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THE OltEGOTT DAILY JOURNAL,' rOItTLAJSTD, TUESDAY EVE:N1KG, MAIICIT 8, 1904. OREGON IS REAPING HARVEST Heavy Rush of Settlers Visit of Prospective Passenger Agent ' JCot'a.mor picturesque scene has bfliri depicted in many a day than that r( which presented . itself at the Union .depot whe nth O, R. N. overland .'dpot when tha O. R. A, N. overland ma. ; A dosen coaches 'stringing far down the track and all windows open and from them faces of hundreds' of . strangers Rooked out upon the sunlit city. ' Home 'seeker nearly 600 strong- had arrived, 'practically at the end of a long journey. When the long train had been pulled opposite the station, men, women and children in durable traveling attire, ac coutered with-hind luggage of every description, swarmed ,fromtheir rolling abodes and out upon the platform, , New settlers for Oregon had arrived in Portland; many, of "them to make, this clty thalr home, but the majority, to ;,eek the promised fields of agriculture .south', e&et and west. , "It's the beginning of immigration," ;sald Superintendent Lyons of the North 'era Pacific Terminal company, - "and swatch tha people arrive during th tweeks to comt". . -. .:.ir - r Fathers, strange ' as their family jbroods, would gather the latter Into little , group and then assail the baggage mas ter and his assistant. Heaps of be longings were placed here arid there, and when every article had been ac counted for, the members of family or party owning tha property would be as .' sembled; they would stand guard while , a mala delegation-became" active in preparation-for better accommodations for those In their charge.. . ; Babies cried, it is true, and mothers and daughters stilled them as best they could. A scene of human interest for alt who tarried. v. .. ; , , , v , Agents tit the railroad gathered about inquiring men and gave them full di rections where to go for the suitable accommodation desired, and within an hour hardly a dozen of the new arrivals were to be found beneath the roofs of the station. Up Into the city, hither and thither they went, some In cabs, others in busses and many a-walking. All are guests of the city today and not until hours and maybe days will all those destined to leave for Interstate parta be free to do so. CALIFORNIA DECEIT . THROTTLES TRADE (Journal Sp-rlil Service. ) Washington. March . I. Complaints that a number of shipment of Califor nia fruits , have been dishonestly packed hav been called to th atten tion of the State department by the con sul general of this country at Berlin. It is charged that the larger portion of the content of th boxes of a number of shipment from certain designated firms are of much smaller also and lower value than ia given on th facing of the boxes. - ' ' : ROBERTSON WANTS HIS MONEY BACK A deposition of Lewi W, Robertson relative to his suit for the recovery' of money alleged to have been lost at fan at th Portland club war filed in th slat circuit court this morning. It was made befor George A. Brodle, a notary public - W. T. Hum, attorney for th club, questioned Robertson. In th document Robertson gives the ! dates on which he played and th de tails of .his losses. He was in th habit FLOODS LEAVE MANY y - HOMELESS IN EAST '1 t . "' i - 7 - v-" ' ' ! ; , (Journal RpteUl Serrlce.) i IWllkesbarr. J Pa., March ' 8. This afternoon the Pennsylvania' high steel bridge at SeMno Grove was swept away by, th ice-gorged floods. The Wyoming valley lowland of th Susquehanna river 40 miles below th city sre flooded and 700 families are temporarily home less.1 Eight bridges wer swept away, and th town of Westmoor, Catamlssa and "trwood-ar inundated. Losses will reach Into, the hundreds of thousands. ! BtmvDXNO zabobebs stbike. t 1 . ' (Joornal Special Servle.) New Tork, March 8. Six thousand building laborers struck today against a 10-hour-day without an increase in wages. TAX 1.8 DEAD BT WITS. (Journal Special Brrlce.) flan Bernardino, March t. Walter Cooper, a lineman, was electrocuted at Redlands this morning. He fell dead at the feet of his wife. ThVZUlCIKA- Tw . MnV VIDA UrfU-. ji-T - ..-"NXt J RAIIPD At ' "f JUWKl . HARDY i ...