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THK OKEGOX DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- .-FBI DAY EVENING, FEIHIUABV 26, 1904. r' LOCKED BOXCAR BY MASKED MEN. M. B. BT7TLEB BOBBED OT A WATCH Aim A aATB A TBWBAT EBEP WITH DEATH TOB, PAHJMO to oreir BAM OT WHICE HE DOESVT KHOW.COKBIHATXOH. "We- had better get this man out of the way for keeps. He is one of these smart guys; he' no fool. He would know you if he saw you again." s . . This remark -was made by one of three highwaymen who held up Marlon K. Butler, night clerk at the East Side Southern Pacific ticket and freight of- A inn nA . aAiith nt the' steel bridge, about ,1:2a o'clock last evening. The robbers took ft sliver watch and chain and 25 cents lit money from But ler, and $3.75 from the ticket case. They tln threatened to kill the clerk If he -did not open the safe. Butler-did not know the -combination, so instead ( of killing him, the robbers locked him h. a box ear.- ' Butler left the "office to take down pome numbers of a few box cars stand ing on the siding near by. He reached the corner of the freight t shed, when three men approached him, one of whom shoved his fist in Butler's face and de manded that the clerk throw up his hands. Butler could not see the masks that eqyered the faces of two .jot the " men, "and thought the order was only Klven. In fun by. some, of his. mends. He pushed aside the arm of, the stran ner, when - the cold muale of a re volver was put against his neck and the command repeated. ; , , , -I quickly raised my hands Just as Msh as they could go," said Butler this luornlng,' "and then I caught sight of 1 he masks on two of, the men. The : other shaded his face with . his hat. While my hands were away, up In thq nlr and my fingers scratching for a few Ktam, another gun was put against my erk and still another shoved in my lace. The men quickly went through r.iy, pockets and relieved me of a quar ter and my watch. The latter I valued by a brother now dead. "The holdup men then demanded that 1 open the safe. 1 told them that I did not know the combination. The leader told me that he would blow my head off if I didn't open the strong box. He began to count. I thought my days were over, but when he had reached three he seemed to change his mind. . After taking the cash from the ticket lox, the men asked Butler If he didn't have a pin on htm. He informed them that an A. O. f. W. pin was all he wore. This was not taken. Butler was then marched up the track to one of the box cars he had started out to number, and was locked in. He had been a quarter of an hour in the car when O. Olsen, a member of the civil engineering de partment of the Southern Pacific, passed the car. , He heard .Butler calling for help and pounding on the car door. Ol fj4 pen ai once went alter me watenma; J. M. Cheever, who released the pris oner. " ' '.' ' '. Butler said that the man who did most of the talking .was cool, but one of the robbers seemed nervous. Two of the men are about feet 11 inches tall, the third, a few inches shorter. All are heavy set, and wore overcoats, Butler said that all three of the men said they would blow off his head If he looked around. i. . "I did not feel like some people say It feels to bo held up. The barrels of the revolvers did not look as big as cannon, but still the feeling that one has when three guns are pointed to ward him is far from' being the most pleasant I have experienced. The gun whose point rested on the back of my neck felt very chilly all the ttm it re tnalced there." K Superintendent Fields of the Southern Pacific said - this morning that he did not think the railroad company would offer any reward for the capture of the highwaymen. Detectives Bnow and Ker rigan are working on the case. . QUARTERMASTER HAS TROUBLE AT TACOMA ; Journal HpeKa! BerTii-.) Tacoma, Feb. 26. A strike was de clared late yesterday afternoon by the Tacoma Longshoremen's union against the Boston Steamship company's steam er Lyra, In the employ of the United States government. 350 men have been temporarily thrown out of employment, the work, of loading the Vessel with cargo for the Philippines has been dis continued and trouble- was narrowly everted by the government officials on the dock last night , Quartermaster Agent Cosper, in charge of the work of loading the vessel ap jilied to the local police officers for as sistance In putting the union men off the dock, but the chief of police refused to interfere. An appeal was then made to the mayor and he likewise held that the city should take no hand In the mat ter. In the meantime ion Mia man crowded the dock. -keeping non-union men from work. Mr. Cosper has now taken steps to call in the assistance of Hie federal government In case of fur- 4 lar nAAfl T .asf A t an aKa svwAnlMar a l. rrnment dock was cleared and 'both tvliarf and Warehouse have been boarded tin o that the steamer cannot be reached except through the quartermaster's of fice. ., ; -i . -The-strlks-d-veTopednn-IessRana day. The Lyra's, cargo, had been dis charged and she then shifted . to the Kovernment dock to