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g( :. :.: v.-.' 5 CT 1 I PART TWO 1 1 ffgr Mtmtt. PAGES 13 TO 24 VOL. XIX. PORTLAND, OKEGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1900. NO. 49. zhxmffli (Stew f Tmnrm limn . ItJUUJJli i u u WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR SENSIBLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS We will never quit talk ing about this chair. Every one we have sold has made us friends. It Is the hand somest chair for the money In the state: solid oak, beau tifully quartered, or In blrch flnished mahogany, spring seat, with loose hair cush ions, covered In four-tone ve lours; adjustable back, ex tra high arms, $12.50 Others as low as 53.00, THESE SHOWINGS WE ARE JUSTLY PROUD OF THIS SEASON The Dining Tables Modest and Elegant The Beautifully Designed Rockers and Chairs The Matchless Chamber Suits and Dressers The Styiish Iron Beds The Beautiful Chiffoniers and Sideboards The Rich Furniture in general And Our Carpet Department, yu must visit that. NOW WHAT WE'VE DESCRIBED WOULD MAKE OUR STOCKS SEEM EXTRAVAGANT BADLY SAID. THEN; FOR OUR METHODS MAKE PRICES LOWEST. Truly It's the state's Greatest Furniture Business, and the whole country knows the news. " EASY TERMS IF SO DESIRED WM. GADSBY, the housefurnisher The Gadsby Block, cor. Wsshtngtan and First Sis. Especially Selected d&&& For this season's holiday trade. Our handsome stock embraces ENDLESS VARIETY a a a SL SL SL DIAMONDS-Set and loose stones: Every style, quality and value. WATCHES The finest watches made in the world, among others the celebrated Patek and Phillippe watch. JEWELRY-Effects in style and finish surpassing anything hereto foreshown in theNorthwest. We can fill promptly the most particular orders for special designs. STERLING -The latest and most SILVERWARE artistic designs of the leading manufacturers. Every artlclcsold Is absolutely as represented. Goods reserved If desired. jtf&.MmJw. wn&r. Diamond Importers, Manufac turing Jewelers THIRD AND WASHINGTON STREETS Store open evenings this month. Out-of-town order receive careful attention. NEW SHIPS FOR NAVY United States Will Build Six Armored Cruisers. THEY .WILL BE BEST IN SERVICE Three "Will Be Sheathed, Three Un sheathedDescription of Fight ing Machines. Tho Navy of this country has, ia the matter of fast armored cruising vessels, practically stood still since the construc tion of the highly successful New York and Brooklyn. In the meantime, Eng land, France and Germany have been devoting much attention to the develop ment of armored cruisers -which,, while possessing very high speeds, embody many of the qualities of battle-ships. In fact, modifications in one direction In the battle-ship, and the changes in another direction in the armored cruiser, have brought tho two. In foreign practice, very closely indeed to one another. England now has nearly all of the Cressy class, comprising tne Cressy, Sut lej, Abouklr, Euryalus, Hogue and Bac chante, 440 feet long, 12,000 tons displace ment, sheathed and coppered, with 2UX50 horse-power and 21 knots speed, so far advanced that they could be gotten ready for active service on very short notice France, at the same time, has completed her famous Jeanne d'Arc. 477 feet long, of 11,300 tons displacement, 2S.O0O horse power, and a speed of 23 knots, practically ready for service. Germany, also, has but recently sent her Fuerst Bismarck, 3S3 feet long, 10.C00 tons displacement, sheathed and coppered, 14,000 horse pow er, and 19 knots speed, to the far East. The United States, however, has so far neglected this element of the fleet that 't has at the present time no vessel direct ly comparable in class with those enu merated above. Congress, more than a year ago, upon the ursant representation of the Navy Department, authorized the construction of three, sheathed and cop pered, armored cruisers of the highest class, but unfortunately, so left the ar-, mor question i such a shape as to pre vent anything ' elng undertaken with the cruisers until tt settlement of this much mooted problen But for this, the United States would n w have three of .hese ves sels in an adv? teed stage of construction. The 55th Congi ss, realizing the necessity for still furtlur increasing this section of the Navy, mado provision for three more armored cruisers. The delay In the armored cruisers first authorized, while unfortunate In a great many ways, has been productive of some good in making It possible to arrange for all six vessels to be virtually of the same design, the three sheathed and coppered being practically in no other respect different from the other three vessels of the same class unsheathed. It may be said, without the least hesi tation, that the new armored cruisers, designs for which have been worked out under the direction of the Ckiot Con structor, Admiral Hlchborn, In the .