Morning Oregonian., November 25, 1903, Page 14, Image 14

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1903.
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TO TTRIVE LAST SPIKE ON LUCIN eUTOF.F
E. H. Harrixnan and Railroad Officials "Will Attend Ceremony.
OMAHA. Neb.. Ko. 21.-A special train
of nine private cars, carrying railroad of
ficials f the Harrlman lines, and other
railroads, started "West earfy today over
the Union Pacific road, en route to Og
dcn. near -which city the ceremony at
tending the driving by Mr. Harrlman of
the last spike of the Lucln cut-off on -the .
Central Pacific -Brill take place Thanksgiv
ing day. Included In the party were
President E. H. Harrlman. of the South
ern Pacific, and party; President A. J.
Earllng and a number of Milwaukee offl
clals. J. T. Harahan, second vice-president,
and several other officials of the
Illinois Central; General Manager Hold
Tedge and a number of local Burlington
railroad men; General Traffic Manager J.
C Stubbs and party. Including Freight
Traffic Manager Monroe and General Pas
senger Agent Loniax; President Burt and
a party of Union Pacific officials, Includ
ing Chief Engineer Berry and General
Solicitor Kelley. General Advertising
Agent Darlow. and a number of newspa
per men.
At Ogdcn the train -will be met by a
large party of Southern Pacific officials,
who -will also be present at the cere
mony. "When E. H. Harrlman drives the last
spike oa the Lucln cut-off tomorrow,
X tab. -will have a structure which will put
ail similar works In the world to blush
a bridge 31 miles long across Great Salt
Lake. A few years ago such an engineer
ing feat would have been thought impos
sible, and the projectors of it madmen.
Today It Is almost an accomplished fact.
The Southern Pacific runs at present
from Ogden to Lucln, a distance of about
0 miles as the crow flies, by a circuitous
route, which takes It around the north
ern half of the lake. This detour adds 40
miles to the length of the road, and
wastes zaore than two hours of precious
lmr. Several years ago engineers con
ceived the bold scheme of building a
shrt cut nearly due west from Ogden,
erectly across the waters of the great
Inland . At first the idea was scouted
as absurd, but degree by degree the pro
jectors won the management to their way
cf thinking, and a year ago last August
actual work on the Improvement was be-E-un.
On Xew Tear's day the first train will
toe run over the new tracks, and the world
-will se full speed made over the widest
strip of water coverod by any road in the
world. There will be no slow-down on the
Lucln cut-off, as It Is called. The loco
motive will take a bee-line for Lucln, and
arrive after a 59-mile dash over swamp
and -water and a 43-mlle run through the
desert without encountering a single
curve of any moment. In the near future
a great hotel will be constructed in the
MAY BE A LIFE SENTENCE
MAN WHO HELD UP O. R. &
TRAIN GETS 12 YEARS.
N.
Bandit's Wound Has Made His
Health Poor and He May Not
Live Long in Prison.
A peateace of twelve years in the peni
tentiary was pronounced upon Gay
Harshtaaa for attempted train robbery
yesterday by Judge Cleland. Harshman
Is the man who was bhot in the head by
Fred Koraer, the express messenger, while
lie was endeavoring to blow up the ex
press oar with dynamite at the time of
the boM-up of the Overland train of the
O. R & N. Company near Corbett In Sep
tember last.
"Vben asked If he had anything to say
before receiving sentence, the prisoner
answered, referring to his wound: "I beg
y -ur honor to consider what I have al
rrarv metered; that's all."
Harskman was sentenced on two in
formations, seven years on one and five
en the other. The extreme penalty in each
ca- Its ten years. Harshman is still un
able to walk without assistance, but it
Is possible that he may eventually be
cBf well and strong. It Is considered
doubtful, however, and he will probably
act live until the expiration of his term
cf imprisonment.
WHO DIED FIRST?
Interesting QuestioVi to Be Decided in
Insurance Case.
Suit to recover $3000 Insurance was insti
tuted kt the State Circuit Court yester
day by Ernest Voos, administrator of the
estate of Emma Hanby, deceased, against
the Modern Woodmen of America. The
complaint sets forth that Harry Hanby
he d a beneficiary certificate in the order
f-r S30M. payable to his wife, Emma
2 inby. Harry Hanby died at Heppner,
June 14, lm, at the time of the flood,
and his wife perished at the same time.
