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Tlffi OREGON DAILY JOURNAL TORTLANI),, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBTHJARY 9, 1004. ENGINEERS FORM ' POLITICAL CLUB FATAL TRAIN Wreck DURING SNOW STORM HOST .SERVE-TIME : TO RUSSIANS LOSE ffOME BUYERS HI MONTANA PEN BIG REORGANIZE BATTLESHIP COtptTSSZOlTEB DEJUXS liOTTOW TO SISMXSS SUIT AOAXVST OrrXCBBB , ' ,01 TBS O&DEft OT rBATXASAX HOBta s units sons sbabf ' QUESTTOKS PUT. 1 !tJj Fraternal Order" of Home Buyers hl In the next few days pass out of exigence. - and, in Its place will be farmed anothef company, the name of which has not been decided, but from which will be eliminated the words "order" and 'fraternal.'. The form Of toe contracts will be, changed and the system of payments and the apportion ment of funds wlH be different. The new company will be backed by some sound financial institution and all those now holding contracts In the old con cern will be protected Contracts held by Wakefield and his friends will be re pudiated, a well as several hundred numbers that have been reserved. The legitimate contracts will be numbered in rotation and will be matured accord Ingly. n This Is the genera outline of the plans for the new company which will be organised on the, return from Spo kane of O. P. Harbaugh and Attorney George Joseph, who . are now in the Washington town 'reorganizing a home building Association which - was- re cently absorbed by. the Order of Fra ternal Home Buyers at Portland. At -the offices of the order, tn the Mo Kay, block, no business is being trans , acted. , C W. Alt man, and Watchman Js'ash. are in charge. 'Mr. Altman, in defining his position and , that of the company, said: '.- ... "We are simply waiting for Mr. Har baugh and Attorney Joseph to return from Spokane, and then ,." will give the Fraternal Order of Home -.Buyers a . decent burial. It is dead as a door nail, and1 there is no way by which it 'could be put on Its feet on the old lines. -The contract holders will all be -protected when the new company Js formed. It will have good backing and be ; con ducted on business principles. A .to the stockholders and officers tn the old concern, they have nothing- to lose,. as they cut nothing into 1L and have made away with all the money that came in. The assets of the defunct company do not represent anything but a couple of secopd mortgages and some stock.. If is doubtful whether a cent can be raised tn them." 1 "I have rented Auditorium hall, I0( Third street, and have called a mass meeting of all holders of contracts in the Order of Fraternal Home Buyers for next Saturday evening at I o'clock," said C Guy Wakefield, i'l propose to tell the holders of contracts how the business has been conducted up to this time,, , what caused the) present trouble -cdalt-4hm-4a-appoiBt't-commit tee rf five to take charge of the business until the officers can settle their light Rofb Nicholas will also speak'' i . Commissioner 'McKee, at yesterday afternoon's session of the hearing of C. Guy Wakefield and Boss Nicholas, ac cused of using the nails to defraud. overruled a motion to dismiss the de- fendants. Attorney Wilson T. Hume, at. torney for the accused officers of the Order of Fraternal Home Buyers; urged that the offense With which they wer charged was simply technical; that the law was being" violated every day. - He ; said a man who advertised a suit of clothes worth $20 for412, and'the paper that printed such an advertisement and sent It through the malls, were as much liable to arrest as his clients. ? It was a matter 'of business, he said, -for any man to how his wares to the best ad vantage, i His clients had' homes for sale and put the best possible induce merits to the fore in order to secure customers, just as a real estate man or a merchant would do. He declared that no one had been defrauded and no one could -swear that the promises made by the order could not be fulfilled. He censured the postal inpxHr for his seal in the prosecution of Wakefield and Nicholas, declaring that he made no ef fort to punish other men connected with the order, and equally as guilty. Did Xot Hue Words, ' United Btates Attorney Halt in reply ; to .the motion for a dismissal, spoke very plain English, The words "graft ers," "swindlers, 1 '"green-goods"., were freely used. He declared that the con cern was