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Newspaper Page Text. ".J . - ' V ' v : ' - ; V THE OREGON DAILY TOtlRNAU PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. . TZSRUAHY : $3, lCCI if ?E0PLE'S RIGHTS TO BE RESPECTED Relief Frem the Draw Bridge Nuisance Is in Sight After" Many Day of Protesting and . Piikllr anH v; K 1 JUDGE WEBSTER: WE INTEND TO REGULATE BRIDGES vAfter ConferenceiWitli the Committee Which Presented- Specifi- cations of the Relief Desfred, ? Court; Promitet Near: Future Will Bring ,i . ik la i i.hr orto, 'iiong and determined fight for the s coromodatlon of the general pubiiq org 'the Portland dra wbridgea .. ecro the v Willamette river.'. The kaeckout blow Wi ageinat tht c ancient drawbridge; abuaa, e " cltiaens aa The Jeir-t , . fial In the fight that haa been wagea - ' for fair play during- the last two weeks. i -r can, ana wuvt!""" xuw u,w i I will know what mum to be the best , ,-thtng to do, and Just how much re ! lief can reaaonably be granted to the . i Jtmbllc." said Judge Webster today, sum- lining up eonclUKlons after a committee . (if eittaena hsd laid the public's case be Ifore him.' j .Kr M Today's hearing was the result 6f the Hmbye mtlrti herd on the east side ast rlday vnlng. at which the fel- lowing .comnfUtfC'frss. appointed to lay the, drawbridKe Vr-fore Judge Web hterv , Josepirrjitiae j. Edward New I begin. Franrto l. McKenna, Thwnas P. jUreenr; 'Wirrwey x. -Boise- . wuiea. ' I berg. Oeorge W. Holcomb,- C 'J. Bchna bel. H. H. Newhail. o:" MT Scott Dan J. Kellaher. It. U Babln. J. J,: R6ss.W. 1, '1 Peddicord. Kills O. Hughes, U B. Chip- fnan, B. ftC Brainick and Pan J. Ma- iarcey. .. . ... - - II i : " eciflolM "of BeUsf . : i The court named the hour of 11 o'clock todatf for the UseUMipa. - Tka oeinmlt tee appeared; .promptly oa time, and, the .. ' ijuestioa - was. 4tscuaaed In open court. r rhe following' specifications war sub tnltted In the form of a petition, and the ' court was asked to make an order fraot ' I lac the relief Braved for: - . L -.' I Closing' s II drawbridges' In the' mora tng from :! to 1 and .from' T:8 to I ie'clork. and In 'the evening from S to and from i to o'clock. - - - J , - Pmhihlllni hrUM fromJhAlnc held 'opn longer than If minute at a tlma Providing painted gauges An a draw .pier of each .bridge, shovHng distance be ' 'tween the lowest bridjee stringer and the f surf ace of th-iwsterat jll stages, and :pre-entinit. the' opening loi mut; draw abridge whenever a boat, can safely run hinder die bridge." a-.,!- ' t Cloalnsf the draw after the passage of 'each boat.' unless, there is a boat 'follow- lnr cloeery on the first boat passing. "H JoMph BuchteU speaking for the 'working clsases. asked that these rega- I ilatlqns be enforeed for the benefit of tht jthousanda who now are held up by -unreasonable delays el, the dtewbridges . 'and are consequently isufferlpar embr- h . rassmeot -and often, less. by being ,lae ' arriving atv their places of -work;t He' r, eald thefa were 60.00ft tfr'TI.OOe-lSeople: Jiving In east Portland and (SUbyrbs. . and they were, only" asking; what was gust -and. fair. ' .-'...'. ' . , . . . : .WorbW might of Way. The first half hour named In the p . eiflcatlons : would aecommodate those- - 'who-go to work at T o'clock, and the last lialf hckir would benefit business men. and others, -who must- arrive 'at their "1 - .work at o'olock. He showed that tow i boau; whistled -while li to m yarde from a drawbridge, and commanded " 'that It-be opened, and that bridge tend- ?ers had ao .recourse bet to obey, nnder 1 . ... present . regulation. He claimed that . 'traffic rtver the bridges in 'one day to t as great as ft waa in a, week under them. V.- U Boise. peaklAg. In behalf, of the 1 professional men. said the drawbrldre ' abused v-ag a' great and unreasonable i sna. and .cited . Instances where Uraf nc ' ( K over the bridges bad been held up half " ' Aan hour by the warping of vessels i ; through the. draw. He said the. greatest tiforce of the appeal for abatement of .this nuisance came from the laboring ', (classes. " ' "There is'no-reaeon why the public (should not have -an hour morning and - 'evening for 'undisturbed travel over the . Jbridges. --Tjearly all the . river boats lea we Portland at 1 o'clock, and it .would iWeap Kidrteys ' Ta ini .Klenev ealferer whe'-htJ hot tried OJT reae4r I nffer a IhII deller'e -worth free. Net S mere sianle--bat ft rgslar eollai settle There a sothiqg to pf . either sow er late. 1 Hi no aeseelt ae sroaiiM. Vea take se rufe. Tke anller bottle is free beeasee ml Be Is mo ee4tMrr remedy, ewl I leel ao nn f IU re . suite that I eaa afford to BMke this offer. Is the flrat a lore, my reader doe sot treat tfae thtner themseler. Hare trntawnt I Ko tk kMnev are mc to blDM for their weakneaaee or Irresularltlee. eTber hire ae poww4fto eelfoHtrol. They are operated ' end arMatfd b- tiny ahred of k aerre wkleh ishMW is reoponslble ff their enoaitloo, - If the Kidner a-rte h (trans sad keoltkr the kMaef ' .are stroiis ad -feealtky. . If the Kidney aerve . se irrmic ymi know It by the Inevitable rS ,Mlt kidney trooMe. 