7;"n nn'.
31. . jrucUeit
IUU UUi J i ULllu
.
-:iir,;:::!0i;j,i
OuOaEO UT FillR ' .
Judge Frazer ,Hir That They
Rlvtl Railroads .Seeking Colum
bia River Route Are Spend;
injf Enerfj n Work.
Endeavorers AzkTh&t the Cound
Friendi cf Utttr Th!r.k It Wui
Meant to Dtmr; , Hit r,-
, Chances for 'Juxshlp. ' ; o
Az : ; : : u - . ' "
DENY THAT HZ WOULD
- MAKE MATTHIW3 CLERIC
ir, X. Matthieu, Champoeg
Honeer, Attends Formal Exer- .
J IL ciset- Held In His Behalf.
Chief Deaay Says Crime Is Due
City Ce .Given interna-;
: tlonal Convention.
4o, Loose Methods of In- v.
surance Companies. ,
. Could Not C Happy, Al
' though Carried. '
AGENTS. TAKE RISKS
HUSBANDS BEAT WIVES .
OFFICIALS HOWEVER 1.
NATJCNALrHZADCUARTERS
WAS ON E OF BRAVE BAND 7
; I THAT DEFEATED ENGLISH
----- WITHOUT IN VESpCATION
tiVVHO.WERE C:i, tCK CED3
;ir PROMISE.RESULTS
i ; r rPROJrCT CUPPCTED
All Say Heir. Company Will Build
Each Member sWl'J ContrtbMte
Senator - Fulton "Sirs .That the Kc'
port Is Baseless 80 , Far s Hi
: Knows Snchj sn Appointment.
ouiaBe Bad PoUUcs. ;
Only Living Person ' Who Passed
: Through the Stirring Timet When
' Northwest Was Under Control o
r Uniluiii ' An rmMiiw. "-'y
Firt Chiefs Will ChooM Next Place
of Meetintv Elect ' Officers ' and
Cruelty and Desertion - Are 'Grounds
Alleged by Jtn Women While
- but AH Refuse to Discus -Details
-Meanwhile 'New Gangs' Daily Are
-flTwenty-FWe Cents for ths Purpose
Brine Successful Convention to a
Two Men Get Decrees Becaua of
Ot euuoing . .aaemoruu - v v
Close This "Afternoon."
-IfthumahTTreatment by Wivesv
Set to Worav
'&l'gton. . -7?':
md uartii TO Siiiifc OiGuij
1
.yf - t r ;
' . . .':"
v Th attendance at th -exposl-;
4 ttoa up to 11:8 o'clock thla fore-
' noon waa 8,088. - The total dmls-;
4," ions yesterday wer 11,400. i, .. .
' ; . v.. ..., ......
. v 1ft honor of r. X Matthieu," trfifaole
irrivor of tlio historic oonvontion at
tsampoeg. Mar 1 148. a large number
fathered in th Auditorium thla after
soon at J :30 o'clock and listened to al
d re Been, concerning that memorable oo-
loit. -:-;- I .-; .
' Mr. Matthieu and hla family occupied
ata of honor, along with tnerobera of
! ittevllle Matthieu Cabin. Native Son
: Oregon, and other speciel- guests.- -After
.must, by . the Administration
nd Colonel H.. BL Doaca delivered an.
i dress of welcome on .bena of the
position.
Ex-Qevernor t,' tA tfee'r followed atjd
r Ida eloquent reference to 'the honor
at belonged- to those SI men - who
tvoted the British element -and aaved
-egoa to the. United States. ...... i . .
' Governor Oeer said -.' in part: The
i w thousand settler In ' the disputed
t rritorjr were' living utterly " without
r vernment! and exposed to all the perils
.', Indian vlndictlvenens. The Hudson's
I ly company had- Its Oregon 'head
" i art era at Vancouver, and opposed th
1 rmation of any sort? of government.
; "The meeting nailed . by the settlers
ho met at Champoeg; waa . packed by
1 sera waa a "Hands up" vote on the
r opoaltion to establish - a prorislonal
t rvernment The proposition lost. An
.American moved . a . division, . and
t e motion carried. At , , thla point
1 o" Meek ' arose .ln. ; hi. - chair and
c lied fotayer American wh' wanted
to, establish a. government to line up
with him. . He started , th ' stamped
toward law and order., and when nose
Were counted it was found that the
A mericana had a majority of two. In
t ie election of officer, which followed
1 nmedlately. Meek waa chosen sheriff
lranri Xavler Matthieu ,wa elected
j of,, th constable. , i
rarmer President Ramsey: Re
' quested by Stockholders to
J Get Control of Road.
(Jearaal Sperlel Berrlea.)
I Vw ' Tork. Sept. IS.- The Ramsey
Could Wabash controversy was the sole
subject of discussion- In Wall, street
this morning. One' closely' connected
With Ramsey says that he ha been, re
quested by large stockholder to 'try
and secure control of the road. ,
1 Rumor are current todsy that Rocke
feller Interests are behind the attempt.
