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Newspaper Page Text4 THE OREGON DAILY JOUIiNAI PORTLAND, , TUESDAY - EVEKITS'G. DECEMBElt 8 1003. "COUNT" PULASKI'S DASH ; Palmist an3 Convicted . , Sympathy of Judge,, Plays Hare and Hound i A- A? ::Witfa.Deputy -Sheriff': .-y; ' ' After hfs plea " for . leniency ; had i' proved ineffectual, end ho had been sen : termed to three years in the pentten , i Uary, "Count" V.' A. Pulaski palmist land convicted thief, made,' desperate i ! attempt to escape from the cuetudy of . Deputy Sheriff Daniels at 9:45 o'clock (.this murntngt Breaking out, of Depart ment No. 1 of jtlve stute circuit court, he a slummed tha swinging doom in the face eiie officer, brushed ex-Deputy Sheriff , Al Salmon asides leaped half way down ' the main stairway and led. half a hun dred 'men a "bae of ISO yards to the .'southwest corny'' of Fourth and Main i atrejjt.,.- where "lie. 'was captured by ' Doitaty County; Auditor Otto- Burckhardt, M. M. Hlock and County Health Officer 1 Evans and an unknown deputy from tha - city engineer's- offlo.:';!.-'.'- -! W.'.:', -f Pulaski -was1 convicted of the larceny iof 140 from the. person of George Cdnk Jw right Who had called on the palmist to have his fortune told. His case was brought bifore the court on 'a motion tfor a new trial,' which was denied by . , Judge Sears. "When asked if he ; had anything; to - say before sentence ' was .paused upon' him he made a pitiful plea, He had been-convicted a. Jury he had :.upied Jtobe fair-minded, ha said. Tha 5 jurors had accepted the testimony - of f Conk wrlght as -true ' and that onrtata ! behalf. was false. Conkwright had not ! missed .the money until after he had , left Pulaski's offleei ,a,nd he could not iSay that the palmist had stolen it. "In view: of .this,"-Pulaskt continued lin a trembling voice. "1 ask' you. tb .be -lenient. have a.famlly three small children to support Without me they '- cannot Hy,e. .am .innocent and I ask 'you to be'lenient-'V ..''. -, v' ', , VI; '"v .'-' ' "Are you ready for' sentence f asked Judge 8ears, : - ...' ' :x -- "Yee - J am.'1--answered the- witness, Whose tight clinch upan the back 6f a .'chair alone eemed to keep Jilm from' . falling to the floor. ; ' ; v -sr.-, - " -. nt Is the judgment of this court that you be confined in the penitentiary for . 1 three yearsJ'.1si4.Judge.8earv . Pulaikl b tared at the judge as If he : hud expected a ; dismissal! and then SAYS GIIILCOTT i; - ' , X.ETTEKB BROW TEB STATU OT AT- TAIBS BBTWEEW THB ' PBOMO , TEES 07 THB TAIDES, COPFXB SITES fe TAVAWA BAIXWAT I lAKQUBT'B WXTKDKAWAXn According to apt. Richard Chllcott, . ,the search warrant Issued In vkattle to recover options and contracts' alleged ; to , have been atolen from 8. Thornton Langley. hiis not been served ln.Portr "land..', Tirai .captain ' branded as' prepes .terous the claim made by his foimer 'KVrtn?r of having a right to. share in , y rne prpnis or commiasiQps or: me .ven . '.:t'vi'ev The '.captain says that Langley ; made a Verbal agreement In -the pres- enca f "Witnesses that he was to Wl.th draw from the venture if. he were paid ;IS42. the sum he ; claimed- lad been 'spent In forwarding. the scheme Let?, 'ters to Capt Chllcott show that the wit- ' nessedclta, Chllcott. relies upon to cor- - olorte this transaction are J. Francis ,v hei- and Charles Dangerffeid of Seattle, r-he.are interested with the captain. ' . ' Threat of a XiseelTershlp. ' : . November 4, Ijngly wrote the folr ! lowing letter . t CaptalnChllcotft "I have sent to the Canadian Bank of 'Com : merce, in Portland,, a certificate book of the Valdes,. Copper MRiVer It Tananu ' Kail way company, VwUli instructlens to them to allow you tq sign :10- certlfUi cates bt teh Shares eacA.rn my favor, In ; accordance with the agreement (with the . t company and Mr. Ilea, so that I can i ' finance the present Indebtedness of the 'company to- me. I have Instructed the .(bank to wire me Immediately whether '.-you sign certificates or not. If you do' not do so Immediately-! shall apply fori. a receiversnip or . me -. .aiaes, , copper : ,illver & Tanana Railway so as tfl pro tect debts and rights under agreement i with company." , . y Acopy of the following letter was . written December 3, to the chamber of . i commerce and the board of trade by tlgley. ' ';:,'., ' j " tuuillllllCC , l vill fynur ody has Jhdorsed a proposition . - of Captain Chllcott for the promotion of ' n 'Alaskan railway. J am Interested in '(tlat proposition, and I would request you to examine whst authority Chilrfott ' ha to make any arrangement on behalf ' of the railroad company or myself, Also what -are you going to do about the , ".iproposltlon, and as I presume your hon .orable body does not wish to be mixed up with a man of Chllcott's reputation, it would toe well if you would write t tie, prosecuting" attorney of this city re.