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"THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1901 WORKMEN REMOVE CHAPMAN BRIDGE Structure Removed to Prevent Further Damages to Buildings Over Ravine Foul Sewer . Waters r May Cause Disease, To prevent further damage by the muddy torrent which continues its ; as a result of the blockade of the Tanner-creek, sewer, city workmen today tore away the long: Chapman-street . bridge,' which spans the ravine between Morrison-ana Washington streets. , The bridge leaned heavily toward the east yesterday and this morning threatened Immediately to the east of. the bridge at the Intersection of Morrison and Nineteenth streets . Is a large frame .structure, used as a. boarding-house by ours, vance. It Is a double house and is adjoined on the east by a similar build ing, which is conducted as a millinery and dressmaking establishment by Mrs. K. MacKibbon. The buildings are on a level with Morrison street, but erected high above the ground. In the rear at a depth of 60 feet yawns an unsightly chasm, where the. angry flood swirls in yellow torrents,, constantly undermining the foundations of the buildings . above. The bridge began to lean toward the houses this morning, and a gang 'tt workmen was immediately set to Wotk to tear away the structure before a ck-: tastrophe resulted. Occupants of the houses beat a hasty retreat before the .furnishings of the dwellings were .left, , however, in the hope that the buildings would be saved, i Shortly before noon the workmen had completed the task of tearing away the bridge to such an ex tent as to Justify the belief on the part of thecity engineer's department that the destruction of the houses had been averted. Fences Acs Destroyed. At Multnomah field the flood received unlimited aid at the hands of the storm In playing havoc with the club's prop erty. The undermining of the embank ments which rise from the field, to gether with the wind which swept across the city Saturday, destroyed S00 feet of the 12-foot fence on the west side of the field. One hundred feet of the 30-foot fence on the east' Is thitat ened and may fall at any time. Up to this time there has been no damage sustained by ; the Exposition building In spite of alarming rumors to the contrary. The building is set on ce ment piers sunk to a considerable depth and has been practically uninjured by the. flood. None of the occupantsof the building has felt the least alartn. "The building has not sunk at all, nor has It been - damaged in the least," said E. J Misner, one of the proprie tors of the Fashion stables, which oc cupy a portion of the building. VWe have moved none of our horses nor' rigs and the other people In the bulhSlng have not been alarmed. We do not, an ticipate any damage because of the deep foundations and the elevation of it the floor above the water." . s K Waters Breed Disease, j , :' Already an exodus has begun from the immediate vicinity of the damaged sewer by people who fear the effects of the foul-smelling water. "I , don't think the building I occupy will collapse as did a number of others," said Alex. Routledge, proprietor of the Portland Oyster house, 142 Nineteenth Street, "but that would probably be bet ter than the. results of this foul water being backed up here for so , long, a time. I don't know whether it will cause the spreading of disease through out the neighborhood or not, but sewer water usually cbntalna a lot of noisome impurities, and X won't take any chances of a contagion. A number of other peo ple besides myself have decided upon1 the same course and we will all move." Workmen were engaged today In en deavoring to recover the' cars from tfie wreck of the Multnomah carbarn, which went down Friday night' The cars are not very badly damaged, . and It Is be lieved that they will again be ready for service at a cost of tl,o6o. The flood rises and falls irregularly, leaving those-in charge of the work ou the sewer In a constant state of uncer tainty. It still cover Multnomah field, and adjacent territory to the depth of six or seven feet ' FIVE HORSES PUT OUT OF THEIR MISERY Humane Officer Reslng has been called upon to shoot five fine horses within the past three days. Yesterday he slaugh tered a handsome'anlmal, the property of Julius Mayer, of the firm of Flecken stein. Mayer & Co., valued at .1260. It became entangled in wires said to be long to the Paciflo States Telephone and Telegraph company, on First street, and broke a front leg. -To end Its misery it was killed. Yesterday a 1,400-pound horse, ' be longing to a teamster at the corner of (Eas.t SUth .and Grantstreets. was.. let out 'to water in' the yard. Becoming playful, the animal started to run. it leaped over the fence onto a cement sidewalk, breaking a front leg. It had to be shot- - " Saturday a sick horse belonging to the Fireside Wood company, had'to be shot and a horse belonging to a man at SOI Twenty-first street north had to , be killed, being afflicted with blood poison ing. Friday a horse belonging to a man living at 446 Gllsan street, had to be shot because it stepped on a nail last week, .and.blood !jlaonlng,.set. In. It was valued at $230. .s