It was at Rockefeller solicitation that
Gould made Ramsey president of. the
Wabash. Should the Goulds and Rocke
fellers lock horn it will .have a far
reaching effect in the railroad and
financial world. Th fight may make
difficult the financing of the new We
em paciflo from Penver to San Fran
cfsco. ' - ; ''. .- ;..
; Some say that Pennsylvania Interest
re backing Ramsey.
Frank Castro's Mother Pros
i ";trated jby News of His Death ;?'
in Clarksville. ;: ' ."J-.
; Frank Castro, who left Portland for
th south six year ego. was asaaslnated
last night in Clarkavlll. Texaa.t, ,
A telegram was received today by hi
mother. Mrs. 1. T. faatra Hi.tih. .v..
fact of the killing, but giving no particu
lar or hint as to th reason why-anyone
should have taken hi life.
i Frank Castro lived here 1 years, and
was in the employ ot Mitchell. ui.
Staver Co. 'He was a member of com
pany B, Second -Oregon volunteer and
waa In th Philippine during the Span
ish wr. A year ago he married Ml
Issbel Botler. j v
CHGANIST CARL TO
GIVE CONCERTS HERE
." i .- t -
William C.'Cart "th- roncert . organist
of New Tork, who la -widely acquainted
in th northwest., lands in Vancouver,
British ColumbUr-this week from an
extended tour through Japan and the
orient. After giving several concert re
rltal In British Columbia he will plav In
Tacoma on Tuesday night. -He will civ
two concert her the Utter. part of the
week. Mr. Carl two year ago estab
lished himaelf a a favorite in Portland.
A the head of the Gullmant organ
school In New Tork and a th organist
at th old First Preebyterisn church
there, Mr. Carl stands at th top of
the profession in ths United Ststes. .
The Portland recitals will be given on
Friday and Saturday nights of next
week, at th First Presbyterian r-hurch.
when he will be- assisted by Wllllsm
Wallace Oraham, violinist, and B.H
AIlen-Ooodwyivttnor.. .-. ;
' Kestsra la .Bett. .
New Tork. Sept II. Th condition of
Taron Knmura wa good last night
t Is doctors Bay that a definite dfagnosl
1 1 yet impossible, No tiling alarming
I aeveiopeq.
Fraferred gtoek Oaaaed .
AUaa A Lwt Beat Brand,
0 SEIZE I7ABASII
miiirnro -kqiqciiito.
i y i i LnuuLii nuunuumniLUi "
" A F. X. Matthieu.
"The maaaacra of Dr. Marcus Whitman
and bis neoDle "at Walilatpn mission
aroused the people "of the WllUmette
valley to the sense of their Isolated con
dition, -and the legislature . determined
to dispatch a messenger to Washington
to Implor such relief as a, regularly
constituted territorial form . of govern
ment might provide. , .
"No man had crossed the. wilderness
and the mountains overland In winter,
but "Jo" Meek volunteered to undertake
th -mission. Armed with credential
Meek set out on the fourth day of
January,. 18fTs for Washington, After
a midwinter trip of a little more than
two months he reached St. Joseph. Mis
sourl, "having- vceomptlshed 'the quick
est journey, between the - two points
ever made at any season of th year
up to that time. . ;
.. "Meek reached . Washington bearing
Oregon news nearly three, month later
than the 'messenger ' who went by sea.
President Pol in special JneseHgeo
congress, quoted largely.' from the I co
lonial legislature's memorial carried by
Meek and urged the Immediate organ
isation of a territorial . government for
Oregon. AwbiU creating Oregon terri
tory finally passed after being held up
for month ' because - it---contained an
anti-slavery- clause -The- -contest wa
extremely exciting during 4he final day
of ' the se anion, but th Oregon bill
passed the senate after an all-night ses
sion at ( o'clock Sunday morning, Au
gust II, 1(48, and received President
Polk's signature a few hour afterward."
Among the features of the afternoon
were recitations, by Miss Minnie Bode
and readings from Sam Simpson's poem
by W. T. Barney and Robert Miller.
ARE SELLING
At 15 CEI1TS
: ..s'.'.j.'..;
I
Offers ' Being ; Made for New
Crop in Country at Slightly
i"-'1'..-'.. 'Better Values. '
Kever in the history of th hop in
dustry of th Paciflo coast has the mar
ket been In such a mixed condition a
at the present moment. . Dealer claim
they have no orders at hand for hops
at any price but it I t nevertheless a
reel tut various oirer tor nop nsv
been made at country point during the
past few day at prioe ranging from
IS to 15 cent a pound.
No dealer In thl city will admit this.
a all of them are being closely watched
by their competitor and dare not make
a statement either way. The bop mar
ket 1 not- firm neither i It as . weak aa
some of the-dealer are trying to lead
th growers to believe. Today th price)
of choice" hop 1 practically It and II
cent a pound. .. . .
Tho late rain have been a wonderful
help to th crop and the tot production
w ill very, likely show any Increase over
previous estimates. - ' , '..'..,
PttcniBuys Mops.
-?SoeUi Dtspaua TtM Jearaal.)
Salem, Or., Sept' H. The first hop
of th 1906 crop to chang. hand In
Salem were sold yesterday by Catlln eV
Linn to Julius Pincu for II cent a Th
lot consisted of 41 bale of th Early
Fuggle variety- and war choice hop.
