THE MOKNES'G; OREGONIAJf, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1906T.
TRYTOMUKETERMS
Operators and Miners Meet
Again Today.
OUTLOOK- IS NOT BRIGHT
Decision Will Probably Bo Reached
at Once .Whether a "Sew Scale
for April Shall Be
Adopted.
INTJTANAPOL1S. March 25.-Bitumlnous
coal operators and miners of the central
competitive and southwestern districts
will mike a final effort tomorrow to come
to a decision as to whether a wage scale,
to go Into effect April 1. can be agreed
upon. The Joint scale committees of the
conferences of the two districts will re
.tma thHr kpksIoiis tomorrow morning.
eftr r deadlock lasting five days, during
which there has been no Indication of. a
tt-raknlntr on cither side.
Tho miners demand an advance In wages
or 5.55 per cent, which is the restoration
of the wage scale of 1KB. F. L. Bobbins.
crMirinr for tho onerators of Western
Pennsylvania, has offered to pay the ad
vance, and has threatened the operators
r nMn inrilana and Illinois, who are
standing firmly against the payment of
any advance, that unless they recede from
their position he will break away from
. i,oir intirstni ncrcement and run his
minniE on th advanced scale.
Whether the miners will agree to sign
lv districts and allow the mines of West
on r.nnBvlvania to run. while those of
TiiinniK Indiana and Ohio stand idle. Is a
question that has not been settled. Prcs-
ident Mitchell and other leaders of the
miners refuse to mnke any statement on
this subject, even to indicate what their
position will be. should the situation de
mand a specific declaration. Jt is unde
cided whether the miners In convention
would ratlfv any such agreement, even If
made by the National officers.
Th situation here has not changed since
the Joint scale committee adjourned over
Sunday. Many of the operators spent Sun
day at their homes and will return early
tomorrow morning.
Indications point to a disagreement of
the two Joint committees tomorrow, and
th probable calling together of the joint
committee tomorrow afternoon, when the
light will be continued publicly and not
brMnd closed doors, as the. sessions of the
Joint committee have been held.
KISE IN THE PRICE OF COAL
Anthracite Operators Show How De
mands of Miners Afreet It.
NEW YORK. March 25. -The anthracite
coal operators gave out a statement to
day In which they said:
Much Inquiry has been mRJe ac to thn pro
clew calculation by which the Anthracite coal
aerator cftablWi the fact thai In order to
grunt the demand made by the coal miners
It will be necessary to ratee the price charged
the consumer by fl.20 a ton. The demands
of the miners provide for a threefold lncrea-o
of wages:
FirM An Increase of 10 per cent to all
miners enKHK'd In cutting coal or other men
er, raped In contract work.
Fecond The establishment of a minimum
ay wage for each cla of labor. ThlK min
imum day ware in many Instances is 100
per cent greater than the rate now being
paM
Tnlrd The establishment of an eight -hour
Uy Instead of a nine-hour day. without any
reduction -In a day's, pay.
Bv careful calculation from the payrolls of
the operating companies the effect of these
three Increase la to add an average of 21.6
ner cent to the actual labor cost per ton of
coal. This is equal, at the present labor
vn of H.M. to an increase of 33.68 cents per
ton on all size of coal which nre mined.
It must be understood, however, that the
so-called sttam sizes of anthracite, which arc
m by-product of the Industry, come Into direct
competition with bituminous coal and must
therefore be sold for a price regulated by soft
roa.1. The result Is .that all the added labor
cost of the entire Industry must be borne by
the "domesitlc" elses. which comprise 65 per
rent of the entire output. This placing the
tairsen on the domestic sires, a fact against
which there can be no appeal, brings It about
that the labor cost of each ton of coal sold
to the domestic consumer would be raised un
der the new demand by ftl.S cents a ton.
The jteneral public ajks: "Why would not
the addition of 61. S cents to the market price
regain the entire outlay of the operator? This
cjury Ignore one of the Important awards of
the Roosevelt arbitration board, viz., the elid
ing scale.
According to the sliding wcale. the present
fiat rate of wages must be paid for every ton
of coal sold at tidewater for $4.50.
It will be understood that the miners' wages
Increase with every advance In the market
price. But the operator must secure a suf
ficient net Increase to equalize the net In
crease paid to the miner. Thlo equalization
is reached, according to the figures of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company, at about $1.20,
Threat to Close Down Mines.
SCRANTON, Pa., March 25. (Spe
clal.) Rumor spread about this city
today, apparently on the word of
mine superintenaent, mat unless an
agreement is reached with the miners
bofore April 1. mines will be shut down
April 2, in view of the fact that the
strike now Is expected to be declared
not later man aiay i.