a fraud. The government, he said, was not picking out any one as a target for persecution, but was simply trying to protect the publio from rob irrf. If Wakejleld were discharged, tie said,, the whole rotten schema would be vindicated, and the publio would be plundered with renewed energy. ... Wakefield .took the witness stand after Commissioner McKee refused to dis miss the action." Wakefield told of his life struggles and laid great stress on the battle he had made to educate him self by bis own efforts. He said that while working for the Ellers company lie had,, by economy, bought sr lot and started to build a house on' it, and now ,.. he was- ousted from the home buyers; was in bad health, his reputation was Mlaclred, and he .'did not have a penny. "When urged by Mr, Hall to omit family .matters, and show how he expected to make good the promises tn the Home Buyers' contracts, Mr. Wakefield said that be had not prepared any figures on the subject, but would illustrate hi proposition by the figures prepared by the old-line life Insurance companies, lie spent about an hour In complicated statistical explanations. Mr. Hall .-moved that, the books and figures be .considered as evidence, and turned over toyths court for investigation. Taooma Kaa Tangled Vp. J. M. Harris, who said he was a law yer, and the Washington agent for the Order of Horn Buyers, took the stand for the defense. He said he had figured on thai problem and thought that it was a good one, and that all the promises made could be fulfilled... The more- who worked for the scheme, the better the Chance of success, he said. He admitted that, unless new members were secured the obligations could not be made good. On cross-examination, Mr. Hall aaked: "Do you expect the crop of imbeciles to rontlnue forever? And do you consider that there is no limit to the membership you fan acquire, and that tn the end . some -nve must lose?" The. reply was: 'The insurance com panies continue to secure new members, and I do not consider the cantract holders Imbeciles." . Attorney Hume made the statement .. that such men as Governor Chamber , lain, ex-Governor Gear," . Secretary of Stat Dunbar and others were contract holder and could not be considered lm- ". beciles. ;.(. , "." . ;' ' The case was continued until Wednes day rorenoon at 10 o clock. BBCEPTJOB TO DB, BBOUOBX. C A recpntlou will be' a-ivum tlil. v,i. t Rev snd Mrs, J. W. Brougher In the , pariora or ins rim Mantist cnuroh. cor ner of Taylor and Twelfth streets. The ringram 1s In charge of the choir direc tor, J. W. .Relrher. Dr. Rust, pastor of the First Baptist iluirch- of Sttle, and Mrs. Rust will be. l.renctit, and a large number of ministers from outlying towns. Late News From the Seat of War in the Far East Shows That Japan Is so Far Master of . the . Situation. (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) v London, Feb. 9.--A late Paris dispatoh reports all hands aboard went down with the Russian cruiser Pallada. She carried 50 men. , . - nwl AT CXAB'S FAXACB. St. Petersburg, Feb. 9. Persons at tending services at the palace this after noon say the only news received there regarding further fighting at Port Ar thur is that, the Japanese attacked that place and fighting still continues. They say the- Retvlsan. Csarowltch and Pal lada were 'not seriously - damaged, but the Plllada was. TO UXXT ABBA OF VAB, .Washington, Feb. 9. The state, de partment has sent ? a circular note' to the powers asking that they act in a similar manner with- the United States in the effort to persuade Japan and Rus sia to preserve neutrality with .China- and to limit ths area of hostilities FOXT AATHUB TJUVEft SIEGE. Ban Francisco. Cal., Feb. .-A central cable news : dispatch says Japan has Port Arthur practically under siege, The ships are lying "off end on three miles out, and oocaalonaly firing. A general attack Is expected at any mo ment, but will, .probably take place un der cover of night. . . riuisi vxrttx last btqht. Paris, Feb. ' 9. Information has reached. the foreign office that the -Russian ship Pallada was. sunk- In last night's attack. The cable from Vladi vostok has been cut. JAP AIT XBOCXXD OFF CHIP. London, Feb. 9. Notes issued by both Japan and Russia today, giving the indi vidual versions of events leading up to war, Russia claims that Japan was the aggressor. AMERICA VESSELS MOTS. Washington, Feb. ' 9.