1 Thl tesrter nerre 1 only ose of a treat (re test of serve ; tbt ytes enatmlB at only the kidney, but the beH and tk Uror nl ,tko etoeaaca. for almalielty'a ak I have railed tola great aery ayaten the "Inalde Ntt-.m They are not the aerve of teells- not the aerrea that enable yea to walk, to talk, "to art. to think. The are the BMatef aerve and every vtul orsaa la their alave. The com w aame fee thoae narve I the "yaipathetle kWerea" heeaaae earh set I I wKh rtna Tnv lipathy with the other, that weakaeea aaywkar - remit in weak everywkea y Thla I why I trut not the kidney that is w-k bet tk alllat aerv that M AKF.lt It weak. (Thla I th erret of mf awn . Thl I why 1 a afford to Sn thla anemal thins to sire way mr.K the firat dolUr bottle, that ANT f STKANGKU nay kaow how mj radj ae- iCeed Th offer la efoe to every ne. everywhere, erbo has not trinl my remedy. Thoae wk kave 'trfc4 It do not aeed the eTldear. So yoa rauat writ ME for.tbe free dollar bottle order. 1 I will the, a-od yoa aa order ee year drocrtxt J fr a full dollar bnttle, tntrd le ad upi. I Ha will p It dowa to yoa fro hi Meek ffreely. theash roar dollar lay befor kin nd 'will aead lb bill Is aw.. Write for a order , today, I for a free m . eraW for Bonk 1 on rvapnia. a fall dollar -bottie . Hon oa the Heart. . roa asl addroa IT. Book S oa the Kidney, i Mhonet. Bo Wt2. Book 4 for Woawa. LgMtM, Wla. Stat , Book ,t for Me. '.A ! wkkk ok yea wat. book oa Khraaiatlrar. Mild eesea are'efiea eared by. a etnle bottkt. T sale at forty Uoeaaad drag atorea. , ' . -J.. .. . - . ..... I .... J Dr.Shcop's Morativc r , . . Fighting on the Part of the TK Jnnrnnl. t Beneficial Change. ' 4 ha' ra arest' Inconvenience.' for ' them-.' ftfven ; abould they have to change , their nniiw mmm -. u-r .' - ror aaslases Menu1 Ht ' aald the halt hour from TtfOto' I 0oc would" accommodate a Vast nura- w engaged ,4n business, clerical snd hQtpoauiona, la store and effloea I He advocated "a nil of limiting the ruiej. oi opening of a draw at (any time of day to 10 minutes. The warping vessels through. the steel bridge, he said, waa done- by the O. R. A N. Co. because Its coal docks waa above .the bridge and when a vessel was brought there to coal HI steesn wss allowed to ran down end after coaling the boat waa dropped back through, the drawbridge with a hawaer. .This, custom, he said, could be chsnged, and boats ooaled below the bridge. Edward Mewbegin, ' representing the business interests of the east aids, -re futed me claim of the towboat men that they were .unable to estimate within several , hours, of the tint when they could reach Portland with a raft. He aid H would be Impossible for any man to do -buslaess on a business basis un lees he could at less! estimate the coat of the servioe he rendered. 1 Thomas Q. Greene iridorsed what bad t been said, and : cited an opinion by justice swayne of the supreme court of the United r8tatee. supporting the proposition that traaa-rivartrafflo bad rights that must bo considered. He olaimea, most of theaTreat com- f tneree that i$ making the port of Port land did not come through the draw bridges, and cited the wheat' and flour docks, the lumber mills and other great Industries below the bridges. He said there was more United States ma 11. -more rreignt traffic and vastly more passen ger traffic, now amlnar over tha hrMm of Portland than under them, and theaa jcondltiona should be considered, la regu lating the drawbridges. H i "-r. .TM'i bread Winners vrf Mrls city." ho dcle4y."are . losing l?0,annualy la time-lost on scoouilt of the draw bridge -abuse." , .,'.; '-: " .;.:' Can Kellaher apolie .for thaOraVellng men and otherg who would brefer to live In east Portland, but -dared not 'because thv would neverj be able catch a train WUh any certainty en leng as the drawbridges are operated oother pres ent ' plan. ; Mr.- PedJllcord. -.Mf. Hua-hea and othera Indoraed what had been aald ndgdded argumpnU R3(upport oKthei peuuon. i n , court; mmta: rja. 7.. ;-'I ava Uken pp. this matter-with the attorney genrral of ' the United ..States through Francis J. Heriey, United SUtee district attorney. I have not put the, queation to them as to whether l Is ad visable or proper to close) the bridges aa asked.. We are already fully advlel. as to that. The question I have aakeor is, wnet ner - taere exists any insur mountable legal obstacle agalnat the proposed regulation of these bridges. There Is nothing sacred About the Wil lamette river. It Is for the benefit of the whole people, - In former times com merce under the bridge may have been the greatest But business evolution nss chsnged thla .There certainly must be-some tneanh,. of securing relief from the abuse complained of. ' I would sug gest that, to make the strongest possi ble showing In the stent of a conteet with tha federal authorities, vow should have ,a fit ordinance In addition to an order, of the County court! We can and will ryulato these brtdges." ; ; russians repulse ten uttacksof:japanese (Continued from Page One.) " '' withdrawal of the army to Tie Paaa la nefcawary aa a reault of the aucceaa of Kuroki'a flanking movement on the left - The Japaneae embassy state that Oy ama reports ths Russian batteries nn Manpoe Mountain, Sha Hapao and Su fang Tai, occaalonally shell bis lines. Ao Infantry attack on Weat Mukden road oa Sunday night waa repulsed. The Russians have Resumed the construction of defense works in the vicinity of Lltaan Lun. ''V. , Official reports of the battle of Tain Khetchea . state that the flrat assault began st noon February 23, the Jaoaa- eee attacking fiercely. The Ruaalans were atrongly fortified and offered stub born resistance, i Fighting was resumed at dawn February 14, and by 10 o'clock in the morning the lines were so close that they exchanged hand 'grenades. Following a Japaneae flank attack, the Ruesisns -fled.