Hop in thla vicinity ar coming down
fme 'and ' the crop will go beyond all
estimate. The quality cannot be sur
passed. . . i .
; Sep Sell,, at rifteem OeaU.:'r
' . (BpetUI Ptepatea U Tae ,JersaLI .
Eugene, Or.. Sept 1. C L. Fltchard.
an Independence hop buyer, yesterday
hipped two carload of -R. ,B. Hoy
hops at Creswell, Fltchard having con
tracted' for them last spring. It is
understood that the price waa In th
neighborhood of It cent per pound. ?
The recent rain did no damage what
ever to. the hops In lAna county.- In
stead they cleared the vines of dirt end
made picking more pleasant. Not hair
as much rain fell here a in the lower
valley, v. - "v. '-? '
PEACEABLE ADJUSTMENT
OF NORWEGIAN TROUBLE
- (Jearaal BpeeUI Sarrlce.) ! " I' "'?
London, Sept 15. Captain '.Wallen
berg, a member of the Swedish riksdag,
declares that he is certain the Nor-weirtnn-BwedlBh
trouble will be settled
pvax-esbly. . A dispatch' from Stockholm
ray that political and military leader
say the 'war talk so far as Sweden I
concerned i absurd. Negotiator at
KarHtad are holding peaceable session,
and It I believed that the conciliatory
plrlt on both side continues, -;
Oood lather, Bad Son, '
Frank J. 0Connoi pleaded guilty bs
fore Judlta Oeorge this morning to th
charge of stealing II from th Roe
hic. ririt street, August ,
WO?. " Information- received' from U S.
Wilson, rounty attorney of Whitman
count y, lVaWngU.n, states that crcon
nor has been in trouble in Washington;
Mr. Wilson also state that O'Connor
father I well te do. !,...;' ,
Traak Oliver. at 'r a J'
Frank.-Oliver, member of parliament
no minisier or the interior of Canada,
visited the exposition yesterday, aocom-
Sanled by his wife and child. Thy left
ist venlng for their horn. '
HOP
' v-a -..I ' -i . .. -" r i -.
With th alectlon of officer and choice
Of meeting . place thl afternoon the
thirteenth annual eion of th Paciflo
Coast " Association of Fir Chiefs will
do.'-. - ;.' ' ': ' ''- "'-!
Thl morning VJe-HPrldnt Guthrie
presided . and. th first papr .waa read
by Chief J. H. Watson on 'X'hemtcal
Engine lij Fir Bervlca." W, R. Rob
erta, fir marshal of Portland, pok on
"Means for Preventing Firea,''. and wa
followed by H. Wi Bringhurst of Seattle,
on "tocal Fire Insurance Agents His
Relatlv Position to th Chief of the
Fir Department." " " -
- There wa a general discussion of th
volunteer fir departments, after which
committee war appointed. - Th com
mittee ou- resolution consists of Chiefs
Lester of Dawson. Alaaka; Fox ot Baker
City; and Cook of Seattle. .
At yesterday's seaelon Fir Chief W.
B. Brockman ofi Davenport, Washing
ton, read a paper on "Volunteer Fir
Department: Beet Method of Organ
ixing and What Support and Encourage
ment Should They Rightly Expect and
Receive From th Town Council"
"Incendlariem: What Mean Can Be
Employed for Its' Suppression r1. waa
th subject of the paper read by -Fir
Chief Thoma Deasy or victoria, a. v.
Ho ssld: ' ....
, '.The chief cause of .incendiarism I
the loo manner in - which insurance
companl aasume "risks. j
It ia likely that Chief Campbell, of
Jlha Portland fir department, wilt be
etectea preaiaent ot tne r-acino ioasa
Association Of Fire Chief a. It. la alar)
aid that Chief W. C Toran of Eugene
will be re-elected to th off lea of ec
retary. ..v.. ..---s i.-v
EDITOR VlilARD EnTERTAI."ED
- AT STATt UNIVERSITY
Publisher of New York Evening
Post " May Endow the ';.,
U'rt : v Colleee.,. v v.
' (SpecUl Mepateh te Th Jearaal)
Eugen. Or., Sept II. Oswald Harri
son Villard, son of Ui Ut. H.nry VII
lard, and editor and .owner of the New
Tork Evfcnlns-; Post, r spent ' yesterday
fternooa Wiiaene-the get of Prei-
dent P. I Campbell, lion. 8. H. Friendly,
Honr- T.- O. - Hendribk.- Froressor r. a.
Young and other prominent cltlsena.
i Mr. VUJard .sraa met at th train and
driven to the- University of - Oregon, to
which Institution bis father, in ll,
gave 16,tN)0 . toward an andowment
fund.i No such announcement has been
made, but.lt la thought , that th. son
may In th not far futur make a simi
lar sift to th university.
Last' evening Mr. Villard wa dined al
the Hotel Smeede, th dinner being at
tended by a number bf Eugene' leading
cltlsena.', v . - - -
FIRST LOAD FOR THE x
; PORTAGE RAILWAY
..; , ;.; . - -.
