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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL .PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 18, 1904. tl it WANT EXPOSITION .. CLOSED ON -SUNDAYS i Ministerial Association I raandmg ot Congress lhat Lewis and Clark j;: Fair Be Shut Up Tight. if f ' A Joint meeting: of the Presbyterian , 1 and Methodist Ministerial association! j i' wu held this morning in the assembly J I room of the T- M. C. A. i Dr. Sharp read a paper wiowtng tne r stand taken by the ministers wun re i erence to tha closing of the Lewis and ? ' Mark fair on Sunday. The pKper was J I approved by the following resolution: ' i "Resolved, That the paper Just read t J. be adopted as an expression or the con ' eviction of this association; that it be signed by our president and secretary, : Sand forwarded to Rev. Dr. Crafts, su- " . i TJerlntendent International reform bu i reau, 208 Pennsylvania avenue, 8. E., Washington. D. C, to be used In argu- ment before the exposition committee of f congress: and that Dr. Crafts be re '- - quested to acquaint Senators Pulton and Mitchell of this our action." The paper t c rads as follows:;,,: .; .1 (..'. z, i; Whereas, We have : learned through f - the public press ihat ,r-report has been j made -to the senate, of the United States ! ry its committee on the f Lewis and Clark -exposition .with the following recommendation: . . ., . "That' the. machinery, shall' not" he nnoratAd nn RiirTrtnv for- nv tmrnosa 5 of display: that' all places or amuse i menta on, the. grounds shall b closed $ I n all' Sundays; but that the grounds ' J shall be opened to the public, and' an ( f opportunity be given to hold devotional i exercises and sacred concerts." Therefore, Resolved, That we, as pas I t tors and ministers of the gospel of I Portland, Or., convened In general asso I elation, ' do ; hereby enter our earnest "c 1 protest against such action as 1s con- T templated, and do so for the following i . reason a: ' . ' ? 1. If the partial opening of the expo- I ait ion be confined strictly to such an .'.; fj opening aa appeared on a first reading to h" dsrlh(l in this recommendation. it will; not 'Satisfy those who offer the "soundest reasons tor opening tha expo- ; tit ion on Sunday.' The strongest reason offered for the opening' of the exposl- tion on Sunday is that which Is urged In f t the interest of the large class of the ? J community known as employed, whose ' time on other days ia not their own. ; This recommendation, however, if :' strictly enforced, would 'not afford the ; opportunity sought for them, for the reason that what they would see under -'..these restrictions would not be the real ' -" exposition, ' - ' 2, , The unsatisfactory character of the exposition -as opened on Sunday, under a strict interpretation -. of this . recommendation, wijl inevitably lead to : . efforts on the part of those who favor .. : full opening of the exposition on 8un v,' day to press for the most liberal inter pretation of the restricting clauses pos sible. This, will -lead to . contentions. . divisions and possibly to legal complica tions, if not In the end to results other ' than those contemplated by congress In . enacting the restrictions. . These results, subversive of harmony in the manage '' ment of the exposition and in the senti , ment of the community, are the more likely to follow because of the fact that i the terms of the reatrictlons as given i in the recommendation are susceptible of widely different Interpretations. , . J. We believe that the rights and , Interest cf all concerned would be bet ter conserved by such action on the . part of congress as would put the expo - sit Ion -under the same law of Sunday closing as holds In respect to the ordin ary business of the government and of , . most states of the union. In particular, we believ that the following rights and fUSILLADE OF SHOTS (Gil - t What is supposed" to have been a row in the Italian settlement In Marquam qulch, near Fifth street, .-occurred be tween r and o'clock this morning 1 . People residing In the neighborhood heard a fusillade of shots and the dls : turbanca caused some apprehension, as no one knew the cause of the outbreak. It is said that from 20 to 25 shots were - heard. .. (,..'., Th maTUr was reported to the police "n'nd detectives are now working on the !;case. - : - , a. ...:. I ; The Shooting caused such a loud re port thsit It awoke sleeping citlsens for b!ocks ground, but those wha ruaued to tlylr wipdows could see no cause for the ; noise. It was stated this morning, that ( the disturbance came from the Italian , colony beyond Sheridan street, but as far as can be learned no one was hurt i At Fifth and Carruthers streets many ' people, awoke from their sleep. ' ; I : Tho same thing happened In the same 1 neighborhood " some time ago and the ' causo was never explained to the satis faction of the neighbors. SEVEN FROM ONE. AWAKEHSHE BORS ? 