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TIIS ' C3ECC:i CAILY JOURNAL, V rCHTLAND. 1 WEDNESDAY ZVZ'.nilO. AUGUST 11, 1! t 3ENEY ON PEGGING AWAY i : 3 - 'f-, ', v ...... .... ,r A .-, ;;; - . Declares He Will Carry Out Original Intention of Prosecuting the : v " (land Fraud Cases lit Which He Secured Indict- i . ments If It Takes ? Special AMliUnt' Attorney General Francis J. Heney declared this nomine that he le going to carry out bis original Intention to keep Pgitng away onui na has tried all land fraud eases ta which 1 be procured the Indictments. - If necessary," ha said. 'TH atay here . until summer." , .' - .- " However, Uiara ts no iikeTUoo4-f the ' prosecutions going on ona .a fur tha . other. Ilka. a contlnuoua performance. A lull of three or four weeks la aura to coma. District Judge Hunt, who la pre siding at tha triala. will try only two : mora cases oerore a01" oaca 10 tana. Whether ha will return depends upon tha assignments for-the next term of court, which ara ta ha made. ty v-ir-.- cult Juda-e Gilbert. ' It la daaniad certain that Judge Hunt will be aaked to hear the rest of tha land fraud case, which will maan that ha will be back In Portland by tha first Monday in October, which la tha flrat day of tb term. , . . ' Vast Oaaea te Be Tried. ; Tha next two eaaaa to ba triad are the ' Blue mountain reeerve case, ta which State Senator Franklin Pierce Mays la the principal defendant, and tha Wheel er county Illegal fencing case. It Is ex pected that both will be disposed of by ' September t. . Then will come the lull , lasting to (he flrat Monday In October. " During tha Interval Judge Hunt will ge to Montana, pees upon legal matters heard by him In the federal court at ' Butte and attend the . marriage of hie eldest daughter. Mlaa Elisabeth Hunt , who on September 11 Is to become the bride of George Thorn peon, a .well known young banker of New York City, The wedding Is to take place In Helena, and many friends of the family and tha groenuwill come from the eaat to at tend tha ceremony. - As guests will be gin to arrive a week or more before the ceremony, lodge Hunt is anxious to get home as soon as possible. Meanwhile Judge Wolverton can re turn to Oregon and spend a month dle poeing of legal matters other than land fraud rases brought before his court or mow pending. If he is assigned to the Montana, district again he wIM- go di rect to Butte and be on the bench there at the opening of court for the fall term. . -.-. . May Besame la October. ' Should the expected arrangements be made the land fraud triala will be re sumed here In October and run along for "a month or more. - If Prosecutor Heney sticks to his plan the trial of tha Hyde-Benson Xallfornla land fraud ease tn Washington must neoeasatlly be post poned and the trial of Congressman Blnger Hermann In tha same city will also be delayed. ' About j a doaen more ' Oregon land fraud oases In which Prose cutor Heney procured the Indictments remain to ba tried. a The trial of Clarence B. 'Zachary, ac cused Of perjury In connection with the final homestead proof of Charles A. . Watson, was resumed this morning be- SEA WOLF CAUSED SEAL RAID Solicitor, Sims Says . He Is In- "'T" formed Alexander McLean' ' I Organized Japanese. ' (dscUI Dim tea as The eeraal. ' Seattle. Wash., Aug. It. Edwin W. Sims, solicitor for the - department of commerce and labor, who arrived at tha St Paul fur seal rookeries two days after the piratical raid by tha Japan- ' eae In which at leaat live Invaders were . killed, came te Seattle this morning on ths steamer Jefferson. Slma left this morning for Ban Francisco, where he expects te meet Secretary Metcalf of the department Slma states that the Japaneae raid was a desperate and piratical under taking and probably more than five were killed. Pitched battles were fought The Japaneee did not make much of a show Ing except to escape. - They made away with nearly XOt eklne and killed twice as many seals. The seals destroyed ' -were worth about tl.OOt. - piracy will probably be the-eharge laid against the It Japanese captured. 'They were taken on the revenue cutter MeCulloch to Kodlak and arraigned be fore the - United Statea court eommla alonara. The charge waa unlawful kill ' Ing ef seals. They were then sent to -7 Juneau to await the action of the grand Jury. . ,- . V "tme says the rookeries are subject te raids of thla kind any time during the absence of the revenue cutter patrol. The government agents, guards, and na tlvea on the island are In a state of ' panic as la evident with 100 men more aboard, the five schooners of the raiding fleet the II male adulta of the Island would be quiokly slaughtered and ' the aklns In the salt house, worth about " 17t0.e, would be stolen. In fact, prop ' arts'-worth epward of 11.000,000 could t beoome the booty of an Invading force ' such as attacked