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THE MOBSISCr GKEGOKIXS, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 190o. KEEP OUT HUE! But Let in Merchants and Students, Says Taft. CHINA NOT TO BE OFFENDED Secretary of War Addresses Gather ing at Berkeley on Topics of In terest to Coast Wishes Fil ipinos Educated Here. SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. Secretary of War Taft spoke to a vast concourse at the University of California this after noon, upon a stand Improvised under the branches of a gigantic oak. He dwelt upon the Chinese exclusion matter, and at considerable length explained his views In that matter. "Keep out the coolies let In the mer chants and students, said Secretary Taft In effect, declaring that by so doing this country would not hurt itself. and also would refrain from offending the Empire of China. He spoke of the necessity of education In the Philippines and the part that tho institutions of learning on the Pacific Coast must play In helping to properly educate the Filipino nation. Congressmen Payne and Grosvcnor also spoke briefly. WANTS FULD EXAMINATION. Governor Mead Would Probe Peni tentiary Election Frauds. OLYMPIA. "Wash.. July 7. (Special.) Governor Mead will Investigate the charges that certain employes of the state penitentiary near Walla Walla fraudulently registered for tho city elec tion and that on preliminary examina tion before magistrate were discharged because of the fact that the registration oath they had taken had been improperly administered. The Governor today issued the following statement: "I regret that there was not a full and complete hearing on the capes-. In asmuch as these state employes were charged with violating the state laws, I think they phould have waived all techni calities and insisted on a full and com plete Investigation and trial. They havo not done so, and consequently I have called upon the County Attorney of Walla Walla county and the superintendent of the penitentiary for a full report of all the facts and circumstances. I consider that the people of the state are entitled to complete knowledge of the whole mat- "Employes at a state insrtituflon have a right to continue their resldonco at their former place of abode or to change their legal residence to the place where they are employed. That Is a matter to be settled by their own sense of right. The state, however, cannot tolerate any at tempt by Its employes to violate the elec tion laws. If Investigation shows that any such attempt has been made by any employe of the penitentiary he certainly will be relieved from service. Mr. A. F. Kecs has been making an ex emplary record as Superintendent of tho Penitentiary and has surrounded himself with men who are proving their com petency. His success at the head of the institution is apparent to all who are familiar with it. I cannot but feel there fore that when the facts- are presented they will not reflect on him or his ad ministration." H. C. BOYD KILLS HIMSELF Interested in Davenport Bnnk, Offi cials of Which Are Arrested. SPOKANE. July 7. H. C. Boyd, aged 35. assistant general agent of the Hamburg Bremen Insurance Company, bought a re volver In a second-hand store tonight, and while the proprietor was making change, committed suicide by shooting himself thrtugh the head, having placed the muz zle of the pistol in his mouth. Boyd was heavily Interested in the Big Bend Na tional Bank, of Davenport, Wash. C. C. May, president of the bank, was arrested in Boston. Boyd's actions on the Great Northern, on which ho arrived tonight, were so peculiar that he must have been insane. He was well known in the North west He started in the business in Port land years ago. His father was a banker In Portland. While Boyd's body lay on the floor, two women pushed their way through the prowd and attempted to rifle the pockets, one of them saying she knew he was her husband, and that he told her he would commit suicide. The women were frus trated In their attempt and escaped before the police arrived. May and Lambert Arrested. SEATTLE, July 7. (Special.) Charles C. May. the Davenport banker who was arrested at Boston yesterday, was In dicted by the last Federal grand jury here for making false returns to the Con troller of the Currency. Alleged shortages by May and his cashier were covered up. A. F. Lambert was cashier of the Big Bend National Bank, and May president. Lambert has already been arrested. The Indictments were returned by the last Federal grand jury to sit for the entire State of Washington, and the men will bo tried In the new Eastern Washington district at Spokane. JUGGLE WITH ASSESSMENTS County Assessors in Washington to Disregard State Commissioners. OLYMPIA. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) An opinion filed by the State Board of Tax Commissioners today, advises County Assessors to make their assessments at a uniform rate upon all classes of prop erty, regardless of any classification by the State Board of Equalization. The commission says: "It is not generally understood by the taxpayer at large that the equal lzatioc. made by the State Board, or In other words, the values placed upon all classes of property by tho State Board, are not the values upon which the rates of taxa tion are computed. Such values are fixed by the. State Board solely for the pur. pose of determining what sums of money shall be paid by each county Into the several state funds. Such sums being ascertained, the rate necessary to raise them is computed and extended by tho several County Auditors upon the values fixed by the County Boards. The rais ing or lowering of the value of any class of property by the State Board does not in any way affect the amount of taxes that such property Is required to pay." SUICIDE AT UNDERTAKER'S. Dayton Man Seeks Out Place to Kill Himself. DAYTON. Wash.. July 7. R. H. Chil ton, one of Dayton's most prominent citizens, and a former business man. committed suicide yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock by putting a 44-cfclIber bullet through his brain. Mr. Chilton has been despondent some time over falling health and financial losses, which caused his act. He was about 65 years old. and leaves a wife and one child. Mr. Chilton went Into the Dayton fur nlture and undertaking establishment, a Place he had been frequenting of late, ana went on Into the undertaking dc partment, where a few minutes later shot was heard. Mr. Chilton had gone Into the room wnich Mr. Jtogg. the undertaker, occu pies as a sleeping-room, had placed note upon the pillow, stood before the mirror, and. laying his hat on the dresser. snot himself through the head. His wlfo was immediately notified, but did not seem much surprised, saying she was prepared for the suicide, and that de ceased had been threatening to do it for some time. His last wishes, -left In a note to the I. O. O. F. Lodge, of this place, stated that he had been despondent for some time; that he Intended to commit suicide. and tnat no funeral other than a slm je one irom tne undertaking rooms should be hold. This will be obeyed. De ceased was a member of Patit .Lodge, I j. u. . Remains will be interred in uayton Cemtery. THOUGHT CENSUS TOO SMALL Seattle Not Satisfied With Reported School Attendance. SEATTLE, Wash.. July 7. (Special.) nie school census of Seattle, completed today, shows but 23,945 persons of school age in . tho city, a gain of 10S3 ovef tho total of 1901. That year an increase of 2021 was shown. The result of the school census is alto gether out of proportion with the gain in school attendance this year, and the board of education tonight had an ex tended debate over a proposition to re- check the census. Finally the count was accepted. THUNDER MOUNTAIN STAGE IS HELD UP AND MAIL TAKEN. Passengers Line fhe Roadside and Are Made to .Stand and Deliver. WEISER. Idaho. July ".(Special.) The stage from Warren to Meadows was hold up and robbed about S:30 this morning about three miles from Resort station by a lone highwayman. At the point of a gun he made the driver of the stage cut orcn the mall sacks from which he took all the registered letters. The stage contained two passengers and a driver, who were Uned-up by tho highwayman and compelled to yield up their money and valuables. The robber was a stranger to the driver and passengers. Was unmasked and made no effort to conceal his face. After finishing his business with perfect non challanco, he walked off In the direction of Warren. He did his work with the case of a professional. It is not known the amount the robber secured but considerable money is car ried over the route, as nearly all the Thunder Mountain mall is taken that way. The postal authorities have been notified and a vigorous seach will bo in stituted for the bold robber. 'THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE" Greatest Show of Modern Times Now on the Trail. Kiralfy's magnificent spectacle. "The Carnival of Venice." attracts all the vis itors to the Exposition. It Is recognized as the one great, overshadowing theatrical attraction of the Fair, and every one who enters the gates Is anxious to witness It. The grand choruses, ballets and spe cialty turns participated In by 300 picked performers, and the gorgeous scenery, costumes and effects, representing an In vestment of $100,000, make It a production of world-wide Importance. Performances every afternoon and night. LEWIS COUNTY MILL BURNS Flame In Sawdust Starts a Fifty-Thousand-Dolla'r Fire. CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) Another big Lewis County sawmill went up in flames today, that of Luedlnghaus Brothers' at Dryad on the Chehalis and South Bend branch. 