THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX, POKTITAjeD, SEPTEMBER 24, 1SK)5. GARS SMASHED INTO FR Passenger Train on Short Line Hits Boise Cannon Bail at High Speed. THREE MEN ARE KILLED Engineer Lnrosc, "Who Tried to Run on the Other Train's Time, Did Not Long Survlve Ills Injuries. VICTIMS OF THE WRECK. Dead. BWCK TIOVEL.STEADT, Of Glln Ferry. Idaho, fireman of passenger engine; pinned under wreckage. J. W. HARRISON, of Portland, mall elerk. ALEX L.AROSE. engineer of paesen KH train. Injured. O. M. Harper, Demar, Kan., thrown through coach window, badly cut. Woman, name not known, arm broken. WEISER, Idaho, Sept. 23. (Spcdal.)-A wroek on the Short Line Railroad oc curred at 8:16 this morning, at Eaton station, about eight miles below "Welscr, kttUng three persons, Ihe mall clerk and tke engineer nnd fireman of tho passen por. The westbound passenger was running in two sections. The second section had rdcrs to pass the . Cannonball Boise Huntington accommodation train at Ea ton station. When the passenger train 1 arrived at Eaton the Cannonball was not on the siding. Instead of waiting, the passenger continued on toward Hunting ton at a high rate of speed, running from Baton station to the mile post beyond at the rate of one-mile In 42 seconds. The Cannonball had seen the passenger train coming and had stopped. Evidently the engineer of the passenger did not see tho Cannonball. which was on a cum, unlit he was within 103 feet ot it," when he spelled the emergency brake, but too late to check the momentum, and the trata crashed Into the Cannonball with terrific force, demolishing both engines And throwing thorn into the ditch, smash ing the mail car into kindling wood and demolishing four cars of the Cannonball. scattering their contents for DO feet on each side of the track. Pinned Under Engine. The fireman of the passenger. Buck Ro velsteadt. of Glenn's Ferry, was killed. He was pinned down by the engine, and it was four t?r five hours after the acci dent before be was dug out. The mall, dork. J. VT. Harrison, of Portland, was killed, and Alex Larose, engineer ofthe passenger, died at the hospital at Boise at this evening. The crew and passengers of the Can nonball had seen the passengers bearing down on thorn and had got off. A passen ger. O. M. Harper, of Demar, Kan., was thrown through a window of one of the coaches and was badly cut about the head and body. A woman, name unknown, had. an arm broken, and several others were considerably bruised and shaken up by the force of the collision. The train was run back to Welser by an engine taken from a through freight, and the passengers are now here. La rose. the engineer, will be taken to a hos pital at Boise Tor treatment. Cnrs Reduced to Kindling. Railroad men state the smash-up of tho cars was the most complete they had ever seen, the baggage and freight cars being reduced to kindling wood, and great pieces of iron and bolts being broken and twisted Into Indescribable shapes. Bar rels of whisky that were on the freight train were thrown into the edge of the waters of Snake River, more than lw fot away. L&rese. the engineer, was thrown by the force of the collision over the right-of-way fence. That dozens of passengers were not killed by the force of the col lision seems almost miraculous. It will probably take all night to re move the debris from the track, in order that trains can pass over the road. Owing lo the. impossibility of securing the evi dence desired, the Coroner's Inquest was postponed until Wednesday. The body of Bevelsteadt will be taken to Pocatello In tftp morning. JOHX l HARRISON IS DEAD Railway Mall Clerk Victim of Acci dent Near WclBcr. John W. Harrison, who resided with his wife at 550 Fifth street, was the railway mall clerk who was killed In the collision seven mhos west of Welser. Idaho, yes terday morning. D. X. Mecklem, another clerk on the mall car, and who lives at 724 East Seventh street, was slightly in jured, according to reports received at headquarters here, soon after the acci dent occurred. Harrison was born at Amity, this state, July 20. 