- "Fighting Bob" Evans, commanding the Astatic station, has been ordered to take the cruiser squadron to point on the. Chinese coast about 400 miles from the Philip pines and keep the battleship squadron PARKER ASKS FOR 20 YEAR wish you would impose th maxt muni sentence," was 'the startling . re quest mada StfTt, Parker, convicted of forgery, as he stood before- Judge Frazer in . ths state circuit court this afternoon. "Young man," said the . Judge, "th maximum sentence In your - case - is 10 years, and I don't feel inclined to send you to prison for so long." . . Deputy District Attorney Spencer, who convicted Parker, stepped forward and said: "I should like to request your honor not to impose 'the maximum sen tence, even if the prisoner does ask It. ' Th evidence haroty seems td me to warrant it" Parker was .sentenced to serve five years in-Salem penitentiary. ' ' .. HISTORY OF THE PANAMA CANAL For half a century th Idea of an lnteroceanlo canal between th Atlantic and Pacific t th juncture of the two great American continents has been be fore the people and nations of the world. As early as 1861 an American, Frederick M. Kelley, secured concessions and first promoted interest In a ship canal. Three years later he tried to interest the gov ernment and laid the matter before President Pierce -and Jefferson Davis, then secretary of war. But funds were not available to investigate. Finally in 18S7 -President Buchanan sent an ex pedition to report on the canal project. The members disagreed. Flushed with th success of the Sties canal construo tion. Count Ferdinand De Lesseps In IS 80 organised a company and attempted to construct the Panama canal, but the work was a total failure and even ended in th disgrac of the old promoter. Th Hepburn bill providing for the construction of a ship canal along the Nicaragua rout, was passod almost unanimously in th house of representa tives and would probably have gone through the senate with but little) oppo sition, when it was unexpectedly an nounced that Secretary Hay was ne gotiating a treaty with Great Britain to place the canal under the protection of the world's powers as a neutral passags- way. Later Panama was substituted for the Nicaragua route.- President McKinley sent a commission headed by Admiral Walker to investi gate th routes and both were reported as feasible. Tha French company, how ever, demanded over 1100,000,000 for' its rights in the Panama route and the com mission considered them worth not more than 1 40,000,000. ' L v A deadlock resulted which was broken by McKinley recalling the Walker com mission and securing a decision favor ing Panama, ' Then th Spooiler com promise, an act giving the president the power to order the construction of the Panama route if the necessary arrange ments could be perfected, and If not to build along the Nicaragua way , was passed.1 Volcanic disturbances in Cen tral America and'the terrible Minaster on the Island, of Martinique caused the French company' concern and It. offered to relinquish ltf rights at the- figures advanced ny in waixer. commission. It remained for. President Roosevelt to. take up th work, and under the leadership of Senator Hanna th upper house .of-jconcreps. brought., the, Bpoonei act again into -use and the result has been the establishment of the new re public of' Panama November 8, 1903 and the ratification of a treaty between thin new 'government and the United States for .the building of the long-da layed Panama 'lnteroceanlo ship canal. Secretary Hay, representing the United States, and M. Bunau Vatilia, the new republic, signed th treaty on the evening ' of November 18, before the eommlsslfiti sppolnted to -; arrange the matter arrived from Panama, . in the Philippine waters. This means that the cruisers will go to Hong, Kong or vicinity. . M'COBHICX COBITBMS. ' Washington, Feb. 9.