- Xdlemaa Scores liangley. ,- ' .It. M.Idlcman, second vice-president M the board of trade, and. attorney .for Chllcott. Bald in regard to Langley's at titude toward Chllcott In the promotion . scheme as follows; ... , "Langley has no interest whatever in the proposition now in the hands of raptftin Chllcott. HI very action jh attacking it wouJd..ehow that he had "nothing to lose as t does not look rea . ikonable that if he were entitled to . hare-of the commissions, he .would handicap his partner In making ia. deal. He would, on the other hand, get in and . help the cause along, and then 'if he Aere getting ie worsr of it, he could, ' bring a civil action to recover what W ,lue him.". -' - "HELLO FORD!" FORD TURNS; IS ARRESTED ; ,"1 paid him for two day's work and then he came" hack the third and stole any overcoat,'" said-Thomas J. Bulger ef 261 Clay street as he faced IkeFord tu the police court today. ' L'ukcmpt and unshaven Ford was before the'; bar charged with larceny, Ford's' attorney mid" the mun'had taken the garment but had lOnt It,, The court said that that was , no excuse. ; Sentence, waa deferred until tomorrow. - . ;, ;. ; r v ivUoemart Joseph ' Reslng had a de errtptton of Ford but did not know him. He met a man yesterday whom the de scription fitted. He stepped up- behind tiie jupei't anit said In ,a loud voice IMIo. Ford." The maul tarWd' ' with plHfNty, Identifying himself, to th p,aH ' ln-trirs Hatialactlon. . ; ' ' ,-.,, VERBAL BARGAIN FOR LIBERTY Thief .Failing," to L Excite turned slowly around -and accompanied Daniels to the door leading to the spiral stairway, of the steel tank. As Daniels, took tno key from nis pocket, riuasxi cast' a hurried look-over hi shoulder, and; thrusting the deputy ; tOyQAe Hide, broke through the, swinging doors lead ing to the corridor, slammed them In the officer's face and collided with, Salmon. Salmon.' not thinking he watt an escap lng prisoner, grabbed him by the collar, but the next second ne was force to re lease his hold by Daniel' who came rushing' out of "the court, room In hot pursuit and ran ' against him. Puluski bounded aown the stairs, jind the noise attracting the spectators in the ctjurt rooms ana tno county amces ana an gave chase, i Pulaski met Block on the main ' floor . and . immediately started toward the Fifth street exit. Block fol lowed end .with him went Durckhardt, Evana nd. a dosen others. .When he reached the woodpile, Pulaski i turned li.to Madison street, arid ran to, the east side of the street and cut through the lawn of a lodging house on the soutn west 'corner ot- Fourth - andH y Madiaoh street, There Burckhardt tcaught up with him and grabbed him by the shoulder..- On the Verge 6f the lawn Pulaski slipped and u landed . " heavily on. the cement 'sidewalk. . Burckharclt overran him, but before he could arise Block and the deputy j engineer had him In cnarge.. uanieis ana.: .vans . arriveu, a few seconds later. Pulaskt, who -was painfuITy lnu'ed "atSOTirth - knee, was then taken - to the jall.'.,He . waC; not otherwise iniured. but his clothes. -were badly du mated by the fall. 1 . 4 Pulaski refuse, to talk about hia 'at tempt to escape. All he wohld say was that Daniels nearly' captured him when he ran out of the (court room, but it is supposed that he mistook Salmon, who grabbed him by the woollar for Daniels. This Is the flrst escape- from the court room .foTv-.many jears. , About 1888 Moran, nrlsoner In the' cusftidy ot Jailer Dougherty, walked away, ffom the offlcer just as. his cane waa ahQut-to be called But shortly after he returned' and surrendered himself. . . V .. : IS HELD PENDING 4- X.EEBIB : STTTOV IS HOT ' TO BB rOUBD AITO JAKES B. - WIISOB, CKABOE0 WZTK ASSAtJtT AW BATTEBT, IB BTILXi XX THB OZTT JTAZZn k 1 ' . r ( , ' . The case against James S. -Wilson, who 'has lain in the ,city jail. 24, days, with a charge of assault, and battery hanging' oven him, was again continued until Thursday fn the police' court today, Wilson Is accused of assaulting LUzle Sutton with a pair of brass knucks at el xvortf) Beeonu street. ' xne woman a eye was so badly injured It was feared she; would lose her sight, but when she disappeared , from tha hospital .a week ago she was on the road to recovery. . Assistant City- Attorney -Fitzgerald asked tor another continuance so that he might find the woman. . Charles Petrain, counsel for Wilson, objected. - "This woman told me with her bwn Hps," said Petrain. "that she would not prosecute.- He tells ' me he is entirely Innocent and did not hurt her eye. The woman said ' to me that she had been threatened with a jail sentence.' if he did not testify -against him." , t "Well, I guess this court has some thing to, say about sending people to jail," spoke out.. Judge Hogue. "If sh Is unwilling to testify-It would he to Wilson's advantage to have her here.". . Attorney Fitzgerald said lie" under stood that Liixle Jkitton had gone to Vancouver so as to be. out of .the court's jurisdiction. '.'