fTVj WATCH V; " f ?; TKE 11 LITTLE OAK t : W. : 4WIATttltV." y Portland, CrM f- March 2lt 1902, J TonlghtandSat ( urday.showers; l-TTfTit westberfywiads rr; r VevygPApe OBTLANDi lOKEOOX, jlrRlDAY ( MAUCII .-21,'n 11)02. . . VOL. I.? NO. 10. PRICE TWO CENTS. -.1': : ml'isJ mi FORmYOR JMJridcpenpehts:are Making'ud Slate. The Independent Republicans, who ere nMmbtn ot th county Jconventlon, have not completed ft ilU v county and city omcers, due , way wui toon. Those who are In a bosltion to know say that this slate Is ttlnj made up by the leaders and baa only to be Indorsed by- the caucus. ; . -Th position Of IdayorlU Conceded to. W. P. Ayer, the well-knovm young business man and a member of tha Board of Dl- rectors , of the, Chamber ! of Commerce. Kx-Mayor Storey is alsb a, candidate, and ahould ha by any chalice sat the norol- natlon, It la understood! that Mayor Row nay run as an Independent, For Sheriff, It to saldj that K. C. Smith or Dan Moore la slated- Tha caucus will probably give tha offkfc of County Clerk to jr. C. Jamleson; but k atrong fight wilt be made for the plac by. N. 'H. Ale- t ander. Frank B. Fields la also a candt- date . 'A t'i -C. JL. Burkhart has been promised the nomination for County Auditor. For County Treasur two men are mentioned, Bobt. I 8 evena, of Ladd A Tlltone bank; arid. J. Jf . Lewis, who was m. deputy under Ralph chants National Bank. tHoyt, of tha Mer4 ; There la apparently n opposition to the Charles McDon- renoml nation of Capt nell for County r. v in we same manner, tho office of CI ;y Auditor Is con- ceded to T .C. Devlin, tie Incumbent There will be a caucus of Independents to consider; " candidate: for Governor. While Governor Qeer his. a strong per sonal following In tha delegation, it will Vote as a unit, and , the! county will be against tha Qovsrnor., E1M. Crolsan, Mr. Oeei's menagor, 'coneed this. Ha be lieve, however, that ; the Governor's strength In be -WUinelt) f Valley, in Southern Oregon and front the counties cast of tha Cascades, 'will, be awh that Portland exposition cannot defeat him. . Mr. Crolsan don vot fwfrd f; J. "Fur nish 4a a formidable eppbftent to the Governor j Mr. Gear's .Mentis believe that nlt'A1laT;ja.iiPllilMr.-ii chance ftr CA.,$dhns orJohh L. Rand, of Baker County, Bakai. nlon and Wal- Iowa Counties will cast for the Governor. V. 1 State Senator Ji ft.' fhelr large vote fWIIIiamson, ot I Prtnevlla'ls In tha city in the Interest or his candidacy .. for thfe Congressional nomination; Mr. Wllllahison does not de sire to make any statem nt at this stage of the game, but he feeli mora sanguine now than at any time vase.J .Mr. Williamson puling the - can- ill come to the convention with the Bailer County dele gation, a part ef, the elegatlons from Union and Wallowa, and a fair share of tha representatives from lies. " ' he smaller eoun. Marion County Prohlbljioniate will hold a mass meeting at SaleM, April Land 2, to nominate candidates county offices. ' for state and Cap. Sam White, vhalrliaa of the Pern- ocratlc State Central (ommtttee, will ome at Baker leave tonight for his City, but will return to Portland In five or six days to temaki until the close of the campaign. State slid county head- qunrien win tie opened his return to the city. Immediately on, xi was practically-arranged among W, N. uemocratlc leaders todat that 'l.r" UPTO-fHE-MINUTE Oxford,' Madras ciid Percale Shirts .. .4 Jutt .a Dttl th latest; ji Htlla th alaJntieit. St toay.- Bttter sat you pattarm now, kefor thi M. SICMEL, 28f y ' -' iiwPS f UHNISHE , - " Sol Agent for tl NEW THINGS IN Our stock, which has lust arrive There Is ao room for which we cannot so nave tha men to hang It. Wa will BQWCN'S TRADING CHECK f ; -too toil t v- O TEN CENTS M S lAtf ef On. 