St Paul Island July If and IT. ' Cannon with a range of three miles , will probably be put on the island to ; repel Invaders snd raiders. Solicitor . Sims said) "I arrived at St Paul island on the . eutter- MoCullocn en July SO. The guards and natlvea had not - yet re covered from - the excitement of the ralda July If and 17. Ths Island was ' surrounded by dense fogs, making Ideal conditions for raids. Monday morning, July II, -the guards heard firing on ' tha water about the Island. Govern ment Agent Lembkey and hla assistant Mr. Judge, found a party ef six Japan ese landing en the shore armed with clubs snd skinning gear. They captured the six men at the point of their rifles. The firing continued all Monday and Tuesday morning It was resumed, - Tha raiders wsre killing seals in tha water promiscuously. . .. Tuesday morning the guards reported seeing M schooner lying 100 yarda off shore. Lembkey and' a boatload ef It guards went te the spot and surprised five boatloads of raiders. They had killed X0 seals on the Island and were en gaged in aklnnlag them.. . Ths Japaneee made for their boats, carrying their booty. They were ordered to surrender but refused. Ths guards I red, one man fell deed In the raiders' boat another wae carried away weundad In the surf ant the Japaneee were seen- to threw another body from the boat' As the guards eaptured five men, II prisoners were taken la all. The schooners In t&a said wars the Torsi, Mara, XI sad - i . i, v KEEPfi AH Summer. I fore Judge Hunt. T Following up the testimony of four members of the Me tear family. Who had tha claim adjoin ing - Watson's, and never knew him tn reside on hi land, tha government put on County Clerk Q. O. Butler of Wheeler county. County Clark E. J. Oodman of Washington county, jamea King. v. . Seoggln. Henry Neat . Clyde . Brown. James Lorara Combs and Robert Ken nedy. aU of whom aave Brown tesunea at the triala ef Watson and Coe D. Barnard. '- Their ' testimony, taken aa a whole, was to the effect that Watson never voted in wneeier county wni his claim was located, that he did vote In Washington county, and that he did not live. In the rough, doorleas and stoveless cabin that had been erected on hla lend. . . , -'; '---4- V '. ' ' Asks About The ranee. ' Prosecutor Heney questioned Clyde Brown as to the location of the fence of the Butte City Land. Live Stock Lum ber company. Judge Bennett, attorney for Zachary, objected to the Introduction of what he called side issues. Heney ex plained that he expected to show that the fence on Watson's land wee part of tha big lncloaure of the Butte Creek company that Included 11.008 acres of Kovernment land. After tha defense had argued some more he withdrew the ques tion, saying be would prove ma poim later by presenting a statement signed by Zachary. ' This statement was aent to Prosecutor Heney while as United Statea attorney he was aiding the grand Jury In am Investigation of the methods of the Butte Creek company. t ' . Prior to the resumption of the Zach ary trial this morning Special Assistant Attorney-General Heney aaked that tha eantenclne- of Hamilton H. Hendricks, Charles A. Watson and Coe D. Barnard be DoatDoned until next Jaturday morn ing at : o'clock. Judge Hunt made the desired order. Hendricks, who ia associated with Zachary In the Butte Creek -company, was convicted of sub ornstlon of perjury. Watson and Bar nard, the latter a final proof wltneas, like Zachary, were convicted of perjury. Henry E. Morgan was tea nrat wit ness called thla afternoon at the trial ef Clarence B. Zachary for perjury al leged te have been committed ia con nection with the final homestead proof of Charles A. Watson. Morgan, who need to herd eheep along Deep creek. Wheeler county, testified that ha was often In ths vicinity of the cabin on Watson's claim, but never saw any signs of habitation. .. , - Everett WbJteomb ef Foes 11. .another sheepherder, next took the stand. He had camped on the Watson claim, but had never seen any one occupying the Watson cabin. . For three years, begin ning l0t and ending ltot, he had gone to the Deep ereek feeding grounds. Hs knew Wataoa personally, but neer found him at home. . ' . The trial of Zachary Is proceeding slowly, and It Is not likely that the case ease will' go to the Jury before to morrow night . i. . -.