1S73, and was a graduate of the Agricultural College at Corvallls. He had been in the railway mall service about seven years, and was considered one of the most popular men in the system. His run extended from Portland to Pocatello. Idaho, ana return, and it was while com ing home that he lost his life. The mall .car was on the second section of Overland Train 2so. 1, due to arrive here at 5:25 last night, by the O. R. & N. although It was on the Oregon Short Line branch where the disaster occurred. It is thought the delayed train will reach here about noon today. Advices received by the postofnee officials here Indicate that the mail was considerably dam aged. Mr. Harrison left., In addition to his widow, his mother. Mrs. Addle Harrison, and a brother, Walter, who resides at 5SS Marshall street. Harry L. Barker Is the brother of the dead man's widow. Jerry Col well, a well-known local newspaper man, was also a relative. It Is expected that Harrison's remains will arrive on the train some time this morning. MOTIIER PLEADS FOR HER BOY Summoned by Telegraph to Find Him. Confessed Thief. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 28. -(Special.) A pathetic scene was enacted In the County Jail yesterday, -when Mrs. C Moore met for the first time In years her only son, Charles W. Moore, who Is to be sentenced Monday for burglary. The mother had sold her home In Chicago an'd got, together what little money she could to defend her son. She arrived only to find that be had MNT pleade ullty sad atood within th shadow ot the penitentiary. Undaunt ed, the mother hurried (6 the Hall of Justice to make an appeal to Judge Law lor. His Honor declared that he would hear what she had to ay In open court In a broken voice and with tear streaming from her eyes, the mother? pleaded ior her son. She declared that ne had been a sufferer from spinal meningitis and -that he was not In his right mind. "He .did not know what he was Jo lng. Judge," she sobbed. "He was out of his mind. II should not have been allowed to plead guilty. He had no at torney, no friends and no chance." Mr. Moore came In resDonseito a. iel egram sent by the son. "I am in prison and starving." he wired. Tho faithful mother wasted no time. She sold her home and every little trinket she .pos sessed for whatever she could get for them and hurried west. Meanwhile her son was brought before Judge Lawlor. Ex-Judge Hornblower was appointed his attorney. Moore declined to accept him. Til act for myself," he declared. "I plead guilty. I want "to have it over with." The crime fbr which Moore was con vloted was breaking Into a restaurant at 11 Eighth street. He secured only la.50. Tho young man had been em ployed here as a salesman, but. lost his position through illness. He has a wife in Portland, who is greatly In want at present. The prisoner's- mother declares that if the crime was committed the money was stolen to aend to his wife. The Judge has decided to aid the boy in whatever way he legally can. EPIDEMIC IT PENITENTIARY BIG PERCENTAGE WALLA WALLA CONVICTS HAVE TYPHOID- Milk; Pat la Sewec Pises to Cool and Condition Are Very ' Unsanitary. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Sept. 2S. (Special.) A revolution In the state penitentiary affairs, ending cither in the dismissal or resignation of Warden A. P. Koes, Is expected here at almost any time. It is admitted by prison offi cials that the fever epidemic is due to bad sanitary conditions, but they say these were a legacy from a former ad ministration. Before the plague broke out, however. Dr. Y. C. Blalock, the prison physician, repeatedly warned Kces ot the danger and employes re signed because they believed that sick ness could not be prevented. One of them. E. N. Colgraves, who was the hospital steward, declared to friends here that the fever wag sure to come. He said the sewer plp"e dis charged near the well which supplied the water .used by convict; that milk for prisoners was placed In that sewer pipe to cool and that soma of -the 'cells werofoul. For two years, guards, state, a pool of stangnant water had formed under the very entrance to the penitentiary building. Close to the rooms used for the officer's bath. Pipes are declared to have been laid on top of the ground and on one occasion a convict stepped through -what he had supposed was solid ground into a broken steam pipe. Toduy there are 59 typhoid fei'er pa tients In the hospital and new eases are reported dally. The well haB been die carded tor drinking purposes .and city witar is now used. There have been no deaths, but this has been largely due. to ine constant watch and care of Con vict Martlny, who formerly lived In Ealonvllle. The hospital wards and rooms are crowded. Officials are praying for cool er weather. They tear that the epidemic Is sure to spread The Board of Control 'has been en deavoring to repair the pipes andput In new plumbing. A plan Is now rjjeeted to build two septic tanks to provide for the sewage. There are 765 convicts In this prison and the