: 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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( 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.
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