-i- SALE QF GUHST BLOCK DENIED Local Manager Says San Fran cisco Capftalists Have Not V Made the Purohase. The report that M. A. Ounst has sold ths quarter block at the northwest cor ner of Eleventh and Washington streets for $110,000 to Saa Francisco capital ists is unfounded, according to the statement ef Ous Simon, local manager for Mr. Ounst Ths half block on Eleventh street between Washington and Stark, was purchased- about II years ago by L. O. Pf under for ll.lb. and he had his greenhouses and florist store en the site until last fall, the property during the summer having been purchased by Russell At Blyth for 1100,000. They subsequently, sold ths quarter block at the comer of : Eleventh ' and Stark streets to R. B. Lam son for 141,000 and tha corner ef Eleventh and Washington streets to Mr. Ounst for 100.000. who, it was reported, had sold his holding lor an advance or ip.0. " When Mr. 8 1 men waa seen this morn- Ing regarding the reported eale ha made positive denial - of any transfer," but would not say whether or not negotia tion are pending. - When Mr. Ounst first purchased the property his inten tion waa to erect a large office building or apartment houae. but - these plans were later dropped and he haa been hold ing the property for speculation. The present report la to tha effect that If a sale is made the prospective buyers will erect on tha property a modern office building. , c . - FOUR DEAD OR DYING FROM SAWMILL BLOWUPS Ueereal SbmUI Bwrfee.1 Three Rivera, Mich., Aug. II. Wil liam Mohneys - sawmill exploded this morning and killed him and his son, Roy. sged II, and fatally injured hla sons. Warren, aged Jl, and Mile, aged I years. -. - 1 GENERAL M'ARTHUR TO COMMAND VETERANS (Joarael Speeisl gervtee.) Dm tdAlnaa. Tawa. in, 1 ft T K am. Inatlng committee of the Philippine vet erans nominated this afternoon General MaArthur te be oommander-ln-chfef, W. S. Conklln to be surgeon-general, J. B. Bee be to be chaplain and Earl D. Thomas Jr. to be vice-commander. " Unload a Saa pedse. ; (Joeraal Special Bwvtc. ' ' San Francisco, Aug. ll.v-The steam schooner owners Involved In the ship pink strike today ordered the! rvessels bearing- lumber for Ban Francisco to proceed to San Pedro, where more fa faverable labor conditions sxlst This afternoon ths Ship Owners' association mat in conference with the steam schooner owaere for the alleged pur pose ef tying up aU coastwise lumber vessels. Wei and Mara. They left for Hokadate late upon the dav of the raid. . Slma 1s told that Alexander McLean, hare of jeca inaou s "Sea wolf," organised vue raub . . j , CMS Two Motormen and Four Pas sengers Injured In Head-On Collision on O. W. P. at Two' Thirty Thlt Afternoon, ' n a head-on collision which occurred at I o clock this afternoon near Mil waukle, two Sellwood eara smaahed Into one another with terriflo force, aeriously injuring the -motormen o( both cars and hurting several passenger ,. J. Bcallor, a motorman. was seriously eut about : the head and faoe, and tha -motorman on the other ear, whose name could not be learned, sustained a broken leg. .; ' - Holraan s ambulance and two car riages made a record run to the scene of the accident and tha injured were re moved with all possible dispatch to the Good Samaritan hoapltaL- Superintendent Boynton ef the Port land Railway, Light at Power company and eeveral other officials . hurried te the scene to aid tha injured. One of the oara which figured la the collision was a work ear, and to the motorman of this Is attached the blame for the accident It Is claimed that be did not obey orders to take a aiding. There were - five mala paaaengers In the car which struck ths work car and, ona woman. All of tha men were hurt The motorman was Oscar XX. Stanley. The woman, Mre. Dr. Payne, who lives on Thirteenth street In Sellwood, waa thrown from bar seat and Injured across ths chest ,.,.: LlrtELlEli I'ilLL PROPOSE-All ELECTRIC VIRE ORDINANCE . , 1 , Union Will Introduce It in Coun cil Meeting and Urge V ;,.':-'' Its Passage. An ordlnsnce . calculated to vender somswhat leas precarious the Uvea of ths linemen employed In this city will, be introduced in the city council tonight by W. T. Masters. . Ths ordinance was, prepared by Attorney Frank F. Free man under the direction of the Independ ent Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of America. : . - The ordinance la almost an exact copy of the law now in force in San Fran olsco, which waa adopted after many conferences between the employers, em ployes and the board of aupervlaora. After a trial it was found to be en tirely satisfactory to all partlaa and a ahort time ago -the general manager of the Paclflo States Telephone company Is sued orders that Ita provisions should be enforced by all the managers of , the company, even though - it - was not a part of the written law ef the particular locality concerned. - ; Ths ordinance makes H a misde meanor for any corporation, person or agent to string a wire at a less distance than II Inchea from the center , line of any pole. It requires wires carrying more thaa 100- volts to be aaparated from wlrea carrying leas than 100 volts by a distance of not leas than four feet Wlrea carrying more than 100 vofta must not be strung on any croasarm unleas such croaaarm la painted a bright yellow. All guy wires and guy cablea muat be Insulated for from six to eight feet of the ends, and all vertical