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TOT JENJITO iOlJBAIji ; POHTllASn), OBEGOff, jSArCTIDAY, APBIL78, 1902. i ACROSS THIVi RIER HI II . Assaulted the Postmaster. JDavld O'tkell of Center Addition VU on tHat before justice of the Peace Vre land yesterday afternoon on the . charge f assault with a dangerous weapon -on Postmaster James Chanoing. the store keeper of that suburb. ' It U alleged that young- O'Dell, In company with another boy named James Davis, broke the windows In Channing's tore on March 12. and because the post Batter went to the parents of the boys and made a complaint, that on March tS the boys mot t.nd assaulted Mm. Do, vls -could not be found, so young O'Dell had to face the charge alone. The ease was continued until this afternoon, SUNNYSIDE. ' The"feufinyslde Boys' Brigade held a re. Wptlon last evening at the hall on Bel mont street. A large crowd was present v and.'afUr drilling, the boys engaged In game of basket ball. Refreshments were '. served to the visitors. X B. Harris has returned from a bUBl- . - toss trip to Eugene, where he sold soma K his real estate Charles Clawson, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D.- B. Clawson, residing q Belmont between 'East Thirty-second and East Thirty-third streets, died , this - monjin; of diphtheria. The dance to be given by Suntiyslde Camp, Woodmen of the World, at Shar key's Hall next Thursday evening prom ises to be a very successful affair. - - E.-Kramer, who has been very-111 for , about a week, ia better. . Aiowtrd Wilson leaves next week, for Montana, where he will be employed with a surveying party. 'Joseph Worth, secretary of tne Portland Coal ft Developing Company, has left for North Yamhill to 'look after the affair . the company there.; ; . SELLW00D. r At a meeting Of the Bellwood Bub-Board , U Trade last evening at Flreman-s Hall a commute was appointed to Interview the property, owners on Umatilla, Bpo kane and Nehalem avenues regarding the improving- of those thoroughfares. The follewing was the committee appointed; A B. fiplcketmler, U H. Andrews and T. C. BeUwood A favorable report was made by the committee aelected to gera lot for the - erecting of a freight depot for the Port ' land City A Oregon Railway; In Sellwood. President R' M.TDonaugh report that the woolen jqUI Is now running T looms' and employ 60 men. It ia expected that f the company will double their force in a few months. . X7srioHM7 r , ' -: Mrs, J. c. Scott is very 111 at her resi dence at St. Johns. Dr. Hubbard of Portland Is the attending' physician. A party was given Thursday evening at the residence of U. J. Horseman by tSe Loillee' tA! Sooiotr "e -tho'jat.,.johjui ' imhodiKt Episojcbt; Curch,",TAft tfo(e attending were expected to wear calloo, those falling to be fined S cents. The af fair -was a success. W. M. Moxon's new two-story residence Is assuming shape. I F.Claik has been reappointed notary publics' by Governor Geer. Mr. Clark claims to be a descendant of the CJarke of Lewis and Clarke fame, . All the graders employed on the O. R. ft N. spur, left yesterday. They have been ordered to Rene, Jlevada. Miss Emmathe young daughter of Mr. ai)d Mrs. A. het, who has been on the sick list for" about a' week as the result of being vacotnated, is recovering. W. IL foster eaa aaeved away from St. John- and will reside in Atblna. Charles Johnson of OranUCounty, South Dakota, has purchased two acres of land in the Miner Tract, and Is preparing to erect a dwelling, f ;; St. John is beginning to present a bet ter appearance. Nearly everybody has 'caught the spring fever and Is cleaning up helr premise.' The residents are figuring tat having the 1905 fair down that way, Albina Board of Trade. The Central Albina Board of Trade held It regular meeting last evening, quite a number of members being in attend . ance. The board heafd the report of the quar terly meeting of the Board of Directors. A .communication was read from the Superintendent of the Street Cleaning De partment in answer to the board' re quest that the department clean up the. streets in Multnomah once every other week. The Superintendent promised to send a man to that vicinity as often as possible, which was- satisfactory to the board. .,' , The communications from Sena or Mitchell. Representatives Moody and Tongue relating to the VancVouver bridge affair were read. The secretary, was Instructed to write to the City & Suburban Railway Com pany in relation to the condition of Com mercial street since the company removed the motor tracks. President M. E. Thompson called the at tention of ' the ' members present to the benefits to be derived! from joining the Civic Improvement Association. 