load cargo under contract to the government. The union men., employed by the stevedoring firm of McCabe Hamilton, who control all of the general longshorlng business of Seattle and Tacoma, were soon informed that about 20 "scab" -warehouse men wre at work pushing trucks snd the union men, numbering about 100. at once served notice on the company to with draw the non-union men. The company refused and gave the union men an hour Jn which to return to work. A .neet'ing of the union was called and a telegram sent to AYaahlna-tnn n (' nrfn tnr : relief.. At the same time the strike was declared and the entire union agreed to stand by the men who walked off the steamer Lyra. McCabe A Hamilton have announced their Intention of hiring men wherever 1 hey can secure them henceforth, rs icsrdless of unionism. SCRANTON FAMILIES LEFT HOMELESS (Journal Special iVrrlce.) Kcranton. Pa., Feb. 26. -A cave-in cov ering JO acres, and affecting 200 dwell ings occurred in Br,Ilevua,-near this city t 11 eleven o'clock-last night. At 3 o'clock this' morning It gave indication rf spreading. . Some houses were com lltely wrecked and others were-out of I'lumb until the doors and windows can not be opened. ; Thecave-ln was caused ly the settling of the' surface over the l!mnd vein In ths.Bellevuacoir.efy of Die Delaware-. Lackawanna) company, ilany families are rendered homeless, 1 HE'S ONLY NINE BUT HE'S MARRIED Born during the-war of the rebellion. and for several years a benedict. A. Lv Morris, -a Portland newspaper man, . has experienced but eight birthdays. His ninth will occur nn the last day of the present month, for" he is one of those peculiar personages , known as a ''Leap Year-baby. . - ; The birth records of the city of, Port land for the past 20 years show but even names ofpersons born on the 23th of February. On February 2J1884. and on the same date four yearslater, there were no 'births. In 1892 there was one child "born on the last day of .February. In-1896 the February 29 record, shows six births. : ' 1 The record of Portland's "Leap-Year bnbies" is as follows: i . ; ; February 29, 1892-r-To Mr. and Mrs, E. K. Nilson of Sacramento street, Al- F. BURGETTE SHORT in talbotT s PULPIT Rlmhnn J W: Hamilton of San Fran cisco, who presided at .the recent session of the Oregon conference of the Metho dist Episcopal church, has appointed Rev. F. Burgette Short of Wilmington, nl tn aunnlv Tiivlor street Church un- rtU uch 41me a s regula$astor-may- bfll appointed to succeed ur, J. H. tsidoii. hn laavaa nnt Xfnnrlav for Salt Lake City to begin his work as superintendent ui me mil iiiiBDiuiu CLAVE WIL v.- HEW OBlXKTAXi MHIB WILI. 8H TOtTK DATS Z.ATB OH FIRST TBI WILL AB.KX7E ABOUT MARCH 3 TWO tUTEBS TOR FAB EAST XH FORT TOGETHER. Word has been received at the local Office of the Portland-Asiatic Steamship company that the Oriental liner Waver ing arrived at San Francisco last even ing from Salinas Crux, Mex., and that she Is scheduled to sail for Portland on February 29. If this program Is car ried out she will arrive at this port about March I. . A few weeks ago It was believed that the Claverlng would reach Portland nn later thart February 24, but she lay longer at the Mexican . port than was anticipated. It is also believed that she expert' "-rou g h pasea ge-em- lng up the coast. Nearly all the steam ers of late have been more or less de layed on account of the recent severe weather. The Claverlng will, arrive at about the same time as the Indravelll. The latter sailed from Yokohoma on Febru ary 13, and Is expected to arrive at the mouth of the river by the first of the month. She is bringing about 8.600 tons of the usual run of Oriental freight that is brought to this coast Among it is a big shipment of raw silk. .She also has 7t steerage passengers. Full outward cargoes are awaiting both steamers, but their arrival at the same time will make loading awkward. It was expected that the Claverlng would be out of the river bound for the far east before the Indravelll's arrival, and arrangements were eompleted for giving the former quick dispatch. Why the Claverlng Is going, to remain at the Bay City for four days before proceed ing to , Portland Is . not known locally. Aside from coaling she will not take on any freight there, SHIPBUILDING TRUST KILLED THE PROJECT (Washington Bureau nt The Journnl Washington, Feb. " 26. In the house today ' a strong effort was mads by Congressmen Jones and Cushtnan of Washington, and Llvernash of Califor nia, to restore the old 4 per cent prefer ential under which the Union Iron works gained the naval contracts It has thus far been awarded. The effort came near succeeding, and undoubtedly would have done so, but for the course of Scott In entangling the plant with the shipbuilding trust. Had .the Union Iron works been on the same ground as for merly the differential, could have been so provided . for in the pending naval appropriation that San Francisco would have stood a good show of getting a big share of contract work called for In the navy building program of the 68th congress. WILL OF CHARLES REED IS FILED The will