Judge W. J. Turner, a member of' the
Open River association and on of th
moat active worker In th executive
committee, la In Portland to confer, with
local member regarding- boat to be
placed in service on the upper river.
- Th steamer Columbia arrived at Ce-
tilo 'yesterday from Lewlston territory.
bringing th Brat load for th portage
railway SO sack of wheat and other
commodities. Th first shipment for
up-river points 1 - quantity of gro-
morning-
large
amount of contractors' suppllSlomove
tructlon on ths north
bank of the Columbia river. Th Co
lumbia will operate . regularly between
Arlington and th portage. - There will
be steamer connection at the wast end
of th lln on Wednesday and Satur
day -by th Columbia Northern boats.
STANDARD OIL PAYS
'SIX-DOLLAR DIVIDEND
(Jearaal Special SernVe.t -New
Tork, Sept. 15. The Standard Oil
company is paying a quarterly dividend
f ! per har today to all holder of
shares which were on record on August
18. Tha previous dividends declared this
year were a share on May 16 and IIS
a share on February 18, making a total
of S30 declared so far this year, against
12 In. the corresponding period last year;
3a share In the corresponding period
of 1908; S3S a har In UOt and 140 a share
In 1901. " Based on the present market
valuation . of the- stock, th Income to
th Investor on dividend declared so
far thl year I about 4.1 per cent ,
ROBBER MISTAKEN FOR
,. EXPRESS MESSENGER
Sllverton, Or, Sept. '15. Th Wells-
Farao axpr car waa entered yester
day while th train was standing near
tha depot and tne train crew were at
lunch and SIM Ja urreneyand S bank
check for t2 were stolen, A man wa
seen to enter th car by unlocking th
door, and aa he was- supposed to be a
member of th train craw he committed
the burglary In the presenc of a dosen
person and got away without being ap
prehended. No suspicion ' wa aroused
until the expressman - reiumea . rrom
lunch. Route- - Agent' J." F. ' Baker of
Portland k In tho city Investigating the
matter. -- ., i- . ?.
V ow mate Baai. .,."..
- On September II and IT th Canadian
Pacific will sell round-trip ticketa to
eastern point at very low rate a. Ticket
will be good for' stopovers, going and
returning, with, th final limit of ft
aav from date of sale, .-,
. For full particular eall on or addres
F. R. Johnson, r. at if. a., cananiaa f-a-olflo
Ry 1 Third lret, Portland. Or,
B4d "blood and lndigtion ar deadly
en em lee to good health. , Burdock Blood
Bitter destroy them.
Thirty-four divorce hav, been grant
ed In thl-ounty sine September I; IS
were granted -by Presiding Judg Fraser
thla mornloav Six ot th divorce today
were for cruelty and alx war for de
sertion, JXm. were granted- to aneawr
After llstentcig to numerous heart
rending tales Of cruelty by buabanda
to. wive , who. were 111. and helpless,
Judg Fraser remarked: ... . v
"I think that -some of th people who
are opposed to th whipping post should
be here on a day like this,"- - . .
Delia divorced from T. C Earl for
cruelty; they were married In Portland
May 28, 1888. She atated that her hus
band bad been a habitual, drunkard., and
a married daughter, Mrs. Tempest, told
of her father's cruelty. The three un
married children were given th mother.
Desertion wa tha axouifd on which
Ml mi I got a divorce from1 Frank
Turney. They were married at Oregon
City September . 1. 18T,-and he de
serted her -in October, 109. . One son.
sged S year waa given to th mother.
"He gav me only IS to pay for burying
my little baby.':, ah said. ..... -
Ida Rhodes waa freed from Charlea,
whom ah married in Portland Septem
ber t, 103.. An Infant son was given
to her. Cruelty wa charged. . ,:
Ruth Elliott wa. married to Ernest El
liott.- In October. It 01, ah atated that
"he picked up on morning, went away,
and ! never saw htm' again.. She was
allowed her decreeu .
After SI years of wedded, bliss, Jaca-
bin Orohs was divorced from O. Orobs,
th saloon man. who has th park of that
n4m near Fulton. Cruelty was charged.
They had six children, - .t. ... .
Alleging desertion Nettle asked for
and got a divoro from John Warner.
They-were married at Vancouver, Wash
ington. April . II, 1888, and nave four
children, for whom th father will be al-
Marie Miller waa divorced from
Thomaa ' Miller on the - allegation ' of
cruelty. They were married -In Port
land August .. 1104. v w -
Mary J. Funk wa freed from George
R. - Funav-a-ormer. employ of th
county aasessor office, iflurvtn -been
shown that she had been treated cruelly.
They -" were married ' at Farmlngton,
Waahlaa-ton. larmt 1 It. . k-
Marrled in Boyd.- Oregon. November
SI, 1188: deserted en July 10. 1810; di
vorced September IS, 10I. This I the
brief history of the married ttfe' of
Amanda Mowery and Abrant kiowery.
Mary B. Christner was divorced from
Jeeob Cbrlatner, who allege desertion.
They were married November 12. 1888.
Margaret wa granted a divorce from
Fred D. Macdonald on the charge of
cruelty. ' They were married at .Van
oowver. Washington, September S7.-1SST,
and hav thro children, th youngest of
whom I but a few weeka old.