-i ' . - ; , "Well, if thev elty, attorney win pay,! mjf expenses; will bring ner DacK irom Vancouver, if she la there," -said Mr Petrain, ' ' ";. " ' 7. Mr. .Fltzferald tookup the cbaiienge, whereupon Mr. Petrain' said.. ha wanted a representative Of the prosecution to accompany" htm so mat ne wouia not be accused ot laxity in attempting to induce the woman to return. , 'The court cannot refrain from draw ing some conclusions, " said Judge Hogue, "if she is not here at the trial," - -After court adjourned, Nora Shea, liv ing at 61 North Second street, where Llzsle Sutton lived, swore out a com plaint charging Wilson with threaten ing to murder her. H has been the contention of the de fense that Llzsle Sutton's eye was' in jured In a fignt with Nora Shea, UN ROUT ' A ill A bold highwayman attempted - to rob Mlsa Gllsan and Miss Alice Phillips, living- at Seventh and Mill streets, tus they were going home from the theatre on Saturday evening. The young ladles were walking up Sixth street. , Near M.aln street a' man. raw out from behind a tree and tried to snatch thlr purses, He succeeded in wrenching ; Miss Qii- eah's purse' loose from the chain, but the outcry that, the ladle made scared him on and twto men who. were at tracted to the acene started in chase, while the" robber eventually became lost to tew. Two shots , were fired at the flePlM-robber bV one of hia nursuern. ' The entire neighborhood waa aroused, ana Mrs. J. U lirten, who resides at 847 Sixth street, says he man had been waiting arrrois the" street, but sneaked in behind the trgeon that side until his .Intended .victims 'were close by;! There Is he-clue to' the identity, of the robber, but the . episode has made the - women of the vicinity more than reluctant to go "ojut alone after, dark. TO TAKE UP ANNUAL 1 ; AGREEMENT TONIGHT Commlttees of three from eight dif ferent boltawr trade.. Unions will meet Inthe engineers-hall. k First street, tonight for the purpose of taking up the yearly agreement propoltloo.'The ari ous pntrartora have been invited id at tend. ' The meetlns; will be called to or- SEARCH FOR WOMAN ITOMAN SEEK FUNDS FOR BIG CONVENTION MAXTT BTSHHESS MXK'B COHVXT. TEES VVT TO WOBX TO - BAX8S $10,000 Z3T A WBBK TQK HATIOWAI. Z.XTE8TOOX COBVEBTTOir, AND AXXj HOFB rOB jrVOCEBB. Today ub-fiommltteea of the local finance committee oft the National Live stock association convention, which con. venea "in "Portland January 12 to 15 in elusive, are hard at work securing sub Scrlptlons for the entertainment of the guests. 'Ten thousand dollars Is desired by the committee and the members feel confident that, it ,can be Jeecured. A committee meeting was Held yesterday aTtornoon at the Commercial club, the attendance being larger than at any other previous gathering. J. C. Ains worth presided and C. J. Mellls acted as secretary.; i The personnel of the solicit ing committees was' made up; - Every line' of huslness in the city will be asked to assist and Mr, ; Atnsworth -expressed belief that all money .would be prem ised by v the' end of the present week, But two committees had been at work and tney-etnnred oversoo. Subscription blanks Were mailed the chairmen or tne various committees mis morning. They read as follows1: . National Livestock association con vention, representing a capital - invest ment of; over $500,004,000. We, the undersigned, : hereby - subscribe the amounts net, opposite our respective names for the entertainment of the Na tional Livestock convention, to meet In Portland January 12-lb, 904." v ' At the conclusion of the business of arranging the committees the meeting waa adjourned to reassemble at the call of the chairman.. The soliciting com mittees are: ' - . v " ' Attorneys-at-lew-B. a Pagu H. F.lf LJIL. .Sf- l-T 4 Conner, "Banks and bankers JJ C--Alrfsworth, Charles K Ladd. ' ' Boots and shoes W. J. Fullam. E. C. Goddard, Morris-Marks, Leo Selling. Breweries, . bottlers. saloons, etc, Patol Wessinger, John D. - Mann. Sol Blumauer, W, A.-VanSchuyver, Theo dore Oalland. " Butchers, meat packer. etc-J. F. O'Shea. W. Vfi fipauldlng. X - . ' . Capltallets, .mlues, - minlngijrokera iOeorge T. Myers, A. H. LambertjvR. L. Macieay. J. Frank Watson. Cigar manufacturers and dealers. n. Rich, Ed WJI. fiHler. Sir Bichcl. Clcthlng haberdashers Ben Bell lng, L. KoseHfct&tt, F. G. BUffum. OontraefcMW, v - building materlaia. paints, etc. A. F, Biles, M. O. Thomp son, David M. Dunne.. . r ; - , v Corporations George Taylor, George W. Bates, R. Livingstone, H. M, Cake, Capt. A. B. Graham. Dentists and doctors Dr. H. F. Mc Kay. . ' , City and county offices T. c. Devlin. Frank S. Fields. Druggists Albert Bern!, A, W. Allen, W. F. Woodward. , Dry goods Pan McAUen. 1. 4N. Lip- man, Julius L. Meter, Flour, feed and cereal manufacturers W. A. Gobs, B. Albers. Furniture, upholstery, etc. Fletcher Linn, Ira.F. Powers,, William Gadsby. Retail grocers and - confections F, Dresner. . L. Q. Swetland. ' llUlcf. furs and wool Herman iletz ger, W. A. Struble, , - Hotels.- restaurants, etc.-Phil Met chian, Theodore Kruse, E. House, C. O. Davis, k ' . Agricultural implements E. M. Bran Clck, R. L. Darrow. 1 Insurance L. Samuel. Jewelers X Feldenhelmer, F. . A. Heltkemper. Lumber manufacturers and dealers- A- Neppach, Samuel Connell. . Machinery, iron work and iron work- era E. W. Brown. S. H, Cawston. Commission merchants W. H. Chapln, Henry-C. Thompson- . Mines and, mining U T. Keady, U. H. McCarthy. Piano fend, music dealers F. W, Graves, F. N. Gilbert. Plumbers and fitters A. B. Stubbs, H. Clausenlus, William Mulrhead, J. F. Shea. . ' . Printers, boftks, stationery, etc Hugh McG ulre, E. .H JK l!h a Pv Fra nk .Lee, S. C. Beach. Real estate- W. H. Grlndstaff, F. I. McKejina, A. E. Baldwin. , V ' Hardware, sporting goods, etc.