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::i:jo JANUAI. iiiOVERflLiEUT IS TO BLAfJE - 1 Uuu unnLiiuuu y;.i;r:i!ii70A r BLilCKIIlli ; TO TI1E ; HEST - -""a- w w e B BBBBB aaBr P U - Manager of Pacifio Coast Com Postal Cards Bearing Symbol of "Italian Mafia Society Received by Portland Merchants. "See America First'? Convention Ajeets In Salt Laa City With i , . Large Attendance.' ', , . 1 v Bill in , Cplte . of Eff orta of: 1 pany ai aeaxiie -1 biki ot v Valencia Wreck. j Republican Insurgents. 1 ; U ; V! OPPATPR CO ('! BERATES CONGRESS FOR MAY BE A CLEVER ' i GOVERNOR CHAMSERLAIN ' "- NOT TAKING ACTION . : , ADVERTISING SCHEME Uy.t PRESIDES AT MEETING :,' FQOU milD TroDlTMiira. f .-. ,Vf - m Ocean-Going i Lifeaaving; Tug . t)e frtnaiwlcd for1 Cot-fincwvcr Card ' Cornea 'Each Day, Bearing Many State Executively Preaent Senator Fulton Arranrea With Sam. "Warning of Impending Destruc tion, Which 1 Scheduled to Hap pen' Saturday. : V -6peeehea-Male-by--lfead-oF Wash. -liei Milt fJOr- am N.nn'r-S , . - - nvwif , ."' f Island and Vicinity to Avoid Rep ington and , Othera Would Secure . Built at Pendleton and at Salem. '- j y tMon of Horror, ' Sightaeera.',. r- ' v't : :. ;. :..lv THE OREGON DAILY ZZZZ:XTL' I CZTTAI -""--"v a vi , a..,.-..' f,leiiM . ,t ;. ''' c - '-'--i7 w m ': " ,vjrr- ' . I. ., . r Baa rrasalsaa, Jaa,.-.(Bulletin.). Late this afternoon the agen ef the steamer Texan, bound from thla port to Seattle, received a dispatch stating that tha Texan had nicked up a raft con taining- It aurvlvora of the'Valenola and transferred them to tha City of Topeka. This Ja the second raft mentioned In the dispatches as being adrift. A later die jtatca confirm the rescue, by the Texan. -' ; ftbi4a1 TMumiHi la TM liamttt.) TTUeTTraan.. Jan,- 2S. "I sy th government Is to blame... If .the. sen a tore had anv gumption about . them f'r would have' had an ocean-going tug properly equipped with life-saving ap- ', paratua In the vicinity of the Valencia 1 wreck - a month tin, mere nas noi been aa much I) re Da ration around Van' is coiiver laland. the moat dangerous 109 ll miles ot coaat on thla aide of tha eon- tinent, to aave lives ha there haa been i oa five mllea of coaat in tha north of J En(rland..iJ: Jt t-JL- T That la the way CB. Pearce, general ; manager of the PacUus Coast company whose steamship,''-the Valencia, wai -driven en tha rock off Cape Beale, i Vancouver Island, at midnight Monday, 7 Pearce la fearfully worked un .and aa i reports of the disaster, reach hint. In all z ; ineir Him aeiaua, nis 1 . murcmav-. ti " - ' Uvea sTsedJeeslr X-oat i' ! i-l-t'I -did-not feel thla way atTlrst ti 1 1 said, "simply because . I believed at the , thoaa people, but aa the true story of V tha wreck Is told, then had the proper I Ufeeavlng apparatus been provided by t the srovernnent . not many womea children would have been lost. ' - "Do you realise, " ha continued, "that mora than 209 vessels and more than 1.100 Uvea have been lost riant In the vicinity of tha Valencia wreck wttnin i the paat 20 years? . Do you remember I tha British man of war that went down I there With more than 100 aoula oa board. ' not one of whom escaped? That Is Just aa example. Yet In r spite of tha. terrible history of tha Van mmnr laland srraveyard. wherein lie the rotting .hull of many. winri"lo . ; r siauncn snip, ine unuoa ciutivs j ment has not done one thing, not taken . a single solitary step toward the pre t MiiHna nf wrecks fir the savins- of hu- t i naa aoula after the ship are driven on tha rock. . - Oaptalm Distraotea. ( . - i .' It is feared tha loss of his vessel haa 1 ao distracted CspUln O. M. Johnson that I he will make no attempt to aave his ' t life In the vent a chaoc. la given Him. Such la the statement made by sur ' 'vlvora picked up by the steamer Topeka . yesterday