THE OREGON DAILY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVEWINO, NOVEMBER M, ItOL 1 CUPID WAITED AT PARSONAGE DOOR Plight of Bride and Groom Who Are Seeking Services of Minister. FAIL TO FIND DR. SHORT, MAY BE HUNTING YET Sympathizer Unable to Give Ad dress of Preacher, as He Is a Journalist. For 41 terrible minutes they stood on the step Of the parsonage, thta morn Ins seeking s minister. A Mind man could have told the object of their visit. She was blushing. He was affectionate ly holding an umbrella over her. Be side them were the parents of one of the pair, looking on admiringly, proudly, He rang the bell. No response. Again he pdshed the button. Same result. "This must be the place," she said. "See, dear. It gay Tareonag' on the door ' He rang again, but without re sponse. Father next took a chance at the bell. Nothing doing. Mother came forward with all her spare energy arA hammered upon a glass panel. Still an acute allenc. , "I'll get 'em up," said future husband, and made his way back to the kitchen. There he wars' the skto off his knuckles, without effect. "Oh. dear." sighed future wife. "1 know It'a the place," added father. "Here's the address: Dr. Short. Ill Eleventh.' " "This Is awful." urged mother. "We've been here a half hour already. I hop It lsr t the hand of Providence ' A at ranger about to pasa aaked If ho could be of any assistance. "We are looking for a minister," an swered future husband. That's where they live." said the stranger and passed on. A reporter to the rescue. He rang the bell. Again, alienee. "And I'm aura I've heard doors slam ming Inside since we've been here." "Yat" agreed future wife, "mother's sense of hearing la very keen. Oh, dear, what shall we do?" "Well, miss, I am looking for the same man," aald the reporter. 'If I find him shall I give him any message?" "N well. n-no. I guess not," with an appealing look toward her nance; "we are Just looking for a minister." "Marriage or funeral?" "Mar we're to be married." "And you want Dr. Short to perform the" "I don't care a tinker's darn at all who does It. but can you." aaked the young man, "will you direct us to a minister?" 1 cannot. I am a newspaper roan." She gaaped. He staggered against the porch railing. The mother said "Oood Lord!" and out Into the street and on their way bounded the quartet. P. a A marriage license was issued this morning to A. 8. Hardy of Idaho county, Idaho, and Nellie May McGulrs ef Portland. Or, Allan . Lewis' Bast Brand "THE STORE NOTED - ' ' " "', ' ' '" "" "? " 1 - WEEK OF HIGH GRADE Corset Selling Hive you ever worn a pair of Thomson's "Gold Medal" Glove-Fitting Corsets? Come end see the range of 1904-1905 models ; styles, shapes and quality that we will show this week at $3.26, $2.60, $2, $1.76, $1.60, $1.46, $1.26, $1 and 95e. Best fitting Corsets on earth. We have other Corsets at 76c. 60c, 36c, 28c and 25f, but they are not Thomson's Glove-Fitting. Note Five expert Corset Fitters to wait on the trade. The Highest Honors Given We are selling agents for this celebrated Corset, and sell and fit every one with our positive guar antee. The Bridgeport Evening Post, October 28, 1904, commenting on die award, says: The famous house of George C. Batcheller ft Co., successor to Langdon, Batcheller ft Co., the oldest Corset manufacturers in the United States, with branches in London, Chicago and San Francisco, and whose goods are world-renowned, have been successful in obtaining the gold medal and grand prize for their celebrated Thomson's Glove Fitting Corsets and Waists. This high mark of award by the jury only t f AM Ki aiaxxw J , t-jssaisasaaasai 1 jisxcii ; 1 1 bum p,ioe8t..N. v. A I 1 I " a I I X ; I Writ for free booklet on taUoaal Treat gsBgefgefigekaitia u-i iisUtz ,w..,-..ib.....a.i.." . .Ut FIRE BUGS WERE PAID (Continued from Page One.) ture Bachelor broke down and aald he would confeaa all. He waa taken Into another room, and there made a cloan breast of the affair. Story of the Bribe. "Two weeks ago," he said, "Coon came to m and offered me 110 to burn the house, saying be wanted to get the In surance. I have been opening hla sa loon for him mornings. Friday he said everything had been arranged and all I would have to do would be to aet a match to the house. Saturday evening I told MUlrr of the offer and he pro posed that we go up. commit the deed and get the money. I assented, and af ter taking a few drinks ws went to the house. Miller lighted the match and set tbe tire I did not turn on the gaa, and Miller muat have done that, too." Bachelor took Coon'a alarm clock to the lodging house where he has been sleeping, First and Mill streets, a few days ago. In order that he would he sure of getting up at night to commit the crime. Mra Fourhet made a full atatement thla