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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1901 TEN TRUE BILLS : TO BE RETURNED ROEXU OUI9 . JVBY , nTDICTS TKBES HEjr TOn TOndlSd TQS TAl XOBTET OKSEXS OEOKa CT1MHIHOHAK AV9 ACCOMPXJCE8 ' tTELD 70S FXAUB XV 3UUn OASES s- Hugh Carpenter," alias w. J. Hoy; George Willis, - alias George Graham, and William Mills, have been Indicted 4 by the federal grand Jury on charges of ' raising postal money orders. Joe , Cook, 1 Bllets Indian, must stand trial for per jury. Indictments have also been made against Charles Cunnnlgham, eastern Oregon sheep king, and six homestead' ers, Glen H. Baling, . Dallas O'Hara, ' Shelly Jones, $ Mark Shackleford, Kate (James and Asa Bayburn, charging them .with conspiracy to defraud the govern Iment of lands. . All this Is the result of the Jury's ' work this week, but so far no, official re port ,.' has been mad by the foreman. GEORGE WILLIS. The , reason f&r this ls explained by , United States District Attorney John H. Hall, who says he, has been, too busy to H draw up the Indictments. ; That Cunningham, 8alllhg. O'Hara, Jones, Shackelford, KatsJames and . Rayburn have been Indicted was con- firmed this morning by Mr. Hall , who Vsald: - , ... w- '.. , : Most BCaintaln Secrecy. "We are under orders of the court not ; to make known the findings of the grand Jury until the foreman reports, but ln--asmuch as the news reached Washing ton and they saw. fit to make It public there, that takes the matter of publica tion out of my hands." " The jury Is today examining witnesses ,- in the case against C. ' Guy Wakefield, ,' charged with using the malls for fraud . ulent purposes. The case will be fin lshed today. Tomorrow the Jury ex pects to take up the information charg ing Harold Sparks of Baker City with 'detaining a letter, and that charging , William H, Kelly, formerly postmaster at 'Greenhorn, Or., with embezzlement. The Wakefield case is perhaps one of the- most interesting that has come be ', fore the" grand jury. As secretary of th"t)rder,-of "Fraternal Home Buyers, Wakefield Is charged with having sent a contract through' the malls, ,that : on the face; of It appear; to be for the purpose of fraud. The. result or the grand Jury a action, if an indictment ; 1 found and conviction had, will determine' the sta bility of the Order of Fraternal Home Buyers as conducted by Wakefield. Robs Nicholas, president of the concern, was arrested with" Wakefield but was dis charged t the preliminary hearing. " For several months trouble has been on be tween members of 5 the company - and Wakefield declares that this is the rea son the postofflce Inspectors preferred the charges. - "Had the district attorney and the postofflce inspectors not thought our quarrel wa a friendly row1 to break up the order,", said Wakefield, "my arrest grand Jury will not indict me." . : Judge George A. Hartman and Joe H. pliclty in the Cunningham land fraud, were discharged by the grand Jury. Farkes returned home laBt night. Judge Hartman is still in Portland. He has not yet received official notification that Boys' and girls' spring Tarn O'Shanters, in chev iots, cloth and serge, $2.50 down to. . , , .501 tllliltl Sam'l Rosenblatt :0 Corner STEADY INCREASE m POPULATION - . , , Officials Estimates Based on' School Census and Building Permits Show Gain of 1,000 Per ' Month. During Two Tears : For the past two years the popula-1 tion of Portland has increased at an average rate of 1,000 & month, accord ing to the estimates made by city of ficials from various sources of reliable information. The rate of Increase is re garded as conservative by leading real estate and business men of the city, and It is believed to be still growing rather than diminishing. - , . , .. In preparing the estimate the officials were guided by the number of building permits issued during the past two years, the school, census which is being made out for the current year, and the figures shown , by the assessor's rolls. Other sources and estimates of con servative men who keep in close touch with the city's growth were considered. "The estimate Is none too high," said Mayor Williams today.- "I haven't been Informed as to the exact facts which have been learned in preparing the esti mate, but I have contended that the city has been growing at least at the rate of 10,000 per year for the past two years. I think, however, that 12,000 for that period of time, or 1,000 , per -month, would be none too high. And' instead of diminishing our growth shows signs of a material and even greater gain than the growth in population of the past two years." ;; :".'