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!A ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, S ATURD AY "EVEfJTNQrMAY 19T"tW0,T" . PROTECTS LOSERS CIVIL WAR VETERAN bunkoed SANITARY REPORT whwbiif mjem OUT OF HIS HARD EARNED CASH BIDS REVIEWED ROOM AT OREGON CITY -i- ,....4- BLEACHING DEIM FOR THFIR I eeaaissa 1 III BIG FIRE IS MADE TRIP TO COOS I : California Insurance Commis ' : ionr Takes Steps to Insure Prompt Payment. ! CONFESSES TO STEALING . TRUNKS BY THE SCORE .t. Cases of Men Accused of Killing Major Tilden Taken Under Advise-j m ment Immediate Clearing of the! Debris to Begin. - (Journal Spatial Surlcc.) n rniKlii'K, My M lu order that -companies a, ill- mL trawl. be... Ulna tne clause to in" enevi mm m. v must be notified lthin 30 days of nr. losses and thus avoid payment of claims, the state commissioner of Insurance sent a. circular letter to every rompat.y lu--volved In the San Francisco disaster, Which contains exact Information regard ing the-terrltory destroyed. There will v. ' ,' , .,, tiiv Were not notified of their losses. Asked as to whether the companies would refuse payment In case Individual notice of loss was not given within 30 days, the commissioner said he didn't think the courts would stand for It. ,., w Glen Slater and Alvln Patterson are tinder arrest charged with the theft ot trunka from the St. Francis hotel on the day of "the fire. Slater confessed that ha and his partner hauled away more than 100 trunks whhax were shipped to a man named Schumak.r 1n I.os An Teles, who was to sell them and divide .thai profits. The police wired L.os An- fjelea to locate Schumaker. At the conclusion of tin evidence for ' -4h prosecution In the case of Kdward K. Boynton, Malcolm T. Vance and Oeora-e W Simmons accused of killing -Major Heber C. Tlldwn on the night of .April 12, Judge Shortall refused to en- tertain a motion to dismiss as to ance a4 84mmon. The muo.ut u to lioyn-1 : . u . . . shot In he c.e ..nniin,, ,,MI iTt Tuseday. ... . . The request of the I.os Angeles dele- to.Oucorporaic lu Jhe governor s cell the proposition of consolidating I.os Angeles city and county was acted upon aniy many- -y rnnminirr . , , mmmn . . r II, a Uvltl-ilnr - 8teps toward the immediate clearing way of debris in the downtown sec- Tfon were taken this morning when the i committee on transportation met to re Hueivo reports. "The railroads announced that they Wert ready to carry away the great masses OT brick, iron, steel and wood. ; the lairing ai- tjacks lutu Uui xulutd . -dtvtiict having; been finished. The greatest difficulty lies In the fact that the city is without funds to pay tha men for loading cars, hut the committee believes the means to me t the attuation have been devised today There is no longer fenr of a lumber famine, a every mill on the Pacific coast is working extra shift? anil mil- -Jirma of fee are arriving dally The health condition continues marveltiusly S"0' , HEPPNER WARMLY GREETS GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN (Special Dispatch to Tbo Journal.) Heppnr. May 19 (iovrnw t'harn bfrlaln w hrrp laKt ntcht Ami hts viit iran the occasion of tiip Ihmc-i fmiMrM meet In ir evr held in II- ppnr l-ope tame to town from .ill ovt Moi row ounty. The linM conTHint( ninro than R0O p,opln, all It couhl powslhlv hold, unil many wore unnhl to jjain adin-l!"-tnn. The enthnla?ni it th'- ro t-rnor whm a re vla t Ion 11 t-he rpprtsl t ion, " e-vry point in hlu spet vh h'lnB r ri l with flpplaua. Pollt i- in is w ho know thla cotinfy from vnd to end ink1 this metlnR aa a euro indicHiion of a blR majority for rhamherlnln. LOWER COURT UPHELD IN ITS DECISION (Journal Rpeiint Vi: Olympia. Wash.. Mav t prme court today fiisi i ne.i of the lower court In Ho state nf Washlngtem e rl 1Jar1i.il relator. agaln1 Hi' i rdict Mar-an I.' i 'n 1 1 ,i 1 1 . Cbehalle Blfctrlo Itallwa;. I'"'''t com pany, respondent. POLICE ARE SCOURING COUNTRY FOR NEGRO (Journal Rp"-tal !" ' 1 Orovllle, Col.. May ; ' '1 he .iw e are scouring the countrv fo- a m-gio. who late last night bn.Mll- 'eat and choked F.dna Willhtms. a w-ie w..m:.i, who refuser! his advances II. s k.x.wi to be It) hiding near he;. WR0TFT0 ANARCHISTS WHILE IN THE PRISON (Journal Special grl i New--York. May IS It . t ,,. i Alexander Berkman. duiiii ' i iiniu is onmert. communicated wit' "' fuafh lata. It Is also discovered ti i I Smith." with whom Berku . -.n.1 his correspondence ripened lot h i none other thsn Emma Goldmai. TEN CENT TAX FOR DISABLED MINISTERS (Journal Special Bert r ) t)es Molm s. Iowa. Mhv 1 --'J in Presbyterians today voted a . ,v o,, . etieh member of 10 cents t,. i,... I4.oe0.000 fund for disable) mmi.cnc families. WILL SEARCH FOR AN UNDISCOVERED LAND (Journal Special SerrVt Vancouver. B. C,My 1 Th" r ... Arctic expedition from British rum Mt victoria at I o'clock this afternoon on the schooner Duchess of Hertford Kjnar Mlkkelsen is In command It will eeauch North Siberia for an undl covered land. DEMAND MONEY AS PRICE OF HIS LIFE rT.ld.ot of the thl:,Vrok 'or Mtvel letter demanding $.o or rnr-nln. hle-'wlth deeth , UTeUatlg. rrmnclf tt worried. If v mi unf a veteran of the r of the rebellh-it. more than three quarters of h fti.tuiy In age, had manage! to ion . up a few hundred ,1, ill,, in fur . mergen.