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: W' V SO? -Editton VOL. II. NO. 89. POBTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MILLION DOLLARS TO BE SPENT ON THE STREETS OF CITY PRIOR TO THE BIG LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR K the r A RECORD YEAR f - IN STREET WORK Sidewalks Alone Will Cost $200,000 Present Condition of Work in Bus iness and Residence Districts. Improvements of Portland's Thorough- ttrff wir i- it tares win mean an expenditure of $1,000,000 During 1903, Jhe cost of the street and sewer improvements In the City of Portland for the year of 1903 willvamount to approxi mately $1,000,000, as far as can be estimated at the present time, and may even, exceed that figure slightly. Since the first of January work amounting to about $300,000 has been completed and turned over to the city,- improvements costing about $400,000 are now under way, and work contemplatod, and which will undoubtedly be finished up, will bring the -totalsum up to the amount estimated for the entire street work for the year, ' HEPPNER IS STILL REVENGE ON TRAMPS ID PART OF CAUSES DEATH A Sunday of Glcfom is Spent in Wrecked Town by Those Who Remembered the Awful ' Calamity of One Week Ago, Funds Are Not Yet Sufficient to Ably Care for the Many Who Are Destitute and More Money Must Come Encouragement Assured from Amount Portland Is Said to Have Raised and Generosity ot Other I owns, To Succeed Carrol D. Wright. This la a phenomenal amount of work f that character for a city the else of Portland to plan, but several cause have led up to it. XV TXB FIRST rLACB, TEST LIT TZ.S BTSXBT- XMPBOYIMEJrT WOSX XA BBBV 901TB WITHIX THB ABT XX OB BBTBB TBASS, AOOOBBXVO to in ornoiiu, abb vow xt XUBT AX.Ii BB BOBB AT OVOB. Every district has Its share of neces sary Improvements and the-employes of the City Engineer s office are kept con stantly on the go In order to keep up with the demand. They really haven't had such a busy season since the office waa established. Largest Expenditure. One of the largest Items In thla total xpendlture, strange though It may seem. Is for new sidewalks. There will be 40 miles of new walks laid during the year and at an average cost of $5,000 per mile, this means a total cost of 200,000. There has been more or less delay with some of the street work within the business .district proper, the laying of new asphalt streets and repairing old sections, but the contractors are now endeavoring to complete their Jobs as soon as possible. In many cases the de lay was entirely attributable to non-rer celpt of material, and for this the con tractors were not held to blame. On Washington street the work was held In check by the street men being compelled to wait for the streetcar company to lay their rails, both improvements being made at the same time. Owing to Its being a business thoroughfare the con dors can only work on one side at a wme. They are now nnismng up on tne south side of the street and will, upon is satisfactory, and when the Improve' rnent 1 finished It will be one of Fort- land's flaest streets. .. Another street which will be a source or pride to the residents or this city when it Is finished Is Washington street The original asphalting extended from the river to Sixteenth street, but this Is being repaired and new asphalting will extend from that point out to the City Park. The street Is rather narrow, but will be one of the best-drives In the city. -All the concrete on the south side is In-and the workmen are laying the binder course. Asphalt rsrsmaat. The contractors have commenced tear ing out Alder street from Sixth out to Lounsdale, preparatory to laying an asphalt pavement, and the Job will be finished up as rapidly as possible. The work of repairing Morrison street, for which a contract has already been awarded, will be commenced within a week or twp. Of the work on the streets in the resi dence district, perhaps the most impor tant, If not the most costly, is the Thur man street repairing. That street will be renovated, as It were, from the river out to Thirty-second street, and accord ing to the contract, in a very substantial manner. Another large Job "in the resi dence section on this side is that includ ing Hoyt, Lovejoy, Kearney and Eleventh streets, on which work is now progress ing. The Job includes macadamising and the laying of concrete or artificial stone walks. East Side Improves.' The East Side is in the throes of a vast amount of street Improvement. Work has been started on the ex ten si oil between East Twelftn and East