morning, to Assistant District At torney Hnney, as did Bachelor. Com plaints war at once laid against alt three men, charging arson. Coon turned white as a sheet when he waa taken to the station hous and there Informed that Bachelor had confessed. Coon Seals the Charge. Miller and Coon both deny having had anything to do with the tire. Coon's attitude baa been dogged and sullen ever since he was taken Into custody and informed that Bachelor had con fessed. Miller admits that Bachelor approached him and said Coon would give $10 If they would Are the house, but denies that he either agreed to do It or had anything to do with the affair at all. The police are satisfied ha will confess before they are through with their Investigation. The defendants were taken Into the police court this afternoon and ar raigned. They were given until tomor row to enter pleas. They were repre sented by Attorney John F. Logan and A. Walter Wolf. The bond of each haa been fixed In the amount of $2,500 All are still In prison, In llsu of giving bonds. Fred Westsnfelder, from whom Coon leased the property, want to the city prlaon today and aaked him about the rent. Coon gave surly answers and finally aald he would pay the rent to morrow. "I wlah to thank the Journal for the service It has rendered me In thla caae," aald Mr. Weatenfelder. "Had it not been for tha Journal I am satlfled that Coon would have had the houaa set on lire again. Chief Campbell deserves p raise for the quick action he took when he discovered something waa wrong, and Detectives Hartman, Kerrigan and Snow deserve to be commended for their ef fective work in securing the necessary evidence and arresting tha guilty per sons." Chief Campbell draws particular at tention to the fact that the gas was turned on unlighted. He says an ex plosion would probably have resulted fatally in the case of at least four par son. nr wool. (Jearaal Special Sendee.) Tacoma, Wash., Nov. 21. SI men P. Blood, a civil war veteran, fell Into a POi containing but a few Inches of water yesterday and drowned. Ha waa aged 76 years, and was a member of the Masonic fraternity. FOR THE BEST OOOD8 To any Corset exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair was given to George C. Batcheller ft Co., of New York, who manufacture the THOMSON'S GLOVE-FITTING CORSET SELF-EXPLANATORY LETTER. New York, November 17, 1904. Messrs. Mr Allen ft McDonnell, Portlsnd, Oregon. Gentlemen end Friends: Your favor of the 8th is before us, and in reply beg; to say that we carried off the honors and received the highest awards of any corset manufacturer who exhibited at St. Louis. The honors conferred upon us csme to us without wining or dining sny of the jury. This makes 13 medals thst we have received st va rious times from bronze to gold. Yours very truly, GEORGE C. BATCHELLER, President. corroborates what has been so universal in all of the great ex hibitions of the world London, Psris, Centennial, New Or leans, Cotton Centennial, Nashville and the American Ma chanics' Fair at New York. This is a matter of special congratulation for the reason that only one gold medal is given, while grand prizes are numerous. The firm of Batcheller ft Co. has thus added to Bridgeport's fame and importance. Anticipating the result of the Corset exhibits being fully aware there waa no other Corset manufactured the peer of the Thomson Corset, we purchased heavily of all the latest 1904-5 models. In order to further introduce the Corset we will sell them at agent's prices, and request every lady to call here the next few days and Inspect the styles shown here. No trouble to show you, as we feel we will make a friend and a customer. SHOOTS AT JUDGE IN CROWDED COURTROOM eeeeee .(Journal Special Service.) a e Ban Francisco, Nov. 28. Iaaao a e Selby walked lute the superior a court here today and deliberately shot at Judge liebbard. tha bullet d a striking ths back of the chair oocu- J a pled by the Judge. Attorney a grabbed Selby and prevented him from rinng a aecona snoc wnicn he waa making a determined effort d e to do, when Judge Hebbard leaped a from the bench and disarmed hi w assailant. O The usual crowd of courtroom a d hangers on were present, besides d numerous witnesses, members of d w the legal profession, and a smatter- d W lng of women, when Selby strode a down th alsl la th direction of a a the bench. He attracted no more d a than passing attention until sud- a w denly he drew a revolver and fired a a at th Judge, a A panic immediately ensued, at- a a torneys, witnesses and hangers-on d d nearest th would-be murderer Im- a a mediately grappled with him. while a a women screamed and a general a a rush waa made for the axlta by a a those not in the Immediate vicinity a of the trouble. I he snooting was w cauaed