-eai-est detail, are, or, rather will 'e when completed, superior in fighting capabili ties to any armored cruisers now in ser vice or projected. That all the uromlses of tho design will be entirely fulfilled by the vessels in service. Admiral Hlchborn s success In the many designs produced under his guidance, which have made the Navy what it is today in ships, leaves no room for doubt. Tho cut which we produce today gtvos an excellent idea of how these extremely formidable cruisers will appear when completed and at sea. As stated before, three of the ships re to be sheathed and coppered, and the re maining three will be unsheathed. Ad miral Hlchborn Is strongly in favor cf sheathing and coppering a sufficient num ber of our ships for protracted service away from docks, and feels certain that the performances of the three sheathed ships, three months after docking, will show a material Improvement over tho performances of the unsheathed 3hlps of the samo class after the samo oeriod after docking. Tho dimensions of the sheathed ships are: Feet. Inches. Length on load water line 602 Breadth, extreme 70 Trial displacement, about 13,800 tons. Mean draft at trial displace ment, about 24 6 Extreme draft, full load, about. 26 6 Tho dimensions of the unsheated vessels are: Length on load water line 502 Breadth, extreme 63 6 Trial displacement, about 13,400 tons. Mean draft at trial displace ment, about 24 6 Extreme draft, full load, about. 26 6 In otder that the vessels may have an effective steaming radius consistent with their other qualities, provision has been made for a total bunker capacity of 2000 ton;, a figure which is understood to be materially greater than that of any sim ilar foreign vessels. The ships will be propelled by twin-screw, four-cylinder, triple-expansion engines of 23,000 indi cated horse-power, having a stroke of four feet and running at 120 revolutions per minute. To produce this enormous power, there are SO boilers in eight sep arate water-tight compartments, repre senting a total of 1590 square feet of grate surface, and 6S.O0O square feet of heating surface. These boilers will supply steam to the propelling engines at a pressure of about 250 pounds per square Inch, and with the power thus developed It Is In tended that the vessel shall be propelled at a speed of at least 22 knots per hour. The armament of each of these vessels will consist of four eight-Inch guns, mounted in pairs in two HItchborn elec trically controlled, elliptical, balanced tur rets, placed on the middle line, one for ward and one aft, each having an arc of train of at least 270 degrees. On the uppet deck, at the corners of the super structure, there will be four six-inch guns, mounted in sponsons, one In each corner, and each having a bow or stern fire, with an arc of train of at least 145 degrees. There will be, In addition, the gun deck battery of ten six-inch guns f ormir g a broadside, five on each side, the arc of fire of each being not less than 110 degrees, or at least 53 degrees forward and 5L degrees abaft the beam, except ing in the case of the forward pair, which are so arranged as to be capable of direct ahead fire. There will also be a very formidable secondary battery, consisting of 18 three-inch breechloadlng rifles, lz three pounders, two machine guns, and six automatic guns of small caliber mounted in the most commanding posi tions practicable, and having large arcs of fire. In the lower ton there will be two automatic one-pounders, and In the upper military top a single one-poundpx. in these vessels, as in all others of recent design, there will be no above-water torpedo tubes, but provision Is made for two sub marine torpedo-tubes located In one com partment forward, fitted for the long, 1S lnch Whitehead toTpedo. For the guns above enumerated there will be carried 500 rounds of eight-Inch ammunition, 2000 rounds of six-inch. 4500 rounds of 14-pounder, 6000 rounds of three- pounder, 2000 rounds of one-pounder au- heavy ammunition. The magazines have been specially designed with a view to absolute security in all climates, special provision being made to reduce their tem perature, if necessary, by means of con nections -with the cooling plant of the vessels. , The armored protection of the vessels will consist of a water-line belt seven feet six Inches In width, extending from the bow to the stem of the vessel for a distance of about 244 feet; abreast of the engines and boilers this armor will be six