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rilJB MOKNINCx OKEGONIAtf, MONDAY, "ATJGTJST 14, 1905. CHARITY IS FORGED Armours. Give to the Poor Ice They Cannot Use. PROCLAIM AS GOOD DEED Press Bureau Is Established to In fluence Public Opinion In View of Attention to Be Given Refrigerator Cars. OREtiONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. IS. The private-car people, the Armours and others who own and control most of the refrigerator cars of the United States, are evidently aware that Congress will direct its attention to : them at tho coming session, for they hayo already established a press bureau in "Washington, and are attempting to flood the papers with stories Intended to change public opinion as regards their system. At the hearings held before the Senate and House committwi it was made very plain that tho greatest hold-up that is encountered by shippers on American rail roads is the private-car man, the roan who virtually controls the shipment of all perishable articles. His charges were shown to have been more unreasonable than any others, and it was pretty clear ly established that this particular hold up artist was not only dictating to the shippers, but to the railroads as well. But these private-car people are wise. They realized the trend of public sontl ment; they saw that they were "up against It" pretty hard, and they began to look around for a way out. As an in stance, a case may 'be cited which was brought to notice by a press bureau article. , A. The Armours, who were controlling tne shipmont of fruit from the South this sea son started an enormous quantity of Ice for the South, shipping it In box cars, for want of refrigerators. Before the lco reached its destination, the point where it was to be used in icing the fruit, the crop gave out, and the company had sev eral thousands of tons of ice on its hands, and nothing to do with It. Bolng In box cars the Ice could not bo transhipped to some other point with profit; It could not be dumped on the local Ice market at points whore the cars happened to be, for those markets were already supplied, so the private-car peo ple generously gave the ice to charitable institutions and to tho Salvation Army, for distribution to the poor. Of course it was a nice thing for tho Institutions and for the poor people; the Incident sounds well, but the ownors of the lee had either to give it away or let it molt bofore they could get it to a point where they could use Ice In large quanti ties. In other words, they gave away what tney could not possibly use. And yet. says the preps bureau, "counting the freight," this Ice was worth -JS a ton. so the distribution cost the Armour Com pany about $10,000." " If this were a pure act of charity, per formed for charity's sake, the Armour Company would have remained silent; they would not have rushed to their press bureau to iiave the story given cir culation. But they need sympathy; they need to break down public' sentiment which Is today very bitter against them, and they take this means. There are many men in Congress deter mined to pass some sort of a rate bill which will JUt a check to the outrageous hold-ups of tho Armours and other simi lar companies, even It they cannot pass a general rate bill. The railroads would "hp irlad tn see legislation of this sort: most men in Congress favor it, and the public certainly does, since tne Armour rates have a great influence on the price of many of the necessities, as well as the liiiiirlps of life. It Is theBe rates which have been shown to affect nearly every man; those rates which contribute to tne mgn cost 01 uv inrr fVint nrnvnlln tnflnv. and the Armours. hoping to smooth down public sentiment "by nice little stories, are keeping their press bureau working over time. But very little circulation Is being given this matter. GETS BULL RUN WATER It Will Be Pumped Into the Mount Tabor 3Ialns Today. Mount Tabor and Montavllla people will get Bull Run water some time today- enough to relieve tho Intolerable sltua tlon the residents have been enduring for the past four weeks. J. M. Arthur, owner of. the Mount Tabor water plant, after eecurlng permission to take w),000 gallons & day from the Mount Tabor reservoir. lost no time In starting work on a con necting pipe line, and his men wore at work yesterday in order to expedite the connection. The water taken from the Mount Tabor reservoir will bo conducted by the main now being laid to the pumping cistern of the