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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER , ltd N LLIONS SPENT FOR EQUIPMENT Harriman Lines Are Renewing Stock and Extending Roads in All Directions. THOUSANDS OF CARS AND ENGINES ARE ORDERED Many Improvements Will Be Made in Oregon Roads Be ginning Earfy in Year. i in ml reds of thousands of dollars are L-eli.g Kpent by the Hurrlmiin lines for iii-w equipment and reconstruction. e IJe the two gAsoVrle motor cars that .lie hcing built for experimental aubur ban service between Portland and Forest tlrove the manaKement ha p'ueed or der for 10 Baldwin locomotlveH. l.(50 I. ( are and 00 Mock cure, to be built by the American Car Foundry com pany, and luta asked for bids on 200 flat 'r and 35 tank cars. The cara are to have steel frames ami the bo earn are ! ho of the heavy type, with a capacity . of' 100,000 pound. The new equipment U to be divided between the various Hafrlman road. The Oregon River & Navigation company (eta 300 box cara. the Soulfccrn Pacific 200 flat cars, 300 box ears, 700 stock cara and 3S tank cara; th Short lin. 300 box , and the new San Pedro " line 7S0 box cars and 300 stock cara. Nearly all of the big order of 100 Bald win locomotives will come to the South ern Pacific and Um O. It & N. lines. The Southern Pacific will set 7 heavy i canoollrtatton locomotives. The O. R. ft N (eta six of that sort and four loco motives of the Pacific type. Ten simple , switching engines go to the Union JPa clflc and four to the Oregon Short line. Safin of Tremendous Power. The Pacific locomotive, which at the finest type of equipment, weigh 223,000 pounds. There Is 141.000 pounds weight on their drivers, and these wheels are lx and a half feet In diameter. The engines have a working steam pressure of 200 pounds, a tank capacity of 7,000 gallons snd a coal capacity of 14 tons. Besides the half million dollar en largements and Improvement of the Lower Alblna shop, and the building of a new line 47 mile from Arlington to Condon, the company I pushing the work of reconstruction of bridges, fill ing Of culverts, rebuilding stations and relaying tracks with heavier rails all along the old line In Oregon. The main line of .the O. R. ft N. extends from Portland to I 'mat Ilia, where It forks, the line running east, terminat ing at Huntington, and forming a Junc tion with the Oregon Short I. inc. the line running north terminating at Spo kane and connecting with the Great Northern. An Important branch ex tends from Tekoa, Wash., to Wallace. Idaho, and handle the output of the -Coeur d'Alea mines. Including the Condon branch, thera will be 1.175 miles of track. The number and magnitude of wa terway on the line can be appreciated when It I stated that there are ft Iron and steel bridges, and 860 pile and frame trestle bridges. teal Bridge At Portland. Th most important are the steel bridge across th Willamette at Port land and similar bridge across the Snake river at Rlparla. .There are saven crossings of Umatilla river. 13 cross ings of Meaeham creek, two crossings of the Grand Ronde. three crossings of Powder river and 33 crossings of Burnt river There are 13 crSShtnCS of the Soy jit Palouse river on the branch be tween Takna ana Wallace. General Manager Calvin gives this summary f he Improvement work done on th lines this year: There have been IS irmriern ateel bridges erected. with concrete abutments and piers, the most lmoortnnt of which la acrosa the Spokane river. Anqther largo bridge is iii r, in h tiif Mouth Turk 4U ' ' " ' " ,1 Moil, i rltr at Cil.ildo Idaho. Klgllty three cast Iron culverts have been placed, tinder tilled bridge or through worn out wooden culvert. Between 60 and 60 mllea of go-pound rails have been i, -in I-., i foe old rails, and from 40 to f,0 mllea of trucK has been ballatcd Since the road came under Its present control In 1K9. said Mr. Calvin, many , i inirirnveinenta have ! n nn .,... Hi flllinv or change Of 111 there have benn ellmlnatafl J73 bridges eiua! to about 11 miles. Work of Great Magnitude. t. ,.