'After the meeting ot the board ad journed, a meeting of the Board of DlrecT tors of the Hall Association was called. The plans of the new building submitted by P. Chap pel I Brown were received with favor. The plans call for a building to cost about tim.. No action was taken, because tt 1 , desired that a full attend ance be present to discuss the matter. . A meeting of the) hall oommlttee will be held next Wednesday evening. Chief of tb Fire Department Dave Campbell and City Engineer W. B. Chase were In conference at the City. Hall this morning relative tv the establishing of the proposed new water main on East Water street. Monday, in company with a delegation of property owners of the East Side, they will make a visit to the various abutting property owners and try and get a majority ot them to agree to help this proffleet out. The present water main along East First street is only six Inches in diameter and will not carry ,an mora water than can be used by one of the city's large Are engines. There" are a number of large warehouses and facto ries in the vicinity between East Oak and East Clay streets, and ' if a big fire should occur among them the department would be greatly handicapped in r fight ing it. "' , J Some time ago the Water Committee had a petition circulated for the con struction of a 14-lnch main along East Twelfth. It met so much apposition from property owner who had no build ings to protect that the measure never came to a head. However, tlje Water Committee is willing to lay the main if the property owner will agree to "build elevated cross streets at right angles to the main. The city would not be the gainer thereby, but it Is not. desired to expend 114,000, the estimated coat, unless the cross streets are Improved so that the Fire Department can have easy ac cess to the water supply after it ha been Installed. (u iiiion George E. Wifhlngton, cashier of the First National Bank, Is In a very serious condition at his apartment in the Port land Hotel. Mr. Wtthlngton has been 111 for two months, but lately his condition has become alarming to his friends and the worst is feared. , IT, WAS 'A TREAT. "Lend Me Five Shillings" I the title of a farce presented last night at Arlon Hall by the William G, Elliott Frater nity of the Unitarian' Church. This is an amateur organization which ha fre quently done Itself produd In Its theat rical productions in this city. Last night's production was no exception and proved very enjoyable to all. BOARD OF TRADE. acted at Its Next Meeting. EAST SIDE BRIEFS. Rev. George B. Van Walter will leave Monday for. New, York, where he goea on business In connection with the Vos burg estate. He expects to be absent! about three month. Rev.. H. H. Pratt, the new pastor of the Forbes Presbyterian Church. Is ex pected to arrive from Philadelphia next Much BusMeSS Will be TlTUlS- Nels Nelson, employed at the O. R. & N. shops at Albina, was severely in jured by being struck with a heavy piece of machinery yesterday. He was sent to St. . VliwMrt'a YTnanltnl " . Til 'r'.r ,C."TJ i? . Si ... A., S. KIM, la eomnrettna- the erection venuei be sets, cost ing i about ! $2500. ! - , i . -. , .; Work la to be begun at once on the improving of East Thirtieth street from Hawthorne, avenue to the Base Line road. The street is ,to be graded and then paved with gravel. East Thirtieth street is a county road and the Improvements will be made under the sunervlston of me Koaumaster. A'l k-W , snMIWnlf th of WtfDloLflU Williams v t wfc'fen Morrirf atidMonrW we 'WELL, WELL," SAYS HE. ' '" ; - To The JoumaWln .yesterday's Journal - Chief of Police McLaughlan is quoted as l saying that he is orry for the attempt to prevent the Shepherd lecture in the A. a U. W. hall, and that he took the couibo he did because he feared trouble between religious partisans. If looking after religious affairs ia one of the duties of, (he 90llce force It should be' made '"known, o, that whenever the pastor of a church may have a couple of obstreper- ous deacons or quarrelsome sisters, or a .. crash between rival societies, he could aend jfor tu burly policeman to tell the - brothers' and sisters what to do. What a relief to the pastor from this on! Well, Wellt A Department Of Prayer ' arid Church Regulation In the police force! And all the time we thought they were looking, after White Chapel. " F. LYMAN, ' One of the Methodists. - Self-denial week. i Tomorrow begins the wekk of self-de-Jiial of the Salvation Army. Self-Denial Wek is a world-wide affair to pray for . En 1 j '- f T Tl Opportunity to Hear the Great Lecturer