THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906.
0.H.&N.G0.ABS0HDS
THE DIFFERENTIAL
Difference in Charges Levied
Against This Port by Ship
owners Will Be Equalized.
RATES ON GRAIN REDUCED
Harriman Road Makes Formal An
nouncement Which Puts Portland
Exporters on Same Basis as
Those of Paget Sound.
Beginning August 1, the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation Company will equalize
the difference In charges against this port
and the Sound by absorbing the differen
tial of is 3d that is levied against grain
and flour cargoes sailing from the Colum
bia River for export.
This action Is In effect a reduction on
local- freight rates on grain and flour, in
cluding wheat milled at Portland, which
is transshipped here by sailing vessels to
European ports. This reduction amount
to 30 cents on a long ton of 2240 pounds.
This absorption of the arbitrary differ
ential levied against Portland by the sail
ing ship combine was predicted some time
ago when the joint wheat rates between
Portland and the Sound were announced.
After some consideration, the Harriman
road agreed to the proposition and stated
that the differential would be taken care
of. The announcement yesterday of the
date for the action by the railroad com
pany to take effect brings the matter to
a definite basis.
This reduction in rates, that puts the
Portland exporter on the same basis as
the Sound exporter, will apply from all
stations on the Oregon Railroad & Navi
gation Company's lines proper, as well as
all points on the Columbia River & Ore
gon Railroad and the Columbia Southern
Railway.
This action seems the only solution of
the much-mooted differential question
that has perplexed shippers ever since it
was Instituted. Protests against it have
been unavailing. Various reasons have
been given for putting it into effect, chief
of which is probably the danger of delay
off the bar because of storms. Pilotage
and towage to get into the river, as well
as the same Items coming up the river,
are also said to have prejudiced shipown
ers against this port.
The definite announcement of the ab
sorption of this troublesome differential
w.Il be welcomed by all concerned In the
shipping of grain and flour. Some such
action was imperative in view of the joint
wheat rates that will soon become effect
ive, otherwise the Sound ports would be
favorites with wheat and flour exporters.
VICTORS TO HOLD BANQUET
Monlavilla Board of Trade Will Cel
ebrate Annexation to Portland.
Invitations are out for a banquet to be
given by the Montavilla Board of Trade
next Thursday evening, as a celebration
of the successful outcome of the move
ment for annexation and for Bull Run
water. The Mayor and Councllmen and
other city officials have been invited, and
are expected to attend the banquet. It
was a long fight for annexation, extend
ing over a period of more than 10 years,
and carried on by William De Venny and
some others when it seemed impossible
of success.
While most of the people were favor
able, they were doubtful of success. A
portion of the leading citizens also want
ed to try a city government, because they
felt that it would be a long time before
Bull Run water could be had. But now the
citizens have great reasons to rejoice, for
they are to have Bull Run water In a short
time. The Board of Trade of this sub
urb will make the occasion one of general
rejoicing, and also an opportunity of
making the city officials acquainted with
the new acquisition of the city.
WATER SHORTAGE STILL ON
Vernon Improvement Club Appoints
Committee to See Mayor.
While the water committee and super
intendent continue to explain the cause
of water shortage at Vernon. Highland
and Piedmont, the shortage continues,
and In consequence a very determined lot
of residents gathered on the lawn at the
home of J. D Ogden Thursday evening,
under the auspices of the newly organized
Improvement Club. After discussion of
the situation, which was declared to be
intolerable, the following committee was
appointed to take the matter up with
Mayor Lane: J. A. Graef, Dr. George H.
Stovell. Q. B. Frank, W. A. Nash, J. D.
Ogden and W. E Eastman. It was the
consensus of opinion that if the people
are not supplied with water in that dis
trict that they should not be required to
pay for what they do not receive. This
committee will at least make a vigorous
protest against water being used In the
sprinklers from the Highland reservoir
hereafter, when water may be taken for
that purpose from large mains in which
there is plenty of water.
COOL SHIRT SALE.
Mt. Hood shirts, best soft, cool mate
rials, and made as "Whlttler" correctly
puts it. "a little better than seems neces
sary"; also silk fronts and French per
cale dress shirts. $1.25 and $1.50 values,
your pick today for 50c; sizes UK to 17.
Extra specials In outing shirts, under
wear, socks and kerchiefs. McAlIen &
McDonnell.
