-I . TII3S OHEGON DAILY JOUITNAIV PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAUCIT 2, 1904. OFFICER HIRSCH RESOLVES TO DIE Faithful Patrolman Bids His Children Good . Bye and Alarms His Wife-Does Not Kill , . Himself and Forgets His Queer Words. "Well, Charley, thlB is the last time you will see me with my uniform on. I 'want you to take tare of my little chil dren, and to see that my life insurance 4s distributed right:' For over two jers I have been worrying over, some thing, but I will never tell a living ' soul what it Is. Goodbye." ;, The above statement wan made last night by, Patrolman Louis Hirsch to his son. C, H, Hirsch, an employe of the AVells-Fargo Express company. The patrolman left hi, home at 38S East First street, north, about 9 '-o'clock, yes terday morning. He did not return home - until about 10 o'clock last night. Mrs. Hirsch aaid that, her husband acted flueerly when he returned. "I am sure I do not know what was ttie matter with father last night," said C. E.- Hirsch this morning. "About 8:30 o'clock he came to my bme, 155 North Eleventh rtreet, and asked to see me. As I was at the depot at the time my wife .sent him there to see me. When he came up he bid me goodbye, saying that I would never see him in uniform Kgain. ; le spoke very tenderly of his little children, and acted . most queerly. I tried to get him to give me his re volver, fearing- that he might shoot him self, but lie would not give it ,up. "The .first time he came to the depot he stayed with me but four or five min ute.' A little later he came back, asked me to lend him my lead pencil, which 1 li. and theVi he bid me goodbye a sec ond time. He ted like a man out ot his right mind." Mrs. William Myers, who retides a'. 117 orth Twelfth street, a sister of L Hirsch, anld that j-esterday evening a brother, F, Hirsch, name running to her home and asked "What la the matter with Lou. He haa Jurt been to see me, GEN. JOE WHEELER DISCUSSES THE WAR Hesnrt fljwrtal Senllee.J Cleveland, March 2. -In the coarse of a discussion of the- movements of rJapan'landlorces aen. Joseph Wheeler said: The inconsistent, unreasonable and I might say Impossible, movements which it Is asserted will be 'made by the Japanese armies are such that we must conjecture as to what will actually take place tjrT)flactng" OUreTves In the pre- ent attitude of the Japanese and assum ing that they wilt avoid what Is un reasonable and impossible, and that their movements will be actuated by wise generalship.', "Today's dittpatches taken from one American paper alone, use these words: -'At a frightful sacrifice of blood and money Japan must now assault the for tified dtjr of Harbin,, where Russia Is massing, enormous forces for a great final battle.' .The same article stated that Admiral AlexieiT la already in Har bin with 100,ao troops, busily engaged in building Intrenchments, mounting heavy" guns, planting dynamite mines, digging moats and pita and establishing long lirtea of defenses to protect the railroad. . He Is receiving, steady re inforcements at the rate of 8,000 men a day. The dispatch also says that com missary and ammunition trains are con stantly arriving at Harbin from Russia. "Harbin Is front SOS to CIS miles by bad dirt road from the proposed Jap anese points of landing on the Gulf of Laio Tung and some 650 miles from Port Dalny, and Shanghai cables this morning assert that the Vicinity of Port Dalny is the destination of the forces which are embarking at Nagasaki on a large number of Japanese transports. Kow suppose that Americana were Rus sians and the United States the scene of conflict. What would an American think of reading in a Paris paper that the Japanese were landing an army 100, 00 eirong at Charleston. 8. C with the statement that they must rush straight on to Cincinnati, striking paralysing blows In rapid succession, and capture that fortified city, defended by more than 100,000. possibly 160,000 American soldiers? The same paper says: It is known that more than 40 transports, loaded with troops have sailed from Nagasaki alone; It is probable that a part of these Jiave -gone to the Llao Tung peninsula, while others have landed south of Vladivostok.' SCORE'S KILLED IN HOTEL COLLAPSE (Journal Rjcll gervit-e. ) New York. March I. The hotel Darl ington, an uncompleted structure of 13 stories, on Forty-sixth street, near Sixth, collapsed this afternoon, the po lice reporting eight men killed and a dozen injured. The reserves were called and a dosen ambulances sum moned. Fifty men were at work at the time and f,f these only 10 were accounted for up to 3 p. m. The others are supposed to be in the ruins. The workmen who escaped believe that all are dead. The cmxr BifDTT nr couxty clebx'b orriOB kesioxs to take up ao- XI CUX TUBAL WOBX SUCCESSOB BAB BTOT BEEB BAKED BY THE , COUXTT CXEBK. 