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VOL. III. NO. 85.
PORTLAND, OREGON. " FRIDAY EVENING, APRIli ! 15.1 I90i ; ! I 7
PRICE A FIVE i CENTS.
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THE MAN, THE ; HOUR, THE PLACE AND THE i$50
to upen
4 ' - Manr Pro'ni will bunt slnglf for the man with Th JourrtaT$50 who will promen&d Washlnrton
trt between Third and Blxthi tomorrow vehlnf between - th bourt , of 1 1 and ; 7 o'clock. ' But' there are
-others who will form-combinations and by laylnc out planof campalmr endeavor wInTahd then divide
the proceeds among- those who encac In '.the search. Parties of students, and parties of'younff(meQ em-
ployed in sonw of the wholesale bouses -are already 'mapping; out their line of procedure In the expectation
' that one of them mar ret the niise and all of them have the chance to enjoy It ' ? i'
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Cbanty to Parchase;
Settlement .
Preference Will Be Given r to : Actual Sdtlers
I Development of (iunty lng Hindered by
i litigation WiU Mow-Liberal Policy.
" It Is possible that some one of them may capture It. too. but then It Is Just as likely that some lone
: body may happen to bit upon It Kobody will know the man and nobody will know precisely the method
. : which he will pursue. All of that Is left to bis own devices. All that will bo required of him Is to .meet - 4
the requirements of being on the street between, the hours and within the limits named. The very first
person that asks him th right question and gives him the right answer wilt get the money no matter how
':-' Mryfn'tli un th 'disovvarr 14 made' V"s?Jv ?.'; v ;.;k . : ,; ;
. r feook out for the man with The Journal's $50. Ho will be on band within the boundaries named and ha
will be found some time between I and T o'clock. . .-Have you The Journal's !50r Is the question to ask and
Have you a copy, of The Journal I" Is a question that .wlll be asked In return. .
' Don't forget the copy of The Journal That Is essential Jo everybody who Joins in the chase and without
t'wflt you might miss the $50 which otherwise would be y-mrs, . It'i'"';' e
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J For the first. time in II years lands
lying witbm the overlap grants of the
Northern Paclflo in Clarke county,
'Washington.' are to be thrown open to
. purchase and settlement - In pursuanee
of Ha policy of promoting in every way
possible the settlement andyaevelopment
of Clarke county, the Northern Paclflo
will within 10 days offer these . lands
for sale. ' " ' ' -'
C Hj. ifoulton. attorney for .the land
deoartment of the railroad, with head
QuertersTrt Taooma. has been at Van-
oouver making the preliminary arrange
ments; and he will be Joined there with
In a few days by O. H. Plummer. sales
asent of the land department As quiok-
ly as poMtVJe they will complete their
preparatioaa so as to be able to give
full Information as to prices ana iocs,,
tions to intending purohasera Tbey
will-seek to sell to settlers rather than
to speculators, and In all cases the pref
erence will fee given to the former. The
rights- of persons now actually occupy
ing lands within the overlap district will
be especially guarded, and wherever
they desire- to acquire adjoining lands
they will have the first opportunity to
purchase them. . 1 ' - -
Although. ." Clarke county embraces
some of' the richest, farming and dalr
land in . the state of Washington, .the
.development of be county has been je
trded,"for many -sears by heuneer.
Ulatr as to the title to lands within
the ria grants-1 was ai oao time,
the ruling of the department of the in
terior that theee lands belonged to. the
government and In ncpordinoe with thle
view numerous pstmts were Issued to
settlers. But tha- department of the in
terior was not sustained by the courts.
and in IMS sales by the government
wese suspended and no patents hare
been Issued since that time. jrotract
ed litigation -followed, culminating two
months ago in the decision by the united
States supreme court that the lands in
controversy were- the . property of the
Northern Paclflo.