-, i tt til ruble yards of new embankment for the new roadbed o created. In all. there have been .0 castiron pipe culvert placed under tilled i.i.. uriitKii or worn-out culverts, a concrete arch culverts have been built, ind til steel bridges have been crecluu. Tweutj six separate changes of line have been made, the length of original ired being over 43 mllea, ef fecting a shortening of about one and a half miles. There have been 1 curve eliminated. During the same period the company has replaced light rails with v,.. i follows: 152 miles of 7ftound rail; 204 miles with 80-pound rail, 33 miles with 86-pound rail; U miles with 0-pound rglL Pmnu ration has been made for ex baliaatln operations an the Oregon line during the year 10. and at tho aame time a number of new steel bridges will take the places of woodin bridges. Other Improvement to th roadbed will be made a fast a prac ticable. The line from Arlington to Condon, contract for which stipulated that the h.iri.. nd track work ahould be com pleted by December 31. will not be done i... n... tin. There has been delay In .i,- .,,tim work, and the line will not be ready for operation until ome time after the first of the yesr. WASHINGTON WILL ERECT STATE HOUSE The Washington state commission to the Lewi and Clark expoltlon, after visiting the fair grounds yesterday, held a brief business session at head quarters and decldad to aak the Wash ington legislature for an appropriation of 7S,000 to be expended on the repre sentation of the state. It wa agreed that a le sum would be inadequate. Thare waa a quorum preaent-G. W. It peasiee. president; Frank J. Parker, J. G. Megler and G. L u mis ley. acre tarv. It was explained to them that fliere Is a tremendous demand for space ANNIHILATE THE REMAINING SHIPS Tokia Dispatch States Russian Cruiser Bayan Burned and Sevastopol Sunk. MAKING EFFORT TO CUT OFF GARRISON SUPPLIES Placing Heavy Cannon in Po sition to Sink Junks and Other Craft. (Journal Special Service.) Toklo, Dec. 8. Dispatches from Port Arthur stat that the remaining Rus sian uh I on have been annihilated. The cruiser Bayan wes flrd- by Japane shells and Is now burning without the aliarhtest chance of being saved. Th So vast mil has also been sunk. The commander of th Japanese naval Lattery at Port Arthur repb 'OI Iowa: "Observetlon taken on December from 203-Meter hill show that the turret ship Polava He sunken a reported December . The battleship Retvlxan seems to have sunk, her stern being un der water. The bombardment of De cember 7 heavily damaged the battleship Pobleda. which 1 lltlng to tarDoaro, showing the westward portion of her hull, which a painted red. The placing ef heavy cannon on 208 Meter hill to enable th Japanese to sink junk and other craft that ar bringing uppll for the Port Arthur garrison from Chetoo 1 Deing repiaiy carried on. QKIPFEWBE-Q A-XIT-S. (Journal 8pectl Service ) Mukden, Dec. 8. Genera) Grippenberg, who who wa recently appointed com mander of the Second Manchurlan army, arrived here from St. Petersburg today. JAPAJf ACCEPTS. (Journal Bpectal Berrica.) Washington. Dec. 8 Japan ha ac cepted Roosevelt's Invitation to paftlel pat In a econd peaoe conference at Th Hague. CHRISTMAS DAY GAME WITH THE FARMERS Late thla afUrnoon Manager Wstklrs of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic &? zrss urnno-t zrs-ss mo" " ' L,,, pleted negotiation for a football game lty eilsts for a separate " with th Oregon Agriculture college on t'nder the guidance of Secretary Free man, the visitors Inspected the grounds and finally selected space for a build ing lrr th plot lying south and east of the Agricultural palace. There a hand some structure will be put up. but the exact coat of It la still a matter un determined. The commission consists of the same member who carried the St. Louis ex hibit to succes. Preidnt .peasiee ex- nressed the opinion that th legislature of rrs state will not hesitate about mak ing the 374.000 appropriation, ana n stated further that every penny or jt will be expended Judiciously, with a view to. making Washington's repre sentation the hat of all tat. Men's Sewed Oak Soles 65c. Extra