. ' - v- "I am confident beyond any' question that our ' estimates are correct," said City Auditor Devlin. "In making the estimate the record of the number of building permits that have been issued was of some assistance, though that sys tem is defective. In issuing a permit to build the engineer only does se where a part of the street is to be occupied for a time. When the street is not touched people who build don't often ask - for permission. Bo you can't tell precisely how much the city has grown from that source. But from the school census and the improvements shown by the asses sor's roll I firmly believe that Portland has grown even more than at the rate of 1,000 per month In the past two years." '' The school census for the current year - has not been completed, though sufficient progress has been made to show a decided Increase over that of last year. ' The census of 1902 showed a school population of 22,014. There waa an attendance of 23,054 at the city ENDS WERE James McCoin, superintendent of the SUets Indian agency and school, who Is a witness before the federal grand Jury, declares that such acts as the acquittal of Aba Logan, tried at the November- term of the United States eourt for the- murder of U. S. ' Grant, tends to make the Indians unruly. "I have experienced no ' treuble so far," he said. . "Logan cornea around the agency occasionally and. appears to be little concerned with the fact that he the Information against him has been quashed. Both will be Important wit nesses at the trial. . Baiaed Money Orders. Carpenter, Mills and Willis, indicted yesterday for raising postal money orders, are said to have operated both at Oregon City and at Vancouver, Wash. It is alleged that Carpenter under the name of W. J. Hoy, purchased several small money orders at the Portland postofflce and by the aid of acids and blotters raised the amounts and at tempted to dispose oft them at Oregon City and at Vancouver. The three men are of the typical "yegg" type. Willis,' the police say, served a term in the Oregon penitentiary under the name of George Graham. . He was sent up from Baker county in 1900 to serve one year for larceny. Descrip tion and pictures furnished by the prison lONFIRMATIO. Boys' Three -Piece Knee Pants Suits, 8 to 16 years, cut' in college or 'varsity styles, all wool Clays, Serges, Cheviots and unfin ished Worsteds, ideal con firmation suits at $4:45 to $9.00 Spring shapes in boys' Nor folk, Eton, Tarn-Golf, Golf and Auto, Caps, , $2.50 down to 50c Boys' Suspenders, import ed webbingr leather ends. Special ............ 20 Third and Morrison Sts. schools during last year, an Increase of over 1,000, which is regarded as a gooc index to the city's growth in view of the fact that a majority of the Immigrants to the city are young and without children. : The census which Is now be ing prepared will show a healthy in crease over that of the past, year, also Justifying the officials v in . their esti mates. , "The work won't be completed for some time yet," said School Clerk Al len," pu$ the census will show a larger number than last year. How much larger I can't say, but large enough to Justify the estimate." ; The census of 1900 gave Portland a population of 90,426. In case that figure is correct, the officials say; and estimat ing the city's growth at 1,000 per month since that time, there are now 138,426 people residing within the limits of the city. The officials who prepared the es timate consider that number as conserv ative. . -:; . ' "The number of building permits that we- have issued has Increased wonder fully in the past two years and I think the estimate even too low, said A. M. Shannon, chief clerk In the city en gineer's office. 'There is no doubt in my mind but that the city has grown that much. There was not a single, month In last year in which we did not issue more building permits than were issued during the 12 months 10 years ago." ... "Judging only from the inquiries that we have for houses to rent and the num ber of houses that are being erected in the city,, I would say that Portland is growing even at a greater ' rate than 1,000 per month and has been doing so for at least two years," said J. Thorburn Ross, vice-president and manager - of the , Title Guarantee & Trust company, "Another feature which confirms me in the belief is the entire lack of any spec ulatlve ventures in residence properties. Those who buy don't buy for' invest ment,, but for homes. I think the estl mate which has been made is conserv ative' and most of the business men of Lthe city will agree with me. When one realizes the number of additions and sub-divisions that have grown up Qn and around Portland during the past two years, he would be Inclined to place even a higher estimate