It Is charged that the society has refused
to par the amount of the policy. The
FClt wltt be hinged upon the question as
to wbottter the husband or wife died first.
May Increase the Estate.
Harry G. Greene, administrator of the
estate of Joseph Bartholomew, deceased,
pcutionod the County Court yesterday to
have the closing of the estate deferred'
rr.iil a claim for damages against the
T rtland General Electric Company for
CtJKing' the death of Bartholomew lias
lxfn settled by litigation or otherwise.
Green states that he believes he has a
srod cause of action against the Port
land General Electric Company, and as
serts that the mother of the deceased de--!res
hla to sue. but ho does not wish to
d so without the concurrence of 'the heirs
of the estate, and is unable just now to
stale who they arc. Greene says he has
been la correspondence with Bartholo
mew's motAer and has been Informed by
her that deceased left insurance policies
taken mtt at Seattle, but the administra
tor has not been able to locate them.
Court Notes.
John Rcid has sued Llla Rcid for a
divorce because of desertion, beginning
y.n ember . 1J. They were married at
2ew Bra. July S. ISM. Reid says his wife
abandoned him at Astoria.
Suit for a dissolution of the matrimonial
boiKte was Med la the State Circuit Court
yesterday by "W. B. Willoughby against
Annie L. Wllloughby on the ground of de-s-ertioa.
The litigants were married at
Prndleton in 1S. and TVilloughby alleges
that his wife abandoned him at Baker
City i March, 3902.
Incorporation articles of the Alaska
Mining & Development Company, of
Nome. Alaska, -were filed in the County
derk"s office yesterday by Frank M.
Tracy. Edgar Grimm, Alcj: Sweek, John
Manning and Andrew C Smith; capital
stock. JKMtOM. The objects are to operate
cuartz and placer" mining properties.
Judge Cleland will announce decisions
this morning as follows:
Jiha Allesina vs. London & Lancashire
Fire Insurance Company and other cases,
jnotloa to strike out parts of second
amended complaint.
J. Roberts vs. Oregon Publishing Com
pany, motion to strike out part of com
plaint. Lucy A. Davis vs. John H. Davis, mo
tion for suit money.
Csatiaont Shoe Company vs. D. G.
Penny, motion to quash sorvice.
The wSl of John Thompson, deceased,
vtos admitted to probate In the County
Coort yesterday. The estate Is valued
at about $3000. To Bridget Gregory Is
devise JQOa, and the remainder of the
property is bequeathed to Dan Gregory,
a former partner of the testator, in trust
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BRIDGE THIRTY-ONE MH-ES. ACROSS GREAT SALT LAKE WH.Ii SAVE
DETOUR OF FORTY; JULES.
middle of the lake, five miles off Promon
tory Point, -which will be as unique in its
way as the hanging gardens of Babylon.
Great Salt Lake, it will be remembered.
Is shaped roughly like a great V, with its
arms extending toward the north. The
right arm of this V, as one looks at the
map, is filled with shallow water and
marsh land. A temporary structure four
miles long "was thrown across this, and
gravel trains run over It until a solid
embankment rose from the surface,
strong enough to bear the weight and jar
of the heaviest express train going at full
speed. A number of pile stations, or
groups of huge tree trunks, driven by a
scow driven firmly into the mud, were
first constructed. Then top-drivers were
erected on top of the stations and moved
along over a line of piles of their own
driving, till a continuous line, three
abreast, and about ten feet apart, reached
out to Promontory Point, four miles from
the shore, and to a point five miles far
ther yet toward the west. It Is at the
termination of this work that the great
hotel will some day be built. Caps, heavy
pieces of timber 12 inches wide and 12
inches thick, were fastened across the
tops of the triple line, and huge stringers
laid over the caps. Then ordinary cross-
for Thomas George Thompson, a son. to
be delivered to him when he arrives at
the ace of 24 years. He is now 18 years
olanlel J. Gregory is named as ex
ecutor without bonds.
Rosa Levy was appointed in the County
Court yesterday administrator of the es
tate of her husband. Ludwig Levy, de
ceased. The property is valued at about
2000 C. H. Meussdorffer. L. C. Henricn
sen and iL M. Cavanaugh were appointed
appraisers. There is some life insurance
in beneficiary orders which is not a part
of the estate.