1 Though the fact has been quietly whis pered around the corridors at the county courthouse for some time, it was not known until today that Arthur c. llun rroft, chief deputy In the county depart ment; of the county clerk's office, had resigned Ms position. On account of hi.-; resignation many rumors have been afloat. These rumors are given their quietus by County Clerk Fields., il.j pays that tils chief deputy Intends look ing ! after .his farming Interests near Ysqutna Ray. and has desired to, leave the office for so mo time. "Bancroft is not only in efficient, but a popular deputy,' said Mr. Fields.- "Hu DEPUTY BANCROFT RESIGNS POSITION and said that he was going to commit suicide." Mary Hirsch, a daughter of the 111 man, started from her east-side home Isst night about 9:80 to go to her brothers In search of lier father. Just as Miss Hirsch was about to cross' th"i teel bridge she met Ikt father coming from the west 'side. . J'Al slater told me." said C. E. Hirsch, "that slie saw father go .'nto a saloon, una thnt she waited for him outside. Ho soon came out. and Bome policeman who happened to. come along took father home. On their way nome. Mar..- said this morn ing, father talked about shooting out the. lights Just to see a crowd run out.' Mrs. Hirsch aid that hw husband had been worrying over some business mat ters for some months and that he had had such spells before, but none as. bad as the one last night. Mr. Hirsch remained In his bod nearly all day today. When seen at his homo this morning, the patrolman said .that he did not' know Just the cause of last night's spell, but said that for some time he has suffered with severe pains throughout his body and. at times they went to his brain. He. also said that ne did not remember telltng anyone that he was fiolng to commit suicide, but said he did call on his son. "I hope to be all right in the morning," said the ill man, "apd want to report for duty wheifthg last night adopted a report offered I lie time comes for"my relief, to go on tomorrow morning. I would be all right if it wasn't for those, severe pains I have." Mr. Hirsch Is considered one of the best officers .on the force. He is a mem ber of the first relief, bis beat - being south of Clay street. Ha was a member of the police force about IS years ago, but resigned. He again Joined the force several months ago, and has been a faithful officer. "Other dispatches state that forces landing at Posiette bay. south of Vladivostok, are marching upon Harbin. Now, If we can Imagine again that the war is in America and suppose thick ice to extend out from Delaware bay about five miles, and suppose the country be tween that point and Cincinnati Was traversel only by a bad road, and cut up with mountains and rivers, and we should read lit a parts" paper that "the Japanese a.my was landing at that point to march on to America's strong hold at Cincinnati. The cable accounts, it true, would certainly Indicate an un fortunate dividing of the Japanese forces, as Port Dalny Is separated from Vladivostok by 675 to 700 miles of very bad voad by land and by about 1,350 miles by ocean. Japan wants to expel Russia from Manchuria. The Russians not only wish to hold Manchuria, but they also desire to march an army southward into Korea. They wisely se lected the river Talu as their base. Before their fleet was disabled they reasonably counted upon transporting their supplies by water from Port Arthur through Korea bay to their army on the Ynlu river. They no doubt then Intended to so strengthen the army that they could advance to Ping Yang, where they would have shorter and more direct water communication with Port Arthur. "A Russian victory on this line would have enabled them to advanoe to Seoul a most excellent plee to make a treaty of peace. Tney could quickly determine upon the money and territorial 'acqui sitions which the defeated nation must transfer to the victorious one. Prepara tory to this plan Russia had wisely sup plier fort Arthur with five months'J rations, and an abundant supply of am munition. The msfortune to the Rus sian fleet has thrown serious difficulties In tho way of Russia's efforts to carry out this program; but if all of her great resources are brought Into requisition a successful campaign will be very possi ble. Tho evidence Is quite positive that Russia's dlrabled ships are being rapidly repaired. It does not see probable thst Russia will care to Invoke the aid of France upon the ground that Korea has become an ally of Japan. She realises too well that any action on her part which would force England to join Japan would put .the balance of naval power fearfully against her. rescue work proceeds rapidly. The cause of the collapse Is not definitely known, but It is believed the Immense steel girders buckled. In falling, the wreckage raked the rear of the "Patterson" apartment house, damaging it considerably. Mrs. Dodge and a waiter are reported killed. Later examination disclosed the fact that 20 men were at work, all of whom are accounted for but five. One body was recovered. Mrs. Frank Storrs, a wealthy woman living in Patterson, was killed there. has not formally resigned, but Informed me a rew days ago that he Intended leaving the office on April 1. 