KANGAROO COURT HAS NO VALIDITY Chief Hunt Says He Prisoners Without Trial-Law Miows lhat No Such Power Resides in the Police ; George Wilson and C. Kenney, sus- ' peeted highwaymen who were released from the city jail last Saturday by answering to the names of two drunken men who had been ordered let loose by Chief Hunt before any trie; of the last two men had occurred, are still free. The police have been searching for i them and -Chief Hunt says he is anxious i to rearrest them. Many people are wondering where Chief Hunt derives the power to allow ; prisoners ,to go before they have had a trial. Chief Hunt says h.e has an ar rangement With the mayor regarding the matter, and that he will continue to hold his kangaroo court every morning. In speaking of the chiefs allowing men . to go free before they have been brought before a magistrate. Attorney 3. M. Long said: "If person Is arrested for breaking a law; be that law a state offense or sim ply the disobeying of city ordinance, '" tio police officer has the power to re tease the arrested man. That power belongs to "the magistrate. When s nan is arrested for being drunk and disorderly, that person has violated a city law, and Chief Hunt has no legal OFFERS TO MEND DEFECTIVE STREETS - "- v Repairs to the extent of several thou sand dollars will be made to the various asphalt paved streets by the Trinidad Asphalt Paving company as soon as the weather settles so as to pormit of tho work being dons. "Wherever the work we have dona shows poor material, we will repair It at our own expense," said Douglas Taylor, president of the company, today. "-We ascertained that some poor material had been shipped to us without our knowl edge, and some of this was used before we found out the facts. Most of the trouble is in the Sixth street pavement, GRAND JURY CALLED TO MEET MARCH 17 Judge C.-B. -Bellinger made an order this morning calling a grand jury for the United States district court to meet in Portland, March 17, 1904. The panel follows: Joel Koont. farmer, . The Dalles', Luke Smith, farmer, Gerval; Albert Feldenheimer, Jeweler, Portland; Henry Krause, farmer, Aurora; Thomas Ryrte. clerk, Astoria; George W. Lan don, canneryman. Astoria; Alfred Sut ton, stockman, Portland; J. K, Fisher, farmer, Haines; C. W. "Allen, farmer, Beaverton; W. W. Spauldlng, meat dealer, Portland; James Steel, capital ist, Portlandt C O. T. Williams, broker, Oregon City; T. H. Eisbee, merchant. HOOD HAS THREE DIFFERENT LIVES HAW AXXXSTED FOX BEIXO IX TXX bxooxxtx scxool is dxclaxed TO HAVE TXXBX PERSONALITIES BACK OP WXXOH U EXTIXSLY . SEPAXATE. E. W. Hood, charged with trespassing on the property of the Brooklyn school, has found a champion in Dr. J. Allen Gilbert, who declares' this man with the three personalities, while suffering with strange hallucinations, is harmless. Municipal Judge Hogue continued the case Indefinitely. As the result of a. blow on the head when he was IS year of -age, accord ing 'to the physician, 'Hood's personal ity changed. Some time later an ill ness developed yet another personality. Since then, at irregular intervals these uikus changes take place in Hood. The physician stated that lie secured the feels from Hood by hypnotic sugges tion, While his rational self Hood is In deadly fear of being adjudged in sane. In one mood lie is abnormally thirsty and drinks quarts of water. In another lie has a desire to gain knowl edge and spend much time in study. In another he thinks himself a tramp. It takes hut little to cause one of the changes a streetcar ride, or a sugges tion. Dr. Gilbert stated that Hood has twice e.nllsted In the United States army while in a patriotic mood, but as soon as his personality shifted he has deserted. He declared that he had made a close study of Hood and believed that there was no other such case on record in the world In which a man had three personalities. LUTHER WESLEY !N STRANGE GARB ; Tf T.llthr WaaU-v in n.im!ttAfl In IVirnat both legs into one trouser leg he remains quiet and gives no trouble to D. D. Jack son, the county Jailer. Take the trousers out of his cell and he protests wildly and Incoherently. His form of lunacy Is one of the most peculiar known