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lor THE 3MOKNTNG OREGONIAjST, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1005. S IN SIGHT STRIKE 18 AVERTED MONTAVILLA 5-ACRE TRACTS At Montavilla Station, on 0. E. & N. Convenient to street-cars. Good drainage. Pure air. The most healthful and rapidly growing suburb of Portland. Railroad center of a heavy population. For sale on installments. PRICE $1250 EACH $100 DOWN AND $15.00 PER MONTH Apply to PROMINENT STEAMBOAT MEN DISCUSS THE QUESTION. OF CLOSING BRIDGE" DRAWS Sheriff Word Influences Work men at Fair Grounds. Bridge Question May Soon Be Settled. SITUATION IS VERY INTENSE MANY ATTEND MEETING Guard Draws Revolver to Prevent Engineer From Blowing Whistle, the Signal Which Was to An nounce Strike Was On. Subject Is Discussed by Mayor Williams and Others. ALL INTERESTS ARE HEARD i Rivermen, Street-Railway Officials and Citizens Suggest Remedies for Relieving Congested Traf fic Morning and Evening. The possibilities of river commerce be Ingr injured through the closing of the bridges at any specified time of the day were considerably lessened by the straightforward action taken by the river men yesterday. The movement started recently for the closing of the draws for one hour each morning and evening was at firsf passcH unnoticed by those interested in. water way traffic hut the announcement that the county ofuclals would close the bridges to steamboats stirred them Into action. A meeting was arranged at which all parties interested, including repre sentatives of mercantile, manufacturing, river and private interests were invited to attend for the specific purpose of dis cussing the proposed closing of the draws with County Judge L. R. Webster. The meeting was held yesterday in the office of the Dallas, Portland & Astoria Naviga tion Company, in the Mohawk build ing, but owing to unavoidable en gagements Judge Webster was unable to be present. At the conclusion of the meeting, how over, a committee -was appointed to wait upon Judge Webster and present the sug gestions recommended at the meeting. This committee met Judge Webster imme diately after the meeting, and while non committal at this time the latter appear ed to be more than favorably Impressed with the river men's side of the question and their suggestions for a solution to the problem. The meeting hold yesterday was well attended by those interested in unob structed navigation at all time, and the spirit displayed was that of a desire to find a remedy for the bridge trouble which would afford relief without hard ship to any one. At the opening of the meeting Captain A. B. Graham was elected chairman. In a few words he told the purpose of the meeting, stating that it was intended to be open for the expression of opinions as to the advisability of open or closed bridges. He then called upon Mayor George H. Williams for an expression of his views. The Mayor, in response, said: Mayor Williams Speaks. "In giving my views on the matter I ought to say at the outset that I am not personally well enough acquainted with the position to know much about it, and am therefore, not competent to present any view of considerable value. Still I take the liberty of making a few sugges tions. From what I can judge I cannot see where the closing of the draws for one hour each morning and evening would afford any material relief, and it seems to me that it would be a greater hardship than that occasioned by recent conditions. It would not only subject boats to a great Inconvenience, and, I think, loss, but it would also prove a hardship on the poo pie who had to cross the river imme diately after the hour-for opening. With the bridge draws closed for one hour there would undoubtedly be a great con gestion of river traffic. As soon as the draws opened there would then be a large number of boats ready to go through, and the bridges would certainly have to be closed to land traffic for a considerable length of time. This, It seems to me, would be a great hardship on the people who have to cross .the bridge after the closed hour, and willo benefiting some, it would work an Injury on others. "It occurred to me that an arrangement could be made whereby the bridge would be closed after the passing through of each boat, and thus enable the people to get over the bridge without much delay. In that way people and cars would not be detained to exceed from three to five min utes, and I think this would be more con venient to all concerned than to close the draws absolutely for any specified time. Suggested Whistle Rule. "I would also suggest that some rule be adopted for the whistle for the bridge. It seems to me that the Port of Portland could establish such rules necessary and proper, so as to have the whistling done at proper distance from the bridges, in stead of whistling, as often happens, long