water company at Paradise Springs, on Hawthorne avenue, and from there pumped Into tho Mount Tabor water mains and reservoirs. Permission to taKe this water comes in the very nick of time to prevent a complete water famine af fecting the entire district dependent on the Mount Tabor water works. Tho Par adlso Springs are not throwing more than one-half as much water as In former years, for some reason, and last week were alarmingly low. Tho flow was so small that the pump running at its full capacity would suck the spring dry In a short time, and consequently had to be operated slowly. It was only by repre senting this situation to members of tho water committee that the member con sented to furnish this relief to tie suffer ing people at Mount Tabor, as the com mlttee heretofore steadily declined to al low Mr. Arthur to have water for his customers. However, this supply, 50,000 gallons a day, does not mean that people will bo allowed water for irrigation, as there will not be enough for that, but there will be water for domestic uses in the homes of tiat district. OIL COMPLAINTS MULTIPLY dumping-ground for their refuse. It is claimed a Federal statute bears upon the subject, and that It will be en forced wherever found necessary hereafter. Not long ago some of this oil and tar accumulated under one of the docks, and in some manner became fgnltcd, "burning a large hole through the structure, and otherwise causing considerable damage. It is believed the city has authority in cases where the docking facilities are threatened in any way, and the matter may soon become a subject for discussion by the Council. Mayor Lane has already been appealed to. Launch Has Trial Trip. Thn Iniinph T?!istr tonic a trial snln from Suppless shipyard yesterday after noon, nrpnnrntnrv to coins: into commis sion up the river as a ferry and tugboat. She was formerly a ship's boat, but was remodeled and a Union 10-horsepower gas oline engine installed, so that she Is now ranalrie of develonlnc about nine or ten knots an hour. The Buster will be utll- lzod In the towing and passenger service at Grant's Ferry, situated about 30 miles up the Columbia Rlf er from The Dalles. Marine Notes. The steamer Redondo Is due today from San Francisco. The steamer Despatch, Weber, Is ex pected to arrive here today "from Ban Franpisco. Yesterday afternoon the steam schooner Aurella sailed for Coos Bay and San Francisco. The German ship Oregon, Schwartlng, sailed from San- Francisco for Portland last Friday. The German cruiser Falke, now In Alaskan waters, will go to Esqulmalt on August 23 for repairs. Tho German ship Ellbek, Morltren, passed the Columbia bar at S o'clock yes terday afternoon, 1SS days out from Ham burg. She is consigned to James May nurd, Jr. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or.. Auc. IS. Arrived at 3 P. M. Gorman t,b!p Ellbek. from Hunburc. Ar rived at 2:30 p. M. Schooner Jennie bteua. from San Francisco. Outside at 3 P. M. Four-masted schooner. Sailed down at 10:30 Roanoke. Condition of the bar at 2 P. M., smooth; wlBd south; weather cloudy. San Francisco, Aue- 13. Sailed BOtleh steamer Barosla. for Valparaiso, via Taco zna; steamer Umatilla, for Puget Sound; bark Rhoderlck Rhue, for HUo. DEBT LEADS TO SHOOTING CHARLES IIANLIX KILLED BY TOM LITTLE IX IDAHO. Creditor Presses His Claim With a Hlfle and Is Shot In the Heart. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 13. (Special.) At Randalls transfer, on the Roosevelt road, Friday, Charlos Hanlin was shot and instantly killed by Tom Little. The latter had a hearing and was dis charged on the ground that tho killing was Justifiable. Both men came from Roosevelt to gether. Little owed Hanlin, and the latter thought Little should pay the account. They were drinking together and the subject of tho debt came up in the saloon. The testimony at the hear ing showed Hanlin was disposed to be ugly over the matter. Little left and went to where he had pitched camp, being- followed by Han lin. The latter, upon arriving at camp, walked over to a tree, some 30 yards away, where his srun was standing. Ho picked up the weapon, according to the evidence, and Urcd at Little. The latter theroupon secured his gun and fired twice at Hanlin. One shot pierced his heart and the other struck him In the stomach. Nothing is known of the antecedents of Hanlin. Little's home is in Boise, where he has a family. POLICE AT THE ELECTION Charles Dold Remains nt Head of Chicago Federation of