on- the number of new people we have here." JUSTICE NOT SERVED was charged with killing a man. The other Indians appear quiet and If there Is any trouble brewing, I do not know It "Albert Martin, who was convicted of manslaughter, I do not believe had any more to do with the killing than did Logan. Both In my opinion are guilty and I would regret to see him go free. It appears hard that one mas should suffer while another is acquitted, but then, too, it would be worse to have two such men allowed their , liberty." authorities tally with ones secured of Willis after his arrest by the postal In spectors. . , ' Joe Cook, the SUets Indian indicted for perjury, gave evidence for the de fense when Abe Logan was tried for killing U. 8. Grant Several witnesses were called who testified that Cook was several miles away at the time he stated he waa attending the Grant Inquest and overheard a -conspiracy by which the blame for the crime waa to be fastened upon Logan. At Bacon Kidge. From Puck. . ' Postmaster Yes, sir, an' tnat mar ried Mrs. Fresh was watching me with one eye an' flirting with Zeke Crossby'a hired man with the other." Farmer Ryetop Do tell I I swam, these postofflce scandals are getting; worse every day.. Boys' black and blue Knee Pants . Suits, 9 to 16 years, double breasted styles, tine all-wool black unfinished Worsteds, Clays, Serges and Cheviots, made by our best Jailors, qualities unequaled at $4.45 to ........ $9.00 Boys' Long Pants Suits, 11 to 16 years, in single or dou ble breasted styles, all-wool Clays and Cheviots. A value that cannot be duplicated in Portland $7.50 New Spring Shapes in chil dren's wide brim, stitched flannel Hats, red, white, blue and gray, $1.00, $2.00, $2.50 Boys' Black Cotton Hose, double knee and sole. Special 2 for. ...... ,23 (& Co. J GRAND JURY RINGS Mil BELLS STAXD BOOT SUBSISKES, rTOTDS TO XCUBS IKAmBIAQB XXCZBSSrOB BICHABD WTLAZTO, ACCUSED BT 3PBABX, crtnsxnra of i sebxous The grand Jury formed an alliance with' little Dan Cupid this morning and dug up the "wherewithal" necessary for the license which may or may not make two hearts beat as one and two minds have but a single thought t Incidentally, the performance of the marriage cere mony by Arthur L. Frazer, Judge of de partment No. 1 in the state circuit court, meant more than is usually the 1 case for the groom, r who will be released from the county Jail in consequence. The contracting parties are Richard T. Wayland and Pearl Cummlng. Way land was Incarcerated on a criminal charge several days ago.- Miss Cummlng was summoned to appear before the grand Jury this morning. She is a very pretty girl and her story touched the hearts of the inquisitorial body. -Do you love tnis manr inquired Juror Honeyman. ' Miss Cummlng confessed that she did. Wayland was then sent for by District Attorney manning, and on being ques tioned said he was willing to marry her. "But It takes money to get a 11 cense," he added plaintively, "and I'm oroite." ' The Jurors glanced at one another, The same thought occurred to each at the same time, and as one man . they reached into their pockets. "Here's a dollar," said Foreman Met. schan, "to start the fund. for a license." Each of the other six Jurymen con tributes so cents, making the $3 neces sary to prooure the license. One flashed a dollar, but was not permitted to place but 60 cents In the fund, as all wanted to be represented financially. Then Dis trict Attorney Manning went to the county clerk with Waytand and Miss Cummlng, where the necessary paper was secured, and afterward in Judge Frazer s chamber the ceremony was per formed. The grand Jury finished the examina tion of witnesses in the Wakefield case at noon today. Wakefield asked that he be allowed to make a statement and the matter waa postponed until tomor row morning to allow blm to do so. As the case now stands, an Indictment wlu be returned if Wakefield is unable to offer satisfactory evidence. T will marry the girl, take her to a. good homo, and make her happy and content," said William Worley, to Municipal Judge Hogue today, when Jeanette Price was arraigned for drunk enness. "I am willing to pay her fine, ana we wui be married at once." Jeanette Price was arrested last night Dy the police tor being drunk. She was fined 110 this morning, and did not have the money to pay It She had to go to jau ror a snort time, but not long. Wor ley, who vows he loves her, came to have a talk with Judge Hogue. When he said he was willing: to marry her and take her to his home at Gresham, the court agreed to let her out providing her fine was paid by Worley. This was done, ana we two wanted away nappy. . STOREY LISTENS T0 L XXFOBTAHT DEPUTIES SXATED TO GO ABB BTXLX, AT TKBZB DESKS HAS BO BETEBMXBXD TO BUB XBDXFEHVEBTLT FOX BEELEO TXOV. As was propbested by the politicians. Sheriff Storey's anger against his depu ties has in large measure subsided. He was subdued In demeanor today and had little to aay other than that he Is determined to encompass the defeat of Jim Stott for sheriff. The change in Storey is said to be due to the fact that a number of his intimate friends have had private discussions with him ad vising him against the course he has been taking. . David Dryden, chief clerk in the tax department, was at his post of duty today, despite the assertion, of the sheriff that he must go. It is believed that Storey will be obliged to permit Dryden to remain, as two men to whom his position has ,been offered have re fused It The tax collector's office is far behind now In its work and a basketful of letters Is received daily complaining that no receipts have been given for taxes paid. Nobody waa "put on the mat" this morning. Herman Schneider, the chief office clerk, and several other deputies, it Is reported, have been in momentary expectation of being summoned into Storey's private offloe and asked if they would support him or some other ln-4 dependent candidate In the effort to defeat Stott.-Their affairs have been settled, it Is aald. . If the -sheriff should follow eut his polloy of surrounding himself only with men who will support an Independent candidate, according to common opin ion, be will discharge hla deputies one by one, aa otherwise the work of the office could not be carried on. "I have not talked to any more of the men," . aald the sheriff at noon to day, "and nobody besides those whose names have already been printed has been notified that his services will not be wanted. Whether -I shall run - Inde pendently or will see that somebody else does haa not been definitely decided. I am going to beat Jim Stott If I can, and that la all I have to aay." CHXxrxor rsmspsrAX. W. E. Sheeta of Hood River is at the Perkins. Frank W. Paine, a prominent capi talist, and formerly manager of the Walla Walla theatre, is registered at the Imperial. Dr. F. J. Bailey of Hlllsboro, "Is in' Portland today. ( Mrs. O. A. Hartman of Pendleton arrived In Portland last night and is with her husband at the Imperial. ' - Charles A Cameron. Jr., of Pendle ton, accompanied by Miss Nell Came ron, Is In Portland. . Judge J. O. Booth of Grants Pass Is In this city today. Blair Scott ef the Washington Life Insurance company haa gone to San Francisco on a visit It Is probable that Mrs. Scott will return with him when he comes back. Revenue Agent Joseph McCabe, who has been Inspecting the district, de parted from Portland this morning. He expects to return within a month. Young George It Albee. 692 Hancock street a son of Councilman Albee, Is the victim of an attack of measles. The councilman la not under quarantine as a result . Preferred Stock Canned Goods. Allen Lewis' Bert Brand. I C01SE HOI? BEAUTIFUL -YOM ESCAPED SPRIMC Nothing Robs One of Miss Helen Whitman, 308i Grand arenue, Milwaukee, Wls writes: , ' There Is nothing like Peruaa tor that tlttd feeling, which gives you no ambition tor work or play. After a prolonged Illness, about a year ago I felt unable to regain my health, but tour bottles of Pe runa made a wonderful change and restored me to perfect health. Aa long as you keep your blood In good condition you are all right, and Peruna seems to till the veins with 'pure, healthful blood. I thoroughly endorse It." : Hart you got nerrest Wall,' yon ought to hare nerres. Bnt they ought to be strong nerres, good nerres.- Does your hand tremhle? Ton ara 11 ring too fast. Does your heart flatter at times? Yon had better call a halt Americans lira too fast. They crowd too much into single day. They hare too little lei sure. The hospitals and Insane asylums are filling up. The quiet, pastoral scenes of yore are becoming rare. It'a ' time that ire quit tola sort ef business. flow to Get Strong Nerres. Tint, repair the injury already dene toy ouz nerres. The way to do thia la to WILL OVERLOOK CIGAR MACHINES At the next meeting of the city coun cil a resolution will -be Introduced amending the ordinance which was re cently passed prohibiting the use of slot machines In this city. The amendment will be made In order to avert the con tentions which are threatened by opera tors of machtnea which pay in cigars and merchandise. Other machines will be closed tomor row. An order to that effect has been Issued and the machines will likely be confiscated In case the order is not obeyed. The intention of the council, It la stated, was simply to prohibit the use of gambling devices In the form of money-paying slot