distances from the bridge. Under present conditions, the bridge-tender opens the draw whenever he hears the whistle, and it frequently happens that people cross ing the bridge are detained longer than is at all necessary. By the establishment of some rule regulating the approach of boats to the bridges, much inconvenience could be prevented." Unnecessary to Close Draws. Captain H. Emken followed Mayor Will iams, and asserted that It was entirely unnecessary to close the draws. Captain Emken thought that a large part of the delay to people crossing the bridge was occasioned by the bridge-tenders, and not by steamboats. "I have noticed several times," he said, "that the bridge would be opened for a boat, and just when It was almost closed the bridge-tenders would see another boat coming. Under such conditions, the thing to do would be to close the draw and al low the people to cross, but, instead qf that, they would swing It open. With a little common sense and judgment, these things could be gauged, and there would not be so much complaint." C. F. Swlgert, who was present both as a steamboat? and street railway man, strongly opposed the closing of the draws. In speaking, he echoed the opinion and suggestions of Mayor Williams, and said: "The closing of the draws will not solve the difficulty, but I think that. If some concessions arc made by the rivermen, the matter can be adjusted. 2o flat rule can be laid down, however, governing water traffic, since there arc at least three sep arate, classes of shipping local traffic. towing and the handling of ocean-going vessels. Each class works under different conditions. Still, I cannot see that any long opening of the draw is necessary. and should readily be avoidod. "The Port of Portland, which has water commerce much at heart, is loath to adopt any rules which will Impede navigation, and I think they are right in this. Mayor Williams solution is undoubtedly a wise one. and I believe it should be followed. If the draws are closed immediately after a boat passes through, much delay would be avoided. If two boats approached' the draw together, however, they should both be allowed to .pass through without wait; but where one is a few minutes behind the first, the draw should be closed and wait ing pedestrians allowed to cross." F. I. Fuller, manager of the Portland Consolidated Hallway Company, was also thoroughly in accord with Mayor Wil liams and felt that the closing of the bridges for an hour while giving relief during that hour "would work a greater hardship on travel after the opening ow ing to the congested condition of river traffic R. D. Inman. of Inman, Poulsen Ss Co., spoke as the representative of the commercial interests and stated that ho was unalterably opposed to the bridge closing movement Mr. Inman showed that in the towing of log rafts and laden vessels It was necessary to take ad vantage of the tides and currents and that the obstruction caused by closing the bridges would work not only a hard ship but a loss on the sawmills and other Interests dependent upon the river. Cap tains F. B. Jones, J. W. Shaver and E. W. Spencer followed with the same argu ments. Herbert Holman, secretary of the J. Kellogg Transportation Company, ap proved the suggestions made and added that a frequent delay might be avoided by a recall whistle. He had noticed that frequently when a boat was about to leave the dock and had -whistled for the draw to open that it would be de tained. He thought that In such cases, if the captain would immediately an nounce his delay to the bridge-tender through some signal, that would hflp matters out greatly. Represented the Citizens. E. Newbegin, manager of R. M. Wade & Co., was the only one present representing the side of the citizens, and he appeared simply as a resident of East Portland and property owner. He thought that the bridges should be closed to steam boats during the morning and evening for one hour and that the shipping could adjust itself to such conditions. After a general discussion a committee was appointed to call upon Judge Web ster and present the suggestions offered at the meeting. This committee consisted of A. B. Graham, Herbert Holman and J. W. Shaver for the rivermen, F. I. Fuller, E. Newbegin and W. A. Dempsey for the street-cars and pedestrians, and R. D. Inman, L. J. Wentworth and Cap tain W. H. Patterson for the commercial interests. The committee called upon Judge Web ster In his office and laid the matter before him. At first it seemed that Judge Webster had his own opinion on the matter, and when it was suggested that It would be impossible to close the draws the Judge announced that It was far from being so. He stated that he would not discuss the legal side of it since he knew that he could and would close the draws If he thought it advisable. He further stated that he had received good