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Jt TlE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND WEDNESDAY EVENINO, AUCUZ? : C. sawgwggsnwggaswgtag .. mm ;aiE iCdUfSUOP GIIAPPELLE DEAD AFTER Eli 13 BODIES 1 PORTLAUDSTILLOU -THEIR: HAP Ui'ICLE $11 S liOaCEBrjER-BSII: . se; yo;iD' BRIEF ILLUESSf ROr.1 YELLDVV FEVER STORE WIRE SOLD KJ STATE RUIfJS CUTTIfJG Catholic Prelate, Who Caught l.n ; faction' Working Among the til.;. Kalians Passes Away. . ALL NEW ORLEANS BUSY r FIGHTING THE MOSQUITO Holiday, It Proclaimed- by Mayor, Business Hoascs Close and, Entire ' Population Cleaning Up to Prevent Spread of Dread Scourge. . (Joaraal Special Srr1. ' 1 Sew Orleans. Aug. . PUcld Louie , Chappelle. .archbiabop of New Orleans : and apostolic delegate to Cuba, and Porto ' Rico, who formerly held the am posi tion in the Philippines, 'died at 11: o'clock today from yellow fever, with , which ha wee stricken last Saturday In his place on Esplanade street. . .-' . . The archbishop's death - has cast a ; Bloom over the local situation, for he had been working i dally among; the stricken Italians. He had an Influence over them enjoyed by no one else and la that way was able to assist the medi cal corps In an unbounded measure. - He . waa one of the best - beloved prelates .In America and there is universal sorrow over bts death. - . Archbishop Chappelle ' was born - In rVunoe, August 28, 1(42, and ..came to .the United States In 1S5. He gradu ,. ated at St Mary's college and waa or dained priest in 18f. , He engaged In missionary work and later became pas- tor-of many prominent churches. ' He , became prominent as a theologian, and waa president of , the theological con HALF T-IILE COSTS 118292,000 1 Contract Was Awarded on Short Distance of the Celilo Canal ",-'.r-,vThit Morning ... ONES A SMYTH WILL BEGIN WORK AT ONCE This Portion of Waterway Said to Be ' Moat. Difficult of Construction, as ; for . tha Moat Part It la in Solid Jones Smyth of . Portland, who agreed to build the first half. rolls of tha CelUo. canal for s 1292,00. were nwaraeq roe contract -this morrilnr. 1 They Md ml imt 1a-.lloainT-ui"tn' C design, which mean that the walls 'of the -big waterway will be' built of solid cement. .Work en the canal will, be rua aa inCWTiaihbo wm ployed and the necessary Implements Disced on 'the ground. The contract calls for tha -, completion of that stretch by Decern- ) ber 11. ISO. .h.-:...., . This portion of tha canal Is regarded . as tha most difficult to .construct la the entire length of tha proposed waterway. It extends down , the river half a mile from Celilo and big part of tha formation consists of solid rock. ' When completed the canal will be ap i. Jiromlxately eight miles long. ' Mo money la available with which to V So further wont on' tha canal' at . this time. The United Statea engineers etated thla morning that they hope a liberal appropriation for the aompletlon of the project will be made by congress t Ita coming' se salon. It la supposed that IIS.OOO.OOO more will be sufficient . V NICOMEDIA ARRIVES. - Comae JTont Pax Cast With Venal Orf- : . eatal Cargo and Stays a, Weak. ' Early thla morning the srlenUt User Nlcomedla arrived at Astoria from China . and Japan, making the trip aeross the Paclflo from Tekohama In II daya,'a day earlier than she waa expected to complete the passage. She left up the 'river shortly before noon and will make ft her appearance In Portland harbor lata this afternoon. " The Nlcomedia la bringing the usual r llneof freight sent hers from tha far i.'jaat, among It being matting, tea. grain bags, Chinese groceries, curios and raw . silk. She Is scheduled to sail on tha ' returii trip on August 16. So fsr but , ; i small amount of her space for the f outward voyage has been engaged, conr- prising not much more than, 1,000 toos. But It la believed that contracts for ad dltlonal shipments will be elosed In a day or two. The apace on the next two ; freighters of the line to arrive has bean taken for flour and wheat. ... Two-other ateameis, the-toeertDoM , 4bx ana nonniand. also brrlved at As " torla this morning snd are now en route np the river. Both are coming light and ' r1.. tk out 'umber cargoes, tha Robert , Dollar 1.000,000 and the Northland 840. 1 000 feet. ... .. . j PORTLAND-SEATTLE LINE. taasBMat That Steamer May Ban Be- v, '.. tweea Here and .the Somad, Representatives of local navigation companies say a plan is on foot f or the . establishment of a ateamshlp lins be tween Portland and Seattle and that ' ; W. I Dudley, - who haa been connected .'with' leading transportation companies ' on the sound for years, is 'back of the ':' project. ...;'..' It ts daclsred that the deal looking to th 'establishment of the line haa gone eo far that freight 'Is being en - ' gaged for the steamer. It la the opln ton -of shippers that such a line would '. aeon baud op a big business. - Coal would be shipped to Portland, ae well aa ' consignments of genersl freight. On ; the trip north It Is believed that It , would be easy to get a sufficient amount . of general freight to fill an averaged . aiaed carrier. It la also thought th. ' many paasengera would patronise the " line. .