But though victorious .in establishing
Its title, tha railroad has wisely adopted
a policy of liberality toward all bona,
fide settlers within the disputed terri
tory, and opportunity will be given urn
to obtain perfeet title without expense
' I ' IL a 1 1 1 1 1 n& 1 1 B 1 - v
Church People Start
War on -Traffic In
Girls.
At the women's meeting In the Free
: CRANE AND:
" " LONG ARE INCLUDED
(Joaraal gpedal gerfiee.t r
Boston. Mass. April U. Sixteen hun
dred delegates filled : Tremont Temple
this mornlns-When the Republican state
convention -was called 'to order ; by - At
torney General Herbert . Parker. ; The
-convention will name four delegates-at.
large and alternates to the Chicago eon-
ventlon. By common consent it has
been agreed that Senator Lodge. ex
Governor Craneand ex-Governor liong
shall be three of the delegates and in
dications point to the selection of CoL
. Everett C. Benton as the fourth; mem
ber of the delegation. Strong Roosevelt
resolutions will - be adopted and ; It ; le
possible that the convention may go a
step further and pledge the delegates to
vote for Roosevelt In the convention.
' The platform adopted while Insisting
- upon, the malntatnenoe of protection as
a' cardinal policy of the Republican
party, recognises that particular tariff
schedules are neither sacrea nor immit
igable. The plan to Incorporate a plank
for reciprocal arrangements with Canada
was defeated. y?--y.; y. :rj' ;.
XJaAWmt STBIXB XT. j
(SpeeUI Dtipeteh te The Joumtl.) J
' San Francisco, -AprU 15 The con
dition of the leather strike today is the
.- - same. The: men are awaiting patiently
; for action on the part of theif employers
J to settle' the strike. The men are con
7 fldent of victory and show no intention
of giving in. - - "
PALACE BURNED, : -KOREAN
RULER FLEES
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St;
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!a) ("h. Il.ll1nr.ntl In th. far flalL
..i the place which he chose ; for
. .- refuge is of more relative lmpor-
e tanoe than the mere destruction
A e of the royal palace. -fO
A later -Seoul dispatch this
e) - evening states that the Are was
sailors, who saved most of the
valuable contents of. the struc
ture. All inembere of the royal
family escaped. -. The fire raged
through the structure for , many
hours. , j 1 " ,
' (Journal Special Service.)
Paris, April 15, -The Exchange
Telegraph's correspondent wires
that the Imperial palace at Seoul,
Korea, was destroyed by Are to
day and that,tbo emperpr has
fled to - some place unknown.
The presumption is that he hes
taken refuge in the homes of some
of bis guard, rather than with
the members of any of .the lega-s
tlona. . , .
; The palace was a., rambling
structure Of rlc straw brick and
wood, and the loss, from a finan
cial standpoint in very smalls
The dispatch does not ., state
whether the royal harems, which
are near the palace, were de
stroyed or not and does not give
the cause of the fire.
Owing to the discussions re
garding Korea, and the many 'at
tempts that haVe been made to"
Influence the emoeror toward sld-
ing with one side or the Other of
it
t
The company has decided that It wUl pyienan cnurcnee or roruana ast nigni
profit most by promoting the settlement j tales were told which proved that there
of the county, and to this end the; un-1 is a, regular trafflo in the virtue of the
ciaimea noruons oi mm auuici mrw now i rounr women or tns citv. Meetmee
thrown open to the public. 'The aim of I wer neid !n an presbyterUn tshurchss
me company agen i i w "'"" by both men and women. ,
r,u. r"V:r.h.nH One woman told of seeing a strug
7ZZlt0r. glmg, shrinking girf drawn Into ths side
The nolioy which has been adopted by door of a north-end saloon. Jt H. Haw
the Northern -Pacific tm expected to, give ley, a special officer, told, of finding a
a great impetus -to. the industries and young girl of respectable parents on the
growth, of CJarke county. . -; j streets repeatedly after mldnlgbU and
. Ats-ieaet. JO.ooa aare or tana wiu oai.. . mmt ,,u.i, wvm. .
ao P W
by X "maT fnr
nun tut ciuib nu. vj un)uuuHm, nut
I enough to be suspected of even under
standing; the meaning of ifirlma The
tOtBoer told the mother be would: arrest
the-' child the neat, time ho, found her
on, the street after midnight
Soys Xave Private
Other witnesses told of ascertaining
absolutely that boy students- in the
HICIITYICOOD NlGCERf?
