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TOE OREGOK BAITiY JOtTIllTAL. FORTLANT). FRIDAY EVENING, : MATiCII 4, 1904. TINY BABE .f New-born Child Found r School 4Cafl Her Marf Magdalenetf:Said, the Note Wrapped in Child's Covering, . .. , Wrapped in cotton batting and cry ing aa lustily aa her tiny lungs would " permit.; a now born baby was found about 6:45 o'clock, this morning on the sidewalk In;: front of the t St. Mary'a school, near the corner ot WUltama ave nue and , Stanton street The babe waa found by Mrs. 'Dunn, who waa on her way 'oma after attending early masa at St. Mary's Church. - Mrs, Dunn 'said' that she had gone by the, same spot where she found the Infant on her way to mass a few min utes before 6. o'clock, but saw nothing at that time. -She had Just proceeded a few steps on her way', home when she saw a gray bundle lying on the walk. She was about to pass when she heard a cry and stooping saw the face of the baby. The infant was bound In cotton batting around which waa bound a piece of an old gray piano cover. j OF TIOID.ERS ttASTEB BVT&PSBS OBJXCTIOBBTO ,. PLAITS TOM IsOS BTO.DI1TOS ABB Si MOT tViTAXBTpB BT BTATB COM- mSIXOB BABJB BTOE1 ABB IB TOOTS AT ST. LOUIS. - The grievances of the Master Build ers' association against the plans and ispeciflcatlons for the Lewis and Clark fair buildings, for which bids are ad vertised, are set forth in a letter writ ten yesterday to the slate commission which says that the objectionable feat ures as found by the committee ap pointed to investigate the matter were as follows: , "Article VI says: The superintendent shall be the sole Interpreter of the true , Intent and meaning of all the specifica tions and drawings, and his decision shall be final and binding upon the con tractor in all matters of dispute. " "Article XII: And should any work or material be necessary for the com pletion of the work, which shall -not be either directly or indirectly noted in the specifications or drawings, but which shall nevertheless be necessary in the opinion of the superintendent of con- -struetlon for the carrying out ot the oi ihxl vlous Intention thereof, the contractor will understand the same to be implied, and shall provide for it in his tender, , as fully as if it were particularly de scribed or delineated.' - "Article XXVII; The contractor shall. if required by the superintendent ot con struction, file with his application for payment satisfactory evidence in writ ing that all his employes and those of the contractors to whom portions of the work has been sublet, have been paid in . full to the date of the said application for payment" , After carefully studying the articles referred to, the " committee concluded - that if the matter was brought before the commission that they might be ad justed satisfactorily .to all concerned. The committee respectfully submits the following for your consideration and approval:-' ?: "First That an arbitration cemralt tee bo" appointed to settle alt disputes that may arise between the superin tendent of construction and the con- .. tractor. ' -"Second That the clause binding the contractor to do what is required by the superintendent of construction when Sold on the Installment Plan $5 Down and $1 a Week REFUSE REQUEST talking MACHINES A FKBFETT7AI. SELXOXT IB TXB BOMX at all seasons , of the year is that nnf ailing sonres of mors kinds of entertainment than own be extracted from any Aoiea other Instruments combined, namely The Grap Which Is the prinoe of entertainers. Ths mnsio of band or orchestra is rendered by it in a manner absolutely faithful to the original, aad it will sing your favorite songs as well as any artist can, or tell you funny stories when you sr in the humor for amusement. There is ao other instrument knows to science which earn furnish such a variety of entertainment. Bo not let your home be dull for want of one. On request we will send one to yow hows for examination. Phone, Main 1790. LEFT DOOR by Door of 'St Mary's Running into the school Mrs. Dunn reported her discovery to the sisters there, who took the infant in. A letter was discovered in the covering, which was addressed "To the Sisters of Char ity." The epistle was dated March 4, 1904. It follows: ? . v. ' r. - "Send the child either to Beaverton or Vancouver, and I will pay you for .your trouble. The cnna ts not to be adopted as I will call for it as soon