17 miles west of this place. The loss Is estimated at $50,000 with probably one-third Insured. Tho fire caught at 12:30 in the sawdust about tho boilers In the shingle mill. All tho machinery was ruined. Everything about the mill except the dry sheds burned. The firm employed about 75 men. SALMON THICK IN ALASKA Sockcycs "Running in Naas and Skecna Rivers. VANCOUVER. B. C July 7. Sockcyo salmon arc running In large numbers In tho Naas and Skecna Rivers. News brought from the North today Is to the effect that all the canneries are working to their fullest capacity to handle the phenomenally large run. HOT DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO Temperature of 98 Degrees Only Surpassed Three Times. SAN FRANCISCO. July 7. In the rec ords of the local weather bureau there are only three dates which show a higher temperature than that reached today. Shortly before noon the thermometer reg istered SB degrees. Xiibcls Steamer for Injury. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) The steamer Contralla has been libeled by Deputy Marshal T. M. Morris, of Seat tle, for $20,000 In the Interest of Mrs. K. Stertan. of San Francisco, and released on a bond. Mrs. Stertan sued the com pany for damages caused from a fall while going off tho gangplank at tho wharves In San Francisco a year ago. The company agreed at once to'scttle for $5000. but Mrs. Stcrtan's lawyers would not agreo to It. Italian Musical Programme. Tn honor of the visiting officers of the Italian cruiser Umbria. Slgnor Liboratl and his band furnished a special Italian programme at the Exposition last night, which was very largely attended, not only by the members of the ship's crew, but also by Portland musical enthusiasts. Se lections by many well-known composers were on the programme. OntCRa Nu Sorority at Fair. Members of the Omega Nu Sorority, pi loted by the local Zeta Psl Chapter, vis ited the Exposition yesterday. Inspecting all points of interest. The Omega Nu girls have been In grand convention In Portland during the week, and yester day's visit to the Fair was the final feat ure of the programme. The sorority oc cupies a prominent position in many high schools in the West. Dr. Hirsch Will Speak. Dr. Emll G. Hirsch will speak Sunday night on "Prejudices" In the Taylor-Street M. s. cnurcn, GOVERNORS AT ODDS Washington and Minnesota Differ Over Extradition; IDA JOHNSON IN QUESTION Mead Incensed at Action of Johnson In. Refusing Extradition on J. 31. Allen, but Not Now In clined to Retaliate. OLYMPIA. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) Dispatches sent out from St. Paul "yes terday, to the effect that Governor Mead had turned down tho requisition of Gov ernor Johnson, of Minnesota, for Mrs. Ida Johnson, In retaliation for the re fusal of Governor Johnson to honor Gov ernor Mead's requisition for Jessie M. Allen, last April, are denied by tho exec utive department. Governor Mead wired Governor Johnson this morning that ho had taken no action. Deputy Sheriff George Loth, of St. Paul, presented the Minnesota requisi tion to Governor Mead at his home Just before the Governor took the train for Prosser last Monday. Loth was Informed that he would have to wait until Gov ernor Mead returned. The papers wero not filed until today, and a formal hear ing will be held tomorrow, when a Seat tle attorney will appear- In behalf of Mrs. Johnson, to resist extradition. Mrs. Johnson Is wanted on a charge of baby farming. It Is undoubtedly true that there is hard feeling toward Governor Johnson of Minnesota because, of the Allen requi sition Incident, and, although Governor .Mead Is said to have expressed surprise at Governor Johnson In expecting cour tesies from the Governor of this state. It Is asserted that Minnesota requisitions will be honored in proper form. Miss Allen was accused of killing her Infant child In Douglas County. She was located In Minnesota, and A. A. Lvttle was sent after her with requisition pa- pors. The requisition was denied, accord ing to the official return, because .of de fects in the papers. Governor Johnson did not reply to a telegraphic inquiry from Go-ernor Mead, asking whether Miss Allen would be held until the de fects could be rectified, nor did he deign xo repiy to a telegram from the Attornev- General of this state, citing decisions or the Minnesota courts, which squarely hold his objections to be groundless. vv nat particularly Incensed Governor Mead was the fact that Governor John- son afterwards gave an Interview to St. "aul papers. In which he said he had turned down the case because, upon In vestigation, he found the charge was duo 10 a lamuy rcud. The requisition Issued by Governor Johnson, now under mn:M. eratlon. contains the same alleged de tect that was given as the official reason for denying the Allen extradition vis.. absence of an affidavit showing the per petration of the crime charged. " DANCES 20 HOURS TO DEATH Flathead Indian Intoxicated With Motion and Applause. MISSOULA. Mont.. July 7. At the Flat head Indian reservation, where five tribes oi tne i-iathcnd Notion arc holding a monster pow-wow. Kaootic Dorsoe. one of the well-known braves of the Flat- nfids. after 20 hours of continuous dan cing, died last night. Spurred on by the applause of Indian