Your IlrnsKlst Will Tell Yon
that Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes. Make,
VeaJt Eyes Strony. Doesn't Smart. Soothe
Eye Pain, and Sells for 50 cents.
REALLY NOW, HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO FLIRT WITH A PARROT?
THE biggest flirt in town lives on
Fourteenth street. It Is a parrot,
and causes more "rubber-necking:' among
the young men who stroll down that
thoroughfare during the evenings than
they are accustomed to on a rainy day
down In the shopping- district. The par
rot has a habit or possibly It acquired
the practice naturally of yelling "Hello,
boys," to every one who passes the
house that is such a correct Imitation
of the voice of a nice young Summer
girl that the idea never occurs to any
one that the supposed offer to flirt cornea
from the throat of a common old bird.
Mr. or Mrs. Parrot is hidden In the
upper story of its master's residence. Just
In front of which are a number of large
and unusually heavy trees. Preceding its
call of "Where you going boys?" or
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JURY 15
SUMMONED
Judge Hunt Orders Special
Venire Called.
NAMES ARE KEPT SECRET
Land-Fraud Trials Begin Monday.
Defendants In Many Cases Are
Directed to Plead to
Indictments.
United States District Judge Hunt
has Issued an order directing the Clerk
of the Federal Court to summon a
special venire of 65 jurors to try the
land-fraud cases which begin next
Monday. This order was issued by the
court several days ago, but the great
est secrecy has been maintained in all
departments of the Government, and
the names of those chosen from which
a jury will be made up to try the case
against Henry W. Miller, Frank E.
Kincart, Martin G. Hoge and Charles
Nlckell, will not be made public until
the jurymen report in court Monday
morning.
Yesterday notices were sent to all
those defendants in the land-fraud
cases who have not yet pleaded to the
indictments against them, directing
them to do so by Monday. Quite a num
ber have neglected to observe this nec
essary feature of the legal proceedings
involving them, and it is the Intention
of the Government to submit to no fur
ther delays.
Irvin Rittenhouse. who has been de
tached from the General Land Office at
Washington under instructions from the
Secretary of the Interior to officiate as
private secretary to Francis J. Heney
during the land fraud trials, will arrive
here tonight or tomorrow morning from
Washington, D. C.
Charles 9. Moore, the outgoing State
Treasurer, and Walter F. Burrell. a local
capitalist, qualified as bondsmen for
Henry Meldrum before Judge Hunt yes
terday morning in the sum of $5500. and
at the same time Richard W. Montague,
attorney for the convicted ex-United
States Surveyor-General, filed a petition
for a writ of review, upon which it is pro
posed to carry the case to the Circuit
Court of Appeals, which meets here Sep
tember 2.
Practically all the details were complet
ed yesterday morning at a conference be
tween Francis J. Heney, representing the
Government, and Martin I Pipes, of
Portland, and S. B. Huston, of Hillsboro,
Or., who appeared for defendants Wil
lard N. Jones and Thaddeus 9. Potter,
whereby the bill of exceptions in their
case was settled, and it will probably be
signed by Judge Hunt Monday morning.
This case will also be appealed.
THREE DIVORCES GRANTED
Two Wives Deserted by Husbands,
One Man by His W ife.
Judge Gantenbein presided in the di
vorce court yesterday and granted -three
decrees, all for desertion. Ethel Patton
was divorced from James K. Patton. be
cause of desertion beginning in 1901. The
couple were married at Ashland, Or., in
IHL Mrs. Patton simply told the court
that her husband left her and declined to
provide for her support. She told the
court that she has a son 18 years old. who
is self-supporting and assists his mother.
Juanlta McLaren testified that her hus
band, Josiah McLaren, left her In Janu
ary, 1904. and refused to return, and that
the desertion was without cause. They
"What's your hurry?" the bird will give
several low. soft whistles that make
every young fellow think that at last
he has made the hit of his life. Imme
diately following the low whistle, which
is not particularly good for a whistle.
but sounds like that of a woman, the
youth will begin looking sideways, and
when he hears the voice urging his ac
quaintance, as he Imagines, he stops for
further investigation. Then possibly he
will stroll back by the house, and after
awhile hears another voice of the same
kind that had delayed his journey. "But
be is unable to discover any of the fairer
sex seeking his acquaintance by what he
had figured out as a romantic manner.
And then he hurries on down Fourteenth
street, while the parrot sits patiently in
its cage in the window awaiting its next
victim.