S'S if. :
(Jonrul gpeetal tontee.)
St Zxuls, April 16. Governor Tarda-1 Portland high school are renting rooms
man of Mississippi was met by many In the red light district and that these
TVtmAnMta An hi. arrival here rooms are usea as pieces or enwnain-
today. Many of hie Republican friends tor , r own sution in
save
also called at the Southern hotel to pay
their reepecta ,
An Investigation committee, conslst-
TV'r,.w '.i -v.- ..voting of Councilman Fiegel. W. Murdoch,
vV. asUUmenV.
situation in the outn; nut turning to h"t,.f 7i,r. t.iiWni.
Mveral of thoe sUnding about b.sald: uming abso It tj. rUurant.
, ; .v.. lists of younsf women who may be eum
Hl.n, 7 famlnr H. lshe moned from their Aomes by, telephone
W"L Un??1.5n "l. ' I or by messengers to entertain the class
v " 1 visit tha r.
archy, no matter how, he may enaeavor I .
to hedge during the coming campaign. ,
He is looked noon In the eouth as all Call a Parity Meeting.
that's bad, and I -will -wager, that many These were but a few of the' many
northern districts echo the same sentl- facts given to each of the meetings that
ment . were held In 15 churchea . They are
. ."The resident's action in the Booker the facts that led in a determination to
Washington case was a great misiaaa call a purity meeting to oe neia in every
Booker is a mighty ; good nigger, all church In Portland next Thursday even
right if he: only keeps in his place, ing. More than 1.000 people turned out
Judge Parker is strong In the south, and last night and It Is believed that several
Hearst is gain mg strengtn, out i nope I thousand will assemnie noxi murmimj
MlasisBippi .will send its delegation un-1 night to attend the movement that Is to
instructed to St, Louia" result In a thorough crusade against the
conditions which Mayor w imams says
are no worse than the conditions in
sther titles.- - ' ' T.v , i
, . The meetlnas Jast night were the re
suit of Invitations which had been ex
tended to prominent cnurcn memDene.
They were called by special invitation
rather than by announcement for the
tm ... . . . m. . . , i raainn. 11 m uia, inn uiva. v-. v. -
. . . . . a .a. . v - i i h n. oiHBuiieuimi nuu "
riman nas nougnt tne ionn onore ran- - .,"- : " mrtt M.rrated and
way and about three weeks ago took I10"" ?' ,m?1n'r5!!f!"'.
.11 .h. ..n.nv. un nnn n atnok seneauonai.. xt wmm -
....... . . M..i.-in thm of the contrary tnat
aw . inn nnn ty, a. i w.i riiuiM nv mn t . .
HARRIMAN BUYS A
CALIFORNIA! RAILWAY
rorwwo.oyu. i ne ueai was cio-ro ?T - - - . 7nvItitions were extended.
igent or wmrnan unoer me promiee io r----- - rntmtinll. weN h.id of the
male and female portions of , the congre-
the heavy stockholders that the small
stockholders should be taken care or.
For some reason Harrlman pledged all
Interested to secrecy. In addition to
i BRIDGE
Morrison Bridge Will Then
. Be Closed for Eight
Months.
Tu all probability the Morrison street
bridge will be closed to team end pedes
trlan trafflo next Monday morning.
The petition for a l-cnt fare will be
presented to the executive board today.