north side. Of the principal business district thor oughfares on which extensive repairs are being made there Is Washington street, asphalt from Sixteenth street to City Park, repairing of the old asphalt from downtown to Sixteenth street; Al der street, Sixth street to Lounsdale street, asphalt; Third street. Main to Glisan. repairing, asphalt, etc.; Morri son street, asphalt, repairs, etc.; Sev enth street, Burnside to Glisan, stone blocks on concrete foundation and as phalt from Taylor to Burnside. nth Street Work. n this list the work on Seventh Street, which will cost upwards of $56,000, Is about completed, and will be finished this week. The contractors are at work on the last block. From Burn side street to Taylor street the thor-' oughfare Is laid with asphalt, but from Taylor to Glisan it Is stone blocks on a crete foundation. From a superficial xamlnatlnn It Is thought that the work TTiffty-ninin streexif, anu oetween uer mont street ana Hawthorne avenue; Thirteenth street is being planked be tween Hawthorne and Belmont, concrete sidewalks being provided for the entire distance; East Madison is being grav eled from Twelfth to East Twenty fourth; East Salmon graveled to Bast Thirty-third, and the Portland Railway Company is preparing to lay their double track on that street for - the Sunnydale extension; the district in Hansen's dls trict south of Belmont Is being graded and filled; the Portland Trust Company's East Stark and East Sunnyslde Addi tions are being graded, filled and side walked; the graveling of Marguerite avenue is practically complete and the Willamette boulevard, leading to lower St, Johns. Is being graveled in the center. In addition to this work the City En gineer now has out a survey crew run ning lines for about six miles of im proved streets which will be made in the Sunnyslde district this year. (Journal Special Service.) HEPPNER, June 23. Today Is an un pleasant one here in Heppner; dreary weather adds to the sadness. Tester- day was a day of gloom In this towp of destruction. In the morning the sun shone brightly and a fresh, cool wind swept down the little valley of Wll low Creek. Shortly after noon the day grey colder and clouds now and then obscured the sky. "A week ago," people would say, and as the time approached that fatal 8:30 o'clock a feeling of awe took posses sion of the. hundreds who were still working in the piles of debris below the town; took possession of the many who were caring for the destitute, and the destitute themselves. But the day passed without other in cident than steady work from morning until night, which resulted in finding two more bodies. Services were held in the churches and fervent were the prayers offered for the care of the helpless ones who have lost not only their loved ones, but their worldly possessions as well. There is not enough money !n the hands of the committee to continue the support of the impoverished widows and orphans, yet there is a hope that the funds alreadyon hand will be so augmented that all will be well. Today word was received here that Portland's contribution now reaches 118,786.49 and that the theatre benefit to be held tomorrow afternoon In that city will net $6,000 more. From towns in other states aid Is coming which Is very gratifying to the committee. The list of dead now stands IBS dead and 29 missing. There seems to be no doubt that many of those who lie be neath the mud in the narrow valley will ever be found, although the search will go on until every means of re covery has been exhausted. SALEM GIVES $1,400 TO HEPPNER'S AID OF RUSSIA v MORE TROUBLE Holy Synod Forbids Its Priests to' Baptise Semites Unless They "Have Received Licenses from Police, (Journal Special Service.) . BERLIN, June 22. The Tageblatt to day says that the Russian Holy Synod Is taktng a hand in the propaganda against therJews of Russia.'- This pa per says that the august body has for bidden all priests to -baptise Jews un less such Jews can produce a police license permtttlpg them to change their religion. This measure Is Intended to stop the adoption of Christianity by the Jews, who can thus escape legal liabili ties. There is a strong feeling against the Synod here for such unfair meas . urea. . - . - i SOAKED THE SHERIFF . WITH SOAPY SUDS Strikers at Dubuque Work from Top of a Hotel While Mob Disperses, (Journal Special Service.) DUBUQUE, la, June 22. Governor Cummins arrived this morning to try and settle the strike. ' The president of the Iowa Federation of Labor is also here for the same purpose. The Sher