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TJJE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, JAN UARY 23, 1904. fJANAGER STONE : RETURNS HOME WADE'S BONDSMEN LOST HER LOVER ' DOVIEITES WILL FLOOD GREATEST AND SHOT HERSELF TALK IN PORTLAND FOR MANY YEARS MAY PROSECUTE II Money Making In Panama. 7 ' Br PBEDEBIO J. HA8XXH7 Speoial Correspondent of The Journal. II AXES WO STATEMENT AS TO ; AMOunrr or beductiow xh w- 8UBAHCB THAT MAT BE MADE ATTEB rXTXL PAID PIBE DEPABT MEHT IS PBOVTDED.. Manager J, C Stone, who lias charge of the Portland division of the board of underwriters of the Pacific, returned from San Francisco last night, and while 00 far as known he has made no definite statement on the fire insurance situation, It is generally accepted as a fact that the rates will be reduced, but not imme diately. ' Mr. Stone's return has been awaited with an unusual interest, as he is the only one with authority to speak for the Insurance 'interests as to whether they would lower rates with a full paid fire department, The city council avers it .will not bo Ml the expense of full pnld ervlce unless insurance rates are mate rially lowered.' Mr. Stone could not be found . today. Search for him was fruitless. He was Ht his office In the morning:, but was out in Albina this afternoon with a survey ing crew. . He met and conversed wUh aeveral' acquaintances .but did not make ny statements relative to the question of rsteB. In an informal way the board of un derwriters have already discussed the situation brought about by holding up the pajd department for lower rates, but they are now awaiting the formal notice which will be conveyed through their local representatives. ' - May Grant Bednotion. 'From art ''authoritative source it" is learned that the board will probably errant a reduction of five per cent, but to get this the citizens and municipal asso ciations must make a concerted and determined demand.' " The reduction. It 1 believed, will certainly be made, but rot until the last moment. Considerable delay may be incurred at the beginning for any business of that character is first sent to Chief Surveyor Alfred Still man at San Francisco,, is then brought to the attention of the board and the local representative must afterwards be notified, he In turn communicating any statement from the board to the people, ' , Originally an Informal promise of a reduction was made . when the fireboat aas completed and since construction was Started on the vessel the point was made that it would not be a first class boat, leaving the inference that -this fact would be a loophole for the Under writers to go. . back on thetr promise. The authorities will not take any fur ther chances, so they say they will not ' Vote for a full-paid fire department until a' definite statement is made as to jvhether the reduction. will be granted, and also what it will amount to. ; On Monday it is believed that a com rnlttee representing the - 1 municipal bodies of Portland will call upon Mr, Stone and make the demand for. lower rates. No special committee has been appointed ao far, but this' is thought to be the best method of bringing the re quest to trie' attention of the board In a formal way that cannot be disregarded. If! POLICE COURT HAMMOWD HELD TO GBAJTB JTJBT raf thb sum or i,ooo hebmah awd stags' cases co JrenrrED ALSO TBXED THE IB HABD8 AS BdQKWATMEIT. "I am sorry they didn't arrest me in Tacoma because I was broke. : If they tind I wouldn't be in this trouble now." This was -the ' comment Of George IlammoriB or Fred Lewis, .one of the gang of four allleged forgers, three of whom are In Jail , here, the fourth, George Wilson, being In- confinement at Seattle. ; Besides v Hammond, . Albert Stags and Sam Herman are under lock -and key la Portland, having been ar rested . by . .Detectives . Kerrigan and Snow, Hammond says he is 24 years of age and his home Is in New York. He claims never to have been in trouble be fore. He met Stags and Herman in Ta coma a week ago and, being broke, agreed to Join them in their work of passing bad checks. The trio came to Portland last Tuesday morning. The nest day Hammond went to The Dalles where he was arrested by Chief Wood yesterday and turned over to Detectives Kerrigan and Snow who brought hira back to Portland last night. , Hammond, Stags and Herman were all 1.1 the police court today to answer to charges of forgery. The complainant gainst Hammond is E. J. Blaster and against Stags is Sam Wafler. Ham mond waived examination and was bound over to the grand Jury in 11,003 bail, while, the cases of Herman and Stags were continued until Monday. When they .went to The Dalles Kerrii gan and Snow took Herman with them for the purpose - of Identifying Ham mond. The latter was Just about to leave for the. East on a freight train when he was Intercepted. He admits that his destination was Spokane, where lie was to have been Joined by Stags and Herman In a few days, after they passed several checks. ' : . ' . According to Herman and Hammond, Stags Is the leader of the gang and a thoroughly bad maa Herman states that last month Stags held up a Swede on Front street, taking his money from him. Then he and Stags lay secreted Jn a doorway on Ankeny street, between Third and Fourth streets, and with coupling pins in their pockets tried to hold up several Chinamen. The night after Stags. Hammond snd Herman arrived in Portland this week, according to the statement