V m b JAili McBridq's AntI - Railroad Bunch Shaken Up by Committee. , ' ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Beattle, .March 21. Governor Mo Bride's bunch received a severe shaking up Saturday when the Republican county committee voted to hold only one con vention this year. S. H. Piles and John L. Wilson, rival senatorial candidates, but ' working together for two conventions,- were Jarred by the same blow which was delivered by the railroad forces, under the leadership of State Senator J. J. Smith. The action, of tne committee Saturday was the concluding chapter in-a long and very vicious fight which has been waging in this county for weeks. The first chapter closed when the state central committee, In a meet ing here some weeks ago, started , the strenuous governor on the toboggan slide by declaring for one convention. Instead of two. .. i Since the action of the county com mittee Saturday, which was a distinct victory for Smith, the latter' s guber natorial stock has soared skyward. The most remarkable feature, of the matter, however, ' is thai humiliation of Sam Piles, who until he entered the senatorial contest was a veritable idol In the minds of King county Republicans. - By a series of unfortunate moves Piles has so handicapped IMmself that he may al most be termed out of the running, un less he showsftrecuperatlvo powers pos sessed by the thoroughbreds which are raised in his native state of Kentucky, Wles Stakes IClstakM. '-'rH Mr. Piles' first mistake was to an nounce his candidacy, after consulting with a number of business men, promi nent among whom was the Democratic proprietor of The-Times, and at the same time overlooking the seven Repub lican hold-over - senators from this county. Then he tied up too 'strongly with R. H. Ballinger, the ' mayoralty candidate, who was so viciously knifed at the recent election, as The Journal has told. Finally Mr. Piles made the worst blunder of all when he formed an alliance with John I Wilson's friends and went down to the meeting of the county committee Saturday to plead for two conventions. He lost this fight and his followers are distinctly disheartened. The members of the county committee have been - hunted and badgered from one end of the county for weeks by the friends of Senator Smith on one side and the adherents of Piles and Wilson on the other. When Senator Smith, backed by a number of hold-over sena tors and prominent politicians, became a candidate for governor, Plies and Wil son at once trained their batteries on him and caused the Idea to be spread broadcast that 'If King county's dele gation to the state convention asked for the governorship, It would materially lessen her chances of securing the sen atorship, to which she has laid claim for so many yeara. This argument ought to be effective with the people, but Sen ator Smith's popularity and the strong repugnance of the Republican voters to-! wards anything smacking of a deal be tween Piles and Wilson won the day for the gubernatorial candidate. Piles and Wilson have no other Interest in com mon, having long been bitter political enemies. It was Piles as much as any man in the state who caused the down fail of J. jU Wilson In 1899, Eaoh is Jealous . of , the other's ascen dancy. Wilson- Is distinctly unpopular In this county, and when Piles was found in his company he lost prestige at once. The Gubernatorial Question. Not mentioning the loss of dignity In volved in the appearance of a senatorial candidate in a petty committee squabble, Mr. - Piles has been unfortunate In all his late movements, making enemies especially in the selection of his political advisers and -the loss of nearly every cause he has espoused. . As a matter of fact, ' the Indorsement of Senator Smith for governor will not diminish Mr. Piles' chances, providing he goes straight into the fight -to win the leg islative delegation for himself.. On the other hand,' however, Senator Smith, by controlling the delegation from ' the south commissioner district, -comprising nearly a third of the convention, will Je in a position to make combinations with candidates for sheriff, ' auditor, etc., wb. have "goods to deliver" in the conven tion. His ascendancy means the total eclipse of the McBrlde-Preston Influence, in this county and ought to silence the' talk made by the governor's press-agents that he. has some chance of carrying King county for his commission hobby. SUm and Wilson Slay Join. Well Informed ' Republicans are ex pecting that Piles and Wilson will, now combine aad. make a bitter fight against Senator Smith. They will be re-inforced by the McBrlde-Preston . anti-railroad wing of the party and, under the cir cumstances, much bitter factional feel ing Is sure to be engendered. - Many of Plies' friends believe that his only hope is to cut loose from both Mcfirlde and Wilson and make his own fight avoid ing anything savoring of hostility to the railroads. There is little anti-rail-road sentiment In King county. The McBrlde element here that Is fighting the railroads can be likened only to the Populist element of a . few years ago. They win no battles, they have no legit imate complaint to make, and