THE CORING .OEEGOKIAK, f QSP&T, MAY , 15, 1903.
FRAIL CRAFT LIST
Autotfeat Race in the Medi
terranean a Failure.
ESCORTS RESCUE CREWS
Storm' Raises Waves to Great Height.
' bne-of the Vessels, in the Con
test Has Been Lost
Sisht or.
TOULON, May 14. The auto boat race
from Algiers to Toulon has ended un
fortunately, all of the boats partici
pating in the second stage of the run
from Port Mahon to this port being
either sunk or disabled, owing to a
heavy storm when still many miles from
trie finish. The arrangements for es
corting the craft, however, were ef
ficiently organized, and so far as known
there ha.s been no loss or life.
The seven boats left Port Mahon Sat
urday -morning at 4 o'clock for Tou
lon. A torpedo-bcat-dcstrqyer accom
panied each auto boat, while two cruis
ers foIlowcJ. The sea was somewhat
rough at the start, and soon became
worse. The competing boats were un
able to withstand the violence of the
storm, and requested the warships to
tow them.
Soon afterward the Mercedes C. P.
sank, men from the torpedo-boat-de-ftroyer
Hallebarde rescuing her crew.
The cruiser Lahire hoisted the Fiat
and her crew aboard. The Camillc
was abandoned, the destroyer Dafj sav
ing nor crew. The Hercules II is adrift,
but her crew is -on board the destroyer
Sarbacane. The Malgerc-Toul sank and
her crew was taken on board the de
stroyer Carbine. The Mercedes had to
be abandoned, the destroyer Pertru
sanc saving the crew.
There is no news concerning the
Quand Mcme. Her crew consisted of
seven men. Including the Duke de
Cases.
The storm, which overtook the frail
craft shortly after their departure from
Port Mahon, was of terrible intensity,
the waves attaining a height of 25
feet. It was Impossible to keep the
flotilla In tow, steel hawses breaking
repeatedly, owing to the sea's fury,
and the destroyers themselves were in
Imminent danger. In several instances
they were compelled to cast oft tow
lines in order to avoid sinking them
selves. Some of the competitors, how
ever, persisted In racing until they
were swamped. Sometimes, owing to
the mountainous waves, they were lost
from their escorts view.
The crews of the racers consider
themselves fortunate to have escaped
with their lives. Many of them had
their clothes torn to ribbons and some
are bruised, while a member of the
Malgre Toul's crew had a leg broken.
Anxiety regarding the fate of the
auio boat Quand Meme is growing In
Intensity, more especially as. the con
voying destroyer Arbaletc is also unac
counted for. The cruisers TClebcr and
Depalx returned to harbor this evening
after a vain search, being obliged to
seek shelter from a terrific hurricane
accompanied by torrential rains.
The autoboat crews relate stories of
daring rescues by the warships. When
Mme. Dugasta's Camllle broke down, the
destroyer Dard having several times un
successfully attempted to approach her.
the cruiser Klcber lowered a whaleboat,
but owing to the darkness of the night
and the heavy seas, the effort to reach
the autoboat failed. The Klcber then
approached and threw grapplers. finally
succeeding in saving all on board, though
Mme. Dugasta fell into the sea.
The rescue, of the crew of the Hercules
was also, an exciting one. After three
men had "been taken ofT she went adrift
with the4fvcmaining two men. Ten at
tempts 5Tere made to rescue them and
finally. -under powerful searchlights, the
castawaj-c were taken from the boat
Just as she disappeared beneath the
waves.
Duchess de Casas is reported to have
received late tonight a telephonic message
stating that her husband's autoboat. the
Quand Meme, has been sighted in tow of
the destroyer Arbaletc. This report, how
ever, has not been confirmed,
dt
Purpose Is to Keep Peace.
PARIS. May 14. A powerful body.
comprising1 leading public men of Eu
rope and America, have founded the
Xationa'I Interstate and International
Conciliation Society, under the presi
dency of Senator BertheldL Er-Presl-dent
Burgeose and Senator de fTour
nelles do Constant represented France:
Andrew Carnegie and the DukA of
Marlborough Great Britain.
The purpose is to preserve the peace
of the respective countries by means of
good international relations. Promi
nent savants, politicians and lawyers
have promised their support to carry
out the programme -ot the association.
Inspector to Be Protected.