arternoon in tne Hearing oy , . Captain & B. Qtbbe of tha marine board f underwriters. -According to their tory Captain Johnson is heartbroken cvar tha great loaa of life -attending the Wrecking of the Valencia, . With a tense, drawn face Captain Johnson, clinging to tha rlgglpg with - the passengers, thought only of those . . with him,' and time and again prayed for assistance.' ..' ' ..r'. . "My Ood. send relief ta my passen ' IreTS," Captain Johnson was heard to . aay yesterday morning Juat before the life rafta left tha steamer. ' - " Htoatioa raverabla. '.' ; '" ' Tha situation at tha scene of the ' , wreck this morning Is much more favor 4 able for llfesavlng, ad during tha night ' tha eea, went down and the steamer Sal " vor. which evidently haa been lying at Bamf laid, will set out for the wreck and aee If any aid can be furnished. ' -. Meanwhile, another and. If possible, . snore terrible, chapter In the whole af . fair la being wrlUea on the eoast at i the telegraph huts, where the nine st vlvora drifted ashore on the day of the . & wreck. Only Intermittent eommunlca 4 . - tlon haa been - eatablished with them, ." and severa attempts to get to them i bare been fruitless. Saxvtvora afferlag;.' . "This morning reports from Bamfleld - c atata that the nine aurvlvlng men are . " able to walk and some even unable to vy atand. They ' are thus unable to even '' get to a proper place of shelter and are . ' sitting, destitute, cold snd starving. " " They hfre no provisions excepting ' .T , , the meager amount carried by the party ) of three which left Bamfleld yesterday, x and who -managed to get aome austen 'i ance to them.. One has a sprained ankle. I '-, and the others have no boots. All are f exhausted. ""' , ' , ' ', Last evening the entire party attempt l d to eross the swollen stream to go to the wreck, and one nearly lost his life. Bodice Ooma Aahora. ""Jam'AAl SnUl hMM 1 ' Victoria. B. C. Jan. JS. Wreckage la coming ashore all alnng the beach and . It la reported that the body of a woman and ehlld have also been waahed aahora The llghtkeeper at Cape Beale haa atarted down the noast with ropes and food. ALLEGED B00DLER v IS PLACED ON TRIAL 4SeaetF rHtpitrh tn m Ioarsal.1 " Tacoma. Jan. 25. The case of Fred 9. Sherman, the anphalt agent charged " arith the bribery of Mayor Wright for . ,e00. ls on trial todity, . The evidence r , Indicates that the Offloera of the Inde- endent Aapbslt company know soma- thing of the alleged bribery and their . ' testimony will probably determine the fate of Sherman. . . . SOZOflBtlTi TOOTH rov.TEB the favorite dentifrice. Perfectly de Udoue and fragrant. Poeitivaly baaa fkiai. JUkjrear deorW ' " j ; v Postal , csrde i bearing . the Hlafc hahd.", the aymbol of death used" by "an Italian society as a warning to Its vic tims of Impending destruction, have been received by a number of the most prominent wholesale merchants of the city In each morning's mall regularly for the last three mornings..-Each, card besldos bearing the black imprint, haa under the hands a few scrawled words Informing the recipient of the card that he baa a certain number of days yet .to live. The first cards received Plac the limit at four daya and each morning the -.number of daya Is made one less. According to these cards soma deadly fata awaits these merchants on Satur day' morning. " The receipt or the cards Ty tne mer chants Tuesday morning caused con siderable excitement in more than one business house. No one knew thst any ether merchant bad received one of the cards until yesterday and today. --Among those who have received .them regularly eaeb- moTOmg -ttte -Clarenca , Wagner of the Portland Candy company and J. li. Matschek, also a candy dealer. The matter haa been reported to the police, , and an Investigation, la being made. Some of those who have received the carda take the matter seriously, but the general opinion seems to .be that sending the cards Is but an advertising scheme , ' : "- - -, '.