maidens and a number of visiting white girls. Dorsoe danced and danced to the beating of tom-toms. The white neonle present told the Indian to desist dancing when they observed him staggering, but. waving them aside, Dorsoe would start again in -i frantic manner as the Indian girls yelled their admiration of his prow ess, and the squaws would savagely beat the tom-tom until the weary Indian fairly reeled about the weird Instrument. IU was told that he had won the prize for bst dancer, a number of ponies, but still he danced. Finally at the end of 20 hours. Dorsoe collapsed, dragged himself to the river bank and died. Dorsoe was one of -the prominent members of tribe, and was reported quite wealthy. ROMANCE ENDS FN DEATH Seattle Couple. Sunnosedlv Unac quainted Previously, Drowned. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 7. H. F. Gib son, a druggist, and Mrs. James Mitchell. "Rife of a furniture salesman, wero drowned yesterday in Lake Washington. An upturned boat with wearing annarel belonging to the couple was found on the bank of Union Bay, and today men are searching for the bodies. No one saw the accident, and it Is not known how It occurred. Gibson and Mrs. Mitchell left Madison Park boat house yesterday morning to go fishing, and were not seen afterward. Neither Mrs. Gibson nor Mr. Mitchell was aware that the missing couple were in any way attached, and so far as their friends know, they had not been in each othors company before. Both are well known. s FEDERAL COMPANY ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH. President of Bunker Hill Company Claims It Is Trying to Force Sale. BOISE. Idaho. July 7. (Special.) In tho United States Court today Judge Beatty heard the application for an order of sur vey made by the Federal Mining & Smelt ing Company in its suit against the Bun ker Hill Company to quiet title to tho Republican mining claim at Wardner. Tho order was denied by the court. A feature of the proceedings was the in troduction of an affidavit hy F. W. Brad ley, president of the Bunker Hill Com pany. In which ho alleged his belief that the Federal Company was paying divi dends In excess of its earnings, and that the suit had been brought to force tho Bunker Hill to sell out the mines at a low price, the Inference being that tho property would be secured for the Federal Company and enable It to earn dividends. Mr. Bradley was recently reported to have been appointed manager of tho Federal Company, and his declination of the posi tion has aroused wide comment In tho mining world. In the affidavit Mr. Bradley set forth that the American Smelters Securities Company owns a majority of the common stock of the Federal Company, and there by controls the management of the Fed eral; that It owns all the stock of the Tacoma Smelter Company, and tho Selby Company; that since March 1 It has In duced the Bunker Hill Company to enter Into a contract to ship all Its ores for 23 years to the Tacoma smelter at an agreed price, the contract requiring the Bunker Hill Company to operate Its Dronertv ao- itively, at all tlcacs. ad to jsiilp the smelter as nearly as possible equal amounts each month. Continuing, the af- naavit says: "That because of the fact that said complainant and Its predecessors In Inter est haye never heretofore asserted any rignts to the ore bodies now and for a long time In possession of this respondent oy reason of any pretended claim of "the Republican Fraction claim, affiant verllv believes that this suit Is brought In bad faith and for the purposes above set lorth." Judge Beatty held that the showing so far made convinced him that the Federal Company had a right to the great ore bodies In question. He further held an examination was not necessary at this time, as the questions at Issue had been litigated in his and other courts In other cases, and that the testimony to be given by other experts was not likely to change results previously reached. Funeral of Fred Ross. ABERDEEN. Wash.; July 7. (Special.) The funeral of Fred Ross, who died from the effects of a bout with gloves with Jack Donnelly, took place today, and was largely attended by most of the sport ing fraternity. The sermon was preached by the Ad ventlst pastor here. The wife of Ross who came from Portland Identified the re mains and said she was married to Ross in Portland seven months ago. Ross has a mother living in Denver. He was 35 years old. Boy Who Cannot Swim Drowns. SALEM. Or., July 7. (Special.) Fred Hurst, Jr., the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hurst, of this city, was drown ed In the Willamette River today while bathing. Tho boy could not swim and fell off a log Into deep water. Other small boys who were with him could glvo no assistance nnd had to run several blocks for help. The body was recovered without difficulty. LID ON II OREGON CITY SHERIFF AND DISTRICT ATTOR NEY CLOSE GAMBLING. Next Objective Point Will Bo MI1- 'waukic Poolroom, They Now Declare. OREGON CITr. Or.. Julv 