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18 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 20, 1904. I'BRM WEAK IN PARTY STRENGTH From. -Neighboring Vancouver .Comes Repor 1 That the Republicans " Politicians Are (Journal tyeclal Serrlre.) , ' Vancouver. March 19. The political move now -en In Clarke county looks very dreary foe the leaders of the two primary factions, andr if either one win out there must be some clever and hard work done by that particular fac tion. , . The leaders of both faction deny most emphatically any knowledge of the third' division. This third division or faction, to be nice, tuts not made any pretensions toward much considera tion In this matter, but when the fight ta In Its height there will, according to present Indications, be some explana tions by the defeated leaders, as to how tt happened. fight is more personal ambition on the part of the leader than anything else. At least this Is the view that is being taken by the county voters. By a care ful canvass of the voter' sentiments their opinions may concisely be stated thus: There Is not so muctvln the lie-.Bride-Railway fight as the politicians are endeavoring to make It appear. , . 'The average voter In Clarke county expresses himself as believing that Mc Bride Is working more to Increase tils DEATH WAS VERY TV AH MASTERS OXEOOBT X.TTMBEB . x2x.ii, the boots or WHICH WEILS CO YESES WITH ICE AW9 SHOW, WOBXMEH SEABIiY LOSE THE IB XJTE8. (Journal BpeelalSerTiee.) - " Baker City, Or, March 80. At Ser vice and Wright's planlng mill, about 20 miles from here, three men had a narrow escape from death yesterday. Pete . Service, William Cole and Fred Ehreak, employed at the mill were un der a shed loading a car of lumber when, without a moment's warning, a terrible crash occurred and . thflurpof fell in from its weight of snow and ice. Sureak was close to the end of the shed and ran from under It, but in his haste went into another shed; the roof of which also fell at the same time, striking him on the head, and severely Injuring him. Cole and ' Service were dugout of the debris of the other shed considerably bruised and, very much frightened, r All ;wer: prostrated by their experience. Prompt action - and 'the presence of mind of William Dickin son, who was on top of the car- being loaded, by eiihimfening1 help, saved the lives of the men caught in the wreck. Eastern Oreg-on Prosperous. That Eastern Oregon is in a state of unprecedented prosperity is shown con clusively by the collection of taxes on the 1903 roll. Never before in the his tory of Baker county has : there been such a record, and Tuesday, March 15, was the banner day for tax collections. It was . the last day for the payment of taxes under the benefit of the three per cent discount, and Bheriff Brown re ceived in cash $27,105.19 and in war rants I6.S17.S3, making a total collected for the day of 133,922.52. Heretofore the largest single day's collection has been the day orv-whlch the O. R. & N. paid its taxes, but this year it was dif ferent, the people having no difficulty In raising the money for their taxes. Visitors of Interest. 1 i F. W. Davis, civil engineer of Boston and recently connected with the Penn sylvania Railroad company, arrived here with General Manager George M. Mc Dowell of the La (id Metals company of Portland and Mineral City, Idaho, oper. atlng extensively on 8nake river la the mining and smelting of copper, and who are building a new smelter at Homestead near the Iron Dyke mine. When Interviewed neither one of the gentlemen would talk for publication, except Mr. McDowell told something of their new operations at Mineral City, a aeiauea previously, with the remark thai headquarters had forbldenalL ployes of the company to give out state ments to the public Enough is known, however, to make the statement that Mr. Davis is not out t here for his health alone or Just to look the country over." Mr. McDowell is evl dently here In some connection with the adjustment proceedings of the Iron Dyke mine now pending in tha Baker county circuit court, DEMOCRATS CALL COUNTY CONVENTION ; (Jouraal Bjieeial gerrlce.) , The Dalles, Or.. March 18. The Dem ocratic central committee met today pur suant to the call of Chairman F. A. Heuf ert. A call was Issued for a county convention to be held In The Dalles on (Saturday. April Id. The convention ' will consist of 90 delegates, 'the ' appointment of whom was bused on the vote cast for George K. Chamberlain for governor In 1902 being one delegate for aeli 5 5 votes or major fraction thereof. Ai.nl 9 was fixed as the date for holding the iri Itmrlea. ;-. ', , The