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THE SUNDAY OREGOIA PORTLAND. DECEMBER 24, 1905.
GIVES KEEPER SLIP
Captain "Jack" Reed Plays
Justice Court a Trick.
RUNS AWAY WITH THE FOX
Jjocal "Flylnff Dutchman" Kscapes
Attachment "With Lone Xavlpator
at Helm, Who Laughs at
Legal Authority.
"Jack" Reed, master and owner of the
big gasoline boat Fox, performed a trick
yesterday which some say will cause him
much trouble, -while others declare it a
slick piece of work, for which no law
liolds him liable. Reed and his boat Fox
have been in many escapades, but that
of yesterday is probably the only one of
JtB kind in the history of Pacific Coast
shipping. By watching his opportunity.
Skipper Reed took his craft out of the
hands of the Justice Court and is now
playing the part of the "Flying Dutch
man," in modern settings, on the Wil
lamette, and it all happened so quickly
that tho skipper might bo Buspected of
Jbelng a sleight-of-hand performer.
The Fox had been tied up at the foot of
Oak street by virtue of an attachment suit
filed in Justice Reld's court Friday, by
j v STEAMER 1XTEL.I.iuis tr
ims xo Arrive.
Steamer From.
Senator. Baa Francisco. ...
Alliance, Eureka-Coos Bay.
Despatch, Pan Francisco....
Data
..Dec 25
..Dec
..Dec. 23
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. oiumDia. Ban rrnuBtu......i- "
Uorthland, San Francisco Jan. 4
Columbia. San Francisco....
South Bay, San Francisco... Jan. 3
Aragonla, Orient Jan. 18
Duo to Depart.
Sleatrrer Destination. Date.
F. A. Kilburn, San Francisco. Dec. 25
Arabia. Orient Dec 25
Senator, San Francisco Dec 27
Alliance, Eureka-Coos Bay... Dec 2S
Despatch, San Francisco Dec 30
Northland. San Tcaro ...Jan. C
AraRonla, Orient Jan. 28
Carrying mall.
the A. Dunbar Company for the recovery
of S39.9C alleged to be due from Captain
Reed and his wife. Bertha Reed. B. Phil
lips was appointed keeper, and it was his
duty to hold possession of the boat until
tho case could be threshed out in court.
From early morning till noon yesterday
Keeper Phillips paced the deck of the
Fox in perfect harmony with himself, un
til finally ho became very hungry and de
cided to telephone Lou Wagner to relieve
Tilm during the dinner hour. The unsus
pecting keeper was not aware of the fact
that the master of his charge was lurking
In the dark corners of the dock, and he
was almost stricken with heart-failure
when, upon returning from the office of
the steamer Lcona, ho beheld tho Fox
churning tho water into a milky foam
and Captain Reed-at the helm, a master
of the situation as well as the boat.
"Bring that boat back!" yelled the
Jceopcr.
"Go to," came the answer, but the third
nnd last word was lost In the shrill whis
tle of the Fox, which reverberated across
tho water in response to a vigorous pull
bv the fleeing skipper.
"I say, bring that boat back." reiterated
the kcopor. who by this time began to
-realize the truth of tho old adage, "so
near and yet so far."
But nary a sound, save the chuck
-chuck front the exhaust pipe of the Fox,
returned from the disappearing craft.
Much grieved, the keeper returned to
tho Justice Court and handed over the
i papers that had vested in him the author
ity as solo keeper of the Fox.
And tho Fox Is still churning the water.
so far as known, unless the gasoline has
given out.
The clerk of tho Justice entertains
ctrong hopes of levying another attach
ment, and it is understood that this is the
only course to pursue if the case shall go
to trial.
In all probability, however. Captain
,Reed will stay clear of waters or wharves
that may be in the jurisdiction of the
court with which he is playing. Possibly
ho will take his boat to Astoria, whence
'he came about a year ago.
"We will send the man to Jail," said
the clork of the court, when Informed
"that tho news, too, of the escapade, had
'slipped away from Its carefully guarded
hiding place.
"Oh, we'll find him. all right," Keeper
Phillips sobbed, when reminded of tho
fact that the Fox was much the same as
the "1 lying Dutchman, now you see
him: now you don't.
The general opinion of lawyers Is that
Hie keeper's failure to hold possession
releases the attachment. The Fox regis
ters about 15 tons. She became "famous
last Summer by stirring up trouble on
the Oaks run. and later played the lead
ing role In an accident that cost two
young lives.
BIG FEAST FOR SAILORS.
'.Seamen's Mission Will Serve Dinner
for 200 Men Tuesday Night.
Christmas will be celebrated in grand
ptyle at the Seamen's Mission. Tuesday
night a big spread will be served to 200
pallors from vessels now in tho harbor.
und tho feast will bo fully as elaborate
as tho average Christmas dinner in prl
vate Portland homes. Mrs. E. P. C Stev
ens will have charge of the dinner.
Monday afternoon after the boat-races
on tho river, tea will be served at the
Mission to the sailors and such of their
Irlonds who wish to Join.
This morning Bishop Morris, of the
3$plscopal Church, holds communion serv
ices In tho chapel, and tonight some sail
ors will bo confirmed.
