THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, . MARCH 16,
BIDDINGQFHEATH
Postmaster Did JNot
Create Sinecure.
NO QUESTIONS WERE ASKED
Put Man on Payroll WJien
Told to by Chiefs :
NATURE OF SERVIciUNKNOWN
Official's Bondsmen JWIII Fight Hard
Against Refunding Salary of Ap
pointee Who Performed No
Work for Four Years.
BALTIMORE, Md., March 15. (Spe
cial.) For the first time since the dis
covery that John W. Pettit had been
carried on the Baltimore postofflce pay
roll for four years, without rendering
service for' the salary he received. Post
master S. Davies Warfleld made a state
ment today explaining: his conectioT!
with the appointment of Pettit. Mr.
"Warfleld's bondsmen are now being:
sued by the Postofflce Department for
the money paid Pettit.
"The circumstances connected with
the payment of this money to Pettit
are as follows," said Mr. "Warfleld:
"In a letter signed by Perry S. Heath,
First Assistant Postmaster-General, un
der date .of July 14, 1898, I was notlfl.d
that the salary allowance for the Bal
timore postmaster had been increased
by the department 5600 per annum, this
sum to be paid to John W. Pettit. In
my answer to First Assistant Postmaster-General
Heath, I forwarded the reg
ular departmental blank, with the name
of Pettit thereon, as ordered in the
letter of Mr. Heath noted. wrlt'rur
thereon that this was in accordance'
with his letter of July 14, 1S9S, Instruct
ing me so to do. I never felt It in
cumbent upon me to Inquire whether
my superior officer had placed Pettit
on special work outside the postofflce,
but in connection therewith, as had
been done in other instances. Mr. Pet
tit's salary was increased by the de
partment without request from me, and
I was instructe.d to pay such increase.
Mr. Pettit was paid all the money for
which I am now sued, and the payments
were approved and accepted by the Gov.
eminent in each and every .quarterly
return of my office for over four years.
The Government now seeks to undo this
accounting: upon the ground that I had
no legal right to make the payments in
question, and this is the matter now to
be determined. If the Government had
raised the point earlier It would have
been better and fairer to all concerned."
PROTECTS CITY WATER SUPPLY
Bill Passed by Senate to Prevent
Trespassing on Bull Run Reserve.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 17. Following is the text of
the bill passed by the Senate on motion of
Senator Mitchell, providing the protection
of Portland's water supply In the Bull
Run Forest Reserve:
"That from and after the date of the
passage of this act it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, except forest rang
ers and other persons employed by the
"United States to protect the forest, and
Federal and state officers In the discharge
of their duties, and the employes of the
Water Board of tie City of Portland,
State of Oregon, to enter, for the purpose
of grazing stock or for any otaer purpose
whatever, upon any part of the reserve
known as the Bull Run Forest Reserve, in
the Cascade Mountains, in the State of
Oregon, which reserve was established by
proclamation of the President of th
United States on June 21, 1S99. as provided
by section 24 of an act of Congress en
titled "An act to repeal timber-culture
laws, and for other pcrposes." approved
March 3, 1891, and which reserve includes
within its area the water supply of the
City of Portland, State of Oregon; and
any person or persons, save those herein
before excepted, who shall engage in graz
ing stock, or who shall permit stock of
any kind to graze within said Bull Run
Forest Reserve, or who shall enter upon
fcald forest reserve, or be found therein or
In any part thereof, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Oregon shall be
fined not less than 5100 nor more than
$1000, In the discretion of the court. And
the Secretary of the Interior is hereby
authorized and directed to enforce the
provisions of this act by all proper means
at his command, and to exclude from said
forest reserve stock of all kinds and all
persons, save as hereinbefore excepted."
TOLERANCE DEMANDS IT.
Sunday Opening of Fair Is No More
Than Just.
PORTLAND. March 14. To the Editor.)
Much, and I should think enough had
been said on the subject of Sunday open
ing of our Exposition, but It seems, ac
cording to some of your correspondents,
that they cannot see nor recognize the
fact that others holding different views
from themselves are equally as Intelli
gent and conscientious and born with the
same Inherent rights as themselves. If
no one will hinder them from going to
divine services, I cannot see why they
should wish to hinder others from exer-'
cislng the same prerogative going to the
Exposition on Sunday. Can these peo
ple who cannot or who do not wish to go
on Sunday reconcile their dog-in-the-manger
tactics against those who cannot
take a day off on week days, with the
Golden Rule? The fact, that these peo
ple accept the services of the railroads
and street-cars without protest or com
punction will bring one' to the conclusion
naturally that they have -some other and
ulterior object In view aside from Chris
tian ethics.