- - wrl "UllIKi" . .'V" JB. NOW Is Result of . Last Year's Home Buyers Says A."L' Craig "It is only a start." said A. L. Craig, general passenger , agent of the.O. R. & N.; this morning soon after, the train had arrived. ."Oregtin. is now reaping the benefit of the railroad companies' excursion rates of . last; year, ; At that time heads of families came Into ibis state and looked around; many selected future homes. ..They returned to their families in the east and, selling out, are now making good their determina tion to share the. advantages of th great northwest, particularly Oregon. .. "The greatest fault," continued Mr. Craig, "that the Oregonian resident has. is that , he is apologetic. . People in the east say, 'Oh, your rains we hear that It is all rain Of course, S?e have rains," said Mr. Craig, "but the people in the east have such, violent storms that they think the downpour here is a protracted specimen of their kind. " ., "Why not tell t'hr people the truth? Rain here is gentle and wholesome, and where are the tornadots, cyclones,' blts znrds and the like peculiar to the mid dle west states! t '. -,- ,t "I cannot closely ; estimate th hew settlers that' will be carried into this state th's year, but from statistics' and assurances th number will far exceed that of last year. i,"Our 5:30 train will be probably three or four hours late. This is due," con tinued Mr. Craig, as - he turned to a dispatcher' report, "to th fact that at nearly every point in Oregon time is lost because of th extra time consumed in unloading baggage belonging to the great numbers of homaseekers who are arriving. At Umatilla 24 minute were lost for. this reason, and at iood River more than 10 minutes were consumed. At these points are many settling. "Our company has announced that on the 11 rat and third Tuesday during March and April humeseekers' excursion rates will be sold at point in the middle west and east for $2 above the cost of a straight ticket. This arrangement will produce excellent results for next year. The schedule may obtain through the summer. s . .; , "This will b a great season for Ore gon from a beneficial standpoint,"- eon e'uded Mr. Craig, "and I really believe the next year will be greater.". Acting Secretary Moor, departmen of agriculture, has written to these firms, calling attention to alleged dis crepancies and suggesting corrections of mistakes, in order to lessen th Injury done-th fruit trade.. Th consul gen eral reports that the effect of these dis crepancies on foreign dealer and con sumers 1 most serious and that Euro pean dealer in European fruits are us ing these discrepancies to discredit American product. of keeping a record of his losses In a notebook. He admitted that prior to beginalng th action he had never asked Peter Grant, Nathan Solomon or Harvey Dale to reimburse him for any money which he claims to hav lost. Robertson denies that he drank dur ing th progress of any games, and is unable to remember that h ever cre ated a disturbance and finally had to be carried out of the clubroom. DIES FOR FAULT OF ANOTHER MAN (Hrtrit Special Service.) -- Berlin, March S, -Hugo Brendal, a prominent banker, committed suicide today. His house failed yesterday, due to the dishonesty of a trusted employe. STATU 07 WAB EXISTED. (Journal Special Service.) Washington,' March a. Th Japanese minister this afternoon made an addi tional statement in answer o th Rus sian charge of the violation of the in ternational law. H admitted Japan ese troops landed in Korea befor the declaration ' of war, but not before a tate of war actually existed. . The im perial government . declares that th charge that Japan declared control over Korea is without foundation. INDBAPTJXA SAILS. . Word has been received at the local office of th company that the oriental liner, Indrapura, sailed from Yokohama this morning for Portland. 