funeral of the late Diaries F Michclbach was largely attended this .. . waif very stormy. Business houses generally were closed -rorn i to t:30 o'clock oujt of re spect to the deceased. A wealth of beau tlful flowers from San Francisco, Port land and The Dalles was placed 'on the ' grave,' . ..,r .; ARLINGTON MUSIC ..MAKERS ARE BUSY (Journal gpeclil Berriec.) Arlington. Or March 19.The Ar lington orchestra of six pieces went to (Ilex yesterday end furnluhnd mucin f. the dance held there Friday night,- The dance sras the tnost' enjoyable affair ever held in Olex, The attendance was good and the music waa the host to be obtained in -trti Oregon. - rariiH i" in una imianiuornooa are on i! fngsged with spring work. Pros- pectc art good for a bountiful crop. NEAR THREE Iff Hay Split on Issue Very Anxious own Interests and make them more powerful than he is working for the public Rood. , In this conniption, a number of the voters, to substantiate their opinion, call attentton to the fact that McBride is now advancing the same proposi tion as regards the railroad commission, formerly opposed by him while Rogers was governor, His opposition, it ts al leged, then was that the proposed law placed too much' power In the gover nor's hands, and promised to make of the governor a. factor, in a political way, to be feared. Now, that McBride him self is governor he is anxiously working for this self-same power. . ' This view of the matter by the coun try voters Is not lost on the two op posing factions against McBride, These factions are picking up the sentiment with a spirit that Indicates come active work along this line. :. There are a few disquieting personal interests at. stake, and with .these cast before the voters of this county, It would not be at- all surprising that the Republican party would be so split up that neither faction will gain any ad vantage, but allow . the Democratic party-to win out. IS IRRIGATION CO. IMPORTANT DECISION HEWDEBED IH PXSTDX.ETOH SUIT WHEBEBT XECXAUATZOV ' COX? AST MAY DEVELOP OBEAT LAND TBACTS raoac WAitiui walla otebflow (Journal Special Service.) Pendleton. ' Or., - March 19. Judge Ellis In the circuit court this afternoon rendered a decision in the Hudson Bay irrigation case which is a victory for the irrigation companies using the flood waters of spring to reclaim desert lands. In the case of the Little Walla Walla Irrigation union against the Milton, Free- water aad the Hudson Bay Ditch com panies a decision was rendered permit' ting the Hudson Bay people to use three-fifths of the water flowing through the prior claimant' ditch from March 19 to May 3, or during high water In the Walla Walla river. The purpose of the company ts to reclaim a large tract of sagebrush land by using the overflow waters of the spring season, and the case was therefore of wide in terest, ' . : farmers rom Trust, Farmers representing the Owners of 600 milch cows . In southern Umatilla county have signified a willingness to abolish local creameries in the interior and sell cream to the new creamery to be started, in this city on a guarantee of SO cents per pound for butter fat Begla heep-Shearing'. i Sheep-shearing in the Echo district will begin at once. Prices paid for shearing this year will average 8 cents per head. The sheep are In excellent condition for shearing and the clip will be over the average owing to the mild winter. Wool men expect new wool to start off at 1 cents per pound. . REAL ESTATE BOOMS IN INDEPENDENCE , (Journal Special Service.) ' Independence. OS.. March 19. -More sales of property are reported in this city this week. The best sale was tHnt of the W. P. Con na way residence here to Mr. James Jones, a youn hon man Of this rltv Th nrntKri, U a desirable resldenpe. The" consideration was ii.ioQ. Among the .other sales made are to Harry Iliff and C. A. Rice tnce. ' Mrs. Hawley sold her property, and Mrs. Bertha Plymale purchased the mix property in North Independence. lr. -Nhrbos of Urnimaut lot In that nine nni IntMH, to ni... a residence there, and Mr. Henry Nets oi Vancouver, s wash., bought a very deslrabla 10 acres of W. H. Ireland this week, near Monmouth. The Mon mouth band is contemplating the build ing of a hall 60 by 100 feet In that city. jt Dana concert win be , given ' at Independence by the Monmouth band the comlna week, a ft op h(h th, mam. bers expect to give a dance. This band nas Deen in tne naDit or giving concerts on the streets of Independence during the summer months, and it la their in. tention to do so this year again. ine southern Pacific Railroad com pany la preparing to Improve its sys tem along the Yamhill division, which was formerly the nnrrnw nun roll. road. Near here it is stated they will place a bridge across the Luckiamuta. ' Bpecial exercises were held in the normal school chapel at Monmouth' the fore part of last week. The services were in memory of Mr, Fllnn, who died at Albany a few days ago. Mr, Fllnn was one of the members of the board of resents of the school., , Sneaker Harris. 