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MORRISON BRIDGE HISS ALIEN HAS SAY RATIONS ARE THEvONLY 'WAY-DUFFY'S" IS SOLD) " i .. MAY REMAIN OPEN COT HOI TIES POOR AWD SCARCE BEWARE OF FRAUDS. ii i City and County Authorities Considering the Pos sibility of Allowing Pedestrian Travel to Continue During Construction WorL ' Pandlng an investigation of the terms ' of the contract by himself and an opinion br the city attorney. County Judge Web ster will make no order closing the Morrison-street bridge; to pedestrlaps. 'We wish to know the legal status of th case clearly before proceeding," said Judge Webster, "So far as compatible with the safety of the public and the con venience -of the contractors we wish to accommodate the public. If it Is decided . to leave the bridge open for pedestrians . we shall doubtless put up signs warning people of danger and statins that the city end county refuse to be responsible for Injuries which may happen to those walk ing across. At present it is unsettled whether a suit. If, brought, would be against the city or the county," It Is also robabI that in case the footpath on the bridge is left open policemen will : be stationed there to look out for the public as far as possible." ; The storm of protest aroused at the an nouncement that pedestrian traffic was to be stopped across the Morrison-street bridge on Monday and that a special car would carry passengers from, Frent to East Water street for Z cents a trip com 'pelled the bridge, committee of the city council to modify its plan and yesterday they announced "that people could con tinue walking on the bridge, but that they would do so at their own risk. Two deputy sheriffs and two policemen are to be on doty there during the day and will try to. prevent accidents, but if the luckless pedestrians are hurt they will have no legal redress. Sig Slchel wanted to know If it was not possible to operate 4 free car for the people's accommodation, but several of his confreres insisted that the privilege was sure (o be abused and there was also some question as to who should pay for the operation of the car.' In fact, there were so many questions as to the legality of several phases of the bridge question that City Attorney McNary was appealed to. He will report In a few days. Mr. Howell argued that It was an Im position to charge people 2 cents to ride across the bridge. "and there are many on the east side and elsewhere who can not afford to pay it," he insisted. C. F. 8wlgert of the City & Suburban insisted that somebody was trying to make political capita out'of the agita tion. .We discussed the question thor oughly," he continued, "and thought that we had reached the only possible solu tion to the trouble. The price is not too much and I do not think the people should kick at paying it." The officials of the contracting firm do not look upon this solution of the question with very'' much favor. They anticipate all sorts of trouble from the mixing up of streetcar, vehicle and pe destrian traffic. - "There is great danger of accident," stated Vice-president But ler, "and we will not be responsible for any damages. Building operations will also be delayed and If only all traffic could be suspended ws could build he bridge in two-thirds the time It will take now." CLOUD ENVELOPS KELLEY'S RELEASE V(. .in..,.., . , i. , i i lIMMiu ..i.,., in Aftermath of the Silverf iejd Fur Robbery Ap : pears to Be a Scramble for Reward, and Strange Rumors Are Afloat f I. Jacobs,' manager Of the- Sllverheld. fur store, says that he was approached early this week by an attorney repre senting himself .as coming from Sheriff W. A. Storey and asked how much would be put up for the return of the 13.600 worth of seal skins stolen from the fur establishment February 12. The lawyer, who did hot give him name to Mr. Jacobs, was referred to Detectives Pay and Weiner in regard to the re ward. The detectives states that they werevnot seen by any ambassador of the sheriff. it is now claimed that there was a strong- effort on the part of, the sheriffs office to "butt in" on the reward, and there is a rumor afloat to the effect that two deputies of Storey's called on Man ager Jacobs early this week and asked ,iiim to arrange to have the prisoners taken to the county jail and the goods turned up. Jacobs would not confirm this rumor and the truth of it could not be verified today. But Jacobs did admit