machines, and not to prohibit the use of machines which paid in merchandise. "An amendment to the ordinance will be Introduced at the next meeting of the council," City Attorney McNary said to day. "There have been so many pro tests from operators of machines which pay in cigars that the members of the council, I have -been Informed, have decided to amend the ' ordinance so that It will comply with their intention Technically, of course, the cigar ma chine operators will be guilty of - vio lating the law if they do not obey the ocder to close, which goes into effect tomorrow. "But no effort, as far aa X know, will be made to make them close, and while they wlU be legally guUty until the amendment Is passed. It Is not likely that any prosecution will follow. I don't know what member of the- council will Introduce the amendment at the next meeting, but there Is no question of Its going through, for, as I am In formed, all the members have agreed to If "I do not anticipate a bit of trouble from owners or operators of slot ma chines," said Chief of Police Hunt this morning. "Reports are that all of the devices are being removed from saloons and such establishments, and as to morrow is the day set for them to be out, I expect they will all be removed by night" The order to remove the money paying slot machines was issued last Sunday .by the chief. Cigar machines are not included In the order, and may continue to run, although the new ordi nance does not so. specify. . VETERANS AID FRATERNAL TEMPLE Twenty-five dollars was subscribed to the Lewis and Clark Fait Fraternal Building association last night by the members of- the Llncoln-Oarfleld post of the O. A. R. The Grand Army men at their meeting held last night in the city hall not .only voted that their tamp give $25 towards the fund for the erec tion -of the fraternal building for the 1905 ' fair,, but . every member present subscribed to one share of the associa tion's stock. "The G. A. R. men- of Ore gon will not be one bit backward, about donating money to the fund when it is neededaald T. i B. . McDevltt. state commander of -the order, this morning. ' ,- :., , , . Love is the Only farm of genius which chooses to be gloriously democratic He's a poor horse thief who forgets to steal the saddle. . ' . . . . .. . CATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-DA, Strength Like Spring. Catarrh - - Spring Fever is Spring Catarrh. d MISS ff P.RV WHIT MA V ' " do exactly as did Mattie B. Curtis, See" retary of Legion of Loyal Women, Hotel Balem, Boston, Mass. She said in a re-grew stronger, my rest waa no longer fit cent letter t " I suffered for over a year fnl, and to-day I consider myself in per with general weakness and debility man-feet health and strength. My recovery ifested in serere headache and backache, waa slow but sure, but I perserered and I took four bottles of Peruna,' and for waa rewarded by perfect health. Mrs. two months hare been entirely free Lulu Larmer. from these maladies.' ; If you do not derire prompt and satis- Nervous Prostration. ttSSSZSSZZSSZ - Theusa : of easea might be quoted full statement of your case and he will in which Peruna has been used to rescue be pleased to give you his valuable ad people from the perdition of deranged'rlce gratia. nerves, an put them an the good, solid) Address Dr. Hartman, President ol loauauoi e ssaiT.n. wuaiy Ana- WITNESSES ABSENT AND CASE DISMISSED By consent of Arthur. I Spencer, as sistant district attorney, an order was entered in' the state circuit court this morning by John B. Cleland, the presid ing judge, dismissing the joint charge against Charles Bailey and John L. Ayer. The two men were accused of making a conveyance of land without title with Intent to defraud. ' The offense Is al leged to have been committed on Oc tober 1. 1902. Charles F. Lord, representing the ac cused men,-made the motion that the caae be dismissed on account of lack of prosecution. Spencer consented to the Issuance of the order, saying that the witnesses have left the state. . WOMAN'S WILL . HAS ODD CLAUSE Mary K. Paige's will, filed in the county court for probate yesterday afternoon, requests that after her death her body be taken to Richmond, Ind., for Interment In Earlham cemetery, "and that said remains shall be taken directly to the cemetery, from the railroad sta tion, and not to any house before interment"- All of her property. is left to her niece, Samueletta Pruyn of Chicago, while William H. Pruyn of that city is named aa executor without bonds. Pruyn, being a non-resident, cannot act as exe cutor, and on his petition L. R. Web ster, the county Judge, has appointed L L. 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