'(N,ky7rVv; AQA l I ' ll GOOD EVE U III 6 THE WEATHER," t tir tonight with light frost; Tuea day fair, warmer; northerly "winda. - V- ! PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY.-EVENING; APRIL . 2,; 180TyELVE i PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. . taEAPoV y :: : , : " vol. v. no. 23. :-,:y.-c.'.ii:. ' " aMiifninilfiii mmMP omntr M hiiinrn : ;m:f--z- It ; , . OLIJlIC . THUI CH U ' 8nator Fulton Defends. Uppef Following Deposition Deed$ ot -i- , ; 1 House From Attacks Made 'Transfer "'Are Filed Taking .. f(l f J2j Senator Fulton Defends; Upper House From Attacks Made li.- i . - . . .. . I . , - 1 , m , j ' ' by SensationarJournalists J and Pamphleteers., FAVORS AKEND"ENT TO r ' RAILROAD RATE BILL Weighty Legislation Jake Time Juaticc to Both . Corporation and Individual Advocated by Oregon Stateaman Would . Not . Sacrifice Intereata of Any" Railway.' '! i, - .... ... tyg hmmppiJb " - jn (Journal Special ajorvtea.) Washington, April 1. Senator Ful- ton of .'Oregon, who has consistently supported the Hepburn bill, notified his colleagues today that be would, accept am amendment restricting the right of review -to a Judicial Inquiry Into the constitutionality of the order and pro viding for1 an early hearing and deter mlnatlon.' . ' . , ' F-ultop defended the senate rom. the auacss or magazine writers, ne oc clared that the senate la not dilatory and said that the questions up for de clalonare momentous and require the greatest consideration and calm deltber . atton In order, that no law be paased hurting public" Interests, corporate -or . otherwise. '.; . . , -j - '-It argues nothing against a" man's sincerity that his ideas are fraught with difficulties and complexities and do not . accord with the convictlona of another," declared Senator fSilton, "nor would the public amu me that because, the ..legislative-body is dlnposed. ia . move slowly in 4 solving the great govern mental problems such as this It Is ' wanting in earnestness or patriotism.-; - 'r Sooz yamphlef era. "There 'Is a nchool of . pamptileteers and magasllul essayists, the members-of which have .discovered t)6 difficulty wlutevr in' determining" Just-' what shoud be dona - They ean tell you on a ' moment's notice, txactly-wliat each -provision of the law should be, and there Is no occasion for any delay In Its enaat- - Ing;., I am, I confess, not so fortunately ."constituted, nor so abundantly provided with the gray matter necessary to so readily offer a solution of the many grave constitutional and governmental ' .problems Involved In Inquiry. ; . - . "I hear senators referred to, and see them mentioned in, tha press as "rail road senators' on the one hand, and as the "Toes of corporations' on The other.' I hope I am neither, and yet I trust that I am a friend of the railways and all i persons , or corporations engaged In le gitimate Industrial, commercial enter prises. , . "I would not knowingly cast a vote at any time the effect of which would be to cripple or to embarrass any legiti mate business, corporate or otherwise. , i . ' SanaUty to ia . - "In enacting legislation -designed- te regulate and control . such Institutions - we must at all times have a oar that we neither sacrifice public Interest nor deprive thoee who have invested capital In auck ehterpriaea of opportunity to -- earn a just and fair- compansstion for - the services -they .render the public. ' To do the one would be to prove false to ;. the trust with which we are charged, to . do the other would be at onoe unjust te . such, investors and discreditable alike to ourselves and to the country. I honor . a man who hss the courage of his con- - vlctlons. He Who cries halt" or "make . . haste slowly , in legislation more fre quently than otherwise best serves bis - aountry. . -.. Amendment Sisansseet. , ' The amendment discussed by Senator "- Fulton was that proposed by President , ' Rooaevclt Saturday providing for a oourt review when the Interstate com- : ". merce commission should "exceed Its . authority'' and If the rate declared by the commission Is confiscatory.'