-y In the declining da s of your life iiiul an otly-tongued Individual should 1'nme to yon with a glowing story of how he was about to sell "0 aire." .ii oil land to John P Koekcfellcr for l.'iiOflti wan soon to rome Into a Irgiiev ..f $.15.1)00 from hi father's estate, was Miie of getting $150,000 from a patent shingle machine, and had gold nili.es in Hiltish Columbia, but needed a litt' - if.ulv cash, anil sang his pitiful i.m nt in ed to the tune of 1400. would you lend him the money without security? ELOPERS ARE FORGIVEN BY FATHER OF YOUNG GROOM The demure little dove of peace Is sitting h..ppily In her accustom' d place on the Scuft it family tree this after noon and singing her wonderful song of reunited love. F'H- ;he elder Sciifer- has forgiven his son. who eloptd In the early morning of last Wednesday and came to Port- I '"n'i "i his IS-year-old sweetheart and was married shortly after, and will I take them both back to the family home I ft The Dalles. The angry clouds have I been as effectually dispelled as though I they had never darkened the sky. I The reconciliation came about at noon today. F. A. Seufi rt. the father, came down to Portland last nigtu and stopped at the Imperial. He had written a let ter to his son the day before, but he did BAGGAGE OF BRIDE AND GROOM LABELED FOR WORLD TO SEE j. Everybody at the Uak street dock ; wore n broad grin this m"rnlng when the ; baggage wa8 hoisted out of the hold rf ! the steamer Hrrakw".t-ec. I ha practical CPrTHlrrty f themselves .,th g or. ory by I lie i iinld'i.' il.'c.initlons tn unlilic il.'ctiriitlons they affixed to the trunks of W A. Keid and his bride. Mr. K. ld. who Is field secretary of the Y M. C A . was Trtsrrlert to Misw Kmma Behl hrede Ht Marshflehl Tlinrsilay. ami touk passage .n the- Hrettk-rrnter fnr fnrfland . i,ri.hi,... ,i I Hibhi ... .in- . i iiii.... . . . ri In cards hearing the following Inscrlp- ; THOMAS JEFFERSON STATUE I TO ADORN CAPITAL I Sculptors' Designs for Monument r , in Public Park to Be rK A Obtained. tjt.urtnl SpecUl serrlce ) WaMhlnglon. 1 . t, May 1 H. Aria ngc- merits have at lust been made to obtain sculptors' ilcsiKns for the stutue of i Thomas Jefferson, which, by authorltv of congress. Is to be erected In one of ilic public paj ks here. The commission charged w ith I he w ork consists of Sec retary Itoot and the chairmen of the house and s'n;tts committees on Illirarv, and a r. port h.is been made to the house l.v Sccictary Hoot that Augustus St. (lainlru h is hci n obtained as sculpt' r, nntl that as soon ;'s Mr. tiaudens' health permits a uintlcl will be prepared and submitted to . .ingress. The delay lias been ilue to the death of Secretary H;iv. the former chairman of the commission. Haste will now he made to have the statue finished Authorization hv congress of Ihe ex pcndiriri of J 1 an. iiiiii lor a .leffeion l-itue s t,t result of long agitation hv I lie admirer of the Mon'ieello sage The Pto cpria t Inn was provided fur In Tie Mindrv civil appi oprlat ion .ot. approe.l Apr:l 2. i:m. Seliatols Karon ol ie'tigi . atid lniel of Virginia esp. t'lttllv orge.t ili appeopriHt ion. The ei PMinent was rnarle tht the government t .i.l n . j- kIv.'u proper ice, ignition to J.lfcison h a suitable memorial srarij. of Jei.erson now stnntls m In. rotunda of the capltol. hut it was pr. se.,i ,.. to the government by a pri vale i nil I Itlua I, t'ommotlore 1'ri.h I' I. ' who hoiiRlit the Jefferson honie-s-'et'l nt .Mroif let I n. The statue was ex- uie.i I.,- Iiavld D'Ar.gei's. ami Is re K.ii.hd as a tnas I erptc-c It was tlat etl .. ! r.ne iinc in the White House grounds, but wns later removed to the espitnl. NEW FEEDER TO OFFSET INVASION BY HILL Hpwli.l ItUt'ttlrh The Jntirrtltl S;-ii .nk null. Mhv 1 M Thr m rjr.ui S'.-ti t l,tii I i .1 Jt j 1 1; r t r m niinjiiin'fs Hi;U 1 1 1- N'ti tiiwo?1 "rn conip.i 11 - hii )m r h,t..-, TIm- old i iuhl ut of Hit .Vol 1 1 ' . ' nii;ni Kn k 1 1 : r s i ii va t n I e f i 11 rn m k i n k n pr 1 i in i nut y it t f "i ! In i in ni '( I i ii l i ns i r ur-t inn f i mi H unt uik' "n, 'i 'en mi, t n , a i-1 m, l.l.il.,.. of A W H T.n n reft. Ronci a! nmn-r ( t!i-1 Hi'i K"H Short tin. w ;i t-lft't ! (in-M-ldtTi t of t In' new ( din i inn v. It I n n - rsti.-n' tw n'W fT-lnr h hoiii; Imilt lo off4T t h- it)JIHlf'It if Mill il' 1!. Ml 1111. ill ti rif ot PLUNGES TO DEATH FROM AN ENGINE CAB . .T ' . I r I . . . 