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v.: i. i , -. . . r w ill ' ; " r s r II mm VVtlr this ' sfternooa, nd. '. cooler tonight; Saturday fair. VOL. IV.; NO. 2S3 Indispensable to. the i llfil 1 : nr wiTii III till III , rui llliu uicai; ypJui,iuiiKioo ao .05 : r;',:,i.-,, PnrfFroQ nnrl'c- NnoHorl equal: EXECUTION Of the laws ; ; FOR ALL IS. MAYORS AMBITION 6niy?the 'B(t ; Service and This itfAIICivil ServiGOiAppointmentsr ... llitor Hirrr LM In . his annaal aiMsara.to th city council, flled with -tb lty .Auditor . toaar. . aacutrwi mm ; !( in favor of tha nuntclpa.1 owner i hlp of pnbUa. uUUtlM. Hla moaaaj Klvoa a roviww of tha oondltlooa ozlat- ln In tha dlffarant adhninlatraUra : Mrtmanta ' and eontalna many rcom . mandatlona for tha battartnant af tha pablio- aorrioa. v., ?v ' .' ;. Ha fmvora tha munlolpal awnarahlp . of bait railway linaa ever which au - railway vUl .of aeeerdaa -aqaal pftvt- t laaaa, I . - . . : -Hafarthar farora tha munTolpal awh t 'aralilp ef-att-woohwoaw- aaya that tha old wnsla-htiy ahaeka that now una taa watarfroot should ta torn down, and raplaoad with stona of con era ta atruo turaa. ; :j v ,.,'. ?4" raalla Oaawsalpi ..y:. i Vollowlns ' ara . athar raootnraanda tlons: - - -- r . ' .t ; r- Ptiblla ownarahlp of rack quarrlaa d nxik crushars far tTia pnrpoaa or fuVnlsblnt matarlal to- Improva atraats, tharaby savins a larga sum (of monay aach yaar. h v.'Uv? V- i Tha organisation of maalotpal aarb aca department under tha city charter, ta care for tha fathering and reduc tion of 4he city's refuse. ;,,.'iv ' . Tbe establishment of . aa amerfency and detention hospital. '" . .. Tha reorganisation of tha city health department, that better results may be obtained. :'-"'.'- ' Tha expenditure of mora money than In former years for street cleaning; and aprtnkllna;. . 1 . f ' ;. Q raster economy by tha people la tha consumption "f elty -water, brought . about by the Installation of matara. Terracing - or rortiana ana atner .heights of tha - elty. Instead of making . unsightly euta and AUa tor street pur ' poses. -. - . .' .i - f Ooauavom Baaaa Ta. Bat Tape. ...'" ' " Mayor Lane .. expresses , himself : In favor of common sense methods hi mu nicipal elvU aarvlcs. which will permit .the elty to gat tha beat men for tha publle eervioa, .' .fa belleveo tha prima ; object of tha civil service law la to pimita tha afllrlnfy .of tha publle servloe and to prevent tha discharge of publle servants for political, rellgloua "or merely personal masons. : The text ' of his message is published on pave sis. Aftar reviewing tha different depart menta the - mayor' eoncluded ' hla rnea . aage aa follows) . - ;. -: , -It may be srell to state briefly the general plan of administration of the cfty'e affslrs which X have set out to t pursue so far as they relate , to that portion which has been entreated to me. , - ' . : - .' n . -.. - : 1 shall deem tha equal execution of STEALiEliCWIU ID With Slxty.Mil GaJ Blowing, 4. - ,. JaPlBfilngLB to'Extrtcaf Boat , v Pinned between the reeky shores of '. Cape Horn and a barge load of dynamite .and powder, the little steamer Btranger ' of tha Regulator line's fleet had a close -call the other! day from either being blown ' to atoms ar dashed - to pieces against the . precipice. The wrnd wee - aweeplng down the canyon at a velocity ef about M miles an hour. Tha Stranger arrived at Portland this mornin after 'a month's abaenoa In transporting ex TJlosrves from-Kalama to the various t railroad ampa on the upper Columbia river. ' ','.' , :.',' . ' ; ' ' Their, adventure at Cape Horn when .'they aU expected to be sent to eternity , by fast express waa told by the of f loere and crew. As tha little craft with the unwieldy tow of powder waa working her. way op the swift channel against . the sals, ths wind suddsnly changed and struck her broadside with fulKforce, -Immediately shs began to drift toward ths shora In a few moments. ibs struck snd be ran to pound against ths rocks. The barre wss loaded with tons of tyrttk-r' .r oi -r.e-;: tlve. Tie OYiJAHITE tonight; . . , 1 1 : fn- Mai b . .' .. . . Proper Development of Must Be the Rule in the city's laws as they exist upon the ordinance book, to sll alike, both rich and poor, without fear or favor, so 'far as In my power Ilea, the matter of first consideration. -. i' C "The welfare of the publle 'and Its Interests will be considered of greater Importance