-:' The amendment reads as -follows; s That all orders of the commission, ex - cept orders for the payment or money, shsll take; effect. within such reanorrable time as shall be prescribed by the com mission snd shall continue for such period of time, .not exceeding two years. ', as shall t prescribed In the order of the eoramisslon, unless soonor set aside ''-'-by the commission nr-suspended or set -subside In a suit brought sgalnst the com .riVslon. In the circuit court of th 'rt'nlted, States. Hitting as a court ot . equity for the district where sny carrier, plaintiff In such suit has Its prlnclpsi . operation office, and Jurisdiction- Is .. hereby conferred on the circuit iutt of . the Vnlted States to hear and deter mine In any such suit whether the order complained of was beyond the authority of the commission or In violation of. the .rights of the carrier, secured by. .the : . constitution. .. ' "' - - TWO WIDOWS CLAIM -r:t COUNCILMAN'S ESTATE "reell Plspatck to Tb Journal.) , "poknnc. Wash., April 2. A sensation haa been created here by a woman from Carey, Ohio, who claims that she la the lawful wife of the late Anton Traut. a pioneer member of the city council who died recently, and as such Is entitled to her share In the property.- ' A sworn 'statement waa filed by her that they were married In Carey June 11. IMS, that Traut deserted hr the following , December, and until year ago She tad no knowledge of his whereabouts. -Traut ahe says, never obtained a di vorce from her. Mrs. Philippine Traut. who married Mr. Trail -L says ali does not belle I Ingly entrred Into a b with her; and thinks tl ' f-slnr to gain a Mis. who married Mr. Traut eight years .ago. leva the man new- hignmnua marriage tho Ohio worn i) n Is Hare in Iimpfrtv to whioh the has no claim. -- Following ; Deposition, Deeds of Transfer sAre Filed Taking Property t Estimated! : " at Millions. :.::,:rr- EL.JAH THE THIRD IS v -f u: : ; SPURNED BY HIS FLOCK Power o Attorney ; Given Voliv : MaketJIt Poaaible. for .Latter : to ? Giva Warranty- Deed ', to Deacon ' Alexander Granger for Real and Pergonal Effects of Leader of Zioov -4,- - . Chicago, April t. (Bulletin.) A tele gram has been aant to John Alexander Dowie saying: ., ; . 'Tour telegram read here.' Practical' ly all Indorse Vollva'a, administration. Bpeichsr'g reinstatement and Granger's retention and ' , emphatically , protest against your extravaganca, hypocrisy, misrepresentation, exaggeration, bad In vestments, tyranny a-d Injustice. "You are hereby suspended from all offices 'and 'membership for polygamous teachings and other grave charges. . (Signed) .- " - - "VOL . A AND BOARIt Or" OVEB- '- .- tJeanisl tpectsl aerrlre.) Chleago. April I . Following the sen sational action, of Sunday, . In 'which John Alexander , lowle was deposed from the active leadership of Zlon. dneds of transfer were- riled at Wauke gan. TUInoIa, thla morning, legally antic ipating any move that Dowie may make to regain control, me documents turn Over to Deacon . Alexander Granger, as tntstea for the people of Zlon, -all of the property Ot the city, aggregating sev eral millions of dollars In . value. Over, seer Vollva riled the deeds. ; . I lie power VI . attorney irvwii . .v. Tollva" when e came from' Australia made Ftba' action'' possible.- Tho war ranty deed convey ; al 1 property, real and personal, in the name of Dowie. even he propliet'a bed. to O ranger. His honsehold effects, horses and carriage, the machinery In the m Ilia everything la shorn Irons the apostle. u ... . Dowie was virtually dethroned In Zlon City Sunday afternoon at the most sen sational and dramatic meeting ever held In , the North Shore religious colony, The late dictator of the Christian Cath olic cnurch In Zlon had sent a cable gram- from . Mexico City commanding mai uverseer uranger, against wnom Dowie had acquired official resentment, be summarily dismissed from his high place in church and municipality. Vice General Overseer Vollva, who came here from ' Australia - by ' appointment of Dowie reoently to take full charge of affairs at Zlon City. yesterday . an nounced to C.000 persons in Shlloh tab ernacle that not only had the order been Ignored by decision of the executive of ficers ot Zlon. but that It . had been dor elded to reinstate Deacon flpelrher in the graces of the church and municipality- v.