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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1905)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SIOIvDAY, JULY 3, 1905. 14 M KNOW S. FftTE TONIGHT Case of Senator Mitchell Will Go to the Jury Today. WILLIAMSON ;CASE NEXT Charge Upon Which He and Ills As sociates Will Have to Answer to the Federal Government. To Begin Shortly. panics F. H and K will try conclusions at the butts, and every Sunday thereaf ter a practice shoot or some sort wm . occur until October 31. after which there t -ni -h n oomnetltive shoot between all i the various companies throughout the state composing the regiment of state troops. , , Company B turned out 32 men yesterda, but the scores -were nothing to boast about among any of the different organ isations, although they will unquestion ably Improve. JThe boys have been out of practice a long time, and some of them In consequence seemea 10 res-iu -w..e a trigger as a lost art, but for all that, and in view of the fact that Company B shot in the afternoon with the sunllgbt strong In the faces of the marksmen. Corporal George Bundy and Sergeant T E. Spencer made 21 out of a possible -o at 200 yards, while Corporal C. H. Arns scored 20 at the same distance. Lieutenant W. W. AVilson and Captains Loron Bowman and C. T. Smith were in command of Companies B, C and B. re spectively, while Lieutenant J. B. Hlb bard. of the general staff, was range of fleer Major Frank C. Baker, State Rifle In spector, visited the range In the morning. Lieutenant W. A. Ormandy was on duty with Company B. while Lieutenant D. B Bowman performed a like function for Company C. P1EPI1E F01 IE CLIMB BREAKS THE RECORD Exposition Attendance for the First Month is Large. OMAHA HAS BEEN OUTDONE Tola! of 419.179.- People Passed Through Gates of Lewis and Clark Exposition During Month of June. The jury which will today be given the task of deciding the guilt or innocence of Senator Mitchell spent a pleasant Sun day enjoying the sunshine and resting for tbo troubles of the morrow. United States Marshal C. J. -Reed has been making the confinement of the Ju rors as pleasant as possible during the Ions time they have been shut off from the world. "Without newspapers or means of communication with the rest of man kind, the time has been heavy and hard to pass, once the sessions of the court were ended, but the Marshal has done what he could to lighten the burden. Each day, and several times a day, the Jury has been taken for walks under the guid ance of a bailiff, while the remainder of the time not spent in the courtroom has been passed at the Hotel Argylc, on West Park and Morrison streets, where quar ters have been reserved for the 12 men during the course of the trial. .The mem bers of the Jury will go to their difficult task today, rested In mind and body for the work that is before them. Next One to Be Tried. John Newton Williamson will be the next one of the Oregon delegation In Congress to face the Federal Court upon a charge in connection with the land frauds of the state, and with him will be associated his partner. Dr. Van Gesner and Marion R. Biggs, ex-United States Commissioner at Prinevllle. The trial was set for this morning by Judge De Haven at the opening1 of the Mitchell case, but the dragging of that proceeding- has placed the date of com mencement in uncertainty. Saturday morning District Attorney Heucy asked the court to fix Wednesday, July 5, as the date for beginning the ac tion, but Judge De Haven left the mat ter in doubt and it Is now uncertain whether or not that will be the date. It was asked by Mr. Heney that another venire of Jurors be drawn for the new trial but this was also' taken under con sideratlon by the court and nothing Is known as to its action in the matter. It may be that after the conclusion of the Mitchell trial, which should end today or tomorrow, a recess will l?e taken for a short time. It Is desired to make some change in the ventilation of the courtroom and it is probable that Judge De. Haven will adjourn court until the beginning of next week to allow the al te'ra-ions to be completed. In that case It will be easy to summon a second lot of jurors, should the court so decide. If the time for opening the trial Is set for Wednesday, however, there will be no time for