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LANDSLIDE IN. ; THE CITY PARK Bluff; Over Lower Re$eryoir Gives Way and Dam , ages Concrete Basin February Is Breaking :j the Record for Rain-River Is Rising : ! Loosened by the continued rains bf the past few ; days a portion of the bluff overlooking' the lower reservoir ; In Hie City Park went on a rampage this morn ing and altd down Into the bottom of the concrete basin carrying with It. about 40 feet of. railing and a portion of the artificial stone masonry that protects the excavation.. The slip was reported to Superintendent Dodge of the water board , and he, after an investigation, declared j that 'no , serious damage' had resulted "and no further , danger wai apprehended. ' The lip of earth started from the tracks of the miniature runway about 50 feet "above the. level of the reservoir's top and shot down In a small sized avalanche., cutting off the iron .fences nd projecting sbuttments' of -the side Walla as "though they ware clay,: - i The,' water department Officials "say the alide , Was caused by water collecting behind' a'" filU which was made when the "railway went-in, and that after-; wards seeped beneath the surface, loos ening the-accumulated dirt until it was precipitated Into the reservoir from its Own weight, , '.' -, "For - the past two 'years'- there has ; pcen " no appreciable: movement in the; big general slide which Was at one ttme aald to threaten the two reservoirs," explained Mr. Dodge this morning. "No further danger can I exist from that aource and this little slip today caused Ho permanent damage." By Thursday afternoon or Friday Tnorning the river at Portland, accord ing to the weather bureau,, will reach a stage of 15 feet. This will bring it over the lower dock at Ash street, , but It Is not believed that any of the oth ers will be affected. Mr. Beals states that 15 feet will be the, limit of the rise, as the river has already begun falling at Eugene. The danger point at Portland is usually placed at 1 feet and river men are not expecting to 'be inconvenienced to any great extent V From February 10 to 15 Inclusive the rains were, continuous, the total pre ripltatlon amounting to 4.60 Inches. The last St hourtf of the period mentioned there was the greatest downpour, the rainfall amounting to 2.41 Inches. That was the heaviest this year for any one- VENTED HIS ANGER CW MARBLE STATUE -JI. Talbott-waa,-boun4-over. today to the grand Jury by Municipal Judge Hogue on the charge of malicious and wanton destruction of property. " His ball was flxe4i J250. Talbott was for merly a partner ;of W. L." Enyart In the Office arid Headquarters 'saloons. ? Bus!- .... .'llffini.1 la V-. 1 1 ....... .1 n nit lh. flvm severed connections, Talbott , and En yart harbored, a bitter feeling toward each other. About a week ago Talbott while under the Influence of liquor went to the Headquarters saloon and smashed a statue of an' Italian girl, which deco rated one end of -the barroom. The iiinj iTTAnuru till AIIUKhLI ACTS AS JUDGE ja wzxl BETEBXZWB Z.EOAX, COTXHCIL1 BESOLV- STATUS TIOB ABKZfa THB WATEB BOABO TO BXACB KTBBAXTS OB BIO CTTT MAXBS. , The water board resents the Interfer ence of the city council In seeking to force that body to connect' fire hydrants -with , the large, mains and also pay the expenses out of the water fund, and so expressed. Itself at a special session yesterday afternoon. Councilman Rumelln was present and notified the members of the board In the nicest way possible that- the council would Insist- upon this action, and If necessary would pass ai) ordinance to enforce it de mands. ' '' ' W. I. : Ladd expressed himself per sonally as very much averse- to the 'council making its rules. He also ques tioned the legality of spending money In the way Indicated. Finally the mat ter was referred to City Attorney Me Nary. iThe council's resolutions were as follows: Resolved, That for the better protec - tlon of life" and property within the city cf Portland from fire. It is hereby de clared that all fire hydrants and con nections with the city water mains necessary for furnishing water for fire protection are a part of the waterworks and of, the necessary plants aod facili ties to furnish water for protection against Ore. i Resolved further. That It Is the policy of the water board of the city of Port land, when so directed by the executive board, to place fire hydrants now In use upon. the largest mains and where the ' highest pressure Is obtainable, and to provide and install at places designated such additional hydrants as may be deemed necessary for service by the fire department. All hydrants are to be of v a pattern approved by the "said executive board, and when installed are to i lie controlled, maintained and -re paired by the flro department. Resolved further. That the cost of all changes In hydrants now In use and the tost ci mi new nyarants ana. or in- -stalling the same are hereby declared to be; a part of the expense of keeping, , conducting and maintaining the water- works and shall be paid put of the water fund of said city. - Provided that the total cost of Installing new hydrants and the-changes in location of hydrants now in use, aa shall be ordered by the executive board, aha II not be to exceed 1n cost the sunt of frve thousand doners US, 000. 