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TOE OREOOIT DAILY JOURNAL, POIlTIiAin. TUESDAY ETENING, TEBHU AR Y 23. 1904. AWFUL EXPERIENCE OF HOWE'S CREW Three-Masted Schooner Wrecked at North Head Encountered Some of the Fiercest Storms of HistoryValiant Rescuers (Jonrnal Special Serrlce.) Astoria, Feb. 3. Details of the wreck of thevthrea-masted schooner Frank W. Hows at North Head yesterday have been received here from the North, Beach life saving station where Capt. Austin Kepgan of the Ill-fated vessel is tempo rarily quartered. ' Captain Keegan in his account of the disaster, said: "February 3 2 1 left Bal- lard, Wash., with a cargo of ties for San Pedro. No very severe weather was en " countered until last Thursday when off Yaqulna bay. At that time we encoun tered a strong southwest gale and the liens began sweeping: over the ship, ruling- her. It was Impossible to' pump her dry. ' , i.." , "As the storm Increased, It became nec essary to throw,-off.. -Some, of the deck load, which was 'done. A huge sea beat over the stern, aiding us h our efforts by washing away everything movable and tilling the cabin with water. From f that time the boat was practically water logged, but the load In the .hold kept her from" sinking. "Knowing our perilous situation I en ; deavored to make the Columbia. -river. .'. iMMIIW viin . WU,V, V . ill. 1 K , allied that nothing would save the ves sel from breaking up and I decided to run on the sandy beach below North Head light, for the purpose of saving the - lives of the crew. "Early yesterday morning while Wil liam Vansanter, the cook, was at the wheel he was struck. by a sea and hurled against the mast, being killed Instantly. Before this fatality, Chris, a Norwegian al lor. fen from the rigging and was . mil too. floifl oi me unfortunate mens bodies were washed overboard a moment or two after they were killed. "I hoisted signals of distress Sunday " morning. I have not In my experience witnessed fiercer storms than, those en countered during the two days prior to yesterday morning, and there Is not a man of the crew who Is not battered and bruised by being hurled about the decks. "My signals were seen finally by the life saving crews of Point Adams, Cape Disappointment, and . North Beach, and each responded quickly, e 'The Cape Disappointment crew ar rived first but could not succeed in throwing their lines over the ship. Then came the North Beach crew with its surf boat. The members attempted to launch the boat at a point opposite the vessel which st this time had gone on the beach stern first. The gale would not permit of launching nt this ptace and tlu crew went south nearly a quarter of a mile and succeeded In launching the surf boat and reaching the side of my vcFrei and taking off the crew, six In rumber, and myeeif. Three times were the life savers driven back, and I be lieved that it would riot be possible for ttiem to reach us.'' 1 When the Frank W. Howe went on the beach the disaster was telegraphed ; to Astoria and the tug Tatonsh and the revenue cutter Perry started from this harbor for .the scene. So high ran the na at the br that neither could get out rtnd not until lite were the details of the wreck obtained. ...: The schooner Frank W. Howe was bull t In Boston In HM I n nd -wa s -o w ned nt that port by Frank B. MeQueeten. The vessel was 154. feet long, beam 33T fert. depth of hold 13.5. fret, 483 net ton nage. j The Howe was well known In Port land, having last been here in November GRAND JURY MAY INVESTIGATE GAMES A grand Jury will be called for the present term of court by Presiding Judge Clcland. The court made this announce ment this morning. For several days rumors have been In circulation that if a grand Jury should be called for the next session of court the "wide open" condition of the city as regards gam bling would be called to the attention of that body by agents of persons from outside points, who ' have been disap pointed in securing gaming privileges. This