1 j It has been shown that one Jj bottle ot Scott's Emulsion is capable of building seven times - its : weight J of solid, - healthy flesh. I How is this possible? . Because Scott's Emulsion , I is bn.cpf.the richest and most ' t digestible of foods. Because Scott's Emulsion j makes all good food do good. i I Nothing of value to the body is allowed to go to waste. . Because Scott's Emulsion 1 '4 j makes1 the stomach strong, the appetite keen and the I digestion perfect. ' Because Scott's Emulsion ! adds", new flesh to the bod) ; puts new blood in the veins , and'feds the fires ot life called .vitality; - , .... . K ' I We'll send row a sample free upoa request SCOTT ft BOWMB, ' 409 Pearl Street, !,T, Adopts Resolution ;De- interests wouiu . be thus better con served: . (1.) The right of the churches and of the Christian people generally In this community where the exposition is to be held to the quiet enjoyment of Sunday as a Sabbath of rest and worship, free from, any unusual Intrusion or annoy ance. .,... .. !i. , (2.) The -Ight of al' employes, 01 rectly or indirectly connected with, the exposition, to the enjoyment, so far as consistent with the necessities of the case of Sunday as a day of worship, or at least a day of rest and Which shall be free from 'care and toll. (8.) The interest cf this community, of our commonwealth, and of our nation at. large in the preservation of Sunday as the one day In seven secured by law to all men as a day of release from the toll, care and exactions of dally life. Furthermore, We believe that we- are acting not -only in accordance with our belief In the will of God, but In ac oordance as well with the highest principles of patriotism in making this protest and in urging upon congress, as we' earnestly do, to set the. seal of its sanction in this case, as it has done in other rases, on the observance of Sun day as a day of cessation from toil and the ordinary business of life. In par ticular, we beiieva we are acting In thia matter in accordance with the prlnci pies of an enlightened patriotism, for the reason that the day so set apart 1 eminently in the interest of the church and the home, and of the culti vation on the .part. of the community generally Of those principles, virtues and faiths of religion and domestic life which are acknowledged to be essential to the well being of the whole com munity and to the security and per petuity ot our free institutions. X F. GHORMLET, President H. Si. SHARP, Secretary. Portland, Or Jan. 18, 190 ; - V&ATT 7ATOBI VK8AY C&OSXV(. Is trod no as Amendment to Zewis and V ; , Clark Appropriation BUL , : ( ' Wadtlngtos Bnreaa of The Journal. Washington, Jan. 18. Senator Piatt of Connecticut today Introduced for Senator Hawley an amendment to the Lewis and Clark exposition bill, pro viding that as a condition of a prece dent tq. the - payment of the appropria tion the corporation in charge of the exposition shall contract to keep the gates closed Sundays during the entire period of the exposition. Oregon Ministers' Petition. Petitions were received today by the Oregon delegation from the pastors of seven churches In Portland asking con-, gress to Insert a provision in the Lewjs and Clark bill to have the gates. of the exposition closed on Sundays'durlng the full continuance of the fair. The churches " that petition are the English, Evangelical, the Second Pres byterian, the Baptist;, Centenary Methodist.- Cumberland Presbyterian, Graoe Methodist, and the Marshall-Street Pres byterian. , . . , Members of the delegation state that the amendment to the original bill, pro viding that the machinery of the fair shall not be operated Sundays, and that devotional exercises will be conducted on the grounds on Sundays, Vlll serve to meet the views of the Sabbath peti tioners, who are sending in the petition for Sunday closing. "' , : ' 4 WILL DINE AND -ELECT OFFICERS .Officers will be elected. at. .the annual meeting of the Portland chamber of commerce to be held in tha Commercial club's ',: rooms," chamber of commerce building, Wednesday evening. Aside, from the business session, which will include officers' reports for the preced ing year, speeches on the commercial Importance of Portland and Oregon In general will - be. made. A banquet will be served during the evening. The final action of , the nominating committee was taken at a meeting this afternoon, but the recommendations which it