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18 SUBURBS MAY FAIL y i' MXVBZBB OT TBI , BFXCXAlj COM- ' MlOB in MOBYATXX.&A OB ' v v eum or KXOX TAXATIOB. i i pennons i or in nnumiiuii vi ' : ' cilmanI Zimmerman, chairman of the ..j! .; 'i innr ina aiodutihk to rui linn"- ' special committee considering these pe ' , tttlons. In an Interview last night -said as the matter stands at present he is opposed to such annexation' tor at, leant , 10 years to come, uouncunwa u. . ' Bherrett John P. Sharkey and D. B. Big i lr of the committee were non-commit- tal. Councilman ifttt Foeller waa the ; only member or the committee who aid he favored the measure. The question " will not tome before the council at Its meeting Wednesday, as no session of the ' ruMi-l committee will' be held before . that day. . ' ; "The petition are now up to the sp- ...... - a l . II " . . 11 P rial conuniiiH oi im.wurau, p. Dabney of Mount Tabor last night, v "Both suburbs have signified their dealre ' to become portions of the city, and we . . .ra nnw waltin tO see Whdt Will be I v ' the outcome. We hope to be received, ' but have no asaurance that we will be. ". "I am Inclined to believe the heavy ' addition to the already large tax la not Justified, for perhaps SO years to come, , said Chairman Zimmerman. "The peo- - pie at Mount Tabor and MortatUla wAnt ' police and Aire protection, electric lights, sewers, sidewalks In, fact all th bene fit accruing from annexation to. the city. This means burdens for ths tax payers of Portland, especially th heavy property owner of th west Side. , i "There 1 plenty of time, anyway, and I for on want to know all about th proposition bfor making any recom mendations. I have talked with many , large propertywners of th east and west sides, and practically all of them are against annexation. X think all of those people should b given a heating, and at th committee meetings they will ' have ample opportunity. I have not et a data for th first meeting, but none ' will be held before next, council dat. which la Wednesday. ; ' Portland's corporate limits are larger - than thos of San Francisco, and yet we have far leas population.' Also -there ' are between 1 MOO and 10,009 acres of vacant land Inside our limits, and until " this has been, occupied X do not favor . annexation." 'x ; ,vv .:. Councilman' Foeller snld: "As long as th people of Mount Tabor and Monta ' t ills desire to enter and become a part f Portland, I am in favor of accepting - them."" i;,:.:-;v...-vi'iv-i'-.'--tiJ'-V'" Although th committee of Ova having th investigation th annexation p titlona Bav not power to reject the same. It. seems probable that should th majority of them- recommend rejection th council as a whole would accept such a report Th petitions must first ' be voted on by th people at th June election, but should less than two thirds of th councilman favor th annexation. It could not b submitted to a vote, : Three - vote against It 'would kilt th matter tn th council It Is therefore very Important that all members shall " be in attendance when th vote W taken. TACOMA TIGERS WIN .. . . FROM SATELLITES " " " ' '(Special Dispetck Th JoornaU " ; - ' Fresno, Cat,. April 1 Tacoma took h. fnnrih nmt of th aeries today " after two rhours "."of "rather featureless work, much of th time oeing occupwu : by SeatU' klckln..'.;v:;"';..;? Umpire Huston cam in r ' share of th knocks, and he mad him self solid with th spectators by exert . Ing his authority, f ' Park Wilson. who . cau ght for Seattle, kicked over a de cision In the first Inning and waa fined - $1. - Jn th seventh inning Lynch came in from third on Wilson's throw to sec ond to cut off Hannlvan's steaL4 Moh- : ir returned tn uirow : Wilson . grabbing It Just as Lynch bumped Into . it, Huston called Lynch safe, and thewhol Seattle team et up a mighty roar at one. '- Wilson-walked ' ia a menacing manner, out toward Hus ton, who turned hi back and walked a way. J:Wllson,.oiitlnued.,,.tQ. ..walk and was ordered back to his place, another 'v. fine being placed against him. A sec ' ' ond time he walked out however, being prompted by the continued howls of the Seattle men, and thia time Huston or dered him to the bench. The gam was a' close one throughout the chief feat ure being the pitching of St Vraln, who in me ninm inning, unci icwui ' men get to bases, struck out the three , . succeeding hanerand..kept-tha.lctory for his team. , , . -v HEARST GREETED IN V It'll I ic uniir AITV , 'm - u 8pedl DUpstcb tjlmMei Whrs to The Journal) Albany. N. T., April I. In the home ctty of David B. Hill tonight 200 lead ers and members of