-A;Frank baafton, Walter Jloneyman, J. Kad derly. '. ' j . ' " ' Street-cars Charles F. Swlgert, O. F. Paxton. W- H. Hurlburt. Theatres F. a. Downing, ueorge u. Baker, John F. Cordray. - Transfer, express and drayage u H. Adams, Sam Herrman. Wood, ice, fruit-packing, etc. R. J. Holmes, F. L. Knight. - Laundries L. T. Gill 11 a ndr John Tate, R. B. McGlung. . " . ' Photographers E. W. Moore, G, . Davies,' O. M. Hosteater. Crockery, glassware, etc, R. F. Prael, F. J. Haines. . Tailors Joseph Pollvka, Ctiarle Coopey. .-. , i .- - - U-1 Creameries and dairies Ueorge? w. Weatherly, T. S. TownBend. v , Chinese Scld Gain. , '.!''', CHICAGO PAYS LITTLE! HEED TO LIVERPOOL (lrml.i1o;i of 0erbk. Btsrr A Cooke Co.) Cblc-sso. hro. 8. Both iJmwuitier and Mur whest,! He higher tixliy, showing that this Umrkrf payi but wry llttl tttention to the tip s nil downs la Liverpool, It Is said that Armour tM.ngbt 3,(X.ihh buKliolt of wbeat today In or dor to hold tbe inarkut mare steady. Beth lie n mbvr and May corn olweri a fraction nndVr tlio . (!' of yesterday. . Tb ' tbarkets today niuged as followsv.'.'. w Open...., High. , IxjW. Close. VTboat " ... - Dee .2 $ .K ,81 $ .S3 - May..-.,. .tiJ4 ' .MH 'Sl'T . (OIU . ' 'v. . , .....' .. '."I.' , i Doe....; .414 .41 ,40H .4n May.,..'. .42?, .4W .421 .WH Oats , , . .. V ...... - Dee..... .8414 .a44 ,S4V Mar :m ,M A Pork Jfan..... 11.00 n.m) 10.ftrt 10 00 May 11.80 11.8z t V " 26 i ' 11 27 - . lJird . . 'I . Jan. ... .f 6,nT -4MT 6.31S f .' 6.82 MJf . . . , 8.IW ' O.ftU .4l V.47 Klb-4 '7 A 1 , K Jan...wV fl.ST' ft.BO . fi.HS -. B.8T-: ' Iay..:. -I .10 ' ,10 " . 6.05 6.0T-, LIVERPOOL COTTON 1; SLUMPS DURING NIGHT NVw1 York. Dec. 8 Mfprpool eottnu wont 40 potara off over night and had It not bwn fat th- help of Mull Ibers would ba Utvn a psnlo In tbl rltjr aa rwmlt .of tbla nubnird-af alnsip Instead o( an alaiK. January mttan ppt-ned at Ill.W,. ran(rd M $13.34 aa th high, and rkHM-d pt $12.1tU.2l. Urn various ontlous uujriua ur '7 rails1"!! aa juitowa tlTK'U. ', .' Mign. if (5 , - iit.:i4 " OlntM1.' -' ' $12.10(ff2l J2.2Hrz 2.:sifti:ir "'12.Rilit:m 12 Wfc.m Jnn. $11. W5 12.12 - 12 i;t X2.IX 11. 12.21 12. 11 Kb. ... 12 14 Muri'h 12.i;i 12. Vl.tn 12 4I 12. AT 12 44 12 M 12 2fi April. 2.llt Mar ... 12.26 Juno ... 12.21 12. fi(SMI J2.tlfe1t Aug. ... ll ixt J-1.H4 UW8. 'W-OSM PORTLAND KN MOURN - " . ? ' (Journal Speclnl Serrlee.) ., ' Brtsfhttm, f Eng.. . . Dec, 8. Herbert Spencer. the author '.and- philosopher, who lias been til for some time past, died at o'clock this morning. -He had been "-unconscious 1 since' 9 o'clock last night, ' He was born In 1830. V Mr. Eva" Spencer Le Grand and. her daughter, Miss Angela Spencer ' Le Grand, of 4 f Ella street, this, city, are respectively second and third cousins of the English philosopher Herbert Spencer, wnose aeatn is cnroniciea today. Mrs., Le Grand's father was George (spencer, who was first cousin and con temporary, of Herbert during their boy hood. In England,1 parish of Derby. ! though Herbert was some 10 years the senior. - George Spencer1 came to America, about EXTRA CLERKS TO HANDLE XMAS MAIL , Ten extra clerks have been allowed the local postofflce during' the holiday rush. A -like numbeeof earrif ra waa reauested, but authorization tp place them on duty has not yet been received. However, the local, officials feel con fldent that the requisition will be recog nised. . Three large wagons to be -used In gathering and delivering' parcels have been asked, for. . . v--'' '';'s,-'.-r Assistant : Postmaster, Charles A. Burckhardt said-this morning that the clerks In the office would work night and day In order to keep the business clear. . .- ... ., , , . "The new men will be distributed In the two shifts," he said.. "For the last I - . . - . .'' m CdNT)BUTES:25Q ti nniic have bow' served all the gambling warrants on. the Chinese who keep gaming-houses In the lty. The riTiia fnr -the white nroprletors are now In the hands of, the officers, but have-notyet keen served."- The last of the Chinese cases for the monln were dispose of In the usual tianner-ln tm ponce couri r. totality, waa-.merely . the calling out :llt AND ROBBED TILL ICAX SATD TO BB KNOWN AS WAKDM RJllJTAI.I.TATTAOKS AW AOXD . BAtOONXBXJPIB, BULBS THB MONET HBJLWEB AND MAKES XZB ESOAFE. A bold robbery 'occurred -about I o'clock Sunday afternoon In the" barroom of the St. Petersburaloon at 681 Hood street, in which Frederick Welch, the proprietory was brutailKaBau,tlJ- ' The alleged thief is saidsto be known as Edwards. It ,:Js stated that a war rant is out for Wis" arrest,-but the po lice have not1 yet found him. Mr. Welch was struck a ternnc mow in tne eye. The force of It broke his glasses, and it was feared at flrst that a piece of glass had penetrated the eyeball. However, Dr. J. H. Brlstow has -been unable to find any splinters of glass, and while tha, eve is lacerated, it is not believed Hhat serious results will follow. According to the story or witnesses, three