legal advie on the question and that within a short time he expected to receive a decision from the Attorney General of the United States. The river men assured thor Judge that they did not mean to Inject the legal phase of the matter into the discussion and that their assertion of Impossibility simply meant that it could not be done without a seri ous loss to shipping. Judge Webster then expressed his willingness to hear the rlvermen's side and showed a desiro to be fully informed on all the conditions. Pilot W. H. Patterson, in a short talk, explained what the draw-closing would mean to the handling of deep-draft ves sels, and emphasized strongly the loss that would result through delaying the boats. He showed that It was necessary to handle such traffic as currents and tides permitted and that the closing of the draws might mean a loss of 24 hours to a boat bound for the ocean. As the discussion proceeded, Judge "Webster evinced much eagerness to learn, the conditions under which shipping is oper ated, and when It was shown that the movement of deep-draft "vessels and the towing of logs depended entirely upon the river conditions he did not hesitate to say that the bridges must be open for them. Wishkah a Navigable Stream. ABERDEEN. "Wash., Feb. 2L (Special.) News has been received here that the United States Court of Appeals, sitting in San Francisco, has overruled the opln ion of Judge Hanford. of the United States Court, at Tacoma, and declares the Wishkah River. In this county, a navig able stream. . The Wishkah Boom Com pany has alleged that It is not navigable and the ranchers who live along it ap pealed to the Government. Thv were beaten in Hanford s court. SUES HER HUSBAND Mrs. Goldie Wants $10,000 for Breach of Promise. CASE IS VERY PECULIAR Pair "Were Married, Divorced, Made It Up, He Promised to Remarry Her, Then Broke Promise and Married Another. Damages in the sum of $10,000 for breach of promise is demanded by Jessie L. Gol die from her former husband, 'William Goldie. She has filed suit against him in the State Circuit Court through her attorneys. C. M. Idleman and McGary & Richardson. The story told In connection with the case is that the parties were divorced and Mrs. Goldie obtained a decree for ali mony. They subsequently made up and he agreed tQ remarry her, and she re lieved him of further payment of alimony under this condition. Soon afterward he married another woman and came to Portland, and wife No. 1 followed and now wants damages as a recompense for her wounded feel ings and humiliation. The complaint set3 forth that in Chi cago in June, 1901, the defendant and plaintiff became engaged to marry each other, and the defendant promised to marry her in the Fall, after he had made a settlement of 'his business affairs In St. Louis. It is further alleged that he wrote her numerous letters to that ef fect, but proved false and" took unto him self another. HART CONVICTED OF ARSON Plasterer Who Fired Third-Street Lodging-House Is Found Guilty. Nathan Hart, a plasterer who has a mania for burning other people's property. was tried and convicted in Judge Sears' Court yesterday on a charge of setting fire to a house at 69 Third street, occu pied by H. Luttman as a lodging house, on December 11 last. Hart had occupied a room In the house for two weeks, and On the date mentioned he came home late at -night and set fire to the mattress. He was seen In the commission of the act by Pat Daley and William Burns, who testified also that they noticed Hart prowling around for some time before the flames broke out. There was no apparent motive for the crime. LiUttman testified that he and Hart were on friendly .terms. Hart took the witness-stand In his own behalf and denied the charges. Word has been received here by tho authorities that Hart served a sentence qf three years In the penitentiary at Walla Walla for a similar offense. Hart told the jury he has a wife and children who are not living in Portland. STREET WORK CAUSES TROUBLE Suit Instituted Against City of Port land by Property-Owners. The Hancock-Street Improvement Com pany. B. M. Lombard and Melissa Shlve ly have sued the City of Portland and E. A. Jewell In the State Circuit Court asking to be relieved from the payment of assessments against their property for the improvement of Hancock street from Twenty-fourth street to a point 200 feet east of the east line of the county road. Lombard owns lots In Wild Rose Addi tion; the Hancock Improvement Company is the owner of property In Broadway Addition and Fernwood. and Mrs. Shlvely owns a two and one-half acre trapt be tween the east line of block 5. Wild Rose Addition, and the west line of East Twenty-eighth street. All of this prop erty Is Included In ..the improvement .dis trict. Tba complaint recites that the City Council was without jurisdiction to pro ceed with the