- .-. MASS: MEETING INDORSES lira's srafe 'ledges Support pLThose Pres- ant to Executive in Effort i . to Clean Up City. At a mass reception tendered ta Rev. Paul Rader. superintendent of the State TAhll-BaJoon league, and u. M. van rei attorney for the league, at the White Temple last night a aet of resolutions commending Mayor Lane for tha stand he has taken in the enforcement of the city ordinances and the cleaning out of disreputable resorts was adopted by unanimous vote. The resolutions adopted are:- : i-- :- " , ' .. v "Whereaa.-lEver- since h!s election Mayor Lane haa kept hla promise made to the people before that time and haa used his utmost endeavor with the ma terial that baa been furnished him ' to make an honest enforcement of the or dinances of this city and clean up dis reputable establishments, whose very existence are an assault upon the In- tegrity of thaclty and the Virtue of many defenseless girls; therefore be It Resolved, That we oommend him and hla administration and will hold our selves ready to cooperate with him to the utmost of our ability and strength of our organisation In auch work." Rev. Clarence True Wilson presided and addresses were made by Rev. Paul Rader, Attorney Van Pelt and EL J. 8. McAllister. - They reviewed tha work that haa been done In the way of im proving the moral tone of the dty and outlined that which It Is hoped may be accompllahed., . .' ,'...' ; LEAGUE ADJOURNS TO 7 MEET AT FOREST RR0VP ' WltCI Ml rUnCOl UrtUVC (SpeeUI Dispatch to The Joomal.) Albany, Or, Jan. Jk At Its last ses sion today Forest Orove waa selected aa tha neat meeting place by tha WH-1 atruoted ao that.lt convenient the' pro lamette Valley Development league. The I faaalonal'fcmmaa could bo played there, data win ha urin. k. ,w t.,. I To raise tha money neoeeaary for the Among . tha resolutions passed today r-it. e. .. " I Vr ' . VAh,,.;::.".... ,. I be elated at tha next meeting at For- at nrava: for .rr..ii.r i. Tnrt.-j, r h.V. r,. I . ,k! "V..:,"d.H h and a general resolution attendance waa ISO delegates meetings were large and enthuslaatlc Among those, speaking -today - were Oldeon Btokea of Salem. Griffith of Ku proposed indirect taxation measure; Mo- Clanaban or Eugene also spoke. The meeting adjourned at nooa. GENERAL J. S. HARRIS OF BUTTE EXPIRES (rlDeelal Dlsoateh te The looraal.t ' ' Helena, Mont.. Jan. 25. The. body of General John 8. Harris, who died to- day at Buttj, aged II r" -will- be burled here Saturday. General Harria """"""" v "'m' . . . I Pi ant In'CorvalllSw -At prsaent the lo ein,tediitf" ?.atr,trom. L.u,"ltn!l'ca P'"" 1 ' the managensnt a vim s 1 v o w w eve suiu w lyJl v - a time had been a pioneer of Chicago i Milwaukee. : . . He was appointed surveyor-general of I Montana py rrosiaem Jirtnur ana sev - f erai years agpwasPTOimaarecaivar l, of the Snohomish and Tramway Mining companlea at Butte at a , salary of COLLIER RESPONSIBLE- , FORHAPGOOD'S EDITORIAL (Joaroel iperltl Berries.) New Tork, Jan. 26. The defense in the suit for libel brought, against Nor man Uapgood, editor of Collier's Week ly, by JustlcsJ. M. Deuel, closed the presentation of Its evidence this after noon. Robert J. Collier and Hapgood were the witnesses. .Collier asiumrl fulL responsibility for all articles in Col lier's about Town Topics, which la owncl by DeueL , , ADMIRAL COURDET , r . ABANDONED AT SEA 1 iosml gpeelsl BcrTlee.V' - Port Townsend, Jan.. 16. Ths French bark Admiral Courdet, sailing from San Francisco for Port Townsend. And which has been overdue for several daya. has been abandoned at see. go far as known the crew Is sate. - ' . ..... '. i-.; ! .'' ' '. ' . "i ' ' t . ri-'';.i i . r'i jv. 1 - '".,t"r.' ;.' 