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A- ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 23, 1904 BURRELL ESTATE BATTLE BEGINS cnuuv or iom' t. mvmmmzx, ajtd otd snrsnexAJaiss oo.' kzstcs , coittmt nr ooujsti V: oont-nnuM, defmcia- ' i Tioa or ixcdjuxixb cxAboxs. 7' A battl royal wu begun to the county court this morning between the children of Kou SV Burrell and the other bene floiarlea under her will ' Th first no - of the campaign w flrd by Attorney . William M. Gregory and Martin UKP; representing the Boy' and Girls' Aid -" society and the Portland Woman' union, who filed objection to the account of , Oordon Voorhles. the administrator of ' the estate. This document explains that the aid aoclety "objects to the tale of the stock of the deceased in the corpo ration, Burrell Inveetment company, for '- the reason that the price realised wa wholly inadequate., and was known to the administrator to be such at the time be made th sale, and for the further reason, that the sale waa made to W, M. " , tdd, not- for hla own benefit, but in ' trust for. Walter F. Burreli and Helen Burrell Voorblea, tha' wife of aaid ad- - minlstrator. . . . "And In support of aeid objection. 00 : jectors allege aa follow: , , v . Allege T1maaacaMl . ' -That the Burrell .Investment com pany 1 capitalised at $110,000, dlvMed into 1.100 abarea of th par value of .1100 per share; that the aaaet of said . Burrell Inveetment company ax of th - reasonable Talue of ,11.000,000 : that th aaid Burrell Investment company waa former, am on other thing, to tak over, minim and poae th larger part I of the aaaet belonging to th etat of 'll. 8. Burrell,-now deceased. "That said asaet so turned vr to aid Burrell Inveetment company, wer ' of the value at the time that they wer j turned over of not lea than 11,500.000, and th same have largely Increased in ,. lvalue sine and ar now of th. value 'abov stated. ' -,. -That th stock of said Burrell In 1 vestment company 1 a productive, in-!como-producng stock, and . said 450 share, of aaid stock belonging to the estate of said Rosa F. Burrell was of 'the value of not less than I704.000, and : could have been sold for said sum in- ' stead of 140.000; that th said Oordon .Voorblea, administrator, did not tak any adequate mean of making known ' to th investing publlo the fact that I said stock would be sold, although h :.:was fully aware that th value "of th am waa not las than $700,000; that the fact of aale waa not at all adver ' tlsed in .any newspaper., and th .only. . jnotlo of such sal given to th public ' 'waa that which was given by th post lng of three notloe as shown by th re port of said administrator." vv.-. Army of Attorneys. T - , When Judge Webster mounted th Ibench this morning a formidable array , of attorneys appeared before- him, all interested, in the disposition of th af fair of the estate, Walter F. Burrell waa present For him and hla sisters, "Mrs. Voorhle and Mrs. Blddle, appeared Attorney William D. Fen ton and Wirt ' . 'Minor. Th Boys' and Girls' Aid so ciety was represented by Attorney -Gregory and Pipes; the First Unitarian church of Portland and th Rev, T. X Eliot, by Attorney O. O. Qamman; th administrator. . by Attorney Cyrus A. Dolph, and th Portland Library asso ciation and th Horn of - Portland, by Attorney Milton W. Smith. Attorney Gammans client ar taking no further part in th case than to contend that th ' . atock la a chose in action. - - - In fact, th whole affair fasts on the on - pointwhether or not share of stock may be classified as choses In ac- ' tlon. under th statute. By th term of th win th personal property of the deceased la bequeathed to Mrsj Bur Tell' s children, while other property. In " eluding- chose in action, la to t aold : for th benefit of th other legatee. - It .' Is contended by counsel for th Burrell children that the 460 shares of -stock should be classified as personal propr rty, and not as choses In action. "'. e Hearing for Monday. ' After discussing th case with several ' of the attorney present, Judg Wb ' ', ster set nest Monday morning at 10 o'clock as th time for hearing argu ment on the question of whether th stock 1 personal property or comes iin : der the bead of chose in action. At- ' torney Fenton said h desired to intro ' duo the testimony of a few witnesses ,'" aa to th condition of th stat at th - time of the death of ,Mra. Burrell, but that not much time would be required for the Introduction of this evidence. Me maintained that the court would ' have no jurisdiction aa regards th pur chaser, and in case of an appeal only ""'"" certain' phases of the affair -could be ' brought . to th attention of higher eourt.