VIENNA, May 14. With regard to the
controversy between the Hungarian au
thorities and American Immigration In
spector Marcus Braun. the American
Embassy here has received instructions
from the State Department at Wash
ington to afford Mr. Braun all proper
protection and report on the case fully.
Mr. Braun is coming to Vienna to con
fer with Ambassador Storrer.
Rosen Is of Peace Party.
LONDON. May 14. The Daily Tele
graph's .Tokio correspondent says:
Baron Rosen. ex-Russian Minister to
Japan, and who has been appointed to
succeed Count Cassini as Ambassador
to the United States, openly belongs to
the peace party and will assist Presi
dent Roosevelt in his efforts for peace.
American Representatives Xanicd.
ROME. May 14. The international com
mittee, under the patronage -of which the
International Artists Congress at Venice
in September will be held, has been ap
pointed. The American representatives
on the committee are Bernard Bercnson.
Florence, Italy, and Lorado Taft. ot
Chicago.
' ." r.Protect Mat Export.
TOKIO,-May 14. In order to protect
the mat export trade the government
has adopted a system of standards of
inspection and stamping. Penalties are
assigned for violations.
GOOD WORKjVT MINIDOKA
Surveying: TownsJte Tracts Soli Is
' t- -Good for Drainage.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. -May 14. Construction work Is
progress!? rapidly on the Minidoka proj
ect... .and. field parties 'have practically
completed the loaction of about 109 miles
of main canals and laterals. Surveys are
being made of the boundaries of the town
si t tracts, and base lines laid with a
view of facilitating the subdivision Of
those areas as soon as the designs arc
approved by Chief Engineer NcwclL
The result of the sol: surveys is espe
cially pleasing, the investigations show
ing that the nature x of the subsoil will
provide efficient dt Linage. The question
of the duty on water and the proper di
mensions for canals will be decided in a
few days.
Temporary headquarters have been .lo
cated at th middle townsite. which will
be moved to Hcyburn. when the south
side pumping system in installed.
H. A. Stores, electrical engineer, has
been in consultation with District Engi
neer D. W. Ross in rcgaxi to iians for
the power-house, which are Imiw.a it at
this stage of the construction, tn view of
the fact that a large amount ot rock w:ll
have to be excavaoU for the dam-site
from the site which will be Occupied by
the power-house. P-' t&telng the tbel:
for the dam from this point, it is believed
tnat the entire excavation for the founda
tion of the power-house will be made
practically without cost.
BUTTON -HOLES IN BODY
Autopsy Performed on Charred Body
of James Foss.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. May H.-(SpecIaU
Coroner Burget and a local physician per
formed an autopsy today on the body
of James Foss, and secured further evi
dence that the dead man found in the
smouldering ruins ot his cabin Friday
morning came to his death from rifle
wounds. While the corpse was very badly
cremated, both legs being gone, and much
of the arms, one of the lungs was in a
fair state of preservation, and gave clear
evidence of having been pierced by a
rifle shot. The lung and other portions
of the body have been placed In alcohol
by the Coroner for use at the coming
trial.
A tin coffee pot which had been pierced
by a rifle shot was picked tip in the ashes.
A half dozen empty shells were picked
up near where the cabin had stood. The
shells lit the gun belonging to Frank
RIes, the man charged with the murder
of Foss. The gun was secured from Rcis'
home and will be used as evidence.
The recent tragedy has stirred the
neighborhood to a high pitch of excite
ment, in fact the farmers talk about
nothing else. Among the neighbors of
the dead rancher there Is a feeling openly
expressed that Ries committed the crime
with which he. is chargd. It Is now
known that Ries and Fobs quarreled fre
quently within the past year and threats
of killing one another were not uncom
mon. Ries has a mother and several
brothers.
TALES OF
DURING the sessions of the conduct
ors' convention which met In Port
land last week, the delegates talked
of those things vital to the welfare of
the order; after the business session of
the day was over and they met in the
hotel corridors for their after-dinner
smoke, they spoke of the other side of
their work the side that has humor, pa
thos, tragedy, comedy, farce and melo
drama. Not a few of the veterans of the
road exhibited scars of which they were
as proud as a warrior of his honorable
wounds. And as each conductor told the
story of the scar his ever-increasing audi
ence listened breathlessly., some because
they had gone through .similar experiences
themselves, others because they were
young to the business and the experience
might be theirs on some sinister day the
future held In reserve.