of Charles Reed, disposing of an estate valued at about $10,000, was filed for probate in the eounty court thia morning by Attorney John Legau. AH the property Is located In Multnomah county. By the terms of the will, which was executed -at San Francisco, Cal., September II, 1879. all the property Is bequeathed to the widow, Mr. Cordelia Reed. The children are Mrs. Elizabeth Duff and Walter Reed, both living in this city,' r.The testator says he leaves all the property to his wife because he knows that at her death she will look out properly for the children. Mrs. Walter Reed Is well and favorably known as a singer. LEADING ATTORNEY ' KILLED BY FRIEND (Journal Special 8r-ln.) Buffalo, Feb.. 26. Henry Schwartz, ev prominent attorney, was this morning fatally shot by Hugh Knowles of Knowles and Gardner, a prominent dry goods firm. Knowles. after holding the police at bay for a few minutes, blew out his own brains. The murder took plaee in Scbwarts's private office. The dispute : originated over business troubles, ' rOETAX. BECEITXB WAR JTBWS. The local Office of the Postal Tele graph ompany'received the following dispatch this morning from the Com mercial Paclflo Cable company: , "We are advised by the eastern com pany that our cables between Hong Kong arid Amoy have been interrupted. Messsges from Chinese and Japanese points north of Hong Kong will be sub ject to Increased delay until connection" Is restored." r: . i , ' ARRIVE OVERDUE bina, a 'aon. Father's occupation, con ductor On a street railway. The name of the child Is not given. February 29, 18H6 TO Alfred P. and AugusU Sophie Nelson of 289 Fourth street, a son: father's occupation, liquor dealer; child's name not given. To Dennis and Julia Sullivan of 551 North tup street, a daughter, father's occupa tion, laborer: child's name not given. To Adblph and Marie Ospald of 188 Third street a daughter; father's occupation, bartender; child's name not 'given. To John and Annie Banan. a son: father's occupation, newspaper manr'chlld's name not given. To Thomas and Minnie Wat son of Kcnnilworth avenue, a daughter; father's occupation, carpenter; child's name, Mvrtle To William and Mary Bedman.of Enst Portland, a daughter; father's eccupatlon, farmer; child's name, Caty, , ' Dr. Short has been engaged for some months In California in raising an en dowment for the University of the Pa ciflc at San Jose. Accompanied by Mrs, Short, he will arrive in this city on Tuesday next and will be in the prayer meeting In the church on that evening. It i expected that this meeting will -be in the nature of a reception to the new pastor and his wife. He will preach his first sermon in this church March, 6, both morning and evening. ESTATE PRESENTS 1.0 VI : EST ATB OF $334,000 THE FIRST TO BB BROUGHT IKTO COURT FOB SBTTLEMXJtT BIITCE FAS8AOB OF ZHHEBXTAHOB TAX LAW MA ITS" XiEOAXi 0OHDXTZ0X8. In the first' large estate brought be fore tt for settlement' under the inher ltance tax law passed at the last legis lative session, the county court finds It Is called on to untie a gordlan knot. The executors of the Lewis Love estate, amounting in value to more than $334, 000, filed a petition yesterday to have the Inheritance tax determined by' the court at once in order that It may be paid by March 3, the last day of the period allowed by law during which pay ment saves a discount of 5 per cent. In fixing this tax numerous difficulties have arfsenr " ' An undivided one-sixth life interest in the estate Is left to each of six children. There are 19 grandchildren, who are so provided for as to make In all 25 legatees. As each of their shares amounts to more than 85,000, their coun sel claims that under the law $126,000 of the estate Is exempt from taxation. The law provides that the tax shall go Into effect as soon as the legatees are In possession of the property. The hardest problem is whether the children fan be declared in actual pos session. Then can mortgage the prop erty or otherwise encumber it but their parents cannot be displaced and may live on it until their death. Whether this power of encumbering ' constitutes possession is to be determined. If the tax Is paid now the heirs may claim an exemption of $125,000, though several points arise in that connection to be set tled. If the inheritance tax as regards the children's property cannot be paid until their parents die, each sixth being considered separately, the tax will be much larger. If several years should elapse before the parents' death in each case, the value of the estate would be greatly enhsnced. OPENING OF LOCAL OPTION CAMPAIGN J Hon. Oliver W. Stewart, chairman of the national prohibition committee, will speak for the new local option law in Portland on Sunday next as follows: 10:30 s. m.. First Christian church. Park and Columbia streets; 3:00 p. m., Y. M. C. A. auditorium (men only); 7:30 p. m.. Second Baptist church. Seventh and East Ankeny streets. Mr. Stewart is a member of the Illi nois legislature from Chicago. He Is spoken of as the most eloquent speaker In the Illinois assembly. During - the last session of the legislature he