The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 03, 1905, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTT l - I I dlt-.n 1-53 Li cjvm ...fcuLD'.DY Ci'jJi Supreme"?fribunal . Pauts en Question of Itsuln j Wartxnti 'to Pay Asylum Employes,. MURDER CASS FHCM ;1 : ... HARNEY 13 REVERSED .' ," K '.: .: ......'---...':..:. r -.,. j. I i. .. ' .ters. Under -Twelve With j Cuaxiiin F-.iy Css'the air Gratli Tomorrow; . '-, ( . '; 'V-;1 j WEATHER 13 V ' ' :1 FOR FOURTH Drtplte Cij Fire and Police Def . Iclli the C&lancet at Year' EndLyyill De Encourasing. st Celebration in City'e )ry Planned-Moet Nota tvenis ax exposition. 'o flro crackers or other sx- lives of any kind will be per- e ted On the exposition I round 4 .hs Fourth of July. A state- ,t published to the effeot that e re would Hm no ban on fir 'ken was not authorised. . )l exhibit buildings, .nncludV the United States government (dings and also the Trail will open as usual.: Children un- d ( it Tears-tK-ago-wUl be ad- ted free if accompanied by, ent or guardian,' .r T77 j weather' forecaster has scanned orlson. weighed - the humidity, the atmosphere, timed the wind leisured the -clouds and la Pre to stake his professional reputa- rthe following prediction for the of 'July; ." . v ''",-,,;'."; ". ir tonight and Tuesday."; re was' some enthusiasm st r Hill and soma mora at Sara ( But If the exploitation depart Is to- be -believed the celebration ( anniversary of our natal day to w at the Lewie and Clark exposl rill eclipse the patrtotlo fervor of events. Buildings of the exposition have especially decorated In the na- colors. Flags are uying iron 1.009 flagstaff s.. Today they are lf-msst for Secretary Hsy. but to- jvr they -will wave, "triumphant In I ef independence oay. , . leohmaklng. music by a haT dosen 1 and in the evening a - gorgeous ay of fireworks will be features of. celebration. The admission depart t has estimated that if the day is r the attendanoe at the ground (not be less than 80,000. 7 - brroal exercises in honor of the day t be held In the bandstand at tba foot he grand stairway at 11 o'clock In forenoon. r The program follows:, . erture by Llberatie band; Presl , H. W. Ooode calls assemblage to ; invocation, by Rev. A. A. Morrl Ph. Dt; reading of the. Declaration dependence, 4y Dr. Harry Bulkley tshington, D. C, of tne Bona of the lean Revolation; "Columbia," by tti's band; oration, by Rev. Stephen i solo, "The Star-Spangled Banner," ( Roee T Bloch-Bauer; benedlatlon, ,T. U Eliot; .'America," Llberatl's (salute of -guns. First battery, Vtlllery. O. N. a. ' ' 1 1 he fireworks display there will Te nmoth cascade, three large- set shooting rockets at every turn, t great -fir balloons In fact. It a wonderful . pyrotechnic show. er of the day lor tomorrow fol a. m Arrival of excursion from t river entrance, j Visitors met Aprlo's Administration band sjid I to Washington building, m. Independence day exercises. ind, Gray boulevard. - In ' the of rain the exercises will be held ai.onum.; -bioerau a nana, 0 a, m. Kelso day , exercises, .ington - building; Administration f in attendance. ' , 1 k to I p. m. Grand , concert. De ,lo a band, bandstand. I p. m. Kllpatrlck'a bicycle ride down tit or stairs. Trail. 130 p. m United States llfesavlng fie exhibition en lake, .f . -7 I p. m. Kllpatrlck'a automobile dasU rn Me-foot incline, on Trail. to 10 o. m. Grand concert. Llberatl's 11. handstaiia.-0ay-toiilevanl. 1 p, rm Kllpatrlck'a bicycle rldo down ht of atairs, TralL -- 'p. m.-Ornd electrical tllumtnitlon. I p. m. Special pyrotechnic display, tiding. , the ' following features: fge Washington, Jefferson, Lewis Clark and the American flag; aerial lea. electrical "effects and - cats is,, mammoth set wheels, mandarins, ea, rocketa and balloons with - nre- p p. m. Kllpatrlck'a automobile dash n 140-foot incline, on Tfalk I p. m.