that the attorney, whoever he was. called " upon him, claiming td be from the sheriff's office, asking as to the amount to be paid for the return of the stolen furs and saying that the seal skins might be returned if Kelley and Cullen were sent to the count! Jail.. . ,, ....... Kelley was arrested with Matt Cullen last Sunday night by Detectives Day and Weiner and 8ergeant Carpenter. Cullen had the goods and Kelley main tained he knew nothing of the rob bery, lie was released Thursday night and today is as free as the birds of the air. ' Early this morning G. F. Mclnnes was held up near his home, 81 Seventh street, and robbed of $5 cash, a gold watch', a Jeweled stickpin, a handsome ring and a revolver. The highwayman is de scribed as being about six feet tall, well built in proportion and cool and deter mined in his work. All this i&ilies with the description of JCelley. The police say they do not know the whereabouts of Kelley, but it is said that a sharp lookout is being kept for him. Kelley admitted to Municipal Judge Ifogue that he had served a term of three years in Joliet penitentiary, and the police know him as one of the most desperate and clever of criminals. The robbery of the Silverfleld store proves his ability, for there appears no doubt that he broke into the home of Andrew Kan at Sunnyside recently and secured the impression of his key to the store next to Silverfleld's . in' order that he might enter there) and perpetrate the Job. ( Notwithstanding that 'District Attor ney Manning said yesterday that he did not give his consent to the release of Kelley, he today gave out the following statement: ' t "1 wished to prosecute the man. but there seemed no evidence , whatever whereby he could be convicted. Man ager Jacobs seemed anxious to recover the goods, and stated that If the goods were returned ha would be willing to drop' the case against Kelley. ., "The man should have been sent on a commitment to the county Jail, after he had returned the goods to Silverfleld, so that I could have filled out a true in formation against Kelley.1 Then the reo- oros would have been straight. As it was, Kelley was turned loose from the city jail without a record of any com mitment, or anything to show what had Become or this man." l consulted attorneys, and they seemed to be of the opinion that Kelley cuuia noi oe convicted," said Manager L jaeoDs. or silverfleld's. "I wanted the furs, and was willing that Kelley be let go, ii ne oe me means or having- them returned to me. I saw Manning, and he although at first wanting to prosecute the case, said that he did not see how Kelley could be convicted, and if I was willing to drop the case if the goods were recovered, he would agree to it."' u is still asserted that no part of the rewara ror the return of the furs has as yet been paid, but Manager Jacobs said today that in due time the 1300 will be turned over to Detective Da v. and that he understood that a portion of it was to go to the man who told where the furs were, , It is claimed in nolice clrl that Kelley knows who robbed the resident of Slgmund Frank of $4,000 worth of diamonds recently, for . the return of which there is a standing reward of ouo. it is only natural, therefore, say many omcers, ror me detectives tn sire to clear iu the Frank rnhhertr which has been hanging Are for a inn time. Those seemingly in a position to know state that Keey knows where the rranK diamonds are at present, and this may explain why he is at large today. SSATTX.B OXKL WHO SEEKS KXS . TBOWIO CABEEB ABVTES XV TBISOO DEFENDS H1B X.OVE POB BEATTXiB CAPITALIST AWD WIX.Ii EWTEB SCHOOL (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Ban Francisco, Feb. 20. Miss Clio Allen, a pretty Seattle society girl 19 years old, who created a sensation by suddenly leaving home because of her love for Frank Kilbourne, a Seattle business man, is in this city.. She is stopping at the Grand hotel. Detectives scoured the city but failed to locate her, She forsook her home a week ago, went to a leading hotel in the town, where she remained for the night and then came to this city. The day afftr ner disappearance a remarkable story of her youthful and probably foolish ambitions and love for a married man, who has since openly confessed that this love is mutuelj and that he purposes to financially aid her. Set Seattle society agog; ana has since been the main topic oi. discussion