8he is ex pected to arrive about March 25. It is now believed that the Claverlng and In dravelll. now In port loading, will b ready to sail next Friday. MW. R0CBLOrt ' 1 RAiiro At ;PRlCtlAf(OKflA - uoi WMtfOBrm. . NOT FAIR TRIAL IN THIS COUNTY CHANOB Or TXBtTB OBANTED XX , suit or county against co- ' XTOTHXA BXVEB TOWINO COM rABT TAKXS CASB TO CXACKA KA8 CIBCUIT COUNT. The next hearing of the suit of Mult nomah county against the Willamette Columbia River Towing company and others will take place in Clackamas county. John B. Cleland, presiding Judge in the state circuit court, granted a change of venue this morning on mo tion of counsel for the towing company. The grounds for the motion were that owing to the financial Interests of tax payers the company cannot receive r a fair trial In this county. "The right . of challenge waived ap piled 'only to the IS Jurors formerly hearing the case," said Judge Cleland; "This application, I think, Is timely, and its disposition lies in the discretion of the court. In try opinion good reason exists for setting up the ground of prejudice." A Jury in Judge Sears' court awarded a verdict in favor of the county some time ago. A new trial was granted by Judge Sears, the" motion for a change of venue following; The buit arose over the British steam er Almond Branch crashing into tha Morrison-street bridge and doing dam age- estimated at $5,000 while being towed through the draw by one of the company' tugs. The contention of the county is that two tugs should , have been used. This, the company says, was unnecessary, claiming that Captain An derson of the British ship "lost his head" and reversed his engine at a critical Juncture In tha passage of the steamer. " v -.'"' "MATTER IS IN OTHER HANDS" KATOB WXLZ.IAMS BATS BE WXX.X. TAKE BO rVBUO AOTIOW BE OABSIVG THE KOTIOB IBOM THE vXTTHZOZTAXt ASSOCIATION THAT SiOT UACxnrxs axe orsxATixa. Aft open letter Mayor George H. Williams on the subject of money-pay ing slot machines, has been Issued by the secretary of th Portland Municipal association. The letter states that in asmuch as reliable Information has been obtained that slot machines are again in operation, the association desires to know : whether the mayor intends to take any further action toward enforc ing the orders recently issued to the chief of police.' 'I,.have nothing whatever to say re garding the letter," said Mayor Wil liams this morning. 'Will you take any public notice of it at all T" was asked. "None whatever," wa the answer. "Will you take cognisance of the evi dence offered in the letter, saying the machines are again In full operation wss asked. . "That matter is in other hands," he replied. , G. CAMPBELL MORGAN TO LECTURE IN CITY Arrangements have been completed today whereby G. Campbell Morgan will speak In the Whit Temple Thursday night. Dr. Morgan ha been- holding a series of services in Seattle for a week past and owing to engagements In San Francisco and Lo Angeles imme diately following his .Seattle dates, the attempt mad by the Ministerial asso ciation some months ago to arrange a series of union meetings in Portland un der hi leadership had to be abandoned. Dr. Brougher, pastor of First Baptist church, arranged this engagement for the noted clergyman. Owing to the fact that Dr.' Morgan is obliged to take tha 8:30 p.m. train for California, th meeting on Thursday night will be held at 8:30. The other churches of the city, will b Invited to participate in this service. G.-Campbell Morgan is known as th successor of Dwight L. Moody in his extension work among the churches. PENDLETON FEARS . : UMATILLA FLOOD (Journal Special Service.) Pendleton. Or., March 8. T. C Taylor was today elected receiver of the Wade estate.' The Umatilla river is on the rampage and should the swollen waters rls any farther great damage ,wll be done, not only to the farming lands about th region but th city' business Interests. Residents of the lowlands are watching closely the river's progress and should the stream continue to rise aa It ha during the past few hour an exodus to higher lands will take place. BOXAX.X. JTJBT DISMISSES. (Journal Special Serf Ice.) ; 1 San Bernardino, March 8. The Boxall Jury was dismissed this morning. They could not agree. They had been out since ! p. m. yesterday. t MILLARD 0 LOA'flSDALC 1 A PICTORIAL VIEW OF " FATINITZA" i. NOT, ALL AGREE WITH ASSOCIATION BET. J. J. BTATJB. Or BUB Wit SIDE COWOBEOATIOWAL CXtTBCBY SATS IT IS EOT THE FBEACEER'S DTJTT TO DECIDE WXETXEB. HE BHAU UABBT A COtTTLE. The resolution passed yesterday . by the ministers of Portland with regard to marrying ' divorced couples la still being warmly discussed by tha ministers at large. . Dr.