wlrea muat beencaaed tn wooden material. -There shall be no transformers on poles to .which aro lights are attached, and It Is made a misdemeanor to allow pelea to stand which would not be maintained by their own strength. It is unlawful to maintain on any pole er eressarm any wire at a less distance than 14. tnchaa from the pole wire, . Tha ordinance provides that It shall go Into, effect one year after its pass age snd that the city electrician ahall have power to enforce Ita provisions. MAY FILE COMPLAINTS' ; IN MUNICIPAL COURT ' Municipal Judge Cameron has given consent to J. W. Bailey, state dairy and food commissioner, to file all complaints In ths police court against persons charged with adulterating milk. The request waa made by the commissioner, It Is said, because of a decision of Jus tice Olson of the east aide, acquitting a man charged with that offense. . , A warrant was Issued from the mu nicipal court this morning for ths ar rest of Henry Westerman on the charge of adulterating milk with water. STOLEN MULES FOUND BY DEPUTY LEONARD r Word has been received by Bherlff Stevens from ths sheriff : ef Wasco county that a pair ef mules a sorrel and a gray has been stolen from The Dolles. - Sheriff Stevens at once detailed Deputy Sheriff Frank Leonard on the case. The bridge lenders were put on the' watch. James Jkelley, tender on thd Madison bridge, a-w the terfhs thla morning and at once notified Deputy Leonard, who was soon en the trail and found the mules la South Portland.- CLARK TAYLOR MUNDY . DIES ATCORVALUS Corvallla.. Or.. Aug.' 15. Clark 'Taylor Mundy, aged 0. a Junior at the Oregon Agricultural college, son of Mre. Ellen Mundy, a member of the United Artisan lodge, died this noon of appendicitis. He underwent an operation Saturday and it waa thought he would recover, but a relapae was fatal. The remains 111 be taken to Portland for burial Friday beside the father. The family formerly resided in Portland. He was a popular young man here. - " DIVISION OF CUSTOMS IN PAN-AMERICAN COUNTRIES Rid Janeiro. Aug1. II. The commerce commission of the Pan-American con gress hss framed a resolution provid ing for a division of customs on ths basis of statistical Information to ba furnished by ths bureau of renubllce. It recommends that tha customs and consular pert lawe of all countries be submitted to an expert for consolidation and presentation ef a uniform set for Ifee aext eeccreea. - COLLIDE L1M L10D m . is bin Central Military , Road Grant Is -i Sold to. Syndicate o Capitalists.. LAND IS IN RICHEST M SECTION OF THE STATE Comprises Five Hundred Thousand Acre Extending From the Cascade - Rang Forest Rtaervs to the Idaho Line-Pric Is $700,004 - J , One of the largeet land deala that have ever been made In Oregon . waa consummated , yeeterday between" the Hunter Land company and E.' and A. Johnson of Minneapolis, Richard Sykea of Santa Barbara and the W. B. 8. Trimble company of Jamestown, North Dakota, representing , the purchaaara, and the California At Oregon Land com pany, controlled by the Booth-Kelly company of Eugene, representing the owners, of the property prior to yester day. -. - :....-.... As nearly as can be figured there are 100,000 acres of land Involved ta the deal and It . comprises a part ef the richest section of the state. The land forma a portion of the Oregon Central Military road grant extending from the Cascade range foreet reserve to the Idaho line, ' The prioe la supposed to be la the neighborhood of 1700.000. The tract forms a atrip running from Eu gene In a southaaaterly direction to the Idaho Una. about II miles wide and lie miles la length. ' ' ' It Is said that the property will be used to further a colonisation scheme In which the new owners are Interested and that the land will be opened up to homeseekers aa soon aa more railroads enter the strip. -.. - .v ., , Muoh of the land Is fertile and a great portion of the remainder lies In the heart ef the irrigation projects that are contemplated for the state. Thla Is especially true la the Oooae valley sec tion where several waterways have been; planned : and their - construction Is ordered. - '- The purchasers, together - with the former owners, have apent weeks tn examining tha land arid also have had men Inspecting It that a full report could be returned. The men thua sent out returned with flattering accounts of the property -and the deal waa con summated last night after several con ferences had been held in this city be tween Me. Hunter and Sykea and R. A. Booth. All the men left Portland laat evening directly - after the deal waa closed. Mr. Booth returned to Eugene, and ths other man left for Seattle. POLITICAL ATTACKS EIIEL1Y GIRL Warrant Sworn Out Against Miss '- Annie Nelson by Coun cilrrjan. ' (SaeeUI Dkasteh te lae IearaaLt- Moscow, Ida., Aug. It. A warrant Issued this morning against Miss