-'1 think Monday win ne tne oay we
111 close the bridge," said Manager F.
M. Butler,, of the Paclflo Construction
company. 'The water has not interfered
to any great extent with our work, and
I think the bridge wUl be closed Mon
day morning. I win decide definitely
tomorrow Viornlng.V..,. .' - . .
. The bridge la to. be olosed about eight
months, ss has been previously stated
In The Journal. i . ?
' The petition to the executive board for
a reduced fare or 1 cent across n the
bridge has.loa signatures., and. will be
presented to the executive ; board at a
special meeting this afternoon by Joseph
Managhan,. who has had tha matter in
charge forths east-side residents- -h
Bills for' the work done thus far' on
the Morrison street bridge and the Al-
blna ferry will be considered at a spe
cial meeting of the executive board this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mayor Williams
made the call this morning. Ths bills
for the bridge -total fS5.888.25, and for
the rerry, t.B40.a.
INVESTIGATION OF
MISSOURI
HORROR
(Joorsal gpedal gcrviee.)
Pensacola, Fie.. April 16. Inquiry into
the cause of the battleship Missouri die
aster was begun today by a court of In
quiry, of which Bear-Admiral Coghlan
is president-. . .
Not an eye-witness to the nor ri cue ex
plosion remains alive, and consequently
only theories are advanced as testimony
before the board.
Officers and men who were not in
proximity at the time of the catastrophe
cdn only tell of the aftermath, and much
contradictory evidence, la already, re
corded. ,
One seaman Of the ship stated before
the court this afternoon that he was
standing aft at the time of the explosion
and saw a dark object shoot from a hole
in the turret and fall Into the sea. He
advanced his opinion that the object was
the body of missing W. Bourgard or the
turret crew.
From several persons examined the in
formation was gained that the heat had
been so Intense immediately after the
explosion that a heavy iron stanchion
in tha nassare leadlna- to the handling
room was bent and twleted out of place.
i CREDIT
n
JAPS
Russian Officials Insist
Battleship Was Lost
by Accident.
mtians. At the women's meeting at tne
First Presbyterian church, Mrs. Major
interested to secrecy. in aamuon io f,:,hh-- nd two assistants of the Bai
purchasing all Of . ths stock; Harrtman ttw$ "the c.ee. of 7hae
and his friends are to take at per v"" j"mA,X "Lhioh m under their
notice In their rescue worav
V
fl.500.000 40-year 6 per cent bonds of
the company t Botn Harrlman - and
Huntington are interested with W.' A.
Foster In the California Northweetern
Thev rad comparative reports of the
wickedness of a certain section of the
slums of the city, of Chicago end the
... . ... a i mi nrniB ua aiin t,iu va
and it is quits luteiy tnat tne rosier DtlCM which sre openly observed
people' will superintend tboth .j roads ZhHtl in PorUanX sttract no
lave ea)viiDca maiu syea MiHaviuuM
FLOODED POWDER
RIVER DOES DAMAGE
' Mnaclaf Dtaiiatcfe to Tie JoerBllA i
Baker City,. Or.,- - April H. Powder j
mora than casual notice. Mothers who
heard her report were heartsick from
the revelations.
rAdatisJstratloa Condemned.
The gambling and other features of
the city's vice were also oiscussea at
the meeting. .The committeer. reponea
that the municipal authorities make ab
solutely no pretense of checking the
eamhlln which IS done JSC ill pans oi
the city, but that. ion the contrary, the
river is still - rtslne- here in the city.