1nt ih, moi. lature, is in the city visiting friends ana laying pmns to capture the nomi nation xor congress. He expects to,se- CUre COrtsilleraiilft Iimnnrl In IVila nmintv and visits Dallas before leaving the county. congressman Hermann has been making presents to a numW nt his political friends of United States maps. . ... , : ,', Mies Edith Owen of this nlace. who entered the oratorical contest at Forest rove, came out third In the contest. That la the highest position ever held by Monmouth, it is stated. She was urm on neiivery. , . The Reheknh Indira of thU 'nit "will give a very Interesting dance on the evening or April 1. It Is to be some thing of a novelty and the committee in i-harare expects to make the matter a surprlHe to those present. The Rebekahs always have large attendances at thoir u.iub. meir lodge being the largest wunmn s organisation in the city. TJnaeoessary. From the Chlengo'News., . Kind Lady"But if I give you this dime I m afraid I" will be encouraging you to take a drink." ThiVty Tim "Don't youse be eriarmed on dut score, lady, Whu.lt comes to takin' er drink I don't need no encouragement" . VICTORY OR ASTORIA SALMON PROSPECTS GOOD AXX, VACKZHCr HOUSES HATE BEEN IMPBOVEU IN ANTICIPATION 0 AN ENOBMOUS PACK THE COLS BTOBAOE , FZNTS INCBEASEO ONE-THXBD XN CAPACITT. i1 L -' ; ' 5 (Journal Special Service.) . Astoria, March 19. If the supply of salmon la plentiful this season, and there is every prospect that it will be, the output of Columbia river canneries and , cold-storage plants, will exceed that of any former year. There Is Just one uncertain feature and that Is the stage of the river. Heavy freshets will have the effect of keeping theValmon outside longer than usual and result in smaller catches, as the fish do not "lead" well in muddy water. However, there is no reason to suppose that backward conditions will prevail this year, and the - outlook for the -season is very bright Practically all of the packing houses have been Improved during the winter. Packers have learned that they must except their greatest supply of fish dur ing July and August, and they have made preparations to handle the entire offerings. Heretofore the plants have been "swamped" with fish during the great runs, but there will be less diffi culty on this score In 1904 than ever before. : The plants have been placed in fllrst-class condition, and - the num ber of - canneries will be greater than was the case last season. The capacity , of the cold-storage plants has been, Increased ' fully one third. The Columbia River Packers' as sociation, the Tallant-Grant company, the Co-operative Packing company, the Sanborn-Cutting company and. Indeed, all of the concerns In Astoria . have greatly increased their facilities. -The demand for pickled salmon- has become very extensive, and the consumption has Increased so materially during the past two years that the supply ffll far short. Those-who keep close Swatch upon the industry believe it will not be long before most of the Columbia river salmon goes Into pickle Instead of Into cans. All of the early fish, except that under size, will be pickled, and there will not be much packing until early in July. The hatchery runs com mence usually about July 20, continuing until the end of the season, and In this brief period the offerings of raw fish are sufficient to block the packing houses. It is calculated that nearly 760,000 cases of fish - will be handled this season, ' Including that put Into pickle. . Two new canneries will be operated perhaps three. Market conditions are all that -could be' desired.' Prices have gone steadily upward, due to the shortage of the Alaska and Puget sound output and there is strong demand for the canned product Packers look for a most suc cessful season, and the optimistic feel ing extends to the fishermen, who an ticipate no such refusal of fish as hap pened last year. ,.