has decided to make will not be made public until the meeting Wednes day night , From unofficial jiources, however, the probable personnel of a part of the list has become known,.' . Considerable doubt exists as to who hall serve aa president for the com lng term. The committee Is purported to have eftered the honor of a second term to the present incumbent R. Liv lngston, but It is doubtful If he will accept. He refused to talk on the sub ject today. Samuel Cpnnell. secretary, and W. 3. Burns, ; vice-president will proDabiy be reelected. Tha board of directors will be com posed largely of new members this term. U A. Lewis has had two terms and will probably retire, and H. W. Ooode Is expected to decline reelection on account of his dutlfs aa dlrector.general of the Lewis, and Clark fair., William F. Wood ward Alfred Tucker and A. F. Biles will probably succeed , themselves. :, . Gov. George K. Chamberlain will be present and speak' on "Tbe1 Commercial Importance of Oregon." Mayor George H. Williams will take on "Commercial Portland of tha Past" and William D. Wheelwright will' speak of "Commercial roruana or tne ruture.'' . MISS CAROTHERS TO BE A MISSIONARY Mies Elisabeth Carothers, whose por trait as a member of the Warren Bible class appeared In The Journal last Sat urday, is a volunteer. for missionary ser vice under , the Presbyterian board of missions. She expects to resign her po sition in tht public. schools and take up studies preparatory to the required ex amination as soon as she has received notification of the field to which she will be assigned. Probably the school select ed for her preparatory work will be the Moody Bible Institute at Chicago. - n -- l CZAX Ell A TOICB. (Journal Special Service.) Berlin, Jan. 18. A dispatch from St Petersburg says that the Japanese min ister had a special audience with the csar today.' The latter is believed to be willing to arrange . for - peace and desires to discuss the ways and means in person, going over the heads ot tht ministers. ". FIREMEN HAVE ; NARROW ESCAPE pekzxous ktvatxov xv Bumimro Hotrsa which Bxxrrs m pobi- TIOW PEBBT BfliVIT XXTOOXZB . SEHBIIOIS PIPIMAH V! MU.UJB WlZiZi X4OSB on STB. ; :. . 11 1 - - t '' Battalion, Chief liolden and several of his firemen narrowly escaped death fit fire which almost demolished a story and a half dwelling house on Mississippi avenue,, between Russell and Goldsmith streets, at 6 o'clock last night While extinguishing the fire in the up per portion of the burning building tne structure left its foundation and shifted about six' feet to the south with A ter rific noise. The firemen expected to be precipitated over a bank on the east which is at least 40 feet high. The dwelling rested on posts at the edge of the Dreclnrce, Battalion Chief Holden was In the attic and several other firemen were working on the . roof. Perry Sllvey, a member of engine company No. 8, was on the grpuhd floor when the building began to move. In his mad rush for a place of safety he ran against a wall and was knocked senseless,, but was soon revived. The most distressing accident occurred to Thomas Miller, a plpeman 'with hose company No. 1, who ran Into the end ot a ladder on chemical No. 3, driving the. spike at tha end into his left eyeball. He was taken to St Vincent's hospital, where he was attended by Dr. J. 8. Stott and Dr. Hicks C. Fenton, Dr. Fenton said this morning that the sight could not be saved, although It la possible that the eye will not have to be taken out On account of Miller's condition the surgeon will not operate for a -few days. The damage done by the fire amounted to about 11.200. The dwelling is owned by J. N. Tomllnson and occupied by August - Buschke. - Mr. Buschke's aged mother waa home alone at the time. The fire started from a lamp explosion.. Mrs. Buschke has been In feeble health. She screamed for help. She was carried out by two brothers named Deery and taken to the Alblna hotel. While .attempting to extinguish a (Ire In the Kingston lodging-house, 180H Third street At 7 o'clock last night A. Lundry, a roomer, had' his hands se verely burned. The blase started in the apartments occupied by Lundry. A spark from a match lodged in the fringe of a lounge and in an instant the couch was in names, una loss wm amount to about $50.' )';' A-defective flue 'in A residence at lit East Park street caused a personal serv ice alarm last night. No damage was done. ' . HAS GREAT GROWTH ; . IT . 