than tha gain of tha private Individual at all times. . ... , ; ( . v ; ( . " ' . Oaasya far nansilns, ' i '' "Publla tranchlsea or pablio. streets should never be parted with without full and pro ear compensation being made to taa public; to waom tney Belong. ; ' "I believe la an exact enforcement of all oootracta between . the city and all others to the end that neither the Slty nor tha contractor suffer any Injustice, ""To accomplish, this 1 am quite will ing, to. meet- more, than half -way all ef forte In these directions -upon- your part..,. . . ,.,..ri - n a general way I wlab to suggest that tha greatest asset which this elty baa 'Mow, or aver -wilt possess, . is Its commerce. Portland la a shipping; port. Large facilities then, for the entrance of all railways' to the city and ample and , eheap docking privileges, with . a deep harbor, . become matters of first lmportanoe. c To this and I deem It of vital Importance that the city either awn or. have absolute supervision over a line or railway along tha entire water front over the tracks of which all rail road lines can roar - ears on - equal terms. That the harbor - lines .. be straightened and tha harbor deepened so that the largest ahlpa may oorae to our wharreei that the wharves or - docks themaelvee either be owned or super vised ' by tha city no tha purpose that charges shall be as small aa possible, commensurate with the coat of furnish. Ins such privileges. If they were free. i woiua OS sun Dexter. Better Books.. .:. , . a : "The - unsightly straggllns row -J of wooden docks now alons the waterfront should be replaced by concrete or tone structures, up-to-date and adapted to our needs. . ... . , sincere thank's 'to'the -ibl'genUeujen of tha executive board and other boards who have freely- given their time and best efforts to the business affara of the elty. Likewise l am grateful ta the gentlemen at tha heads of the dif ferent departments for off iolent work faithfully - done.. - To- tha employee of the elty, who -in reality are the back, bona of tha executive department of the city, whq work to the city's Interest alone and render unto It tha seri .a due. ' (Continued ' on - Pass Four.) BEIl'JEEII DARGE OF PMliTORY Mmbr of Crew, In Constant: From Predicament.': perpendicular rocks to the starboard towering up toward the skies for hun dreds of feet without a break made It impossible for them to effect their as cape. Their only recourse was to re. main aa the steamer or perch them selvea on tha . dynamite, aay - their prayers and patiently wait for the end. r Then the aaembere of the crew apled a ' steamer coming up tha river, v It proved to be the Dalles City, and they losrno time 1A iUnallp. her. But the wind waa still blowing with terrific fury and It waa Impossible for her to go te their assistance. - Realising that It would - be usslese ta wait - lonser for help, the men went to work with a will and after about six hours of hard labor succeeded In extricating the Stranger from her pertloue position. She wss then taken up stream a short. distance, where the dangerous . cargo , waa . dis charged. ; - -'--, , .-. - .. . The steamer WlU leave thla afternoon for Kalama to get another barge of explosives, which- aha wUl tow to the upper Columbia. . ' . ,'. PORTLANDOSEOONfv FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY ' Photograph of tha Barricade SWALLOWED UP SOUH.ERU PART OF-ITALY District About Potenza is Rent y r' teen Bodies Are Recovered From the Ruins : :f: ! f V Hospitals Am Filled With Injured. 17 ; 7, y ' " ---,-. ; New Tork. Jan. I. A cable to the Herald: from Rome aaya: At Oenxano, a town of .000 Inhabitants In the prov ince of Potansa. the earth suddenly opened, engulfing 10 houses and shatter Ins; many others, whlcb threaten-to falL Many persons were burled In tha ruins. Fourteen bodies have been recovered and the hospitals ara filled with the injured. The earthquake did considerable dam age In the city of Potensa, which Is In the heart of the district. -A number of buildings were cracked and many persona Injured by falling debris. Po tensa baa a population of. about 10.000 and tha tnbabttaate ara panle stricken. TO APD BRIGHT. DISEASE r USE BUT LITTIE SALT ir Physician. Blame Excestive Use ' of Sodium Chlorfde as Cause of Kidney Troubles, ' r 1 (Jesraml Ssadal SerrieeJ ' - New Tork. Jsn. t. "To avoid Bright'a disss ss, use very little salt." Js tha ad vice