EUREKA TO HAUL COAL.
Former Wheat-Carrier to Be Trans
fcrred to Seattle-Frisco Run.
Now that the bulk of tho wheat has
bean shipped to San Francisco, the own
ers of the steamer Eureka have can
cellod her charter and placed her In the
coal tradi between Seattle and San
Fntncisco. The Eureka carried six car
goes of wheat from this port this Fall,
each cargo representing about 3000 tons
making It 1S.000 tons nil told moved by
the one steamer during the season.
The Redondo will be kept on tho run
but will henceforth devote most of her
space to lumber.
Asio's Tonnage Marked Up.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dee. 23. (Special)
The customs authorities today
measured the French bark Asie, which
arrived last evening S4 days from Hobart.
Vndcr tho vessel's French certificate her
tonsago is 2820 tons gross and 2152 tons
net. In the TemeasuremeAt today, the
the donkey engine and boiler space, on
account of the various other compart
ments not being: properly marked, and
tne net tonnage -was fixed at zbvz tons.
an Increase of 350 tons on -which addi
tional tonnage dues, nmouniinir to 321,
were collected. The total amount of ton
nage dues paid by the Asie Is J16S.12.
Captain Trelllard. master of the Asie.
reports a slow but uneventful trip across
the Pacific He was off the mouth of the
river for over a week and encountered a
succession of severe storms, all of which
were accompanied by thunder and light
ning. No damage was done the vessel.
but for Ave days and nights Captain
Trelllard was on dock constantly.
3Iay Recommend Lift Draw.
It Is not improbable that the Port of
Portland Commission will request the
Northern Pacific to install a. lift draw in
their bridge across the Willamette, In
stead of the swinging draw specified in
tho plans submitted. Members of the
commission state that they fear the pro
posed CO-foot pier in the middle of the
channel would have the effect of diverting
the current so that It would eventually
be detrimental to navigation. However,
nothing will be done in the matter until
there has been a thorough investigation
by tho committee, C F. Adams, J. C.
Ainsworth and John Drlscoll. in consul
tation with Major RocsMer.
Longshoremen Elect Officers.
The Longshoremen's Union. No. 2G3,
elected the following officers at Its last
meetlpg: E. Ferguson, presidont: T.
Coleman, vice-president; A. McLaughlin,
recording secretary: A. Madscn. financial
secretary and business manager; J. A.
Benson, treasurer; A. McAllister, Mar
shal; A. Williamson, guard, and X.
Gelschen, R. Starratt and B. Paulson,
trustees.
Arrives After Many Delays.
The steamer F. A. Kilburn arrived at $
o'clock last night from San Francisco and
way ports, having met with many delays
on the voyage. She was bar-bound at
Coos Bay during the violent storms that
swept along the Coast the early part of
last week, and held there for several days.
Longshoremen went to work last night In
order to rush, tho stcamor through as.
quickly an possible.
Crew Sick With Beriberi.
VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. 23. Tho steam
er MIowera, from Australia, brings news
of the arrival of tho American flvo-mnst-
cd schooner Kineo at Brisbane with Cap
tain Patten, his wife and the rest of the
crew suffering from beriberi. Tho cap
tain's S-year-old daughter was the only
one to escape.
Gleaner Clears for San Francisco.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 23. (SpeciaU
Tho barkentine Gleaner cleared at the
Custom-House today for San Francisco
with a cargo of 610,000 feet of -lumber.
loaded at the Knappton mlH.
Kirklee Clears for Shanghai.
The British steamer Kirklee cleared
yesterday for Shanghai with 2.4C0.21B feet
of lumber, valued at $23,106. The cargo
was furnished by Balfour. Guthrie & Co.
Captain Gates Dies Suddenly.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 23.-Captain K.
'. Gates, late master of tho ship S. P
Hitchcock, died suddenly on December 20
at Liverpool.
Marino Notes.
Messrs. Edwards and Fullor inspected
the steamer Maria yesterday.
The schooner William Bowden cleared
yesterday for San Pedro with 9T-0.OW feet
of lumber.
The Finnish bark Isabel Browne pulled
into Bandeld's dock yesterday to dis
charge ballast.
The French bark Asie wfll be In the
harbor this afternoon. She comes from
Hobart in ballast.
The British ship Owcenee left down
yesterday bound for the United King
dom with a cargo of wheat.
The steamer Homer entered and cleared
yesterday, sailing for San Francisco last
night. She reported a smooth passage.
The steamer Bee arrived last night at
the foot of Couch street, bringing 150.000
feet of redwood lumber from California.
She will load lumber for a return cargo.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Dec. 23. Condition of the bar at
1. M.. rougn: wins, rvuuieawi. o ranm.
rainy. Arrtvd down at 3 and railed at 830
A. XL Steamer Columbia, for San Francisco.
Arrived at 7:30 and left up at 30:10 A. M.
Steamer Bee. from San Francisco Arrived
at 7:30 and left up at 10:40 A. St. Steamer
F. A Kilburn, from San Francifoo and way
ports. Arrived at 10:40 A. M. Schooner Beu
lah. from Son TTanclico. Arrived at 11 A.