Water . Is ' overflowing one bridge and! city afforded protection to those who
mo: river is out oi panns , m Mrtirat violate the laws in tnat reepeci. h
places. The cellars are filled with wa- . ..tj, present administration ; was ,'sei
ter. The 8umpter Valley raUway Is Still VBrely . criticised at all the meetings,
unable to -ran trains. ...,;'. - .' Bni ntaoiutiona will likely be adopted
Heavy rains . In . the mountains re- j Dy tha various churches of the city next
portea test mgnt may increaaa ins tiooo. i Thursday night denouncing tne aamin
Another O. B.t N. bridge over Burnt litrtion. ' -.,,
river near Durkee, iO miles wt of here! , Men who are prominent in every'llnf
went ut this snornlng. ;Jv V ' ' Uo business and In every profession
. Sastbound No. . 8. f which left Port- i anoks i;at ; the meetinga. The disclose
land last night, is tied up hero, and or 1 urcs which were, made by the commit-
ders havs neen jssuea to seu no esst-itaa produoed a sensatlon and portions
bound tickets-for three daya It is theof the reports were frequently , chal
most serious situation In many yeara J r these,' ; who ---ara- unacquainted
OSBAT sTOBTmXXJr.
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with ; conditions which the committee
elalmed exist In this city. On, being convinced-of
the charges," however, thos4
nresent unhesitatingly, avowed, their
- ., (Joaraal Beeelat Sexviee.) . " - i
BnoV.n. AdHI 18. The Great North-1 willingness to. assist In kny 'movement
era north-bound passenger train ran Into I to suppress crime and 10 rescue the
sn obstruction -near xacieo'v laaw laat young people wno re wu w "T
i.h . Th tint resort was' that many I dered f rom the narrow path. These
were injured.
that au were
, but later It. was learned men will be at the meetings Thursday I ceived condoles
unhurt. . t nlghU ' . ' - - Js.dor Jusseraa.
AXO POB TBS BZZJITZTXS.
rand Baplaly Orowinggecretary May
CKves fiOO.
(Joariul Special Serrlct.)
Washington, April 15. Up to noon to
day nearly '1800 had been added to the
subscriptions for the relatives of the
victims of the Missouri explosion.
Secretary of State Hay contributed
f 100, and Mrs. Cowles, wife of the com
mander of the Missouri, gave 50.
mroxAjro xxtbsbibb bttmiatht.
fcord of ths Admiralty Transmits Words
ooaaoienoe..-. - f - .
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Washington. April 18. Secretary
Henry White, in the absence of Ambas
sador Choate from London, cables that
thet; senior naval lord i called g oar the
American embassy today to express the
sympathy of the nrst lord or tne aa
miralty over the Missouri disaster.
COVDOXJBirCX iPBOK tT8MDCA.
, , (Jonmal Special SrrTlce.lf . , ' i
V Washington. April v 15. The president
received the following letter from the
Russian ambassador ' today: -"Having
Received the sad news of the loss of our
battle Petropavlosvk which cost so many
lives to .our brave - navy, - r ' simuiun
toualr am ? informed - of the disaster
which occurred aboard your, battleship
the Missouri, which took so many lives
Of your gallant comrades. . Permit me to
express to you,- Mr. President, my deep
est sympathy in the name of my gov
ernment ahd my own od account pf thl
sad occurrenca"" - " i ',
The secreurv : of ; the navy also re
ceived condolences from French Ambas-
(Jonrnal Special Serrlca.)
St. Petersburg. April 15. Officials
here today continue In their policy of
Issuing only such news to the masses as
will not reflect credit on the Japanese.
Tbey belittle the, Japanese attack and
endeavor to show that the sinking of
the Petropavlovsk was due to accident,
rather than any particular skill of ths
opposing squadron.
An emphatic denial, has been Issued,
and posted promiscuously, that the Jap
anese were in any wise, responsible for
the-losstW'' " - :
An officer of the general staff today.
In sn,lntervlew, stated that Russian dis
patches failed to show that any naval
engagement was , fought-.. unless such
might be surmised from the account of
the: sink Ins of th Veatreahnl hv boats
oi the enemy which surrounded her.