question of sanita tion is one of the most Important. The responsibility, for tho present epidemic is laid at the Warden's door, for they ay that these conditions could have been remedied in" time. Governor Mead Is 'to be here tomor row and the eruption may come during his visit. It will If the Warden's oppo nents can bring It about. CONFESSION SAVES HIS NECK Harry Love Acknowledges Atrocious Murder at Lancha Plana. STOCKTON, Csl., Sept. 23. (Special.) Judge Rust at Jackson today sentenced Samuel Swearlngen, alias Harry Love, to life Imprisonment at Folsom for the mur. der of Mrs. Phoebe Williams, at Lancha Plana the morning of June 12 last. In passing sentence Judge Rust stated that he would not pronounce dtath sentence because the defendant had pleaded guil ty, thereby saving the county the ex pense of a trial. Clarence Murphy, whom Love says In his confession cut the throat of Mrs. Will lams, Is to be arraigned tor that murder next Monday. Love seemed '.pleased at the sentence. The crime perpetrated by Love and Murphy is classed among the most horri ble this state has known in a decade. Mrs. Phoebe Williams, an aged woman, was found dead hi her bed In her cabin at Lancha Plana, a little place near Jack son. Amndor County. She had been beaten apparently with some blunt instrument, her body showing horrible wounds, and had also been shot. The startled dis coverers of the ghastly affair began an examination of the premises nnd found near a bridge several hundred yards from the house the remains of Chester Maker, the lB-yeor-old grandson ot Mrs. Williams. There was no clew to the assassins, but by clever work Sheriff Norman gath ered facts that led him to suspect Harry Love. He took the suspect Into custody and made him think that he knew of his guilt. He told Love that he suspected an other man also and Wanted a confession. This, Love, now thoroughly frightened, consented to glvo In open court. Last Tuesday the culprit was taken Into Judge Rust's court Love's confession in court did not em brace the killing of tho grandson, but It Is known from other admissions of the prisoner that the two men had endeavored to get young Maker to go in their plot, that he indignantly refused and that they felled him with a blow from a pistol and killed him before going to tho house to complete their work. Impossible lo Closo Saloons. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) Delegates to the Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union Convention who arc to have a grand union rally of all the churches Sunday, made an appeal to the Mayor and Chief of Police today for the closing of the saloons tomorrow. In accordance with , the state law. Their re quest was denied as being Impossible un der the circumstances. Reward for Wolfe's Murderers. OLTMPIA, Wash,, iept 2S. (Spedal.) A total reward of $750 Is now offered for the apprehension, arrest and conviction of the murderers of Henry Wolfe, olfe was killed by unknown persons near the town of Swoffofd, Lewis County, June 22. Governor Mead today issued a proc lamation offerin- a reward of Jtso. Twl voaniy ms ureacy oaerea STRIPPED OF FROCK Rev. John B. Stark No Longer a Methodist Minister. USED FUNDS OF CHURCH Called to Bedside or. Sick -Wife, In 3IIchlgan, LakevIejvgPastor Had No Money of 1s'4vri' to Pay Fare."" ALBANY. Or., Sept. 23. (Special.) Working under promise of a meager sal ary, and not receiving all ot that, having no definite payday, but depending on the caprice of his congregation for contribu tions, living In the Interior town of Lake view, from which a trip to the more pop ulous sections Is very expensive. Rev. John B. Stark, Methodist minister at Lakevlow, unexpectedly called to far away Michigan to the bedside of his seriously 111 wife, notified tho presiding! elder of his district that he, had collected the money from a number of benevo lences and then -used the money to reach his sick wife. Today, at the Oregon Annual Methodist Conference, a trial committee of his fellow-ministers found Stark guilt' of dis honesty, and the conference turned him out ot the Methodist ministry and de manded the return of his credentials. Mr. Stark has the right to appeal his case to the triers of appeals, but stated today that he had not yet determined to carry his case to a higher court. He says that, his case In its early stages was carried through without adequate notice to the accused, or opportunity for defense on his part, and this appears to be sustained by the report of the presiding elder. Charges Were Delayed. This report shows that Mr. Stark