1 rearet losing him very much and have tried to get him to stay until July 1. He feels, however, that ihe farm needs his at tention' Bancroft's successor depends on tht county clerk. It Is believed that F. W. Prasp Is in line for the position. Mr. Fields declines to, state whom he will appoint, saying that he does not know that by the time Bancroft leaves a chief deputy will be needed. ' . XXBSrEXSBXCB BAT XX TEXAS. Uuurual special Service.) Austin,, Tex., March 2. Sixty-eight years ago today at Washington on the Brazos the Texas declaration of inde pendence was signed, after Santa Anna had begun the historic siege of the Alumo. In accordance with custom the anniversary was generally observed throughout the state. Public offices were closed and appropriate exercise, in com niomoratlon of the day, were held In the public school and In the colleges and universities. The day'Was also the 111th anniversary of the birth of 8am Houston, the hero of Texas' struggle for lnde pendence, ana there were special serv Ices at his grave at Huntsvllle nartlcl paled In by the faculty and students of thrj Bum Houston normal school. WOULD SEPARATE lonon BOAXD Of TIAOI gUOOISTg PLAX 'WBEUBT XT AJTD THE OXAMBEB, OF COXMXBCB CAX WOU WITH ( OBT COXTLICTIWO WOULD BOOBS ' ALASKA TXA9B. A- resolution was adopted this morn ing pledging i ne moral support of the board of trade to the proposal of Capt. John JV' Healy for the establishment of' commercial relations between Portr land and Alaska, but deferring further action to the chamber of commerce as being better qualified to pass on the matter. This resolution was followed by a provision for dividing the work to be done by the commercial bodies of the city,, suggesting that the board of tfrada confine itself to matters pertaining to the exploitation of the city and state and civic Improvement, and that the chamber of commerce look after the larger matters pertaining to commerce and the Manufacturers' association could attend to those matters concerning man ufacturing and kindred subjects. A proposition from P. W. Custer and H. C. Brown " to make the Columbia River Journal the official organ of the board was adopted. Each member of the board of trade la to subscribe for one copy at $1 a year, and a classified business directory of tho members- is to be published in each, Is sue. ; The action of the chamber of com-j merce in refusing to endorse the In-, t'eratate commerce commission, unless one of Its members should be appointed from the Pacific coast was approved. Wall in Nash, presided in the absence of President I. B. Hammond. Five new members were elected. The board of trade at Us regular meet by Thomas Guinean, as, follows "Having taken particular pains . to examine- the streets and thoroughfares In our city, 1 find they are in an extreme ly bad condition, negligence being every where visible. "The macadam streets in the southern part of town, where there is a chance for draining, which exists almost every place there, have been constructed all the way from 20 to 25 years, and are to day some of the best streets in our city. "Some attention should be paid to filling up the depressions in the various streets with broken rock and the cul verts put in proper condition so-that they can carry off surplus water. These culverts are in a bad ' way; In some places the water lays for days and weeks in the streets. They should be put In proper condition at once, "In the northern part of the city the macadam streets are absolutely worth less in their present condition. In many of these streets the water la blocked and "runs over the cross walks. This is due to the fact that whet) the catch basins were laid many of them Were lined with stone projecting from two to three Inches above the water level. '"Under -thepresent -manner Hn-whfeh the streets are constructed it is a waste of the taxpayers' money to spend it for building macadam streets on level ground. Some kind of material should be tried where the wafer would have a chance to run off; no attention whatever seems to have been paid to the majority of streets In the suburbs, while the cul verts are filled with debris and rotten wood, "As the streets now stand they are a disgrace the way they are taken care of. There seems to be no well organised plan for street improvement Such a plan should be devised and matured in the office of the city engineer at once. It would be far better were only one or two streets Improved at once, provided It was an Improvement, as these so-called improvements now being made are sim ply a burlesque and a great waste of the taxpayers' money. "The trouble with our streets Is that they have always been neglected after construction. When a street has once been Improved with a permanent pave ment, the city should accept it and care for iti and