1 Slrll rtlr- 1 It. nihil" ' hio, Mliy 1 ! - "harlr ihtke o Newark plunaed from llo nirlne i ah on the ltaltlmoie ,tfc (ihlo xjut'sp .itiout mldniKht when he wiw -'.tc f:.g(f!nt tlie train as it lushed r,w inl a ht IdKe. The hridlfe was on ii hii the t-ain miii. stotipe.l juM in HI, .V. yt lake I t. k II e, RECEIVING OF REBATE DENIED BY CARNEGIE (.Tmirnul RfUI Serlr N y'rk, -I 10 A wire w rinPKlr tge from thi steamer tlmt lb I'.nrnoKif Htrl rompnnv ' h if f liMnflf la r y of re bit tp K yf. n 1) V tin- I't'n nv I vnnla ra il roar! y,rf or? r' ba 1 1 n (f w-i j st fpp?(l Will Speak at Holy Cross Ohnrch. Al Holy ('toss church, Cnlversllv Paik the very Rev I)r Morrlssey. c s C. piesltlenl of the I 'nl erslt e of otte liarne Indiana, will tlellvti the sermon at the in .10 servlie tomorrow In Moi rlssc Is i onsl.lt it , .me -.f the greatest pulpit orators in the east. '.ipt.iin Klljah Hawkins, a baftle s.aiiril eteran of t4ie civil war. Kays th.it he listened to such a tale from Hi.- Kiih loiiKiie of one Benjamin F. Athtiton He lnanca) Attierton $3?.'.. Hut the young man's golden drenm of foitune faded like the mint heforo tin niornltiK mih. He got the $:i!t."., the .-apiaiit got experience and promises. I kiiI a little revenge, too." remarked lh ..iptiiln,' "for I met hlni on the Mitel d.iy before yesterday, blacked j hotli his eyes, knocked a tooth out and broke my walking enne over him" j Now the captain nan found a lawyer : and will try either to get bin money back or have Attierton sent to Jail for (obtaining money under false pretenses. not tell him that he was coming to Port land At noon he went over to the Ore gon hotel, where the younger Seufert a.id his bride have their apartments, and knocked on the door. If was opened wide, there wan a little gusp on the part of the runaway children, and then the forgiveness came uulckly. Tho elder Seufcrt told his aon to take his girl wife and go hack to The Dalles and get to work. They will return tomor row. F A. Seufert, the father was not at angry over1 the marriage as he was re ported to have been. He is fond of th untie ana nis nniy oojecuon wwn uiai I'iiui nut: aim nm nun rir tut. .'i.iik to be married. He la one of the wealth' lest men In The Dalles. Hons: ' Wilile uud I." Honeymoon on th Yukon.' "Put I'm Off ;i l Portland. "Willi ami Kmm;i Just M;irnil." " in . i ... uur Honeymoon - MH?penei it . !. tio tn tfuv tTiititr IkTiT-. .... . ..... dies. tin a pox containing nouseuoio Kooda ofl the newlv niHrried col t,l h.iveiJ"r"y nl Ulr nomes or I nlverslty I'mk bee pi ,'d i , umber of red he r" "' '' Ismoulh. and we find that with edTi' inid ' ' exceptions the premises are clear Mr.Xnes. Held ,e to spend their '"'ZS""?- r,"U1,e honevmoon ou .U kr, river tn a t frtrm dther suburbs of the city gasoline launch. Thev registered at the I u,., rs , Hotel Oregon last night, but up to noon had not sent for their haggag GEARIN'S CONDUCT PRAISED By SENATOR DOLLIVER Support Rendered on Rate Bill by the Democrats Ap preciated. f Joarnil JipecUl .Vr?lce I WiishliiKit.n. .May I?. In his closing remarks inon the rate . Senator liollir.i- ,.f ,iwa. who lias been close to the president t In ouif hout the entire ills eussion of ihc matter, paid a tritiute t. Senator H.aiin ami oilier Democrats of the sen, re for the support they had 1 entP l o( . s.-r '.llg T tlor: In i an he said : form legisla-i ihn while the Republican party In this I. oil, hit hv exigency .if elrcum hlanees whl.h I will not undertake ill' us. been compelle.l to toopernte, we liae ..ot lOopelatni without the counsel Mil. I K'lllhui.e of stateMneli M 1 1,1 ,Li 1 1. , I leaders of the .if., r side of this chamber. "The prnt islous si.gKesteil hv the sen .itor from North I'aiollnu. Mr (ivernian. ure pres. '-veil The statute ainciKlmeit MIKKCSf .J h ti e ctllot Miator fliHl I'.eorgia. Mr. Ita.oti, Is In 1 he hill, us Is the very variable suggestion of the I'lolor senator 'mm Texas. .Mr I'ulbet- ' soil. ' Si whatever we ma', sav on it this hill Is the pioiluet of thought anil ear ne-t ioii.itl ration ..f many mlinls wilh oiit regaltl lo illfT'ieu.e of p.t i I pol liti. s that ougiit not t'i Intrude Into ft.1 POLICE ORDERED NOT TO MOLEST SPEAKERS An nrrlr-r wns tJ!npf1 Th) morntnir hv '"tiitf of F'.je r ri 1 7.rnH'hti wrnin' nil ir.- ri of IiIh 'n i t m"it ii.t tn molrt pultllc MMHk"iK ! ih- str.-t t' ilt- ' itv lit'.l Sij ()m U"o rif.('i'. ohsi 1 1 r ot ibUM I.MiKuajj.', oi l.mjitiiiKf itnlUfi I i ' I 'H I ' t i S "'it k' I S Win i i n l i - y.itp - iiir.ti Hl'o'it ih-'tn v, t;( I, iii' rf !'' wtth Htrfil fritrfi'- in.' Im tolfj to rnn to i in of ''onvciilfiif 1 1 1 ; i . ,iihI if Hiry nfu-'- to ilu so u will li'-fomc thr 1 1 1 1 t of tli' pol 1 1 fin r u t n .i m M i I : in Th" T ii,st i ii- is liU ni"ii to iitefnl In tlifti trni;'itK' tovv.n.I puh-li- spctk'T- Htnl li-'.it tl'nt ' o 1 1 S 1 1 1 ' I . I I I ' I ; IM' 'I'hlM ttt i let WJi.i t , IC'U.1 of ,in .Ult-M Ill.olP lt I'.lll i-lmil'l W.I III. ' TI. II t v,,;, y iMUht '"1 Mil MIS l.l" M !