ef Dr. Samuel C Tracey af thla city The recent death of Charles . T. Tarkes and the Increasing mortality due to Bright'a dleaaae ta responsible f6r tha declaration. "It seems fitting to say something of tha denser attendlns. the excessive use of common table salt, especially If one haa an affection of )the kidneys." ' said Dr. Traoey. . "It ha been demonstrated by well-known physiologists that only email amounts of sodium -- chloride (common salt) ara essential to the well beln of man. Professor Wldal found that when a patient wno naa nspnntis. or kidney disease, waa given ten grain of 'sodium chloride for several days he Increased in . welsht,. due to dropsy, produosd 'by -the. salt. - Headache and nauseawlth stupor developed, produo ins 'a"WndllKuHseCT sonlng. Professor . Wldal waa abls to make the dropsy appear and disappear by Increasing and wlthdrawln tha use of salt" vv; , . ' - a ; DROPS DEAD IN VIEWING fe THE REMAINS OF FRIEND i" (Jeersel peelal wvlee. , Ian rranclaoo. Jsn. I. While Viewing tha remains of a friend, William Lynch. Ia an undertaking establishment bn Mis slow . street Ustpl;hU- Maurtoe- Orlffrn dropped ' dead. Oriffla entered . the undertaking parlors wiui a rriena. While aasstng through the . door he complained of a pain In hi left aide and remarked that he feared hla .heart was falling. When the cover hiding the fac of the dead maa slid back Orifnn fell .In a swoon. He wts carried to the rear room and. died In a few, minutes. ' Bey xmat' WkDe OoastUari ;v (Joarael flperlal Pervfre.) Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. Lorlh Know, ball, a boy. while eoastlns down hill on Third street, ran under a street car and waa Instantly killed today, , " i i a rv.,r r aaessBSBsjsBSBSBsjsBSBsssjsBBSBSBsx-s- . v ft. m mrTTTmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmiimr '.. and Wire Entanglement Erected in BY E severe seismio Shocks our- 'Tha hill on which the. present elty stands waa originally occupied by aa ancient citadel and during the Roman empire was a flourishes place. - The town waa destroyed by an- earthquake In 117 J and the erection of the present town dates from that event. - The town Is In the earns degree of latitude as the volcano Vesuvius and la subject to fre quent seismic -disturbances as ara all of tha other towns of Basilica ta, southern ftaly,--- -.--, - r-: i, a seoona great eannquase partly ae atroyed Potensa In HH and tha town was' again visited by- an- earthquake la 18(7. when In Basnicata alone S2,47i per sons were killed and the greater - part of Potensa laft In ruins. r' i . MM DOLLARS GRAFTED ST. LDDIS FCLICErr Dive-Kpeper and fanei-Workef i; Makes Confesslorv-Oivide'd Loot With OfFwers. ii- ,' v : .: ;., : . flearnil Sperial Service. 1 . ' Jefferson. City, ,lloi, Jan. I. Police Commissioner Andrew C ' Mareney .- of St. Louis, formerly assistant to Circuit Attorney Folk, listened to 'the most as tounding tale of police corruption and graft aver told in America last night Ollls , Roberts,,, a notorious panel worker of St.- Louis, who Is serving a ten years' . sentence , for ' killing John Kelly, ' made a . full confession to Ma roney of all her crimes, save him the detailed history of the police graft that haa proceeded Uninterruptedly ' for Ave years, during which time tl.000.00 was stolen from men who frequented the three housee run by the Roberts woman and a few other houses. - Of thla 1 1,000. 000 Ollls Roberts ejalma that two thirds wsnt to the polloe... .. , t , . , GOVERNMENT EXPECTS -WArHN-PHiyPPINES - aearsal Ipeclal Bervlee.)" i New Tork, , Jan. i. A apeclal to the Tribune from New Orleans aaya: Major C J. T. Clarke, United ' States army, stationed at Fort fiam' Houston, says that ths war department la already mak ing preparations to J. suppress an up rising which might occur In tha Philip pines, and thla la the reason why so many troops era being prep i red for im mediate sarvloe la . tha Philippines, so that thay maybe near the seat of hoe tllltles in . case Of trouble. v Clarke . Uland-.bntna louder. Hh strmrglwr vio- nmmins nia regiment, ss ne' ex pects to- be one of the flrst regiments sent to the Philippines. .. ' hi. . -- - i DEATH LIST IN MINE v 'REACHES TWENTY-ONE '; ' "-..t.y - SMsa-aa-asasseasl .V '" " '' 1 (Jbarsal Bpeeial Sarrtsa.) Blueftelds, W. Vs., Jan. t It Is definitely learned today that tl miners were killed aa the result of the fire damp explosions st