prospective policy, it is said, Is u to the emphatic declaration of Mayor Williams that he would not per CIVIL ACTION IN WAKEFIELD CASE IsVTTOKJrE? JTOIEPN Will TBT TO . bbootbb pob cobtbact hoio zbs pbopebtt alleged to XAYB SEEK ILIiaaUT SB , (TUXES. Attorney Joseph Is preparing papers in a suit against C. .Guy Wakefield and wife to recover money utilised by Wake field from the maturing of contracts, which should have been placed to the assets of the building fund of the Fra ternal Order of Home Buyers. An application was made before Judge Cleland for the appointment of a re ceiver to take charge of the affairs of the defunct concern. Th'iswas denied. The Metropolitan Printing company attached the money to the credit of the Home Buyers In the Merchants' Na tional bank. Attorney Joseph has brought suit to disqualify the attach ment on the basis that other claims outstanding took priority." H. K. Sargent, the attorney for Wake field,: stated: "The company is dead, so far as we are concerned. The quo warranto proceedings that I had in mind In order to get possession of the affairs of the company will be filed. 'As (o the mortgages and securities In escrow, they are worthless, so there Is nothing to fight for In view of (he fact that the offices have been gutted by the furniture men. We have decided to call the whole thing oft. Wakefield attempted to get the contract holders to take some action, but they refused to take any Interest, so that there is nothing that can be accomplished or nothing at stake to fight for. Those that put money Into the concern will . Iom it." v ; . Attorney Joseph, in 'stating his side t)f ,' the rase, said: "The only chance' 'that the contract holders have of get Always . Rtmfcr th Fan JNam lgistive Irorao Oca Coll la Ot DtyJ Grtta 2 last year. In that month she sailed for San Francisco with a 600.000 feet cargo of lumber. - The American schooner i Frank W. Howe, which was ; wrecked , yesterday near North Head, was well known in this port- She was at Portland last No vember, having loaded a cargo of, ooo, 000 feet of lumber at that time for San Francisco. Two Incidents then hap pened In connection with the schooner's visit which waterfront residents now recall. v ' Bumped Madison Bridge. While" attempting to go through the draw of the Madison street bridge she collided with the pier. She was In tow of- a couple of steamers, and almost an hour elapsed before , the drogher was straightened around and escorted safely down, the river. Aside, from a few boards being : torn from the bridge no damage-of any consequence resulted, -..' Ponied a Cable. Reaching the lower harbor at As toria the vessel dropped anchor to wait a favorable opportunity to cross the bar. A windstorm came up and the anchors dragged, fouling the cable con neettng Fort Stevens and the light sta tion at North' Head." But the schooner was held fast until a tugboat arrived and escorted her to sea District Forecaster Beals says that the credit, for saving the crew 'on tho Howe yesterday belongs to Observer Kelllher of North Head. He was the first to sight the Schooner helplessly drifting toward the shore, and at once sent a message, to the lire saving sta tion at Fort Stevens. He also notified the officers of the tugboats, and had it not been for bis prompt action It la believed to be very probabre that not a life would have been saved. Mr. Kel llher saw at 'once that nothing could prevent the vessel . from becoming a total wreck, and he Incorporated a statement to this effect Jn the report which he forwarded to the life saving station. , . Sellifcsr Plrst to Bescne. 'After sending for assistance Kelllher went to the beach toward which the vessel was rapidly drifting and was the first to signal the captain and crew who were clinging to the rigging. The lifesavtng men were 'soomt the cener and Kelllher joined them In the work of . rescue, wading Into the surf to his waist and , imperiling his life in the breakers. , .'