Hapef I. Shepherd A constitution and by-law baa been prepared by some of the- mem bers of the Board t)f Trade, which will be read bn the afternoon of April 0, The following committees will report, at the t next meeting : J. H. Flake, chairman of the mining; committee, on the plan of a SUte Bureau ot Mines; Mr. Conn ell. chairman ot the river and haroor committee, on the necessity of a fire-boat; W. J. Clem ens, chairman of the special commit tee on insurance, on the result of the re-rating of the city by the Insurance companies, Joseph - Gaston, chairman of the railroad committee, on the plans of building or acquiring The Dalles A Cerilo portage railway; I. A. Bricks, chairman of the Oriental trade committee, on the prospects of securing a line of steamers between Yokomaha and Portland; the manu facturing and finance committee, on a plan of raising a guarantee fund for manufacturing and other indus tries in the city of Portland. The street railway and the Lewis and Clark Fair committees are to meet with the committee of the Chamber of Commerce and the Lewis and Clark Fair directors to consider the advertising of Portland in journals and magazines and raising funds for same. . The. manufacturing and advertising committee ara working In rnnnrtlrtn Southern Pacific Will Imnrnve wlth the Lew,s and CIrk dlwctors on . "upiwiv i itt DrOD08tion . Secretary Moore has received a let ter from C. F. Rogers of Nashua. N. H Inquiring about Oregon. No doubt there are many more persons all over the country who would be glad to hear about Oregon. and raise money for the heathen in all lands. Officers, soldiers, concerts, friends and sympathisers are asked to join in denying one's self of some pleasure or luxury; enlisting the sympathy of friends who are able and willing to contribute and praying for the salvation of the lost in noma ana foreign countries. The Self- Denial Week la to -end missionaries to an parts of the earth and to aid In car. lng jfor the poor f. our .cltle by means 01 social lntitutlons already established, and to increase their number. TSLls4 "STORY; ---ri - - rz- """,a""esMsBiiB First Authentic Statement from - UefPo TaL ' Thero r no 'material develop- meilt today la-the case of Lee Po Tai, the Chines doctor, charged with the murder of his mistress, Lin Heung. The Tlctim of the cowardly asssasln wag buried this afternoon ty members of her Chinese society. This morning the prisoner gave the authorities the first detailed state ment of the crime and tu discovery, from bis, standpoint In charge of an officer, hewas ' taken to the scene of the butchery, where he was obliged to Illustrate bis 'movements when he made the alleged discovery of - th crime, and what fie claims he saw. Briefly stated, he'elplalned himself as follows no Deputy District Attorney Spencer, who did the questioning: "My girl (Lin Heung) come to my office and say she sick. About 10: 45 o'clock I go China drug store and get medicine. I then, gq to this house. go in here (side entrance) and I hear some noise like somebody chop wood. I go back to this door (near entrance to woman's bedroom), then I go back to front room. I see one Chinaman run out front door. I get scared and think maybe something wrong, open door and find everything fire. see my girl, she lay on bed cover up with blanket I run in and pull down blanket and see she dead and throat cut. Bed fire and I burn my hands. I drop bed clothes down and run out and blow police whistle. Then byme bye policeman be arrest me and take me Jail." In substance, that was all the pHs oner would say. He answered ques tions freely enough, something he would not do heretofore, but would volunteer ao information. The story is in many instances in consistent with the facts. If. as he says, Tai went Into the blazing build ing as be says he did, it is very funny be did not notice the smoke instantly. The partition between the side en trance and the woman's rooms Is al most as thin- as a sheet of paper. If th fire had gained such headway, as the . prisoner claims, the. alleyway would surely have been filled with smoke. The theory of Mr. S pence is that after murdering his mistress, Tai discarded the clothes he wore, which were most likely blood-stained, and, throwing them down, -donned another suit Then, scattering coal oil around, he applied the match. Waiting until the conflagration had gained such headway that be thought the evidence of the crime had been removed, he rushed to the street and gave the alarm. This was all theoiy..and the state's case is based entirely on circumstan tial evidence;. Tai was taken Into the police court today and arraigned. Attorney George Stout fOr the defense entered, a formal plea of not ; guilty,, nd the; .prelimi nary examination was set for!, next Tuesday. ' " t .1 - . TEAERAiD; " ! 