"I was working for the Santa Fe. sta
tioned at Fort Madison. Ia.. when I got
this scar." said Conductor C . "I was
a youngster then, and had not made.over
half a dozen runs as conductor. The
road was new, too, for It was within two
years of the time the Santa Fe started to
run trains over its new line from Chicago
to the West.
"One night in November I got home
tired out. I had just brought in a freight
that was a stunner. The engine had per
sisted In dying on every hill, and wc
doubled back all night. The engineer
was so mad he couldn't see the throttle,
and I was so disgusted I hated to write
out my reports.
"I got through all right and hustled
home. My wife had heard the engineer's
whistle signal, and knew I was coming.
She had a hot meal ready, but I was too
tired to cat much. I was In bed within
half an hour after I reached my home,
and was asleep half a minute after my
head struck the pillow.
"The next thjng I knew was when my
wife shook me and told me I was called.
I could hear the call-boy pounding on the
door, and I went to that door In no
happy frame of mind. I had been third
out when I left the station, and I thought
I was safe at least until the middle of
the forenoon. Here it was only 2 o'clock
in the morning.
"As I opened the door a blast of cold
air struck me. That wasn't so pleasant,
either. It seemed to have turned colder
since I came in.
" 'What Is it?' I asked the call-boy.
" 'Second thirty-three,' he answered.
" "All right,' I said, and signed the book.
"Ex-crythlng seemed to combine to make
that trip disagreeable. It was colder than
I thought when I was called. The air
came from the North and cut me l'ke a
knife. The brakemen were cross, the en
gineer was cross and the fireman was
cross. It was a pretty crew to send out
with second thirty-three. Wc got started
all rljcht and rattled out of the yards.
As soon as I could I went back in a cor
ner of the caboose and sat down to have
it out with myself. I was almost dis
gusted with the business, to tell the truth,
but I swallowed that down and told my
self I had to eat in order to live, and
that perhaps next month I'd have it easy
and someone else would be getting the
hard end of things.
"About SO miles from Fort Madison
there Is a creek that goes by the name
of Johnson. This particular creek was
out of Its banks that night, and the back
water was loosening up the track for
miles on each side. The engineer dashed
right Into it before he knew what was
coming. You can see another train or a
burning bridge, or even a flooded stream,
but. as you all know, it's hard for an
engineer to tell that he's coming to soft
track, unless he's been warned before,
until he runs on It. My engineer was a
good one. and it wasn't his fault, that's
all.
"The engine rushed over the bridge and
the train followed. The bridge didn't give
way until the caboose was almost over
It. " I felt it coming could tell by the
way the train acted, and I rushed out on
the back platform. I Just had time to
Jump no more. It was so dark that I
couldn't see where I was Jumping. I fell
Into the water of Johnson's Creek and
became entangled with a drifting tree.
Down the stream I went. Above the roar
of the water I could hear someone scream
ing back by the train. I was half numb
from the shock and the cold water. I
didn't dare let go the tree and try to
swim, because the water was so swift, and
because I couldn't "see where to go if I
dM swim. I knew the land for miles was
under two feet ot water, and I didn't
relish wading about In the slimy mud all
night. So I stuck to the tree.
"I guese I had floated almost an hour
when we ran aground on the shore at a
bend ot the stream. There was rock and
gravel there, and I easily made ray way
clear ot the water. I tried to atumele
STEAL FINE KNIVES
Robbers Enter Hardware Store
at Medford.
GANG IS WELL ORGANIZED
Confederate on Passenger Train Be
lieved to Receive Loot From .,
Hobos Working North Ar
rested at Grants Pass.
MEDFORD. Or.. May 14. (Special.)
Gamett & Roberts hardware store was
entered last night by burglars and some
JI'pO worth of fine cutlery was taken. The
thieves entered by breaJdltJg the glass out
of a back window and passing through
the tinshop Into the main part of the
store. The goods taken consisted of the
finest knives and razors carried by the
firm.
For several weeks reports have been
coming from Northern California of rob
beries committed at different towns along
the line of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Chief of Police Angle was warned two
days ago of the expected arrival of the
gang which had been committing these
depredations. Saturday afternoon he re
quested each mercantile establishment to
leave a light burning in the store so that
he might be able to see the interior from
the street. All complied except the store
which was entered.