inches In thickness for its upper edge, maintaining this thickness for a distance of 4 feet downward, from which point It tapers to five inches at its lower edge. The belt is to be completed to the bow and sterr by armored plates of a uniform thickness of 3& Inches. Above the water line belt the side will be protected for a length of 232 feet by a belt five Inches in thickness, extending from the top of the water-line belt to the main deck. At the ends of this armor there will be ar mored bulkheads four inches In -thickness, so forming an almost closed citadel or casemate -within which the 10 six-Inch guns of the broadside battery are mount ed. The four six-Inch guns on the upper deck, at the corners of the superstruc ture, are protected by five-inch armor casemates. The turrets for the eight inch guns will be six inches in thickness, with 6-inch port plates and lfc-Inch nickel steel tops. The barbettes of the eight-inch turrets -will have a uniform, thickness of six Inches. The conning tower will be nine Inches In thickness. MURDERER'S RAZOR Jessie Morrison's Weapon Identified in Court HOW SHE KILLED MRS. CASTLE Damaging? Evidence Against the El dorado, Kan., Girl Description of the Tragedy. ELDORADO, Kan., Dec. L The razor with which Jessie Morrison cut Mrs. Cas tle's throat was Identified in court today by Miss Clara Cowles, and the prosecution introduced It as evidence against the prisoner. Miss Cowles testified that she found the razor, which was blood-smeared, on the floor near where Mrs. Cast! a lay. The defense objected to its Intro duction, but the court overruled the ob jection. Two other witnesses testified that ithey had seen Miss Morrison with a knife or something similar in her hand alter she had been taken from the Castle home by the neighbors. Others testified to the nrlsoner having entered the house with a two-Inch nickel steel top, and from apparently of her own accord before the In a carriage, accompanied by Sheriff Webtser and her husband, the latter be ing a special deputy by appointment of the court. The prisoner was put through the usual course at the prison female de partment, being shown no special favors, nor was application made for any such consideration. She was taken to a hotel for the night by reason of illness. The parting between husband and wife was very affecting. A MEDITERRANEAN TUNNEL French Engineer's Scheme to Con nect Europe and Africa. "WASHINGTON, Dec. L The State De partment has received reports conveying further Information as to the proposed tunnel from Europe to Africa under the Straits of Gibraltar, from George Murphy, Consular Clerk at Madgeburg, Germany. Mr. Berller, the French engineer who has submitted the proposal of this project to the governments of Spain and Morocco, is said to have perfect confidence in the feasibility of the plan. The chief diffi culty, the ventilation of a submarine tun nel, Mr. Berller believes he can overcome by a secret process of his own. The proposed length of the tunnel is 25 miles, 20 of this under the sea. The entire cost of the tunnel alone is approximated at over $23,000,000. and of the entire connect ing railroad line between Spain and Al giers at about $43,000,000. The French press is said to criticise the project unfavorably on the ground that Mr. Berller has over- TYPE OF FIVE ARMORED CRUISERS "WHICn "WILL BE ADDED TO OUR NAVY. its base to the protective deck there will be an armored tube five inches in thick ness and of sufficient diameter not only to permit of the accommodation of speak ing tubes, etc.. but also access to the conning tower from below the protective deck. The signal tower, aft, will be five Inches in thickness. A complete oll-tem-pereu and annealed nickel-steel protective deck, 1 inches thick on the flat and four inches thick on the sloping sides. Is to extend the entire length of the vessei, and a cellulose cofferdam belt, three inches in thickness, as .an additional pro tection against wafer-lino,, damage which might affect the stability, will be worked along both sides, above the protective deck, for the, entire length of the ves sel. Each of the vessels is to be fitted as a flagship, and provision Is made for the proper accommodation of a full comple ment of officers and men, comprising one flag officer, one commanding officer, one chief of staff. 