'Tvnlli nt IS ..Ik. si n " x- wHrn rumipiilr4 by lawful money of "y i c. p. & o. co. . Note-Coupon not good for lead and oils. were held In Ben- ton County yesterdiy, Catena will succeed H.tB.T! Adama '.'as chairman Of the CI and' County Com mittee, and that Oajlesby " Youns wilt be Mr. Oatehs' successor as fiecretary of the committee This i practically, the same administration of tha party's affairs In Portland. ' (Scrtpps-McRae Nws Association.)-;: , WASHINGTON,' Mlrch 21.-Tha House sub-eommittea on navkl affairs today pre sented report on we various Schley resolutions preeented Jin the House, and recommends that YnrtW consideration of such bills ' be lndeflnlitiy postponed, and no further action be tkken thereon. be tas Ft (Journal Speds Service.)' SAXiEM,' March tl. rhe remains " of Samuel L. HaydAH,:-de eased. Were con signed to the tomb th s afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Jr Q.-Wll ion,'leader of the Second Church ; of Ch iC Scientist, f of which Mra Hayden is a member, con ducted tha services : at tha- family. rent t dance. The service wai a very beautiful one. Its ImpreMlveness wing apparent to all onlookers, and addl tonal Interest at tended it on' account of the fact that few" of those present had evkr before vltness- ua or listened to sucn c n onermg oi con ndent love at the bier c r the departed. The Order of Odd Fel nws, of which the debated had been a pi amlnerit men:ler. had pharge of the tuiral, members of the Bar Association act g as pallbearers. Salem Lodge No. 336, enevolent Protex.- tlve prder of Elkn. tlM !wlsi attended the funeral In a body. Mr. Hayden waa bora In Polk County. Oregon In 1867. He ban tha study of law at tha age of IS; mltted to the bar, and at n he was ad- 1896 til elected, as Democratic prosecut Ing attorney for the Republican district of Marlon, Polk Unn. Tamhlll and Til amook Counties. He was rapidly ascendltg to the place of leader in the Democr: tic ranks, nno would, had be lived, be n nominated by itor for Marlon his party for Joint Seifi and Polk Counties-' . He leaves a wife. n4 son Ave years ox, age, and a father. if Other; m mister. Eatelle and -two brothe Is, William and That He 'asN to be Killed by .1 (Journal SpeHal Service.) ORKQON CITY, V. irch 21. The Inquest Into, the 6eath of Jafrne Faulkner result. ed In a verdict of ensure for the paper mill for not havl f g the shafting, pro- tected. f It developed that Faulkner had told an Intimate friend yes erday . morning that he had dreamed the previous night of be. ins: cauaht in the shafting and killed. and that he dread d . to start to work. Faulkner left his h me In West Virginia about three.years ako and went to Alas- ka, where he remal ed a couple of years. He was a member of Willamette . Falls Camp, Woodmen, on the,, Wqrlfl,,,,, denies it; ; (Scrlpps-MeKae News Association.) ST. LOtTIS, Marcl 21. Frank Sargent, chief of s the Brothe -hood of Locomotive Firemen, denies the r he has been ten dered .the i office of ommlsaioner General of Immigration, now filled by Powjlerly. st a EttJ tha best; just b ear window display pick of tba choicest n y ar all sold, . if.- Washington St. . and HATTER 1 Jameson. Hat" i - " " WALLPAPER. eJn.in. ,- furnish a suitable wall paper. Wa Jiurprlsa you with the reasonable price at which w - Will furnish handsome design. .we carry- a full stock Of IfOUSB PAINT. - BUBBER ; CEMKNT, LOOR PAINT",, ENAMELS, ETC.', at low,f prices.