- . : It was admitted by . many leading members of the church after meeting last, evening that the incidents of the dny marked the downfall of Dowie aa a dictator of the church, and that thence forth the affaire of the elty, and possi bly the church, would be administered by younger Jteads and handa- " ' It waa by all odds the most exciting day In the history, .of Zlon City. A ca blegram from Dowie ordering the dis missal of Granger came from Mexico City Saturday night. It was addressed to Overseer Vollva and waa couched In the plainest terms; 'There could be no mistake in Its meaningr- As- an - Idee from the Granger matter. It gave other orders to Vollva about the administra tion af Zlon City affairs, which proba bly win be Ignored. Th Incidents fol lowed recent stories that' Dowle's mind Is falling and that he has had trouble with Mrs, Dowie, and that his demand for money was refused by Zlon authori ties. -n-t . .;. - ' I "-.,. ... -. Mrs. Dowie denounced her husband for alleged wrongs Inflicted upon her. Deacoq Spelcher declared that, uowle Is Insane and not to bo-trusted with the affairs of the church or city. ' Glad stone Dowie cast his lot.' with his mother and the authorities, and Cast his father off as unworthy of further leadership. The audience gave hearty assent to all denunaiatlona , v . . Local Zionists refuse to believe The report from Chicago, . and ntll they receive positive verification from head quarters will not accept- the faot that Dowie has. been relieved of anv of his authority,, either spiritual or financial. kv. a. Hoy, pastor of the local Zion ist church, deetarea noslttvelv that re ports to the affect that Dowie fias been superseded are untrue. - v "If such action had been taken hr tha leaders I would have been So Informed by telegraph, with instructions to no tify my people." he said. "I have re ceived no such notice, and consequently I know there Is absolutely no truth In the reports. But I do know that there la a disposition on the part of the press to misrepresent -Dr.. Dowie and every thing that pertains to the Dowie move ment, simply because- Dr.. Dowie went after a bunch of newspaper men once.'., "However. If there ia any movement at all on foot among our leaders. It Is of a financial nature and not spiritual. No effort will be made, I am convinced, to relieve Dr. Dowie of any. spiritual authority." , Oaiaeae Boetee Bias. ' '"foeisl UIaMlri to Te Jnnrnsl.) ' Albany, Or., April t-l.lm Tong, a Chinese doctor, of this city, died this morning r . pneumonia. He was one ot tha best known Chinese doctors In the state. Ills body will be embalmed and sent to China ; - t r -vi .-.v7,t : .. , '.-vu.JS; ' ' -,vo-;v 2.t'f' -y:,m Mr. John D. Rockefeller Jr Mother of John D. Ill, and Her Mother - in felUST- DIP SIIEEP TO CROSS LIHE United States Court at Boise Re- fuse? to '. Interfere With ,v Idaho Quarantine. DENIES DEMANDS FROM- ' . NEVADA AND UTAH Sheep Dying; of Starvation at tht ' State'a Border With Good Rang in Sight Which They Cannot Reach r Until They Are Dipped.. . i Journal Special Brf c. -,yr . Boise. Ida., April I. The United States court today, Judge Beatty pre siding, denied the Injunction naked fof by Utah and Nevada . sheepmen In the suit brought -to -restrain the state sani tary board from enforcing the quaran tine proclamation, requiring all sheep entering the state from Utah and . Ne vada to be dipped. i Many thousands of sheepre waiting at the south boundary of the state to enter. The owners claim that they have been Inspected by federal agents and given a clean bill of health; that tO be required to dip would lose half the lamb crop and damage the- wool te the ex tent -of many thouaanda or. dollars;, that healthy sheep do not -require: dipping, and -that -t he regulation -at - tha-.. gov ernor means the. exclusion . of. oatslde sheep 'from the Idaho' ranges, for-, the benefit of local slieepowners. .. .. . Reports received - this 'morning from the sheep waiting at the line ataee.that hundreds are dying from starvation with range In sight,) which they cannot reach Until flipped, " -. r T"v" :"'";-.:'--''''T-! i-'l V BODY OFfJOE' REED - FOUND IN BIRCH CREEK t :l. . ' "" -Vu- - .' -- (8re1sl Itstssteb -to 'The: Journal.! -.: ' ' Pendleton. Or., April, .-The body of Joe Reed was found yesterday morning Birch - creek, -several . miles - below Pilot -Rook, in a drift. Reed waa last seen at. Pilot Rock Friday night, when he started for the ranch nf J. Perard. for whore, ho! herded. aheep,. Reed was drunk at- the time.