or four men were In the saloon when Edwards entered. Mr. Welch, who is an elderly man, was behind 'the bar attending to his customers. Edwards demanded a drink, and then a Cigar,. both of which were famished gratis. His third demand waa for $2 In money. The proprietor refused and Edwards, enraged and with murder In his eye, rushed upon Welch. With his right-fist he landed a terj-lflo- blow on Welch's eye. Smashing his spectacles into, a thousand' pieces. The old man was stunned, while the oth ers in the barroom looked on In -amazement and fear,- 'Every One seemed afraid to Intercept the assailant; '-,,: - Going to the cash drawer, Edwards 1 said to have extracted all the money, amounting, to' only about $1 Then he ran away and has not since been seen. vessel released: : ON $10,001 BOND .' The California & Oregon Coast Steam ahlp companyThlB' "mornrngrthrougH its broctor, W, C. Bristol; secured the rei lease of the : libeled calling steamer, toome City, against . which damage. cWms-to the amount tff - $28,000 tf Pending.. United .States District Judge Charles B. Bellinger approved the bond of $10,000, Mr. Bristolspeaking in be half 'of the owners of the ship, said: "We have secured the -release of the vessel. , There are two -aides to this Question, but that Is all' we care to afty at present." . 1 ' It is understood the defendant will file' an answer, to the libel some time th.ls week. - " -, The Nome City tt the present time is under charter of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation : company, plying between this city and San Francisco. "It is simply a hold-up game that those 20 passengers' are endeavoring to work jqn the company which waa operat ing the steamer Nome City," said Capt. Z. ; 8, . Moor,, commander of the craft1 against which proceedings, for $25,000 damages were instituted iti the United states court yesterday. r "Not- on.-oc the charges in the complaint 1st uue." ,. ' Captain Moore has been -master of the Nome City 'for the last 18, months. He has held a similar position on va rious other . steamer 'plying between Puget Sound an Alaska for the last 14 years. .. .;":...''- " The owner of the Nome City Is the California oV : Oregon Coast Steamship company, which has offices both in. this city and San Francisco. At the time of the Ill-treatment alleged by the pas senger who ask damages, the steamer was under charter to the Pacific Navi gation company of Seattle, The charterer and not the owner of , the vessel, there-H ASSAULTEW fore, is the defendant. ' , -y JOB FBSSSMEN: stbixb. f " Los- Angeles, Derv 8. Three pressmen and seven helpers, all union men. In the Times job pressroom, are pn a strike today- and are demanding ' recognition vof their union, :: ; . ' ., '"' ; -''-' ' ' S- H: ;;; ..';,'. " ' A ""t.; : SPENCER the time Herbert Spencer waa 25 ' years of age. , -r- - The last communication from Herbert Spencer to his Portland relatives was in June, I901i -dated at Percival Terrace, Brighton. In tlnowledgment- of a pho tograph, this by hand of 111 secretary. who then explained the Xeeble and .fsilji, tng.neaitn or Mr, Heroert tspencer. - 'At that time he returned to Mrs. .Le Grand a facetious legal document drawn up in iiu oetween n;s uncie ana Mrs. Le Grand's grandfather,.- brothers anl law students. It Is In ths stilted phrase of the time. ' The contract Is on the iart of one to keep the other's shoes cleaned for a period of four weeks ror the -consideration ef. a specified fishing rod. . The- nearest, relative ,of Herbert Spencer in America. is" Moyra Spencer of 908 Powell street, San Francisco, a first cousin, ten days business has' been lively on ac count of the sending of Christmas pack ages to foreign polnrsf If train serv? Ice continues all right -we will handle the increased pusineHs in sucn-Tinan-ner as not to affect the publi,a tBterms coming about Christmas time and delays lng the trains cause us a great deal, of trouble and annoyance, Last year for three- daysjinftjwrr Relayed ' anA mail matter, Mountain nign aiacitea up on ua-v,; - .f.;r,'";1 '.'. '" (The heaviest work falls upon the reg istry and carrjerjdepartmenta. as per sons sending: presents generally . have them regiatered,' astf the postmen, , of course, hve -most -of the mall, .to dis tribute." . , V m m a lVl-l-l a l - rttJ the names There tfelftg"" respbnse, the ball of each lyas declared forfeited. With the 350riuroed In today, the Chinese have Contributed f 3,259. equal the sum they .pawtast, month; ' -- The names -and- addresaes-f- those In court today are: Wing Lee, 130 tt. Sec ond street, 850; Fong Yuen, 82 Second street, $60; Gee Lee, 128 M Second street, $50Sue Lee, 6$& Second street, $100. NO CHARGES FILEDr SAYS MR. RIGLER strpEBiirTEaljENT' , or citt SCHOOLS OSS NOT X.QOK TTFON XiETTEB RECEITED rSOK TATH- eb or " urn sax as cxaboes aoainst nnrcxrAXi jaueson. - School Superintendent Rigler reached his office thl, afternoon;; after several day' Illness. Ha .denied ' that any formal charges had been filed against Principal Jameson . of the Thompson school. He. received the following com munication from the father of Lem Sax, who Jamison whipped: ! V- 'i ;. ; Portland. Dec, . Prof. Frank Rigler, Superintendent of Public Schools. Dear Sir I have a boy, Lem, 10 years of agei attending the Jk P. Thompson school; who, for some trivial offense,. as I am 101a, receivea . a, terrible 1 whipping hy Prof, Jameson. My wife called at the school last Thursday to complain 'about the matter, and I understand that the boy was beaten again the same day. ,wui u VQ IVVWUB IS well OB- navea at school, never receiving less than 80 ter cent for deportment, which speaks for itself, and I moat emphati cally protest against having my children beaten . in such a brutal manner, that now,. after a lapse of a week, the marks are still visible onhl body. I am busily engaged at the Acme mills .during the day or I would have attempted to see youLin person,-but I sincerely trust that you will . lnvestr gate this matter and put a atop to this shameful , whipping,- which I , am In formed is not even tolerated by law. - I hope your Influence will be sufficient to end the abuse, otherwise I shall bring the matter to the attention of the proper authorities. ''.'". ' :. ' 1 , Tours very sincerely,' . L. SAX. ' J. C. Adler, who indited the letter at the request of the boy's father, In tended jit la tha form of charges, but it Is evidently not' looked upon us such by the school authorities. , , ' - : A record is . kept at the superintend ent's office of all cases of Corporal pun ishment Thus the statement show that Prof. Jameson has -only resorted to such measures four-times this 'year, once in August, twice in September and once in December, TUp highest record of any school is- five; while : the ' majority of principals have reported no cases at all, -I-r1l a' qhestlon of whether the parents p$er to have Untuly children: spanked or expelled. , The choice is with the par ents and the principals, on their side, aver that 'it Is never resorted to only In- extreme cases and ' nevefr fwhere a parent expresses his refusal. In that case the child is expelled.; ,)" V USED HIS HEAD FOR . A BATTERING RAM , Gustave Bolan said In the police court today that he was guilty, of beating Gustave Carlson but when Asststant'Clty Attorney Fitzgerald read three other complaints charging him with assaulting a many other: men Bolan thought It time to call a halt and denied the allega tions. .1 '''.:,... :-- The victims of Bolan's wrath, accord- Ing to the complaints, are Ben Benson, .Charles Raslarid and A. Anderson,, who with Carlson appeared with bruised faces or battered trpnks, One of ; the - wit nesses said that Bolan rushed fat him like a .goat and butted him full force in the splar 'plexus-with bin head, be cause beirefuted to buy drink. ; . JOIIfiW.COSS : DIES SUDDENLY Jdhn Wi Uoss, president of. the Aeme Mills, died suddenly at noon today, at his office.-. lil death waa caused by an apoplectic fit. : pitc Astoria, Dec.' 8.-r8team(vr Despiiltch arrived at 18:30 from San.Frdnelsc. HALL and--HEARTY- at KB ' . .thanks tjo duff v.s pure malt whiskey Wolf Welsmari of Hoboken, N. J., Now in His io4th Year and Pos scssdd of Alt His Faculties, Says "Duffy's Pure "Malt Whiskey Keeps My Mind Clear and Body Strong and Well. It Has . ; Prolonged My Mr. Welsman 1 Just as Keen and Bright As Be Was 85 Tears Ago, is Up Every JMoitiIdj a Four, Walks a Couple of . ;! Honrs, and After a Busy and Vse . fU Day Bleeps tike a Baby. take great pleasure in writing yoit that, I have already celebrated my 103d birthday, ? ! feel as strong and vigorous at this ripe old age as I did twenty-live years ago, I arie at 4 p' clock In the rhorning and'walk tor two hours dally m the open air! epend much of my time lu the synagogue reading and" praying: rfK tire at 7 o'ekM-k and sleep like a baby. ' "I was. born in RiiSHla in. JSOO'-end -have lived! a. happy, natural life. My habits have always been temperate; I eat very llttlo meat -and' have never eaten pork.. I -.had four new teeth when I was 101. 1 ''I HAVE t'SED DTrFFT'S PrilE MAW WHIRKKl' FOR YEARS tones up the system, enrtohes the blood stimulates the circulation, takes awa that tlved feeling and keeps my mind clear and body strong and well. It has undoubtedly prolonged my life many year. -1 -am very thankful for, having hoard of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and would not be without it." - WOLF WE1SMAN, No. 110 Adams street.: aJ! P'fy l PuI ,Malt Wh,f,key h dw Mr. Welsmart It has beert doing fuP huiidiede of thousands of men and women during the past 60 years,, and will do for you.- It is the most effective and successful tonld and stlmttlanf inAft 2 JJlfuL0,-"' VLA 18 ireHcrlbd ,y over ,7.000 doctors and used exclusively , In 2.00a. hospitals as the one sure, perfect and permanent cure and preventive PURE MALT "::vv; KEEPS' THE OLB TOTNO , It brings Into action all the vital forces, makes dlgestioh perfect and en fb,S2 y1? io, et 'ron,fo?d all the nourishment . it contains. It enriches the blood, stimulates circulation, builds up nerve tissue, tones up the heart alves power to the brain and strength and elasticity to the muscles,. It strengthens and invigorates overworked, run-down men; tired-outr nervous? delicate women, ana sickly children. . ;.' v ; . , , ' T. .,.. -n..