there. Miss Allen is a pretty type of woman. shapely, fair and strongly imbued with the thought of future hlstronic success. It was her ambition to shine before the footlights that Incurred for her the dis pleasure of her mother, and it waff the sympathy extended to her by Frank H. Kilbourne, a prominent business man in Seattle, in the midst of her troubles at home, that were, according to her own admission, responsible for her sudden flight from the northern city. we love each other, and I do not fear to confess it," said Miss Allen. "I have always been a good girl and will strive to be so in the future. The many malicious lies that have been circulated about Kilbourne snd myself emenated from a young fellow in Seattle who also loves me. I have come to San Francisco to remain and within a few days hope to enter a dramatic school for my preparatory education for the stage." Today when she learned of the anxiety Jn Seattle over her whereabouts she promptly telegraphed her sister and has received a reply from her. FRANCE IN STATE OF EXCITEMENT (Journal Special Service.) Paris, Feb. 20., The wildest rumors are in circulation today affecting possi ble world complications as the result of the Russo-Japan war and are causing semi-panlc on the Bourse where the excitement is tremendous. French and foreign bonds have dronned heavilv. The evening papers say-4be-refusal of Russia to grant Exequatur to Edwin Morgan as the United States consul at Dalny is exerting serious influences. The return of the French ambassador from England is regarded seriously. Bt. Petersburg. Feb. 20. The accident was due to a troop train running into an avalanche. An official messenger today prints a note in which Japan is charged n ureirc or me jaw or me nations In attacking the Russian fleet without a formal declaration of war. Events leading up to the trouble are reviewed, after which the note says: "Although the breaking off of diplomatic relations by no means implied an opening of hos tilities, tne Japanese government com mitted a series of revolting- attacks on Russian warships and merchantmen two days before the emperor of Japan issued a declaration or war. rOBTT-OJTB WOBXBBB OXf &BKDOX cxnroox Qvrg ajtd . pbbsekt TKSXB CASH TO SCAJOB ', X.ASTO- KTT, wmo wxw : zmrssTzoATa tH3 STOBY. COMMISSION WILL ACCEPT FAIR PLANS ; - The grounds and buildings committee of the Lewis and Clark exposition com mission met at 11 o'clock this morning at its offices in the Stearns building and considered the plans submitted by the corporation for the buildings which the state commission will erect. After some discussion of the matter the com mittee concluded that the whole matter had best be referred to the full commis sion without recommendation, which will be done at Its meeting" this after noon. The members of the committee expressed the opinion that the plans would be adopted with little or no change. The commission intends to call next Monday for bids for the erectlon of these buildings. The ways and means committee of the state commission met at its offices in the Stearns building this morning at 10 o clock and decided to recommend in its report to the commission, that tho apportionments already made shall stand, and that any unexpended balance from any of the exhibits shall be placed in the hands of the general superin tendent to be expended In his discretion TRANSPORT BUFORD ARRIVES MONDAY The United States transport Buford left San Francisco for Portland this morning and is expected to reach this city prob ably next Monday. She will load lumber for the Philippines and is ' expected to take, besides, 600 marines sent here from eastern recruiting ports. The only bid received today at noon by Vnlted States Quartermaster Jesse M. Baker for the transportation of 1,200 000 feet of lumber to Manila, P. I., w.is from Taylor, Young & Co. The bid was 234, 3no. and called for the carrying of 3,100,000 feet of lumber, almost 2,000,000 fet more than the government desired. The ship ramed was the British turret deik In verness, of 8,734 gross tonnage. The In verness sailed from Japan on the 13th f .February, bound for Vancouver, B. C. and is due at that port about the' 1st of March. Her arrival here under fvorable conditions would be about March jj. The hid received today will he tele graphed to the cblcr quartermaster at Washington at ones. The opinion u that the government will not accept the bid as It