I was somewhat amused by one of your
correspondents who said that "Adam was
given a lease of all the earth, with Its
forests, plains, fruits, animals and min
erals on condition of letting one tree
j alone." Who could not see by thl6 beau
tiful little story that the Creator used no
force and that Paradise must be gained
through merit. No doubt he and his class
think they would have done better than
the Lord and would have built a high,
man-tight wall around that tree, and the
good Nazarene should have used fire and
the sword a la Mahomet and forced men
Into heaven's gate instead of using love
and kind persuasion. It is too well un
derstood today by the great majority that
Puritanic ways and theocracy of past
ages are not the Lord's way. because they
were cruel enemies to liberty, progress
and intellectual development and will not
be tolerated In 'the 20th century. I believe
in a 'day for rest and devotion, but this
Exposition is -not for all the time, and-un-der
a properond liberal management will
not only be a benefit to our pleasant and
fast-growing city, the state and the whole
Pacific Coast, but a financial, intellectual
and." moral success to every one regardless
of color, race or religion, if not run In the
interest of a creed.
A certain little girl was ordered to keep
quiet and not play on the Sabbath. After
a short eilefice she asked her mamma if
It was in heaven that way, whereupon
she was answered in the affirmative. Then
the little girl- asked" if the good Lord
would let her go down Into Hell and
play once In a while if she would be a
good little girL Now, I think If a man
that works hard all week to the end of
the year, or a man in a small business
who. cannot leave it or afford to close up
can't have a little recreation on Sunday
he will feel a good deal like that little
girL I think a little outing and recreation
Is Necessary for health and mind, and
since clergymen have to work so hard on
Sunday I think they should have a right
to go and have a good time at the Exposi
tion on week days.
The Omaha Exposition was wide open
on Sunday from 1 o'clock P. M. until 12,
which gave every one a chance to at
tend to his religious duties In the fore
noon and after dinner to go and enjoy
the life and good things the Lord provid
ed for his children in Nature and art.
PETER MERGES.
FEDERATION OP NATIONS.
Plan to Do Away With Warfare In
the World.
PORTLAND. March, 14. To the Editor.)
In view of the spirit of unre3t that ap
pears to have settled over the world since
the outbreak of hostilities between Rus
sia and Japan, and the widespread fear
of entanglements that may bring other
nations into the conflict, the question sug
gests itself whether it is not possible at
this stage of civilization's progress to pre
vent wars through the substitution of the
arbitrament of reason for the arbitra
ment of arms. Has the human race, or,
rather that portion of it credited with the
greatest enlightenment, reached the plane
where differences can be settled through
brain rather than brawn? Is It still nec
essary to settle all disputes with shrapnel
and shell, and must the law-abiding and
peace-loving nations of the world suffer
the disturbance of Industrial and com
mercial equilibriums In silence?
War today Is needless. War Is expen
sive. War rights no wrongs that could
not be more economically, more humanely
and more effectively righted by reason.
If the Issue of a war is the triumph of
right, the cost is enormous. If wrong pre
vails It only emphasizes the Impotence of
justice when force is made the arbiter of
the conflict.
To my mind the time has arrived for
radical and even drastic action by the
more civilized and enlightened nations of
the earth, even at the expense of shat
tering time-honored tenets of diplomacy
and generally accepted theories of Inter
national law," for the conservation of uni
versal peace. The day will come, as has
long been predicted, when bloody wars will
be no more and the present conflict in
the Far East may hasten' that day. The
very fact that there appears to be general
apprehension that other powers may be
drawn into the Eastern mlxup emphasizes
the demand for some solution of the war
problem.