1 W. B. Swlraky wa divorced from Jen
nie Swtraky, on statutory ground.
boodli;:g.eiiatohd:;its
PERJURIuS HK-iSELF
Harry Bunkers Makes Broadside
Confession of Falsehood in ,
- ; , Previous Trial. x; ' 1
- (Jesraal Speeial Serrle.
Sacramento,' Sept H. Senatbr Harry
Banker waa on th stand 1n tha Em
mons bribery trial thl morning and de
clared -that? nearly all hi' testimony
given In the other trial for boodUaau
Ta1e,Jfeujak w as goaded by Orov
ohnson, Kmmons counsel, Into a broad
side confession of perjury., t ,: .
Johnaon questioned Bunker a to hi
two terms of service in th navy. tThe
district attorney objected to this line of
examination and the objection waa sus
tained. . The district attorney and John
son had verbal mtx-up on the line of
examination. Th Judge cam to th
rescue of Bunkers, who was flounder
ing helplessly under the examination.
Emmona la perfectly composed. He
rarely speak to hi - lawyer. Wright
wa attending aa a spectator. ' He lis
tened closely, but hla countenance wa
unchanged during th grilling on Bun
ker. Th latter occasionally glare at
hi former companion, whit blurting
out hla testimony, but Wright and Em
mons act aa if they had never seen the
witness before. Bunker wa still on
th stand lat thl afternoon. - ,
'"Xiow Xxonrsloa mate Bui
On' September It, ' IT. - th Oreat
Northern railway : will Aaell excur
sion ticketa to Chicago ; and . return
for IT1.S0; fit. Loul and rturn, tIT.te;
SL Paul, Mlnneapolla and Duluth and
raturn, t0; ticket good for going pas
sag for 10 day; final return limit, SS
day;, good - going via Oreat Northern
railway, returning aam or any direct
route, atopover allowed going and re
turning. - for tickets and additional in
formation call on or eddreee H. Dickson,
C. P. and T. A., Oreat Northers, R
If. Third street, Portland. ,,.
POLICy-HOLDERSOIN'
; GIVEN REPUBLICANS
. - ! ' -
r- . (Jearaal SpecUl Servke.) ' . 4
'-New York. Sept. li. In -the .
a S Inauranc Investigation Perkins ' 4
4 'resumed the tnd thi after
e noon and said that on th record 4
4 . of the New Tork Life there was
e a check for I4I.70S.SO. dated De-
4 cember 14, 104, which appeared-
4 to be drawn to a blank order,.
-but In reality wa md payabl 4
4 to Morgan Co. and cashed by 4
4 Cornelius Bliss, it ocing in
.company's contribution the
Republican campaign fund.
-Perkins td th compny made
gifts In 188 for th same ob-
' Ject, considering that the elec-
tton of Bryan president would
Jeopardise their interest, and
again In 1100 ..
A ...... 'r !'-.
There Is no cessation of activity 'of
railroad eonstructloti and ( urvytng
work along the north bank of th Co
lumbia river. All thlwy .from Van
couver to Wallula are evidences that
th rival companies In th (eld. are determined-'
upon building lines of road
paralleling each other. It la positively
asserted bx both sided that they mean
It ia denied by Preaident Oerllnger.
or th Wallula Pacific, .that hi com
pany ha sent men into the field to be
gin construction work from -Wallula
westward. '. . .- ,.-- - . .
The party of men and construction
equipment that la reported to hav left
Wallula and crossed th Columbia titer
la not oilr party. ' We ar not yet ready.
But we ar getting ready aa faat as w
can and we a re going to build the road."
e said. ,. -, r-. ... .-. : . ,., .
Senator K.- M. Band of Vancouver,
who has been on right-of-way work for
the Wallula Paciflo between Vancouver
and Waahougal, returned home yester
day after , a hard trip." He said:
"There ha been so much newspaper
talk that I don't believe I will try to
Improve it. Ther 1, on thing I will
ay that w are getting ready to build
our road.", . '. ... .. . ,,-y-.. , '
It 1 expected fie win leave tomorrow
for Eaatern Waahlnrton, to be gone
several week, and that when ha again
return horn right Of wy for a large
part -of th' -dlatanc from Wallula to
the Cascade will hav been secured for
the Wallula Pacific , Oeorge W. Staple-
ton of Portland 4 now- in - the Held on
thl work. The situation at Vancouver
remains, unchanged.