--.- 1 "I am not Inclined to aura with yon there," said Judg Webster. "However, 1 th main question to be decided, around which the other cluster as aid issues, 1 whether or not the objector have V any Interest in th property, no matter ' what th decision that Is. whether or . not they could profit by any decision of thia court." . To thia th lawyers all agreed. At torney Dolph Inquired as to whether th contention of th objectors would inter fere with th distribution of that part of the estate regarding which no ques tion has been raised. Th court an ' sjwerad that it would not. nnrn nrum - Ralph Feeney, lodge organiser of th Ancient Order of United Workmen, de sires it understood that be is not th Ralph Feeney who is confined In th rlty jatU constantly howling for "dope." E'he men bear th same names, but ar nan own to each other, ' auurozs or tobtt mm. - (loiiul gptclal Servtce.) , TJniontown, Pa.. July IS. John Jack- " pan, colored, was banged her today for th murder or a negro named Kenny, In a quarrel over 40 cent. 1 "I have year vmlssble Cssrsntt ul flne hm Mrtaet. CoaUa't to without tbam. 1 bsrs i4 thsi for sosas iUsis fnr tndtseittoa as4 btl ia,s aa4 anr copl,ly rand. Hmom Hi,n4 thm to Tsryaas. Oatm triad, yea wul Mm be wltheat Item la fks f amllr." , Hnn,sm.aiaiirlic Flsaswm, ralataMa rfltait, Tssta iwjmw, llmr fcirkaa, wMkarr(0, loo. tw. Ms. Vft Ll4 Is am. Tha (analns tablal aams4 VOW. saraMa4 as aara ar a amr saossy eask. Biliousness ' 0t For ' -. ':- L JJ ThBowef ,: tsrlisg gamsy Ce., Chtcege et ff.T. as JAL SUE. TEM UILUOI B3XES MARTIAL MUSIC . DISPLEASES POLICE "Th danisms of th north end thought Gabriel waa blowing his horn thia morn ing Mr hen these two young men - went through th district," aaid Deputy City Attorney Fltsgerald to Municipal Judjr Hogu In court today, pointing to Oscar Bullung and Charles, Lane, who stood facing tha Judge on charges of being drunk and tooting a bugle at I a. m. "Pretty full. I guess, enr asked Judg Hogu of th young . fellows, , eyeing them, severely. . . -1 - - "W didn't mean anything bad," they explained. After a short argument It was agreed that a An of It In each case should be Imposed and th Judgment of th court suspended pending , good , behavior. The boy than left. '',:.-' Both ar member of the' O. N. O. Bullung 1 bugler of company K and hi STEALS 23 CENTS BUT LEAVES WATCH '..:. :"; i:: ' -. ""' ."' .' 1 . 1 "' " After MBioaHnsr a aoldt watch ' and chain, valued at 1115, from the vest Docket of J. F. Bbea. a plumber, t(I - . . . 1 Gllsaa street, lomiumy last nignu earafully scrutinizing it and finding the initials of tha owner ensraved on th case. -, burglar saatly wound th long chain about tne-siem ana ih wie Jewelry on th dining-room table. ' During- th" burglar"a- search of " the house h found nothing; ho desired to take, excepting XI cents in sir. nneas trousers. He then left through th dining-room window, th rout by which RUSSIAN MINISTER ' ASSASSINATED (Continued from Pag One.) Rusaia. It is worthy of knowledge, and it la fully time that th truth war written about It." ... A , jr. -M s .a --.- TWO BOatM TataWwTT. Xatndom SUpatoh Says Mora Thaa Oa . Aaarobist Participated. '(Jooraal Bpedal Bsrrk)S. ' London, July IS. Tha Central News correspondent at St. Petersburg wires his paper an assertion that two bombs war thrown In th Plbv assassination, one from a motor ear that cam along side th minister's carriage, and tha Other from a reataurant. , . Twenty persons, th ' correspondent says, war cut and wounded by flying glass. 1 , i . . Three floors of th building adjoin ing th hotel auffered damage, and for a - oonsidoratol - Ol stance in. in neign- borbood window wer shattered. .