Improvement; that tho con tractors, LInd & M&nning. did not com plete their work within the time speci fied In the contract and were subject to $5S5 penalties at the rate of $5 per day, which were not charged to them. Tho city officials, it is alleged, extended the time for the completion of the contract without the knowledge of the property owners and remitted the fines and penal ties. A contract awarded to R. J. DeBuhr for a portion of the work, it is alleged, has never been completed. It Is charged that tho contractors have never attempted to Improve a certain specified distance across the county road which stands above the graded portion of Hancock street, with the result that Hancock street, immediately west, Is flooded during rainy weather, and side walks become afloat. The amount In volved In the suit Is about 00. E. A. Jewell Is named as a defendant because as a broker he bid In the property at de linquent sale. GUGLIELMO TOLD HE. MUST DIE Condemned Man Breaks Down and Weeps Upon Hearing Decision. Frank Gugllelmo, the murderer of Freda Guarascla, a beautiful Italian girl, at last realizes that he must meet his- death upon the scaffold as punishment for his crime. He trembled violently and burst Into tears when Informed by Sheriff Word that the Supreme Court had affirmed his con viction in the lower court. "It is hard to die; It Is hard to die," he walled, and then he asked the Sheriff If It was true Ihere was no hope for him, and -was again told that the Supreme Court had refused to grant him any re lief. There are reasons for the officers be lieving that Gugllelmo might commit sui cide If afforded an opportunity, and to guard against such a thing every article In his cell was removed and thoroughly examined to see. that there was nothing concealed by means of which he could take his own life. Extreme care will be taken In" the future that nothing Is given to him, except by the jailer, and all visitors will be searched before they are allowed to see him. Only his Intimate friends and relatives will be accorded such privilege at any time. Gugllelmo possesses a vain, weak na ture, and yesterday, after ascertaining that his doom Is sealed, he indulged in fits of hysterical praying, the first he has done since his Incarceration. Sheriff Word broke the fatal news to the condemned man as gently as possible and afterwards remained with him a con siderable length of time, offering words of consolation. As soon as the mandate is received from the Supreme Court the death sen tence will bo pronounced, and Gugllelmo will then be taken at once to the peni tentiary, the place of execution. THREW PAN OF MUTTON AT HIM A. T. Nairn Alleges Wife Did This, and Wants a Divorce. A. T. .Nairn says his wife, Agnes Ada Nairn, threw a panfull of hot mutton chops over him, and followed this act by slapping him across the mouth. Next she picked up a knife and threatened to stab him through the heart. Nairn has filed suit against his wife In the State Circuit Court for a divorce. He says she has deserted him. and told him she would never live with him again; that she was guilty of cruel treatment toward him and frequently threatened him with bodily harm. The parties have one child, 3 years old, ;and the father. In his complaint, says he Is willing to provide for Its sun port. The Nalrns were married in Santa Clara County, California, In December, 1900. Drurnmond Taken to Prison. Otis Drurnmond, the lS-year-old boy who robbed John M. Lownsdale and attempt ed to rob L. D. Keyser on the Madison street bridge in January last, was taken to the" penitentiary yesterday afternoon to serve his sentence of eight years. Mrs. Drurnmond will return to her home In Colorado with the hope that her .on, by good conduct, will reduce his sentence and some day return to her. Judge Frazer Grants Nonsuit. In the $2000 damage case of. Adolf Schaffer against Carl Koster, master of the German ship Anna, Judge Frazer yes terday granted a noutfult. Schaffer corn- plained that Captain Koster called him a thlef,and also said of him, "he Is worse than a sailor boardlng-houso man. he would rob sailors of their clothes." These alleged false and scandalous words Schaf fer said were spoken by the captain in the hearing of Emil Hanson and divers other persons, but Schaffer failed to prove that Hanson and the other persons re ferred to ever heard anything of the kind. Captain Koster ealled with his vessel some time ago, leaving his deposi tion here. He was represented by Gan tenbeln & "Veazey as attorneys.. Child Deserted by Parents. John TollyarJ. a 3-year-old child, has been heartlessly deserted by his par ents, and Superintendent Gardner, of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, yes terday applied to the County Court to have.the child surrendered to the care of the society. Tho parents have dis appeared. The father is a bartender, and