such action, and the case will "nave to go to trial wth those men now summoned. Charge Against Them. Representative Williamson and his associates, are charged under the In dictment returned against them with liajving conspired to commit an offense against the United States by suborning persons to swear falsely before the Land Commissioners In order to get control of land jiear. Prinevllle. The indictment is brought under section 5440 of the Re vised Statutes of the United States, which section provides that where two or more persons conspire together to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States in any manner or for any purpose and one of the persons does an act to fur ther the conspiracy then all are par ties to the crime and are liable to i fino of not less than $1000 or more than 410.000. and to Imprisonment for not more than two years. It is alleged that on June 30, 1902, the defendants conspired to suborn 150 persons to commit the offense of per jury by making false declarations In the niing of land near Prinevllle, Mario R. Biggs, was at that time United States Commissioner and, it Is alleged in the ndictment, that 100 persons went before him and swore that lands about to be filed upon under the timber and stone act were being taken in good faith by them when in fact the entries were being made at the solicitation and under the direction of the defendants who were to receive the lands oneo patent had been issued on them. The lands, it Is alleged, were to be acquired by Williamson and Van Gesner, part ners in the sheep business near Prine vllle and to be used by them for sheep range. Will Be Stubbornly Fought. It is probable that the Wlllamson case -will be a most stubbornly contested one and that it will occupy as much, if not more, time in the hearing than did the Mitchell case. The prosecution will have u iarge number of witnesses to bring evidence that the allegations of the Government are true, while It is under stood that the defense has been gath erlm; ;i?r;nr a long line of rt-er. U testify against the Indictment and its charges. Ex-Judge Bennett and H S, Wilson, of The Dalles, will represent Mr. Williamson in the case while the other defendants will have special counsel whose names have not as yet been announced. The demurrer made against this in Uictment has been overruled by Judge De Haven and no obstacle stands in the way of a speedy trial. TOURING CARS WILIi ASCEXD MOUNT HOOD. Sierra Club, of San Francisco, to Be Here in Force and Participate N in the Event. ADMISSION 8881. The admissions to the Exposition yes terday were HSS1. Sunday continues to be the lightest day of the week la attendance. E. T. Parsons, chairman of the Press Committee of the Sierra Club, of San Francisco, has written to C H. Sholes, who has charge of the outing committee of the Mazamas. stating that those who will take part In the automobile ascent of Mt. Hood, have planned to leave the Portland Hotel July 10 for the trip to the mountain. The paTty will consist of about GO members of the Sierra and Ap palachlan Clubs, and a number of Maz nmas will act as guides. Members of the local mountain climb ing organization are taking great inter est In the coming auiomooue mounuun climbing event of the California climbers Thev bel eve that this trip win stim ulate interest In good roaas ana win be the means of making the automobile trin to Mt. Hood one of the many very Interesting side trips out ot .ronanu. aim In connection with the Lewis and Clark Exposition. It will bring Portland prom inently to the attention of the tourists of thr world as the only large city from which an automobile trip can be made tn n mountain perpetually snow-covered. an" ascent of the mountain be made and th nartv rotumed to the city on tno third day. If those making the ascent should desire it they can make the round trip in one day. The programme arranged, unless there Is a change, will be that the party will be loaded Into the automobiles at the Portland Hotel at 7- A. M. and arrive at Mountain View Hotel at 2:S0. Then the ascent of ML Hood Tuesday and return to Portland on Wednesday In time for lunch. The following letter from Mr. Parsons explains Itself: C. H. Bholes, Chairman Maiama Outing Committee. Portland. My Dear Sholes: The list of members of the Sierra Club outing party Is now