- This report, naa It that tn ooacnmaa was not killed, but was probably fatally Injured. It continue by saying that th saaaln waa arrested ana proves to n a Jaw, but .steadfastly refuses to give his nam. ; , ' -. On receiving in news tn esar e laa gered away from a tatn by. which he was standing and dropped into a chair la a stat of collapse. ' "Another has given bis life for duty." he said, and at one dispatched messengers bearing oon dolences to th dead man'a family. Th polio ar reported to have gained positive proof that th assassination was th result 01 a widespread conspiracy in tha ranks of tha revolutionary party and fear other murders. - . HOT X rOKMZBABTaB. - . tnolud SCnrae of Om and All Bis 7 : anlsar. -. -.-.'v:-.' . . (Joaraal Bpsdal lerries.) ' Geneva, July. tL Russian revolution ists her ar Jubilant and it Is asserted that a widespread revolutionary plot Is afloat which la - th most formidable sine th assassination - of Cxar Alex ander. . ..1. . ,. . . Tb black list, they say. Includes all governors of provinces and ministers of Russia. - . The caar was not originally Included la th list as be Is regarded aa being weak but amiable and lovable. Now he too has been added to th list of name of those marked for death, on tha ground that b represents tb living authority of Russia, but though his wishes ar of th best cannot fulfill them owing to his lack of foroe. Witt ffhoc zed German Papers Bay xt V"' l! Ifaa Bxaoatlos. (Joaraal Bpedal Iwrtet,) ' Berlin. July 18. M. Witt, president of th Russian council of ministers, who Is her negotiating a commercial treaty with Germany, la horror stricken over the Plehve assassination. "It Is appall Ins, but not surprising.' h said. "Revolutionists have long marked Plehve for a - victim. Every Russian minister accepts th risk of as sassination as a part of bis official duty. Of course th crime will not produce any political reform, but on th contrary a more rigid repression of subservloe la ments is inevitable.- - A bodyguard of detectives la now with Witt, who will bo protected by Germany during tha remainder of hla visit her. Unconventional newspapers here Jus tify th Plehv assassination. ' Tb Ta geblatt characterises th deed aa th "execution of a criminal who waa guilty ' Prominent Jews her state that M. Plehve last administrative act was th suppression of four Hebrew papers pub lished in fit. Petersburg, throwing out of employment S00 Jew with l.tOO de pendents, and ordering that all be ex pelled from th city and loonveyed back to Paia. - A deputation . of white-haired Jews knelt before Plehv and vainly besought mercy, it is said. . a i ' :-Vrs- , WTmx BTATS SBPABTaTXaTT. merloaa , embassy .ay no Slat-orb- 7 anoe Are Expected. 7 (Jesraal ".portal service.) ' e Washington, July fS. Th stat de partment . today received . dispatches from -. tha ; American embassy at - Bt. Petersburg Informing it of the assassi nation of M. d Plehve, with the added comment that there 1 no disturbance In the Russian capital and none is ex pec ted. . v.'. , i- aVOVBST TOM OOsTOOZaZaTtKBa. : Assure - Csas that Prano Zs X orros trlokan. ' - - -(Jsnrasl gpocUl Bsrrlee.) '. Paris, July f I. President Lonbet on th receipt of th new of von Plehve' death telegraphed the esar an xDrea ion of bis personal condolence and the general horror of Franc ever the crime. Foreign Minister Delcasse called at th Russian embassy and had a private interview with the Russian ambassador. comrade I a private. Both wer paid off veaterdav.- .receiving each. ft. Tbl waa too much for them to stand at one time, ao they went out for a pleasure trip In a carriage. Thia morning at o'clock repeated buale calls rang out tn th air. Being a member of a very military nolle ds-, parment. Polloemsn jone answeraa in oall ta arm and reported for duty. But he soon learned bis presenca waa not wanted. -. ! r ) "Drive along and oont bother tie-. we're busy." said the occupants of th caning. - and, louder blew th bugle. Having just returned front th ' seene of conqueet about -tb celebrated Camp Murray. Wash., 'they felt untamed, and disdained to listen to an ordinary cop. . ; "Tea. I'll drive on," replied tb po lloemsn. TU lust drlv you to th city Jail." And h did. ; ho entered, Tha robbery was . dis covered by th family this morning when they arose and waa reported to the -polloe, .: -. Kvldeatiy by th same burglar, th residence of ' John Ortf f 1th, - next door to tb Shea home, was entered In the same manner.. There the thief found 111.60, which be took.' H,alao carried away a coat and vast. - , ' Th polio were also notified today of the robbery of a III diamond ring from th residence of Mrs. Maria Bwltser, It Clay street Detective Kartnvan waa detailed to Investigate thia case. ATTACKED WITH DIRK (Continued from Pag One.) That th strikers now realise that th fight Is to be a death struggle is vi denced by their expression of determi nation. These wer brought forth by th statement handed to th arbitration board last night by th representative of th packers. ThU x statement Is as follows: .