-., , ,-',- Coroner's Investigation. The coroner' investigation into the death of Miss Alexandra Willen, the servant maid who was shot through the heart and killed by' Willie, the 14-year-old son of Police Commissioner W. J. Cook, has excited more Interest; than any other case of the kind aver called to the attention of the authorities of this county. .The Finnish colony of the city, the strongest numerically of any of the foreign elements, has interested Itself and Is using every endeavor to bring out all of the facts in connection with the shooting. As a consequence much bitter feeling has been engendered. and racial prejudice has manifested It self during the past few days. There appears to have been a belief among the Finns that Miss Willen was assaulted by the Cook boy prior to the time of the shooting and physicians were engaged by the Finns, at a mass meeting held in West Astoria, to per form an autopsy. The doctors made careful examination and were unable to find any marks indicating violence. There had been no criminal assault. Almost a score of persons, tnciudlnar flve school teachers, have testified to the excellent character of the boy and his genial and charitable disposition. The defense is being looked after by ex-Senator John H. Smith, while F. D. Winton waa engaged- by" the Finns to assist District Attorney Allen. The greatest sympathy Is expressed by the English speaking people for ar. and Mrs. Cook, who are -almost pros trated with, grief over the sad affair. The unfortunate lad has likewise suf fered greatly. The ago of the boy protects him from full operation of the law, and no greater punishment than a term in the reform school could be meted out ta him. Tha announcement that a comnanv has feeeh formed for the purpose of working the sand along the seashore of northwestern Oregon for the gold which it is known to contain. A prominent Portland mining man is said to be at tha head of the company. Preliminary operations havealready been begun, and the statement has been made that a device has been' Invented which will separate the gold from the sand. The work Is to be prosecuted, according te tha statement of Dr. August Kinney, wiui every prospect or success. COLUMBIA HOLDS IN POLITICAL ARRAY (Journal Special Service.) J Rainier. Or.. March 19. -TW nmn. cratic couBty central committee met In Kainier toaay ana called the Columbia county convention to meet in Olatskanlt April 1, one week later than the Re publican convention, "The Democratic primaries for Colum bia, cnunlv are n Via tiM m, ln.il 9 The. 4 4 delegates of the convention mrm apportioned as follows: . S , . . ; Auburn, 1; Apiaty, I; Beaver Falls, 2: Clatskanle, t; Deer Island, 2; Goble, t: Marshland, 2; Nehalem, t; Oak Point, 6; Rainier, ; Scappoose, 4; Union, 8; War- ren, - ,-; ., 1 The , Republican county ; committee also met here today and selected data. kanie as the' place for holding the Co lumbia eojinty convention. Xhelr con vention is caiiea ror April s, and their primaries for April I. ... ROSEBURG TO HAVE" A FINE NEW ARMORY (Journal Special Sm-rtce.) . , Roseburg, Or.,' March 19. It Is pro posed to build a new armory for the use of Company D, O. N. G.; over two business houses here, as tne present one is entirely Inadequate, besides being re garded as unsafe by many of those in terested. If present plans are carried nut tha new .building will be an orna tnnt to the city. The Socialists will hold their county oonyenuun oere April t. ' f .. MINERS OBJECT TO POOR BILL OF FARE (Journal Special Serrlce.), . Sumpter, Or., Mareh 19.- It is under stood that the "majority of the men em ployed at the B. -& E. mines were either discharged on account of their refusing to eat at the company boarding-house or quit work voluntarily In sympathy with the . other workmen yesterday morning. It has been known for some time that there was more or less friction resulting from the boardlng-houss . question. Many of the miners preferred taking their meals at Bourne and Ignored the wishes of the company In this particu lar. . Yesterday morning when the men went on shift they were asked by the foreman where they were boarding. Those who were not eating at the com pany's s hoarding-house were : told that their services were no longer needed. : It Is understood that a number of men cither quit or were discharged, and that the company has only a few men, with which to carry on work. - E. H. Hutching, agent for Major Bonta and his mining and railway enterprises, passed through Sumpter yesterday on his way to the Oregon Wonder and Will Cleaver mines to measure up . the con tract work and pay off the men. Mr. Hutchlns will go on to Mount Rastus to look after the . work, at the Old Hutch group which has been prose cuted during the winter. "Two hundred feet of tunnel has been driven on this, property, In which three blind ledges have been cut. one of which averages four feet and the other six feet in Width, all carrying good -values. - --.tr Mr. Hutchlns expects Major Bonta back from the east about the middle of April. It la definitely known, he says. that tne bonds have been sold for the railroad and everything arranged satis factorily so far as the financing of the proposition Is concerned. ''5 :..',' -; .:' Advanoe Company Eleots Offloers. At a special meeting of the stockhold ers of tha Advance .Mining company held yesterday afternoon for the purpose of increasing the directorate from three to five, electing officers and extending too terms or ornce from one to two years and revising the by-laws, the following officers and r directors ; were elected: President T. J. Costello; vice-president . b. Btart; secretary and treasurer. Dr. F. A. Walters, of Stevens Point Wis.: directors, G. H. Blanchard. of St Paul and E. P. Bergman of Sumpter. The company operates the McKinley and Roosevelt group In the Cable Cove district and Is controlled by practically the same peoeple as the Forest Mining company, operating the Storm King. In the same district Various reports were read at the meeting, and things were found to be in excellent shape. Light Company Will Soon Begin, A. G. Smith, consulting engineer, and one of the stockholders of the Sumpter Light & Water company, who is now at North Yakima straightening up some matters connected with the water system there. Is expected here about April 1, at which time work will be re commenced on the power plant and pipe une, n tne snow nas sufficiently disap peared at that time to allow work to proceed. When tha weather forced a susnension of work last fall the new power-house had been? practically completed and the major part of tha pipe Una laid. The foundations for the machinery were all in., Outside of the pipe line 2,000 feet wui cover tne rest to bs laid. The en gines ano Doners at the old plant wil be moved to the new location, but a new dynamo, which will furnish light for a much larger place than- Sumpter, has been ordered and is expected to arrive here very soon. , , s , XL B. Bain will Setura Soon. M. E. Bain, general manager of the Overland in the Cable Cove district who has been. lathe east looking after mat ters connected with the property, will return to Sumpter In about 10 days. Prof. W, S. EBerman, consulting engi neer for the company, la In receipt of a letter from Mr. Bain to 'the above ef fect and Btatlng that he will make things hum at the property as so on as he gets back. While absent Mr, Bain has visited his old home In Canada. - ; - , went Bight to Work, , ) ; From the Milwaukee Sentinel. MorDheua had itiat t.k Jupiter of his appointment as the god "I BUDDOSe." he Mill. "that T ...... a. - , r - itiuoi ii myself for the office ir i1 v - - - - .tvu.m luaai good." - , . With this ramnrlr fc. Tv.., .. opium joint and proceeded to hit the On tha Contraw. xtnn From the Cincinnati Commercial-Trlb- une. . Friend I SUOnOSII VAtt i(nn'l n, .. 1 room in the tinner for vnnr n.tc. now. that the war is on. JocietyJEdltor On the contrary, the paper Is all society news. , Port Arthur la the scene of a surprise party or an engagement every day. ' i - i. ; Or are you tired, weak and weary from a sluggish liver, impure blood, and look upon your spring work and house cleaning days with a dread and sorrow? If such is your case, remember the old saying, "Health is wealth, for without " health you can have no hopes nor ambitions. . Health and discase are conditions on which depends your pleasure or sorrow, happiness or unhappiness, success or failure. - Health makes a man or woman equal to any emergency. Disease makes him unequal to ordinary .'duties of life. It is economy to be well. If you have ailments of any kind you should take some means to overcome your weakness r arid regain i your strength. If you -are run down in health or feel that you are out of order in any way, now is your ' time to call or write to DR. C. GEE WO, who guarantees to cure you or refund your money. And whd is' no specialist, but treats all diseases of men, women and children. " . ' Yr5' rTSSl211135118 foIIowing offer for the next ten days, to introduce his wonderful Spring Remedy, THE LIVER REGULATOR and BLOOD PURIFIER also medicine for other diseases : , . - Thft he will give 25 per cent discount off from the regular price of treatment and any one who wishes to be cured at small cost should avail themselves of this offer, which will remain good until April 1, 1904, as after that date we will be obbged to discontinue the above special offer. ' ;, . r ": , , ,., The reason of this wonderful offer is owing to the fact that we have just received six tons of these herbs