iff, in endeavoring to disperse the mob at tbe Farley Manufacturing Company's plan this morning, was soaked with soapsuds thrown from the top story of the. hotel by a crowd which afterward leisurely scattered. Cars are running wit hoot molestation while guards . are protecting the power houses and patrol In g the disorderly sections of the city. I If II It Mr-. I lllll --i,- M II -;- ' WZJf rmm w II KWv il III ja K n JZfi J C Two Hoboes Out of Spite to Railway Company Start a Heavy Coal Train Down a Steep Grade at Spokane, With Fatal Results. With Terrific Speed It Runs Four Miles and Finally Leaving Tracks, Wrecks a Double House and a Laundry Three felled. (Journal Special Service.) SPOKANE, June 22. Two tramps caused a disastrous train wreck on the Great Northern this morning and turned loose a loaded car from HUlyard, a su burb of this city. The trian gathered ter rific momentum and ran four miles down grade lto the town, where It left the tracks and, crushing 100 yards-beyond the rails, demolished a two-story house In which lived two families. After wrecking the house the train crushed through the Palace Laundry, where the wreckage piled high. The whole electric light system of the Northeast part of the city is cut off to day. A line of poles for 300 feet Is mowed down. In part of the dwelling tnat was struck resided the Slee family, com posed of five persons. Elmer 81ee. the young son, was Instantly Kiuea. i ne boy's sister. Viola Slee, was probably fatally Injured. In the second por tion of the puse, occupied by the Meyers family, no one was Tilled, but a young daughter, Irene Meyers, and Mrs. Lillian Bell were severely In jured. The two tramps who set the train l-ose were killed In the collision with the house. Another tramp by the name' of C. Daniels was fatally In . Jured. Last night two hoboes whose names have bean found to be E. R, Hunt of Portland and M. Hell man of Seattle were chased away from the railway yards at HUlyard. At the time they stoned the watchman and threatened to get square. At S o'clock this morning they were seen prowling about - tha -vicinity of the yards, and before they could be driven away they had loosened the brakes of the train, which Tegan to move rapidly. With terrlflo speed It tor down tha grade, gathering momentum - at every dozen yards. For nearly four miles tha fearful Journey continued until the slight curve was struck near the Palace Laundry. There tha train left the tracks and the destruction began. Hunt and Hell man, who had dona tha mischief, were found crushed under a heavy coal oar. From letters on their persona their names and Identity were established. It is believed that the villains when they had accomplished the work 'of un letting the brakes found the train was going too fast to jump safely from It and decided to take chances of Its keep ing the tracks until the up grade was reached In this city. When Carrol D. Wright retires from the position of united States Commissioner of Labor, which he expects to do by the first of next year, it is expected that E. E. Clark, chief of the Order of Railroad Conductors, will be named to succeed him. Mr. Clark' has been recommended to the President by Mr. Wright, who met the railway man during the sitting of the Coal Strike Commission, of which both were members. SALEM, June 22. Owing to a 4um ber of other attractions in the city on Saturday night the Heppner benefit per formance at the Opera House was not as numerously attended as was ex pected, but the musical talent of Salem gave one of the best performances ever enjoyed her. A total of 189.76 was realised from the sal of seats, and this was turned over to Mayor C. P. Bishop, to be forwarded to Heppner. v In addition to the above amount, vari ous sums have been paid in, among them 125 from Protection Lodge, No. 2, A. O. TJ.W- and $58 from the United Artisans. The total amount thus far raised by the Salem Committee is $1,410.25, and in ad dition various amounts not made pub lic here have been forwarded by Ma sonic, Odd Fellows' and other lodges, to committees representing their several orders having in charge the disburse ment of funds.' FOR HEPPNER FUND (Journal Special Service.) OREGON CITY, June 22.