select. lOe; Ladies', 40o and 50c. Goodyear Shoe Repair Factory, near Gss company's office, Yamhill street "W call and deliver fr. Christmas day, and It will be played, as first announced. The announcement on today' sporting page that there would be no gam waa made at a time when 11 negotiations seemed to be off. from $2.50 to $5.00 After looking through the main clothing stores, be sure to convince, yourself of the big variety nt JOHN DEUUAR'S aojum Piastre abtd tamhul We save you from 8)2. BO to G.OO on a Man's Suit or Overcoat. Boys' 13.60 and 44.00 Suits and Over coats for fl. 95 S2.BO and SS.OO Complete line of Shoes From SO) '" 91. OO saved, compared with other stores' prices. DOLLS free with evary pair of LADIES' or GIRLS' SHOES. Ot'NS free with BOYS' SUITS or OVERCOATS. THE STORE NOTED FOR THE BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES. Snaps for Friday and Saturday For Early Xmas Buyers THOSE WHO DO THEIR SHOPPING HERE EARLY WILL FIND MANY RARE BARGAINS THAT WILL PLEASE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS. ' An Acceptable Christmas Gift Special Line of Sweaters New Silk Waists in blouse and plaited ef- for women ; worth $2.50, at $1.50 fects, in all the late coloring in Chiffon, Taf- i i fetas and Peau de Soie, $.r).00, $6.00 and $7.60. QM, J ri.iV .-kswil fan New Nun s Veiling and' Albatross Waist, in DOjrS anQUlNS J-flOOl tflpS shirred and plaited effects. Wc have an fk new j, q and . L. mixed goods in caps for Boys and Girls to wear JUST RECEIVED BY EXPRESS A to scriool. ' New Line Silk Drop Skirts educed to 25 with double ruffles and accordion plaited, in 25c &dcs reduced hrovrns, blues,-gun metals, KiminmtHrfsreicT -rMe Tarn O'SharUw rducd to. ...... ,10J regular $7.00 value. Special for holidays Also extra fine drop skirts, in all new 'and Chr.Stll.aS HOSiCrV late shades'; regular $12.50 values. Special $10.45 Those you can hang on the mantel for Santa Claus to fill Xmas morning. NEW RAINCOATS AND CRAVENETTES Fast doubj sole8( fleece lined; Tourist Coats spccial at Special for holidays- Ladics' Plain Black, drop stitch and fancy col- $12.5i'. SU.50, $i.-.0Q, S17..-.Q. S10.-.0 $22.50 ors' rcduced from 3dC to 25 ' Boys extra heavy fleece lined Hose, double SPECIAL LINES OF knees and soles. Special l&f Flir BOaS and SCarfS Women's all wool Hose, plain and ribbed. Spc- ranging in price for $1.00, $1.86, $1.50, $1.75, Cial 25 $2.0(, $4,50, $3.25, $4.5(, $5.00, $6.00, $7.50, Full line of Ladies' Hose, in plain and fancy, $10.00, $12.5') up to $20.09. in silk and lisle at popular prices. aV,'r Our toy wonderland will please the children. Bring them in. i V m l We arc only too pleased to show them through our toy depart ment. See Morrison street window. CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STS. sr'l ' bIHej HC jRP NsW LIBRARY TABLES AND ROCKERS Comfort-Giving Rockers are the sort we're of fering you this holiday season. The kind that give you that "want-to-stay-there" feeling as soon as you sit in them. You couldn't give a more acceptable present. Lots of handsome ones in golden oak, weathered oak, fumed oak and mahogany, with or without leather cushions. All-Leather Turkish Rockers we're showing in twenty different styles. They're all guaranteed con struction and upholstered in sterling leather. Years of wear and luxurious comfort in every one. New-Design Library Tables No matter how your library is furnished we have a table for you that will harmonise with its surroundings. Abso lutely new patterns in golden oak, weathered oak, fumed oak and mahogany. Round tops, square tops and oblong tops. Heavy, massive tables and light, graceful tables. Mission designs and new French patterns that art very attractive. Medium sized tables that can be used 'for cards. If you know a library or den that needs a table you'd better see these. ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE FOR HOLIDAY QIRTS SPECIAL SALE PICTURES ALL THIS WEEK YOUR CREMT 1 SPECIAL SALE CUT GLASS ALL THIS WEEK SAYS JAPANESE IS NOT A WHITE MAN Judge Hanford Decides that Mikado's Subjects Cannot Be Naturalized. i Sport l rpitcb to Th Jo-real.) Seattle Dtc. 8. In th United States court Judff Hntord yesterday after noon handed down a decision In effect that a Japae, run If h has resided In the UnlUd States for five years and possessed the other necessary qualifica tions, cannot be naturalized. The subject under consideration was the application of Tally Klmura to be come a cltlsen. - Th court, In rendering his dcrton, stated that Klmura had all the qualifications required of persona entitled to become citizens, but he was an Asiatic and not a white man. This to th first time a Japanes has aver tried to ct cltlsenshlp papers through the United State court. Klmura threatens to appeal to th United State supreme court and financial aid Is prom ised him by local Japanese. COUNCIL MAY NOT GET SEWER REPORT (Continued from Page One.) expert Into the drain with hammers and chisels is emphatically denied by R. B. Laraaon and N. A. King, They state that no one with the exception of those authorized were In the sewer, with th exception of two or three men ent there by the contractor to remove a dam where they had made repairs permitted by Mayor Williams. Mr. I.amson stated this morning that th ony 1 hole in the sewer had been made by the other committee and the mayor' committee, numbering in all about 25. In th recent Investigation the experts had dug all the holes, with the exception of one which he and Mr. King had broken. Opinions Differ gwrdlag meport. What the report of the committee will be 1 th question which is blng gen erally dicused. Many are of th opin ion that It will b more aevera for the city nglner and the contractor than th former on. Other are inclined to think that th sewer I not In a bad condition a stated by th former com mittee. City Engineer Elliott stated this morn ing that lie had no Idea what th report would be. He wa of the opinion, how eVer, that the committee did not find -a many defects as they expected. The city engineer's criticism of th civil service commission regarding th class of men which are given him 'or inspectors, which h claims are picked by polltlrtons, to srouslng the Ira of the members of the commission. It is said that his criticism ,was aimed at J. M. Caywood. who Was Inspector of the Tan ner creek sewer. It was lesrned at th civil service office thla morning that Caywnod was recommended by three prominent citi zens of this city to th commission. They are John McCrscken. who state he has known Caywood for 40 year: William Wadhams, who has known thn Inspector for 20 years, and (leorge Lang ford, who has been acquainted with him for 26 year. Thy all attest to his ability and Integrity. elect omont (Journal Special gerrice.) Rnn Francisco, Dec. . Th Miners, eon vent Ion this morning elected the fol lowing officers: Praaldent, Edward Ben jamin of Ban Francisco; vice- president, C. K. Duntnn of .Eldorado, Oil . treas urer. J. Heniy of San Francisco. All other officer to to be chosen by the ex- NEGRO KNOCKS SHERIFF DOWN AND MAKES ESCAPE ' (special Dispatch to The Jonrnal.) Qoldendale, Of.. I'ec I. William Smith, a negro, who waa yeterday con victed of horae-Bteallng. mad hi es cape from th county jail early yester day evening. Deputy Sheriff Willi un McOulr want to the all to lock th prisoner up for the night. Smith truck him over th head with a stick of wood, knocking him down, took th sheriff gun and escaped. McOulre was not seriously Injured. Two other pris oners in th jail mad no attempt to es cape. Smith 1 about SO year of age and heavy set. Every effort I being mad to recapture him. Some mens fall In lov und get ould of It by getting married to der girl. sK--?38tC p Mothers, Fathers and other friends of the boys Your Opportunity to Buy Useful Holiday Presents and save one-third" of the price. Sale of Boys' Suits and Overcoats Continues $3.45 $2.85 l sw $5 or $6 Suits and Overcoats for $4.00 Suits and Overcoats for $3.50 Suits and Overcoats for -$3.00 Suits and Overcoats for Buy the Salsbury Hat A $3.00 Hat for $2.50 Every Hat teed HOLIDAY GOODSSee Our Display FAMOUS CLOTHING CO. Second and Morrison Streets , SB jecutlv commute.