M. Schooner forest Home, from Redondo.
Arrived down at 11 A. M. French bark
Hoebe. Left up at 2 P. M. French Baric
Ante. Outrtde at & P. M. Barkentine John
Palmer, from San Pedro.
San Franolsco. Dec 23. PalW at 11:30 A.
M. Steamer Senator, for Portland; Kteamer
Alameda (Dowdell), for Honolulu; steamer En
terprise tYounrcren). for Honolulu; Meaner
City of Para (Brown), for A neon; steamer
Olympic, for Gray's Harbor; : earner Henry
Wilson, for Graya Harbor. Arrived Steamer
Pomona (SwanNn), 19 hours from Eureka;
V. S. S. Hush McOulloush (Cantwrll), cruise,
Cleared-nStearoer City of Para (Brown), for
Anccn; bark Gatherer (En an), for New
York, via Taeoma.
Punt a Arena. Dec. 23. Arrived Uarda, from
Hamburg, for San Franclwse.
New York. Dec 23. Arrived New York.
from Southampton and Cherbourg; Carenla,
from Liverpool and Queenstown.
ADVENT1STS TO EMIGRATE
Friction at Battle Creek 3Iay Cause
Departure of 3000 Persons.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich., Dec 23. Load
ing members of tho Seventh-Day Advent
ists state that tho friction between
Prophetess Ellen G. "White and Dr. John
H. Kellogg will result shortly in the re
moval 2rom Battle Creek of about 3000
members of the church. Prophotess White
has for a long time vehemently criti
cised Dr. Kellogg, and has declared that
an Adventlst institution of which lie Is the
head cannot be looked upon as a denomi
national concern. Two mass meetings
have recently been held, tho result of
which. It Is said, will be an early emigra
tion of largo numbers of Adventists to
Tacoma Park, near "Washington. D. C.
where the church has already established
a colony.
SHAKE LASTS SIX SECONDS
Bakersflcld Building Cracked hy
Earth Tremor.
B A KERS FIELD, CaL. Dec 23. A
heavy shock of earthquake was felt In
this city at 2:23 o'clock this afternoon.
continuing for about Tlr seconds. The
?hock -was from east to -west. Several
buildings -were cracked.
Gas Man Takes Strychnine.
CLARKSBURG. "W. Va Dfri. 23. (Spe
cial.) Charles Eberhart. of Steubenvllle.
O-, 45 years of age, employed at a gas
factory hero, dranx strychnine today and
died. Carrie Gainer. 19 years old, was
hot and killed tonight by her brother
William, 1" years old, with a revolver
at the fxap&ac Me. Tfce sfcootiaff was
LIST OF MALTIES
Record of Deaths Due to Out
door Sports.
FOOTBALL LEADS OTHERS
Baseball Is Second, but In Both
Games the Deaths for This
Year Are Less Than In
the Preceding One.
Careful compilation of the casualties re
sulting from participation In outdoor sport
shows tho American college game to be
the most dangerous to human life, and
that the .game of baseball Is second in
number of fatalities registered. The table
of deaths during the past two years shows
a decrease In number of fataMties during
UXC. when compared with the previous
year. The following table gives the num
ber of deaths reported from Indulgence In
the different sports:
3tM. l&tti.
Football 20 21
B&teUaU 21 11
Racine (Jockey) S 0
Boring 6 6
As tho list shows, death reaped a rich
harvest among men who play games dur
ing the year now coming to a close
Baseball this year was rather a pleasant
pastime, compared with the previous year.
CAPTAIN M'MINNVI I.I.K COLLEGE
FOOTBALL TKAM.
Roy Hill, of The mile.
M'UINXVII.X.E COLLEGE. Or..
Dec 23. (SpeclaL) Ror HIIL of The
Dalle, has been unanimously rhexen
to captain the football team of Hc
Mlnnrille Cellrse fer the ean f
1P0G. Mr. Hill has played with the
team fer two seasenc. aiNBg the pe
fltlen of left end in a xsect acceptable
manner. Be I a. heady, cemtetent
player and enjoys the oecftdeaee of
his fellow players. lie I a repfeenwe
Ja the rlaf-ical course.
when 21 amateur and semi-professional
players mot death on the field. Only 11
woro killed this year.
Even the sports that seem the safest
claimed victims In JB. One man was
killed while playing golf, another lost his
life at polo and another was killed while
wrestling. Two young athletes met their
deaths while practicing in gymnasiums.
There were three well-known jockeys
killed while performing at various tracks,
namely, Wonderly. Wenrlck and McCaf
forty. The majority of football players
and boxers killed were untrained. The list
of fatalities exclusive of football are as
follows:
Baseball.
Charles Anderson, struck over the heart
with pitched ball at Tell CSty, Ind., July 7.
"Walter Buchanan, struck on head by
pitched ball and killed at Ellda, O., Au
gust 2L
John Hamilton, died from the heat while
playing ball at Huntsvlllo. Ala., March 1L
Eugene Harris, killed by batted ball at
Ashcvllle. X. C, April 7.
A. F. Horton. dropped dead while run
ning to first base during game at Al-
toona. la.. July 9.