- ' ' ' , , 4 -Kase Paint and Oil Co. 140 FIRST STREET, Corl Alder. Republican primaries n WN CITY LOSES Pfoceedur r Circuit Judges fFraaeT, Clelond . an George ' rendered b Joint -decision ' tpla morning against tie City of Portland, l tho mntter of ansefclng abutting property, tor street repairs. MlltoniW. Smith. : t .Tha suit "has. been L, are plaintiffs dragging In. the Jourts for nearly four years. It was, be; rd In this Inatsnc as a demurrer to th third , amended com- plaint. ' The material qii-stlon at Issue Is Tare the sections of th present CHty Chartey and the one next Lreoeedlng, treating, of street repairs, so reiatea to tne sections relating to Impro ements, that, changes noted In. respect and control the to th: taUerlnyalv brocaedure (Jn'. muklnk repairs.'; t,v I r , Under the Chartlr, mtca'o Tpalri td: streets ytnust be given, tha eahie,as in' the case of "Improvements," Jn this case, the' City Council passed an' ordinance; di recting repairs to bi made to flood, street, between Sherman and Curry, about the. time Oie Charter ol 188 beoama InvforMt superseding tho one! Of 181 Tb nftnner of proceedure. for aklng repairs differ somewhat between lie two. Thj Charter Of 'S3 required ten cays' notice , given In which, ren onstrances could be Hied -to the -proposed repairs. The Char; tef of '9i requires. mong other things. that the City Engineer, wkhln three days Of the first publication of tM notice of rr- pairs, post at, each nd- of the; proposed"' Improvement, a "No ce of Street Work". which shall contain t e tlmf In which the remonstrance may made. . The ordinance for he Improvement Of Hod street was appri ed October 20. 1S0S. but In the meantlmei ctober 17. the new Charter for Portland ad gone Into effect.' The Council,'! notwit tandlng, gave the notice. Under the old arter. Noremon the work prbaeeia- strances were filed an ed. The property owifers affected declar ed the proceedings w court has so decided. re illegal, and the It Is understood tha t at) appeal of the cs.se ail be taken to tie Supreme Court. Sensationa Ending of Divorcfe Suit. (Seripps-McRae Ifews Association.) CHICAGO. March 21. The sensational Thomas divorce case, in which 'Harold Thomas, son of General Samuel Thotnaay the New York mulfl -millionaire.' seeks a divorce from hla wif Adah, on statutory grounds, came to in absupt end this morning, when the jcourt,' on motion. ot the plaintiff's attorney. Indefinitely post poned the case. It n claimed that news paper publications, and statements .made It in open "court, which! the Jury should i not have heard, 'Were sa prejudicial to tne plaintiff ihat "nil eqditable verdict could not have-been" rendered. v , ; t i i WORK ADVANCES. Cofumbia South fern Locates Its New line. .f President Turtle ot the Columbia South ern stated today that some 00 mile ot . . . . i ' . . . tne new extension ol-tnat roaa.-xrom lie present terminus at Shanlko t . Bend, Ore., has already tMa located. This leaves only 40 miles rftlll unlocated. The grading," said" President iytle, ("will be gin as soon as possible, probably not be fore April 15 or May 1 . Our company con siders t the better oilcy . to, wait until, the entire extension ! aa been, located be fore letting the gradl ig contract. ; -l ; "In my opinion it w 11 take about a year before the, line will b In readiness to op erate. The time of lti completion will de pend entirely upon w i ether labor will be plentiful or scarce. -: t Is to our .Interest to push matters a rapidly a possible. We would be glad i o finish It in six months t we could dd in: : J, . "There are many Jew towns, sure to form along the extension. The only place of any considerable Importance In - that section now Is Prinevllle. This town wills be some twelve mlleslor so from the neV line, but we do net intend to leave so Im portant a place out bf our calculations. We will run a. branch Una to PiinevUie to connect with the mnin HrieV hW,&tj 1 ' It, will surprise mfc if Bead will hot even excofd North Yi klma eventuellf la Importance. The tnte