1 , 1 ec.":':-t r f , Tha growth of the Portland Dubllc-41- brary,' as shown In rti 'annual report for 1803, filed today at the city hall by President, G, A. Dolph of -the .board of directors, Is steady, .and wholesome About 85,000 more books ' were loaned during the year than during 1902, and 50.000 more. people used the circulating departments, aa compared with the pre- iVloua twelve months. The- reference room Is part of the delivery room, so it was Impossible to keep . separate sta tistics, but tha report explains that "it ia safe to say that the educational work of the library carried on in this depart ment haa almost doubled. : "Tha newepaper room Is in the base ment without, supervision, therefore no statistics of it are kept It Is com fortably filled most of the time. Tha work of the children's department haa beed particularly noticeable. There are now- 2,4 M children- using . the library, and 1,067 of these Joined 'in 1803." .The statistical portion of the report shows receipt to have aggregated 123, 171, of which 117,8(8.86- came from the publlo library tax, both city and county. The disbursements aggregated $20, 840.94, leaving a balance of mora than 13,000, ,.V a ' 7 ::rr The number of books on hand on De cember 31, 1903, aggregated 37,715 and there were added to the library during the year 8,144 volumes. The lost volumes num bered 746. There were 40,118 oooks and files of periodicals on hand On December 31. i-. -v . - 1. ,v The circulation department ahows many Interesting facts. The greatest number of book loaned were fiction, 89, 188; history and travel volumes were borrowed by 12, 426 persons, and the class of books least popular was language. Only 178 volumes In that class left the library. : During the year 227,773 people availed themselves of the Use of the library, and the busiest month on record was October, when the visitors numbered 26,570. DR. HICKMAN KICKED M HIS LEG BROKEN Dr, J, H. Hickman, one of the well known physicians of East Portland, ia confined at' Good Samaritan hospital, where he was taken yesterday, after two bones in his right lower leg immediately above the ankle were broken In an ac cident. '''.- -v Yesterday morning Dr. Hickman was called to attend a patient living some distance beyond Lents. He rode on the streetcar to the station, where a vehicle was waiting for him. After riding but 9. ahort distance tha horse became frac tious and the driver was unable to con trol him. A small board served as a dash. The frisky horse kicked over the dashboard, his hoof striking Dr. Hick man's leg, breaking both bones and splin tering them somewhat The injured Wan waa brought to Port land, and at tha hospital Dr. E. H. Par ker attended him. , ' The Injury ia regarded as serlpua, and Dr. Hickman will be confined fbr aome time. He resides at Eaat Taylor and Twenty-fifth streets. WINTER GARDEN 'UP AGAINST IT .Warrants were issued "out of the po lice ccJhrt this norning for the arrest of J. P. Kennedy and Fiskey Barnett proprietors of the Winter Garden, charging them with keeping open after hours. Tha complaints were signed by Patroimah William Jones, who reported the alleged infraction of the law to hia superior, Captain Bailey, It is stated that the place was foundasvith the doors wide' open at 1:46 o'clock this morning, Mrv Kennedy wa in court two 'weeks ago charged with the same violation, and after a trial he was found guilty and fined 25. The police state that they will permit no. further violation fit tbe closing ordinance, and are -determined to prosecute all whg do not comply with the order. PORTLAND LIBRARY SHORTEST TRIAL Within an hour and 10 minutes this morning Fatrlok McGurgan learned that rthe course of law is very swift t times. At 10 o'clock lie stood before Clrouit Judge George; accused of assault with intent to rob George Cugy. At 11:10 he stepped out of the courtroom a free man.. It took only 48 minutes to Impanel a Jury and to Introduce all the testimony for and against him. Tha arguments of the attorneys, J. Ev Tracey, for Mc Gurgan, and District Attorney .Manning for tha state,' occupied only ,15 minutes, COUNTY TAX LEVY COT BY BOARD XZOVOTZOir OP THREB-TZSTHS OI A KZU 7JT TM (HBXXSAXi XVVH SCA9B KXCESSABY WTSCI TO Kusonov axd bmodob bxpaxb ZZPXNRXS. ' The county board has reconsidered the much vexed question of the appor tlonment of the . tax levy, and Instead of reducing the state school tax., as waa decided Saturday, . the. reduction is to fall on the general county fund.. This decision waa reached with reluctance, for some , extraordinary expenses must be met by the county during tne coming year, and with a smaller levy the mat ter of freeing the oounty from debt must of course be delayed. It - waa deemed of great importance tnat tne total levy snouia not exceea v mills, and to bring it down to this fig ure it was necessary to make a cut of three-tenths of a mill in the apportion ment for soma denartment