they are generally "disgruntled." ' , Wilson has no popular following In the county, and the same may be said of the governor, whose overweening am bitions and whose eccentricities, to use a mild term, are well understood. Mr. Wilson's fast-ebbing Influence can' be understood when it is known that after his friends had personally plead with members of the committee to vote for two, conventions, thus eliminating Senator Smith's candidacy from present consideration, they failed to land a man who - had been Wilson followers for years. - This -is- notably true In the case of Committeeman Ooddard of the Ninth ward, for- years one of the ex-senator's most trusted followers, but who refused to vote at Saturday's meeting, although by so doing he would have defeated Smith's, friends. SOIJUIXrKES OASOXJCTB XJLTJJTCX. Deputy Collector Barnes returned last evening from Independence, Or., where ho took government measurements of a gasoline launch owned by Capt George Skinner of that place. . Her dimensions are as follows: Length, 6S.S feet; width, 9 feet; depth of hold,. 3 feet, and carry ing capacity, II tons. 5 She will be op erated between Salem and Independence, carrying both freight and 'passengers. Croup Instantly relieved. Dr. Thomas Eclectrto- Oil. ' Perfectly safe. Never fails. At any drug store. ftMHHE New York's Great Philan thropist an(l Ex-Mayor Is Dead. . -. (Journal Special Berries.) New York, March 21. William R. Grace, multi-millionaire, - philanthropist and Democratlo politician died at his residence In this city at noon today; af ter a brief Illness. With ' the passing of Mr. Grace goes one of the most famous of New York's men. One of his last acts which at tracted attention was the settlement of the Peruvian debt of $40,000,000. He was twice mayor of New York on the Democratlo ticket, in 1881 and; again In 188. ..V. ":W v. :::. As a philanthropist his efforts were always of the practical turn. In 1897 he founded the Institute which bears his name rind which was for the pur pose of affording women and girls a practical education . In stenography, dressmaking, millinery, and domeatlo science. The institution Is credited with rendering's, small army of women self supporting. --' ;r:'r,-.: . .:.' Mr, Grace was always prominent in Irish affairs, being a native of Ireland where he was born In 1832. He came to America when but 14 years of age, as a stowaway... He organised - the .New York and Paciflo Steamship Co., and at the time of his death was a director In many steamship lines, banks and com mercial enterprises. GEORGE MOHLER : PASSES AWAY J George Mohler, father of A. I Mohler, president of the O. R. & N. Co., .died at his home, 789 ' Lovejoy street yesterday morning 4 at 9:36. Mr. Mohler had long 4 - suffered with heart disease, and succumbed to an attack of this malady. Mr. Mohler was 78 4 years of age at the time of his death, and had resided In this 4 city for nearly two years, com- lng here from St Paul, Minn.' Mr. Mohler leaves two children, President A. I Mohler and G. J. Mohler, general agent of the O. . R. & N. Co., at Spokane. . The tuneral will be held at the resl- e dence on Lovejoy. street tomor- row afternoon at I o'clock.. It' will be private. - - r HEADACHES TBOIC COLDS. Lintlm Bromo Qoinlne removes the einie. TO get tii genabM call tor the full nam and look for the signature of B. W. Giore. 25 eenta.- . LURKS DEATH AND DANGER IN THE FO c I srn Britain's Coast Claims Many Wrecks Liner merian Crashes Into , Steamer Glangrant Lady Cairns Sinks With Her .Crew (Journal Special Service.) v ; Holyhead, March 21. The American liner Merian, enveloped in a fog In night time darkness, this morning crashed into the British steamer Glangrant Both vessels drew away with -reversed en gines . for an examination of , Injuries, but remained within hailing distance. The liner was found to be but slightly damaged, but her victim failed to es cape as easily. Officers of the Glan grant reported serious damage below the water line, but with water compartments holding sufficiently .to enable her to reach the docks. r); -.::.. . ,:!-?:. This afternoon the Merian arrived at Liverpool and safely landed her passen gers.' . . JTew Tork Has Two Aooidsnts. Southampton, England, March 21. The big American, liner New York. badly damaged below the water line by grounding .oft Cherbourg early this morning and with a portion of her cargo forward afloat, went Into the drydock' here at noon today. The extent of her damages will not be known until a thor ough examination has been made, but it is now believed she will be out of serv ice for some time. , , j The grounding was but one of two ac cidents the steamer sustained. Shortly . after she took the bottom in the dense fog prevailing at the time, she collided with the British troopship Assays, dam aging the latter to an unknown extent? but not sinking her. Five hundred troops aboard the Assays elicited the admiration of those aboard the New York by an admirable display of discipline. Twenty-two Browned. Dublin, March 21. In a collision be- tween the German bark Mona and the ' English bark Lady Cairns,, off Dublin bay yesterday, the latter was sunk, car rying to death