of the lat ter two,, the trio went to the same place on Ankeny street. Stags insisting that they engage In holdup work. They had no revolver and Hammond admits that lie purchased one.. Stags seised a Chi raman, Intending to rob him, but the Celestial screamed and rsn away, Ham mond and Herman claim . that they wanted notning to ao with holdup work. "They arrested us all in Seattle." said IJprman to Detective Kerrigan to day. "We were suspected of forgery find did try to pass checks there. But Wilson was the only one who did cash any, and he was held. The police there had no case against me and Stags, and we were released. After leaving Seattle the pair met Hammond at Tacoma, and thence they came to Portland, " Anther forged check has turned tip, but Herman denies that he either wrote or mimed It. its date is .January IS nml it is drawn on the First National l.juik of Portland for ti.bi It Is made psvsble tn K. E. Perry and signed by J. H. Burners. ' ' . FORGERS ANSYER PEBDLETOB BANXEB'S . TBUSTEES ACCUSED Or TAVOBITISM PETI TION IK BAHKBUFTCT PILED WIDOWS AND OBPHAHS AMOHO THE HASTY CBEDITOBS. Creditors of C. B. Wade, the recently deposed cashier of the First National bank of Pendleton, . with claims aggre gating $50,000, filed a petition in the United States district cdurt yesterday asking that Wade be declared a bank rupt and that his financial affairs be taken from the trustees named in his assignment and placed In charge of tt receiver to be. appointed by the "court. Service was made on, Wade at Pendleton yesterday. ' The petition is the outcome of dissat isfaction with . the management of Wade's affairs by T. C Taylor and W. F. Matlock, the trustees whom he desig nated in his" assignment a few weeks ago. The petition openly vcharges that the, claims of preferred creditors i have been met without a proportionate settle ment of other claims. It also declares that st the time the trustees took the affairs in hand assets of $150,000 were available. Now, it declares, the amount has - considerably diminished and that liabilities to the extent of 1300,000 have loomed up. - 1 Preferred Creditors. The petition also points out the fact that after Wade's affairs were turned over-tv the. trustees, Wade & Co., of which firm Wade is alleged t be -the principal partner, executed a chattel mortgage to the First National bank. The mortgage was- for l,500, and was made "on livestock and farming imple ments owned by Wade & Co. It is-al leged that thamortgage was to Satisfy a claim by he bank, and that by -the issuing 'of the mortgage the bank was made a'preferred 'creditor. The largest individual claim against Wade is that, of Joseph Vey. an illiter ate stockman.'who supposed that he had an account' of $40,000 in Wade's bank, but discovered that he owed a-note of $7,000 instead. ' ., ' Bondsmen Threaten Prosecution. Another heavyclalm is that of the Craig estate, of which Wade was the administrator.- The Umatilla county court has called "for a distribution of $14,036, but Wade has no money with which to meet the demand. His bonds men are . threatening prosecution as a result. All of Wade's- creditors ara clamoring for an immediate settlement, while a number insist on his arrest and criminal prosecution. ' In the meantime Wade is making preparations for an extended tour' of Europe. rnuch to' the chagrin" of the people whom he owes, ; The cred itors for the most part are widows and orphans, with aggregate claims of $76, 000. . ' Will Travel la Europe. . .. - As soon as it was known that federal proceedings would be resorted to, Mrs. Wade announced that her husband would travel abroad for his health, - and by many It is anticipated that he will not attempt. to fight the appointment of a receiver.' 'He' has not left his ' house since his assignment several days ago. The names of the creditors who sfgned the petition, with their aggregate claims, ore as follows; Joseph Vey, $40,000; Esthor :Bashnv $3,000; Susie " Marine, $1,000; Carrie Kennedy, $1,800; Margar ret Ryan. $1,600; Alexander Mtlney, $5,000; John Temple,. $7,700; Joseph Ranos, $4,000. CHIEF CLASHES WITH ATTORNEY hubt asks t. j. clbbtow how MUCH KB Willi TABS TO SETTLE CASS , ABB , THEN . HIHTS AT BLACKMAIL OB THE LAWYEB'S - There was a- heated controversy in Chief Hunt's office this noon between the chief of police and Attorney TV J. Cleeton. - - - -- During the argument the chief and the lawyer crossed swords and each swore to remember the other. The misunder standing arose over a threat by the at torney that he was about to bring suit against the chief on behalf of William Seney, who was held in the city Jail for several days last fall.. At the time of Seney's arrest he was suspected of criminal Intimacy with a young girl. Chief Hunt, corroborated by Officer Hawley, states thatthe district attorney told him to hold Seney.; Final ly the prisoner secured ball and as a no bill was returned by the grand Jury Seney determined to sue because of his imprisonment. - - Yesterday Mr.' Cleeton called at the Jail to tell the chief that suit would be brought and it was intimated that mat ters might be settled without resort ing to law. Mr. Cleeton was asked to re turn again. This he did today and in the presence of several officers said that the suit would be instituted unless mat ters were comDromlsed. ;. "Well, for how much will you settle?" the chief asked. , The sum of , $250 is said to have been the answer, , ' "I will not 'be