complete, and Its personnel Includes about 25 of the AnnoinoViinn Mmintnln Club of Boston. which Is the chief association oi nature invars nf the Atlantic Coast states. Among our own members are college professors, teachers, professional men and their families. Including also a num ber of newspaper and magazine writers who have been assigned to prepare pa pers on the various features of the out- incs on Mt. Hood. Mt, naimer, tne Co lumbia River and Puget Sound, these ar ticles to be furnished to the leading pa pers of San Francisco and Los Angeles, to thi Pacific Coast magazines and to some of the leading Eastern periodicals. Shop at TEe MEIER FRANK STORE TODAY STORE CLOSED ALL DAY TOMORROW JULY 4 The total admissions to the Lewis and Clark Exposition ior tne monm of June was 419,179. This record estab lishes a precedent that will undoubt edly stanf for many years as the first month's attendance at Portland has never been equaled at expositions. It is nearly 103 per cent inoro than the attendance at any Other J? air ncm in the United States in comparison witn the size of the Exposition and the cities in which they were given. The Omaha Fair, which is considered the most successful of all expositions, only had an attendance of 289,351 for June the oneninsr month the same as at Portland. The stockholders at Omaha only lost 2 per cent on their Invest ment. Considering the benefit derived by tho city, the Omaha exposition was looked upon as a great success. With the exception of the opening day, it rained hard in Portland during the first week. June was a rainy month and there were more cloudy days than clear days. The unfavorable weather visibly reduced the attendance. The ad missions nave never failed to be large durinir pleasant weather. In Omaha the weather during June was favorable and j there was comparatively little rain. J The admissions for June at the Ex- J position exceeded the most sanguine ex- j pectations of the Exposition officials as ; they hardly counted on an attendance of more than 150.000, taking the other J expositions into consideration. Tne management now freely predicts that the Fair will bo a paying investment and that it will be even more successful than the Omaha exposition. Omaha is in the center of a very thicUiy populated ""part of the United States and within a radius of 200 or 300 miles there are ten or 15 cities as largo. or larger than eltner Portland or beat tie. Omaha alone "has a population ' of nearly 200,000 Inhabitants and it only takes a few hours to go from there to St. Joseph and Kansas City. The-pos-slmlsts who have from the start pre dicted dire disaster for the Lewis and Clark Exposition are undergoing a change of conviction and beginning to take a more cheerful view of the situa tion. It Is confidently expected that tno admissions for the month of July will be at least double those of June. Both Saturday and yesterday were good days for attendance and it is thought the admissions for tomorrow will be enormous. Reports from the East Indi cate that the tourist travel is just be ginning to turn towards tne wesu While the travel from the East will be heavy from now on the principal part of the tide of tourists will not reach Portland before August. I feel warranted In assuring you that " D THF HOL UMB A R VER" this party is perhaps the most significant Enjoy a Sane and Quiet Fourth Viewing Scenery of the Columbia. of the season in Its intelligently cultured love of Nature, and its power to make known far and wide the superb features of the mountain, forest una river seccnery of Oregon and Washington the neia so enthusiastically appreciated and culti vated by our enlightened fellow moun taineersthe Mazamas. Anticipating a delighful time on our joint outings on the Columbia, Mt, Hood and Mt, Rainier, 1 am yours laitnruuy, m t Te?vc? Chairman Press Committee, Sierra Club Outing. MAY BUY WATER WORKS St. Johns Considers Proposition to Purchase From Local Company. In accordance to a call Issued by Mayor W. H. King, of St. Johns, the citizens of that place held a well attended meet ing Saturday night to consider the pur chase of the St. Johns Water Company's plant. Mayor King presided, and made statement to the effect tnat the com pany WOUla Qispose Ol lis properly it the cltv for a reasonable consideration. There was some discussion