direct -frorn China, at special prices; Therefore we expect to give our patients the benefit of -same. Now is your chance to try ad,rT,cld.Medicine evcr offered to the public before. ONE THAT IS ENTIRELY FREE FROM POISONS OR STIMULANTS OF ANY KIND, and which is made-entirely from roots, herbs, buds, barks, flowers and vegetables. Remember also that Dr. C. Gee Wo treats all diseases peculiar to men and women, such as Asthma . Lung and Throat Trouble, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Stomach, Kidney and Bladder Trouble, Female Weakness and all diseases of .women; Nervous Debility, Lost Manhood and all' private diseases-tff men. - Now if you are not sure of what your disease is call and see him, 6r send 4 cents in stamps for book, blank and circular. Then he will diagnose your case and tell you exactly what your disease is. . Also whether it can or cannot be cured, 'and : what it will cost you. Address all letters to - ' , , , , . . Tho C, Gee fJILITARISfil HAY DEFEAT GOOD IRK VANCOUVEB ELIOXBXJS APPLICANT POB ' BASES AU . HONOBS, BUT A QUESTI0NI3BAXSEWITHBUI.ES Or UNCLE SAM. (Journal Special Service.) ; . Vancouver, Wash., March 19. There Is now on foot a scheme to organize a baseball league among the soldiers of the garrison. In this matter it has been suggested that the teams to participate in tills league be made up from the dif ferent commands as follows: One team from companies A and . B, one from C and D, one from K and F, one from G and H. and one from the Sth and 26th batteries, making. In all. five teams. ' - Steps for regulating these teams un der, governmental , direction will s be taken as well as to arrange a regular schedule for the games to he played. It is believed among the officers and men that a much better series of games will bo secured as well as more. -enthusiasm can thus bo aroused, as it will serve to remove the so-called political features that have heretofore dominated the organization of ball teams. - If this action 1 obtains no one outside of the military service will be eligible to be come members. : . , , 'r':'K Troops 'to Vancouver. v : All the troops In the Paclfio division. which Includes those now stationed at Vancouver .barracks; will go to Callfor nla some time this coming summer; for tactical maneuvers. The .government, has purchased a large - tract of . land in that section of the country for this purpose. There are two departments In each division, as .the army is now or ganised, : and tha troops to take part in thesa maneuvers will Include infan try, artillery awt cavalry. . . ' ; ' A Black Borsa Battery. . SA contract has been let by the gov ernment to furnish seven new horses for tha 8th battery of the United States field artillery, and yesterday one of the new. ones was received and .accepted. This makes five horses of the' seven to be delivered. ': . f XX. is the object of the artillery com manders to have the Sth battery use only black horses, and as all the other ani mals of other colors are condemned, they are replaced by black horses. - HIS FATHEIT SAYS . HE IS A BAD BOY (Journal' 8peclal Serrlea.) ' Eugene,, Or., March 19. Another Lane county boy who will have occasion to repent of his wrong doings while serving time at-the reform school is Theo. H. Sharp, son of W. H. Sharp, who resides 20 miles east of Eugene in the upper Willamette river country. Judge Klncald had been receiving let ters and petitions from tha boy's father and from other peopla in that vicinity that the boy was uncontrollable, mak ing trouble for his parents -and neigh bors and ought to be committed,! to tha reform school. The Judge finally directed the deputy district attorney to make out a warrant for the boy's arrest and a deputy sheriff will bring him to Eugene in a few days for examination, , Was Going to Portland. .-; Frank Davis of Eugene, aged 18 years, waa arrested at Junction City Friday night and brought back to this city, charged with stealing a f 15 revolver from IL M. Reavis. Young Davis and Reavls roomed at the home of tha boy's grandmother, Mrs. Gardner. Some time yesterday the boy broke into Reavis' trunk, took the revolver and started for Portland. He boarded a north-bound freight train, but only got as far as Junction City. When taken befor Justice Wlntermelrs he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the reform school today by County Judge Klncald. Wars Bleeping at tha Tims. Tha residence of W. Nichols at El mlra was destroyed by fire Wednesday night between 11 and 12 o'clock. The famllyr-were sleeping on tha second floor at the time of tha fire and were awakened by the thick smoke. They were