APPEAL TO THE SOUTH
(Concluded From PageM.)
other Northern States have brought forth
fruits meet for repentance or at least o long
as they are. threatening to gire themselves and
the party over to further destruction should
you not assert yourselves? Tou have borne
the heat and burden of the day. Tour states
men have demonstrated their ability not only
to take care of the Interests of their etatt-s
and their section, but they -have been the
only dam against aggression at home and the
threat of discredit abroad.
Kb Time for Hesitation.
The time has come when the really effectlv
Democrat) of the country should be recognized
and when they themselves should no longer
hesitate, decline or refuse to seek or to accept
those honors which arc their Just due for
work well done. It may possibly be that
the party will go to defeat again, but elnce
1KW It has. done nothing else under Northern
leadership, , and certainly it cannot do worse.
I believe firmly that It will do better, be
cause It will at once ellmlnato tho factions
which are Inevitable, no long as their leaders
feel that they have only to capture a few
state organizations In the North, nominate
their candidate and then depend upon the
opth to support and elect him If possible,
And certainly no faction can refuse to sup
port a worthy Southern candidate In the light
of the loyalty of the South to every party
candidate
Hearst Is the Bugaboo.
A former office-holder under Cleveland
had this to say on the subject of Parker
Invasion today:
"It looks very much as If the only was'
to prevent the nomination of Bryan or
Hearst, is to bring about a solid South
in the convention. Hearst bad some
support two years ago below Mason and
Dixon's line, and to fear he will hav
more next- time.
"By presenting a- Southern man
candidate, we rely upon sectional pride
to prevent any slump to the apostle of
municipal ownership.
"Hearst and Bryan wlU control the
West, but we expect to form a combi
nation of the conservatives of the Bast
and tho better clement In the South to
prevent the nomination pf cither of these
radicals.
"The subject of candidates has not yet
been discussed, but there are a number
of good men in the South, who would
have been regarded as Presidential tim
ber before this had they lived ip the
North.
Plenty or Good TImhcr.
"For example, what Is the matter with
Joe Bailey, of Texas. He is easily the
leader on the Democratic side of the
Senate, and has many qualities which
would bring him votes all over the
country.
"Then there Is John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, United States Senator
Clay of Georgia, and Governor Beckham
of Kentucky. Coming up to Missouri,
what is the matter with Joe Folk? He
Is a Southerner, but still Is known all
over the I'nlon.
"These aro Just a few 'names I have
thought of at tho moment. There are
plenty of good men and the South could
produce candidates who, If elected,
would be a credit to the nation.
"But we are not looking for candidates
now. We are simply trying to convince
the South that now is the accepted time
to wake up, and we think we will do so."
REFUSED USE OP MAILS
ATTEMPT TO BREAK UP ILLE
GAL "MEDICAID COMPANIES."
Enormous Business Carried on in
Eastern Cities amd Many
Women Have Been Killed.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Orders
have been issued by the Postmaster-General
instructing the postmasters at New
York and Brooklyn to refuse to admit
to tho malls the advertisements of 52 11
legal "medical companies." located In
those cities, and also to refuse to deliver
mall matter received addressed to the
fictitious and assumed names, under
which the persons conducting these con
corns hide their identity.
This action at New York and Brooklyn
i In line with the efforts previously
made by Postmaster-General Cortclyou
In Boston and Philadelphia to enforce
the law against this class of criminal
concerns. A statement given out at me
Postofflcc Department today, says:
"The condition of affairs which has
developed under the department's Inves
tigations in all of these cities has been
appalling. It was found that In a large
number of Instances those engaged In
conducting these offices have criminal
records and are 'dope fiends. In Boston
one of the concerns excluded by the de
partment" from the malls was supposed
to have the office at which was per
formed the fatal operation upon the
young woman, Susan Geary, the suitcase
murder.
'One of the 'doctors' whom the de
partment found Identified with several
of those 'offices In Boston was also con
nected with the Susan Geary case. Tho
number of deaths that have been caused
in theso offices can never be known.
"The volume of business done by these
concents nas been large. Jt was saia
that as high as 20 criminal operations a
day were performed In some of these
offices, and that tho income jome times
ranged as high as $2000 a week."
RAINING IN CALIFORNIA
Rivers Overflow Banks In Protest
at Unwonted Downpour.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25. Heavy
rains continue In California. In the San
Joaquin Valley the rivers and creeks are
vers' high. At Sonora It Is estimated
that $100,000 damage has resulted from the
storm. In the vicinity of Tulare Lake.
much of the country around Corcoran and
Gurnsey Is under water.
About one foot of water covers portions
of Center, Church and Court streets In
VIsalia.
In the vicinity of Stockton 23,000 acres
of lowlands are under water.
In Southern California a landslide on
the Santa Fe between Los Angeles and
San Diego baa Interrupted communication
At Fresno a large force of men Is work
ing to prevent the water breaking
through the levees and flooding the city.