-The bar bers and teamsters played a game of ball at Canemah Park yesterday after noon for the benefit othe Heppner flood sufferers. The game was played out, notwithstanding the fact that it rained steadily .through the game. The score stood 16 to 6 in favor of the barbers. Rain prevented a good crowd from at tending and the receipts were only $23.30. The Nashville Students, a col- was In progress. The Nashville Stu dents have been engaged for a series of Sunday, performances in the park. A disconsolate looking crowd of fans in charge of P. G. Shark, returned 'from Vancouver last evening. They repre sent all that is left of the Oregon City Baseball team. According to an eye witness the home team was made to Maroons. f CHINESE VICTIMS OF FLOOD BURIED HERE The six Chinese companies have col lected the bodies of the Chinese victims of the Heppner flood, seven in all, and attending to their burial. Lee Way has been at Heppner for some days super vising for the companies the burial of five Chinese there and today two were burled In their cemetery across the river. The two Interred here were partners in a laundry at Heppner and left sufficient means to secure a city burial; they were Mark Bang Foo a,nd Ung Ching Hlng. The funeral of Foo Waa marked by much pomp and ceremony and occurred this afternoon. ' The relief fundvjorlay stands as fol lows: Previously acknowledged $1 8,000.00 Anna Meader 60.00 First Cumberland Presbyterian Church 20.00 J. O. Bailey 1.00 Henry K. McGinn 25.00 Ira 8. Smith 6.00 Citizens of Corvallls 546.83 ,Cah... ...... 10.00 Bethany German Presbyterian Church 3.60 F. H. Mulkey 60.00 First Church ,of Christ 46.16 Danish -Aid 8oclety 6.00 Cash 6.00 Cash 6.00 Mrs. Abby C. DeMortlmer .... 6.00 Beer 'Drivers and Brewers' No. 201 10.00 First Church of Christ, Scien tists V; 45.00 Evans. Hood Bottler. Freeman Swanson and others. The general admission win be 50 cents, reserved seaM II. and Dox seats $1.60. The cltlsens' committee are working in conjunction with Manager Dav In the matter, and the affair will surely be a great success. Total ..$18,830.49 CHINESE THESPIANS WILL AID THE FUND The Imperial Chinese Dramatic Club, with the American-Born Chinese Asso ciation, will give a performance Friday evening for the benefit of the flood fund, the plane to be announced lateiv The following telegram was received today: HEPPNER, Or.. June 22. No de mand for further Immediate relief, all being provided for out of funds and ored minstrel troupe, rendered a per- supplies here. It will take about one formance In the park whHe the game week more to complete sanitation work." BIG BOXING BENEFIT FOR HEPPNER FUND The monster boxing exhibition for the benefit of the Heppner flood sufferers Is well under way at present, and from Indications will be one of the finest and most scientific performances ever given In the Pacific Northwest. Manager Day of the Pastime Club is tolling dili gently In the preparation of the pro gram, which will Include stars of the first magnitude. The affair will be probably held next Monday evening at Exposition Building and thousands will attend. The main event of the evening will be a 16-round contest between George Memslc and Jimmy Rellly. These men have met twice before and are both ex perts at the game, and will undoubtedly give a splendid show. Others that will participate are Jack Day and brother, Robert Day, Tom Tracey, Martin Denny, Frank Newhouse, Dixie Kid, Dudley . Many makers are now. building gas engines of 2.600 horss power and are ready, to double this efficiency.- GONSPIRATORS IN FRAUD INDICTED 'WASHINGTON, June 22. The grand Jury this afternoon found a point -indictment against George Lot-ens, postmaster at Toledo, Mrs. Lorenx, his wife, A. W. Machen ad the Groft Brothers. The bills will probably be reported in court later this - afternoon. The charge Is gross conspiracy with intent to defraud the government. Lorens and his wife are alleged to have been intermediaries between Machen and the Or off Brothers in their 1 fraudulent deals. Tha penalty under the statute on which the charge is based is a fine of $10,090 or two years' Imprisonment, or both. 1 . Machen and the Groffs have both been previously Indicted under another statute for accepting and giv ing bribes respectively. The indict msnts found today and those previously returned refer to the. same trans actions. Involving about $20,000. It Is alleged that the Lorens couple were very brasen In their conduct and the woman Is said to have made light W the serious charges. They now deny, any part Jn the conspiracy, ' although the government officials state that they hav conclusive evidence that they are guilty. Of the $20,000 believed to have been realised by . the frauds, Postmaster Lorens and wife, are said Jo have received about 3,000. RETURNS A FORMAL." LETTERS OF THANKS The thanks of Heppner to Portland and her citizens for the help which they so