compelled to use a ladder with which to escape from the burning building. The house was ' completely destroyed and none of the contents were saved. The loss Is about 11,000, with Insurance of $500. It is not known how the f Ira originated. Expecting a Large Drive. , The Booth-Kelly Lumber company has a crew of men at work at the head of its mill race at Springfield scraping out ana widening the channel, which has filled up considerably by the high waters. This is being done so that the largo drive Of logs which Is soon, to rive may passlhtd e mM7iond7 Tha big mill at Springfield Is now run ning steadily and a large force of men is employed. ' ' , . , i Special! , Special! Special! lw. . ' '. - ' .; ' ,; ' .';,'..'..'.'''".'.''. ; .,- Springtime is Coming Are you strong and healthy ready to meet you spring work with smiling faces? ' W6 Chinee MMrm. C.n. , --www MANY LIVES "WEKE .' - OFTEN m DANGER People Daily Crossed Sullivan Gulch Bridge Two, School Boys Have Narrow Escape ; From DeathTracks Are Clear It Is little short of miraculous that several lives were not lost In the wreck of the Sullivan gulch bridge. Fred Co hen and Guy Bennett, schoolboys living near the place, stood near the center of the, structure when it began to sway. They managed to reach a place of safety barely in time. They say they saw a woman cross the bridge Just before It fell. Many people were in the 'habit of crossing the structure dally. - The remains of the - Grand avenue bridge will remain for a time, at least at the bottom of Sullivan's gulch, where it lays as a result of the sudden col lapse at noon yesterday. At the office Of the tlty engineer yesterday afternoon it was stated that ; beyond clearing away that part of the bridge which foil on the tracks of the O. R. & N., noth ing will be done at present, i - The gas1 Company will repair, their mairis tem porarily, but the repair' or rebuilding of the bridge itself will be delayed until action is taken on the "proposition now before the municipality to construct steel bridges over the , gulch at Grand and Union avenues.',,, f -;; '' "The Grand avenue bridge died of old age , and v general debility," said ; Mr. Shannan, , of ': the . City engineer's office yesterday afternoon. "The bridge had been condemned and barricaded. , The timbers were rotten at the base, the pil ing had spread until the beams were al most ready to fall oft, and the collapse of the bridge, though It had been sup ported by soma new timbers, has been looked far for some time." ' The wreck occurred yesterday shortly after noon. Without more . than a L OF THE PRONOUNCED TYPE SENATOB . SMOOT'g CASE HAS ABOUSED THB INTEBEST OT THB COUNTBT AND RIVALS THAT Or THB BEECHEB-TILTON SENSA TION 07 THXBTT YEARS AGO. (Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, D. C, March 19. The re cess In the Smoot hearings is giving this city and the country a brief respite from the most disagreeable and unsav ory scandal set out before tha public since the Beccher-Tllton trial of 30 years ago. But the Smoot case is by no means ended. The Protestants against permitting htm to retain his seat have furnished the committee on priv ileges and. elections with a long list Ot additional witnesses whose testimony will be given to prove that plural mar riages have been performed by officers of the Mormon church, notwithstand ing the emphatic declaration of Presi dent Joseph F, Smith that the church has obeyed the law In this particular. In addition to these witnesses the com mittee will try to enforce the attend ance of Apostles John Henry Smith, Toasdalo. Cowley, and other prominent Mormons, who were supoenaed several weeks ago. but who have failed for vari ous reasons to put in an appearance. The committee ' not only will take the testimony of all these witnesses, hut very likely will send a sub-committee composed of part of Its membership to Utah to gather up still more evidence of the wrongdoings of the Mormons. Utah Is to receive more advertising of a certain kind ' than ever has been accorded any other state, for the contro versy over Smoot and the Mormons seems certain to be prolonged until after the election of next fan. Neither party wants to line tip against the Mormons or for , them- pending the presidential election, and consequently Utah and Its affairs are to be hung up In tha air for ventilation for the remainder of this year and part Of next. The. most surprising feature of the investigation to those who dally nave listened to tha testimony : nas been the frankness and apparent . truthful ness of the witnesses, - No detail of do mestic affairs has benkeptlacSLpy the membera