.',.. "Some claim that the weather station should .be at Fort Canby Instead of at North Head." said Mr. Beals, "arguing that it, is a more- advantageous posi tion to; keen . a lookout- I think they are mistaken, and this wreck proves U. Had Kelllher been at . Fort Canby he could' not h'ave seen the Howe drifting to destruction, , The large promontory which: "extends ut Into the sea would have hidden his "view. In November, 1SI02. he saw another vessel In the same helpless, condition as the Howe. Thla was the bark Lodore, and he apprised the life saving station In time to get the crew ashore At Fort Canby neither one' of these ...vessels coul4have been seen." The Frank W. Howe is owned by Bartlett & Co': of Port Townsend. She is 154J feet long, 33" feet beam and 13.6 feet depth of hold. Her gross. registered tonnage Is 673, mit outsiders to break the local monop oly. "A grand Jury will be called on the first day of the term," said Presiding Judge Cleland this morning. "Court matters were so crowded last fall and from then up to the present time that a grand Jury was not called, though it Is the practice to do so once a yaar. It is to be called now as a, matter of convenience. , Nobody has approached me on the question of calling a grand Jury and, so far as the court is con cerned, no special significance attaches to It atHhls time." ting anything back Is. to bring a civil suit against Wakefield for the money he has taken -front ,the building fund. It may be possible for the contract hold ers to recover the houses he has bought for himself and his father-in-law. C. E. Harbaugh will remain in Spokane. It is very doubtful whether the new company which wa contemplated organ izing will be formed."-: Postal Inspector Butler staled this morning:., "Developments t since the preliminary hearing before Commis sioner McKee-will make- the' case against uPakefleld ,all the stronger." negboes cannot begisteb. (Jonrnal 8ieeUI Senrlo.) . Washington. . C. Feb. 23. The su preme court today, In a case from Ala bama, Involving the right of the negro to register, declined to take the case un der consideration on the ground that no cause for federal interference had been shown. This leaves the Alabama con stitution, with Its provisions against the colored voters, still in effect. TENNESSEE TBAIN WBECXV (Journal Special Bertlce.) j ..Knoxvllle, Tenn., Feb. 23. A passen ger train on the Southern Railway was wrecked at Bridgeport, Tenn,, this morn ing. The locomotive, a mall and bag gage car and one coach plunged from a bridge Into the river. Fireman Alten was fatally hurt. Engineer Clark was seriously Injured and six others were painfully hurt. TO BBUrft HOME KABXBS8. (Journal special Srrlce.V Washington, Feb. 23. Troops will re lleve the marines who have been on duty since November at Panama, Colon and points along the canai route. Some marines will be withdrawn to Guan ta na mo and the remainder will be brought home. CZ.EABS WITH X.TK8EB. The barkentihe! Katie Fllcklnger has cleared for San Francisco with 660,000 feet of lumber, She will leave down today, as : will lso the schooner Com merce,' which received a lumber cargo at it h Eastern A Western mill. ' ' n svtry ox, 23c "If that family knw thlH uitniitm that they led tho context thus far till, what excitement!" WARNING! Piano Contestants Ton MUST comply with lh rules of thta conlptt or your numbra will not be rejIsltM-pil. Souk" send in their outti hr without Htatlrm wh1h-r It la a plann or otk'uii, or Kl'li'K the uacuo of the imurumcnt. Some don't glra their arldr(. It would brr-k the heart of aiiyonf to forfeit ao valuable prlxe tlirotifth raroleBAnosa. CONDITIOjrS. We want ftervhody In the city or rouutrv to find the number on the old piiino or oran and aend It to na with your Bituio and addreaa. On April 10 we will nocovrr the number on tho new KINGSBURY I'lnnn. nd the person hold Iiik the old tiixtrunient whoac number eomen the neureat to the number on the, new piano takea the new KINGSBURY, we taking the old one rt ejchanire. ' Wla