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THinDREGON DAILY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1C0L
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DAMAGE BY STORM
WILL REACH $50,000
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Estimates From Gty and Electric Company
Officials Reach This Figure-Fences at Ball
Grounds Demolished-Many Wires Down
That the storm which swooped down
on Portland Saturday night was almost
'a cyclone Is proved by the Investigation
.wade by City Engineer W. C. Elliott
officials of the Portland Electric com
pany and telephone and telegraph com-
I The loss to the various corporations
cannot be estimated at the present time,
but it is said that when ail repair work
is completed 0.000 at least will not
be sufficient to cover the damages. .
From the extreme limits of the city,
at the Lewis, and Clark exposition
grounds to the southern confines of the
city, and from the farthest point west
to the farthest east there are prostrated
telephone poles, fallen houses, broken
.fences and prostrate trees. . .
"V Engineer Elliot's View. ' , -v '
' ' "The wind seemed to twist and turn
from 'one locality to another," said City
Engineer Elliot this morning, "and while
. I have not been all over the city I am
apprised. -of districts where huge trees
standing near curbing were blown down
and the pavement and curting torn up.
This prpbably. constitutes the most sen-
., ous damage to municipal property, although-
in the City park I understand
many One trees are destroyed." . :, ' '
At. Thirteenth and Columbia : streets,
, one of the largest alder trees . in the
city was toppled over by the wind at 10
.. o'clock Saturday' night ' When it fell
James Gray, who Uvea a block further
-up on Columbia street, was passing, and
' escaped Injury; by Jumping 1 over the
iron fence enclosing a residence at this
locality, Today it appears that the
sidewalk was. lifted at an. angle of five
feet and tha curbing stone torn up for
20 feet In each direction. ' These scenes
.are frequent about the city. -. . - -
Have t ' tile - Ball O round. ., . .
Out at the new ball -park ' the storm
created great damage. The roof of the
grand stand Ilea GO feet from where it
rested before the storm. Fenoes about
, the-, fair - grounds are prostrated and
many of the new trees and choice shrub
bery plants are reported ruined. The
. loss In this district is great, and today
there are scores of men at work -setting
things in order. The right and left field
fences at the ball park were blown over
and parts of the structure lie many feet
from where the fence stood.
Eleetrio Company's Xioss.
The Portland Electric company suf-
! fered severely from .the storm, and
while all light connections are now
.' completed, with the exception of a few
circuits on the east side, it compelled
the steady employment of CO men from
Saturday night until this afternoon.
The telephone company is still In
great perplexity.'' On the east side,
where the wind had full sweep, hun
. dreds of poles are down and service Is
yet Interrupted. Three hundred men are
.at work In and. about the city. From
Oregon City the line has been practl
.. rally repaired and several other subur-
. ban lines are working. Long distance is
sadly out of business and no communi
cation can be had with San Francisco
or many points down the Southern Pa
cific Seattle, Astoria and lines leading
Into eastern Oregon are out of commis
sion. -V : : '
It was stated by City Engineer El
liott this morning that the. water tank
buildings at Kenllworth avenue 7 and
Portland boulevard had been destroyed,
' with considerable loss. - No person was
In the structure at the time.
During the height of the hurricane
several boards were blown from the top
of the new Iron-framed building on
Sixth street, , near Washington. One
landed against a Portland Railway car.
: Others fell Into the street, doing no
' damage, although several pedestrians
were on the thoroughfare at the time. ,
, In Saturday night's storm the schoon
ON FRAUD CASES
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' The second chapter In the La Grande
land office scandals, the first of which
resulted In the acquittal of ex-Receiver
Asa B. Thomson, who was charged
with soliciting bribes, was begun in the
. United Btates district court this morn
ing. The grand jury Is examining wit
nesses in,, the fraud charges brought
against Charles Cunningham, sheep king
of Eastern Oregon; George A. Hartman,
judge of Umatilla county; Joe H. Parkes,
notary public; Dallas O'Hara; Glen H,
Baling. Mark Shackleford, Shelly Jones,
Kate James and others.
A number of witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the grand
jury and It Is expected that several days
.will be required to arrive at a decision.
', Judge Hartman and one of his attor
neys, John J. Bajleray, arrived in Port
land last night and are registered at
the Imperial. Parkes and Col. James
J I Raley another of the counsel, have
teen in Portland for a week.' Cunning
ham, it is understood, has not been
subpoenaed to appear before the grand
jury, and Is not In town. Of the minor
defendants, Dallas O'Hara was at the
courthouse this morning. i
The charges against Cunningham, and
the others Is the direct result of the
Thompson trial. Thompson, while re
ceiver of the La Grande land office, was
charged with soliciting bribes from Cun
ningham In order to pass favorably upon
certain homesteads, which the latter de
sired for range purposes.' Cunningham
was the principal witness, but . O'Hara,
Baling, and others of the homesteaders,
admitted that Cunningham had furnished
the money with which they proved up
on the land. After the trial District At
torney John H. Hall caused investiga
tion to be made and the result was the
arrest ' of Cunningham and the 'others
for conspiracy to defraud, the govern
ment. .-V: i - '., .