of the proposi tion, but no action was taken It being deferred until a definite oiTer is made by the company, which will be submitted to the meeting of the, Council tnis eve ning. Manager J. C. Scott will be pres ent and give some figures. Up to the present, exclusive or the new water tower and reservoir, now under construction, the company has expended o Mr. Scott says, about 51S.0OO. and the new tower will run It up to $2o.OOO. so that to pecure the plant as It stands with the water tower completed, the town would likely have to pay out $25,000 after which would come the Improvements ana extensions needed at once. To take up the present plant and make It effective for fire protection as wen as for domestic purposes the city would have to issue nearly $50,050 in bonda Water Is pumped from wells, and Councilman i. l-cg- gett says that for fire protection water will probably have to De pumpea irom the river. Just what action will be taken will rest on Mr. Scott's proposition to tne Council this evening. Mayor King and many other prominent citizens and tax payers are favorable to the city owning and operating Its own plant, ana pomi to Portland as an example, iney say that St. Johns now has a population close to 3000. and tho revenue from the water plant would pay interest on the bonds and provide money for extensions as re quired. The subject promises to be one of absorbing Interest to the people of St. Johns until settled. Burnt by Exploding Lamp. OREGON CITY.. Or.. July 2. (Special.) In removing from his residence. at Glad stone a lamD that had exploded, C A. Xash. leader of the Oregon City Band, was very painfully burned late Friday night. While the Injuries, wnlcn consist of the burning of the right hand and side of the face, are most painful, they will not prove serious. E?cape the noisy firecracker by making ! a trip "up the Coiumoia to t,-ascaae Locks and return on board the fine steam er Bailcv Gatzert. You will have a .de lightful 'day's outing. Steamer leaves Alder-street dock 8:30 A. M. dally, ar rives back at 5:30 P. M. Seats for every body. Restaurant on board. Round trip tickets 5L50. Secure your tickets early. Call at dock for information or phone main 914. SPECIAL BARGAINS. RnmTlf lines new parasols, new silk coats In peau de sole, taffeta and pongee, new belts, new shirtwaists, new silk gloves, new ribbons, new hosier, new shirtwaist suits. These being sample? are less than manufacturers' cost. Come today and see them. McAlien .Jicuonneu, tne store that has no competition. MONT ROUGE WINES. Try them when dining tonight. Blumauer & Hoch. distributors. New Provincial Officer. Brlcadier F. W. Jenkins, the new pro vincial officer of the" Salvation Army for the North Pacific Province with head quarters at Portland, is expected to ar rive about July 5 from Minneapolis. Minn. Brigadier Jenkins will have jurisdiction over Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, these states making up the province. The Salvation Army Is making nrcnoratlons to conduct a campaign which will last for several days. Brigadier Jenkins will arrive In time to conduct the work of tho army. 231 WASHINGTON ST. PORTLAND OREGON. MAKER OF HENS CLOTHES Militia Practice Shoot. The first practice sKbot of the season among the -various local companies of the Third Infantry, O. N. G., occurred yes terday on the range near the park reser voir, and was participated in by Com- HAWAH THE ISLAND FARAD IS E. Do not miss the opportunity now offered to visit the islands. Inclusive tickets now being sold via San Francisco covering no tel expenses at Honolulu, drives and ex cursions ana a trip to tne great, volcano. Full details furnished by J. H. Dewson. 2-tS Washington street, nr Q..W, Stinger, Tli TITacnlnpfnn etrat - 1 000 Shirtwaists $1.18 Ten lines of fine white Summer Waists at a phenomenaly low price for today and Wednes day 1000 in the entire lot; every waist a winner; lawns, dotted Swiss, linens and cam brics; trimmed with five rows of wide insertion and hem-stitched tucks down the front, English eyelets, heavy embroid ery or solid front of one-inch tucks and fagotting; button front or back; all sizes; waists worth $2.00 you can. 10 buy at this low price V " $11 Petticoats $6.85 Our weekly bargain offering in high-grade silk Petticoats, 100 of them, made from the best quality tatteta siik witn deep snirrea flounce and 2 rows of ruching or deep accordion pleating ; black and white checks, changeable colors, plain colors, black, navy, green, lavender, pink, light blue, tans, browns, gray, royal blue, cardinal, etc. ; every skirt in the lot regular $11.00 tf Q C value; your choice at this wonderfully low price ?.JJJ Great Table Linen Specials VIflL v5 Tempting bargains in teacloths, .winth. scarfs, doilies, center pieces, etc. for the housewife who wants pretty, serviceau-u Ui Hand-embroidered Teacloths, beau tiful pieces, in greatest variety and all grades; size 36x36 inches $2.50 cloths for ....