wrote to the elder asking for Information re garding the charges tha,'t had been pre ferred by members of his congregation, but that the charges and specifications reached the -accused some time after the meeting of the investigating committee which suspended him, and that the testi mony -on which, be was suspended was taken lrt his absence, without his knowl edge and without giving him any hearing or Opportunity for defense. .Since returning to Oregon. Mr. Stark asserts he has offered to pay. over to the presiding elder the appropriated runas, bu. his offer was Ignored. It seems, how ever, that the offer was not a tender of the money, but merely a written offer to send It Rev. Mr. Stark, wblleninlster at Lake View, was promised an annual salary ot J706. "Of this amount he says he received but I3M. Payments were Irregular, com ing In as tho spirit move- the member ship. When word of his wife's illness reached him. Stark was devoid of funds to make the long trip to Michigan, and after making himself liable by notifying the presiding elder, used the church a money as detailed above. The trial was in secret session and spiritedly contested be tween Dr. F. B. Short, for the church, and Rev. L. F. Toung, of Portland, some time counsel for Mrs. Maria L. T. Hid den, for the defense. ' Methodist Pastors "Underpaid. The Stark Incident, apparently growing out -of unfortunate pecuniary clrcum- xliinM 1nrt wlrht tn An Aftlon of the laymen's conference, recognizing the fact that Methodist ministers are underpaid. During tho past year members of the lay men's conference raised $250 to be appor tioned among tho ministers who. do not receive- a salary of more than $300 per year, '250 to assist In defraying the ex penses of a new district, and ?3W ior Wll lameta University. " Wrin In Joint convention ot laymen and churchmen today, B. Lee Paget stated tho material work of his department in tho foregoing figures, great enthusiasm prevailed. When her added that ihe fund were made available through the wUdom and generosity of the man In whose brain an Oregon laymen's conference was con ceived, and who gave $MG on condition that other members duplicate the amount, and further, that R. A. Booth was a "distinguished and beloved brother In whom members ot the conference had every confidence," the enthusiasm rapidly swelled Into an ovation to Mr. Booth, which was prolonged for some time. Bishop McDowell hod felicitated the laymen on their action and was hasten ing to business, when the bent form of Dr. 1. D. Driver arose, and In a quaver ing voice the doctor suggested that they sing "The Morning Light Is Breaking." Despite the efforts of the bishop to hold attention to business, the multitude ot men sang the hymn in enthusiastic fashion. Tet another Incident opened the flood gates of enthusiasm. Bishop McDowell stated that since his visit to Oregon four years ago there, had been a change In the atmosphere of Methodism, that progress was the' order, and that because of this h had Just dictated a letter to a wealthy Eastern friend who had money to devote to eleemosynary Institutions, recommend ing that 125,030 be given Willamette Unl verrtty. on condition that the Oregon Methodist institution raise $100,000. The' announcement brought great applause. Big Sum for University. Itegardlng the possibility of Willamette University securing this monetary aid. President John H. Coleman says: "Meth odists of Oregon are behind the school as never before. Inasmuch as more than 131,000 has already been raised for en dowment, including what was on hand when I came here. It wilt be no trouble to raise 1100,000. with the help of the 85,000." The provision of the laymen's conven tion that rao of their money should go to the support or a new district Indicates that Portland delegates will succeed In having the arrangement of districts changed. Action on this will be an nounced tomorrow evening. Bishop Walden delivered a short talk on the necessity ot evangelising the colored population of the United 8tates. awertlng that darkest Africa can best be reached through negro missionaries; and closed with the sententious statement, "It may be true that the 'Anglo-Saxon has the brains, but the negro has the heart. Is more sentimental and susceptible to re ligious Influence." ' Business Sessions Are Ended. The business sessions ot the conference closed tonight. Tomorrow will be devoted to religious exercises, all the pulpits of the city being supplied by preachers .at tending the conference. -Tomorrow even ing Bishop McDowell will end the sus pense of