00) during any one year. An equal good Schilling's Best -to maker grocer and you. To maker and grocer big lraqe and no trouble; to you, what you want and no trouble. Moneyback day, hut on last November 6 there was a fall of 3.50 inches in the' same length of, time. . , . I'p to 5 a. m. yesterday. the' total rainfall for the present month amounted to 4.83 Inches, which is 3.6 Inches more than the entire precipitation' of last Feb ruary. It has rained every day this month except one. During the last Zi years the precipitation for the mofith of February has averaged 6.81 inches, i On -Monday the rainfall - at Portland was' 1.78 Inches; at Salem. 2.64 inch.es; at Albany, 3.10 inches;' and at Eugene, 2.24 inches. . ; y ;. The Willamette is rising : gradually, but unless the weather moderates con siderably It is not believed that the dan ger point will be reached. " At Portland it is now 8.1 .feet' having risen one half foot during the last 24 hours. Jt rose two feet at Albany, the depth above low waterj mark at that, place now being 1S.8 feet It Is expected that a lt-foot stage will be experienced at . Portland during the next three days. There is considerable snow in the foothills of the Cascade mountains, and if the weather should moderate to any great extent very high water will result. Albany people have been notified by the weather-bureau that the river wll be about 20 feet at that point today. Washouts and snow storms are play lng havoc with rail traffic Into Portland and both the Northern Pacific and the Southern Pacific trains are many hours late today. No. l. the North Coast Lim ited. the Northern Pacific, which Is due 'at 3 o'clock "In the morning,; did not arrive until this afternoon. It came in two sections, the first at 1 o'clock and the second at 2 o'clock. Still" another section No. 3 of yesterday arrived at S p. in. today. , : No,' IS of the Southern Pacific, owing to washouts and slides in Cow creek canyon and In the Btsklyous, due at 7:46 this morning, is from 12 to 14 hours behind time. The Southern Pa cific train (No. 12), due yesterday morn ing, will not arrive until this evening, 24 hours late, r , Tracks over the Southern Pacific are now reported clear and no further trou ble Is anticipated. The delay of the Northern Pacific was occasioned by heavy Bnows In the middle west Injuries to the .marble. Jady consisted ln her straw hat being broken In such a manner that it could not be kept on straight no matter how It was patched, one cheek was cracked and a curl which straggled over her shoulder was broken off. In addition in these Injuries the statue had a part of the flg leaf chipped and also the dimple In the chin erased. The figure coat 183 and Is . Injured .be yond repair. t : r ,, ,'' i . It was suggested by Attorney Hume that the court adjourn to the saloon and determine the extent of the damage to the ornament- - The court declined the invitation. . OFFICES THAT ILL BE FILLED CTTT OrriCXAlS ABB BOT COB- CEBBEB IB COK3BCI ELECTION, COTTBTY OPTICIBS OEVXBAZ.LT ABB STATE BEPBESEBTATZTES WILL ALSO BE CHOSEW. The present, city administration has been so frequently used as a, campaign argument In the fight between the two Republican factions that many voters are under the Impression that new -city omcials are to be elected this year. The city .election, however, . does not occur Until ; next year, and only county and state officials and members of congress are ta be elected next-June. . Thti terms of the majority of the pres ent Incumbents of county offices expire this summer. Those for whom -successors' are to be elected are as follows: Sheriff W. A. Storey, County Clerk Frank 8. Fields. Assessor C. E. McDonnell, Treasurer John M. Lewis, Surveyor John A. Hurlburt Coroner John P. Flnley, School Superintendent R. F. Robinson, Justice of the Peace William Reld. Jus tice of the Peace Waldemar Seton. Con stable W.- E. Jackson and Constable A. D. lveenan. ... The terms of all members of the lower house of the legislature expire In July, and the voters of Multnomah county will have 13 representatives to elect. Includ ing one who represents both Clackamas and Multnomah counties. They will also have to vote for five members of the state senate, the retiring senators being Alex 8week. who represents Multnomah, Columbia, Clackamas and Washington counties, and James E. Hunt. George T. Myers. Frank P. Mays and A. C. Smith, representing Multnomah county. No Re publican candidates for these legislative vacancies have yet announced them selves, and whichever faction of that party --is-successful in the primaries will probably name 'the Senatorial nom inees with chief reference to the election of United States senator In 1907, At the June election the voters of the state must elect a successor to Judge Frank. .A. Moore of the stale supreme court and a dairy and food commissioner to succeed J. W. Balle.y.' Ten, circuit judges &nd 10 district attorneys are. also to be elected In the several judicial dis tricts. In Multnomah county the terms of Circuit, Judges John B. Cleland and Arthur L.' Ffazer and of District At torney John Manning expire this year. The terms of both of Oregon's congress men, expire this year. 