FORESTRY HALL TO" BE
CITY'S OhII
Park Bodrd and - Council Com-
mittee Take Steps to Acquire
' Needed SU.';'
Portland will own th Forestry build-
ng. : At a Joint masting of - th city park
board and th waya and mean commit
tee of th city council yesterday after
noon a resolution was adopted recom
mending that tha "'City council rpeaa' an
ordinance authorising th. purchaee of
at -least -on acre ofland - where ."the
building now stands aa a. permanent. lt
for th atrWture' ';v..i - i
Loul Ooldsmlth own th tract con
taining 10 acre on which th building
Is located, and has offered to sell a por
tion or tha entire tract for 87.000 an
sere. ' it waa th opinion of th Joint
committee that at least two acre should
be purchased, but were, at a los to
know from-whr 'th fund were- to
com. - It waa finally suggested that th
city giv th stat commission to un
derstand that they wonld purehas th
it and that tha itax levy could be ar
ranged next spring to provide for th
payment of the ' coat, - v ' -
. Dr. Dav Rairety or tne atata com
mlaalon atated that the eommlaaloh re
quested an answer from the eity Imme
diately and stated that, th building.
costing 886,000, together witn tne tor
try axhlblt. would to presented to the
city providing a permanent site was
purchased for It,;'- J - ' ,',';,;".;.".-
"LIKE" AIID "DEAD OilES"
SUBJEGT-OF OUEHYr- t
Beutah Howerton, Beer-Dnnk-
ng Girl, Tells Judge Cain- r
eron What Terms Mean.; :
Thouch Beulah Howerton ia tinder tl
years, 'Xlquor waa. sold her on numerous
occasions. It I alleged, by W. A. Schue,
on of the proprietors of a saloon op
posite a dancehall at 811 Vpshur street.
Th girl testified 1n th polle court
this morning that Schu knew her age,
aa h was acquainted with her family,
and she was a companion ot hla daugh
ter, Stella. :
Thr girl gav her damaging testimony
with a nonchalance that urprta even
the authorities. Her definition of a
live on' and a "dead one" war orig
inal and amusing; "A live one.f.sh
explained, "i a man who i willing to
spend money on a girl when he take
her around for a good time."- t
Hr testimony showed thst she wa in
th rear of Bohue's saloon Wednesday
night and was drinking beer with his
daughter when Aotlng Captain Slover
placed her under aih-est. Schu was ar.
rested under the recent legislative acr
making the sale of liquor to a girl
under It years an indictable demeanor..
FUSE FACTORY EXPLODES
SIX KILLED, MANY HURT
sr'i ' I esssasnsawaBsBHaMS) 'A '(t
'; Ueeraal SpMdel Berries. , '
-Avon. Conn., Sept. IS Six were killed
and two fatally Injured and .. about
IS hurt by an explosion In th fuse-
room of th Climax Fuse company; this
afternoon. -The factory wa demolished
and th wrckg Ignited.
0. WL WtOlaans la Canada. ,
D H. Williams, wanted In this city
on ths charge of embessllng 11,000 from
th local brantih of th Leetherworkere'
International union, has been located by
City Detective Snow and Kerrigan at
London, Ontario,' . Hi wire, wno. re
mained here for ome time .after Wil
liam left clandestinely, is said to. toe
with him. Bequleltlon papers wer pre
pared todsy and Detectiv Kerrigan, will
leave for ther tonight.- -
Japaa Xoaov Taft. , .
' (Joertal Bnerlal Service.) .
Toklo. Sept. U. The president snd
vice-president of the lower house will
go to Yokohama tomorrow to meet Sec
retary Taft.
Resolutions were adopted - at thla
morning' eeion of th Christian En
dsavor Inatltut of th Northwest In
dorslng- the '-movement. na oas bn
started to erect national, headquarter
in Waahlnaton Ctty.-..RaoluUana war
also adopted aaking that th next inter
national convention OI tn snueavorers
b held in Seattle. ', i .. v.. ';..
II the International - Convention at
Baltimore last' summer It was propoaed
that a memorial building be erected In
Waahlnarton Cltv In honor of th mem-
orv of UT. rranci viara. ... tamer
Christian Endavor work. ; It wa d
Ml -that each member houhK-eon
tribute one penny for each ; yar of
exlatenee of the aoclety, making II cents
that each member niut lve. Th build-
lag la to be uaed a national neao
quarter of -th oclty. . .v v- ' k -
Th movement wa heaUly Indorsed
at this morning's session of th 4nU-
tat. The reeolutlon will be rorwaraea
to the officer of th international o-
clety. . v . - -, -.'.. ..'....
Rev. D. A. Thompson OI ounnyaiae
Presbyterian church presided at thl
morning session. Devotional exercises
were conducted by ReV. W. J. Sharp
and th "conference was conducted by
Carl Reeve of Seattle.- "Missionary
Work" wa th ubject of th-confer-nc.
Mr. A. H. Burkholder spoke on
"Junior Work",and an address waa de
livered by Von Ogden Vogt en local
unions and "local .societies. ---
; At last nighr eston a gavel wa
presented hv the Endeavorers of Wash
ington 1 Preaident .Roockwood of th
Oregon society. The presentation waa
made by Rev. W.'J. Sharp. Held secre
tary, and in th absence of Mr. Roock
wood wa accepted by Rev. A.
Thompson. The gaval wa mad from
walnut that cam from "Mount Vernon.
Following ia a partial Ut of delegates
who attends tha convention: .-.'. "' '
Vera Kern. Portland; Rose A. McCoy,
Baker City; Clara M. Larsen. Mount Ta-
pari it mil i w iivuk i
Kagleson, Washington, Pa.; Julia Hatch,!