After much discussion the board decided on Satur day to cut the atate school tax from 6 mills to 4.7 mills, finding it Impossible to make any reduction in the appor tionments for county roads or the port of Portland and believing that the state school fund might' better ,ba reduced than the county general fund. But this opinion haa been changed. Tha board decided today to leave the state school rata as it was originally and to lop off the three-tenths of a mill from the general county tax. The lat ter will therefore be (.4 mills, as against 6.7 last year. . Owing to the increase in the assessed valuation of property, tha county will realise from tha .reduoed tax rata about tha same sum as last year. Had the rate remained at 1.7, mills the county's revenue would have been increased about 816,000. - Tha county board waa very desirous of increasing the revenue, both because this would hasten the payment of the present heavy indebtedness and because of the unusual expenses which must be met this year. Extensive repair must be made on the Burnside street bridge which, it Is said, may aggregate 820,000. New planking must ; oa iaid-oa the bridge and tha 'approaches are in such condition , that a large expenditure will Tje necessary to put, them in order. Tha county must .pay the expenaea or registration and the primary elections this spring, of the state election in June and of the national election in November. Elections are expensive and the total cost to the county may approximate 820.000. It Is possible, too, that the board may find It necessary, to make some altera tions in the oounty Jail, tnougn mis will not bS done if it can be avoided. However, by careful economy the board expects to maka the reduced levy pro vide for all necessary expenditures and at the same time effect some further re duction in the county debt. A statement complied by County Clerk Felds shows that the school levies in the several districts are as follows, and any person who knows the valuation of his property can computa nia lax mere IMstricti- MUls.i . 11 ii. 1 m.t.M. , 1 1 1 V.P.l .vt will.. 1 40.0 i, ........ .... 80... 31............ 32. 1 ,... 33........... 33 , 34 39.0 2 37.5 24.0 30.0 24.0 2.0 23.2 8 34.7 2. ..;..' Q ? . ........ i. ........ ... i. V ... 21.2 ... 28.5 87.0 6.. 6.. 7. 7 21.2 35.. 38.. 11 27 ......... 28.0 26.2 21.2 37 , 87.' 38........... 38 39 40 41. .f. ....... 41.. 24. 0 8.U... 9 21 24.0 24.0 10.... 86.7 21.2 29.0 26.5 24.0 "21.2 .44.2 21,3 21.2 84.0 24.8 21.3 29. S 29.2 24.0 11 12 la . r ..... .. ii::::;:::::;: 1 d - 17....... 18.' 43, 44. 24.0 44.0 45.. 46. 22.2 til. 2 19 20 21.2148. 41.2 26.2 GO............ 22.7 21... 61 A 24.0 27.0 21.0 22....- 2S;. ........ 23 t4. .......... 24. 25. . ... . 27.6 67 ...... Joint ; 15 Joint...... 16 Joint..... 21.2 24.0 14.0 21.2 89.2 21. 24.0 23 Joint....... 80.0 44 joint., ..... 81.3 28, 21.2153 lolnt. ,' ... , . 21.2 24.0 27,. 21.2(62 joint., 18..,,.....,, 24.0 70 joint,..... 28. ........... 21.ii!8a Joint....... 84.0 81.3 In Port of Portland. Outside Port of Portland. In Port of Portland and in St Johna.4 ; . .The road . tax of 2.1 mills will bt levied on the following valuations: -., Road District Valuations. City .of St Johns.,......,..f : 205.731 District District Dl strict District District Bistrlct (strict District District District District District 800.991 275,200 228.895 468,76 44 , m f i j 4 4 760,233 415.774 y p - ,a - 778.828 9 C 308 10 1, ...... ,,....,. 836 11 ..M.. : 208 12, ,. , 117 8S0 ,995 293 885 District 13 390.105 District 14 (Portland) .46,984,634 .;--r KABZBB B0TX8J. Astoria, Jam 17. Arrived down at 1:80 p. m., schooner Alvena. Arrived at 1:80 p. m., British ship Cromartyshire, from Newcastle, N. 8. W, Arrived down t 3 p. xtL, steamer Aurelia. : . . . , .. Arrived, down at 4:30 p. m., American park Haydfr Brown. --rr,- Arrived down at 1. 10 p. m., ateamer Aberdeen. i ' . , San Francisco, ' Jan. 17. Sailed, schoontr Maria E. Smith, for Portland. San Francisco, Jan. IS. Sailed at 1 p. m., ateamer Oregon for Portland. Arrived, schooner Joseph Kuss, from Columbia river; , . , Aetoria, Jan, 18. No bar report; cape line down. Astoria, Jan. J.8. Wheather cloudy; wind northeast and bar moderate. Elder arrived down yesterday at I o'clock and sailed at 7:30 this morning. - Stoamer Prentiss arrived down at 10 nad sailed at 10:30 for San Francisco. Schooners B. B. Jackson and W. F. Jewett arrived down at 10:30. Aberdeen salted at 11:41' a. m. French bark Marechal de Noavllles arrived at 11 .from Hamburg by way ot Port Lies Angeles. ' . Arrived at noon, barkentlne Ethel, from San Francisco. Sailed at noon, steamer Aurelia. for San Francisco CRIMINAL.: . IN PORTLAND and the Jury was out only 10 minutes, when it returned verdict of acquit tal. - t 1 McGurgan was accused ot having as saulted and attempted to rob Cugy in the Burnside street exchange. Manning said that when McGurgan was accused of the assault ha fled. Tracey showed that when McGurgan was leaving the saloon several men accused him of the assault and pursued him and he had to flee for safety. The trial, some old at' torneys say, Is the briefest In the his tory of the court for a criminal case. SAYS MINISTER : : JADE . THREATS MBS. S. W. AB9BBS0X CtAE8J . XBB BXQTHXB-XV-XiA'W, A VB1TBX) BYAXOSXJCAXt VBBACXXB, IS WO PIT TO CAXB TQM TOM. OTK OXXXB. ' Fearful that her brother-in-law, Rev, Guy H.