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CROWD OF LOUNGERS SEEKING T HUE
were married in 1902. The divorce was
granted.
Ludwig Beck was the only man who
appeared asking for a legal separation,
and his prayer was not refused- Mr.
Beck explained to Judge Gantenbein that
the defendant. Rose May Beck, liked
other men, and did not always travel In
the straight and narrow path. The liti
gants were married May 17; 1903. Mr.
Beck testified that his wife quit living
with him in June. 1905.
ADMINISTRATOR IS ACCUSED
Guardian of Harry Pike Says That
Trust Has Been Betrayed.
Sensational charges are made in the
County Court In a petition filed by E. C.
King, guardian for Charles Harry Pike,
a minor, against Charles Holtgrieve, ad
ministrator of the estate of Henry Holt
grieve. The guardian demands that the
administrator be charged with $1900 which
he says the boy should receive. Henry
Holtgrieve was an old-time farmer on
Columbia Slough, and known by pioneer
residents. He was the former guardian
of Pike and two sisters, who inherited
personal property from their mother
worth $10,000 and real estate appraised at
$7000.
The petition accuses Henry Holtgrieve
of misuse of funds and recites, among
other things, that Henry Holtgrieve did
not make any report of his trust to the
County Court, and sold the property at a
great loss and to the detriment of the
minors and to deprive them of their just
dues.
Mitchell Cases Dismissed.
In the United States District Court yes
terday morning Francis J. Heney, spe
cial assistant to the Attorney-General,
asked for the dismissal of all the crim
inal charges against the late Senator
John H. Mitchell, with the exception of
the one wherein he was convicted July 3,
1905, under a conspiracy indictment.
In this case Mr. Heney stated that
United States Attorney Bristol wished to
keep the proceedings alive for the reason
that a suit has been brought in the Cir
cuit Court of Multnomah County against
Collector of Internal Revenue David M.
Dunne, administrator of Senator Mitch
ell's estate, to recover an amount there
from sufficient to satisfy the $1000 fine
Imposed upon him by Judge De Haven,
and it was thought that if the prosecu
tion should consent to the dismissal of
this case It would affect the validity of
the proceedings to recover the money.
Judge Hunt thereupon dismissed all the
indictments against Senator Mitchell,
with the exception noted.
Divorce Suit Dlsmlsesd.
The divorce suit of Susie A. McCroskey
against El P. McCroskey, an employment
agent, was dismissed yesterday by Judge
Cleland. The litigants has a family of
grown children. They were divorced years'
ago and remarried. The court concluded
that the second match was a charm and
a forgiveness of past misdeeds, and that
there should now be no legal separation.
The court thought they could get along
about as well as most married couples
with a family of children that sometimes
disagree.
O. Cone Released on Bail.
O. Cone, charged with an outrageous
assault, was released by Judge Ganten
bein yesterday, on $1000 cash bail. John
F. Watts, attorney for Mr. Cone, says
there is nothing In the charge, and that
the trouble is the result of a family
quarrel.
BUYS HALF A BLOCK.
Charles K. Henry Purchases Half of
Willamette Iron Works Site.
Charles K. Henry has purchased the
north half of the Willamette Iron &
Steel Works, at the west end of the
Steel bridge. The block was owned by
D. C. Pelton, who bought It two weeks
ago from the company which now occu
pies it. Mr. Pelton paid J12S.O0O for the
entire block, and it is understood that Mr.
Henry paid practically one-half that
amount for the northern portion.
The Willamette Iron & Steel Works will
occupy the property for about six months,
when the plant will be consolidated with
the Willamette Boiler Works on its new
site north of the terminal grounds. Mr.
Pelton intends to erect retail buildings on
his portion of the block.
FOR BARGAINSJN MILLINERY
You will save money and get good styles
if you buy at Le Palais Royal, 375 Wash
ington street.
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COOL SHADE IN 7XWNSDALE SQUARE.
AGED PIONEER DEAD
Napoleon Bonaparte McGili
vary Passes Away.
CROSSED PLAINS IN 1839
Four Trips Were Made by Him to
Middle States by Ox Teams.
Founded First Grist Mill
in the State.