( A ' lli.it tini' .1 -flltu.il spr.ik' I' oid'tfil of) the -iT.-. t w hen h.- w;is in.tkinii n ) i -1 m i'Im m Tin- f 1 . - ic .or t '-il t hn t t Mo - p'M ki w i s .in ,'iniri Ii-i- i . u l.j. ii j.i ox . ,j not o h- tin- l.o t FOREST FIRES BURN TWO RELIEF TRAINS J.Mtrnai iwrtHl Sr I- t nr. .,1m M M'b . Mil l't - - ..t , Is i .'tH-.'(l th.it 1 1 1 - l .-It- f tt iitn f i i tij hTf wns Jh! niKht "mnilit Ik-i wet ii two flit's nml only f hf i-i'-w Hrflpp, Another ti;iln s'nit out today hs not hntd from Tin -)i I (i r1- n wrc burrif, to rle.'Hh at jutnnM-r X it : i i e AMERICANS DEFEAT BRITISH IN BASEBALL (Journal M(hc11 Service i I. on. Ion, .Mav I !i The newly British baseball association plnv-d Its ! ottenitz firamo toda". The (Jxfortl unl- y,nv team composed of Americans. efented the London university team omp'isetl of Knglishmeu, the Ame.l an winning by 19 to 7. HAYASHI APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER (.letirnal special erTle. Mav 11 The Japanese lo l-'.ngland. Hsynshl, at Mnr- "Mils Ito s solicitation, today accepted th jnlnlstiy ot ferelgn affaire, University Park Board of Trade, Committee Declares Condi tions Are Satisfactory. NATURAL DRAINAGE nronriTrrt rvnn rtLrun,tu "VttLLtlHI Homes Insoected Found Sanitary in tvery particular in Majority of r- r :. J vjjcs vuuiiiunce oays reports ot Disease Have Been Exaggerated. Th Journal Is in receipt of the fol t Hiwlitd fommitnh-atroTt relative tij inn I a.a Hilary, i ondltlon-ot j-'ortsmuiitli ami j I tnverslty Park: , ' Inasmueii as there have been manv reports published relative to diphtheria and the sanitary conditions In I'nlver sity Park and Portsmouth and alnce some of these reports have given wrong impressions concerning tho sanitary conditions ns actually existing in this section of the city of Portland, we. the committee appointed by the Fnlverstty Park board of trade, respectfully submit the following report: "Dr. Wheeler, city physician, ami his deputy have within the last two weeks Inspected "0 homes. In most of these tiny report the sanitary conditions K(JMIj Where open closets reach down into the coarse sand and gravel, they state that no unsanitary conditions can exist. All the cesspools, many of which were found, extend below t tie surface of the sand and gravel, making them entirely sanitary "In all cases where thev found unsan itary conditions existing from any cause thef gave definite Instructions to fn owners as to how to remedy them, also giving these owners a specified lime to m ike the necess ry Improvements. Com pared with other suburbs of the city. Dr. vt neuter reports this one as good In many respects, and s to natural tliainage better, owing to the strata of ; I a;ilirt Mini trriivnl It im oulc - - . " few feet " - Tur menmers s or your commit - tee. lia ve nersoiiH 1 1 t Ul I ..1 a lu . tnu , . v . " ."'n "w any cieanuer eomiitions or better general appearance. Moth the j surface drainage and the underground i drainage nrc excellent. "Hv unanimous vote of the members present at the meeting when your com mittee was appointed to make this re port, the efforts of the city health offi cers In Improving the sanitary conditions of this section, together with the efforts put rortli r.ir general Improvement hv thu Initiative Ouo Huiulriul, wre hewrl- lly endorsed i Signed i I"R OSf.VH UK VAt'I.. A. HOTSON. A V. BAtil.KY. MAN NAMED MORPHINE WILL BE ARRESTED fierk Frank Ilennessy of the munic ipal curt issued a warrant this morn ing for the arrest ot William .Morphine and his .-irrcst is promised before night fall. .1. Welnstein nnd J. I,. Ulank, the junk dealers. ln their trial yesterday be fore the municipal court, accounted for several cntii. s of n,,.. ,.i,i, ., .... ,i.i.. honks hv saving that they had pur- enaseii pink from a man hv that name. Judge I'.imeron was ;iiiium,., at the story j.ind Deputy I'ltv Attorney I'ltzgernlil openly accused them of buying morphine which thev gave lo drug wrecks in re torn for old rags, bottles and bones, i Hut Wetnvtein and his partner. Ulank, I stuck lo the ,rv that mornhlrie e' isted in this rase as .1 real man. They slept over the problem of i,w to pro. .luce William .Morphine and bravelv made up their minds that It was up to I hem 10 show him m person. The two iunk dealers called at the iniiniclp.il court this rimming anil said they had found .Mr. Morphine's place of resi lience, hut that he refused to appear in the municipal court where so many of h;s namesakes hail suffered disgrace, so Mcs.rs. VYclrisir.iri & Blank dcma-iidcl a warrant for William's arrest at his resilience, ?K North Sixth s"ice; POLICE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAM FACTORY IS Chief of I'oli. f Ci Itxma. her IB eotl- 1 d r i ri fit th- a.l ' iH hi 1 II v of enlliriK n eiunmlltee of an" -iMetn.