- Minister Mc Cormlck cables th state department from St. Petersburg confirming the first battle of Port . Arthur and says three Russian warships were serlouely dam aged, but to what extent Is not yet known. . JAP AIT CAPTURES VAXX. BOAT. London. Feb. 9.i A dispatch ; from Shanghai reports that the Russian mall steamer Mongolia-was captured by the Japanese off 'Shantang peninsula this af ternoon. JAFAV AFTXB TBABSFOBTS. . - "I have received no word from head quarters concerning the leasing of our ships Tartar and Athaen to the Japan ese government," said Agent Johnson of the Canadian Paciflo railway this morn ing. . ... "I. doubt if these vessels have yet been leased or sold to the , Japanese government, because I would probably have been notified of the transfer if such a deal has been made. Both, of these vessels would serve for transport ships admirably, as they were , used by the United States government for ' this work during the Spanish-American war, One reason why 1 doubt the report is boats and these two being used . in connection with, the Empire line to the Orient have of course all th work they can do. Of course if Japan wanted to buy them at a good price they ..would be sold. "I think the war will cost ocean trans port companies heavfdy," replied Mr. Johnson in answer to a query about war insurance rates. - .. "In cases" where, governments; leas vesselB for transport work, they guar antee to return. th vessels in as good condition as when leased and all ( the risk falls on th lessee, and this will also b true doubtless in cases where. private corporations lease vessels. Many contracts for entire lines of steamers expire early in the year and war . rates will mean an increased cost of opera tion by these companies." SENTENCE Before the dialogue recounted Parker rose when called upon and aaked whether he had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced, and said: . I am a young man of fair edu cation, of good toarentag. ordinarily bright, and I knew better than to have committed the forgeries of which I am convicted. -1 ask no mercy of th court." Judge Fraser asked if Parker's brother had. not recently died, and if his mother had not offered to help him. Parker answered; "That is true, but I told my mother not to spend any more money on me; that it would be wasted. I hav served in Walla Walla peniten tiary, and forgery seems to be a mania with me. I need time to think it over. I wish you would Impose th maximum sentence" . LODGES TO BUILD $50,009 TEMPLE It was voted at a meeting yesterday afternoon to recommend the erection of a tempts of fraternity on the Lewis and Clark fair grounds, to cost not to exceed SSO.OOO.r The committee, composed of Max Morehead of the Order of Washington, J. E. Werlein of the A. O. U. W., Frank Davey of th Lions, J. W. Sherwood of th Maccabees, J. H. Simmons of ths Modern Woodmen and A. B. Ferrera of the W. O. W., represents 30 lodges, with a combined membership of more than 100,- uuu in me northwest. Four new lodges Joined, the. movement. In its report th committee recommends that a corporation, be tormsd, under th laws of this stat governing charitable, benevolent and educational societies; that an executive committee be formed con sisting of en representative from each society participating; that th funds for th erection and maintenance of the tempi be raised by the sale of certifi cates of membership, of a par value of $1 each, which certificate shall entitle th holder to all club privileges of th tem ple, and that a commission of 26 per cent for th sal of such certificate be al lowed each organisation on all certificates so disposed or. On motion of Paul Pferdner of Paciflo Regalia company, representing th Q. A.. R., a committee of five was appointed by President MacPherson to report later as to the probable number of members of each order -included in the territory of the old Oregon country, so that the pro portionate amount to be raised by each order may . be .allotted. , t The committee consists of .Mrs. I.utke, Eastern Star; Mrs. F. Joplln, Knights of Honor and Order of Pendo; Mrs. K. J. Toung-Misner, Kathbone Sisters; Mrs. Leach, United Artisans; Mrs, Jackson, Women of Woodcraft. Mr. MacPherson said:' "The Frater nity temple will be a wonderful adver tising medium for the fair, and help to bring people here. Th orders renre- sented have in the United States snd Canada a membership of over S. 000,000. They will be reached through over 280 fraternal publications. In the old Ore gon territory alone we have a following of over 100,000, who, through the move ment,' will ail be personally interested W will entertain and help to make them feel -at horn, .all that belong to the lodges, wnen they come to the fair." WOMAN'S BOOT XV XITZB. Coroner Finley was called to Brown & Hicks' wood yard at J:45 this