by tha Judge deciding a a against Selby In a divorce caae. a a Helby. who la a minister of the a a gospel, says he wanted revenge and a a had written letters asking lien- w a bard -to "Meet me man to man." a a but received no answsr and took a a this method. Th shot missed a e Hebbard s neaa ny a quarter or w a an inch. The Judge continued court, a eeaaeeeeeeeeeee'e' DRAMATIC MANAGER HAS PART IN COURT James B. Mackle. manager of "Grimes' Cellar Door" company, haa been forcibly hauled out of tha wings and upon the stage, where he will take part in at least on performance. The seen of th play haa been changed from th Empire theatre to Justice field's court. and th bill has been changed from comedy to pur farce. In a complaint filed In Justice Raid' court last Friday evening Robert E. I,ee, th leading man lr. th company, aid to be related by blood to tha famous Confederate general, asks for th re covery of 1216. Th company is said to have struck on the rock of finance last Saturday and Dee took action In anticipation of its impending fata He alleges that he was employed at Bethlehem, Pa., to- enter the company at a salary of $26 a week Of $400 due him, he say, various amounts havs been paid, leaving $216 still due. A con stable was sent to th box office of th theatre, but found only a few dollars in Mackle' coffers. "Thunder and Mara! I loaned him that money myaelf to make change," was Lee' disgusted comment when he heard of the result of ths constable's tflp.. MM LEfT X.ONE VXXIiB. (Special Dispatch to Th Journal I Lonevllle, Ida., Nov. 2$. Because his Wife refused So rant th farm to a man whom he brought home, Nicholas Hum phrey, a pioneer of this section, became angry and left horns'. That waa three weeka ago, and he has not bean heard of since. AT LOWEST PRICES' at St Louis, 3 m TAXPAYER HAS NO RELIEF IN COURT Must Resort to Executive Board in Cases of Contract Fraud, Attorney Says. SHOULD ALSO INSPECT WORK ASSESSED TO HIM Deputy City Attorney Cavan augh's Argument Would Af fect Tanner Creek Sewer. In argument of a caae of Myers Rgalnst the city of Portland, involving; na Improvement on Third street, before Judge Oeorse In the circuit court this morning. Deputy City Attorney Cava uaugh advanced an argument thsx will hav a surprising effect If applied to the Tanner creek case. The question at issue this morning was whether there was fraud In th execution of the contract for asphalting Third street from OUsan to Main street. Th complaint charge that the contractor and the city engineer did not prepare th street In accordance with the plans and specifications, but used worthless asphaltum, and the city en gineer accepted the street when It was full of holes; that the contractor charged for more asphaltum than was used. The deputy city attorney argued that It was the duty of the property owners to know what th contract called for and to lnnpect the at reel, and If th city engl ncer and the contractor did not pave the street according to contract, and war guilty of fraud, the property owners cannot raise the question of fraud In court, but muat, make their objections to the executive board of the city and tbe Ity council, that the decisions of those bodies are conclusive upon the rights of th property owners to raise such questions of fraud. He argued that the property owner cannot go Into court upon th question of fraud. This arguement. If sound, has a strong bearing upon th Tanner reek sewer and other contracts upon which scan dal has arisen. The property owners in the caae of the Tanner creek sewer made no complaint to the executive board or the city council. Th city en gineer and the executive board accepted the sewer. The city engineer afterward aaked the council to Investigate th con dition of th sewer with th purpose of vindicating himself and not In the In terest of the property ownera It. It Dunnlway, attorney for the plaintiffs in the Third street case, con tended that the property ownera are not bound to do their own Inspecting; that the city ha men hired for that work, whose duty It la to see that the wrfrk Is done according to contract and that the city and abutting property owners re ceive full value for he money expended. 