-nt to det'iinirie what n ham ftir ltn i That one exists at Knt l-'ort v -f tf t h and AldT tret in iii.lieited fr un Hi' folUiw'UK eonuniinl raHon reet-iveti al polite headtiia rtet s last nl pli I We. the unth i slgne.l. rehlt nl of the vieinltv of Knt h'or'y-fifth and Alder slr-eet. tlo ki ow thnt '' l.eifcr iK eon- . 1 1 1-1 i tiif a lam fa. lorv ,on unsanitary prtnr-tpte . Sorted I H KI t ZPH I riek. II. S .Morton, i i: Morton A K Connors. (Vail Calkime? H.irrx' J Carlson. ThoniaK Tonselh. lliihla S Carlson. A. l: N... n. II H I'onneis. .1 I-'. Kmigh. 1. C Slv hion an. T "Nits I. Sheldon Mi I'll zpnt rh k made the original 'omphiint ah'uii the ham fuetory. hut tild noi xplairi how th- hams were made, their size, weight or value lie does sa. however, that etrtaln ohet-t ioiiahle leshluals ne all. iv ed hv I.rlfer. the ham maker, lo inn outside of his f.-i.-tnry and i reate a nulsanef It is prohahle thai iel:-i ti'es Joe Tiav Hiitl I.. ( '. Mailman v.ill he ielaliii I" investigate the mai ler. DENIES NEW TRIAL FOR GEORGE BL0DGETT In the citcuit eourt this morning Judge (leorge denied the motion for a new trial In the rase agnlnst George Itlodgett Hlodgett was convicted ol killing Mrs Alice .Mulligan, known as Alice Cordon. In the Van Noy apart ment house. Attorney Chailes V I. old appeared in his behalf this morning After denying the motion for a new trial Judge Georgf .announced that sentence would be pro I nounced upon the prisoner Tuesday foi meii ' morning ! THREE MISSING CHINESE BRIDES ARE RESCUED I (Journal Stclal S.Tle. Fresno, t.'ul . Mav lit -The mystery I of three missing Chinese brides Is I believed to be solved by the rescue of i three girls from the place of Jeff Kit, a Chinese merchant, by Miss Cameron, of the Preshyterlnn mission home of Sun Francisco. They were brought here hy Ie.i l ng. .1 highbinder of Ran Fran 1 Cisco The hearing will be held Monday land the Chinese will contest. i Electrical Engineers of Seattle Considering Relative Merits of the Bids. Bids opened this Week by the Mount Hood Electrical company for construc tion of power plant oKthe Sandy river are being reviewed by Hutei A. Clark, electrical engineers of Brittle. They iare figuring out the vartousXphases of th6 proposition and the relati merits of the bids at the office of C. W secretary of the company. In i meict.il building. Contracts will awarded as soon as they complete the work. The proposed plant will generate 30,000 horsepower. It will be located a the Dull Run site, and current will be carried to Portland by a transmission line. . The bids range from 1880,000 to ISOO.000 -for the plant and -machinery complete. The bidders Include the Wesfihghouse" company. "Stanley EtetSlfie eouipa n y , A I Hs'Oha liners compsnsh Parker, Wheeler & Co.. Pelton Water Wheel company. Piatt Iron works, Pitts burg Reduction works. Roebllng & Bona and a dozen other firms that submitted estimate cn minor parts of the plant.' It ia said The Mount Hood company's project will be financed by one of the most prominent capitalists Intereated In electrical development on the coast. He came to Portland several days ago, and "after making an examination de parted last night for his home. It Is reported the Mount Hood com pany will at the next meeting of the city council withdraw Ita proposition to Instsll and sell to the city of Portland an electric light plant on the Sandy river. WHITE MAN FINED CELESTIAL RELEASED iieam Talmer of Mount Tabor, ac- I Mmiiki.iMl hv iim " Morrow. Miss Julia Jones of rtaiem and two young women of Portland, known as the Wehber sis ters, visited a t'hinese restaurant at Second And Abler streets last night to gain an experience of the novelty of eating notxlles and chop-suey. At an other table near the party sat - two m. . nn I -"-".--- Sttle une or Itie voung men wnio i . t,t. t r a warn , l"'""" ,u ""'" " winking at her and making motions ! with his hands. A close watch wan i Pt SLV,1 "LX'J!? titer believe-h had d-enough .gainst them to warrant him In admin istering a reprimand. Goltui the the table, occupied by the f'hlnamen. Palmer called their attention to the Insult offered his friends. Tee l.ee got upon nls feel in short order .1 iu was prepared to fight when Pal mer knocked 'him down. Patrolman R. J. Kills was summoned and arrested 'Uilmcr. The latter brought counter iTiarires against the Chinaman, nnd !mU) oases war tried lu. tha municipal i onrt this morning, with the result that Palmer was fined 10 and Tee Iee (Ms charged. CAUGHT IN ACT OF STEALING A WATCH j Kd