the mother a variety actress. The child was left by the parents with Mrs Finney at Fulton. They agreed to pay for his board, but did not do so. Mrs Finney, having a largo family of her own, did not want young John and turned him over to Mr. Gardner. Alleges Cruelty and Nonsupport. After 28 years of matrimonial joys and sorrows, Millie Unger has Instituted suit against Arnold Unger for a divorce In the State Circuit Court. The complalntwas filed yesterday and In It Mrs. Unger re cites that her husband has become cruel in his treatment of her and has failed to provide for the support of the family for the past five years. There are four chil dren, aged respectively 15, 13, 10 and 5 years. Mrs. Unger asks for the custody of the two youngest and for ?40 per month alimony. Another Mismated Couple. Emma Bogardus has commenced suit against William H. Bogardus for a di vorce because of desertion commencing In .October, 1S94. The' were married in Fayette la., in 1ES0. Divorce Papers Served. Papers in a divorce suit filed In Colum bia County, Washington, by W. D. Shell against Sarah I. Shell were served yes terday by Deputy Sheriff Downey. Court Notes. J. R. Rogers, a printer, has sued Clarence Clason and Mrs. J. A. Desh'on to recover $500 on a note executed In August, 1904. - H. E. Cross and James P. Shaw have filed suit In the State Circuit Court against George Clark to recover a bal ance of $250 alleged due for selling a tract of land In Clackamas County. The land, the plaintiffs allege, was sold to Thomas Mostul for 5S500. and they were to receive all over $8050 and have only been paid $200. The original con tract between Cross and Shaw and Clark provided that Clark was -to re ceive $8250 for his land nnd Cross and Shaw were to receive $200 for effecting a sale of it. HOLD ENJOYABLE MEETING Central W. C. T. U. to Prepare for Coming Centennial. Central W. C. T. U. held a pleasant meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of the president, Mrs. M. J. Jan ney. The Bible reading was conducted by Mrs. Barclay, wife of Bishop Bar clay, and Mrs. Strode led In prayer. Mrs. Strode, who is recently from Ohio, is an earnest temperance and Christian worker, and has been cordially wel comed by Central Union, of which she became a member yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Peek. Mrs. Barclay and Mrs. Janney were appointed a commit tee to arrange for W. G. T. U. head quarters during the Lewis and Clark Exposition. The next meeting "will be held at 2 P. M. at the home of Mrs. Janney, 292 Clay street. BCdXXESS 1TKMS. ir Baby la Cuttlnz Teetk. Br turn and use tnax old and well-tried rerndj. lira. WiosloWs Boo thing Syrup, tor cblldrca uethinr. It soothe the child, softens the jruraj. allajra all rain, curtv wind cello and dlarrnoes. People who . suffered! from rheumatism have taken Hood's SaxsaparlUa and found las tins relief. ' " Ijibor troubles at the Fair. (grounds have been confined to the employes of J. E. Bennett, who has the Contract for erecting the Government building. Most of his men are from out of town and there are a number of agitators among them. The workmen on the main portion of the grounds are not In sympathy with the strikers, as they have shown by continually re sisting the attempts of agitators to call them from their work. The great body of workmen on the Government building wish merely to have certain "straw bosses" who have been discharged reinstated and wish to have the hospital fee done away with. Other demands come from the agitators. The scale of wages which they aak i practically in force now. Sheriff Tom Word yesterday averted a strike on the Government building at the Fair grounds. There were 400 men who felt themselves misused 3nd they were evidently ready to follow anybody ,who had blood in his eye. but the Sheriff came and in that plain way of his got to the bottom of the dissatisfaction In three minutes. Ho ended all Idea of the strike for the time being. Whether his elo quence will be as effective today, when the situation may be every bit as In tense, does not depend so much upon him as upon the attitude of Contractor J. E. Bennett, whose men are those affected. A committee of five waited on Bennett yesterday morning as delegates from the general body of workmen, according to their agreement of the night before. On that occasion an excited meeting had been held In which the radical element was uppermost. It had been decided, to demand of Bennett that he reinstate two discharged "straw bosses," and at the same time make a better arrangement regarding hospital fees. This was ordered by the meeting, but the demands which Bennett says were presented him yesterday morning by S. A. Simpson. Nels Helms, S. Ij. Bryant, Gus Olsen and L. D. Frank contain far more. As a whole they were entirely objectiona ble. Bennett could not afford to concede to them, and said they were too high handed and tyrannical. Bennett's refusal to comply with the demands, which were unsigned, caused tho climax. The Mr. "Ward referred to in tho de mands is-the leader of the workmen, as well as their superintendent. A copy of the demands follows: Demands of the Workmen. Portland. Or.. Feb. 21. 