Annie B. Nelson, former city treasurer and social leader or Kenanoa, Idaho, ror refuaal to aeoount to the board of trus tees for money taken In the past year and her refuaal to turn- over the books to the trustees.' Tha affair la the result of a political squabble, Councilman ' Calleraon, who swore to ths warrant, being the'bltter enemy of the girls father. Calleraon defeated Nelson at the - election two mdnthe ago and Immediately brought about the dismissal of Miss Nelson as city treasurer. . She waa a candidate be fore the Republican convention for treasurer of Latah county, losing the nomination after a strong fight of her friends against-the .political machine bosses. - DISTRICT ATTORNEY GIVES : LIE TO CORONER FINLEY ; - ' -v '.-; ; ' - T have -never advised the coroner not to hold aa Inquest over a suicide or over sny other dead body. On the ether hand, there have been eases where the coroner wae planning not to hold an Inquest.- but I Interfered and - through my Instructions the Inquest was bald. The statutes make It obligatory upon the coroner to hold an Inqueat In every case of a suicide. As to other esses ef sudden death. If the coroner Is con vinced through the testimony of eye witnesses, that there waa nothing of a suspicious or criminal nature connected with the death he may omit to hold the Inqueat" r So spoke District Attorney Manning late this afternoon, when aaked regard ing the statement of Deputy Coroner Arthur Finley to the errect that he had In the past proceeded under Inatruotolns from ths district attorney, Mr. Man ning cited one Inetance ef the coroner's purpose- to Tint hold an Inqueat when the facta made such a thing his plain duty. Thla was the oaae of the young man who waa killed by a streetcar in North Portland about three months ago. Cormor Finley announced that the man had been killed because of bla own in toxicated condition. The Inqueat whloh Manning compelled him te hold, how ever, failed to develop any faots as to the drunkenness of the deceased. LEAVES TOWN RATHER THAN GO TO ASYLUM 1 (Jeeraal Special srvlee.) Oyster Bay, Aug. II. Miss Lisa Case, "Asll Esao." rather than go to an in sane asylum, obeyed the mandate of the prealdent'e protectors today and left town. She Insisted on seeing the presi dent. ..v ., AGED VETERAN DROPS DEAD DURING MARCH (Jeornal gpeeial servlee.t . " Minneapolis, Aug. II. Thomas H. Martin, aged II, of Washington, p. c, senior vice-commander, dropped dead while marching today.- Physician had warned him not to march. . majBored Sleta ts Bead. linarael gpeeial gervtee.) " Rles Lake, Wis., Aug. II. It Is ru mored that Diets, who has been defend ing Cameron dam against the state au thorltlee for three years, was shot and killed by offloera seeking te ajeot Uok DOVS REST AFTER LOCG HIKE Officers Have Learned Not to y Overwork Troops and This : Is Day of Ease PLANNING BIG BATTLE , TO COMMENCE TOMORROW Nona ' of ths Oregon ' Soldiers at American Lake Are Sick , or In capacitated by Hard Twelve-Milt - March Made Yeeterday,- ' limrlil MnM ts Ths Saarasl.i : Camp Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 11. Thla waa a quiet day In eamp, tha experience of two years ago having taught the commanding offloera that the beat plad ia to reat the troops, particularly the miniia. netween long niaee. - . - After yeateroars march all the troops had a comparative day of reat, preparing tor the long hike tomorrow and Friday. Thla mornlna- all oxfha Third Oraaon was mustered by Major Parks of tha Fourteenth Infantry. Lieutenant Taylor did likewise for the First asperate bat talion. - Although It waa announoed yes terday that the Oregonlans were not to be paid, there having been some niton In the payrolls. - Colonel Oantenbeln said today that the money would likely, not be distributed until Saturday. , -; . ' Offloers nam Campaign. During the morning after muster the troops policed the camp and performed other routine duty. - The officers were In conference with Colonel Maus, com mander .of the Blue army to which the Oregonlans will be attached tomorrow. Plana for the campaign- were discussed at length and . the offloera Instructed ac cordingly. , Tonight the regimental parade and re view will be held at which Colonel Jack son will Inspect the Oregon guard. Col onel Oantenbeln has ordered event com pany to turn out la full strength, the Montana guard having mads a particu larly good ahowlng In the same move ment this morning. - Nons of the Oregon soldiers are sick or laospaoitated by yesterday's march and all are In good shape for the ex ertion of the next two days. Call oa Oregon, Offloera. - - A particularly pleasing event occurred laat night at the. headquartera of the Third Oregon and Flrat Separate Bat talion. Colonel Ward, commanding the Second cavalry, and the offloers of his troops, called at Oregon headquartera to pay their respects to Colonel JamesJ Jackson, inspector general ox. mo ia n. O. He was formerly a member of the Second. . - Colonel Ward brought with him his splendid mounted band of II pieces, and wbUs the officers held social Inter course In Colonel Oantenbeln' s hoeplt able quarters, the musloians delighted with a choice program.