Busli. who claims to be a San Francisco refugee, was caught in the I act of stealing a watch and chain at ' the Liberty Ice Works at noon today, I 'lite man was held by Otto Freyteg. the i owner of the property, until Patrolman Goltz arrived. Bush and a companion ! : l ulled st the Ice works a few minutes before noon and asked to be given il drink of water. They were directed to I a faucet near w here Knglneer Freyteg ' hangs his coat and vest. I Hush was seen extracting the wateh and chain from a pocket In the vest, and ; was held before lie could effect his j escape. The man called upon his com- I panlon for assistance, hut that Individ- I ual had disappeared north on Front i street. Rush stated In the police sta-I lion that lie and a companion had re- eeimy linivi'ii limn . ... ivia no. v a 1. 1 oi urn, . believe the pair are wandering crooks. WAREHOUSE BLOCK SOLD FOR FORTY THOUSAND The large warehou-e property l-'rank Itaker of Tat-omn on the hlor k .il the south sitle of I.ovejoy between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. w:i. sold loila to Mr. Campbell, a San Jose i it pi t n 1 1 st . lie purehased the property as .in Investment. Among Portland real estate men It In requited that n laigt niimher of southern California men of moderate means an- figuring on making Inestment tn Portland Tin- property purehased by Mr Camp bell is a full half block, covered by a modern hrlek warehouse. The prh e pa hi was J 10. not). The sale w as math by c K Henry Heal estate men sny I he outlook Is good for a lively mnrket within the next two weeks The sltua- t ion .Miller the tarn 1X1 following the San Irancls.o dls-.at astr 1 gradually cnauging ami mani ; of the dealers have negotiations undei . way for Important sales that they are! not yet ready to announce. ' ASSAULT AND BATTERY CHARGE IS DISMISSED .1 P. Carroll, a bartender In the Motile c-ir;o saloon at Fourth and Com h sti.ots. was tried this morning In the i ri iii.l. ipal court on the charge of beat ing Mai tin Couglilln last Wednesday .ifit.'nooii Carroll whs discharged he- the testimony pi "-Merited proved ih.it Cough In Had entere.i ine nionie Carlo and threatened to kill Carroll. The lett.i brought witnesses to prove that he did not strike Coughlln. hut hail only shoved him out of the saloon, the man falling violently on the cement nalk. Building Permits. ! A two-story brick building to be used for store purposes will soon he erected on North Second street at the corner Boltlnger, pastor of the First Congre of Kverett hy Beno & Ballls. the coffee I gat lonnl church, has commenced a land Kplce firm. The cost will be 15000, ordlng to the permit Issued. A handsome residence will be erected before long In the flolladay's addition neighborhood by Oeorge Hartness. who has received a permit for a two-story dwelling to rost J4000. on East Nine teenth street at the corner of C'lackamaa. H I,. Camp has the rontrsct. Other permits Issued are: Mrs. Matil da Norby. one-story dwelling. Alva, cor ner Prescott, cost $250; Clara B. King, two-storv dwelling. Kast Eighth north, between Mason and Shaver, cost J2000T) W. Older, one-story dwelling. East Twenty-fourth, corner Holladsy avenue, cost 1150 J- Oonnteee Caetellane to Katun. (Jmirnal Special Bervle.) Paris, March 19. Countess Bonl Cas tellane expects to return to America with Helen Gould within a few months, alh is now ln Kngland. Prompt Work of Firemen and Employes Prevents Serious Conflagration at Mills. (Special DtsBatea t The Jeoraal.) Oregon City, Or.. May rira lest night gutted the interior of the JJleaeh-lng-room of the Oregon City Manufac turing company. The origin of the flames la not known, but the blase was probably caused by the Ignition of sul phur that Is used In bleaching. An alarm waa turned In at 7: IS o'clock end In Use than a half hour the flames were tlrely subdued. he fire bell brought great crowds of - people to the scene and tbe firemen did heroic work under the direction of Chief AfeJmrland. They were aided by the pri vat, system of the woolen mills which was effective in preventing the I hi nee from- spreading . Into . the puUery- room in the building adjoining, ana TVmoTTiered-ThiTlameB. " All the outbutldfngs of the woolen mills were destroyed by fire three years ago and the aystem, since installed by the company, together with the good and prompt work of the firemen, alone prevented a repetition of tha diaaater. J MAY BE VICTIM OF OFFICER'S AMBITION A young- German waa arrested under the name of J. H. Sml,th aeveral weeks ago by Detective L. C. Hartman on the charge of stealing a revolver at a north end rooming house. Smith's correct name Is Hans Hashagen, 21 yearn of age, and born near Bremen, Germany Friends and a second uncle of the man living In Portland, are Interesting them selves In his case and have accumulated testimony which they Bay will prove that Haahagen wai the victim .of a de tective's personal ambition. A statement made by Haahagen at the county Jail, where he Is serving a six months' sentence for his alleged crime, la to the effect that Hartman told him the easiest way out of the difficulty was to plead guilty and receive not more 10 daya' sentence In the city Jail. -. HUgR- soys he- wag -.takJO, i0 -JlW-.vlii)i guiilwn."' W'BHTlTHr" TWWntrrelteTil-Jih6p where the l evolverT valley X. Hofer. Max Hofer. M. I,, had been pawned by tlw mau who stole J jonea., .C. F. Lansings. . 