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TIIE 1 OHEGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL' 4..1900.
"LARRY" SULLIUAf
JO OEIHOLE
Accused of Being Go-Between in
. Graft Operations in Gold--:
' : field. -V:' '
KEEPERS OF RESORTS .'-i
PAID FOR PROTECTION
. Sullivan. It Is Said. Collected Money
for District Attorney-Monster
Mas Meeting Held, and Commit-
V tee Appointed to Take Action.
' " I-awrtnce M. Sullivan figure proml
nently. ', In , allegations of graft mad
, agutnat th district attorney at Gold
f lld, thlw, Nevada mining camp." Mass
meetings of Jndignant cltisens havebeen
held and the excitement la said, to be In
tense. ' The whole town la "wrought 'up
. ; over the affair," according to report
, It la .alleged thai many keepers of
houses In the red light district " have
been forced to pay from 2J to 1190 a
week for "protection." "Irry" Bulll-
van, who conducts a saloon at Ooldfleld.
, la aald to have collected the -forced con-
-trlbuthma to-tho-grafternd to have
. acted as a go-between for the district
attorney; J. M. rmvldnon. Sullivan la
aald : to have obtained the experience
. fitting him aa a go-between through his
dealings with officiate In Portland.
The following account of a mass
meeting called by angry cltisens Is
- given In the Ooldfleld Sun Of March 21,
a clipping from which ' was mailed The
... Journal a friend at the.,$evada mln-
: ing camp: ;.. , vt
"A monster. mass meeting was held at
Ooldfleld last night,- and the hall was
packed to the doors with excited real
dents, while hundreds who could not
gain"- admittance thronged 1 the- streets
outBldo. Th object Of the meeting waa
r.in agitation to 'displace Dlatrlct Attor-
7-, ncy J. M Davidson, .who la charged
. with grafting In the red light district
of -the. town. "
"The outcome of the meeting was the
appointment of a, committee of IS to
atop further grafting among the offr
. clals and to draw up a petition "Id" "be
signed by the citizens of Ooldfleld and
presented to the county commissioners,
"' asking that lavidson be removed from
office. ' . ' ...' - ,
; r8taTling developments were brought
out during the meeting, that showed the
rotten state of thlnga in the town.
Many-keepers of houses in -the red light
, district testified that they had - been
- forced'.to pay from $25 to $19 a week
:r to keep their crlba free from official
Interference. They said they had been
repeatedly held up by Saloonkeeper I
; M. Sullivan and forced to eon tribute to
this protection fund' In order that their
houses might remain, open. ..
. "Tha excitement In t the meeting " at
times grew Intense, and the general Im
. presslon prevailed that Sullivan was
' acting as s go-between .for- the district
,.. attorney. ... ., , ...... . .... w ,,, r v. .
"It la expected that the committee of
IS will take drastic . measures to sup-
- press the grafting in the red light dis
trict, j Tlie .whole town is wrought up
over the affair, and It la the general
toplo of conversation all over ' the
e4ee ta,,'.,. m a .--t ....
SUPREME COURT DECIDES FOR ; -
COUNTY IN SUIT AGAINST BANK
' By a decision banded down yesterday
by the state supreme court In the case
or Multnomah county vs. the First Na
tional bank and W. V. White the county
gained a distinct victory. The case in
volves a transaction between the bank
and the county, whereby tax sale certifi
cates to tha value oCfT.tll were sur
rendered by the county to tbe bank In
exchange for spflrioua road warrants,
which had been purchased by tha bank
In good faith, but which were of no
value. Suit waa instituted about two
years ago to aet aside the transaction
to obtain an "accounting from the bank
and recover ' from the defendant tbe
value of the tax sale certificates or the
sum realised from them. '
, The decision of- the trial pourt was a
part tat victory far the county, but on
appeal to tha auprema court tha decis
ion waa so fsr modified as to be of little
vslue. Charlea H. Carey, who bad beea
retained a , special counsel for- tbe
county, filed- a petition for rehearing,
which was finally granted. , Id the opin
ion handed down -yesterday .the supreme
court recedes from the position previ
ously taken and Fernanda the case for
now trial, holding that the county la
entitled to tbe accounting which It
seeks:- The latter conclusion is re
garded by Judge Carey as a distinct
victory. " '
This suit la one Of several instituted
by direction of County Judge L. R. Web
ster to recover money tost tnrougn im
proper tax settlements under former ad.
ministrations. The, suits were the out.
growth of the Investigation Into county
affairs made tore years ago.