1003. To the J. E. Bennett Construction Co.. Portland. Or.: We, the undersigned, employes engaged In the construction of the United 8tates Govern ment building. Lewis and Clark Fair Grounds, do most vigorously protest against the contemptible methods displayed by J. E. Bennett, in his attitude towards us as his employes, and be it resolved that we will not submit to such treatment at his hands. And bo it further resolved that we meet Mr. Bennett " In conference and submit our grievances to him, and such demands as seem "just and reasonable, such being- set forth In the following articles, to-wlt: Article I. That J. E. Bennett shall have no authority to hire or discharge any man employed upon the work, such power to be vested In Mr. Ward, tho superintendent, he to be In honor bound to employ only capable men In the different mechanical lines, and to protect the Interest of Mr. Bennett in every way. Article II. All men discharged without cause to be Immediately reinstated. Article m. None but union men and competent me chanics to be employed upon the Island. Article IV. That the hospital fee of ? 1.00 shall ba dis continued and all money so far collected as a hospital fee shall be accounted for by Mr. Bennett, said amount collected to be turned over to Mr. Ward with the exception of $100, said amount to be retained by Mr. Bennett, all other money to be turned over to Mr. Ward, In the form of a check (signed by Mr. Bennett), said amount to be used aa a. hospital fund, the employes sign ing an agreement absolving Mr. Bennett from any liability In case of accident. Article V. That eight hours shall constitute a day's work, S3. 50 shall be paid for the same, time and a half for overtime, double time for Sunday work. Article "IX All men employed In the rigging gang, if working on the Coor shall be paid 35 cents per hour; If aloft, 40 cents per hour; time and a half for pvertime; double time for Sundays. All cumbers with spurs to te paid SO cents per hour; time and a hall for over time; doable time for Sundays. All laborers workinc on the ground to receive 25 cents; If over 50 feet above, to receive 30 cents per hour; time and a half for overtime; double time for Sunday woiyf. Article VII. All foremen to receive not less than $5.00 per day; time and a half for overtime; dou ble time for all Sundays, ah suD-ioremen to receive 50 cents per hour; time and a half for overtime; double time for Sundays, said remunerations to date from first agreement at time of strike. Contractor Bennett Refuses Bennett refused to give up all power as demanded and the strike agitators gave him till 2 o'clock In the afternoon to accede, with a penalty of strike over his head. He left and did not dome back at all. When he left the air was full of trouble. and William G. Lang, chief of the Fair grounds, had his entire force of men In the Government building to prevent trou ble. There were many sour looks and the Ill-feeling was general. Lang did not caro to take full responsibility under the circumstances and telephoned to Sheriff Word to come out. Tho Sheriff came Immediately and got the men together and found out what was wrong. He found out what concessions were really wanted by the body of men at large and cooled their wrath considerably by saying that he would take it upon himself to act as mediator and end the trouoie. Tho men had faith In him and returned to their work. Lang was net so easily satisfied by appearances and kept his men on hand till 2 o'clock. At that time It had been .scheduled that the engineer was to blow the whistle and all hands were to quit work. The whistle was to be used so that the workmen on the main portion of the. grounds could strike at the same time. Whether they would have done so or not Is problematical.- for the whistle never blew. Lang had appointed two guards. Burse and Groom, to stand by the whistle ropes and not to allow them to be pulled under any circumstance. The engineers were apprised of their duty. Burse, who Is a tall man, tied his rope so high lhat Kelly, the engineer, could not reach It if ho had wished to. Groom stood silently by. As 2 o'clock approached, an air of 5 514: Chamber of Commerce. excitement prevailed. The uneasiness of tho workmen was obvious. It was a toss-up whether the loaders would pay heed to what tho Sheriff had said, or would order that whistle blown. Tho Sheriff stood by with the rest and waited. Guard Draws Revolver. The moment arrived and Kelly reached up his hand to the rope. As he , took hold of it Groom grasped him by tho collar