- burning the town and leaving' 10 dead. The Japaneae cap tured many guna-and 14 prisoners. NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF w NAVAL ACADEMY NAMED - (Jearaai Reorlal Bvrrir.) Washington, Feb. 2. -The secretary of the naty announced today that Rear Admiral James P. Bands hss been desig nated for appointment to auceeed Capt W. H. Brownaoh las superintendent of the Naval academy. - ' Rear Admiral Francis W. Dickens Will succeed Admiral Ssnds in Command jot the' Atlantic -coaat squadron, and it is probable that, Brownaon will be made rear admiral with command of. the crulaer squadron of the North, Atlantte neet:.. -.. .-..-. , a-aaMsawa-awa-akiaaiaaBBwaBB '- . COLOMBIA APPOINTS A: . Ki-: MINIdTcn TO AMtRICA "(Joarnal Bserlal Bervlee.) Waahlngton, D. C. Feb. ft, t The state .department has been Informed of the ippolntment of Benor Don IMego Mendona aa? -minlater from the United Btatea of Colombia. .The post has been vacant ' alnce America recognised, the Independence of Panama. ( . tteoaroaA.noi rinM ran. ' Incorporation papers wsrs filed todsy by K C Mallot H. M. Fancher and Alice M. Patter for the Forestry Inn, capital I the object being to build and operate a hotel, and by William O. Ooaa- lln tlinrlV I Uamhlot n4 r W Now. eiKvcspiui lioo.ooo, for the Westenyiat-i VOflltHkM,. MHNMNV I - I PATTERSON'S HEELS 'ARE UP IfUDEAIIl Notbrioue ' North , Enrf Saloon keeper Charged With Stealing y , Mrs. Palm's Jewelry. . '.vJi r, ' ' ll,.y.:A:;:; DRUCCEO AN D ROBBED , ( i . WOMAN INfijfl$ tyROGCERY JacK Moore, Hit Ex-Partner, and , August Erlckson Mixed Up in .) . , Christmastide Crime. ' ' r, V ' ' " i am i i, i .. . , ; '-: ;; t .,.-'; . . , f -'Through . letter sent . by "Babe" Mansneldt a notorious - woraaa feroed to leave the olty by Police Judge Hogue, positive evidence, the police claim,- bag been secured -that "''Boh" Pattereoa stole $S50 worth of diamonds from Ma rie Palmes fear days before Chriatmaa, and ifter working on tha caae for two days Detective Daniel Welner : die- covered evidence. It is said, which snows thai "Jack" Moorer while a partner with Patteraon in the A, B. C saloon, at Fourth -'and Couch streets, learned of the theft and kept one of the atolen rings aa security for a debt The most valuable rlna haa been found and - Is now in possession ' of Chief of Police Hunt.. A warrant Is out for Patterson's arrest on the charge of larceny. Jt Is also alleged that Patterson sold tne remainder of the atolen Jewelry to Auauat Erlckaon Tor 1560. Thla Krtck son denies, saying that' be gava,jUiat amount to Patterson to bs used In pay ing off tg mortgage on bar fixtures held by. Frank Botefuhr, a whoieaala dealer In auch supplies. - - . Patterson was taken to the police sta tion by- Detective Daniel Welner yes terday afternoon- end put through ths "sweating ' procesa" It Is1 said that while he denied the theft he made dam- sgtng admissions. Krickson was clos etet with the detectives and District At- torney Manning and explained his eon nectlon with the affair last evi i- Stow Jewelry Waa Mrs, Palm came to Portland" a. few days before last 'Christinas. She bad been here before and went to Spokano with a man named Brown. She came back to secure her. Jewels,' left in a safe ty deposit .. She owed "Jack" Moore 130 and went to the' A. B. C. saloon, eon ducted by him and Patteraon, where she says she paid the bill. ..'Patterson kept her there on- one pretext 'and another. In thp meantime plvlng ber with liquor. The woman . finally became Intoxicated or - was drugged, but remembers thst Patterson took' her upstairs, and placetl her in bed with "Babe" Manafleld. "When sha awoke her Jewelry was gone. She -made a complaint at police head- quarters, and the Manafleld woman1 waa arrested. As the evidence- wag Insuffi cient , to convict, shot was held'- on a ehargerof vugncy. rVnd(tt Rorue rwaa merciless,- saying hi..as. tflitteu' the prisoner at least trrresr who was respan-aibltx-for the theftc ('He. finally forced tne woman 10 leave inecrry. .