or lone, not a cent to pay out. Number are eonilng In thlek and faat. Kyery tH)(ly try. SoinelKidj' 1 gofng to win. It mnv be Ton. . : NOTICE, Aiwa ra prire name of In strument and your nddreait: nlao atate wher you paw the Ndverlixenient. Thta content In. open to every owner of an Old piano or organ In lrejfon or tVaahlnitton. and eosta abxolutely qothlng but a poatal card. Bend Tour Bombers, Everybody. Thill eonteat la In the handa of the oldeat and moat reliable mnale honae In the I'arlfle Northweat and will be con ducted with the aame falrneaa chararctrr latlc of Ihla houae. Jllen ! ttfrt-lliir (i Oldest, bargsst, attrongeart. COR. SIXTH AND MORRISON STS. Opposite Fostofflo, WIPING OUT THE FLEET (Continued from Page One.) evidently not believed to be due to the forthcoming .attempt to take the Rus sian fleet through the Dardenelles, but is in preparation to take severe meas ures In case of a Balkan crisis. BBITZSB BTBAJaTSB riBEB OB. (Ilearat Special Herrlce.) Wei Hal Wei, Feb. 23 The British steamer Ching ping, belonging to the Chinese Engineering & Mining company of Shanghai,' has arrived here from Port Dalny and reports that she also was"niiearupoh by Russians and was hit seven times around the water line, It is reported that a Russian pilot bcit coming out. of Port Dalny to Pilot the Ching Ping was blown up by a mine. 1 " 'n SSSTBOT TELEOBAPH LUTES. (Journal Hpeeis'l ''ferrice'.) .' Berlin. Feb. 23.--A disnntr-h to tho Lokal Anzleger from Toklo reports tha't several huridred Russian cnvnlrv tiava appeared at Anju, Korea, and destroyed vne teiegrapn lines, Anju IS 76 miles south of Wlju and 160 miles north of Seoul. ' BBmsx orrjcEBs kobobeo. (Journal Special Serrlce.l Toklo. Foh SS T'untoln. T. i ,l Paynter and Lieutenant Boyle of the British navy were thanked this mnrnlim bv the mikado fnr nnvlcntlnr thm. r,ril. ers Ishin and Kasagua from' Genoa, Italy, to Japan. The mikado conferred the orders of the Rising Bun and pre sented valuable gifts. Port Said, Feb. 23. Russian trans ports Orel and Smolensk both arrived today from Sues and proceeded to Odessa. Toklo. Feb. 23. Plans to remove the imperial headquarters to Kyoto have been abandoned for the present. rATBIOTIO JAPANESE WOMEH. rornt Association to Succor Wonnded and Cars for rsmilles of Soldiers. To succor the-wounded and care for the families of fighting soldiers, the first women of the Japanese empire have formed the Women's Patriotic associa tion, with Princess Iwakura at the head. The wife of 8. Hlsamidzu, Japanese consul at Seattle, has headed a move ment to form a branch of the associa tion on the Pacific coast, and funds will be solicited' for the maintenance of hos pitals and the other work of the organi sation: Portland Japanese will be asked to join the association. Among the mem bers of the main association are the Princesses Toktigawa, Ohimadzu anil Mori, the Marquises Ova ma and Nebes hlma, the Viscountesses Ho and Tanl and the Baronesses Senke and Klyoura. HAS FOUND A CURE FOR THE LEPROUS (Jonrnal Speetal Serylee.) Honolulu, Feb. 23. Hilo has an al leged leper cure which Governor Carter and President Cooper of the board of health have promised to put to a scien tific test. Dr. Rice, a Hilo physician, has been treating native patients for years and' claims to have effected some remarkable euros. He is a homeopath and says that there is nothing strange about his cure excepting that,-he be lieves that he Is the first one to try homeopathy on the disease. LOW LANDS FLOODED IN CALIFORNIA (Ilea rat ftperlal Serylee.) San Francisco, Feb. 23. The Sacra mento river at Marysvllle has reached the "l 9-foot high water mark. " The rain continues In the central portion of the state and a further rise is looked for. No reports of serious damage have been received, but the low lands are suffer ing to some extent. There is practically no rainfall south of San Francisco. The indications for the country south of Tehachapl are for continued fair weather. INSANE MAN KILLED , THE WHOLE FAMILY (Journal Special Serrlne.) Terre Haute, Ind,, Feb. 23. -While In sane from a prolonged spree, Jerome Dugan, a railway-employe, this morn ing murdered Mrs. Fen Ramsey, -with whom he boarded, and her two children Ha cut their throats with a rasof. CHIEF MIT -ON J TEILS BXS MEW TO ESCHEW SA LOONS, XTBV IT MIBXBAXi WATXB ' BB. .' TRBXB BETE BASE ' "GO THXOTTOK KS PXACX QTJICXXT," SATS THE CHXZT. Mounted .' Patrolman: Shane and Pae trolman Carr were suspended from duty last night by Chief of Police Hunt for drinking; In saloons On, their beats,, but investigation made by Sergeant Slover, under orders of the chief, developed the Information .that it was nothing but soda or mineral water the. odlcers : con sumed. This morning the patrolmen were reinstated to duty, after; which the chief gave vent to the following ad dress, directed with particular emphasis to Shane and Carr: . "What I have .to say this morning Is a very unpleasant thing to talk about. Yesterday I had occasion to suspend two of the old officers for drinking while on duty, v It is anything but pleasing to me .to have to reprimand any of my offi cers, but it is a duty- that falls-te my lot as chief of police,, and I never shrink from it. You- who have served tinder me for so long know that I never show partiality to any man. If an officer vio lates an Order and complaint is made, It becomes my duty to Investigate, and If I And cause for suspension I da not hesitate to prefer charges', no matter who the officer may. be. S know no dif ference In men, and show no partiality. Yqii all know that. " 7 "Now", it is hard for me to have to reprimand two old and hitherto faithful officers, but for the good of the depart ment It must be done. Investigation showed that these men were drinking at the bars of certain saloons, and as Ser geant Slover was up In their territory looking after reports concerning one ot the officers, he not only found him, but another as well, taking a drink at a sa loon bar. The report that one of tho officers was drinking in a saloon was telephoned to me ny a citizen, and you may all Imagine how mortifying such things are to me. To have an officer, knowing the rules, and regulations of the force, go into saloons while on duty and drink at the bar, and then to have It reported by a citizen, throws the de partment into contempt, and makes It bad for the-entire force. I hope it will not be necessary for me to have to rep rimand these two officers again on this matter,' and I hope that every member of the force will remember that It 1 positively against orders to loiter in saloons, much less to drink at the bar. Now, if these two officers had beei. drinking liquor. Instead of mineral wa-i ter, It would have been a case for trial by the police commissioners, but. It la the wish' of the mayor that all cases be investigated by me, and that my Judg ment as to , whether cases shall go to trial shall prevail, I suspended the ofll--cers last night, but I reinstate them to duty this morning, because I think they will never be guilty of violation of the order again. "It is not necessary for an officer to drink on duty, neither Is it often nec essary for one to spend much time in saloons. Now, there is Patrolman Orif Roberts, who has walked the north end beat for years, but he never takes a drink, and no complal.its that ha does have ever reached me. And yet there is a difference in his beat from that .of many other officers.' He has to go in and out of alt manner, of dives in the course of a day's duty, And, I admit, the ter ritory where these officers were is a bad locality, and there are times when they have to go Into saloons, but it is not, as I have said,' frequently necessary. Then, too, if an officer is called into saloons in the course of his duty, he can walk through quickly, taking plenty of time, however, to see all- there is to see. But to go up to the bar and to drink there It will not do. The fact that these offi cers were drinking mineral water