C0NSLDEK POLITICS TOO LITTLE
Denver Business Man Urges His Fel
lows to Evince a Lively Interest.
CHICAGO. Nov. 24. In an address be
fore the Chicago Credit Men's Association
last night, Charles D. Grlfilth, of Denver,
Colo., urged the business men to take a
more lively interest in state and National
politics. The wide differences In the com
mercial laws of the various states, he
said, could be regulated only through the
efforts of such organizations as the one
he was addressing. Mr. Grlfilth also de
clared in favor of a compulsory law for
arbitration
Besides Mr. Grlfilth, the guests were J.
Harry Tregoe, president of the National
Association, of Baltimore; "William A.
Prendergast. the National secretary and
treasurer, of Brooklyn; Charles E. Meek,
president of the organization in New York
City, and A. H. Foote, of St. Louis. At
the banquet which preceded the toasts and
which was served in the Auditorium, there
were 150 members of the Chicago Associa
tion. The subject of Mr. Griffith's toast
was "Commercial legislation, or the Busi
ness Man In Politics."
Mr. Foote spoke of the credit standing
of credit. The subject of President Tre
goe's address was "The Position of the
Credit Men's Association In the Present
Business Economy." Mr. Prendergast
spoke on "Exemption Laws and the De
mands for Their Modification by Credit
Interests." The National convention of
the credit men will be held In New York
next June.
PINE AET EXHIBIT TOE FATE.
French (Collection for St. Louis Ex
cels That Sent to Chicago.
PARIS, Nov. 24. The result of the ex
amination by the Jury charged to select
paintings, sculptors and art objects for
the St. Louis Exposition has been tho
selection of a number of pieces which will
splendidly represent French art. The jurj
will not complete its work until the first
of December, but the Associated Press
correspondent learned generally what its
recommendations will be. Two thousand
paintings were submitted by French ar
tists, of which only COO could be taken.
On the list of successful artists are such
names as Bonnat, Boguereau, Duran,
Fluerit, Henner, Besnard, Simon. Monard,
Constant, Monet and the late Camille
Pissaro. The object of the Jury was to J
secure as wide a range as possible, and
consequently it limited the number of
pictures which could be selected from each
artist to three. The members of the jury
say tho exhibit far surpasses that of the
Chicago Exposition. It is their intention
to send Rodin's celebrated figure in bronze.
"Le Pensuer," now in the Gallery Des
Machines.
Among other sculptors whose work will
be exhibited are Barrlas, Bartholdt, Ma
lou, Frennett, Bartholome, Michael,
Dampt and Marccaux. About 200 pieces of
valuable art objects have been selected,
including Jewelry, glassware and pottery,
and SO pieces of the chalcographlc collec
tion of the Louvre, in addition to 230
modern engravings.
COAL PEICES TO BE ADVANCED
New York Will Find Rates the Stiff
est Since Big Strike.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. While the price
of the domestic sizes of coal Is now $6 a
ton. It Is reasonably certain that the
price will be advanced to.J6.25 a ton by
the retailers about December 1. This
will make the price of coal the Highest
since the strike of last year, when as
high as $30 a ton was paid.
Two years ago, under normal condi
tions, the retail price of coal was $5.75.
The reason for the present advance is
that the Winter schedule of the operators
is expected to go Into effect on Decem
ber 1. It is said the increase of 25 cents
will be the limit of high prices for the
coming Winter.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Babr Is CuttlBc Teeth.
B tar and urt tt.t old and well-trttI ra;,
Krt. Window's Soothing Syrup, tor chlldrea
teeUilncr. It eootbea ts child, cortens th rusu,
sMxf 11 jls, cutm irlfid polls fca4 flurr
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tles and rails were put Into requisition
and the gravel train gangs set to work
close upon the heels of the top-drivers.
A precarious trestle was thus turned Into
a solid roadbed.
A bad sink, or crevice, in the earth's
crust filled with loose materials, was en
countered some distance from shore, and
a cubic mile of earth had to be dumped
Into it before the embankment at that
point would bear the weight of the gravel
train. This delayed the work, and the
greater part of six months was consumed
in stopping this almost bottomless pit.