8. . Callendcr. it and was not Identified as the thief. I F. W.Bpencer. K. N. Derby, I a. K. Page, f rienas or tne young uerman say that he Is not bright of mind and could easily be lmpwavt upon. They furtlier state that Hashagen has been a source of mttrfi" trouble to hla parent 'end rela-' tlvea In Germany. He was sent to America for his health, but returned to the fatherland and remained there only a short time when he come to the Pa cific coast. WILL BAR CONTRACTORS FROM FILLING STREETS; rnntrartore win goon' be hatred front occupying too much of the street while they are constructing a building, ac cording to an ordinance now being pre pared nnd which will soon be Intro- duced to the council by Councilman i Sharkey. i According to the present regulations not more than 20 feet of the spare in front tof the building under conatruc I tlor. shall b occupied by material. ThU . )HW la constantly being violated upon"; one pretext or another. While the pro- j visions of the new ordinance have not ! yM been definitely decided upon. It Is probable that a plan by which contrac- tors shnll pay rent to the city for street HpacP occupied will be put In operation, It is also probable that contractors wilt he required to erect n fence In the street about the space they are permitted to use, and this allowance shall not be exceeded. ASKS DIVORCE AFTER YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE Tnouth ,hcJ. M)lv hJn mHrr,od for . ,h v-!,. Anne Nelson. Is untrue to him. Mrs. Nelson says he called her vile names. As a result of his charges and the names she began suit for divorc in the circuit court this morning. Thev were married In Portland and: hae lived In this city during the 34 n(jtars of uniiappliwss. Thev hsve- v-I n.-c am"... in ne, ! complaint the woman alleges cruel and Inhuman treatment. Emily Fnx Preston desires separation from Henry. Arlstlde Preston because of ; Blmndonmcnt. They were married In I New York City January 2. ISSh In her complaint filed this morning she alleges that he has deserted her and she ac- cordlngly prays for legsl separation. Dolbeer Will Upheld. (.ttmrnst Stpretat' errtee t t San Francisco. May 1!. The stale! fupreme court has affirmed the action of the supt-rlor court lu admitting to i probate the will of the late Bertha M Dolbeer. disposing of her estate valued I more than 11.000,000 to Mls Ktta Al. warren, wlio was the young woman a companion. ! Kite tall May KesLgn. ijmirnal Special Herrh-e. ) Wllkesharre, May 19. It Is reported that John Mitchell, president of tl.o j I nlted Mlneworkers. intends to resign and enter the practice of law as a part ner of Clarence Harrow. Fireman and Inglneer Dead. (Journal MlMVlal RcrTlea.) Salt Lake, Itah. May in. In the holler explosion at Keno the dead are 1.. F. Zimmerman, engineer, and M S. Irwin, flremnn. both of Ogden. Several passengers sustained -slight contusions. Chinese Befngeea 1b Chicago. (Journal Rnerlal 8rTtce.) Chi. ago. May 19. Scores of Chinese San Francisco refugees are arriving here Many are supplied with money. Pastor Begins Oraaads. (gliaclal Darpatcta f The Journal ) Oregon City. Or., May 19. Rev. K. S. crusade in opposition to the amend ment to the local option law proposed by the Ilquor Dealers' association. He will open the campaign at the Ely Con gregational church next Monday evening and will Illustrate his talk with stere opticon views. Mr. Bollinger has al ways taken an active Interest In tha local option law and may be counted on to do effective work against the pro posed changes. Marry Party on Bxovrsloa. (Spfdal Dlapatrb to Tke Journal.) n....n .'l.v l l r Vfav IS U'h.n U A 5:40 ear left for Portland this morning It waa filled with merry boys and girls on pleasure bent, all bound for a trip up the Columbia on the Spencer. The party comprised the ninth and a part nf the tenth grade of the Barclay high school, under the chaperons'ge of Miss Clark and Mrs. Viola Godfrey. TUsy will reach Home about midnight. Delegation of Portland Business Men Will Depart Tomorrow Evening. STEAMER ALLIANCE WILL CARRY LOCAL DELEGATES Indications Are for Interesting tod Pleasant Tripiljotnt Meeting at North Bend Expected to Be Highly Successful and Instructive. A