'Blnger Hermann was elected last year only to fill the un expired term of the late Congressman Tongue. Republican primaries will be held In this county on April 2, and the county convention will meet April 7. The dates of the Democratic primaries and con vention have not yef been fixed. HOUSES WASHED. AW AT. Redding, Cal., Feb. The town ot Ken net t It miles above Redding, was nearly washed away last night People were out all night preventing the houses being washed1 away. - Several houses were carried off: their lots. 'The river Is very high here, there being a 23ty foot rise last flight All roads - ari blocked and wires are down. The rain fall U even with last season SI Inches. CHURCILWOIHELS AT PENDLETON SIXTEENTH ANHUAL STATE COH VENTION ' OT CHBISTIAH EH EAVOB MEETS T BID AT KANT DELEGATES WILL OO TBOM POBT- LAND XV SPECIAL CAB. i The 'sixteenth annual convention of the-Oregon Christian Kndeavor Union will be held in Pendleton beginning next Friday evening, February 19, and-closing the Monday following. Prominent Portland ministers will attend and ad dress the different meetings. Rev, D. A. Thompson, president of the north western district, will lead the devotional service on Saturday afternoon, and will speak -on the subject, "Our Advance Campaign," at the Monday morning ses sion. On the same morning. Rev. I M. Boozer will deliver an . address ,., on "Christian Kndeavorers as Aids to the Pastor." Monday afternoon at 3:Si o'clock. E. C. Bronaugh will speak about "Young People in Training." At the closing session Monday evening. Dr. E. L.' House will deliver an address. His subject will be "Weaving Our Own Des tiny." The sessions will be held In the Baptist church. The delegates will leave Friday morn ing In a special car, so as to be In time for the evening session. Arrangements are being made for a men's meeting to be held Sunday afternoon. ., The -list of delegates is as follows: The speakers at .the convention' are: Dr. John O. Rust and Mrs. J. O. Rust of Seattle, . Dr. K. L. House, E. C Bronaugh, Rev? D. A. Thompson.; Mrs. D. A. Thompson, Rev. Albyn Esson, Rev. L. M, Boozer of Portland, Rev. C T. Hurt of Salem, Rev. A. AJ Winter of Dallas, President ' S. BI Penrose and Rev. Austin Rice of Walla J Walla, Wash., Judge 8. A. "Lowell of Pendleton, Rev. Z. W. Cummerford and Mrs. Z. W. Cummerford of Prtneville, Rev. J. H. Barton of Union. '. ;: . The state officers of the association are: J. A. Rockwood. Miss Martha Case and A. W, Brookings of Portland, Mrs. Ella D. Rice of Ashland, Mrs. T. E. Gault and Rev. Frank H. Mixsell of Oregon City. W. A. Dtll of Eugene, Miss Buelnh Henkle of Philomath. The delegates who will go from, Port land, are: D. R Williams, Alex Otts, W. D. Scott, Miss Alice Hutchinson, Miss Bessie Luckey, Miss Vesta Town send.' Miss Ella Mtsenhimer, Miss Floy Dotson. Miss Katherlne McMillan. Miss Mysle 8horp. .Mlsa Emily Turner, Mr. Steer, Miss Farmer, Mrs. Dalgletsh. Dr. T. Sohaubc, : Douglas Johnston, Miss Irene Lincoln, Miss Ivie Almy, Ed Mansfield, Miss Dolcte Mansfield. Miss Beatrice Whipple, Charles Staver, Neil Crounse. Mr. Johnston and Miss Blank. ' ' .' . "NO OTHER WIFE' ' SAYS T. H, TOBIN KZMXSra MAN WHO WOTOVZB WXTX avb xxl urn xntsxx.r atteb rzauora box or btbamztb tm- ZZP AT LOBB TIB BY XZS TWO SOBS. - ' i". f. "My father had no wife In Canada, and stories to that effect are not true," said T, M. Tobln of Chicago this morn ing, speaking of his father, E. D. Tobln, who, on last Thursday, shot ' his, di vorced wife and killed himself in 'the Atnswtfrth building after setting. off a fuse attached , to a box containing .10 pounds of dynami. s. - T. M. Tobln, with his brother. C.. A. Tobln of Idaho, arrtved yesterday from the east to attend the funeral services of their' .father, held th,i morning In Ftnley'a chapel. Father McDevltt offl elated, only a few friends of the dead man being -present at the last services, The burial waa In Lone Fir cemetery. "He waa clearly Insane," said Mr. Tobln, of his father. "His Insanity was due, I believe, to the exposure he under went recently while examining our mine near Baker City. Father came to Port land for medical treatment and not -long before his death I receivea a letter from him In which he said that he could neither eat nor sleep, and . that be felt he was giving way. This was after his exposure and was due to it, in my opinion "There Is no truth in the story that he was married or lived with a woman In Canada, and the records will show that this was not made a part of the divorce petition filed some months ago whefl he separated from his wife.. They agreed to separate, that was all. "There was nothing to show that' he was not in his normal frame of mind when he married, but It may have been that -he was not wholly responsible." "Does he leave any property, and. what provision has been made for his wife? "He has no wife," quickly responded Mr. Tobin. - "He had about all hJs money In the mine, and others of us have In vested more than $25,000 In that propo sition. . We will bury the ody here until spring, when we will remove It to Chi cago. The intense cold weather at pres ent has frozen the ground, and prevents us burying It there, "My father had been-In this western country for 15 years or more, and had some Influential and warm friends. His act-was inspired by a mania, caused by overexposure and -continual strain and worry over tne mines. DEFUNCT BROKERS' FIRM TO PAY DEBTS : (Hricolol DlBustrh tn The Joiirimt.V , San Francisco, Feb. The creditors of Bolton DeRuyter ft Co. will receive 100 cents'on t he dollar of -.their claims against the firm If the committee of creditors that was appointed to Invest! gate and report ' Is not mistaken, This announcement was made at a meet lng of the creditors and It was well re celved. Before the meeting was ad Journed 'tt was voted by the creditors in attendance that they would accept the report and also the terms of the firm, which were that 50,per cent of the total indebtedness should be paid In cash at the counter Immediately, and that 26 per cent . should be paid lit 20 days, and- the remAlnlng 26 per cent In six months or earlier ami carry no Interest, INVESTIGATE THE KUBICK CHARGES The police commissioners are this at ternoon hearing evidence on the com Dlalnt brous-ht aaralnst Patrolman Ku bick by Mr. Nelson, charging the officer with undue severity and cruelty In -mak lng an arrest The hearing began at o clock - '.. JAPAN TRAPS THREE ', RUSSIAN VESSELS . (Jonrml Special gerrlee.) Seoul. Feb. .H, It is ' reported that Japanese warships have trapped three Russian ships at Yangampho. No other details aire given.- - - - .' Berlin. Feb. 18. The St. Petersburg correspondent to the : Tagliche . Rund schau says 600 Russian soldiers were frozen to death while marching across Lake Baikal. - The , correspondent adds that the railway across the lake Is not finally completed and the troops, ' prob ably part of the detachment , which had to make a 22-mlle march, were caught In a blizzard. , MXKASO BBCBXTES SUPPLIES. Beport Cornea That Ten Buislan Tor pedo Boats Are Frozen La the lea. ' - Toklo, Feb, le. The flag, gun and anchor of the sunken Russian cruiser Varlag have arrived here. - - They will be AID TO FAIR STATE OF San Francisco, Feb. 16. Representa tives , of ' Vlhe ;. Merchants' association. Manufacturers' and producers', associa tion, San Francisco board of trade, state board of trade, . chamber of commerce and merchants' exchange met last, night and passed the following resolutions: ; . "In view of the benefits likely to fol low the American-Pacific exposition and Oriental fair,, and Hs ' Influence In promottng commercial interest on the Pacific coast by widening the trade' re lations between ; the Orient and. ' the United States, and In view of the. fact that an exposition of this kind Is to be held in Portland, Or., In the year 1905, to be known as the Lewis and Clark centennial, the commercial , or ganisations of San Francisco, acting PISTOL EXERCISE . ENLIVENS SALOON Corporal Hoara of Fort Stevens tried to emulate the deeds of the wild gun fighters of early days in the west last nighty He -endeavored to "shoot up" a saloon, with variations. The variations were furnished by bystanders, who made the corporal with ambitions to shine as a "bad man" look like ' 30 counterfeit cents. The corporal came to town yesterday after delivering a military prisoner at the Vancouver barracks. He went Into the Llneoln saloon, at Sixth and Burn side, streets. Drawing a revolver, he HE IS TOO EXCITABLE - TO REMAIN AT LARGE . Jacob Dreyfus, one of the partners 'In the Carroll Candy company,, had a hear ing today before Judge Hogue on the charge 'of assault' with a. . dangerous weapon and was bound over to the grand Jury, with' ball of $760, Which he. was unable to furnish. T. L. Carroll de scribed the shooting. He said -that dur ing an argument about the authority of Dreyfus to dictate the affairs of the company, the latter lost his temper, swotte a number of life-sized oaths, whipped but a large gun and fired two shots.- Carroll testified that when he noticed the flash from the first shot, he rushed out of the store and did not TAXES "We live in Portland, and my pa paya city taxes," proudly exclaims the Fulton Park boy to his little friend across the street "Humph! I don't care if you do," replies the little rurallte' on the other side, with a shake of her curls. 