after noon to tak charge of the body of a woman found floating In th river at the foot of Tamh 111 street. ' Ths body at a late hour had not been identified and will be held at the coroner's office un til an examination has been mad a to the ; probable . cans of death and, if possible, , identification. cross colds nr iitdxa I.AXATIVR HOl QTJflVlNH. T " get -: the genuine, mil. mr tlis full nme. 25 oeot. tAmnra jjtd tatzohaat mxh nxTAxaa to taks aotxtb PAST JS POMT10" WAWT 8TATB UOEVni 1VAW IWAOTllD BCATB ZTB OH POKT Or FOKTXAmD, With 200 ' members committed to work for a state license law the, marine and stationary engineers last' night or ganized political club. Frank Asher was chosen president by, acclamation and M. Moran, secretary. The paramount issue of the organise- tlon is to secure a state license law somewhat upon th sam lines a wss that of the barbers, which was recently held to be Invalid by JudgeGeorge; It Is not to apply. to the entire state, but to be put in fore in thoss cities whicn have a population of more than 90,000. This will make It inoperative at all points excepting Portland, and wome hold that If passed it may appropriately be termed a Portland Keen law. , The reason for confining It wholly to Portland is explained in this wis; Its adherents contend that the proposed leg islation would meet with the united on position of the country districts. - and without- their support defeat would be almost certain. A committee has been appointed to draw up a set -of by-laws, and other necessary work started in order to get the new organisation on a substantial basis. Th leaders state that in a short time they expect - to have on of th strongest political clubs, numerically speaking, in th stat. The marine en gineers have a membership of 110 , and the stationary men about twice that number. They expect to receive some very material assistance from organised labor. , There I no particular party to which they will be pledged, so the members say, unless they ar first given the as surance that the state license law will be given the support which they be lieve it merits. In other words, they state, it will be their policy to help those - who -reciprocate in kind, but no others. At present they have no party affiliations. Ths marine engineers also hav : an eye on the Port of Portland qommls- Ion. ' They want representation on that board, and along with the new or ganisation will work with that end. in view. If neither of the old political parties give them what they ask the engineers declare that it is very prob able they will send a few representatives to the next state legislature. With the labor vote they believe that they can control the situation. SALOONS CONTINUE TO IGNORE ORDINANCE License Inspectors McEachern and Hutchinson have completed their re port on th doubtful saloons to which the special liquor license committee is sued temporary permits and have filed the statement at the city hall. They find that only two of the places men tioned have strictly complied with "th injunctions of the authorities, the re mainder on the list have either made a halt-hearted pretense- to comply with the ordinances, or have utterly disre garded .them. - i. - Bedford's Inn, at Fourth and Taylor streets, has cut out the upstairs con nection, and th Big Four,' across th streets, has done the same. Hill's sa loon, at the same, intersecting streets, has mad no attempt to obey the ordi nance, and th Star Cafe, at 82S First street. Is still said to be frequented by women of 'the north end. The police report on the plan is as follows: 'The Star Cafe stopped the music for a time, but never removed the boxes. The proprietor has been serving drinks from the boxes." The police also complain against the saloon, operated by O. Montesano, at Front' and Clay, which they describe as being frequented by women of ques tionable character. These matters will be settled at th next meeting of th license .commute. ACCUSED OF THEFT HE PLEADS INSANITY George Lewis, alias Frank . Noe. who was arrested last Thursday- and charged wlch stealing th personal effects of H, Stennick , f rom his room in the St. Charles hotel, now asserts . that he is Insane. ' II said that he has been a patient in asylums in. Washington, Illi nois. Indiana and Ohio. When asked if his detention for in sanity was preceded each time by charges