-. .i. A. raw daya ago Detectlvea Snow and Kerrigan either reoeired. a tetter from vBabe" Mansfield or were handed a let ter she had Written to. a friend. In which she declared that "Bob"' Patterson had stolen the -Jewelry.. J 1 -.. -lawaed for Moore's Aoooaat' V -'- 8ndwr and-. Kerrigan . aacerlalned that one -of the rings "bad been pledged at a Third atreet pawnbroker's by Tom Allen, an ex-railway conductor, under the name of Herbert and. that be had acted for "Jack" Moore, who -is now conducting ths Cosmopolitan saloon, on Third street between Couch and Davla ' , , From Moore they, ascertained that he had held tha ring aa security for, the payment of the 120 owed him by the woman. ' He denied that ahe had paid the bill on the night of the larceny, as she aaerted. It wss about this time that Detective Welner - got possession of a- valuable clue, and securing a search warrant went to the Cosmopoli tan .saloon -with Detective Day and ae cured the ring, containing a diamond welghfhg Its' carats. --The ring was in Moore's safe. He did not--try to con ceal - anything,' ,bot told the detectives all he knew. of the affair.'? Moore's statement In effect wss that the morning after the larceny of the dlamonda he opened the aafe and found them in an Inner compartment where they had evidently been, placed by Pat terson, aa tha latter waa. thai' only per aon besides Moore who" had the com blnatlnn. , At that time; Moore aald, he took the diamond ring sa security for the . amount owed him by the Palm wotnanr He aald she failed to pey the bill and be had Allen pawn the ring for ttl. afterward redeeming It when bis financial circumstances were better. Brloksoa Brougfet la, ' ' The detectives are satlafled that Moore's culpability, consists chiefly in protecting Patterson by not revealing his knowledgo of who was responsible for the larceny. 1 Moore, tbe detectives aaaert made the direct statement that Patterson hsd afterward Informed him the remainder of the Jewelry had been sold Erlckson for 450. It consisted of diamond ear ring and several rings, one set with dlamonda and rubles, and another, a beautiful turquoise. The police incline to the opinion that Patteraon did not tell Moore the truth as to how hs disposed of the Jewelry. Erlckson told District Attorney Man ning that he could prove hie atatement as to why the money was glvsn Patter son. i 1 "Bob" Patterson is one of the most notorious characters In hlatory of Portland. The A. B. C. aa)oon was .it first known -as the Favorite . and wss ths scene of much crime, and especially of so many robberlea. that tha license wss revoked. Moore afterward secured a license, on the promise thst Patter son waa to have nothing to do with the conduct of the place, but this promise was Violated. ' j Finally the city council refuaed to renew th license of the place when it expired laat January.!. A few days before the expiration -ot-the llcenae nu meroua cnmplalnta were, made to the police, and Patteraon waa arrested on the charge of furnishing - liquor to minora - Investigation by Detective Welner this afternoon proved the atatement of Rrlck- eon that he- advanced Patteraon IS60 aa he haa asserted and took the mortgage on bar fliturea aa security. Attorney B. C. Spencer, representing Erlckaon,. was In consultation with Chief of Police Hunt about the matter this sfternoon. and later held a conference with District Attorney Manning. It la probable that a warrant will be issued for Patterson On another charge. , i Meet Me There. , The Inaugural bait o Saturday. March 4. at Merrill's hall, promises to b oreof the most brilliant affaire of tfVtr aeason. The members of the Theatrical Social club have rmv overlooked .any -f ,h" smallest details tending to mske the ball a complete success. .Tickets af on sale at the leading clear alorea. . Poourlar prfSe gentlemen $1.00, ladles to cents. Remember, March , Merrills hau, SENATORS WILL VISIT: PORTLAND EXPOSITION A . oareal Saat-Ul Bervlee.1 - Washington. . s'eb. 2,-The enate agreed 4o tha resolution, accepting the Invitation to con gress to attending the opening of the Lewia and Clark exposi tion, providing for. the appoint ment, of a Joint committee of It senators and II representatives to represent, tha government - INVASION OF EUROPE BY AMERICAN TRADE Subject of the Lecture 'Tonight by Lieutenant; Godfrey L.-r ; Garden. The -American Invasion of ' Europe" la the title of the lecture that will be given at the Y M. C. A. auditorium by .ieut, Godfrey jJ. Cardea of the United States revenue cutter service tonight It will be illustrated, with nearly. 100 magnificent views of various commercial centers tof Europe.) If . ' . Lieutenant Cardan served on the cut ter Manning during the Spaniah-Amerl. can war and wad at Santiago. For three yeara he waa atatloned at Bt -Louis in connection with ths World's fair. He had the title of superintendent of .ar senals, and waa In charge of- all tools and manufactured implements. . He spent a year la Kurope as represen tative of the government and -of the fair. While abroad be studied condi tions from a commercial and Industrial point of view and it waa during the trip that be gathered material for the lec tures that ha Is. giving to various civic and business organisations throughout .the United States. . , . , Lieutenant Cardan . la on gig weeks' leave of absence from the servioe and is devoting the time to explaining by his lectures what - America should dq and the opportunities that are offered for commercial supremacy. He haa lectured before large business Interests of many of ths moat prominent, cities "In ' the country. . ., , ,.i r. . SOUTHERN PACIFIC. TO REDUCE FORCE Cut io Take Effect at Qnce An . nounced -B. A. Worthington -Says Ifs News to Hints i . (Joaraal Special Herri co.) -.San Francisco, Feb, fl.A-second cut in. th motive power and car ennatruo tiop force of the Southern Pacific,' cov ering the' whole; Paclflo system, is an nounced to take effect tomorrow. on February )1-10 per cent"of the employes In these -departmeaits were laid off, and It Is given out that Qn April. 