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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, : APRIL 1G, 1907. E Mayor Asks That Dilatory Cor porations Be Forced to File Reports. LETTER TO CITY ATTORNEY Out of 2 2 Corporations, but six Have Complied With Law Franchise of People's Market Association Recommended Revoked. Mayor Lane has again daubed on the war paint, and this time he is after the public service corporations that bave not complied with the charter by submitting quarterly statements of their receipts, disbursements and finan cial standing. He has mailed a letter to City Attorney McNary requesting that K the law has been ignored steps be taken to enforce it. When Mayor Lane went into office the provision of the charter requiring statements from public service cor porations was considered a "dead let ter" law. He had been in office but a short time when he directed a letter to City Auditor -Devlin calling atten tion to the charter and requesting that an attempt be made to enforce it. Auditor Devlin notified 22 corporations, and out of these but six filed their reports. The corporations that submitted re ports are: Portland Railway Com pany, Pacific States Telephone & Tele graph Company, People's Market As sociation, City Messenger & Delivery Company, United Railways Company and the- Willamette Valley Traction Company. These Did Not Comply. The companies that received notices and which have failed to file state ments are: Portland Gas Company, Postal Telegraph Cable Company, American District Telegraph Company, Portland General Electric Company, Bouthern Pacific Railway Company, Ore gon Railway & Navigation Company. Oregon Water Power & Railway Com pany, Portland Hydraulic Company, Northern Pacific Terminal Company, Mount. Hood Electrlo Company, Home Telephone Company, Western Union Telegraph Company, Investment Com pany, Cascade Power Company and the Highland Park Water Company. Mayor Lane is determined to bring Yne matter to a head to learn exactly fc-hat can be done with the corporations that fall to comply with the charter, tf necessary he is in favor of revoking ihelr franchises, but in doing that the Council would have Jurisdiction. City Attorney McNary, when seen last night, did not care to discuss the matter un til he should have more time in which to consider it. He will then advise the Mayor. Many of the corporations that ob tained franchises before the last city charter was adopted declare that they are not amenable to that provision of the charter requiring statements, and therefore refuse to file reports. This is L legal question. The corporations are reluctant to submit statements, as they do not want their earnings and finan cial condition brought before the public gaze. The letter from Mayor Lane to City Attorney McNary says in part: Vluit the Mayor Says. "I submit herewith a list of corpora tions operating in this city, some if not all of whicn, .1 am Informed, are re quired by the city etiarter to file re ports concerning their business with the Auditor ascertain stated Intervals, but have so far failed to do so. "I -.vould respectfully ask that if there hus been a failure upon the part of any or all of these corporations to conform with the provisions of the pity charter w'nich govern the same, that steps be taken by your depart ment to enforce the same." The Judiciary committee yesterday recommended to the Council that the franchise of the People's Market As sociation be revoked, as it is asserted that the franchise has been made sub ject to revocation because of violation. The association was granted a fran chise to conduct a public market on the block embraced by Second, Third, Clay and Market streets. Instead, how ever, it is said portions of the block have been leased out for business pur poses. The association went to considerable expense in improving the property, buildings having been erected, but it is not believed that the city will be liable for any of the Improvements. More than a year ago Mayor Lane sent a communication to the Council calling attention to the violation of the terms of the franchise, and the letter was sent to the judiciary committee. Now that the two new Councilmen, Baker and Boothe, are members of the ju diciary committee it is cleaning up measures and recommendations that have been slumbering for many months. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. KAPUS-PETERSON Harry O. Kapus, SO. city; Paulina J. Peterson. 21, city. PATERSON-MASTICK Thomas M. Pat erson. 21, city; Alta T. Mastlck. 18, city. FREDERICKSON-DURRELLJV alderman Fr.derlckson, 27, city; Mae Ourrell, 19, city. RICHTER-MATHYS H. I Rlchter, 30. Seaside, Or.; Mrs. Delia Ms.tb.ys, 22, city. Births. NAPIER Born to the wife ot E. L. Na pier. April 14. at 305 Mlsner street, a daughter. STOVTENRERG Born to the wife of A. V?. Stoutenberg. April 14, at 414 Sellwood street, a daughter. OWETNS Born to the wife of Archibald J. Owens, April 11, at 2U5 Third street, a son. OLSON Born to the wife of Walter C. Olson, April 12. at 223 Curtis street, a daughter. lAV!DSON Born to the wife of Roy Davidson, April n, at S33 clay street, a daughter. ALBRIOH Born to the wife of John A. Albrich. April 11. at 747 Corbett street, a son. WESTER Born to the wife of Adolph Wester, April 10, at "SI Roosevelt street, a son. NAGLE Born to the wife of John Na gle. April ft. st 22U Fifth street, a son. JONKS Born to th. wife of Clements Jones. March 31. at 11T Sumner street, a son. I'HEISTER Born to the wife of Samuel Phcisier, April 0, at S27 Mississippi ave nue, a son. Veatbs. MATHUS At 818 Montana avenue, April 1.1. Herman J. Mathus, aged 17 years. Death due to cerebro spinal meningitis. DANFORTH At 1ISSB Olive street. April 14, I.ui-lna A. Danforth, aged 70 years. EWRY At Woodstock, April 11, John Ewry, aged 73 years. COX At foot of Meade street, April 13. Lillian Cox, the Infant daughter of John Cox. GREN At 1104 Willamette boulevard, April 12, Catherine Grcn, aged 62 years. WAL.CH At Columbia Slough road. April t, the Infant daughter of H. F. Walch BARNHART At 144 aat Twenty-sixth Li Ol CHARTER OBEYED street, April 12, George A Barnhart, aged 71 years. L1BBT At 1001 Belmont street, April 14, William S. Ubby, aged 72 years. Real Estate Transfers. W. and Annie Reldt to P. E. Denison, fractional lots 7, 8, block 3, Home Addition I" G. U and S. E. Webb to A Polsky, lot 3. block 1. Montavilla 300 Florence Wariner to R. T. Linney, . lots 13, 14, block 9, Sunset Park Addition No. 2 500 Rufus L. and Laura D. Cate to 6. Kannodt, lot 6, block 6, York Ad dition 1.850 T. C. and Thurene Landswick to Bo phus A. snd Hilda Arntson, S. of lot 5, block 2, Elizabeth Irvings Second Addition 2,400 G. W. and Mattie L. Simmons to W. W. nser, 100x122 feet, beginning a CL corner of lot 4, block 7, Oak lark Addition 1 S. W. and Ella M. Stryker to Elsie Fatland, lots 1 to 8, block 4, and lot D, block 7, Santa Rosa Park 45 Title Guarantee A Trust Co. to Hilda . Castle, lot 2, block 2. Moulton & Scobey's Subdivision of block B, Tibbett's Addition 400 W. H. and Alice B. Nunn to 8. TJ. Downs, lots 1, 2, block 19, North Irvlngtnn ... 1 550 Roman Catholic Archbishop to Mrs. J. Cosgrove. lots 240. 247, section 1. Mount Calvary cemetery 164 Emma Prince to W. E. Murray, lot 4, block R, Sellwood 200 J. J. and Delia Emert to Lois A. Lester, lots 13, 14, block 1, Nor mandale 2,000 Jcnette Goodman to Leona G. Hen dricks, lot 25. block 24, Original Townsite ot Alblna 10 J. E. and Elizabeth Hamxnel to J. Kammas. tract 6, Larmargent Park 1,000 Elizabeth and Q. Ward to Eva M. and D. Edmondson, 23x100 feet begin- nlng at point 75 feet N. E. of S. W. corner of lot 1, block 3S, James John's Addition to St. Johns 1 Amml S. Nichols to E. T. Raddant, 18.1 acres of section 19, T. 1 S.. R. 2 E. ; lot 1, said section 19 13,620 Geo. Wright Post, No. 1. G. A. R.. Department of Oregon, to H. M. Bush, lot 12. block 23, South Port land 400 M. F. Culver to A. W. Lambert, S. 20 feet of lot 3 and all of lot 4, block 109, East Portland S H. and Emma Sensel to C. A. Stockel, lot 12, block 3, Alblna Homestead.. 225 E. Wallace and C. W. Strine to P. A. Johnson, undivided 1-0 of lots 11. 