-fOatea close. ' 1:10 p. m. Trail closes. - KED DELIRIOUS MAN FRIGHTENS MERCHANTS Irased by typhoid fever, a man room at 37 J M First street Jumped from about o'clock this morning and led up. First - street. . Commission (chants and their bookkeepers who .the strange figure clothed in na tes, garments only thought the wild In. Of Borneo' had Inst come to town; merchants quickly barricaded their fee, bu t t his waa nnecessary ; the k men grew faint and his ffiands xnr mm ana induced mm to return his room; Csptaln Bailey had de led a squad of patrolmen to capture "wild man." ; ... 00L SEASON NEARING ." '. THE END IN MORROW (Ipedal. Dkpatra ' te The leerasl.) " ' rteppner. Or, July 1. Wool baling at yarlous -warehouses la now practl y finished and the season ven krly all buyers have left The season been. shorter than usual, owing to early aales of wool caused.. by the Ive market and good prices. n-all about 40,000 head of aheep have n dipped -In this vicinity this year shipment Thirty thousand head re shipped without dipping and with ut 11,000 head that were driven out lotal of 12,000 head of aheep were rketed from Morrow county this sea- r0 PLEAD GUILTY ' AND ARE SENTENCED Blom. or., July I. In the circuit rt - this afternoon - B. B. .Deweu kded guilty t a chares of forgery f was sentenced to two years In the itentlary. .. - - - -'red ; Prentiss pleaded guilty 'to the re of larceny of a bicycle and re- ked one year lnlhe penitentiary..' ack Hoffman was arraigned on a rge of robbing tba Bank of Wood- AUDITOR PLEASED AT Z DEPARTMENTS' 6H0WIN0 Saye Funds Have Nof Been in aa ' Good Condition for Twelve- Years Just PasL City Auditor Devlin has completed a statement of the finances of tba vlty for the six months ending July 1, which also contains the estimates of the re ceipts and expenses for the- remainder of the year. With tba exception of the police and fire departments, which have overdrawn their estimates made at the beginning At the ' year, the estimated expenses exceed the balance ' Of the ap propriations by 117. The balances la the appropriations made at the begin ning of - the yaraniount Lto15l J44 while the. estimate of tba expense for the remainder of the year foots tHS,- 74. --rXT ,, .. "The finances of .the city have not been in auch good condition el nee 113," aald City-Auditor Devlin today.. -"All the 1 department are as well provided with funds as thsy have been for years." The estimated deficit at the and of the year Is 114.86a,' but If the returns from city licences continue to increase as they have during the past half, year there will be -a considerable surplus la tba city treasury at the end of the year,-, -j w c? r I The following are -the estimated re ceipts and expenses for the remainder of the-year: .-..-'v -Xi-.-. Available balance July 1. $41,211.14. .. Estimated receipts: General licenses, 1 144,00r-do dleenees, 4&000; . buUdinx permits, $L200 municipal court 10,000; pound fees, 160; delinquent .taxes, 360; rents, 1540; cost of engineering, tlt.000; cost of street improvements. S22; in terests on deposits, 12,000; prsmlums on bonds, -12,000; franchises, tS.000; llor lison street bridge, $7,08l.7(; 'miscella neous. 12.000 i totaL ll0,6.7&. Esti mated available funds, 2I4.I7.$. ; ; ' ' rrobable Sxpense Aeoeuat ' Estimated expenditures.- $158,714.11; transfer to improvement bond Interest fund. I W00; transfer - to- fire depart ment fund, $21,510.71; total, $245,10.1$. Estimated deficit1 $14.85i.29. w. - . Fire department fund Available bal ance, July L $47,24.71) estimated., re-; celptSeOgxes. $.$60; total $56,444.71; es timated . expenditures, k 1117. 6; estl-: mated deficit $1.005,2: j:,il , tr Police department fund Available balance, July 1, $4,1$.22; estimated re ceipts, taxes, $7,480; total, 6S,1I.22; estimated - expenditures,. $7S.140;: esti mated deficit. $21,520.78. - ' 2onded firtsiesl Faad. : 1 . j Bonded Indebtedness interest fund- Available balanoe, July L $44.4117$; es timated receipts, taxes, $10,07; water eommlttee, $7,500; total, $114,1.7$; coupons due, including those due . Jan uary 1, lo, after making allowance for coupons due January , L ,10S. 84.tl7.SQ. i-agniing xuna Avauebie balance. July 1. (48.628.82: estimated recelnta. taxes. i,z; total, (62.781.82; estimated expenditures, $44,820.10; eetimsted bal ance. .January.!, 1808, $5,821.72.