$2.15 ci on ninths for S2.42 $3i50 cloths for $4.50 clotns tor tiiZ $6.00 cloths for -55.IO $7.50 cloths for $6.60 Traycloths, 17x27 inches, $1.40 values for Si Travcloths-, 20x30 inches, $1.75 values for..... VV 'Round Embroidered Center Pieces, with scalloped edges. Three great specials in the best pieces we own 24x24 inch, regular $ 1 .75 value for $ 1 .24 27x27 inch, regular $2.50 value for $2. 18 36x36 inch, regular $4.00 value for $3.40 Round Embroidered Doilies, scalloped edges , 6-inch, regular 35c values, for the low price of, each rflp 9-inch, regular 50c values, for the low price of, each 12-inch, regular 75c values, for the low price of, each tSJ 18-inch Tegular 90c yalues, for the low price of, each 74g $30.00SilkSuits$ 19.85 AFourth oT Jury celebration in the Cloak Store TODAY $30.00 Silk Shirtwaist Suits for $19.85 120 of them, all this season's high grade garments- -Made of superior quality taf feta silk in plain and fancy weaves,. checks and stripes Waists are made with tucks, pleats, lace yokes and surplice effects Skirls are shirred, pleated, kilt and flounce effects Col ors are brown, black, mahogany, blue, green brown and white, black and white, blue and white Suits that ore perfect fitting and satis factorily made They come from a manufac turer in whose product we have implicit con fidence A maker who gives his personal attention to every detail of his immense busi ness and being an expert in his line it is seldom that fault can be found with his merchandise Desirable suits for dress and even- CI Q ing wear-$30.QO value $ .U Percale Shirtwaist Suits Special lot of 100 Women's Striped Percale crays. U?ht and dark mixtures, tucked walstt. flare skirts, well made through out: pretty styles for house or outlngf wear ever one of them would be cheap at J3.CO; your cnoice oi wus iui Shirtwaist Suits Unusual Values . in Wash Goods French Voiles and Etamines in fancy checks, dots, stripes, dashes, etc.; big va riety of styles ; reg- 1 Op ular 25c grade, yd. . Mercerized Silk Ginghams and Pongees; plain, fancy and embroidered silk dots; immense variety to select from, 50c and 60c XQr values, yard Colored Organdies Lawns and Dimities, large variety of 15c values for, this sale, yard .I-Sfw Imported India Dimities, all new patterns and colorings, grand special value O 1 for this sale .yard. . Book News 50-Cent Table Contains "If I Were King." "Call of the Wild." "Right of Way." "Audrey." "Peter Sterling." "Crisis." "David Harum." "Dorothy Vernon." "Hearts Cour ageous" and hundreds of other splendid coyprlghts VC all at, each "The Conquest," to be played by the Belasco Company next week.... Closing out all sets of Books and En cyclopedias at leas than cost. New shipment of tho famous White House Cook Book-best fQt cook book on the market: Zri great value Veils Veiling $1.08 FIRST FLOOR. Great Belt Sale All Silk Malines in the best quality; black, cream, white and all the leading 1 shades, yard Chenille Dotted Tuxedo Net Veils, l-yard lengths, striped borders, big variety of colors and styles; our best 50c values, for the low price of 1000 "White Wash Belts, em broidered styles; 1 5c great value at - All-Silk Taffeta Belts, black, white, champagne, tans and brown ; matchless tAf $1.50 Gloves 89c "Perrins" Make Broken lines of "Perrins" famous real French Kid Gloves In black, white, tan and gray: sizes Si to 7 Inclusive. The best J1.50 kid glove France pro duces. Tour choice of 5C0 QA pairs at the very low price C of, pair Women's one and two-button lisle Gloves in DiacK. wnne, and grays: regular ooc values for the low price of, pair Our stock of silk and fabric Gloves Is the largest and most complete In the city Every new shade and style is