Coaldale yesterday. Only one body haa eo . far been re covered. ' Smoke and gas ara retarding the rescue parties, , v . - -I 5,; 1S03. SIXTEEN PAGES. F the Street of Moscow by tha Striken rough mm . J. A - Caller at Executive Offices Ruth r ; ; lessly Hustled : Out by : Secretary Barnes. , PRESIDENT ORDERS AN INQUIRY INTO OUTRAGE Wife of ; Oorernment j Clerk Who Wished to Ser About Reinstate ; meat o( Hnsband I Taken for a CnnaIs ProstxsteL'' . V-, " (Jesrasl SDseiai Serrlre.) Washlnston. - Jan. . A T handsomely attired woman about to years old en tared the ' executlvo offices yesterday afternoon and asked for Secretary Loeb. A messenger took the secretary a card beaiins the name Mrs. Miner Morris. Assistant Secretary Barnes waa sent to sea the woman. She said ehe wanted to see the president to discuss the rein statement of her husband. , who had been discharged from one of the de- psrtments. Bhajefused to leave and grew excited and waa finally earned from, the bulldlns screaming. 1 ' - The sympathies of the public . thla morning are on the side ef Mrs. Morris. Tha woman la prostrated aa the result of the unceremonious trsatment she received and la ' under the oare of a physician. Friends state that .without belns given a chance to state the object of her visit, secret service a treats were at once called by Secretary Barnea snd the .woman hustled out by main force. In endeavoring to .accomplish her re moval, tha officers grew . rough and handled her severely. The president Is said to have ex pressed ..sreat. .displeasure over the In cident and has ordered a thorough In vestigation of the affair. - Secretary Barnea haa been asked to make aa ex planation to tha president personally, and U la understood will be severely taken to task for hla uncalled-for rude. nesa . ",.' ... . In speaklns of the matter thla morn ing. Secretary Barnea says that he took the. -woman for. ess. of the hoar .of cranks who are especially. attracted. to ths White House and determined to take no chances, so ordered her ejection before she should have time -to oarry 4Jmt.,.cy...aUPP0soflni)trasns. Friends of Mrs. Morris are highly In dignant and deolare-- that the -perpetra- tors of what they oau tha eutrasn shall not '. so unpunished. Loeb la , reticent concerning uie lncioent.., Secretary Barasa issued a statement thla afternoon In which ho says "Mrs. r Morns' pierclns shrieks beard throughout the bulldlns. She re fused to listen, to counsels of order. She refused to leave and shrieked .at aacn suggestion of leaving. . it became nee essary to have her removed. , Of floors asked her to so auletly and she refused lently with two police officers.- - Waea outside she threw herself on the grounJ and it became necessary to. carry har." Barnes denies thst the negro messen ger aided the officers, r : - . - COMMITTEE S00:J TO :;v co::siDEn hate c:ix : (Jearaal Sperlal MwvtM.) 1 '. - Washington, Jan. I. The freight rata regulation bill will be given its first consideration by the house eotw."tee en Interstate and foreign eor.-e;. t a nary 1. r:';i PRICE TWO i ; '- '.; ;.4, L-i.'.r-r .' and Ifotinona . Soldiers in Their Fight Againat the Troop. STAIIDARD OIL PLAIIS Would Pay Big Dividend on Amalgamated, Covering Many. Back " Payments-Harriman and Hill Battle on 'Change ' ' ; ; Schiff Scares, Then Shears the Shorts. ; ; :IX-S- ,-. V OeeraU Speelal Servlee. . . New Tork. Jan. f. The Amalgamated Btandard Oil forces would put Lawsoa out of business for all time. Hare la the plan presented according ta a leading brokerage house. The AmsJgamsted Coppsr company will pay a dividend of per cent hereafter and for all time since the eompany was organised In lttt. Amalgamated la now on a I per-cent basis, bein lately advanced from 4 per cent In order to fool Lawson aa much as possible and cause the stock to advanoe instead of decline when the Boeton oper ator waa doing hla utmost to make the Standard Oil forces take water... The advancing ef the dividend upon Amalga mated to f per cent end ths payment of this dividend to all stockholders ef record since .the organisation of the company, la a very big piece of work and. there ere doubts In soma circles that it can' b accomplished. If It Is. however, it can have but one effect fclie lustant adanvo of the Amalgamated prloe to figures at present undreamed of even by the bulls.' That's the. wsy .they lntdtOraJJUrsos.siid.JilaJrianda4 for It is believed that the bis bear is heavily short of the . stock, as wall as bis friends, v -t Just to show what even tha mere an- nouneement of snob a course would do, the price of Amalgamated went up vary rapidly during the session of today and the cloelng waa over M a share higher than, yestsrday. Following the lead of the parent eompany. Anaconda Copper stocks were boosted during the day and advanced ' rapidly until there - waa a rise of - lift points In the price over that' of yesterday This , waa- at the dosing. r- . . v. .i .