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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1902.
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ELDING NOT INSANE
Inquest Proves Him to Be
. Mentally Sound."
FIRED SHOTS AT HIS LITTLE SON
New Facta Brought to Li slit by Ofll
clnl Investigation Into the
Fiendish. Crime of Fri
day Xlglit.
Belding, the murderer o the McCros- f
Jcevs and "Woodward, Is sane, and will
answer for his crime. His air of brava
do has by no means been diminished by 4
f his first" night In Jail. It has deeloped t
that the shots which Beldlns: could not
account for were ent after tho fleeing I
form of his little eon.
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Circumstances relating to the cold
blooded murder at the northeast corner
of Fifth and Flanders, when Mrs. Mc
Croskey, Mrs. Belding and Frank Wood
ward were shot and killed by A. L.
Belding, were considered last night by a
jury empaneled by Coroner FInley. The
principal new points In the evidence were:
One of Beldlng's pistolR did not jam as
the murderer thought it did after he shot
his father-in-law, Lemuel" McCroskey ho
had already fired all the cartridges; Bald
ing sent three bullets at his little son,
but missed him, and that all the witnesses
examined swore positively that they have
considered and still consider Beldlng to
be In the possession of his senses, but
that he might have been under the influ
ence of liquor when he fired the fatal
shots. The jury, without hesitation, de
cided that Belding, with premeditated in
tent, killed his thrco victims, and he was
committed to await the action of the
grand jury. The prisoner -was not pres
ent at the inquest, which was held at
the new Coroner's quarters. Third and
Jefferson streets.
The jury were: T. J. Craig, Pat Mun
roe, W. Whltewell, W. W. Rath, G. An
drews and A. B. Steward. The first wit
ness called was Fred McCroskey, who
stated that ho knew the stranger who
was shot on the McCroskey porch as
"Gyp," and was not sure that the man's
real name was "Woodward. "My sister,
Mrs. Belding, and her husband quarreled
very frequently during the past year; they
separated and went to live together sev
eral times," stated the witness. "I knew
they had trouble when he was in tho
saloon business. I saw my sister several
times with her face cut and eyebrows
discolored. Belding threatened my father
one month ago. They were having words
In the saloon, and Belding said: 'I will
blow off your head before very long.' Last
night I was not present at our house
when the shooting took place. As soon as
I heard of It, I went there, and this -would
be about 10 minutes after the trouble oc
curred." "Where Beldlns: Got His Guns.
"Beiair- Is my brother-in-law," testi
fied E. Noreen, who keeps a saloon at
Fourteenth and Marshall streets. "Tho
prisoner was at my saloon at 6 o'clock
Friday night, where he was barkeeper. I
came back to the place after supper about
7:40 o'clock. He left to go to my house to
get supper, and he took with him two re
volvers which I had kept fbr protection.
He gave no reason for taking them, but
I objected, as I did not wish to let tho
"weapons go. He pretended that he had
not taken the revolvers, and asked me to
go back and see if what he stated was not
true. I did go back, and got my third
revolver, but in the meantime Belding had
disappeared. He did not tell me that he
was going to shoot the McCroskeys. I went
back to the saloon from my house, and
then he phoned to me from the Jail: 'Well.
I have got three of them.' I recognized
his voice, and supposed he meant three
of the McCroskeys. I asked him where
he was,, and he said: 'I'm in jaiL Bring
ine whisky and tobacco.' I did so. Ho
had been drinking in the afternoon. I
have seen him drunk before. At the city
jail Belding spoke to the others who were
there as well as to myself. I have known
Belding about 17 years, but he has only
been employed at my place for seven or
eight -weeks. Until he got married I was
closely associated with him. I hired him
to work at my place because he was cap
cble not because was a business man."
'Tou have had every regard for his san
ity all these years?" asked Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Spencer, who, with Deputies
Planning arid tratens, conducted the ex
amination of witnesses. " "I have," re
plied the witness.
Shot All His Cartridges.
Sergeant Church produced the two revol
vers with which Belding killed his vic
tims, and showed conclusively that when
Belding used the latter weapon of the
two that all the cartridges had already
been flied. In his excitement. "Both re
volvers contained nine cartridges in all,"
continued the sergeant "One revolver
was found In the house, and the other
lying on a car track. When Belding com
plained that the revolver was jammed and
would not go off, he was wrong, as all the
ammunition had already been used."