- None of that feeling usually existing between regu lars and militia was apparent and the beat of sociability prevailed. - Colonel Oantenbeln and his gallant offloera proved eplendld hoota. - Refreshments were eerved and Colonel Jackson ex pressed particular appreciation of '. the nonor para fum. - . .a " - BCarcaed IS USss, At 4:10 p. m. the Oregon troops re turned from their long "hike." : Com posing a part of the Brown army, Col onel Alfred Reynolds' command, they marched a total of II miles, having started at 1:10 In the morning. The Or egonlans formed a part of the mala body of the brigade, being stationed towards ths rear. They deported them aelvee like true soldiers and every men stood the exertion like a veteran, The morning rain did not dampen the mar tial spirit of the rank and file. Oregon officers speak In the highest terms of the morale of their men. The- troops carried a one-third day'a ratlona and ate la the field. - - The opposing brlgadss today did not conflict, each body simply executing a tactical movement or marching through a hostile oountry, sstabllshlng advance and rear guards, and outposts. Rsturn- Ing, the movement represented an order ly retreat -with rear guard holding back tne enemy. . - ..;-.; EUGENE WATER IS - ALMOST TOO PURE The state board of health baa com pleted Its analysis of four samples of watsr from the city mains in Sugene. The analysis was made In order to as certain whether or not the water now being pumped through the new filters of that elty are contaminated. The sam ples were sent to the board by Dr. J. W. Harris, health officer of Lane t-ounty, to whom the Aboard sent the following letter: . ' Portland. Dr.: Ana-. JI. 10X. Ttr. Robert C. Tenney, State Health Officer, Portland, Or. Dear Sin The examina tion of the specimen of water from Eu gene eent by Dr. Harris shows no con tamtnatlon. There waa an absolute fail ure to produce gaa er even growth in fermentation tubes. Plates Inoculated with varying Quantities of ths water failed to . develop a single . colony on any one.' 'This result Is most remarkable and fear an error somswhere before the water arrived here. It would be well to know Juat how this water waa collected. Even the purest water usually shows some growth. Vsry truly yours, "RALPH MAT BON. ,y ... "Bacteriologist of the Board.". V IS ARRESTED WHILE BOASTING OF CRIME (Special Dtspsfch te the f unreal. -Moscow, Ida., Aug. 11. J. W. Hhrleves. jointly charged with Roy Taylor of ths murder hers of David Collier of Coqullle City, Oregon, on the morning of July II, was captured last night by Marshal Mackey at Colfax, Washington. J. A. Collier, the father of the dead man. boarded the boat, at Portland Mon day morning for Coqullle City with his son's body and will return Immediately to aid in the, prosecution. Shrlevea Was drunk and boasted ef being wanted for the crime. The mar shal heard him and effected his arrest FRENCH WARSHIPS IN HARBOR ATvTANGIER Journal gpeeial Servlee.) Tangier, Aug. II. As a result of the anti-French demonstration IT French warships anchored la 'the harbor thla morning. , . . , out Maa a . , fJearaal Bper1al gtrv l.) . Milwaukee, Aug.- 18. Carl Holt, aaad IS years.-wha was deaoondent bacauea of his age, committed suicide by taking ...... ww,u - . . er crai; onui; i;i TROUBLE Mill- Attorney Yanckwlch Declares He Will File Information Charg 11 Ing Malfeasance. , INSPECTOR MAY FACE VERY SERIOUS CHARGE Establishment of OuDt Would Mean '.Terra Jn Penitentiary, Fine or Lou of OSflca Bruia Treats Matter as ; HugVjoke.Tr-"--; - , Aa the outcome of Captain Bruln'a re fusal to book the assailant of Thomas Antonelll, the alleged gay Lothario of rUrbano's band, after the fellow had been brought to the station by former Special Policeman Mott. who wltneased tha assault. Attorney Harry. Tanckwlch has announced his Intention of swearing to a complaint charging . the Inspector with a felony in violating section lll or tfeuingtr ana cotton s eoae. Tanckwlch declares that he will visit District Attorney Manning today- and have the Information . filed agalnat Bruin. He declared thla morning that Bruin waa clearly guilty of a violation of the law In releasing the man who had. beaten the musician at Fourth and Stark streets . because ' the arrest had been made by a citisen, -as an orncer or tne court, saia Tanckwlch. "I had a perfect right to order Captain Bruin-te lock up the as sailant of my client, and his refusal clearly conatltuted a violation of the law relative to neglect or malfeasance in or- floe. I intend to - visit