One of Oregon's oldest pioneers. Na
poleon Bonaparte McGillvary, one who
saw the State grow from Infancy to Its
present prosperity, passed away at his
home in this city at the age of 81 years
yesterday morning. Death was indirectly
due to a paralytic stroke, suffered more
The Late Napoleon Bonaparte
McGillvary.
than a year ago. His death marks the
passing of one of the earliest residents
in the Northwest
Mr. McGillvary was born in Winnipeg,
Canada, April 29, 1S35. With his father
he went to Missouri when a child, and
later, at the age of 14, he crossed the
plains to Oregon, following the party
which was led by Ezra Meeker. His
father was chief factor and originator
of the North Pacific Fur Company, the
successor to the Hudson Bay Company.
The Journeys of Napoleon McGillvary
across the continent on several occasions
were notable ones. His second trip to
Oregon after returning to Missouri was
made by way of Cape Horn. Three other
trips were made by the young man in
an ox team by crossing the plains to and
from the Middle States
McGillvary first acted' as a clerk in his
DEMAND FOR STEADY ROOMS
MAKES HOTEL CLERKS'
LIVES A BURDEN
ffT HH sun shines in room 231, and
I I'd like a shady room," was the
constant request that made the lives of
hotel clerks a burden yesterday. Every
hotel in the city suddenly discovered that
Inside rooms or rooms on toe shady side
were at a premium.
"This temperature business Is rather
fatiguing," said a perspiring clerk yes
terday afternoon. "Usually, It is the
sunny room that is in demand, and we
get so used to thinking of sunny rooms
as the favorite ones that involuntarily
we assign old patrons to the old numbers.
And just as Invariably they ring for ice
water and then come down and insinuate
that they aren't getting the treatment
accorded well liked guests." He was In
terrupted by a young matron with a
baby.
"The sun shines in so "
"What room have you, madam?" the
clerk broke in quickly. "Certainly, I
will give you a shady room." And the
young matron was taken away , by a bell
boy before she had fairly comprehended
that her demand had been listened to.
father's office at Vancouver, where a
trading post had been established. He
later engaged in trapping and fishing
along the Columbia River from Astoria
to Vancouver. In 1849 he went to Cali
fornia with the thousands of gold seek
ers, but returned to Oregon, where he
constructed the first grist mill In the
State.
Until 14 years ago he made his home
in- Vancouver, when bad health forced
him to retire from active business. He
moved to Portland, where he resided with
his daughter.
Mr. McGillvary is survived by a widow,
two daughters and a son. His funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Finley's undertaking establishment.
EAST SIDE'S CITY BARN
Taxpayers Strongly Object to Its Lo
cation in Their Midst.
PORTLAND, July 13. (To the Editor.)
In reference to the building of a city barn
on the East Side, we wish to call the atten
tion of the public in general and the resi
dents of the Ninth Ward in particular to
the manner in which the location of the
said barn has been foisted on the residents
of Holladay.'s Addition.
At the beginning of the affair, the agita
tion for a city barn on the East Side was
started by the East Side Improvement As
sociation. When the City Fathers decided to
grant their request they went to the associa
tion and told them they were going to get
their barn, and asked them where they
wanted It. The very few "prominent citi
zens' who seem to compose the whole East
Side Improvement Association, and who
seem to think that the East Side consists
only of Central East Portland, did not want
It located anywhere near them, though the
Lord knows that one more barn or one more
nuisance of any sort would not make much
difference In that locality. Then the Coun
cil went hunting for a location and found a
gulch In Holladay's Addition.
We have been told that the owner some
time before had offered the site for $600,
and we have also been told that the city
paid $1200 for it.
Another reason that might have influenced
the Council in locating their barn where
they did is the fact that the people out in
that neighborhood are not very well ac
quainted with the Street Cleaning Depart
ment, Their visits of the latter are like
those of angels few and far between. But
the presence of the barn will be proof posi
tive to us that there Is such a thing In
Portland as a Street Cleaning Department.
But to get back to patent facts, one of
the nicest residence districts of the city la
going to have a city barn erected in It.
What our Councilman was thinking about
when he allowed this deal to go through
without a protest is more than any of us
can understand, and we are likely to show
our appreciation of his loyalty to our in
terests if he ever presents himself again as
a supplicant for our votes. The people re
siding In the immediate neighborhood of the
proposed barn signed a remonstrance which
was handed to City Auditor Devlin, who
assured us that it would be presented to
the Executive Board at their meeting July
6. We have positive proof that the remon
strance was presented at that meeting, bu
was not considered for the reason that the
excavation for the barn Is now in progress-
We have been told that the city ordinance
which forbids the erection of a stable con
taining more than six horses In any locality
unless the consent of a majority of the property-owners
is obtained, has been annulled.