- Edgar P. Hill says: "I do ' not marry ' a . couple simply (because they have a license. I always ask them if they have been divorced, and aluo a great many other questions. At the Presbyterian general . assembly held last, May in Los Angeles, ministers wer urged not to marry divorced couples unless they had received the divorce on scriptural grounds. I abide by this." Rev. A. J. Montgomery, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church, says: "Per sonally, I think that -there are only two causes for divorce, tha "scriptural cause and desertion. -A man cam to me re cently and' told me that he and his wife could not get along, so they had mutually agreed to desert each other, and finally they obtained a divorce on that, ground. I should not re-marry any such per sons." : ."After the couple has secured , a li cense "I think that it is not for the' min ister to decide whether or not he shall marry the couple," says Rev; J. J. Staub, of the Sunnyslde Congregational church, "If I knew of any lawful impediment beforehand I should refuse to : marry them, but I never ask any questions." Rev.-W.,H. Sclleck of the Sunnyslde Methodist church, is of the opinion that in the main the position of the body Is correct. He saysr "Ministers should exercise extreme caution in regard to marrying divorced people. I am very much opposed to the loose way in which divorces are granted, and the , laxity some ministers exercise in regard to marrying divorced couples." WANTS DAMAGES FROM SECOND-HAND DEALER Arrested on the charge of stealing an overcoat, but released by Municipal Judge Hogu when It wa proved that the garment belonged to a son, Frank Cassidy, through his attorney, Judge Cameron, will tomorrow file a suit for 15,000 damages against Caroline Baum, proprietor of a second-hand store on Second street near Couch, charging her with false imprisonment.; Cassidy. a painter who resides at 103 North Sixteenth street, wa arrested last Thursday afternoon, having been charged by Mrs. Baum with taking an overcoat that had been hanging in front of her store. Cassidy was wearing the coat when arrested, and when the case was tried before Municipal Judge Hogue last Friday morning the garment was Identified by young Cassidy as the one he had loaned his father the day be fore, although the second-hand dealer was still of the opinion that the coat had been taken from in front of her store. - A day or so later, EAward Wllkens, a bartender In an uptown saloon, informed Frank Cassidy that he had worn the overcoat three years and then gava it to young Cassidy as a present MAY SELL TO COHN SAYS MR. MERRILL "S. Morton Cohn. I unriprtfln4 la bidder for the property in which I pur posed opening a theatre, and it may in terfere with my plans," said Fred T. Merrill today. "I have only a verbal understanding rerardlne- the leasa nf tha property with Mrs. C. Balnbridge, th owner, and as I hear she has been of fered 895,000 for it, she may sell to Cohn."- Th building in which Mr. Merrill purposed opening his new steel-lined theatre is on Sixth, between Washing ton and Stark streets. Cnhn whn Mor rill says. Is negotiating for its purchase. Is proprietor and manager of the Ar cade theatre, on Washington street. He ia out or me city today. "If the property is sold to some one elsa wa will utart nur thentra b1- where In th city," said Mr, Merrill. KILLED WITH POISONED CANDY (Journal Special Service.) Des Moines. March 8. As the result of the death at Pierre. South Dakota. last night, of Miss Rena Nelson, who at alleged poisoned candy mailed from Boone, Ia., Mrs. Sherman -Dye stands charged with murder. Governor Cummins today listened to argument for the extradition of Mrs: Dye, but withheld his decision pending a legal opinion. Dye is standing by his wlf. who Is In Jail. GOES TO ABIZOBA. ' L. R. Webster, -county Judge, left to day with Mrs, Webster for Temple. Aria The trip Is for the benefit of th health of Mrs. Webster, who has been confined to her room by iflnes for th last three months. Judge Webster will return tn sbout 12 days, but Mrs. Web ster will remain .in Arlxona.