to the medi cs! profession. L. R. Webster, county ludse. and Dr. Geary, the county physician, examined Wesley this morning and pronounced him hopelessly insane. He will be sent to the asylum at Salem. He Is aged 52 years and was sent to the county Jail Mondav on request of Superintendent E. Klledner of the Odd Fellows' home. SEXTOS BUXOLABY CXABOB. ; The trial of Henry Hagan on a bur glary charge will take place in the state circuit court March la. Through A't- torn R. Slnnott he entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned before jolni tt. Clelanil. the presiding Judge, this, momlug. fiinnott appeared a a friend but .was unable to represent the oris unrr at the trial en account of a press ure of business,. an4 the court will ap point counsel to defejpd the man. 1 lagan I accused of breaking into a store at ill Sixth street. n February 23, v Will Continue to Release right to release him if he was arrested while In the act of breaking the or dinance." I The American and English Encyclo naedia. of I-aw says: "A person arrested without a warrant should be brought Immediately and without delay before the nearest magis trate. . "It is a well established principle that it is the duty or an officer after mak ing an arrest, to take the prisoner be fore a proper magistrate within a rea sonable time." Bouvlr's Law Dictionary says: "Negligent escape takes place when the prisoner goes- at large, unlawfully, either because the building or prison It which he is confined-Is too weak to hold him or because tho keeper by careless ness lets him go out tf prison," Twice last month men were released from the city Jail who were confined there , on . charges other than that of drunkenness. The escape of Wilson and Kenney '.occurred because the men whom the chief .ordered released hap pened to be unable to answer when their names were called. Wilson and Ken ney answered in their stead. and this street work lias never yet been paid for by the city. We will repair all of it at our own expense as soon as the weather is so we can do so," For many months several members of the city council have been endeavoring to bring about n expert investigation of the material used in the asphalt pav ing of Portland, and the result has been that the paving company brought a man from the east, who analysed the materia, finding some of it very poor No more of this will be used, according to Mr. Taylor, except for temporary re pairs to keep the street In repair until the new material. arrives. T Heppner;.W. LBIngleton, farmer, Oak Creek; R. L. Durham, banker, Portland; L. L, Hawkins, banker, Portland; Howell Lewis, farmer, Astoria; D. M. Rlsden, capitalist, Eugene; A. H. Devers, manu facturer, Portland; 8. L. Parrott, mer chant, Dundee; D. B.- Thomas, ware houseman, Arlington; R. W. Porter, blacksmith, Oregon City; F. C. Barnes, merchant, Portland; J. W. Hoekersmlth, farmer, Medford; J. W. Lady, farmer, Sheridan; Marcus Freeman, clerk, Port land;, W. C, tweedale, capitalist, Al bany; H. E. Edwards, furniture dealer, Portland; John McGee, Sr., farmer, Wrenn; R. Doty, farmer, Lorane. NOT LEGAL BODY ATTOXXEY DITCXBUXX MAXES TXIS.CXAXOX AXT OT XIS CASE AOAIXST LEWIS XIXON XS ASKS LATTEX TO SET ABATE GROUXDS Or DEPEXSB. The third sortie in the legal battle on between Attorneys John Ditchburn and Lewis Nixon occurred this after noonoon when Ditchburn filed a motion in the state circuit court to have Nixon separate his grounds of defense. Nixon sets up both justification and mitigation in his defense to Ditchburn'g suit for damages in the amount of 150,- 000 for charges preferred before the grievance committee of the Oregon Bar aasoctatlon and also states that his ac tion was privileged. Ditchburn con tends that his action was not privileged for the reason that the association Is not a legal body. This motion of Ditchburn for a sep aration of the grounds of defense is pre liminary to a motion that the question of privilege be stricken from Nixon's answer. COMPANY WOULD LIKE INFORMATION Recently J. A. Krebs sued the Oregon Railroad & Navigation company for damages in the amount of $700. He al leged that at 7:30 p. m. on last June 7 he shipped a number of horses to this