12, block 37, Original Townsite of Albina 250 Title Guarantee & Trust Co. to J. O. Relchle, lot 3, block 12, Tilton's Addition 875 F. and Clarice Bruhn to E. Sande berg, lot 6, block 3, Keystone Ad dition 1,550 C. and Andriena Van Beek to Henry Bell, lots 10, 11, block 16, Colum bia Heights 423 F. A. Russell to B. I. Russell, lot 4. block 30, Tremont Place 1 F. A. Russell to B. I. Russell, lots 2, 3, block 63, Woodstock 1 T. A. Russell to B. I. Russell, all my Interest In block 75, Woodstock.... 1 Mary R. and Alice L. Gibson to C. E. Murphy, lots 8, 6, block 37, Piedmont 1,000 Christie L. and Sarah A. Smith to.M. I., llon, 5 acres beginning at stone at N. W. corner of Plympton Kelly D, L. C, in sections 4, 9, T. 1 S., R. 2 E. 10 W. and Frances Wanner to R. T. Lin- ney. lot 8, block 1. Sunset Park 400 Fanny r. Northrop to R. T. Linney, lots 6, 7, block 12, North Mount Tabor 400 D. and Viola T. Mulr to Matilda Blomberg, E. 16 2-3 feet of lot 3, block 33, Sunnyside 100 Oregon Real Estate Co. to J. C. and Annie Campbell, part of lot 4. block 207, and part of lot 5, block 208, lying R. of line separating the Wheeler and Irving D. C, Holla day's Addition 1,650 J. and Juliet Aspenwall to Kate B. Lardner, lots 1, 2, block 19, Tib betfs Addition 1 Lena M. Bollinger to Kate B. Lard ner. lots 1, 2, block 19, Tibbett's Addition 1 JS. G. and Madge Williams to C. G. Rollman, undivided 4 ot lots 7, 8. 9, block 7, Central Albina Ad dltlon 675 8. and Pauline Abraham to M. T. Osterhout. lot 23. block 1. Alblna.. 4.000 R Simpson to Etta E. Simpson, lota 8, 9, block 1, East Irvlngton B A. and Anna M. Fearing to W. H. Morrow, lot 6, block 68, Couch Addition 13.500 Total 48,622 Have your abstracts made by the Security Abstract & Trust Co.. 7 Chamber of Commerce. THINKS SERVICE IS GOOD Manager of Klamath Road Telia of Difficulties of Operation. THRALL. Cal.. April 10. (To the Editor.) In The OreRor.lan of April 8, in a apecial from Klamath Falls, the Klamath Lake Railroad Company is roundly roasted and accused of doing a It pleased, regardleiw of th wtnha of the people of Klamath Falls. The article says that the said company doea not deem the passenger, mail and freight service from the north of sufficient importance to run more than three time a week. etc.. etc. This article, from beginning to end. is un true. I did install a trt-weekly service as nearly as I could, but did not even succeeed in doing that, it being Impossible to ,operate the road without endangering the lives and limbs of our passerijrera. This road Is 24 miles long and attains an elevation of about 1700 feet and for some 16 miles is built along a stream and under pre cipitous bluffs. Every severe storm Is liable to cover the track with mud aud boulders. With 12 Inches of snow at one end and rain ing torrents at the other, the streams are nearly all bank full, endangering bridges, cul verts and trestles. With 20 men, a locomotive, wire rope and snatch blocks, it takes us eight hours to get the driftwood off a threstle right at our ter minal here at Thrall. We succeeded In sav ing our bridge, which had every 'Indication of going out, in which case It would have hung up the road for at least a week in spite of everything we could have done. In this article mention is made of "freight from the north." There was not a pound of freight from north of Roseburg for something like a week. We were between two wash outs, one on the Southern Pacific near Rose burg and the other below Dunsmulr .on the same line. There was just about 10 days that transportation by railroad was substan tially at a standstill between Redding and Roseburg on the Southern Pacific, including all the branch railroads between. Incidental ly the Southern Pacific Is entitled to great credit for 'raising the blockade as quickly as It did. With every man they could get, they built over 1500 feet of new trestle work and In the neighborhood of two or three miles of new roadbed, built a highway over the moun tain and transferred their passengers and finally the mail and express, and were onli nine days doing It. They unloaded 111 sacks of mall and about a ton of express, with 40 passengers, here at Thrall, all ot of which was landed In Klamath Falls within less