The people, t however, are skeptical,
and almost unanimously, believe tha
a battle was fought and that the' bat
tleship and torpedo boat went to the bot
torn through the direct efforts of ths
enemy. There is a well defined rumor
here to the effect that the Japanese ere
using two submarine torpedo boats.
which were brought over In the vessels
recently purchased from Argentine.
A report that Orani Duke Cyril had
a lea rrom his wounds was circulated
here last night, and for a time sdded
to the general air of depression that
is over the city.
In this Instance the war office waa
prompt to issue an official denial, ac
compacted by the statement that Cyril
in tne nospital at-rort .Arthur suf
fering from burns received st the time
of the explosion, and a stiff neck from
a blow received at the bsse of the brain
and caused by his being hurled against
an iron stanchion.
He will start on his return to St.
Petersburg tomorrow. In case bis condl
tlon permits, and will be met en route
oy one or the palace physicians.
oowraxc xs ntJoarxaTY,
AoooKsnra to lovsobt aotzoxs.
(Joaraal Special Service.) -
London. April 15. Military exnerts
who have been watching the course of
events In the far east are .more than
ever convinced that Japan contemplates
sucn a rapid series or offensive move
ments against Russia, both by land and
sea. as to render the csar's forces pow
erless witnm tne near future. . Stlmu
lus is given to this growing conviction
by the eventseof the last few days.
It is noted that the attack of the navv
on rort Arthur, which proved to be the
most determined yet made and the most
disastrous in results to Russia, was the
signal for a most unusual advance all
along the land lines. 'Constantly In
creasing reports are received here of
clashes, which, although little more
than .skirmishes, Indicate the forward
tendency or the Japanese army.
The fact that no blow was struck wlfh
more vigor on the day of the Port Ar
thur attack is wondered at, but it is
presumed that no advance, .will be made
until Togo lands forces or the siege of
Port Arthur, Reports received here yes
terday and today indicate that this will
be the course' pursued, as the Japanese
now control the naval situation at the
port. . ... ... . .
Both Passenger and Mail Service to
and From the East Impossible
Extraordinary
All Trains Except From the North Have Quit
. Keeping Schedules 0e R &-Ne Lines'to -Eastern
Oregon Cut Off
eosaxsroavsxTS oat ub
TO WZBJ6XZSS XXUSOftAPXT,
(Joaraal Special Seriea, .
Washington, D. C. April -15. . The
state department has . received a note
from the Russian ambassador to the ef
fect that newspapermen-in the sone of
military operations In the, east, caught
using wireless telegraphic, apparatus.
will hereafter be treated as spies by
th.'Puulan Mvi.nni.Al
The ambassador's note constituted the
principal topic at the cabinet meeting
today. - A large number of correspond
ents for English and American papers
use the, wireless system. ..' " .
ARNOLD MUST. PAY
'.OYER HIS PROPERTY
r .i--y ii v,"-'-'h,' 1 -, 'ij i'f -?' -v i"t'
i,i'K;,rf,'':.:!'S'' :f j'i;"v .'; '
' (Joaraal Special Service.)