- Btreet repair fund Available balance, July 1. $l8,27.72-estimated receipts. taxes, (8,118.25; vehicle licenses. $12. (00; ' toul. 4.04.7( . sstlmated ex penditures, $28,414. ; estimated bal ance, January 1. 1(08. $15,418.28. GETS FIVE3TH0USAND" FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH The Jury in Oie case-of Mollis Wolf agalnat ths City ft Suburban Railway company for $5,000 damages for ths death pf her husband, Isaac Wolf, in August l02v returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the full-amount In Judge Sears' " Court .this afternoon. Wolf, Jt Is alleged, was crossing First street at Mill atreet on August 28, 102. whan he waa run do wn byjLjiorthbound ear which was operated at an exces sive rate -of wpeed. He-died' from kla Injuries two days later..? tt r Suit . for damages wss begun br his wife, and aha. obtained judgment- for $500. An appeal to the supreme court wss taken, and aCler ths case had rested with that- tribunal Tor a year and a half the Judgment waa reversed on a law point and the matter remalnded for trial. SUIT TO GET TAXES ' ' FROM CRACKER COMPANY The eass of Multnomah county against the Portland Cracker company, one of thesittmerous delinquent tax cases com promised by the late W. G. Btlmeon when ho-was chief deputy county clerk In 101-$, went to trial' before. Circuit Judge Clelsnd this morning. The county seeks to recover ($14 from the cracker company for taxes for. the year. 18(7. 1. The allegations are that the compromise effected by Btlmeon was Illegal;, that he had no power to make IV and that by making the compromise the county waa defrauded of the amount claimed. When the compromise waa made It is alleged that Btlmson msdi fraudulent entries in ths county's books. whereby he obtained for himself a con sideration Of $250. , - V HUNDRED PERISH IN - W FLOODS IN MEXICO "" - (Journal pedal gerriee.. Mexico City, July 2. It-Is reported that 100 persons perished In the floods at Guanajuato, a mining- city which Is completely flooded by cloudbursts in the mountains. The town Ilea in aWnarrow valley and was recently laid "out by American . and British, companies. The town of Marafllo, Just ielow -Guana juato, has been completely wiped out Telegrsphle communication with both places has been destroyed, and traffic Interrupted. ' - Ba Fstker Made too -Trip. ' . Charles Bourgeolf. -15 years' - old. Jumped from a Vancouver Una street ear at second and Washington streets today to escape from his father, who was taking him to the school for de fective youths-at Vancouver.. The boy was found roaming aimlessly about the streets by a -policeman, who took him to Iho police station. The elder Bour sreolf. accompanied by l-atrolman Smart continued hla Journey to Vancouver. ------ea Boo Mam Me WUV -'- - Deetecttvo Hartmaa is searching for a sold .watch worth (60, ths property' of Miss Han nail Liia 01 necona atreet. The. timepiece, which la tjcklng for John Dos, was In Miss Leila' room and she thought shs would not take It with Her when eao went eut f ox a walk, .,- , Two Petitions for Rehearing Are Denied and Other; De- J .-v. :' crees Rendered. ' y 1 " (Special Dlapatcb te TkS JeorsaL) Salem. 'Or, July $. The supreme court today upheld .tha kttornsy-general and Secretary of state in their refusal to -Issue warrants or pay salaries to employee of the aaylum. The court held that the Kay law was not, to repeal, amend or modify In any way the former law, - and that the secretary of state eould not Issue warrants since there was no appropriation available forjhe pur pose.' ' In the case.pf.lhe. aute.ofQregon against George 8. Miller. Judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered. This la case in which Millar waa Jointly Indicted with, James Col well and Bert Bailey for the murder of Joseph Warren Curtis ln.Haroey eounty.