'The mall carrier brings us our mall," . So honors are even. " It la a fact that residents of Fulton Parkl while they enjoy a tax rate of 17 mills and are within the ctty limits, are HOTEL OF CHARACTER AIDS BAKER CITY Jom-Ml Special Berrlee.) . . Baker Ctty, Or., Feb. 16. Some five or six years ago Albert Oelser, succeed ing to the management of his father's estate, undertook to make of the Bo nanza., then a non-paying and unprom ising prospect near the Greenhorn coun try, a paying mine. He worked hard for several years and lived upon almost nothing while he worked. Finally his faith In the property was rewarded, he opened a ledge .of rich ore and sold the property for nearly a million, dollars, the first, big sals recorded In recent years In eastern Oregon. With ihls capital the members q the Oelser family Im mediately started tn to Improve and beautify their home town of Baker City. Money was Invested . In residence and business property. At that time Baker City was In the same condition Portland waa 15 years ago whet- 'she- waa a big overgrown village without a decent hotel tn the city to Which a stranger could be In vited. Business men of Pluck got to gether and built the grand Portland hotel on which they , lost money during the first 10 years of its operation. : But the Portland hotel made' the present me trorblls of Portland. The Gelsers real izing that Baker City could never be anything of a city unless it had a first class hotel, bought the olrl WarshAuer house and rebuilt It at the expense of nearly 160,000 Into its present ' hand some form and made of it a hotel equal In all respects to the best modern hostlerles west of Chicago. The house has .been In operation for something Over, two years and today It is realised that It Is too small to accommodate the ever Increasing business of Baker City. At a meeting held a few days ago the Oeisers derided, with their, usual pub lic spirit, td. enlarge and Improve the Oelser Grand hotefc Work will begin upon the Improvements to the house at once. . , , . - ,,r :- Instructions were given to Architect Bennes two ' days . ago to immediately prepare the plans for the enlargement and Improvement of the hotel, and that gentleman anil his entire force of men are working day and night In order." to have the plans and specifications ready to commen'e construction work as soon as ihe present .cold snap la over. From conversation ' with , Mr. Bennes and a J scanning of the first rough draft (of the presented -to the mikado as trophies by the captain of the Japanese cruiser Cht yeda, who was summoned personalty be fore the mikado for his valor In the re cent' battle: of Chemulpo.' "The German steamer Batavla which brought 1,600 Japanese, refugees to. Mol, . reports 10 Russian, torpedo boats frozen in and un able to move at Vladivostok, The latter place is entirely unprepared to reals! aft attack. ' THE CZAB ILL. ' " London. Feb. 16. There is great suf fering among' the Russian troops tn Siberia,- where 60 degrees below aero,, la reported. The csar Is said to be 111 on account of the constant strain and seem ing lack of military and naval ability of his men. The report has Just reached here that three Russian warships have been captured but It la unconfirmed and contradictory reports are keeping news papermen studying, -v. v BILL BY CALIFORNIA Jointly, do hereby resolve that the Mer chants' association, the Manufacturers' and Producers' association and' board of trade of the city of Sari -Francisco, be lieving. that the Lewis and Clark centen nial ' American exposition and Oriental fair, to be held In the city of Portland, Or., In the year 1006. promises to bring very beneficial results to the- Pacific .coast, and we do hereby - favor a fed eral appropriation to aid such - exposi tion. , . - "Resolved, . that the California dele gation in. congress be and la hereby asked to favor such appropriation In this behalf, as Is deemed necessary to suitably carry out the purposes of the exposition and to provide for the gov ernment exhibit thereat." . began shooting. William Coleman, a by stander, struck his ' arm. causing one bullet to be sent through the transom and another through : the door. It is probable that Coleman's coolness saved somebody from death, or injury. Before a third shot could be fired W. M. Moffatt, Coleman and four or. five other bystanders surrounded Hoafe. He looked at the human wall and meekly folded his arms.. Asked for the revol ver, he surrendered It without, protest He waa permitted to go without any re port being"-flnade-4-1 he-poWces H Is re volver Is still at the saloon, stop' to aee about the second shot or to argue whether Dreyfus was playing "at war or really intended to puncture' him with leaden pill. ' It was brought out 'that Dreyfus had no-legal right to take charge of the bust-1 ness of the concern, and that he had ahot without giving warning. It . waa fur ther shown that he handled the pistol very recklessly and was In the habit of carrying a weapon. The judge said that Dreyfua waa not a safe man- to ba at large, as' one who became so excited that he did not know what he was doing was better off In a place where he could not do any damage. .. THEIR . CHIEF BLESSING obliged to come four miles to the post- omce or trudge through the mud to the sub-station for their. mall. The people Just outside the town and within a stone's throw enjoy none of these lux uries and have their mail" brought to their doors once every day by a rural carrier. - ,-: Several attempts have ,been made to aecure a carrier for. Fulton Park; but aa the place contains but 600 people 'the de partment haa refused the request . plana It Is learned that a fourth story will be added to the Oelser Grand, which will give 35 more guest chambers In cluding 21 rooms with private baths. The extension of the building will be ornamented by a large observatory on the corner with a summer or palm gar den on the roof partially under glass, so as to be available 'winter or sum mer for garden parties.