Mr. - Manning thla afternoon and swear to a complaint against Bruin. Antonelll will also file aa Information -agalnat - him and we Intend to fight thla matter to the finish. Hla statement reflecting on my charac ter I also Intend to look Into." - That Mrtlon af tha statute referred to by Tanckwlch ai having beea violated raada aa follower "If any oflfcer. of thla state or of any county, town or other municipal corporation shall wilfully neg lect or refuse to perform any duty or servloe pertaining to his office... with intent to injure or defraud any one or shall wilfully neglect or refuse to per-, form such duty or servloe to the In Jury ef any one or the manifeet hind rance or obstruction of public justice or ' business, whether such Injury, hind- ranoe or obstruction was particularly intended or not, such officer upon con viction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment In tha penitentiary not leaa than six months or more than one year .or by lmprlsoment la ths county jail not leas thaa three months nor more than ona year or by fine not leas than 110 er more than 1100 er by dismissal from office with or without either of euch punishments. , t Bruin does not take the matter se riously and asserts that under similar olroumstanoes be would take the same action again. -. -... GRILL'S SENTENCE POSTPOIIEO' Murderer of W. 3. Pearce Will Be i . .. ; Given New Trial In Sep ..- K tember. . , - (7raal Special servies.) 1. Santa, Rosa, Cel., Aug. 15. Judge Burdett has postponed eentenclng A. J. Crill. who yesterday was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the murder of W. 8. Pearce, an aged farmer, to September 1, on which date a new trial will be heard. . Mae Pearce, daughter of the victim, who eaused the murder, Is now an in mate in the Home of the Oood Shep herd at Portland. - 1 ., ; , While Pearce and hla daughter were driving In a buggy at Alexander Valley, California. July II. 101, Pearce was snot and Rilled from aa ambush. - The murder le said to have been prompted by jealousy over a woman to whom both Pearce and Crill were paying attentions. L. C, Msek. a nephew of Pearce, was sent by hie father te California soon after the murder to take Mae to their home tn eastern Oregon. - When they ar rived la Portland young Mack was ar rested charged with a statutory offense against his cousin. On account of lack of evidence, and the girl having paased her llth birthday, the charge was not prosecuted and Mack was released, The girl was ssnt to ths Boys' and Girls' Aid society where the wss kept a week, then committed to the Home of the Oood Shepherd, where ehe will re main until next April, whan she will be II years old. '-".',.:; ROOT MAKES SPEECH p r : TO SOUTH AMERICANS V ' (Jeoraal Special BerrMe.) J ' Buenos Ay res, Aug. II. At the ban quet of President Alcortsj Kliba Root spoke expressing American pride In the achievements of Its South American slaters. Hs said there le not a eloud In the sky of good understanding, j He wished the Argentine oeonle miaht know the extent of the good feellna- of the United States for them. He said the ealm had almost became, a principle and that while our government win maxa no alliance yet It will make an alliance with all its sisters in-sentl- meni and tne pursuit of liberty and Jus tloa, - ,..,., , , ... ASSASSINS PLANNED . TO MURDER PALM A Uenraal Special Service.) Havana, Aug. 1. Confirmation - of the report Of a plot to assassinate Presi dent Palma waa found today and pre cautions to protect . him . were taken. The guard usually armed with revolvers todsy. Is armed with carbines and In creased la number. All the police ef the city are retained In the barracks and are ready for an emergency, Captain Maao, who was Implicated,, baa been dismissed. . SHAW BUYS SILVER ' , ' AT SIXTY-SIX CENTS Washington, Aug. II. It Is announced that Seoretary Shaw has bought 1,001 ounces of sliver at II cents per ounce delivered, at f(w Orleans, , , . . ; , r ill. . t A ? UILL iUI LLO. llULU UeiUUlili . . - . t ; Electrld . Company Deciijs td ; ; Use Condujts In Vsst Cld -r 1 Duslness District. WILL ABOLISH P0LE3 V ' ; . . WHEREVER POCCICLE High-Power Wires on East Side and to Reeidence Dlatrict W1U , Be' Strung oa Croas Beams on Topi of Po?nTJht ra In -which the Portland General Klectrlo company waa to investigate underground wire sva tema has expired, the company baa an nounced that ft will place all electric light and street ear power wlrea under ground within the buelneae district of the west elds, and will rearrange tha wires on the poles throughout the elty.