- Every Jittfe . while; some professor announces that , he has succeeded in Some manufacturers- claimV.to be 'J.JLl7ni:rr it ... . W u " if "r m FATINITZA PROVES A GREAT SUCCESS POBTLAKD SOCIETY TIX.L8 THE .MAJtQTJAM GXA2TB- AT AMATETXB yEBTOBMAWCB ACTING AND Bxxaxxa ot fsiboipax.8 pbais- ED BT All. PRESENT. Weeks of patient training by Musical Director Boyer and Managers Esmelton and Baker, and of conscientious prac tice by principals and chorus, , resulted last evening in a production or rati nltza' by Portland singers which -was equal to any professional performance. It was worth while to see . Millard O. Lownsdale alone, in his splendid imper sonatlon of the hot-headed, gruff, stamp ing old General KantcnuKonr, wno in spite of his towering passion declares himself "quit calm To listen to the deep, rich tones of Mr. Lownedale's bass' is a pleasure long to be remembered. , The part of Princess Lydla Imanovna has great dramatic possibilities, which In the hands of Rose Bloch Bauer be came splendid realities. Her glorious voice has rarely shone to a better ad vantage, and particularly in the higher register and in the sustained quality. or ner tonesiaia Bne maae ner taieni evident.- . Mrs. Walter Tteed did net disappoint her large number of expectant friends by "failing to appear, as If had been feared. Mrs. Reed has been suffering from a severe attack of laryngitis since Friday, With great effort, however, Mrs. Reed won her voice back to a con dltlon where sha could sing, but not with her customary power and ease. Her Impersonation of the part of Vlad Imlr, dioguised as the woman "FaUn ltia," was all that could be desired. In her acting as the young lieutenant, en during for policy's sake the caresses of the lovesick old General Kantchukoff, she Is admirable. . J. W. Belcher, as Julian Hardy, the war correspondent, appeared for the first time in opera before a Portland audi ence. His solo, "My Native Land," was heartily encored. Rea Irvln, as "Mustapha," the keeper of the harem, wa one of the evening s successes. His touches of humor were eure, and had nothing of the' far-fetched amateurish effort to . be funny. His song "On the Banks of the Yalu Far Away" received several encores. . Robert Rountree, as Izzet Pasha, with four wives In his harem, acted his part with commendable sang froid. His four wives, gracefully impersonated by Misses Ethel Lytle, Grace Campbell, Vida Rccd and Beulah Caldwell, sang well and were properly Jealous of Lydia. whom Izzet Pasha Introduced to them as future wife number 6. Miss Marion Peters made a striking Captain vasil and was ably supported by Mis Eula Bennett as Lieutenant Osslp. .To 8. Stuart McGuire. as Ser geant Stcipann, fell the part of opening the action of the opera solos, which h did in an admirable baritone solo. Dot Bernard, as Dimitrl, shows herself a clever little actress. Louis P. Bruce Had no great oppor tunity for his voice, but took the part of Hassan Bey With spirit, The chorus was highly . entertaining. ana lor amateurs did some very accept able work. Their volume of tone com pares more than favorably with any of th opera companies that have held the boards here this winter, and. their per formarico speaks volumes for the train ing they have received at .the hands of Musical Director Boyer and Stage Man ager Esmelton. Manager Baker pro- viaea excellent scenery and pretty cos tumes, which contributed not a little to the success Of the production Society people from Portland and sur. rounding citle filled the boxes, The per ! M6 iEOROE BAKER Mflpt A SPEECH ' Squaring the squaring the circle. Golden Gate Coffee Butit.has never been ; done, 1 and 2 lb. aroma aL all high-grade grocers. J.-A. Folger & Co., San Francis Importers and Roasters formance wa distinctly; a society as well- as a musical event and the' band some gowns worn by- th women made the scene a brilliant one. in front of the -curtain as well as behind It. WINCHBSTEB. The change to- a novel, and somewhat exciting military play at the Baker this week is moat- favorably received and commented .upon, "Winchester" 1 en tirely new to Portland, but though coming- a total stranger, has .made a host of friends and. admirers right at the start -It has many new features, among which is tha .scene carried out with the aid of moving pictures and stage ef fects. t "THE CHRISTIAN" NEXT WEEK. It is advisable