Johnny litird. struck on head by a
pitched ball at Jefferson City, Mo.. July 23.
Joseph McDonald, struck on head by a
batted ball at Mount Holly. X. J.. Sep
tember 9.
James Mills, killed by being bit by
pitched ball at Xew York May 22.
Esidlo Hayton. struck over heart by
pitched ball at Hedrlck. la.. July 31
Jesse Strode, killed by pitched ball a:
Dewlttville, Ark., May L
"William Taylor, pitch or in a minor
league, died at Cincinnati hospital as re
sult of being struck on head by ball, Sep.
tember 13.
Fred "Wblttaker, struck orer the heart
by pitched ball at Trenton, X. J.. July JW.
Jockeys.
John Coulter, kicked to death by a horse
at Lexington. October IS.
Xiouls Fitzgerald. Jr.. killed by a train
at Great Xeck, L. L, Xorember 7.
Charles Graham, jockey, shot and killed
by stable hand at Fort Eric racetrack,
July t
Alec Hector, steeplechase rider, killed
at Union Park, St. Louis, June IX
Charles McCaffcrry. killed by fall at fair
grounds racetrack. Xcw Orleans. March It
Cody Piper, Jockoy. killed at the fair
grounds racetrack. Bantam. O.. July 4.
Eddie "Wenrlck. jockey, killed by fall at
OaklAwn Park, Hot Springs. Ark.. Febru
ary 17.
John "William, killed by fall from horse
at Indianapolis, July 20.
Otto "Wonderly. jockey, killed by fall at
Montgomery" Park. Memphis, Tenn,
April 2.
Boxing.
James R. Branch. Jr.. killed in sparring
bout with Minor .Meriwether at Annapo
lis. Xovember 7.
"Tdung" Chille. died after a boxlngbout
with "Kid" Griffo at Philadelphia, on
March 30.
John Hill, sled after a boxing bout with
"Kid" Dorsey at Philadelphia, March 24.
Grovcr Muldoon. died after a friendly
boxing bout with his roommate at In-
dlanapojls. ina.. October 25.
Charles O'Rcgan. died after a boxln?
bout with Fred .North rap at Montreal.
Que.. October L
Fred Hates, died after a boxing bout with
Donnelly at Abcrdeca. Wash-. August 3L
L -Ji -uVx- Dtntwi ffU-kowii xdc
harness and show horses, kicked to death
at Su -Louis hors show. October IS.
Harry Pearce. killed by falling under
his own horse at Shrewsbury, Pa., Juno 17.
Gymnasium Accidents.
Fjm,r 5-hmli?t Vtlled bv fall from hori
zontal bars at Cornell University, Janu
ary fi.
Henry Talbot, fell from horizontal bars
at Harlem, X. Y., January 6.
Polo.
John Officer, polo player, died from In
juries received In a gaaso at Anderson.
Ind.. January 21.
Mark?racn.
Salves Kllgour, expert rifle shot, killed
at Campbelltown. X. D Xovember 4.
IVrcstllHp.
Slayer Qulnst. died after a wrestling
bout with Dan Crawley at Montana, Pa.,
February S.
CHOWS HELP FOX HUNTERS
Birds Hate Bcynard Owl's Bald on
a Crow's Xest.
Bangor Xews.
For some reason crows have seated and
mortal antipathy to roxes. As crows build
theJr nests la trees, where no fox can
climb, and as an adult crow can escape
from any fox by flying, we cannot under
stand why all crows seek to harass and
destroy every fox they see. ut we know
this to be a fact, as we have watched the
performances of- crows when foxes were
near many times. .
The best time to realize the malice of
the average crow against the average fox
Is on a bitterly cold day in early winter,
when the frost gems the sapling trees and
when the bounds can follow a fox trail
without touching their noses to the snow.
On such days. If there are any crows
about, they can be relied upon to show
where the fox Is running, though no cry
is uttered by the bounds.
We have seen crows watch for running
foxes on Mich occasions for hours at a
time, and as soon as a fox emerged from
tho thick woods and let a crow get a
glimpse of Its body every bird would hover
over th running beast and peck at it and
scold It and show marked evidence of a
bitter hatred. Several foxhunters whom
we know make a practice of following the
alert crows when the foxes arc. roaming
across back lots, claiming that the birds
arc fully as reliable as hounds and less
trouble to maintain. Though we cannot
tell how or why the crows became so bit
terly opposed to the foxes, we know that
such Is the case, and we also know that,
owing to the friendly tips furnished by
the crows many foxes meet their end
every Winter.
Up here Inland. In the vicinity of Ban
gor and further north, the few vigorous
crows that still remain among us arc find
ing it hard work to get a living. One sees
them flying across the frosty Held before
sunrise on cold mornings and watches
thcra as they peer Into tufts of grass and
heaps of rubbish in the hope of finding a
mouse or a belated toad. After the sun
has thawed the south sides of the woods
these same birds stalk along the brown
fields and pick up the numbed crickets
and grasshoppers, working very hard for
a small amount of food.