instead of taxing the prop erty holders for the keeping of the streets, there should be a general tax levied for their maintenance. "There can be no doubt but that ma cadam with proper drainage makes a good and durable street. Rain is not detrimental to such a street, but on the contrary, if properly drained, would be a benefit. I am credibly Informed that the contractors have a combination and have districted the town amongst them selves, each one claiming the right to do all the worr In his particular dis trict: on this account the prices are much higher for street improvements' and the character of the work done la usually bad, as there Is virtually no competition and the contractors' desire is to get over th? work as quickly as possible with but little care as to how it is done. "Whereas, The property holders of Portland-Ire incensed at the manner In which the maca-lam streets are con structed and, whereas, the material which exists abundantly, if properly used In constructing streets, and where ss, the manner In which the streets are constructed, is had. ns no provision is made for proper drainage. Therefore, be It "Resolved. That the city engineer of our city be requested to devise ways and means by which the streets can be con structed in such manner that the tax payers may receive some value from the money so expended." , An amendment to the by-laws was adopted providing for two new standing committees, one to be known as the pro motion committee. Its object Is to se cure new enterprises for the city, and if the other Commercial bodies appoint similar committees to cooperate with It It Is expected to become to Portland and the state what the California Promotion bureau is to that state. This second committee is one on conference and ar bitration and is designed to work with the other commercial bodies In securing uniformity of action on such matters as may be considered by all of them and to settle any differences that may aris between them. .These committees will he named by the executive commltteo at its next annual meeting, February 17. LOVE ESTATE PAYS INHERITANCE TAX The executors of the estate of Louis Love yesterday sent a check for $1,8B6 to State Treasurer Moore, In payment of the inheritance tax. The estate is Valued at 1334,000. LABORERS REFUSE TO ACCEPT CUT IN WAGES Uonriul jprcUl Krrh.) - Los Angeles, Cal.. March 2. ' The laborers on the Pacific electric railway- have gone on strike and several hun dred are out. They refused to submit to a cut in wages from $1.75 to $1, PRO UK TELLS. OF WORK IN MORMON FIELD APOSTLE COWLEY EXFLAHTB AIM 9 AB9 MODEX.IT XSEAtS 07 X.ATTEB BAT BAIJTTS XOXJJ8 SMOOT S3 WOT ESSBKTIAL , TO XJHUXCH'S rxoaxxss. Matthias F. Cowley, an apostle-of the mormon cnurcn, aaoressea a garnering at Burkhard hall on. East Burnslde street last, nlrht M aM' "With rat. erence to the agitation concerning Reed omooi i want to remind you that sena tors and nolltlcK ra a nart nf nur m. liglous services, and that as a senator ir. jsmoot aoes not represent any church nor any one class of people. He was elected by a Republican legislature con sisting of Mormons and . non-Mormons, and no church influence was uoed to M. F. COWLEY,, One of the 1J Apostles of the Mormon eiiurch. elect him. We do not use Church influ ence In politics. We are Republicans and Democrats, and as citizens of the United States have a right to take part in. the elections of our country. Mr. Smoot Is a practical wide-awake busi ness man a promoter of mining, manu facturing, agricultural and stock rais ing. Some of his most ardent admirers and supporters In Utah are gentiles, and as a senator he represents them as much hs he does the Mormons. He rep resents them all alike. The church has no concern about the retention of his seat in the senate. It had nothing to do with his election. If the senate casts him out it will not retard the progress of the church In the least degree. The church depends upon God to promote her Interests upon the earth,, and not upon a United States senator." In an interview Mr. Cowley said: "This talk about polygamy comes from the same source that always has misrep resented and persecuted our church. When Utah was admitted to statehood we" made a covenant with the govern ment and we have kept it. "We no lon ger teach or countenance this practice. We apostles and eiders of the church teach obedience to the law. . In his address he sal (J further: "The word Mormon signifies more good, and Morrnonism, the system which stands for all truths. It contemplated the development of every God-like attrt bute in every human being, along the lines of unbounded progress, in the spir itual, social. Intellectual and material world. It claims to possess the ele ments essential to feed and satisfy the yearning of the human heart for the knowledge of man's origin, purpose and destiny, arms him with power In a world of sin and .degradation to successfully come back and overcome weaknesses of the