the Methodist clergy by announc ing assignments for the ensuing year. The laymen's conference transacted con siderable business today, and closed Its sessions. Among other things, the lay men adopted a constitution providing that each church should have two delegates lo the annual conference, and one extra for every 50 members in excess of 100. A resolution was adopted recommend ing that the mission -board allow more money for mission churches, thus Increas ing the salaries of poorer-paid preachers. During the debate over salaries of pas tors, and the lack of support. In some localities. cx-Councllman Flegel, of Port land, said: Mr. Defers ert of Heaven. "I don't want to ro to a heaven whr jjeojpls go who don't pay debts; 1 would rather fo eoe where else with people who do pay." The laymen's conference elected the fol lowing offlcers for. the ensuing year: R. A. Booth, of Eugene, president; A. P. Plegel, of East Portland: B. Lee Paget, of West Portland, and MI Ella Ducross, of Eugene, vlct-prertdent for their re spective districts: F. B. Sackett. of Co burg, secretary: T. S. McDaniel, of Mount Tabor, treasurer Took the Silverware With Her. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 23. (SpeciaL) Mrs. Nellie Ramsay disappeared from her home, 913 South X street last Wednes day, and has not been seen since. Her husband, John F. Hamsay. a conductor lne employ of the Northern Pacific RaOycay Company, says he Is satisfied she has eloped with another man.i Who this man Is he says he does not know, and. having satisfied himself that such are .the facts In the case Is not particularly anxious to find- out. When Mrs. Ramsey left home she took with her all of her clothing, the silver ware and such other articles about the house as could be conveniently packed up. Mr. Ramsay has been on the jTacoma Portland run for some time, and is well known In railroad circles. Embezzler Located In Chicago. ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) A. Lt Rector, who disappeared from this city a year ago. with funds belonging to several labor organiza tions, has been located In Chicago. It Is doubtful now if any effort will be made to bring him back for trial. For a time he was followed by detedttves, -but -was lost track of In British Co lumbia. SHOVE STILLS VILE T0M9UE GEORGE SCHMIDT FALLS AXD HEAD HITS STONE PAVEMENT. 'Drakkea Shoemaker Ha Attacked J. OvtrbaHjch, a Q,a!et Realdeat ef PulIwaB. PULLMAN, Wash., Sept. 23. -(Special.) George Schmidt was Instantly killed here In a peculiar manner this after noon by J. Ovcrbaugh, who recently came here from an Eastern state. Ovcr baugh was walking On Main street and stopped in front of Wlndus & Styles' shoestore to look at some shoes, when Schmidt came up and began abusing him, using the vilest language. . Overba'ugh shoved Schmidt back wards with his hand and Schmidt, who was drunk, fell, striking his head on the stone pavement and died in five minutes. Overbaugh Is heartbroken over the affair. He has not been arrest ed, but Is under surveillance. Schmidt was 55 years old and nothing is known of his relatives. He was a shoemaker and had been employed by Windus Sz. Styles for several years. Coroner Crawford was called from Colfax and with Prosecuting Attorney Hipp Js .investigating the case. No blame is attached to Overbaugh, who is an exemplary young man" and eyewit nesses say he did not strike, but merely pushed the old man away. TOTAL IS LESS THAN EXPECTED Clerks of Washington Equalization Hoard Work Out Valuation. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Sept. 23. (Special.) The clerks of the Btate Board of Equaliza tion worked out today the valuation of property In the state as equalised by the board a tew days ago, arriving at the total of $323,6SJ,33. The 'amount was brought below the expected I330.OCO.000 by the discovery of errors In the county re turns of railway valuations. The errors reduced the valuations x5n railways $2,000, 000, which as equalized, by the State Board upon the classifications of last year have a total -assessed. jAlue of $20,456,023. The'levles as ftjrj&ofore announced pro vide upon the Vmo valuations for the general fund, at mills, 521,733; school fund, at 5 mills, ?1,&3.7; military, at .1 mill. S22.SG9; total, 2,S.OS3. The valua tions or levies have not been segregated among the several counties, and this work cannot be completed for several days. Boy Assaulted by Japanese. ASTORIA. Or., Sept 23. (Special.) T. Tanaka, a Japanese, was arrested here today by Captain Gamraal, of the police department, for murderously