was the leader of the temperance hosts. In a, battle for local option. During the last presidential campaign, with prac tically an empty treasury, he set In motion a special train for the Prohibi tion presidential candidate, Hon. John O. Woolley,' which traveled more miles and visited .more places than the special train , of the presidential candidate of any other party. . Mr. Stewart's complete itinerary In Oregon is as follows: t Saturday, February 27, Albany. Sunday,. February 28, Portland. onday February ..29. Wasco. Tuesday, Marci l. Hood Rlvef". Wednesday, March 2. Dallas. Thursday. March 3, Newberg. Friday, March 4, Salem. Saturday,. March 5 (afternoon), Rain ier; evening, Portland. Wednesday, March 9, La Grande. Thursday, March 10, Milton. POSTAL CONSPIRACY CASE BEING CLOSED (Wathltif ton Burrmi ef Tho Journal.1 'Washington, Feb. 2. Justice Prltch ard began reading the charge to the Jury when court opened at 10 this morn ing for the closing scenes In the post office conspiracy trial before a. great crowd, ; The defendants were all In their, places. Machen was cool and composed. The Oroff brothers sat side by side In stoical Indifference. Prttch ard's charge occupied an hour, and was eminently fair. He defined reasonable doubt, and discussed at length the con spiracy statue Under which the indict ment was found. . He said the design to defraud need not be accomplished. But If it was proven the parties acted to ward the furtherance of that design, even though the government was not actually defrauded. It was a case of con spiracy. - At 3 o'clock' this afternoon the Jury was' still deliberating. ' ADMITTED TO FEDERAL COURT. George W. Caldwell, an attorney of this city, was today admitted by Judge Bellinger to practice in the federal courts. : . " " , KNOTTY PROBEIIS TO MAKE A ROAD INTO A STREET DEPUTY CITT ', ATTORNEY , DE SCRIBES THE PROPER PROCED URE WHEN A COUHTY ROAD XS XH THE CITY XiXMXTS AMD XT' XS DE SIRED TO HARTS A STREET OF XT. . How to convert a county road within the city limits-into a street is explained inj an opinion, submitted Ho the city auditor this morning by Deputy City Attorney J., P. Cavanaugh. ' .; The city of Portland desires te - extend macadam street from Lowell to Hamilton avenue, which at the present time is merely part of the county highway. Mr. uav- anaugh says; . "Section -423 of the charter provides that all county roads lying . within the limits ef the city- of Portland,! which have not been laid out or accepted as streets by the said city, shall remain and be county roads until they shall be laid out, or. accepted by such author ites as, streets, and be under the juris diction of the county court of Multno mah county, 'Oregon,': . and. shall be worked, maintained and Improved an the county roads outside the -limits of said city are worked, maintained and Improved. . ' "The failure of the county to . repair this road will not affect its charter as a . county road. If the proposed exten sion follows the boundary lines of the present road and does not attempt .to appropriate any private property, or open a new highway, or afford a .new or additional means of access to the abut ting property, it would not be proper t appoint viewers for the purpose of as sessing benefits or damages to the abut ting property. " "The charter provides that the costs of such proceedings shall be assessed upon the abutting property as a bene fit. But where the survey for the ex tension merely retraces the boundaries lof the existing road, the abutting prop erty receives no benefit and is not liable to assessment. "There is no specific, mode provided by the charter for ' thev acceptance of a county road as a city street. But this -may be done by a resolution of the coun cil directing the city engineer to make a survey and report of the proposed ex tension, and by ordinance of the council adopting said report and accepting the road as a street. The report of the engineer should be embodied in the or dinance to establish a definite record of the boundaries . and .description of the extension. ". "The cost of these proceedings must be paid by the city. The proceedings provided by article I of chapter IV of the charter relating to the appointment and duties of viewers and the assess ments of benefits and damages, do not apply to the acceptance of a county road within the city limits as a city street. "The establishment of the grade and thfllmprayemenLoflhestreetsan.be done in the regular way after the street Is extended." ANOTHER HORROR VISITS CHICAGO (Journal Special Sarvlee.) ' Chicago, Feb. 2. With a crash that startled hundreds : of pedestrians on Clark and Adams streets the huge scaf folding beneath the dome In the Interior of the new postofflce building gave way at 1 o'clock this : afternoon, carrying down 15 men. Thirteen are believed to be dead or fatally injured. The scaffold ing, like a net work to the dome, was 160 feet high where the men were plas tering the Interior. Some men fell 11 stories. The work of digging the bodies frqm the Immense mass of wreckage was un der way immediately after the accident. Not all