- Coneequently the ordinance which councilman Preston waa to Introduce J i,tn eesslon of the council tonight -ww. jar. r-reeton thought the measure whloh he introduced sev eral months ago had beea shelved by the street committee to whom it was re ferred. This morning be learned that def' had be gnTed! and that bis measure providing for un- f.,r.MUra -W,rV wltb, "re ilnUta Is still in the baada of the street com- President Ooode of tha riri way, . Light A Power oompanv suswaata that the rhrer. Madlaon s treet. Vev5?h T i"!n,b UJc,n tb boundaries of the distriat within whloh all wlrea of hla company ahall go underground. Be tween Yamhill and Burnalde Fourteenth would be the western boundary. It la estimated that the company will expend 1100.000 in this work.- pan This does not eolnolds with Preston's plan. In the ordlnanoe whloh be In tended to Introduce tonight It was spool fled that wires should be placed under ground within the Are limits on the west side and on Grand and Lnlon avenues -and on tha four streets leading from the bridges on the east side. . ' aat Slda OoaUroHa. It la not the Intention of the company to put any wires underground oa the eaat side, it Is understood. Thla la be cause the expenditure necessary would not be juetlfled by . the returns from Ughte on the streets. - .. "We Intend to put all tha vires t tha Congested district underground.' aaid President Ooode today. "We also In tend to. out out every pole possible In every part of the olty. . For thla pur pose we have placed the rearrangement of the lines of both ths electrlo aom pany and the atreetcar company in the hands of ona man and told him te elimi nate every pole he possibly can. The high-power wlrea are te be placed on a croasarm at the top of the pole." . . - Thiamin to a certain extant meet the demands of the linemen for a rearrange ment of the lines on the poles. It baa been the contention of the linemen that they are unable to discern the "hot etuff ' wires from those whloh it Is safe to touch because all the wires on a pole' are in a tangle and that each pole presents a different problem. ,m Work will Take Two Tear 5 l Ooode further states that If the council grants a franchise to the ooxa- pany for a stsam-heatlng plant t gup. ply the business part of the eitv. tha' Lwires will go underground at the same uiu m cuuuuus are aug ror the steam heating pipes. . It la expected that two years will be necessary for the com pie- -tlon of the underground system Theretare now fewer wlree oa poles In ths down town district than there were three yea re ago. aa tha aleotrla ' company has had a number ef men sen- stanuy at work on rearrangement ef wlrea. Ona trouble baa beea. that tha Insulation on the high power wlrea bss beea burned off since they were put up and thla baa proved a source of con stant danger. None of the -wlree have fallen and none but men In the employ of the company have beea killed. Where the principal disagreement be tween the electric oompanv and 'the eounoilmen may occur la In regard to - the underground district The Are lim its extend south to Market etreet and north along Fourteenth atreet to the river. Fire limits on the east side have been abolished. SOn ACCUSED OF STRIXK.6 FATHER VITH CLUB ' Applic ation f or Warrant of - Ar -rest Brings Out Story' of . :' ; Son's Alleged BrutalWy. : Application for a warrant for the f arrest of John Ford on a charge of an assault with a deadly weapon waa made to Deputy Dlstrlot Attorney Brand this morning by Thomas Hall of 401 Flrat street. If the story told by the com plainant Is true, Ford Is guilty of bra- -tally beating his father over the bead with a club and also striking Ball with, the eame weapon. ' - Hall conducts a grocery store at tha First street , address. ' and he allegee that the man complained ef became en gaged - In - aa ' altercation with Ford senior In front of his place of business. ; The groceryman claims that tha young . man struck his farther over the head with a heavy club, falling the el4 man to the sidewalk and catting hla scalp. In falling, ths slder Ford bumped Into . Mrs. Hall, and she, too,, was knocked ... to the sidewalk. , .- Hall states that he then took a band in the affair and ordered young Ford , away. Instead of . obeying ' it is al laged that the fellow struok Halt over the head with the stick, at the eame time declaring hla Intention of com- ' mlttlng murder. . . Ford resides at 401 First street f . BIG CATTLE SHIPMENT ; TO SEATTLE COMPANY (gpeeial Dtooatth te Tae loaraaL) . Pendleton, Or., Aug. II. The seeond lsrgest shipment of cattle made this year was eent out ef the eitv laat nlcht over the W. aV C. R, tt the Frye-Bruhn company at Seattle. The shipment con sisted of 114 head altogether, 151 of them being from the Johnson and Cald well herds of the John Day country, and the remainder from Isaacs and Maple sniiri ot . imsiuiK county. There were 14 cars In ths shipment and the cattle -were all In excellent condition. They will reach the Seattle market In better condition than any former eh I p. ment this season on aoeouat af the eeel sreainer since tne rata. Tney ware I aad I yr-eM gteerg aa4 tr hr t (