her crew of 23 men. The Mona, badly damaged,-reached harbor. HINDU CHILD WIFE TELLS HER STORY OZ7TEB SAUGKTEX, - OT BBJOraS TEAB.S TO EYES 07 WO XV AS SHE EXCITES COHDZTZOHS ZK HEX. COUHTET CXVBA9B AGAZHST SAXOOZTS. ' - j ' Mrs. Charlton Eaholm, purity evange list and Mrs. C P. Wallace, national or ganizer of the Indo-American woman's Restoration league; addressed an audi ence of 600 men yesterday afternoon at the Y. M. C A. auditorium. Accompanying these speakers, and taking part in the service was the Hindu woman, Sukhoda Banarjee, who told the pitiful story of her life. Her knowl edge of English Is limited, and she told her tale In the ' simplest manner. It seems Incredible that this slight .little woman, who Is not yet 80 years of age, can be a grandmother. Such Is the truth, however, as stated by herself. Mrs. Eaholm made a stirring appeal to the men, warning them that as long as "ladles' entrances" were allowed In the saloons. Just so long would the ter rible traffic In girls go on In their own city, which Is Just as horrible to con template as the wrongs and Indignities borne by the unfortunate women in India even more so, she said, for there it Is the result of years ' of supersti tious custom. Instituted by a pagan peo ple, while In free America, It Is duo to indifference or unwillingness - on the part of the voters to Institute a reform. A Touobi&r XedtaJL " ' ' Sukhoda BanarJee'S simple recital of her sufferings was so potent that at the close of the meeting nearly all pres ent crowded forward to sign the peti tion presented by the - league, which, reads;- ; '-:; " i :-;v r , : .. "We, the undersigned, heartily Join In the ;! petition of the Indo-American Woman's Restoration league, to the king and parliament of England, ' that they protect -by special law, the little girls of India under the age of 16, from the horrors of child-marriage." One prominent member of the Y. M. C A. not only signed the petition, but asked' if he might not become an honor- ary member of the league, which ho did, and paid his membership fee on the SpOt; : 1 :H.f.f.v.v. y,.'. Speak to Church Audience. Mrs. Eatholm, Mrs. ' Wallace and Sukhoda Banarjee' spoke again last even ing In the First Congregational church to a large audience. Many women pres ent were In tears when Sukhoda Banar jee finished her story, and Mrs. Eaholm spoke most forcibly on the subject of civil purity and made an especial ap peal to mothers and fathers to make home so attractive for their daughters that no evils could draw them away. Mrs. Eaholm will Institute a crusade here against the saloons in general and "side entrances" In particular, and hopes to have the co-operation of all friends of the movement Mrs. Eaholm, Mrs. Wallace and Suk-' hoda Banarjee spoke at a. meeting for women only, held this afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. at 2 p. m., on the subject "The Condition of Child Life In India." A meeting for women will be held to morrow afternoon at the same time and place. CHARGES IS MA8TEXS. Capt John W. Brown has succeeded Capt George McNally as master of the river steamer Fannie, the change being made yesterday. ," Captain McNally has assumed command 'of the steamer Cas cades. . ARE 00 ON OF PTT3 ME M IWDREDS Who are Reaping the Benefits of Our Matchless Credit System? .- - ' . - -.. s ' If not, it's time to begin now. No other store in the city offers such remarkably easy terms as we do, besides giving its customers values that speak for themselves. , A dollar each week paid on your account makes it possible that you can furnish up your home comfortably or dress yourself or your wife in good taste and look respectable. Do you realize what that means for you? It means that you can , buy good, honest, reliable merchandise at prices that will compare with any store in this city, WITHOUT PAYING THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE DOWN. TRY IT AND SEE IP IT ISN'T SO ' V ' -it - -.V -V' -' You are Welcome at Any Time to Inspect Our Spring Styles for-Men' We believe, this Clothing you are invited to examine to be better than any we have of fered in the past Especially is this true of suits priced in the neighborhood" of $18.00 and $20.00. That's a price the mass of men Tare willing, to pay. It's a popular price; it's not low enough to be cheap nor high enough to be extravagant , ' Experience has taught us that it's best to give the greatest value in the article that reaches the most people. ' . . We've tried this year to get an $18.00 suit foremen so much better than any you have seen f at that 'price that you'll talk about it Look closely at every point the material, the style, the fit and the finish of .... , t Our V m AO 5uits nr- u mi in 2 TUESDAY P.M., BETWEEN 2 and 3 O'CLOCK .0 DCDO WE WILL SELL the BEST ALARM CLOCK in TOWN for the SMALLEST PRICE KJ 0 o 0 A Clock that has stood the test for years; made from very good nickel, with brass bell; price in every other store $1.25; our price for the hour men tioned only. We will refund the money on any clock after 30 days' trial that does not give satisfaction.' 0 OCDC DC 1C 390 Washington St. Co. 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