The chiefs theory is that the operators
travel as hobos, drift Into a town, size
up the situation, pick out the proper place
to make the break, then Inform their chief
of the time and hour when the robbery
will take place. They make the time of
the robbery and time of arrival of the
next outgoing train to coincide, so that it
Is possible to deliver the- stolen goods
to the gentlemanly passenger In the Pull
man car, while the real operators go out
of town on blind baggage or grab on a
convenient freight train. The tourists, of
course, are surprised when they are ar
rested, but the goods are not found upon
them, and in the meantime the gentleman
in the Pullman Is disposing of a lot of
high-class cutlery 300 or4C0 miles away.
Three men were arrested In Grant's PaBs
this afternoon on telegraphic instructions
from Medford officials. Holbrook Wlth
ington. Deputy District Attorney, went to
Grant's Pass this evening to examine the
THE ROAD
back to the traia. It seemed hours be
fore I at last came within sight of lights
moving about In the blackness. I came
to the embankment and climbed upon It.
The ralU had spread and some of .the
cars had telescoped when the engine
stuck.- There wasn't much real damage
to the company, for the merchandise we
carried wasn't expensive. I was well
enough off. for I only had this little cut
on my head, where I struck the tree.
"But It was my brakeman's scream that
I had heard. He was pinned between the
caboose and the car just before it.
"They filled his place with another man
after that."
"You've heard, of courw, of the KnicK
erbockcr special we run on the Big Four."
said another conductor, moving his chair
closer Inside the circle. 'Well, that
Knickerbocker special was always the
goal of my ambition. When I first be
came a passenger conductor I put my
eye? on the Knickerbocker special and
determined that some day I would run
her. Evcrytlmc she passed us 1 used to
turn and look after her until she was
out of sight. I tell you I worshiped that
train.
"One day when I reported I received a
distinct shock. They told me that Adams,
who had run a jcction of the special for
years, was too ill to go out. and it was
up to me. My chest swelled out about
four inchc.o when I heard that. I brushed
up my uniform and polished my buttons
and put on a look of stern dignity that
would have done the president of the road
credit. I was all out of proportion when
the train pulled out. and after I had
gone through the ears. 1 felt like a poverty-stricken
devil suddenly come into a
million.
"Perhaps you've noticed that some
timca a mighty big thing can be made
ridiculous by a very little thing. That's
what happened to me. it wasn't a head
end collision, or a rear-end collision, or a
burned bridge, or a gang of trainwreck
crs that caused mc to come to grief. And
it wasn't a sleepy telegraph operator or a
reckless engineer. It was Just a little girl.
"There was a small station on that
line at which I always paid particular
attention. There was a little girl there
well, she wasn't so very little, cither she
was about 20 years old. But I called her
my little girl, just the same. Her father
was an engineer on a yard engine and
they lived near the station. She used to
happen around the depot when my train
came in. Of course it was Just acciden
tal at first, but it got to be a regular
thing. I always looked for that little
girl, and if I didn't ssc her the passen
gers and my half of the crew had to
walk the chalk-line for the rest of the
trip. Thing? went on until there was a
certain understanding between us. I'll
admit that I was never In a hurry to
give the signal to pull out whenever we
stopped at that station.
"But oh the day 1 went through on the
Knickerbocker special I forgot all about
that little girl. The special, you under
stand, was on my mind. I wanted to
make a showing, and so I ordered the
special to pull out as quickly as possible,
and afterward thanked myself that every
thing was going like clockwork. When I
started to go through the train I saw
that little girl in the Indianapolis car. I
was somewhat surprised, and immediately
asked her how she happened to get on
without me seeing her. She said she
spoke to me on the platform and I failed
to notice her. She said It in a little way
that women have, and I wasn't so slow
that 1 couldn't read between the lines. I
believe she also mentioned that she was
going to Indianapolis for a visit of a
month, and she said there were plenty of
nice young Ken in Indianapolis a great
deal better looking than I was.
"That settled it. I had to square my
self with that little girl, and I didn't
care what happened to the special while
1 was doing it. We got to Indianapolis
all right, and I got back to my division
point again, and there I met the superin
tendent who said calmly that he was dis
gusted with me. because Adams was go
ing to retire and he had hoped to see mc
on the special regularly In his place,
that he had sent me on that run to try
me out and that a spotter bad gone along.
" 'I looked for a good report, he said,
'but I was grieved to find the spotter re
ported that you gave all your attention
to one young lady instead of attending
to business and catering to the desires ot
the other passengers. The special can't
be in the hands of a flirt, sir."
"That settled it. 1 lost the special.
"But I got the little girl! She's down
at the Auxiliary meeting now."