To my mind a simple solution of this
perplexing problem may be found in the
history of the formation of all represen
tative governments. Our own government
furnishes the best example. As the cor
dial relations existing between the states
of this Union are maintained without the
sacrifice of state rights through a Fed
eral Government. In which each state has
a voice, so might peace be maintained be
tween the nations of the earth through
the establishment of an International gov
ernment. Civilization demands that
bloody wars should cease. The laws of
God and man declare that man shall not
kill. A tribunal or cabinet composed of
representatives from the more advanced
nations of the earth committed to the
preservation of peace, the maintenance
of industrial stability and the protection
and extension of international commerce
would meet the bill. The Idea may be
Utopian, but the realization of such a
dream is possible even In our day. An
international board of arbitration would
be a step In the right direction, but an
International government, clothed with
power to enact and enforce International
law, is not less possible.
Let the Anglo-Saxon nations set the
pace. Let Uncle Sam and John Bull start
the movement. Germany. France, Austria
ana others of the European powers would
fall Into line. Other le?s-enllghtened na
tions could be taken In as -they proved
themselves fit for participation In such a
government, reserving the heathen nations
for the last. Just as we do with our
sparsely settled territories before we ad
mit them to the sisterhood of states. The
representatives of such a government
should be chosen by elective officers such
as President and Prime Ministers. Each
power should have an equal voice and the
will of the majority should be law. Such
a government need not meet oftener than
every five or ten years, unless convened
for emergencies, and should be given 50
per cent of the naval strength of the com
ponent powers, at call, for the enforce
ment of Its mandates. Such a government
composed of the ripest statesman of the
leading nations would sound the death
knell of unrighteous wars and signal the
dawn of an era of universal peace and
prosperity. Such a government would
make It possible to convert armies of
fighters Into armies of Industry, armored
cruisers into carriers of commerce, and
bayonets Into plowshares,
J. E. SIMMONS.
SPAIN WELCOMES THE KAISER
Arrival In "Vigo Is Made the Occasion
for a Demonstration.
COPYRIGHTED.
VIGO, Spain. March 15. The North
German Lloyd steamer Roentgen Al
bert, with Emperor William, of Get-
many, aboard, arrived here at 2 o'clock
today. The town and river were en
fete. The Emperor received the repre
sentatives of King Alphonso and the
town authorities aboard the vessel. An
hour later the Emperor boarded the
cruiser Friederich Karl which, in the
meantime; had arrived, and hoisted the
Imperial flag thereon.
King Alphonso, who did not arrive at
Vigo until 4 o'clock, immediately sent
the Minister of Marine to greet Em
peror William, and at 6 o'clock he per
sonally boarded the Friederich. KarL
The interview between the monarchs
lasted 45 minutes.
Figs From Thistles?
ANTELOPE, Or., March 14. (To the
Editor.) In an editorial of March 9 ref
erence Is made to' the colonies'of Dunk
ards about to settle in Texas. No doubt
the Texans are pleased to learn - that
these people live "blameless" lives. But
how are they to harmonize the thoughts
that these newcomers are "nonprogress
ive" and at'the same time "industrious"?
We have evidently been misled to think
that somehow progress Is a fruit of In
dustry. Perhaps we were led into this
mistake by considering that the family,
social and political harmony and love.
among the Dunkards. is a mark of Droc-
ress. If we are wrong In thinking that
progress is a irult of Industry, shall we
doff our hats to the Idler and hall him as
"the nnco of Progress"?
A. M. SANFORD.
Pastor. M. EL Church
Makaroff Decorates Brave Officers.
PORT ARTHUR. March 15. Vice-Admiral
Makaroff today visited the torpedo-
boat destroyers which participated in the
flgnt with the Japanese on March 10, and
warmly thanked the officers and crew for
the splendid behavior. The Admiral dis
tributed decorations. Grand Duke Cyril e,
cousin of the Emperor, has arrived hero.
DROP PICKS TO VOTE
Miners in Many States Con
sider Cut in Wages.
STRIKE. IS NOT PROBABLE
High Union Officials Believe Men
Will Accept Reduction of Five
and One-Half Per Cent-Canvass
Returns Tomorrow.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 'lS.-One hun
dred and ninety thousand coal miners In
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Western and Cen
tral Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Vir
ginia and Maryland dropped their picks
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES IN
The precinct boundaries In the City of Portland are aa follow:
FIRST WARD.
No. 1 (Includes Swan Island)-Clty boundary to North Twenty-fourth street; Pt
tygrove street and Cornell road to the Willamette River.
No. 2 Twenty-fourth street to the Willamette River; Savler street to the Wil
lamette River.
No. 3 Twenty-fourth street to the Willamette River; Pettygrove to Savler srtreet.