20 wardroom officers, 12 junior officers, 10 warrant officers, and 777 crew, making a grand total of 822 souls. The material of which the vessels will be constructed will be mild steel, of the high quality which has been employed by the Bureau of Construction and Re pair in all vessels for the Navy. In pur suance of the policy inaugurated some years since by Admiral Hlchborn, the amount of Inflammable material employed In the construction of these ships will be even less than that In the vessels re cently completed. The main deck will be a complete steel deck, and will be -the only one upon which wood is laid; murder was committed. The defense, in It3 statements of the case, said that they would show that Mrs. Castle called Miss Morrison into the house and then at tacked her. Olin Castle was to have been put on tho stand today, but, in the light of yes terday's proceedings, the prosecution changed Its programme and his evidence will come later. Before the taking of tes timony had commenced, it was stated that the defense would produce evidence to show that Miss Morrison had been en gaged to Castle at the time he married Miss Mary "Wiley, but the opening state, ments yesterday of the prisoner's attor ney removed the probability of such estimated the earning power of the road," and that it seems hardly creditable that the passenger and freight traffic between France and Algeria could be diverted to this indirect and expensive route. PULLMAN FARMER INSTITUTE Good Attendance and Great Interest Prevailed Others "Will Be Held. COLFAX, Dec L The farmers' insti tute held In Pullman yesterday and to day was a decided success there being, a good attendance of farmers, despite the fact that rain fell In torrents a Dart of charges being made, and caused the pros- , yesterday, and the roads are in frightful condition, juuen interest was maniiestca ecution to reserve Castle's examination for another time. Tho courtroom today was crowded as usual. No change was apparent In the prisoner. Dr. M. A. Koogler, the first physician to reach the Castle house the morning of the tragedy, testified that Mrs. Castle was about to bleed to death when he arrived, and that she died from the effects of the cuts In her throat. Pearl Beardsley, a delivery boy, who had entered the house with a package of meat, said he helped Mrs. Spangler raise Miss Morrison. Miss Morrison told him: "She tried to kill me; I had to do It." "Miss Morrison," continued Beardsley, "had a knife in her hand, and when 1 asked her for It, she grabbed her dress with her left hand and covered her right." Miss Ruby Moberly, daughter of Mrs. Betty Moberly, said she went to the Cas, the lower decks will be of steel, covered i tIe house after her mother, and saw Jes sie Jiucnsun cumins oui oi mo nuuae. "You may state what, if anything, you saw in the defendant's hand," said At torney Brumbacker. "I saw a blade In her hand," replied the witness. "Was It in her right or left hand?" "I did not notice." Miss Clara Cowles, who lived across the street from the Castles, told of see ing Beardsley enter the house, of Mrs. Moberly and Mrs. Spangler emerging with Jessie Morrison, and of the latter strug gling to get away. She corroborated the testimony in this respect given yester day by Mrs. Moberly and Mrs. Spangler. with linoleum: and the use of wood or other Inflammable material will be lim ited to the least possible, and much of the furniture, formerly made from fire proofed wood, will probably be mado of steel or some other metal. Electricity will be extensively used for tho transmission of power necessary for tho many auxilarles. The electric gen erating plant will consist of seven units, each consisting- of an engine and dyna mo mounted on a combination bedplate. Three of these units will have a rated out put of 1250 amperes each at 0 volts, and the remaining four a rated output of 625 amperes at the same voltage. They will supply. In addition to the current for lssA Cowles testified that she found a t. Jl,lL .- , i . t bloodv razor near Mrs. Castle's knees. lighting the vessel, sufficient power for operating the turret-turning gear, am munition hoists, blowers for the hull and turret ventilation, rammers for the heavy guns, elevating gear for the heavy guns-, air compressors for charging the tor pedoes, machinery ,in the general work shop, etc A limited number of the aux iliaries, as, for instance, steering engine, anchor and capstan engine and ash hoisting engines, will bo steam driven. by the fanners, who asked many ques tions, and gained much useful informa tion. C. L. Smith, of Minnesota, who has been employed by the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company to conduct these in stitutes, opened Friday's session at 10 o'clock with an interesting talk on di versified farming. Mr. Smith was fol lowed by S. W. Fletcher, hortculture pro fessor at the "Washington Agricultural College, in an interesting lecture on "Problms in the Planting of an Orch ard." The afternoon session was occu pied by "W. J. Roberts, assistant