But finally the filling "took hold," and
now this part of the route Is as firm as
any other.
Of course, the carrying out of such a
stupendous undertaking will cost a mint
of money, but modern railroad magnates
do not count the cost when time-savers
are under consideration. The plans were
drawn uYider the direction of Chief En
gineer "William Hood, of the Southern Pa
cific Company, and are being followed ac
cording to the directions of Superintend
ent William Marsh. Fifty million dollars
will unquestionably be the total cost, as
already no less than 50,000 men have been
employed, though never more than 2000
have been at work at one time.
DELAYED BY THE FOG
STEAMER COLUMBIA WAS EIGHT
HOURS IN LEAVING PORT.
lone Unable to Get Back From Van
couverWreck of the Francois
Coppee Located New Ferry.
The O. R. & N. steamer Columbia,
which -was scheduled to sail for San
Francisco Monday night, did not get away
from Alnsworth dock until 6 o'clock yes
terday morning on account of the dense
fog that prevailed In this part of the
country throughout the night. Tho
steamer made a good run down the river
and crossed out at 3:50 in tho afternoon.
The fog -was thickest at Portland and the
mouth of the Willamette, points up and
down the Columbia reporting little or none
at all.
Aside from disarranging the schedules
of the boats, .no harm was done by the
thick weather. Captains and pilots han
dling their craft with extreme caution.
The nearest approach to an accident oc
curred down the Willamette, when the
lone almost collided with the Charles R.
Spencer. By skillful maneuvering a
crash was prevented, but the boats
rubb.ed against each other in passing.
Late in the evening the fog became ex
ceedingly dense and navigation was al
most brought to a stop along the city
front. The Dalles City was nearly an
hour In covering the short distance from
the lower harbor to her .dock. People
waiting at the various wharves for In
coming boats had no warning of their
approach until they were alongside the
landings.
The steamer lone, of the Washougal
& La Camas Transportation Company,
did not get back in time to make her
afternoon trip to Washougal, being fog
bound at Vancouver. The steamer left
here at 7 in the morning and did not re
turn until dark. The company's new
gasoline steamer, Jessie Harklns, was
put on In place of the Jone and carried
out a good crowd of passengers on her
first trip. The steamer was In charge of
Captain L. P. Hosford, with Clyde Nick
erson as engineer. The new boat will
not return here, but will continue on the
Vancouver-Washougal route.
SAILOR OF COLUMBIA LOST...
Drowned While Steamer Was Pro
ceeding Down the River.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 24. William J.
Beadlford. a sailor, fell off the starboard
rail of the steamship Columbia, near
Stella, at 10:30 o'clock this morning, and
drowned before the eyes of passengers
and crew. Beadlford was washing wood
work on the starboard rail of the main
deck, and somehow made a misstep. A
passenger saw him disappear over the
ship's side and quickly gave the alarm
"Man overboard." Although the Colum
bia's engines were Immediately reversed,
tho vessel proceeded nearly a quarter of
a mile before coming to a stop.
An officer and four seamen went to the
rescue in one of the ship's lifeboats, and
two steam launches and a rowboat also
put out from Stella to render assistance.
The boats spent a quarter of an hour In
the vicinity, but found no trace of the
unfortunate sailor.
Deceased was an Englishman, about 40
years old, and Is said to have had a wife
and daughter in the mother country, who
were expected to join him soon.
WRECK IS LOCATED.
Eleven Lives Lost In Stranding of the
Francois Coppee.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24. The four
survivors of the French bark Francois
Coppee. who reached this city last night
from Tomales Bay, were taken today to
the offices of the vessel's agents. They
were closely questioned, but their stories
of the disaster revealed nothing new. They
will be sent back to their homes by the
French Consul. Nothing can be saved
from the stranded bark or Its cargo of
coaL So far as known, no other men
from the Francois Coppee, except the nine
now at Gualala Bay. were saved, eleven
having perished. Wreckage Is floating
ashore at Tomales Bay and a search is
being made for dead bodies.
Agents of the underwriters conferred
with Mate Mollnes today to get the pre
cise location of the wreck'. As near as he
could locate It, the wreck is off shore 750
yards, opposite a point two miles south
of the mouth of Tomales Bay. Super
visors were sent overland to go to the
scene. Being an Iron ship, certain to be
worthless after striking the rocks, no
tugs will be sent to the place.