would mean considerable loss tii ship the amount of lumber required al the rate named in the bid. FLOSS CASE IS STRICKEN OFF School district No.Ml recently brought suit against h. Ferdinand Flos to es tablislv a lease for the site of a school bouse. Floss was charged with tear ing down outbuildings, lie denies the lease waa ever made and declares the bulldlriKS were placed on lil own prop crty. On motion of Attorney George W Joseph tho case was stricken from the cahfndar indefinitely bv Jnrige Clcland V. K. Stnwie appeared for Floss and in advertently his name was published as nisi oi ins uereiiuanv. ABSEITT AMBASSADORS. Lsfwtto Offers Explanation for Their Minister's Actions. (Journal Special Sei-Tle.) London, Feb. 20. The Russian era bassy this afternoon, after the newspa pers maae a great sensation of the de parture of the Russian ambassador for St. Petersburg, announced that no politl cai significance whatever can be at tached thereto, but that he had gone to bid his son farewell before the latter departed east with his regiment This was received with doubt on all sides. The French embassy also this after noon denies that Cambon's trip to Paris Is for other purpose than to visit his home. It is said that not before to morrow will a full explanation be given the public, if then. BTXSSIAW WATT IK BED SEA. i - (Journal Special Serrlee.) London, Feb. 20. A dispatch to Paris from the entrance to the Red sea says a squadron supposed to be that of Rus sian Admiral Vlrehius, which had beeu concentrated at Jibuti), has passed there bound for Sues. EXOBVS VBOK OBT ABTBTTB. (Journal Special Berries.) Bt. Petersburg. Feb. 20. Advices from Port Arthur today say all the women and children and most of the male civil ians have left that place and practically only the garrison remain. TO PRESERVE LIFE OF SMALL STORES The chamber of commerce has re ceived from the Pacific Coast Jobbers' A Manufacturers' association of San Francisco a resolution asking the aid of all western senators and congressmen to prevent the passage by congress of a Din increasing the weight of merchan dise that may be sent by mall. The resolution recites that the Parcels post bill, now pending before congress, is inimical to the retail trade, nartlcu- larly of the smaller cities, in that this measure, if it becomes a law, will ex pose them to unfair competition with catalogue houses 2.000 or 3,000 miles away, and would thus tend to centralize trade in the larger cities, and the asso ciation is unalterably opposed to the in crease or the weight of mailable pack ages of merchandise, and it requests all similar organizations to unite with It in Its opposition to this measure. KABBISOJT MAT ESCAFB. (Journal Speelal Serrica.) Chicago, Feb. 80. The bulletin savs the Iroquois grand Jury will hot hold Mayor narrison. it Is reported that true bills have been found against four others, in cluding Will Davis, manager of the theatre; Building Commissioner Williams not adjourned, recommendations ars pos sible. The indictments mav not be re turned today. ., CBAFTT MAID DEPABTS. (Journal Special fWrlcc.) .'. , Washington.' I). C. Feb. 20 - Mrs. Payne, wife of the postmaster-general, has reported to the police the thert from her apartment in the Arlington of 11,600 worth of Jewelry and $180, in cash; also the coinrldental disappearance of her jnald. All disappeared Thursday after- ' Forty-one men who were emnloveA nn deck and in the fire' and engine room of me - a ren en I'hinnnir tmir afternoon for' better rations. Twenty of them came up to Portland this morn ing to make format complaint to Major iangnit, A committee of two war nn. puiuiea w jci as' spokesmen. ' At .10 o'clock they secured an audielice with tne major, and presented their cas. just wnat the nature of the interview w,as is not known. When asked about me matter. Major Langfltt said; "A couple of the men who. were am- ployed on the Chinook called on me this morning..;' I do not care to make a statement about the conversation. They gave me their side or the storv. and men departed. ; "The case will be thoroughly invest!. gated at once. If I find the hav just complaint steps will be taken ta rectiry affairs. 