than 80 hours ot its arrival, 24 miles by rail, 24 miles over an almost impassable highway and IB miles by boat. Now, forsooth, we are accused of "arbi trary action" and singled out for abuse and false statements because we did not do Im possibilities. As a matter ot fact, within the last year prior to our recent troubles we failed to 'get one train over the road from Pokegama to Thrall, and in this last we ran five trains over the road in six days and this railroad has been built and operated about five years and has never yet in the slightest degree injured an employe or a passenger. Who has a better record? Finally, I have no fault to find with any statement of fact or legitimate newspaper criticisms, but I do object to the misstate ments of a correspondent who seems to have about the same respect for truth and fairness as a "torn cat has for a marriage license." E. T. ABBOTT, General Manager K. L. R. R. . POPULAR ATTRACTIONS. The patriotism of Oregon people Is shown by the manner in which they patronize the theaters whenever a war drama la presented. This is Illustrated this week at the IiTlc, where "Across the Potomac" Is the bill. The famous drama is riven a splendid production, and yesterday's audiences were generous in their applause. "Across the Potomac" will be the bill at the Lyric all week, with a matinee each day. The company has been enlarged for this production, and scenery and costumes are appro priate. The thrilling situations of the play are well brought out. K1SER PHOTO CO. Scento Photos Lobbr Imperial HotaL E J. H. Peterson, of Portland, Is Negotiating for Vessel. WRECK AT HUMBOLDT BAY Man Who Attained Steamship Fame by Raising the George W. Elder Says Corona Can Be Res cued From the Beach. John H. Peterson, known - as "Lucky Jack," is at present in San Francisco negotiating with trie underwriters and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company for the purchase of the wreck of the steamer Corona, which went ashore at the en trance to Humboldt Bay March 1. She landed on the north jetty and was aban doned by the crew. Surveyors declared her a total wreck. Mr. Peterson left Portland on the Roanoke a week ago and while at Eureka made known the object of his visit. The matter was immediately taken up by the people of that place' and Peterson was shown every attention by the business men of the city. He was taken to the scene of the wreck and after a care ful survey made the announcement that he could raise the vessel and would pro ceed to San Francisco and endeavor to buy the wreck. He left the Humboldt Bay city with that end in view and Is at present in San Francisco. John H. Peterson first appeared in the steamship world when he purchased the wreck ot, the Geo. W. Elder as she lay on the rocks at Goble, Or. The steamer, 111 command of Captain Clem Randall and Pilot Willis Snow, sailed from Port- 6TEA2HJ0R INTELLIGENCE. Do to Arrive. Ksme. Prom. Dat. Columbia San Fran...,Iii port Geo. W. Elder. ..Los Angeles. ..In port Johan Poulsen. .San Fran. ...Apr. IS Costa Rica fan Fran Apr. 19 Alliance Coos Bay ... ...Apr. Roanoke Los Angeles. .;Ajr. 21 Aragoiila. ...... .Hontfkonc. . .Aprii 22 F. A. Ktlburn. . .San Fran Apr. 25 Nlcomedia. ..... Hongkong. . ..April 28 Numantia. ...... Hongkong... May 25 Arabia June IS Scheduled to Depart. Name. Columbia Geo. W. lder Costa Rica. Johan Poulsen. Alliance , Roanoke F. A. Kllburn. Arasonla. ..... Nlcomedia. Numantia. Arabia For .an Fran.. .Los Angeles. ,.San Fran. , .Ban Fran.. .Coos Bay. .. . Los Angeles. .San Fran. .. . .Hongkong. . . Hongkong. . Hongkong. . .Hongkong. . Data. Apr. 16 ..Apr. 17 . . Apr. 21 - Apr. 21 -.Apr. 23 ..Apr. 23 ..Apr. 27 ..May 4 ..May IS ..June 6 .Juno 23 Entered Monday. Slldra, Nor. steamship, (Christian sen), in ballast from San Francisco., Columbia, Am. steamship, (Doran),' with general cargo from San Fran cisco. Nome City, Am. steamship, . (Han son), in ballast from San Francisco. Klrklee, Br. steamship. (Radford), with water ballast from San Fran cisco. Argyll, Am. steamship, (Thomp son), with 22,500 barrels of fuel oil, 3800 barrels of distillate and cargo from Port