One of the lour survivors here, Adolphe
Victor, is suffering from the Injuries he
4 received In clambering on tno rocks at
the time the bark began to go to pieces.
Consul-General Land has ordered .him
taken to the French Hospital. The
steamer Scotia will leave Gualala tonight
for this city with the. nine survivors she
picked up.
Those unaccounted for and believed to
have been lost in addition to Captain
Irnye are: Janeau," carpenter; Oliver,
boatswain; Souson, cook; Nlcoles, stew
ard; Carr, seaman; Clement, seaman;
Frederlckson, seaman; Gray, seaman;
Evarts, seaman; Hllllan, cabin boy.
No Bodies Washed Ashore.
I POINT REYES, Cal., Nov. 24. This
morning the patrol force on the shore here
was increased, but no bodies have been
washed ashore from the wrecked Fran
cois Coppee. All that is visible of the
ship Is her white bow, which is out of
water four feet, and even this is broken.
Quantities of wreckage have been washed
ashore, including clothing, casks of wine,
cognac and other stuff, but no sign of
anything to tell the fate of others of the
crew.
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST.
Norwegian Steamer Stranded in a
Storm.
STAVANGER, Norway. Nov. 24. The
Norwegian steamer Victoria was stranded
in last night's storm off this port. Six
teen members of the crew and two per
sons who were passengers on board of
her were drowned. Five persons were
rescued from the steamer.
New Ferry at Grants.
It will be of Interest to commercial
travelers and others who have occasion
to cross the Columbia at Grants to know
that the Grants Ferry Company has pur
chased the little steamer Water Witch
to take the place of the steamer Nellie,
which was burned on the night of tho
17th. The Water Witch, which was once
owned by the Days, was bought by the
ferry company from Charles Deloit and
was yesterday being loaded on a flatcar
for shipment oyer the O. R. & N. to
Grants. She will go Into commission on
her new route tomorrow.
Passengers on the Navarro.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 24. (Special.)
The steamer Navarro sailed from this
port for Portland this afternoon with the
following passenger list: A. O. Westgate,
Mrs. A. O. Westgate, Mrs. William Far
rin and son, Mrs. E. B. Taylor and daugh
ter, Mrs. Andrew Anderson and child,
Mrs. Reschre, Mis3 Reschre, John Trigg,
D. L. Clouse, L. F. Farner. "Besides her
general cargo she took 1600 cases of salmon
from O. W. Hurd's cannery on the Slus
law River.
Mascot Again Running.
The steamer Mascot, of the Kamm line,
which has been laid off undergoing re
pairs for the past month, was agajn put
Into commission on the Lewis-River route
yesterday, and the steamer Tahoma,
which has been running in her place, re
turned to the Regulator Company, its
owners.
Duns Law's Cargo Little Damaged.
ASTORIA, Nov. 24. The work of ex
amining the cargo of the British bark
Duns Law has been completed and the
vessel will proceed to sea as soon as a
new crew can be secured. All the mem
bers of the original crew have deserted.
The cargo was little damaged.
Seamen's Union in Convention.
NEW Y'ORK, Nov. 24. The International
Seamen's Union of America Is holding its
convention in this city, with 42 delegates
present, representing a membership of 27,
000 seamen from the Atlantic and Pacific
Coasts, and Great Lake ports. President
Penje, of Chicago, Is presiding.
Upper Willamette Rising.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 24. The Willamette
River Is now rising rapidly. It reached
15 feet above low-water mark last even
ing, the highest it has been yet this sea
eon. Marine Notes.
Tho Portland & Asiatic liner Indra
velll Is due here Friday or Saturday.
Tho Professor Koch will finish loading
wheat at Columbia dock No. 2 this morn
ing. The Ocklahama starts down this morn
ing with the Montcalm, wheat laden for
Europe.
The schooner Irene will take on 200,000
feet of lumber at Hoffman's and then
move up to St. Helen's to complete her
cargo.
The Harvest Queen left up from Astoria
yesterday morning with the schooners
North Bend and Melrose, the latter going
to Vancouver.