DEAF OLD LlllO 10
DOWn BY CAR
Philip Cantin Killed by L Car at
Union Avenue and Pacific
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CRUISER CHICAGO WILL PAY
- PORTLAND A VISIT IN JUNE
SEVERE FROST BLIGHTS
!"' ' ROSEBURG PRUNE CROP
am afraid that Roseburg will not
' .produce its regular quantity of prunes
-this" year, owing to a severe ' frost we
bad the night before" last," said Attor
ney J. O. Watson of that city, who Is
at the Imperial hotel.- "The cold snap
we had lust month about ruined r the
, cherry crop. That means thousands of
'dollars itothe- horticulturists iln-'our
section of he state.; The apples suf
fered some. Then came that killing
: frost ' the other night, which caught
..le- prune trees. You know we raise
more prunes In our aectton of Oregon
than are marketed from any other part
of the state., If the crop la reined, it
means additional thousands out. of .the
pockets of the farmer." , ; , -
. Tha cruiser Chicago la scheduled to
arrive 4n Portland harbor June IS. The
vessel Is now In Mexican waters, but Is
expected to start . within a short- time
for - a . cruise along the. Pacific, coast.
The Chicago will stop, at varloua porta.
Including Han Franciaco, Portland and
possibly the sound. It la said, that she
will remain at Portland for a week or
more. . ... . - . v .. -",1 v- i
" Information regarding the coming of
the Chicago was received yesterday by
Mrs. F. W. Hlpperton, who lives at the
Alexander apartment-house. Tenth and
Alder streets, Mrs. IJIpperton'a brother,!
Henry raway, la chief bugler on tha
cruiaer. . The Information waa conveyed
in a letter written while tha vessel was
near tha city of Magdalena on the bay
of Mexico. It stated that . It was- ex
pected on board that she would arrive
at Portland June It. . She la already
preparing for her cruise along the Pa
cific coast, which will be made by easy
stages. - ' -
The Chicago Is of 8,900 tons displace
ment. - Her keel waa laid In I Its, and
aha waa built at a coat of fSSMOO. Her
speed la IS knots. The vessel is well
known to Portland people. .
AY
'S VETO TO
v BE UPHELD-
Five Councilmen With - Him in
,' His Opposition to Banfield
Veysey Franchise r7(
TOO MANY PRIVILEGES
- TOO FEW RESTRICTIONS
Also Probable That Veto of Proposed
" Change of Plan in Market Building
Will - Be Sustained' at Tonight's
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yteferrea OoeK Oaaaed Booaa,
Allen & Lewis' Beat Brand. .
There prom Lues to be a lively meetlna
of the city council tonight at which the
veto or Mayor Lane "to the- Banfleld
Veysey company's franchise will be read.
From all Indications bis veto will be
sustained. When the ordinance
passed here were barely enough votes
to carry u tnrougn and. on a franchlae
ordinance vetoed by the mayor It takes
three fourths of tha council to pasa tbe
measure- over hie vetor-Blnoe Bva of
the councilmen - were opposed to the
measure when It waa passed. ' It
thought that they still adhere to their
original contentions to vote against lt
Those, who voted against the passage
of the franchise .were Councilmen Mene-
fee, Sharkey. Vaughn, Rushlight and
Beldlng.
The mayor's chief reasons for vetoing
the franchise ordinance were because
the franchise gave the grantee, too much
liberty in laying conduits and mains for
steam neaung ana coia storage, ana
wires and cable for electric light and
power In the streets of the city, and In
regulating prices to the consumers of
their products.' The ordinance, accord'
lng to . the mayor, contained lew re
strictive clauses favoring the city or
the consumer while everything favored
the grantee. ' The compensation of 1 per
cent of the . gross - earnings was- al
considered too small. - r - -
The' mayor's veto to the changes In
the plans for the building of the Peo
pie's Market association on the market
block owned by tbe. city will be con
s. m J am i w mh ii
iYi 1.71(0 M
For Young: and Old For r All : Ags
Lowncy's Cocoa U detldoos nourishing: atrcgthenlng j a
c!J to d:zectloa and the tint coco made, anywher or at any prica. .
Tke WALTER M. LOWNEY CO. Uwney's Ctieeeteta BeeWas, BeeUa, Mass.
PHTHERIA
FOWL
NOT CATCHING
Chickens' Disease Is Not Trans
missible to Human Beings,
; r; : T Dr. Matson Says.
COINCIDENCE AT SCIO
. ' CAUSED QUITE A SCARE
State Board of Health and Local
". Authorities Taking Active Steps to
; Stop Spread of Smallpox at Leb-
f anon and in Lumber Camps.
: Dr. Ralph C. Matson, bacteriologist of
the state board or health, has decided
that--chickens may contract diphtheria
and die of the disease, but that It Is not
the sort of diphtheria that people have,
He arrived at this decision after making
a thorough examination of a dosen or
more chicken heads from fowls which
recently died In' 8clo Oregon, under pe
culiar circumstances. He decided, that
chicken diphtheria was not - transmis
sible to human beings.