11 'Kit ? -Oft ,;- School Clerk AJlfSwag the most popular man In the 1 city . of Portland yesterday and today, especially with the lady teachers. He commenced yesterday paying them their monthly salary, and between 3 and '6 o'clock 190 teachers, mostly women, were given the wherewifltbat sept them away smiling. up to noon today luu more were disposed of, and the re malnder, about 60, will likely drop In this afternoon. The total navroll for March ia 123. 851.40, compared to $23,950 for Febru ary. The decrease in the amount last month is due to the closing of the night schools about a week ago, and to the fact that fewer teachers were detained away at funerals, thereby necessitating double pay, that of the regular and of the substi tute. : . ... . . mi MABtm A I TOST Wo -t ..'.- r&Qcy ell $25, $30, $40, $50 ill: 'At rt.i.. tWITH ECCENTRIC CHIN ADJUSTMENT H' KNOCK-OUT AXLES -NSLUCENT SALAMANDER ENAMEL ' " ON NICKEL ' The Finest Bicycles on the American Market . THE STRONGEST BICYCLES ON EARTH THE FINEST FINISHED BICYCLES , ever placed on the market SEE THEM RIDE THEM ll ,:gmMkmmm every town In the NortHvves 5 - 3 1 ro 2c J NEW RAILS. Fourth Street. AMUSEMENTS, , r One !i i week, . h?)ftnnln(f Monday,, March 31, with matinee . Wednesday and Saturday- at 2:15 o'clock.. Wm. A. Brady presents last years Bis success, Way Down Cast Under the Auspices of the Christian - Church, A. O. U..W. HALL ' - Corner Second and Taylor. TWO ; LECTURE For Ladies' and Gentlemen. SUNDAY AFTERNOON?, . . SUNDAY EVENING i . V . . . 8:00 .f h ' . Subjectsrw-'' - . Puratory," and w . i 'Personal Experience.' . ADMISSION 777771 . 33 -CENTS At a conference of the Council committee pn streets, held this morn ing with Manager Koehler of the Southern Pacific Railroad Comnanr W. D. Fenton, counsel for the com pany, and J. N. Teal, representing the property-owners abutinr Fourth street, It was recommended rhsr tho City Council nass the ordfnnnoA tndov requiring the railroad company to make extensive Improvements to Its tracks between Burnside and Jeffer son streets.- The ordinance was Introduced at the last meeting of the Council, and its consideration, was continued Mil toaay s attjourned session. I he Southern Pacific Comnanv will be required to take ud. its nrpspnt rails and replace them with full groored atecl ones, especially rolled in the mills of the East. Their will be able to accommodate large flanges and will $6 a great Improvement to those now In-Hs here. The "rails are said to be somewhat similar to those put oowir by the City & Stfburban Railway Company, at the- corner of Third and Morrison streets. Wood blocks treated with carboUnlum or creosote will be set between the tracks. The companf reluctantly Consented to comply with the request, hut the Council committee was urgent about the matter and brooked no delay. The railroad" people wanted eight montha in which to make the change, but tha committee allowed only six months. The ordinance will be passed as recommended, -j . A committee , conference, , Council man E. C. Brqria'ugh presiding, was In session this forenoon considering the revision of the new. plumbing ordi nance. It Is not likely that the meas ure will be. ready to go to the Coun cil today.'. , L . Anual River Rise. As near as can be determined, there was at the close of March less than the usual amount or snow in the -mountains at the headwaters of the Columbia River and rather more tha nthe usual quantity ut the headwaters of the Snake River. . The Spring: is very backward, more so than last year,, and much more so than in 1900. A backward Spring indicates both a great and a late rise In the' lower Columbia River. The highest water. In Portland In 1900, ..was 17.8 feet, on May 20, and In 1901 It was"20.'S feet, on June 3. This year the upper Columbia River will, not have as hhjh water as that oc curring a ytar ago, but the Snake River will go higher.. ' OivlrtK due weight to all the conditions sj far as known, It Is thought that with normal temperatures during April and May the following maximum stages will b reached about June 15: Umatilla, 25 feet; The Dalles, 42 feet; Cascade Locks, 40 feet, and Portland, ,23 feet. With un usually warm weather in April and May, the crest' of the flood will pass Vancou ver about two weeks earlier than the date herein given. THE BAKER THEATRE George L. Baker, Manager. Phones Oregon North 1076; Columbia 506. Scored another hit yesterday. And will continue all this week. Real Eastern talent, headed by Harris and Walters and ably assisted by O'Brien, Jennings and O'Brien, Rose and Jeanette, Al Hawthorne, Camilla Walling, Richard Wild, 8ld Baxter and the big sensation, the great "CYCLE WHTRL. Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Prices Matinees. 10c. 15c. tic: nittht. 13c. 25c S5c, 60c. Seats on sale a week in ad vance. Cordray's THeater Tonight and Matinee, MISS JESSIE SHIRLEY And Her Company In The Two Orphans Sunday. Mondav aind Tuesdar nlrhti the Latest, Relgnlnsuccesa, "UNDER I '? . v--( i;jT t.-lii ) 1 VI I SIQEL, Afft. .1 !' !"''., 335 Morrison Street . : ; Portland, Oregon NOT MADE BY A TRUST C FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC HALL Seventh and Aider Streets. FLYNN'S LONDON GAIETY GIRLS Presenting "A Night in a Turkish Harem" . Introducing ; LITTLE EGYPT In her sensational dances. General admission, free. . 1 OF COUTRSE NOT. "'My son," said the parson to a small boy who was digging In a bRck lot, "dent you know that It is a sin to dig on the BKouui.il, except in case or- necessltyr "Then the good than. - c ause mis is a case or necessity," re plied the. young philosopher. "A feller can t fish without bait." . ' replied the vounmr why don't you Btop Jtr' asked CONCERT HALL BLAZIER BROSr ' CONCERT EVERY NIGHT 242-248 rBurnslde. 7'- W. De not dtlay trying th Peacock fiouri. jou Hill never regret It" " She Was Correct.- He I understand this boarding houst Is kept by a young widow? ,- nns its; i m the one. " - . He-Why:" vou're 60 Years old. ' Bhe Yes, but I've only boea a widow 1 FAMILY IVOO MS Gentlemen Resort ' Louis Dammasch ; Ooodnough bufldlng. 163 and 1 hi sireet. upposue post Cold Lunches. Schfiti beer on draught PILOT CANN'S "ThefonoVrng letteir'has fe'een re icetyed.. hy S.-M. JUear8r..piasideatof fin cnamDer or commerce: ; "Sirr I notice in the papers that you have had a mectine of the trus tees, and that you devoted part Jo'f the time oyer statements that' were fully answered by the agent of the phots to Mr, Wheelwright. I will answer him again: "The two captains lied, for the pilots never mentioned 17 feet of wa ter. They stated that the bar was smooth. 'The bar report for March 15, the date of their arrival, was: 8 A. M very rough; 12 M.; rough, high water; 5:30 P. M.. 6.3-foot tide. They, crossed In at 3 P. M drawing 17 feet, the bar1 breaking. The two O. It. & Ntugs could not cross. out un til between 12 and 1 P. M., on account of the roughness of the bar; and in regard to Pilot Empklns' statement. the pilots always "josh" him when he comes Into their ofllce, for he has the name of having a big mouth and talk ing about matters that he knows nothing about, especially tne Colum bia river bar. We are surprised that the cham ber should allow such matter to be published, for it Is you, noi us, who are, giving the river a bad name, by not trying to do something to Improve It, and paying attention to such fool ish reports that come from the out side, and not trom us.. U Is impos sible to bide the conditions at the mouth of the river, for every ship 'that strikes, the master ' informs ber owners, and wnen thejr arrive nome the . underwriters have a dock and repair them, which will have a ten dency to raise insurance on shipping for this port. ' ' . 1 "That remark that the pilots were trying ot exaggerate the conditions at the bar is foolish, for we try to cover matters as much as possible to 'keep Puget Sound papers from making any remarks, and it is a matter of liveli hood to us to give the river a good name, and to attract shipping"" ,by giv ing a good service, as we have baan doing ia the past, v '-V "Hoping you may be able to, get a dredger for the bar, I remain. . "A- E. CANN. Bar Pilot" 1 The above letter Is in answer to ji 1 Question as -to the depth -of the bar I Of the Columbia river- at low .tide. A SHIRT-TO-SHIRT TALK Most Men wear Skirs and want them to fit. They also want good quality. MT. HOOD SHIRTS Combine all the good qualities, and are made right here in Portland by white girls. No Chinese labor touches them. MT. HOOD SHIRTS Have Style, Fit and Good Wearing qualities. They are made in hundreds of different styles and colors They fill all wants. '--t ; You make no Mistake when you buy MT. HOOD SHIRTS McALLEN WMcliONNEL 161-163 THIRJ STREET ST, cor. Morrison BOWCN'S TRADING CHECK We Have BRUSHED OFFJPRICES JON.... - ..,;.!'. Whisk Brooms 0900 row ONE CENT . in tmspc . . . . (n bssls of OnfATenlh of th nlur hhen nccompSBled by lawful money ttf II'. H. by thr firm o Laue-Davls t?o. ' - Not goad on patent medicines. FOR ONE WEEK LAUEDAV IS ; DRUG CO., .Third acid Yamhill Streets Mr Evening J ourhal -1 1 w-v u Hi1