MANUSCRIPTS SCORCHED
Some Originals of Hawthorne's Tales
Injured at Fire.
NEW YORK. March 25. A score of
original manuscripts of famous works of
Nathaniel Hawthorne . were damaged by a
fire which destroyed the home of his son.
Julian Hawthorne, In lonkors, today
Several of tho manuscripts were de
stroyed and others were badly damaged
by water.
In addition to the manuscripts, many
letters, some bearing the autograph of
the author of "The Scarlet Letter, and
others addressed to him from Intimate
friends, also suffered from the smoke and
water. Among the manuscripts which
were damaged were those of "Tho Scarlet
Letter." "Tho Blythedalo Romance"
"The Marble Faun," "Twice Told Tales"
and "Septimus Felton."
ICE PACK IN BIG HORN
Presage of High Water In the 3Ils-
souri River.
DENVER. March 25. A special from
Basin. Wyo.. says that an Ice pack has
formed In the Big Ho'rn River at that
place, causing the river to overflow and
flood the lowlands. Tho steel bridge has
been carried away and considerable dam
age to ranches and other property done,
The Big Horn Is two feet above high
water mark, and Its tributaries are all
from eight to ten feet above the flood
line.
A great quantity of snow la lying in the
hills and in the jrulches, and the warm
weather Is beginning to melt It. Floods
in the Big Horn basin Ib the first warning
of high water In the Missouri River.
Coraffloa Celda Are the Caue ot Maay Serf
our DlMLe.
A physician who has gained a National
.reputation as anaijui di uic otuAc oi va
rious diseases, claims that If catching cold
could be avoided a long list of dangerous
ailments wouia never oe neara ox. jsvery
one knows that pneumonia. and consump
tinn originate from a cold, and chronic ca
tarrh, chronic bronchitis and all throat
and lung trouoie are aggravates, ana ren
Anrod more serious by each fresh attack.
Do not risk your life or take chances when
you have a cold. Chamberlain's Cough
Kemeay win cure ii eeiorc meee aiseases
develop. This remedy contains no opium,
morphine or other harmful drugs, and lias
ao rears of reputation back of IL rained
by Its cures under every condition. For
sale By au arwgisis.
ENTICES SALEM GIRLS
CHARLES HARRIS ARRESTED OX
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Offers Larse Wages In Attempt to
Obtain Employes for As
toria Dancchall.
SALEM. Or., March 25. (Special.)
For attempting to Induce four Salem
girls to so to Astoria to work in the
Bijou dancehall, Charles Harris, was
arrested here tonight by Night Officer
John Longcore and Deputy Sheriff
Esch. Harris comes from Astoria and
has been operating- here two days.
Having- learned of his mission. Long-
core set a trap to cutch the man and
succeeded. He learned of one girl who
bad been approached and persuaded
her to aid In the arrest of Harris. In
pursuance of an agreement. Harris
met the girl in a room In which the of
ficers were concealed. There he stated
his proposition In detail, making- It
known that tho girl was wanted for
Immoral purposes.
Harris said that he hod already se
cured ten girls and wanted six more.
When his persuasion seemed to be In
effective, he assured the girl that she
could make 290 a month, and. up
braided her for working for J3.50
week. When Harris had told his story
the officers sprang- from their hiding
place and arrested him.
When seen at tho County Jail to
night, Harris admitted the nature of
his business but asserted that tne girls
were wanted merely to dance and sell
liquor. Ho admitted telling tho girls
that ho would Insure them 200 a
month, and when asked whether they
could. In fact, make that much money
he replied:
"Well, nearly that much: they could
make S195 a month anyway.
Harris is a young man of medium
stature, dark curly nalr and appar
ently a Polish Jew. He says he has
been at Astoria about two weeks and
has been representing the Bijou dance
hall during that time. He says he has
visited no other valley towns.
The officers have suppressed the
names of the girls "who were ap
proached, for some of them are mem
bers of good families.
SURE THING AND GAMBLING
Rev. S. L. La pliant Preaches on the
Same Disastrous Influences.
"A Sure Thing, and the Gambling
Spirit." was the subject of a sermon
last evening at the Second BaptiKt
Church, by Rev. S. L. Laphaxn, the
pastor, who said In part:
"It is, not the whining cry 0t a pes
simist to say that tnorc never was
time in the history of our country
when gambling was so rife among all
classes of our people as at the pres
ent. The United States Is fast be
coming the gambling den of the world.