- ..... "t,.i, , '. . action all the 'vital iuiij ..rurif mail mnrj c-ures sina prevents .coitgns, colds, grip, . bron chlUs, asthma, caUrrh. pneumonia,, pleurisy, consumption arid all diseases of throat and lungs; dyspepsia, indigestion and every form' of stomach trouble; nervousnesa, malaria and all low foirs. ,lt Is invaluable n all weakened wastlngi diseased conditions, no matter from what, cauae.. , - -r:- . , If you wish to keep young, strong, active and vigorous, and have, Aoir face the g ow of perfect. health; if you wlsh'to live to a great old peSral.ta ,1, - l i x. of milk or water three times a day,; No vmw wiimiv wunt ivuiif m wiu ui'i , " CAUTION- When you ask for Butfyji Pufa Malt Whisksy be sure "yon get , the genuine, pnscrnpnlons dealers, minifnl of the eaoelleaca of. this prepara tion, will, try to aeU yon cheap lmitationa and malt whiskey substitutes, which are put on the market for profit only, and which, far from reiieYlnr th iok. are poilivbr harmful. Demand "Duffy's" and be aura yon get 4t !t ia th. Tolhly absolutely pure Malt Whiskey which oontaina saedtoinaL hialth-rlvinr cinalitles.. Duffy's rure Malt Whiskey Is aold ia sealed bottiu nm?, T-., T- ilf k-TC J.ook for the trade-mark, the "Old Chemist, h on the label, and be certain tha aew 9ver tne co is ttnerogeo... gewata ml refilled bottles l.: , Sold by all druggists end grocers, or direct, $1.00 aTjottle. ' Medical booklet'' ree. DUFFY MALT WHiSKET CO., Rocheater, N. Y. . H weaicai rjooKie t MAYOR REPLIES TO "X WANT TO HATE IT SAXS THAT MY ADMXNISTBVATZON BUtS BEEN HONEST," SATS-- MX. WILLIAMS ATTOBNET DECXABES CHIEr EX EOTTTTB QUILTT. f: 4 , , "I, want to have it said when I Co out of,: office that my administration has been an honest, one; that la my .sole am bition ana oniy aesire. . 1 Know mat tnis criticism must comer it does to all ex ecutives,' for It Is Impossible to please everyone. " ' - - "-.,., - These are the-words which Mayor Williams used this morning In reply to a question, as to the- attack -made by Attorney Bronaugh on-the administra tion before the JUlnlsterlal association yesterday. . n "There Is no necessity of saying that t think Mr. Bronaugh has misrepre sented things, and I feel that he la stat ing things which are not calculated to represent the administration In its prop er light But while I, feel that many people may look for an explanation from me I do not believe for an Instant that It will stop this attack from the source where. It ha" emanated lately. , . ! "My only desire whemmy term of office has expired la to have the people ayWwell. Mayor William has given us an honest and clean administration.' These attcksdonot bother me, for I am giving to the' people my best effort In the best way I know how and feel that sq farf have fulfilled every obliga tion o office. It will always be my constant effort, so long as I am con nected with the city administration, to strive' for the good of the city and peo ple." ' : ' -.,,. -( In a speech before the Ministerial as sociation, in Y. M. C. "A. hall yesterday afternoon ;E.-C Bronaugh- poke-n "8ome Legal Phases of Lawlessness in Portland." ; ' ' :' He', made the r" open statement : 'that Mayor .Williams ahd Chief Hunt, were guilty of. malfeasance in-- office and should be punished. "; "The attitude of Mayor Williams In setting his will above the law,1" Jie declared, "was anarchy and despotism -and a wanton disregard for right and'' decency. , : Further, .that a man who is essentially 'honest in his personal life cannot be a cheat or a fas cal In politics, or In public office." . ' , .'-v'1 Xawa Violated la Portland. - He said: . "We have a law which pro vldes: 'No "person shall keep open, any house or. room In which, intoxicating liquor Is kept for retail on the flrst day of the. week, commonly called. Sunday, or give, sell or otherwise dispose of in toxicating liquors on that day, - But the saloons are open as usual on Sunday. "We have another law providing: that 1 'if any person shall keep open any score, shop, ; grocery,' ball - alley, billiard-room or" tlppling-house,- for purpose of, labor ' or. traffic, or any place of . amusement on the.1 first ; day : (ifthe : week,' commonly called Sunday, or the Lord's day, such person,, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of -not less than $5 nor more, than $60; provided, that the above provision shall not apply to theatres, drug stores, doctor shops or undertakers.' This law . is , vlqlated openly, , -''We have another law which provides that 'if any person shall sell, either for himself or another, or shall offer for sale, or shall have in his possession, with Intent to sell or offer for sale, or to ex change, or negotiate, a ticket or share of k ticket in any lottery, .' . . uch person, Upon conviction ' thereof, shall be punished.' ; Tickets .are being aold. . ' - 'Still another law provides that "each and every person who shall deal. play, carryjon, open or cause t be opened, or who. Shall conduct "either as owner, pro prietor or employe, .whether, for- hire or not, any gambling game,' Shall. be guilty of a mlademeanor, and uponj-'convictlon thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $000 and aliall be Impris oned -In the county jail until such fine and costs are paid.' ' It is a misdemeanor tff conduct, maintain or operate nickel ln-the-slot machines, hut gambling and slot machines are running. v - "Section 1913 provides that" 'any per son who shall suffer 6 permit any of the acts or-iblhga-forbldden-by wr made punishable' by section ,1944, 'to be done or carried on In any house, room' or shop orv other building whatsoever or" anx boat, booth, garden, or other place of wh tiMi he is thevowner, etc., 'shall "be 8R0WI Life mny Years," ; ; . 