the Albany county Democracy and their guests, amid up roarious cheers, endorsed William Ran dolph Hearst for the Democratic presl- l dential nomination. - When J. W. , Forrest after an ad ' ' dress full of praise for Mr. Hearst for his loyalty to the party and its candl- dates in the dark days and for his lead- - erahlp today, offered " the resolution, , it waa adopted unanimously with g roar of approval which all but shook ; the roof, off the historic Stanwlx hall, 1 where the banquet had been spread. ' There was grest excitement at the greet tng of Mr. Hearst and Toastmaster James Mahoney led a series of voclfer- J ous hurrahs which Hill himself at Wol v . fert's Roost snd Justice Parker at the , tTen Eyck could easily have heard had .they listened. ' GERMANY'S EMPEROR :. ! IMPRISONS HIS AUNT (Copyrighted Hearst Sews Service by X.easd.Wlr to Th Journal.) . , ... -v. " Paris.' April I. The German emperor ' is accused of having imprisoned hia -' Countess on Wedel. ana tae. report has reached her of her imprisonment In a sanitarium at Basle, ' Switierland. on ? the royal representation that she is de ( mented. . r . . . . , Count Von - Wedel is master, of cere monies ; st the court of Emperor Wll llam. and she Is the natural daughter ? 'pt the-emperor's grandfather, v Xier family name is Berard, and hence she Is -sometimes referred . to was . the Countess Voir Wedelberard. - The coun tess has been a weU-known figure In so ciety of Berlin, Pari and' Vienna. For a long time she was a frreat favorite of the emperor, but sn incurred his ' displeasure by publishing, a . book', in which ah disclosed court secrets. 1 h V MAYOR WOULD BRIDGE FARE, DEAL crrn xxxovrtrn Amxxovn to xats ntoroBXTioa' TO OXAXOa two mm to eton mommo TBEBT TBTTCTVM UCXXXM Thrre still is hope for a reduced far across th Morrison brldga, and It may yet develop that those wishing to pass over that structure aunng tn eign months It Is to be closed to team and pedestrian traffic may not have to pay nv cents or swim tha rlvr. - ' "1 staml ready ana anxious io mw again the Z-cent rare proposition, r cently made but rejected because of th clamor of the public," said Major Oeotg It Williams yesterday. "If the City & Suburban Offlolals desire to make a reduction. I would b glad. If the peo nii want me. to negotiate. It would please me greatly if something could b done regarding th matter. "itrknow nothing, about th rumor that followers of the Simon faction of the Republican party stirred up th re cent protest against the I-cent rate across th bridge, but there Is nothing Into which there does not enter an ele ment or politics. However, I had not heard th rumor of politics until to day. But If th street -car officials de sire to make' any proposition for a re duced far now, I surely wUI gladly lend ray aid in any way th people wish. But Xd net llks to go aneaa-ana negotiate for a reduction, and then have a clamor raisea pucn as, was me .caw th last tlm." President Swigert of th City Suburban compsny, was absent from th city yesterday, and no statement could be obtained as to what proposal. If any, the company would" make. ' As published In The Journal xnursaay, jar. owigen said h thought a t-cent far would be charged. He was not positive, however, and intimated" he. would have been glad to have carried out th recent J-cent tare propbaitlon.v'" .r . PORTLAND'S FINISH ; WAS VERY EXCITING y,l ' (Journal Special Ssrtlce.) tos Angeles,' Cat,, April J. Portland I, Los Angeles L-vTh Browns finally took a game, from th locals today but It took them 10 Innings to do It . Baum was - unfortunate la that tne hits made off him came in bunches, two In tha fifth, two in the seventh and thre In the tenth. : " ;'.' '-' At th4 beginning 6t the ninth Inning It was one and one and all the.Porfr land sluggers coming up.T : rr.' i Nadeau hit one to center but Bernard ran back and speared It, in circus fash ion. - Castro gave Cravath a bard one over In right but the lry harder waa there when It earn down . ana ' ec slammed another bad one to Bernard which th new man trapped safely. -i Jud Smith banged a hard . one at Francis which the chunky infleider transferred to first In time r .to send Bmlth to the bench. Cravath put a foul out in Madeau'a territory but Phillip attended : to it after a long run. Ross singled straight st Iberg who knockad It down,-but could not ret 1t"to flrst In time. ' Chase singled past Castro and tha stand went daffy as Boss mad th third. Jimmy Toman's best waa a tall fly to'rlght which went down a well and the bleachers settled down for an extra inning session the first of the season. T-But"Tthy-dldnot. bjtv "long to' wait Bones Ely shot a Jolt of ginger into the Browns and they came up thirsting for action. Buck lammed a - Dice single through ahort . . Francis lined one down to first and the boy wondor put itr to second ahead of Freeman1 retiring the big first-baseman. Steelman hit a liner into right which Cravath made a bad mess of, allowing the boll to get away, from him and roll to the fence while Francis legged ' it around the big circle. Cravath recovered in time to shoot the ball to the plate via Flood but there was do chance' to catch. Francis as he beat the .throw easily. Steelman went . to third during the general excitement and every Port land player' waa tip executing a - war dance at the plate. And as if one xun was not enough,. Ham Iberg walloped the ball past Flood Into right field and Steelman romped home, That was all, for the other Portlanders went out by various routes', but It wss enough to win the game. MRS COULD SUFFERS v FROM APPENDICITIS (Special Dispatch by Leased Wire fe The Journal) New York, April 2 That Mra Ueor'g Qould has Just undergone i severe and dangerous operation for, appendicitis was stated by several of her friends at Lakewood foday. 1 . The operation, it is snld, was per formed on last Wednesday, a very suc cessful exhibition of surgery resulting In the - oomplete , removal of the ; con gested appendix-without producing. se rious complications. Mrs. Gould, It Is said, bore the ordeal bravely and while suffering Is said to be In, no danger. MATERIAL FOR ALL IRRIGATION WORK (Washington . duress of The Journal.) " Washington, April S. Representative Mondell late today Introduced a bill au thorising the' Weeretar? of the Interior to use or authorise the use of earth, timber and stone from publio lands and forest reserves fos the construction of all Irrigation works projected under the national irrigation act v f.r PRACTICAL TALKS FOR PRACTICAL PEOPLE "Practical Talks for Practical People" is the subject of a-series of evening ser mons to be delivered at the First Christian church by the pastor, Rev. E, 6: Miickley. The first of the series MHU be given Sunday, when Dr. Muckley will talk About "Men Who Do Things.", Bun day .evening, April 10, his subject will be,"J'Men,Who Hear Echoes." The fol lowing Sunday evening he will speak on -Men Who Know Hypocrites When They See Them," and will end the series with a sermon on "Men Who Smile Semaxxabl Woman. V From the Chicago News. Dlgra My wife Is a genius. Biggs Indeed). 11 Diggs--That's, what Why, she .can actually sharpen a lead pencil without making It appear as if she had .used bar teeth Instead of a knife. - t .... . " - OPEN - THE " OREGONt JOURNAL PORTLAND,- SUNDAY i oov 5$;.f ' WRtfyW- rIt:$ HEADSMAN'S STLL HANGS IN AIR Last Monday Sheriff Storey delivered ukase all his employes were to be riven until .', Saturday to announce whether or Uyt they would support Him as an independent candidate to sueceea himself, and if the answer wss unfav orable they were to he discharged. Yes terday srrlved and Btorey said notnmg. Nobody has been "fired," and' nobody has been ssked what he intends to do. : Those who do not Intend to, support Storey, and they form a majority of thoss In his employ, are awaiting the summonsVnto the presence of the high sheriff. - They have made a compact There Is to be no letting of;thn out LABOR LEADER NOW STRIKES w. o. rowzxA, tqxmxm. TMXBaxwt or. niBT, wizsv Airs &AtmsT . WOBIIU' ' WIOI, OOWTXHCW TB AT ClO-PFBaVaTIOKidw- X X. OLTB fcABOB VBOBUEKS. . . i W, O. Powell, on of the best known labor leaders In the west has returned to- Portland after an absence of. 18 months and intends to remain hare per manenilv. tJntU last August ; he j was president of the Shirt Waist and Laun-J dryworxers international union who headquarters at Troy, N, T. He declined the nomination ror a secona wrm ui order to enter organisation work in the west He waa then appointee: to tne position pf . assistant general organizer and took up his residence at Chicago. a few weeka aro he resigned from this 'position to accept : the management of the Portland jreaeraiea irauui wuuurj, which was tendered him, ana he ar rived In th city Thursday to assume his new duties. - 1 Prior to hla election to the presidency of the InternaUonal prganixatlon Mr. Powell was president of the Portland local. He was sent as a delegate to at tend the annual convention which was held at Philadelphia almost two years ago. He created such a favorable im pression M thr east that h was elected to the highest position In the gift of the organisation with scarcely any oppoal- "WhenI became president," said Mr. Powell last night "the union had a membership of 4,648. 'Now it ha more than 11,000 members In ood standing. It has been a very strenuous life to lead, however and I km glad to gel bact to Portland. At-ona Jtima J- haU 16' lockouts and -three strikes on my hands. The unions In difficulty - ware scattered all over the United States, and I was kept constantly on the move look ing after them. Last year I covered fully 80,000 miles in going from one section of the country to the other. "In the 16 lockouts and three strikes i which I have referred there were nearly 9,000 employes directly involved. One of the lockouts and two of the strikes were lost but one of the strikes and eight of the lock' outs we won com pletely. The remaining seven iwanua were compromised. . "My experience with these labor trou bles has convinced -me that there .la nothing to be gained by strikes. I have returned a firm believer in the doctrine of co-operatloh. The sooner that-working people get (together and concentrate thair enerrles and caoltal for their own advancement the better it will be for: them. In tlme l believe mat co-operation WW be the solution of the labor question. No Industry Is too gigantic for laboring people to make a success of if they would stand together -and apply their energies and capital intelligently. 'The next convention of . tha - Shirt Waist and Laundry workers'5 union Is to be held at San Franclsco-ln August and the various locals throughout1 the east Intend to send full delegations, au in AiMLtinns nolnt to the fact that it -will be the largest convention ever held In the history of the organization. A great many people are anxious to come west to see the country and many wUI avail themselves of this opportunity. Low transportation rates have been promised for th occasion. . . .i, ... , : l a Kisauorehensloa. jHYou say there are no flowers fof the dinner table, rwnere are xne enrys nnthemums I sent homet - ' . !v ' Khe Oh. Georre. don't speak so loud. You might hurt Bridget's feelings. ; She didn't understand what they were, and she ' cocked ibetn. to miuu., ... t Hearst) ; AX ,i one by one all must go at once or all must stay. But the sheriff hesitates, leaning to the opinion that he' Is be-glnnig-to appreciate what he 'is '"Up against or that a flicker of reason has oast a light on his mental hoiiion. In order to make ss'good a showing as possible the sheriff will not file his nomination on an independent ticket un til 10 days prior to the election. This Is the limit allowed by law, He eays the list now contains double the num ber of names required, or 114, and that he expects to have a list of signatures that will surprise a good many- poli tician when the time for filing bis nom ination arrives. - k, - , MYSTERIOUS CASE ao i oAir AvaxTzn . o joxn JACOB ASTOB SXASaXXXS tX CKXCT MXDSlB AOZS BAVtKTXu ABB. SOB" A10 BBKBBTBB ABB AT WZTX TIB. OLBXBBS. (BvtM Dispatch by Leased Wire to The Joaraal) White Plains. 'N. Y Apsil J. One Of the most mysterious cases in which, all the Jurors were pledged to secrecy and Involving the competency of an old lady worth a million of dollars was tried before a sheriffs Jury today, r. h . ii. . Lawyer William T. Emmett of New Rochell nnosed the panelling cf any newspaper men upon the jury in oraer that the fact-In the case would not be published.---All-- information -eonoeralng the mysterious case was reiusea to re porters. - :.. .'X The case was nrougni to inquire h v the sanity of Mrs. Cecelia L. Do Nott- beck, who is 76 years old and grand daughter of , the late John Jacob Aator. Mrs. re Nottbeck uves at risnrui, i. Y-with her son-and daughter. For year she -has suffered With 'a. falling memory and senile dementia. " The evl itsnca taken. waaprlnclnaHyglvn-.py three physiciana and the application to declare tha old lady an incompetent was made by one of her daughters who lives in New rYork.i CltyiThe-evidenco showeoT that , the ' old lady has vfour nhiMran: One daughter ared 60' and one son aged 45 live, with their mother at Fishkil-7and both are said to be in competents. -The daughter plays tne most of her time with toil. ' The son Is particularly partial to Iplay with tin anidier toys.5? The evidence 'showed that Mr. De Nottbeck owned property . on Washington -and rand streets- inw York from which sn oenvea an income of - SO,000annually.":irfAt;...:ta;.::.Y ht MELTING SNOWS CAUSE HIGHWATER There la a great amount of snow in y mnuntaina. according to advicea re ceived at the local weather office, rom various points of . observation through out the state. Streams are running at a high atage as a result but no appre hension Is. felt concerning the probabil ity Of a flood. The Willamette is 10 tak ohivo-a" low-water mark, and 1 shows no signs of In immediate fall. .;; The Co lumbia is also running-nign. i ;rr i Thi la about the time for our usual spring flood.", said District Forecaster Bealei yesterday. 3 vfThere ar no signs Just now that fon will occur immedi ately, . ZhOUgn repon , iruin u tain sections Indicate ; that ; thete . ;4IS Plentr4f snow to start a flood. 'K'f rrhls ' office - will - niaka-a, prognosti cation concerning the probability, of .a flood within tb aext week or 10 days. By that tlm we" will have received ouv report from! the vicinity of tne up per snake i and upper" Columbia rivers, where the flood ; usually starts, and: we will vthen :have pretty ; reliable infor mation on which - to rbas our predlc- tlnna" ' ? ni According to Mr.' Beale there need be no fear of a flood witnin me next iew days, though business men along the waterfront are beginning to prepare, for the vsual, spring freshet.; - , ' A Bonbl Distinction. ' i Troni xhe Cleveland Plain Dealer.1' "Russia has the only battleship with Ave smokestacks." 1 f . -. .Te. ' and since "that Port Arthur af fair ahe has -the only battleship with five submerged smokeetacx: - liaslttOHi MORinNG, APRIIj 3, 1S0& :JL J; 4 Hf l'?MV$tfjSr !k :..)..' - Irs t-Uti .. .V--ii--'-.: ABB ATB - OBB " OT 135 B AMAOB i CASKS KATB BBBBJ BBTTtJBB 'WZTXOVT SUIT O. 9. BBOBOaTT, BAOBT XBjijBBB, TBT ITBTfAXB OBB OASB BBOUOKT iSB.OOO, The general sentiment of American railroads is against excursions and when Influential fraternal societies ask for tha privilege of paying 11.000 for a single excursion . train thsy wonder why they generally fall tc eeeure -what- they desire-- Just why the railroad avoid ex cursions can best be told by giving the brief history of the excursion last year of the Northern. Pacific to niympia un- der-tba auspices of th-El ka -Itrxost the-aompany about $100,000.---im- -. On August 88. 1903, an excursion train filled with hundreds of Elks was going; to the sound from - Portland. The train was wrecked and over 100 people were more or s less seriously injured. Almost a soon as the train bearing the injured arrived in Portland came the claim agents of tha Northern Pacific and after months of discussion and personal conferences, the ' claim- agent - recently departed and the cost of the excursion became known, '....v.; ': - : -: i Though . on ease remains unsettiea : and the exact amount' of the damages paid cannot be ascertained, still the company has practically agreed to pay 1200,000 . to-the 135 persons injured in the wreck. The Elks were to pay 31.000 for this excursion and a check for this amount was givsn by them to the com pany, but after the accment mis. was returned. :.. .--o "-f --vi" From 135 cases la which claims for damages arose not less than 100. peo cle received ever 8600. In many oases ihe-company- paid heavflyTf ortnJuries which ware chiefly mental. . -in tne oam age claims settled which were for more than f (00 the amounts ran from 3t000 to $25,000. The company's employes say that Mrs. C. B. Brown received the lat ter sum. Friends of her husband state that I35.000-.waa- tha amount paid. - To date this -bill, .-whether for $25,000 or $36,000, Is th largest single settle ment and is at least 35 time aa much an-the oim?nny""'ld- hara received had the excursion been an entire success. , Dr. Brown received $5,000 for his Injuries- Mrs t Brown : was . severely bruised, one fro was torn off, the ether was badly crippled, on foot may never be pf, service and the general nervous shock a serious one. With her husband she is at present touring southern Cal ifornia.. . v.:f :A- 'if ;-;v-' . m The only claim remaining unsettled Is that of G.-.J- Blodgett " confectioner, living at the Ooodnough building. Mr. Blodgett suffered, s, compound fracture of an arm and as yet it ,s doubtful if he. will regain the use of it It is un derstood - that the company's baals of settlement with Mr. Blodgett was $15. 000, but this amount bag as yet not been accepted by him-' , Excursions that, net $800,000 In dam age suits are not pleasant in any sense of th word. "aay. railroad officials, and since such ' excursions run on special time and are usually heavily loaded with passengers, the railroad companies avoid them' when possible. . In the earljt rail' road days when train were few, iched ulesof 86 miles an -hour ; was th rul. and .money more Of an inducement the Sunday school excursion and every other sort , was the populaiv-offerlng or-the railroads. Of recent years such offer ings hav not been frequent and only strong demands and repeated " requests can coax the companies to provide them at 'any price, a Since the Northern Pa cific wreok the excursions In the north west ara: stlU mor ;rar.s,w .BTO,XAAKOOg:,M From th Tillamook Headlight. Th commerce of Tillamook bay does not Justify the expenditure to Improve the bar is the same old gag that Is being worked upon .TlUamook. -- Now w think we are perfectly Justified in saying that th board of engineers is Impotent' In making such a report not having vis Ited' the seen and ascertained the facts. We hope the Oregon delegation will crit icise the board of engineers so unnwrcl fully.that It will crawfish. , -" -'.stow Oot r.;'"'Syt' " From th Chicago Record-Herald. v "I owe my aucoess in life to politics." ' "Why I didn't know that jrou had ever held offlce.". , ' ' v "I never have, hut t ran for ofllee : once and got so badly beaten that I turned from politics. !n disgust and took up th line that ha brought me a Xorturv- -- , ; . - i y -. ' ELKS EXCURSION COST $200,000 TIIRiLLIuG STCP.Y OF PRESENT VAR OOMnBTB STOBT OF. tTAFABBSB AOTZOBS SXBOB OOBFXVSOY 8Z0AV , KAXB OBAFTBB OT BOMAKTIO W- ;:BBjBir ' vtr'xui'ii ttzsn-hit r FAT1 JOBIS ABB B XFZ.OITS OF r v , (By Grant wauaee.j t; v March ;17MBr : the steamer BJmpress of Japan, via Van vLwhm tha comnlete Story of the torpedo-boat attacks on Port Arthur is written It will make a chapter In naval history equally romantlo in Interest to the narrative of the exploits of Paul Jones, or Nelson and the doughty heroes of Tra falgar, Especially stirring Is the story of the fourth, attack, .made March 10. which comes to me through private and authentlo sources v A ''"';" That engagement , wui - go eown, in i... nt in ,which wireless i . tmmA In a naval nat- tie. -v. After, tne Japanese v.-a on, , Russian aescroyer ana damaged sevral others, it boldly steamed in i under the biasing Russian batteries and ' planted a . number or mecnanioai mines in the harbor entrance with th AMnct Af bottl'nr un tn few Russian war ; veasls still within. hitu 8esprat Bnoownterv. A : thla was nna Of th most dS- w.v... -- " perate bowvto-bow encounters in modern naval annais, in wnic i iv .. ese scored a complete victory, actually . tnxr Una to a. Russian war ship and towing her away while her guns. Were still spitting nrs. . i i broke and later she sank, th Japanese h,iM hnnmlsd her and secured four prisoners and a. number of mementos.' . i The commander of this Japanese flotilla of destroyers, which has done such dar ing and auccessful work in all four at tacks on Port Arthur, is CapC Shojiro AaaL H la on of th moat modest of In hla ljnortS to ' mak BIVII, V " ' mora than th barest and briefest men tion of his explolU. Admiral Jto, nere In Toklo, has had to cable him a num. ber of times 't o fuller information. . . i .. knnwn In .'America. The officers of the Gaelic,' on which I crossed tha Pacifle, knew him well and admired him greatly. He had .crossed In the Gaelic -ahortly ' before ,1 came-lhough m rfifrpnt mum. : it . being - the HIIUU . . ' inDna nullum trt chajia their names at aU important epochs of their lives. 1 Xaad to Band Baals. ; . -..i s.ai laaiwui aboard a 'Russian ,myim - - f - destroyer and killed several, offlcers in hand-to-hand duels. , While slashing at one, another whom he had wounded at tetnpted to rise, but Asal prompUy , kicked him into the. sea. -;" " ':-'v,f;;y When- the , Russian , destroyer Btere-gutschi-was on -the point of being cap ...a - hiiairt from the JaDanese de- stroyer- Basanamt Jumped on board the hostile ship ana nauiea ow u u sian flag, replacing It by tho Japanese. While the, Japanese ouw m was so near v tne nuwuia , bwuvw BteregutchJ that i th groana oi wounded could be heard In the lulls be un ttim, tweiinwina- of raDld-flrers and the shrieking of machine guns,a Jap anese bluejacset wnose name ow am teen learned, leaped from hla vessel to the deck ' of the Russian destroyer anq faced the commander pr tne pieregui-cnu The- plucky Japaneee-r challenged th cgpUin, and a -hand-to-hand .:gworrn. counter ensued. ' " '' ,;' Th captain was cleft $o th ckin,)the Japanese Jackles leaping on board, many - .v... D,,.aan aallnra lMLned into the sea. and a few jvere captured and taken aboard tn awuuuo "" - from the" Russian land- batteries . pre vantaA tha JnniuiMt irom rescuing more of the Jtussiann from the water. --- :-'A Zrong Blstaaos BaaX . - -Then followed' Ta long-distance duel between the -Japanese fleet and the Novlk , . ana - tne T; i orww, immi In - th - flight - Ot tne latter, i ns closing action was -the bombaVdmect of the Inner harbor by Japanefe tattle- ships. The latter, unaer wiaurai xvjv, ..b ..n Mt behind a nromontory. out of sight of the Port Arthur forjinca- tlons, receiving, range poinia ujr wire less telegraphy from the cruisers which v. .totinriMl at rirht anrles to the battleships In sight of Port Arthur. The cruisers observed tne enecis oi me nre on the forts and signalled, them to Togo. nh hnmnardnient waa most, deliberately planned, only the 21 18-Inch guns being used. ' isacn nrea ave o u."ib shou in all. . . , Bearlir Brry 8fliU Oonntad. '. ' Aided by the Marconlgrant reports, th .ni .:... Mibiae - to- make nearly vin v Mtint.- - The -bombardment lasted several hours and resulted In great destruction to tne iorts,T nuuaings ana dAcks.Th - shell -flred-- from- the-- Ave Japanese warships, screened from view behind, ft .a rocky "," promontory ,'t tell pon the docks, t two 1 Russian warsnips ana the buildings from a terrible helghthi" . .allni- luinrlhd it. On hundred men on board one of tha cruisers were killed of wounded, . the vesser; neing struck reneatedly below fho water line and disabled. - Many shells struck the Betvlsan, which, in spue or naving oeen disabled a v month before, ? was J still manned -by hep crew. These are but a few; Instance of the daring work being done by the Japanese, but are sufficient to show their prowess. CAPT. ILLIAHS HAlf FACE COURT MARTIAL 1 am greatly' surprised at" the report of : the attack or captain .w niiami on Private' Wllson,M said Adjutant-General Flnser of the O. N. G. yesterday; when j, M. Williams of company C. at Eugene Thursday nlght prt Private Ora Wilson, j As reported - in Friday's dispatches to As reported - in Friday's dispatches (to irh. Tmirtiil frnm RuieAa tha caDtainl" ...v - - i- - , . . . 1 i.u.n,. .nnil ' snit durlna- . drill : at-l became enraged mnd during , drill: at- tacked Wilson with his saber, cutting h nrivata aeverelv about the heat;, - the privets ?verely about the bead- "Captam, wmiam is a cooi, . unexcii- able -man," Continued Mr, Flnser. yand I believe has the oraoers usuaj eir re- I believe has the offloer's usual self re- strainr-Shoald .JShVoa ita Une w,tnln I am at a los to expUIn the cause of i,mitfc-wishes It to ba un- the 2 troUbie,,-cnarges may. navej oeen preferred against ne capiam put , have, received no word concerning these, tnese. 1 SwbePm vd;bepcon "There is no standing court for such cases and owing to tne rana 01 in onen der such a court would ponslst W militia offlcers aqve the rank' of first lleuten- . '-.7"... . - . . ts.. cases and owing to the rana or tn onren Omcers aPQvs ma m u mnv miiiw ant Private Wilsonv, is a grocer at EU-1 arena ana 2 wiiiiama ' i mn m.uriiojr.i Charges against mn officer, may be pre- unarges pgains - " f erred Dy any perooiK , xcgaruijMB ui 1 . . . L. . w. a . ht.mKa, ,f' thai ...1 .1 :-i....a "i :,!. -i. -. .In j a fair trial, 1 1 tt "' .Kvtrr man should have even h wh doesn'V deserve FISIIEPiuEiTf,lT.....: - ALASKA PACKERS " . , -.t-v-W--'. MAKB OOBCZSSZOBsl OB, MOOTED : r 1 FJ8H UMSt 3TOB V BOAT! ', ABB ;' '.TBOTTBUB zs atxbtxb-oabfzb ;;' TBB . .ACOOBB MATOB lOBdW1'; BBOBJBMBWi BTBXXB. ' 'p i ; i!- ' J '' ':'"," J (Bpeclal Plptch to The Joorsal, f w Astorls, Or, April ? 8. The Alaska i ll' Fishermen's union met tonight with th ; . . local packers opofating canneries .in th north. The question wa as to th limit . v' , per boat The fishermen wanted a 1200 flsh limit; .but the packers said, this ; wodld put them ot a disadvantage with, " 4, the Ban Francisco packers. The Usher ' men gava ln agreeing to an 1100-flsh "x limit. ' ( ,:' - .-X'-.-x, '.:'. lxcal arrangements are. not the same . -, as st Ban Francisco. The arrangement , V Includes the Portland-Alaska ' Packing . ., , company. Sentiment favors art amalga- ;! matlon with the Ban Francisco union. , , i'-A-; Carpenters Aeensa Isw, ' Th carpenters charge Mayor Bupren X 5 ant a responsible fur their strike. They say he has refused to ignth soale, ' -preventing other, contractors front giv- ,;. ing In. , The ' contractors have a com- y . bine. The carpenters- say they , all XXX would" submit If the mayor would s4gn.; (. The outlook for a settlement is bright '. i-?'" Jbongsnorsmsa'a 8rfcrlk.f'-''N'VV' , 'Secretary Inrntsen-of - the " Fisher men's union say's the .strike -! of .tha .; longshoremen against the ' Columbia ; ' Ulver Packers' association Is equivalent to a-boycott against the - fishermen's ',; union,' as the sallor-flshermeti . have right to load and unload coastwise v- .' HER BROTHER A t ; llioLEliii (Special Dispatch by teased Wirt to The Journal) ' Nw' York, April 8. In th .first skirmish in court Helan . YiHardTKell, ' , only daughter of the late , mJllloiialr,t , railroad magnate, Henry VUlard, acored v - a diatinct triumph. Sheforced tha -'?.. forces led by her brother,' Oswald II lard, to admit that he sold without her ,'r:, knowledge ; over $38,000 'worth of se- ' curltle and - reinvested the money in. 