'r 6tographlc Study of the Face ofDr. at Northport, Long laland, snd auspected .61 having hypnotized .Frank Wianewaki, one of the moat import ant witneases againat him. - Wianewaki is now in an insane aaylum. ; : '' ' : ""'- MULTKOMAH CLUB MAY BUY . CHINESE GARDENS Additional Room Would Provide PoiLthletio-LDameaV--Fortyl Thousand Dollars Asked. . : At the meeting of the'dlrectors of the Multnomah Amateur .Athletic club .last evening It was announced by President Chapln that an option had been secured on tha tract .of land directly souta of tha' present athletlo field, known, as the Chinese gardens, and that the propo sition of purchasing U would be pre sented to the members of the club at the annual meeting which will be held on February U., i . , ,..... r . i Tha tract contalna about four acres and tha option la for. 140.00. The prop- rtr U own,1 b3r King esUta. Were this DroDertr accural available around would be In eight for the accommoda tion of every outdoor. Una of athletics fostered by the club. - A first-class reg ulation baseball diamond .would te con- first payment, an effort will ba mad to secure at least 164 lira members for tha Club, v V. ',-.:-n't U w decided at last night's meet " J? JAtlnt' be raised for, the def raying- of. the ex- penees of the American athletes will compete at Athens this year. ' Al McCll-n waa - appointed to who look Into the possibility of organising-a glee and mandolin club.' ; ' '.".'.' On - next Wednesday evening the of- men from the club will dine at the Ore gon Grill at :20 o'clock. .... WELCH BUYS ELECTRIC fe. : PLANT AT CORVALLIS ." j ; (Special Dtapsteh to Toe JoarnaLl rrtnf.lll. 'fr Jan. tl.Th. X!nrva111a Li t-i.. . a. . r. "'H. V 'ZZZ.-Z- . " " ;7 . , . "Waleh raoanffy gaearM 0.y".-fra: chlf, to estartlsh-a-light-and' power I.' ..v.. s eat WILL fU I Lluli I IN - . . TDOMT AC DlfUADnC' - . - rJWll I - Ul ; llivi inilhsl X - Since 'the' city council haa're-' fuaad toi taeaotlon; to revoke the license' of the Kicharda ee-- - tabllthment Mayor Lane has da-1 e a termlned to take tha matter Into his own nanda v- -'e - "I have determined' to have -a; d light placed , la -f rontot-Rloh--d ards' and I. am also, going to- order the chief of police to de- d tall a patrolman 'to watch, the , place,", said .the mayor this , morning." "Since the council haa refused-to. listen to the ptibllo a) and will do nothing In the prera- , e Ise, I' will see that Innocent.; d girls are protected. I know it Is " not a courteous thing to do but:' I fesl thst I should -do It"! : Tha committee from tha ' Peo- " d ple'a Forum which la preparing ', a report on the resort to be pre-. d aented to an Indignation meeting e of tha cltlsens Is meeting with further new deevlopments of a ' startling nature.' The date for , e the maaa meeting haa ' not been "; d ... . 1 to' Iw. .' M '"A Simpion, accused of the murder of FIRST FINDING FOR i HILL : INTERESTS: Judge Fraier Hold Appointment of ran Attorney-in-Fact a Corporate Act." " AND THEREFORE COMPANY. . V MAY TRANSACT BUSINESS ' s v ; . :v . i ' TTT r"; ' v - - ; . f Reply, to Original SultjWhich Start-;-ed "Over ControYtray ReganIing ; Right of Way at Mae gly Junction, . Will Be FUed at Once by O. R. A N. The Hill Interests defeated the Har rlman forcea today "when -Judge Fraaer found la favor of , tha Portland Se attle Railroad company in tha ' plea - la abatement, proceedings filed by tha'O. R. ft-N. Co, attacking the right of the new company to do business. ta the atato of Oregon.. . . .-.- ... , . . - The contention arose aa tha result .of the efforts of the two roads to oocupy a point -on. tha -peninsula known as Maeg ly. Junction. It -waa contended by. the Portland Seattle .attorneya that their road -might be permanently -hindered .If the wishes Of the O. K. N. were gratl fled. .. - - .. - The G. R. N.