Mrs. McClaln and her daughter died at
Scio of eome throat affection and si
multaneously more than , it . large fat
fowls belonging to the family contracted
sore throat and died within a few hours.
The coincidence created quite a stir 'and
it waa feared that the disease. If com
mon to man and chickens, would become
widespread.
The state board or Healthy, logetnera
with the local health authorities. Is takV I
lng active measures in regard to tha I
smallpox caaes in Tebanon, Linn county, I
Already two- localities have been In
fected from cases arising In Lebanon,
and It is the belief of the board (hat
proper quarantine measures have not
been enforced by the local authorities.
Two cases are reported from Foster, ZQ
miles east of Lebanon, directly trace
sble te the cases at - Lebanon, besides
several cases occurring near Portland.
The disease was originally taken to Leb
anon from Portland by a young man
who exposed a great many people while
singing in one of -the leading church
choirs there. A member of tbe preach
er's family is said to hava been one- of
tha first to contract the disease from
the singer.
On account of the presence of small
pox In logging camps at' o ray s river
and Deep . river. Washington, local
health officers along the Columbia river
have been notified to keep a sharp look
out for the disease and -promptly vac
cinate and quarantine all exposed. One
of the cases at Gray's river exposed a
family of. five at North Yamhill, but
these hava been quarantined and vac
cinated by the county health officer of
Yamhill county. The state board has
been working actively in 'connection
with -the various county and City health
Officers and It Is believed that all foci
of Infection will be rapidly stamped out.
sldered and It la thought that' his veto
In this-Instance will alao be upheld.
The franchlae granting to the Cascade
Light a Power company a franchlae te
operate a light and power distributing
plant In this city will be placed before
the council for final passage, the fran
chise ordlnsnce having been published
for more than 20 daya.
Although tha majority of the street
committee recommended tha passage of
tha ordinance containing specifications
for a bituminous macadam pavement.
Councilman Wills Is not satisfied., and
will present a minority report against
tha ordinance. He Is of the opinion that
tha council will be doing the people of
Portland an Injustice if they pass the
ordinance without a more thorough In
vestigation. His stand is upheld by
several other councilmen end In all
probability the recommendations of the
majority of the committee will not be
accepted.
UNABLE TO HEAR CONG'
V OR MOTORWAYS SHOUT
No Time to Lower Fender Coroner
Finley Says If Guards Were Hung
Two Inches From Rail There
Would Be Fewer Deaths. '';
Philip Cant In, an aged man. waa
struck and killed by a Portland railway
"L" car"at the corner of Union avenue
and Pacific-atreet yesterday afternoon.
He waa so-deaf he could not hear tbe
gong or ahouta of the motorman, and
the latter waa unable to stop hta car In
time to prevent the accident. Cantln
waa caught under tha fender and badly
crushed. iJeath was lnstsntaneous.
..The motorman did not have time to
lower hla fender before the collision and
to this fact the coroner attributes the
fatal result of the accident though. he
does not hold the carman to blame. No
inqueat will , be held. Coroner nnley
declares that the fender In use on local
car are unsatisfactory and that If the
council .would take steps to force an Im-.
provement many lives could be saved.
Cantln, who was about (0 . years of
age, was walking, along Pacific street
and started across tha car tracks di
rectly in front of a south-bound car In
charge of Conductor 3- O. Mackey and
Motorman E. Walah.' Eye wltneases say
Motorman Walsh sounded his bell and
shouted to the old man, but the latter
appeared to hear, nothing aad walked
directly In front of the approachclng
car. ' ; --r - -
Cantln waa knocked down so' that the
fender, which stands six or eight Inches
above the track, ran" over hla legs and
struck him about tbe hips, crushing the
body. -
"Had tha position of tha fender been
different I think Cantln might have
been saved,", aald Coroner Finley, "The
fender ought to hang abouttwo Inches
above the level of the -rally then a per
son would be thrown into it Instead of
under It. It is almost Impossible for a
motorman to lower tha fender, because
his hsnds are engaged with the brakes.
I have contended that these fenders are
unsatisfactory but I can't do anything;
It la up to the council There la no rea
son why a fender should not hang
within two Inches of the aurface of the
rail. Fendera of thla sort are used In
soma of the Puget sound cities."
Adjustment Sale Opens. '
The- greatest sale on the coast start!
tomorrow morning under the direction
of the UnitedFire 4 Marine Salvage
Adjustment ' company, at lit and SIS
First street corner of Salmon.