-.... 2.. , . "We had an agreement with Mr. Don lly's Organisation and th allied trades which they failed to live up to, and un der th circumstance w do not ear to make any further - agreements with them." , - Tha'. packer contend that th old agreement entered Into at th arbitra tion conference, which provided for th reinstatement of all the. strikers within a period of 45 days, Is still In effect The packers exprees sn unwillingness to enter Into any further negotiations that would necessitate any concessions to th strikers, and claim It 1 simply a wast of tlm to msk a further at tempt looking to a peaceful adjustment of the difficulties. - . - . . -stoat Tak Inittatlv. , ... Tb packers announce that, whil they a re still willing to live tip to th terms of . this original agreement,' that th strikers must max the first overtures. The - packer ; also Intimate . that If th strikers do' not tak advantage of th opportunity they now have to take th Initiative In seeking an adjustment of th trouble, that It will soon be too late, as present indication ar that th packers will secure all the help neces sary to run their plants without having to give employment to any of th men now out. ..-.', '- : Notwithstanding these reports by th packers, th strikers ar confident that it will be impossible to secure snough help to conduct th business. . - XAJTSAJI OXTT STjrprTaZB9a-; -.' To . Further ; Sympathy tnrtk Ar (Journal gpeeUl Berviee.) Kansas City, July 18. Th packers this morning withdrew their advertise ments for help, claiming that they ar supplied. No further sympathy strike ar expected. Shippers have bean ad vised that th market condition will probably be normal from nofr on, UTUATZOBT QTJXBT, 7 fcarlff Bwears ta BO Deputies Armad v with Clubs. : -.-,-, (Joaraal BpecUI gerrlce.) . - Omaha, July 18. The strike Is th quietest sine tt wan ordered. Sheriff Power swor In 10 deputies, armed only with cluba. A few non-union men ar being brought In but In no large bodies. srsoBsra at nr. vArrza. V - . ; (Jknmial Special Serrtee.) '- St.' Paul, July It. A picket line was resumed this morning; with some dis order. One striker was arrested. -. LEADER IS WOUNDED (Continued from Pag One.) whloh they at mixed with water, and some even without water. In spit of this entire abseno of proper food, th soldiers proved their amaslng enduranc by constructing heavy earthworks on their line of retreat" . .7 .- CATTLEMEN AT WAR WITH SHEEP HERDERS t. ("pedal Dispatch to The Joeraal.) Granite Hill, Wash July 18. War be tween tha cattlemen and sheep herders baa again broken out The cattlemen killed several hundred . sheep Friday night Since then th , herders carry guns and have orders to - shoot when they se fit Th trouble I caused by disregard of tb oustomary limit of th sheep range., - icnowizsai txa bvoivabt. (Joaraal Special Barrio.) Rathdrum, Idaho, July 18. Tester day James McC'all and Byron Jackson confessed to robbing Holslnton Bed ell saloon, In this place. 1 Rich Aromatic Delkiou , At aib-frad grecn - , N coupont,n priict, no ooetnirt I sad 9 lb. afoa.nS tins RIVER VORK IS -BEING HURRIED SBAOBOAT KXTBX01BA CTaBABS TJP- FBB WTT.T. a sTBTTB ABB BBW .BBBBOB. WXXXa BOOB BXBPKB , that stbbtob; OP. WATB TBTMSBT ZB OOBBXTZOB. David M. Ogden, assistant XTntted States nglnr, baa returned from a trip to Independenoe,wher he mad an exam ination of the revetment which waa con tructd last year He report that he found it to b In far better condition than be . expected. '.The winter freshet had dislodged some XI th stone in aitter ent places, but these were soon replaoed. It la believed that th revetment is now In proper shape to answer all require ments for another year. In reference to th work being dona by th snagboat Methloma. Engineer Ogden says: ' "Since being taken to the upper river the -vessel has given a good account of berself. Bh is now engaged n removing