blackmailed for $250, Chief Hunt says, he cried indignantly, at what he believed an attempt to bleed him. He was very angry and told the lawyer that he- would not pay - any money. From the conversation, Mr. Cleeton appeared to think he was under arrest, and he so told Chief Hunt, who. he was of . the opinion, had branded him as a blackmailer. - Finally he said to the chief: - . ... "May I go out?" he asked. "You don't need to Inquire of me. Ton have ' not been ' restrained of your lib erty," the chief replied. But the attorney thought differently and said that there would yet be devel opments. ' - Mr. Cleeton said this afternoon that until he, saw Chief Hunt's; account of the affair he had nothing to say. "If Mr. Hunt states the facts as they are," he said, "and In full, it will suf fice, but . if he does not, - then I will come out with a detailed account of the matter. I am fully as able to let the thing be aired as is he." LABOB BEAETT DEAL. - (Journtl Special 8cr !(.) , La Grande, Or., Jan. 23. A large body Of timber embracing several thousand acres, below Elgin, Or,, known as the Stanley tract, was ' sold yesterday to George Palmer of Iowa, by Robert Smith,, president -of the ha. Grande Na tional bank. The price paid for the tract is between $150,000 and $200,000. Mr., Palmer, It is understood, purchased the' land as an investment snd will not cut any lumber from it at present.' ' DESPONDENT . AND DBXHKXBO, EMMA XOPBXBS PUTS A BULLET i UNDBB HEB SCALP , WITH ; SUI CIDAL INTENT TAKEN TO HOS PITAL ABD WILL BECOTEB. , Despondent at the loss of her "friend," who is accused of taking her money, Emma -Hopkins, also known- as Emma Hayes, attempted to kill herself by shooting, in - room 2, in the Raymond lodging house., at Third and Ankeny streets, at 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon, 1 . - i Earlier in the day it Is said that the woman pulled the revolver front her stocking . while she was drinking In 'a north end saloon. At , the , time she threatened to end her existence, but the saloonkeeper "ejected -j her t roan his place. , . - During the day the woman was drink ing 1il several places, and by the after noon it is said she was partially intoxi cated. . She retired to her room, which she had engaged but the night before, and locked the door. Shortly . after - 8 o'clock - the muffled - sound of a 'pistol shot.-was heard . through the - lodging house, and several . persona rushed into the room after 'forcing the door.. -. ' They, "found the woman lying on the bed "with7 the revolver still in her hand and a stream of blood pouring down her forehead. City Physician Zan, was called and ordered -her removed to Bti Vin cent s hospital." .' - ; i An examination, showed, thatthe. pistol was only .of 22,' caliber and that the wound was .very slight- The. bullet entered ,the. middle ; of the forehead' at the edge of the scalp,. taking aft upward range, - the ; lead penetrated under the scalp, -hutJ evidently-did- not enter the skull or injure the. bone. The bullet had but little impetus .and lodged under the scalp. ' , Dr." Zan, states that' the case is not at an serious; ancr mar me pa tient will - likely be 'able' to leave the hospital-in-a day -or two. 'She was re ported much better this morning. Back of the attempt at self-destruc tion Is said to lie a story of a' man's duplicity" The woman is well known in Portland, ...but several:, week i ago she left ; the city with, her lover. At the time she had about $800, "and -the couple went to San-Francisco and Sacramento. It is claimed that the man secured most of the money andj then discarded the woman. In the hope of finding him she followed, him to several California cities, but was unsuccessful in -her mission;. Believing that he had,, returned to Port land she came back here two days ago, only to learn nothing of her lover. This is said to have set her to drinking, which resulted in her attempt to end her life. Patrolman' John Goltx was on the scene of the shooting shortly after it oc cured. Several ' of- the witnesses were taken to police headquarters . an,d ques tioned,, but p.o arrests were made, as the police were satisfied, that there was no foul play. The revolver was confiscated by the officers. ' TWO STEAMSHIPS STICK IN THE SAND COAST , UBSa DESPATCH OBTS STUCB TW 8ABD AT POSTOPPICB BAB BIVEB STEAMXB OOES T.0 HEB ASSISTABCB ABD UBDEB- ' OOES SAMB BXrXBXEBCB. In aheavy fog - which overhung the river last night the steamer Despatch got out'of her course and went aground at Postofflci? bar, near the mouth of the Willamette: tMs'rrtoning the- steamer Lurllne asjonfpted to pull her out into deep wstwf-iMvd "she also got stuck In the sand. By means of a winch and line from the De&patch the river steamer was drawn out, of her perilous position. The 4 Despatch lay in the shoal water, however, until about , 8 - o'clock this morning, when she managed to back out Into the' channel under her own steam. A slightly r'lslng tide also proved of very material assistance. . No damage' was done and the -vessel reached Portland two hours later. ' - The Despatch came-from San -Francisco and is operated by the California & Oregon Steamship company. She ar rived at Astoria yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and left tip the river at once. Soon after nightfall the fog because dense, and , progress was slow; Near the mouth of the Willamette : she got slightly out of her course with the above results. The