Hartman and Parkes are charged with
complicity la that they took affidavits of
the homestead applicants, knowing them
to be untrue.
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. The Third infantry, O. N. G., will be
reviewed Friday evening at the local
armory by Oovernor Chamberlain" and
start. General Fun ton and staff and
Colonel Huston and Staff. Col. Huston
will bring the Nineteenth infantry band
Jung to the inspection, ...
GRAND JURY WORKS
er Zampa, which was lying In the stream
opposite ' the , Inman-Poulsen ' mill,
dragged her anchor and came near drift-,
Ing into - the Madison-street bridged
Finally she drifted over toward the shore
and crashed into the British ship Cro
martyshire. 1 No damage was done.
Lines were made fast to piling on shore
and -the vessel was moored In safety.
The . hawse pipe of ' the Italian ship
Cresslngton, which Is loading' lumber- at
the Portland mill, was also slightly dam
aged by the wind, but cad easily be put
in good 1 repair. Just across the river
there are six lumber-carriers bunched
close together, and' that they escaped
without being seriously damaged ' Is
looked upon , as being little . less than,
marvelous. ' ...
" While coming up the river Saturday
afternoon the steamer Lints, with the
barge Interstate In tow, was' caught in
the storm on this side of Oak point
She plucklly proceeded on her course up
stream, and was just 18 hours covering
a distance of one-half mile. . The steam
er reached Portland this morning.
Thirty-two miles an hour was the
highest velocity reacned t?- the .wind
during the storm Saturday night Ac
cording ' to the local weather bureau,
the wind began to blow at 8:20 o'clock
Saturday afternoon and, continued until
S o'clock Sunday morning. The storm
In Portland -was -the heaviest that baa
raged during the . present - season, but
along the coast the severity of the gale
of March 10 was more pronounced.
The record of District Forecast Official
Edward A. Beals' shows: -
. . March . 10 North Head. M miles an
hour; Tatoosh Island, 72 miles an hour.
March 1 North Head. 72 miles an
hour; Tatoosh. island, St miles an hour.
Some snow fell this morning oh tie
heights 'and a light , ram ts 1 general
throughout the city and district
, The storm of Saturday : night has
moved eastward and today Is general
throughout- the country between the
Rocky : mountains and the Mississippi.
"Storms have hard -wOrk getting over
the mountains," said Mr. Beals. "and
the general influence is to disintegrate
them when they reach the high altl-
tudes. The result is seen today In the
general manner in which the storm has
spread over the Mississippi basin.
"The worst storm ever known or re
corded In Portland occurred on January
9, 1880. The wind reached a maximum
velocity of 68 miles an hour at between
9 and 10 o'clock in the morning. The
barometer dropped 1.054 of an inch dur
ing the storm. Twenty-one buildings
were demolished, one man was killed
and several were badly Injured. Port
land at that time was not a vary large
city and the danifigs was estimated at
about $60,000. '' A Chinaman, the records
state, was blown into the Willamette,
but was rescued." ' -.
Indications point to more rain tomor
row, but Mr. Beals is of the opinion
that the heavy storm period Is past
The barometer was lowest at 1 o'clock
Saturday night Indicating 1 8.88 inches.
Owing to the heavy rains In the
Northern California division the morn
ing Saa Francisco train of the South
ern Pacific proved to be an afternoon
one. Train No. 16, due at 7:45 a. m., did
hot arrive until 12:10 and 12:2.0 p, m.,
being run in two sections. A derailed
freight train In' the Southern Oregon
division caused some delay to the road
yesterday, but this trouble was reme
died early this morning. t
Cats & Powell report that the frame
of a two-story building at East Six
teenth and Holly streets was damaged
to the extent of 150 by the storm. On
East Couch' between East Fifteenth and
East Sixteenth streets the wind damaged
the foundations of a house In course, of
construction. At 101 North Eighteenth
street a chimney was blown down.
COUNCIL TO TALK
OVER JAIL PLAN
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At the' next meeting of the city coun
cil a resolution will be introduced for
the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the advisability of removing
the city Jail, from its present . quarters
to the city halL A sufficient number
of councilmen yhav expresed s them
selves in favor of the , proposition to
guarantee the adoption of the resolu
tiOn. '':'':."":!.':.:
"I will : Introduce the resolution at
the next meeting of the council," said
Councilman A. K. Bentley today.' VThere
is plenty of room In the city hall for
the jail, and the saving to the city
which would result from the nronosed
change certainly ought to be taken into
consideration.. As a matter of conven
ience, too, ths plan is feasible. It
seems to meet with general approval.