flesh. We recognize that these claims may be made for Christianity In general, but we fall to discover In char acteristics of modern Christianity, those fruits which the Messiah promised as a seal of his divine work.. "You ask our church members In every part.of the world the source of their, conversion, and you discover It was Sot the arguments nor the elo quence of - Mormon preachers, but the testimony of conviction brought to their own souls by the spirit of divine truth. This makes them independent, and places them upon a platform of equality. .This spirit plants In. their hearts the same hopes. They see alike, and are therefore a unity In action as well as In profession, Many thousands of them never saw the leading men of the church, were never under their so-called 'magnetic' Influence, and yet they are as strong in the faith as the leaders themselves. Joseph Smith, the prophet, was once asked how he governed so many people. He answered: -1 do not govern them. I teach them true princi ples and they govern themselves.' "What we claim as the cause of our oneness is, that the Latter Day saints have received by 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the ancient gospel, the holy spirit It hss been charged that the Mormon people are priest-ridden because they are united, and usually have no dissension in the election of their church officials. "If this were true, then all the .true followers of the meek and lowly Naaa rene in all ages of the world were priest ridden, for they were one. They were even one In their temporal affairs for we are told Intfce acts of tho apostles: They had all things in common.' audi Jesua prayed that all might have such a unity as should be given him out of the world, m were the father and son. In the election of our church offices the laws ot the church require that ail things shall be done by common con sent In the church, by much prayer and faith, for all things you shall have by faith. And again, no person is to be ordained to any office In this church where there Is a regularly organized branch of the aame, without the vote of the church. . j. "No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priest hood, only by persuasion, by long suf fering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; by kindness and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul, without hypocrasy and without guile. "Early in his life, the prophet Joseph Smith, uttered the prediction that the ?;ospel as he taught it would yet revo utlonlse the religious world. Let us consider this prophecy, and not a few changes in the religious world since the year 1830, the date when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints came Into existence. The prophet came teach ing that- revelation had been given to him from heaven; he also said that if men rejected these revelations the ad versary of men's souls would give reve lations from beneath. Joseph Smith taught the possibility of redemption after death for those who died without a knowledge of the gospel In this life. This was counted 'heresy, the rankest kind, and yet of later years it has been accepted by leading divines ot America. "Joseph Smith' and the book of Mor mon plainly set forth that all children A'i rCsv1? vi: ,'; -- --f'ili w fi-'?il- who die lii childhood are redeemed "by the blood of Christ, and are saved by nis atonement without gospel ordi nances. . This doctrine was depied by the sectarian world, and ministers in their blindness had cried out from the pulpit that children only a span long were In hell, because they died Without baptism. Joseph Smith and the book of Mormon said that such a doctrine was virtually denied by tha loving .teachings of the Messiah, and was an abomination in tne alght of God. Since then the world has largely discarded this vunjust and oruel ooctrine. Last summer at Los Angeles, the areata Presby terian convention ffl cially eliminated from their faith this old theory and drew a little nearer to the merciful teachings of a crucified nd risen redeemer, who said: 'Suffer Mttle children and forbid them not to come unt,o me, for of such is the Itingdom of heaven.' , ;;, : -::.:'':' "Joseph 1 Smith taught also' by com mandment from the, Lord the ancient law of tithing. When ce announced it as a law of God and it was adopted by the church, his enemies of almost every sect said it was a shrewd system by which the priesthood of the church might enrich themselves at the expense of the poor: False as this accusation was, and scriptural as the law of tith ing is, anti-Mormons had no good words for tithing. -"The home life of pur people has no equal in its purity and sanctity. On this subject 1 want to quote DeForest Richards, ex-governor of Wyoming, and A Gentile, after his visit to the Mormon settlements in his state. He says: "M have lived with these people in their own homes and I know them. I have never seen such ideal conditions of home life, nor such a love 'of home and