city to be transferred to the Southern Pacific and sent to Brooks, and that they were so badly handled two of them died and others were injured sufficiently to lower their market value by the time they reached here at 2 a. m. on June . A motion was filed in the state circuit court by the company this morning that the allegations be made mUe specific. The company desires to know how the animals were Injured, how many were hurt and what employes refused permis sion to take them off the cars for water. WRECKED SAILORS LEFT PENNILESS Three sailors from the schooner Gem, which went sshore on Nphalem beach February 16, arrived In the city this morning and have taken up temporary headquarters at the sailors' union hall, The men are Louie Christiansen. W. M. Barrett and Henrlck Abfent. They re port that tho vessel will be a total wreck, After the schooner went ashore they state, that the captain left them without a cent, anil they have been roughing it ever since. The Gem belonged to O. J. Olsen of San Francisco, and at the time of the accident was en route to Tillamook. No Uvea wera lost in the wreck. The sailors will remain here a few days and wilt probably make an attempt to collect their wages. BAR ASSOCIATION HIS PROFILE DID NOT PLEASE HIM PORTLAND HAH FIXED PXOM TBAXBT AT BUTTE BECAUSE XX COULD HOT ENDUXE BIB IMAGE XX TXBEATEXED TO CXAXOB SIS COUHTEWAHCB. (Journal Special Service.) Helena, Mont., March 3.---A" special from Billings. Mont., says that George Gottschalk or Portland was removed from the east-bound Burlington train this morning on complaint of the train crew. The conductor of the train tele graphed ahead and upon the arrival of the train Gottschalk was turned over to the sheriff. The conductor complained that all day yesterday Gottschalk had stood lit front of the mirror in the sleeper and lookln'g at his Image1 had cursed it vigorously and made .violent demonstrations against his profile.. The conductor feared that the man was In sane, but local physicians think he has been drinking too much and that a few days' rest will straighten him out Gottschalk had a ticket from Portland to St. Louis. '. "A woman Is at the bottom of It," said H. H. Tannensee today, referring to George Gottschalk, who was taken off a Burlington train at Billings, Mont., thought to be Insane. He has been on a spree for the past six weeks. Rela tives living at Belleville, Mo., 14 miles from St Louis, learned of his condi tion and sent him a ticket and money to come home. He talked with me about It Sunday and agreed to watt until Tuesday to leave, bo that I could fix up some things for him to take with him, but Monday morning he left with out saying anything to me. I did not know of it until after he was gone. "He haa worked for me for the past four years, and is a thoroughly honest and reliable man, except when he is drinking, which is only occasionally". He haa said that some woman Jilted him long ago; that it was all his own fault, and he keeps brooding over it, but never says anything more about his affairs, and it la this despondency that causen him to drink. Before he came here he was bookkeeper for a San Jose, Cal., brewery for 11 years." TO LITHOGRAPH OR NOT TO LITHOGRAPH At a meeting of five members of the Traveling .Theatrical Managers' asso ciation Tuesday evening at Cordray's theatre resolutions' were adopted de manding that lithograph posters adver tising coming performances be placed. The resolutions are signed by John J. Holland, manager Richards & Prlngle Minstrels; Harry Ward, manager. Ward & Wade Minstrels; R. L. Grayson, busi ness manager Olympla Opera Co.; C. L. Callahan, manager Slaves of the Mines Co,, and R, Wr Priest,- agent Olympla Opera Co. Harry Ward and John J. Holland, man agers of two traveling minstrel com panies scheduled to appear in Portland within the next two weeks, showed con tracts which call for the distribution of lithographs. Mr. Ward said: "We have gone to the expense of having printing done to go with these lithographs and all that expense will be thrown away unless the posters are distributed. If the theatres refuse to do the work f Shall do it myself. The refusal to put lithographs is part of an agreement of the