steamer came up empty and was not drawing more than IS feet of water. She is now st the Mersey dock receiv ing a part cargo of grain for the re turn trip. Her deck will be loaded with lumber. , t Of late but few vessels have had any trouble with bars. - The channel is sup posed to be in better condition' than-it ever was .before. It is narrow at Post office bar, and with the slightest devia tion one way, or the other a boat Is likely to. run aground. MOUTH OF RIVER According to Major Langfitt there Is no intention of sending the dredge Chi nook to Mare island to have her botlers repaired and overhauled, He emphat ically states '..that the matter has never been under contemplation and all' rumors to the contrary are absolutely . false, This morning the major said:. . "The Chinook is going to remain-at the mouth of the river and work when ever the ' condition' of the .weather will permit -it.- There' is but one 'Of the six boilers that Is In any particular need of repair, and the : dredge can be operated successfully . without It ," if ' necessary. Should the' Chinook go to Mare island now the probabilities are' she would be kept there all next season.- It requires time to have those big boilers built and installed; For that reason the dredge will be kept at the mouth of the Co lumbia and she will be operated ' every day that the ' weather permits. It has already, been demonstrated that .she' will be able to give a good account of. her self." Judicial Price of Eggs. ; . ' From'the Ohio State Journal.. . . The North Carolina supreme court has fixed the price of bad eggs at $3,600 a dozen. Three years ago a populist ora tor was -struck by 15 of the odoriferous missiles and has Just been'awarded $4. (00 damages; . This . makes . 60 ents a dosen for comparatively! good , eggs look quite reasonable. -' WILL REMAIN AT THBEB MEMBEBS OP THE CHUBCH COMB TO THIS CITT TO PUBTHEB WOBX OP OBOAWISATIOB OWE VICTIM DIED BJBCBBTLT i BH PUSED MEDICAL ATTENDABCE. The local church of Zion, the Zlonitea. will hold a large meeting tomorrow af ternoon,. , - i 1 Three -Dowleites arrived from . San Francisco today and will preach Dowie Ism In its fullest term. The three men accompanied Dr. Dowle from Chicago to San Francisco, from where he has set sail, for a sojourn In Australia.. The meeting will be held at Fobs ball. corner Grand and . Hawthor.ne avenues, at 3 o'clock. ' . - ' Stud la 0aa Praaoisoo. - John Alexander, Dowie. alias "Elijah the Restorer," head of the Zion move ment was recently sued in San Fran cisco by Hugh Craig, ex-president of the San Francisco chamber of com merce, to recover $1.74.0, the balance on a loan made to the prophet in 1888, together with 1 per cent interest for. 18 years.; Dowie declares that nothing is due from him to Craig, and that he lll spend many times the-amount claimed in defeating a recovery.- - As he has bee out of the state since 1888 the statute of limitation cannot be pleaded In bar of "the " action. ' An attempt was made by the plaint iff 'a attorneys. Craig & Cralg, to prevent Dowle'a sailing for Australia, on the Sonoma, but the rieh and reverend doc tor was not alarmed, as he, was able to furnish ample 'bonds. When Dowie came to San Francisco from Australia In 1883 he brought a letter of introduction from Craig's father in New Zealand, and on the strength . of this obtained divers favors of a financial character from the well known San Francisco, business man. Craig's complaint filed the other day alleges , that between October 9 and De cember 11, 1888, he "furnished, paid and laid - out for the benefit of the defend ant'' divers sums, amounting to $2,727.- 36, of which only $962.46 was repaid. This loan was purely a business tran saction, Cralg avers, as he was not of Dowle's disciples and had no Interest In his work. . The advances were made to accommodate his father's friend, and he did " not press him for the balance be fore he -left California because Dowie was poor then and promised to pay as soon as he should be able. Since the "Restorer" sTmassed wealth he has never visited -' the state until now, - and now Cralg proposes to "have all -that's com ing to him." Cralg la Indignant at what he describes-a lack of common commer cial' honesty. In the head of Zion, Meeting a Protrt. His meeting In San Francisco Wednes day night' was a big one in point of numbers, but: at failure on every other account, . Every seat was - filled and many tried to find standing room in the aisles until the police drove them out of the -theatre. Dowie was frequently Interrupted by scoffers, and retorted to their taunts In his-usual angry style. Claims to Be Elijah. , San Francisco. Jan. 23. Dowle de- Voted his address to . an argument de signed to. convince his bearers that he Is really the Elijah whose coming Is proph esied' Irr the Old and New Testaments as preliminary to the second visit of Christ to the earth. This argument was the most astounding thing hs has uttered since -coming to the city. After quoting several texts designed to show that he was performing the miraculous role Of Christ on earth, and making , other painful comparisons be tween himself and the founder of Chris tianity,., Dowle . took up the prophesies of Christ's second coming. Texts in con siderable number, as well as modern Christian' and Jewish scholars, were cited as authorities, for the belief that Christ's coming would be preceded by that of Elijah. "Thus it Is universally admitted by