Included In all grades. Prices range from 33c up to $5.00 pair. $1.85 Underwear Women's Jersey ribbed Pants in black and white, knee length, lace trimmed, all sizes; the styles and quality; sold all around town at 65c a 4 1 q pr.; our sale price, pr. . ' Women's Swiss ribbed silk and lisle Vests, low neck, sleeve less, cream-white only, all sizes; regular 65c val- Af7 ues on sale for. Children's knee length black drawers, fine ribbed, all sizes; regular 50c values on O sale for this low price. . Tan Hosiery Womehs medium-weight tan colored Hose, with double sole, all sizes; best 50c values, on sale at 3 pairs for... $1.00 $3.50 Oxfords $2.48 Pair For today and weanes- dav we will offer another great lot of women's 3.5Q Oxfords $2 .48 pair Four styles to select from Pat ent colt Oxfords, lace or blucher styles, vici kid pat ent tip Oxfords, vici kid rib bon ties with large eyelets, chocolate Oxfords turii sole blucher style-All new 1 905 styles in all sizes Women's standard $3.50 footwear on An imported Japanese Shoe Horn given free with purchases of women's and misses' low shoes all this week. White canvas lace and button Shoes for children; all sizes. Best styles at low prices. Outing Shoes for men, women and children. Shoes and Ox fords, Linens, Canvas, Leather. Young Men's Clothing-2d F1V. Young' men's all-wool casslmere and cheviot Suits: good serviceable mixtures: ages 14 to 20 years. Regular 5S.00 and 53.50 suits $6.95 Each Young- men's blue serge and black unfinished worsted suits: ages 14 to 20 years. Regular $10 Q 1Q values U,J Boys Negligee Blouses, light and dark percales. Oxfords and ca cheviot3 5 to 16 years Boys' Clothing Boys all-wool Eton Sailor Suits In neat gray and brown mixtures: ages 3 to 12 years; regu- ge lar $6.50 values . . . . . ..Hr.-J Boys 2-plece Suits, in brown and gray plaids and mixtures ages 8 to 15 years: regular no 53.00 suit for ....... V.t Boys all-wool Russian Blouse. suits, in blue, brown and red serge; also neat gray mixtures: 2 re gc to 5 years; 1 to ?8 values. suede mode 37c Millinery Clearance Sale Our entire stock of Women's, Misses and Children's . Millinery is marked at quick-selling prices A positive clearance of all stock on hand before the departure of the millinery head for the Eastern fash ion centers. Natty new Summer headgear of every description included Paris and New York Pattern Hats, Polo Hats, Tur bans, Maxine Elliotts, Picture Hats, Walk ing Hats, Tailored Hats, Lace and Lingerie Hats, White Pique and Duck Hats, Misses and Children's Dres and Outing Hats, Babv Bonnets, Etc. We can't commence to tell of the great array of bargains that await you Hats for Coast wear at very low prices Second Floor. 75c Embroideries 39c Yd $2.50 PONGEE PARASOLS S1.89 3000 yards of Swiss Embroidery, 10 to 18 inches wide; beauti ful designs in eyelet work; values 6oc arnd oc the -JOc yd voir choice of this small lot at this low. price, yd. V 8000 yards of Swiss and Cambric Embroidery, Edging and In sertion; handsome patterns; a great-variety1; 25C values up to 60c the yard, for, yard Valenciennes, Laces and Insertions f dainty patterns ; QC values up to 80c a doz. yds. ; on sale for, doz. yds .... - Corset Cover Embroideries in handsome designs; great assortment to choose from; values up to 6oc yd.; yd'. Valenciennes Laces and Insertions, values to 60c doz. OQc yards; for -fte wonderfully low price of, dozen yards. We have made very low prices on all our short lengths of Allovers, Appliques, Bands and Net Top Laces; black, white and cream. Many grand bargains await the interested buyer. Special lot of 100 Pongee Parasols with 3 or 6-inch borders in emerald i -, . - 1 t . - 4...n1 -n-nnA honrfloc. TirPTTV Women's Neckwear White Mull Yokes, square and round effects,, fluted ruffles, lace trimmed ' -27 Mousseline de Soie ' Collars, made of silk bands, applique and beads, 75c values, at 49 White Liberty silk and chiffon Ruffs, accordion plaited ends, "Values range from $1 to $5; your choice at Yz PRICE Washable Stocks, Grenadine, Linen and Val. lace with French knot and colored bind ings and folds, 35c and 50c values, for 24 Black Juby 'Ruching Stole Ruffs with Liberty silk ends, regular $3.00 values, for $1.98 Cream and white Net Top Lace Stocks, also beaded and fag oted styles, 65a values. . .38 sanlea B. C end B. Next Sunday, Com-