- - . - - Some years age an attempt was made to operate a steamer between Portland Tend Seattle, but -after, the vessel had - made srreral tripe she wee taken out of rmamteslon. - Present ' conditions are different, es mere freight than ever Is ( moving- between here snd the sound, and commerce le rapidly growing. In - fact It haa assumed such great propor . Hons ihatJt la said the railroad com- ferences la Baltimore and Waahlngton. In 1851. he waa appointed bishop co-H adjutor and 1 afterward consecrated bishop and then promoted to archbishop in l.. . Holiday Proclaimed. - According to the mayor's proclama tion, business nouses closed today and everybody In the city la engaged In cleaning' and warring against the mos quito. ..... -.-i - -At noon three deaths were reported, making tha. total deaths to date '120, Twelve new eases were found bringing the total. up to (21 for tha epidemic Two suspicious cases are reported from Tallulah. northern Louisiana. Dr. Ttchenor and two nurses left this morn ing to attend to tha Bon Ami patients near Lake Charles. 1 . A cargo of bananas aboard the steamer Harold arrived last night at Mobile from Panama and was ordered thrown overboard and. tha crew quar antined. , Several are alck with fever. A rigid quarantine has been declared against Tasoo City, where some cases are under susptalon. - Holly Springs is also being Investigated. . Kay Order On Troops. " 'In order to terminate tha present sys tern of village quarantine and the re sulting chaotic condition of affairs, the state board of health has prohibited any town, parish or village from refusing admission to a person from a non Infected locality holding a health -certificate, or to a person from an infected district' who has -spent sis days at detention camp and discharged with a certificate. Interference with - the ' passage of steamers or trains Is forbidden, and no mall or freight shall be refused from Infected territory providing It has been fumigated. Peace; officers are called upon to enforce tha order, and failure to do a will Tesult In the calling out of the mllltla by, the governor to enforce tha order. . .. -'. . " pany la not In a position to take care of it with the promptness and dispatch that the ahlppera are desirous or having."- '' ' SENATOR NO"? COMING:' ; Booad Boat Will Vo Be Bant to Port land to Help Care for Vtimoo Traffle. Contrary to expectations the steamer Senator, owned by the Paclflo Coast Steamship company, Is not coming to Portlsnd to aaslst the Harrlman steam ers to handle the passenger traffic down the coast Tha' Senator has - arrived at Seattle from the north' and ia sched uled to sail for Noma again on August IS. - It Is now almost a certainty that the Columbia and St Paul will have to take care of the business alone until tha cloae of the fair, unless the City of Topeka should be sent back here to take out a few passengers. Sbe did not prove much of an assistance on her last trip, however, aa tha big majority of her passengers came from Seattle. "Word reached the local agency "thla morning that the steamer Cottage City will salt ' for Sitka from Seattle on August 12 and 24, which wUl be the last trips to that point for the season. To accommodate , the fair visitors the fare for making the round trip haa been deduced from. 175 tar 160.. The Hum boldt arrived at 'Seattle yesterday from -tha north and will, sail for .southeastern Alaskan points tontgtiw" 1 ALONG THE - WATERFRONT. sst-fltthe, gaaoline.Maunch I hrnnh frnm cnnm n. exhibition at the fair. Including the en glne, was built at Marshfleld. A report bad It that the engine waa of an eastern make. - ,',-.. Replanking of the floor and other Im- proveraents are being made to the Oak street dock. ...;. ,..:: -- Ko verdict wilt be given In the Cap tains Spencer and Scammon appeal case until Supervising Inspector Bermlngham returns to San Francisco, and that will probably be a week or 10 days. ' From here he will leave for the Bound on Friday In company With' George Uhler, supervising Inspector-general, who is making a tour of the Paclflo coast ports. The British steamship Tottenham Is expected soon from Mojl,. having sailed from thsra for the Columbia river on July II. under charter to J. J. Moore Co. to take lumber to the far east It la said aha ia carrying Chinese passen gers who will be disembarked at Vic toria. ' In that event she wllj probably not reach Portland'before Saturday or Sunday. . ,, . . Laden with 1. 171.410 feet of lumber. valued at tlS.Sls. the British steamship Ilford.. Captain McKetchnle, ; left this morning for Taku Bar, China. The oargo was dispatched by the Paclflo Export Lumber company, which will also load tha British stsamablp Comerlo at Port land for tha orient. The Comerlo" ts capable of handling as much lumber ss waa shipped on the Ilford. 