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BLilCKIIlli
; TO TI1E ; HEST
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- 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
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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
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be elated at tha next meeting at For-
at nrava: for .rr..ii.r i. Tnrt.-j,
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"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. - '
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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-
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"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.
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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
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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, .,-;... ... , .;,
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