SECOND WARD.
No. 4 Pettygrove street and Willamette River to Everett etreet; Ninth etreet to
Willamette River.
No. 5 Irving street to Everett street; Seventeenth street to Ninth street.
No. 0 Pettygrove street to Irvine street; Seventeenth street to Nlnttr'street.
No. 7 Johnson to Everett street; Cornell road to Seventeenth street.
No. 8 Pettygrove to Johnson etreet; Cornell road to Seventeenth street.
THIRD WARD.
No. 0 Everett to Couch and Burnelde streets; Park street to Willamette River.
No. 10 Couch and Burns! de streets to Oak street; Park street to Willamette River.
No. 11 Oak street to Washington street; Park street to Willamette River.
No. 12 Everett to Washington street; Fourteenth to Park street.
No. 18 This precinct runs from Park street to the city boundary, and In bounded
by Washington and Everett streets, and their extensions Barnes and Cornell roads.
FOURTH WARD.
No. 14 Washington to Morrison street; Park street to Willamette River.
No. 15 Washington to Morrison street; Chapman to Park street.
No. 16 Morrison to Taylor street; Seventh street to Willamette River.
No. 17 Morrison to Taylor street; Seventh street to Fourteenth street.
No. 18 Taylor to Main street; Tenth street to Willamette River.
No. 10 Main to Taylor, Tenth to Fourteenth; and Morrison to Jefferson; Four
teenth to Chapman street. "
No. 20 Chapman street to city boundary; Washington street and Barne road to
Jefferson street and Canyon road.
No. 21 Main to Jefferson street; Seventh street to Willamette River. .
No. 22 Main to Jefferson street; Fourteenth to Seventh street.
FIFTH WARD.
No. 23 Jefferson street to Market; Fifth street to Willamette River.
No. 24 Market to Harrison street; Fifth street to Willamette River.
No. 25 Jefferson to Harrison street; Fifth to Tenth street.
No. 2G Jefferson to Harrison street; Tenth to Fourteenth street.
No. 27 Fourteenth street to Canyon road; Jefferson street to Harrison, Hall-treet
extension and Jackson street.
No. 28 (triangular) Bounded by Sixth, Harrison and Lincoln streets. '
No. 29 Harrison street to Patton County road; Sixth street to Banfleld and Pen
noyer, east boundary line. Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets.
No. SO East boundary line. Fourteenth and-Sixteenth street to Canyon road; city
boundary to Harrison, Hall-street extension and Jackson street.
No. 31 Lincoln to Caruthers street; Sixth street to Willamette Hirer. '
SIXTH WARD. ''
No. S2 Caruthers to Meade and Sheridan streets; Sixth and Fourth streets, to Wil
lamette River.
No. 33 Meade and Sheridan' streets and County Patton road to Woods street; city
boundary to Willamette River.
No. 34 Woods etreet to Curry street; city boundary to Willamette.
No. 35 Curry street to Seymour avenue; city boundary to Willamette.
No. 30 Seymour avenue to city boundary; city boundary to Willamette.
SEVENTH WARD.
No. 37 City boundary and Southern Pacific Railroad to Willamette; city boundary
to Holgate street. '
No. 38 (Includes Rots' Island) Holgate to Division street; Southern Pacific Rail
road and East Twenty-rat etreet to Willamette Hirer.
No. SO Division street to Hawthorne avenue; East Eighth to Willamette River.
No. 40 Division etreel to Hawthorne avenue; East Eighth to city boundary.
No. 41 City boundary to Division etreet; Southern Pacific Railroad and East
Twenty-flrot street to city boundary. .
EIGHTH WARD.
No. 42 Hawthorne avenue to East Stark; East Tenth to Willamette River.
No. 43-jHawthorne avenue to East Stark and Base Line road; East Tenth to East
Thirtieth street.
No. 44 Hawthorne avenue to Base Line road; East Thirtieth to city boundary. ,
No. 45 East Stork to East Ankeny; East Twelfth to Willamette River.
No. 4ft East Ankeny to East Ollsan; East Twelfth to Willamette River.
No. 47 Base Line road to East Gllsan and Sandy road; East Twelfth to city
boundary.
NINTH WARD.
No. 48 East Gllsan and Sandy road to Halaey etreet; Sandy road to Willamette.