Of tnMormon church and there has been no hesitation on their part to answering the probing questions of the lawyer for the Protestants or of 253 SCANDA w w ' jrwlv I Llili VJlULUUr '! moment's warning the structure snapped oft clOBe at either end and dropped to the. gulch below. The railway and gas companies were, immediately notified Miu buuii iu iuiintr mm un engine ana a force of men on the scene,: .The debris was quickly removed. The heavier tim bers, eome of which remained standing upright,' did a great deal toward sav ing the track and roadbed of the rail way . from destruction, v By . laying a gas main under the railroad and across the gulch the break was-quickly reme died to such an extent that consumers could be supplied last night. ; - "Less than three weeks ago,'' said one of the city fire department men who , happened to be on the scene., "we were driving our machines at full speed ; across that .very bridge. How It ever stood thj combined weight of three large machines and - the ' running of six or seven horses at the same .time Is mora than I can understand. Every time : we nrastmaA wltbln Iia las IHiva mnnlk, . mora we did not know whether we would ever reach the other side ahve or not I hate to think what would 'have hap. pened if the bridge had fallen at such a time, , , , A few minutes before the bridge fall twq ladles had made their way unuer the barricade at ...a north end of the bridge and had .crossed.- They had not, gono half a block from the other end before the bridge collapsed and had a. narrow escape. Several school children had also passed a, short time before the bridge fell, and in O, R. ft N. switch engine was hut 200 yards from the bridge and running toward It at the time of tha accident. members of the committee. The whole country has been startled at the condi tion of affairs fevealed by these an swers, but at the same time It has been suggested . that , the -country ; perhaps -would recelva as great a shock if the conditions were reversed, and the in quisitor were put on the stand and com pelled to disclose their , private lives as freely and as fully as the Mormon leaders have done. It Is Conceded by, the Mormons who have been present at the trial that Attorney E. B. Crltchlow, one of the Protestants, who 1 appeared as a witness and who has been assist ing it in the conduct of the case against Smoot was very fair tn his statements and ' generally truthful In his testi mony. They do not give Judge Ogden Hiles t this credit however, and de nounce him severely for his statement that he knew of a. Mormon who had contracted a plural marriage since the manifesto,, and then declined to give his name because the man was one of his friends. Hiles testimony throughout bora the flavor of intense prejudice and it is doubtful If It earned much weight With the committee. ;; ' f With the close of the hearings for a two-weeks' recess there Is much spec ulation among those who listened to the testimony thus far produced as to its effect upon, the committee? The char acter of the questions propounded td the witnesses by the various individuals on the committee forms the principal, basis for determining the views of these members. The members who have been active in questioning tha witnesses are Chairman Burrows, and Senators Du bois, Overman, Bailey, Hoar, McComns, . Foraker. , Beverldge, Dillingham ' and Hopkins.' From the trend of the ques tions they have asked tt Is Interred that Foraker, Beverldge, McComas and Dil lingham are against unneatlng Smoot It seems equally certain that Dubois, Burrows, Overman and Hopkins would vote to unseat him. Hoar and Bailey hava asked searching questions and they have not attempted to conceal their ap-, parent disapprobation of ...Morraonlsni, but both are sticklers for v adherence to tha spirit and letter of the constitution, and It is believed that both are of the opinion that constitutionally and legally Smoot la entitled to his seat and will vote to retain him. Senator Pet tus Is also a devoted adherent of the constitution, and he is regarded as likely to stand with Hoar and Bailey on the proposition. Senators Depew and Clark have asked no questions during the ; hearings and have been present at but few of the meetings and they are classed , as doubtful. All of these speculations may be upset, in the final result if the contest becomes political and the case Is made a party question, or If publlo demand for Smoot's expulsion becomes so urgent that the action of members or the committee will be influenced b$ it rather than by their view of the evl-j dence. ' - ; ' Alder Street .PORTLAND, OREGON 7V it