"This scar on my face?" said another
conductor. "Of course I'll tell you
about that,
"I work on the Chicago & Alton, run
ning out of Chicago. I've worked there
for years, on the same division, but
there's one spot on that road that I
suspects. It is beJkved. by the police offi
cials here that , thee men are members
of the gang which has been committing
so many depredations of Mkc nature
taroughewt Northern California.
KILLED IN DRUNKEN BRAWL
Aberdeen Swede's Skull Crushed 'In
Fight With Norwegians.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. May 14. (Special.)
John Thorson, SO years old, a. .widower
and a member of the Longshoremen's
Union, was murdered here before daylight
this morning in a drunken row in the
tenderloin district. Thorson and some
companions, all Swedes, had been carous
ing in the Eagle dancehali. They met a
party ot Norwegians coming from the
Palm dancehali. All of the men we're
drunk, and the question as to which was
the better nationality. Swedes or Nor
wegians, was brought up. and the dis
agreement brought on a fight in which
Thorson was killed with a piece ot 2x1
scantling.
Thorson was struck on' the left temple
and his skull was fractured. He was
found lying in the street when the po
lice arrived, all the rest of the crowd
fleeing to avoid arrest.
At the Coroner's Inquest a man named
Martin Mathcwsen admitted he had
struck some one with a piece of stick, and
Officer Christcnscn gave testimony that
Mathewsen had admitted striking Thor
son. but all of Mathewsen companions
swore that the man who struck the
blow was not Mathewsen, but a dark
complexioned stranger. Mathewsen Is
very blonde.
The jury brought in a verdict that Thor
son came to his death at. the hands of
some party unknown. Mathewsen is un
der arrest, and will be brought before the
court for a preliminary" examination. His
companions will also be arrested.
Injured in Street-Car Accident.
LOS ANGELES, May 14. Eight per
sons were Injured. here In a street-car
accident at Sixth and Olive streets to
day. An open switch was the cause of
a collision between a car on the Wash
ington street line and a private car.
The most seriously injured are:
Mrs. Sarah G. Longley. nose broken,
cut on head and bruised about body;
Mrs. A. Sclbcr, and her daughter, both
bruised and shaken: James R. Owen,
arm dislocated.
Woman's Club Officers.
SALEM. Or.. May 14.-(Special.)-The
Salem Woman's Club held its annual
meeting yesterday and elrctcd the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: .
President. Mrs. Sybil C. Catlln: vice
president. Mrs. Bmllle G. Hendricks: sec
retary. Mis Lillian Applegatc: treasurer.
Mrs. L. R. Stlnson: trustees. Mrs. C. E.
Wolverton. Mrs. C. H. Jones and Mrs.
John II Brooks: directors on the library
board. Mrs. T. T. Gccr and Mrs. Mary M.
Staples.
BY
JOHNSTON M'CULLEY
never pass without shuddering. It's a
sharp curve around the base of a bluff,
not many miles from DwighL
"I took a fast freight out of Chicago
one night In February, and it was one
of the coldest nights the State of Illi
nois has ever seen. I had a young
brakeman to whom I was particularly
attached, because he was a decent sort
of fellow who was always ready to
work and always willing to learn. It
was a relief to me to get a brakeman.
who didn't think he knew all about the
business. The brakeman wasn't feeling
very well that night. Wc had had a
hard week, and on top of that the
brakeman had a tooth that was bother
ing him. I helped him all I could, and
after we got to running along nice I
told him to get. to his bunk for a little
while between stations. He did so. and
I began to gets, things in shape about
the ctboose. After the work was done I
sat down and began to play cards with
myself to pass the time away, keeping
my cars open for the whistle, that
would announce the next station.
"Just before we reached tho curve
I mentioned, the brakeman got out of
the bunk and asked me if I was chew
ing tobacco. He wanted some for his
tooth. I wasn't, and what was more I
didn't have any. I told him tu go over
the cars and get some from the engi
neer. If he wanted to. and he started.
About ten minutes after that there
came a terrific crash and the train
stopped. 1 was hurled against the front
of the caboose and my arm was almost
paralyzed. As soon as I got my senses
together I rushed out of the door and
looked ahead. . I could sec that the
engine was off and several cars were
piled up just back of it. I could also
hear scream. a.nd I lost no time run
ning along the track to the front ot the
train.