"My beat is in the neighborhood of tho
McCroskey house," testified Policeman
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Bailey. "Shortly after S o'clock Friday
right I heard what I at first thought was
the no!6e made by the explosion of a fire
cracker. Other reports followed, and I
ran to Fifth and Tlanders streets. A man
pointed Belding out to me as the man who
had done the shooting, and Belding said:
'I did the shooting, and I left the other
gun in the house.' at the same time throw
ing a revolver on the street. This would
be about 8:45 o'clock. Belding talked
about the trouble and said: 'I shot at Gyp.
Then a woman came running out of the
house. I don't know whether it was my
wife or Mrs. McCroskey. but I shot at
her and then at the other woman. Then
old man McCroskey came out. and I
plugged him and we clinched. I would
have liked to kill everybody by the name
of McCroskey. At the city jail the pris
oner asked me for my gunB; he still want
ed to kill one more McCroskey."
"When I got to the McCroskey house
Sergeant Church handed Belding tb me,"
testified Detective Snow. "Belding acted
as if he were drunk, and said that if he
had had a Winchester he would have
killed them all. He also stated that he
watched his chance as the little boy went
into the house, and then shot tho four
people, killing three. He said: I just shot
at everybody who moved in that house,
and then I wont Into the Lake Charles
saloon and had a drink with another man.'
Belding at the police station gloried in
his deed."
Then Eddie Belding, the C-year-old son
of the murderer, went to the witness
chair. He is a pretty. Intelligent-looking
boy. with a peachy complexion and fair
hair. ,
Story of Murderer's Son.
"Do you know what it Is to toll the
truth, my boy?" asked Mr. Spencor.
"Yc6. I do," said the little fellow, nod
ding his head.
"Have you been to school?"
"I was at school once, but papa and
mamma took me away."
"Now, my boy, we won't swear you
as a witness, but wo will listen to what
you have got to say about that shooting.
Just tell it in your own way," went on
Mr. Spencer.
"My pa flrst killed 'Gyp.' -and shot
two times and killed my ma, and then
my grandma. Pa fired three times at
me. Once at my right foot and then at
my left, but the third time it did not
come near me. 1 was across the street."
Stories of Other Witnesses.
Charles S. May, hackdrlver, stated he
thought that Woodward, who was a dealer
In horses, was either born In Seattle or
some town In California. "A few weeks
ago," he said, "I got a telegraph -message
from Woodward's mother, asking about
him, and I don't remember where the
message came from. Woodward told mo
that he was going home either Sunday or
Monday. I thought that Belding and
Woodward wore very friendly, as it was
only the other day they drove to Mount
Tabor together. A short time ago Belding
threatened me with a gun, but he did not
do any shooting."
P. A. Foster, colored, testified: "I heard
the noise of the shooting, and then a
man pointed out Belding to me and said:
'That's the man who did the shooting.
Let us take his gunVfrom him.' I said:
'Not for me.' Then Belding met me and
told me about the shooting, and asked
me to have a drink. We went to the
Lake Charles and had beer. I 'did this to
detain him until the officers came." Two
other witnesses were also examined.
The autopsy showed that the two
women were killed by being shot through
the lungs, and that Woodward' fatal
wound came from the bullet that entered
his brain.
Beldlns Still Zs Cool.
Belding was comparatively cheerful In
his cell yesterday, and he wore his most
reckless air. When told that there was
a prospect of his father-in-law's recovery,
due to the fact that the bullet flred hit
the elder McCroskey's watch, Belding
worked himself into a rage and said: "I
gave him that, watch. And to think that
the same watch stopped my bullet. 1
wish I hadn't given him that watch,
him." It was stated at the Good Samari
tan Hospital, last night that there was
every prospect that McCroskey would re
cover in a short time, unless complica
tions arise.
CAN'T EXPLAIN DEED.
E. P. McCroskey Says Belding Had
Xo Sufficient Motive.
E. P. McCroskey, a brother of the un
fortunate woman who was s'lain by her
husband Friday night, is very Indignant
over certain reports that have been cir
culated relative to his sister. When seen
last evening, McCroskey said: "Belding
was mad at my sister because she refused
to give him money. During their sevon
years of married life, the wretch did not
support my sister, and at times beat her
nearly to death. His cry of Jealousy is
simply nonsense, as he did not "care a
straw for his wife. His murder of my
mother was a most brutal act, committed
Just because he was angry at my sister.