Harford. Cleared Monday. Columbia, Am. steamship, (Doran), with general cargo for San Francisco. Argyll, Am. steamship, (Thomp son), with ballast for Port Harford and 3000 barrels of fuel oil for Asto ria. land on the night of January 21, 1905. At 10:18 that night, according; to the log, she struck. Underwriters made a num ber of efforts to raise the vessel and finally abandoned the job. She was sold for junk at auction and Peterson bought her for $10,000. He enlisted the services of Captain Baker, a wrecker from the Great Lakes, and on May 22, 1906, the steamer was lifted from the rocks and brought to Portland. Peterson parted with a half Interest in the ship to C. P. Doe, who was to place her in commis sion. In January pf this year the other half interest was acquired by Mr. Doe. The Elder has been on the Portland-San Pedro run- since she went into commis sion. EUROPE IX TO W. P. FUMiER French Bark Will Bring Cement Cargo to Portland Firm. The French bark Europe, now discharg ing at Hamburg, and previously reported as having been taken by Balfour, Guthrie & Co. to load cement for the Columbia River, is chartered to W. P. Fuller & Co., and will bring cement to that firm from the German port. The Europe arrived out at Antwerp April 8 from the Columbia River. On that day a cable was received by the local agents of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. that the ship had been chartered by that firm for return loading. There was an error in the cable and the vessel was placed on berth for W. P. Fuller. She will begin loading in several days and will sail again for this port 4y the first of the month. The Europe is a first-class ship and made her first appearance in the local harbor in command of Captain Muller. She was on her maiden voyage and made the trip from Cherbourg to the Columbia in ballast. She was one of the heaviest bounty winners flying the French flag. COLUMBIA DELATED 24 HOURS Steamer Held Here One Day on Or ders From San Francisco. Steamers of the Francisco and Portland Steamship Company have been set back one day on the sailing sched ule. The steamer Columbia, which was advertised to leave Portland yesterday will not sail until this morning at 9 o ciocK. ine steamer Costa Rica will leave San Francisco for Portland at 11 o'clock, this morning. The Columbia will leave Ainsworth dock at the designated hour and will give passengers a daylight riae aown tne uoiumnia. Cabin accommodations on the Colum bla had been all taken and a number of persons who did not know of the change in schedule were on the dock nre- tared to leave. R. P. Schwerin tele graphed the local office late Saturday right to postpone the sailing date 21 hours. COQX1LLK RIVER IS AFLOAT Steamer Leaves Drydock and the John McCraken Goes On. The 'steam schooner Coquille River was lowered from the drydock yester day afternoon. Her berth will be taken br the Port of Portland tends WMVTS TH OH HONEST MEDICINE TRY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS FOR STOMACH TROUBLE. Convincing Evidence Supported by'e Guarantee That Must Convince The Most Skeptical. Dr. 'Williams' Pink Pills are a doctor's; prescription, used by an eminent prac titioner, and for nearly a generation: biown as a reliable household remedy throughout the United States. Need less to say, no advertised medicine could retain popular favor for so long a period -without having great merit and it is the invaluable curative properties of the pills that have made them a standard remedy in every civilized country in the world. 'Added to this is the absolute guarantee that the pills contain no harmful dragj opiate, narcotic or stimulant. A recent; evidence of their efficacv is found in the letatement of Mrs. N. "B. Whitley, of, iBoxley, Ark., who says: i 'I had suffered for a good many year from stomach trouble. For a long time II was subject to bad spells of f aintness land lack of breath accompanied by an Indescribable feeling that seemed to letart in my stomach. "Whenever I was1 little run-down or over-tired, these spells would come on. They occurred' frequently but did not last very long. , I "I was confined to my bed for tea Weeks one time and the doctor pro Inonnced my trouble chronic inflamma-! j ition of the stomach and bowels. Since I that time I have been subject to the xamnng speiis ana at otner times' to Hut J tering of the heart and a feeling a 'though I was smothering. My general Jhealth was very bad and I was weak and' trembling. "I had seen Dr. Williams Pink Pi 11a' mentioned in the newspapers and de cided to try them. When I began taking the pills I was so run-down in strength that I could hardly do any houseworks Now I could walk ten miles if necessary. 