"The resolution which I will resent
at the next meeting will ask for the ap
pointment or a committee -to he au
thorised to investigate the Pro-Dositlon
and report the result of its findings at
me next subsequent meeting. Tie com
mittee will go Into every detail, taking
into consideration the amount . that
would be saved to the city, the conven
ience that would result. to the publio and
every other feature in favor , of the
change." v.- ;: -'.vi ; --..'
Mayor Williams stated today that he
had not been advised as to the nature
of the resolution, but that he would
not oppose an investigation of the plan.
In view of the saving to ths city which
would result, the executive desires a
thorough Investigation of every phase
of ths question. ... - i
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POBTXAB9 AOTOBS' TOVB,
"Did She or Did She Notr and "What
Did Fletcher Do T"- these two leading
questions ; will soon . be answered be
fore the footlights for the entertainment
of Pacific coast cities by the All Star
Stock company, which will also, present
"Christopher, Jr.", The company was
recently formed and has already . ap
peared at Oregon City, where its perfor
mance created , favorable impressions.
The personnel of the' trqupe include
Miss Ethel Hepburn, Edward Garrlclc
Clarence Burrows, L. E. Athey, M. C
Athey. I Miss W. C. - Kelley, and other
well known to the, local theatre-going
nun a. .' i . ',:. ' ,
WEST SHOWS MORE
GROWTH THAN EAST
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President A. J. - Earllng of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road ar
rived in the xrtty at 12:20 this morning
from San Francisco. - H is returning
from southern California with his fam
ily, and will travel over the Northern
Paclftc-to his home at Chicago.
"I have not visited this portion Of the
west for nearly ten year's, and I am sur
prised at 'the change that has taken
place," said Mr; Earllng. nVe .knew by
the ..business credited on. our books- to
the. west that a rapid growth was tak
ing .place, but I did not realise how
much this change had' meant to ' the
country and - especially -to ths north
west"' : v. v--' i,v:.'; -H"(' -
"What 'extensions- and i double-track
building la proposed for ths next year?"
"No extensions are planned at pres
ent We have' perfected our arrange
ments for through trains between Chi
cago and Omaha and the east, and our
Omaha-Chicago business is : showing
good gains.t Much of our line between
Chicago and. Omaha 1 is now .double
tracked, and this is also ths case be
tween Chicago end St PauL'V , y ; ,
f Mr. , Earllng sUted ' that Y his .road
would extend .the -courtesy of its adi
vertislng department to the management
of the Lewis and Clatk fair, as it had to
me - i-iouis exposiuon.. u uoncerning
the fair Mr. Earllng-asked many ques
tions and betrayed much interest in ths
subject , He added that he hoped to be
able to pay a visit to 'the 100S expo
sition 'when it was1 opened. ' Concerning
the business of the east compared with
the business of the west Mr. Earllng
stated that in his opinion the west was
showing a' moss rapid growth. '
t resiaent leaning travels witn nis
family In ' two private cars "that were
turned over to the Northern Pacific by
the Southern Paclf io on the arrival, of
the San Francisco train in the city.
WILL ACCUSE HIM
OP MANSLAUGHTER
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BtTBIBO A riGHT.
Lee Radabaugh, the 21-year-old as
sailant of William Pangburn Jr., will be
charged with manslaughter by new In
formation which will be filed this after
noon or tomorrow morning. .
- Pangburn. who was just of age, died
last night presumably from an injury
he received in a net fight with Rada
baugh 10 days ago. . It' is charged that
the latter kicked , the dead boy in the
stomach, thereby causing internal ' In
juries from, which he died. v-. ---r
The day subsequent to the fight Pang
burn was tlstuto his horns at S01
Northrup street and, growing seriously
111, he was later sent to Good Samaritan
hospital, .where he died. '
Radabaugh had been arrested and re
leased on ISO ball, but on learning of
the death of Pangburn Judge Hogue or
dered his re-arrest, ' which was made
late last night
It appears that a dispute arose over a
small sum of money which Radabaugh
said Pangburn owed him. . The latter
denied it and received a severe beating
as the result v The battle occurred in a
livery stable at Fifteenth and Couch
street in, the presence of several . wit
nesses, and from what can be learned;
it was a one-sided affair. Y The most
serious aspect being the charge that the
dead . boy was violently kicked in the
stomach and fell unconscious.