- . When -he .did not urn up-Saturday morning a search- was made for him. upon tha supposition that he might be drowned, aa he had to cross a creek en the way to the ranch.' Reed waa years, of age, single and with no relative in. this part ,of the country. COMPLETE AGREEMENT .?! REACHED AT ALGECIRAS t i'1 ';- .' 1 1 " . ., . ; (Joarnal flpeetal KerfM.) . i n- Waahlngbm.' .April 2. Ambassador White and Minister Gummere, Ameri can delegates to Algeolras, .wire -that a complete agreement on all questions has been reached, it only remaining to draft the general act. . The. .agreement will probably be signed Saturday. . i , PEKIN, ILLINOIS, BANK J- ; CLOSED TO DEPOSITORS -t ! hi i ii .' r . t . t ', ' ' Usaraal Bpseiat aMlea. .' ' ' Prkln. Ill.i April I. The bank' of T, and H. Pmlih A Co. closed thla morning. V. J. Albertson wss named trustee on a bond of IG.00, The bank was estab lished lav lift; i .,:, . ' :- .;- r f'. '..l'r;.V,..V. f u- ', .1 1 ;v-..4';;: r . ; V; .v iW..Jl:. :.'.-: ':1 '. PLOT DISCOVERED TO ; ' ASSASSINATE ALFONSO ''HAl V ' -,' .- i A -i it X i . . ' ' Ueatwil Special wt) ... - e ' thorltles - have dtacovered' an - ;. anefchlet v plot at , UbrQa.' .' It ; d e 'mllaa from Seville, to aaaassl- e nate the royal family during the d) e king's- visit in' holy . week. The . e . censorship prevents the publlca- a e tlon of details.. , ,.'. - - ..." V " ' - ." BATTLInB FOR LANDS JH , KLAMATH .RESERVATIOn Answer to Oregon's Claims Con- That Supreme Court . Has. Not Jurisdiction. "-..-' IWaahlsgtee Burns ef Tke Joanal. f Washington,:-April 1 In tbe supreme court -today a ..brief and argument for the defendants were submitted In , the case of the state of Oregon against the secretary of the interim" and. tha com missioner of tha general land office, in volving the claim of the state to tO.OO acres of land within the Klamath In dian reaervatloe by virtue of the pro visions of the swamp land act. It waa contended by counsel for the defendant that l the supreme court has not' original Jurisdiction, that tbe -com' Dlainant- has not -an Interest In the sub ject matter' of the action, that persons interested are not made parties to the suit and that the matters complained of are not a subject of Judicial cognisance. FEEDING PYTHON THAT ! TRIES TO'STARVE ITSELF 4Joeraat Beectal SrvlBa,l . i-Xew-'Tork. -April ljThe curator and 10 keepers In Bronx Zoological Garden had an exceedingly lively time yeeter day-when they succeeded by main force In ' preventing the gigantlo Zi-root py thon "from- starving himself to death. Tiis snake, had not eaten for. five months and could; not be coaxed to break Its faat.'; Yeftterday .the1 curator . and Ms men , prepared a meal for the python. .They; killed- .and - skinned five -rabbits, which tber: tied 'together' In- a . lonn string, one end of which -they-fastened to a 10-foot' pole. These details fin ished.- 16 keepers dragged , the snake out of his den. r ..The 'big reptile . wriggled and fought ;wlth 1 Inconceivable ' agility aitrl strength, .conalderlng , the length of Ms fast. ; At last Zi feet of snake waa Stretched out at fUt) -length tmon'the floor ef the- feeding room. ; Eight men held Mr. Python down and two rammed the entire meal of rabbits Into the shake's atomach and withdrew-the pola The snake,. less quarrelsome than before, waa again- carried Into his cage. - Tbls meal will last him two months.., PRINCE ARTHUR VIEWS ; , " r WONDERS OF. ROCKIES i . (ieersal gsenial aervtct.) Vancouver, B..- X!., April 1. Prince Arthur of Connaught and his party left Vancouver , yesterday - and according to schndule are spending today In the wUds, of British Columbia . viewing the scenic splendors of the- Rockies. ' Thf party will dine and sleep aboard their train, . which la - one ef - the, finest, that ever lias been run anywhere in America. The train consists- of tha palatial cars Cornwall., York and Canada.: and la ia charge of V. R. Baker, as -the personal representative of' Rir Thomas Hhaugh nessy of the Canadian Fad no railway. -: : . ' . , . 5 v , , ' Hi '" '"' mi rr.-'-.V' :; . ' ' 'I? .'-'; i) j I H - Law, Wife of the Billionaire. COBALT " BATTERY ' .' ' Vfev Edison's Newest (Appliance for V. Storage of U Electricity: 'v. v !.