7. fSnHai Sheriff John R. Shaver and Constable H. W. Trcmbath this evening visited every saloon and cigar store In the city and closed every gambling game tight. No arrests were made, but the proprietors of tho places visited and the men who have been conducting the gambling games were notineu tnat gambling of all kinds must cease Immediately. It Is tho purpose of Deputy District Attorney Schuebcl, as sisted by Sheriff Shaver and Constable Trcmbath. strictly to enforce the laws with respect to gambling, and persons vio lating the laws will be promptly arrested and fined. Before D o'clock tonight every gambling resort In the city had been de serted. Now that the county authorities hnv taken charge of the situation, the next oojecuve point win be the MHwaukle pool room, which it Is known will be visited and closed down Just as soon as the nu- tnontlcs are In possession of the desired evidence to Justify their action. It was decided by the officers In mnklntr to night's raid that no arrests should be made, for the reason that the games were running by permission of the city author ities, but the first violation will result in the arrest of all participants. The situation In Oregon City on the gambling issue Is unusual. In tho annual munlicpal election last December J. U. Campbell, the Republican nominee, ooenlv declared that In event of his election gam Dung wouia oe suppressed and the laws relating to the saloons would be rigidly enforced. In tho election ho was the low man of three candidates, neither of the other two candidates taking a stand on the subject. The result of tho election clearly indicated a desire for an open town, but upon taking his seat Mayor Sommcr declined to tolerate open gam bling until a few days ago. when games were resumed. There followed a contro versy between the city and the county officials as to whom was responsible for tno resumption of open gambling In th3 city. The municipal authorities persisted In shouldering the responsibility on the county officials, and the latter have acted And. what Is more. It is proposed that Ore gon city shall remain in the strictest sense a closed town. The moral wave may yet Include nickel-ln-the-slot cigar machines, which may be put out of busi ness. Not only will gambling be entirely sud pressed, but the county officials propose to maxe a clean Job. EL Matthias and Henry Roos. two Oregon City saloon deal ers, have been charged with selling liquor to minors, and will be arraigned In tho Justice Court tomorrow. Denutv Dis trict Attorney Svhuebel stated tonight that violations of the law prohibiting the salo of Intoxicants to minora will not only be strictly enforced, but the loitering of mi nors about those resorts will also be the occasion for issuing warrants. RUSHES TO SICK DAUGHTER Governor Pardee Summoned to Port land In a Hurry. OAKLAND. Cal.. July 7. (Special.) Governor and Mrs. Pardee, who are here attending the function given In honor of Secretary Taft and party, loft this city on a hurry-up call from Portland today. There came a message from that city stating that Miss Madeline was seriously sjoc with pneumonia. Governor Pardee had planned to leave tomorrow for Frcs iio. from which place he and other offi cials were, cn Monday morning, to start for King's River Canyon, and In a semi official way view the country through which a road Is to be built to make that country accefrlble to sightseers. The in ability o the Governor to make tho trip will not d:;er other members of the party from golrg. Miss Madeline Pardee, the 15-year-old daughter of Governor George C. Pardee, has been ill with pneumonia at the Cali fornia building, and Governor Pardee was telegraphed for yesterday afternoon. Her condition was regarded as serious oarly In the day, but she was reported to bo Im proved .In the evening. GAS KILLS MINING MAN. Moses Manuel, of Homestakc Fame, Burled in Earth. HELENA. Mont.. July 7. Moses Man uel, a well-to-do Helena mining man, who discovered the Homcstake mine. In Deadwood. S. D.. lost his life last night In the Minnesota mine, near Corbln, 15 miles south of Helena. He descended into a shaft alone to examine pumps, ear ning a candle, which Ignited gas that had escaped from a gasoline tank which leaked. An explosion resulted, caving In the shaft and blowing- timbers In all di rections. Rescue parties are digging for the body. Telegrams Lost In Tanana River. SEATTLE. Wash., July 7. All mes sages which had accumulated near Fair banks since the Tecent break In the tele graph line, have been lost by tho up setting of a boot in the Tanana River The craft was conveying tho messages across the river at the time of the ac- cinem. ji is supposea tnat a large num ber of telegrams telling of the more meat of tie ifom flsc.t -yera lnsi. HOLY HOLLER IF CONVICT JOSHUA REYNOLDS AD DRESSES QUAKER JEEETIXG. Prisoners Amused Becanse Friends Become Enthusiastic Before They Learn His Identity. SALEM. Or.. July 7. (Special.) Prison convicts employed at the rock