Labor. CHICAGO, Aug. 13. (Special.) Law and order triumphed over thuggory In the Federation of Labor today when the dele gates to the central labor body, at one of the quietest elections ever held, selected Charles Dold to succeed himself as their chler executive. The Madden element was conspicuous by Its absence and few of Its candidates were successful. Under orders from Chief of Police Collins. IS brawny pollcemon guarded the election and its participants. At the oil trance of the building three? policemen watched for the possible approach of "wrecking crews," while Inside 15 de tectives protected tho ballot-box and the Judges and clerks. "Right has triumphed over might," said President Dold. "I consider the vote rep resentative, although It was not as large as usual. I remained a candidate because I was bitterly opposed, but I will resign office as soon as the affairs of the federa tion are running smoothly." PORTLAND BOY CRIPPLED KILLS HIS PARTNER Vancouver Chinese Merchant Then Shoots Himself. PARTNER'S SON IS DYING Crimes Are Committed After a Quar rel, In Which the Murderer Threatened to Leave the Tailoring Firm. VANCOUVER B. C, Aug. 13. Two Chinese merchants are dead, and the son of one of them Is dying in the Hos pital, as the result of a tragedy which occurred early this morning. The dead men are: Fung Glng and Fung Sing, partners in a tailoring business at 3) Canton alley. In the center of Vancouver's Chinatown. At 4 o'clock this morning, Fung Sing started out on a tour of murder. First he shot and fatally wounded Fung Lee, son of Glng, and then turned his atten tion to the latter. Having finished the family. Sing turned the revolver on him self and sent a bullet through his neck and cutting his spinal cord, must have caused Instantaneous death. Fourteen other Inmates of tho rooms above the tailor shop where the tragedy occurred were taken In charge by tho police, and are bolng held pending an order from the Coroner. They say that the two merchants quarreled yesterday afternoon, for Sing wished to retire from the business. Sing later threatened to kill th old man and bis son. Fully dressed. Sing crossed the hall this morning, opened the door of the youth's room Just wide enough to admit of the entry of a revolver, and placed the muzzle against the lad's head. The bullet went through the young man's face, broke his Jaw and imbedded Itself In the wall be yond. Sing then went upstairs to his partner's room. The dbr was locked and he fired Ave shots Through thepanels. These, ap parently, did not take effect, and Sing then got a hatchet, pried open the door and shot the old man through the heart. Then he leisurely went to the back of the house, threw the hatchet out of the win dow and killed himself. 'Prospective Litigation on Account of Making River Receptacle. Owners of the watercraft and house boats along the Willamette River aro decidedly opposed to oils being poured up on the waters of the stream, whether they are troubled or not The gas com pany comes in for a good scoring in this connection, and to cap the climax, it is alleged that tho Fulton shipyard re cently had a barge on the ways that burst Its sides, permitted Its cargo to saturate everything along the front, with the result that there are numerous prospects of litigation, not only on ac count of the amount of damage done to the craft, but one boathouse was re quired to- pay for the dresses of two women, by reason of the garments com ing into contact with the obnoxious fluid covering the surface of the water, and the proprietors are -going to hold the boat-building corporation legally respon sible for the disaster. Coal tar Is believed to cause more dam age than anything else, and It Is thought an effort will be made to punish those engaged In making tho Willamette a J Chester Jackson Accidentally Shot by Hood River Boy. HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 13. (Spe clal.)i By the accidental discharge of a rifle in the hands of Wallace Moody, of this city, Chester Jackson, the 12-yoar-old son of G. J. Jackson, of S51 Halsey street, Portland, will be a crip ple for life. The boys were seated on the bank of a bathing- pool yesterday afternoon, and as Moody arose with a rifle undor his arm, the gun was dis charged, a 25-calIber soft-tipped bullet shattering: the shin bone of young Jackson and fracturing: the 4 smaller bone. Tho lad was removed to the hospital at once. Sevoral large pieces of bono wore removed from his leg. Tho lad bore tip manfully under the ordeal, and while the wound Is serious, ho is rest ing easily. His parents arrived last night from Portland. SENTENCE OF MUTINEERS Four Are to Bo Shot, Three Others Given Life Terms. SEBASTOPOL. Aug. 13. As a result of the trial of S3 mutineers of the training ship Pruth. 