'I do not believe there is anvthlna- wrong with the rations. Ths men are allowed exactly the same .quantity of iooa as is served on all the other boats in the service, as well as that furnished at Fort Stevens, There has never been a complaint from any of those quarters. The cost of food per man will approxi mate 46 or SO cents a day. and thers is no possible chance for araftlnr. The supplies are bought by ths department irom Dusiness nrms that give us ths lowest bids. Some times they are-purchased at Portland ana other times at Astoria. I do not' see where there Is the-slightest opportunity for anyone to hold back supplies from the men for the purpose of securing; a rakeoff." Before ths committee conferred with mm tnis morning the major said: "It is possible there is something else aside from the food question that caused the men to quit. There has been some friction between the deck and enstna departments heretofore. That may have something to do with the dissatisfac tion of the men now, but I do not know that it has. Those who quit have been paid off. and a new force employed to take their places." S. McReynolds. who was a fireman on tho Chinook, said today: 'The whole trouble aboard the Chinook was on ac count of the quality of food served us. We made complaint a week ago, and It did no good. There were 21 men In the mess I was In. The steward laid out about a half dosen mutton chops. Just enough for one of the three tables. One of the boys asked: 'Aren't we going to get mutton chops, too?' The Stewsrd said he had no more. The chief engi neer came in and we told him about it He asked tMe steward if he had no more meat. The stewsrd said he had. These boys are entitled to Just the same fare we get, the chief engineer said. But i we didn't get it. The government al lows each of us $15 a month for rations but it didn't , look like we a-ot our money's worth. They served us with salt salmon most of the time. It was good' salmon. but too salt to eat. The rest of the time we had hash and bread and butter, They made the coffee with salt water. "When we came to breakfast yester day morning there' was ths same old salt salmon. A fireman named Bar rctt said: That isn't fit grub for us to work on.' Captain Dunbar was there and heard him. If you don't like it you can get your money," he said. So we all packed our kits, 41 of us. The captain sent over to Fort Stevens and Assistant Engineer Hegardt and 14 or 15 soldiers under a lieutenant came over in ths MedaL The soldiers guarded the shin wnue uegarot paid us off. "Ws are under civil service rulea When ws went to be paid the man at ths desk shoved out a paper to be signed. I looked at It and found it was a resig nation from ths civil service list and re fused to sign. About half the men had signed It, though, before we found out what it was. Engineer Hegardt mads no investigation when hs came to ths Dost, just paid us off. Then as we went off shin ws wart treated as If ws were wnterlng a foreign port. Every man had to open his bundle and let tne soldiers search It Ths men made no disturbance and were very quiet Then they put us Into the Medal with the soldiers and landed us awav nn m yisioria. Aoout 20 or us cams up from Astoria on ths train last night." .Mr. McReynolds lives at 1020 Com mercial street snd wears the Philippine medal. . Hs served in ths engineer corns unoer major juangntt m the Insular cam palgn. , SAYS DITCHBURN CHARGES ARE TRUE "I admit everything of which I am accused In the suit for damages filed by Attorney jonn Ditch burn. Moreover, I shall Justify, as we term it in law, by proving the truth of the charges I made against him before the grievance com mittee or ths Oregon Bar association." The foregoing statement was made this morning by Attorney Richard Nixon, who returned to the city last night. Attorney Nixon said his answer to the damage suit would be filed about ths ' middle of next week. ' SEMIOB' OV Bm.BQaP AOEBTS. . (Journal Special BerTlcs.) Ashland, Feb. 20. The annual meet ing of ths Pacific Coast Association of Railroad Traffic agents was called to order today, . Several hundred railroad men from Oregon, California, Washing ton, Idaho, Montana and British Colum bia ars In attendance. They are mak ing an effort to secure ths meeting of the American Association of Traffic agents for Portland next year., They are, also discussing rates to ths. Lewis and Clark, and Louisiana Purchase ex positions, and tourist and colonist rates to ths Pacific coast district for ths com ing season. csmuDBsa- xmrnxo. (Journal Special Berries.) i Welser, Idaho, Feb. 20. A messsas was received In this city yesterday even ing from Meadows