- Phelps of Hlllsboro, would carry out his threat of taking his child from her, dead or alive, Mrs. 8. W, Ander son of 786 East Madison street hid with the baby until assured that she was aafe. . Now she must appear In the circuit court to show cause why Rev. Mr. Phelps should not be given his lit tie daughter. The minister has. served Mrs. Anderson with a writ of habeas corpus to produce the qhild In court tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock. . At that time Mrs. Anderson, through her attorney, A. F, Flegel. will answer Rev. Mr. Phelps and endeavor to keep - the baby, on tha ground that its health will not permit of its' removal; that its 'fath er's present condition renders him unfit to care for it and . that he had pre viously aajreed to allow the child to re main with her - ' ? Little Onneatta Naomi Phelps was born at Hlllsboro, Or., May 16, 1902, The following day her mother died, and Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Tatem,. sisters of Mrs; Phelps, brought the Infant home with - them to Portland. . The stricken father was made welcome at the home of Mrs.' Anderson and her husband, and for a year and a half ha was a regular visitor to the home where he would see his child. .' "Just before Christmas." said Mrs. Tatem "this afternoon, "my sister and I heard that Guy Phelps had been say ing unkind things about us, and de claring that we had been talking about him. He had his trunk at Mrs. Ander son's, and. about two weeks ago came to Portland and sent out for It He did not come himself, and my sister could not Understand his actions. Tha next day he wrote a letter declaring that his daughter be turned over to him, and my sister, knowing that he had 'the lawful right to it prepared to do aa he aald, although It almost broke her heart ""Phelps, however, wrote another let ter, in which he accused Mrs. -Anderson of things that she had never done, and demanded that if tha child waa. not turned over to him by Saturday night he would have it dead or alive. Thia frightened my sister, and she went to a friend's home, where she remained until the papers were served on her husband, ordering that the baby be produced in court tomorrow afternoon. She has at no time attempted to go, beyond, the law, and simply wUfhes to protect the child."- ' ' Phelps Is pastor of the United Evan gellcal church at Hlllsboro. Anderson Is a contractor. - Two desperate highwaymen, one about 86 years of age, the other said to be a tnere "kid," are creating terror among the Chinese laundrymen of Portland. At 9:30 o'clock Saturday night tha two held up and robbed the Wing Chung wash house at 248 Sixth street. . . Masked and with drawn revolver they were upon the Inoffensive Celeatlals be fore the laundrymen realised it. .Tha sum of 81r waa all. that was found. Tha robbers evidently expected a big haul after the Saturday night bills had been collected. Detecttvea Day and Weiner are working on tha case. The police believe that the men who did the holdup Saturday are the 'same who held up - Sam Long's laundry - at Front and Caruthers streets late Thurs day night The men wear soft hats and are poorly dressed. .As a result of the two robberies there Is consternation among the Chinese. . . , some years ago when there was ' a crusade among the white citizens to force the Chinese laundries out of the resident aectiona of the city the Sixth street srash house was dynamited. Sev eral laundrymen were seriously hurt and the building demolished. CANAL BUILDING ' AGAIN DELAYED Washington, Jan. II. The senata committee on foreign relations . today ordored a favorable report on the Panama canal treaty. Several amend- menta were adopted which were com paratively unimportant but which necea- sitate returning the treaty to Panama ror concurrent action there- and la ex pected to occupy from four to six weeks and require at least a month to go to Fanama and back for ratification. Hnnce the payments aggregating 150,000,000 neea not De nnanced before ADril. . Hanna