pro fessor of engineering at the college, on "Good Roads," and C. L. Smith on "Dairying." Today the attendance was large, and even more Interest was shown than on yesterday. C. V. Piper, professor of bot any, zoology and entomology at the "Wash ington Agricultural College, delivered an interesting lecture on "Insect Pests." He was followed by Mr. Smith, who talked on "Brains in Farming." The afternoon session was occupied by "W. J. Splllman. professor of agriculture, who spoke on "Rotation of Crops." and D. Hutchinson. United States Veterinary Surgeon, who talked on "Conditions of Livestock Mar kets in the Pacific Northwest." This closed the series of institutes In Whitman County, but the staff will de vote the month of December to farmers' institutes in other parts of the state, be ginning at Rltzvllle, and working west along the line of the Northern Pacific to the Sound. LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION. was no intention to proceed. The court I tomatlc, end 12G0 rounds of one-pounder J took the paprs In the case. Opening of the Big Show at the Chi cago Stock "Yards. CHICAGO. Dec L The International Livestock Exposition practically opened tody at the Drexel Pavilion, at the Union Stock Yards. The formal opening, however, will not take place until Mon day evening, when the show will con tinue during all the coming week. Ten thousand animals are already on the ground, and the show promises to be one of the most notable events of the kind ever held In this country. Six hundred exhibitors, representing 35 states of the Union, and 45 exhibitors from Canada ana four from England and Scotland, are here with their choice stock. The value of the cash prizes to be distributed during the coming week will amount to about 575,000. Sixty-five Judges of recognized ability in their various departments have been se cured to pass Judgment on the exhibits. Among them will be J. B. Ellis, of Eng land, who will Judge the fat cattle. The entire diplomatic corps nt the South American countries at Washington was ordered by the different governments to come to Chicago and to get all possible Information relative to the livestock In dustry. The party arrived today. Sena tor Chauncey M. Depew is expected to deliver the opening speech Monday night. Moved to Dismiss. SYRACUSE, N. Y Dec 1. Frank H. Piatt, representing P. D. Armour and the Armour Packing Company, of Chicago, today raoved before Justice HIscock to dismiss the actions brought by the State of New York to collect 52,000,000 penal ties for the alleged illegal sale of oleo margarine In this state. The state was rcpreesnted by Attorney-General John C Davies and Frederick C. Scbraub. ex Commissioner of Agriculture. The motion was made upon the ground that nothing had been done in the prosecution of the action for three years, and that there bloody razor near Mrs. Castle's knees, "I was the first to pick up tho razor," she said. The razor was produced by Attorney Brumbacker and identified by the witness, and the attorney stated that he wished to Introduce It as evidence. The defense objected, but the objection was overruled. John Daily, r. boy, testified that he met Jessie Morrison the morning of the tra gedy Just outside the Castles' gate, arul that she was going toward the Castle ( maklng and Pasteurizing." The butter- S CUO Ob OF DAIRYING. Programme for Course at "Washing ton Agrlcnltnral College. COLFAX, Dec. L The Washington Ag ricultural College and School of Science at Pullman has issued the programme for the school of dairying, which opens Janu ary 14 and closes March 8, 1901. The first four weeks will be devoted to "Butter Making and Milk Testing." The remain der of the term will be given to "Cheese. house Mrs. Grace Lemon told of seeing Miss Morrison going toward the Castle house, but saw nothing unusual about her. Mrs. Maggie Clark testified to seeing Miss Morrison going toward the Castle house the morning in question, and asked if the prisoner had anything in her hand, replied: "She had a paper In her left hand." "What shape was the paper?" "It looked to be rolled up." Charles B. Smith also testified to see ing Miss Morrison going toward the Castle house the morning of the tragedy. At tho afternoon session. Mrs. Abble making department will be In charge of Professor J. L. Harris, an expert butter maker from Michigan, who has had charge of this department of the college work for several years. The cheese-making- department will be under the direct supervision of Ludwig Engllman, of In diana. The programme will Include interesting and instructive lectures on timely topics, by W. J. Splllman, professor of agri culture: C. V. Piper, the college