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Newspaper Page Textv THE ' OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL,: PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, i APRIlH 13, ; 1804. ST. PETERSBURG'S ISO LATE WAR REWS OmOXAX, AJ9TXCBS , TXAT S -v mi bays bbs rBBQVBBT oh BAxncs or no YAx.tr abb that , milIM SATS. iKOIT XXB". ' I ij w i' . ! (Journal Special BottIc.) ' St Fittnbui, AprU 1J. An official dispatch today confirms a report made " lata yesterday by General Kouropatkln . to tha ffect that on April t 60 Japanese ' acouta were killed In a battle or skirm lah at Samallnd. General Kraanalinakl , bad sent forward a detachment of - sharcahootera with instructions mat ' they reoonnolter on tha left bank of tha . Talu across from wiju. inaing ai "Samallnd. an Uland la tha river, the force surprised a force of 50 Japanese aoouta aa tha latter were approaching . la boat, Without firing until tha Japanese , were upon them, tha Russians waited. . Then well-directed Tolley were poured Into the Japanese with auch effect that .'their boats war sunk, many drowned - and others bayoneted as they swan Y ashore. No losses were, sustained by the Russians. ... The official dispatch adds details of the Japanese movements. Tha Jape , nave teen entering opposite Chahedls! i' disgusted as Koreans and spreading "'. along the river as far as Pomahonha. In a second dispatch General Krasna ' llnskl reports that on the night of AprU 11 a suspicious-looking boat approached . the mouth of tha river at Laoboa. After - several - shots wars fired upon It Its ," crew put out all lights and retired. ' afterward beginning - a cannonade. -.Sevan Junks put ' out from the right bank of the river but wars fired at and . retired.. - .. ...... EXPLOSION KILLS MANY ON MISSOURI Pensscola. Fla.. April II. Five officers and nine men were killed by n explosion In the turret of tha battleship Missouri during target practice today. The .Mlaourl la commanded by Captain Cowlea, the president's brother-in-law. The dead are: Lieutenant Dsv- Idaon. Ensign Wechert Lleuten- e ant Grldley, Midshipmen Ward and Neumann . and. .nine - pen. Grldley la the aon of tha cap tain who commanded the Olympla at the battle of Manila. Ward Is a son of the brigadier general. BEAVER MONEY ; BOTHERING THEM AMERICAN LINE . f-.-v-r- . t BATTU OB TTJ TAX.U. lghtlnf Bcported, Im Walsh the Bns- V staas best. llamnml ftnarUl aarvM.t Tokl, -April - II. A Wiju dlapatch . states that a company of Russian troops -.- attempted 4o cross the Talu river wast of the town this morning, but a com ; pany.of Japanese drove them back. Twenty Russians are known to have been killed. They belonged to the 12th regiment of sharpshooters. Several ., other Russian parties have been re pulsed In attempts to cross the river. , An offlcial account of a skirmish be . . tween two small bodies of Japanese and 1 - Russians which took place 'AprU 10 on , . the banks of tha Yalu received today ' states that a lieutenant and five marines . were sent In a Korean fishing boat to , reconnutter. about the mouth' of tha , river. They sighted seven Russian ; cavarlymen OB a Chinese Junk and at- tacked them. Tha Russians were re inforced but were finally driven back. . losing one killed and two wounded. i The Japs suffered no losses. - The re- ' port apparently concerns the same fight noted in General Kouropatkln's state ment with the difference that the latter stated -that tha Jap's boat was sunk and all on board were lost - The last rites over a portion of the . body of Commander Hlrose, who wss . , killed .March ST In the seoond attempt Throngs of people stood unoovared ai , the cortege passed. The coffin was borrv fon A gun aarrtags with a full mlllUry ana nsvu guara. xns medals of the - - aeaa Hero vera carried on a silken pll I iWnCTi' AT TAOTS. , ,-y- AssemMlnr of ,the Many tories of the .' . Oatastropha. ' I -"V ' (Joornal Special Service.) SL Petersburg. April 11.-1:10 p. m. No longer do tha bulletins come at long miervajs oui at last, as though the press censorship had been removed from the glut of dispatches from the , far asst. come sheets of telegraph like T fluttering snow. ' Many are contradictory but the story . or.mis evantrui aay in .Russian-Japa-- neae history as compiled from different sources is .as .follows 3. Tha Japanese fleet was sighted at an : early hour this morning, slowly steam : Ing In the offing. Suddenly great vol umes of smoke sprang from the funnels and It was seen that the vessels were . -. coming Into range under forced draft indicating that a battle was to be of t fared or that a bombardment similar to i V ft those so frequently msde by the Japa nese net was to m begun. . , . . Vice-Admiral Makaroa Immediately assumed command and drew tils fleet up S-'-la. line t battle off, the 0oldenmoun K talnHa was active In signaling and of ..the aggressive. . Then came the accident when the Pa ' tropavlovsk struck one of the mines, iS-which, ; owing t the destruction of the .5.