- . f , There were many events of interest on the stock exchange today, principal anions them being the heavy buying Of Union Paciflo by people supposed to be acting for. the Hill interest, and ths drop in call money rates to 1 pet cent Just before the closing .' V : Early in the day some, of the brokere received tips that there would be some thing ef Interest In Union Pacific, and tha news' spread with great rapidity. Never waa auch buylns of tha Union Pa- HOPELESS LimCS DrCbarl Elliot Norton - En- courages . , Maud Baliington : ; Booth In Her Campaign. ' " (Jearaal Bserul Servkw.lt ' ' " PhtladslDhla. Jan. . Dr. Charles ErloT'Norton" 'or Catabnd gaTTMa ssachii- setts. man of letters, translator or Dants'a "Divine Comedy. and. a friend of Longfellow and Lowell? haa written a letter to-Mies Anne S. Hall of Cincin nati, and Mrs. Balliitcton Booth, hi their campaign for. killing off the hopelessly means, diseased and Injured - The let ter addressed, to Hiss Hall aatra , lu part: - " ' "There is no ground to nom every un man life Inviolate and sacred, and ta be preserved, no matter with what rsut to ta lnvldual of I' i. ttte eont -v, t..,-e s'e I v re. r FAV03S THE SLAUGHTER OF CENTS.'; XtiTJ?? r-A.if"'r-:'i ' GRAOD COUP if f ',-' if! . eiflo shown - on tha local exchange la recent yeara aa today. Every one wanted . to buy and there were few eartn to ssll even at tha great advance In the -price offered on every aide. Union Pav. elflo overshadowed . everything on the, floor of - the exchange durin - the see ' slon and the closing of tha market re sulted In a net rise of nearly H la tha price , over that of yesterday.. The speech of Sohiff yesterday before tha- chamber of eommere waa another event -that made today's prlcee inter esting. . Every one was willing to take the banker's word for It that financial conditions were bad and every. one sold stock short. This advice waa especial ly accepted by London and. that mar ket went broke today as -a result of the tremendous rise In values here. Failures of brokers there ar expected likewise. . ; . , '-. ..' ..... . : j . In regard to Union Paciflo It Is now rumored that Hill has almost secured a -controlling Interact In the big corpora tion and when ha did there would be some chsngsa in tha map af tha - Coast. Holders of Southern Pacific did not relish the Idea of Hill oeourlns con trol of the Union Paciflo and that Issue did not follow- Is the lead ef tha bis . Ha trims n road.'" ,--,-'",".,'1'7..Tv'''' The great rlsea In the poppers and ' some of the railroads ceased the gen eral . market to follow suit aad soma heavy tisee , were - shown ', In many f insnclal ' Issues. . .,' ! ; , 4- ' ': There -was , a : rise of nearly It. 10 In Buger Refining and over $1.10 a share In American Smelter common stock. ' Reading Railway ' common advanced nearly lilt a share and American Locomotive waa neasly 1 higher at the closing today than yesterday.. .The steel Issues followed suit and Tennessee Coal 4k Iron roa somewhat over tl a share and Steel preferred tl.'' . , The statements of Banker . .Jacob Sohiff 'are approved by many financier . Including Lyman J. Oage and Frank A. Vanderllp, both of whom deolare that tha currency should be so reformed without delay so ss to provide mora elastie medium of exchange, . would hesitate ta give a dose of lauda num, sufficient . to end the suffering , and : life togethsr. ta ths victim of an accident; f i um the luituliig effects wTlsa' recovery Is Impossible." , '. DRYDOCK DEWEY IS x 4$ OPPOSITE BERMUDA '' "J ' ifearsa! apeclal ServVte.) ' Hamilton. Bermuda, Jaa. - e. -The United States tug Potomac, a -member of the fleet conveying ths big drydoclt Dewey to Manila, put In here today for coal and provisions. The Dewey ws left hundreds -of mH off this port, which she will pass tomorrow. AMERICANS KtP FoncHir::e2C'r" jranifs, i . i menta are t etra work. 1 L .ty DTK t: