THE MOENENG OBEG01NIA2T, SATUBDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1904.
nDQRS ARE SHUT
Attempt Made to Keep
Sewer Facts Secret
GOMMITTEE HEARS REPORT
Investigation May Go Beyond
Tanner-Creek Scandal.
PUBLIC MAKES PROTESTS
Star Chamber Methods Arouse Indig
nation Experts Say Tunnel is
Short of Distance Paid For
Walls Are Soft.
THE TANXEB-CKEEK SCANDAL.
"No -whitewash." Council committee
Investigating Tanner-Creek sewer.
"I'have nothing to cay." City Engi
neer Elliott,
"Things look fine for vs." B. "W.
Riner, contractor.
"We want to know the facts." The
public.
As a sop to the general demand for
publicity In the scandal surrounding
the construction of the Tanner-Creek
sewer, several property-owners were
Invited to. -attend the locked-door ses
sion of the special investigation com
mittee of the Council yesterday after
noon. An oath of secrecy -was forced upon
every one present. Stenographic re
ports of the proceedings were taken,
however. But until Wednesday, when
the special committee "will make Its re
port to the Council, not a mouth is to
be opened nor a tongue -wagged con
cerning what occurred in the little
room on the third floor of the City
HalL.
"No -whitewash" is still the slogan
of the committee. And even the pro
testing property-owners present at the
nontinp nflmit. that there was no ap
parent effort to cover up evidence nor
soften unpleasant trutns.
Meanwhile a loud protest against the
methods employed by Messrs. Zimmer
man, Albee and Sigler is raised from
n..oPtPr: ThIr fellow-Council-
men are criticising their action in
locking the doors of the committee-
room yesterday. An explosion at mc
too rvinTiii Tnpfitlnc -was barely fceiVl-
ed off. From present Indications tae
special session caiiea to near me com
mittee's report Wednesday -will be red
hot.
Investigation to Spread.
, That the investigation of the City
Engineer's department "will extend far
beyond the Tanner-Creek sewer is be
coming more apparent every day. ISyen
members of the present Investigating
committee have said that in their opin
ion pointed questions must soon be
asked concerning many other large city
3Even the Morrison-street bridge, gen
erally considered a clean deal, is being
mentioned for investigation. What
foundation there is to the report that
the construction of the steel bridge
across Balch's Gulch .was delayed until
the contract could be successfully
hawked about Is interesting Willam
mette Hefghts people just now.
At least one more meeting of the spe
cial committee will be held before the
report Is presented to the Council. Yes
terday the report of the four experts
who went through the Tanner-Creek
sewer was gone over In detail, though
they were not present
City Engineer Elliott presented his side
of the case. James Caywood, the inspec
tor on the. sewer was called in. Assistant
City Engineer Scoggln was also heard. E.
W. Riner, who, with his father. R. M.
Riner, built the sewer for $35,000, was
questioned.
More Evidence to Be Heard.
"We will hear some outside ex-idence
at another meeting," said Chairman Zim
merman, as the session broke up at 6:30.
"Then our report will be drawn up. We
adjourned to meet at the call of the
chair." .
"I have nothing to say." said Cty Engi
neer Elliott. '
"Things look fine for us," said E. W.
Riner.
Promptly at 3 o'clock the committee and
the chosen ones entered the room selected
for star chamber purposes. Those pres
ent were Councilman Zimmerman, Albee
and Sigler, constituting the committee;
City Engineer Elliott and his assistant,
George Bcoggln; R. W. Montague, repre
senting the protesting property-owners;
ex-City Attorney J. M. Long. represent
ing Rlners bondsmen; City Attorney Mc
JCary E. R. Mendenhall, W. B. Ayer, N.
Xt and B. A. King, I J. Goldsmith. E.
W. Riner, representing the contractors,
and W. E. Mitchell, the stenographer.
Mayor Williams entered a few minutes
later. J. N. Teal knocked at the door
and was admitted soon after. All these
bad been invited by the committee to
attend.
Contractors Show Interest.
It was strange how many contractors
had business In the City Hall yesterday
afternoon. "Tanner Creek," "sewer,"
"Riner." "Elliott" were the words heard
n irhiBTvrpd tones all over the building.
The nervousness of the contractors was
in keeping with the forced pleasantries
of those who attenaea tne session, jx was
a. nasty business and those engaged
wished themselves rid of the Job. The
locked-door session continued for two
hour and a half.
a o tr. fhn TPrtort of the four exoerts.
more information concerning the contents
Is constantly sifting through tne tightly
woven net of secrecy
Tunnel May Be Too Short.
i nninf cnA nn trood authoritv to be
contained in the report, concerns the City
Engineer's Iepartmont most directly. It
Is that the city Is charged with a greater
ji,otiM nf pmr than was actuallv con
structed. The materials accounted for and
required by the specmcauons can ior
more tunnel than was built. About ?500
was charged up In this way for which no
return was made.
The experts report, so It said, that a
half-inch iron rod, three feet long, was
used to sound the walls of the sewers.
It could be pushed through the walls by
tyn fcnifl at almost anv rjolnt.
While the Investigation was under way
R. M." Riner, officially the contractor of
the sewer, paced up and down in an ad
joining room. Ho was SO yeas old last
Fourth of July, and the only apparent
Flgn of age Is deafness. He blames M.
Reinsteln. for all his troubles. "If there's
anything the matter with the sewer I
jlon't know it," he declared. "I watched
the materials at the top, and sent back,
a dozen iragonloads of soft brick shipped
me."
Riner and Reinsteln.
As previously published In The Oregon
Ian, JL Reinsteln, a broker, became con
nected -with the sewer through bis bid in
conjunction with E. "W. Riner under the
name of the Independent Construction
Company. A pool had been formed
among the contractors, and each knew
what the bids were to be. But E. TV.
Riner heard of cut-rate competition. His
father prepared a bid below the pool fig
ure, which was to be presented by the
Independent Construction Company. He
saw two strange bids come in, and placed
his bid at the last moment. He got the
contract, and his son deserted his part
ner to work with his father. Then Mr.
Reinsteln repeatedly stated that he had
been jobbed. It is known that Mr. Rein
steln has been very active on the Inves
tigation, and it Is. rumored that one of
Rincr's workmen on the sewer -was In his
employ.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS.
Sewer Is the Predominating Subject
for Discussion.
With the sewer investigation committee
In Seated session just around the corner,
echoes of that meeting naturally floated
Into the meeting of the Executive Board
yesterday afternoon. The members of the
Executive Board i followed the example
set by- the Councilmen Wednesday In
taking polite little slams at the City
Engineer's Department. Only five mem
bers besides Mayor Williams were pres
ent. The sewer committee recommended
that the bids on the big Irvlngton dis
trict sewer bo rejected. Mr. Boise moved
that the report be accepted. A' question
was asked whether new bids should be
advertised for immediately. Mr. Boise
didn't think this advisable. "I also un
derstand that this Investigation may ex
tend to the specifications for the Irvlng
ton sewer, and new specifications may
perhaps be necessary," said he. The two
members of the sewer committee, H. C
Wortman and Joseph Weber, were ab
sent. This action was taken because the bid
of E. W. Riner. $116,258. was the lowest
of the six submitted. Though It was
stated most positively at the time that
no pool existed between the contractors,
the scandal overhanging the Tanner
creek sewer made the officials suspicious
in the case of the big Irvlngton sewer.
Compared with the Irvlngton sewer, cov
ering more than two square miles of ter
ritory, the troublesome Tanner-creek
sewer is an inexpensive affair.
When It was moved that the street
committee be given power to act on the
acceptance xtl a street improvement. City
Auditor Devlin asked for a definite under
standing. "The City Attorney says a
committee cannot be given power to act
in such a case," he saldV The Mayor
thought the power could be delegated by
the entire board. JCo precedent was es
tablished. AT THE THEATERS
"As Too like It."
Orlando George Sylvester
Adam Charles B. Kellcy
Oliver John Alexander
Charles ..-.".Pierre Young
Cella ...Margaret Bower
Rosalind ............ ... Florence Gale
Touchstone .....Paul Taylor
Le 'Beau ...G. Brengle Hare
Duke Frederick.... ....Duncan Lumsden
The Banished Duko.... Duncan Lumsden
Amiens, a Lord.. Ed ward Pooley
Jacques Mark Price
Corln ..Alex Paunceford
Sylvius William Hold en
Audrey ..Olive West
Phoebe .....Gertrude Fowler
Jacques Da Bols.. John Borden
Again Rosalind, in doublet and hose.
loveliest of Shakespeare's creatures.
wooed her Orlando. Again Jaques recited
the marvelous chronicle of man's seven
ages. Again we were In the forest of Ar-
den with Touchstone of the nimble wit.
with Audrey, who had none. As a blessed
relief from the. average idiocy of modern
comedy, "As You Like It" is a spring of
cold water for which the heart pantetb
It Is a privilege to sit beneath the epell
of this beautiful play again, no matter
what the shortcomings of those who in
their time are playing the parts.
Florence Gale and her company paid
their first visit to Portland last night,
and at the Marquam essayed a perform
ance of "As You like It." MIsa Gale Is
young, comely and in many particulars a
talented woman. She Is practically an
unknown, at least to this section, and her
stage experience has been limited. She
has not yet learned all the tricks of read
ing, but she evidently has brains and
ambition and determination. With more
experience eho will be able to Improve
greatly on the Rosalind she gave us last
night. Her work Is commendable and full
of promise, but there are amateurish
touches which will disappear with a
longer experience. Her supporting com
pany Is fair. They might all be joined as
defendants to the" charge of being young.
but the star and her associates give
withal a pleasing performance of the de
lightful old play. The mountings and
sartorial details are splendidly provided.
Indeed, few productions of Shakespeare
lor roaa purposes nave ever Been more
richly endowed by its managers. In a day
when the bard seldom gets a hearing on
a local etage the appearance here of Flor
ence Gale and her beautifully equipped
production of "As You like It" is a sub
ject for congratulation. Lost night's an
dlence was well sized, and unless signs
fail the performances this afternoon and
tonight will be well attended. A. A. G
LANDLORD CATCHES THEM.
Absconding Boarders Nabbed While
Trying to Jump Bill.
Three vaudeville actors, while attempt
ing to remove their trunks from rooms
for which they had not paid rent, were
arrested yesterday afternoon for assault
and battery upon their landlord.
. A. C Winn and Clifford Tralnor. who do
a turn at the Orpheum, and Robert Ho-
gan, who does another at the Green
Front, have been living In the Tacoma
rooming-house on Fourth and Stark, and
yesterday afternoon attempted to get
their belongings into the street and make
a getaway without paying their rent and
before the landlord saw them. But Will
iam Eastman, the landlord, was on the
watch, and caught them as they got to
the street.
Eastman waved them gently back, but
as they continued to hustle away he ex
postulated, and finally -used force. But
three were better than one at this game
and Eastman ran for a warrant. All
three men were arrested at the vaudeville
houses where they perform, and put up
$20 bail each to appear In the morning.
Tralnor Is the same man whom the police
recently brought back from San Fran
cisco for an alleged murderous assault on
Clarence Lazlure at the Winter Garden
and for which Lazlure refused to prose
cute him.
McBride Refers to Mead.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov 18. (Special.)
Governor McBride made his first speech
since the Tacoma Convention at a banquet
tonight tendered by the Young Men's Re
publican Club to Governor-elect Mead.
Responding to the toast "Tho State of
Washington," he concluded with a refer
ence to Mead, saying:
"Within a few short weeks he will be
called upon to assume the duties of Gov
ernor. I confidently believe he will prove
a worthy executive of such a state as
Washington."
SHERIFF WINS OUT
Grand Jury Backs Him Up iff
Warwick Ciub Matter.
indicYment is returned
Sets Forth That M. G. Nease Did
Wrongfully Commit an Act Which
Grossly Disturbed Peace and
Outraged Public Decency.
An indictment against M. G. JJease, pro
prietor of the Warwick Club poolrooms.
was returned in the State Circuit Court
by the grand Jury yesterday afternoon.
It recites that on October 20 and con
tinuously until November 1. Nease did wil
fully and wrongfully commit an act which
grossly disturbs the public peace and
openly outrages the public decency by
selling pools for gain upon horse races.
The indictment states further that
Nease habitually procured Idle and evil
disposed persons to come to his house
and buy pools, and to bet upon horse
races, to the common nuisance and annoy
ance of all good citizens and contrary to
the statutes made and provided.
Six Witnesses Sign Document.
The witnesses whose names appear on
the indictment are Graham Glass, T. D.
Honeyman, John Bain, R. W. Hodgklnswn.
L. C. Marcellus and D. R. Fattulio, ana
the Indictment Is Indorsed by John Man
ning, District Attorney.
The Warwick Club, which was taken
possession of by Sheriff Word on Novem
ber 1, Is still held by him with the assist
ance of an armed guard.
The grand Jury also indicted Charles
Meehan and Frank James for robbery
while armed with a dangerous weapon.
They are charged with having entered a
saloon In Lower Albina on November 5
and taking $4 from J. W. Clark by force,
Henry McGIoln, who was arrested for
participation In the crime, appeared before
the grand jury as a witness for the state,
Poker-Players Indicted.
A Joint indictment was returned against
Tom Harrison, J. W. Simpson, Jack Em
ersoa and Frank Johnson, charging them
with playing poker In a cigar store on
Alder street near Fifth on November 12.
Ed Styles has been Indicted on a charge
of assault and battery on Fanny Sutton,
and Lee Wong and Lai Way for conduct
ing a fantan game.
The grand jury acted in these cases in
stead of the District Attorney filing in
formations under the information law, be
cause it is the rule when a grand jury is
In session for that body to attend to all
criminal cases -within its jurisdiction, and
to relievo the District Attorney of that
responsibility.
After the grand Jury has been dis
charged the District Attorney will handle
all criminal cases as before. The term of
the grand jury can extend until the close
of the present term of court, the end of
next month, or an adjournment may be
taken sooner if all business has been
finished.
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED.
Judge George Hands Down Decrees to
Mismated Couples.
Judge George yesterday granted Rosa
Mantello a divorce from Raffaelo Man
tello because of cruel treatment. Mrs.
Mantello told a long story of the manner
In which her husband slapped, kicked and
beat her on many occasions; also that
he threatened to kill her several times.
choked her and once Injured her so badly
that she had to be taken to St. Vincent's
Hospital for treatment. They were mar
ried in May. 1900, In Portland, and have
one child, who was awarded to the cus
tody of the mother. Mrs. Mantello once
ran away from her husband and went
to Tacoma accompanied by another man.
She afterward returned and made up
with Mantello, who did not contest the
divorce suit.
Anna Erickson was divorced from C. G
Erlckson yesterday by Judge George be
cause of infidelity on the part of the de
fendant, and was awarded the custody of
their eight children, the youngest 4 and
the eldest 19 years of age. The Erick-
sons were married In 1SSL
Court Notes.
A verdict in favor of Emma C. Talbert
against John E. Trigg for $200 was re
turned yesterday afternoon in Judge
Frazer's court by the Jury, after 22 hours'
deliberations. -Mrs. Talbert sued Trigg
for J5000 damages because he declined to
make an illegal marriage good by a re
marriage. She lived with him for about
three years, and demanded also $1000 for
her services as housekeeper. At a for
mer trial of the case the Jury disagreed.
Patrick Glenn yesterday sued J. B.
Tillotson in the State Circuit Court to
foreclose a mortgage . for $1200 on lots 7
and 8, block 203, Holladay's Addition.
Judge George will decide the following
cases this morning: W. T. Lambert vs.
Cape, demurrer to parts of answer; S. M.
Cohn vs. B. H. Wemme, motion to strike
out parts of answer; B. G. Hughes vs.
City of Portland, motion to strike out
parts of answer; Myers vs. City, review
of status of case; M. G. Nease vs. T. M.
Word, pool-selling case, demurrer to
complaint; F. Evans vs. M. E. Frailer,
motion for change of venue.
BATTLES WITH ST0EM.
Little Schooner J. F. Miller Driven Up
the Coast.
PORT TOWNS END, Wash.. Nov. 18.
(Special.) After a terrific battle of 35 days
with the raging elements that have pre
vailed off the coast recently, the little
schooner J. F. Miller reached port late
last night, with her main boom gone and
two men continually at tne pumps to keep
her afloat. The Miller was bound for
Tillamook, and experienced good weather
until arriving off that port. There a sue
cession of gales overtook her and in the
midst of her troubles it was learned that
tho craft was leaking.
With two of her six men continually at
the pumps. Captain Huhs decided to make
the run before the gale to tne Columbia.
Off there the weather continued bad, and
finally abandoning hope of assistance from
the river tugs, the vessel was headed for
this port. She made the straits in safety
and sailed here in steam Doat time.
A shortage of water and provisions made
the predicament all the more alarming.
The vessel will probably repair at Wins-
low before resuming her Journey.
LAWSON HAS A SCHEME.
Boston Financier Tries to Get Pacific
Mall Stock.
Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, is
after Pacific Mail. Judging from a cir
cular he has Issued offering $70 a, share
for the minority control. It Is believed
from his move that he has discovered
a fight of Insiders in the Union Pacific
for control of the Pacific Mall and that
a deal is about to be made. It is figured
that Lawson has declared himself in on
the deal and is planning to get in on
the ground floor if there is any such
deal.
On the other hand, certain Boston
people charge him with bluffing the
market In order to unload several thou
Jjeaad shares la his possession, thereby
making- a "big proftt. It is pointed out
that if the stockholders cret his cir
cular and give him a call onsthe stock
that he has secured free, a call on 93,000
shares or over until November 28, a
favorite scheme of his, it would enable
Mr. Lawsoji and his associates easily to
advance the price to any figure and
unload, with a corner on the stock.
Both explanations have their strong
believers those who believe Lawson
can do no wrong and those who believe
everything he does is wrong.
Eighteen Hours In Open Boat.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18. After IS hours In
an open boat.. six men of the Philadelphia
schooner Emily JX Raynor were rescued
by the steamer Grenada, which arrived
here today. The Naylor was abandoned
about 300 miles from Bermuda after a
hopeless struggle with the hurricane
which passed up the coast last Saturday
night. The crew had been drifting about
for 18 hours, when sighted by the Gren
ada. Their hurried departure left no time
to provision the lifeboats, and the men
were In desperate straits when the Gren
ada came to their assistance.
Never Had a Mizzenmast.
ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 18. (Specials-
Considerable excitement was occasioned
this morning by a report from North Head
that a steamship was outside with her
mizzenmast carried away. Later It was
learned the vessel referred to was the oil-
tank steamer Asuncion and the reason
her mizzenmast was missing was be
cause she never had one. She came from
San Francisco and was delaj'ed off the
mouth of the river for over a day on ac
count of the high sea running.
Rough Trip of Steamer Roscoe.
NEWPORT. Or.. Nov. 18. (Special.)
Tho steamer L. Roscoe arrived In port
this evening from Coos bay. She experi
enced a rough trip, being out 57 hours, and
lying off Yaquina Bay since last night.
She was unable to enter the harbor on ac
count of the tremendously heavy seas run
ning until 4:30 this evening. Her fuel was
exhausted, the last being used to bring
the vessel in.
Collision in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18. While
entering the harbor from Coos Bay to
day, the three-masted schooner Charles
E. Falk, coming through tho Heads,
collided with the French bark Notre
Dame d'Avor at anchor off the Presidio.
She was considerably damaged In the
collision, but the bark escaped unln
Jurcd.
Bear Goes to Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. IS. The United
States revenue cutter Bear has been or
dered to Honolulu to remain- there until
tho time comes next year for her trip to
the Arctic, whltchcr she will go direct
from the Island port. Captain Hamlet,
now on the Thetis, will be detached and
placed In command of the Bear.
Marine Notes.
The Nome steamer Roanoke, owned
by the North American Trading &
Transportation Company, will probably
be sold and California interests are at
present considering her purchase.
The barkentine George C. Perkins
cleared for San Pedro yesterday with
450,000 feet of lumber. The schooner
Halcyon has arrived down at Astoria
with 341,892 feet. She is bound for
San Francisco. Both cargoes were fur
nished by the Portland Lumber Com
pany.
A four-masted schooner has been or
dered from a Connecticut yard with a
100-horse power auxiliary motor. For
ward the vessel will have a 16-horse
power motor for handling cargo, work
ing the windlass and setting sails. This
forward motor.wlll also run dynamos to
light the vessel with electricity.
Word Is received from Port Town
send that 'Captain Young, master of the
British ship Potallocb. while attempt
Ing to sail up the Straits oft Neah Bay,
did a very darine bit of navigation and
sailed his vessel into Neah Bay and an
chored to await a tug. The entrance at
Neah Bay on both sides of Wyadda
Island Is very narrow and for a Strang
er to sail a 2000-ton vessel into those
waters Is considered miraculous.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Nov. 18. Arrived at 7:40 A M.
and left up at 12:30 P. M. Norwegian steam
ship Viking, from Hakodate. Arlved at 10:40
A. M. and left up at 11 A. M. Steamer Asun
cion, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 11
A. M. Schooner Halcyon. Arrived down at 3
A. M. and sailed at 7 A. M. Steamer Colum
bla, for San Franclflco. Outside at 5 P. M.
Four-masted bark and three-masted schooner.
Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., moderate;
wind southeast; weather cloudy.
Han Francisco. Nov. 18. Sailed at 11 A. M.
Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for Portland. Arrived
Steamer Queen, from Puget Sound; schooner
Repeat, from Grays Harbor. Sailed. Schooner
A. F. Cootes, for Gray's Harbor; steamer Bee,
for Gray's Harbor; steamer Iaqua, for Seattle;
British steamer Wyefleld, for Nanalmo.
Enjoys Life in Hospital.
A reporter who had occasion to
visit a sanitarium on the East
Side yesterday, as he approached
the entrance, met a friend, an
eiaeny man, due active ana energetic,
coming away. The latter explained that
he had visited the place to see his
brother, some years younger than him
self, and a bachelor, who was making his
home there and undergoing special treat
ment. "How Is your brother getting
along?" asked the reporter. "Is he Im
proving?" "I can't see much room for
Improvement," was the reply. "He is In
better condition every way than I am.
but he does not venture out of doors. He
has a good appetite, eats much more
than I do, and as his digestion, is good.
enjoys It, and he sleeps well. He sits in
a comfortable easy chair in a very pleas
ant and nicely-furnished room, and reads
novels all day long and In the evening
till he Is ready to go to bed. All the time
he has a bottle of brandy and a box of
good cigars at his elbow, from both of
which he helps himself as often as he
desires, and he doesn't find It long be
tween drinks, either." "Great ghost."
ejaculated the astonished reporter, "he
is evidently enjoying life. I must go in
and congratulate him." "It makes me
just a little jealous," said the older
brother "to think that -rohllo Vi fa hov.
ing such a good time, I have to pas3 for
a well man and have to get around and
attend to business, but my doctor for
bids me eating anything but plain food
and I am not allowed to smoke a cigar
or taste any kind of liquor. My eye
sight is so poor that I cannot read In
the evening at All, and I do not always
sleep enough, and taken up one side and
down the other, X don't feel as young as
I used to and cannot enjoy life as 'I
used to, anyway." This may by some
be considered rather a curious condition
of affairs, but the statements are entire
ly correct and can be verified.
Wife of Theatrical Man Ends Life
CINCINNATI, Nov. IS. Mrs. Grace M.
Fenneesy, 28 years old, wife of James EL
Fennessy, proprietor of Hucks' Opera-
House, committed suicide tonight by swal
lowing carbolic acid. Recently her hus
band instituted divorce proceedings, and
she had been despondent ever since.
No Pekea is Chasberlaa's Cssgb Xeaaedy.
From Napier. New Zealand. Herald
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board of
New- South Wales. Australia, had an
analysis made of all the cough medicines
that were sold in that market. Out of
the entire list they found only one that
they declared was entirely tree from all
poisons. This exception was Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, made by the Cham
berlain Medicine Company. Des Moines,
Ta.. TT. S. A. The absence of all nar
cotics makes this remedy the safest asd
best that can be had: and it Is with a
feeling of security that any mother can
elve it to her little ones. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy is especially recommend
ed by its makers for coughs, colds, croup
and Whooping- cougk. When taken in time
It prevents pneumonia. This remedy is
ISHT MM OX t-U JKVMMU.
N CONTEMPT OF COURT
ATTORNEY MENDENHALL FINED
BY JUDGE SEARS.
Breach of Court Etiquette When He
Told Judge McGinn He Once Spat
In a Preacher's Face.
As the result of a wordy quarrel with
Henry E. McGinn yesterday morning In
Judge Sears' court, Attorney EdMenden-
hall was fined $10 for contempt. The trial
of Harvey Dale, one of the proprietors of
the Portland Club, had begun, and Mr.
Mendenhall was examining a juror, when
Mr. McGinn objected to the method pur
sued, saying it was decidedly Mendenhall
lsh.
Mendenhall retorted: "No. it isn't: but
this is rather McGinnish; but anyhow I
never spat in a preachers face.
Judge Sears endeavored to check the
Impending storm of wrath, but to no
purpose.
"I never was excoriated in disbarment
proceedings before Judge Shattuck. or I
might be careful what I said," answered
Judge McGinn, who had become angry.
fiseltner was I, shouted Mendenhall.
"and I didn't send Larry Sullivan around
to Influence the jury In the Llpman-Wolfe
cases."
Judge Sears at this Juncture raised his
voice to a high pitch, and commanded the
Irate attorneys to cease, also saying:
"Mr. Mendenhall, you are fined $10 for
contempt of court.
"Shall I pay It now?" asked the attor
ney.
"Yes, pay It now," was the order.
Mr. Mendenhall walked over to the
clerk's desk and deposited, the money, and
returning to his. seat requested that lie
Glnn also be fined.
"No; this court will handle Its own busi
ness. You began it," said Judge Sears.
After the adjournment of court Judge
Sears stated that while Judge McGinn
acted wrongfully in using the adjective
Mendenhallish, counsel for the defense
committed the first serious breach of cti
quette by accusing Judgo McGinn of hav
ing spat in a preacher's face.
When court convened In the afternoon
Judge Sears made the statement from the
bench that Mr. Mendenhall had been pro
voked into saying what he did, and that
he had known him for 20 years, and knew
him to be an honorable man.
Another incident also occurred which
was the subject of a spirited argument.
The jury panel wa3 exhausted when only
a few jurors had been secured. This was
because either the prosecution or the de
fense would not take some of the jurors
who had served in the other gambling
trials, and for the reasons that jurors
were engaged in trials In the other court
rooms. Mr. Mendenhall objected to Sher
iff Word drawing a special venire, con
tending that the Sheriff was too much in
terested in the outcome of the trial. Judge
McGinn argued that there was nothing in
this, and Judge Sears settled the contro
versy by directing that County Clerk
Fields subpena the special venire.
It was close to the adjournment nour be
fore a jury comprised of the following-
named persons was chosen: Thomas
Roberts, C. "W. Proud. G. A. Williamson.
J. H. Lambert, W. G. McCormlck, J. J.
Hawes. Walter M. Gadsby, E. R. Plttel-
kau, E. Stipe, W. Petterson, J. is. uiem-
enson. W. E. Strauhal.
The opening addresses were then made.
The attorney for the defense argued that
Harvev Dale was only Interested In the
poolrooms at the Portland Club, and had
no Interest In tne gamming 'games. Tne
specific charge against him Is conducting
a roulette game.
MAKING THINGS GOOD TO EAT
Portland School of Domestic Science
Is Now Open.
That preserving and jelly-making has
become a fine art was not doubted by
those who viewed the collection of home
made conserves at the Portland School
of Domestic Science yesterday, and the
possibilities of Oregon's surpassing fruit
were recognized as being unlimited. Airs.
J. M. Ritchie, who made all the conserves
on exhibition and sale, has utilized many
original ideas in preparing sweets for the
Winter table, among her novelties being
such unusual preparations as rose-leaf
preserves, sun-preserved strawberries.
sweet-Dnar preserves, rowan (mountain
ash berries) and apple Jelly, ground cher-
ry and ginger and apple preserves. The
strawberries which were preserved In the
sun are Derf ect In shape and coloring, and
the ginger and apple preserves are most
delicious. All of the fruits In this market
were represented in the many varieties
of marmalade, jelly, Jam, preserves and
pickles, and they are daintily bottled and
labeled. Mrs. Ritchie is selling the fruit
she has prepared today and will take
orders for next year. Among the con
serves which can now be "purchased or
ordered are brandied peaches, apple and
ginger, apple and quince, apple and rowan
jellies, peaches, pears, apricot, damson
plum, peach plum, crabapples, raspberries.
blackberries," strawberries, cherries, ground
cherries, logan-berries, grapes and other
fruits put tip in preserves, jellies and pre
serves. Off pickles, tomato catsup and
raspberry vinegar are also made by her.
Many of Mrs. Rltchies recipes are orig
inal and her fruits are pronounced the
finest ever sold in Portland. The Domes
tic Science School at 131 Tenth street, near
Alder, will be open all day for the benefit
of those who wish to see this exhibition
or place orders.
. Democrat Has Show to Win.
BUTTE. Mont, Nov. 18. The)ffldal can
vass of votes in Silver Bow County ap
parently will show the election of Miles
Romney, Democrat, to the office of Sec
retary of State, un unomaai iigures tne
Republicans have claimed all state or-
ces but those of Governor and Lieutenant-
Governor. In Precinct 20, of this county,
the figures taken to both central commit
tee headquarters were short 165 votes In
Romney's favor. In the count today the
oversight was discovered.
As the Republicans have claimed their
candidate's election by 150 votes, Romney
stands to win by a plurality of 16.
Great Forest Fire Raging in Illinois
PEORIA, I1L, Nov. 18. A forest fire
Is raging In the Illinois Bottoms, seven
miles north of this city, and has dev
astated seven square miles of .terrl
tory. The countryside Is filled with
small game, driven from the brush by
the flames. Hundreds of farmers are
fighting the flames. Several .farm
buildings have been destroyed.
Did you buy
your hair at an
auction?
At any rate, you seem to be
getting rid of it on auction-
sile principles: "going,
going, g-o-n-e ! " Stop the
auction with Ayer's Hair
Vigor. It checks falling
hair, and always restores
color ta gray hair. Sold for
;v. J.CT.Atw-Oo.;
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MASS OF SORE
Awful Suffering of i Boy
from an lichini
Humour.
CURED BfTUTICURA
Hot One Sqiare Inch of Skin on
His Whole Body Was
Unaffected.
"My little son, & boy of five, broka
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tor prescribed for him, but he kept
getting -worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college, but
its treatment did not do any good. At
the time I was induced to try Cutlcura
Bemedies he was so bad that I had to
cot his hair off and pnt the Cutlcnra
Ointment on him on bandages, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was not
affected. He was one mass of sores.
The bandages used to stick to his skin
and in removing them it used to take
the skin off: with them, and the screams
from the poor child were heart-breaking.
I began to think that he would
never get well, but after the second
application of Cutlcura Ointment I
began to see signs of improvement,
and with the third and fourth applica
tions the sores commenced to dry up.
His skin peeled off twenty times, but it
finally yielded to the treatment. I used
the Cutlcnra Resolvent for his bl6od,
and now I can say that he Is entirely
cured, and & stronger and healthier-boy
you never saw than he is to-day.