Just before sunset the harsh cry of the
leaders call tho scattered groups together
and marshal them for their homeward
journey. As the dusk thickens we sec
them flitting among the shadows a
darker blot against the gathering dark
ness, and watch them as ther move In In-
j dlan file to the dark evergreen woods of
limbs, they preen themselves and settle
down for repose, though hardly a night
passes without the colony being awakened
by a prowling owl.
It takes much time and patience to see
an owl assault a crow. As a rule th
roosts that are filled with the most Wrds
are near the tops of the trees about ten
feet below tho spire-like apex and on
limbs from six to ten feet long. Limbs
that are surrounded by dense brush are
preferred, and when a place of this kind
Is found as many as three or four crows
roost side by side. The bst time to ob
serve a colony of roosting crows is on a
windy and dear night when the moon
rises after midnight.
Cold weather whetB the appetites of
owls as well as other birds, and so long
as the crows remain the chances of their
receiving company every night are very
good. One must have quick and accurate
eyes to observe the approach of an owL
All birds which fly by night have down?
wings, which make no noise when In mo
tion. One sees a darker blur among the
forest twilight perhaps silhouetted
against the moon for an instant and
then the war is on In earnest. For some
reason a crow seems to be Incapable of
resisting the attack of an owi. When an
owl attacks a turkey at roost, the sillv
and ungainly bird slides over to the other
side of the limb and the owl grasps Its
ciaws into sun reamers, while the tur
key drops to the ground and runs away
In. the underbrush. But when nn owl
dashes at a crow the big bird cowers and
yells for help. As the sharp talons of tho
owl penetrate the lean flesh of the dying
bird it yells and screams and calls aloud
for rescue. And the unstrlckcn crows re
spond bravely.
Ithln half a second from the time of
the first alarm every crow In the imme
diate vicinity Is circling above the tree-
tops and clamoring for the blood of that
owl. The minute the bird of prey mounts
with its captive all the crows are on Its
back, pounding it with their wings, peck
ing at Its eyes with their heavy bills and
scratching at Its feathers with their In
curved claws. "We have seen as many as
SO crows attacking an owl at tho same
time Hampered as it Is wltlt a dying
crow, and weighted down with the ex
tra ballast, the owl finds It hard work to
fend off the horde of angry foes, and un
less it can get away Inside of half a
minute it is compelled to drop its sup
per and fly away, snapping' its bill and
rurning Its feathers with anger.
For half an hour' or more after the owl
has fled, the crows keep up their cawing
and clamoring, as if loud talk could
frighten anything. Meanwhile the s trick
en crow, which has been rescued by Its,
companions, lies on the ground and
croaks for help all night, or until death
arrives and silences its complaints.
The owls are the most formidable faes
crows have Most owls seem to like the
flesh and will cat it sooner than mice or
rats or frogs. We have demonstrated
this fact by offering various kinds of
food to tame owls and .seeing them se
lect crow meat In preference to chicken
or squirrel.
Bcyes Talks About Conspiracy-
BOGOTA. Colombia, Dec 25. In, an In
tervlew today concerning tho recent con
splracy to overthrow the government.
President Reyes said:
The enlera conspiracy was the last aljra
of revolutionary life tn Colombia. I en
dear red to suppress It by appealing to the
natrlotltm of tho conralratora. but. thU be
ing unsuccessful. 1 crushed It after ha vine
obtained ample proofs with we:ca to court-
xnaruai its authors.
ThroHzhoct the resubllc there Is absolat
confidence, that peace will be maintained.
and the same feellnir will prevail outside the
republic when the details or tho conspiracy
ara known. Colombia Kill prove that sha
has the capacity and the elements to be &
clvlllrea ana prosperous country.
Fireworks Burn Texas Town.
HOUSTON. Tex, Dec 23. f Special.) A
discharge of Christmas fireworks at Clif
ton. Texas., started a Ore which destroyed
14 stores, comprising practically the entire
business section of the town. Among the
buildings burned are the Postofflcc, two
newspaper plants and the telephone ex
change. The losses are said to aggregate
about $j9,$3, only partially Insured.
Postmaster Kills Ills 3Ian.
DALLAS. Texas. Dec 23. Thomas
WiUIass was sfcet at "Wilson, L T., by
the poMmaeter, George Lvre. ad died
tMe aXtortusa, Lov to la jaU at Ari
NEGROES IN MOT
Christmas Froilo Ends With
Two Deaths
DRINK STARTS THE FRAY
White Superintendent of Turpentine
Still Tries to Stop Tight, and
Has to Use Can to Save
His Life.
I
VALDOSTA. Ga., Dec 23. A bloody riot
among negroes was. reported here today
from Ewlng. a turpentine camp between
Fargo and Su George, on the Georgia
Southern & Florida Railway. The riot
was the result of a Christmas frolic
among negroes who had been drinking. A
general fusillade occurred, and probably
50 shots were fired. Two negroes were
killed outright, three were mortally
wounded and died later, while eight oth
ers received bullet wounds.
One negro woman was among the killed,
and women were also among the wound
ed. One of tho women was brought to
Fargo for treatment, having several bul
let wounds in her body, and another of
the negroes came here with part of his
chin and Jaw shot off. having received
the contents of a shotgun at close range.
Ho will probably die.