stating that a wood shed at the school house had collapsed and Inspector. Laughlln. As ths Jury hasi-"'1 numbr of children were injured. a h . i a." Intake whiaws aitaAJI 411 - - - A later report stated that five boys were seriously hurt. One boy had an eye put out, another had a spiks driven Into his knee and his back injured, and the others were hurt less seriously. Ths heavy snow ,1s abou,t four feet deep at the Meadows and caused the -.collapse. - OBBOOZf MAW A OOBBTTXh . (Journal Special Service.) Wsshlngton, Feb. 20. The president has sent the nomination to the senate of Fred D. Fisher of Oregon to be ths consul at Tamsui, Formosa, (til I " r '.tl ':.., , '? H aW . 119 :' mm s. ' aWiSW MB v HI II a. aaaaww I i Ma u hi,.,, r J JIKcr 'ft Ull I the l 'VK Ml..MWlHtl''(VVT : lira Duffy V Pure Malt Whiskey iold in sealed bottles only-r-never in flask or bulk.-A fas-simile' of genuine bottle, full size. 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The genuine la aold by all reliable drugglats and growa, or direct, fl a bottle. Medical book free. Addreai DlFFY MALT WHISKEY CO.. ltocbeater, N. Y. CHRISTIANS ARE CONVENTION Special Dispatch to The JourcaL) Pendleton. Or.. . Feb. 20.--The dele gates of ths state Christian Endeavor convention are in session here. Thoy will on Monday morning take final ac tlon on the appointment of a field sec retary to work in Oregon. California and Washington. The opinion of the ma jority of the delegates is that such an office should t be created.. A committee consisting of Rev. D. Leppery, Miss Alice christian. Miss Hutchinson, Rev, J. K.i McGlllery and Mr. Mansfield has been appointed to report. The state omcers or Washington and Californl will be consulted in the matter. , When this morning's session opened the church was crowded, and the principal feature was the hearing of reports or the state and county officers. President- Rock wood of Portland gave a glowing ac count of the growth of the societies of this state. He said the senior societies had a membership of nearly J, 000, and the lists were rapidly growing. He said it was the great activity of the young workers that secured the banner for Oregon in competition against all other states or the Union. Mrs. T. E. Oault of Oregon City SDoks on the work of the Junior leagues, and saia tners were 75 societies in the state, wmcn' was a remarxaDie growth over last year. She will give an address on this work tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Frank H. Maxwell of Oregon City re ported on "Temperance and CitlsenshlD.' He said petitions for local ontlon filed at the state department contained nearly iz.vuv names, ana a vots would nec essarily have to be taken on the ques tion throughout the state at the next election. Rev. D. A. Thompson of Portland de iiverea an aaaress tnis afternoon on personal work. This evening a royal reception will be given to delegates and speakers by the church people of Pen dleton. The feature of tomorrow's ses sion will be a large mass-meeting held at the opera-house ' In the evening,' at wnicn resident Penrose of Whitman college will deliver a sermon on "Re newal of Life." . RELIEF FOR SHERMAN COUNTY SETTLERS (Waahlngton Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, Feb. 20. The William- Son bill for the relief of Sherman county settlers passed the house, which author ises the secretary of the interior to make an investigation and report ths amounts or ins -claims due different people who were ousted from lands in-Sherman county by ths Eastern Oregon Land Company -and report specifically on tha claims at ths next congress. . mBV P2UYESY XOTTZ8. (Waahlngton Bureau -f Tha Jimr.ial.) Wsshlngton, D, C, Feb, 20. Rural free delivery routes ordered estsbllshed April 1 for Beaverton", Washington county,, with two carriers, and Orient. Muunoman county, with one carrier. WASHINGTON DAY TO BE OBSERVED The anniversary of ths birth ofl ueorge Washington will bs celebrated by the local branch of the Order of the Sons of the American Revolution. Ad dresses will be delivered and previous to the banquet the annual business meet ing and election of officers of the order will be held. Mayor Williams, president of the society, will preside. D. Soils Cohen will speak on "The Day we celebrate," and Arthur P. Tifft on "The Dutchman in the Revolution.". H. H. Northrup will also speak. The offi cers of the local society are Judge Wil