: Coroner Finley has the case under in
vestigation and was present today at
the preliminary- hearing of the accused.
In, an interview this afternoon Cor
oner Flnley said: "The final bearing
will take place tomorrow morning as all
the witnesses I desire were not present
today, consequently none were called
upon to testify. The main purpose of
the court was to fix ball to the amount
of 21,000 and determine what action the
district attorney's office would take. I
cannot tell when a post mortem wlU be
held. I. have examined the body of the
dead boy and fall to find any bruises
It is said he was kicked in the abdomen
but I could not find any mark of a
bruise there." . , .
Deputy District Attorney Adams said
this afternoon that he would ; consult
with the coroner late this afternoon and
arrange the witnesses, ,. the names of
whom he did not have, and .then prepare
for the . final hearing before Judge
Hogue tomorrow.
"I am unable to tell how serious is the
case against young Radabaugh. It is
one of those that will have to come be
fore the grand jury now in session, I
will prepare a new information alleging
manslaughter, which I believe to be
all that can be charged under the cir
cumstances." , ' , ,
Dr. George Watts, who attended
Pangburn at the Good Samaritan hos
pital said today: "The young man's
death was caused by tuberculosis of the
kidneys. He had one removed about
two years ago. I do not believe that his
fight with Radabaugh had anything to
do with his death. He would have died
anyway." ,
INDIANS REPORT
FINDING WRECKAGE
(gpecltl Dlipateh to The Journal)
Victoria, B. C, March 21. Wreckage
has been found by Indians off the en
trance to Uclulet Arm, on the west coast
of Vancouver, island. Some lumber one
Inch by one and a half Inches, painted
white, was included among it Also two
bundles of papers witn the address
"Douglas Malcolm, Chief Officer of the
Ship Lamorna." A photo was enclosed
In , the papers. Three empty copper tins
painted white were also reported found.
The Lamorna called at Clallam on
February 29. ' She was bound front Ta
coma to Queenstown.
MAY PROVE TO BE
SAD RAILWAY WRECK
(Journal Special Service.) "
Olf City, Pa., March 21. A train for
Allegheny on the Valley railroad is re
ported to have run into the river east of
Sandy,. 160 miles south of here. . Doctors
Uiave been sent, n ,
COMES FROM EAST
A. It McDonald; who will succeed to
ths general agency of the Rock- island,
now held by L.' B. Gorham, Is expected
lo arrive from Chicago Friday or Satur
day of this week. Mr. Gorham wtll re
tain his position until-the arrival of
Mr. McDonald. . Mr. Gorham has . in
formed bis friends that from now on he
will guide the destinies of , his desk
manufacturing compahy and may later
make a side line of incubators. . ;
"1 have had a somewhat unusual ca
reer in the chicken business," said Mr.'
Gorham this morning, "and though be
cause of lack of available, eggs that
would hatch t was forced to dispose
of my several' hens, I believe I have an
incubator idea that will make a for
GfRLS TAKEN FROM
A NORTH END DIVE
Josephine Scott and . Nellie Russell,
girls of tender years, were taken jtrom
ths j, Olrard cafe, s corner ;. of Sixth, and
Alder Streets, 'last . Saturday night by
Detective Hawley of the Boys v: and
Girls' Aid society. Josephine Scott .was
sent this morning; to her home in -Lower
Alblna, and Nellie Russell to the home
of ths society,' t- ,
SUPREME COURT v
GIVES DECISIONS
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(Special DUpatch to -The Jooraal.)
Salem, Or., March 21. The supreme
court this afternoon decided ths follow
ing cases: State of Oregon, respondent
vs. Charles Houghton, appellant appeal
from Multnomah county; Frazer, judge;
affirmed.' Opinion by Justice. Bean. - De
fendant : was twice tried for assault
with Intent to rob. Following first trial
he appealed 'and case was reversed.
Mandate had not been received in lower
court when he was tried a second time,
and when he was sentenced to the pen
ltentiary. - He appealed, alleging that
ths trial court had no Jurisdiction, Ap
pellate court holds hs waived his right
when hs went to trial without raising
question then. He will have to serve
his term in the penitentiary.
James Hall, respondent vs. A. Abra
ham, appellant from Douglas - county,
Hamilton, judge; reversed. Opinion by
Wolverton. , This suit Was for recovery
of some ore mined on land sold under
oontract The court instructed the jury
to deduct cost of mining from value of
ore. . From-Ujis an appeal was, taken.
Ths supreme court holds, instruction
was wrong, and orders new trial.
Northern Pacino Lumber, company vs.