"The brakeman had just reached the
car behind the engine when the crash
came. He had disappeared somewhere
beneath a pile of wreckage. The engi
neer and fireman had Jumped in time,
and neither was hurt. They came run
ning up to where T was standing and' in
a few words told me what had hap
pened. The wreck was hidden by -a cloud of
steam. I could hear the brakeman
screaming under the timbers. I walked
as close as I could, and bending down
under the steam I could see him. about
50 feet from nie. pinned down by a
beam. I remembered that he was a de
cent boy. and I wanted to get him out.
"'Tou can't do It.' the engineer told
me. 'The steam will scald you before
you get to him.'
"I didn't pay any attention to them,
and before they could stop me I was
making my way under the steam
toward the brakeman. I reached him
and told him to stop screaming, and
then I began to work. I threw aside
several timbers, but some way I
couldn't get to the one that was pin
ning him down. I looked back the
steam was coming nearer, and the en
gineer was beckoning for me to come
back. I turned to the brakeman again.
I got my shoulder under the beam and
strained myself to move It. Somewhere
in that mass ot twisted timbers some
thing gave way. and I straightened, up
and hurled the timber to one side. Then
I got him In my arms and started back.
"But the steam had come closer and
was more dense than when I started.
It struck my face and hands and
scalded me. I couldn't open my eyes
and I couldn't breathe. All the time
I kept that brakeman in my arms and
struggled to get to the open air. I re
membered thatsomeone finally grasped
me" by the arm. and that was all I knew
for two days.
"When I regained consciousness they
told me that the brakeman would re
cover, and that I had struck my head
against a wheel just as the engineer
reached me. But it was the scalding
that did me the most harm and it was
some time before I went out with a
train again. This scar on my face was
from that. What's that? No. I don't
think I'm a hero. The brakeman would
have done the same for me. And then,
you see, the brakeman was my son.
That's why I was particularly attached
to him. and that's the, reason also. I
suppose, that he was a decent fellow.
But I tell you I was in agony for a few
minutes that night, for it was I who
suggested he go over the traini and if
he hadn't done so he wouTdn t have
been under the wreck. The boy's a eon
duqtor now and is running on another
road. Not long ago he visited me in
Chicago and took a run with me. When
we passed that curve he turned and
looked at me and at this scar on ray
face. He didn't say anything just held
out a hand for me to take. I don't think
there'll ever be any trouble between
me and my bey."
GROUND IS BROKEN
Lewiston - Grangeville Electric
Line to Be Rushed.
RAILROAD IS SHUT OUT
Xortliern Pacific Surveyors Are
Camped on Right of 'Way, and -Trouble
May. Result
Very Soon.
LEWISTON. Idaho, May M- (Special.)
Following a toast to the success of the
Lewlston-Grangeville electric line. Colonel
J. Spofford. president of the Lewiston &
Southeastern Electric Railway Company,
seized a spade and began the actual con
struction of the line.
Much surprise was occasioned when it
was learned today that Colonel Spofford
had let a contract last night to Naylor &
Norton for construction ot six miles of
the electric Jine and that already 30 men
with teams and scrapers were working on
the company's right of way at the mouth
of Tammany Hollow, three miles south
ot Lewiston. The workmen are divided
into two crews and one is working toward
Lewiston, while one crew is working
toward the Waha cquntry. Another force
of rqen and teams will, be placed at work
by the contractors at the end of the city
limits on the right of way.
This move by the electric line people
shuts the Northern Pacific oft from go
ing over its ground, which it is under
stood was the . Northern Pacific's intcrf
tlon. It was learned today from reliable
sources that the Northern Pacific was
preparing to place construction crews in
the field this week and push the con
struction of is line from Lewiston to
Grangeville via Lake Waha, In an en
deavor to discourage the building of the
electric line.
People arc thoroughly Indignant over
the apparent action of the Northern Pa
cific in camping on the electric line right
of way, and It Is believed that a conflict
of a serious nature is imminent should
an attempt be made by the Northern Pa
cific to cripple the electric railway plans.
Colonel Spofford states that men will be
placed along the right of way to patrol
the same and forcibly eject the Northern
Pacific men should they Insist on attempt
ing to grab the right of way.
Report was current today that the
Northern Pacific had already started to
work on the line, but this Is not true.
Engineer Estcp and party of surveyors
remained 'n camp all day. and. it Is un
derstood, will not begin cross-section
work until tomorrow.
The steamer Spokane returned from RI
paria tonight practically empty-handed,
after having made a special trip to Rt
paria to take on engineers. No explana
tion Is given for the failure of the O. R.