- musicals arid the like. The light court will remain the same as It Is at present except that it will be Improved with marble baseboards ' and . additional -ornamental work. The elevators will be carried up to the root and there will be full elec tric lighting and. bell .system through out the new part of the house, which will also be 'steam heated, with hot and cold water In every . room.' The present aecond and third floors will be reflnlshed in oak to 'harmonize with the new fourth floor. The style of the fourth story will be Louis XIV and the grand stairway will be carried through to the oof. It Is estimated that the cost of these Improvements will be be 130,000 and $40,000. , The old tower and cornices will be replaced by a new tower and modern ornamental cornice work.' When completed the Baker City Geiser Grand hotel will be the finest hotel of its size west of Chicago. The entire building will probatily be re painted to harmonize ; with the new work. ' . Mr. Bennes states that during the cons'tructlon work matters will be so arranged that the present hotel will be kept in operation and that , the addi tions -and Improvements can , be made without closing the house. ; , Another Improvement will be' the Bn ishlng of the large corner room tn the basement, which will be fitted up for a restaurant or other similar purpose. The rooms In the new fourth floor will be furnished1 in the same luxurious style ss the rooms of the present portions of the hpuse assigned for guest purposes. About two years ago, after several at tempts to sequre proper management of the house, the Gelsers obtained the serv ices of Art Harris as manager. From the first day to the present moment Mr. Harris has quietly and smoothly conducted the business of the hotel and every 'department has been run on up-to-date principles. The comfort and Interests of guests have been looked af ter in every detail,, the house, haa been kept scrupulously, neat and clean, , the servants , have been ; well ; traiped and prompt In the performance of their du ties and the dining room and kitchen departments ' have been unexcelled; In any hotel of the slie' In the west 1 FEARFUL STORY ' OF A SHIPW RECK LOSS OT THB COUBTBET ' TOBD BRINGS TOBTK BATHETIC TALE OT SUTTEBIVO AL02TE TOB TOOTS MOWTHS ABB ' TIHALLT SUCCUMBS TO STABTATION.' (Hm Francisco Bureaa of The Jnm-n!.) "-; San Francisco, Feb. 18. The prospec tive suit of the relatives of W. Ode, watchman of the schooner Courtney Ford, that went ashore at Glen Island, Alaska, In October, 1902, haa brought to light through the- records of the local . merchants exchange, one of' the most pathetio stories of the sea that has been brought to public 'attention in many, years. The- tale 'of the Courtney Ford can find no parallel In fiction, nor do the records of wrecks and hardships experienced -on ; derellcU that IH1 coi umna of the exchange scrap-books Show anything that forms a basis of a story .worthy of -the pen 6f the most graphic writer as does the diary of Ode .during the time of his lonely life on Glcu Island from Octobers, 1902 till Febru ary 20, 1903.' -..vy "':,' '''.'.' ' r. v ; ?"-':" : '- In the spare columns of a newspaper the record of Ode's life lh the frozen north cannot, be given In full.! and only extracts from his remarkable memoran dums can be made. '. i , vfi ; ' On the 4th of -October the CourtneJ Ford put into a cove-at Glen Island and anchored. Three of her.boata; cont talnlng all of her crew, with the excep tlon of Ode.' put off from the vessel wltli the intention of looking for seals. A storm arose and the boats were driven far south and ' were forced to make a port 29 miles south Of where the Ford had anchored. The breakers poured Into the narrow harbor, where the little ves sel tugged at her anchor chains, and. sa fierce, was the wind and the constant hammering of 'the surf that ;the craft sprang a leak. ' ' Ode was alone at the pumps and bis diary commenced with a note to the ef fect that he "had pumped all day with out making much impression on tho water that was accumulating in the hold.'' Luckily - for him, the anchor dragged and the schooner was driven on the sand. - At this Juncture it mu8t be noted that . the captain of r the schooner waa supposed to rejoin her from a landing 40 miles north of the cove, where he had gone, with a boat load of men looking for 'seals. There was a misunderstanding and, not able to find the ship, he proceeded furthot north to a station of the Alaska 'Com mercial' company and remained there, thinking -that his vessel , would be brought along the coast by her crew. Not seeing any signs of approaching boats, Ode lowered a skiff that had been left behind by the crew and, making -'a satl of . a bedsheet he sailed out onto the ocean, after the wind had died down, and tried to get aome idea of where he was. He dared not attempt to voyage from" the cove to the south In the small boat, and knew that hta only chance for escape waa : to remain by the schooner until help should arrive. Thefollowing 4ay nothar. at orm came up that opened the