'Tha city engineer haa complete con trol and the private cltlsen Is not In a position to pass upon the quality of ma terials or the work dona In sewer andf street Improvements." argued Dunnlway. MITCHELL'S LETTER IN (Continued from Pag One.) wa pervaded with broad smiles as ths report was read. Walgemot, as unlike a Leatheratocklng or a Davy Crockett as could well be imagined, listened with obvious discomfiture to his own highly Idealised portrait. Th usual objections were offered by the defense to the lndentlflcatlon of th Ormaby report by George R. Ogden, of the general land office, but Judge Bellinger overruled them. Judge O'Day Indulged in some sarcastic questioning of the witness, whose recollection as to the papers seemed to the attorney sus piciously accurate. But Ogden's replies were so clear and so reasonable that this Hn of questioning was soon abandoned. Ogdn waa asked by Mr. Heney whether ha could identify as a part of the land office files a paper which he handed to the witness "Yea." aald Ogdn, "that is a latter sent by Senator Mitchell to Commis sioner Hermann about February or March, 102." Mitchell' Letter. The letter, which was offered In evi dence Snd finally admitted after the customary protests by th defense. Is as follows: - "Washington. D. C, March S. 1902. Mr. Blngar Hermann. Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington. D. C. Sir: Basad upon th enclosed affidavits of Mrs. Emma 1. Watson and S. A. D. Pnter of Portland, Or., I re spectfully and earnestly ask that th It cases of homeatead entries referred to In the abstract attached to and made a part of the affidavit of Mra Watson, may be made special and that considera tion thereof may proceed without delay, to the end that apeedy determination as to the rights of ths parties respectively may be had. "Please advise m of action taken. I am. very respectfully, . "JOHN H. MITCHELL." The affidavits alluded to in th latter wer then placed In evldeno. Puter declared in substance that he had been acting as tha agent and adviser of Em ma Watson, and that through his ad vice she had invested her money lu land In township 11-7; that the long delay in issuing patents had seriously embarrassed her, and that his own per sonal examination of her title had satis fied him of its validity. Emma Watson's affidavit told a mov ing tala Acting upon the advice of Puter, ahs had Invested her all in land In townahlp 11-7. She had acquired altogether 1.920 acres, at a cost of 18,000, but aha had been obliged to mortgage th land for moat of thla money and her notes were now falling Hydrozone Cures Sore Throat A Harmless Antiseptic. Endorsed by the medics! profession. Send ten cents to pay postage on free trial bottle. Sold by Lead ins; Drtiggists. 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The claims embraced In Emma Wat son's affidavit wer 11 of th IS en tries in township 11, which are alleged by the government to hsve been fraudu lent These 11 claims had been con veyed to her by deeds already placed In evidence by th prosecution. The nut step waa to trace the history of the remaining aeven claims, and for thla purpose A. 8. Dresser, register of th Oregon City land office, was called to th stand. In answer to questions by Mr. Hall, b stated that he had received from Washington patent tor th home steads of William McLaughlin. Albert O. Austin. John F. Foster, James Wake field. Christie E. Langham, James Tay lor and Mattte S. Lowell. These are the names of the seven pretended entrymen whose clalma were not conveyed to Em ma Watson. . Mr. Hall then read in evidence th seven patents. president noosaveu s name was subscribed to each, and as it waa read Judge O'Day Interjected: 'Do you mean to -charge that Roose velt waa a conspirator, tooT Tou charge almost everyone else. Don't get facetious," retorted Hall. "We'll flnu all th conspirators you can wish for before we get through." A Defendant' a Alias. The next document offered by th government waa a certified copy of a deed from William McLaughlin to George A. Howe. 'We object." exclaimed Judge Pipes. "What has this to do with usT" "Evidence will b brought in later," said Hall, "to show that George Howe Is In reality one of the defendant act ing under another nam." 'Who I Howe ? is he a government officer?" asked O'Day "Does counsel really dealrs me to state, before the jury, who Howe 1T If so, I will do so." Mr. Hall spoke with marked emphasis and Judge O'Day wilted. He mad no further request for information as to the identity of the mysterious Howe. The deed was admitted and it was followed by certified copies of deed from all of th seven entrymen who had not conveyed to Emma Watson. In each oaa th grantee wa George A How. Finally came a deed from George A. Howe to Horae G. McKInley conveying land In townahlp 16, in Linn county. Mr. Hall explained that the dead was offered ss a link in tha evidence by which it 1 expected to show the object of the defendants in taking up the bar ren mountain waste In townahlp 11-7. These elalms were to be relinquished later to th government and ltu landa were to be obtained in place of them. "Th ultimata intention of the de fendants." said Hall, "waa not to keep the worthies lands on which they entered, but to exchange them for lieu lands slsawhers.". , . J. M. Booth Testlf le. The last witness of the morning ses sion wss