If that is so, it must have been annulled
for the special purpose of allowing the
city to build this barn with the taxpayers
money in a good residence district and
against the wishes of a good portion of the
taxpayers.
That is how the matter looks to us, and
we are anxious that the public at large
should know how we are being treated
using our own money to establish a nuisance
in our midst is something like knocking a
man down and then kicking him for falling.
The worst feature of it is that there are
other lots in the neighborhood which would
cost more than they are worth to fill, and
now that the city has established a prece
dent, the owners of those lots will advertise
them as "Ideal Sites for Barns,"
How is that for Holladay's Addition?
Surely the city could have found another
site more convenient for its purpose and
less obnoxious to the taxpayers. It certainly
looks to us as if there is a "nigger In the
woodpile."
TAXPAYERS OF THE LOCALITY.
DR. CORNELIUS RETIRES
Henceforth He Will Lilve the Simple
Life on His Farm.
Dr. C. W. Cornelius, believing that the
"simple life" is less strenuous than prac
ticing medicine in Portland, has retired
from the profession, after working in this
city for more than 16 years. The doctor
says that he can retire handsomely at
this time. He will give up his practice
and his home at 71S Wayne street, and
will move to Peninsula, where he' has
erected barns and a farm house. He has
purchased considerable land there, and
says that he will devote the rest of hia
life to farming.
Dr. Cornelius is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Oregon Medical Department of
the class of 1889. He has practiced med
icine in Portland since his graduation.
GIRLS GO FISHING
Oregonian Contest Winners
at Yellowstone Lake.
LEAD THE STRENUOUS LIFE
Something New Doing in the Enter
tainment Line Every Day Tame
Bears Turn Out to Wel
come Fair Visitors.
BY EUGENE A. HOWE.
YELLOWSTONE LAKE, Yellowstone
National Park. Wyo., July 13. (Staff Cor
respondence.) Strenuous Is a hackneyed
term, but it is peculiarly applicable to the
existence that The Oregonian contest girls
have been leading ever since they de
parted on their trip to the Yellowstone.
They are now at the Yellowstone Lake,
where they are the guests of that splen
did hostelry, the Lake Hotel, but they
do not have an idle moment. Every day
they try some new form of entertain
ment. Today they enjoyed the greatest
trout Ashing in the United States. To
morrow they will visit the falls and the
grand canyon.
The party arrived at the hotel at about
4 o'clock this afternoon, and half an hour
later many of the members of the party
were far out on this beautiful body of
water catching the far-famed trout al
most as fast as they could throw out
their lines. All of those who went out
caught the limit, 20 trout, and tomorrow
the fish will be served to the girls at
breakfast.
Those who did not go fishing were
given a ride about the lake In the steamer
as a special courtesy. Tonight a dance
was given in their honor at the hotel.
At every hotel the young women have
visited dances have been arranged for
them by the management. One of the
remarkable things in connection with the
Journey is that the first illness is yet to
be reported, in spite of all the feasting
and hard exercise. There have been no
mishaps of any kind, and everything has
gone along as smoothly as could possibly
be wished for.
The party has been extremely fortunate
in seeing the wild animals. Innumerable
deer and elk have been caught sight of
by the girls, as they have gone from one
point of interest to another, and every
night they have been in the park they
have seen dozens of bears near the vari
ous hotels.
It looks almost as though even the ani
mals had been apprised of the coming
visit of the contest winners and had done
what they could to entertain the party
by showing themselves off.
CUPID LOSES TRICK.
Attempts to Win Frank Ernst a
Bride, but Falls.
Cupid and Fate were in cahoots yes
terday, the first to win a bride for
Frank Ernst, a German, and the second
to throw him down. No number of
proposals, although couched in ardour
a la Venus, resulted in anything for
the love-lorn and demented swain, but
continuous cold mits and frosty turn
downs, though handed ouc with the
thermometer 100 degrees above love
heat.
Ernst was made crazy with the heat,
and was stricken with the matrimonial
bug in such violent form that he pro
posed, as he admitted, to every girl
more chan 21, pale or pink, fat or lean.
On an Irvlngton street-car, in the City
Park, on the public highway, and at
the back-door steps of Nob Hill resi
dences, Ernst went down on his knees
until they became blistered with over
work, heat and despondency.