Portland; Doicie atansneia. at-ount la
bor: Grace E. . Hamilton, Altoona, Pa.;
Laura raulkner, Altoona, Pa.: F. Edgar
Bartn. SeattLs: It.Cv'Knox.- SaatUe:
Mary W. Gregory. Bavrley, N. J.; Helen
Worthlngton. PortUnd; Baul W. Chlld
erS, The Dellee; Margaret E. Kittredge.
Seattle; Rev. E. v U House, port
land: Fred - C. Homes, : Ashland;
Winifred Wadeworth, ; Ballard. ,Wah
ington; J. V.. MtlHgan, Portland; J. M.
Wilson, SeatUe: O. Evert Baker, Port,
land: A. A Winter. Portland ; C, T;
Hurdr'CorvalUa-Almlra . Blttnr Port-d
land; Oeorge-K. rueaveti.. eioii,. wii
conaln: Levi - Johnson. Portland; John
R. Welch. .Warrenton.-.Oregon: Mattle
E. Cleland. Portland:'D."i:. TnompSon,
Portland! W. J. Sharp, Kent, Washing
ton; U M. Booger. Portland; W. V. Cul
ver, Wichita, Kansaa; Irene Lincoln,
Eugene; A. M. Rockwood. Portland;
Carl H. Reeve, Beat tie; Edna Isabel
ProtmanJ Portland.- - . -v;-
liEVi F0HI.1 OF APPllCATIOil
:F0S STATE LAKDS
' " 1 - " '" '" ' ' X ' rV'
'.... -, y ... .. ,. -
Entrymenl Must ; Swear .That
-.They Havs Made No Xon-. .
' i' tract to Dispose of Claims.; "
Tm
(SpeeUt Dispatch te Tie Jearaal.)
-a v. . .nntiui a ' n.v form of annll
cation for thejurchsa ev-erMrlandsT t
whlLll'T-bntain th touowing oam: 5
I am a cltlien of th United Bute
aaiactuat settler oa the above described
land; that I hav not either directly or
Indirectly made any prevloua porches
of land from thl tat of th kind de
scribed above, nor haa any-en for me,
which, together with the land described
in ' th abov application, axeeeda 1 1(0
acrea; that I hav made no contract or
agreement, exprees or Implied, for the
sale or disposition of th land applied
for. in case I am permitted - H pur'
chss th same, and that thr la no
valid adverae claim thereto: and It 'Is
expressly understood and agreed that I
make thla application subject te all th
requirement of th acta of congress
and of thla. stat above stated, snd the
terms and "condition of th contract
abov mentioned." '
JOHNSON HAS THE V
- ARRESTING HABIT
' '..'".; 1 ': "r
In tha police court thla morning. C
W. Mott, a night watchman, and Charles
Clemen, a saloon-keeper,' testified thst
th y wei; arrested - by-8pctar- Office
J.--F. Johnaon while he was intoxicated
and that h threw off hi cape, ordered
them to throw their bands up and acted
Ilk a crasy man." -
"H came out of th brewery whil
I was an mr way horn," said Clemen,
"and ordered me to throw up my Jiand.
saying: 1 want to see what you have
on you; I think you have a gun.' I re
fused to throw up my hands and Night
Watchman .Mott asked him If he. was
eraxy,. Then he said he wanted Mott,
too, and placed us both ' under arrest.
He threw his cape on a pile of wood
and three time reached for hi hip
pocket but did not draw ' a ' Weapon.
Once h slapped his breast and declared
that h bad th authority to stop ua,
aa h wa a apeelal officer."-- r-.
: Both night ' watchman . and ' aaloon
keeper swore that Johnson wa Intoxi
cated. They offered to put Patrolman
'Smith on the stand aa a witness, but
Judg Csmeron snld It wa unnecessary,
and discharged Mott. from -custody, '
, Speeial Baoamoa Bats. .
Very low 10-day tickata aaat eSerad
by f N. September IS, 17,
the O R. N. Bella 80-day - ape.
cial excursion ticketa to eaatern points;
i4povr granted going and returning,
particular of C. W. Stinger.- eity tloket
agent O. R. N Co, Third and Wash
ington streets, 'Portland. -.
j ! ' - . ,V
x." . Tallew- Fever Bord. ,,v
, (Jesrsal SpecUl Srvle.'
Nw Orleans, Sept. 18. At neon fif
teen new case and two deatba from
yellow fever ar reported. -
'. Friend of Judg McBrid deny tha
published story that -In case he Is ap
pointed United States district Judge he
will mak W. F. Matthew clerk of th
court. It I freely Intimated that tha
tary wa atartad In-th intrt'af an
other aspirant for tha federal bench and
In th hop that it might Injure Mc
Brlda's chanc ot. ' receiving - th , ap- .
plntmont. .. J .
It 1 well' knowp that Matthews la
regarded by Preaident Roosevelt as un
worthy of federal office, and h avould
naturally b prejudiced against McBrid .