thoughtful .men everywhere that Elijah must corns again to this earth," shouted Dowle, with hands spread aloft In his most demonstrative attitude. "Elijah must come. - He is come. Hs Is here to night, and If you deny that I am that Elijah then It is for you to prove your assertion on that point. If I am not Elijah, why don't you prove it? My f rlendsi you will find it harder to prove an assertion than to make It." , This was- all, " absolutely. Elijah's coming, was prophesied by the ancients and : expected ; by the moderns. Tou cannot prove Dowle is not this Elijah. Hence he Is ElHah. Mr. Dowie says that he does not owe the sum claimed in the San Francisco suit, and will light it to the last ditch. Victim Die of Ktgleot. '.Meanwhile his followers will, exploit his virtues and likewise those of the Zion churches. . On November 18, A. G. Brockwell, re siding at 84 East Twenty-ninth street, died. . He was an earnest follower of Dr. Dowie, and refused to take medi cine of any kind. City Physician Zan. who called upon him shortly before his death, was refused admittance Into the sick - chamber. Mrs, .. Brockwell, In answer to Dr. Zan, who said that the man was in need of medical attendance, Imply .said; . . , 'The I,ord will provide, If 'that be His pleasure." . The dead man summoned Elder Ernst, in charge of the Zion movement in this city, lo . his , bedside. Ernst simply prayed and his victim died..' CHINESE WOMAN . . ' IN HIDING HERE ...Detectives Dsy and Weiner are still seeking , the-' unknown Chinese woman who Is accused of stealing a quantity of .Jewelry from Wonj Chee, a Califor nia Chinaman. As stated by The Jour nal, yesterday, 'the 'woman Is supposed to have . reached Portland ; Thursdsy night, but, the officers could not find her, It is thought she Is now hidden in some local ' mission. ,-, The ' complaint was signed , by Wpng Mock, to whom the victim of the robbery, telegraphed, ask ing for her arrest. It . is known that the woman came in this direction, for at Roseburg a deputy sheriff ' attempted to . arrest her on a Southern ' Pacific train. ' The suspected thief made a .scene, and the officer was prevented by the- passengers from . ar resting her, as he was not armed with a' warrant.' . ; , ' ' ', . , SOLS ADULTEBATED VIBEOAB. lTpon entering a plea of guilty, W. J. Guy was fined $25 by Justice Reed yes terday on a charge of selling adulterated vinegar. . Guy, who lives at East Twenty-eighth "and Division streets, was en gaged in peddling vinegar which, it was claimed, was not up to the standard. The complaint was made by J." W. Bailey, state dairy and food : commis sioner.' - : ' -. ' ' I Ohio biveb is expected to beach hei3ht op 48 teet sup pebzbo is tbbbiblb pbop eett loss will bbach mil- liows mabt lept homeless. (Special.. Dippati-h te The Journnl.) Wheeling. W. Va.. Jan. 23. The Ohio had reached 37 feet at 8 o'clock this morning, and a further rise to at least 45 xeet Is expected.. . There has been a general exodus from the lowlands, peo ple being driven from their homes by the advancing flood. ' Hundreds are Buf fering - from cold and exposure-.',, and many cases of extreme hardship are reported. The suffering will be greatly Increased if the cold waye that has been predicted should come. TOLEDO IBDUSTBT CHECHES. Toledo, O.. Jan. 33. The flood of the Maumee river promises to surpass that of -1883, , which v was the worst ' ever known. All - Industries dependent on electricity, ara tied up, Including the newspapers. The first floors of ' ail buildings , on the waterfront are under water. . ' , MABTT IDLE MEW. - Pittsburg,- Pa., Jan. 23. At 10 o'clock this "morning the water was 29 feet above the normal, and rising nearly three inches an hour. Thirty feet is expected today. The damage ; Is ' al ready $500,000.. In this city and harbor 4,000 are idle. Traffic is suspended on tha river front. TBAIHS ALL BLOCKED. Charon, Pa,, Jan. 23. The Sharns- vllle bridge was swept away, drowning Victor Dunham and three laborers this morning. The water is the highest ever known -and is still rising. All trains between Cleveland .and Pittsburg are abandoned and the tracks are five feet under water. Families in many parts of the city are trapped in the upper stories. .; QBEATEST PLOOD SVSB BKOWH. Youngstown, O.,- Jan. 23. The flood now exceeds any , ever known, There are no lights and the water damage Is heavy. . . BUSINESS SECTION VACATED. Marietta, O., Jan. 23. The business section Is being vacated. The flood of the Ohio river is 29 feet and is rising six feet an hour. , Reports up the river lead to the belief that the business sec tion will be, largely inundated. : v DEAD UBCOVEBED. . Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 23.