-'' Stiil a Secret.- . J. INVENTOR HAS BOUGHT f - ONTARIO COBALT MINE Clearly Attaches Great Importance to Hia Lateat ContrivaitceExplanav . tion : Expected When Ht Returns :; From Hia Vacation Trip to Florida. '(Journal Bveetal Hervlea.T- " New says: son ' Is i . York. April . I. The Journal The latest handiwork , of Edl an electric storage 7 battery In which cobalt is employed Instead of lead or nickel. Never before had any great ohetnlet r electrical engineer dnsamed of using cobalt. ' How Edison nit on the Idea is not disclosed and the secret will not be- revealed, until the Inventor returns to big laboratory, tn about two weeks, from Florida, where be la reou- neratlng. - 7 - - - ; - Edison has neen experimenting a long time -with cobalt, and before he left, for the ' south had manufactured and em ployed ' In' automobile in bla grounds several batteries made with that metal. To what extent, however, these batter rlee xcel -the. present , lead .batteries. or even Edison Improved nickel bat tery, eoutd not be ascertained. Kvtdence ef ' the .- importance - lootson attaches - to the . use of .cobalt la fur nished by the fact that, he haa bought a cobalt mine In Ontario,. F0IS0NED BY TOUCH OF RARE PHILIPPINE WOOD 'i.c't'-.. '. ' - (Jeumal goadal Becvlaa.) ' "Boston, April . Bo strange an effect has a rare wood brought from tbe Phil ippines t a Cambridge furniture fee-tery-aad on the employee, that have been made , I1L By special -order "11,000 feet of wood wae imported to be made Into furniture for a New Yetit man te use in his hous at'Buffalo.' Tlte sick workmen had Inhaled dust - from this wood -or their hands had come tnte con tact with it.' The effect was asthmatio and a very Irritating raah broker out on the' arm. ; or wherever there was per. spl ration. - The. wood Is known aa tonquln. 'It Is dark and resembles English oak, having nearly .the same grain, full of beautiful figures - .which ' sparkle, in -. plaoes like silver when placed under strong light. Employes were affected, in- every room except the finishing room and the wood caused so much . trouble that the firm refused to have any more of It in the factory., ;U t,.":: ;'...,. TWELVE NATIVES ARE , " ; : HANGED IN NATAL ,(- ' (Journal- gpecla grv Ira. V ',- - ' 'J Pletermarltsburg. . April I.-r- The 11 natives Over whose execution -the trouble betweon the colonial and Imperial gov ernments arose were -executed here today.- The. men' were .convicted of com plicity In . the attack, and massacre of Innpector Hunt. .The Imperial govern ment stopped the execution to ascertain the-cause-and provoked an outburst of indignation la Natal "4 " " ' v. -sW4. i Vli ; '? JMr ' I t -X- twbv; i conn - -- .,'. '..- . . .N '';..''.'- 'a - Strike Begins to Look Like a Complete Rout for Operators f t-"1 in Bituminous , Fields of '' Central West.- - FIRST DAY'S CONTEST ; ; :v passes off quietly 1 ' ''V '' .! Workers Keep Day aa Holiday, Cele--brating Inatallation ot Eight-Hour Day Many. Applications .From Ownera to Sign Up Jblitchell and Baer in New York, for Conference. -r- '"'-.' ;'! - .','-' '- ' - (Journal tpacUl Servlee.) ' -' Indianapolis, Ind April t. Reports from all parts of the-bituminous fields show that the first day of the coal atrlke Is passing off quietly, without disturbances being recorded anywhere. There are signs that the operators are yielding, and Preaident Mitchell expects a far larger percentage than the SO. per eent originally estimated will algri up for the l0t scale.-: It begins to look like a complete rout for the operators. ' Mitchell day, the anniversary -of tha elght-heur aoale, la- being observed to day as a holiday throughout the coal reglona Tbe mines are all Idle, and the celebration la unusually- Jubilant thl rear on aocount of the anticipation of victory fn the Hnpendlng conflict. " Every hour reports are being received stating that operators are willing to sign up tha scale. This morning six companies In' tbe Terr Haute, district made overture toward signing, uper store ia other parts ol the district are expected to sign up immediately. .Numerous applications have oeen re ceived at the miners' headquarters In Springfield. Illinois, from the operators, and all eigne point te the defeat ot the operators In Illinois. ' Miners are. jubi lant over the outlpok. :h ; 4 Weilston, Ohio.