local theatre managers' combina tion, but Jt Is In violation of contract. Tha local theatre managers object to giving out the free tickets which pay for the posting of the lithographs." Manager Russell of Cordray's theatre ald'today: "The contracts require trav eling companies to conform to the rules of the theatres they visit and we can refuse to distribute lithographs on the ground that we have notified them that Cordray's theatre refuses such advertis ing matter." DAYTON BANK CASE IS ABOUT ENDED The filing of a stipulation between counsel representing the National bank of Dayton, Wash., and the attorneys of William 8. Sibson, Peter Kerr and others, is the last atep but one neces sary before a famous suit is brought to an end. It Is stipulated In the docu ment filed this morning in the state ctrcult court that the court may dismiss the case d"n motion of the attorney! representing Sibson and the others. About $12,000 was at issue in the case. Suit was filed by the bank on April 25, 1901, and the legal documents now on file make a bundle weighing three or four pounds. In settling the case out of court It is specified that each side shall pay its own share of the costs. The suit was over a wheat deal. The bank alleged that the money was due it In connection with the sale of a large amount of wheat. The Hamllton Rourke warehouse system also figured In the case as a defendant. HASTY DEPARTURE OF JOSEPH CLARK For talking back in court Joseph Clark, a north end negro saloon keeper, was taken out of the municipal court room this morning in a manner that suggested a foot race. Clark persisted In standing up before the Judge's bench, and was asked by aPtrolman Hammers ley to be seated. "I have business here." answered the saloon man. He was Informed that it wa one of the rules of the court that men be seated when waiting to have their wants attended to. The negro an nounced fhat he did not have to sit down and that he could not make him do so. The patrolman led the negro out of the court room so fast that he almost lost his breath. OFFICER SAVES BURGLAR'S LIFE By promptly answering the calls of a police whistle this morning, Patrolman Myers saved the life of a burglar. About 7 o'clock, this morning an un known manT said to have been dressed in a long overcoat, went to the Chinese "ohow" house, tied the front door with some small rope, and then went to the back door, where he expected to enter. The Chinese was awakened by the strange noises about his place and, seis ing a loaded revolver, stood in front of the door through which the robber would enter. The son of China also found a whistle, which he began to blow loudly. Patrolman Myers heard the call, and, rushing to the scene, Saw the stranger running away. THE JOURNAL LETS ITS t ..t.t t ,T mi (. ... r .V!" "V.., "out ln i" postoffice at Fifth and Ysm- . . '.Jf i l th brluiat "Kht and because of any especial bright ly!. V I dow,ntown district by night, do not call in the police or Ii. ala,rm' 1 he nw elctric sign of The Journal has -been placed on The Journal building at Fifth and Yamhill streets, and in l!J:!r "eeral ' ln tn word "Journal" is flashed out into the misty darkness. . v?h6 5,Srrt' three 8torles n1"h' Parted on - its - beaming.- career -last night, and caused the majority pf people downtown to pause. Passengers craned their necks, out of car windows to see what the new lllumi nat on was, theatre-goers picked their way for blocks by the sigit'g radiance and crowds gathered to examine the new wonder. - : The good old Oregon journalistic rule of letting your light' shine under a bushel and carefully disguising" the fact that you are on earth Is not being observed by The" Journal, and hereafter all desiring to lo cate a newspaper office will not have to make a, microscopic examina tion of a directory before knowing where to turn. Just start towards the city from any direction, follow the crowd and look for the big gest streak ot light in the stater when you find it you will be at The Journal office. MASTER BUILDERS HAVE Members of the Master Builders' as sociation are not favorably impressed with the requirements of the state com mission of the Lewis and Clark fair relative to the