Spors & . Robinson, and.-; Hanson dt
Landon, appeal from Multnomah county,
Fraser, judge; : Judgment -set- aside,
Opinion by Moore. This case was
brought for recovery for building ma
terlaL ' The lower court gave judgment
against one firm only, and the supreme
court holds that the two firms were in
effect ' one organization, and judgment
should be against both, and such order
Is' made. ' ,vt.-
George L.' Hibbard, respondent, .vs.
S. J. Henderson et al., appellants, from
Multnomah county, Cleland, Judge; af
firmed. Opinion by Moore. - . f
i' Coast Land A Livestock company, re
spondent vs. Oregon. Colonisation com
pany, appellants., and G. H. Selover, de
fendant appeal from Benton county,
Hamilton, Judge; affirmed.. Opinion by
Bean. - . . . i
WORTHLESS CHECK
PASSED IN SALOON
Ths local police are looking for an
other passer of worthless checks, a' re
port of the cashing of a worthless
check ' having been given Chief Hunt
this afternoon by the proprietor of the
Rommetch cafe, corner of Third and
Morrison streets. Ths check Is said
to have been passed by' Walter Rice,
and was accepted at the Rommetch cafe
In payment of a IS bill, although the
check was written for 222. The police
are of the opinion that they will have
Rlcs In one of ths city Jail's dark cells
before morning. .
OLD-TIME MERCHANT
ADAM GRANT DIES
; (Journal Special Berries.)
' San' Francisco, March, 21--i-Adam
Grant, one of the best-krf6'wn merchants
on ths Paclfio coast, a member of the
wholesale dry goods firm of Murphy,
Grant & Co., died this morning of old
age.
HARRIMAN ROADS
IN CONSOLIDATION
... -V Vv;fWfv:;s
' (Journal Special Berries.)
Salt Lake, March 21 J. Kruttschnltt,
general manager - of ths Southern Pa
cific has been confirmed in his appoint
ment as director of transportation of
ths Harriman roads, at a conference be
ing, held today of ths Union Paclfio,
Oregon Short Line and O. R. & N. offi
cials. ..
MINERS WILL SIGN
LONG' AGREEMENT
- . (Journal Special Berries.) ! .
Indianapolis, March 21. The mining
contract in the central competitive dis
trict covering the working conditions of
177,000 miners for the next. two years
will probably be signed by the operat
ors and miners this afternoon.
TELLURIDE MINERS
PREPARE TO RETURN
-"(Journal Special Service.) '
. Tellurlde, Col., March 21 It IS re
ported that the i deported miners are
making preparations-at Ouray to march
here, accompanied by an armed escort
A pitched battle may occur, to avert
which injunction proceedings may be
sought, to forbid interference with the
miners' union at Tellurlde. .
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TAKE ISOOD JOB
tune for the company." .'
Though the "idea" is being kept
darkly Becret, it is hinted that the new
piece of furniture will be an incubator
that will also be a, cook stove, a . fold
ing bed and side-board. It will be ad
vertised as an ornament to any parlor,
and, according to one story, after the
egg is placed In the proper nook all that
has to-be done to secura the grown
chicken fried, roasted. Or stewed with
oyster dressing, is merely to wait pa
tiently and keep the oil tank full. Mr.
Gorham's friends will remember his suc
cessful career as head of vthe Mount
Tabor Poultry farm, and even yet prise
cups may.be seen at his office that
were taken in various poultry shows.-
Detective Hawley entered the Glrard
cafe Saturday night in search of the
girls, and found them both sitting at a
table with a gambler. ' They were taken
from the resort, which is kept by Cody
Bros., and placed in ths care of Police
Matron Simmons. - -
When they left home, several' days
ago; their absence was reported to the
police. ' ' 1 J
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- (Joarnal 8peelal Berrlce.)
New Tork, March 21. Andrew Carne
gie has sent his first wireless telegram.'
and it was addressed "Ths American"
by compliments of 20th-century news
paper enterprise. '. : ,
Ths iron king's wireless message was
in reply to one sent him on board the
American liner St Paul by the Ameri
can. Mr. Carnegie had left New Tork.
He was speeding toward Europe when
a report was received at the American
office that Mr. Carnegie had presented
$5,000,000 additional to his other mu
nificent gifts to the Pittsburg Carnegie
institute. The American was anxious
to verify ths information for the benefit,
of its readers and sent a wireless mes
sage to Mr. Carnegie on board the St
Paul. via Slasconsett -Mass., with a re
quest for definite Information.
This message was flashed by a Mar
coni operator off Nantucket to ths liner,
on board which it was received and de
livered to Mr. Carnegie. Evidently the
iron king did not wish to make publio
at present anything concerning his char
ities;" for, although hs sent a reply to
ths American's message and paid trib
ute to its enterprise, he neither affirmed
nor denied the reported 15,000,000 dona
tion. Hers is ths message sent! -.