was not apparent to the citizens who saw them draining their glasses, and It looked very bad. "It was only last week that a citizen telephoned to me that one of my officers was drinking at a saloon bar,, and 1 called him in and asked him what lis wss drinking. He said he was drinking water, as he could not get it anywhere else upon his beat. Now, I had rather the men would walk ten blocks to get j drink of water, rather than enter a sa loon and drink It. TJey might better I come to thMatloryetod tell the captain they couu not gat water anywhere on their beaV' Shane and Carr are two of the oldest members of the Portland foece, and are accounted excellent officers. This it the first time they have ever had spy trouble whatever, and this Is not con sidered at all serious. Otherwise, it U said, Chief Hunt would not have rein- stated them o promptly. Shane hac the South Portland beat, mounted, while Carr patrols the beat from Morrison south, taking in the territory from thej river to Fourth street. It was he who recently arrested George Noe or Lewis, the Seattle thief, now serving tlms in j the county Jail. i PANAMA CANAL IS BEFORE THE SENATE ' (Journal Special Serrlca.) Washington, D. C. Feb. 23. Ths house resumed its consideration of tne naval appropriation bill today. In. the senate the consideration of ths Panama canal treaty was resumed this morn ing. As this is the day for the closing of the debate several senators from the southern states went on record as per sonally opposed, but willing to rote for the ratification, as their constituents favored the building of the canal. Sen ator Teller opposed because be believes a lock canal Is not feasible. - The galleries were cleared and at 12:20 o'clock ths doors were closed and the consideration of the amendments was begun in executive session. The first to be acted upon were those pre viously suggested by the foreign rela tions committee, but which were sub sequently; withdrawn. Bacon, on behalf of the Democrats, again offered one In creasing the United States' control over Panama and Colon. It was voted down without division. Bacon then -proposed an amendment for the exercise of good offices between Colombia and Panama to compensate the former for the loss of territory and providing that the United States should guarantee such payment' It was de feated. . Morgan then proceeded to make a long speech in opposition. The treaty was ratified at o'clock. .The vote was S to U. , ' BEHATOB BANNA'S WILL, Cleveland, O.," Feb. 23. Hanna's will was filed in probate today. One-third of his estate goes to his wife and the remainder is equally divided between his three children Dan Hanna, Mrs: Par sons and Mrs. McCormick.. , Nothing is left for charity. The estate 1 valued at $3,000,000. The' widow, Dan and his brother are named as trustees. A OUABANTEED CUBB TO PILES. Itching, Blind. Bleeding or rrotrndlng piles. Tour druaglat Will refund money If FAZU OIYX MKNI falls to curt xou In to U days. .Wc. DRINK PHI In feasl.! Tall-" SaS RETAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES THE WEEK Do Not Wait Till Best Have Besn Sold 1 Handsome hand - polished quartered oak Extension? Tables; with pedestal' base, .' beautifully hand veneered, also with five legs, at reg ular ' wholesale pries. This is only one opportunity of ' a season: alU guaranteed. All Pedestal Tables fitted with celebrated Tyden lock and nickel castors all , leaves polished. j Bsgnlar Rsgnlar Begular Begnlar Bsgnlar Btegnlsjr Begular Bsgnlar SM.00 $44.00 40.60 $38.00 $35.00 $34.00 $28.00 $1.B0 Psdestal redes tal Pedestal Plve-lsg Pivs-leg Pivs-leg rivs-leg Plve-leg :Si'.f-..f. Tables Table, Table, Table, Table, Table, Table, Table, reduce reduced reduced reduced reduoed reduced rednoed reduced COSTLY FURS ARE DEATH MEMENTOS ' ' - ' - 1 : r Mother Whose Son Was Killed in Alaska Has Silver Fox Pelts Given Her by Indian Guide Who Avenged Boy's. Death v at-r iu nln, silver ' fox skins shipped from an Alaskan fur-trading post, are