bacteriol ogist; Elton Fulmer, professor of chem istry; Dr. S. B. Nelson, professor of vet erinary science; E. Darrow, professor of mechanical engineering; E. E. Elliott, Castle, mother-in-law of the murdered ' Splllman's assistant; W. H. Hellman, Ful- woman. Identified a small piece of black enamel, found in cleaning the house after the murder. It Is the theory of the prose cution that this was part of a knife or razor carried by Miss Morrison. At 2 o'clock the Jury was excused while the lawyers argued the point of admitting as evidence the statement of Mrs. Mober ly that the first note written by Mrs. Cas tle contained these words: "Jessie Morri son has killed me." Judge Finn finally decided that Mrs. Moberly's statement of the contents of the note was competent evidence and the taking of testimony was continued. Nothing important was elicited during the afternoon. A night session was held and Olin Castle, widower of the mur dered woman, took the stand. Castle had not finished his testimony when court adjourned until Monday morning. Caleb Pqtvers Appeal. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Dec. L The appeal of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers from the life sentence Imposed by a jury for alleged complicity in the Goebel mur der conspiracy, was filed today In the Court of Appeals and submitted on briefs. Mrs. Van LieTV Goes to Jail. COLUMBUS. O., Dec 1. Mrs. Emma Van Llew, who yesterday at Van Wert pleaded guilty to manslaughter by throw ing vltrol into the face of Miss Ham m el last September, causing her death, was Convicts Acldentally Killed. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec 1. Four con victs were killed and several others in jured this afternoon by the falling' of the Jdellvezsd at the penitentiary, this morning Jold prison In this city. mer"s assistant; J. L. Harris, Instructor in butter-making, and E. A. Bryan, pres ident of the college. Tuition in the school is free. Books for tho term cost about $4, and suit and a cap for work in the dairy about 53. Invitation to Krnger. CHICAGO, Dec. L The American-Transvaal League In Chicago has prepared a message, which will be sent to President Kruger, inviting him to visit the United States as soon as he has finished hl3 European tour. The invitation says it would "give the people of the country generally an opportunity - to testify in some adequate manner their respect for your person and people and their utter detestation of the unprovoked, mercenary and barbarous war which Great Britain is now waging against Its people and the people of the Orange Free State." Steel "Works "Will Close Dorm. PORTSMOUTH, O., Dec L Orders have been received by the Burgess Steel & Iron Works, a member of the Crucibla Steel & Iron Company, to close down the plant for repairs as soon as the work on hand is completed. Eight hundred men will be affected. NEW ELECTRIC LINES Council Committee Discusses Car Shops Franchise. TWO ROADS WANT TO CROSS GULCH Committee Favorable to Franchises, Provided They Are Hedged With Customary Restrictions. The street committee of the City Coun cil spent considerable time yesterday af ternoon deliberating on a petition pre sented by the City & Suburban Railway, asking for a franchise on the East Side. The proposed line begins at Grand avenuo and Ellsworth street and runs eastward along Ellsworth to East Tenth: thence south to Alder, and along Wall street to the Powell's Valley road; thence east ward to East Twenty-first street; thence south to Hood street, in the vicinity of the Southern Pacific shops. The committee was favorable to grant ing the franchise, but Insisted that the line should be completed within six months; that the company agree to keep the street In repair inside of its tracks, and for the space of one foot on the out side; that the company also bear its pro portion of the cost of building bridges and elevated roadways, which shall be a space of 15 feet In width along each structure; that the speed of the cars be limited to 12 miles per hour, and that each car shall pay an annual tax of 525 for the class A, 550 for the class B and 5100 for the C class, the classes to be reg ulated by the length of the car. There was some discussion as to tho class of rail to be laid down, but the committee finally agreed that the usual steel rail would do for the present, though the Council shall reserve the right to or der heavier rails when that portion of tho city shall be paved with the expensive blocking or asphalt. An ordinance covering these points will be prepared and submitted at the next regular meeting of the City Council. Want to Reach Sonth Portland. A petition from the Portland