large end representative &4dy of business msn of Portland end the 'Wll-'" UmeUfl. valley will depart tomorrow at p. m. on the ateamer A U lance for Coos bay. to attend the Joint meeting of the Willamette Valley Development league, the Shippers' congress and the Farmera' Institute. I'nder the ausplcea of the commercial organisations of Port land and the business men of the valley, excursion rates have been secured, and the steamer haa been held over frem Saturday, her regular date, to Bunday evening. Nearly all the reservations have been taken, and more applications ' are ex pected to come In tomorrow when the crowd arrives from up the valley. The weather outaide Is reported fine, the sea smooth, and a pleasant trip Is antici pated by the excursionists. They will be hospitably received by the people of North Bend. Marshfleld and other neigh boring points to be visited. The Joint congress will be held May JS and H at North Bend. The following Portland and valley people -have . engagad tiuarlers on th Alliance: From Portland Jefferson Myers. Frsnk C. Baker. F. W. Lead better. H. I,. Plttock, J. K. Davis. K. Kysell, J. A. M Klnnon, Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Brown, Dr. R. V. Coffey, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Adams. Arthur P. Tint." TV. 1,. Ireland. George M. Cornell, The Ttm berman; C. M. HyBKeiLIue - Journal i - , J. I,. Stockton, :. ('. Kinney, F. O. I. Deckabach. William raner, J. A. Simp son. J. Q. Beardslny, Judge John 11. 8eott. DECISIONS RENDERED BY JUDGE GEORGE ! - Judge George In the circuit court ren , dered decisions ln ther following ca.-es this morning: In the appeal case In the matter of the estate of Rudolph Jenaen the de- . ;clslou oClhp lower, .court was. affirmed.. I in ine case or tne Miami c ycle Man I ufacturlng Company against the United j States Fidelity and Guarantee company the findings were for the plaintiff. In the ease of A K. Morse and others against F. K. Whlteomb and other the findings were for the defendants. In the case of W. A. Roed against j the O. R. N. cmttfnny a verdtrt of ton! was Kivrn in lavor or iro piainim. In the matter of the estate of W. Koon ,he decision of the county court WRS nfTlrmerl SMALL CROWD GREETS HAWLEY AT MEDF0RD lvUI Dispatch In Tbe Journal.) Medford, Or., May 19. W. C. llawley. Republican nominee for -congress, spoke at Davis opera house )nnt night. Tho audience consisted of less tliHn 100 and was unresponsive. The orator touched on the Spanleh-Amerlcan war and stated that a Democrat could accomplish noth ing at Washington. lie did not slatt his position on the tariff, rate bill or ship subsidy 'Mil. He was introduced s. ."..,'. . v. , I asm and there was hut little Interest. nm riir snur Tinr WILL I MAC dUIVIC I IMC -rn DCHinUC DIIRRIQU IU ntMUVfc nUDDlOil "The street rlcanliiK department will nnt al)10 to dispose or all tne garniige and jni, dumped on the sidewalks yes- .terday hy people ho wanted to dodge thr pense of a scavenger and ahuset I ttie privileges or Tlean-up day-' for : several davs to come. Mayor I.ane and i iiai nonuldaon snnerlntendent of tha ; department, are 'trvlng to obtain an lde I f how much refuse has been thrown on tne cjtv ,rt thB way. if it Is found that the department cannot Handle, It those who tried the scheme will profit nothing by It. ----- rrnT iiin rM PI C I CO I AIMU CltJuLC CIIC PADTAIM DDIIIM OUC 1MrlMIIM DnUliM tn the circuit court lata thla after noon Krneat Kngle and Grant Test, through their attorney. Henry fc. Mi -i Hun, started suit for l'J.600 damage - against Cnptaln Patrick Bruin and his bondsman, the I'nlted States Fidelity ,,,, (jUHmntee company. Test an I Kngle were arrested n few days ago charged with being pickpockets, and the charge against them was not proved. NO CRIME TO GIVE OUT GOVERNMENT SECRETS (Journal flnet;lal fferrtea. I Washington. May 19. The house hill passed recently making It h penitentiary offense for public officials to give out secret Information which will Influence market values and amended In the sen ate waa killed in the house today. TORRENTS SWEEPING SIDES OF VESUVIUS (Journal Special grrlc. Naples. May-19. Torrential rains are carrying ashes and mud down Vesuvius' sides and burying peasants' houses and drowning , their animals. People have sought refuge In the trees, SHIP SUBSIDY MEASURE HAS CHANCE OF PASSING (Journal Special Serrlce .) Washington. May 19. Congressman Clrosvenor waa a. While House caller to day. He asserted that the ship sub- B,djr a chance of pasalng May Calendar Ooee Orer. At the meeting of tlie United States circuit court Of appeals for the ninth district in Snn Francisco on May 15 tha calendar for May waa put over to June 18. at which time the oourt will meet. In San Francisco. The assigning oC U calendar U1 be made on June 4. A