gladly bestowed to the afflicted East ern Oregon town are fittingly conveyed In the following communications which were received today by Mayor Williams from Mayor Frank Gilliam and the City Council of Heppner: Hon. George H. Williams, Mayor of Portland. Or. Dear Sir: We are In re celpt of your favor of yesterday and we wish to extend to you and tnrougn you to the cltlxens of Portland, our sincere thanks for the prompt and efficient manner in which you have responded to our cry of distress. The funds which have been so generously donated oy me citizens of Portland for the relief of the distressed and suffering caused by the terrible disaster, of the 16th Inst., will long be remembered by us. The funds subscribed and paid and the provisions Vnd cTdthinr Id6hateorwiir-'T'"'-ase-ma disbursed by the committee appointed here for that purpose to the J5est ad vantage possible for the relief of the distressed and suffering citizens of Heppner. Very respectfully, FRANK GILLIAM, Mayor. At a meeting of the Council and. citi zens of Heppner, Or., held Wednesday evening, June 18, 1903, the following resolutions were unanimously passed: Whereas, the City of Portland has come to the relief of the ctizens of Heppner, Or., In Its terrible hour of need and calamity In a most magnificent and generous manner, and its lending much valuable aid to the distressed and homeless of our community, and Whereas, the Hon. J. N. Teal has been tireless In his efforts to bring about such noble results, and WhereaB,. the O. R. & N. Co. has so generously contributed to the neces sities of our city by furnishing prompt. efficient and free transportation to per sons and supplies; now, therefore, be it Resolved. That we do hereby tender to the City of Portland: to the Hon. J. N. Teal and to the O. R. & N. Co., our most heartfelt thanks for the timely aid and assistance so generous. y rendered. (Signed) P'RANK GILLIAM, Mayon, Heppnet Orphans Here. The four Nunn children, made orphans through the Heppner flood. In which their parents lost their lives, were brought to Portland this morning In charge of Mr. Hawley, and are tempo rarily in custody of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Portland. It Is the intention of the authorities to ship the children to relatives In De troit, Mich. Mayor Williams has tele,-r graphed to the Mayor of Detroit asking him to defray the expenses of sending the children East. CONVICTS PLAN TO ESCAPE One of the Most Desperate At tempts to Break from a Peni tentiary "Was Frustrated by, Bravery of Guards. r - The Inmates of the Colorado Prison Beat Down a Few, .JCeeper&nd BiezeiheJAar -dens Wife for Shield. Carry the Unprotected Woman in rront of mem unni me Two Leaders Are Killed' as They Leave the Yard TROLLEY PARTY FOR FLOOD RELIEF FUND Portland Circle, No. (6. Women of Woodcraft, will give a trolley party Tuesday evening, June 39, for the benefit of the Heppner sufferers. The party will start from Third and Morrison streets at I o'clock. 1- ( Journal Special Service.) CANON CITY, Colo., June 23. -Tha courage or waraen viegnoru uu ui ; guards .today suppressed the most des-' perate revolt which ever occurred in the , Colorado penitentiary. A signal for aa attack upon the guards was given at 8.w. o'clock this morning while tne convicts , were in the wash room. They soon -overpowered the few guards. Headed ft by burley James Armstrong, a murderer, j six convicts fellod every guard who at- - tempted to Interfere with their progress p toward liberty. Mrs. Cleghorn, wife of the warden, was seized by Armstrong; and forced along in fronc of the con victs. Dynamite was used to open tha , front gate. The convicts rushed j ' through carrying Mrs. Cleghorp who had fainted. , ' Warden Cleghorn, seeing the des perate state of affairs, rallied the. guards, saying: "Keep cool; shoot to -kill, but do not injure my wife." Mrs. Cleghorn -was abandoned BO yards from the gate. The guards. shot Bill Keykendall and Jamea Armstrong, and when the leaders fell the balance surrendered. They were taken and placed In dungeons where they will he , kept until an investigation Is made.1 Both leaders are dead. ' ' , ' M'KINLEY MEMORIAL :UND (Journal Special fiervica) . CLEVELAND. June M. Cortelyou. Fairbanks, Day and Colonel Lynch of the Canton trustees of the McKlnley Mm rlal Association, met today la Hanna'e office to review the work acoampliehed and plan further action. Day presided. The report of Treasurer Herrlck showel -the total ' contributions amounting tt half a million dollars. Designs will now be Invited. ft