Railway Company asking for a franchise to las tracks on the First-street crossing of Marquam gulch came up for considera tion and met with favorable action, though it will be referred to rh6 entire Council for final approval. The company desires, to extpnd Its rails along First street from. Caruthers to Porter, In order to reach South Portland with its cars. The City & Suburban have a franchise along the line, but no track has yet been laid across the First-street bridge, and both companies are expected to come to an understanding in regard to the use of bridge and streets in South Portland. The petition of the company was accom panied by others from the residents of that section of the city, speaking of the necessity for Increased street-car service. Switch Asked for Crematory. F. S. Morris, on behalf of the new crematory company, was on hand with a petition for permission to lay street-car tracks to connect the crematory grounds near Sellwood with the main line of the East Side Railway Company. The spur is to follow First avenue from Locust street to and across Ash street, and most of the property abutting was represented as belonging to the crematory company. The improvement is needed, the petition said, In order to make it convenient for funeral cars to run to and from tho crematory. The application was placed on file. Improvement Approved. The Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, whoso application for street improvement was denied two weeks ago for lack of sufficient signers, was on hand wfth an explanation that turned the tide In Its favor. The Improvement asked for Is on. Davis street, from Tenth to Twelfth, and on Eleventh street, from Couch to Everett. Both the Atkinson school and the Armory abut on the streets to be im proved, and the school directors are sup posed to concur In every improvement, while the County Commissioners have also assented and a majority of the property-owners along the line has been thus secured. The petitioners represented that Eleventh street had never been improved at that point, further than the cuts and fills necessary to bring it to grade, and that the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company or Its predecessors had been obliged to do Its own grading for several years past, and therefore thought Itself entitled to some consideration. The improvements will be finished within the next four months, according to the petitioner. Other Business. A communication was read from O. P. Thompson, stating that a new city foun tain had just been completed by him on Main street, between Third and Fourth, and asking that an ordinance be drafted protecting the same from Injury. This paper was referred to the next Council meeting. Frank Dayton had written a letter con cerning the destruction of shade trees, which caused some amusement and was not acted upon. The writer said a number of nonresident property-owners had late ly gone to cutting down the shade trees in various parts of the city, and he wanted an ordinance passed that would prevent this, otherwise the city would soon be wittuvnt shnriA trpi In Its suburbs. City Engineer Chase took occasion to remark that he had no use for Lombardy pop lars, as these trees permitted their roots to embrace the sewers within their reach in such a way as to cause them to choke up. "You can't cut too many of the Lom bardy poplars down to suit me," he said. A number of petitions for street im provements in various parts of the city wero laid on the table for future action. SOUTHERN VICEROYS' APPEAL America "Will Xot Oppose Pnnltive Expeditions of Other Porrers. NEW YORK, Dec. L A special to tho Herald from Washington says: No opposition will be made by thi3 Gov ernment against punitive expeditions In China of other nations. This decision was reached at the meeting of the Cab inet, when Secretary Hay brought for ward a dispatch received through Wu Ting Fang from the Viceroys of Southern China, appealing to this Government to use lt3 Influence to prevent the dispatch of a punitive expedition to the Provlnco of Shan SL The authorities will not per mit American troops to attack peaceful Chinese, and it is believed tho attitude of this Government will have a good effect on Europe. Secretary Hay has received word that in compliance with the instructions sent him Tuesday, Minister Conger has begun negotiations to secure modification of the demands upon China adopted by the for eign diplomats. Baltimore & Ohio Strike. TIFFIN, O.. Dec 1. Three hundred men employed on the Baltimore & Ohio extension struck today against a reduc tion to 51 09 for nine hours. Work is tied uo from Fostoria to Attica. Th I meti demanded $1 2a.