Sz N. to Invade the field, and it is now
believed that another truce arrangement
has been fixed In Wall street.
BIDS OX PANAMA LUJIBEK.
Commission Extends Time Ten Days
on Request.
SAN FRANCISCO. May H.-(SpeciaD
The efforts made by the commercial bodies
of San Francisco to have the time ex
tended for Pacific Coa6t people for mak
ing bids to fill contracts, for supplies of
lumber for the Isthmian Canal Commis
sion to be delivered at the Isthmus of
Panama .hav been successful. Altogether
2S.0GO.C0O feet of lumber arc needed Im
mediately by the canal commission for
use in the great works to be under
taken. Recently the personnel of the commis
sion was changed and the offices at
Washington. D. C. were also removed
from one place to another. In the con
fusion that resulted the Coast cities
failed to get blank proposals early enough
to compete for the lumber orders, which
alone amount to more than J3CO.0CO at a
conservative estimate. A dispatch was
received by Secretary Burks, of the Cham
ber of Commerce, from Washington,
which said:
"Referring to poster circulars inviting
bids for yellow pine and Douglas fir.
to be opened the 16th and 19th, Inform
bidders on Pacific Coast that opening
ot MayTS postponed until 26th."
Property Values Go Up.
ELLENSBURG. Wash.. May H. (Spe
cial.) The possibility of work being taken
up In Kittitas Valley by the Government
Is already having a stimulating effect on
property, and while nothing definite has
been given out. there is a spirit of hope
fulness. Today Klclnberg Bros., old busi
ness men of the town, bought from Henry
Lutro 160 acres three miles from town,
for which they paid 510,000 cash. Lutro
paid $5000 for it three years ago. Five
years ago it sold for $2200.
THE DR. LIEBIG STAFF
TOR ilEN.
VARICOCELE. We cure thin disease with
out operation, and under our treatment the
contested condition soon disappears. The
parts are restored to their natural condi
tion, rigor and strength and circulation re
established. LOSS OF VIGOR. You may be lacking in
the, power of vitality. If so, w. will restore
to you what you have lost the snap, vim
and vigor of vitality, which loss may be
the result of Indiscretions, excesses and
unnatural weakness.
rRIVATE DISEASES. Newly contracted and
chronic diseases cured. All burning and
Itching. Inflammation and unnatural weak
ness stopped In 21 hours; cures effected In
T day.
FILES AND HYDROCELE. We cure these
diseases without operation. No knife, no de
tention from business, no acid Injection.
CONTAGIOUS BLOOD POISON. It may be
in Its primitive stage. It may have been
hereditary or contracted In early days. We
cure all Us complications. We stop Its prog
ress, eradicate every vestige of poison from
the system, and this without the use of
mercury or potash.
ULCERS AND SKIN DISEASES. We cure
all acute pr chronic ulcers without cutting,
pastes or salves. Skin diseases, such as
pimples eruptions and eczema, quickly dis
appear under our special electro-medical
.sprays.
KIDNEY. BLADDER AND PROSTATIC
DISEASES. We cure all irritation, frequent
desire or stoppage, brick-dust sediment, pain
In back and catarrhal condition.
Consultation free at office or by letter
Hours. 8 A. II. to 8 P. M. Sundays, 10 A. 3L
to 1 P. M. only. Call or address
THE DR. LIEBIG STAFF
Wiachester Hobs. Rooms 6 aad 7.
Third asd Bursslde Streets, Portland, Or.
There are ginger worms and
red-pepper bus queer board
ersthat have to be looked
for, not in Schilling's Best, but
in making it. There are eggs
of these queer boarders, too
small to be killed by grinding.
Don't keep spices warm, me
they'll hztch
PARTICULAR
: MEN!
TTho are particular about their personal appearance should)
come to this store for their clothes. This is the 6nesi
exclusive Men's Ready-for-Wear Apparel Store on the
pacific Coast. TVe give our entire attention io men's fine
wear and are consequently better equipped for supplying
your needs than anj other store in Portland. .
OUR CHESTERFIELD CLOTHES are 1U0 per cent
better CLOTHES than any other make they are better
made, better fitting: and more exclusive in pattern and
if the front of any coat .breaks or loses shape in one
year's wear, we will replace with a new suit free. Prices
range from $15.00 to $40.00.
RAINPROOF LONG OVERCOATS, .15.00 to ,$35.00.