as saulting a boy named Paul Marlneo vlch, at Broqkfleld. Wash., yesterday. Tanaka will beMaken to Brooklleld for trial. The Martncovlch boy is said to be in a precarious condition. Several of his ribs were broken and he Is thought to be Injured lnternall. Papers Stolen Long Ago. ABERDEEN. Wnsh., Sept. 23. (Spe cial.) Workmen digging in a trench today unearthed a box which contained securities and other papers of value of several thousand dollars, the property of C C Sargent, father of City Treas urer Sargent. The box. with the pa pers and a small amount of money, were stolen from Mr. Sargent a year ago. Entire Plant Is Destroyed. SEATTLE, Sept. 23. An early morning fire at Barneston, a little sawmill town on tho Cedar River, destroyed the plan-ing-mlll, dry kllms and sheds, where the dry lumber ot the Kent Lumber Company was piled. Damages amounting to J 30, 000 was done. It was fairly covered by In surance. Wedding at Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE, Or., Sept. 23. (SpeciaL) At the home of the bride's parents In Forest Grove, on Wednes day, September 20, at 3 o'clock, Noval L Atkins' and Mtss Sadie Cecilia Cro nln were united In marriage. Rev. ,IL L. Bates, of pacific University, per forming the ceremony. Boy Falls Under Wood Wagon. ALBANY. Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.) Wil lie, the 6-year-old son of Arthur Beamls, was climbing on a wood wagon In Albany today, when he fell under the wheels. The heavily loaded vehicle paced over one leg, crushing It badly. Ayers Hair Vigor Better weir your pwn hiin not -the kind you buy! But you are losing yours? Then be quick! Fasten tightly on your own head what is left and grow a new lot, too. Tis easily done. m mr Copyright 1905 by Hart Schiffbcr 6 Msrz SAM'L ROSENBLATT & CO: Reliable Clothiers BAD TD BOUNDARY Hill Surveying Up -Columbia From Kennewick'. ALONG OKANOGAN VALLEY Xcvr Iiintf Xorthivarcl w6uId.Tap Big Bend Wheat Country and Invade Canada by tho Way . . of Okanogan. , OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept. 23. (Special.) That It Is the ultimate-intention-ot the Portland & Seattle Hallway Company to extend Its lines from Kennewick up the Columbia and Okanogan Rivers to the International boundary line and from thence Into Canada, thus giving the Hill roads entire control of the Columbia Biver Valley In Washington. Is a state ment founded. It Is claimed, upon the assertion of one of the officers of the new road now building down tho north bank of the Columbia River. In support also of this statement it Is alleged, that the surveyors, now known to be working In the vicinity ot Oroville. on the Okanogan River, near the boundary line, and the surveying party ostensibly employed by Attorney-General John D. Atkinson, of this state, between We natchee and Orondo, are really In Ihe em ploy ot Hill. The. Atkinson road is claimed to be an Independent lino designed to connect We natchee with WatervIHe, Douglas County. Watervllle Is the trading point of a popu VERY IMPORTANT SALE! Of Ladies' and- Misses' Tailor-Made Suits, Cloaks Skirts, Waists and Petticoats, Which Will Take Place :r on Monday in Our Cloak and Suit Dept. 2d Floor ': The trade expression "Tailsr-Made" has, of late, been so grossly and so persistently abused that we almost hate to eaaploy it in connection with the beautiful Hand-Tailored Women's Suits we will offer on Monday. Of course "Tailor-Made is a common English word, the use and abuse of which is open to all, but let's have it distinctly understood that when we say "Tailor Made" we mean those perfectly beautiful specimens of the man tailor's work, which are as different from the humdrum sort now so plentiful, as a coon song, is from grand opera. And now to the proposition itself: at pQ $12.45 4 SOUTHWEST CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS- You'll Be Suited When you come to us for a 'suit? of clothes you'll be suited; X the ? Hart, Schaffner & Marx double- : ; breasted "Varsity" (as shown in the picture) will do it; or some (other style. The quality will suit; all wool and no "mercerized cot- . ton. The label is a safe and the price is Suits $12.50 to $35.00 lous and rich wheat farming district but has no-rail outlet. The town Is situated eight miles east ot Orondo. on the Colum bia Rlveri The line as now surveyed fol lows a canyon oUt of Watervllle to Oron do and then down the east bank of the Columbia, crossing to Wenatchee on the west bank near that city. One thing that -has occasioned considerable comment is that the surveying party expended a great