-.It la the second time the case baa been revere ea. The principal reason for the reversal waa the challenge of a Juror for "actual bias." It is alleged that tba, Juror was biased by a newspaper. . : . . auto Kan Wins Oaae. The case of P. F. Fouls agalnat the city of Hood River was affirmed. Fouts got a decision below. This was a eult brought agalnat tha city to recover part of. a saloon license tax for anrunexplrod term for Which the lloenae was laaued. The terra was cut short by an oirder- of prohibition made under the local option agalnat. the county court of . Malheur county. Judgment was affirmed. Mai- .hour county got the decision below. It waa a proceeding by mandamus to com pel the county court to declare the re sult of the election alleged to have been held under the local option act to pro hibit the sals of . liquor In , Nyssa pre cinct. Malheur county. ,The election carried for prohibition by (8 to 22. The court held that the writ did hot state facts sufficient to constitute a cause for relief. .. . ' The case of John A. Tucker agalnat the 8. Ottenhelmer estate waa afflrmsd. The eatate got the decision bslow, Tucker -was administrator and sought to collect money alleged to be due him. , The suit of Moses Taylor agalnat Isabella Taylor waa affirmed.' Moses got .the lower decision." This was suit for divorce." , . The case of Charles McCrary and his wife-agalnst 'ttWr Bljfgers -waskf-flrraed. Blggers got the decision below. This was a suit to' recover possession of land in La Grande. --; -7 - - Ottax- Oases Bedded. . ' The case of Lottie B. Rise against Wallowa county was affirmed. Rtce got the decision below While crossing a bridge-it .fell, precipitating Mra. Rice into the atream, breaking: her breast bone, rib and causing other injury.- ' She sued for damsgesj. .... ' .-' HT-Tho a K. ft W. 'Co.. caseTtgatnsrTTltfi tills eounty was afflrmsd. Ths county got the decision below. " This wss a case - to determine legality of tax levy on the O. R. N. property of all kinds. It is considered an important precedent. -The court denied the petitions for re hearing In the' eases of NeppAch Against tno o. 4k u..k. k. co. and viohl agalnat ths Northern Pacifio Lumber company. TRAFFIC HEAVIER THAN EVER BEFORE 1 Sunday's Trains Brought More 7 People to the City Than : . 7 Any Previous Djiy . ""f'laftesiiamDeT-ofsttoTr-wh have coma by train to Portland In any one day olneo the exposition opened ar rived at the union station 8unday. The station waa thronged all May by crowds pouring from incoming trains, , and peo ple departing on other trains., All regu lar trains : arriving ' were loaded and extra sections were equally well filled. On one Northern Facifln train, from the souna came x,iwo people. " Travel has become so heavy on the Northern Pacific Into Portland that the company has been forced to make special provisions (or transferring passengers at Kalama ferry. The ferryboat will accommodate only 11 cars. The company-keeps extra coaches at hand on both sides of the Columbia. - All ths trains are pulling more than 11. cars Passengers In ears sxceedlng the limited number ere transferred from the extra cos ones to ether extra coaches waiting on the opposite side of the river, and thus trains running' both ways are en abled to do a much, heavier buslnees tnsn couia do aone on tne regulation Northern Pacifio trains of 11 cara The company's regular trains are running in two sections, an hour apart, to accom modate requirements at tho ferry. The -Oregon Railroad m Navigation company ran an-escuraion today from Bolaa and Huntington V tho exposition. The train was a long one and heavily loaded. The tickets have a limit permit ting visitors to remain six days in Port land. -'.''' ; '-a-a--i--------MWBtMaMMMSMH---Mi--------e .- PARTY-OF MILROAir: h ;. 0FF1CIALSJS HERE "-'--t -M-M-MM-a-. . . W..'J ', Colonel John- H Carrol t general conn. sel of tba Northern Pacifio 4k Burling ton railroad systems, arrived In .-Portland this morning, aocoropanled by a fiarty of friends. In tho prlvats car Star laht - Ths visitors ere hero for several days to see the exposition. " Colonel Carroll's party includes ths fol lowing Mr. snd Mrs. Harry Vlnsonbaler, Mr. and Mrs. Homsr sassroro. the Misses "Weds and Mrs. A. I). Boone, all of Bt. Louis, and Robert 8oott Hums, Washington, D. C. Ths party haa been touring the northwest for ths lsst two weeks and will leave for tho aat in about 10 daya. , PACKERS GIVE BONDS TO APPEAR AT TRIALS .. ' r .' ', I - (Joersala Medal fcnlx.)