- -contended that the essential 'quaation was whether or not a t foreign, .corporation. , which', had not complied, with the laws. of Oregon-snd wss consequently not. entitled to trans act business In .this state, should dic tate how and where It should construct ita.llnea.'. t,; y.--.-,- . -: Judge Fraaer' declared that the 'moat important -point - that1 had been raised was whether or .not the act of the Port land ' 4l Seattle company in ' appointing an attorney-in-fact was-a corporate set. He held tha,t It, waa and -that- since the corporation had a duly appointed agent In Oregon "If . was' entitled "to --transact business.-" -r'r' " - - - - A replyHto the' original suit will be filed "Immediately! by. attorneys for 'the O. R. N. it is thought likely that arguments' - wlU begln on 'Monday. ' ' seven ' persons ; Are . : I . tTHROWN.INTO COLOMBIA 'rf-f - k IV . . ... J ,- ... fSpeetsl Slspateh to The Joanwl.) - s Vancouver, Wash... . Janv 26, The braaklng.ofa gang plank extendtns from I the steamer : Bailey. Oatzert Jo -the. land ing at Waahougal. laat-night resulted In seven, persons' narrowly -escaping' desth by. drowning In ths Columbia river. The boat 'was on her down .trip when tha ac cident, occurred. The gang plank wss crowded with passengers when suddsnly the '.swift ' current , caused the boat ' to swing around, .snapping the plank .and throwing seven persons Into the water. Deckhanda quickly rescued' all of them. ' Three ' were found ; to be seriously bruised. 'Mr.' and Mrs. Stephen Wright of 'Vancouver and D. L.. Russell were those' eustsinlngjbad1 bruises' caused by striking their heads on the side of the boat as they fell, Mrs. Wright struck hsr head on tha rocks -on ths edge of the shore,-csuslng severe Injuries.- - .it " ' eoaes ' Bleatad Frestdsnl (Journal gpedal gerrlee.) Waahlugton, Jan. IS. Frank A, Jones of Ssn Frsnclsco waa reelected president of the , National Marina Engineers' Beneficial association today.' Tha dele gates -were rectal ved by tha president.' - his father-in-law, Bartley T. Horner, !(AULD LANG SYNE" !H OLD ELKS R00:iS TONIGHT : Past Exalted Rulers Will Attend -v Meeting-j-Next Session in r New Building. "Aula Lang Syne" will ba sung with mora- than the ordinary , feeling this evening by the merabera of Ihs Port land lodge of Elks. '. The singing of tha song will bo one of tha cloaing features of the laat session the local lodge will hold In Its old rooms in tha Marquam building.' Tha next meeting, two weeka from, tonight; will be In the new quar ters in tha handsome building at Stark and Seventh. streets. .. t-. .'... i- , , An, effort has been made to aecure the ' attendance ' of - the - surviving paat exalted rulers ot the lodge at tonight's meeting. They are to be called upon for speeches, which are to be delivered between . musical . numbers . and other forma of entertainment. Almost all the paat exalted rulers ot tha lodge are living and atill reside In Portland. . With two - exceptions, they are aa follows: H. R. Littlefleld, ex alted ruler In mi: C H. Clute. ll2: fO. -C Sears, 18 deceased: IX Soils Cohen, H4;.R. W. Mitchell, lift, de ceased: M. Tlchner, ltd; F. C Baker, ll7; R.fE. Moody, 1111; H. D. Griffin, 18; A.. Bweek. 100; O. El Chamber, lain,- 101; John Lament. l0t: R. Clin ton, 'W. W. Robinson, JI04; C. B. McDonnell. 