My married sister, who lives in Milwau
kie, often urged Mrs. Belding to leave
her brutal husband, and for this reason
the fiend wished to slay the -whole fam
ily. He was very mad at, all of us. but I
do not think he is insane. I believe he
would have murdered me had I been in
the house, as he asked an officer at the
police station for a gun with which to
shoot me. I have often given this fellow
money, and helped him in man ways,
and other members of the famUy were
kind to him. This is the way he repays
us."
Interpellation Postponed.
PARIS. July 12. The Chamber of Depu
ties by a vote of 32S to 218 postponed an
Interpellation on the order Just Issued by
Premier Combes to the prefects of all the
departments to give notice to the relig
ious order which have not yet complied
with the law of associations that unless
they are dissolved " within six days from
today their establishments will be forcibly
closed. This order applies to all schools
of unauthorized congregations.
VICTIMS OF BELDING'S BULLETS.
Mrs. Lemuel McCroskey.
(Dead.)
MURDERER
BELDING IN
HIS CELL AT
THE CITY JAIL
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LKS PLAN BIG FAIR
Street Carnival Project
Gathers Enthusiasm.
MIDWAY SH0WT0 BE A FEATURE-
General Manager Rovrc Im Negotiat
ing tor Novel Attractions Canvass
for FnndK "Will Be Pushed to
Completion This "Week.
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With the election of officers and tho
perfection of theorganlzation of the Elks'
Carnival Association, the September
street fair project is going ahead at a
rapid rate. President George E. Cham
berlain and General Manager E. W.
Rowe, with the assistance of Vice-President
D. Soils Cohen, Secretary. Alex.
Sweek, Treasurer Ralph W. Hoyt and tho
members of the general committee, have
taken hold of the project with enthus
iasm, and announce their intention of
surpassing not only the successful street
carnival of 1900, but any similar under
taking for the purpose of entertaining
the public Negotiations are now in prog
ress for the engagement of one of the
greatest midway shows In the United
States, and within a few days announce
ments will be made as to the character
of the attractions. The next meeting of
the general committee will be held Mon
day night, and an effort will be mado at
that time to close the contract as well as
settle the site question.
Under the active direction of B. B. Rich,
the work of raising the $12,000 fund goes
merrily on. The support that the mer
chants and other business men of the city
are giving to the enterprise is liberal,
and the question of completing the guar
antee is simply one of covering the bus-
Lemuel McCroskey,
(Seriously vronnded.)
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iness field of the city. Chairman -Rich
has -announce! ' the following sub-committees
that will assist him in soliciting:
Banks and transportation companies
General O. Summers.
Wholesale liquor dealers and breweries-
John Kelly, F. T. Merrill and John Erick-
son.
Cigar stores, restaurants and cafes
Charles Malarkey, John Lamont and M.
G. Myers.
Wholesale and commission merchants
Harry Beck and Carlos Unna.
Retail merchants Otto Wlndfelder and
A. N. Gambell.
Barbers L. Wlnther and George Rlb
becke. Butchers John DriscolL
Liverymen G. Adams.
Insurance J. Harvey O'Bryan.
Printers W. M. Davis.
When seen last evening. Mr. Rich said:
"We have every reason to believe thdt
the 512,000 subscription fund will, be com
pleted within a few days, as our commit
tees are hard at work, and are meeting
with unprecedented success. Everybody
has a good word for the carnival project,
and it is my candid 'opinion that the show
will be the greatest ever held in the
Northwest. Citizens generally are Inter
ested inxthe project, as it mcan3 much to
Portland."
Although no definite Information has
been given out on the question of loca
tion, it is whispered about that the com
mittee favors the Seventh-street site,
which will probably bo chosen at the
meeting tomorrow night. Jf this location
is decided upon, the main entrance will
be on Washington street, at the Imperial
Hotel corner. The Inclosed grounds will
then extend north through Seventh street
to Ankeny, up the latter street to the
Park blocks, which it will include as far
north as Gllsan. The site Is a splendid
one, close to the business portion of the
city, and accessible from all sides and by
all street-car lines.
"That the 1902 carnival will surpass the
brilliant success of two years ago," said
General Manager E. W. Rowe last even
ing, "Is a foregono conclusion. Since the
street fair of 1500 we have had the Pan
American Exposition, with some of the
greatest attractions on earth. These are
now traveling over the United States.
The Midway show business has assumed
such proportions that they are setting a
pace for the large circuses. At present
wo are conducting negotiations with sev-
eral of the best Midway companies in
tho country. By the first of the week we
will have made a definite contract with j
one oi mem, ana wm oe aoie to announce
to the public a list of novel attractions.