' ROBERT WATT AM,
4922 Center Ave., Chicago, 111., Dec
30, 1897.. i
No return in six years, Mr. Wattam
"Writes, Peb. 23, 1903.
" Yoar letter of the 21st in regard to
the case of my little boy at hand. I am
truly thankful to say that the cure
effected by the Cutlcnra Bemedies has
been a most thorough and successful
cure to date."
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hosMBa.tFtfU.RssieUPatrt Baibm.isr rrJ.ni..i
At. PatUr Dntf tad Ckcm. Corp.. Bolt ftopiletoa.
Hunter
Whiskeys
1
Rich in Flavor
Mellowed by Age
Sold t ill Orgt-clui cafs and by Jobfcars.
WM. LAXAHAX & SOX.B&lUmorc.Ud.
Nasal
CATARRH
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tlwif. eot&ca aad
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ipreadA ever th membrane and is abeefbed.
ReU ii Immediate and & care follow. It U
cot 4rylrn do not produce s&eesnv. Ztk
Slie, 90 cenU at Draxlsta' or by maU; Trial
Elxs. 10 easts by isall.
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Gotfs Santal-Pepski Capsules
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Tor Iafl no mail ob or Catarrh of
the Bladder a&d uuetMd aja-
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worst cues of geOCTiP
and Glee, so matter ct bow
long rtaadlna. Absolutely
bursa lew. Sold bT druoii.
Price tiM, or by mall, ot-
pald, $1-00, 9 DOZM,
THE SAXTAL-PEPSJM CO.
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Smi by BiMgRlstr.
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Dr. W. Norton Davis
IN A WEEK
We treat raccessfallr all private cervoua and
chronic diseases of men, also blood, etomaco.
heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. Wa
cure BTPPTT.tr (without mercury) to stay
cured forever, la 30 to 60 days. We remove
STRICTURE, -without operation or pain, la
15 days.
We stOD drains, the result o seX-abuse, Im
mediately. We can restore the sexual visor ot
any man under 60, by means of local treatment
peculiar to ourselves.
WE CURE GONORRHOEA II A WEEK
The doctors o this Institute are aU rrxular
graduates, have had many years' experience.
have been known In Portland tor 15 years, hav
a reputation to maintain, and will undertake
so case unles3certaln cure can be effected.
We guarantee a cure-In avanr case we under.
tfri or charge no fee. consultation free. Let
ters confidential. Instructive BOOK 3TOB
MEN" mailed free In plain wrapper.
If you cannot call at office, write for queetlos
blank. Home treatment successful.
Office hours; 9 to 5 and T to 8. Sundays asd
holidays. 10 to 12.
Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co.
Offices to Van-If oy Hotel. 52 Third at- cor.
Pine. Portland. Or.
C GEE WO
The Great Chinese Doctor
Is called great because
his wonderful cures
are so well knowa
throughout the United.
Btates and because so
many people are thank
ful to him for saving
their Uvea from
OPERATIONS
He treats any and all
diseases with powerful
Chinese herbs, roots,
buds, bark and vegeta
bles, that are entirely
unknown to medical
Monro In this eountrv.
.Ii-h ,h use of these harmless reme
and through the use 9r " -euon of
Sully used In different aweas blu. rheu-
to cure catarrn. '-i"r iiTer icidneys.
matlam. "a'S? dSESesT H
female trouble and J1 pnva mQderat
dreds ot tesumoju-"
tnd see him. ,
CONSULTATION FREB
Patients out of the city write for blank and
circular. Inclose stamp. Address
THE C GEE WO '
CHINESE MEDICINE CO.
253 Alder Street t
Mention this paper. Portland, Or.
BAJA CALIFORNIA
DAM I ANA BITTERS
Is a powerful aphrodisiac and specific tonic
for the sexual and urinary organs of both sexeev
and a great remedy for diseases of the kidneys
and bladder. A great Restorative, Invlgorator
and Jfervlne. Sells cn Its own merits no long,
winded testimonials necessary.
SENORtTA GATHERING DAMIANA.
The most wonderful aphrodisiac Tor sale by
all druggists or liquor dealers.
XABEK, AXIS Si JJRTJXE, Agests.
823 Market st.. Ban Francisco. Send for circular.
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"CLEANLINESS"
It the watchword for health aai vteor,
cMB-fert and beauty. Mankiad Is learmM
at oaly the mccssity bat tfe-c luxury ol
deaaMness. SAPOLIO, whk hi
wravght rsch changes ki the beat aa
win cm her sister trlunph
HAND
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