10S. , , ' -f' t ..The - new lodgeroom and club . build ing are to be dedicated, on Thursdsy evening, 'February i ' ' COMWITTEE TO WRESTLE - WITH FRANCHISE MATTER j ': ' . .':S'-; f '.When' the ' proposed franchises'- sought by the .three electric light and' power companlea came before the eltycounclt laet Jilght .an attempt . to . have the measures advertised aa they are. now worded waa frustrated and the franchisee referred baok to the street committee for further consideration. - v l '.Many changes were proposed In tha franchises. : It .'was suggested that-tbe city .require '. bonds ' to show ' the : good faith of the corporation. It was aao auggestsd. that tha companies 1 be required- to-place -their wires and cables under ground In -ths business districts. Tbs valuations placed on the franchises by the. committee are not agreeable to several members - of. ths ' coXnolI, and they mar. also be Changed.... The -valuation on the Cascade Power company la less than the sum offered by tha cor poration. , ; . ' . ' y " . - . ' The- ordinance Heeneing trans! mt fish dealera I5 . aquarter waa passed by the vota of la to 4. . v . The appropriation , of '.the. funda to meet -the expensss of the current year, passed jwlthout objection bjr ifha. cqun-. oilmen.'-' t- " f ? y ..... . . ,' NEW HIGH SCHOOL TO ' y COST EIGHTY THOUSAND ' The contract for ' the erection d of tha ' new Beat Side High 4 achool was let this aftsrnoon to - d M." B. ' Freeman, who a (trees to .. e erer-t the building for the sum e) 4 vOf 10.000. The building will- ba . d 4 constructed : of Tenlno ... blue , d sandstone. . The contract was let e) unanimously by tha board of e education. Construction - work e will begin Immediately.' -' e ttMittwauiim(ij Salt ' Lake City, Jan. 16. Th , "See America First" convention,- which con vened here today- In response to a call asnt out by the Commercial club of thla clty.ls tha first one of Its kind aver held In thla country.; If tha plana of tha promoters of the movement are re alised, this , convention - will mean the first step toward diverting a large' part of the traveling In this county toward t - wast and thus greatly beiteotlug tma part of the country. : -' About. 160 delegates. representing every one of the western state and ter ritories, were in attendance, when the convention waa opened and eonaldarabla enthusiasm was displayed by the dele gates. , Among the delegates are- many prominent merchants and mahufaetur era of tha Various western states, who are greatly Interested in tha movement In addition to . Governors Cutler - ef Utah, Mead of waahlngton and Cham berlain of Oregon, representatives of the -eadtng railroads and commercial bodies of tha country are present. The morning session was de voted to an ad dress of welcome, with Governor Cham berlain aa temporary chairman. Through out -the session tha sentiment waa ex pressed that Americana ahould be edu cated to become familiar with' the United 8tates prior to visiting in Eu rope. '. I-.:,'.--',. ,"''',, '..'' '. Speeches were made by ex-Governor wells - of ' Utah. Governors Cutler, Chamberlain and Mead, Judge Powers, magaslna editors present ' and railroad general passenger agents. Two hundred telegrams of congratulation .were eetved from- governors ot states and edi tors of leading newspapers and maga- slnes of the east.-- - '-- 7-"- This afternoon tha convention will get down to actual work. Tonight there will be a concert In tha tabernacle by the Mormon choir.' y v , 4 WALLOWA CONSTABLE - EQUAUTO-EMEHGENCY ' (gneeist Dtepateh ta Tfte Jeorsal.) Enterprise. .Or Jan. 11 A very un common occurrence happened in tne northern part of Wallowa county laat week. A, warrant waa Issued out of the Justice's court at Enterprise for the arrest of C. W. Stevens for aa alleged threat to kill the sheep or Hays item an. Constable McAnulty drove out to arrest Stevens, and Just aa ba waa placing aim under . arrest was dumfounded to. hear Stevena aay that he himself bad a pris oner In charge whom he bad arrested for burglary and waa then oq his way. to the office of the Justice. . . Stevena told tha constable that he would. readily ao.wlth blnvput only Sot the prisoner In bis charge. The consta ble waa equal to the emergency. As be happened to have . a conveyance auff I clently large to accommodate