deal of time and careful work in survey ing the river oh both sides In the vicinity of Orondo. It was stated that this was for the purpose of determining the feasi bility of erecting a bridge at that point and coming down the west bank of tho river to Wenatchee. In spite of this ex penditure of time and work on a proposes bridge site, the surveyors have never at tempted to And a feasible route down the west bank of the river, and the question arises, "What Is the necessity of a rait road brldgo at that point?" The answer is that the surveying near Oroville and at the boundary line by an other party of surveyors Is In the Interest of the Hill roads; that their line will comedown the west bank of the Okano gan and Columbia Rivers from the boun dary to Orondo, cross on the bridge con templated "by the Atkinson road and con tinue down thet east bank of the river. It is said that there will soon be survey ors in the field between Wenatchee and Kennewick, and that the second crossing to the west bank will likely be by the Great Northern bridge at Rock Island, IS miles south of Wenatchee. Another queer circumstance pointed out concerting the Atkinson road, provided it is. as claimed, a local branch to con nect Watervllle with Wenatchee. is-thtrt there Is a feasible route from Watervllle to Wenatchee, without following the rivee bank, and It bears the advantage ot pass ing, almost the entire distance through a rich farming district, while the river route Is through barren land the entire distance. Yet the Atkinson surveyors have never attempted to locate a. line away from the river. It is said" further In connection with the building of a line down the rlyer'from the boundary that a move of this kind by the Hill roads Is made necessary by the entering of Spokane by the Canadian Pa cific over the Seattle & International, now building by D, C. Corbin and1 George Tur ner, and the prospective alignment of th Canadian Pacific with the O. R. & N:, glvlng;the Canadian road an entrance into Portland. It Is well known that Hill Is going after Canadian Pacific business In the Dominion, and the building of. the CONCERNING A A TRADE EVENT IN FINE SCOTCH PLAIDS AND BLACK AND COLORED Dress Goods A hundred different weaves crowd the dress goods department. We wish to show fabrics and de signs that can't be found in the city. We know that many of them will go Monday. Ladies take advantage. one right - Cor. Third and Morrison Sis. Portland & Seattle from Kennewick to Portland,ls part of this plan. T ASKS FOR RIGHT OF WAY Portland & Seattle Company Files Pints at Olympia. OLMPIA, Wash., Sept 23. (Special.) Rights of way over six sections of school lands arc asked by the Portland & Seattle Railway Company In as many applications and plats filed today in the office of the State Land Commissioner. These plats, with the one recently .filed covering the right of way near Cape Horn, embrace all the state lands that will be crossed by the road between Kennewick and Van couver, with the exception of section 33, township 3, range 1G east. . The last-named section is the one across which the Columbia Valley Railroad ap plied a few day ago for a right of way, selecting therein the most feasible route near the water's edge.. This section is not Included in the list of those through which the Portland" & Seattle has so far asked rights of way. Section 33, directly adjoin ing to the west the. section above referred to. Ls Indemnity school land, and one of the plats fied today covers this section. While details of . the plats filed by the two roads are different. It Is apparent that when the Portland & Seattle right of way leaves section 33 It will hopelessly conflict with tho applled-for right of way Of the Columbia. Valley road. A. G. Avery, counsel for the Portland & Seattle- filed the plats for the company today. When asked for .k statement as to what course his company would pursue regarding the attempted blockade by the Columbia .Valley road, id refused to say anylbjng," giving: the reason that It would be ujrrfse to-divulge the company V;planar in thematter at this time. Assault ThrecrGirls. ' - VANCOUVER. Wsh..SppU 23. (Special.) In the Superior., Court to day', Edward Albreoht 4yas' charged with criminal assault, committed upon hree girls under the age of" 16, one of whom was his own daughter, Edna Albrecht. The other two girls were Edna- Peterson and Florence May Wal lace. Albrecht was arrested today by Sheriff Blesecker and placed In the Couqty Jail. He was allowed to plad later and pleaded not guilty to the charges. $13.50 ' Pag