference be
tween representatives of nearly all the
railroads east of the Mississippi River and
representatives of the steel Industry was
held here today. It was decided to grant
a reduction of 331-3 per cent on all Iron
and steel manufactured goods Intended
for export It was decided that on De
cember J there will be a reduction of
33 1-3 per cent of the present domestic
rates, to apply to export tariff on fin
ished steel products, including structural
Iron plates, beams and rails. Twenty
seven and a half cents per 100 pounds, the
Chlcago-to-New York rate, Is the present
basis.
HOTEL BUSINESS PE0SPEES.
Manager Bowers Predicts Great Rush
Westward.
Manager H. C. Bowers, of Hotel Port
land, returned yesterday after an ab
sence of a month In San Francisco and
Chicago. During his trip he made a close
.study of hotel conditions in the cities
which he visited, and Is more firmly con
vinced than ever that the Portland Is just
a little bit the best house west of New
York. In Chicago he purchased many
new furnishings, which will be installed
at once. He secured the most elaborate
cutglass banquet set ever supplied to an
American hotel. In addition to this, new
supplies Include large quantities of china,
napery, rugs, hangings and furniture.
Mr. Bowers denied the rumor that his
trip east was in any way connected with
the building of the proposed annex to
the Portland. "I feel more than ever that
we could use to advantage an annex of
say 150 to 200 rooms," said he. "I recom
mended such a building to the directors
some time ago and hope to see it built
OF NATIONAL BANKS.
My Idea would be to build on Yamhill and
connect the two buildings by a tunnel
under the street and a brldfce over It If
necessary. The new buildings should con
tain only rooms, with bath, and should
excel anything which we have in the
present house. From what I heard while
away I am confident that the next year
will hp hpttnr- fnr fha lintel yiiislnPSS In
Portland than any we have ever known, j
Business conditions are good, notwith
standlng some of the reports emanating
from New York. Everybody whom I met
In Chicago expressed great Interest in
the Pacific Northwest, and Portland en
joys a fine reputation as a live business
city. The travel next Summer Is bound
to be enormous. While in Chicago I was
called Into consultation by a number of
gentlemen who contemplated a new hotel
enterprise there. They represented New
York capital and after carefully study
ing the matter they bought a plot of
ground In the vicinity of the Auditorium
Annex and wllf erect an $S,000,000 hotel.
The new house will be 16 stories high and
will contain 1200 rooms. It is proposed to
make It more elegant than the Waldorf
Astoria. I believe it will pay and ad
vised the Investment"
POSE AT ADVERTISING PETE.
Fruit and Flower Mission Girls Give
Entertainment.
The Portland Fruit and Flower Mission
quite sustained Its reputation for charm
ing entertainments In the advertising fete
given last evening at Parsons hall. A
number of the members of the mission
met the audience at the door and dis
tributed samples of the wares of varloua
of their patron firms, daintily wrapped.
All about the walls gorgeous advertising
posters were displayed. Dancing followed
the programme.
A high fence, placarded with bills, made
a background for the living posters,
which were announced In a graceful and
entertaining way by Frank B. Riley.
A strikingly pretty poster picture, ad
vertising Llpman, Wolfe & Co., was the
first number of the programme. Mrs. W.
B. Fechhelmer was the model, in a black
evening gown, with a big black hat
Mr. Dodson gave a reading from "Mr.
Dooley" and another excellent mono
logue, in, which he was a Hebrew pawn
broker, struggling with a fractious telephone.
Mrs. S. M. Luders, in a swell raincoat,
represented K. S. Irvin & Co., and after
her Anona (Miss Edna Jeffrey) tripped
upon the stage, gaily decked in beads and
embroidered trappings from B. B. BIch's
curio store.
With a number of the pictures Mr.
Riley read a bright couplet or verse,
cleverly composed to fit the occasion by
Mrs. H. E. Judge.
As Mrs. W. H. Chapln appeared, in a
long .white garment, Mr. Riley announced
that It was a Mount Hood shirt that she
was wearing "union made by the best of
hire, by the well-known firm of Fleisch
ner, Mayer & Co."
Miss Florence Mayer, as the Tull &
Gibbs girl, looked extremeb pretty In a
pale green costume, with a big round
shield advertisement of the firm on each
arm.
"For weddings and parties we furnish
the best; just call at the store and we'll
tell you the rest" that was L. G-. Pf un
der, the florist, represented by Miss Flor
ence Koshland. Her costume was white,
with yellow chrysanthemums in her hair
and a huge armful of them which she
threw to her friends In the audience.