both Stev ena and tha ' man under hla - charge. Later tha man whom Stevena had ar rested pleaded guilty to tha charge of burglary. .e , Stevena' trial took place Monady and tha court ended liia case by requiring him to. give a bond to keep, the peeoe. It came out at the trial that It la a habit with aome of the sheepmen In the northern part of Wallowa county to crowd their sheep on to tha elalma of other settlers. Stevens was endeavoring to protect what ha supposed waa . hla own possessions from tha encroachments of Kernan when the alleged threat waa made which caused hla arrest. , HOW STANDARD OIL - FOUGHT COMPETITORS ffeorsal gperUl gefriee.) Cleveland, Jan. Ik. Attorney-General Hadlsy, ef Missouri, appeared, before commissioner Schwendtner and contin ued the Standard Oil hearing begun in New Tork in the ouater proceedings brought against the trust. Lou la H. TurrelL an ex-employe of the Standard Oil company in various states, -waa tha first witness. He told of being ordered to New. Tork and mence 10 utuum 10 Decern e a dlreo tor In a company organised aub rosa. apparently as an independent' company. The Republic company was so organ ised. He was Instructed to sign arti cles of Incorporation aa F. A. TurrelL Three hundred shares were placed In hla name. Ha objected, but no change waa maaa. . v - LOVERS OF PEACE " . V V GATHER AND TALK Republicans held another "hkrmony" meeetlng laat evening and about (0 of tha - brethren talked for - two or - three hours of the best methods of allaying tha old faotional feud which naa rent the party. In tha past . Republicans of both factions were present and they billed and cooed as affectionately aa If they Bad no Knives in their bootlegs and no policy In politico save the Golden Rule. The Multnomah 4 Republican league waa organised, with Dr. O. P. Plummer'aa president, Allen R. Joy secretary and John Gill treasurer. The league will support tha nominees of ths -republican prlmarlaa, or at least ao It waa agreeed.-i -- -- : x. . . ' - . : t . DECATUR DISMISSED -V, -r- FROM NAVAL ACADEMY '..";...... , v ' .:; (Joarnel gpeclsl Dervlee.lf ' ' Waahlngton, Jan. IB. Secretary Bona parte thla afternoon announced tha dis missal from tba aervlce of Midshipman Decatur of Annapolis, convicted ef hsslng. '-.'; '.- In tha eenate today Moody criticised the president for sending delegatea to Algeclras. Heyburn of Idaho Advocated the annexstlon of Santo Domingo .on account of hla strategic Importance, to be used aa a picket pose for the Panama canal. ' . - , .' -'- ,. Wreoks Off dreys aTjurber, Tha tug Pioneer haa Just arrived at Port Townsend. with the report that she sighted , two schooners off Graya Har bor, one of ' them bottom aide up, the other with bar -ttecUoad waahed awty. ' Waahlng?,D.VJan', tB. Tha statehood bill waa passed In the house by a Vote of 111 to ltd this afternoon. The debate was, resumed this morning. The measure as it passed the house provides that Oklahoma may ba - ad mitted as -soon as the constitution la aoopteo ana , Arisona may ha -admitted -not earlier than ssvsn and one half and net later than 11 montha after the ap- univ.i nr in. an,. . - Guthrie - la r fixed as - the canrc uaiauoma and Santa Fe for Artaona until 111, when the capitals mar ba ' utakll.ll I . 1 . . .. . . www.,Mivu vj .im.-iiviiBr.