1 there will be attflrd 10 per cent cutTThls affects a total of about l,800,jmen tom Loa An geles to Porjland. The above dispatch Is not confirmed at the- general of f leea fLAhHarrtman lines in Oregon. B. A. Worthingtori. gen eral manager, said .'n" '. - X "This dlspatoh .is ths first Intimation I have - received ' that such action waa under consideration. -1 know sbsolutclg nothing about It - If such a cut were to go Into effect In the Oregon Jurisdiction of -the Southerh . Pacific. I would un dobbtedly be advlaed in the matter and would issue fhe pecessary order. ; INVESTIGATE COLLAPSEi OF BROOKLYN CHURCH . ' . (Joarnal pedal Herrlc.) . . Neat York, Feb. 2s. Coroner Flaherty of Brooklyn began a searching Investi gation of the collspse of - the Fleet street church last -night,, in. wnlch 11 colored -people were - crushed to death and .over .r 100 ; Injured. Flaherty ssys the accident was the result of gross negligence shd Intends to. fla thei blame for the disaster. .Two; of the Injured are In the-hospital and expected to die. ARRESTED IN CEDAR " ArHRAPIDS FOR THEFT . rr .'Through the efforts of Detective Hart man Sophia Borth has been arrested at Cedar - Rapids, - Iowa, on the charge of stealing silverware valued at 1260 from Frank A. Spencer.- The woman worked- for Spencer for about a year. Three weeks ago she disappeared and she Is said to have taken the silverware. A New Clothing Store. . .' The newest of Portland's clothing stores is the Muck Clothing Co., thst opens st 100 Sixth street tomorrow morn ing. The firm will open with a 130,000 stock of uncalled for gannentav'made by eastern tailors at double the price asked at the new store. Every garment is union made, and will give, the wearer far more than his money's worth. In ad dition to clothing ths company will carry a complete line of men'a bats and furnishings. The advertisement on an other page of this issue invites you to visit the store and Inspect the stock. SAWSOST BA BOA9BXD. The Oregon Water-Power A Railway company today aaked for an Injunction order from the circuit court restraining the Inman-Poulaen company from de positing sawdust on ths right of way of the Company In esst Portland. The com plaint cites the necessity of having a solid foundation for the tracks of ths railway company and that the sawduat dumped on the ground owned ' by the company and other land to be con demned by it In proceedings now- pend ing will make It Impoaalble to build a safe roadway.. . . , z.oai sBowirs.' V t -' (Mneriil Diana tf to To Joarnal.t Wolf Lodge, Idaho. .Feb. JI. John Robinson, a logger, In attempting,, to crone the river here on the Ice, broke trftyigfe' snd wss drowned yesterdsy. fJsocldent was seen from a distance, but the body hss not yet been recov ered. ''': . j,: ,'-. . , i tom rxuzsro scmooxjsv. ' (Joaraal Special gerrke.V' '. "r Washington. D. C, Feb. ft. The house hss paaaed tha bill setting aslds 10 per cent of the public 'lands in the Philippine to be aold for the benefit of the school.? , -,, ... TBtra W3JL AOauarvt ristrlt Attorney Manning. today, filed true informatlona agalnat . Harry O. Wyatt charging Him with a alatutory crime, and against Samuel H, Hooper, for larceny, . , . - , Oil PACIFIC' COAST New York Interests Seek to Put All the LarSt Plants ti i : Into Trust . -1 B. M. BARUCH CONDUCTS ; ; NEGOTIATING ,H?RE May Take in, All Furnaces From 2 awa a. awa : a aV i '. ' ! ' v rugei oouna 10 nioruio em Californiet ' . ... . I..' fW..' . ;' A young BmaltKpmblne vis being engineered ; -by New . York . Interests which Is Intended te. embrace the prin cipal plants of i tbYjPaclflo northwest B. M. Baruch of MewiYork, who la said to bavs American Smelting Refining Interests, la negotiating for different planta. The proposed combination ft the Taooma and Everett plants waa the first public Intimation of the - deal. Since theft - It has been learned that propositions have been mads to other managements. . .-.',. Fred W. Bradley, the mining engineer and a large stockholder in the Tscoma concern, aald at the Portland this morn ing that negotiations were pending for the latter plant. - . i"l do not know that a propoaltlon has been made to the Everett management," aald he further, ."but understand that an effort has been made to ' secure ether northwest smelters. I do' not know whether tha plaa Would Include the Selby plsnt at Baa Francisco,- but think the northwest- is the proposed field."