-.-: engineering r ship some weeks ago,- was uncnartea. i n crtes or tne dying tnrew or friends who were lost In the sinking of the battleship, the greatest grief I felt for Admiral MakarofTs death, which Is a blow hardly to be eatlmated. He was the very heart of the Ruaaian ag gresslon at Port Arthur. Up to the time of his asaumlng the direction of affalra the Ruaaian warahlps crouched shiver Ing under the guna of Port Arthur await Ing a renewal of the Japanese attacks. and when they came spluttered back In a blind way. In place of this MakarofC actually as sumed the offensive. On the night of March 10 he sent six torpedo boats to sea to look for Japanese warehlpa. These met the enemy and maintained a hot light each side losing a torpedo boat Observing that his torpedo boat was foundering, Mskaroff went out with two cruisers to face ths entire Japanese fleet. but was too late to be ef assistance. Such action was a perfect Index to his work since. Infusing new lite Into the dry bones of tns port WXAT BUSSZAJTS B1XXBTB. People Talak War Will Be Baaed This (Journal Special Service.) London, April 11. Leboucnere In the newspaper Truth . today quotes a Rue slan JTrlend as stating that the lmpres slon exists In Russia that war with Japan will be ended this coming sum mer. J . This -friend la further quoted aa say ing the fight with England over Thibet Hot considered impossible. FLOOD WARNING IS SENT OUT wxATzzmomoa astzsss bwxu- BBS XX X.OWIAJTSS 90 S3XZ xxaxxa qtabtbbs wzuax- BTTB id mZSZaTd AT TMM BATB OP AJI XVOX AM HOVaV dismay Into the hearts of the crews on the other vessels than did the on-coming attack. 4 i Reports, although meager, show that 'the Japanese were not slow to take ad mU '.vantage -of the confusion which must 7 have been apparent and the battle al 'i most Immediately became fierce, the big 'guns of the forts snswsrlng shot for .j. ' ;-hot That the battle was continued -1 ' ' with desperation for hours' is shown by the bulletins announcing that not until evening did the Japanese fleet withdraw. obxat anar ron abmxbax. , Busalans Peel That in XlsSeath the Beart of AggTessioa Has Been Destroyed. '. (Joorotl 8wclal Serrica.) t rf ; 8t Petersburg. 11 p. m., April 13. . jThe downfall of night has been accora , j panled by no abatement of Interest here, : ; ;and no lessening of anxiety for newa ' ; " Although the first shock of the day's re . verses has worn off to a certain extent ; j, the streets are still filled with the j . , -' people. j Aside from those who have relatives Since early this morning the Willam ette and Columbia rivers, have been ris ing at the rate of one inch per hour. At an early hour the river at this point hod reached a stage of 12.S feet nd shows no signs of ceasing its rapid rise. The local weather bureau predicts that It wilt reach a sure of lt.l feet by noon tomorrow, and will probably reach as high as 1 feet some time Friday. special river bulletin waa Issued today by the weather ornoe, teuing or tne sua den rise In the river and warning those who live In the lowlands. The bulletin says: "Reports Just received from the upper Willamette river and from the Columbia and Snake rivers show that they are all rising rapidly. The following are the stages this morning and rise in the last It hoursr Feet , A. M. Rise. Portland U Salem 118 Albany ................. -...11.1 The Dalles ....t 17. Lewis ton II. Weiser 8.C The lusuance of the Beater money is causing trouble for the state com mission of the Lewis and Clark .f Air According -to a Joint resolution of the house and senate In the last Oregon leg islature, the fair commission was dl rected to lanue fac-slmiles of 'the Beaver money isaued In the early fifties by the state mint This money was la- sued In a total coinage or more tnan 150.000, in 15 and $10 gold pieces. The Issue nf the memento coin la for dis tribution t Jhe St. Louis fair, either by sale or otherwise. The commission, however, has not discovered whether the IsMuance of this souvenir Is in accord with treasury rules, and a letter will be sent to the secretary of the treasury for Information. The commission also has no especial fund to pay for this Issue, and la In doubt as to the number of coins to Issue, what metal to use and how to distribute the coins after they are Issued. This last point causes the chief worry to the commission. The management of the St Louis exposition has written President Jefferson Myers of the com mission that the coins cannot be sold, even If for only their cost price, on the exposition grounds, unless a concession fee is paid. Such a fee is Deyona tne reach of the state commission. The commission cannot give the coins away. for their funds will permit or no exten sive gifts, the commission apparently 1 V Answers a nmt . a ai w OLLllyfUKlLAfill EMPLOYERS SEEK POLICE PROTECTION BBBBASXAjr WZU TBXA& TV? TO TXZS POST, OBB- ooxxAir ' wxxjb 5 coxa iatbb WW TOBX-POBTZWUTB BtTM MAT prSTZTTJTZO. r i.'.V.-.'.'".'' t XAATB3B WOBXXBw PZXMS OO TO CHXJUP MVMT AJT9 BXQTZST THAT MB PBBTZBT POSSZBU TBOTJBZJI WZTX STBXXXBS MXB OPPZBXP STOOX TO BBTTTB TO WOBK. In a few days : the American steam- Two prominent leather firms celled at ship Nebraekan will sail from New York! DOllce headauartera today and aaked for direct for Portland with a cargo of gen-i protection against ths strikers. . Chief Oral merchandlaa rnmlrnail tn tha I Hunt AUnit tn nvul Ih. M.nlllv nflN Xinmrn xfn..- -.-j. cannot selL the coins at the St Louis I Charles Beebee cdmpany. 8he 1 ex- the firms. The union men say there 1 L wrn?.r'f 8af Cur t"e only kid I KIDNEY DISEASE 'v M - V PERMANENTLY CURED Tha casa nf Joaenh: Skerrr Illustrates - the thoroughness with which Warner's Safe Cure . cures kidney ..disease. .. lie writes: , , , ' , "1 owe the life of my eon ' to your wonderful 'Safs Cure.1 the greatest med icine ever diaoovered.' -About It year ago one of my sons Was stricken with kidney trouble. Three good doctors said they couldn't save him It had gone too far. I was In despair. A friend urged , me to try 'Safe Cure,' which had cured, him soma vun twifnr. Tha first few doses helped my boy and he was soon completely restored. The doctors made a careful examination and deolared ev ' ery trace of kidney trouble had. disap peared. , ' . ' "Ma Is now marrUA with fa mil v nf ' beautiful, healthy children, and has never had a touch of kidney, trouble from that dy to thta." Joaeph Skerry, fair and Just how the Beaver money of pected to arrive about the middle of no danger whatever of , a riot end, the rit?-me.lcJn lhat.JfM test of tha second edition Is going to get Into Mxt month. It Is probable that the only reason they can account for the wmtuiJI-iSt?- MRS. WATSON DOES NOT LIKE CROWDS ontne return trip. ..,. Ipartment Is tha fact that they have auo- world. ; it cures -when doctors and all ninwiun. ins ixeoraaaan n Deen i caaaaa , in inauoinar eavarai or tna new i viuvr meaicinea rail. , i. . running regularly between New York men who had been emnlovad to ultl frtnf.n irm.n. and Honolulu by way of San Francisco, work. ' -. W . TUUK KIUiNcYS. ..... ..... ww n- iuk viu m mam nasi yvimin ui past rew nays, xney siais, i -Let tome mornlna urlna a land 51 ever come to this port and if business they have persuaded several Imported hours. If it bwomwcfoX o? cont.lnJ it .ii, iu., u mrt irequBnuj. i mn to quit tneir jods ana join tntm. uinnn or uoaung particles, your kid The steamer has a carrying capacity of Furthermore, - they declare, they Intend "'"Lr '? eerious condition Don't de- Attracted by eutioelty to see the man who Is accused of complicity In the land swindles charged against Hor ses O. McKlnley. a A. D. Puter, Marie Ware and others, many spectators wars present when the federal court opened this morning. Contrary to expectatlona and much to their disappointment Mrs. Emma L Watson was not arraigned, nor did shs appear In court The date of her arraignment has not been fixed, according to the attorneye. It Is believed, however, that ths delay has been granted at the request of Mrs. Watson, who desires to avoid the crowds who will gather when a definite an nouncement of her arraignment le made. The arraignment will likely occur at some unexpected time when the room Is free of curious spectators. about 0,(00 tons, and is a modern- equipped freighter In every respect un june l tne steamahln Orea-onlan of the same line will sail for tha Pa cific ooast with a full cargo of gen eral merchandise. It will be discharged at San Francisco, but .reshlnned from : ess? ,,mUar ucac" untu th fF5 " . . . . 1 : lit cures snd leaves no bad after sD What is looked upon as an attempt I lOe and 11 a bottle. Ask your dru Warner's Safe Cure is ness: ' sffeota. tot It Medical booklet and doctor's ad o cVl Warner'g Safe Cure Co., Rocheater. N. T. - . , . . . , Hare" Pllla man lha lutia and aid a speedy cure. . t, , STARTED COSTLY HAS FRIENDS IN An indictment was returned by the recent federal grand Jury agalnat Al bert Canning of Crogk county. The in dictment was mads public by District Attorney Hall today. It is charged that Canning wilfully and purposely set on fire grass, under- DAVENPORT COMES TO PORTLAND P AMCOTJB OABTOOBZST TXUS OP B3B BABXT BTBTCrOUa ZM SXLTXBTOB ZSOOBTBD TO TBAZM Will XT WAS nOW MB WAS TO LXATB TOWM OVOB WAS J 1. 0. 0. 2. 