8he - will arrive from the sound soon. In tow of tha Harvest Queen the barken tine Oeorglna and schooner Hal cyon arrived this morning, the former proceeding to the Portland mill and the latter to Vancouver, where they will be supplied with lumber cargoes for Cali fornia" ports." " ' " ' "" " In a fsw ' days the tender Heather will be sent to Alaska with lighthouse supplies. - She arrived at Portland last night from the mouth of the river. Tonight the etesmer Alliance will sail ffnureka and way -ports .wlth-.all .of the passengers she csn aocoremodate. For the past two days the agent of the line has been directing would-be pas sengers to the offices of . other corn pan lea -.. . . Major S. W; Roeaslers family, who re cently arrived from Washington, will re side st Hood River during the summer months. The major did not make an Inspection of the government Improve ments at-tbe- mouth, of the Columbia the other day aa he Intended, but ststes he will go there at the first opportunity which presents Itself. ' y'.-.: MARINE NOTES, w Astorts. Or.. Aug. (.Arrived st I and left up at 7 a. m. Bteamer Northland, from Ban Francisco. Arrived" t 6:10 Steamer Robert Dollar, "from San Fran cisco. Arrived at 7:1 i a. m. and left up at 11 m German' steamer Nlcomedla, from -Hongkong .end .way -ports. Ar rived at :20 a. m. American bark Star of Bengal, from Ban Franclwoi Sailed at 11:10 a. m. Steamer Elmore, for Tillamook.. , ' San Francisco. Aug. . Salted last night Bteamer Francis H. Ieggett. for Portlsnd. Arrived last night Steamer Redondo, from Portland. Sailed Schooner Sequoia, for Portland. " Astoria. Or.. Aug. 1. Condition of the bar at a. m. Smooth; wind northwest; weather foggy. . f. targe Weda Mice Xloka. A marriage license was Issued this morning to Dr. C. I . Large of Forest Grove, , ex coroner, of Washington county. The bride la - Miss Edna U Hicks of" Portland, aged 11. Dr. Large gave Bis age wm . - Twenty-Seven Are , Injured . and - Forty Still Missing From . Albany Disaster,!., MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE .U FOR NEGLIGENT, PARTIES Criminal Proceedings to Be Inaug urated Against Those Found . Re sponsible for Collapse of Big De- " partment Store Structure, ; (Journal "SpeelU Serrlee.J . Albany, N.'Y, Aug. As tha reault of tha collapse of the big department store of John Myers company yesterday, IS are known to be dead, 27 are Injured and 40 are missing this morning. , The Injured in the hospitals are re ported to be doing well and but one death haa occurred ' at the hospital among the Victims taken from tha build- big alive. . The dead are: . Minnie Bullman. Anna Cash man. .' t , , Michael Fitzgerald. ' . . ' r - ' P, P.. Leonard. , . . i1' - . Mary Avery. ' ' - ' J. E. Powera, boy: . v Alics Sharp. - . ': . . '. Theresa Spanbaur. V ' , Etta Sprinks. ; . , Anna Whltbeck. Orace Ebner. . - , Helen 'Malone. ' . : . t Winifred Kelly. ! '"". " ." ": " ' Workmen and laborers, reinforced by railroad crews, tolled all night, occa sionally bringing to light tha body .of a victim. The bodies of Misses Span baur. Borlnka. Powers and Malona were uncovered from midnight to S o'clock this, morning. . Manslaughter In the aecond degree It the charge-to be preferred against any person found criminally - negligent for the disaster, but -no arrests will be made until the Investigation Is com. Dieted. !. The body of Winifred Kelly was re covered, -making 12. All girls, except two, employed (n the atore are accounted for. ':,. ,., v . - . . . .. .; " . . , UNUSUALLY HOUND-DRY, SAYS WHET; For Almost & Month No Rainjhlas Fallen and Rivers Are Low-' ' er Thau In Years. Portland hafexperlenced M.conseou ttve daye without rain. The records at tha office of the weather bureau show that the average rainfall for the first elaht days In the previous Augusts haa amounted to .1-pf an inch. Consequently thla month so far has been unusually drw '.1' . ' -i. 1 The last rain to'oceur at Portland su TlcTehtly heavy"! TpToV orHWf "Mnertr occurred between June 14 and 17. . June showed a rainfall of .S of an Inch mors than the average of any Tf Its prede cessors, but the precipitation for July was -45 of an Inch lose than Is usually shown by that month. Sixty-six degrees Is the average tem perature- here- during the month -of August But during the past eight days of tha month ' tha avers gs 'temperature haa been 70 degrees.. The average for July waa also 70 degrees, two degrees higher than experlencd in that month elnce 119S. - .. - All of. the rivers In the district are rapidly falling. , District - Forecaster Beala says thia la due to the protracted period of dry weather and the lack of snow in tne mountains, n rains ao not soon set in It is believed the Willamette and upper watera of the Columbia will fall to a point below the aero mara. Owing to the hot weather the Willam ette at Portland Is wsrmer than It has been known to be for years, a condl tlon much enjoyed by those who pat ronlxe the various bath houses along the river. .. - NATURALIZATION FRAUDS' . CAUSE SAILOR'S ARREST , ' (Bpeelal Dlsnatca te Tae Journal.) Seattle, Aug. . Sven Forgstrom, for whom the government haa been looking for aeveral months, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Lathe on the waterfront this morning. He Is charged. In an information wired to Captain Bell of the local secret serv ice, from 8m Francisco, with natural isation fraud. His alleged crime waa committed In San Francisco ' several months sgo and Immediately afterwards he ahlpped on the brlgantlne K. Fleck Inger. This vessel arrived at Port Blakeley last week to load lumber. Forgstrom came to the clty this morn ing on leave and waa arrested half an hour after landing. 