No. 40 Halsey street to Hancock street; East Fourteenth street to Willamette.
No. 50 Hancock street and Willamette River to Fremont street: Goldsmith and
Alblna avenue to Willamette River.
No. 01 Hancock to Fremont street; Vancouver avenue to Alblna avenue and
Goldsmith.
No. 52 Hancock to Fremont street; Vancouver avenue to Union avenue.
No. 53 Halsey and Hancock streets to Fremont street and County road; Union
avenue and East Fourteenth street 'to city boundary.
TENTH WARD.
No. 54 Fremont street to KMlmgsworth avenue; Vancouver avenue to Willamette.
No. 55 Fremont street to K<ngsworth avenue; Vancouver avenue to Section Una
(between sections 23 and 24). w
No. 50 (Woodlawn) Fremont street and Kllllngsworth avenue to city boundary;
Vancouver road and Section line to city boundary.
No. ,57 Kllllngsworth avenue and Willamette River to city boundary; Vancouver
road -to center line of sections 8, 17 and 5.
No. 68 (Portsmouth) Willamette River to city boundary line; center line sections
8, 17 and 5 to McKenna avenue.
today at noon to cast their ballots on the
proposition to accept or refuse the offer
of the operators for a two years' scale
at a reduction of 5 per cent from the
present scale of wages.. The voting
was done by ballot, the polls being open
from 1 o'clock to 6 o'clock P. M. The
ballots were In charge of the secretaries
of the local lodges of United Mine
workers of America, each miner being
handed one favoring acceptance of the
scale and another favoring Its rejection.
The miner voted his preference, and at
6 o'clock the polls were closed. The sec
retaries will forward the result to the
national headquarters here, and they
will be counted Thursday.
Reports have been received here from
about 50 points. In practically all of
them, including towns In Indiana, Ohio,
West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania
and Illinois, the sentiment as voted Is
heavily in favor of accepting the scale
as offered.
President Mitchell and Secretary W,llson
remained at national headquarters to
night to receive any telegraphic returns,
although they said they had arranged
for. none in advance. Both were con
fident that the miners had Voted in' favor
of the scale.
The returns received tonight from all
the fields indicate that the majority In
favor of accepting the reduction will be
overwhelming. These returns are not
nearly complete, however.
UNION MEN ARE DRIVEN OUT
Colorado Citizens' Alliance Goes So
Far as to Break In Doors.
DENVER, March 15. A special to the
News from Tellurlde. Colo., says:
One hundred members ofthe Citizens'
Alliance, after a meeting last night,
armed with Winchesters and revolvers,
scoured the town and took into custody
between 70 and SO union men and sym
pathizers. In some Instances doors to
dwelling houses were forced and broken
open. The men were herded in a vacant
storeroom until 2 o'clock this morning,
when all those desired bad been cap
tured. They were then, marched to the"
depot and loaded into two coaches. As
the special train departed the Citizens'
Alliance fired volleys of shot in the air.
A. H. Floaten, a former Alderman and
proprietor of the "largest store in Tel
luride, is one of the victims. The mob
battered down the door' of bis house, and5
cs be rclstd be was struck over tb
head, and forced . into sIson, - Mr.
Floaten is" a leader of the Seci&Hst partyi
Another of those evicted- 1 Stewart B.
Forbes, secretary-treasurer of the Tel
lurite Miners Union.
The wagons, with their escorts, stopped
at the Erie railroad fre4hthoue at Clark
and Fifteenth streets, and were attacked.
Girls In the crowd tried to cut the har
ness and prevent the wag&ns leaving the
freight station. Three of the teamsters,
armed with long whips and aided by a
dozen police and detectives, drove back
the throng. Girl strikers tried to per
suade the union frelghthandlers to refuse
to handle the goods from the wagons, but
the frelghthandlers declined to enter the
fight.
Will Give Employment to Thousands.
- PITTSBURG, March 15. A proposition
has been -submitted by the American
Sheet and Tlnplate Company to the
Amalgamated .Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, which, if accepted, will
give employment to thousands of Idle
sheet and plate workers. The offer was
a result of a series of conferences be
tween officers of the company and the
Amalgamated Association, and was ma.de
today.
It provides for a general reduction from
the association's wage scale of 20 per
cent, and the company agrees to put all
THE CITY OF PORTLAND
of its Idle plants in operation as soon
as the association accepts the terms.
PART OF PLOT TO KILL.
Miners' Union Official Now So Re
gards Letter Warning Him to Go.
PUEBLO. Colo.. March 1B flhrl. Viv.
ans, financial agent of the United Mine
workers, who was assaulted vesfprdav
near Trinidad, today gave the authori
ties, a ciew wnicn iney are investigating,
in the form of an anonymous letter sent
to William Wardjon, National organizer,
JOSEPH SIMON Was not
A candidate for United States
Senator In 1896, when he defeated
Hon. J. N. IJplpb. He stated
over his own signature that he
"was not a candidate" in 1898,
and yet used the late Mr. Cor
betfs" candidacy to secure his
own election. He stated over hfs
own signature In yesterday's"
Oregonian that he is not such
candidate now. How valueless is
such a statement from such- a
source!
Mr. Evans and others, warning them to
leave the camp within two days. The let
ter also referred to "Mother" Jones and
was signed "36." No attention was paid
to it at the time, but Mr. Evans now be
lieves it a part of a plot to kill the offi
clals,
More Bricklayers Ca!lJ Out. "
NEW YORK, March IS. Support to the
striking Masons laborers is being 'given
by the Bricklayers' Unions, and today the
hllslhrnm arents of th hHrkln vra -armrn
busy throughout the city calling out those
oi ineir saea wno. ara aoi quiuworjc yester
day. Work on nearly all of the large
buildings In course of construction was
sospendea toeay.
"SBOsW Tzxm.
JSC
If Bafrr ! CsAMssr TeeMu k
Be swte few tfct:-l a- watt-tried,
reaaear. X. WiBlwir,8 ttelag Srra, for
.eklMrw f stMg. - It smOms tbe K eli.
(teas tke o altars alt ftim, enrtet irU
DEATH OF MRS. GRIfFiN
DAUGHTER OF SENATOR MITCH
ELL PASSES AWAY.
Wife of Prominent Wall-Street Law-
yer Succumbs to Surgical
Operation.
NEW YORK, March 15. (Special.) Mra
Margaret Mitchell Griffin, wife of Francis
Hayt Griffin, and daughter of United
States Senator John H. Mitchell, of Ore
gon, died suddenly in this city this morn
ing. The funeral services will be held
on Thursday morning at the jome of her
aunt, Mrs. Charles F. Griffin, 40 West Six
tieth street. Mr. Griffin Is" a prominent
Wall-street lawyer with a large practice.
Mrs. Griffin's death was the result of a
surgical operation yesterday.
The News in Washington.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. March 15 The announcement of
the sudden death of Mrs. Maggie Mitchell
Griffin, daughter of Senator Mitchell, of
OrezSn. came as a comnlete surorlse and
shock to a large clrclo of friends in Wash
ington, where Mrs. Griffin long resided and
was widely known.
Only three weeks ago Mrs. Griffin was
In, Washington, visiting her father, appar
ently In the best of health, robust and
vigorous. The operation which sie under
went yesterday disclosed the seriousness
of her condition and proved too severe a
shock for even her vitality to withstand.
She died three "hours before Senator
Mitchell reached New York. The remains
of Mrs. Griffin will be brought to Wash
ington Thursday evening, to the home of
the Misses Handy, sisters of her first -ius-
band. Funeral services will be held at. St.
Paul's Church Friday morning at 18
o'clock. Interment to be at Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Mrs. GritHn leaves two sons by jer first
husband, who are now at a preparatory
school at Annapolis, Md. Her second hus
band, Robert Helmbold, of Portland, died
several years ago. She married Francis
Hayt Griffin, of New York, less than two
years ago.
REGRET IN PORTLAND.
News of the Death of Mrs. Griffin a
Shock to Many Friends.
News of tie sudden death. In New York,
of Mrs. Francis Hayt Griffin, daughter of
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, was received
yesterday morning. The sad intelligence
came in the siiape of a telegram from
Senator Mitchell to Colonel D. M. Dunne.
Internal Revenue Collector. The brief mes
sage Is as follows:
After a serious surgical operation, my daugh
ter, Maggie. Mrs. Francis Hayt Griffin, passed
away here In a hospital. The funeral will be
held In Washington. Friday. My address Is
Park-Avenue Hotel. Eho was 41 years old.
JOHN H. MITCHELL.