On an Irvlngton car Ernst was al
most accepted by an old maid, and a
splice would probably have resulted
had not a generous girl across the aisle
informed the blushing woman of many
Summers that Ernst had proposed to
her two minutes before. A romance
was spoiled, and Cupid shot another
arrow in vain.
Cupid did his best for the demented
lover, and fired enough arrows in his
protege's behalf to have won an In
dian battle. Fate, in the form of a
servant at the residence of a German
Catholic priest at Fifteenth and Couch
streets, downed Cupid and his slave
when the latter made his final pro
posal. Whether the lover's protesta
tions of heart-aching love were not
couched In knight-errant style, or his
demeanor was over-anxious the serv
ant would not say. She called the
police and Cupid retired.
Policeman Parker pried Ernst's
knees loose from the doorstep, and
promising to procure a bride for him
at the City Prison from Matron Sim
mons, he quietly led Fate's prisoner
to a cell. No place could be found for
the demented man at the Jail, and
Matron Simmons refused to dig up a
bride for a locoed man. Ernst was
taken to the County Jail, where he Is
now resting in a loveless cell.
PAY SETTLERS' LOSSES
Legislative Aid Asked in Sherman
County Difficulty.
CROT, Or., July 13. (To the Editor.)
In The Weekly Oregonian July 5, in speak
ing of the success of Senator Fulton in
Congress for the good of Oregon, mention
is made of the failure of Senator Gearln's
bill for the relief of Sherman County set
tlers. Tet this does not seem to discourage
Senator Fulton, for he recently wrote mo
that he is to take the matter up again at
the next session of Congress.
The important question now is: What can
the citizens of Oregon do to help these
people get the justice that has been so long
delayed? Would not a memorial from the
Legislature of Oregon aid in having this bill
reported by the public lands committee?
It may not be generally known, yet I am
HEAT DEITY IS STILL PLAYING PRANKS
WITH PORTLAND: MERCURY RISES TO 94
THE heat deity is still playing pranks
with Portland. Queer enough,
though, the mercury does not get as high
aa it did last week, still the air seems
much more oppressive. Thursday night
there was but little sleep throughout the
city. The heat was Intense, and the air
failed to clear or cool. One workman
must have passed a very bad night, for
it is reported from one of the mills along
the river that a laborer on the early
morning shift went clear out of his head
while on the way to begin his daily toil.
It seems that the man was due on duty
ct 5 o'clock yesterday morning, but while
on his way he temporarily lost his senses
and lay down In a shady spot. The man
was missed, and upon inquiry it was
found that he had left home as usual for
his post. A searching party was formed,
and suddenly about 10 o'clock somebody
thought to go to the man's house again
to see if he were there. And there the
informed by one who knows that the ground
on which the public lands committee re
fuses to report the bill is that there are a
great many just such cases throughout the
Western States, and that It is and baa
been the policy of Congress throughout to do
nothing more than permit the entrymen to
elect other lands. It is also said that it
Congress were to pay each individual the
loss he has sustained In such cases the
amount to be paid would be enormous.
A close examination of this reason will
how that Senator Fulton has no easy task
to get these people Justice. Ere long he will
have two new members In the House to
aid him, but not until the 60th Congress
meets.
After a man has built & rood home and
has many of the comforts of life around
him. and because the Government has pro
claimed land part of the public domain and
permitted him tor years to toll in making
these improvements on these lands, it Is not
Justice when the land is found not to be
public land to only permit him to go out and
select other public lands. We all know that
it will take years of toll to build another
home.
I have not data enough In my possession
to exactly calculate the amount needed. buL
I am aware that it will take about $250,000
to pay the Sherman County people their
losses, the sum named in Senator Gearln's
bill.
What portion of land was In the over
lap districts I have no means of knowing.
But if there was as large a proportion of
an grants as there was in the forfeited por
tion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, it
seems to me that the cases would not be so
great, but this rich nation could now Day
all such settlers their losses.
One of these settlers, a. C. Huff, an old
soldier of the Civil War. remarked that If
It is and was the policy of Congress only
to allow entrymen to select, other lands,
why did Congress go to the expense of send
ing two special agents here to investigate
these cases, thus putting th settlers to ex
tra expense and loss of time to appear be
fore them and prove their losses when there-
was no intention to pay them anything? He
thinks they had better appropriate this ex
pense to the settlers It would have been a
little and a little is better than nothing.