'The only informa tion Captain Bell has , regarding the crime Is that Forgstrom was Instrumen tal in having a large, number of aliens niada citixena.by.mucaJiXaUenj:i'laj'.J vita. - He. was arraigned before Commis sioner Kelfar and In default of 1.600 ball is In 'the county jail. . . YOUNGEST POLICE JUDGE VISITING THE EXPOSITION Judge Chris B." Dlehl of the municipal court of Salt Lake City Is visiting Port land with his wife. He Is probably the youngest police judge Id America. He was clerkvof the municipal court when the judge was-accidentally killed while hunting and waa appointed to fill the unexpired term, which he did with-. so much credit that be wns given the po sition at the next election. At the last election he was reelected by the largest majority ever given a candidate in Salt Lake City, ' . 4 , Judge Dlehl Is a Republican, and though-hot- eltely hosHle o ttier.Mor' mons. has never been In sympathy with church dictation or poltlcn. Judge and Mrs. Dlehl will visit the fair for several days and then will tour the northwest before their return. - HEAVY LICENSE PLACED, : UPON TRADING STAMPS ' ' '(Spotlit Dlipilch te The loeraal.1 ' Albany, Or Aug. . The oJty council last evening passed en ordinance Impos ing a license of 1500 a year on trading stamp operators, end ltoe-"oa merchants making use of trading stamps. A fine of 1)00 and Imprisonment of - tO days In jsll Is the penalty for the violation of the ordinance, - Change in the Management of , N. P. Freight Office Adds to .This City's Importance. ' , . i. ... s'r, -If . : ; K LOCAL BUSINESS WILL s BE BETTER CARED FOR St. Paul No ' Longer tha 4 Seat ' of Authority, and Many Questions Will Bepecided at the Local Claim .. Department .('i; . X' ':' , It is officially announced today , that the reorganisation of the Northern Pa cific freight trafllo department in the Paclflo northwest aivea the Portland general' office Increased authority, in stead .of decreasing Ita Influence, and that F. H- Fogrty, the new Incumbent, will have aa much to aay In freight rate matters aa any other man outalde of the St. Paul general offices. Heretofore the Portland offloe nas re ported to the St. Paul offloe, as did the Seattle General frelxht office. Now the coast cities will work together, all accounting being done "at Taooma, -where the company owna a large building ana hks room for a numerous "force of clerks. Portland will be' the rating point and will maintain also Its own claim department Ratea and claims. the two most Important - featurea ot everv-dav railroad t raffle will be at tended to here by Mr. Fogartya de partment Mattere affecting Portland and aound business and requiring Imme diate decision, will ha taken up at Ta coma and settled with much more dla patcb, than, could have been done .for merly through the long-distance ayatera between thla city and St Paul. Ta coma, tha home of Vice-Preaident Levey, will be a pivotal point between Portland and Seattle for the Northern Pacific and all three cities will be practically on an even basis aa far aa Influence In Northern .Paclfle traffle affaire are con cerned. "" '..'.....,'' ' V ' ' Mr. Fog-arty has appointed Sidney Frenoh to be chief clerk, succeeding Mr. McNeill, who will accept a position elee where with the company. Two new contracting freight agents will be ap pointed to look after local business. It is said 8. O. Fulton, who haa retired from the service of the Northern Pa cific, will y U San Franclaoo, --. -; ; SHAKE-UP IN 0. R. &N. OFFICES IS PROMISED - The Harrlman - Bpeelal - train, - which waa scheduled te leave Portland foe San Francisco Immediately , following last night's banquet at the American Inn,, did not pull out untirthle after noon. All day Jullua Krutachnltt direc tor of maintenance and operation, and J. C." Btubba,- direetor-of .traffle, ;weve buay In the. general offices of the Harrl man llnea at. the Worcester building, going over matters pertaining to con struction work announced, . and the af fairs of the trafllo department It la aald there will probably be Important AhanMs 4 th. IacbI ftrefllo orwAnla&tion nfi iht -r .' hst thtaa cbanaee will bs Is not -announced. need. il There were ' conferences thla fore noon between the Aeads of the operating department. Including General Man ager O'Brien, IChler Engineer Boachke, Superintendent of Motive rower