It was impossible to get tn telegraphic
communication with the place, as there
is no telegraph office there, and only
meagcr Information could bo had from
near-by stations over the railroad wires.
Parties who came on the train from
that part of the state stated that the row
was entirely among tho negroes, and that
liquor and women caused It.
There Is. howevor, a report that tho
white superintendent of tho turpentine
still at Ewing tried to stop tho fight
among the negroes and thus became In-
olved In It, and that he saved his life
only by quick work with his gun. This
cannot be verified, but it is told here by
a negro who come In on the train today.
WATCHING AN EARTHQUAKE
Seismograph's Account of a Itcsult
Jolting of Our Footstool.
London Times.
Charles Davlsop, Sc. D., F. G. S.. writ
ing from 16 Manor road, Birmingham.
says: "On Saturday morning last, be-
tweon the houra of 10 to 12, the instru
ments at every sicsmological station In
tho world were busily engaged In
tracing their records of a great and dis
tant earthquake. Entering; my observa
tory at 10 o'clock. I had the rare op
portunity of watching- the whole pro
cess, for the point of tho writing lever
was Jut beginning to register the first
of the preliminary tremors, those which
traversed tho body of the earth by the
shortest possible route. Quickly these
tremors Increased in magnitude, becom
ing also longer in period, and. it was
soon evident that the advance waves of
an earthquake of the first order were
crossing; the country- In about 16 min
utes from the start those early tremors
were succeeded and dwarfed by long
pcriod undulations, which had traveled
along- the surface of the earth. Never
before have I 3ecn waves so large de
picted on the smoked paper. Several
times tho pointer struck the time
marking lever near one edge of the
paper and then swept seven or eight
inches across almost to the other edge.
and once beyond It, so that, had I not
been there to adjust the pointer imme
tllately, the remainder of the record
would have been lost. Generally the
movement was a slow, steady march
each oscillation being completed In
slightly less than halt a. minute; but
often the pointer rcemed to hesitate
or stagger, either to recover Itself or
to swing back 1 nthe opposite direction
The extensive oscillations lasted for
about ten minutes; then they decreased.
though Irregularly, fjx size, until, after
20 minutes more, they were no larger
than the concluding- oscillations of
many another distant shock. At about
15 o'clock the movement ended with
waves which, traveling- along the sur
face in the opposite direction through
the antipodes of the center of disturb
ance, reached Birmingham, enfeebled
by their long Journey, but strong
enough to leave a distinctly visible
trace.
"Four days have now passed, and yet
no news has reached the outer world
from the ecene of what must have been
a great disaster. The origin must be dis
tant from England about 4000 miles, so
that It may be situated In Venezuela,
in India near Lanore or In Russian
Turkestan."
ONLY COCOANUTS TO EAT
Cubic Staff on Fanning Island Hans
Out of Provisions.
"VICTORIA. B. C. Dec 23. The steamer
Mlowcra, which arrived today from Aus
tralia. reports that when she arrived at
Fanning Island the cable staff were with
out provisions and were living on cocoa
nuts.
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Success Magazine
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or social Influence or all of these you
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crutches.
There Is no open door to the temple of
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"Oh. Til study and get ready, and then,
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Lincoln, when the good Mrs. Crawford
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Dc. Jells Xaks, louwa tor ale eoatrtw
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DAILY METEOROLOGICAL, REPORT.
PORTLAND. Dec. 23. Maximum. tem-
prature. SS dtg.: minimum. SO deg. Rlrer
reading at 11 A. M., 3.5 f-et; chance In past
?f hours, rim 0.4-foot. Total precipitation. 5
P. M. to 5 P. M.. .01-inch; total since Sep
tember 1. 10O3. 14.80 inches; normal since
September 1, 10O5. 17.34 Inches; deficiency.
2.54 Inches. Total tunahtne, December IS?.
1905. none; pceslb'e sunshine. S hours and S3
minutes'.
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER.
CO
STATIONS
Baker City...
Bismarck
Boise.........
T I 4
W
NW
NE
NE
(Snow
;o.ooio
Clear
280.001 4
;cioudy
Eureka
ka o.co, 4
Pt. cldy.
Helena ;30 0.00 4
NW
SB
SW
E
SW
NE
NEt
Cloudy
North Head 48 0.I4US
Rain
Clear
Sleet
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pocatello
..120 0.00 4
Portland I.TSIO-Oll 4
Red Bluff !50;0.00 4
Roe-eburr 42 O.OOi 4
Sacramento oO'O.OO! 4
,Clear
'Cloudy
(Clear
IPt. cldy.
icioudy
iRaln
Cloudy
Salt Lake Cltr 23' T 1 41
iSE
San Francisco i 5010.00 fl!N
Spokane 320.00 9S
Seattle
lio'.iotis's
0.021 6lSE
Tatoosh Island
Walla Walla..
loyss
Cut 4E
:a!0.
"WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The hlgh-presaure area, which has envel-
. ..t.. A,n- h iat r.w Havs
has advanced southeastward durln: the last
2 hours and allowed a disturbance to move
Inland from the ocean. The"? conditions have
caused a sudden change In the weather In this
district west of the Cascade Mountains, and
rain with soma flakes ot snow occurred today
-Tn the Willamette Valley and the Sound coun
try. E"ewhere fair and moderately cold
weather has continued. At the mouth of the
Columbia River the wind attained a maxi
mum velocity ot 64 miles an hour from the
south, but no other high winds occurred In
the North Pacific State.
The indications are that the disturbance off
the coast will cause a continuation ot unset
tled rainy weather in Western Oregon ana
Western Washington Sunday. Elsewhere lr.
the district fair weather with rising tempera
ture Is exrected to prevail.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 hours
ending: midnight. December 24: ,
Portland and vicinity Occasional ram, part
snow or sleet; variable winds, mostly south
erly.
Western Oregon Occasional rain, part snow
or sleet; variable winds, meetly southerly.
Western Washlncton Occasional rain: south
east winds, probably Increasing- In force along-
the coast.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and
Idaho Generally fair, with slowty rising tem
perature. A. 11. V- UUAOtiK,
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Rooms,' "SltaaUoBS Wasted." 15
words or less, 15 ceatl 16 to 28 words. 28
cents; 21 ta 25 words, 25 cents, etc No dk
csHst for addKleaal Insertions.
UNDER AT.r. OTHER HEADS, except
-New Today,-- 39 cent tor 15 words or less;
18 ta 20 words. 49 eeats; 21 to 25 words, 58
cents, etc first tesextleH. Each additional
feuertlai-. one-half: bo further disco ant un
der one month.
-XEW TODAY Oraasre measure agate), 13
cents per line, first tesertlon; 18 cents per
Use for each additional Insertion,
ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ad
dressed ears Tho Oreeaalan. and left at tab
office, shot-Id always be la closed la sealed
enveloBeo. No itaiB9 tm required a srach
Jetters. ,
The Ore-realaa will net be res-josslblo tot
en ers la advertises-eats taken throaga the
trlrpiioue.
MEETING NOTICES.
"W. O. TV. All neighbors of Prospect Camp.
No. 140. and tlw team are requested to meet
at Dunnlnir. McEntee & GIlbaush'B under-
SecebeT at 2 p7m. attenTtV.; TukTAl
iv i.t- vr.r,-h R.rcrriv
J. H. BUSH. Con. Com.
GEO. w. TABLBK.
MOTJNT HOOD CIBCLEl "VV. OF V.. ullI
jive a wfctot party. December 2d. at "Wood
man hall. ast Sixth and Alder streets. Re.
frechments and daactBy. ' Admission. 15 cents.
MACCABEES Portland Tent. No. 1. will
girt a whtot party Friday evening. December
3S. in their hall. Marquam bids. Refreshments
will be terved. Members ot the order and
their friend are welcome.
E. M. LANCE. R. X-
PORTLAND CAMP. TEAM 107, TV. O. TV..
will rlT& waist partr weBecajr evening,
nvS. -r t- fk. -or r tc hall 10th and
ta the W. O. TV. hall. 10th and
sts. Admfestoa 13 centa; re-
'WaaMagte
MT HOOD FIELD tXAM. TV. O. TV. have
tTHa4M- et -Sue a BMMtc ball for Saturdar.
Deceesfcer . a KM 9Me Wootfaeen Hall.
PrtsM, wfll be ky for the be-t-dreaeed,
meat richMi i4 mtc emte characters.
karltttiMM at ur Jembc f Um
DIED.
BLAL5DELI At the resUtac of hec -sieer.
Mrs. E. J. Jaeger,- 967 Multnomah street.
December ZS. 1005. Mabel Clare Blaisdell.
Notice 05 funeral -will be riven- later.
GARR Ta Vancouver. "Wash:. Dec. 23. 1905.
Mary E. Garr, lata ot Oroflno. Idaho, aired
fiS years. The deceased la a sister ot Mrs.
S. E. Davidson, ot this city. Funeral no
tice aereaxter.
BERGSVTK At Good Samarltaa Hospital.
December 23, A. Bcrgsvlk. aged 45 years,
funeral services at Dunnlnc. McEntee &
Gllbaush's undertaking parlors, Tuesday, De
cember 2a. at 2 P. M.
JTUN-EKAI. NOTICES.
S CH O FIELD A t tho residence. 416 Busene
street. December 23, 1005, Robert M. Scho
fleld." ased 47 yean. Funeral will take place
todar. December 24. at 2 P. M. from the
residence. Friends Invited. San Francisco
papers slease copy.
"UOYNIHAN December 21 ISW5. at her late
residence. Keuo. Or.. Miss Ellen Moynihan,
axed (SO years; sister ot Dan Moynihan,
Portland, and Mrs. Canning. Kelso, Or
Funeral services at the late residence-. Sun"
day. December 24. at 0:30 A. M. Friend
Invited.
BERGSVIK In thJ3 city. December 23. 1005.
Anar.aes Berssllc. ased 45 years. Friends
are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral
services at Dunnlns. McButee & Gllbauzh's
chapel. 7th and Pine sts.. Tuesday. Decem
ber 28. at 2 P. M. Interment Lone Fir Cem
etery. MORRIS At her late residence. 214 '13th St..