That we gamble for higher staKes In
greater variety of ways more per
sistently and universally than the peo
ple of any other country must be ac
knowledged by any one who will In
form themselves on this master passion
of the day. Open betting and the stnk
ing of monev on a game of chance arc
but a small part of the gambling about
us. The method and spirit of gaming
is finding a place in business enter
prises and undertakings of every char
acter, and where this menace to an
that Is legitimate will stop none can
tell. Mines, lands, factories. Inven
tions, wheat, meats, metals, coal, oil.
stock propositions and business ven
tures of every imaginable character
are being promoted and floated which
aro purely and simply games of chance,
long-shot bets.' 'sure things' to the
men who run them, and no chance for
the fellow who 'bucks the other man's
game.
"Anthony Comstock says: This Na
tion Is fast earning an unsavory rcpu
tation because of gambling propensi
ties. Moral and religious Influences
Hcem to have no effect in checking this
degrading passion.
"These gambling enterprises, games,
devices and machines are nothing less
than schools of crime where we train
and cultivate and produce thieves, for
cers, embezzlers, defaulters, thugs and
ImiVmcrablo crimes and criminals
which do not come to-public record.
"I believe that every gambler Is. a
thief. After a period of 15 years' per
sonal acquaintance with gamblers and
men who gamble, both of the habitual
and professional character. I give It as
my Judgment that an nonest gamnier
is a misnomer, jic uvei tAimv .
arc all dishonest and without any con
science whatever as to tne means
irherebv tbev may possess themselves
of another man a property, ine oni
honor among gamblers Is the honor of
thieves and their honesty only the hon-
etir of liars, any and all kinds of
iranibllnir tend to make men unscru
pulous in all things. It is not merely
because men have bet and lost that
they embezzle or forge, gambling- has
made thieves and liars of them as It
will mnke of all men who cultivate
and lndulgo In this devilish Infatua
tion.
"The spectacle of young boys, or any
hov in his teens plugging a slot ma
chine on our streets only proves that
the public conscience has not awak
ened to the Inevitable ruin of all Integ
rity whlcH follows every sort of gam
bling. What cigarettes are to a boy's
lodv B-nmbllng Is to his Integrity. Pco-
nu'lmvft less conscience with respect
to it than ever before. The popular
card parties and clubs where prizes
ore tified are an evidence of tho grow-
in a- Indifference in this matter. Tho
card-player who plays for a prize is a
gambler as much as the negro crap
ohooter. WTilst and bridge parties for
stakes of any character ought to berj
raided and broken up: tncy aro gam
Wlnjr cam es as truly as fan tan or rou
lette. John Philip Qulnn, the convert-.
nA f?hleasro eambler. who Icept a gam-
bllng-houFO for 25 years, says of the
- . V . . J T Ib n Mil.
rioninn-inir cjtrti mil). aw
dergarten to the gambling den.
HIS FATAL LOVE FOR PIE
Leads to the Capture of Raymond
Burns, Runaway Boy.
"Aw. 111 take some of that pic. said
"Raymond Burns, a runaway boy from a
detention home, wncn rouna oy a Kind-
hearted woman at Tenth and Washington
streets, last night. He was taken Into a
near-by restaurant, where he might cat
to his heart's content.
A piece of, "mince pie as large as
washboard was set before Raymond. Ho
ate it and his kind-hearted, friend arose
from the table to settle the score. "Huh!
I could eat twice as much as that an It
wouldn't make me slckv said Raymond.
"Kin I have some more?" A second piece
as large as the first was served. His
kind-hearted friend became suspicious and
called up Detective Hawley, at police
headquarters.
"Wants pie, does her said Mr. Han
ley, who kaows the gastronomic feats of
small boys as well aa moat mothers do".
"I'll bet a; dollar to a slot machine slug
that that's Raymond Burns. Ask him,
lady. If his name is not Raymond."
"He says his name is Raymond Burns,
came the answer, after Raymond's friend
had returned to the telephone Just as her
protege bad Jtmaw the last piece of the
interior of the pie into his mouth. Ray
mond, according to Mr. Hawley. only cats
the filling and leave tho crest.
"Will you hold him -for mo there.
madam, and 111 be there In a Jiffy."
To keep Raymond quiet until tho de
tective arrived, a dish of ice cream was I
set before him to noid nis attention. Kay
mond had Just finished it when Hawley
arrived.
"I didn't run away. Mr. Hawley. No:
honest. I didn't. Harold Smith asked me
to come to town to see his grandmother."
cried Raymond, when he saw Hawley In
the door.
Raymond was returned to the detention
home last night. Harold Smith, who de
nied that he came to Portland to sec his
grandjnothcr. was found, two hours later.
by Hawley and was returned with his
runaway companion.
MARSHAL KILLS TWO MEN
BADLY WOUNDED BY A SCORE
OP MEXICANS.
Father of One- of the Slain Starts
Out for Revenge, but Is Clubbed
by Another Officer.