- .. .. . , V ... - ; - Mr. Bradley did. not ' care to ' discuss the general situation further. In faet did pot; oar to speak In regard to any negotiations save those ; he admitted were in progress for the Tscoma smel ter, in which he Is interested. He did say, however, that the men In. the nego tiations did not represent the American Smelting . fc Refining company : the smelting .trust organised by the ': Gug genheim. ,! - , , i . B M. Baruch has been' engaged In the negotiations on Puget sound. A' well Informed mining man of thla city said this morning that ha understood .Baruch was promoting the I proposed ' Pacific northwest combine. The Kverett plant belongs to ths American Smelting Refining company, having fallen to It In connection with -the-deals - growing out of the Federal . Mining A Milling company combine. There Is no. direct information aa to the number of planta under consideration. But i two ' have been named openly, both' on Puget sound. . The ITrall-and Boundary smelters of British," Columbia, the one being built on lb "j Sullivan mine In British Columbia, Ae ' Sumpter , plant and the Xeswtek smelter of northern California all handle custom ores, and would probably ba embraced within the scope of any . great Paclflo northwest SENSATIONAL DAY IN OIMUU WntAjT PIT Downward rTehdehcy 'Continues -"Gates' Operati.on,C&uso : ' : fng Artxiety. - i- ' (Joornai -SeaeUl Herrlc.) , Chicago, Feb. 28. What is the matter with the wheat market T This 1 the question that, is' being asked-In every trading center of the country.-. In this etty It Is asked -with a great deal of anxiety. - Has the dates crowd got out of the May option Is it trying to knock off the tallenders. or has,' Oates ever been long on the May option. . . Some traders are of the -opinion that Galea la trying to imitate Lawaoh and buy in the market when the , price (oucneg tne low mam j The wheat market today waa sensa tional, - The market began Its downward course aa aoon aa the opening gong was sounded snd this was continued all through the session. There was only one. time during the day when the mar ket looked like it was going to rally ana.--.tnat waa sbout ths noon hour. After that it again ,took the down move the moving this time being swifter than previously.' ..' . At the close of the session 'today May had dropped, to f I.JS, a- sensational drop of 2fe cents rora the closing of yesterdsy. At. the end of the session today July was down i .cents and Sep tember IK of a cent '-The end of the session showed the tone of tha wheat market as very weak. SEARCHERS FIND MAN HAD KILLED HIMSELF (Special IHapeteh to i JoaraaL) ' Moscow, Ida., IFeb. 21. The body of Valentine Bohen, who disappeared from his home In Palouse, Waalt, Sunday, was found Just ever the Idaho line, with a bullet-hole through his head, by a search ing party last night A gun waa still clutched In hie banda, and he waa lying face downward, shot through ths mouth, with part of his head blown off. He is thought to have been unbalanced mental ly. He was unmarried, bis only relative being a brother, with whom he bad made hla home. ' ) . ' . FALLS BETWEEN CARS " L .AND LOSES HIS LIFE , . V (Bpeelal Dlspatrb to Th Joaraal.) Lapwai, Idaho, Feb. 31. C. W. Cra mer, a brakeman, fall between two cars while making a flying switch here, snd hsd his life crushed out yesterday. His left leg,, arm and head were crushed, snd Jie did not regain consciousness, al though hf lived one hour. He had no relatives here, and had been here only six weeks. , RAILROAD STRIKERS' DEMANDS ARE GRANTED (Jeoraat Special garvte.) ' Warsaw, Feb. tt The board of di rectors of i the Vistula- railroad decided todsy to grant most. of ths demands of the strlkera . It is hoped train servioe will be resumed Immediately, - . v. : res mwLoxmm ororn. - The ordinance providing for a build ing Inspector at a ealary of Hits month haa been recommended to the ctty coun cil by the ways and means committee. Another ordinance has been recommend ed providing for fees for building per mits. For permits for buildings costing 13.000 or lees It will be charged, snd for all buildings costing over $2,000 the sum of! ft additional Wyin be charged, for ClAC'f T.SCOTT; HAS : SENT Kl RESIGNATION Was General Manager of Wash : ington Life Insurance com V ; pany in This City. , ' (Jaaraal gsaeial Swvlca.) - . . New York. Feb, Jt Blair T. 8cott Who for Ave year waa general manager of the north Pselflo coast department of the Waahlngton Life Iasurance com pany, with headquarters at Portland, and who wince last summer has been director or, agencies for tne new offlca with headauartern at Portland. Ore will sever all connection , with tbe company early In Ma rah. i . Mr. Scott's reslgnatioa Is the result of ; recent char gs of . management 5t the home office of the company. It i nderstood thst while no charges are made against rnsisdminlatratlon of af fairs under his IjurladlcUon. dissatis faction has existed at the .home offlce relative to his mathoda since his pro motion to tha Important position of superintendent of agencies of tbe entire Hinnur. 