8t- XiOuls. April ' 15.Over 18.000 . per
sons who entrusted their-money to E J,
Arnold ' Co. of the "Get-rlch-quick"
concern, 1 sre : entitled to a pro rata of
his property, " according - to a decision i
rendered today by Federal Judgs Adama
The amount of this recovery, however,
promises to pay very small returns ' to
the unfortunate - dupes - who - advanced
their cash so tfreely. -
The chief eastern malls, all eastern
travel over the O. R. A N. and freight
of all sorts will be held up for two or
three dsys and perhaps longer. With
the arrival of the O. R. A N. train from
the east this morning the last link was
severed for days and the water route is
about the only thing left. ,
At the office of the general manager
of the O. R. A N. this morning it was
announced that no trafflo aecommoda
tlona could be promised over the Hunt
ington line for three days or . more, be
cause of the high water. The statement
made by Colonel Crooks, assistant to
General Manager Cahrin. wear -
"We are experiencing the highest wa
ter In the Blue mountains and the east
ern Oregori country that we have ever
had at this season. County bridges
have been swept away, miles of soft
track confront us snd when the damage
will be -repaired Is not known. The
safety of the public is being preserved
by hundreds of guards and workmen
and until the waters fall and trafflo Is
safer no regular schedules will be at
tempted." )
The Southern Fscinc nss not con
quered the Siskiyou situation as yet, and
Us delsyed trains win no arrive dbioix
tonight, Tha entire mountain (division
la in a sorry plight ana communication
south of Ashland is infrequent
Bnecial trains havs been put on at
Aahiand .nd ROseburg to bring their
mail to Portland, bnt no through mall
baa been received sine the early part
at the-week. The Southern pacino cm
iia are not able to state when the
mountain tracks rlll "be In working or
der, but If bit forces of men can do any-
thins- the unusual numoers rusnea our
ins- th last few daya to the south
tthmi IA have an effect. '
The Northern Pacific remains the only
dependable rail link between portiana
and the outside world, and this link may
h broken at any hour. Should the hot
days strike the Washington mountains
and ths same conditions prevail on 'the
northern lines that are now troubling
Oregon lines, river and ocean boats
woald alone serve the city. All local
dispatchers' offices report that the wa
ters senerally sre subsiding, but the
damage Is Increasing every hour bo
cause of weakened bridges and trestles
that give way. .and the. worst is yet to
come. Should a few more hot days fol
low to accentuate tho already unusual
condition, the damage wouia oe great
and few trains wouia oe ao w nr
or leave the city for a week or ten
dy. . . .... ..w
Owing to. muen cooier wsmwr,, hwi
nrer nui rising so rapidly so yesier
day. Nearly all the steamboat men,
however, are expecting to have to move
off the lower docks." and they are losing
no time in making preparations to do
so. The average stage this morning waa
about' 15.8 feet above the low watr
mark," and It Is rising at - the rate of
nearly a foot a day. All the lower floors
of the Ash street dock sreMnundated
and early this morning water began
aplsshing over the Alaska dock. Tho
freight there will all be removed to the
upper floor before any , damage can be
done. The office force moved to higher
quarters this morning,.- , i
The river lacks about a foot. of being
up to tho Alnsworth dock, but It is
expected to be flooded , by, tomorrow ',
night If the weather continues warm.
Freight is being discharged there from
a Ban Francisco liner, but it Is being
hauled away about as rest as it is being .
unloaded. By the time the flood reaches
the danger point It is very probable that -the
dock will be cleaned .up. . . ' -,-" ,
Further up the stream, the dock oc-'
cupants are keeping a close watch of the .
rising water, . and do not- Intend to be
taken unawares. At the foot of Wash
ington street they . expect to . be . doing
business from the upper story tomorrow .
morning. The le-foot mark, is sufficient -to
make them seek more elevated '
ground. At Alder and Tsylor streete
everything Is being put In readiness for
' Had the weather, not become cooler
yesterday It is believed that the lower
doors of all the docks would, have been
flooded , by this tune, Thoss who have
been - near the headwaters of the' Wil
lamette recently ear that there Is more
snow in tne , laacKamas niiis.tnan nas ,
been known In years. If there should
come a week more of warm days, they .
producing one "of the worst floods that
has ever been known here fn the recol-lectlon-of
white men.' The same condi
tion is said to exist relative to the feed
ers of ths Columbia, snd cbnsoquently
river men are not' wanting to see a con
tinusnce ot very warm weather. , v .
FLOOD AT rXirSXJETOsT.
Zevee Cat to Turn Waters From Susl
:-'-'gMPstlOfc"'"",""l , , '
. ?. (Special Dispatch te The VonrnaL) - r
Pendleton, Or., April ,lS. The Uma
tilla river is flooding tho east end of
town..' The city Is cutting the levee to
turn the flood away from the main busi
ness portion of ths city, , . -
DOESN'T WANT HIS
CONNECTION KNOWN
(Journal Special Service.)