1.4 Rlalng rapidly. "The river at Portland Is now rising at the rate of nearly an Inch an hour. It will reach a stage of 14.5 feet by Thursday noon and probably It feet some time Friday. "KDWARD BEALS, . ; . "District Forecaster.' OFFICIALS UNITE ON PAVING QUESTION A' I Dyspepsia, and other rtomach troubit quickly relieved and in most cases surely cured by the use of As exclusively- published In The Jour nal yesterday, the delegation of city or flclals who went to Tacoma ana Seattle for the purpose of Investigating thv ouallty of bltullthic pavement are unani mously in favor of It They returned to the city this morning, and are high in praise of bltullthic lor rortianos streets. As stated yesterday, there axe contracts pending for, more than 1160,' 000 worth of ths pavement here. As I stated to The Journal corre spondent in Tacoma yesterday, we are pleased with bltuutnio pavements," saia Whitney L. Boise, chairman of the street committee of the executive board. "We found It to be first class. We will make written report to the board regarding our investigations." "We are- unanimously in favor or bltullthic for our streets," said Rodney L. Gllsan, member of the street commit tee of the executive board. "We made thorough Investigation in Tacoma and found that the reports circulated to the effect thst It was in bad condition there were false. They-orlglnated from biased sources. We were very much pleased with the appearance of the pavements there, both for beauty and wearing sur face." "It Is the best pavement I ever saw," said Councilman John P. Sharkey, mem ber of "the state committee.- City Engi neer Elliott endorsed that ' opinion. - . . ., i.::...,.. .iv . . .... nut wjcjiuuc Kcrnuciae is aaxo uttly barmtt t it subdues the inflammation oi the mucous mem brane of the stomach, and bv re moving the cause, effects a cure. Vied and rvcoca mended bv leadina ah. aidana. Take ao anbstitnte and ace that each battle bears my airaatara. Trial alia, i.wu, ai anirfma or vy Bull, troa PriaceM. H - ' NewYsrk. tfdfortBeUelSommf jyMDimmtet. WATER MAIN BURSTS AND FLOODS HOUSES At S o'clock this afternoon, a (-inch water main burst at the corner of Twenty-third street and Lovejoy, caus Ing much damage to surrounding prop erty. ' The basement of the house of E. A, Merges, near the corner mentioned, was quickly filled with water. If the flood continues, the Good Samaritan hospital may be damaged. . - XOBSBKAM BOSSnrCr. i h (JovdU SpMlat Serrlce.) Los Angeles, April 11. Capt Thomas B. Merry, the starter at Ascot land a prominent horseman; oas been strangely missing since Monday. His wife la dis tracted. , ' ..-: V , T love Portland because it was the first City that aver pronounced Judg ment on my art ability," said Homer Davenport the famous cartoonist sa hs lolled comfortably in one of the Hotel Portland's biggest red leather chairs. , "Tes, this is the town most dear to me the scene of my earliest activities after the Silverton brass band escorted me to the train when it waa known that waa -to leave town. "That stove, by the way the first stove that I drew in competition lost me my Job. Harvey Scott of the Ore- gonlan, saw the stove and said no paper would stand for It I got oacx to tm verton before the flowers carried to the train In honor of my going away had faded. "Later I tried Portland the logical art center for Silverton and this time I sketched steamboats and other things. One of these sketches will long be re membered In Portland because it was of a merry excursion party shooting the Columbia river rapids on the steamer to break the leetherworkers' strike was made yesterday afternoon by the George Lawrence Saddlery company, which is- UM I1M .wirth Af itnrk In tha hnil. there by rail to Portland. From, tha I nau ta aeh of Its 10 former amnlovaa y v-iry ine steamer win proceed to the as an inducement to have them return Hawaiian islands. Ths course pursued I to work. As payment the men gave In in m pasi oj mis una nas neen ror tne return their promissory notes, payable steamers to discharge - the Portland la two years' time. Shortly after the freight they carried at San Francisco deal had been-made, two of those pur- and then It was brought north by rait chasing stock were prevailed upon -to Tha Nebrasksn Is of about ths same reconsider the proposition and return to ie ana carrying capacity as tne orlen- the union. The others refused to yield tal liners operating from here, and It is to ths persuasions made to leave the no oeuevea mat sne win expenenos any firm, difficulty getting up the Columbia river. At the request of those who purchased In time, shippers are of the opinion I the stock, a conference between them that there will be a regular fleet of and union representatives waa held last I TXOVaJi voan ra Mvirr ia wv.a IkBiiak a.i . . M V. rmmAm. I aAAn..M An.Mll.- V.