to buy seats now for 'The Christian," which is in active prep aration for.: a . fine production at the Baker next week, : ' OLTMPIA OPEBA C OCTANT. - The Olympla Opera company has sur prised the Portland lovers of opera more than any other musical' organization that has visited tha city In' years. The per formance of "The Isle of Champagne" Is well rendered. The company pro duces 28 different operas and carries scenery and wardrobe for every one. "Olivette" will bs presented next Thurs day evening. "THE OLD HOMESTEAD." Many people imagine that the reason Denman Thompson give such a perfect characterization of th New England farmer n "Tha Old Homestead" is be cause he is the same off the stage as he is oa Nothing could ba further fyiro me tnnn man tnis. onr tn stage Den man Thompson is a cultured gentleman. On the stage he Is the typical uncouth, brusque Yankee farmer.- 'Denman Thompson himself, supported by an ex cellent company, will be th attraction at the Marquam Grand1 theatre next Mon day, Tuesday end - Wednesday nights, March 14, 15, If, with a special matinee Wednesday. . SUNSTBEIiS AT THE MABQTAM. The advance sale f seats will open next Thursday morning for Ward and Wade's minstrels, which com to the Marquam Grand theatre next Saturday afternoon and night Popular prices wilt prevail at the matinee. THE ABOASE. A pleasing new bill was presented for the first time yesterday at the Arcade theatre. ' PABK THEATBE. A week, of lively vaudeville at the Park theatre opened' with yesterday' performance. LEFT IN LURCH Rather than stand trial on the charge or larceny from a dwelling, Annie Pol lard has fled the state and left her bondsmen A. B. Burger, R. W. Patter son and Fred Tapkern in the lurch. When she failed to appear In the state circuit court this morning John B. Cle land, the presiding Judge, declared her oona or i,600 forfeited. 81nce,the case was called in the court it has been learned that Annie Pollard left the city shortly after she secured bond. Efforts have been made to appre- nena ner py in tnree bondsmen but in vain. She was located at Butte, Mont., where sha is also accused of larceny; but got away before she could be placed under 'arrest. It was thought that for a while she was in San Francisco. Annie Pollard Is charged with stealing i&u rrom rank Kemper , at th New Grand Central hot-el, Third and Gllsan streets, on July 26 last. She was ar. rested and taken before, Municipal Judge Hoaue two davs later and bnn nil nvnr to the state circuit court.- An informa tion charging her with larceny from a dwelling was filed August 7 by District Attorney ' Manning. , . REPUBLICANS ARE AHEAD IN SEATTLE ' , (Journal Rpwlal Servle,.) -Seattle, March 8. A heavy vote is being polled In the city election today and the indications are that Republi cans will make a clean sweep. Or, Anita McGe and a corps of trained nurses enrout to Japan to, nurse th mikado s wounded; are due to arrive here tonight. They leave for the Orient on the lyo Maru tomorrow. v '-v' BLUEBEARD MOST , f SURELY, UNLUCKY . ( Juitrnal Spftclal Servlo,.) - . . -Chicago, March 8. In the fire wlileh gifted the- Western Salvage Wrecking company's building this morning, caus-. Ing the loss of $125,000 worth of prop erty, were th costly costume and hangings of the Mr.' Bluebeard company which was playing. at the Iroqoi at the time of the great disaster. HER BONDSMEN , Buthe hasn't; able to match - tight tins CO of Fin . Old Coffee INTERIOR RATES WILL NOT DROP PBOSONENT BAXEB CITT MAN WHO KNOWS CONDITIONS PREDICTS ; THAT SPOKANE AND OTHEB IN , XiANi) POINTS WXU HOT SECVBB , TEBMINA& BATES. ' ' S.' (Journal Special 8ervlee.) ' Baker City, .March "I notice that the papers say that the transcontinental railroads have made terminal freight rate on certain commodities, from the east te Spokane, and that the Spokane shipper are still dissatisfied and are continuing their boycott against the Great r Northern and ; Northern Pacific roads in favor of the O. R. & N. com pany in the hope of gaining further con cessions in rates," said Col. W. F. But cher today, while discussing the general traffic situation. Colonel Butcher is a, lawyer of state prominence, president of the Baker City Gaa & Electric and Rick Creek Power & Transmission