-The - flood of Wildest . creek . has broken - through the cemetery, strewing skeletons along Its banks. , , . EHOBMOUS DAMAGE. . . Loralne,- Ind., Jan. 23. The flood Is nearly at a standstill. ' The damage ex ceeds half a million dollars. MR. DE VINE IN THE CLARE OF PUBLICITY Marie A. Parker will have to try again for a divorce in Judge Fracer's court Mrs. Parker appeared In court this morning and told the judge that her husband left her almost two years ago because she wanted him to work, and he had a chronic dislike for this mode of exercise. He preferred to do street faking. She stated that during her married life she had supported her self by nursing and had only desired him to rely on himself for his own needs. She had received no word from him since his departure. M. M. De Vine was called, but failed to impress the court with his value as a witness. Mr. De Vine was Biire Mr. Parker had not been In the city for more than a year. He knew Mrs. Parker very well, Indeed. , She had received no word from her husband and earned her own living. But when the Judge began to examine Mr. DeVlne there was a flaw in the Jewel of consistency. - "How do you come to know so much about the relations of Mr. and Mrs. Parker?" asked the" Judge. The young man nervously fingered his hat. hitched up an Inch or two In his chair and an swered that he boarded where Mrs. Parker does. "But how does it come that you" know of your own personal knowledge that Mrs, Parker has received no letters, and how Is it that you know her husband has not been In tho city for more than a year?" "She that is I heard so." he said. "Then all you know about the case is what she has told you?" and the Judge brought a sharp glance to bear on the witness. Mr. DeVlne fingered his hat for a time, looked for relief to Mrs. Parker, but found none, gazed at the court again and faintly said "yes." "That will do," said Judge Frazer, and with a meek sigh of relief Mr. De Vine sought seclusion from the glare of publicity he had attracted. Judge Fraser then said: "The plaintiff's testimony Is lacking in corroboration, as the other witness only knows what she has told him. Dr vorce is a question that should ot be treated too lightly, and there la nothing before the court to show that the hus band has not been in the city or has left hlS Wife. She Kin tort that aha wnrt while her husband was living tn the city, ana i ao noi Know as you can expect a husband to go where his wife happens to be working, and that sppears to be the only place the . other witness has seen the plaintiff." 'v. . The plaintiff will present additional testimony next Saturday, PURSE SNATCIIERS ARE CAUGHT AT LAST The two youthful snatchers of purses who have been so bold in their work have, at last been apprehended.' ... The boys are named Rollle Casey, aged 14 years, and Albert Finn, aged 12 years, They'were captured by, Ofliccr Hawley of the Boys' and Girls' Aid society at Fourth and Salmon streets this after noon. Officer Hawley has been on their trail for about six weeks. The crime for which the boys will be brought 'to Jus tice is the stealing of $20 from a street vender who engaged them to help him move his stuff to his room on Park and Yamhill streets. The boys had been engaged by him In holding the , lights while he "spelled" to the crowd. After the boys carried his stock, to his room a $20 gold piece was missing snd they were immediately sought after. Both of the boys confessed to the. crime and returned $5 of the amount stolen.. ' r Casey confessed to snatching $68 from a school teacher several weeks ago.- The w"v hv oJao confessed to other crimes. Panama, Jan. I. What . are the chances for Investment: in Panama? What sort of jobs are waiting for men on the isthmus? These are questions of interest to the man with capital, as well as the fellow who - depends upon his labor for a living. The subject can only be- discussed in a general way. Colon, the terminal of the canal on the Atlantic side. Is owned by the Panama Railroad company at least-that corporation has a 99-year lease on the island upon which it is located. This island was surveyed years ago, and laid off into 4,000 lots, but many of these are under water, and cannot be utilised until the townslte is filled In. The only speculation in rest estate that can be done in Colon , will ba the. leasing and sub-leasing of -these lots. In anticipation of the boom all of the desirable sites have been leased, by parties on the Inside, who are sent hero for their health Colon is the one place in the world where- this old ex pression is a cancner. in me oia aays,- when the French were working on the canal, there were about 15,000 people in Colon,' but when the work stopped they thinned out in a hurry. - It takes Indus tries to make a-city.'- The history of the development shows that no town can live long on wind. Some of the people here expect Colon to grow to its former size, but that is. not likely. The great centers of the actual .construction will be farther inland this time, : principally at 'Boh lo, where 'the great 'dam ' will be built, and at C'ulebra. where the great cut is being put through the solid rock. The, work around Colon has been com pleted,; and the activity at this' point will not be so great as formerly. But It 'is the terminal of the railroad, as well as the Atlantic entrance to the canal. and Is certain, to be an important point on this account ' ' ' Bents Higher Than Bats. I was talking with the owner of a house on' the principal street in ' Colon, and I . asked him how .much, rent he was getting. "I only get $50 a month now," he replied, "but I put on $100 more when the treaty was signed In Panama, and I will put on another $100 when it passes in Washington. I have not been stick ing here in the mud all these years for nothing." ju.at is the situation as far as rents are concerned. There are now about $, 000 j. people Itvlng In Colon. Of this number about 100 are Americans, and, ' including the other foreign element,, such as English men, Germans, Frenchmen, .- etc., the better class will probably number '10Q souls. The rest are negroes, Chinamen and natives, who are as dirty and, mis erable as their surroundings. , 'They will never make good customers for anyone except-' the -lottery . 