If convinced that Matthew would ba
hla ebotc for clerk. Roosevelt's tl
mat of Matthewa waa . sufficiently
shown when h was- ummarily ' dis
missed from "fine office of . United States
marshal., a . i : :i: ' ' '
. Senator Fulton Said yesterday that .
so far aa he knew, the atory waa abso
lutely without foundation. - A ' Judg
McBrlde's chanoaa of being appointed .
federal judge ar wholly dependent e"n
th aupport of Senator Fulton, th lat-. .
ter'a statement . 1 decisive.. Further
more, it would be Incredible that Sen
ator JFultoit wdtfhr-"onsent . to th p- ,
polntment of Matthew to any attic,
for-It would be regarded aa a direct
affront to the Simon Republican and
would ba a deadly blow to tha errorta
to restore harmony In th. party.- Sen
ator Fulton could, not afford. te commit
so. egreglou a blunder... - .- i . 1
RE. F. L Y0::S AFPEA5S d
S. HIDDEN'!! EEHALF -
'.' .''.''" ' " ' ' '.;- C -J $f
Vancouver"-Woman's Charzet
Before; Conference inSes- v
i T ; sien at Everett.
' - (8 serial Pltpatca to The JoaraaLl : ' .
Everett, Wash., Sept. IS. At this
morning's aession of th Methodist con-
ferenoe a new -and rather unexpected -
development occurred In th case of Mrs. j
Hidden, a member of th Vancouver .Z.
fhurch. In whose Interest tha charge
hav been preferred against Rev. 11 lot t
and Presiding Elder Landen, -' - .
Rev. F, u. loung or the Oregon con :
farenoe appeared In -Mrs. Hidden1 be-
half and pleaded bet case. The affair
goes before Bishop McDowell for his "T,
decision which h will ' probably render
before the conference terminatea. -
Eiiaott ' aaM -thwrnarning that me a
garded the charge against him, if ma- '
llcious. r, -v-,..-.i r I v-i
isaicpsi rf- iir ir-r"
OF RIGID INVESTIQATIOM
.j.v;..-, '.. :.:,.,
Jay H. Cpton called on District At
temey Manning yesterday and relter
ated hla assertions made in th county
court when th case of the tata P
Rudolph Janaen, was on hearing.- He '
denied that he ever received money
from attorney for legal business aent. -
them in hla capacity as ball Ut of the-.,
eourt. ;''.' . ' "v' '-' ' -. '-..,'
County Judg Webster ha also mad .
sutement to the district attorney
relating to Aha conduct -of business by - V
ths cpurt. -,-' -..-. '-'.-'
- Th' district attorner; ha begun any"
Inquiry into tha recent disclosures la
ths Janaen and Other ease with a view
to determining what, action ahould be
tnlrrnnT hlm.ll l andnrftnft llisl IMS '"' 1
part played by H. H. Rlddeil in the . .
Jansen ,case and In many other trans- v. ;
actions -at the courthouse Will be the
su Mrrt nf rigid ln"-tg"l'-- t.iii.
tlon hav been given that bis eaa will '.
com before the grieve nee committee -of
the Oregon Stat Bar association. ,.
LIQUOR-SELLER BROUGHT;"'
BACKT0 STAND TRIAL"
i.VA-''. " , ' "':- '
' (Special Dispatch te Tb JearaiL) -- i; ,:
Corvallia, . Or- Sept H. Deputy
Sherif J. D. Well arrived at Corvallla ,
thla-momlng. having In oustody Merwht .
McMalnes. -The latter waa arreated at '
McMlnnvllle and held for the officer.
McMalnea Is wanted for; sailing liquor .;
without a license In the Corvallla Social .'
Athletlo , club. . It I th . second case
against him and it la aupposed that he
was- getting out of th country. He '
must giv bond ar go to is II until the
circuit court of Benton county meet In,
November. He was brought back on a ..
warrant Issued by Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Bryson and tha heating took .
plac In Justic HolgaU'a eourt, . ;
A YEAR IN PRISON h
v FOR NINETEEN DOLLARS
.'; ' ...I 1 1 . -. '-. . .
- (Special Dlasatok te TH JnarsaU ' '
Baker City, Or., Sept 1. A. Con-
ners, who pleaded guilty to larceny or
tl from a saloon at Sumpter, was to
day sentenced-to one year la th peni
tentlary, by .Judg .Whit..':
Sherriok Oat a Bond. ,
- (Josraal Speeial Barrlee.) : ,'
Indianapolis. Ind., Sept 15. Tx-Au-
dltor David E. 8 her rick, who waa re
moved from ..office yesterday by Gov
ernor J. Frank Hanly.-aharged Withj
embeasllng $146,000 of the state fund,
w' today brought Into' court by de
tective and rved with a warrant Is
sued by the county prosecutor charg
ing htm with embeiilement. He wa.
roieaaed. on.-41t.000 bond. , ; ;
arath. scratch, scratch: unabl to at
tend to business during the dsy or sleep
during the night. Itching pile, horrible
Hague. ' uoen m vmiin.ni Bin.- rwvsr-
'U" At nr Srugtore.tO cnta
Steamer Telegraph for ' Astoria,
Roend trip dally (except Friday).".
Leave Alder tret dock T:8S a. an. Re
turning leave Atorta 8 a. jn. Arrlvinr
Portland S I0 p. m. Bunds yiavaa Port
land 8 a. tn. Arrives Portland I p. a, ,
A little life may b sacrificed to a sud.
den sttaek of croup If you don't hav
pr. Thomaa ElectrlO Oil on band for
the emergency.
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