com panies and a large shipper. ' ' "Spokane has for 10 or 15 years made a fight for terminal rates against the principles of the Interstate act and the law of nature from a certain view point. You can put it down as an axiom that the general principles of water compe tition under the condition of transcon tinental traffic will alwaya - give., the ocean port .some, advantage. ,; On, the other hand there is some reason from the shippers': standpoint why, an infiHiir town S00 mile et of the ocean ter minal of the railroad should ask for" at least the same rate on west-bound busi ness from the east as applies to the ter minal. The rules of transportation and laws of competition do not permit, of an exact equality and the courts have up held this law as it is now incorporated In the Interstate commerce act. . - "While the railroads have Jointly re adjusted certain rates to Spokane on transcontinental freight they cannot be expected to reduce the entire tariff to the terminal basis and Spokane might as well stop fighting. ' The coast ports which are terminals of transcontinental roads do bne hundred times the busi ness that is handled by' interior towns and besides are entitled to tho benefit Of their geographical location. The criti cism of the. making of a lesser propor tionate rata fop the land haul from the ease to Seattle oh the through billing to the Orient of flour than ia made for the local delivery of flour at Seattle and the charging of about three times that proportionate rate on' wheat from the Paclflc to the east is not sustained by facts. A detailed argument might show why and how Mr. Hill can,afford to han dle this Oriental traffic in the manner in which he is now conducting It. In fact such arguments have alreadV been made In print. ' " ' .-. xne raci remains mat uuiereiumi in terior transcontinental , rates came 15 year ago to stay, with the probability that big jobbing center of this coast will be the ocean ports the same as they are on th Atlantic.. Thl is common sense but does not preclude the neces sity of an equitable adjustment of rates so a to make the burden upon the in terior jobbing houses a less tremendous one. - The tlmo may com when interior centers like Spokane and Baker City may receive something ilk the, flat terminal rates, but thl time will not come until th population In tha interior has largely Increased and the west I divided. Into sones with non-conflicting jobbing cen ter.", -. . ' " :' . . ' - . ; Shortly after 8 o'clock Saturday even ing, as J. H. Crabln, a mining manv was on his way down town from his home on the east side and as he stepped on tho cros walk opposite W, Smith' residence two desperate men sprang upon him; and knocked him down with sand bags. .. The men took $11 and left him. Mr. Crabln was not badly .hurt and gave the alarm. The pollc were notified by ; telephone Officer Tom Merrill went to the scene, but-the highwaymen had escaped in. the darkness. Mr. Crabln said, that on of luo Mien was vrry 'lull ami me 'tuurr - short, but beyond that ha could not de scribe them, a It wa very dark where the holdup occurred, i The police say that th town is comparatively clear of hoboes and the , toughs. No clue was ' left by which to trace the thieves, " - Th principal business in th circuit court yesterday wa the opening or th trial of Fred Strong, under arrest on the chsrg of holding up ' the Mint, aloon February lV.- The wife of th defendant, .holding In her arms her l-weeks' -old baby, was an Interested ' pectator. ' - ' . ' - -1' ' The taking of testimony wa delaved about half an hour waiting for the. ap pearance or tn nrst witnes '. railed by the tate; Que Ingalls, who was the bartender on duty at the Mint th night v Of the holdup. When' the -witness ap peared the court stated that his offense was contempt of court, but nassed the matter by ordering the witness sworn. Ingalls stated that lie had understood there would be no court until 7:30 In the evening. The witness partially identi fied the gun used In the : holdup and completely identified one of th corns taken from the cash 1 register ; which young Harry Moore, in preliminary ex amination, said Strong threw into a , closet with tfcf gun. and which were re covered by the pollc. .