AGCILAR. Colo.. March." 25. Two
men were Kiuea in a- ngnt wnicn
started In a wilep ncre last, night and
tve-otkettrwerc severely wounded. The
-dead:
SAMTJEX. VIGII
ANDREW aARXINIZ
The wounded? J a mo. Davi. Town Marshal:
F. M. Vigil, Justice of the Feace.
killed by Davis, who says ho shot them
In self-defense. A scoro of Mexicans
attacked Davis after the shooting and
he was badly cut about the head be
fore he was rescued.
F. M. Vigil, father of Samuel Vigil,
started out with a shotgun, vowing to
kill Davis, and was clubbed Into un
consciousness by Deputy Sheriff
Shelby.
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUALWORK
Unions Needed by Women Tailors,
Snys Miss Laughlln.
Those who attended the meeting of tho
People's Forum at tho Sclllng-Hlrsch Hall
last night were deeply Interested In the
address delivered by Miss Gail Laughlln.
who spoke on "The Wage-Saving Woman
and Child." Miss Laughlln Ih a gifted
speaker In that sho has a clear delivery
that charms her listeners, and the sound
ness of her logic is unassailable. Several
hundred people attended tho meeting, and
all were delighted with the address of
Miss Laughlln.
Miss Laughlln was special agent of the
I nitcd States Industrial Commission, and
the subject she spoke upon last night is
one with which she Is familiar.
We must not lose sight of the fact
that millions of women doing their full
share of work are not Included In tho
Government census as engaged In gainful
occupations." said she. "I refT of courso
to the mothers and wives who work in
their own households.
"The Invention of machinery has taken
Into the factory work which was formerly
done at homo by the women, such as
weaving, knitting, etc Women have sim
ply followed their work from the homo to
the factory, and the wage paid woman is
the result of tho removal of the work.
"The existence of a large body of wage-
paid women Is a permanent feature In In
dustrial life. A fundamental step, there
fore. In consideration of this question Is
the recognition of this fact and the con
sideration of the labor of women as a part
of the general labor question.
"The great vll Is found In the low
wages paid to women, which Is an Injus
tice to them and an injury to the men
with whom they come In competition. To
j remedy this evil Is the real problem.
Its remedy will be found In tho organi
zation of working women Into unions, thn
establishment of the principles of equal
pay for equal work and In the giving to
women every power to protect themselves
and their labor which Is possessed by
men."
Mrs. M. R. Trumbull, of Portland, spokn
upon the same subject, and her address
was also interesting and pleased all who
attended. General discussion followed the
addresses.
CHOKED IN A TUNNEL
Two Men Overcome hy Gas
nnd
Smoke From Engine.
LEADVILLE. Colo.. Match 25.-W. G.
Fleming, aged 23. a bridge carpenter of
the Colorado Midland Railroad, nnd
Nicholas DIcmoz. nlghtwatcbman and
track walker, wero asphyxiated this
morning in the Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel. 14
miles west of Leadvllle. Fleming was
ono of a gang of fix carpenters engaged
in making repairs in the tunnel, and the
entire party with the exception of ono
were overcome by gas and smoke from
trains which passed through the tunnel
while they were at work.
Fleming was from Greeleaf. Colo., and
DIcmoz lived at Kokomo. Colo.
BODY IN TRUNK IDENTIFIED
Police "Looking for Wife of Albert
N. McVlcar.
STOCKTON. Cal.. March 25. Develop
ments today show that tho man found
dead In a trunk at the Southern Pacific
station In this city last night, murdered.
was Albert N. McVlcar, who had been
employed as timber man In the rawhide
mine at Jamestown. Tuolumne County.
The police are now endeavoring to lo
cate Mrs. McVlcar who was In this city
with her husband.
Millionaire Manufacturer Here.
Heory TMpp. who was associated for
years with JWdrjWrtft9K'e. in tho man
ufacture ot Iron aaa steel, is -a guest at
the Hetel Ferthusd. He has retired front
active business, having aaassed an im
mense fortune. Mr Phlpps is accompanied
bv H. L. Shaffer. H. Walton and Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Franks, all of whom are prom
inent In New York. They are traveling
in a special car. and arrived In Portland
vCStCrday from California. The party will
spend several cays in i-oruana DCiorc
leaving for Puget Sound.
Captain. Slovcr Interprets Slang.
Frank Xrevely. charged with telling his
foster-father that he "would put his light
out." smashed in the windows and the
doors of the hitter's house at 707 Reed
street, last night, and was arrested by
Detectives Welch and Jones. Captain
Slover held that the words "putting his
hVht out" could not be construed as a
threat to kill, and Levely. who, his foster
father. J. H. Moon. said, had threatened
his life, was locked up on a charge of
defacing a building.
Washingtonlan to Issue In Morning,.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. March 25. (Special.)