now in the hands of a Portland furrier,. The skins are valued at from unnn in iHnn mrh and are owned by Mrs. Bandolfa of Seattle, who visited Portland yesterday. After- Deing lanneo towh-ot the skina are to be shipped-to r.nnnn ahra tho fur of the silver fox Is very highly prised by the wearers of royal purple and nne linen. . The fox skins that are so nearly worth n,. xirhi tn snld. were sent to Mrs. Bandolfa several days ago by her hus band., who Is now in Dawson, zne nn est pair of the pelts, which, if placed on the market would, it Is said, bring $5,000, are to be kept by the present owner after kthey nave Deen mourn,, urt - ha) nnitn cannot buy them. Mrs. Bandolfa will keep them in honor of an Indian who was with her son when he was fcilled in. n; Alaskan forest by a The death of young Bandolfa, which, occurred several months i ago, . was. ! a tragic one.- The young, man, in com pany with an Indian guide, set out from Dawson early one morning on a hunt for big game. They had proceeded but a few miles in the timber when Bandolfa saw a small, cub playing in SLIGHT ADVANCE BATES AT SAB PBABCZSCO IBs AS AGAINST 90S AT POBTIVABO ABB OTHEB NOBTBEBN POBTS NO DISPOSITION TO CBABTEB POB NEW CBOP X.OADINO.. The past, week has been another period of dullness In the freight market, says the Commercial- News. No spot groin fixtures have been reported, but a ves sel has been fixed st 14 shillings for March loading, United Kingdom or Con tinent, which shows an improvement. Owners sr now holdlntflutXot-11 abU llngrbut"wltn not much chance of getting it as yet, The paramount seta 16 shillings for general cargo to Liver pool, Jn the north the ruling rate Is about 20 shillings. The disengaged fleet, while still large, is growing steadily smaller, and if the grain crop turns out well, somewhat better rates may be ex pected. There la little disposition, how ever, to charter for new crop loading. The market for lumber freights Is autet but fairly steady In general, with rates to Australia firm and to South Africa somewhat higher. . According to Lloyd's Shipping Regis ter, 632 steamers of 1,165,803 tons, and 86 sailing vessels of 25,118 tons, were launched during 190S in the United Kingdom. In addition there were built 41 warships of 161,890 tons displace ment. The output of mercantile ton nage shows a decrease of 237,000 tons from the total of 1902, and is the lowest since 1897; compared wjth 1901 it shows a decrease of 234,000 tons. Over 99 per cent of ths tonnage launched was steel and nearly 9$ per cent steam. Losses during the year were 252,200 tons; sales foreign during the 12 months ended No vember were 362,000, purchases 65,000; the net Increase during tne ., year was therefore about 406,000 tons, as com pared With 648,000 tons in 1902 and (43,000 In 1901. There have been built abroad during the year 649 steamers of 798,206 tons, and 404 sailing vessels of, 166,808 tons, In addition to 78 war vessels of 239,210 tons - displacement Among foreign countries, the three leading places are held by the United States of America (382,000 tons), Ger many (184,000 tons), and France (93, 000 tons). :-.' ROBERT RICHARDS AGAIN IN CUSTODY Police .Sergeant Hogeboom and Patrol man Vaughn yesterday captured Robert Richards at Front and Yamhill streets after an exciting chase,; Richards was wanted on the charge of obtaining wire, lamps and cotton cord by signing the name ' of Frits theatre to receipts for the goods. Richards formerly worked at Frits' theatre,. Sergeant Hogeboom Is of the opinion that Richards is guilty of obtaining other, goods by the use of Frits' credit. ' Richards . was , formerly a ."pal" of James fit. James, now serving three CHARTERS SHOW jfy H Si ii t-, r nnr I I i a t i to.. ...,',.. v4.00. to. .....$33.00 to...... .$a9.00 to $2fl.OO to.' ......$86.78 to,..;..,. .....$38.00 to $aa.5o to............. $14.00 130 SIXTH front of a bush. The young huntef looked around on all sides but could not see any signs of the old bears, so be walked up to the bush, and taking the cub Up in his arms began petting it as he would have done a family kit ten.' Suddenly a, savage growl was heard-behind the.