"Steamer St - Paul. March 1 (Via
Slascconsett). To American, New Tork:
First reply to first Marconi. . No refuge
nowadays from press, sea or land.
Splendid start CARNEGIE."
WORK STOPPED ON
NEW POSTOFFICE
Orders to suspend work tern- 4
e porarliy on the postoff ice build-.
slng, it Is understood, were re-
ceived from Washington at noon
today, i i Contractor - Langf ord - S
stated this afternoon that he had
nothing to say at present . ; e
s "The , men are still working
S and I have nothing definite that
I ara at liberty to give out" s
- It is reported that alterations
- in the plaits of the building are
S contemplated and It is thought
the suspension- of work will be .
1 in order to determine the changes -
necessary. 4
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MANY SALOON MEN
. MAY BE INDICTED
A number of witnesses were before
the county grand ' Jury this morning
giving evidence as regards the sale of
liquor to minors, and as to saloons that
are being operated without a license.
The statements of witnesses were in
several instances of the most positive
character and it Is looked on as a cer
tainty that Indictments will follow.
Among the places Investigated are a
number pt concert halls; which are al
leged to be. frequented daily by minors.
In a few of these places, it is asserted,
they are sold drinks, w .. - .
Of the 'dozen saloons conducted In
ths county the Jury found but three
had licenses. ., Grimes and Schneider, at
Montavllla, are not only accused by
witnesses of operating. thou t licenses,
but it is asserted that minors have been
sold liquor in their places of business.
A. H., Breyman was before the grand
Jury- and admitted that he Is a half
owner .in the notorious 'Paris House. He
said the building was rented as a lodg
ing house. When questioned regarding
the use to which it is being put, he
said he Is not to blame, as those renting
It did not let him know they intended
using it for other than a lodging-house.
Jt is stated that the death of William
Pangburn, Jr., who died at the Good
Samaritan hospital last night as the re
sult of a fight with Lee Radabaugh in
a livery stable, will be drawn to ths at
tentlon of the grand Jury tomorrow. ;
MAINE HAS HEAVY
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
(Jonrnat Special Service.)
Bangor, Maine, March 21. Professor
Knight the widely known scientist, says
here that nine distinct earthquake
shocks were felt this Tnornlng covering
a period of two hours. Ths , severest
lasted 25 seconds.
X.OBQSXOBEMBB XZf SESSIOH.'
, (Joarnal Special Berries.) ' V
Cleveland, March 21. About 100' dele
gates representing all the ports on both
sides of Lake Erie were present today
at ths opening ofxhe conference of the
International Longshoremen, Marine
and Transport Workers' . association.
The meeting Is for the purpose of dis
cussing the wage scale and conditions
of labor for ths coming season. . : i
CARNEGIE
CAN
i.E. MIAN FAILS
IN MISSION HERE
LOOAXf EBOXBEEBS BAT BMX8SABT
Or STEAK SCKOOBEB A8S0CXA
TXOB JXX BOT SEOVBB STBXXS
BREAKERS VACATES QTJ ASTERS
AT ST. CHABXJBS KOTEXi,
W. E. Wejman, who . spent severnl
days at the St Charles hotel advertjlslng
for marine engineers, left the city arly
this morning.' He left word at the hotel
that he had secured all the engineers
he wanted, .' . ,
' Mr. Wejman stated that he was from
Spokane, but the general impression pre
vails that he was here In, the interest of
the steam schooners' association of San
Francisco, which is making an effort to
break the engineers' strike at that place.
Asked if this was the nature of the busi
ness which called him to Portland, Mr.
,J'N0;.I dd not know,Jhere 1 was a
strike on at Sanf; Francisco until I cams
here. I am representing i a large con
cern which' is 'employing engineers all
the time. The men I am employing now
are probably wanted to take positions on
the Great Lakes; perhaps they are not
I will not say fof certain. I will say,
however that they ars not wanted to
send to San Francisco.
Local ir . engineers ars ' confident . Mr.
Wejman was here in the interest of the
Steam Schooner association at San
Francisco. But they declare It will be
Impossible tor the association, to secure
mors than about one man here. None
of the union men would go under any in
ducements, they explain, and if an at
tempt Is made to break the strike wltR
non-unionists they believe that' it wUI
result in failure. . ' ; ' ,
- The steam schooner Aurella escaped
being tied up by the strike. . She is now
en ' route from San Francisco to Port
land, and is expected to reach the mouth
of the river tomorrow. ' Although ' not
owned by a member of the' association it
was feared in some quarters that she
would be drawn into ths fight
The steamer Alliance avoided being
taken out of commission by not visiting
San Fraiolsco on the last trip down the
coast Sfts- arrived at Coos Bay this
morning and fs expected to reach Port
land in a day or two. If the strike is
hot ended by that time it Is generally
conceded that the engineers will walk
ashore immediately upon their arrival
hers. .