letting of contracts for the erection of buildings for the ex position, They have appointed a com mittee of which G. W. Gordon is chair matt to take the matter up with the commission and endeavor to have the re quirements modified. The contractors state that the com mission insists that those submitting bids for the erection of the buildings must accompany them with certified checks representing 10 per cent of the construc tion cost of the structures. They also state that they are required, to bid upon the entire six buildings in a lot. It is estimated that the six structures will cost in the neighborhood of $70,000, and in order to bid upon the work they must deposit a check with the commis sion to the amount Of $7,000. WILLAMETTE Wind off the coast is blowing at the rate of 30 miles an hour. The bar Is obscured, and it is likely that no ves sels will pass in and out today. No storm warnings have yet been dis played. Some uneasiness about the Willamette river Is again being felt. The weather bureau reports it is possible that a flood may occur. The rain today is general and at all points above excepting Sa QUEEN WAS JUST Tt must have been a veritable hell for the engineers and coal heavers working down below the fire which nearly destroyed the steamship Queen on her last trip up the coast," said George W. Blackburn today. "They are deserving of great credit for staying with their work as they did. and but for them the vessel would never have reached port. All the woodwork on the LOCAL LINE HAS NEW DISTINCTION OXXOOX WATEX FOWEX COMFAXY rXXST ELEOTXIO XOAS TO XB- CEirs xECoaxrriox rxox steak I.1XEX WILL XAXDXiB CAXS OF TXXOUaB FKEIQXT. Ths Oregon Water Power St Railway company bears the distinction of being the first electric road in the unitea States to receive recognition from the steam lines and to carry on a regular exchange of traffic and equipment with them. A telegraphio dispatch to The Journal yesterday from Cleveland, O., th&l tha Watra Kaw York iv. cursion committee at its meeting Just eoneiuaea at amonage npnngs, ru admitted to membership the Chautauqua Trorllnn enmnanv. For a Ion time the Oregon Water Power & Railway com pany has Deen exenanging iramo w;m the steam jines. TVia rtreBron Water Power Railway company at the present time has 7 miles oi iracKs, an sianaara gauge, a little more than two years, ago, when tt.. n,Mnt ttnmminv nasnmed charge Of the line the road was 22 miles in length, and the principal iramc was Deiween Portland and Oregon City. The comple- Clackamas country has opened up a new xarmmg ana iumura iwwn vi the state, and already the traffic along this branch is heavy The rapid growth of electric railway construction In the United States, es pecially interurban lines, has not been lnMrari nfMtti with favor by the steam lines, but the necessity and natural de mand for rapid transit nas caused tne electric companies to prosper in spite of opposition from their stronger com petitors. , Cars of through freight destined to points on the road are turned over to the electrio line and are moved to their destination the same as the regular trailer cars of the company. President William H. Hurlburt, of the Oregon Water Power & Railway company stated this morning that an electric road op ersting in a section not reached by a large steam line, could prove Just as valuable a feeder as any other standard gauge line. " JUDGE PIPES WILL TALK OF LIBEL Julge M. I Pipes will deliver an ad dress before the City Press club Saturday evening. March 12, upon the law of libel. A general invitation to be. present has been extended to all newspaper men of the city, whether members of the club or not, and a large attendance is expected, as the toplo of the address is of much practical interest to everyone engaged in newspaper work. Judge Pipes is thor oughly versed in his subject, , and will discuss those feature of the libel laws which are of especial Importance to men engaged in the gathering and publication of 'news. . . LIGHT SHINE GRIEVANCE This ruling, so the contractors say, will, make It almost impossible for lo cal flrmg to bid upojj the work.: They state that few, if any, of them are so fortunately situated that they