'Both my husband and myself think Dr. Williams' Pink Pills the best medicine made and we always recommend the pills to our friends." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills actually make new blood and give strength and tone to every part of the body. They have Icured serious disorders of the blood and nerves, such as rheumatism, sciatica, anaemia, nervousness, headaches, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia, St. Vitus' dance and many forms of weakness in either sex. They are sold by all drug gists or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 60 cents per box, six boxes for 82.60. by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. - John McCraken. The latter will have her rudder-post straightened' and minor repairs made to the hull. The McCraken has been tied up since the dredge Columbia went out of commis sion. She will be given a thorouga overhauling .and will be ready for commission.- as soon as the sawdust burners are installed in the Columbia. Following the John McCraken on the dock wiil be the Norwegian steamer Terje Viken. The big tramp will be lifted for cleaning and painting. The work will require about three days. The Terje Viken arrived In from New castle, N. S. W., with a cargo of coal for the Southern Pacific. . Irish Monarch at Tangier Point, The British steamer Irish Monarch will not come to Portland to load. She arrived in the river Sunday from San Francisco and proceeded to tfie Tongue Point Miils for cargo. The Irish Mon arch is under charter to the Pacific Export Lumber Company to take lum ber to the Orient. She came to the river In water ballast from San Fran cisco, having arrived at the California port with coal from Newcastle, N. v. W. Marine Notes. -The Sehome arrived up at Stella yesterday and will load lumber for the South. The schooner Bangor sailed from Hoffman's landing yesterday with a cargo of lumber for San Francisco. The French bark Bayonne shifted to the Montgomery dock yesterday, where she will discharge the remainder of her cement. The steamer Columbia will leave this morning for San Francisco. She was delayed 21 hours on advices from San Francisco The oil tank steamer Argyll dis charged 22.500 barrels of oil at Ports- Kornelia Kinks behind a mask . Attempted quite a fearful task. Said she "ill give dem kids a fright And see if I can mek dem white." But while the color would not go And leave the kids as white as snow, She felt quite pleased with what she'd done, At least she'd made the color RUN. f "Kora" Kinks" -will give you a good color and make you Btrong and hearty. . Corn is the most nutritious of all foods, and "Korn Kinks" i3 simply the flaked kernels of hulled corn, malted. It's delicious, digestible and different. Try it only 5c, at your srocer's. ' THE H-0 CO., BUFFALO, N. T." Tf'p fsr pJFPl' ! ITED.CORfrFLAIiEiReady to ServeHot or Cold --'-"'h--""V:HS?',i;-t, ... f33Biiiaiiitiiiis!iBBBCstsvittiaiiiiEciiiiaiii(giLt;iiiiiiaisi isf ; You might as well try to force a H substitute for a U. S. gold piece upon ' . a banker as to attempt to force a sub- 5 stitute for 0 1 GAEErXTE, upon the man who has once smoked them. . A cigarette means only one thing to him an Imperiales. That's because Imperiales Cigarettes have a rich smoking taste all their own a taste result ing from the careful blend of the pure clean tobacco that's in them, and the way the thin mais papier crimped, not pasted helps that tobacco to smoke right down to the mouthpiece. All the full tobacco taste with no after taste. 