Demurrage aggregating about $2000 was
November 12 awarded MacLay & Mc
Intyre, of Glasgow, owners of the steamer
Sahara, in an action brought in the
United States District Court, Boston,
against the Boston Elevated Railway
Company. The complainant alleged that
it was subjected to a seven-days' Inex
cusable delay In discharging a cargo of
coal brought from abroad last November
during the coal strike.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Nov. 24. Arrived at S A. M.
British ship Vincent, from Vancouver. Ar
rived at 8 and left up at 10:30 A. JI. Steamer
G. C. Llndauer, from San Francisco. Left up
at 9 A. M. Schooners Melrose and North
Bend. Arrived at 10:30 A. IL Schooner Ori
ent, from San Pedro. Arrived at 11 A. M.
and left up at 5 P. M. Steaier Melville
Dollar, from San Francisco. Arrived down
at 1;15 and sailed at 300 P. M. Steamer
Columbia, for San Francisco. Outside at 4
P. M. A three-masted bark. Condition of, the
bar at S P. M., smooth; wind east; weather
cloudy,
San Francisco, Nov. 24. Sailed at 11:30 A.
SI. Steamer Geo. AV. Elder, for Portland.
San Francisco, Nov. 24. Arrived Steamer
Newburg-, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed
Steamer Signal, for Coos Bay.
Seattle, Nov. 24. Arrived Steamer City of
Seattle from Skasway; steamer Dlrlso, from
Skag-way; French bark Eugenie Fautrell, from
Hamburg-.
Tacoma, Nov. 24. Arrived Steamer Al-Kl,
from Alaska. Sailed British ship Dawn, for
Callao.
Hoqulam, Wash., Nov. 24. (Special.) Ar
rived B. K. "Wocd, from San Francisco, for
Hoqulam; Ben Dixon, from San franclsco, for
Aberdeen; Henry Wilson, from San Francisco,
for Aberdeen. Sailed David Evans, from
Aberdeen, for San Francisco; Redfleld, from
Aberdeen, for San Pedro; barkentine Wrestler,
from Aberdeen, for San Francisco.
LUNATIC ITJEtES "UPON BANKER
Kenneth Grahame, the Well-Known
Londoner, Attacked in Office.
LONDON. Nov. 21. A murderous at
tack with a revolver tvns made tQday on
Kenneth Grahame, secretary of the Bank
of Encland. -who is well known as a
writer? by an Insane man. He fired two
shots in rapid succession, but Mr. Gra
hame was not hurt. Considerable diffi
culty was experienced In arresting the
would-be assassin. A fire hose had to
be reauisitloned before he could be dis
armed and taken to the police station.
The would-be assassin is a Londoner
from the East End. The doctors certi
fied that he la a lunatic
The lunatic asked to see the manager
of the Bank of England, and was shown
Into a reception-room, where Mr. Gra
hame and others were gathered. The
stranger took up a position In front of
the fire, pulled out a revolver and com
menced shooting, In the meantime shout
ing, "Come on, you coward."
The occupants of the room fled, and
the lunatic was finally overpowered by
the attendants.
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HARDTIMES FOR MAIL MEN
POSTAL OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR
CHRISTMAS RUSH.
Unless Railroad Service Is Reformed,
Grveat Difficulty Will Be Had
in Handling Mails.
The officials of the railway mall service
and the local postofflce are making every
effort to get matters In shape to handle
the Christmas mall that Is expected to
commence with a rush In a short time.
With the trains delayed as they have
been and the consequent tie-up of the
mails, the officials expect to have no little
difficulty In takJng care of the rush, un
less a reform takes place In the railroad
service. At the present time the em
ployes of the postofflce are kept working
overtime to handle the delayed malls, and
If the Christmas rush comes on top of
this, the postal clerks will have plenty
to do.
Postmaster Bancroft is making efforts
to get the tie-ups out of the way as soon
as possible, that the employes may have
a breathing spell before the holiday work
Is at hand.
Christmas time is supposed to be a
time of Joy and happiness, but to the
postal clerk and mall carrier. It doesn't
possess all tho charms it la supposed to.