ura ham and Mr. Krutachnltt. In, the offloe of .Manager O'Brien, Mr. Stubba and P. C. - Stohr, assistant traffic director, held forth In the' office of 'General Freight Agent Miller. It waa a very buay -morning, bot nothing official waa given out for publication, . REALTY TRANSFERS OF , IMPORTANCE ARE MADE E. J. Daly and A. D. Marshall this morning completed the sale of the north weat corner of "Twelfth and Flanders strsets to . Clara L. Smith for St.000. Thla property waa -formerly owned by Laura Breaks and embraces an area of 100 by 100 feet. The plane of the pur chaser are not made publle at this time. but It le understood that a larger build ing enterprlee Is to be undertaken later. Mr. Daly yesterday-- consummated a deal for a lot 80 by. 10 feet on the north aide of Washington ' street, ' between Nineteenth and Twentieth, for a con sideration of $12,000. The property was sold by la G. Clarke of Woodard, Clarke A Co..- the purchasers - Deing.jamea Watta and E. W. Wright. A remarkable feature et thla aale la .that thla la the third, time that the same jot has. been sold since April of the bresent year. The consideration. for- the Orst tranafer at that time was U.600, and the deal yes terday shown an Increase or about SO Der cent In value In a period of slightly more than three months. Owners of uppei Washington street property ' are expecting still greater advancements within, the next few months. AGED MEN ENGAGE IN FIST FIGHT IN ALBANY (Special Dispatch te The JoormaL) , Albany.. Or., Aug. . Wliyaituyance. a capitalist and Charles Currln, a real estate 'man, had an encounter In thla city last evening. In which a cane and fists were the prlndpat-wejapons of of fense. Both- sre Old men. Vance was bunkoed lsst spring by some gold-brick men. paying, according to reports, 10.- 000 for a gold brick or an Interest In a mythical mine In Arlsona. . . - ' 'V '. Vhanaaolata.-aaeeed. .'. . . . (Special Dispatch to The JesrasLt , Eugene, Or., Aug. .--The following were successful In the examinations be fore the state' board of pharmacy: 1 Henlors -Helen McKlnney, Woodburn; WIlllamArmltage, Portland; 'Edward P. Applegate, Drain; Charles Littler, Al bany; Robert W. .Swanton, Roseburg; Lloyd 8. Howe, Eugene; willlanv Vose, Portlsnd; Oeofge Caurtland, Ontario, Juniors Ernest W. Haas, Salem! Dolph Tuggle, Ashland; Walter IL John- son-WooUburnf--ATT Woolper, , Port land. '-..'' ' , . ' STambeff at ef orm SohooL -(Special Dhpates te The Jooral.) Salem, Aug. . The report of Superin tendent lAoney. filed Vlth the board of trustees yesterday afternoon, shows that the total number of Inmatee in the Ore gon state reform school at the close of July wss 110, seven boys having. been received during the month. . . , . . Tavern .Fancies. . Visitors" to the fair - can't afford to leave Portland without Becoming guests at the Tavern. The 'memory of ite good cheer' and tempting viands will always . bring pleasant fancies. ' Op posite the Oregonlan building. . . - Orders Received at Seattle From , Washington to Ust Secret v; ' Service Agent. GOVERNMENT IS AFTER -, ? PROPERTY DESTROYERS Charge of Interf erlns; With .Inter. . state Commerce to Be Filed Against Strikers Caught Injuring Railroad Property la Washington." : t (Spedal IHspateh te The Jomrsatf Seattle. Aug. . United Statea Die- trlot Attorney Jesse Frye thle morning received a telegram rrom Attorney-uen era! Moody at Waahlngton Instructing him to use the secret . service agents here to , apprehend any of the striking telegraphers or other persons found cut ting the telegraph wires on the Great Northern or Northern Paclflo and proae- cute them en the charge of interfering with Interstate commerce. ... . . Tne' matter has been turned 'over to Captain Bell, In charge of the local se cret service corps and ha haa d la patched men' to different parte of the atata, . Te tha present time wires have been cut at Covington, on the Northern Pa clfle between here and Tacoma and at Monte Crlsto, on the Monte Crleto branch In the northern part of . the state. It la expected .that trouble will occur with the strikers at both Taooma and Everett and in fact the government authorities heve been notified of ha' In tention on the part of the atrlkere to lay the aervloe out on the weat end through these two points. a .! . , Several secret service men nave neen dispatched to both pieces, - . ' Farmers' organisations and commer cial clubs are endeavoring at St. Paul to end the telegraphers' strike, on the Great Northern and Northern Paclflo railroads. . snd . Governor Johnston of Minnesota has . alao been appealed to to use hla good offices. The wheat harvest haa begun and unless promptly movsd business and granger Interests win suffer materially, hence pressure Is being brought to bear upon the railroads and operatora. . . ) Word from .Washington indicates mat the government will not Interfere In the strike, as Ita bualneaa la not materially affected. , . - u ' . CHORUS GIRL.. CALLS THE ATTORKEY RUDE Objects to His Questions- 