devotion to their God and to one another as these Mormons show. I consider thorn the best colonists the state has.' "Perhaps some of you have read the little book written by Edward Bellamy, entitled 'Looking Backward.' You will remember that this work is a pen pic ture " of what may transpire lif the twentieth century. ' He describes the government as the owner of all enter prises, and that there shall be such an equality among men that there shall be no rich and no poor, that all will have an abundance, while the time and talent ot .all are concentrated to build up end beautify .one common cause and country. While we do not believe the theory In Mr. Bellamy's work, can be materialized until there shall be a bap tism by one spirit into dne body, we do believe that similar conditions will yet be realized, and we know that Joseph Smith taught the doctrine of the United Order as enjoyed by the City of Enoch, and by' saints in former times as men tioned in the New Testament and the book of Mormon.' We have also been informed that Mr. Bellamy drew many ot his Ideas from reading- the writings of Joseph Smith. These are but a few of the many changes taking place in the religious world, and while these changes are not accredited by the world to the advent of a modera. prophet, they are none the less the fulfillment of his many predictions, and as they have surely come to pass, so every one that he uttered will have their literal when the wheels of time shall bring them due. This much I ask""you to remember, that In the years which are to come, when the revolutions of time by the power of God shall have wrought changes more marvelous than the records of the past can boast of, each event affecting the welfare-ef natlonSi-you will And to be a means In the hands of God to more completely rivet the truth of Mormon ism on the souls of men, and to point out the fact, that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God." Mr. Cowley Is one of the 12 apostles of the Mormon church and is accom panied by Nephl W. Pratt, president of the Northwest States Mission society, which includes the states of Washing ton, northern Idaho, Wyoming and British Columbia. They are en route to British Columbia to investigate a sugar beet factory proposition as well as to do missionary work. They are raising a fund to build a temple at La Grande which will cost $25,000. They expect to begin work on it In the near future. NO FUSION FOR. WASCO BELIEVERS couHTT rxoxxBinoar txcxet is PLACID IX TXB riELB BT COX' VEXTIOX TEMPEBAXCB POBCXS WILL XOT UXTT-B WITX A XT OTXXB PAJtTT. (Journal Special Service.) Hood River, Or., March 2. The Wasco county Prohibitionists held their con vention here yesterday with over 100 in attendance. The convention was called to order at S o'clock by R. B. Hood of The Dalles, chairman of the county cen tral committee, who was made perma nent chairman. The convention was opened with prayer by J. H. Feak of Hood River, after which a spirited ad dress, was delivered by Mr. Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago, national chairman of the Prohibition party, who averred that the two old political parties were breaking up, and that now waa the time for prohibitionists to make their influ ence felt; that there were good pros pects for the party to elect their ticket at the elections this year. Tne follow ing committees were appointed: On cre dentials, E. R. Bradley, Leslie Butler, Rev. P. C. Shaffer; on nomiations, E. R. Bradley, Rev. Dllllnger, J. L. Ander son, J. H. Feak. The convention recon vened at t p. m.. and was opened with prayer by the Rev. W. C. Evans of Hood River, yiie nomination committee then made the following report: "We, your committee, beg to report the . following: Clerk, Milton Odcli, Hood River; treasurer, W. A. Qutnn, Du fur; sheriff, H. W. Wood, Hood River; coroner, George Reddell, The Dalles; commissioner, A. O. Gallaway, Wamlc; representative, J. H. Feak, Hood River; Justice of the peace. Fred Dlelx, Hood River; county central committee, R, B. Hood of The Dalles, Leslie Butler of Hood River, E. R, Bradley of Hood River. The county central committee waa informed to nil all vacancies on the ticket. . GRIFFITH TRIAL IS REARING A CLOSE , (Journal Special Service.) Los Angeles, Cal., March t. The closing arguments were today made in the case of Col. G. J. Griffith, who Is on trial for attempted wife murder. ' Grif fith has been prominent as a club man and politician and he gave Griffith park tq this city. He shot his wife In the eye following her denial . that she had tried to poison him and that she had been untrue to him, The defense waa insanity. Griffith drank nearly a Quart of whisky dally.' ''''.,.-'','' XUIBIAX TESEL BETUBX. (Joiiruil Rpeclsl Bervtre.) Port Said, March I. Three of the Russian torpedo boats which left this port this morning, going In the direction of Candla, have put back to port. The cause Is unknown, v - SAMUEL YARN ELL, , LABOR LEADER, Cured of Kidney ' Disease you will throw away many a hard-earned dollar on worthless .'so-called cures, and waste precious time, only to die in the end. . 