nag from th river between Salem and Lambert's bend, and making minor re pairs to the dams. While working up stream he auocaeded in removing some of the worst obstruction-, from th chan nel. She ta now employed In taking out others of ' minor Importance. It is ex pected that th work will be completed by th latter part of August or the first of September." - - - -- 7 ' - In th course of few weeks th gov ernment will be In a position to do some very effective Improvement work to the channel of th upper river. The dredge being built to place In commission bet tween her and Ealem will he ready tor launching on Saturday at the Supple shipyards. A month later It Is stated that the dredre will b In operation. Th last carload of machinery for th dredg arrived yesterday, th mala por tions of it -consisting of th crane ana dipper. Th crane is a huge bridge-shaped arrangement snade of steel, ana weign several tons. Th dipper or bucket will contain one cublo yard of material. Until launched it is not known Just how much water tha dredg will draw. If It draft should not prove too great th' engineers ar confident that, th rsael will be able to mak a very ma taiial Improvement tn th channel be fore the present season Is ended.' 'But on account of low water It I possible that the dredg cannot be operated at some of th shallowest points. ' Should such prove to be true the work which ha been planned will hav to be post poned nntU thh!b water period of next. year. -V ,- TXZT WABTXB TO BBOW. ' Whales rues . SUrnal of Distress t ' -" Xatara tha Was Bews. Incredible stories hav been told from tlm to tlm of th queer methods which men hav resorted to' In order to gain Information of an ' Irrevelant nature. All hav heard about tb fellow who flagged th flying express train be cause h wanted to learn from the- en gineer tha tlm of. day, - ', But to ny signals or distress out in mld-ooean and get a steamer to com cloa nough so that . th latest war new' from tb orient can be' learned Is supposed to be th limit This I what happened to th ateamablp Jsloomeaia or tb Portland-Aslatio line on her laat outward trip to th far cast Th story 1 told by th Japan Dally Herald as follows, th clipping Just having been, received at tha local office of tb com pany: -. 7 7 Th anxiety to obtain new of th war I much greater In thoee who "go down to' tha sea In ship" than with th land- i lubber who leisurely pursue bis dally budget in th newspaper, and all sorts of schemes ar employed to obtain the "latest;" but th cheekiest w hav heard ff was perpetrated on th Port land and Aalatlo eomf!anyg chartered steamer Nloomedla- by th Jolly skipper of the New Bebford whaler ' Allc Knowlea. Th Nloomedla, fresh from th 100-mll tow of th Pleiades and th placing of a handsome salvage claim. is on th IBttr inst." two days prior to entering Yokohama, attracted by sig nals of distress about - 1:10 a. m. la position 88 degrees 1 mlnut north and 14S degrees 40 minute east Thinking ah waa In luck one more and . with visions of another big salvage claim Im pelling her, th Nloomedla changed her course and headed o th rescue. She hove to and a boat from the whaler came alongside and quickly made known that her only distress was a lack of war news. Could th Nloomedla oblige with a few newspaper?" Tb feelings and language of those on th Nloomedla can be better Imagined than described. . . ... AOS TO BATXOATIOB. . 7 Xsspecaos Calkins Issue - jfotle of .7 , Buoy and Ufht Change, , 7 t Commander C G. Calkins, inspector of this lighthouse district has pre pared th following data relative t th change mad in aid to navigation: Waadah Island post light peg '40. after No,' 184 (list of lights, buoys and daymarka. Pacific coast, 1(04, page 73) July a fixed whit post-lantern light suspended-10 feet abov th wa ter from an arm on a whits stake, was established on a rocky point at th Juan d Fuoa strait; largest house - Neah village. & by W. tangent to Kydlkabblt point W. 1-4 8. . , Th following affects th list of lights, buoys and daymarka. Pacific Coast 1904: ' . Juan d Fuca strait page' 74. Sand spit New Dungenesa buoy, No. S, a red first-class . nun, - heretofore reported adrift was replaced July I. Hal passage, page 82. Point Mlglry buoy, a H9. second-class nun, reported adrift July 19, will be replaced aa soon a practicable. , ' . . 