similar , to thos now against him he closed up like the proverbial clam. . MACHEN ON STAND AND MAKES DENIALS Washington, Feb. Machen took the stand today in his own defense and vig orously defended the necessity of sub ordinates : affixing ' his (Machen's) in ltlala to vouchers .because of th nor mous amount of business. He also as serted that th money paid him by Lorons was of a private transaction in volvlng ths sal of oil lines, and had nothing whatever , to do with the gov ernment or th Oroff fasteners. CARBARN MURDERERS CREATE EXCITEMENT Chicago, Feb. Curiosity was so great regardingth car barn murderers that th court this morning announced that no spectators would be admitted af ter all seats had been filled. Vandine appeared ill, Niedermeier is aggressive as usual. Henry Kiehl, who was slightly wounded in the raid, and saved his life by playing possum, was the first witness. GRAND JURY HEARS IROQUOIS CHARGES Chicago, Feb.. l.wTh special grand jury to inquire into the lroquofs dis aster resumed its session this morning, It took the evidence presented by the coroner. This will Include Mayor Har Hxon In the Jury' investigation, al though Ills case was dismissed by the court of review- rOPB OAX.X.S FOB HELP. Rome,- Feb. 9. The pope today is sued instructions .that all possible' be done to alleviate the distress resultant upon the disastrous fire at Baltimore. , Ottawa. Can.. Feb. 8. During a blind ing snow storm two passenger - trains on th Canadian Paoiflo collided with ter rific force. Nine were killed outright and twelve injured. Tha scene of th accident was in an isolated section four miles from a telegraph station. The weather was bitterly cold, which caused great suf fering. Part of th wreckage was used to CHINESE GAMBLERS PAY THEIR LICENSES Many golden eagles passed from tha clutches of Chinese owners of fan-tan games to the city, coffers yesterday afternoon. Th monthly warrants were served by members of the poiico de partment yesterday morning, S war rants having been issued. During th last few months th Chinese gambling house keepers hav been required to pay ISO bail for their appearance In the po lio court No Chides ar n the habit of appearing to defend themselves against this chart. COLDEST DAY SINCE - LAST DECEMBER 29 Excepting December 19 this was th coldest morning of ' tn season. At Z o'clock it was It degrees above sero, th sam temperature that was experi enced during th cold snap of Christ mas week. When daylight came th mercury began to ris. and at I o'clock it was Up to Si degraes, th same point TELEPHONE BOXES rOUCS TAXB TWO KBV ZBTO CVS- TOBf WKO ABB SAXS TO , BB OX7XX.TT OF A IBBXZS OP PBTTY CmXXSB AT , BOWVTO .XjOBO- nraxoTjSES. By oulck and clever work by Captain Bailey, Patrolman Taylor and Sergeant Hogeboom, two alleged thieves t war captured about S o'clock this morning near th corner of Third and Yamhill streets. - The- men -glv their -names- as E. Tracy and George M. Dunn. They are accused of robbing five telephone boxes. About 2:0 this morning Captain Bailey was notified : that someone had robbed the telephone box at 229 First street. The captain hardly had time to not this fact when he was Informed that the telephone box at the Tacoma lodglnghouse had been broken open; then quickly followed the reports of robberies of the telephone boxer at the Royal lodglnghouse, the on at 110 V4 Fourth street, and also the Kingston lodglnghouse. v . - - , s. Patrolman Taylor saw two suspicious looking men walking rapidly down the street. Upon meeting them, they threw down a handful of nickles, and s three locks from telephone boxes. The pa trolman ordered them to pick up the money, but both ran. Taylor fired five shots at them but missed. He soon cap tured Tracy, but had a hard struggle to tak him to the station. . Captain Bailey, hearing th shooting. rushed to the scene. Before he reached Taylor and his prisoner, a woman walk ing up the street cried out, "Oh, I'm shot" The captain started to escort her to th station, when a man rushed up and grabbed-ths officer by the shoulder and yelled, "Her I'll tak that woman with Th captain ordered him' away. The stranger became so violent that he was arrested. The woman, who gave her nam as Bessie Wilson, was not injured. Th stranger said, "My name Is Bert Gordon, and I am proud of it." Sergeant Hogeboom captured Dunn, at the corner of First and Main streets about 7 o'clock this morning. . ASKING AID FOR , STRIKING MINERS P. S. Wilson, a representative of tha Western Federation of Miners, is in the city from Cripple Creek, soliciting aid for th striking Colorado mlnrs. Mr. Wilson will visit each of th local labor unions and request them to make dona tions. - He states that he will not ac cept the funds personally,' but will re quest that they be forwarded . direct to William D. Haywood, secretary-treasurer of the Western Federation of Min ers. ..