-: " f-i1rri. Jul v - (.MChiea-ra- attomeva fm tKi MPkiiri and smDloves -inHlcte.! by ths federal grand Jury on Saturday for alleged violations of anti-trust lawn .-,- harnn tn3ra' tteth.. this m f . ternoon and gave bond of (5.000 earn. The trial of the -cases will bo set for tho-faty terns.- LIDRARIANSOF NATIOil. IET HERE Leading: Men of Books and Cata--1 logues Arrive by the Score ' ; X. '' . for Convention. v -! NEW IMPETUS GIVEN Z , " THIS WORK IN OREGON Program of the Session Will Cover theWeek and Contain any-Valuabl-Addresse! 'to party of 1T librarians will srrivs in Portland tomorrow morning . at. 7 o'clock from various points in the eaat to attend the annual convention of the American TJbritry assoclatlon-ln Port land, TheCaltfornia delegation,' num bering (0,, came in Jaat night and many. are arriving on the regular trains. J I. Wyerl Jr.. secretary of tho sssc tion and librarian of ths -University of Nebraska,, arrived this morning to con fer with Miss Isom of tho Portland library in final arrangements for the week's program. . - .. All tha officers of the aasoclatlon are expected Jto be present including sx President Dr. Herbert Putnam, libra rian of congress, Hs is a member of the executive board along with tha of-, fleers, who are aa follows: President Dr. E. C " Richardson, ? librarian of Princeton . university: first vice-ores! dent, Frank P. Hill, librarian of Brook lyn public library; second vioe-presldsnt. Miss L. K. Stearns, library organlssr of Wisconsin; secretary, 3. I, Wyer, Jr., librarian ,of university of Nebraska: treasurer, Gardner M. Jones, librarian of Salem (Mass.) publlo library; corder. Miss Hslen E. Haines, editor of Library Journal. Headquarters are at the Hotel Portland in parlor H, and the gtiaata are ali quartered at the Port? land or the American Inn. . Tomorrow - morales - there wilU be council at the Portland hotel for the nomination" of ' officers. The - resulting ballots will bs announced at tho last ses sion of ths association Friday. At 1:30 o'clock In the afternoon! the first session. or the issociattoq will bs held at the unitarian church, seventh and Tamhtll streets. - Reports of the officers, of ths trustees of the endowment fund, of tha council and the standing committees will fill In ths time. Wednesday morning at ths second general session ths program will Include the address of welcome by Dr. T. L. Eliot, vice-president of. the Portland aasoclatlon and chairman of the library extension committee. The response by ths president will be aupple men ted by - Jhls . annual ..address... The iii.nrojn win ue given up 10 special ses sions of' various departments of library work. - - ,. -.-4 .-U. . - Among prominent visitors due torn or. row are Dr. Melvll Dewey of the New York state library, who conducted tho A. L. A. sxhlbit st the exposition; Csrl B. Roden of the Chicago publlo library; J."C. Mr-Hsnsonj-hsad -of-atalogulng section of library of congress; George a Oodard, of Connecticut library; E. A. Nelson, of Minnesota library; Charles McCarthy, of Wisconsin - library;, , Dr. Herbert Putnam, librarian of congress; Dr. J. II. Canfleld. librarian of Columbia university: John Cotton Dsns, of New ark. New Jersey: Theodore W. Kockjf University of Michigan; Henry J. Carr. librarian of Scranton, Pennsylvania, public library: Frsnk Blgelow, librarian Society library -New-York; Electro -C Doren, head Instructor library school of Cleveland. Ohio; H, A. Gould, librarian, A. C. MeClurg Co., and many others. EIGHT PENITENTIARY: EMPUOYES ARRESTED 1 (gpedal DUpatek t The JeraeL) WalU Walla, Wash., July S. Eight guards and employee of tho state pen itentiary, charged with perjury In reg leterlng for the coming city election, were placed under arrest by Sheriff Painter this afternoon. Complaints were filed in the superior court thle morning snd Clerk Hill Immediately issued the warrants, which were placed In tho handa of -the sheriff to serve. Tha accueed men have Intimated that they will demand an . immediate trial and their cases will probably coma up before Judge Brents either Wednesday or Thursdsy." HOPELESS CASE REPORTED TO POLICE DEPARTMENT This is considered hopeless case." The above comment Is written on" a report handed to the chief of police this aaornlng regarding - the robbery of (It ' It .iv UNTIL ..