us I am able. Please have the baby baptlated and called Mary Magdaline. Do not let this get Into the newspapers." '' The note is written, in a woman's hand and several of the words are mis spelled. ' .:;';;( Mrs. Dunn tooK the infant to the Park Place baby home, near Oregon City, where It will be cared for by the Sisters of Mercy until its mother calls for it . The police were notified of the nnaing of the child. not shown on the plans or specWed in the specification, be stricken out ; "Third That the clause requiring re ceipted bills to be shown to the superin tendent of construction at his request; before a certificate will be issued the contractor, be stricken out aa the bond provides for these matters in full, and this clause may be a causa of giving tne contractor considerable trouble without any Just cause for the same, as all sub contractors are generaly paid pro rata on the amount paid general contractor for the work done by them. "Fourth That the local Oregon con tractors should have the preference on the buildings erected from the funds provided by the people of Oregon. ."FifthThat the buildings shall be let on different dates, so that all con tractors might have an opportunity to bid on them singly without it being nec essary to bid on the whole of the build ings at one time. This looks too mucn like placing the work ao that a sypdtcate may capture them all, and practically shut out contractors who can readily take one or two buildings, but cannot take them all, and we believe that the results would be more satisfactory to the commission, the contractors and the subcontractors. This is a matter which in fairness requires to be changed, so that every contractor stands the same chance.", The state commission, through its sec retary, E. C. Olltner, today answered the letter of the master builders, which says that he is directed by the grounds and buildings committee , to answer in the following terms: ' "That " said plans - and specifications were prepared and adopted by the Levin anddarkcorporatlQiv andUas, required by section of the act creating th stats commission, were referred to the commission for approval, and they were approved by the . state commission at t special meeting held tor the purpose; and bids for the construction of the buildings as provided by said plans and specifications, were advertised . for five days ago. and contractors are figuring on the buildings;, that the preparation and adoption of the buildings is now. a closed .incident, which, cannot be gone into again, "I wish to say in closing that the articles objected to are the same as were required In the plans and specifi cations for the erection of the buildings at the Louisiana Purchase exposition, and regretting that it seems to bs too late to make the changes suggested, even should it be desirable to do so." . XABSAS SXBBXrrS XBZT. (Journal Special Bervlee.) Topeks, Kan., March 4. Ths Kansas State Sheriffs' association met in ad journed annual session hers today with nearly every county of. the state repre sented. The principal business before the meeting Is the election of officers. Columbia Phonograph 345 WASHINGTON STREET ' 128 Seventh Street - t Company BOATS WAIT FOR NEEDED REPAIRS BAD WXATBZB BESATB WOK W ) X.OCAX. MITT ABBS ABB XABT BXTSB BOATS MUST WAIT TBOBIB TUBS' AT THE WATS BBW V CBA7T BVXX.DXBG AT SUFTLB'S. . Bad weather and rain are Interfering to no small degree with operations at the several shipyards. It is impossible for the men to work much more than half the time, but new orders are com ing in almost every week. If there la not a change In the weather soon it la feared that the yards win Become la mentably swamped with work. Today or tomorrow the steamer sea King is expected to arrive at tne suppie yards from Astoria to be repaired and receive an annual overhauling. She is owned by the Warren Canning company of this city, and next month will leave for Alaska t engage in the salmon trade. Of late the steamer has gone north every season, but before depart ing she Is always hauled out on the ways to be given a thorough inspection. The steamers Bailey oatsert v and Dalles City are also at the Supple yards to be overhauled, but on account of the disagreeable weather it has been im possible to make much headway with them. It was very seldom that the me chanics got to put In a full day during the month of February. . Mr. Supple says: . . ..' , . oyv - y , . I have all kinds of work on band, but owing to the mean weather It is almost impossible to do It. In addition to the two government dredges on which I ex pect to start work soon, I am building a stern wheel steamer for the Northern Commercial company of San Francisco. I have just commenced on her, and hope to get the work done with as little delay as possible. . The steamer Is being built to ply on one of the tributaries of the Upper Yukon. After being built, she will be taken apart and shipped north in knocked-down form. The vessel will be 150 feet long and have a 30-foot beam, but she will only draw 12 Inches of water. According to her else, she wilt be one of the lightest draught ves sels afloat" PROSPECT BRIGHT FOR NEW TEMPLE Secretary J.. W. Thompson of the Fraternal Building association, which intends to erect a temple at trie Lewis and Clark exposition, has sent out circu lar letters to the various fraternal organisations in the state .inviting them to participate in the enterprise. The letter states that each fraternal organ isation participating in the effort to erect the temple will be entitled to one representative on the exeoutive board. The next meeting of the several fra ternal organizations will be held Monday afternoon, March 7. at i o'clock, at which time articles of Incorporation will be-adopted and 1 permanent organisation perfected. In his letter Mr. Thompson says: "Ths prospect for the construction of the fraternal temple is very bright at this time, and all that is required to In sure success is the hearty co-operation of all the organisations interested." STUDY GEOLOGY FOR MANY DAYS Arrested nearly a week ago ' on the charge of holding up M. K. Butler, night clerk at the east side Southern Pacific ticket office, Fred Houston, Charles Payne and Thomas Mason were sen' tenced to spend the next SO days sound lng large rocks into smaller ones. The men were arrested by Detectives Kerri gan and Snow a day after ths robbery or tjuuer. rue detectives were assigned on the case as soon as it waa reDorted to Chief Hunt and by hard work landed the three named. The trio were sent to the rock pile by Municipal Judge Hogue on ire cnarge or vagrancy. Running ,x in Price from $3.50 to $100 GIRL WIFE TELLS OF CRUEL HUSBAND Fred Miller Excites Astonishment of Judge and Even His Attorney Says He Did Not Know ; 1 That the Case Was So Black "Bring that fellow up here I would like to get a look at him." . v This was the order of Arthur I Fra- ser, judge of department 1 in the state circuit court, this morning during the testimony of one of the witnesses In the suit for divorce brought by Grace A.h Miller against Fred Miller. Miller stepped forward In accordance- with the demand and stood beside his counsel. -All ; ris-hi." said the court: "I lust wanted to see what you look like." -. ' This episode was the upshot of a tale of cruelty so unusual that even J. E. Burdett. the attorney representing Mil ler, was appalled. ' "Had I the faintest idea of what the facts were," Attorney Burdett declared, T should not have taken the case. A As soon as the testimony is all in I shall explain this to the court. I .cannot de sert my client now, but I can at least preserve my own honor in the matter." Ths testimony of Mrs. Miller, cor roborated by that of Mrs. Boerlund, tier mother, and Mrs. Tyler, a neighbor, was . that before the two were married on November 26, 1902, Miller made her be lieve he was a wealthy man. After marriage he failed to work, abused her when she asked him about his finances,- and mortgaged Mrs. Boerlaud's home for the support of himself and wife. Testimony was also given that while Mrs. Miller was In a delicate condition. her husband beat, choked and otherwise abused her. Mrs. Miller further swore that her husband smoked cigarettes in DRYDOCK WILL BE A BTnrBBZVTBBBBBT XUTTOBB BATS BOBTXABB BOOB WXXA BB TXB TXXBD BB8T OT TXB M XB TI XTXD BZBTS IS XBABT TOB TOBTOOBB. Excepting a few braes piles which have not yet been placed in position, pile driving, around the berth of the dry dock has been completed. The frame work for the power house is also up, and Engineer Lockwood reports that everything in connection with the dock Is -progressing lust as rapidly as ' the weather conditions will permit. , It Is the intsntion to tow ths remaining two pontoons from Vancouver up to the site about next Wednesday. Speaking