the ' men ' were on top. Some working at the side section were struck by falling timbers and carried down to death. Timekeeper Anderson stepped oft the scaffolding to a. place ef safety 40 feet up Just as It gave way. He says the scaffolding groaned and creaked and that immediately after the nails holding the planks pulled out and H Jl- r MINING EXHIBIT IS ATTRACTIVE ONE General Superintendent W, H. Weh rung. of the Oregon exhibit . at the St Louis-fair, said today: "We have our whole exhibit packed and ready for shipment The exhibit will be shipped. In the early part .of March. - ' ' "Fred M ell is' mineral exhibit will be a part of our mining display. He will act as - superintendent of that depart ment at a salary of $4 a day and his transportation to and from St. Louts. He will bear his own expenses ' while there. Nothing will be paid htm for the use of his collection. "Frank Williams and Doctor Raffety of the committee on mines and mining of the state fair commission, hare re turned from a trip to Baker 1 City In the Interest of the Oregon Si.' Louis ex hibit. This committee's report on the display from that . part of the state is satisfactory as to the ' gold and gold bearing rock, but we will have it obtain specimens of the other .minerals , that are found -tn the state to complete the exhibit These will go forward with the rest of the shipment." WHOLE FAMILY IS -DOWN WITH SMALLPOX ' - " .. Seven ..cages of- smallpox are under quarantine at Woodlawn, and one case has been reported from 328 Fourth street Dr. C- J, Zan, city physician, said . this afternoon that all the cases were very mild form of the disease and the Woodlawn patients were all Inmates of one house. Mrs. Paisley and four children, Mrs. Henderson and W, Roben ding are the Woodlawn victims. They contracted the disease from Mrs. Pals ley's husband, and the city physician be lieves that Paisley contracted the dis ease out of town, where he . had been working. ..--:' ''i .o-'v,..,.' ',' ? " "We have been unable to trace, the Wlllig case," he said. "However, I an ticipate no serious trouble and think we have the disease checked.' 1 - COMMERCE CLEARED TODAY FOR MANILA The schooner Commerce cleared this morning for Manila with: 831,474: feet of lumber, .valued at $9,877.. . She' is being dispatched by Balfour. Guthrie & Co. The steam schooner-Charles Nel son has cleared for San Francisco with 700,000 feet of lumber.' Tonight ?the steamer Aberdeen will sail for the Bay City with a cargo of grain and lumber. CHARGED WITH A BOLD BURGLARY i George Rlley.-ia .14-year-old boy, was robbery. The detective then said that the in .'the municipal court this morning- on boyt would say nothing more regarding the charge of breaking into the home robbery. ... Mrs. : Riley, said that her of A. L. .Love.' 191 ' East Monroe street, "n. waB Bt ,nome from 6 until 7 o'clock on; January, 29, and eteallng two gold SJ,?" PLthe ?WY,: V wteh .w.L.'Jw ; w-y t "vMn-, tiw I rom. the chouse- tq visit friend, where watch .'chains and, rui. Toung Riley he tayed until about 10:80 o'clock. - was arrested February 20 by .Detective r Edward Rose who is said have told Kerrigan"," Owing to", the fact that ;the Love that Riley informed him that he states witness,, .Edward Rose, left the had, the chains and ring, was Sent for, courtroom a few, minutes before the but owing to the. fact .that It would trial, the case was postponed until . to- take several hours to bring the witness morrow, !, . : . : : . .-v into: court the case was postponed. The t . Detective Kerrigan stated that when courtroom was - enlivened by - a short he had arrested Riley the boy .tqld him word war between Detectives Kerrigan that he had seen some :one enter the and Snow, who disagreed regarding fthe Love residence , on the evening of . the character of Riley.,-. v -is -0 IRATE FATHER HAS ) .'; ' . NOT PROSECUTED 'fvv.; ; ' '-' ; ";'- 1 . . 1 '.- v,--'-;1' 'i, , 1-:' ' ' ' '1 .' , v 1 i - ft t ; Though; the father of Nevada Allen ney'e office, where he 'would' be likely to Dills, aged 16 years.'called at the county go In, case he adhered to his intention clerk's office yesterday and' declared he of. "making, trouble." - would make trouble . for William P, The clerk was furnished wlth a. letter King for marrying her without his con- purporting to have been written by Mrs. sent, he has not, yet . taken any action Minnie A. Faust, the girl's mother, glv- agalnst his unwelcome .'son-in-law. No lng her consent to the union. ' This Iet- coirlplaint has been made " by the ag- ter 'the father -declared a forgery,, The grieved parent at . the . district attor- groom Is 1 2 1 years old. ; - ; , w " " " v: MAYOR'S DAUGHTER FIREBOAT'S SPONSOR .. Miss Nellie Williams, daughter of the charge of the -construction of . the boat, mayor, will" christen Portland's new fire- called upon Mayor Williams yesterday boat, the George H. Williams, tomorrow efternopn and requested that Miss Will afternoon. The launching of the ves- na.w,,banvUed W ? Ponr ' ' WtJV, ' anl TlT ' "'J The ceremony Will take: place at the the city officials will be in attendance ,at foot