A specialty that Induced much applause
was the advertisement of Knight's shoe
store, a dainty little maid in black, with
white muffled apron and fluffy blonde
pompadour.
During the exhibition of this number
Mr. Riley became a French showman and
wound up his wax figure, which gave a
graceful dance, with a catchy accompani
ment from the "Prince of Pilsen." The
gleam of high-heeled patent kid slippers In
this dance, done by Mrs. Jack Keating,
made one of the most taking of the ad
vertisements, Miss Hilda Hegele was a heliotrope girl,
advertising Woodard & Clarke, and Miss
May Harris, for Wadhams & Co., ap
peared In a blue cocked hat and a sand
wich placard costume labeled "Diamond
W Brand."
Mrs. Wallace, for Allen & Lewis wore
a gorgeous costume. Miss Freda Rau rep
resented the Portland Coffee & Spice
Company. Miss Ella O'Connor, In cam
paign hat and artillery-striped khaki, rep
resented Closset & Devers, shouldering
In soldierly fashion a big can labeled
"Golden West Baking Powder." M. Slchel
was advertised In a novel way by Miss
Hoyt who jumped up when the lid of a
big box was lifted, looking truly as if she
had "come out of a bandbox."
Mrs. H. E. Judge appeared in the daint
iest of baby dresses, with a white cap
and blue ribbons, with a big sheaf of
wheat In her arms. "This Is a 'Grano
child, raised by the Acme Mills," an
nounced the master of ceremonies. "She
doesn't know the meaning of aches or
pains or Ills." And the rosy baby cer
tainly did look as If the statement were
true.
Miss Mabel Beck, In equestrienne cos
tume; Miss Frances Jeffrey, with a tennis
racquet, and Miss May Bachellor, in scar
let golf jacket and white skirt, made a
delightful athletic trio to represent
"Energy" for the Pacific Coast Biscuit
Co.
The orchestra played "Tell Me, Pretty
Maiden," as Olds. Wortman & King's
model. Miss BIckel, a stunning Winter
girl, In white, appeared.
Mrs. Brooke represented Meier &
Frank, In a stylish tailor gown, with
white hat, gray furs and violets.
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WILL MEET m PORTLAND.
.Claims of Everett, Wash., on North
Pacific Fair Are Surrendered.
Through the efforts of M. D. Wisdom,
secretary of the State Agricultural So
ciety, the annual meeting of the North
west Fair Association will be held in
Portland January 15-16. This meeting
will tread on the heels of the Live Stock
Association, which meets January 12-16.
but It Is believed that the dates will
not interfere in any way with the busi
ness of either association. Everett want
ed the meeting, and for a time It was
doubtful whether the gatherng could
be brought to Portland. Yesterday, how
ever. Mr. Wisdom received a letter from
Robert Leighton, with an inclosure from
Dan Curry, of Everett, In which Mr.
Curry states that while Everett will be
disappointed In not having the meeting
held at that place, he feels sure that
town will gracefully surrender the meet
ing to Portland. Mr. Curr's action
will also release the horsemen who have
given their promise to vote for Everett
a3 the meeting place.
On the strength of Mr. Curry's letter,
Mr. Wisdom sent out notices of the meet
ing yesterday afternoon, and If the dates
are all right there will be no change In
the programme outlined. The associa
tion will be In session two days. Dis
putes which have arisen during the last
year will be settled, and the selection
of the Fall dates will be made. The board
of appeals, which will have the final set
tlement of all disputes, consists pf the
following: M. D. Wisdom, Portland; J.
B. Stetson, Boise; C. D. Jeffries. Spo
kane; A. T. Van de Vanter, Seattle, and
Dr. T. D. Gunn, of North Yakima.
,
A Timely Suggestion.
Tms Is the season of the year when the
prudent and careful housewife replenishes
her supply of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. It Is certain to be needed before the
Winter is over, and results are much more
prompt and satisfactory when It Is kept
at hand and glyen as soon as the cold is
contracted and before it has become set
tled in the system. In almost every In
stance a severe cold -may be warded oft
by taking this remedy freely as soon as
the first Indication of the cold appears.
There Is no danger In giving It to children,
for it contains no harmful substance. It
Is pleasant to take both adults and chil
dren like It. Buy It and you 'will get the
best It always cures. Sold by all drug
gists. I
THE END IS NOT YET
Grand-Avenue Church Elects
Four New Elders.