1 Tnnn tha comlna Of the new management Into power January 1 of thla year, Mr. Scott was given to unaer- stand that his resignation was qssireu. Ho oro4 In' Kor YoLk at that time, and waa fully advised aa to bis status lu th Mmnan. , Hanrv R. Verm I lye, a renraaantmtlva Of . the home office, la now la Portland checking up the ac counts ,of that office, and. nee charge pending the appointment pi ear. Scott's successor. . . . " ' THOriAS BRIBERY -10 BE INVESTIGATED Subpoenas' Served on Wakefield ; and Bridges and Book -: keeper Berry. 5 Rubboenaa have been served on Robert Wakefield. J. B. Bridges, and A..C. U Berry, their bookkeeper. In the oeorge B. Thomas brroery case.' uiin gr nav Manninr will hear tbe caae tomor mw. when he wilt decide whether or not Thomas was guilty of scceptlng a bribe as a . member of the Port of Portland commission. And Wakefield ana tjriages of giving elm a bribe.. ; ; ,-, ;. .- The hearing la to-be mucnanorv im portant than waa expected t first since the district-attorney has an nounced his intention of prosecuting the glvers'bf the bribe If he prosecutes the receiver. ' fThe, charges- were f tied by Kepresentatrve a. a. auey, wno twiwr foroed Thomas from 'a membership on ths commission. . Affidavits, wsce filed with . the district attorney, signed by Bridges and Berry, In which it was shown that Thomas -actually received tWO from the firm; It was, alleged thl was to pay Thomas for voting, to allow their bill for extra, lnr building tbe dry dock.... -' v..". , . - - " FUNERAL OF LATE , v WILLIAM ELLIOTT - 'aWU jleateh m'Toa'esrsaLI ! Oregon City. Or.,t Feb.. II. The fu neral at '.the late. WUliaai iUltott who died yeaterday at the homePbf- his son-in-law. , J. -T. ' Apperson of Parlcplace, wHl be belf in this city tomorrow the First Baptist church, 'v :'-- "' He'- crossed the plains In 114, and coming to Oregon, aettled In this coun ty, where he haa ever since resided. At the time of his death he waa It years of age, having been born In Knox coun ty,-Itidlana. in 1U5. Besides being a -veteran of the sev eral Indian wars of the northwest, he was also a volunteer of and took aa ac tlva nart in the Florida Indian war of 127 vHeT. married Miss Nancy Sconce In 1131. yShe -died 10 years UUr, since when tie has lived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. i J. T. Apperson,- .- .,H''waa on of .the most prominent pioneers- of Oregon, and for years had been a leading member -at the Pioneer association, by which -he had often bean honored with-official distinctions. - Tbe following-are the surviving chil dren: Mrs. J.. T. Apperson, Park place; J. W. Elliott -Needy, and Mrs. J. A. White and Mrs. I. 8, Sanborn of Port land. .- , " -.. . V ......... OURHOCH ONLY HAD TWO WIVES, BUT STOLE I II I I . Henry Hoc'hr who ; waa arrested In Portland and taken to Minneapolis to answer tne cnarge ox emoessiing 11,000 from tha Structural' Iron Workers,- has been convicted there.. He bad a wife in Minneapolis and -another in Portland, who Uvea on Orand avemrer on -thai eaat slda His Minneapolis wife hss forgiven him, and he has decided to remain in that city. Unless the Portland wife should Institute criminal proceedings for bigamy, hs will not be required to an swer on that charge. He was secretary of the Structural Iron Workers' union and took f 1,000 of the union's money. BRIDGE WILLAMETTE ABOVE ELK ROCK ' (Waahlagtoa Bre of re.'Jaraal.) Washington, Feb. tl. Senator Fulton has received a favorable report from the publlo lands committee today on his bill authorising the Portland, Nehalem V Tillamook railroad to construct a bridge across the lower Willamette river above Elk Rock.- . .. . ..- ,'' . : v HIGHWAYMAN LYNCHED ; BY MOB IN NEVADA . . ... . (Joaraal Special Service.) ? , Reno, Nev., Feb, 2I.-4A mob at Hssen. Churchill county, hanged a hlghwaymau laat . night - "Red" Wood and hla com panion robbed; two men at the railroad station and a mob quickly gathered, ran the two men Into the sags brush, where one .wss overtaken and lynched. The dther escaped. '. , ezsvaon - wmt sonnY. (Speeial Dlapateh te "The Joaraal.). ' Proaeer, Waah., Feb. 21. C. T,. Irby haa been arrested and, taken to Rlts vllle on a charge of blowing open Angell Brbe.' - aafe and . stealing money -, snd notes. Jack Doyle hss been srrested on a charge of robbing "8 weds" Cbsrlie st Rtsvllle. . ..'-. ' w; ' aUX.OOsT-B3SrS2M AJUUIaTTH).' . Warrants were sworn out in the mu nicipal court today for-the arrest of A. Shapiro, Mai. 101 Third street: J. Bla sler, ttl Flrat street; August Erlckson, Second snd Burnslde streets; B. Blaster, 24. Burnslde street: John Doe. Cosmo polltaa. Third and Davla streets. - Wtaf erred wtoaK Caamed tloada .' JUlea eV&ela'. Best Braad, - , : .. , LwwaiC OAS Lttiieii ; -TO-m ffld , .) ".' - .; ;'v; Council,- After Hearln j lnnurrii v; erable Complaints Against ' Him. Forgives All.' Lf-;?-c 1 ' . - FLECEL POSITIVLY; rS: REFUSES HIS CONSENT" Zimmerman, Sherrett iuifJ yVhit Ing.Maki Strong Pleas and ; Vote for Patterson's Pal. '3. M. Moore, who was formerly asso- ." dated with "Bob" Patteraon In the no torious A, Bi C. aaloon. on North Fourth street,, was granted permission yester day afternoon by the liquor license com- ,,; mittee of the council to 'conduct the Cosmopolitan saloon, SI North Third : ' street which. .has long been known as . one of the lowest dives in the city, it Is connected with tbe Parts, house and Is one of the saloons which were found open Saturday night after 1 o'clock. In violation of the city ordinance. .