aeama Of the schooner, flooded her cabin and started the roof of the galley leaking. The ves sel had hot grounded sufficiently to in sure her from slipping oft the sharp in cline of sand Into deep water, and Ode put in moat of his . time pumping her out to insure bbuyancy aft : ' Hard efforts were necessary to keep the vessel afloat up to October 10, when Ode determined to atrip her and build a cabin on the beach in the' event of heavy weather breaking the -hulk to pieces. - There were provisions and fuel on the Ford, but in spite of this it waa almost Impossible to keen a ttre going in the cabin with which to cook the food. The structure - was poorly made, and when- the ratn and snow fell water poured In through the cracka In the' roof and rendered the place almost un tenantable. Although the stove waa at a red heat the cabin could not be kept dry, and rheumatlam gradually crippled the lone watchman and bla work waa hard to accomplish. On the 17th of October, Ode com menced to-realize that he wa gradually becoming helpless. He added, to his -note book the remarks: "Stiff and sore. Cannot get ashore for water. I waa obliged to return to the cabin of the Ford, aa the house 1 built haa been soaked with water for days. Starms have been constant, and I have not been able to cook my food properly, aa the decks are opening and the galley is almost useless aa a place for shelter, I am suffering much and no help In sight" . After this a seriea of storms occurred and after the Weather cleared Ode went ashore and attempted to cross the snow and ice to the station north of where the Ford lay, He said: t "Got ashore and struggled over the Ice for several - m ilea without seeing any chance of getting through. It has been blowing a gale and the breakers are .high so I could not . get . back to the schooner.- Spent the night In the cabin and alept under an oil coat and a quilt, The cold is getting something terrible, Find that my -legs are swelling and I cannot understand the symptoms. My arihs ache alao and I have queer pains In the stomach. : No help in sight and I fear that they have forgotten me alto gether. If matters keep on, I will be helpless" f. :-.'.,' A few days later Ode was forced from the after cabin to the leaking grlley. The cabin ashore had been torn by the fierce gales and waa not habitable. He wrote: "My legs are not so bad, but t cannot move without pain. As long as I keep still I do not suffer, hut when I move it Is torture. - My arms and chest have swelled and I am too weak to get water to wash with and I am very dirty In the face. I have -been eating dried apples and flour cooked with a little water, as that is alt I cafi reach. There is aome canned food on tha top shelf but I can not reach It I have made several dea perate attempts to get at It piling up boxes and using a, chair,' but . each time I have fallen back exhausted. ! No help. They think that I am at Monrovia or they would come, I am sure. Would try again to get over the Ice but cannot I am aura that I have the Bcurvey, as my stomach has swelled and I feel a dumb pain air over my body. . Water and fuel are what I have struggled for. I have been melting-artow as I have been too weak to go aft over the snow-covered decks." .'.. ' ,v.r r .- On February 10, Ode made a memoran dum tn his book. stating that he was liv ing on scant trieals of apples and, flour and that he had great difficulty keeping the, Are going In the stove.., The eold wds Intense and once the Are went out it waa death. He continued: "More gales and more suffering. My teeth are sore and, Idpsa In my mouth. If help does not r,ime soon I must per ish.' -v- - -: "February 1$-"-Water Is leaking info the galley and I cannot do anything to stop tt. . ; '-' '. .. . ,;- -. "February 17 What wllil do when the snow ,1s on the decks again? I can not reach the Jower shelves of the gal ley and there are a few apples left. can scarce move my arms- or" lower limbs. ,' -. - February .20, morning I am waiting death, , . , "Afternoon Death at last Four months alone."- -v.-.-. ! PARIS HOUSE IT TO BE MOLESTED THOUGH LICENSE WAS ADMTTTED- LT TSBEQULAB HO ' QCESTTOHS WILL BB ASKED MB, TLEOBL WILL HOT TUSH HIS OBJECTIONS OTHEB XBBEGCLAB) ACTIONS. The liquor license committee of the city council held a special meeting yea terday ; afternoon but the Paris house saloon license question waa not brought" up!. "At least 1 have nothing more to say," replied Councilman Flegel. and aa he waa the one most vitally interested : In the granting of the permit it la hardly possible that the three members signing tne license will go to the trouble of dis interring it. "It la hardly llkclv that the council will revoke the license granted to Eu gene Blaster," said Mr. Flegel, "when three members of the committee - have signed the application.' If they wished to grant a license that the committee had turned down they could do It easy enough," he continued.