-,....A,.. . To Supply Tvicn and BqysBWith;: July Fourth COTTON GOES WILD UP ,V..f.. j . .. (Special DUpatch te Tie JearhaL) ' ' New York, July I. Today's trading in the cotton market was tha moat aa citing In the history of that organisa tion. Ths prloss went upwards with leaps and bounds that were unaurpaaaed fos their largeness. -Tho closing wss nsarly '100 points higher than that, of Saturday's session. " 'f' " Every one wanted to buy cotton at one ttmeband every ono wanted to pay the hlghU price so that they could get the business. Ths early trading In tho mar ket was Just ths reverse of this.. .Ths government cotton report wss Issusd this morning. A' rumor which reached the traders on ths exchange floor gave torn Charles Anderson,' who .resides st 1(1 North Tenth street Sergeant Hoge- boom Is working on the esse. -Anderson states that he was engaged to haul a crowd of picnickers down to Holbrook ysstsrdsy. Helhought he would taks a little money along to buy red lemonade and stick eandy f or the chil dren. In tbe f ternodn he became warm and took of hla vest and bung it .on ltha limb of a nearby tree. Neatled In one of tho pockets waa 115. After cool rnfrhoeturheddorestrbTrrth 939 did not return to him. And the police say ho has presented a hopeless esse to them..:;,.,.. - i.L ( !,:..:.:X. MISS SUTTON AGAIN . WINNER AT TENNIS 7 :(Jrsal Special Service.) ! ; 4 London. July ' S. In tho semi-final round of tho woman'a tennis champion ship singles today Miss Sutton of Cali fornia defeated Miss Morton, l-i,t-U .w.t- 1 "' - - ..... Mrs. Onrrts Is Bead.' ' . - Mra Dvld C Currle died at her home In this city after a lingering Ill ness. She Vaa one : of Oregon'a pio neer mothers and came from Iowa to Linn county In IMS, where . Shs re mained until !(((, when aha came to Portlands She and -her husband had been married SI years. Besides her husband sho la . survived by a daugh ter, Mra. W. H. Wrenn, and three sons, W, A-r T. W. and J. C Currle. A11,n- ceptlng tho last-named reside In Port land. . . . . ,. . i--- J- aaaolias Oar la Mechanics' Band. , Tho Southern Pacific's gasolino motor car,, aftsr 'exhaustive tests on steep grades around Portland, and suburban runs on tho Oswego line, has been found suscsptlble of Important Improvements, and has been taken to the Southern Pa cifio ahops In East Portland, where It Is In tho handa of mechanics. It Is ssld several betterments will bo made In the motive power of the car, and that It will yet bo made a complete success. - Buied Alive, Bu Jdhn- Neeee, a laborer, aged - 40 years, wss severely Injured this afternoon by an embankment caving in. He was em oloved -br a contractor to make an ex cavatlon at the corner of Eaat Twentieth and East Davis, streets. He wss com pletely covered By the cave-In.' but was rescued by fellow workmen end taken to Bt. Vlncenfe hospital, where his In Jurtes were treated by Dr. O. C. Hollls ter. .' -- .-; " , STew Xead for Salvation Corps. J. W. Jenkins, brigadier of the Solva tion Army, Is expected to arrive In Port land July S to take command ot this district. 1 Ho lias been In Minnesota, northern Michigan and Wisconsin, and in Chicago ho prosecuted a vigorous campaign, which will be duplicated hare Commander Jenkins will 'bo In charge of Oregon, Waahlngton, Idaho and Mon tana, and will be installed oy commis sioner Kelley, who wilt coma from Chi cago, ..F t. - - Braves Death Bally. Joe Kilpatrlck, the dare devir, made the -first of his halr-rlslng rides st 1 o'clock this afternoon at the head of the Trail. In tho presence of fair vlattore bo ahot down a steep Incline 140 feet long on an ordinary bicycle. . At S o clock he asceiVded and descended a slmllsr but brosder Incline In in automobile. ..,.;,.