In fact, If there is any one time of year
that these men dislike to see come, it is
Christmas time. Such a pile of letters,
bundles and packages as he has to deal
with. He works night and day trying to
dig himself out from under the endless
avalancho of Christmas cards, parcels
tied with ribbons and red strings, and
letters galore. When he starts on his
routo ho is loaded with bundles until he
looks like a delivery wagon on legs and
as fast as he disposes of the little re
membrances to the recipients, he gathers
up others.
"Talk about your 'White Man's Bur
den, " said a carrier. "The poor fellow
ought to carry around our Christmas
loads of mall for a while, then he might
have cause to tick at his lot in life. Why,
from some of the bundles that are sent
through the malls, you would think the
mailman was a human dray. We get
packages for Mary, all tied up with silk
ribbons, more packages for Willie, and
still more bundles until we dream about
them at night. It may be fun for those
that get the presents, but I have another
name for what It is to the poor mailman
who has to play Santa Clau3 to the
patrons of the postofflce. But I guess
we have no room to complain for some
of the bundles come to us and then we
forget our troubles."
GOES WOOING WITH A GUN.
Negro Porter Arrested for Threaten
ing to Kill Object of Affections.
Being very much in love and very des
perate because the object of his affec
tions showed a decided preference for an
other man, Charles Weaver decided that
he would place the woman in the case be
yond the reach of all rivals. With this
avowed purpose In view, he Invested in
a revolver about the time the pawnshops
were opening yesterday morning.
Weaver is a negro porter. The woman
is Belle Baker, an octoroon, who lives at
S2 Second street. Her slumbers were
broken shortly after the revolver-purchasing
episode, of which she, of course,
knew nothing, by a vigorous pounding on
her door. She recognized Weaver's voice,
she says, and refused to open the door,
whereupon the' man proceeded to batter
it down. The woman says she managed
to escape Into an adjoining room before
Weaver could get inside. -Then he com
menced searching the room, she says,
with the announcement that he would
kill her on sight. She managed to slip
past him and out through the door, when
he was not looking, and secured the serv
ices of a policeman, who promptly placed
the hapless victim of cupid under arrest.
The woman insisted that the charge
against him be pushed to the fullest ex
tent. She says life loses all its pleasant
ness with, a jealous lover chasing her with
a gun, and asked that he be given a term
In jail, to see If that will throw a little
dampness upon his misdirected affections.
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AINSLIE, DR. GEORGE. Physician and
Surgeon .... .....,.... 606-607
ANDERSON. GCSTAV, Attorney-at-Law..812
ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. L. Powell. Mgr..80ti
AUSTEN. F. C, Manager for Oregon and
Washington Bankers' Life Association of
Des Moines, la. G02-503
BAAR. DR. GUSTAV. Phjs. and Surg..b07-80S
BANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION OF DES
MOINES. IA.; f. C. Austen, Mgr 502-503
BATES, PHILIP S., Pub. Pacific Miner 213
BENJAMIN, R. W.. Dentist 311
BERNARD. G Cashier Co-Operative Mer
cantile Co 204-203
BINSW ANGER, OTTO S., Physician and
Surgeon ... -107-403
BOGART. DR. M. D.. Dentist 705
BROCK. WILBUR F., Circulator, Orego-
nlan .. 501
BRUERE. DR. G. E.. Phys 411-412-413-414
CAMPBELL. WM. M., Medical Referee
Equitable Life . 700
CANNING. M. J. 002-603
CARDWELL. DR. J. R.. Dentist. 00t
CAUKIN, G. E.. District Agent Travelers'
Insurance Company .718
CHLnCHlLL. MRS. E. J 710-717
COFFEY, DR. R. C, Surgeon....- 405-40S
COGHLAN, DR. J. N 713-714
COLLIER. P. F., Publisher; S. P. McGulre.
Manager . 415
COLUJiBIA GRANITE CO 417-418
CONNELL, DR. E. DE WITT. Eye. Ear.
Nose and Throat. , 613-614
CO-OPEKATIE MERCANTILE CO.; J. F.
Olsen, Gen. Mgr.: G. Bernard. Cashier.204-203
CORNELIUS, C. W Phys. and Surgeon... 212
DICKSON. DR. J. F., Physician 713-714
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EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder Street
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO
CIETY; JL. Samuel. Mgr.; G. S. Smith.