-brusluand.. with, a bound the-mother of the cub-rushed from her hiding place, and before the boy or his Indian companion had time to .raise an arm, killed Bandolfa with one blow --from her paw. The next min ute a ball from the Indian's rift killed tbe bear.-' Some time after this the Indian who had avenged bis friend's death captured two of the largest silver foxes that had ever -been seen in any Alaskan trading post He presented the fox skins to Mrs. Bandolfa. who says that she in tends tp keep, them as a memento oY the native hunter. 1, Jacobs, manager of the Sllverfleld fur i store, said this, morning that he knew of only two silver fox skins that had been sold in 'the Paclflo northwest during recent years. One of them was purchased by Nordlca on her recent visit to Portland. She paid $3,200 for one skin. Patti paid $2,000 for another in Seattle. and one-half-year sentence in the stats penitentiary at . Salem for robbing the Cosmopolitan saloon several weeks ago. Bt, James was arrested on this charge by Sergeant Hogeboom and Patrolman Vaughn. . i St. James and Richards were sen tenced to a two-years' term In the pen Itentiary January 14, 1902, on the charge of robbing the, Dayton & Hail Hard ware company and the Marquam build ing. Richards was pardoned after serw ing -14- months. SooflMif ter St James was released be committed the saloon robbery. " . . , RESULTS Are never In doubt when you attend the Behnke-Walker Business Col lege. IVe have the most thoroughly equipped Business College in the ; jPaciflc Northwest. r , . BOOKKEEPZNO, SXOBTKANS, TELEOBAFXT, ENOLISH, OEBKAN. , " We secure positions for all our graduates. Send for catalogue. BehnKe-WalKer Business College . .sixth and Morrison , Streats, Opposite Pestoflloe. -. EXCEEDINGLY SMART FOR 1904 . 3 THE RQBSON HAT BEST $3.50 HAT ON EARTH A $5.00 Value for J3.50 The ROBINSON AGENT FOR DUNLAP & COS HAT, 289 WASHINGTON STREET , - . only; Wis special Table is of selected quartered oak, large best '. hand polished , 44-lnci top, 6-foot length. RegulaV price 120.00. , STREET, OPPOSITE CREGONIAN ,- : HOW TBAJT BTSB BBPOAB , LSecause of Improved facilities. SsperloU Instruction (n spelling,, grammar, writ ing, arithmetic, correspondence, com merolal law, bookkeeping, business forms, ' shorthand, ' typewriting, office work, oto. Hundreds of our graduates are now in business for themselves, or st work for others as bookkeepers and stenographers thousands more will be. Open all the year. Students admitted any time. Catalogue free. , PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE PABK ABB WASXZWOTOV. A. 2. ABKSTBOBO, SOm B Prbunpal, FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Are thoroughly prepared In the shortest possible time consistent With good work and at ths least possible expense to fill positions as PIBST-OXASS BOOKKEEPERS. PIR8T-OI.AS8 STENOOBAPXEBS. PXBST-CKABS PENMEN. DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL We teach the following subjects; Bookkeeping, Banking, Rapid Calcula tions. Penmanship Grammar, Letter-Writing,- Spelling, History, Geography, Commercial LaW, .Correspondence; Arith metic, Business . Forms, Shorthand, Typewriting, etc. ' ? -Open, ail the year; Free catalogue. Holmes Business College Established 1817. ; . Tambill and Eleventh. Streets. GRAND JURY RETURNS FIVE INDICTMENTS i (Journal Special Berries.) Chicago. Feb. 23. The special Iro auols grand Jury this afternoon re turned five indictments as follows; Man ager Davis, manslaughter; Assistant Manager and Treasurer Noonan, man slaughter; Stage Carpenter Cummlngs, manslaughter: Building Commlssloner,. Williams, malfeasance, and Building In spector Laughlln, malfeasance. rnf i -i'--.-, i ..-' ' SPRING BLOCKS SOFT AND STIfF HATS ALL 1904 STYLES I 4- Best Hat on Earth for the Money & COMPLY PERKINS flOTEL BUILDING 50 1 1 11 1 "' A-