15 have beon acquitted, four condemned to be shot, three sentenced to penal servitude for .life and tho re mainder to various shorter terms. The court recommended that two of the death sentences be commuted to penal Borvltudo for life, and the other two to ten years' Imprisonment, Attack of Diarrhoea Cured by One Dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera end Diarrhoea Rezncdj. I was so weak from an attack of diar rhoea that I could scarcely attend to my duties, when I took a dose of Cham berlain's Colic Cholera and Dlarrhtea Remedy. It cured me entirely and I had been taking other medicine for nine days without relief. I heartily rec ommend this remedy as being the best to my knowledge for bowol complaints. R. G.. Stewart, of the firm of Stewart & Bro.. Greenville. Ala, For jstle by all druggists. END OF 3IESSHOCSE SYSTEM Gray's Harbor Company Employes Board at Hotel. COSMOPOLIS. Wash.. Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) The Gray's Harbor Commercial Company has Just completed the over hauling. Improvement and rebuilding of Its plant, the work of which has been carried on for some time, the entire cost being about $50,000. The plant Is now In the very best condition and tho building of a new mcsshouse at a cost of about tXo) has put all the employes In better humor. The clerical force and bosses have dls ponsed with Japanese in their catlng placc and this part of the company's prop erty has been turned into a private hotel run by private Interests. It Is thought this is a step towards the final abolish ment of the mcsshouse system, which has been in force here a long time and which the labor .unions have fought with 111 success. The Gray's Harbor Commercial Com pany recently purchased an additional tract of land and upon It new and mod ern houses are being erected for the heads of the various departments. DAXCE HALL MAX BE RUN. Hoquiam City Council Grants Li cense to Former Proprietor. HOQUIAM. Wash,. Aug. 13. Special.) Buslnoss men generally have become tired of the closed town, to which the- present administration Is pledged and the grant Ing of a renewal of a license to the pro prietor of the only dancchall looks as though the Council was not so much op posed to the open policy as It has been While the license docs' not apply to the dancchall. there are quiet rumors clr culatlng that the dancchall Is to be opened again and that the town will be more of a wide-open affair than it has been under the present city officials. This does not, however, mean that gambling Is to be permitted. The dance hall has been closed since July 1. Some of the business men argue that if dance halls are permitted in other places on Gray's Harbor, Hoquiam should not be deprived of the trade that comes from these sources. has given new life und impetus to thlrf town. The electric road company has the roadbed In shape for the ties and rails and tho work of laying the Iron will be started this week. About four miles of track will be built between Cosmopolls and Aberdeen and the roadbed will be the best so far constructed. Since the road was started many new buildings have been erected in Cosmop olls. and the future of the city Is much brighter than for a long time. HERCULES WORKS DESTROYED San Francisco Fire May Have Re sulted From Defective Wiring. SAX FRAXCISCO. Aug. 13. The Her cules Gas Engine Works at 15-31 Bay street, were wiped out by fire today and the loss entailed is between J150.009 and 5200.CO3, a greater part of which Is cov ered by Insurance. Flames broke out In the pattern-room. The theory of one of the employes of the engine works Is that the fire was caught through spontaneous combustion or through a defect In electric wiring. Five new engines worth about HO.000 apiece and which had been successfully tested wero completely destroyed. Many other machines, even more costly were reduced to scraplron. Xew Water Plant for Cosmopolls. COSMOPOLIS, Wash.. Aug. 13. (Spe cial.) Work has been started on a new system of waterworks by the Gray's Har bor Commercial Company by which the city will be supplied with good water. The old wooden pipes are to be taken up and relald by Iron pipe. Xew pumps capable of pumping 1500 