- . The question of temporary licenses Which were granted to the Majestic cafe and other saloons' waa Considered. It ia known that a number of the places haye failed to comply. with the special injunctions of the committee and these licenses will probably be revoked.' but the committee' waa, not sufficiently In--formed yesterday to take action, J The Fans house license was. signed a separately by three tf the committee members and Mr. Flegel knew nothing about It being granted until he heard that saloon waa running galn. He en tered a vigorous complaint at a special meeting against such street corner ac tions and promised to turn on the X ray of investigation into that eort of methods.;' ; . However, he now concedes that the incident la closed, so far as he la concerned. H :.; ..- '-A ..:-,'." 'hVw ,i "Bob" - Patterson's application for a restaurant liquor . license ' waa ' turned down.- After having had hla license re voked for a year because he ran a'dls orderly place Frank Mays . waa granted permission to reopen a saloon at Second and Couch streets. Flelschner, Mayer Ss Co. withdrew .their objection to the place and the - committee thought Maya had been punished enough for running a dlz-. orderly, place. , i 1 t . Other Illegal Lioenses. Some ouestlon has been raised rs to the legality of the Parts houae license. owing to the methods followed In grant ing the application. There Is a resolu tion passed nearly a year ago In which, the city council declared that no license should be granted except at a regular meeting. This was not the case with Blaster's ' petition, far only Councitmen Whiting and Slgler signed it In the com mittee meeting . and aome time . later Bentley went to the license clerk.' took the application away and later -brought It back with his signature. , .Then the clerk issued the license. ' .''''-' '" This . phaae of the question was brought . to Mr. s Flegel's attention to day, but he lifststed that he did not have time to take the matter up. "Aa far aa that is concerned," he ex plained. "It is Illegal because it waa granted to the proprietor of a gambling , house and so on ad Infinitum. I am too pressed with more important bust-, ness to continue the action and at pres ent have nothing more to aaj." GOOD YOUNG MAN v: MADE BAD MONEY '. ' (Specltl Dlipatch to .The Journal.) ' Ban rrancisco, reo. aecrei ssrv- Ice agents here have arrested. Andreas Winklemann for counterfeiting. He had a complete outfit In hts room on -Folic street in this city. The prisoner han been living a dual life; he waa a member of the Young Men's Christian associa tion and also a church member. Ha wm a draughtsman by profession. Win klemann., who is' German, ta about 27 years of age and has resided in the city two years. He aaya that three years ago he Inherited 10,000 marks aa a ahare of hta sister's estate. He journeyed from hia German home to Mexico and squandered all of his coin In high liv ing. He became a member of the Young Men's Christian association last year and regularly attended the night classes In mechanical drawing. Secret Service Agent Haten aald that. Winklemann had displayed great skill In the manufacture of the spurious coin and that the molds and metal . used showed , Ingenuity and application.' , civ vc in mn nnv ' . aiA-ICAtVULU DUI . , nPFIFQ THP MIIDT lfd itU i iiav vvwii A S-yea'r-old boy placed on ' tha witness stand by Judge George ,' ,thls afternoon defied the court . by silence throughout a sharp examination. The boy refused to tell even his name and finally Judge George gave up In disgust. , The youngster is Cyrus Warren, for possession of whom hia father is peti tioning. On his mother's death ' four years ago the boy . waa placed In the care Of hla grandparents, Mr.' and Mrs. Cyrua Armstrong of Aloina. - About a year ago the father got the Iowa courts to overrule ita previous order and to award the child to him. ' Meantime the Armstrongs had moved to Oregon! War ren came to Portland to get the boy, but on the ground that the Iowa court had no Jurisdiction the Armstrongs re fused to give him up. XOLIBECX'S . BECQBB STANDS, '. i. ; -(Join-mi Special Service.) Albany. N. Y., Feb. 1. The court of appeals today decided that the Bcrtlllon records of Roland B. Mollneux in the state prison must stand. ' The' Mollneux poisoning case attracted much - attention, Mollneux . was , con victed at. hia first trial and sentenced to be electrocuted. He spent a long time in Sing Sing. On a second trial he was acquitted. , When first Incarcerated he . waa measured according to the Bertlllon system" and nil the facta entered Into the prison records. After his acquittal he made a powerful effort to have these records legally removed, on the ground of his acquittal, : He failed In the tower court, but immediately; appealed. ; The higher court has now decided against him. ' ' ' -'. Kja Subtle. .. '.. -From the Chicago Tribune. Uncle Eph'm had put on a clean collut and his best .coal, and was walking ma jestically up and down the street "Aren't you working today,1 uncle?" asked one of his Caucasian acquain tances. . .- :. ' .'..". "No, suit. Ise celebrating, my golden weddin', auh." - "You were 'married SO years ago to day7" , . , ' "Yes. auh." v . . '. . " ''Well, why , Isn't your wife helping you to celebrate It?". v ' "My present wife, auh." replied Vncle Kph'm. with 'dignity,, "ain't got nothln to do with tt She de "leventh." , v