J. E. DAVID.
CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
North Pacific Terminal Company in
the Limelight.
PORTLAND. July 13. (To the Editor.)
In yesterday's Oregonian mention is made
of the case of a party of Eastern capitalists
who, seeing the country from their private
car, remained in Portland two days and
when about to depart were charged $10 "de
murrage" by the Northern Pacific Terminal
Company because their car had remained
In its yards. It appears that the strangers
were not notified of the charge until they
were just about to leave and that the ter
minal company refused to allow the car to
leave the yards until the bill was paid.
Obviously these strangers are men of
means. They travel leisurely for sight-seeing
and possibly for Investment. They are
the kind of people to whom most cities
would extend the glad hand. No doubt they
will talk about our Western country when
they return East, and we would prefer that
they speak well of us. They were here two
days and doubtless saw and heard much
which impressed them favorably. But they
are likely to remember Portland unpleas
antly on account of the contemptible hold-up
by our terminal company with Its petty ex
tortion. Who Is this terminal company which lev
ies tribute on passing strangers after the
manner of the pirates of old Tarlfa? It
appears to have a franchise from the city
granted some years ago for nothing, and to
be In possession of many of the public
streets In the northern part of the city for
which it also pays nothing! According to
a report and opinion recently filed in the
City Auditor's office by the City Attorney
It appears that the terminal c6mpany Is now
monopolizing several streets (to the exclus
ion of the public which owns them) without
legal right, and from which it can be ejected
like any other trespasser.
The Mayor and Executive Board of the
city are in difficulty respecting the location
for a fire engine-house In the North End,
where one is urgently needed, and they
have no money with which to purchase a
lot, although the Council has appropriated
funds to purchase and Install an engine,
hose, etc. The terminal company, having
been given several streets and having taken
several more which it is using in its busl
nss, and enjoying the usufruct of hundreds
of thousands of dollars worth of the city's
property without compensation, has liberally
(?) offered to lease the city a lot for five
or ten years for an engine-house, the house
to become the property of the terminal com
pany at the end of the lease.
This is the style of concern which !
making enemies for Portland, while the
rest of us are spending money to advertise
and exploit our city and Its resources.
It Is time for the authorities to get busy
with the terminal company. If its petty ex
tortions cannot be stopped, perhaps It can
be made to disgorge misappropriated public
property. TH. GABBERT.
KREBS BROS. WIN SUIT
Llvesley & Co. Must Perform Big
Hop Contract.
SALEM, Or., July 13. (Special.) Krebs
Bros, today won a victory In the Circuit
Court In their action against T. A. Lives
ley & Co., to compel the performance of
the largest hop contract ever made In
Oregon. The contract was for 100,000
pounds a year, covering a period of five
years, beginning with the crop of 1905,
and the price was 14 cents. Llvesley &
Co. were to pay In installments, one pay
ment being due in the Spring. The 1905
crop was delivered and paid for, but the
Spring payment on the 1906 crop was re
fused on the ground that Krebs Bros,
had sold their yard to Ladd & Bush.
Krebs brought suit and was today
awarded judgment for $4048, the amount
of the Spring payment.
Litigation Over Mountain Gem.
LEWISTON, Idaho, July 13. (Special.)
Today the Eureka Mining Company
filed another application in the District
Court with voluminous affidavits, asking
that the court order the return of the
steamer Mountain Gem from Alnsworth
to this city, and asks that a receiver be
appointed. The suit is against the Lewis
ton Navigation Company, which is not
resisting the action of the plaintiff In
Its efforts to recover on a mortgage of
$10,000 now past due, and against C. F.
Allen, the lessee, who is resisting action.
The suit has been in court In several
forms during the past two months.
missing man was found, entirely Ignorant
of the great commotion he had caused.
He was still out of his head, and could
give no clear story of his movements dur
ing the morning. By vigorous application
of ice water he was restored to con
sciousness. This is a very queer case, since the vic
tim seems to have been partially deprived
of his senses during the intense heat of
the night.
Jupiter Pluvius turned a very queer
trick Thursday night, when he turned
loose a few abnormally sized drops over
the city. These fell irregularly for an
hour or more, and at a distance of about
three feet apart. In some parts of the
city the threatened thunder storm ma
tured and a fair shower fell, but, strange
enough, this even had no effect in reduc
ing the heat, but only added to the hu
midity of the atmosphere.
Ninety-four at 4 o'clock waa the highest
mark yesterday.