crusher on tne county road south, of Salem think they have a huge Joke on prominent members of the Quaker Church at Rosedale. At any rate, an Incident that occurred a few aays ago struck the "cons" as being ex ceedingly -runny," and they have been laughing over It ever since. About 20 convicts are employed at the rock crusher, and, in order to save time In travel, they are kept at a farmhouse near Rosedale Instead of being brought to the prison every night. Rosedale Is tho center of a Quaker settlement, and the good people of that place took a personal Interest In the welfare of the unfortunate men In stripes. Fresh fruit and other delicacies were sent to the camp for the prisoners, ana two weeks ago permission was secured to have the men attend church services on Sunday. Tho meeting was held in a grove. After the preacher had closed a sermon particularly appro priate to a congregation made up In part oi convicted crlmlnnls. It was announced that, in accordance with the custom of tho church, opportunity would be given for any to speak who felt so moved. One of the first who accepted the invi tation was a convict. He gave a- very touching account of his own religious ex perience, and then entered upon a discus sion of theological subjects, quoting the Bible freely and growing eloquent as ho proceeded. That the audience was deeply Impressed by the man's remarks was apparent, and when he sat down one of the most active members of tho church followed with a warm Indorsement of all that had been said. The speaker declared that SO years ago he had the same religious experience as that described by the prisoner, and tcit that the unfortunate man s salvation was sure. For several days the good people of Rosedale talked among themselves of tho brilliant, eloquent and deeply religious man condemned to toll upon the rockplle In prison stripes. It was believed that, though the man might once have erred, he had certainly repented and changed to a sinless lifo. Probably the good Impression the man's fervent words had made would have led to appeals for his liberation had not some one Inquired his namo and learned that ho Is none other than Joshua Creffleld. tho Holy Roller leader, whose teachings sent six Corvallls women to the Insane asylum and whose practices led to his conviction of the crime of adultery. The good Friends of Rosedale have ceased to talk of the eloquent nddress and the pathetic portrayal of religious experience. STRIKE IN MARY ALNSWORTH Footwall of the Ledge and Ore Rnns Well. BAKER CITY, Or.. July 7. A cpeclal telephone message just received from Sparta, states that a big strike has. been made in the Mary Ainsworth mine near that place, by Colonel John Tonger, George Wilson and John Ferris, formerly foreman of the Gem mine. They got the footwall of the ledge In the Ainsworth and the ore goes away up In the thou sands. They panned out 5150 In a couple of days, and the ledge, which Is being worked, still holds good with depth and develop ment. They are confident that such rich results augur well for the old-time prod ucer NORTHWEST DEAD. H. Iderfioff. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 7. (Special.) H. Iderhoff. aged SI years, and for 20 years a resident of Clackamas County, died of Inflammation of the stomach at his home near Stanford yesterday. Ho Is survived bv a wife and two sons. The deceased was a hlshly respected citizen, and was an active and devout Christian. Thomas Durry. WALLA WALLvA, Wash.. July 7. (Spe-clal.)-Thomas Durry. retired stockman and one of Walla Walla's oldest residents, died here this morning of peritonitis. Mr. Durry had been out of active business for several years, and at one time was very well known throughout the Walla Walla Valley. Barton Bridge ti Doubtful Matter. OREGON CITY. Or.. July 7. (Special.) An order was today made by the Clack amas County Court by which 70 per cent of the cost of constructing a-brldge across the Clackamas at Barton Is assumed by the county. JtOOO to be the maximum ap propriation that shall be allowed by the county for the Improvement. Tho build ing of the irldge, together with a con necting road of a required grade. It Is es timate!. wIH ccst at least J16.0. Other than the I90X which Is made available by th. county, the petitioners for the bridge nav'O raised but !0w in subscriptions, one half of that amount being subscribed by tho Oregon v iter Power & Railway Com pany, which corporation will be directly benefited by the proposed Improvement. It Is extremely doubtful If the 54000 that re mains lacking can be raised. Supremo Court Cases. SALEM. Or.. July 7.-CSpedaI.) In set ting eight esses for trial in the Supreme court. Clerk j. J. Murphy today cleared the trial docket In that tribunal, and no more cases will be set for trial before tho Summer vacation. Including the cases that havo been tried, but not decided, and those set for trial, tho court has about 20 cases befcre It, and probably all these will be decided before vacation. The cases set todny ore as follows: July IS Conn vs. Wemme and Sears vs. Jome?. July la Horn vs. United States Mining security Trust Company: Horn vs. UnlteJ States Mining. Security &. Trust Company and A. Rowley; Mcc vs. Bow- den Gold Mining Company. July 30 W he Ian vs. McMahan; Davis vs. Sllverton. Claim Seattle Strike a Failure. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 7. (Special.) So far as the Puget Sound Sheet Metal Works Is concerned, the strike inaugu rated against It by the building trades yesterday Is not causing any lose. Coun cilman David Bowen. president of trie company, claims to have filled the places of the strikers. The places ot bricklay ers, carpenters and others who went out in sympathy at somo of the bulldinc where the Sheet Metal Works Is doing worK nave not oeen nued. Pascb Fire Cost $25,000. SPOKANE, Wash.. Julv 7. Losses es timated at J25.COO resulted from a flro at Pasco last night, a number of frame buildings being destroyed and much of the town being In danger. The heaviest loser Is Mrs. Volkman, whoso lodging house, with contents, was destroyed. Hpr loss Is placed at $10,000. with $2000 In surance. Among other losers nr t? Gantenbeln. second-hand store JS00; J. R. McClarkln. dwelling. SS00 Xcvi Courthouse at Xorth Yakima. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. July 7. fBua- JLaatJt-JM3 ccunty Commiaalongra this! $1.75 SATURDAY $1.75 Weathered Oak Paper Racks 18 inches high and 20 inches wide. Has colored pyro-etched panel in back ; Ornamental as well as useful. No mail or telephone orders taken. ase0!'P . fflWN TERMS afternoon accepted tho plans of Newton C. Gaunt for the proposed new court house. Bids will bo called for as soon a3 the specifications are written out by the architect. Work on the new building will he commenced early this fall. The KulMfne trill fnBt 575 YY. Mntpr!l TISPfl i will be basalt rock for foundation and Port Angeles stone for tho superstructure. Editors In British Columbia. VANCOUVER. B. C, July 7. A score of Journalists, representing American and Canadian newspapers, who are maKing a SOTO-milo trip unaer tne guiuance ot the Eastern Canadian Immigration Asso ciation, arrived here today and left this afternoon for Victoria. They will return tomorrow. Dies From Firecracker Burns. SPOKANE. Wash.. July . 7 Charles Hicks. 4-year-old son of Harry Hicks. .died In convulsions this morning, as the result ot xerriDie oums receiveu ncunra day. when his clothing was Ignited by firecrackers. IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT Louis Schlesslnger. an alleged doctor. arrested on charge of practicing- medi cine without a license and assault and battery. Is a much-abused person, ac cording" to the statement of L. E. Crouch, who appeared for the defend ant when the case was called before Judge Cameron yesterday. The case was not ready for trial, and the ques tion of ball was under discussion. 'I think the defendant will appear for trial and that It would be perfectly safe to let him go on his own recogn- nlzance." said Attorney Crouch. "He came here as soon as he read In The Oregonlan that he was wanted. He is a well known man: Judge Williams has known him for 20 years. Schlesslnger has no money, for ho gives all he earns to help the poor." "If ho Is so well known and so high ly respected so philanthropic why Is it some of those he has known for 20 years can't put up J50 ball for him?" asked Deputy District Attorney Haney. Judge Cameron decided that Schles slnger would have to put up $50 ball or go to Jail, and the bail was secured. The case will be heard today. L. W. Shulz went on a spree, was robbed of $35. had two men arrested for larceny, a jury of six acquitted the defendants and the old man had to pay $8.50 court costs. There Is a sore spot In Shulz's heart, but the evidence was so weak that after hearing It and de liberating upon It for a long time a verdict of not guilty was returned by H. W. Goddard. J. C. Stuart. David S. Stearns. Vic Phalon, G. R? Struble and George Hartman. Frank Hanshaw and L. C. Pontius were accused of the robbery, and al though there wa's .some evidence that showed they might have taken tho money. It was not very strong. The worst evidence against them was given by Daisy Mendenhall. who said that Hanshaw told her Shultz had somo money which he proposed to get. Sub sequently tho defense Impeached the woman's testimony. A barber shop at 84 North Sixth street is so notoriously bad that tho proprietor of the Hood Hotel overhead has posted signs warning his guests to shun the establishment. This Is the shop complained of Thursday by Al bert Kratzke and J. Walz. as the re sult of which Louis Schofleld, a barber, was arrested. It was charged that the complainants suffered extortion In tho place. Yesterday the complainants and the defendant got together in court and settled the matter before It came to trail. A portion of the money received from tho complainants was returned and the case dismissed. "Six months In tho