of the new drydock, Superintendent Mo Intosh said: "With the exception of only two struc tures In New Tork the Portland drydock la better in every , particular .than any of the It which I visited on my eastern trip. It is superior in its construction, and has many points of advantage which the others do not ' possess. Among these might be mentioned ths motors which will be situated under deck and ths patent or adjustable keel blocks. . "Taking them as a whole those I in spected will not favorably compare with the local dock. . It has a perfect sits and it of sufficient capacity to handle any vessel that ever visited this port ; I have seen all of them in the' vicinity of New York and do not hesitate to pro. nounce ths local structure to bs their superior In every particular, with the possible two exceptions noted. I' under stand that it will be ready for operation by the middle of next month." IN THE STRONGHOLD : OF DEMOCRACY (Journal flpeclil Stvlet.) Albany. Or.. March 4. With scarcely a month to elapse before the county con ventions will be held and a full county ticket to elect, local politics are drag ging along at a snail's pace. In the Re publican ranks ths whole Interest seems to center kronud judicial and congres sional honors, while the Democrats ap pear unconcerned in those directions and will concentrate their strength on the county ticket. Linn county has long been a stronghold of Democracy, and year after year the faithful have swept the boards clean. One in a while their opponents break In and secure a plum, but this is only in rare instances. The greatest fight will be over the county judgeship, If ths present rumors are to be taken for an indication. The Democrats talk of the present judge, H. M. Palmer, C H. Stewart, ( Rufus Thompson, Hon. J. 3. Whitney, J, P. Qalbralth, all of Albany, and C. 1 C. Jackson of Halsey. The Republicans have N. M. Newport and W. C. Tweedale of Albany. Three candidates have an nounced 'themselves for. the nomination of sheriff on the Democratic ticket- Worth Huston, the present lneumbent; F. H, Pfelffer of Albany, shd George W. Morrow Of Sclo. The Republicans have an equal number of aspirants for that office R. L. White of Harrlsburg, Frank Bayne of Shedd, and Frank D. Cornett of San t lam. County Clerk B. M. Payne has no opposition for renominatlon on the Democratic ticket, and J. W. Miller of Bhelburn Is the only Republican men tioned. County Recorder 8. P. Munk ers will go. before the Democratic con vention again, and 9. P. Cooley of Brownsville, and J. E. McKnight . of Lebanon will also seek the nomination by the same body. The Republicans will choose between W. W. Francis of Halsey and - Grant Freman.of Albany for the 'recordershtp. The Republicans will renominate Assessor D. B. Mc Knight, Treasurer James W. ElUlns, Sur veyor Hugh Fisher, snd Coroner William Fortmiller, while the Democrats will name School , Superintendent W, , L. Jackson snd Commissioner H. B. Sprenger. Ed Keebler of Lebanon is a candidate for the Democratic nomination of treasurer, but candidates for Other places ... are not coming forward. : The next few weeks, however, may bring forth many new developments, and dark horses may cut Quito a prominent fig ure in the final outcome. . , . fltm.ii Talk. Rev. J. E. Snyder Is holding revival meetings at the First Presbyterian church and wilt continue for two weeks. Large crowds are attending the services. A. C. Marsters of Roseburg was in tile city yesterday. He is manager of the Hermann congressional campaign In ths First district, and will visit all the counties In the lower par) of the dis trtlct '''') GOOD 01 bed until she was nauseated and sub jected her to inhuman treatment when she remonstrated. ' While sha was ill, Mrs, Miller testified, Bhe was taken by her husband to a logging camp near Forest Grove and was forced to cook for It loggers for two weeks. . At' Forest Grove", according to her tes timony, Miller started a small restaur ant and. his wife had to walk several blocks while In a delicate condition to get her meats. Finally the girl she Is now only It years old says she had to leave Miller and live with her mother. Her eyes filled with tears during the recital and Mrs. Borelund could not keep the tear from rolling down her cheeks. . : ':..'