-... -.T Ll.Ll .A .1 ... - . I ' T W v. ubu uu uMimi wvw -. - v.,. nufna new x uik mam ai am mnvp ut im urn w i win; cvm- reserve. Knowing that the fire "was and Portland. They state that freight pany. The men returning to work In still burning, it is alleged, Canning left can be -handled much more Cheaply over slsted that the union should Issue them It and permitted It to burn unattended the water route than by rait and there retiring cards, aa they had now become near the timber and other inflammable will soon ba business enough- to- Jus- members of tha firm. - After the -oues- "iy 11 tion was thoroughly discussed rrora an points of view their request was denied XBTZBSfZIS TjOASnro. land the meeting adjourned. Although tne atrika has been in prog- 4 -..--. material. It Is said that a great amount of timber was destroyed. Canning has not been arraigned. ALL PARTIES BBPTBUCABS AS WBU AS BIX OOBATS OOMMTBdAL Wax vxrn xm svppobt op xz qax. bzsaot fob axxBirp. ' HAS PREMONITION OF BURGLARY Oars-o Taklnjr m BaW mBai m. wiv ress almost four weeks, the men return- Is Ufa W wvi ge vatviuavj was av a asm, 1 hwaalr .Hint haa Keen avnaeianaail Im va I t . 1 v vaaaa, kiuak aaea.es ivw a sayoi inuvvu ass as Bines rescuing port a wsea ago tne ranks of the strikers. But the union British steamship - Inverness, under charter to the government to carry lum bar and oata to Manila, has not been Idle an hour. Having taken aboard 1.- An Interesting feature of tha -iwuii political campaign is the strenuous ef fort that Is being made bv tha travel ing men of this, city to secure for onu of their number ths Democratic nomina tion for sheriff. Thev are mnirantlv almost a unit In urging the candidacy of Thomas M. Word, and thst too with out regard to' their own political affllla- BETOBB TXB OOXXVO OP TOWSMOXB -riBTTOB. men state they ars not surprised at the action of those who purchased the stock. Thta la aaM tn Ka ttii first Hm t tha 100.000 fat of lumber at the Eastern- A history of local labor troublss that a S Z,.i' l1'6 ?oU1t.lc1 w,m: Westsrn mill, she shifted yesterday H pUn ?f w tarnnnn t Vnnt,nm.r xr " . . . . . I m missionary work amona the delea-atea to the Democratic convention and have aireaay secured the promise of many- votes for. Word. An important element or nis strength is his extensive ac quaintance and general popularity among uwu w JUUI1 laUIIiei T QOCK O. m. I fall an hatwutn an amnMv.r inn tn. T 0. PAXBXSXT SBOBTTBS BOB- here .she ; wlU receive tha oats ahip- pioyes for - the-ostensible purpos of '" , , "i ,vvv " non breaking a strike. Its Outcome is being . iu. ri i. eiowea away in ner noma awaited with Interest by labor men and WABBTBQ ABT XZDXBw MSB OOU -- "". i ine raui 10 complete employers alike. t.uiu.i wiia x ww naugn pi lung To be aroused at 1 o'clock in the morn ing and find a burglar selecting your best wearing apparel was ths experience of a lodger in tha home of Mrs. L. C Parrlah. 414 Main street this morning. Tha stranger had crawled into the house through a sitting room window. He beat a retreat. when discovered, by sliding down a pillar on the front porch. The only articles missing were a purse and $1.26 in cash, although $60 In gold coin was in ths house. C K. Cooper, who rooms in the house, saw the Intruder going through the bu reau drawers of his room. Aftsr the robber had started his search in another room Cooper slipped quietly downstairs and. telephoned the police. Captain Bailey at once sent the patrol wagon with Patrolmen Isaaos and Taylor and Jailer LUlls, but the stranger had heard Cooper as he went down, the stairs. The robber rushed out on top of the porch and slid down the pillar to safety. The robber made off tn the darkness a min ute before the officers reached the house. Mrs. Parrish said this morning: "1 the employes of the business houses of tne city, and his friends insist that he would receive more Republican votes than any other man whom the Demo crats could put forward. If Tom Word Is nominated' lie will certainly be elected." said Edaar Allen. who has been selected by the traveling men to UK charge of Word's campaign ror ths nomination. "He will haw the biggest majority ever given In this obunty to a candidate for sheriff. Tha traveling men are for him to a 'man. I haven't found one who Is not for him. We went him because we know him and wa know that he will make tha best sheriff Multnomah county ever had. Wa can poll from 1,000 to I.00O Republican voes, ror. Tom. vrqro,. ,;. .::;';;- Will X1U Off Oraftlng'. . No trace has been found of Frank Tf you knew Tom Word you would un- Partrtdge, who took the two children 1 derstanrt why the boys are out. for hlm- that were belna- cared for bv Mrs. Llllla 1 so strongly. He's as straight as a' die m., steamer Elmore I Partridge, the mother of the babies. De-.nd yc couldn't get him to do a orookod tectlve Hartman has been working on "- ' e is snenn: mere won