1m r ., - I . t "a-'-'-. -perxinenx ana mot uses o . Answer Hie Queries. , When-Mlsa Oveta Loathe took the wltneea stand ' In Justice Retd'e oourt thla morning In her ault agalnat Kolb lit nf jht """""'" ."""lsi 51 torney mai aim quuuuu. wm. ijuvtiu nent and refused "to answer them. At torney John . Logan, representing the defendants. Insisted . that he waa - not Impertinent and she gased at him .In aoorn. ' Z -. ' . ' r ' " ":' - 1 . Miss Loathe la a disengaged chorue girl She did a minor part with ' the funny men's - company- until recently, when they decided that she caused trouble and told her that they must dispense with her for the present. . It waa a plain case ol "Doing cannea .witn out being given the customary two weeka' notice, aha aald, and aha brought ault to recover-izao. The amount la coming to her by eon tract, aha avers, and In support of .her contentions- she took the witness stand this morning In Justice Reld'e oourt She began her teatlmony by .telling At torney Logan that -what he asked her was none of " his business." Then -by gradual and careful cross-examination ehe admitted that ahe had referred to one of her fun-making .employers' In very disrespectful terms. . . 'She occupied the atand during the greater part or the morning - aeaaion and has not -completed her testimony The room was-crowded with Interested spectators and' auditors.- The case waa continued until tomorrow. GREAT INTEREST SHOWN IN JOURNAL'S CONTEST ' (serial Dispatch .te Tke fesraaLI ' Kelso. WaSh., Aug. . Great Interest Is -being manifested here In regard te The Journal's Honolulu trip. Miss Ame lia Williams of this place has been nominated and Indoraed by nearly all the leading business men,-and. it Is quite probable ahe will win tha coveted honor from the fifth district. ,'.. Over Thoueend Siaaatlea. (Special Dtspateh to The JoarsaLt Salem, Aug. . According to the re port of . Superintendent Calbreath there were 1.177 patlente in the Oregon state rnsnne asylum en July SI Of the preeent year, an Increase of 11 over the previ ous month. ' Forty-lwo pattenlf"were received during July and tha number discharged, died or eloped was IS.-' It cost the state $7,l.tl to -conduct the Institution during the monjhi - . ! - Sagtaeey Sew rails rrom Cab. J. P. Dow, a locomotive engineer, fell from the-eeb of a work train engine et Eddy station on the Condon breach of tha 6. R. N., yeatarday afternoon, and alighting on a pile of switching ma terials, received serious Injuries.- In ert unconscious condition he was taken to di, vinoenis nospitat last nisni, wnare he regained his senses, end tbday le in a fair, way to recovery. He sustained a bad scalp wound -In the back of the head and a deep cut In the hip. , , Tear Water shortage. (Special Dtaeetrk ta Tss aneraeli "' La Grande, Or., Aug. f. The weather Is unusually hot and dry for thla time of year and there la some fear expreesed that the water supply will fall If i the hot .weather contlnuea much longer. To guard agalnat thla catastrophe the hoiire for using the city water ror watering lawns and gardens have been short ened and all care le being taken to atop any unnecessary waste of tha water supply. ' . Something In a a ana. . Charles Bogus, wanted on a burglary charge, waa chaaed last night by Police Officer Jodon. who fired two ehote et him Charles Pateraon, who la charged with complicity In the crime, waa found on tha eaat aide and arreated on a war rant. They are charged with bavins robbed the saloon of Captain 3. Olaon on East Morrison between Bridge and Water streets Saturday. -night, President Ol&mond Threatens to :, Prevent Races at the Fairs' Ll Hld In Oregon. - , IF IRVINCTON 13 CLOSED Nd TRACK MAY BE OPENED District Attorney Manning Says It It Not Courageous for an Attorney to. Abuse a Men Who Cent Resent It In Court - .'. v . rt , , , J - . ' '' 1 ' ... ' - PhiMuI A W TMa-iAnil nt the Mult. ping tha sale of pools on horse racing at , Irving-ton track, which means .the cessation or racing itaeir, tne -usoota- ln will n l tha VilMirlUi nools era not sold at a iraoa oourse anywhere in xno -staie 01 vregun. . .. - TIanlna- la (ha : nrinclnal reaiura V. annual m . Umlmm and l.tUJ M rwwUH. . , mitted, the conduct pf racing leprae sriMsiiiw - imMAsuiinia r.- ' eaartVlat aa aa 1 m1 w 'aa VI - WfirV ' jl His a aw wiifiiwa j -wns,. M.umJk . a,ai4asMW wj. nltaa MS 'tilt Jlth01lt r(Tard to whom It may Iniur !. ourialvuv uia ur.1 yitmona nj first mxiA. onlr IntlraaUon w vr -r-oelvtd from tho owniri ot tho property tk.t wa..l.a-.ekssleaaw saw a. an Kh s-feW TMS Mile Vile, a, iwsa.siaBmiiafj .j. . . . . . . a, .a ii ar..ia tmr la iiir maaraiaioa 10 nm HAHteh veaie sBsisBytaftistir.n at Hirnara vv, Montague,-dated July It.- ItOS, which mtmtA that n nnoiaaiiiBa would be per mitted on- the leased - premleee.-The varv fast that tnia notioe was no eerved until three days before the ad- o he ala-ht weeks race -meeting, which had been talked VI ll-m VWU,.,H about for more than three months prior to-thai aaie aaa nao oeen , - .,Mni avtlMee in tha local ..iniinilv. whan taken i"-'.