eats of the new re gion are varied, and omprlse stock rais ing mining, vast tra ta of virgin Umber and Immensely , valuhble r wheat-aalslng resources." , , I . , . , HI IIP, . v (Scripps-McRae lews Aasoclatrn.) PORT TOWNSEfJD, .Jiarch I't-The bark Kate Darenptrt, ! t rem vHf.nolulu, which arrived berekhta morning, reports Sighting, 18, miles iff Cape riaUary, an nnsnown vessel, nottesaup, r-,. UI1PQ) STEAMER ""t v-l The .river, stean sr. WHavli, ownrd by Milton ,W. Smith, waurned. yesterday morning at ft e'clo k while njooree) at Ra pier, Oregon. .,TheJceua..ef thf flreJsn. ' SnOKIh..'., . l.- ''. i : There were no ralaHtles, and no one was . injured. ,Th re wa no Insurance, and the probable os 'i eeUmaad to, be between tm and W. : ' ' . The WHavls has leent dolns) wrvM be tween upper rlyer bajnts fw si nanjber of years.; Very few deUUs of the cnsualty are obtainable. ' : (Scrtpps-McRai .New-Asaelat?4n.) IWASMINOTOW. ian:-HUe,'Miles to day ; assertd'tha whle4'lere that he opposed the-pi ssage pf thO.anny bill before the coram ttet yjfrt eyrrife argu msnt In hi posb islothe tdn'tfsxc5a kit prerogatives ti General cOmmsnaisg the, army.; The, p ibllshed repsrtsfrof his statements he ch arpcterlsed as iarblsd and' ful o mlsqu stations, . For. Istaacs, ne, aajys p aia no a ten tne cvnunue, inai wln jlht; ; tU la jr he" Iswetary f Wat rbenerai, and and the Adlutanl would fftijtne geprtsta wnn tpeir ia vorttes,' although lhe ;dld,staU,vhe could name the personnel ft the ft4v fte feels bo,.hasvJen no liorelihan his duty in 0PPflnito7'the. latent of. hla strength, . measure Whlch Wceordlng , to Jits) views, I4hlfhiy njo.ullojis i i, The Cabinet meeting' today was (devoted almost entirely to the General Ml(es case, and after a proiolged 'dlscusslen Presi dent Roosevelt defied W-taks ae action In the mutter unui he receives a report on the exaot langulte Osed by., Ike Gn- .. ... ? ' ? .... i . erat neiora ine cpawauef. t (Scrlpps-MeRae Jews Association.) .SAVANNAH. Mo. ilieh 21vftewart Fle. oh trial for sbrder of Frank Richardson, ws avlultted this morning, The widow of the mwrdered-nian was first accysed .and tried fort the ' murder, but fat 0;'ettt ;ort'. made rtw;iiifct7'lift '4''i'w!?f! 'oh' more tan 'friendty'-terhset v '1re-; was 'krrtsted . at JJortft Ykklma, WashW where he Wae Ickrklag Iwjk slry goods More, about two! gtoMba ageV'and returned to 'Missouri foe , trial He .bad been a clerk In Frank Richardson's store at Savannah, and I U was alleged that Mrs, Richardson slid Fife were on Inti mate terms,,, and bat Mrs. Richardson, conspiring Hh Flfo,; Shot her husband to death On itccount clerk,. - r ' f her fondness for his Richardson was much older than his wife. RELEASED. George Lorrlngei, the man who shot hi wife at the. Qraifd Central Station on the morning of Match t, as she was about to take her departure for Sacramento, Cs,l., yWast released from custody this njmlng. J , .His wife, Jessi .Iorrfnger,' who us-' WOMnd, was- released talned only a lies tram St., Vnpe,nt'H Hospital yesterday. "Chief MdLauchI n and District Attor- ney Chamberlain gardlng the' case, Mr. Ixrrlnger held a consultation re- Lnd fer learning: that ould not enter corn- plaint, the District Attorney decided not to file an informa Ion.- have not been married The couple, who long, will leave trie state. This was the agreement they made with the District Attorney, for what reason is hot known,' of a man who dellber m)irder hla wife nat Tne turning loose ately attempted th urally caused m ch .comment, and es (Scripps-McRle Kews Association.) WASHINQTOI, March 21.