I have already been assured by the lead
ing business men and manufacturers of
the city that they will prepare unique
and attractive booths for the street dis
play. We aro already at work on a gen
eral plan for our buildings, although, until
the site is selected, -wo cannot work out
the details. Two of the features that I
am determlend to make successful are
the music and the illumination. Given a
lot of beautiful buildings, with attractive
exhibits and entertaining novelties on
the Midway, nothing adds more to the
success of a fair than good music and a
brilliant illumination. I am promised
somethong in Jhe way of electrical nov
elties that -will be startling as well a3
dazzling. By Monday night the site of
the fair will have been selected, and then
we will outline the general features of tho
carnival.
"It has been suggested that the car
nival be opened on Labor Day, with a
grand demonstration. This "will be on
the first Monday in September. This will
be one of the big days of the fair. Tho
labor organizations will be lnvltpd to co
operate with the management, and. In
addition to the annual Labor Day parade,
other features will be planned to make
a mcmorablo celebration." .
Telephone Operators Resume Work.
DES MOINES, Iowa,' July 12. Thirty
five telephone operators resumed work-for
the "Mutual Telephone Company today,
after having been out four weeks. They
obtained practically every concession de
manded. The employes of the Iowa Tel
ephone Company have not yet resumed
work, but negotiations are pending look
ing to an early settlement of the strike.
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WAR ON RAILROADS
Will Republican Convention
Make Them an Issue?
M'BRIDFS FRIENDS FEEL GOOD
Six Counties Make Nominations and
Elect Delegates Many of Them
on Record In Favor of the
Governor's Policy.
OLYMPIA. Wash., July 12. Republican
conventions have been neld In six coun
ties of the state up to the present time,
and in. the platforms, and resolutions
adopted by these conventions the support
ers of Governor McBride's railroad policy,
which threatens to become a burning Is
sue in Washington politics, claim to see
cause for Jubilation. The counties that,
have held conventions are: Walla Walla,
King, Whitman, Asotin, Garfield and
Lincoln, having a total representation in
the state; convention of 170. Of these 170
delegates the friends of the railroad com
mission and anti-pass bills claim that at
least 109 will vote for a railroad commis
sion and ant-pass plank in the state plat
form. Walla Walla County, with 31 dele
gates. Is conceded to the railroad inter
ests, the convention in that county hav
ing cast aspersions on the friends of the
commission and adopted a resolution fa
voring a lower freight rate bill. King
County,- "With 90 delegates, took no action
on the railroad question, but 45 of the
delegates were named by Harold Preston,
King County's candidate for United
States Senator and Governor McBride's
personal friend, while the other 43 were
selected by Will E. Humphrey, King
County's candidate for Congrersman. All
of the delegates selected by Mr. Preston
arc supposed to be heart and soul with
the Governor on the railroad question, but
it is claimed that Mr. Humphrey attempt
ed to select men who were equally loyal
to the railroads. The truth of this claim is
apparent from tho presence on the list of
delegates of the names of such men as
Will H. Thompson and E. H. Gule, of Se.
attle, both of whom are well-known rail
road attorneys. In spite xf thealleged ef
fo'rts of Mr. Humphrey, the friends of the
McBrlde. policy are claiming a good, big
majority of the delegation, the usual fig
ure being given at 60 votes.
Other Antl-Rnllroad Conntles.
Garfield County, with seven delegates,
Asotin, with six delegates, and Lincoln,
with 2 delegates, have each adopted reso
lutions favoring the policy of Governor
McBrlde and instructing their delegates
to the state convention to favor a com
mission and anti-pass plank in the plat
form. While these three, counties aro
small in representation, their course Is
looked upon as indicating the general
trend of sentiment in. Eastern Washing
ton, and Is especially significant In view of
the action taken in Walla Walla County.
One convention, whose acts have crerfted
a great dearoEcomment was the Whit
man County convention, held July 7.