'Safe Cure' cured me after all other medicines failed, and I heartily recommend it to every one who has, or suspects, kidney trouble." ' . . SAM YARNELL, Chicago, llL m As Mr. Yarnell says, those who have kidney trouble and do not know of .. 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' It has been used and prescribed by doctors :and hospitals for over thirty years as the one certain cure for all kidney, bladder,. liver and blood diseases. All drug stores or direct: 60c and II a bottle. . WARNER S SAFE PILLS move the bowels gently and aid a speedy cure. Medical booklet free. Warner's Safe Cure Co., Rochester, Y, CITIZENS THINK COST EXCESSIVE OEXXXAL OTCXXOX BOOXJEB PBEIEXT BOLUTIOX OT OAUiU PBOBLEK COKTLAIXT KASB THAT EVEX H3QH TEES SO XOT BBXXQ BJBBULTB, A - r 'The garbage of the alty of Portland should be collected without cost to the eitlsens, and it-ia-posslbls-that-theeitjM should receive something for the con tract." said J. 3. Slodson, of 350 Lake street, today. "I have' thoroughly In vestigated the matter, and have come to the conclusion that it Is nothing short of an outrage foe 4he people to have to pa from 60 cents to IS per month to have their garbage hauled; it ought to be done free, and could be if the city would let the contract to some one who could use the garbage for fertilising and other purposes, instead of incinerating all of It" Howard Whiting, who built the crem atory, together with Robert Robinson, for the Engle Sanitary Crematory com pany, of Des Moines, la,, said today that al1. that is needed is two more furnaces, so that the garbage may be consumed as fast as it accumulates at tha crematory. The original cost of the city's crematory was 117,000," said Mr. Whit ing, "but they can now place two new furnaces and buildings for $11,000 less than the cost In 18D4. This Is because of the fact that the present stack Is am ple for two additional furnaces, and no expense would be necessary in that re spect. 'The crematory was originally built for a capacity of IS cublo yards per day, but for a long time It has been greatly overtaxed, running- sometimes more than 109 yards. And at that it cannot keep up with the demand." "I favor having the city taka control of the garbage matter," said Council man Bentley. "I think it would be far more satisfactory. There is no reason on earth why It should cost tha eitlsens anything at all to have their garbage hauled away, for soma one - should be willing t at least pay enough to recom pense tha city for the cost of collection, In the east municipalities are selling their garbage to fertilising plants, and are thereby decreasing tha cost or mak ing the hauling free to eitlsens. I see no reason why we cannot do- the same." Mayor Williams has frequently urged the large expenditure of money on the part of tha city as a reason why the crematory should not be removed from its present site. - He has stated on sev eral occasions that tha city has ex pended 140,000 or ISO, 000 in the crema tory, and cannot now afford td give up the location. City Auditor Devlin says there are about 10 scavengers in the elty. They charge from 60 cents to 13 per month, and he states there are approximately 1,000 families who patronise them. Even at the exorbitant cost for hauling, the service is said to be miserable, the scavengers faUlng to appear regularly. MASSEY DAMAGE SUIT IS APPEALED The legal contest waged ' by P. M. Massey to recover 110,000 damages from M. Seller & Co. for injuries alleged to have been received by falling down an elevator shaft In their place of business at Front and Burnslde streets, has been carried to tha state supreme court. A notice of appeal from Mr decision of M. C. George, judge of department 4 in the state circuit court, was filed this morning by Dan C. Murphy, counsel for Massey, In Massey's complaint, filed last Octo ber 15, he claimed be had fallen down the elevator shaft on July 23, 1803, owing to there being no guards or rail ing around it, due to the company's neg ligence. The company In its answer said he bad entered the store through a side door not for use by customers snd had been Injured owing to his own neg ligence. The case was to have been heard by a jury In Judge George's court, but a motion for a non-suit was granted by the court after the testimony of Massey's witnesses had been given, on the ground that the negligence of the .company had nut been shown and that Massey himself had shown contributory negligence. A petition for a new trial was denied by Judge George In last January. The appeal to the supreme court followed this. refusal to grant a' new trial. The ground ot appeal is that the court erred In granting a non-suit "More to ToUow.' - , t From the Detroit Tribune. Another difference IS that when the telegraph operator sinks a Rnsslan fleet l'he savea a ship