-The News paper Publisher' Aseiwlatlon ha en dorsed Senator, McMillan's bill to prevent robbing the maJs. It provides that all piper money ,h4reaftf Issued' by; the United States bfl the denomination of $1, 12. and fS, exceht .National bankinotea, aball be of the tor m known as the post check.; and shalt be oohvertlble bv; thel l)tolder thereof Into (heck to a named payee, --rnese pqsi-enecss .win dj. -exchangeable at anjy United States money order postofflce dor Current funds after hlt'h the Postnatstert will cancel, them and forward therjt !to 4 depository desig nated .by the .wosttnaster-aeneral. , and shall receive credit therefor. . This paper currency will . hive appropriate blank paces in which (tie holder may write the name and nostoalce address of a payee. had wherein the payee may give receipt FIN ED $50, t The fire escape ease ( the city against w.. K. Smith earn Mp tor trial before Judge Cameron jia the Municipal Cburt yesterday af ternion. -Tire Chief Caatpbell was placed on. tlje stand, as was als W, K. Smith the def ndant, The tatec JSdted to provide a fir escape for his building at ihe northweit ; toroer of rront and waanmvton streets, i even 'Sorter 'being notified , ti do se. The extreme nenaJtv under the 'ordJrAnce i tm The. court tablishes a precedent lhat is not equalled In the history of Jany 'other city. 10 1 IBII THE Riire Inui . . (Scrlpps-McRael News Association.) BIOPX CITY,-March n.-The Missouri rlyer ) at, . Chamblain, South Dakota, ha risen four inches, but there Is no sign of a break in t thk-tce gorge 1 at Little Bend, 00 miles abote. The river here has regained half a folt! of a three-foot fall. Indicating that thi .tributary creeks are Active! '' and ; the danger depends on whether the gorge goes out suddenly or slowly. If the forr er, It will level every. thing In Its path, " , Ths city of. Chui iberlatn Is practically deserted; and It Ao Hood should come, the loss Jrom .removal ot families and mer chandise will amoii it to many thousands of dollars.", it the I e floe does ebnie down f the rivef. ak ls anlu-tpated. It wurbe miracle it the whole town Is not; ground into a mass er kindlings. .Th're la ho rest or sleep for the Inhabi tants of the city. No one pretends to go to bed In ny Of tie lower sections, and hundred of butldlnks have been 'vacated' The entire Missoert valley in thatre gion is nervously awaiting the outcome. v. - ANXIOUS MOMENTS. SlOTRX CITY, March 21. 2 P.' M. The Missouri river has! risen eight feet at Chamberlain, South Dakota, and It Is sup posed thnt the gre t lee gorge at Little Betid has gon out. If.the river continues to rise, and if It go much higher, great damage must folio' Then Generously Pro- moted in the Army. Scrlppa-MvRa News - Associa tion.) jWASHlNslTOM Mareh' 2VAmonr long lisfe of nominations for 'brevet eom- , missions; In the volunteer and "regular L army, sent lo the Senate for confirmation today Were the following: Itegtilar Army-Maor General by breY etVColonel Egbert, for distinguished gal. lantry In action at Minlla, Philippine Islands, where he was killed. Brigadier Generals by breAret Colonel Emerson Llscomb, for conspicuous gallantry at Where he- was killed. and Colonel Charles WlckofT, for gal- t lan try In the battle of Santlago.'-Cuba. Yoluntwr Arm J Brigadier General by Jolm Wholley, First Washington Infantry, for distinguished gallantry in aetlpn near Manila; to be Lieutenan Colon I by brevet. Major 'John lngulshed action at San A. Logan, for din Jacqulnto; Luton, where he was lulled. GAME ONIGHT. f..jt.. The Sdattte'ljadies Arrived this prning. : The last basket iall . contest of the seas on will he held JU: night at Jhe Y. M -C A. gymnasium, betw sen the Seattle High Snhool Girls' teat t and the Northwest High , School Girl , for-the championship of he North west. I The Portland girls are the nreeent lioioqrs Of that title, ana a great game Is