STEAKEB OBEOOCT AB BITES.
Early this morning the 'steamship
Oregon arrived in port from San Fran
cisco. . Captain Doran reports that there
was a strong gals off ths coast, but it
did not interfere to any great extent
with the vessel's progrss. The steamer
brought 1,400 tons of general cargo.
' rOBTOOBS STXXX, SBXtATEB.
There is still a strong current in ths
river and it is not thought probable
that any attempt will be made to bring
ths remaining pontoons for ths -dry-dock
to St Johns for a day or twO yet
If ths pontoons ars not brought to ths
sits soon it is Bald that the work there
will be. very materially delayed.
xy-''y 1 ' ' ."H,yvy;':.
BUBXBB BOTES.
(Joarnal Special Berries.)
Astorla,vOr March! 21 Condition of
ths bar at 8 a. m., rough, wind south,
weather cloudy. Nothing outside.
Astoria, Or., March 20. Arrived, at X
p. m. and left up at p. m.i steam Ore
gon, from San Francisco. French bark
La Fontaine dragged anchor during a
gals last night, and grounded. No dam
age reported. 'v,,-..-,..
Saa Francisco, March 20.Arrived at
7 p. m., steamer Geo, W. Elder, from
Portland.
.' Eureka, Cat, March 20. Sailed yes
terday afternoon, steamer Alliance, for
Portland by way of Coos bay. -
BOWED BY GRIEF
HE DRINKS ACID
. ':.: ' ' ' .':'
ATOUST XtTJDCEBMAB, AB EKOX
BEEB, rOUBS DEAD OI TKB
rxrf0B or kxs bomb xast seeb
AXOTB TESTEBDAT' KOTJBHXI)
TOB BX SEAS WXTB.
August Dudderman, an engineer In the
employ of the Union Laundry company,
and a stockholder In the company, com
mitted suicide yesterday at 448 Siski
you street by taking poison. He was 40
years of age. Mr. Dudderman was last
seen alive at 11 a, m. yesterday at the
laundry. He failed to appear at the
office this morning at the usual time
and his associates began to fear that
something had happened to him. They
notified the police and an officer went
immediately to Ms boarding plaoe. He
found the doors and windows barred
from within so that he.was unable to
gain admission to ths housev r '
He returned and another policeman
went to the house, who broke open the
doors. He found the body of Dudder
man lying on the floor partly undressed.
Life was extinct : A bottle of carbolic
sold lay beside the body. .--.-.-.
On examination it was found that the
dead man had also looked his bedroom
door from the inside, -n y "y ,', . ; .
u jjuaaerman s t wire aiea Shout four
months ago and evee since that time
he has been despondent This Is given
as the causa of his suicide. - He leaves
one child, who Is living with the family
of William Miller on Gantenbeln ave
nue, . ' .
DENIES CHARGE OF
BUNKOING STRANGER
A plea of not guilty was entered by L.
B, Dayton when he was arraigned In the
municipal court today on a charge of
stealing 165 from William Hansen, who
recently arrived from Minneapolis, Ths
robbery. occurred last Saturday.;
Hansen says Dayton met him and told
him he wa Just from New Tork, had
no friends here and wanted htm to go to
ths theatre with him that night Han
sen consented. On ths way they met a
third man, who ' Invited them Into a
saloon to have a drink. Then cards were
suggested. Hansen accepted, and says
be was swindled out of the money. Both
his companions then left htm.
HETWOOX BEBXE8 STJBPOEBAS.
? (Joarnal Special Service.)
Salt Lake, March 21. United States
Marshal Heywood denies - that addi
tional subpoenas for a large number of
persons to testify in the Smoet case
have been received. Up to noon none
were .served hers. :... :
: . '' . '
mm TO AGREE
Oil SCALE OF PS
XiBATHEB WOBXMEW ABO ' EM
rtOTERS PREPARE TO GET TO-
; GETHXB MEW ABB BTXX.X. IDLE
EMPLOYES XW MAST WEST SXOB
8 ABB SHOPS GO OB 8TBXZB.
All leatherworkers are stlU idle, and
it- Is believed by several " of ' Jhe pro- ..