- - ; - - - . V-, togetnar wicn tne im " afndavlta tiled or tne associauon in u eimuit mnrt. that Can tain Spencer's ob ject ia not an boneet one. , - - "One thing la sure no raco mo.ii.s ean be held anywhere without betting. jt im iv- u..ii-n-..)i Val aaaoelatlon cannot race, it will certainly aee that no body else ID tne Biaie 01 ren "J"- . m.,t. AttAMA Vinnlnt ta India- nant over the attaok made on blm In the circuit oourt yeeteraay anerpoon oy m.v torney Henry B. McOlnn, following the Introduotlon of an affidavit by Mr. Uannlna- In Wtllrh ha SWOTS that CaD- taln Spencer and W. S. Dlckaon wented blm to issue warrmnis ror r a kMibmaban bafauaS DlckSOn had HOt been given the exclusive podlselllng prtvllsge;-. - ' "I nave always rerusea o atuw .mi . m W -ran aaltln to 'get evea with somebodyrnUrd Mr. I Manning. "Ana naa ims una been made upon me by any other mem ber of the bar than McOlnn I ahoald km raaantad l . T la not VOrV OOUr ageoue In an attorney to abuse a aasn who haa no chance to resent it in court.- CITY'S HOMES IMPRESS --UDGlHrtrCARSON Hampton L. Carson, attorney-general of Pennsylvania, arrived mis morning from Seattle, where he etopped en route from his-home. ""' Having the guei honor thla noon at a luncheon given at the University club by Wallace Mo Cemant. with whom also were Judge L. R. Webster, MUton W. Smith and Harrison G. Piatt General Carson Is to speak tomorrow at I o'clock In the after noon In Hibernian hall, before the law yera of the coast states, who are to form a Paclfle Coast Bar association. "I am charmed with your beautiful homes." aald the Penneylvanlan, 1 can not tell when before I have eeen such lawns and roses in August, and from a cursory study of the architecture of the houaee here, I am compelled to aay that Portland certainly la among the foremost cltlee of the country In the comfort of Its places of abode." General Caron visited the expoeltloa thle morning, and waa pleaaed with Ita beauty and astonished at tha results that have been attained. OILED ROAD ATTRACTS rflUTOISTS LINN TON WARD Three mllee of the Llnnton road have been oiled and within the next 10 days the remaining mile of the road leedtng to Claremont tavern will be treated to a dust nreveatlve, . ...... , ;.. . "We would have the laat mile oiled by the end of the week but for the fact that the eounty la completing tne re pairs of "that portion, aald Sol Blu mauar, president of 'the Automobile club, thle morning. '.The county la rushing the repalra aa rapidly as possi ble, and when the finishing touchee are out on oiling will begin. The portion so" fsr oiled is It feet wide, and eoet aa ttSO a mile. Blnoe the oiling of the roed hundreds of teame and automobiles go down that way every evening. - - - "It la the intention ot tne Automomie club to have the road oiled clear up to Portland, a dlatance of about IS miles. E. H. Wemmev Louis Russell and myself will start oar naxt-weerwTOieir-uB- scrlptlons for this part ot the work. As the- oiled- road seems to oe greatly in favor with the auto men and drivers we do not expect any '-.trouble In securing the amount required."- ' . , SUCCESSFUL TRIP OF ? 1 VCTHE; AIRSHIP ANGELUS 'The- winds failed in their battle -with aerial navigation today, and the eturdy Angelua was seen driving agalnat stiff breexe at an elevation of about '1,100 feet fata thla afternoon.; The craft was making slow progress. Of course, but waa able to defy the air current and maintained ite .position near the -fair grounds, moving to different polnte al in. ... .-.'.?: -.- " -v' ' When Lincoln Beach y. Captain Bald win's aeWmant, made the- ascent and the craft waa about 70 feet - from, the ground. It was discovered that the pro peller did ' not, work. . There waa but .a brief dels jf" on this account, however, and soon the blade began-, to revolve, when, the .craft .sscended further, end began maneuvering, over the fait grounds, J "".. V-' ' -- ' rants Beeosaee Bamkrnpt.'. "' . r " Vf Conner, a farmer . ot Yamhill county, 'filed a petition In bankruptcy In the United Statee district court thla morning. - -The- liabilities amount to 14.(11, and hla principal creditor la T. A. Llvesley of. Salem., to whom he owes Il.tSS oh a' promissory note,. His land, furniture -and. tools, .valued "at 11.421. comprise his" totel s seats end are es empt under tha laws of the state, . Fish Warden Reports That Un crupuloue Persona Art '' ' JHejiJIy CeJnlhjr.:- r'; MANY DA!,:3 CTC? SALMON FROM ACpZNDINQ STREAM Nets Are Allowed Too Close to Ob ' etructions, So That Fish Are Seised : Before They Have 'a - Chance . to Find the Ladder. v- ' " (Special Pispateh XlHTJouraaL) ' Salem, Or., Aug. . CondtUone on Rogue river received special attention during the regular monthly meeting et the etate board of fish commissioners held In this city yesterday afternoon, the trouble experienced by the proven ." tlon of fish from escendlng the stream having bees, brought to the notioe of the board by Master Fish Warden Van Dusen. Mr. Van Dusen alae reported ' that Water Bailiff Wllllaraa waa unable to prevent the fishermen from -violating the flehlng lawa and especially from " locating their traps Snd appliances near the dame of the streams, and that It , waa Impossible to secure any one to aaalat the bailiff In carrying out hla dutlea . ... .