i oa the caaa ever since it waa renortad to I any more grafting in that, office. The shoremen are employed loading her, and at the rata the grain is being handled It Is believed the oata will all be aboard by Friday. It Is believed that the steamer will be ready to put to sea by the latter part of next month. The Inverness will go out In com mand of tha rst officer. Captain Proud. tne present master has accepted a shore position with the same company that Is operating the steamer. He. will be stationed In England, and expects to leave ror mere in a few days. MOTBS. Astoria, April 18. Arrived down at .8:10 a. nv, schooner J. M. Weatherwax. ' San Francisco, April II. Arrived at a. m., steamer Despatch from Port land. Astorts. April IS. Arrived at 4:80 p. m.. steamer Vosburg from Tillamook. Arrived at t p. from TtllAtnonlr Astoria, April IS. Condition of the bar at 8 a. m., smooth; wind southeast; weather cloudy. Astoria, April IS. Schooners Weather wax and Jackson sailed for San Fran cisco at 11:16 a. m. FATHER LEAVES NO CLUE BEHIND rsAra PABTBXoaa ssusybb bt OITZOBBS TO BB OUT OP BBAOM op innMtrrr witm xzx abb b TWO CBXUBB TAKE PBOMl MOTKXB'S OABB.-; - , V Harvest Queen. It waa a lovely sketch., had 162.60 in my purse. I retired about onlv when the caDer appeared next day 1 1 o'clock, but could not go to sleep. the makeup man who handled the art as something within seemed to keep work, had the boat shooting the rapids telling me that all was not right About on her smokestacks. I did not lose my 1 1 o clock this morning I got up and XZSTOB CrOBS WBOBQ. him last Monday morning. Friends of Partridge state that tha,, father had a legal right to take the children. If the earth had opened and swallowed up the runaway trio, their disappear ance could not be more complete. Part ridge, in company with his little daugh ter and son, was last seen In Mt Scott With a raft of logs in tow yesterday last Saturday afternoon. afternoon the steamer Nestor, while en An agreement was made last fsll be routa ud tha river, bumned Into thai i..n xmrrA- n,t via n hiH jod mat time; u was up a ius ur 1 1 biu wiu w m my pur- i arawreet or me Morrison street bridge, i it waa stated that the mother waa to fellow, . Jan h,d " ,n i!?e Prnf of the sofa Aside from a slight break made to her 1 have control of the children until they no. me aaya oi wmcn "- jubi " railing ana a ooara or two oeinc anocxea ihwutia ji mm niA- PirtrMn recountea samples were no mjr ur mi- I mmii tt aa aainv. vaslon into ths business life of Port land. I came here to grow wealthy once before, and got a Job In the old Aurora restaurant down on Front street The plan was that I should come In as an experiment My practice work was to be rewarded to the extent of three meals for "working1 on the table once. Un fortunately, as a waiter, I got things mixed, and did not last the second day, "Another ...time i held aloof from art work in Portland in 1808. I believe- when I was a referee under John Barns In the Northwestern Baseball league. It "I awoke sbout 8:11 o'clock and dis covered the window in the sitting room opened. Mr. Cooper knocked - on the door and told me that he had seen a burglar In his room and had telephoned for the police. I at once rushed for the parlor sofa to see if "Xtn f SO was in the place I had put it two hours before. It was still there. "The officers made a thorough search of the house and yard; but no burglar was in sight The search of ths police men nearly ended fatally. Patrolman Taylor, while examining the "rooms up front the bulkhead of the drawrest there to glv 816 a. month towards tha sup- was no aamage aone.- Acciaents or tnis port of the children. It was also stated kind usually occur when the steamers are coming down stream. PBEZeBT WAS STXU. O. - Ths freight war -between Astoria and Tillamook. Is still going merrily on. and as a direct result of It the Portland steamers are reaping a rich . harvest On account of it the Lurllne went out intejrest in the children. n the agreement that Partridge "be permitted to take the children with him to church not oftener than once week." j ? ;, Mrs. Partridge aaid that she never once thought of sending, the children out of the city to keep them away from their father. She .said that Mrs. Kingsbury-of Montavilla waa taking, a great Mrs. Partridge was while finishing this engagement that stairs, slipped and fell, headforemost late this morning, being detained In tak ing on the great quantities of freight which were being sent to Tillamook. also said that Mrs. Kingsbury had asked to be given charge of the children, but that shefiad refused this request "Mrs. I reoeived an offer of employment under Mr. . Hearst on the strength of some sketches: that I had submitted. I went from here to San Francisco at that time, and later to New York. Occasionally I have visited my old home In Silverton. The last trip home, prior to yesterday, was three years ago. I always enjoy going to Silverton, notwithstanding that the people are still mad because of a story I wrote regarding mem a story wherein I told with muoh mirth that the town's laat great conflagration was caused by too much whiskers, and by the Deonle smoking ths cigars to the last ditch. 