Mrs. Julia Ann Morris, aged 59 years, 8
months. Funeral services -will be held at
xioiman s cnapel. Tuesday morning-, Decem
ber 2, at 10 o'clock. Friends and acqualn
tances are respectfully invited to attend. In
terment Greenwood cemetery.
J. P. FIXLET SON Fnnrrnt directors
aad embalmers. No. 261 3d it., cor. Madlsoa.
Day or algfet calls promptly attended. Ex
perienced lady assistant when desired. Of
ce of County Coroner. Phone t-ti 9.
DUNNING, M'ENTEE Jt GILIJAUGII. Suc
cessors to Dannlnj? Jt Campion, undertakers
and embalmcrs; modern In every detail; ;t&
aad Pine. Phone Main 439. Lady assistant.
EDWARD HOLMAN CO.. Undertakers asd
embalmers. have moved to their aew build
Inz. Third and Salmon. Lady assistant.
Telephone No. 507.
F. S. DUNNING. Undertaker. 414 East
Alder. Ladr assistant. Telephone East 52.
ZELLER-BYRNES CO.. Undertakers, Em
balmers. 273 Russell. East 1088. JLady asst.
NEW TODAT.
TOU'RE RIGHT.
THE BEST BARGAINS ARE:
$6000 Double, new and stylish 20-room
flat, could be arranged in 4 departments
and pay a monthly rental ot 570; nicely
situated on the East Side.
$3750 Swell, new. Colonial 8-room resi
dence, corner lot. grounds- beautifully dec
orated, close In. East Side.
J2250 Corner lot. beautiful, new bunga
low, 6-room cottage. It'a a grand place,
must be seen to be appreciated.
$1000 Handsome, up-to-date 5-acre poul
try ranch, neat 5-room cottage, good barn.
5 large poultry-house, an Incubator and
some brooders, choice variety fruit, flne gar
den. 0 mllea out on an excellent macadam
ised driveway and convenient to electric
car?.
$1250 Excellent acre place. 3 blocks care.
North. Alblna.
$050 A real beautiful 5-room cottage, full
lot. rented for $11 per month, E. Oth St..
Woodlawn.
$7003 full lots, small cottage, furnished,
good poultry-house and poultry yard; easy
payment.
$300 For a 3-acre place In Clackamas.
$200 Each for some very desirable Iota
on Division street, small payment down,
balance monthly Installments.
Apply to
THE DUNN-LAWRENCE COMPANT.
I40t First Street.
HERE'S A CHANCE TO SECURE A PRETTT
HOME ON EAST TERMS Delightful cot
tage residence at Richmond, 5 rooms, fur
nace, full concrete basement, electric lights,
grounds 100x100 feet, with severa.1 bearing
fruit treea. shrubbery, roses, etc. Terms $230
down, balance to suit purchaser. The Title
Guarantee & Trust Co.. 240 Washington at.,
corner 2d.
12 ACRES NEAR O. W. P. BETWEEN
Portland and Oregon City. All first-class
Improved land. Cheap. Owner. 504 Sher
lock bklg.
LARGE AND SMALL TRACTS OF TIMBER
land for sale for Immediate nse and for
prices to attract Investors, ranging from 160
to S0.C0O acres In a body. Commercial In
vestment Co.. 185 Third St., room "A."
FOR RENT WITH PRIVILEGE' OF FUR
chase on easy tenne, a very charming resi
dence at Richmond: cottage 5 rooms and
100x100 feet. The Title Guarantee & Trust
Co.. 240 Washington St.. near Second.
HAVE SEVERAL THOUSAND SHARES
Great Northern Development Company very
cheap: also Post Lamoert at low price; both
are dividend-payers. L. Y. Keady & Co.,
227Vj Stark ut. Phone Main 1258.
GEO. BLACK
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
SIS Worcester Bloclc
Phone Clay 226.
SNAPS IN TOWN LOTS AND IRRIGATED
tracts at nover. Hover i-ana 1.0.. lah otn
Portland.
Portland Auction Rooms
A. SCHUBACH, Prop.
NOTICE
Having our time so fully oc
cupied with sales the past
week, we had no time to write
out our specified advertisement
but will sell
FURNITURE
Every Afternoon
Except Monday and Saturday
at 2 P. M.
as usual at
211 FIRST STREET
C. L. FORD,
Auctioneer.
OILMAN
Auction & Commission Co,
S. I. IN. OILMAN
Auctioneer.
Auction Sales
OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Salesrooms, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday, Each Day at
10 o'CIock A. M.
Indudlnjrtfac fittings of residence and lso
nnd carpets, the furniture from
I Overton street; new davenports and other
fnm'ttire.
X. B. Buyers can save money by at
tending sales.
S. I. X. GILMAN. Auctioneer.
14 Investment
fl"7"7rA Corner flats, monthly income
l Til $87. in warehouse district en
4I I vJV jfortfc jjth; & splendid invest
ment. A. H. BITtREI,!,,
262 McKay BIdg.. Third and Stork.
Mortgage Loans 5, Upwards
Real Estate City and Farm.
Insurance In AH Liaes.
A H. BIRRELL.