and. drawing a revolver from his coat pocket, raised it to club Kelly acros3 the head. Kelly let go. The dramatic moment passed and tho strike was averted for another day. The Sheriffs good words and the prompt action of Groom saved the day. What will happen today cannot be fore told. Sheriff Word and Labor Commis sioner Hoff say that the trouble is ended and that concessions will be made on. both aides. "There will be no trouble tomorrow," said Sheriff Word last night. "I'll b on the ground to see to it myself." Believed Bennett Will Not Yield. Tho general opinion is. however, that- Bennett will not yield one foot of ground. that he will let the men strike and go. and will put other men on the job. Her has had a great deal of trouble, and by letting tho men strike he may be able to get rid of the agitators who are now" saddled to the job. The main body of the workmen will come back as soon as they are away from the influence of the) radicals. Tho great crowd has apparently been duped by the agitators, who seem to be serving their own ends rather than looking after the interest of their fellow- workers, as they pretend. The demand; made upon Bennett himself yesterday morning, so much stronger than what the mass meeting of Monday night had resolved to ask, proves that statement. The workers have shown themselves very amenable when addressed person ally. Until the Sheriff got to them yes terday they had been approached through their leaders. The Sheriff could not understand why there had been any trou ble at all, the men were so sensible. The Sheriff's plan, which he believes he can make successful, is to have the wages asked for In the petition agreed to by Bennett and have the little matter of the hospital fund accounted for; then, he says the trouble will end. He has been assured by the men themselves that they do not care to have all the power that the petition demands placed in the hands of Ward, and are not nearly so dissatisfied as would appear. MTJMCIPAL LEAGUE BLEETS. Coming City Election Discussed in All Its Possible Phases. The executive board of the Munici pal League met last night at tha office of R. Livingstone for its regular monthly business meeting. Some new members were added to the roll, and; a deal of routine business was dis- cussed and settled. No definite action was taken In re gard to any policy which might be fol lowed by the leaguo In the com ing city election, but the stand to ba taken by the organization was dis cussed, and from this preliminary talk? some future course of action will come. in all probability. It is said that the leaguo will lend Its Influence to any reform candidate that may be put up for city office byt either of the political parties, provided the candidate is willing to pledge him self to the aims of the league, and to work with the body in carrying out it3 policies towards a closed town. If, it is said, the political parties will each put up a reform ticket, and one) that will work for the good o the city; in every way, then the league will not cast Its Influence for any one set ofi. men, but will allow the parties to scrap the battle out, and will be content to) see the best man win. If, on the other, hand, either party shall nominate foe office a man who Is, In the estimation; of the league, unfit to hold a place ofi public trust, the weight of the bodyr will be thrown against that man, andl he will be defeated by the league, If it is possible to do so. This is said to be the plan of the league in the coming election, bufl It has not been as yet definitely de cided upon In all regards, and for this, reason no announcement 'of stand wilS be made at this time. Dime Vaudeville for Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. id. (Special.) As the result of negotiations just closed, the Lyceum Theater has passed Into new hands, its name will be changed to tho Star Theater, and. beginning Monday, It will be opened as a 10-cent vaudeville house. George M. Shreeder. who holds the lease on the theater, has released It to S. Morton Cohn, of Portland, owner of the Star and Arcade Theaters In that city, and of the Star Theater in Seattle, be sides a house In Astoria. The Consolidated Amusement Company Is the name of the corporation controlling the new circuit. Dean B. Worley, who has been manager of the Lyceum Theater under the Shreeder regime, has been en gaged to manage the new Star. Women Discuss the Big Fair. LA GRANDE. Or.. Feb. 21. (Special.) "Lewis and Clark" was the subject of an open meeting of the La Grande La dles' Neighborhood Club, held this af ternoon. The programme was under the direction of Mrs. C. H. Bldwell. of Island City, and was well attended by women In terested in the work of the great Fair. COLD CURE Prfci 25c RelIeves the bead, throat. longs almost tame- diately. 1 WILL REFUND YOUR MONEY IF IT FAILS. MUISYOISs Philadelphia.