10 for 10 cents The men of the West smoked 100,000,000 Imperiales in 1906. Sold Everywhere THE JOHN BOLLMAN COMPANY ' Manufacturers San Francisco 3 M eEKBIIIII5&2II3IIIIIIIIIIIIliei3EIBn2;HISIII3BeSIE2giIia?E;Sd mouth and sailed in ballast for Port Harford yesterday. , The steam schooner Casco Is taking a lumber cargo at St. Helens. The steamer Nome City moved from St. Helens to the O. W. P. dock yes terday. She will 'take ties for San Pedro at the latter place. The steamer George W. Elder, with passengers &nd freight from San Pedro and way ports, arrived in last night. The Elder will not sail for the South until Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. G. L. Blair, agnt of the San Fran cisco & Portland Steamship Company at San Francisco, is in Portland on business connected with the company. Mr. Blair will remain for several days. Arrivals and Departures. ASTORIA, April 15. Condition of th bar at 5 P. M.f smooth; wind, south, 16 miles; weather cloudy. Arrived at 7:45 and left up at 10:30 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Pe dro. Arrl ved down at 7 and sailed at 10:45 A. M. Steamer Alliance, for Coos Bay. Arrived down at 9 A. M. and sailed at 1 P. M. Schooner Virginia, for fian Francisco. Left up at 10:30 A. M. Schooner Sehome. Arrived at 5 P. M. Ger man steamer Aragonia, from Hongkong; and way points. San Francisco, April 15. Arrived Steam er South Bay, from Astoria and the schoon ers Americana from Portland and Muriel from Columbia River. San Francisco April 15. Arrived Bark Carondolet, from Port Gamble; bark Palmyra, from Port Gamble; echooner Muriel, from Co lumbia River; schooner Americana, from As toria, Sailed! Schooner Spokane, for Port Gamble; schooner Esther Burn. Coos Bay ; schooner Zampa, for Gray's Harbor; barken tine Benecia, for Gray Harbor; barkentlne J. M. Griffith, for Astoria; steamer Tiverton, for Astoria; ship Charles E. Moody, for Nanalmo. Arrived Ship Pythomene, from Antwerp; steamer St. Helena, from Newcastle. Sailed Steamer Mariposa, for Tahiti. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. High. LoW. 2:44 A. M 8.5 feet!9:30 A. M 0.5 foot 2:30 P. M 6.7feet9:20 P. M 2.8 feet Seek Change of Venue. The counsel for the plaintiff in the case, of the Arlington Pacific Coast Railway Company against the O. R. & N. are seeking to have a change of venue to SEE Gilliam County, as they allege all of the papers incident to the case are on file In the records of that county. - The suit is over a contest in right of way proceed ings. The motion will be decided by Judge Sears this morning. HELD FOR THEFT OF GRAIN Two Men Arrested for Stealing Wheat From Cars. Identified by yardmen at the time of the theft, John Jacobs and Julius Dossche were last night arrested by Deputy Sher iffs Leonard and Bulger on warrants sworn out by the Southern Pacinc Com pany, charging them with stealing four sacks of wheat from the terminal yards. Jacobs is described as the one who. loaded the wheat from cars into a wheel barrow, and Iossche, acting under his orders, wheeled the grain out of the yards. Several of the yardmen had over heard the plans of the two and watched every move they made. In the flare of the switchlights, the officials Identified 3 apis? j i'-p. . J. Z .'. M J f r ,f -, t , . 5 ? t 'l.5 PAGE 12. them, notified the Sheriff, and complaints were quickly prepared. Their cases will come up in the Municipal Court this morning. GOOD PIANOS FOR RENT Not only good ones, but at very mod erate charged $4, $5 and $6 a month, and cartage free, if piano is kept six months. Lots of pleasure for little cost. Same rate, in town or out. Eilers Piano House, 353 Washington corner Park. May Act on City Hall Tonight. " The St. Johns Council will meet to night and is expected to act on the City Hall question. The disposition of the building was held over from last Thurs day until tonight to give time to investi gate the circumstances. It is hoped to arrive at some arrangement by which work on the building may be resumed and the structure completed. The officials announce that they will settle all legiti mate claims for work and material. iWi?iM4?n"i III M If it i i ? Sf r nr t 1 1