-, ,,'.'..- . ' Both mattere were discussed at length by the members of tha board and the flah warden, who waa preeent at the meeting, but no definite action waa taken. The warden, was instructed. however, to. continue hie effort s to se- - core assistance for the water bailiff. 'T" - In referring to the objections' found to the flshways provided by the Golden1- Drift Mining company - through their dam across Rogue, river, the fish warden In hlf report etated that change had been rhade In accordance . with hla re quest ','.. "The principal trouble," said the war den, "with all et these dams la that net Ashing is allowed' too dose below . the dam and the salmon stopped by. the ob- -tructkm are all caught .by unscrupu lous fishermen before they have been given a chance to find the flshway pro- vlded and escape to the watera above, " "The dam Is. without doubt:, one of , the most serious affaire that we hve to contend with today, tor they are ln-- variably located on the beet aalmon- ' breeding atreama .that we have. - ; If conoeaalona -are not made In the matter of flahlng atreama on which these dame are located, it will only be a question of a few years, before the aalmon prod- -uct will be loet entirely to the stream. , To guard against thla tremendous dee - traction stringent law r ahmdd be, peaaed. . : - , . -.- .-'' . ' ,. OFFICIALSt ATEf." EHT 0F-THE FIRST PEACE SESSION -. . . . j - . - . . i Treaty If Drawn Probably Will Be U4nFronch Formalities Con , eluded at One Sitting; ;f.: - (Jearaal Speelal Ssrvlse.1 ' . 1 Tort STB 0 U l rC' Tf ."H. " An r - Todaiy'e" session of the peaoa oonferenoe lasted leaa than three hours. It waa announced unofficially Immediately after adjourn ment that tha order of bualnaea agreed upon waa that the language te be used would be that which should eult -the convenience of the Individual members.' Baron Rosea statee that If a treaty la agreed upon It would moat likely be written In French.- , . a Prom a high but unofficial source. It: ia learned that tha first action ofJie envoye waa the presentation and read- ', log of tha president a Identical note to Japan and Russia advocating peace and . urging ther appointment ot pienipotenn tlarlea. Thla formed, the basis of the conference. . .,. t' The anawer of the Japanese govern ment wae then read and made a part ot the records. The acceptance of the Rue- elan government . followed. The . cre dentials of Wltte will be presented and approved. The Japaneae presented thelra thla afternoon personally to Wltte.- LINEMAN RECEIVES BIG CURRENT WITHOUT HARM ' in ' "t. ;.'..;;. (Special Dtopateh te Tha Jaeraatt La Grande. Or.. Aug; I. John Bohl. a ' linemen in the employ of the .Grand ' Ronde Electric company, had an lntl- mate . experience with 1, 100 volte of - electricity, and lived to tell the etory. . He was on a pole, cutting wires with a pair of pliers in his hand, When In some way hie other hand came In contact ' -with a live wire, eendlng the whole cure : ' rent through hie - body. But for' the V . fact that hla belt held him securely to' the pole .he would have -fallen-to -the ground and probably been seriously In- -Jured. Strange as It may seem, he es caped with no Other Injury except a bad :r ly burned band. t ; ,. ,v. RANCriHANlU(ILLSJfVIFE2 VTHEN SHOOTS HIMSELF ve- ve- ' -;v . ' ' -1 1 Snl-I S-.-t ' "... ."- V ..f a .a Y ..LI..J r this morning William Willis, ranch , hand, shot -his wife. Inflicting mortal .. wounds, and finding hie escape barred, -turned ' the weapon upon himself and blew out his bratns. Tha tragedy le the result of Mrs Willis' refusal to return . to her husband. , Willis end "his wife Separated several months, ago. . .v KILLS HERSELF WITH - . ; ACID'IN A,SAL00N Tannic' Sutton, aged tl years, took car- bollc acid tMa aftsrnoon at about 1:10, . whit Intoxicated at the Senate aaloon, Second snd Davis streets.' A phystolan y waa carted-In but she-wss .beyond aid and died almost Immediately. . . , OofTs Money Saved by olloe. . - Detectives Reslng and Carpenter pre- ' vented ' the successful operation" of a bunko fame yesterday by- arresting four '.. men who' are accused of attempting te relieve August Ooff of Loa. Utah, of' 1100. Tle men are said to have tried . to "dope" the intended Victim by 'fill ing him up, with liquor., j .. -.- V, ; ' . Pilot cioannileelonera STaaaed. ; Olmpla. Wiih, Aug. . The governon - haa appointed L. D. Williams of Ilwsco . pilot commissioner-- ror the - Columbia - river and bar, to succeed Charles Payns, resigned.. He also re-appolnted Charles Kerlee. whose tern aa pilot commls- toper had. expired ..., s ; :r ; . , . . 4 .. .... i- '"V, - '- i-'rV- -",,-'-