liams, president; Robert T. Piatt, sec retary, and- Wfllard H. Chapiii, regis trar. Portland's public schools and the pub lic library will be closed during the day. A number of the schools observed the occasion with exercises Friday, and ths others will hold brief entertainments Tuesday afternoon. The children's de partment at the library will observe the 'occasion Tuesday afternoon. The reading room of the library will be open Monday afternoon from 2 o'clock until I o'clock. It is not known whether the postofflcs will be closed, as no Instructions have yet been received from Washington. SAYS SPOKANE IS WAKING UP "For years the people of Spokane have sat around and considered that their mining interests and ths grain were their main standbys. It was left for ths peo ple of Michigan, after their pine .had given out, to come to Washington and Idaho to find new fields." F. Lewis Clark of 8pokane, a well known mining man and capitalist, who is In Portland today, declares that ,the timber Indus try at the Falls City : Is destined to rival even that of wheat, and he - says the laugh Is on Spokane in allowing out siders to find this out, "A big lumber mill Is being built at Spokane that Is merely the removal of a large plant from Michigan." he said. "During the past yesr an electrte line 21 miles in .length connecting Spokane snd Coeur d'Alene City has been con structed, merely for the purposs - of transporting lumber, hut ths passenger traffic Alone is proving , a. paying In vestment." Mr. Clark says that this year work on an electric line 100 miles in length reaching south from Spokane to the Snake river is to be constructed, and work has already commenced.' Steam Engineers Attention!... There will be a meeting of the Steam Engineers' Political club, Monday, Feb ruary 22, 1904, at Engineers' hall, 491s First street, t 8 p. m. All engineers In the city, regardless of affiliation, are re quested to be present. . - By order Chairman' of Committee. , BETTER BRIDGES; MORE ARC LIGHTS Ths executive board yesterday opsned bids on the proposed Thurman street steel bridge and the stone block paving for Hood and Water streeta The bridge Is estimated by City Engineer Elliott to cost 232,(00 and the street improve ments about 240,000. Both sets of bid were referred to Mr. Elllett for com parison and were found to be as fol lows:: a ' Thurman-street bridgs: 1 ' Hesly, Tlbbltts ft Co., San Francisco, $26.7. Northwest Light Company, Portland, plan A, 224.990; plan B, 228,160; 2800 off for wooden railing. Puget Sound Bridge ft Dredging Com pany. Seattle, plan A, 228,900; plan B, 825,900. J. B. Tollltson, Portland, plan X, ftt, 450; plan 2, 223,026. J. W. Sweeney, Portland, 280,100. J. H. Orlffls, Portland, 228,966. tNo certified check, as required. Robert Wakefield, Portland, 220,597.' Pacific Construction company, San Francisco and Portland, 228,299. This included 400 cubio yards of cement, in stead. of 200, as specified. J. B. C. Lock wood, Portland, plan, A, , 228,384; plan B, 226,884. 1 Irwin-Hodson company, Portland, 238, 949. ' Burrell Construction eompany, Oak land' Cel., 327,470. Hood and Water streets bids: Smyth Howard, 338,577.28; J.-'W. Sweeney, 338,479.01; Glebisch A Joclln. 339,618.73. ' , Additional are lights ars to be 'in. stalled at the following points ss soon as possible: Ford and .Madison, Ford and Jefferson, Nineteenth and Main, Seven teenth and Yamhill, Sixteenth snd Tay lor, Lonsdale snd Morrison. Fourteenth and Taylor, Thirteenth and Salmon. Eleventh and Jefferson. Tenth and Min Tenth and Taylor, Park and Taylor, Eleventh and Morrison. Fourteenth and Morrison, Eleventh and Salmon, Six teenth and Main, Thirteenth and Jack son, Nineteenth and Loveiov. Twentieth and Flanders, Twenty-first and Lovejoy, Trtuiiy-BTCuna " uverton, Twenty third and Irving. Twentv-foiirth Overton, East Sixteenth and Holly. FALL FROM WAGON FATALLY HURTS BOY V ". (Journal Special Service.) - ' , Pendleton. Or., Feb. 20. Frank Fried ley, a 4-year-qld son of Alfred Frledley, a farmer of Despaln gulch; was probablv fatally Injured this morning. He feil from a wsgon and a wheel passed over the side of his head, crushing his skull. The patient is at the hospital here, with little hopes of his recovery. , XfZW rOSTHABTEXS. , (Waahlngton Ruroeti of Thr- Journal.! ' Washington, Feb, 20, Ths following postmasters have Ween sppolnterO Mcacham, Thomas B. Wells; Ritterv 8: . jrressing, .