1 -. . , Roaario strait, case 83. Boulder ref buoy,- no. 1, a red second-class nun, here tofore reported adrift waa . replaced July 10. . t 7 . San Juan channel, page 14. Argyl hoal (Griffin bay) buoy,- a H8. first class spar, heretofore reported out of poeltlon, waa replaced July 11. Sumner strait page 88. MoArthur reef buoy, a IIS. second-class can, re ported out tor position July It, will be replaoed as soon as practicable.' . ' . KABXBB BOTES,- Astoria,' July 28 Left tip at 4:80 a. m., schooner Olga. r Sailed at a. m, steamer Chloo, for San Francisco. ' , ' ' Arrived at 10:10 a, tn., steamer Co lumbia, from San Francisco.'- - -'Ban Francisco, July-18. Arrived at 8:80 a. m., eteamer George W. Elder, from Portland. -. - - - Astoria, July 17 Arrived at I p. m., schooner Sequoia, from San Francisco. Astoria, July 18. Cenditlon of th bar at 8 a. m., rough; wind, northwest; weather, cloudy. . : .. . San Francisco, July 1!. Arrived at 11 a. m4 steamer Rdondo,,from Port land. . . . .- . , . :- : , 1 . . ' AXOBTO TBS WATBBFBOBT. 7 Tonight the steamer Alllanc I ex pected to reach port She 1 coming from San Franclspo by; w pf Coo Bay and has a general cargo and a big passenger list Local Inspectors Edward and Fuller will Inspect th t earner Dalle City to morrow. . ' - v Timbers were ' plaoed 7 under , th stranded steamer Charles R. Spencer yesterday, and within another week it Is believed that ah will be Boated and In Shap to bring to Portland. - . mi a 1 ' ' i ' . . -' KOTBMBBT OF SBirS,'"'; Olga Arrive, Bldorado , tave and ' Othara W1U Soon. In tow of th Harvest Queen . th schooner Olga la en rout up th river, and la expected to reach port at an early hour this afternoon. She is coming in ballast from San Pedro, and will load with lumber for th return trip. ' ;-.': Tomorrow th Queen will escort the schooner Eldorado to th mouth of th river. - The Eldorado' cargo, consisting of 1.100,000 feet of piling and s other lumber, was completed yesterday after noon. Her crew haa been signed and all other necessary arrangement mad for her sailing. Sn will go to Tslngtaa, China. Th vessel ha been in port sine July 1. but on account of th several other schooners and steamers loading at th same mill has been delayed. ' On her last trip from th Pad ft 0 coast to China with a lumber cargo the Eldorado met with a serious mishap, . while 1 sending, th river leading to Shanghai eh went aground on a sandbar, and nearly all the cargo had to be Jettisoned before th sohooner could be gotten out into deep water. Captain Smith 1 con fident that better sucoess will be had on uiia trip. .. - .- Shortly several others big lumber car riars. will b ready, to clear. In a day or two th British" steamship Totten ham will go down to Rainier to complete her cargo. Bh will go to Shanghai. In a few days the American - steamship Pleldaflee will clear for Manila with . a big shipment of government lumbar. , ZaBXXiABAW CXJhAB. V With a cargo measuring t.ltl tons th steamer Leelanaw cleared for San Franclaoo and San Pedro this morning. Her freight 1s made up of 1,180 tons of wheat three tons of oil cake, 100 tons of flour. 800 tons of bran, 100 ton of middlings and 800 tons of shorts. The vessel was dispatched by Taylor, Toung MAYOR'S MORTGAGE ON CELILO LAND . . ' V '-;' ' . . . ' ; V.7 - Mayor Williams 1 'very much sur prised to learn that he holds a mortgage on land through which a portion of- the Celllo canal, as surveyed by the gov ernment engineer, is to run. This In formation waa brought to th mayor re cently through a communication from Attorney-General Crawford. Acoording to th statement of tha attorney-general, th mprtgag was upon what 1 known aa th Taf f property and was for the sum of f 5,000, of whrch only 81,000 has been paid, according to stat record. . Th mayor la asked to relin quish his claims to the property in order that th right of way for th canal may. be clear., -.'.'''. Mayor Williams stated this morning that h bad lost all recollection of the matter, although be did hav some busi ness with Mr. Taff years ago. From th records th mortgage waa executed In 1888.: . v 7' APPOZBTS XBSFBOTOm - A.' G. Rushlight was' appointed the third- member of - th- city board of plumbing examiners by Mayor William yeaterday afternoon, in accordance with th plumbing ordinance which, requires three besides th plumbing ' Inspector. The 'board is now composed of W. 11 Stevenson and A. G. Rushlight master plumber; W. Hey, Journeymen plumber, and Plumbing Inspector Hulme. Th member of th city board of health are also ex-offlclo members pf th board of examiner. -. ... :, . . ..: - - 7 ' ' w cast Ton oiriBi cm gt- .T TTJCATB TBjB POPTJTaAB 4 TOTS FOB PmUSTDEKTt 7 -. . ' '' 7" If you make th nearest guess you can secure a prise, one of 6,000. valued at $2,600 to $6 each. Tha guess will oost yon nothing1. 1 Every It cents you remit to . The Journal, covering subscrip-- ' tlon to th Dally, Sunday, Semi- 4 - weekly or Weekly will . entitle ' 4 you to one guess,. - 4 For particulars and details 4 4 read th advertisement appearing . in Th JournaL . - - i -' 7 .' .-'". ' - You Better Take Advantage All Our High SUMMER Former prices $18.00, $20.00. : $22.50 anT $25.00 t $114.2(0) THE WELL-KNOWN Yr r It's a Corner Famous AAA AAA The Store Noted for Best TWO r .- -1 ,f - 7 MIDSUMMER BARGAINS Plain and Wash 623 pieces of Plain and Wash Silks, , all colors and ' Styles, many this season's goods;-sold regularly for 50c, 79c and $1.00 a yard, today, or while they last.. ;. .yv ' ' 25c yard Ladies y -T Wrappers 1 Wrappers that sold for $2.00 and $2.50 that the material, not to mention the making, is worth twice our price, which is pnly Y ; " -y ' 7. Y; Y I 95c ON OUR SECOND FLOOR you wiU find a choice line of Swell Suits and Skirts 1 ' : . . 1 i. 'prices OUR GREAT MIDSUMMER UNDERWEAR is now in progress arid we are offering the V greatest bargains in theTiistory of this store. THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY CORNER. THIRD PREFERS SEA TO CELL IN JAIL Kather than remain In th city Jail to serv out his term of to days for larceny, ,,W. B. Sutton, who was sen tenced for robbing- W. A, Broadway- of a diamond stickpin July 4, appeared be fore Municipal Judg Hogu this noon and with - tear streaming down hi cheeVs begged th court to permit him to hip before th mast and sail away from his misery. . The court granted th young man'a request Pal and thin from confinement and mental agony, th boyish prisoner stood before the court that had sentenced mm and explained that h was weary of Jail life: that ha was unused to such living. and thai he wanted to get away from it. "I. beg you to permit m to tak ship and sail away from tha scene of my downfall," sobbed Button, 'at Is un bearable to me to remain her, and If . ,-'.-.-''-''':'' i . ; of Our Great Offers - Grade SUITS All of and SUMM ';!y; .now $8 WALDORF HATFall Beauty, Come in and Morrison and Second Clothing Co. i AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA Goods at Lowest Prices. GREAT Summer Corsets A line of the best French Net ting, boned ' and stayed all shapes, sizes 18, 19, 20 only. A Corset that sold ' regularly for $1,00 a pair; while they last only'; 7.1 '-i '' .,'-. : 25c each I Children's vDres!52s -J f From 2 to 12 years, in ging hams, yephyrs.percales, ducks, etc neatly trimmed, , well made; standard value double our price. Today 1P1.1Q, 05'. 85fV 75, 65, 55 and--..'"; . Y7.-'--- C 40c that we are slaughtering the J on.V-v ,v : . 7.;. v .'" SALE of Knit nd Muslin J 1 f GOODS STORE, IN THE CITY AND MORRISON you will let mi, I wUl ahlp before tbo maat and never return." 7 7- Judg Hogu held-a consultation with Deputy District Attorney Haney and it wss decided that If a position can be secured for Sutton ha will be liberated and sent to sea. Negotiation will be' mad immediately, lie wants to. go to New Tork, if be oan get a ship bound for that port; but' if not,: he wilt go. anywher to get away from'Porttand. Button cam her recently from New Tork, where hi widowed mother Uvea ' He waa to take a poeltlon in a local eaah register office as traveling sales'-r man, but on July 4 he wnt out with a party of picnickers and while on th trip stole th diamond pin. Early on th morning of th nt day he, in com pany with other, wer arrested by a polloeman for disturbing th paac. H resisted th patrolman and this charge still hangs over him. , ' l, . - ' "J 7 - Preferred Stock Oanned Oood. Allen eV LawI Best Brand. llVZf HABITS PERMANENTIY CURES f0 rVILL PAfiTKUlARJ " . . ', --.7 :'-.'. Our $12.50. mm 72..yyyac $13.00, $14.00 . $15.00 1904 Came In Today Try One, StrcctaJ 5 umm K ..... -I II -,1 AfVWWWVAT ;'.'...-' ' ' II ; V