It was authentically stated that the
Evening W'ashlngtonlan will be issued
In the morning, beginning with April 10.
The paper has been admitted to member
ship In the Associated PreM. A stock
comnanv will be formed, with O. M.
Moore, present owner, as principal stock
holder. Mr. Moore started the weekly
"Washington Ian la this city in 109. He
sold to J. D. Deaa la 18H and repurchased
January I, l?K.'
y FOUND IN CHEEK'
WALLA WALLA FARMER MEETS
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Benjamin Ccnncy's Mind Affected
by Experience In Recent Wreck
at Bridal Veil.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. March 25.
(Special.) Benjamin Geaney. a pioneer
farmer of Walla Walla County, wandered
away from his home at Valley Grove on
Dry Creek Saturday morning, and his
body was found this afternoon in a deep
hole of water In Dry Creek. When tne
family missed hlra yesterday morning
they thought he had gone to Walla alla
with a neighbor, and made no search'for
him. Upon the return of the farmer.
who said that he had seen nothing of the
old gentleman, a search was Instituted
and continued most of the night and.
nearly all day today.
The first evidence that anything had
befallen Mr. Geaney was the discovery
of his hat on the bank of the creek some
distance below the farmhouse. Further
search revealed bis body In several feet
of water, about 30 yards below the point
at which the hat was found.
Mr. Geaney was a man 76 years of age
and quite feeble. .He was In the Bridal
Veil wreck several weeks ago. since
which time his mind has been wandering
to some extent, and he was at times
subject to fainting spells. The Deputy
Coroner was called but did not hold an
Inquest, the evidence all pointing toward
accidental drowning.
WARM RAIN IN THE PALOUSE
Wheat Believed to Have Been Frozen
Springs Into New Ulfc.
GARFIELD. Wash.. March 23. (Spe
clal.) A heavy rain fell throughout the
Palouse country all day yesterday, which
will bo of inestimable benefit to the
Winter wheat crop. Many believed for
lime that the cold weather of two
weeks ago ruined the wheat, but the
farmers at Garfield. Pullman. Oakesdale
ami many other wheat districts who have
examined the Fall-sown grain carefully
declare that it Is uninjured and that the
warm rain of yesterday Is just what was
needed.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Friend of the President.
SPOKANE. Wash.. March 25. (Spe
cial.) "Joo" Scott, as bo was known to
his friends among the ranchmen and
capitalists all over the Northwest, had
been a resident of Spokane since 1900
Previous to moving to this city, he was
a regular visitor from Miles City, Mont.,
ever since JS7S, when he became identi
fied with the cattle raising Industry.
He was president of the Western Cat
tlemen s Association when President
Roosevelt, then a stripling, came Into
the West from New York, and bo as
slstcd the future head of the Nation
in every way.
That was the beginning of a friend
ship which continued throughout the
years of Mr. Roosevelt's eventful ca
reer. The President and Mr. Scott
ivero Intimate and almost inseparable
friends when the former was a ranch
man In ?orth Dakota, and Mr. Scott
'frequently assisted young- Roosevelt
in hl cnttlo buying and selling ex
peditions and entertained him at hunt
Ing outings. President Roosevelt al
ways referred to Mr. Scott as "My
Good Friend Joe Scott, one of tho best
ahd cleanest men I ever knew." Mr.
Scott's admiration for the President
was no less enthusiastic and sincere.
Mayor Grlscn. of McMlnnvillc.
M'MINNVILLE. Or.. March 25. (Spe
clal.) This evening at about 5 o'clock
Mayor Charles Grlssen, of this clty,
dled after an Illness of about a week.
He suffered from combined attack of
pneumonia, and pleurisy.
Mayor Grisson was born In Germany
about SI years ago. He has resided in
McMinnvlHe for the Inst 30 years, hav
Ing been a leading citizen. He was one
of the organizers of the Oregon Fire
Relief Association., of which ho has
been president since 1S0-1. One of the
business blocks of this place Is due to
his energy. Mr. Grissen Is survived by
hls wlfo and daughter, of this city
and a son. Carl, who is at present in
Munich, Germany.
Ii. A. Harmon.
ROSE-BURG. Or.. March 25.-(Speclal.)
L. A. Harmon, one of the old and re
spooled citizens and business men of
Roseburg. died at the home of his daugh
tor. Mrs. Walter Gray. In this city. Sat
urday. He was a native of tho State of
Maine, and was nearly 79 years old. He
came to Roseburg about 20 years ago and
engaged in business, which he continued
up to about six years ago. when he re
tired. Ho was a highly respected citizen1
and left two daughters Mrs. W. H. Fitch
ford and Mrs. W. C Gray, of this place.
and Charles II. Harmon, a son, of Port
land.
William Ellison.