Mrs. Griffin Is more widely known In
Portland as Mrs. Maggie Helmbold, and
her death will bring sincere regrets to a
large circle of friends. She was a native
of the city and received, her education in
tne Portland schools, going fo Washing
ton, D. C, to complete her education. Sie
had been married three times, her first
husband, W. R. Handy, dying about ten
years ago, and her second husband, Rob
ert Helmbold. dying In 1S97. Her third
marriage, to Francis Hayt Griffin, a promt.
nent New York attorney, occurred about a
year ago.
Besides her father and mother,, she Is
survived by a brother, John H. Mitchell,
Jr., of Tacoma, and three sisters, Mrs. J.
P. Fawcett, of Canton, O.: Mrs. M. O.
Chapman, of Tacoma, and the Duchess de
Rochefoucauld, of Paris.
olonel David M. Dunne, who was a Hfe-
g friend of Mrs. Griffin, said: "I knew
. Griffin since ,ier childhood and she
an amiable and -estimable woman. The
ws of her death will be received with
dness by a large clrclo of friends, who
II extend their heartfelt sympathy to
Senator Mitchell in his bereavement."
Colonel R. W. Mitchell, also a friend of
Mrs Griffin, -paid the following tribute to
Cie dead:
"It is with most profound grief that I
learn of the death of Mrs. Griffin, the
eldest daughter of Senator Mitchell. I
knew her In her 'teens In Washington
when her father first came to the capital
to represent Oregon in the Senate. She
was a bright, beautiful and winsome girl,
mixing stud with play, without a par
ticle of hauteur, but Just a lovely little
girl, challenging the admiration of every
one that met her, and making steadfast
friends on every "jand. She was the idol of
her father.
"I recall the first time I met her at the
Arlington and simply because her father
and I bore the same name, she sought my
counsel and advice on many occasions.
In all her father's political struggles ber
heart went with the hand. Time and again
1 know of her relieving the sick and dis
tressed. Etorm nor midnight found no
fears in her heart. Gentle and kind, sne
was ever ready to succor and relieve. To
the erring she extended a lifting hand,
never found fault and accomplished much
for those whom she attended, and they
were many."
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Marriage Licenses.
L. Hurraux, 31; Clara Vail, 30.
William Baker, 20; Clara Hogan, 23.
Thomas Gray, 53: Sylvia Stranahan, 41.
Albnzo Wallln, 38; Flora M. Johnson, 26.
Deaths.
March 13, Harriet Warburton, 00 years, 544
Fifth; old age.
March 14, Hannah Bergh, 45 years, Bast
Twenty-eighth and Sanity road; tuberculosis.
March 12, William Martin. 31 years, St. Vin
cent's 'Hospital; paralysis of the. heart.
March 14, Stephen Bern!. 78 years, ISO East
Sixteenth; chronic heart disease.
Births.
March 14, to the wife of R. J. Moffit, a boy.
March 9, to the wife of Paul G. Peterson,
145 Arthur, a girl.
Contagious Diseases.
Harvey Black, 5S2 Schuyler; measles.
Agnes Spence, University Park; diphtheria.
Mabel Olsen, 310 East Tenth; scarlet fever.
Building Permits.
Mary B. Snuffln, Stephens, between East
Tenth and East Eleventh, cottage; $600.
Henrietta P. Klngsley, Hawthorne avenue,
between East Thirty-seventh and East Thirty
eighth, dwelling; $1400.
Mrs. Boland. Kearney, between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth, repairs; $870.
Real Estate Transfers.
F. Et Cooper and wife to John J. Jo
nason lot 6, block 6, Dunn's Add.... J 650
.Richard Nixon, administrator, to A. H.
Bloomfield, a. part of block 45, Car
ter's Addition 300
Sheriff, tor E. E. Lonjr et al- to J. H.