Prior to the holding of the convention the
announcement, of the defeat for re-election
in the primaries of State Senator
Oliver Kail, who was a stanch supporter
of the McBrlde policy, was considered an
indication of-weight that Whitman would
take the same action as Walla Walla
County on the railroad question. Further
more, Whitman County was looked upon
as being under the control of the friends,
of Levi Ankeny, while the action of Walla
Walla County was regarded as being a
reflex of Mr. Ankeny's sentiments on the
railroad question. As a matter of fact, it
is not denied that the Ankeny men were
in supremo control of the Whitman
County convention up to the Introduction
of tho resolutions. Ankeny men were
named as candidates for the Legislature,
and Ankeny men were named as delegates
to the state convention. But when it
came to the resolutions the AVhitman
County farmers, who have so long clam
ored for better freight rates, stampeded
In favor of the railroad commission, and
furthermore passed a resolution Instruct
ing the candidates for the Legislature
from that county. If elected, to support
no msn for United Spates Senator who
Is not in sympathy with the McBrlde
policy. In view of the personal feelings
of the state delegate and the candidates
for the Legislature, there are men to bo
found throughout the state, arfd a good
many of them, who jlo not place much de
pendence on the resolutions of the Whit
man County convention being carried out.
They believe that Whitman County's
course will depend wholly on the continu
ation of the present decided sentiment
among the farmers there in regard to the
railroad commission.
McBrlde People Satisfied.
As to the probable action of other coun
ties on the rallrond question, the McBrlde
people are expressing the highest confi
dence in securing a majority of the dele
gates from west of the mountains, while
they take the results of the Eastern
Washington conventions so far held as
presaging strong support from that por
tion of the state for the embodiment of
the Governor's ideas in the state platform.
However, of Eastern Washington Coun
ties. Columhln with 10 vntpcj lK vtvfwtvl I
to follow the course of Walla Walla.
Klickitat and Kittitas are doubtful, and,
while Spokane Is uncertain, the McBrlde
people are hoping for at least a majority
of the 4S delegates therefrom. In Western
Washington there are several counties
that may be expected to Jump eher way.
They have no railroads, and therefore
take little interest in the question. They
are: Mason with 3even delegates, Clal
lam with eight. Island with four. Kltsan
with 10, San Juan tIth six, and Jefferson
with eight. It Is probable that some ot
these counties and perhaps several oth
ers In the state will follow King County's
plan and send their delegates to the con
vention unpledged and will not Instruct
their candidates for the Legislature in the
railroad matter. This will likely not only
result in a splitting of the votes of such
counties, but It practically puts the ques
tion up to the state convention without a
great amount of preliminary skirmish
ing. There will be 571 delegates as
sembled at the state convention, and if
a considerable number come nninstructed,
as is now indicated, the railroad question
will become a mogt Interesting Issue. The
delegates are divided among counties as
follows:
Adams 6Kllckltat 11
Asotin GI.evl! 20
Chelan "Lincoln 13
Chthalls 18 A ahkiakuin 6
Clcllam SJWhltman 2.1
uiarK iiMa;on
Columbia 10
CowllU 13!
Okanosan C
Pacific 10
Douglas C
Ferry ...
fflSan Juan S
Skagit 18
Whatcomi.3sf 29;
Skamania .....'.... 4
Franklm'.:'?.";
Snohomish .. ...'.. 2&
Spokane 48
Garnald
Island .
. -JlStevens 12
Jefferson 8;
Walla Walla 21
King OO'Taklma
Kltoap 101
10
Kittitas 11) Total 371
ACTIVITY OF PELEE.
Several Violent Eruptions in the
Past Week.
PARIS, July 12. The Colonial Ministry'
has Issued the following: .
"A fresh eruption of Mount Polee oc
curred during the morning of July 11. tt
was quite as violent as the one of the
previous day, and was marked by loud
detonations, followed by showers of stone
and cinders, which fell on the communes
of Basse Polnte, Morne Rouge and Ponds
St. Denis. The population remained
calm. There was no loss of life. The
scientific mission which left Guadeloupe
on receipt of the news of the fresh erup
tion, has arrived at Fort de France."
In his report to the Minister of tho Col
onies on the eruption of Mount Pelee the
evening of July D, M. L'Huerra, the Gov
ernor of Martinique, says the outburst of
flamo set fire to the ruins of St. Pierre,
and that for 25 minutes stone and cinders
rained on the communes of Monte Rouge
and Fonds St. Denis. The Inhabitants
of Morne Rouge fled, and panic prevailed
m other places, but there were no fatal
ities. Steam From Sonffrlcrc.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent. Thursday.
July 10. Tho English scientific commis
sion, headed by Drs. Anderson and Flott,
who, after investigating the various
phenomena connected with the eruption
of the Souffrlere volcano here, left the
4th for England by way of other West
Indian ports, noticed that the crater was
seemingly quiet. Last night, however,
tliree distinct detonations were heard,
here, and at Barbados an Immense cloud
of steam issued from the Souffrlere. This
phenomenon was preceded by earthquakes
during the past three days, which were
felt all over the colony.