STYLISH HABERDASHERY, of best quality. at .right
prices. "
COURTEOUS ATTENTION assured every patron.
R. M. Gray
269-271 Morrison Street
VITAL WEAKNESS
Xooceat established,
aaost aucceatful aad
reliable specialists
ta diseases of raea.
as medical diplomas,
licenses and' newspa
per records sboir.
Stricture, Varicocele, Nervous Debility, Blood
Poison, Rectal, Kidney and Urinary Diseases
And all diseases and vteataacsae dHe to taTaeritaace, evil aablts, excesses,
or tae result of peciflc diseases.
CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE SSi'ir "HFSSZt caif.k,iad
OfJIce Hoars: S A. M. to S P. M.j Sundays, 10 to 13 only.
St. Louis S!.and Dispensary
Cor. Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland, Or.
Makes hair Hjht aad fluffy. Stops Itching Instantly
GOINGl OOING!! GONE!!!
iiirwiE viiisAitrr
KlfttlH
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE
Ths trlgiMl ltt tUt "mi Mm Iirinff tm"
DON'T BLAME YOUR MIRROR
Many ladies compel their mirrors to bear
silent 'witness to ndless hsir destruc
tion. Bay sfter day they see beauty and
attractiveness despoiled by ths removal
tree stint, SI.M. Sh4 18., stoats, t mmu Cf., ttyt. X., Brca VML, tv a tvqit.
Aplteat!as at Pramlaent Barber Shops.
potency tnoxousnly cured, no x&iiure. cure guaranteed.
YOUNG MKA troubled with night emissions, dreams, exhausting drains,
baahfulnese, aversion to society, which deprive you of your .manhood. JINFJY
TfOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE.
MIDDLK-AGED MEN, who from excesses and strains have lost tneDT
MANLY POWER. , M , . "
BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES, Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, painfull bloody, nrlnev
Gleet, Stricture, Enlarged Prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele. HydroceIe.,Kld-.
uey ajid Liver troubles cured without MERCURY OR OTHER POISONING
DRUGS. Catarrh and rheumatism CURED.
Dr. "Walker's metnoJs are regular and scientific He uses no patent-nostrums
or readyrmade preparations, but cures the 'disease by thorough medical
treatment. His New Pamphlet on Private Disease sent free to all men wao-da-scribe
their trouble. PATIENTS cure at home. Terras reasonable. All letters
answered in plain envelope. Consultation free sad sacredly confidential. Call
on or address Jj .
DR. WALKER, 181 First Street, Corner Yamfiffl, Portianqg
i ;
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Above all other thlass, vre strive to save the t&ou
cands tf young and middle-aged men who ara plung
ing toward tho grave, tortured by the woes of nervous;
debility. We have evolved a special treatment for
Nervous Debility and special weakness that Is uni
formly successful In cases where succesa was before
and by other doctors deemed Impossible. It does not
stimulate temporarily, but restorea permanently. It
allays Irritations of the delicate tissues surrounding
the lax and unduly expanded glands, contracting them
to their normal condition, which prevents lost vitality.
It tones up and strengthens the blood vessels that
carry nourishment. The patient realizes a- great blight
has been lifted from his life
We want all MEN WHO AIIE SUFFERING from any
disease or special weakness to feel that they can come
to our office freely for examination and explanation
of their condition FREE OF CHARGE, without being
bound by any obligation whatever to take treatment
unless they so desire. We cure
VH.L SITE IT
T99 UTt FTM REIMCIIE
of crest combfuls of slightly diseased
hair that could be saved. If your mirror
could talk it -would plead with you to
"save your hair not ths combings." It
can be done -with Newbro's Herplddt
which kills-the microbe that causes, dull,
brittle and lusterleas hair, 'also dandruff
and falllns hsir. Destroy tho rrm arti
ths hair's natural luster and abundance
will return. Marvelous results. An ex- -qulsite
hair dressing.
Twenty Years of Success
In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver,
kUney and stomach disorders, constipation, diar
rhoea, dropsical swellings. B right's disease, etc.
Kidney and Urinary
Complaints, painful, dlfflcult. too frequent, rallk? or
bloody urine, unnatural discharges, speedily cured.
Diseases of the Rectum
Such as piles, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous-"and
r bloody discharges, cured without the knife, pain or
confinement.
Diseases of Men
Blood poison, zleet. stricture, unnatural losses; lm-