of Gibbs street, where ;the flreboat the ceremony,- ; , ''", stands on the ways ready for her plunge Engineer Fred H. " Ballln, ' who hat into the water. T , ', , , CONTRACTOR MAY CLOSE BRIDGE OOVXTT mX. KBI-USX TO OBDXX KOXBXSOV BTBEXT TIADXJOT MWUT ABB DISCXVAX1M IiIABTTiTTT , i-om DAMAaa sxrxrs oxtt mat AX0 rSOTBOT XTSBUT. No order will be Issued by the county court closing the Morrison street bridge. If such action Is taken it will be byithe Pacific Construction company, which has-the iontractfor:rehulldlng,Though this Is true, the county will take the precaution to adopt such measures as will not make It liable Tor damage suits in: case of accidents. This may be stated as a result of the discussion this miming, relative to the bridge, between L. R. , Webster,, . county Judge, and County Commissioners Barnes and Showers. If- the city should adopt the same course. If is probable that the company will close the ' structure to foot traffic while the work is in progress. In fact it was stated by F. M,- Butler, general manager of the company for this dis trict, in a letter addressed to the mayor and county Judge, that .the company would be forced to take advantage of the opinion of City Attorney MoNary and close, the bridge unless it should be . absolved from liability for acci dents. ' The county will post warnings at the bridge, and later on, if it is deemed neo esaary, furnish men as guards in addi tion to the policemen stationed there by the municipality.' The contract for repairing the bridge is with the city. Hence the action of the company will now depend on the action of the city executive board, r ; -' Superintendent F. B. Fields and Fore man Harry Richmond of. the Pacific Bridge .company, had a narrow escape from serious Injury or death while at work on the Morrison-street bridge Wed nesday. The roadway was congested with traffic and the two men stepped aside to allow a heavy wagon, lumber laden, to pass. The space-between the railing and the wagon was barely wide enough for the men to stand in. The driver, as soon, as the front wheels of his wagon had passed the men, turned toward the Inside track. Both Richmond and, Fields w,ere pressed against the rail ing and the latter was turned around several times by the long lumber before he could escape. - His left hip was slightly bruised. "If I had been standing in front of a 'post" he said. "I would have been crushed. I am thankful, - too, that the railing did not give way." General Manager F. M. Butler of the Paclflo Bridge company work said: "I am, fearful that an. accident will oc cur. A great many people think me contrary because I desire the bridge closed, but a glance at the heavy traf-. flo across the structure and the lumber wagon Incident will show that I have Just grounds for apprehension. We' will open -a' place In the sidewalk . near the east end today and before long will have 10 such holes along the south walk." 1 Two cars of steel arrived yesterday and three more are expected soon. The work of unloading the material Is In progress. A policeman stands on duty at the bridge to prevent accidents. Thirteen piles were driven this morning at the place where the 'flit pier is to bo erected. This afternoon piling are to be driven In the stream south of the bridge as a mooring place for the pile-driver scow.' ' V . - LEWIS AND CLARK BILL IS DELAYED (Waahlnctoo Btrread of The Journal.) Washington, Feb. 26. Chairman Taw ney of . the house exposition commit tee has been , called (from the city and will, be absent 10 days. He has informed the' Oregon delegation that the Lewis and' Clark bill will not be reported until his return.- , ' ; Commissioners Scott and, Boise," who reached here last evening, will work with the individual members of the house to promote a favorable feeling towards the exposition pending the return of Tawney. Commissioner Boise was taken ill this morning and is confined to his room. BUFORD WILL LOAD MARINES AT 'FRISCO . - v.' ' -. -' .. (Waahloftoa Burean vf Tbe Journal.),. ' - Wasblrigton. Feb." 2'6. Officers of the quartermaster's- department today state that the transport Buford will load 1.000,000 feet- of lumber at Portland and will then proceed to San' Francisco and embark $00 marines, and 22 officers for the Philippines, ; . ";"','.' ';.'v-.;i'.' s ,"''! .''.', '' RUSSIA'S OFFICIAL; REPORT SUBMITTED (Journal Special Service.) , St., Petersburg, ' Feb. -2$. General Plug's, official- report on-; Thursday's bombardment' of Port Arthur .was re ceived this afternoon. He says 1 war ships approached from the - Dalny side and opened fire on the Askold, . Bayan and Novik lying In the roadstead and also fired on the land batteries. After half an hour the Russian " cruisers re treated Into the ; harbor. . The enemy continued firing, some minutes-and then retired from range. - Meanwhile four Japanese cruisers separated from the main squadron and entered Columbia Bay, where they opened a heavy fire on Russian torpedo boats also on the coast batteries and retired after 22 minutes. The Russian loss was one wounded. PBATEB, TOB rBAOB. Chaplain -frays. After Which Hot War Discussion Take Plaee. ' (Washington Bartaa of Tke. Journal.) Washington, D.