ROSBBURG. Or.. March 23. (Special.
JTiI!1aTiS''wJ's"hom n"Vi!bir!lbHc
came to Orogon from Tennessee about
20 years ago, and has since lived In this
county. He was S6 years old. and left
four sons and one daughter.
Mrs. P. G. Condon.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. March 25.
(Special.) Mrs. P. G. Condon died this
evening from cancer of the stomach. She
Largest in the World
the
came to Oregon 2S years ago. Her hus
band died five years ago. She leaves six
grown children. Her age was about t5
years.
DECLINE TO BE VACCINATED
Missionaries and Families From
China Detained at William Head.
VICTORIA. B. C. March ' 25. The
passengers of the steamer Tartar, who
were detained at William Head, be
cause of the outbreak of smallpox dur
ing the voyage, were released today
with the exception of two mission
aries and their families, who declined
to be vaccinated.
Two other Chinese have developed
smallpox since the first was discovered.
three Chinese being tne sufferers. The
white members of the crew were re
leased, but the Chinese are still held.
KILLED BY HER BABY BOY
Idaho Woman Is Shot In Head by
Small Rifle.
SAND POINT. Idaho. March 25.
Keith Nelson. 4 years old. accidentally
killed his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Nelson,
today. He picked up a 22-calIber ham
merless rifle, pointed It at his mother,
fired and the bullet penetrated her
brain.
I
READY TO BEGIN FILLS ON THE
EAST SIDE.
Pipe Line Is Laid and Trial of Great
Importance Will Be
Made Shortly.
The Port of Portland dredge was brought
to the foot of East Alder street yesterday.
with its long line of pontoons and pipe
nrcnaratorv to beginning the trial till on
the East Side low district, a trial tnat is
frauchf with great Importance to that
portion of the city. A pipe line has al
ready been laid in from the Willamette
River along East Alder street, througn
the embankments on East Water and
East First streets, a distance of about
500 feet. The first fill will be undertaken
on East Alder street beyond cast First
street, nnd If successful the work will be
continued oh through to Union avenue
above the big sewer. This preliminary
work Is to be undertaken In pursuance ot
tho plan of the committee from the Last
Side Improvement Association, tne oojeci
being to fill the whole m the low territory
between Union avenue and tne winam
etto River with material from the bot
tom of the river. If It Is possible to do so
W. L. Boise, who has been particularly
active, as chairman of the committee, has
secured the names of all property-owners
in the whole of this district, and the ma
jority have consented to have the nil
made, and he Is confident that it tnis nrst
run Is successful, the great problem of
filling the warehouse district up to high-
water mark will be solved. Engineer J
B. Lockwood made a thorough survey of
the river In front of this district and
found nearly enough loose material to
make the fill in district No. 1. It Is
thought that the work can bo accom
plished at a much lower figure than It
can be done by dumpcars. but of courso
this Is yet to be demonstrated. The dredge
Is here and the pipes are laid, and all will
be gratified to know that at last the long
looked-for test run Is to be undertaken
at once.
SAN JACINTO IN DANGER
River on the Rampage and Threat
ens 31 itch Damage.
LOS ANGELES. March 26. A dispatch
to the Times from San Jacinto, Cal.
says:
Raging down its course in tho maddest
fury known. In 23 years, the San Jacinto
River threatens great damage to the town
of San Jacinto, to the extensive ranchin;
regions near by and to many other places
down the valley.
Bridges have been washed away, lands
have been flooded, and It has been only
with the greatest difficulty that the wa
ters have been prevented from sweeping
through the main street of San Jaclnta
and entailing heavy loss. For the first
time in Its history, the Hemet dam
pouring through the sluiceways and aug
menting the flood.
TRY TO LYNCH A NEGRO
West Oakland Railroad Men
Prevented by Police.
Arc
OAKLAND. March 26. A mob of over
100 men yesterday attempted to lynch
a negro named Felton Evans. He was
accused of attacking two young white
girls, daughters of a Southern Pacific
engineer, and the railroad hands in tb
West Oakland yards quickly gathered
to punish blm.
The negro was badly beaten and
steps were being taken to lynch him
when he was saved by Policeman John
Fahy. who succeeded, after a struggle
In getting- him to a place of safety.
Stock Burned in Bam.
SALEM. Or.. March 25. (Special.)
Five valuable norses and two cow
were burned In a fire that destroyed
the large barn on the farm of Judge
T. L. Davidson, near town. The fire was
of unknown origin. Tho loss Is about
$4000.
Correctly describes the Anheuser -
Brewery. Covers 128 acres equal to 70
city blocks. Storing capacity 600,000
barrels. Employs more than 6,000 people.
Sales for 1905
403,788 Barrels
of Beer
which .exceeds that of any other Brewery in
world.