- . , . ..i , In the Cripple Creek ind Tellurtde dis tricts, Mr. Wilson says ther are fully 7,000 roe out of work, who are in needy circumstances. Since the organisation of th Western Federation, he explains. this is tha first time that it ever had to ask for assistance. He expects to remain here a couple of weeks, and front Portland will- go to Seattle. Several other agents are out on the same mis slon in different sections of the country. COLUMBIA RIVER ROAD ELECTS "i - , , ; , ' 4 The - stockholders of the Columbl River & Northern Railroad company, at their annual meeting today, reelected the old officers,- follows:: Rufus Mai. lory, president; E. E. Mallory, secre tary; H. C. Campbell, manager; George W. Simons, auditor. These officers con stitute the board of directors.. - The meeting was behind closed doors and tha officers of th company refused to dis cuss their plans, , -. " ' '..."'! .-St y tbust x.BaxsLAnoxr. . ' Th board of trad la In receipt of a communication from th National' Hay association, enclosing a copy or a bill in troduced in the United States senate by Senator J.' B. Foraker, January 29, and asking- the-board's "Sid lif defeating th measure. -which b.a as its objects:, 1. To exempt all Import and export ship. ments, transportation or averments from the . Interstate commerce and the anti trust act 1. To leave to th courts the question as to whether any railway pool or combination operates unreasonably in restraint of tradewhile at present the l)Ool is absolutely forbidden. 3. 'To abol ish all pimlshment for violations of either of the above acts or of the so called Elklns amendment to the Inter state vommerc act, . '. ,. ACCUSED OF ROBBING build a large fire, around which 'the wounded were placed until help arrived. Many had bands and faces frosen. - All of the dead are from Ottawa. One of the derailed coaches bounded from the track Into a deep snow drift and none of the occupants were Injured. -The train ,.was crowded with politicians, who were -on their way from Montreal to th capitol. Th following ' keepers ' of fan-tan gamea paid their fines yesterday after noon, the last two paying 1100 each: Wing Ming, Wing Lee, Lu Yuen. Tsl Lee, Chong Hinlt, Dy Sing, Ju Lee. Dy Yuen, Jay Yuenr Jay L, Tl Chlng. Yee Chlng, Yee Gnogn, Gea Lee,. Kee Chong, Way Sun, Fong Sing. Fang Leo, Wo Lee, Dal Lee, Dai Lee and 8u Lee. 1 Thirteen others sre expected to. call on "the man upstairs" this afternoon and add their mites to Portland's mu nicipal funds.. , at which it stood all day yesterday. Th forecast is for rain and snow. East of the Cascades tt is colder than yesterday by about 20 degrees, and a fall of several Indies of snow would not b surprising. '; Early this morning, it- was ( degrees abov aero at Baker City, which was the coldest point In this district. GERMAN SHIP ISDISf, EKXUB, BOtTYD FOB FOBTXABB FBOX ABTWSBF, FVTS ZBTO FAXX&AVB X8KAVB8 ZsT XXAXXBCt OOBBXTXOVSABX A HUTS COK IJTO TO FOBTLABV. Captain Brunings, master of the Ger man ship Magdalene, which reached the harbor yesterday, reports that th Ger man ship Emilia put Into the Falkland islands, about a month ago dismantled and. 1 r-laklutf -condition-. Tn-au of her unseaworthiness Is' unknown. It Is supposed to be du to heavy weather encountered. The. Emtlle is en rout to Portland from Antwerp, and is now out 142 days. She is in : command . of 'Captain Wll- heima and has been a frequent visitor at this port A report also comes from th sam source that the German bark Annie has been chartered to load .general cargo St Hamburg for Portland. Th several grain ships In th harbor under charter ar rapidly being put In snap to take-on outward cargoes.