can de posit such a large sum lit advance, They are desirous of having the build ings let by separate contract. The contractors are also piqued be cause St Louis firms have been invited to bid for the work. They state that Pacific coast firms snould be given the contracts in order to keep the money resulting therefrom at home as much as possible, Every one of the local con tractors, they declare, have contributed toward the enterprise, and this Is an other reason cited why they ahould be given the preference. If the master builders do not succeed In inducing the commission to modify the plans as outlined the bids will be opened on March 19. MAY BURST ITS BANKS lem the river is rising. At the latter place it has fallen .2 of an Inch during the past 24 hours. There was a rainfall of 1.2 of an inch at Eugene last night, which was the heaviest reported. It was sufficient to raise the river at that point .6 of an inch. The stage at Portland is 11.5 feet, a fall of half a foot since yesterday; at Salem, 14 feet) Albany, If feet, a rise of .. FATED SAME after end ia burned down to her steel hull. I went to Seattle Just to see her. I intended going to San Francisco on her on the trip she is now due to make. Three times she has sunk, but each tint it was in shallow water and she was raised. She surely is hoodooed. Her name was the Queen of the Pacific andt that was changed after she sunk the last time, which was at Honolulu, thinking it would break the spell." BRINGS PEACE TO MANY SOULS XVAHOELIST WIX.BOX MAM BXEX 80,000 PXOPXiB OOXYEXTXD--XB WILL OOX9TOT XCEBTXXOS VOX TXX YOLUXTBEX OOX"rXXTED 1.300 PEOPLE IX 13 WEEXB. Evangelist George W. Wilson arrived this morning to conduct a series of revival services under the auspices of the Volunteers of America, Mr. Wil son is a member of the Illinois confer ence Ofhe Methodist Episcopal church, Mr. Wilson was born in Ireland. He began preaching at the ate of 19. He was 12 yeare in the regular ministry and then turned his attention to evan gelistic work, "During my life I have seen 80,000 souls at the altar," said Mr. Wilson today. "Seventeen thousand of these were in the Methodist church alone. I conducted services in Decatur, 111., for 1$ consecutive weeks. These meetings were beld twice every day ex cept Saturday. During this time-1,300 people were converted, I spent .seven weeks in Witchita, Kan., converting coo people. I do not know what I shall talk on this evening. I never do until I .see my audience. I read, people in much the same way that you read books. My home is in Urbana, 111, I came here from Junction, Colo., where I was for two weeks. I intend to spend about four months on the Pacific coast. From here I go to Seattle. I have visited nearly every state in the unlen." Th meetings will begin with a serv ice tonight at 7:$0. There will be a song service followed by Mr. Wilson's address. After this week there will be two meetings a day, one in the after noon at 2:30 and another in the even ing at 7:30. These will be held in the Volunteers of America hall at Second and Everett streets. Mr. Wilson has written several suc cessful books: "The Sign of the Com ing," "Get Rich with God" and another is now ready for the press. COST $50,000, WRECK SELLS FOR $630 The schooner Frank W. . Howe was sold at auction in , Astoria yesterday afternoon. The Simpson Lumber com pany of San Francisco, bought the lum ber cargo for $700. Captain Keegan bought the' hull and rigging for $30. The vessel originally cost about $60,000. She went ashore f North Head last week and two men were drowned in the wreck. n '. EEX TO XBBTXAZX KVIUBIIIM, (Journal ftpacltl Burrlce.) : Chicago, March J. The Western Union will seek the enforcement of a federal Injunction against the striking messengers on account of assaults by the boys on the men non-union messen gers. ' One of the latter was slashed across the face this morning and kicked andifceetea bjr a crowd of messengers. Duffy's Pure , LOOK FOR THIS TRADK-MARK ON EVERT BOTTLE. ' ' MEDICINE FOR ALL MANKIND At.?1LduA,f!''t' ,r Kr"cers or d'r,ecti tl.OO a bottle. Medical booklet free. Duffy Malt Whiskey Co,, Rochester, N. Y. CAPTAIN PORTER REGAINS REASON SEES WITB AXD CXXLDXBX AITBX XIXE MONTHS' ABBEXOB AXD XX 00TEX8 rXOX 9E8P0XDEX0T XU.XXSS TOOETXEX WITX IX SOM91A JKZS CXXEP TXOTTBLSa. Capt. H. J. Porter, formerly master of the British ship Indravellt, who was taken from the Hesperian lodging house to the Good Samaritan hospital last evening In a seemingly deranged condi tion, has completely recovered his facul ties. His wife, who is well known in this city, arrived on the Indravelll with their two children this morning and the family reunion was most affecting. The husband and wife had not .seen each other for nine months. "My being Insane was all a mistake." said Captain Torter."