-C Feb. 26. Couden opened - the , house with a prayer for peace, after which the consideration of the naval appropriation bill was re sumed. Roberts (Masa.) argued for the amendment increasing the submarine torpedo boats from two to five. He used the' Port Arthur .engagement as an In stance of their utility,, and quoted Ad miral Dewey, to the effect that with two submarine torpedo boats he could meet the strongest army of England eight milee from Sandy Hook and prevent its reaching New Tork. He said Dewey, In a private conversation, remarked that If Japan had uaed submarine torpedo boats at Port Arthur she oould have destroyed the entire Russian fleet ' CZBCIBBATX AT OB3BTvTUO. ' (Journal Special Service.) - -' Washington, Feb. 26. The navy de partment is Informed that the cruiser Cincinnati has sailed from Shanghai for Chemulpo, where she will remain indefi nitely. The .Vlcksburg also remains at Chemulpo. . tnrOXJB BAX WAJTTS XCXaT. -possibility of Trouble 1st ' Tar Bast Causes -Cllltary Activity. The local office of the Vnited States army recruiting service has recently re ceived instructions from the secretary of war to become active In the securing of men 'to fill the ranks' of the army, In place of those who are continually being discharged. Cap t Cecil Stewart of the Fourth eav alry, In charge of the work at Portland and In the northwest Is at. present In Salem, establishing an auxiliary branch of . the office. After all the available material' has been 'gathered up in that locality the office will be moved to some of the other large towns In the. valley. The cause of the unusual activity Is said to be due to the Japanese-Russian war. and the possibility of Uncle Sam becoming involved. Advertisement for recruits are being run in all of the pa pers and soldiers are out lnduolng men to enter the service. ,l - A call at the local office demonstrated that the United States was doing busi ness in this line. Dr. Tenney, the ex amining . surgeon, was putting some candidates for the army through some stunts to judge of their physical condi tion. At least a half-dosen - were in waiting for the examination. The sol diers in charge of the office, stated that things are moving nicely and that men are entering the army from el J ranks of life. It) further speaking of the work, he said: - -''The - green -men are sent to Angel Island, near San Francisco, where they are put in training, and from there are assigned to regiments throughout the country. The men who have been in the service can put In a special application and Join any regi ment) or go to any locality for which they may have' a preference.. The stand ing army has a footing of 60,000 men in . all branches. : Aq estimate, that is near the mark would be that the short age at present is about, 10,000. man. Of course, this Is a hard matter to get at, as our army Is now scattered over the whole - world, and dozens, are enter ing and leaving the service each day." As to the .number of men recruited arid- the class taken in -he declined to answer. ! He stated, however,; that they aimed, to get the best class of men and that they were satisfied, with the num ber of applicants. ;'"V'V BUS AX. DEIJTBBT CAJUSXEBS. - (Washington Bureau ef Tbe Journal.) Washington, D. C Feb.- 26. Andrew M.',Kennedy and Lloyd Fisher have bean appointed regulars, and Mary -A. Ken nedy and ' Earl .Fisher substitute rural carriers at Beaverton. -'; , ;, Touira CBXKXBAX, PXXB O AKB. v San Quentin. ' Feb. ' 26. Charles Wardrlp, aged 20, 'Mhe. youngest man ever executed In the penltentmry here, was hanged at 10:40 this morning. He mounted the scaffold with a gmllel ' TO FIGHT ALL : LAND GRABBERS BATXOHAX. XBJUOATIOW , ASSOCIA - TXOlf AT ABBUAX. MEBTXWO WXXX 'BTABT '.) .aV OAMPAXOir AOAXWST : YOXJTXCXM ' WHO : VSE orrrcES to psoxotb gbai-t. . '.T.Y,'. - Members , of the National ' Irrigation association have : been . notified by - the president. George' H. Maxwell, that mat ters idf ' great Importance- are1 to be con sidered at' the annual meeting, which will be held; in Chicago' next Saturday. If Is proposed to Inaugurate' a vigorous and ' determined campaign: for -the ad vancement, of . the .national; Jrrlgation movement,, and to , prevent the Irrigable public ".lands from being . absorbed by speculators. ; To this, end the members of. the association will be asked to adopt an amendment, to the constitution of the organisation.' .creating; a board of direc tors and vesting- it will full powers, . In his, letter to . the members. Presi dent Maxwell calls especial, attention to the "following .resolutions -which were adopted last - month by. the board oi directors of the Merchants', association of .New, York:.: ''.'". . ..v-,- ., . ,.' . ; . "Whereas, Jhe waters which now run to waste ln auclj, greet rivers as the Columbia, the Sacramento,' the Colorado,, the Rio Grande, and the Missouri and their tributaries , would,, if, utilised, Ir rigate, and. make fertlleand productive many, millions of acres of land .that are now . an