County Jail." -was the sentence uttered by Judge Cameron yesterday after he heard the evidence In the care against Kittle Gray, charged with robbing Edmund Reeves, a logger. of $25. Attorney Alex Bernstein, for the de fense, aroso and appealed the case. Judge Cameron remarked at th close of the case that aside from the actual testimony of Reeves, which was very convincing, the fact that the ac cused woman was found immediately arter tho robbery hiding under the house showed her guilt. Kittle Gray Is a colored woman of the North End district, and has fre quently been In court. Patrolman Rob erts testified that when he went to make the arrest of the woman he found Jier hiding under the house. Two other t colored women were with her, both o whom were fined $10 Thursday on charges of vagrancy. Fines aggregating $125 wero impos ed on tho men arrested In a raid at Chandler's saloon. Park and Flanders ptreets, Thursday night by Policemen Burko and Craddock. All were charged with gambling. When the patrolmen, swooped down upon the place a gamo of craps was In progress. Chandler was fined $25 and the oth ers, all negroes, were fined $10 each. All the fines were Immediately paid. "I have agreed to this because I think it the best way to handle the cases." said Deputy City Attorney Fitz gerald. "But It must be understood that this game must close. It will not be allowed to run and these defendants must not understand that they are to be permitted to run the game." "We understand that we cannot run now," said W. M. Davis, counsel for tho defense. "At any rate we have just been running a-little game for pas time." Leo Gong was fined $100 by Judg Cameron for conducting an opium den at 147 Second street, in which seven white men were found Thursday night, when Sergeant of Police Hogeboom and Patrolmen Galbralth and Daly made a spectacular raid. Numerous excuses were given by the white men for being" found In the establishment, but all were found guilty with one exception. He was released and the other flvo wcra sentenced to serve 10 days In jail. Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald stated to Judge Cameron that citizens had called attention to the opium den, paying they had seen men and women entering there, and that once they saw; two young girls go In. "When Informed of this," said Mr. Fitzgerald, "I went to the Captain ot Police and gave him directions con cerning it. I told him to have the place watched by plain clothes officers and to arrest every person found In there. It was one of the most successful raids ever made." ' It cost I. Toll $10 to violate a polica regulation concerning hotel runners at the Union Depot. Judge Cameron found the defendant guilty and fined him. after which he cautioned him not to come again Into court on a similar charge. Toll made the mistake of tackling; Policeman Scallen, who was In charga of two prisoners, escorting them to headquarters. The officer was In plain clothes and Toll did not know him. so the "runner" left his position and fol lowed the three men at least 25 feet according to the evidence. Policeman Scallen swore that he told Toll to quit soliciting and to get back into line, but Toll persisted and was arrested. Toll contended that be was not out of line, and declured that he knew tha policeman, but Judge Cameron re marked that he thought It likely that had Toll recognized Scallen he would not have been quite so persistent. It was Toll's second appearance on a similar charge, but previously Judge Hogue was on the bench and dis charged him. Whether or not Mary Jeffreys went intd a certain drug store on North. Sixth street to purchase a bar of soap depends her liberty. She Is charged with the theft of $170 from a Turk, and Is attempting to prove an alibi. The woman, who is a negress, claims that the Turk is mistaken in the per son, and declares she never saw him until ho laid hold of her on the street July 5 and called a policeman to arrtst her. A portion of tho case was heard yes terday, after which It was continued until today, in order to give tha de fense an opportunity to bring In a wit ness to show that the woman was In the drug store that night. . H. H. Bowers, an advertising solici tor, was arrested upon complaint ot Mrs. C A. Moore, in whoso employ he was for somo time. She charged him with larceny by bailee of $50, but he wa3 discharged. Judge Cameron de cided that as she advanced the money to Bower, he agreeing to do some work for her In the future. It was merely a breach of faith. A civil action, tho court said, would have to be filed If the complainant wished to secure the $50. Albert Graham, colored, was arrested, at an early hour yesterday morning for stabbing Mamie Williams, colored, and was charged with assault with intent to do bodily harm. Jealousy was the cause of the affray. The woman was ' cut In several places, but not seriously. She was unable to appear In court yes terday and the case was continued un til such time as she is able to be present.