-La Fontaine and the Marchal d Luvenne Will be ready in a few days to begin loading, as will also the Red Rock The Cromartyshire is still disengaged, but It is stated to be very probable that sne wiu soon d nxea ror lumber load ing. - .... - Of the lumber fleet in the harbor a good showing has been made during the first week of the month. ' The schooner Annie Smale will clear today for Taku, China, with 1,100,000 feet Of lumber, which is being dispatched by the Port land Export Lumber company. A few days ago the Georgtnla cleared for the same destination with 1.106,984 feet More than 5.000,000 feet of lumber have been shipped 'from Portland slnoe the first of the month. BTBAH KATODBY FSOPOSZB. . . (Journal Special Servlc.) Oregon City. Feb. 9. E. L, Johnson, the progressive business man of Oregon City, is completing plans for the erection of a steam laundry In Oregon City that will be complete In every detail. - His father-in-law, George M. Secrest a laun dryman of 25 years experience, will be at th head of it and Superintend the run ning. For eight years E. L, Johnson has been the agent of the Troy laundry com pany in Oregon City, and in his new un dertaklng- he will hav the cream of the laundry business of Oregon. City. They have ordered $3,000 worth of machinery, which ' is on . th way. Mr. Johnson thinks Oregon City is a good field and has tha capital to mak th thing pay In .ny event 8. M. Secrest has just disposed ' of a laundry in Bliverton and thinks tha field In Orgon City is- th best in the state. A PLEASANT SURPRISE. Xn Stor for Thos Wao Sonbt. 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IANTLED BOBEBT STXOXBET, " TBB SOB OF WEALTHY PARENTS, AH? AT OHB TXMB A MXBISTEB, MUST SUITER FOB TXB CBXKB OF . OOHAP- xsa. V (JunrnHl Spmnil Service.) Helena,'. Mont, Feb. 9.-ilobert Stick- ney, who was Bent to tne penitentiary from Cascade county,- for a seven years term for the crime of kidnaping, must serve his term. The supreme court has decided against his appeal. , Sttckney's case Is amonst the noted ones of Montana, i He was charged with -having brought girls from Denver to Montana under the promise that they " were to be given places with a theatrical company, and that when they were takeri to Great Falls they were placed in a house of 111 fame. ' ' Several attempts', wer .mad by th county attorney of Coscsde before a" conviction was had. The first Infor mation charged another offense .and Stlckney was acquitted. The second in formation' was tiled and. a Hemurrer to this was sustained. A similar fate be fell a third Information, but the fourth, charging kidnaping. . - held . good, and Stlckney was found guilty, . . The case was appealed to the supreme cAurt, and here the sppnal was dismissed for th reason that nifi briefs were not filed within the tlm required. Another' appeal was made, and this is ' the One . that the court now decided, - The court, - in affirming the judgment of the lower; court, said the only question presented for determination is, does' th Informs- . tion state a public - offense, which it answers in the affirmative. Stickney is the son of a prominent- and wealthy eastern family and was educated for th ministry, officiating once tn a- Denver church. He was-also employed on Den ver and San Francisco newspapers. PORTLAND EXTENDS DEEP SYMPATHY 'To th Mayor of Baltimore: .-, "The people of Portland, ' Oregon, - deeply sympathise with the people of Baltimore in their great loss and de sire to know if they can bo of any as sistance to the sufferers. "GEORGE II. WILLIAMS, , . -"Mayor." ' Mayor Williams today dispatched th abov telegram proffering assistanc to th people of Baltimore following the. news of th terrible conflagration which practically destroyed the business sec tion of that metropolis. -. . , "It I receive an answer denoting that help , will be required," explained the . mayor, I will call a special session or the commillee which has charge Of our" permanent relief fund, left .over, after the Heppner disaster, and .take what steps we deem necessary to assist In lifting . the great burden visited upon the residents of the afflicted city." Theresas been only on demand mad upon this emergency or permanent relief fund, sine the Heppner' flood of last" spring. It now' amounts to practically 114,800, as $200 was dispatched o thn Cheswick. Pa., sufferers following th recent explosion which killed lo men there. !' -. - . - -. t- -. --.,, ACCUSED AS XOBSETXtXr, . Sheriff J. E. 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