- cjif ni mem- bare refused to vote, one of them, Me Lachlan, a member of the Insurgents. . - M"wr ruion naa arransrea , wttn Samuel Hill of the government good roads committee to have aamDle miles Oregon, on tha atandard established by the government. Judge Soott of the Se attle goods roads association . haa bean - nnmmiinlra(ri with . nH th. m.w Mill be commenced h.ti tYm . t , .auwi,. the work of construction, which will be ' porta. i: , . :A ,- r - riiiton ioaay secureu me passsgem ins senate or nia Dili ror tne relief Of settlers within the limits of tha North ern Pacific land grant along the Wallula aod Portland branch of that Una. . ,, . uini vniiuka. : liuliiulu-ui . i;isuRni:cE co:jpakies - Companies Comprising Alleged Combine In Washington Ara on Trial. J fBpedaLJllsoatrh ta Ths Jo llympla. Wash.. Jan. K. The examine., tlon - of the- Washington Insurance as sociation, charged with violation of the laws of US7, prohibiting a combination of lntareata. ta halner heM tnrfav kafm the secretary of state and Deputy . In surance .Commissioner J. H. Schlvely. The principal witness la Lea McKensle. chief surveyor, who occupied tha e(and all morning. The Insurance association claims that - Its compact reducee the expenaea for making the surveys and gathering data, upon which an -equitable rate le eatab' Ushed. Appearances are that tha exam. lnetloawtll be prolonged for arweek . or more. -The specif lo- complaint upon which tha investigation ,1s being made s bassd urin rhsrgss msds by a - spa- elal committee of southwest lumbermen," that certain companlea were In a com bine, and Inferenttallv. hv ether mem bers, to charge exhorbltant ratea, main tained by ' a combination of the com panies In violation of. the law of lt7.. Among the concerns on trial are the- Etna, Norwich and Royal Insurance companlea Should the charges be. sus tained the companies will lose thslr II- eenaaa. . . . . ,. ., 0:;CE Ol'ilED HALF SECTIOII VHERE PORTLAND IS KQV: Mrs. Mary Nessly,- Pioneer of . j V . W. WW r III Hospital in Spokane. (Spsrlel Dtspsteh te The JoersaL) ' Colfax, Wash., Jan. IS. Mrs. Mary Neesly, a pioneer of -the Paotflo coast, died at Spokane .yesterday at the age of tl years. . She bad been In 111 health - for aeveral montha and was taken to Spokane'- and placed In tha Deaooneaa : hospital, where ehe could have tha best of care,, but old age conquered and ehe died early yesterday morning., ' Mrs. Nessly . haa seen more of the changes ; that have, occurred on the Paolflo eoaat than almost any other person In thla section. -,- i . . ' - , . - - She crossed ' the plalna to southern Oregon In IStt with an Immigrant train. In- lift hsr husband secured 120 aoraa , of land where Portland now stands, but ." after spending nearly a year there de- olded that - the , town "would never -' amount to anything" and gave up hla land and went into tha Interior, The family aettled In the Grand Rondo valley In 1882, when there were but three families In -the valley. - Jacob .Nessly, -her husband, secured a largs traot of land where La Grande aow stands, and on that land he lived and died and hla -family lived after him until three yeara ago. when the youngest son, v, vy. Nessly, Who Inherited ths horns place. sold ft and moved to Prosser, Washlng- Mrs. Nessly leavea Sva sons Mllford Nessly of Portland, John and Homer of ' Post Falls, Idaho; Frank of Walla Walla, and Charles W. of Prosser. She leaves. three . daughters Mrs. Watts of Bcappoase, Oregon Mrs. Proebste! of La Grande, and Mrs. Beckwltn of Mayvlew, Washington, the body will be taken -tn la arande and interred beside that -. of her husband, who died there 15 yeara . ago.' . " :Z"TZ 1' 1 '-..'.r'??.':.: 77i 1 . I ' CONVICT RELEASED, BUT t ; AGAIN REARRESTED , (Rpeclal Dlepstcb te The Joaraal.) ' 1 Salem, Or., Jan. 25. Newton Richie, alias A. B. Trlltwood, who completed la-year term In the penitentiary thla - morning for ehooting Adama. a Klam- . ath oouuty rancher, waa Immediately re arrested by the Klamath voounty sheriff, and taken back to ba tried for shoot ing the Adama boy. Tha crime waa com- mltted at the earns time,. Richie la now old and feeble, 'He has been well edu eated, and la undoubtedly Inaane with anarchlstlo tendencies, - Ha haa been ' confined la three different asylums la V the eaak ,, I, .,-;... ... , .;, .-.j.' ,"' ,''. V' i'. ' , '