1 "I am sorry they did not like my side steo into literature. Meanwhile I am enjoying mysMir among the old friends in Portland. I am glad that there are so many who re member me from the time when I was resident of the city," Mr. Davenport goes tonight to Ore gon city, tomorrow oe at me Mar quam Grand, and from here goes to Olympla and Spokane. He is due to lec ture before the National Editorial asso ciation with Henry Watterson In St Louis on May 1(. down the back stairway. He had lust exclaimed, This Is the war the fellow got out' when he stumbled and took the tumble." The through rates from Portland are Kingsbury aays she is a very, very good only 2.(0 -a ton. OX& BUB "JIB. NEW PENSION ORDER BECOMES EFFECTIVE (Journal Special Serrtea.) Washington, D. C. April 13. Several hundred thousand Union veterans ara to .benefit by the age service pension or der which went into operation today. The cost to the government will amount to nearly 87,600,000 a year, these figures being based on the estimate of Pension Commissioner Ware that It will reaulrc fl.600,000 to meet the claims under the new regulation betvgeen the present date and the close of the present fiscal year, June SO, a period of two and a half months. Oil tanks are . being installed In the steamer No Wonder today, preparatory to converting her Into. an oil burner. CARDINAL GIBBONS friend of Frank's," said Mrs. Partridge. "Now, why did she want to take the chil dren away from me?" It Is reported that Partridge is well educated; that he Is jealous of his for mer wife, and that he spirited the chil dren out of the state by the aid of Port land friends. -It is supposed that he Is on his way to England. ACCEPTS CHAIR FUND CARPENTERS Anli uU IU WJKK ' (Journal Special Service.) -Washington, D. C, April IS. With the acceptance by the Catholic univer sity today of a fund of 850,000 to found (8peelal Dlapatch 'ts Th Jonrntl.) Astoria, Or., April 13. The strike of a chair of American history, that instl- the carpenters for an eight-hour day has oeen won, ana neariy bji oi toe men are back at work. The union agreed to per- REPUBLICANS -CHOOSE THEIR COMMITTEE On motion of W. J. Furnish, the con gressional, committee was authorised to CAMP'S ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH tution enters upon a new era in it work of education in secular branches. The presentation of the fund was made mit the contractors to employ at union In Divinity hall this afternoon, in the wages only those men considered effl- presence of a distinguished assemblage clent workmen, and this removed the of dlarnltaries of the church from ever only obstacle in the way of settlement. section ;of the country, together with The carpenters' strike was very well conducted, and there will be no bad after effects. - The committee appointed to (inquire into .the status of the longshoremen's strike against the Columbia River Pack ers' association and -Samuel Elmore has many . prominent memDers or . the Knights of Columbus, which organisa tion raised the fund and presented it to the university. J.. .., ... Robed tn his acarlet vestments, and attended by a score of archbishops, blsii- nn an4 n.t.iit. farrilnal ftlhhnna 'nm. nrannnul tt rennrt ailvaraa. tn tha atrlV- Archibald Locke died last night atl.iiv awanted tha fund and mad renlv era for nreaentation to tha Central LaJior vun uvuu nuiuuiau uubujuu. jjocks tn tha. nrmwntut nn nw,h o TCdward Council. The lona-snoremen. Struct- ft. was brouaht to the hoanltol laat flat. , . t tr... .u- . . . f ra vim5, . -. v I jj, nva.nl Ui 111" oaini..un aurwiuv uruar. Jn.v warn ivieiiuui ui a jumper haarf nf th Knlo-nta or Cnlumhua. camp near Linsey, or., and last Thurs- The fund of 860,000 was collected en oay a iree reu on mm. Dreaxing nis tlrely from voluntary contributions, and back. . lit ran ulred less than three venra to Leonard Marshall, SI 0 Nlcholli avenue, realise the amount The Knighta of fill all vacancies that may' occur In the commute. The committee was then selected as had his left hand badly crushed yester- Columbus Is the second society to follow follows: Baker W. J. Luchncv, Clatsop W. E. Bchtmpf. Columbia C. B. Johnson. Crook W. A. Bell. Gilliam C A. Danneman. Grant W. S. Carr. Harney J. Cummlngs. Malheur -Ti J. Palmer. Morrow W. S. Maxwell. Multnomah P. L, Willis. Bherman E. Thompson. Umatilla Thomas Thompson. Union C E. Cochran. Wallowa