'agents, cigarette manufacturers and the under taker. There are . no good stocks 1 of merchandise In Colon,- because there is no one to sell to. If the population should Increase to 10,000 or 12,000 peo ple, the poor element would stilt' be so vastly In the majority that the field for American merchants with thclas of goods they are accustomed to,-- e, would still be very small. . Tha native Is not the sort of customer the average American grocer Is looking for. To please his . trade he would have to handle a class of stuff that he wouldn't give shelf room at home. - The kind of rdeat they use is not respectable enough to ba called dogmeat. This is a fact. It is not a good, market for shoes be cause going barefooted Is the popular style down this way. ' When they- dress up, they want shoes for loows, not for wear. The kind our manufacturers make are too good and too expensive for them. The American and foreign element will buy the best if they can get It. but it Is a question if this class will ever be numerous enough to warrant the carrying of large stocks of first-class goods. Like Hole la a Sieve. - Of course thore are as many chances for business as there are holes in a sieve, but It is a serious question whether these chances are worth while. I saw a sign which read "Burgeon Dentist." the inference being that when the operator hasn't enough muscle to pull them out, he cuts them out. When the, best people, of Colon get the toothache they have to hustle over to Panama, 60 miles away, where there is one American dentist who Is getting rich. One or two more dentists might do pretty well, on the isthmus. Eggs cost 10 cents apiece, and part of the time they cannot be' had al any price, Milk costs 40 cents a quart. The poul try raisers have the same trouble here as in Alaska, There is so much dampness that the chicks do not do well. If they could be pulled through the long wet season the demand for eggs and young chickens, during the next few years, would make a fortune. The climate Is too severe for Imported northern cattle, and dairymen will have to confine themselves to native animals. Cows' raised here do not give milk as plentifully as those In the north, con sequently, condensed milk is the fashion. If your watch gets out of repair In Colon, you will likely have : to squint your eye at the sun forii few weeks un til a tinker happens along. A watch maker ought -to do well here. There are no paperhangers in Colon, and there Is little work for men of this trade because wall paper is not used very much in the tropics, There Isn't a steam laundry In either Colon of Panama. , A good plant In the larger place' woulddoubtless earn dividends from the outset, .. k ,., The hotel accommodations on the isth mus are next to nothings . There ara 35 rooms in-the railroad boardlnghouse at Colon, and 20 of these are occupied by the railroad men and their families, v As the business of tha company increases, their price will have to be Increased, and there will be no room to spare for outsiders. The hotel in Panama has 105 rooms. 55 of which are front, rooms. This hotel' Is owned by a local banker, who had to take It on account of a mort gage. '" He wants to sell, and If the right man-'gets hold of it he will have a good thing.-' There ' are no white ' tailors or dressmakers on the Isthmus: - Several experts, ought' to .do well here' because these -people are extravagant dressers. They - will have 'good clothes to parade around In even if they have to go hun gry -to 'get them. There -are, no -newsstands. This is a-line- that has pros pered in Cuba and Porto -Rico.. The Diamond- news stand 'In Havana' and the Allen stand in' San Juan are .both- big money earners. Americans abroad spend lots of. money for reading matter.-'and people of all nations buy the ably edited, and profusely Illustrated. newspapers and magazines printed in the .United States. They - are easily the foremost publica tions, in the world. t The Little Pour Rnndrsd. ',''-' Panama is a' city of about 25.000 in habitants, but, this statement is . very misleading unless the character of the population Is taken into-account, There are Just , about 40 families- here- who represent what might be called the best shopping element people who 'haye the money -to buy the- best- there' is going. To this "four hundred" the fashionable milliner, or music teacher or merchant with exponslve goods, will have to look for support. The vnatlve i wllU go. on at a great rate about the innumerable chances for carriage trimmers and black- . smiths, and horseshoers, and that sort of tradesmen. ' If they consider 40 car riages enough to support a crowd of "V these tradesmen then there is no use de--nying that it is a grand field, ," Latins Are Plokle. To listen to the talk one would sup pose that the Panamalans never in tended to trade with any one but an Amer ican hereafter, and that they were sure ly going to buy nothing but American goods for- all-iyie. That Is a way the Latins have, They talked just that way In Cuba and Porto Rico, but in a short time they changed their tune. One day their breasts will fairly bubble over with the milk of human kindness for all Americans, but, if some little -thing like a delayed reciprocity treaty occurs, their - - . ardor suffers a series of chills and they ; change front quicker than ' you can say , ' 'Jack Robinson." I wa