-.-: Killed) by ft Train. " .,,. - (Jeersal Special Barries.) Pendleton. Or., ' July - . S. Nlsh- kaws, a Japanese section hand, waa cut In" two by a La Grande-Portland special excursion train this morning.-. The Japanese waa on a handcar with sis others and a white boss about one mile east of Pendleton. The others Jumped bat ho tried to remove the hsndcsr front tho track and wss thrown (0 feet by tht pilot of the engine. - -r Ill I I I I, -----W-fc-MW. - f This morning -tho steamer Cascade arrived from San Francisco with a cargo of freight .which ws's dlschsrged st the Osk street dock. She will load lumber for tho return trlp,-; - - r- , 11 P. M. Wearables JULr- 100 POINTS tho condition as Sl.l per cent' This was considered rather, bearish by the crowd of professionals snd they began to "sell their holdings. Profit taking continued for but a short-lime, when tho true con dition was plaoed at 17 per cent. The traders became- frensled aa soon as the lattar figure was announced and tha excitement , waa such that very few people actually' knew what they-were doing. - Men - who wanted to Bell eottos were nearly torn asunder by the anxious traders who wanted to buy. A queer condition of the market today was the fact that the buyers of cotton did not even aak tho month or tho price of the options they were so' ready to. eecura WEDNESDAY Mayor Lane Waits Until Council - Police 'Chief. ; IMPORTANT COMMITTEES . NAMED AT THAT TIME Members of Executive Board Take Oath of Office, as Does Z - Civil Commissioner. ' ; Mayor Harry Lane stated thla morn ing that he had made no selection of chief, of police to succeed Charles: H. Hunt, and would not make an appoint ment to the office until after tho Fourth of July. ...v ..: . ' ' Several - members- of - tho newly - ape pointed' executive "boaHFnave qualified by taking the oath of office before City Auditor Devlin. W. L. rewster, the new member of the civil service com mission, wss sworn in Saturday. preparations for' tbe meeting, .of. tho city council Wednesday are being made. FoUf 'new -desks to accommodate tha two additional councilmen have been purchased and the council chambers will bo appropriately decorated. Mayor Lane will not make known hla appointments of council committees un til the meeting of tho council. It wilt take tims . to . organiss ths council, as lots have to be cast to decide on who will servo the long and who the short term. A president will also have to- be elected stid from all indications there will bo a spirited contest fori the honor. W. Y. Mssters is ssld to Have the majority of the votes pledged to hint. but Thomss Orsy and John Annand are seeking the position and may turn sev eral of Master s votes before the meet ing. - , - Thoeppe4nttnent of thKculTve board ciunmlttees wtlr not be made until the meeting of the board Friday. . COLUMBIA RIVER , EXCURSIONS. Very Low Rates Via the O. R. A N. " , to Upper River 3Ppints..-i. '- No visitor to Portland should miss Viewing tho- mstohleso Columbia- river scenery between Portland snd The Dalles, as aeen from O. R. A N. trains. Tbe Chlcago-Portlsnd speclsl leaves the union, station every morning at :!(. giving" a daylight rldo along the Colum bia, stopping four minutes at the very foot of Multnomah falls. Every mile of the trip there la something new snd fssolnkting. If desired, the return trip msy bs made by boat from Cascade locks or The 'Dalles. Very low rates this summer. Particulars snd summer book by asking C W. Stinger, city ticket agent O. R. A N. Co Third and Wash ington streets. 1 ---MMMMM--H-M-.---M-iB. " Vfc - Colombia Slough Clalns Tiotiaa. .. Florentine Boethlln, a Swlns, 'was drowned yssterdsy sfternoon lit an at tempt to ford Columbia -slough. -He was (0 years old.