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WORTHEAST CORKER FIFTH AXD FLAXDERS STREETS
SHORTS FLAM 000
Ask for a "Margined Price"
on July Corn.
WOVE TO BEAT GATES' CROWfl
Rules Provide for Action, But Such
a. Step Has 'ot Been Taken In
20 Year Termed a "Balj;
Act" by Bis Ball.
CHICAGO. July 12. A petition was
handed to Secretary Stone, of the Board
of Trade today, asking that a "margined
price" be fixed on July corn, which has
been cornered by a party headed by John
W. Gates. The moaning of the petition
is that the directors proceed to fix a
fair price of corn, based on the selling
price of the cereal in markets where the
supply Is not manipulated. Such a step,
it is said, has not been taken in 20 years.
The rules provide for sucn action. Brok
ers generally are quoted a3 being cp-
posed to tho petition.
Manager Samuel Scottcn, of Harris,
Gates & Co.. said:
"It's a nice Idea. IX they win. all right:
if they lose, they act the baby. What
we have done with corn hurts no one
who had mado legitimate trades. People
who have sold us corn can get the money
when they deliver the goods. If a lot of
fellows have sold wind, let them take the
consequences."
The directors of the Board of Trade
have been petitioned also to make o. 3
corn deliverable on contracts for No. 2,
the seller to pay the difference between
the price of No. 3 and the price of No. 2
as determined by the Board of Directors.
The petitions will come before the direc
tors for action Monday or Tuesday.
LABOR FOR BETTER WALKS
City Authorities Endeavor to Re
place Wood With Cement.
The past week has been a busy one for
the deputies of the City Engineer, who
have been called upon to serve a. number
of notices upon property-ewners for the
tepalrlng of defective sidewalks. In many
of the cases the notifications have been
readily compiled with, but in several In
stances the repairs have not been made,
and an order for them will have to bo
filed and a lien entered against the prop
erty! In the fire limits the inspectors have
had no small amount of trouble. Whero
repair were necessary some property
owners wanted to relay wooden walks, but
a"s the percentage of damage and decay
was greater than that allowed by the
Mulkey oruinances. permission was re
fused. In speaking of his trip through
the city an Inspector fraid that many
property-owners appeared to think that
woodan walks ware cheaper than cement
walks; and -he tried' 'in vain to convince
them of their error. A wooden walk in
a climate like that of Oregon would, ho
told t.iem. last about seven years. wh!Io
a concrete walk would be in good con
dition at the end of 20 years. Wood would
be cheaper for the time being, but In tho
long run it would be very expensive. Ho
said that the price of concrete was low,
3 compared with past years, but people
he met thought he was soliciting for some
cement firm, and rofused to ll3ten to him.
The Mulkey ordinances, under which
the Inspectors are acting, provide that no
wooden sidewalks or crosswalks shall be
repaired, reconstructed or altered to an
extent greater than one-third of the origi
nal cost price on First, Fourth and Fifth
streets, from Jefferson to Burnslde; Sec
ond, from Salmon to Burnslde; Third, from
Jefferson to Gllsan; Sixth, from Salmon
to Johnson. Seventh Park. West Park
and Eightn streets and Park street In
Couch's Addition, from Yamhill to Burn
side; Jefferson, from First to Fifth; Madi
son and Maln.om Front to Fifth; Sal
mon and Taylor, from Front to Sixth;
Yamhill, from Front to Seventh; Morri
son, from Front to Chapman: Alder, from
Front to West Park; Washington, from.
Front to Nineteenth; Stark, Oak and
Pine, from Front to Seventh; Ash and An
keny, from Front to Fouth, and Burnside.
from Front to Seventh. After the re
pairs are once made, no further or other
repairs shall be made to a sidewalk or
crosswalk,- and in no event shall the one
third original cost price be used as a bas'?
by which more than an actual one-third
of the sidewalk or crosswalk can be re
paired. g
Rhine Overflows Its Bnnki.
GENEVA. Switzerland, July 12. The
Rhine has broken through the river wall
at Illarsa. submerging the plain between
Vionriaz and Evouvry. The railroad line
above apd below the town of Evouvry
was destroyed and the railroad station
there has been abandoned. The overflow
ing of the river has submerged villages
and washed out crops. Bridges and
houses have been destroyed In all fdircc
tlons. The Inhabitants of the locality aro
frantically engaged in cutting the river
embankments to relieve the flood and save
their property.
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