! bad been greatly worried and as a consequence was troubled with insomnia. My condition being complicated with illness rendered me delirious. I am feeling all right now, and with my wife here will soon be as well as ever." . For some time Mrs. Porter lived in this city at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Q. W. Roberts. Her husband mysteri ously disappeared from New, York Citjr in last December. He is supposed to have been drugged and robbed. When he got over the effects of the drug he found himself in Boston.. ' Mrs. Porter was then In Yokohama When Captain Porter returned to New York from Boston and found bis ship had sailed without him he traveled across the continent to Portland. Learn ing her husband had been found, Mra Porter set sail for America, OPPONENT OF THE STANDARD OIL CO. (Special DIspateh te Tbe Jooroal.) Monterey. March 8. -The National Oil & Transportation company, which is preparing to build an oil pipe line from Coalings to the tidewater asked the Monterey city council last night for permission to lay its lines through the city streets and to operate them there for the next B0 years. This means an opposition to the Standard Oil com pany's lines to Point Richmond. The new pipe line will enter the county by way of Priest valley and run past the sugar factory at Spreckels. It was to have terminated at Moss Land ing, 16 miles from here, on the opposite side of .the bay. All arrangements had been made for locating the ter Later it was decided to make the ter minus line at Monterey. The company several weeks ago obtained from the county supervisors the right of way for its line along the county roads. CLEVELAND DRAWS ' THE COLOR LINE (Journal Special KerTice.) Washington, March $. Representative Webb, Democrat of North Carolina, in terrupted the reading of the District of Columbia appropriation bill in the house today to present to the house a denial from Grover Cleveland that he had while president entertained a negro at lunch eon. The letter eays the charge is fab rication out of whole cloth. The charge was made on the floor by Scott, Repub lican,' frftm Kansas, several days ago In defending Roosevelt for his action in entertaining Booker Washington. PATROLMAN HIRSCH IS MUCH BETTER It is reported 'at the police station today that the condition of Patrolman Hlrsch, who bid his son goodbye Tues day and said that he was going to die, is very much improved, fie has been at home in bed much, of the time since his strange actions and it is thought will soon be well again. OOYEXXKEXT TEAOXEXS. An examination for teachers in the Philippines will be held March 29 and 80 by the United States, civil service commission, at Portland and other cities throughout the country. Information has been received that 150 additional teachers wilt be required by June, and this examination is to take the place of the one scheduled for April 19, with a view of supplying the June demand, The salary of the position varies from $900 to $1,200 a year. Those appointed will be eligible to promotion in the rvlna WntriKn. other than Wives of male applicants, will not be admitted to take the examination, but if they pass they will be given the preference in appointments', provided their husbands also receive an appointment, Malt Whiskey JAPAN IS NOT BY 1R OAPTAIX CXATEX, Or IXSKAYELLI, ATS JAPAXESB POXTS AXX XOT DISTUXBED AXD OOMKEKOX GOES OX IX USUAL WAY ST. LOUIS EX HIBITS. After an uneventful voyage of 18 days 4wm vviioiim vu tuv aiiviut.il, ui viitj V'f lumbia river the- steamship Indravelll reached the harbor at 9:30 this morn