- and waa -employed In a dairy near where he loat his life. Tho young man had been in this coun try sbout two monthst His body Is at ths Flnley undertaking establishmsnt. and he will be burled by friends. Barthquaks taiFofaU. ,'.,., (Jearaal Speelal Bervlee. . - -' Bt Petersburg. July I. An earth quake at Buafejret- Persia, has cnused enormoua . damage. .Keenu mountain has fallen and two rivers have over flowed their banks. . . - - , - .iOIlIEip BEFORE ti-.V .... Thdt ... r '"i ; 'A.. v f BAltt:AT:TOPEI(A-i CLOSES ITS CC3HS Biggest Financial Institution ln Kansas Announces Its Sua -: , pension Today. . ( -f '!. FAILURE CAUSES RUN -LUPON OTHER CONCERNS .. - ..J -. . a f.tv.1. mm . r.-i -.,-. t " ! I t kl ,. 1 ' . . , . (Joarnal Ssecial Servlee.t ' - -Topeki, Kan.,-July (. The First Na--tlonal bank, the biggest financial lnstl- tutloa In the - city, failed to open its doors this morning. A notice signed by Vice-President -iBossington was posted, on the doorl 'This bank Is closed by my orders. .The controller of the cur- . ' The closing of the bDk Is tbe result of complications In the affairs of C H. Devlin, tone of ths chief 'stockholders, and .reputed to be one of the richest men lor Kansas. - His affairs have been placed In the hands of a -million-dollar corporation chartered Saturday In Mis- ' - sourl. . The bank's liabilities and assets on May 1 were ((,((1,(04. - A large number of depositors lined up In front of tbe bank this morning, Devlin's- assets are estimated st . . IT.OOO.OOO, his-, liabilities at (2,000,000. His Interest lit the Topek bank la aald to amount to (1,000,000. , He owna 11 . coal companies. . ,. a '. Following . ths ' announcement -of the failure a run waa started on the Central National bank. In which 'Devlin was also a stockholder. In other banks in ' which Devlin wss Interested many .de posits were withdrawn.' ' It is announced that Devlin haa turned over .to the First national bank real es- -tats and securities worth (T 00,000,-and Insurance policies valued at ((T,000. Devlin's attorneys announced that ho owes ths First National bank (1.000,000. and Kanaaa City banks (400,000, banks of New York (2S0.0OO, Chicago (150,600, and Bt, Louis (160,000, . . A Wsshlngton dispstch state that tha controller of - the currency has ap pointed National Bank Examiner James Bradley aa temporary, receiver Of the First Nstlonal bank here. ROADS CANNOT CHARGE - EXTRA FOR ICING FRUIT Wonrsal Special fttrrlcO Washington, July (.-"-Commissioner Prouty of the Interstate commerce com mission todsy decided that icing charges on private fruit oar lines, are . a Dart ' pf rates on fruit carried, for tho reason ableness of which ths railroad is re- pnneiDie. , , " Thelcsse, lsjhatof ths Michigan Fruit Growers' association against tho Pare Marquette A Michigan Central. 0 The decision ia a great victory- for fruit - growers all ovsr tho country. r." ' . . ", v : Canadian National Park. ; Ths : Canadian Pacifio has msds ' a ' - round trip rste--of,((S to Banff and return good for atop over privileges. " Visitors to the exposition should not fall to visit this fsmous resort, sltusted ' In the very heart ot tho Rocky noun tains, less than 4( hours, ride from Port land. ... . .... i.. For descriptive matter and full par- tlcuiars call on or address F. R. Johnson, -F.- Pr-A. 41 Third street-Portland. pOTegon. . . , l- ... - -V Brtgadler-aeaeral Orecly Mere. ' Brigadler-Qeneral A. W. Oreely, chief signal officer of tho United 'States army, and one of the best known of living Arctic explorers, is In the city the guest of Mrs, Lewis la McArthur. General Oreely is en route to Alaska, where he 111 ' Inspect the government telegraph systems there; sfter . spending a few daya in Portland; he will go to Seattle before sailing for the north. He Is sc- compsnied by his daughter. Miss Oreely; of Washington. District of Columbia, and Mlaa Fairbanks of Chicago. , . Chinese Complete Boycott. ' (Joartt.1 Spw-lat Son Ice. I - Eelsnger. July (.The Straits- Bettls- msnts Chinese merchants have, unanl- mooslyotded' boycott-" Anwlc-n goods. . This completes tne Boycott in the Btralts Settlements. - , A little life msy he sacrificed tt at ouf'S delsy. Cholera Infantum, d. tery, diarrhoea come suddeni y. ' safe plan is to have 1 ef Wild f trawberry Dr. Fowler e T alwaya on 1, 1. -