New York, April 15. Edwin Hawley
secured a temporary order from Judge
Holt In the United State district court
this morning restraining the receivers
mi creditors of " the Daniel F. Sully
company from examining blm further
as to his connection with the Sully cot
ton pool. The order is made return
able Menday, consequently the hearing
today1 was postponed.
GOLD OF OREGON IN
SOUVENIR-DOLLARS
(Wsshtngtoa Boreas of The JoomaU v 5
Washington, April 15. - Secretary
Shaw has advised- Senator Mitchell that
Orerori sold will bo Used In the Lewis
and Clark souvenir dollars, unless some
other senator asks that- av portion or
them be struck from golds in other
states that is equally good. Secretary
Shaw says: n wilt p.ut as much senti
ment Into the proposition as-possible.
INSANE PATIENT . ;
COMMITS SUICIDE
(Special Dtspeteh te The Joaraal.) "' :'.
Salem, Or., April 16. John F. Jackson,
aged 28, of Baker City, a patient in the
state insane asylum, committed suicide
at 6:30 o'clock this morning .In his room.
He tied a sheet to the top window be r
in bis room and swung oflU : He had at
tempted suicide- several Jtlmes before
slnoe placed in. the asylum in May of
last year and had escaped- several times.
His relatives , In Baker City were at '
once notified. T . ; ,
GIRLS LEAP-FROM -BURNING'BUlLDING
IRL TESTIFIES
AGAINST MRS.
BOTKIN
(Journal Special Service.) .
flan Francisco. April 15. The prellm-
innrv examination of Mrs. Cordelia tlofc.
kin on the charge of murdering Mrs.
Ida f Deans was " resumed this ' morning.
' Leila Peane, a daughter ot the victim,
was on the stand, and . testified snout
her own illness and.' that of her mother.
She remembered the incident or eating
the candy very, clearly. ..,,,.',
CAPITAL TOO GAY .
FOR MILL CITY MAN
' (Special Dispatch Sa The Joaraal ) -Salenv
Or., April 15. Fred Lamoreux
of Mill City' was robbed of 8550 here
last night. He came , here to buy a
piano.' met strangers and drank freely
and finally found that his money . was
losing, v Those who were with him are
nknown to the police, - ' ,
(Journal Special SesVIce.i
New Torkv April 15. Girls
e Jumping from upper. 'windows.
out. of which dense columns of
smoks were pouring" and tongues
of .flame were shooting, was the
''iscene that appalled .hundreds of
0 spectators that at an- -alarm of
fire had gathered ' litis-morning
.'about thef. burning, dyo works
conducted by'.Wllliam.'.Netsto in
"jKlliiamsburg.-', v, "
"wTjie, fire broke out on the third j.
e froor of the. u tiding and it is w
J learned that all but three persons ;
who worked there were, success- .' e
'-Tyl'ln gaining the second story.,
e 'Wben so near safety It was ss'? v
roertalned that the flrehad swept .
e 'doww the, elevator shaft and had w
e , msumed . the stalrs-Ieadlng to ,
e ; tlie floors above. - r .
-Tljen there-wss a. panto, ana
before firemen could raise lad- ,
' ders, frantio women,, were loap-j,
Ing .to "the 'ground .below, S .: "
e r "Those who Jumped from second-' e
story windows escaped with slight e
0 lpjuriea 1
'.' i-Umon Trotter, a dyeman em-
--played on the top floor. Jumped, 0
and was crushed on the pavement
i below. He was followed by a
e vounar sirl. who rlune;vt heai-
lung from a wlmlo on ttie upi'-'f
floor and met a l .'!' f ite. A
second girl Jump.'.l fi . ' -window
ani v ii '
heli l.y four r i ;
tallied no 1 ' -y,
e