gallons a minute and a new reservoir will be put in. The cost of the Improvement will be about S25.CC0 and the plant Is expected to sup ply the people with plenty of water for the next decade at least. THREE BOYS RECAPTURED. Reform School Escapes Found In Brush Near Salem. SALEM, Or., Aug. 13. (Special.) Three of the 11 Reform School boys who made a break for liberty last night wero cap tured today hiding in the brush near this city. Tho of fleers believe" they have mora of the fugitives located and will be able to take them In tonight. So far as has been learned the boys have stolen no food or clothing since the break. The trains have been carefully watched and none of the boys have got ten . away on brakebeams or blind-baggage cars. The boys captured are Fltz patrick, Thompson and Potter. TRUE HEIGHT OF WHITNEY Geological Survey Levels Show Cali fornia Peak Is 14,502 Feet in Air. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13. The party of United States Geological Survey level men, under Topographer R. A. Farmer, which has been running a line of levels to the summit of Mount Whitney, has completed the work and found the true height of the mountain to be 14,502 feet. While thlsshows Mount Whitney to be the highest measured mountain in the United States. It makes the true height 20 feet less than the figure that has gen erally been accepted. "Steps In Front of Train. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug; 13. (Spe clal.) Joseph Bogdanvlch. aged 33, un married, an employe of the Union Mill, was struck by a northern Pacific pas senger trnln this afternoon while he was walking1 on the tracks on the south side of the city, and fatally In jured. He was on a sidetrack and, in his confusion In seeing the train, step ped to the main track, which runs closo beside it. UNION FORESTS AFLAME EVERY AVAILABLE MAX IX THE COUNTRY FIGHTING FIRE. Greatest Damage Is Threatened In the Neighborhood of Elgin, Where 311 lis Are In Danger. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) Word comes from Elgin that forest flres are raging in that vicinity, and that a large force of men Is at work- trying to check the fire and to protect and savo property. The most damaging fires are In the neighborhood north of Elgin. The saw mills belonging to the First National Bank. Galloway Bros, and the Elgin Lumber Company are In danger and the mill hands ttre working night and day to protect the mills and to arrest the pro gress of the names. Every available man In the county has been pressed Into service. Thousands of acres of the best timber In this section are In danger. ' There Is no clue to the origin of tho fires. Some think they are of Incen diary origin, while others hold the theory that lightning was the cause. State Loses Grain hy Fire. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) The State of Oregon lost 16CO bushels of new grain In a threshing machine fire at tho Penitentiary Farm last evening. The Morris threshing outfit, from Albany, had Just finished threshing the grain when a spark from the englno caught In the separator and the flames spread so rapid ly that no grain could be saved. The loss to the state Is about $1200 and to Morris about 5300. BURNS WITH HIS CABIN PIONEER IDAHO MINER CRE x MATED IN HIS SLEEP. Candlestick Stuck in Wall Ignites the Wall Paper, and Causes Patrick Moran's Death. MURRAY. Idaho. Aug. 13. Patrick Moran. a pioneer placer miner of Idaho and Montana, was burned to death In his cabin here this morning. He went a sleep with a candle burning In his miner's candlestick, stuck in the wall, which Ignited the wallpaper. When the blaze was extinguished his charred body was found. It is said that Moran for many years past had been Involved In litigation with the City of Helena. Mont., over valuable property. Part of the time he lived at Helena. New Life to Cosmopolls. COSMOPOLIS, Wash.; Aug. 13. (Spe cial!) The extension of the electric road system of Gray's Harbor to this place $1.00 Down 50c a Week TERMS SPECIAL SALE $1.00 Down 50c a Week MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY DESKS AND MUSIC CABINETS PRICE OF DESK Attractive Desks in golden oak and mahogan ized birch, fitted with paper and envelope racks, full width drawer and solid brass trimmings. As essential in the home as a desk in the office. PRICE OF CABINET SS.OO Pretty Music Cabinets in mahoganized birch, 3S inches high, 18 inches wide and 13 inches deep; has five adjustable shelves and brass rod and rings