1 v r WHISKEY TXB TOUNO BTXONO. forces. icBuianj, n. laoiespoonzui in a glass other medicine or combination of medl' guilty of- a misdemeanor, arid upon ci5h- vlctlori thereof ahull be punished by a fine of riot more than $500 etc,; and sec- -tlort 1847 provides that the owner of any uch premises shall also forfeit to the state twice the amount of the rent of such 'building -or-othec plae- or air - monthS. '.'';' '..'i ''-'!; ' "Section I960 provides: 'It shall b the especial duty of each district attor ney, sheriff, constable, city or town mar shal and police officer to Inform against and diligently prosecute any and all per sona whom they Bhall have-reasoftable cause to believe guilty of a violation ,of the .provisions of the ,aet prohibiting gambling., r.-.:; :;'-,-y'vM'-'--,:-.M-,.t, ''Section 1961 provide that 'any offl cer named In the preceding isectlon who ehall refuse or . willfully neglect to in form against and : prosecute offenders . against this act shall be. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on, eonvictlon shall be punished by a fine of , not less , than $50 nor more than $600 and tha i cburt before which auch officer shall be tried shall declare the office or appoint- -ment held by uch officer vacant for tha balance of his term." -( UNCLE SAM AND V HIS POCKET BOOK .',;.:.- ; - . .. ,iA.,,,V,,,..- Secretary of the Treasury Submit Klv' , Beport Snowing rinaaclai Condition , , of the United State at End V '-. of riscal Tear.- (Journal Special Service.) '-. Washington, D. C, . Dec.; $. Secre tary of the Treasury . Shaw submitted his report today, which shows an ihcreaaa of many million ovr last year. The following is the'report in part: v , The revenues of the government from all sources (by warrants) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903, were: From customa .......... $284, 479, 681;8t From internal revenue 230,810,14.17 From sales Of public lands 8,92S,311.X4 r rom.4irpJ)t on x;oinaget bullion deposits, etc.... From revenues of the Dis trict of Columbia From fees consular, let ters patent and lands. From - sales of , Indian land, proceeds, of In-' ' d lan. labor;, etc. ....... Ffh'ih navy pension, navy hospital, clothing and ' deposit of funds From tax on circulation of national banks . . . . , From Immigrant fund.'.; From trust funds, depart ment of state.....;..,. From payment of Interest by Pacific railways n?Si'3JJL8' , 6,18,03S.68 4,04$.$33.23 ' 2,393,268.83 ; 2la00.601.17 ' L847.429.2S: 1,366,159.33 1,S0J,03.07' m.197.79 : from cuHivpi" ices, ones, . leilttliitui -nil. , , . . From miscellaneous . . . , From Soldiers' Home per manent fund From sales of government -'property-i"-j-v'"."'i"n"...";'r'. From judicial fees, -fines. 878.254.7S : ,, 74S.059.83 ';'(: 743,139.39 "434,296.21 -:;--::86S,757.4 SOI1.T01.8S From deposits for survey ing puoua tanas ,...,. From sale of lands, build- ,' . lngs, etc. . . . . . From tax ort sealskins, . . From depredation on - public lands , From sale of -naval ves ' sels and army trana- 7 pOrtS . "i .. , . . , i From salea of ordnance ;, : materials a From license fees, terri 289,730.83 ; 286,133.40 . 31,144.26 - ' 174,617.10 M73,rt8.l4 tory at Alaska t 83,625.21 From Spanieh indemnity,' ! ' 2,500.00 From; part payment Cen- ;-,'! ': - ,1 trat i'acinc railroad in- ? - 4,066,849.5 $560,896,674.40 134,24,443.24 From postal Tevenues i. Total reoerpts $694,621,117.64 f ''Compared with the fiscal year 1902, the, receipts for 1903 increased $10,- 294,837.17. There was an Increase of . $47, 2(84,645. $8 in expenditures. , 1 Despite thejnereased expenditure. It ' ,ls shown by the report that the revenues for the coming fiscal year will be large ' ly In excess, of expenditures. Many recommendations are made, particularly In connection with the revenue service." ; Thl is said concerning national banks: At the close of ' the Vear-ended Ocioj "" ber $1, 1903, the national Taahklnjr sya- v tern had been In operation for 40. years . and 8 months. During this time '-7,02 9 national banks were organised, of which 8,907 were banRs of primary organise- , tlon and 1,128 were state banks concert ed into national associations; 899 bank failed and ware placed in charge of re- ' celvers, and 1,483 went , Into voluntary -, llquldiitlon- for the purpose consollda- - tlon 'lthrether banks or retiring from business. The failures Were S.8 per r cent and the Itqutdayons 81.1 pr oent of the total number-of banks organ- IZCd. ' ' . ."t'H. , ,'.,r,';.j. r : VJ'. : .Ay;'1,!. . t , :' ' '.,'.' t- f- .