F. A. Clark. , Wasco J. Wordson.. Wheeler H. Halstead. , Secretary Hosford was selected to notify- Congressman Williamson of bis nomination. The convention-adjourned sine die at 1:50 p. day evening while working for the Ham- the mandate of the late popa in endow mond Manufacturing company near ina- the university. Five years ae-o the Guild's lake. He was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital, , where, the Injured nana was aressea. RAZOR WOUNDS : .WILL NOT KILL Although suffering-severely from the self-inflicted wounds in his neck. Wil liam King, who attempted suicide yester day Is reported to be improving. Mr. King, who Is v 88 years old, is at the North Pacific Sanatorium and it la thought that he will soon be able to re turn to his home at. tha corner of Third and Woods atreeta. Ancient Order of Hibernians raised 850.- 000 o found a chair of Gaelic language and literature. SOUVENIR COINS FROM OREGON GOLD (Washlaftoa. Boreaa of The Journal.) Washington April It. The senate passed the Fulton bill today for Increas ing the salary of .the American consul at Nlu Chwang to $4,000.,- , Senator Mitchell has requested the secretary' of the treasury to coin the exposition ouven(r coins front Oregon cause Mr. "Eftnore, vice-president of the association,' would not decide, which of the two contending Interests' was , en titled to load the bark Harry Horeethe Alaska Fishermen's union or the Long shoremen's union. The report will be submitted to the labor council for, final action. , : 'J'..; , , - ALBINA BOY IS ' STRANGELY MISSING Roy Roso or Alblna has mysteriously disappeared. Toung Rose, who is about 19 years old, lives In Alblna with his mother, and lef f home yesterday morn ing. He is barber by trade, and a member of the.. Barbers' union.. He is also a member of the Order.of Red Men. At the time of his disappearance the young man wore dark, clothes., and : Is known to hava had about IJ0. -' i" His mother reported the matter to the police this afternoon., Chief Hunt de taued an officer on tha case. man who tried to get htm to do anything dishonest would be knocked down be fore te got the words out of his mouth. I have known him for 17 years and I know that If he were elected he would live up to every word of his oath I of office and he would give the people a clean, businesslike administration. If the voters want reform In the sheriff's office, Tom Wcrd Is the man to give It to them. This Is not a partisan fight Tom Word is a Democrat and. probably. 5 per cent of the traveling men are Re publicans. In fact the only thing we ever had against him wss that he was always uncompromisingly a Democrat and was never afraid to show his colors. But the traveling men. Republicans aa well as Democrats, are all for him and If he Is nominated every one of them will be out working for him. They aro supporting' him because' they ' know . him to be honest and fearless and manly, and the best man who could be named ror the office, and not a' single one" of them want a political ' Job, ' They .have something better n'ow," SMOOT ASKED TO "CORRAL WITNESSES (Joornal Special Serrlce.) Salt Lake. April IS. Calvin Cobb's name, proprietor or tne taano states man, is among the subpoenas which ar rived today. He is expected to testify regarding alleged church Interference In politics in Idaho. . Word was received here today that Senator Burrows asks 6 moot to us his Influence in causing the appearanoe of such missing witnesses as Apostles Tay lor, Cowley, Grant snd Tanner and Lit' Han Hamlin at the investigation next week, according to the promise made by President Smith. i . ' NO MOVE TOWARD ARBITRATION, YET ' r . f ' (Journal Special Servtee.) . San Francisco, April 13. Nona of tha striking leather workers returned to work 'this morning and no action to ward 'arbitration has been - taken. As this is : the busiest season employers must turn over their orders Co eastern firms " thus losing large 1 profits; A meeting of retailers tonight is .expected to 'take action. DXTXB &OSBS XJTB. '. (Journal 8pocUl Sorrlce.) , Boonton, N. J April 13. That Dlvet William Hoar Is dead is the general belief, as no sign of life has come front his place tn the bottom of the Delaware river since I o'clock ryesterday. Fresn divers went down .this morning in an attempt to get Hoar's body. The unfor tunate man Is believed to have lost his' , lifeby the air tube becoming stopped. bzzabb a avow. suroB. ;V 5 . (Speciai Dbpateh to The Journal.) "Vancouver, i B. f!.. anrll 1 n..ai ' Downieraln dispatcher and his brother. William j Do wnle, . superintendent f tha Canadian Pacific railroad maritime prov- hww, ) mu iwqqi, son or the gold commissioner at Kootenai., were'on ; a -work train Tuesday, worklnr to remnva a snow slide, when another elide hap-1 tvanail ' t-lllla.aw' .La -It - , w 1