OLD ONES WILL NOT RESIGN
Presbyterian Congregation Endeav
ors to Remedy Friction Between
Paster and Prominent Members,
Who Refuse to Be Ousted.
The congregation of. the Grand-Avenue
United Presbyterian Church elected four
new elders last night. The present in
cumbents are determined to hold their
seats.
The trouble originated a short time
ago between the pastor and the four
ciders, - W. E. Splcer, R. G. Hamilton,
R. M. Miller and Mr. Nesbltt, because the
ciders, who had been the pillars of the
church since Its foundation on the East
Side, refused to let the pastor. Rev. J.
H. Gibson, take the entire control of the
church In his own hands. The dispute
continued, and when, the Portland Presby
tery met this month the elders were ur.ged
to resign their positions In the Interest
of peace. This the elders positively re
fused to do. The presbytery instructed
the cqngregatlon to elect new elders, and
the meeting at the church last night was
held for th!s purpose.
The little church was filled with the
faithful long ere the eventful meeting
was scheduled to take place. Little groups
were whispering to themselves when the
pastor entered; then there was a hush.
The usual evening service was conducted
In the usual manner and then Dr. Gibson
announced that It was customary to have
a sermon before proceeding with the
solemn duty of electing the elders.
"The Search for Happiness" was the
subject of the pastor's sermon. The tale
of Rasselas was briefly told to the con
gregation, the pastor pointing out the
futility of the search for happiness and
asserting that contentment alone could
give It. "Oh, the happiness of the man
who makes the laws of God his delight,"
exclaimed the speaker. "The one solution
to the mystery of happiness Is content
ment, holiness and humility."
Nervous glances were exchanged
throughout the sermon by the different
members of the congregation, but the
pastor heeded them not He was smiling
and affable. His face was radiant with
joy. When his sermon was finished ha
prayed God to grant grace to the congre
gation who were about to undertake so
Important a duty. Then he cast his eye
toward the back of the church.
"If there are any reporters present they
will please retire." he said, and the crest
fallen reporter retreated toward the door.
After the meeting Dr. Gibson refused
to discuss the situation. In response to
queries he stated that four elders had
been elected William Maxwell, J. E. Og
den, George M. Edwards tend C. E.
Welch.
"The meeting was a harmonious one,"
said Dr. Gibson, "and everything passed
oft smoothly. The new elders were
elected almost by acclamation."
"How about the present elders? Did
they resign?"
"No," responded the doctor; "I have
nothing more to say."
"When will the new elders be In
stalled?" "Oh, probably in the course of two or
three weeks."
"What are you going to do with the
other elders?"
"That matter will be taken up by the
Presbytery- I have nothing more to say
at present I don't want my name
brought Into the matter at all."
W. E. Splcer was also silent "Tou will
have to depend on the report you re
ceived from the other side," he said.
"Did you resign your position as elder?"
"No sir. I did not nor did anyone else,
and we are not going to."
Texas Raises Quarantine.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 19. The
official proclamation of Governor Lanham
raising the quarantine against San An
tdnlo went Into effect today and towns
and counties all over Texas have been
lifting their local quarantine. Train serv
ice will be resumed on all railroads to
morrow. BUSINESS ITEMS.
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Be ure and use that old and well-tried rtaeay.
Mrs. 'WIhsIotv'b Soothing Syrup, for cMldrea
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25c
3 pounds Cleaned Currants.
10c
One-pound package Seeded Raisins.
15c
Pound Soft-shell English Walnuts, New
Crop.
15c
Pound best Soft-Shell Almond3.
25c
5 bars Fels-Naptba Soap.
25c
5 bars Crystal White Laundry Soap.
$5.50
100-pound sack best Dry Granulated Sugar.
Apples
Fancy four-tier Belleflowers.
From $1.00 to $1.25 per box
A FACT PEOVEX
Should Convince Even the Most
Skeptical of Its Truth.
If there is the slightest doubt In the
minds of any that Dandruff germs do not
exist, their belief Is compelled by the
fact that a rabbit Innoculated with the
germe became bald in six weeks' time.
It must be apparent to any person
therefore that the only prevention of
baldness Is the destruction of the germ
which act Is successfully accomplished
In 100 per cent of cases by the applica
tion of Newbro's Herplclde.
Danctuff Is caused by the same germ
which causes baldness and can be pre
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Accept no substitute. "Destroy the
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