ing. The steamer brings no late war new from the Orient. In fact, Captain Craven saya that in the part of Japan which the Indravelll frequents no one would know a war Is in progress were he not informed through the press. From now on, however, he says that all vessels upon the return trip to Japan will have to take a pilot aboard 13 nines on ims sioe or xoaonama. wr ders have, already been issued to this effect, and It is believed that such a ruling was promulgated for the pur pose of guarding aganst surprises In the harbor. . . , The officers state that they passed sev eral warships and torpedo boats' In TKiisrurt'. atrlta an A whn ftilrftft if thv saw any Russian gunboats, replied: "No; they will steer clear of those waters. . The straits have been heavily mined. Anyhow, Russia , has her hands full in other localities. It is not, prob able that she will harass the Japanese coast to any great extent -at least not at the present." , Although the officers did not say so, It is believed to be very likely.. that the harbor at Yokohama has been mined, and for this reason a pilot will have to go out to meet a merchantman before she will be permitted to venture too near. 'Those oft" board did not care to commit themselves, but it was plain to see that their sympathies lay with Japan. The steamer brought a full cargo of merchandise, the most valuable of which perhaps is a consignment ot silk. It consists of 84 bales of the raw product, and 71 cases of silk goods, and is val ued at more than $60,000. The shipment goes to New York and other eastern cities and will be given quick transit. There is also a big assortment of goods sent by the Japanese government for exhibition at the Sc. Louis fair. Com prised in the shipment are all kinds of Japanese art work, thread embroidery, silver engraving and many other pro ductions erablematlo of Oriental. handi craft. The exhibit ia in . charge of. T. Ouchi, whose card reads as fpllows: "T. Ouchl. Chairman of the Committee of Exhibitors In Ibarakl Prefecture, Japan. World's Fair, St. Louis,' U. S. jv. mr, uucm is BccumyjriiBU uy iitu private secretaries, Messrs. Z. N. Zama nata and M. Sawada. There are 18 Jap anese steerage, passengers, the most of whom are going to St. Louie to erect the government building which will con tain the eahlbit There were no Chi nese passengers. - ' Mrs. Porter, wife of Captain H. J. Porter, former commander of the Indra wadl, was a cabin passenger from Yoko hama. She was accompanied " by her two small children, a girl about 7 and a little boy who is not more than 5. Aside from the usual gales very good weather was experienced on the voyage. A week ago today, the captain says, was one of the most perfect days he haa seen this winter. The sun was shin ing brightly, and the weather was as warm as summer time. Captain R. P. Craven is still In command. His wife recently arrived from England to 'meet him.. . - - ''- The steamer's cargo is as follows: 8,371 bags of rice, 19,491 rolls of mat ting, 500 bags of' sugar, 9,865 papkages of tea. 47 boxes of oil. 3.630 nackaces of merchandise, 381 mats, of rice, 45 cases of wine, 250 bales of. curios, 920 bales of copo'c, 200 bags of beans, BOO casks of soy, 100 casks of "miso, 218 cases of braid, 71 cases of straw braid, 738 tubs of camphor, 84 bales of raw silk, 71 cases of silk goods; 807 pack ages of Japanese exhibit, 451 packages of . curios for the exhibit. Joss sticks, wooden ware, medicine, salt fish, illy bulbs, gunnies, sulphur, plants, 'iris roots, seeds, etc, ,;' , IXSAXE SOLSXXX SXOOTS. (Journal Special Service.) Washington, March 8. William O'Brien, a discharged soldier from ths St. Elisabeth Insane asylum, this morn ing shot Robert Manning and , Arthur Wicker,;, two -.; war . department clerks. The latter . was seriously wounded. The ntan i came 1 into the adjutant general's office and asked for papers. He office, but cut loose with a pistol. Man ning's wound ' penetrated the stomach and Wicker was shot in the left arm. uwrien was.uisarmeu Dy omer clerks and then arrested, -. 8TOWB ADMITTED. W. JC. Stows, president and general manager of a lumber company, was admitted to practice law before ' the state supreme court. WORRIED I