Buried In the snowslldes within the
past montka there has been thousand
and thousand of dollars worth of new
spring stock. Tha snow has had Its
effect oh the pasteboard boxes, etc.,
under the continual dampness. Our Im
menus spring and Easter stock of ladled'
shirtwaists and ladles' fine shirts anj
hosiery, men's and boys' clothing, fur
nishing goods, hats and shoes will go
on Sale tomorrow- under tha direction
of The United, to be sold at what it
win bring to adjust the loss betwee.t
the . shippers and the transportation
companies. The lowest prices evor
I quoted on desirable goods will be founl
Lin full-page advertisement In today r
. 'fhla ul. lanta finlv II davs.
nrll .
. "bodges to Build.
(Speelsl DUpstrfe to Tbe Jnursal.t
Enterprise, Or., April 4. The Knights
of Pythias and Independent Order of
Odd Fellows have arranged to erect a
two-story building in Enterprise, the
upper story to be used for lodge meet
ings ind the lower for stores. . The es
timated cost of the building Is SIO.OOO.
..li. 'I'l. . 'i Mil I I - - i I.. .. .
We Have Just Secu red
Several Thousand Samples for 62c
x on the Dollar
Sample garments, as you are no doubt aware, are the cream of perfection in WORKMAN
SHIP and FINISH. The fact tfiat trie-garments were purchased for 62c on the $1.00 enables'
usto 'sell them for a less price than MANUFACTURER'S COST. The samples . consist of
LADIES WHITE LAWN and COLORED SHIRTWAISTS, MUSLIN SKIRTS GOWNS,
DRAWERS; CORSET COVERS. CHILDREN'S and MISSES' MUSLIN DRAWERS.'
SKIRTS and WAISTS, LADIES' KNIT VESTS, DRAWERS . and UNION SUITS and "
TIGHTS, open and closed, and FANCY HOSIERY. - .
Op
ens
Thursday Morning
BE ON HAND EARLY FOR FIRST CHOICE OFTHE GREATEST RANGE OF
1 . STYLES EVER SHOWN WEST OF NEW YORK. :: : : :
LADIES'-KNIT VESTS Pure-
white', no sleeves, 5fV 8s, 10'
-' and 15. Sires 32 to 48.;
FANCY LACE TRIMMED
VESTS 10, 15S 17 and
25. Every garment worth dou
.ble.. ""'V. : ;
LACE TRIMMED" DRAWERS
:. 15, 10 and 25.
CHILDREN'S VESTS No :
1 sleeves,' fine crochet edge, at 5s
., and Of. : All sizes. ; ;
CHlLDREirSNlT"' PANTS
, ' Lace trimmje'dall sizes. Special -
10. :-,:,.. ;
- RUBENS finel ribbed iVestsalU
sizes, 25. --; - ---
CHILDREN'S WHITE L. JEAN
rf WAISTS, all sizes, 10.
CHILDREN'S MUSLIN DRAW
ERS Hemstitched and embroid
.ered 10,' 15, 10 and 25-
1 MUSLIN GOWNS 30, 40, -
2 65, 78, 08, 91.10, ?10
"7 and up .to 2.05. - ,
Union
:Suits
Low neck, lace :
knee 25,
38. and 50
7 Sh frt Waists
New styles, short and long sleeves,
trimmed with fine lace, embroid-
ery insertings and medallions.
.J Less than cost of material, i -
MUSLIN SKIRTS Range 30,
45, 78r08, 91.20, 91.47,
T 91.70, 92.25, up to 93.50. ,
DRAWERS 21, 25, 20,
- 30, 50, 75, 00 and 91.00
CORSET COVERS 10. 15.
23, 25, 20, 30, 47,
67, 75 and 9i.25.-- r
New Things by Express
Gilt Belts; Long Silk Gloves, Long
Kid Gloves. .. ;
Special Sale-
At Rcrjiiced Prices of Lace Curtains;
Swiss and Bobbinet; Curtains, Camp-'
ing 7 Blankets, Cottage . Curtains,
Draperies, Hemmed, Sheets; and
Pillow Cases.-Feather -Pillows. Silk
Floss Cushions Linens and White
Quilts. .,. ,' . . ... ' ;
Corner Third cind Morrison Streets
ATE BOYS
(Continued from Page One.)
pleted their night's work In No. 4 shaft
when they were startled to see th
gaunt .apparition of Berthou appear
from a remote part of the pit lie had
broken out of the distant gallery whtre
he had been entombed since the dis
aster of March. 10. He was rushed up
en tha elevator, but was unable o see.
owing to the daisllng daylight. He
said: . ' v '
"After the explosion my companions
and myself groped our way about seek
ing to escape the giee. Wo got shelter
In a remote niche. Wa ate earth and
bark, the lunches of our dead comrades
and when these gate out wa continued
to- grope-"Mng -tba-bodlea aeeklng an
outlet. We found a dead horse, -which
wa ate. Finally e became desperate,
many of us had died; and In ordor to
keep from starring to death wa ate the
bodice of two apprentice. boy a that wa
found in the pit."
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