ia In his seat today after av. era! weeks', absence and was warmly arceiea oy eenatora Iodge, Spooner, Hale. Proctor and other Republican GOVERNOR APPOINTS THREE DELEGATES Salem, Or., Jan. 18. The governor this morning appointed County Judge J, H. Scott of Salem and Albert Tosler of Portland delegates to attend the good roads convention, called ta meet l- Wnrt. ford, Conn., February II. - The governor also appointed Game Warden J. W. Baker of Cottage Grove delegate from Oregon to attend the Leaaue of A marl. can Sportsmen at4ts sixth annual con vention, February 10. PAXBTBS MAtCOtMVS OBTBAZT. Richard Max Meyer is the painter of the portrait of P. 8. Malcolm, .presented to the Masonio tempi at laat Saturday night a. session, by Cathedral Class No, X ONE MORE CHINESE LAUNDRY LOOTED We Have the - , . - a . , -J- i - Genuine' Hird - r Molded Records for Graphophones Phonographs Come early a,nd get your pick. We have all the. latest music for you, .REMEMBER -'25 CENTS buys the beat, .cylinder record ever made; why pay twice as much for othersT, f-.s V . - v. . ,i Wa are Btaaufaoturing flCeadqnarters fo Talking Kaohlnt and Supplies and Kaka Specialty' of, tha XnstaUmant Business.' - For5 Down and $1 Per. Week You can have one' of our best machines . " . - complete with records ' ' Columbia Phonograph Co. The Largest Talking Machine House in the World Wholesale and Retail, ; 128 Seventh Street . Retail Branch 34S Waahlnjjton Street DEAF GARDENER J. SOBM3T, B TXABS OU, BTBVOX bt'a swrrox bboibb, btjti es- OAPSS WITI A OASB, A X LO CATED 8K0TABSB Ajn TOBV raOTBXS. ' While walking through tha railroad yard under the west approach .to the steel bridge, at 8 o'clock this morning. J. Schmlt, 66 years of age, was struck by a switch angina and narrowly ea caped instant death. 6chmit ia a tree trimmer ana was oq bis way to work In upper Alblna.. He resides at 808V4 First street. Being slightly deafhe did not notice tha approach of tha en gine. He attempted to cross tha track in front of it Tha locomotive struck him, throwing htm to the ground with great violence, but tossing him outside the aona of danger. The engineer stopped his locomotive aa soon as possible. The . old man was able to rise unaided. The police took him to the station, where he complained of severe pain id hia right ahoulder and arm, while there waa a long and deep gash In his scalp. After keeping the patient for A time Schmlt was sent ' to Good Samaritan hospital, where Dr. H. U Wilson, the railroad company's sur geon, attended him. Whila tho aCalp wound Is severe it Is not dangerous. It waa also found that the shoulder was not broken. but dislocated and the old man will be abla toueave the hospital shortly. Hia clothes were badly torn. After,; the accident the police sent word to Assistant City Physician 81o cum, who suggested, upon seeing that Schmlt waa not dangerously injured, that the company's physician be called. Thereupon he was removed to ,th,e hos pital. But had the man been badly hurt he might have died before he could be given proper attention, since the city tacKS an emergency noapitai. .. TRYING TO REPLEVIN CUTLERY FROM STEIN The trial of tho replevin ease of H bardy Spencer, Bartletl ft Co, of Chi' cago against Philip Stein for the re covery of pocket and butcher knives. rasors and rifles of the value of 8(10 was begun before Circuit Judge Sears and a jury this morning. . Argument for tha plaintiff was made by Henry E. Mc Ginn, and thia afternoon D, Soils Cohen and Alex Bernstein will present Stein's side of the case. - Stein owns a clothing store on Wash ington street between Fourth and Fifth streets, It la charged that he purchased a lot of goods which were stolen from Hlbbard, Spencer, Bartlett aV Co. A traveling salesman of tha firm, so Stein alleges, called on him October 18 last and told him that he had been or dered to sell his samples, consisting of knives and rasors, aa new samples had been sent to him. Stein purchased the samples. And tha Arm, learning of tha dishonesty of its salesman, began a re plevin suit Tha trial will not be con eluded before tomorrow, , , . .A POSTOFFICE SCANDAL DEMOCRATIC GAIN '(Bin Francisco Bureau of Tbe Journal.) Washington, Jan. 18. The most inter esting development that has so far come to light as & result of the trial of Machen, . tha former superintendent ot the free-delivery division of tbe postof- floe department, and his co-defendants, on the charge of conspiracy, la the tes timony given 4yFlrst Assistant Poat master Wynne and John J. Howie v. his chief cleric while on the witness-stand, and will probably have an Important place In Democratic campaign literature during the coming presidential canvagd. A number of prominent Democrats have expressed themselves as of the opinion that the testimony of Wynne and How ley is the best possible evidence of the ineff latency and negative virtue of the present Republican administration, and that as such can be used with telling ef fect by Democratic orators on tha stump next summer. - BVSZVXSa KBIT KBJTTBB. ' (Journal Rpoial gerTine.) Chicago, Jan. 18. No additional lur- ors for the carbarn murderers have been secured, and the court expressed an opin ion that many buainess men ara perjur ing themselves to es&pe service, and announced a strict prosecution of any man likely to be convicted , of such WALKS ON TRACKS chargt . . , . ', Stock FIRST CHURCH OBZiEBBATIOa- OT ITS TOTXBTX " ABBXTZBSABY BT TXB AXdI TBZXT rBXSBTTSBZAB OOBOBB OATZOB BBaVXT ST7BDAT AJTD WXXA OOBTZBTJB MOST OT WBBB In celebration of the semi-centennial of its founding, the First Presbyterian church. Twelfth and Alder streets, held two services yesterday. "At: both the building was crowded. ' Its first place of meeting was A small rented room in an old hotel building on Front street Now the church haa a tulldln4 of its own, one of the hand- nmrat In Portland. rirtt ait tha coat of 1200,000, and the church Is entirely free from debt At the time of organi sation' there wera II members And two elders. NoW the church has a member shin of l.40.":t V, ',f.?.'iu Tie, - Tha church was simply decorated for tho ser.vlces yesterday. Tha organ loft was banked with greena." A large vase of calla lilies stood on the platfortnl Thar waa special- music and five per sons were' received into the church. .RefV. Gi. F. -Whitman. ot.Beattla,- who assisted Dr.1 Tantls in the organisation, waa present at tha morning service. A great, many people believe that the first Presbyterian ' church in the Northwest was at Clatsop Plains,, but Dr. Whitman clearly showed that Marcus Whitman had the first church at Walllatpu. Wash. He also told of the four Indiana who made the trip from St Louis to find the white man's God and tha "big book." ,.; " .. ,v.,;.: '' . Dr. Hill waa to deliver an address on tho history, of tha church, but post poned it to a later day on account of lack of time. Ia the evening tha other Presbyterian churches of the city Joined in a union meeting at the First church. , The vari ous ministers were seated on the pulpit with the pastor. Rev. A. J. Montgom ery, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church," and Rev. H.H.- Pratt of tha Forbes Presbyterian, and Rev. W. S. Gilbert spoke.- Rer. Henry Marcotta of Westminster church paid an eloquent tribute to the memory 'of Rev A. U Dindaley, pastor of First church from 1888 to 1888, and to that Of William S. Ladd, two sealoua workers tor the wel fare of the church." Rev. C W. Hays sent, A letter of greetingIn behalf of the members of the Marshall-street church. " There will be a Jubilee sociable to morrow evening in tha parlors of tha church. On tho afternoon of the same day. there will be a publio reception. Wedneaday evening there will be a fra ternal meeting with addresses by rep resentatives of tha local churches. A "reminiscence meeting" will b held on Thursday evening. : ; - . .;v. . unhnrn nenni c uun ' CARRY INSURANCE (Joaraal Special Servleev) San -Francisco, Jan. ir.---E3vldenca so cured by the police today, tends to show that Leon Seeder was but. on of a band of conspirators In this city who sought to swindle Insurance ompanlea by foul murder of victims whose Uvea had been heavily -Insured. The police are said to know of three men who tjre implicated m a plot that led ta the slaughter of Jo senh . Blalson on tha night of Sunday, January jv, av inv iwi vi and further arrests ara expected at any time."'. ' Tha men susoected of being aocom- plices of Seeder are known .to the po lice. They ara thought to hava supplied funds for him.' and testimony is beings sought to prova that they forwarded money to Seeder from New STork and Europe. 0 It is known that tha police are shadowing certain persons In this city, and two, and possibly three, more arrests may be made at any time In connection with tha murder ot Blalson. KANSAS CITY HAS . . MORE DIFFICULTY Kansas'Clty. Jan. 18. Three hundred feet of the Kansas avenue wagon atreet car bridge across "the Kansas river was carried away by ica today. The belt Una hridara still stands but Is Imperiled. Communication with Armourdale Is prao tloally stopped. - . . ' !'.- ill' ' T f 'v 4 "PABBBTS DAT, " Prnt' flav at the T. M. ca. tomof; jow will give fathers and mothers A chance td see What tneir sons can 00 in the gymnasium, the awlminlng pool and tha work shoo. Tha rooms will be open KEEPS BIRTHDAY to parents at 4 p. nv , 1 K