J. H. Booth, receiver of the Roaeburg land office. In a still, small voice, which finally caused a simultan eous shout of "louder from all ths at torneys for tha defense, th wltnea told of th procedure to be followed by a settler within a forest raeerv who desires to exchang his land for un occupied government land elsewhere. "A psrty having a claim In the Cas cade forest reserve may relinquish th land, furnishing abstract Of title show ing the title, and he may then select any other vacant, non-mineral, govern ment lands anywhere els. Th witness Identified the relinquish ment and selection paper filed at th Roaeburg office by Oeorg A Howe. and identified McKInley' signature to on of the sccompanylng affidavits. AFTERNOON SESSION. Wjrsaaa of Chicago Ths early part of the afternoon ion was occupied In supplying some of th minor link In th chain of evi dence which the proaacutlon is forging. Col. A. R. Greene, special Inspector of the department of ths Interior, was re called by the government and Identified papers connected with th forest reserve election of landa In lieu of th alleged fraudulent ntri In 11-7. H testified that the abstract and other documents pertaining to the selection war sent to him by the secretary of th intertor last fall, and have been In his posses sion ever since It was th purpose Of th government to show thst st the time Green received the papers they were attached together and wer part of th file of the general land of floe; also that they became detached whlls Mi his possession. H. P. Coleman, chief clerk of th registry division, and George R. Ogden, chief clerk of the frauds division of the general land office. Identified all the papers ss being record of th land de partment. The monotony of this testimony wa broken by the summoning of Miss Ells Wyman to the witness stand. Miss Wy man keeps s hotel st 47S Dearborn ave nue. Chicago. In answer to que Hon by Ml. Heney, CONSULTATION FREE FEES REASONABLE Oftoe Hour S a tag TSS to SiSS . m. to 1 p. m. 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"Y.-s. air, on March 10, 1904." The witness, a tall blonde, of strik ing appearance, narrated the circum stances of her first aeqhalntance with the two ttrrmrlanta. They cam to Ml Wyman's hotel to look for a room, and Introduced themselves a Mr. and Mrs. rotter. He represented himself as a mining man. "When they ware about to pay for ths room." said th witness, "Mr. Potter had nothing las than a 1100 bill. But ah said. 1 hav th amount, daar, let as pay. "They remained In my hotel from March 10 to April 2, when Mra Potter waa arrested by i apt Thomaa Porter of LOST! Somewhere in the city of Portland a bunch of keys containing three flat keys snd our name-plate, with our pri vate mark. One key marked with num ber 1287. Return this bunch of keys, before next Saturday, to our office and receive as s reward the handsome ma hogany chiffonier now shown in our front window. lull & Gibbs Complete House Furnishers. Bath Cabinet Which stimulates the system in Nature s wsy. It opens the millions of pores In th akin through which Impurities are carried oft and medicates while doing it It does not weaken but adds vigor and strength. Brings a roiy glow to pale and sal low facs; makft th eyes bright; soothes and ateadle the nerves. It 1 the lowest - priced ih'5 lDp'.?!; "nw- Treatise on Health and Beauty with every cabinet fraa improved methoda of manufacture enable us to offer ths beet cabinet ever made at greatly reduced price. Pour styles, all good S4, SB, SS and 10 (llsi Si as loo Perpetuated Palms Never fadS or look old. Always fresh and beautiful. Every one potted and de livered wtthout extra charge. Compare these price with the green house plants, which need constant oar. uur nama are ail potteo. trices Two feet high Three feet high Porty-flv inches high Tree pslms from . . . 83.00 up to Cut Glass Ot th right sort Brilliant aa diamonds, exclusive and artistic de signs, improv ed methods of cutting 'and right buying enable us to place this su perior quality of Cut Gran w tt h I n t h a reach of every- l - i one. of getting a perfect picture maker , OB DSaVaUlSlS. th secret service. In the room they took there wre twin bed, but thy eald they wanted a large single bed. so the change was roads next morning. Cap tain Porter came on the morning of April 1 and arrested Mrs. Potter. Mr. Potter had gone down town." Captain Porter then took the stand snd told the story of ths arrest ALLY UOT. (Special Napa tea to Tbe Journal I Forrest. Ida., Nov. It. Henry Her man, aged II, wa accidentally shot tn th leg by a companion while in th mountain. He wa carried by oornpnn lona 14 miles put of the mountains be fore he had medical attention. He may loae the limb. He la a son of a promi nent merchant. W. J. Herman. mm