Anheuser-Busch Brewing
St. LoaiSt U.S.A.
TILLMANN & BENDEL, Distributors. H
Portland. rr-
SHIP AFIRE HITS HOCK
T1TANLA TRIES TO MAKE HAR
BOR IN SNOW STORM.
Crew of British Steamer Had Des
perate Fight With Flames
Amidship.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. March 25. After be
ing in peril from fire at sea and manag
ing by desperate efforts to reach this
port in the midst of a gale and a blinding
snow storm, the British freight steamer
TItanIa struck a submerged rock in en
tering the harbor late last night, had a
hole torn in her hull, and today lies on
the beach, where she was put. to prevent
inking. The fire in the midship hold is
still burning fiercely.
The TItanIa is In no serious danger on
the beach, but It is probable that before
the fire can be extinguished the midship
hold will have to be flooded. It is be
lieved that the greater portion of the
cargo has either been burned or ruined
by water.
The Titania sailed from New York
March 18 for Lancaster. Early yesterday
she was reported afire off Sable Island
and endeavored to make this port. The.
report created alarm for the safety of
the crew, as It was feared in the storm
they would be unable to gain the harbor.
The steamer managed to make the outer
harbor, where she picked up a pilot. The
ship had barely gotten under way again
to proceed to an anchorage when sho
truck.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
CHICAGO, March 25. (Special.) Orego-
nians registered today as follows:
Great Northern H. W. Kerrigan, Port
land.
KalserhofT-M. A. Blttler, H. W. Don
ahue, both Portland.
NEW YORK. March 23. (Special.)
Northwestern People registered today
as follows:
From Portland M. R. Colby, at the
Navarre.
From Ellensburg. Wash. D. W. S.
Ramsey and wife, at the Broadway
Central.
From Tacoma W. Mahncke, at the
Astor.
From Seattle A. Meyer, at the Astor.
From Spokanc W. D. Lloyd, at tho
Hoffman,
From Astoria, Or. G. R. McKenzIe, ,
at the Gilsey.
From Darlington, Wash. J. P. Lavin,
at the Imperial.
Tobcy Loses Load and Rigging.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 25. The bark
GIrard C. Tobcy. which sailed from here
March 14 for Honolulu, returned to this
port today minus her rigging and' most of
her cargo ot gasoline and railroad iron.
On the 17th she encountered a gale and
lost her mainmast. The gasoline tanks
on the deck were unloosened and threat
ened to swamp the vessel. Attempts to
toss them overboard failed, and they wera
broken Into with axes. The escaping fluid
badly blistered and exhausted most of
the crew.
On the 19th another gale was run into,
and It was found necessary to tos3 over-
board a lot of the railroad iron. Further
damage was done to the rigging, so the
Tobey was turned about and started for
San Francisco.
Assessor Takes Note of Prosperity.
CENTRALIA, Wash., March 25.
(Special.) County Commissioner H. H".
Tillcy and County Assessor Pete Som-
mersett have returned from a visit to
the eastern end of Lewis County,
where Mr. Sommersctt has been assess
ing the property personally around
Mineral City. In this one district Mr.
Tilley states the assessed valuation
would be Increased over $2-40.000. Mr.
Tillcy stated that this country now
was enjoying Its most prosperous year.
Land values, have Increased very
much In the past year especially In
the timber lands. Land stumpage tnat
one year ago was selling at from 53 to
75 cents per thousand, Is now selling
at from $1 to $1.50 per thousand. All of
these Increased valuations have been
noted In the County Assessor's books.
Archbishop Ireland Delayed.
ROME. March 25. Archbishop Ireland,
of St. Paul, had been expected to reach
Rome tonight, but did not arrive. A dele
gation. Including Cardinal Vanlutelll.
Father Whitney, rector ot the English
Church: Father O'Connor, ex-sccretary
to the apostolic delegation to Manila,
and Father Bennulty. pastor of St. Luke's,
Church. St. Paul. Minn., were at the sta
tion to welcome him.
American Church Anniversary.
ROME. March 25. The American
Church of St. Paul was crowded today,
on the occasion of the 30th anniversary ot
Its consecration. Bishop H. C. Potter,
who read the consecration service,
preached. Bishop Potter's father held
the first service In the American Church
in Rome In- 1S53, when It was held in a
private house.
Fire Destroyed Eleven Buildings.
FAY ETTE VI LLE. N. C. March 25. A
fire which started In the Frank Thornton
Dry Goods Company's store last night, in
the center of the city, destroyed 11 build
ings. Loss $300,000. No one was killed,
but several persons were injured.
Norway makes a good thing out of hr
"Winter climate. She exports about 700,000
tons of best lake Ic yearly to the other
European countries. Ono company alone
can send away 2000 tons a day.
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