-dlstrlet operators fared, to. pay the. seal tuls mornlag tbe present, but dM not rwant tn siga n .for-twe) yeara ,'iae-nattiea ttirougnc-t Ohio are idle, but all except tbe blgges are expected to resume under the 101 scale within 1! daya. Tha operators In many districts have notified the miners that they are willing to sign up. The executive board of the miner liar been called to meet tomorrow,- A movement In under way to prevent Individual (Con tracts rrom being man. - Almost all Pennsylvania operators have agreed to pay the S.65 advance sailed for by -the 190 scale,- The miners' convention - for the district meets at Pittsburg In the morning and contracts with the operators will be authorised, after which work will., be resumed. Nearly ail operators bave posted notices granting the increase. As today is a holiday, no work la being done. In the district, r - J - ----- - Practically all ' mine In Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas, Indian Territory and Texas are Idle. No violence is reported and no attempt will be made for the preaent to operate the mlnee with non union hein. - At jerxerson rnnrtne siais haa leaaed a mine to operate during the strike and secure coal for the state in stitutions of Missouri. iit the 40.000 miners In West Virginia not over i.000 are union men and the balance have continued at work. - The union men are out, but there I no sign of disturbance. - ANTHrUClJE STRIKE: StlaeM Oat Peadlag Oeaf ereaee Tosbov .. raw BetweeaT SUtokeU and Baer. - ' (Joaraal iportal fkrvles.).. New York, April President Mitch ell, ef the Vnlted - Mine workers and President Baer f tha Reading railroad. chairman of the anthracite operators, arrived la this city today to attend the oonferenoe to be held tomorrow when a final effort will be made te compromise the atrlke in the '' anthracite regions. They .will not see each Other until to morrow, , . . r.tf it ... - -., J.- All ' men in the anthracite district. numbering 176,000. are out except .those left -to tend the engine The miners failed to report for work thla morning and, are celebrating-the anniversary of the eight-hour scale Installation. ; ROUT IN ILLINOIS. Via see' OStoiala Kept Baay Becalvtag Applications Tnm Operator. 'Journal gpeelal Bervlea.) Sprrngflcld, HU April t. It begins to look like a complete rout for the oper ators In Illinois. Officials at' miners headquarters -were busy with the tele phone all day receiving requests for per mission' to sign the scale. ' Suppliant operators are unnamed until. after the operators' meeting in -Chicago tomorrow. .,. 1 ; ( ; Import taanaigTaata, , ,. - (Jouraat Rpeeial nrTtc.l ' tt'aahlngton, .April a. The arrival of lt.000 Immigrants haa aroused the sus picion of labor leaders that foreigners are being Imported te work In the mines. Inspectors nave been eent to Kansas City and Indianapolis to ascertain tha motives of one lot of IE Greeks sent te one addree In Kansas City and another lot te one address In Indiana.- fjmet ai eeao......; , " 7 i (Jouraal aeeelal eWrlea.) ' cranton, pa.. April l-Bverfveoniery In the Lackawanna valley Is lille. The streets show no Indication of a strike. ae the-men- are remaining quietly at home. - -:, - r r - ; .-. ,: " Strike to Be Brief..;-:... . I Joeraal' aesnlal gervke.) Coshocton. Ohio. April a. William Green, president of the Ohio miners, ex peets that most Of he miner ef tbe state will be werklng lit 10 daya. - . Fifty-Seven Acres, Includir- . Fairmouhtt Bought by Chi. ' i:.''J-f? Henry'for Capitalists - Not - Named;'-, '-- - X- SEVENTY-FIVETHOUSIX DOLLARS THE PHttE PAID Reported Jhat Summer Hotel V.'Zl E4 Built on' Council Crest , and That EleJtric Railway Will Be ZuZt Summit by United Railwaya Corn pany or ( Portland Railway Co. Extensive plana for Improvement of Council Crest hav been. undertaken y ..... capitalist f or -whom Charles K. Henry today purchased (7 acres, including tha Croat tract ef 7 acres and Fairmounr, lying immediately west, comprising 3r'" acres. The price paid waa I7S.00D. Mr. Henry' declined to state the namea ot the people ior whom the. purchase waa made. .f- ' ; :.': It la reported that a ..summer hotel , will be built on the Crest, and