or .wo for Uie encore, - --A. . -- - . v---, V ' " 1 by Warner's Safe : Cure. Air. Yarnell is Leading Light in tho Brotherhood of Carpenters '. and Joiners Has Represent ' cd His Union at Five Con- ventlong Me Talks - ' About "Safe - n Cure" , "I do not claim that '8a fn a-. i (, Cure' is a 'cure-all,' but I . freely admit that It has made my burden easier by building up my Dsoiy. run- . down system. I had kidney trouble, which, aa everyone who suffers from it knowe, wholly unilts a man for his work At first one does not recognise the. symptoms of .kidney disease. But It goes . on steadily sapping' the strength and finally the col- , lapse, comes, and unless you , know of Warner's Safe Cur .' ON WITNESS STAND SEXATE BEOIXS XXTESTXOATXOX Or BEES SHOOT'S BIGHT TO BE TAIH SIS SEAT, AXO TXB HEAD OP LATTEB SAT CXUXCX CALLED UPOX TO OITB TESTIMOXT. (Waihlgfton Burets of The Journal.) Washington, March 2. The investiga tion Into the" Tlghlof TieednBmooT of Utah to retain his seat in the United States senate, he being an apostle of the Mormon church, began this morning be fore the senate committee on privileges and elections. The room was crowded with witnesses from Utah, representa tives of various organisations and others Interested in, the case. President Smith, the highest official of the Mormon church, was the first witness. On the lapel of his coat was a button an inch in diameter, bearing the picture of his uncle, the patriarch of the Mormon church. Smith affirmed Instead of being sworn. He was examined by former Congressman Taylor of Ohio of counsel for the opposition. Smith said He had been a resident of Salt Lake since 1841. and was president of the church. He was recognised as prophet, seer and re vela tor, and the aame recog nition also waa accorded to the apostles of the church. He believed he possessed alt the powers and authority possessed by any of his predecessors in the fflce of president ' ", Besides being president of the church he said he was president' of many busi ness institutions. The Mormon church waa founded by his uncle, Joseph Smith, who discovered the place containing the creed of the church set forth in the writings now called the Book of Mor mon. , . The list of the IS apostles governing the church wss read by Congressman ' Taylor. It Included 8 moot's name. Smith testified that the head of the church consisted of three presiding high priests, constituting first presidency, the president, two counselors and the apos-. ties. The latter at first were chosen by revelation, but since then vaoaneles" have . been filled by the choice ot the apostolic body subject to .the approval of the first presidency. In reaponse to a question by Senator Hoar, Smith said the choice of Brigham Young ad second president of the church waa the result of direct revelation. ' This to htm is a matter of certainty. "I believe It with all my heart," ha said. Smith aatd every member Of the church is entitled to revelations from God for his own guidance, but np reve lation through the head of the church becomes binding or authoritative on the members of the church until accepted by the majority He knew of an instance in which a large number of r members of the church rejected revelattona but none where they weYe rejected by a ma jority. But only those who accept are in good standing. In response to Hoar the witness said it was his belief that the revelations of the church had al ways been direct from God and any one that rejected them - rejected the direct commandment of God. - 'There Is a revelation in tha book Of Mormon on plural marriages," said Smith. "Not . more than three or four per cent of the members of the Mormon church ever enter plural marrriages. Many thousands ' never accepted tho revelation and nevef ' believed In the doctrine; nevertheless they are members of the church and is good fellowship." ' REPUBLICANS ARE SADLY DIVIDED (Journtl Special 8rrlc.) tt -' Norfolk, Va., March 2.Tbe second , district Virginia , Republican convention today split and two sets of delegates will go to Chicago. One is sent by the federal faction to be all white, the other will be of whites and blacks alike.,. The state convention tomorrow proro-? Ises to split also. . . . . . . TEXAS MACCABEES. (Journal Hpeclsl Service,) , San Antonio, Tex., March 2. Ths ; state convention of the Knights df Mac-: cabees which opened here today in the , largest meeting in point of attendance ever held by the order in this part.of-! the country. Delegates are In attend-1 ance from all the local branches through out the state and In addition a number; of the . supreme officers of the order are present The reports of the several , stste officers show that the order Is in a flourishing condition in Texas, both as , regards numbers and finances. -The ions are to continue through tomorrow.' A delegation from Houston Is', on hand ' with an Invitation to the order to hold the next ttato convention la tli&t city. , MORMON PRESIDENT