-- Iouls Zimmerman, P. J. Sherrett and Dr. Sanford Whiting favored granting ' the license, and A, F. Flege and A. K. Bentley opposed it .''' . , Councilman -Sherrett stated ' that he ; ; pad been there and that tbe boxes had .-: been Uken out. Dr. Whiting slso said ','. that he had visited the aaloon - and . found ithat it waa conducted properly. Chairman Zimmerman insisted, that the man should not ba discriminated' galnat V , - -. . ' kBut he was tbe partner of Patter- son," Insisted Flegel, "and- -he will not -run a respectable place. He came be- , fore this committee last -July, msde : promlaes nd broke, his word.' That should ber sufficient to bar. him from receiving another license." ' ; Some one suggested that Moore was--" waiting ' outside to be beard, and be v was .called Into the. room, Moore sUUd . that be bad removed all the boxes and '-. that tbe aaloon contained - only three.' pool tables and tha bar. ,;'I Intend to run a respectable place," Said he. "I know I liooked Up with the . wrong party when I went In with Pat- lerson, pui Droubr a www v uv u square thing.'" , - : "You are a bad man' returned Flegel.', -addressing ' lloore. "You came before ' this committee last July and applied for ' a license at which time you Ued to us. Tou told us that yoq. were not going in with Patterson and on that statement we granted-jrou tha license. .. Tou have ; been . running one "orther-very- worat dives li the city. 'Charge after charge ', have batea made against you. Yoa will not conduct a decent place, and I will not sign your license," -t : Moore pleaded that he bad lost money I. Portland and stated that he desired 'got hvia ... , out ' ' "'" ' - In the face of the facta-"Mr.- Flegel had presented to the- -committee and. which Moore could not refute. Council men Sherrett Whiting and Zimmerman, Insisted on -granting htm the license, . with the understanding that if itu con ducted ' a disorderly bouse the license would be revoked. .- , .;.'! The steamer South Portland la another - case In instance. WMlle; bound, from . Portland to the Bay City one yesr ago ..i nmrnif ihi ot rack . rock and wcot down off the Oregon toast and about a dosen passengers lost tnsir lives, n was held at the time and afterwards k omirt of inaulrv that tho accident wag entirely due to poor aea- manahlp and cowaraice. -f - , While flrea cannot be "very well avoided at times It is pointed out that . they in a great f measure - are due to careleasnesa on sea. as wsll as lana. SECTARIAN SCHOOLS TO : GET-INDIANS", MONEY i.'-'- Joorl Special Service.) "i- .i : Wsshinrtom Feb. 18. The senate had , agreed to' tho amendment on. the Indian appropriation bill permitting me pay ment of Indian tnuat founds to seetarian schools under certain cohdtttons. for the education of warda r children of tha ben.flcl.rlea . :: STEAMER TACOMAIS CAUGHT IN THE ICE (Joaraal BpeHal Bervlee,)' V .'. b. Vm nri.ra Fwh. tt. A eablesram received this morning aUtes thst the '. long overdue steamer Tacoma, 1 - f rora Seattle to Vladivostok, with a contra- -k M, hoo naan cauaht in the tea oft Japan. Great anxiety bad been felt for the vessel s saretry, .. . LINEMAN KNOCKED FROM! - POLE BY LIVE WIRE .'.'. V 'v ; ' (tpeli DUpatek. to The Joera!.) ' Medford. Or., Feb. . Pat Steldham of Central Point a lineman working for tho Condor Power water com pany, while on top of a pole today. came In contact with al live wire and - fell 8 feet striking on nis nee a. hs , Is seriously. It Is feared fatally Injured. ; , .... . . 1 " " 'I-.' -, xvtxbzst nr uytyax. , , The revival aervlces that are being . conducted by Rev.. H. 3. Holsapfel at Ruth's ,on "vler street near. Twenty-first street are meeting with, great Intereat The : hall la crowded,,' nightly. The meetings, state Mr. Hols- :'. apfel. will be continued for some time.- Cannot Rest : ' Your sptetlte IS gone. What little '"' you eat diatrees-ou. strength la fall- ' -' Ing are. bilious, sou have headache, backache, feel ' blupJ and melancholy ' and eannot reat or sleep. The fact la '. your nerves are unstrung, ana you are) on the verge or nervous prostration, , They rauat be atrengthened, renewed.. They will not cure theraaelveavbut muetJ . have a nerve remedy. ) This, you will Snd In , ..v. 4 Vi , .. Dr. Miles Nervine 'IMs preps red for Just such Ailments," ' CREW WORKS VALIANTLY ,'''- :'''''..' V 'f ' -..'a (Continued from Page. -One.) snd Is a never-falling remedy, because-. it soothes, feeds and uilda the nerves . back to health. .. : t It allowed to continue, -stomach,-KM--u-t-: ney and liver trouble will aoon -.be . added to your already overflowing me a- ure of misery. . "I suffered from nervous nrostratlon. . . When I began tsklng Dr. Mile' Nervine - I couidn t noia anytning in my banda. nor get from one room to another.-. Now.' I do all my own work." MRS. CHAd. ' LANPRCM. Carthage. Mo. . , , Nervine seldom falla-ta do' all wa- claim fr It. and ao we authnrlso dnig- -- git to reruno money u nrat bottle docs , . not beaeOt. i .' ' 1.4 ; '' i