that an -electric railway will be built to the sum mit by the'' United.. Ratlwayaompany. i The report rune -to the affect that the United Railways company is the real ' purchaser 0 the Crest properties. An- : Other rumor says the purchaser Is a Los Angeles capitalist 'who' is interested hi- -large hotel enterprises In routhern Call fornla. snd will build a tourist-hotel here to complete a chain of Pacific coast hotels for accommodation of tourists, as Portland is expected to become one of the principal stopping places for tray-' elers who make the round trip, coming -' . or- going by the- Union - Pacific;-orth-i era Pacific, Great Northern aud Can adian Pacific railway lines. . . - v v ' Smith Xoeaa"t ataow anyex. Council Crest and Fairmount wer owned by the Hmltb family, a"4 th -'-s todgy ws.msde betWeen'Mr ... . mi, I f. RmrtP, jrryy.nui- rent eatate easiness -on .Washington, between ' Ilrwt' and Front streets. . Atr. k,mith said: ' . - .- . "I am entirely In t"be dark concerning the Identity of the person or persons for whom Mr.' Henry is acting. , I have . heard the report, that he Is buying for ,. the United Railways company. I do not know whether It Is true or not. There . , has been no evidence to show that tbey . " are Interested In- the ' deal." . The Bmlth family purchased the prop erties' 1n lift, for $60,000. It was at that time reaarded as a arood Invest. ment. but subsequent event's proved that the price of this- and all heights prop erty at that time was too high. After the panie or isss prices dropped away : below the figures asked two years pre-. vlously. and until the last two years) there haa been little demand, for Coun cil Crest property. Since the construe- ' tlon of the Portland Railway company' new line to the heights an property there has been steadily advancing )t price. .. - . . .Ll:.T.; '-- Boa to Be Bull "Ala Tear. ', . -jx " A lease held by Van W. Anderson of ' .... the Council Crest tract, for the purpose of establishing an amusement park lu the summit, is said to have been jean- , celrd by the transfer of thw paeperty te Tlr." Henfyr-Jt Is practically certain that, , an electric railway will be built to the . Crest 'this year. Engineers for the United Railways ' company have care- - ' fully examined the topography of the. surrounding country, and It Is said they have considered the - feasibility 'ef running a line around tbe east side of -.t. Portland Height and ascending from southeasterly quarter, where t Ivors are1 - large posalbllltlea-for developing a de slrable residence section new entirely remote from streetcar transportation. - - The Portland Railway company haW " been petitioned by the property owne4 ground Council Croat to extend the pres -ent-ilelghts line to the Crest.? .The om psny will put a 'corps of engineers Irt . the field this week. -to find, the, tnosc ', feasible route. An estimate of the 'cost . of the proposed evtenston will be made. Tbe management has declined to stst. whetlter or not the company will build. .'. Nil, It Is said tbe matter is under considers-. , tlon, but- no decision has been reached.- NEW RAILWAY LINE ' .FOR MEXICO PLANNED ' (Jnersat Bpeelal Servlee, Mexico City..Apr(l 'i. A syndicate of American- aad Mexican capitalist ha taken preliminary atepa toward building a .railroad from Cullacan to the pott of flan Bias, a distance of aooot too miles. It will run by war of IHirango, where It will connect with the Mexlcsn International railway. , - Thomas V. Evans of Les Angeles. David Harrison of ftan Franclsee. Felipe Rendon of Iu rangn and Kduardo Zertuche of Cullacanj are .among those, interested. . '. RURALES RUN ; DOWN A - AMERICAN BANDIT CHIEF " IJaarsal Rpeelat eervwe.)' ' Chihuahua. Mexico. April t.Jolm Marcos, an American, alleged to n oi of the bandits who held up the sllv, l.ulllon caravan, from the Dubres ml and killed five guurdf hss been optur In the mountain near lis leans. .1 rale are In close pursuit of other ra bers of the band. , i l.-V Bnlef Blghtleth Blrthtf-y. ) (Journal ape'at eri. Berlin. April 2 The city of lel gen. capital of the dm liv of r Melnlngen. waa en f'te to'-iv In r bretinn if the eightieth blr--ni.iy of reigning clnke. Ccprr. 1 1 e was I 1 04 Aprir 2. !:. and h throne since hi lorlit. i... . .. ' ' !r" . .-;' '. i