In Havana when -the girls in the balconies were 7 throwing roses to me simply because I , was an American, and a few months later a , waiter in a cafe spilled soup on me for the same, reason. It is well to allow for considerable shrink age In the enthusiasm of these new . round rrienas before you invest several thousand dollars tn business - among them. Just now the people -of Panama are going In for everything American ' They are putting up American signs, and swearing by the Yankees. It Is a . sort of national "Jolly" they ' ara work ing on us. I do not wish to appear too skep- tlftfil. ; hut ,. rnthAi tn HtflNiiariA ,, thn ... who, think this a" great field and a rare opportunity for Investment. Tha American zone Is only ten miles wide, and the' individual or ..concern that ' goes outside of this - in '' a ' mining en- " terprlse, or other Investment, has the same conditions of revolution i and petty blackmail to contend' with that have always been characteristic rot thcse: little republics. Until the plans -of the 'United States government ara made known, a business venture in almost-: any commercial line would be -ill-advised,' because the , question of the government's maintaining a com--mlssary lias not been decided. Tha Panama railroad has always had a de partment of this sort In "order to avoid the excessive duties. - If tha Panama government takes off the' duty, or p?- - . duces the same to a. nominal per cent, it is likely that the canal commission will abandon the Idea of maintaining a commissary. The history of the coun try, when other things are. equal, shows that the merchants can supply goods cheaper than the government. "This is due, principally, to the difference in . wages, ' government appointees always drawing Salaries which ara out of pro- ' portion to the service rendered In stores. Chanoes for tha Paw. .-' There are many small lines of an terprlse that would doubtless do well ' in Panama. The tendency of the rest dents to adopt American styles and cus- . . toms might be taken advantage of by a teacher of English, an American mil liner, a dancing teacher, a music teacher, . a dressmaker, or a hair dresser and mau lours. Of course, people in any of thesa professions would be greatly handi capped unless they have a knowledge of Spanish, although they might get on -fairly well by having soma on in their employ who could act as interpreter when necessary. But at the best, all who come hero are going a long ways from home with no great prospects. All who coma before the canal commission performs its extensive sanitary work are certainly taking their lives In their hands. ' Those who - have plenty of money to pay for- tha best accommoda tions to ba had will run great risk, and this la tha last place on earth for a poor --' person to- come. ;..:.,:r: Stay Away front Panama. 1 n an absolute fact that there Is no place in the world where a rush of The - usual swarm of camp followers, who have little or no money, but take chances on getting something to do will certainly go to their death if they coma to Panama as it Is now., In tha West and North, particularly In the northern gold fields, chances for work . are plentiful, and a man can always earn enough to keep him going until he gets on his feet. But that la not tha case la 1 Panama. A white man cannot possibly do manual labor here, and If he could the wages are too low for him to live " """" on them. Men who have been accus tomed to roughing it la tha northern climate cannot live out of doors in tha tropics. Strength is no preventive of sickness., The fever la no respecter of persons. It is true that a thousand warnings, given over and over again, will not check that reckless horde which follows on the heels of every big move ment, but It Is hoped that soma of thesa -v ... headstrong soldiers of fortune will lis ten to reason and stay away from tha Isthmus. If they do not pay heed to the warning, their Uvea will certainly pay the penalty and their folly will be uport- their own heads. Tha American authorities cannot lend financial assist anca to stranded countrymen, unless " they do so at the expense of. their own pockets, and their purses ara not long . enough for that. Write It down in bis letters that Panama Is a good place ta stay awal from. CLALLAM WRECK NOT TO BE WHITEWASHED (Journal Sptclil Bervlce.) v Seattle, Jan. 23. Publlo sentiment will probably frustrate tha attempt of Inspectors Whitney and Turner to white wash the Puget 8ound Navigation com pany, owners of the Clallam, Captain Roberts and all the members of the crew except Chief Engineer Delaunay. Not only has the locafc lodge of Elks taken up the matter by asking tha department of commerce and labor to review the In vestigation, but the question of raising a fund to hire an attorney to represent the -passengers is being discussed, In fact some of the wealthy survivors of the wreck may do this. . . - SOLDIERS SLAIN BY - WILD MORO TRIBE ; (Jonrnal Speeltl RprTlre.) .' , ' Manila; Jan.' 23. While on a scouting expedition recently , Lieut. Campbell Flake wss killed- and Lieut. William Roberts and Private Foy were wounded by Moros. .All-belonged to the Twenty second Infantry. LILLIS GETS A JOB. ' M. E. Llllls, who took the civil service examination for Jailor a few days sgo. was succesful snd he has been appointed to the police force. He will likely re port for duty . Monday. Chief Hunt states that his force Is now up to its full quota. ' ,1