uninhabitable waste, , and the reclamation by Irrigation and close set tlement of these lands would enormously expand -the home markets for merchants and-- manufacturers, and greatly en large our , internal commerce through every, channel of -trade .and promote our national prosperity; now,, therefore, be it i -"Resolved, First' that. the great Irrigation-works contemplated by the r.a tlqnsl Irrigation act should be built by the national government as rapidly as the actual settlers will take the land in small tracts, and repay to the gov ernment the cose, of . the - lrrlorntlan lUworka. . t '.:..;' , .. T-ficond, v" That . the rapid absorption Into large private holdings of the public lands which should be . so reclaimed and settled should-be stopped by the Imme diate repeal of the desert land- act, the commutation, clause of the homestead (let, and the timber and stone act, and no one be allowed to obtain government land except the settler, who lives on it. for.the full term of five years required by the homestead act. "Whereas, The -forests are Impor tant factors In the conservation of. wa ter In all parts of the United States, and' the -essential source of streams watering the arid section of the coun ttry; and- -.,-..; . , , "Whereas.' Denuding the forest areas by unsolentifie cutting of timber, by fire,-or otherwise, decreases the sources of the water supply, - and consequently reduces the valuable Irrigable area. In creases devastation - by floods, and di minishes the -average constant flow of streams: now, therefore, be it. . ,"ResolVed, That the federal govern ment should give constant and intelli gent, attention to the preservation . of the forests, and the reforestation of de nuded forest areas.- ' "Resolved. That we approve and urge the carrying Into effect tbe recommenda tions of - -the president of the .United States, the secretary ur ' the Interior; and the secretary of agriculture for the consolidation of matters appertaining to forestry i Into the bureau of forestry, now organised in the . agricultural, de partment" In -. commenting, upon' these resolu tions President Maxwell says: - "I feel warranted In .saying that this policy has the support of the press of the - country, with - the exception of a few papers, dominated . by tbe Interests that are now profiting themselves st the expense of the business Interests' of the country so enormously by the ab sorption of the public lands into large graslng estates or speculative private holdings In large bodies without settle ment or increased population or trade. "This systematic "speculative absorp tion' of the publlo lands into private own ership without settlement Is a well or ganised Industry in the west, and those engaged in it are so strongly in trenched in congress,-especially in the publlo lands - committees, and are so powerful politically in the west, where tney practically , noia the balance of power in both political parties, thst apparently neither1 party Irr congress dares to antagonize them by any strong party advocacy of land reform. "The east is apathetic, and the re sult Is that nothing Is done In congress, though the facts are notorious, snd the (and grabbing will continue with In creasing rapidity until all the lands are gone, unless the business Interests of the country, take a determined stand In the matter, and make' their' Influence very effectively and positively felt by a campaign which1 will rpuse congress from Its indifference and apathy." ROYAL PICKLING CO. IS BANKRUPT Joseph Paus and F. Wallace Sr., who have been conducting business as part ners under the name Royal ' Pickling company, -at 885 Water street, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy today. The liabilities are given at 12,671, the assets ''" J'"-- ' .. Paus claims his clothing; underwear, hat and shoes as exempt, while Wallace says he "has no -clothing or personal effects, except, such as he actually wears on his body." - i , - , . WILL REMAIN WITH PRESENT CHARGE Rey. W. C. Kantner of the First Con gregational church of Salem has sent word to the committee of Highland church that he will not accept the pas torate there. , Tbe members of his con gregation In Salem' held' a mass meet ing . last evening, and pledged . during the ' meeting most of the money neces sary for a new church. In view of this, fact,. Dr. Kantner ' will remain in -Salem, where he has been most success ful..,,: ;,...,.. :...'..! EAST BXDB XCAMOBS. A joint social' session of air the east side Masonic lodges was held, last night at . ht Burkhard. building on' East Burnside street.' S.,.- M. ' Yoran of Eugene, grand master of the Oregon Grand Lodges of Masons, t was present. Refreshments .were served' daring the evening.;.,, '.;'. ' : ".' ", ; i ai i ' 'i .,' -' .- '.XXXJUBD XX XXVSYATOS. , ' . .tJonrnat SntcUl, Strrtr.) . . . . . (svm inuiiiD-, avwb, r vsim. iv.ai eieva or accident at the capltol butldlnr this morning resulted in the death of Mrs. fi. Fountain of Valley Junction and her mother. Mrs. Hogue. .. They .were, going to . visit-the senate proceedings. Both houses adjourned After the fatality. .