. ;, : " ,,' Mrs. Tyler testified to seeing Miller choke his wife and to other instances of cruelty. She also repeated testimony that Miller had advertised for partners in the drug business and had bunkoed one man out of $300 and another out of 200, One' of his prescriptions she said consisted of flour and water. The case Is in progress this afternoon. Miller apparently fears arrest on a criminal charge. "Say," he inquired of his lawyer in the hearing of several persons, ."do you think there is any danger of the judge trying to send me over the road?" Attorney Burdett was graduated from Ann Arbor law school and ad mitted to the Washington bar last fall. This is the first court case he has evsr had. FAULT LIES IN IDLE FURNACE OOITBCrXMAV rOBLLXB, ABTBB AB XXAXZBATZOIT, BATS THAT 0ABS AOS TBOBUEBI BtXaXT I BB 8BT TU1B XT P&ABT WAS WOBKED TO TVU CAPACITY. "The crematory la not being worked to its full capacity," said Councilman Matt Foeller today. "That la ths great difficulty, and I think that before ths council takes any action regarding ths garbage matter it should insist on the crematory being worked to its full capacity." ; "What do you think of the ordlnancs suggested by the mayor, separating the scavengers into two classes?" was asked. ',: ' '. .; ;':. "'' T saw In The JournA last night that he had made such a suggestion, but I have not studied ths matter enough to be able to give an opinion," replied Mr. Foeller. 'It might be an excellent plan, and I will look into ths matter .care fully." It has been stated by soma that the crematory needs enlargement by the addition of two. incinerators, but Coun cilman Foeller, when asked regarding this, ssld: ' , "I went down to ths crematory about two weeks ago to make a personal In vestigation of conditions there. I found that the burners were not being worked to their full capacity. It Is this that causes a whole lot of refuse to be dumped that might otherwise be burned. I am firmly of the belief that the crema tory ought to be worked to its full ca pacity. Then we will see what effect that has on the situation." T It is said . the Women's clubs favor what is known as the reducing system, and its cost, it is stated, should not be mors than 140.000 per year to the city, after being established. This system sterilises all garbags that can be used for any commercial purpose so that it can bs sold without the slightest dan ger of spreading disease, la this man ner ashes, bottles, tin-can solder and newspapers may be saved and sold to pay for the expense of operating the crematory. This plan is in vogue in Milwaukee, Wis., and is said to work admirably, costing about 140.000 per year. Milwaukee and Portland are about equal in population. . SAYS HUSH MONEY WAS OFFERED .HER (Continued from Page One.) When asked regarding the report that he had accepted the 130 aa a retainer and had gone to the other side, and then offered a witness hush money, 1 Mr. Brownell said: . ' Bays Mr. BrownelL "Mr. Marlln came to me and retained me to make an Investigation looking towards the pYoseoution of Dr. Carll and Dr. Stuart claiming that they caused the death of his daughter. I looked into the matter, and consulted with the dis trict attorney, the Hon. Harrison Allen, and 3. V. Campbell, the deputy, and did everything I could to get at the facts. I did get at the facts, and satisfied my self that Dr. Carll had committed no criminal offence. This was all that I was employed to do. I am not district attorney of this district and could not have done more had I desired, and I am satisfied that ths district attorney- did his full duty. , "I had never been . employed or re tained by 'Mr. Marlln for any other pur pose than to assist in a criminal prose cution if one wss brought. AH state ments sbout my being on both aides of the case Is a maliolous Us and false hood, and was known to be such- by the parties who circulated the statement." J. K. Hedges of the law firm of Hedges A Griffith, said that Mr. Brown ell had never deolded to appear in the case as an attorney, and that his -name had been signed to the papers by an er ror and that ths name has sines been erased. ' TO CVBB A COUD UK OBB BAT. Take I,xttr Bromo Qnlnln Tablet. . all druKflitf mfnnd tb money If It falls to enr. X. W. Orors's lrniture is en each boi. sse ' If there were such a thing on the market as Korean independence stock, It would be In a depressed condition.' CASTOR I A . , Tor Infant! and Children. 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