exdected. The Seattle partly, composed of the f61 lowing, arrived ad the Perkins Hotel this 'morning: Mrs, TJunlap, chaperon, cap. tain: Miss Nellie UUrtlapand Isabel Price forwards': Margar4t Southerland and Ger trude Which; guohds: May Crahan, cen tre, and Ahne Sodtherland, sub, The- gentlemen Accompanying the team are Raymond west, manager; Frank Cheetnut, asslstad; manager; Clay Kahle, coach, and Charlds Davis. Tb line-up, fori the Northwest Hleh School Glrla' teant Is: Captain Miss Alice Tidoombe and Vfrnle Kertehem. guards: Helen Thayer afW Nellie Tidcombe, for wbrds; Xthet .Elarp and Erne Scanlon. . subs., , '('. 4 I w w,ihyiw ..jrvae niwyue; ivi uri" Inhd antjr Boytnbnd j West for Seattle, Cbhcft Crftabie, fill, referee and Leonard Myers Win tot'af timekeeper. SMALLPOX DISAPPEARING. St. John is about rid of the smallnox epidefnle that his been threatenlna- that peaceful mtje burg. There were only four patients sijrfering with the disease yesterday, and ine" of them was released this morning,' Tlhe others are rapidly re covering; ti v. t THE WEATHER. . Light to--mod rately heavy rains hve occurred In the North Pacific state sirMe yesterday .mornrg... Light snow- felt this bornlitg In, 8ou hem Idaho. -1 Light frosts, ar reported in the Interior bf Northern Csl fornla, and k 11 Unr frost e In Eastern Oreg n. t The Indlcattonh are for . partly eioudv Weather Irt thl district Saturday, with UiOWers in Wen crn Oregon and Western Washington: ! The bar 7s ry rough.' wKh ft Mirfat. horthwest win! The weather is cloudy fit k 01 ' mm- FINE NEW TlktURE, $4.75 This M a CMBINATIOI A NEW THING fixture and the very best tha - - can U put wp. Wt hav CAS MANTELS r other lixtnres as.'lQw . w - ,Gu-' Uj-jo: $20. This b new stock ? 45 DAYS ; 5 ; Our old stock bbeins closet : ' ' Yon can't gel anything like tt :" - ' !.H l". " I; tetwher ., , THE. JOHN BARRETT CO. 91 rirU 'Strtet, Between Oak and Stark. -JL, iiJij..u TTI 42 Years of Conservative Growth 4 IK! v OF NEW YORK Assets, $16,500,000. C Best life insurance in the World. Op and Washington. Write for particulars respecting our S per cent Gold Debentures, Pension -Bonds, and Combination Bonds. - y To BLAIR T. SCOTT, :l .! ?!' it Chamber of Commerce Bldg. "THE PERFECTION 0 HARD. TOUGH, DURABLE, STAYS TtlE ABAKAN OFFICE, NO. 8 FIRST ST. Jt. EXTREIVptY STRJIUNG OUR NEW PICTORIAL SOUVENIR. THE J. IC GILL COMPANY i.ii J-'LUIBI!..B.'-L , No More Dread of tbe Dental Chair - New "t York,' Dental Parloro ; , 4th and Morrison StsL Portland, Ore. ' . . Teeth extracted and flllej Absolutely -fiout pain, but o'.r lap , .' " : method applied to the sums. No B)eep-pi I'-lucing m-i-m r ru, These are the only dental parlors In I'ortiunJ tinvmi,' iaii-i.it I i Inwa and ingredients to extrai t, tilt and ii uiy ,K1 cm"! h -t i crowna midvottible from iitumul tee t ft, a i i wunnu-U i n- i i ) ' -out the least pain. . i Hoot: C.30 tC.CD-S,-'.- ". s.:d'i ? . 125,000 --of these Kodaks sold last year. Take plates or -films! jfiiaAht pocket. Manufacturer' a prlce if J -ei er ; ;.:, . $14.00 -.1 . I. ! '! Photo Instructions- always; free. Wobdard,... TGlairRer&Cb. 4. - ITT I B T II T JllMLiili 1 " STRONGEST IM THE WORLD V u. SamueU Manager, )8 Oregonlani Bu tiding. Portland Or. Tin s Paid, $37,000,000. rate $1,000,000 department In Qregon Seoeral Manager, v h Portland,' Oregon r WALL PLASTER" T COMPANY; . ; tkloephoneC main na. laiiti which contains Vbout Forty V ews of the Meet Pleasing point , ot Interest in--,' and about Portland. Never in the ' history of the vity has there ben anything half aa dainty . and artlntlo as this Beautiful raklet. . . SEE OUR. WtNDpW MSPljf THIRO STREET h Corn Thirel and AI4er Streets " rU ' ' Shed Jhe defennt S0V. -'.,v-V ! '. and squally,