prletors that no - settlement will be
reached today. A' conference between
the employees and men was arranged v
for late this afternoon. P. J. Cronln, -of
the firm ' of P. J.. Cronln & Co., Is ' v
authority for the statement that the dlf- '
ferences will hardly be. adjusted today. -
He states that-the -employers will pot
likely grant the. full demands; of ths -.v
A special meeting of the . union was -held
this morning,, but the. members re
fuse to state Just what action was taken.,.:
But they appear to believe that, the dif
ficulty will be amicably 'disposed of in
a day, or two at the itnst'' Until an 1
agreement is signed they have; decided -not
to return to work. In some quarters -It
is feared that the troubls will develop
Into a strike Of several "Weeks' dura -
Won. . - ' ; ' ;. ',.',,
Between 40 an(T 601 bakersare out on
strike, and Unless it settled within a
few days there 14 likely to be a bread
fatalne In Portland. The, "shops which
are affected are all, situated on the west
side. , The." proprietors ' of nearly all
those across the- river. hav "signed ths '
union agreement and are doing' a big
business... :- ',' '
, The employes aire asking for an in
crease , in wages. Bench .hands havs
been receiving- $16 , and foremen ,21 a
week, . and they are demanding 218 and'
122.60 per week. . Where thte are mors
than three bench hands employed, in a '
shop the. new scale fixedfor. foremen is
$2i.t There ' are also certain apprentice ,
rules which the Journeymen insist upoai
being incorporated: in the hew agree
ment In all small shops ths bosses ars ;
asked to get along without an appren-
tice, and the number is limited In ths
larger pjaces.
The proprietors say that- they are
willing to grant the Increased rate of
wages, but they have i serious objection
to the apprentice rule.- Unless It Is
greatly changed from its present form
they assert that they will not be able
to come to an agreement with the union.
They are expecting the strike to be de-
clared off by those having It in charge
in a few days. In the meantime all the
proprietors in the affected, shops havs
gone to work, and say that they will bs
able to fill orders of all customers.
A special meeting of the union will bs
held this afternoon to consider ths
situation and hear reports as to the prog- '
ress of the strike. -
OF DELEGATES
WORLD POSTAXi COBQBES8 19 9Zi
XU.TED WTLI, SCABS ETTOBT TOM
VBXTBBSAXt - PEBBT POSTAOB
. XiOTJXt Or CAXiXrORBXA , TO BEP
BESEBT TJB1TED STATES. ' "
. (Journal Special Berries.) '
London, March 2L Advices from
Rome say that ths proceedings of ths
world postal congress scheduled to begin
in that city today may be delayed a few
days to await ths arrival of some of ths
foreign delegates. Ths congress will
be attended by representatives of all ths
countries within ths postal union In Eu
rope, America and Australia. Former
Congressman Loud of California has
been designated to represent the United
States government He la sow en route.
A determined attempt vll be made at
the congress to obtain acceptance of ths
principle of universal penny postage.
Sir Joseph Ward, postmaster-general of
New Zealand, will move a resolution de
claring its desirability. Hs will bs abls
to speak with ths authority of personal
and official experience, New Zealand
having long established for itself penny
postage, not only within its own borders,
but by sea-borne malls. V ! ""
Flvs years ago, when ths last postal
conference took place at Washington,
ths representative of Great Britain pro
posed a universal two-penny postage.
This failed to gain general acquiescence,
but ths apostles of universal penny post
age now look forward with sanguine
hope to the result of ths Rome confer
ence. .:.'.'.
STANLEY RESIGNS '
FROM COMMISSION
(Journal Special Berrlee.) j
Washington, March 21, Ex-Governor
Stanley, of Kansas, a ' member "of the
Dawes commission, has carried out his
previously announced intention and for
mally resigned his place. It is to take
effect April 1. - v ..- - v;,. ;.
President Roosevelt will not fill the
vacancy. Governor Stanley was one of
ths few not criticised by the recent Bon
aparte report He has been one of the
hardest working members of the com
mission, and bis of flcial , actions havs
never been questioned "throughout the
storm of comment that swept over the
board, - . , : ; ' ," y
TAMPA NEWSPAPER
. BOUGHT BY HEARST
(Jearaal Special AerrJ. u'.iit
. New Tork, March 21. It1ls currently
rumored In newspaper, circles that ths
Tampa (Fla.) Trlbuns has been pur
chased by a New Tork newspaper syn
dicate, and that the paper will be great- .
ly -improved and wtll be a strontfJicarst
advocate. It is understood that Editor
Stovall win enter the. newspaper busi
ness In the far west and will leave for
his new field of labor within a few
weeks.
john l. sullivan
may Become blind
, (Jnsrnil Hpectal Berries.)
Boston, Mass., March 21. John L. Sul
livan the former, champion pugilist is
lying seriously HI at his sister's home
In Roxbury with an affection kt the
eyes. It is feared that he will become,
totally blind. , t ;
Warning was given htm some time
ago, but Sullivan continued his disso
lute habits with the result that for him
AWAITS
ARRIVAL
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