for curtain. OUR AUTOMOBILE PARTY FOR LITTLE GIRLS "Will be given from our store on August 19, at 2 P. M. All little girls who have registered with us aro re quested to call at our store as soon as possible and receive ticket which entitles you to be a member of our party. Free admission tickets, to the Fair will be distributed to members at time of party. years ago. A widow and four children survive him: Thomas, Albert and Mrs. Ada Hlatt, of Clatskanle, and Mrs. Ida Cherry, of Fair bury. Neb. His funeral will take placo from his late residence at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Mocllps Oil Boom Is Flat. HOQUIAM. Wash.. Aug. 13. (Special.) Colonel Chapman, who makes his home near Mocllps. and was one of the leadtng oil-land boomers, says that the boom In oil lands has subsided, and that the ex periments have dwindled away, and noth ing is doing In this line. Several years ago a big boom in oil lands was started, and thousands of persons Invested in stock, which is now regarded as worthless. A great deal of money was also sunk In machinery and In boring. "Will Ask for Salem Franchise. SALEM. Or., Aug. IX (Special.) The Home Telephone Company, which has se cured a franchise for a new telephone sys tem In Portland, and which Is seeking a franchise In. Eugene, will apply for per mission to establish a system here. A. King "Wilson, attorney for the new com pany, was here yesterday, conferring with public officials and business men. and will return later to place the matter before the City Council. Hoquiam to Havo Flro Horses. HOQUIAM. "Wash.. Aug. 13. (Special.) Ttie Council has decided to purchase two horses for the use of the Are department and to draw the Are engine. The Coun cil not long since purchased a chemical engine and combination hose wagon and 'the new team Indicates that the city is to be as well protected as It can from serious fires. Building Boom In East Hoqulnm. HQQUIAM. Wash., Aug. 13. (Special.) There has been a big boom in a building way In East Hoquiam, east of the. Ho quiam River, and a great amount of' land platted this Spring Is now covered with many substantial houses. Looking After Taxes. ABERDEEN. "Wash., Aug. 13. (Special.) J. A. Estcrday. chairman of the new State Tax Commission, has been In Mon tesano, the county seat, and In this city, looking Into inheritance tax matters. Hot Weather Did Little Damage. LA GRANDE. Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) As threshing progresses. It la demon strated that the hot weather has not been so disastrous as at first was thought. The general average of wheat Is from 40 to 50 bushels per acre. NORTHWEST BEAD. George Bunce. CLATSKANIE. Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) George Bunce, an old resident of Clat skanle. Or., died rather unexpectedly at his home yesterday, aged 6S. Deceased had been a sufferer from asthma. He came to this state from Nebraska about 15 years ago and located at Forest Grove, where he remained 12 years, taking up his per manent residence at Clatskanio about two J Funeral of Lena E. Coy. LA GRANDE, Or.. Aug. 13. (Special.) The funeral of Lena E. Coy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Coy. took, placo this afternoon, from the Presbyterian Church. Union 3IIH to Increase Capital. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Aug. 13. (Special.) Tho Union Mill Company has Issued a call for a meeting, at which It Is proposed to Increase the capltat stock from 540,000 to J90.0GO. ABDUCTI0N0F AH SOU Local Chinese Disclaim Any Knowl edge of Her Whereabouts. AH Portland Chinatown was aware yesterday of the abduction of Ah Sou, the Chinese slave girl, whose appeal from the sentence ordering her deported from the United States Is before tho Supremo Court, and who was captured from the Oriental home by Chinamen in San Fran cisco yesterday morning. The slave girl, whose friends aro making the fight to have her not deported. Is said to be the property of Moy Bun, a Port land Chinese. Moy Bun lives on Pine street a little east of Second, but when an effort was mado to find him yester day Chinese disclaimed all knowledge of his whereabouts and becamo frightened! when questioned. It was made plalr that the less said about Moy Bun tho bet ter. Moy Bun's windows and doors at hlsl abode were locked and barred, althougr an electric light was burning In his place., No amount of rattling or shaking the door would bring him forth. 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