Cashier t 300
FENTON, J. D.. Phys. and Surgeon.... 50U-51O
FENTON. DR. HICKS C, Eye and Ear.... 511
FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 509
GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughts
man .... ..... 600
GEARY, DR. E. P., Phjs. and Surgeon 406
GIESY. DR. A. J., Phys. and Surgeon.. 709-710
GILBERT, DR. J. ALLEN. Phs 401-4U3
GOLDMAN, WIILIAM. Manager Manhat
tan Life Ins. Co. of New York ..200-210
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Law 617
GRISWOLD & PHEGLEY, Tailors
.... 131 Sixth Street
HAMMAM BATHS, Turkish and Russian..
.- 300-301-302
HARDEN. MRS. L. K.. Stenographer 201
HAVILAND, DR. W. K., Phy. & Sur. . .512-513
HAWKE. DR. C. E.. Phys. and Surg...608-00'J
HOLLISTER, DR. O. C, Physician and
Surgeon 504-505
HOSMER. DR. CHARLES. SAMUEL;
Phy. and Surgeons 701-702
IDLEMAN. C. M., Attorney-at-Law.... 615-610
JEFFREYS. DR. ANICE F., Phys. and
Surgeon, Women and Children only 400
JOHNSON. W. C- 315-316-317
KADY, MARK T., Supervisor of Agents
Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co... ....... 005
LANE. E. L., Dentist 513-514
LAWBAUGH, DR. E. A.... ..... 804-805
LAWRENCE PUBLISHING CO 417-418
L1TTLEFIELD Si CORNELIUS 212
UTTLEFIELD. H. R., Phs. and Surg 212
MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and surg. .711-712
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman. Man
ager -.. 209-210
MARSH. DR. R- J., Phys. and Surg....309-31O
McCOV, NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law.....715
McELROY. DR. J. G., Phys. & Sur.701-702-703
McGINN, HENRY E., Attorney-at-Law.311-312
McGUIRE, S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier.
Publisher 413
McKENZIE. DR. P. L.. Phys. & Surg 2CW
METT. HENRY -. ...218
MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 313-514
MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.;
Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agent3..604-603!
NICHOLAS, HORACE B., Attorney-at-Law.71$
NILES. M. M., Cashier Manhattan Life
Insurance Company of New York 20
NOTTAGE. DR. G. H., Dentist 008-60
NOTTINGHAM. T. W.. Mgr. The Warren
Construction Co 216-2C
O'CONNOR. DR. H. P.. Dentist 309-31
OLSEN. J. F., General Manager Co-opera
tive Mercantile Co. . .204-2(1
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY
409-41
OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP, MARSCH
A GEORGE. Props 129 Sixth Streh
OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU;
J. F Straunai, .Manager
PACIFIC MINER. Philip S. Bates, Pub.... 25
PAGUE. B. S., Attorney-at-Law 38
PALMER BROS.. Real Estate and Busi
ness Chances 417-38
PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIMARY
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REED, C J.. Executive Special Agent I
Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New York...p9
REED. WALTER, Optician 133 Sixth Strfet
ROSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and
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ROTH. DR. JOHN B., Phys. and Surg.313
KYAN. J. B.. Attorney-at-Law
SAMUEL L., Manager Equitable Life
SCOTT. C. N.. with Palmer Bros 417
SHERWOOD. J. W., State Commander KJ
O. T. M
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SMITH. DR. ALAN WELCH. Physlclarj
and Surgeon 207
SMITH. DR. L. B.. Osteopath 409)
SMITH. GEORGE S.. Cashier Equltabld
Life
STOLTE. DR. CHARLES E., Dentist.
;lst..704T
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SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND
TERMINAL CO fOO
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE f01
TUCKER. DR. GEORGE F.. Dentist.. 61M1
UMPQUA LUMBER CO., W. J. PendeJ
gast. Manager tu
VESTER. A.. Special Agent Manhatta
Lifo 200
WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO., T. V
Nottingham. Manager 21 217
WENDLING. DR. ROBT. F.. Dentist 703
WILEY. DR. JAMES O. C. Phys. & Surg S-0
WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Eye. E
Nose and Throat 1 K 305
WILSON, DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg..7 707
WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phs. & Surg.3f503
WOOD. DR. "W. L. Physician.. 411-412-4M14
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