'T another security without any benefit to her.' , -r,: :ty ,-?:-. xx : Th proceedings - were held before ' xJ JusUc - McCall in tha - supreme-, court T? on. an Order- set by Justice Keough of ,. ' White Plains, before whom the propo- "x'x: sltlon to examine Dsward Vlllard and . . his relatives and tha executors of the : wtft and all others having knowledge . ... of the disposition of Mr. VUlard'SMnll i; lions, had been bitterly fought t y Mrs; Bell charges that her father gave . .. her certain securities in he own right j before his death and that these seem-. ties were wronrfully .withheld from :.' her at th Instance of her brother Ga w.M In Ardar .that she miuhl draw up a complaint and allege the -exact'.;, , sute of affairs she, through her tinole, . - George D. Mumford. applied for anor., der to force Oswald Vlllard and his ss- . soclatea to tell : where her i private for tune was hidden .',Cv- r..t .-'.x '"' r7 BOSirM;Bfow Oomrt. .5 ;!; " : Then - appeared "aa Imposing; array -M legal.. taiaatbe(ota uheWbiteialnA ' - court,- "resisting -'wost ' bitterly" all -an any effort to extract the - desired lij :" formation. After delays and legal qultt v bles almost unprecedented they succetd- cd In saving Oswald .VJllard from th dreaded -ordeal, but the iudg was ob durate as to the Justice and propriety of . -forcing some oni- to tell tho Uuth. i TU r;-vi therefore ordered Secretary Ulbrecht " who had ; been Mr. Vtliard's business xXi manager, -1 tell what had bocome .of -tha tnisslng soourltles. ,; . "4 ir'y . i -After exhausting every sffort to in- . duce the J-idge to vacate bis order the , Oswald Vlllard forces were obliged to , ; Submit to an examination of Ulbrecht and submitted with sullen .determination to make th plaintiff wring eeiy mor. . set of truth out of tfc with the utmost ; : effort ' ? :,:. '"" x -. GusUv Ulbrecht whd ha been fof many years secretary to tha late Henry ''' Vlllard;-proved to b human account-" "TT ingmachlne.IIenavee answered -any-i question before he received a nod frojn A Mr Godkln and waited after each uesj Uon to give an 'opportunity or counsel i r to-object .-.-- .1.vir,v:V . x Befreshlag BxaminatKm. "Xo you yremember that off November.,. . i, 1894, certain securities were )ield by .. Mr. 'VUlard In" trust for , Helen Vlllar (j;;: BellT" ' ' ' i , 1 " ; -Mr. Godkln 1 object Don't answer that'.!- ,; ,."---4 "Did you ever make between these dates any - list of securities for . Helen s Vlllard BellT" , , ' . v ' -"Iforret" -" - ' " "Do you know , what changes were made In any such securities subsequent to 1894T" " ' - "It appears upon the books that 49,000 shares . ofV Northern Paclflo collateral -trust notes" were sold, realising $37,97.2l. It appeara further that Northern Paciflo , bonds were purchased ' with proceeda costing $37,969. The entry; was ;made December 31, 1904,T wa the answer., , v "How did you come ;.to maka that entry T" K ; ' ' "Vv .-' i x-x z on was Instructed to, Irikke it by Os. wald VUlard or Mr. Spofford." ( '. : The hearing , was adjourned until next Baturday..: RAILROAD TO AID Tne" Northern : Pacific Railway com Kan iMttaA . circular to the bom- gettlers supon th overlap land .; Brant Clarke, Cowllta And Bkamanl t. cinr, Cowllta And Bkamanl ..." i, ,.v . ..... ur..hir.nn counties. 1 no H......B.. . it.Iw n ..hint, v- ' .ettlnr forth the policy: which the com ""y Eposes to pursue.' It Is briefly '"" JV. ..- th. Mmmkrlsed W th statement that 'th iT-v.j nmivnv enmnanv. en ""-7- .- oast :uncertalntyas to j: i.terded thanrog-; r.'V.: .aHmiiv retarded the nroa- .rrftJ., ,t -desires albona-fldi derstood that it desires all bona-f Id .--.-.-.- settlers, antiuea thereto to taae aavan .? ? e 2?f :swul , a nnmini.td last Mk In The Jour nal. thr Northern Pacific: intends to ali OVERLAP SETTLERS V low all actual settlers who entered upon ; their lands prior to ISM and who ara .tin I. nnaaaaklnn. tn retain tham IK. t .l r---- rw. . -" still In possession, to retain them with- vu ju,v..v.vv . The settlers who " desire to avail t .tI-i.wVa. 'ZZ m iiiouinciico v - w v5 u,Ht. trt anmmHntnLta at. hnm avltlt : C a Moulton, Northern Paclflo land at-' m. Moulton. Northern Pacific land at.' torney. at Tacoma, Wash., or with WU1-I Jr lam H.'Phlpps, land commissioner, atl ;i4: Bt' Paul, Minn,' . --r s. , e ; m