Hall, blocks 7, 8 and 9, except lots 9
and 10. block 8, Excelsior... 2,715
C. W. Dlckmann and wife to W. B. Pea
cock, W. of lot 8 aad W. of N. 10
feet of lot 7, block 213, Holladay's -Addition
1
C C. Loueks and wife to Sot John
son, lot 10; block 23. Hawthorne's First
Addition 2,500
Peter Knox and wife to F. A. Baker,
lots 1, 2, 3, block 2, Park Addition to
Alblna. ...i 700
Portland Trait Company to W. p. Ly
man, lots 12 to- 16, block 4, Treraoat
Place v 200
Portland Lone Fir Cemetery Company
to B. ?. Stahllot 6, block 37, Port
land Lone Fir Cemetery 40
George Miller and wife to Gustav
Halvorsen and wife lot 5. block 4,
Queen Anne Tract loo
J. K. Scott to Elizabeth Bolbua, lots 4.
5. Tremont Place. 1
Catherine Shannon aad husband to
Frak Kelt. lots 3, 4, block r Stans
berry's Addition 115
George B. Flora and wife ts F. A. Wil
son, lot 8, block. 22, XiTl Becksaaa's
. Addition 1,090
Fred H. Strong- to Susaa D. Clark and
Jane M. Smith, E. Vt of. lot 8, block 2.
King's Scob Addition , 2,790
P. J. Mann and wife to Oeofe W.
Brown, "lots 10, 11. 12, block 12,
CMco ..i........... aw
Gtorfe-W. -Broira-to Thews C. SHew- . Jt
ait, lots 2V-SS, Motfe: 1, LwrtlwMM 3t
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53 Cottage St., Melroee, Mass..
Dear Sir: Jan. 11th. 1004.
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Kary G. Gay and husband to M. C
Cone, B. 45 feet of lot S, block 27,
Feurer's Addition 1,600
Fred B. Proudflt to Sarah J. Proudflt..
lot 11. block 2. Bast Holladay Addition . 1
Edward and Julia Holman to D. F.
Knapp, lot 16, block 12, Lone Fir Cem-
etery SO
W Ii. Farrell and wife to Frank Kelt,
lots 10, 11. block 1, Farrell's Addition 150
Inez De Lashmutt to B. R. Blumauer,
W. of lots 1, 2, block 12, Carter's
Addition 1,250
Lena Thlel to B. P. Cardwell, lot 3.
block 5. Hilton 1
H. C Leonard to Theodore H. Erolg.
lot 22, block 3. Rlverview Addition.... 135
Sheriff, for B. C. Lehigh et al., to B. P.
Cardwell, lots 5, 6, 7, block 167. Ca
ruthers; also 5 acres; section 24, T.
7 N.. R. 1 EL 4.722
A. H. Bauman and wife to Maggie Lay
cock, part of block 33, Caruthers" Ad
dition to Caruthers 2,600
P. H. Marlay to H. W. Cardwell. trus
tee, lets 5 and 8, block -10, Cook's
Addition ' 1
L L. Smith and wife to Sarah Smith,
lot 10. block 35. Alblna . 2,200
R. L. Zeller et al. to Mrs. M. B. Cook,
lot 2a block 1, Woodlawn , 400
M. V. George and -wife to B. P. Card
well, lot 6. block 5, Hilton 1
Board of School Trustees to F. W.
Haulbut, 100x30 feet on E. line of
Twentieth. 100 feet south of Everett. 1,050
H. E.- Noble et al. to H. A. Stanton,
lots 6 and 9. block 25, North Albrha.. 275
H. N. Scott and wife to Mary Rlchet.
lota 12, 14 and 10, block 7. Highland
Park 300
The healthy liver secretes about
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E. H. Bobbins to same. 36x100, east of
lot 4, block 1, Paradise Spring3 Tract 1
M." L. Holbrook and -wife to Peter J. Bo
lln and wife, lot 18, block 6. St. Johns
Park Addition 1
J. E. Scott to W. O. McAlplne, lot 7,
block 18, Tremont Place 1
H. L. Collins and wife to B. C. Wever,
lot 23 and 30. block 8, Mansfield 500
Metal Trades' Convention Called.
CINCINNATI. March 15. The officers of
the National Metal Trades Association
called' a convention today to meet in
Philadelphia- on March 23 and 24. Ques
tions affecting the wages and other in
terests of 80,000 machinists will be con
sidered. Port Arthur Is Quiet.
PORT ARTHUR, March 15. All is quiet
in the Port Arthur district, and no news
vhas been received here from the scene of
the land operations, where the movements
of the opposing forces are evidently con
fined to reconnaissances.
British Coal Steamer Ashore.
NAGASAKI, March 15. Tuesday. The
British steamer Nigretla, with a cargo of
coal on board for the Japanese Govern
ment, Is reported ashore near Sasebo.
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