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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY SEPTEMBtrS 85, IBM. 1110 CUV STABS FOR nlO L II L If 1 1 REVENGE C. Mayors Fatally Woundad by ' W. W. Smith In Enoountar on Street of La Grande. ASSAULT IS RESULT OF LONG STANDING QUARREL Assailant Declares That He Will Re- . .. ... peat Hia Attempt at Murder U MM Victim Recovers From Hia Present Injuries. (Special uiapaica .a ......., La Grande. Ore.. Sept. z. i. Meyers, eras probably fatally stabbed iy W, Smith last night Both men were employed In the same construction gang of the O. R. N. company. Mayers was standing on a corner talking to a friend at the busiest nf tha vmfnir while the street Z" !iL"JE,e- JT'J?: II I ill 1 1 1 1 in uTninu v name. When his victim turned. Smith truck him In the breast with a Jack knife, and repeated the blow three times, one striking the arm and tha other three blows striking In the breaat about the heart. Many women wit nessed the affair. The aaaaasln was seised and Jailed. Iiara aim jaueu. This morning he says If Meyers dose "t die this time he will get him j "I? I. .d to be the outcome of prevl- 1 Sf ?" . . ... us trouble Neither of the men was drunk. There la yttle hope for Meyara BOWIE BIDS FAREWELL TB FOLLOWERS AT ZION i Prophat Start. Soon for Mexico Where He Will Spend the Winter. rh,cr: SepT jTWItlT Parting shot. .... at his enemies and ratneriy so. ice to Ms followers and hitter denunciation of ; his wife and son jonn Aiexanoer iow.e air asva r.ru i,yic ....... Jffity. On Tuesday of next week "he pro poses to start ror Mexico. ne prom ises to return early next summer strong and well, snd to build a house on Mount r-.r..,.! fnr Jean a arhnaa earl return t ..rh to ml. fr i ooa veara first at ZJon City and then at Jerusalem, he pre- j development league and Irrigation day diets. is being observed today. Among the enable to stand unsupported, hie fee- speakers are Senator Fulton. Senator tures the hue of death, ead hie email ; John M. Gearln. Oliver P. Morton, attor whlte hands trembling, Dowle, clad in ney for the reclamation service; John T. his gorgeous apostolic robes, waa borne Whistler, etate engineer of the recla ln the arms of two stalwart negroes 1 matron bureau. State Engineer John from hia room to a platform In the bay I window of Shiloh house, where he made his fsrewell talk EAT POISON MEANT FOR COCKROACHES .Journal Special SerrWa.) Pittsburg. Pa.. Sept. 15 Six fami lies In Allegheny, tots ling to persons, hsve been suffering from what la be lieved to be arsenical poisoning, snd an i " Investigation has been begun to aecer- (Journal Special Berrte.) tain the cause. The sufferers are aald Salt Lake. Sept. 26. In the Investi to have eaten cakes purchased from ! gallon by Interstate Commerce Com W. J. Hanna, at 70s Jackson street. mleeloner Prouty today P. J. Queely. Thursday night Dr. G. G. Graham, general manager of the Kemmerer Coal hia wife end three daughtera were company of Wyoming, testified he taken seriously 111 Frldsy night two : other families were stricken and Sat urday night the family of John W Davis required ths attention of phy sicians. Dr. Graham learned that powder had been sprinkled -round shelves of the bakery for the purpose of killing roachee, snd believes some of it fell Into the barrel of sugar or flour and was made up and sold to the public The sufferers will recover. BRINGING LOBSTERS TO PACIFIC COAST i So i,i rnauaick to The Joarsal.i Boston, Sept. 25. A big shipment of lobsters of all alxes are now on their , way across the continent from the I'nlted States fish hatchery atation here j to stock the waters of Puget sound, where an attempt will be made to orooa- I gate them. Dr. F. B Gorham of Brown . university, wno nas aevoieu many years to the study of culture at the govern- ' ment station here. Is In charge. Tears ago a shipment was sent to the Pacific coast snd liberated near Call- 1 forala. hut the water wss nearly 100 I feet deep and the lobsters were never hearJ from afterward. The present mpmri,. .in oe pianreo in snanower water mid an effort made to note their movements as long as they remsln along i shore. i5l I JIM JEFFRIES SAYS HE WILL NOT FIGHT (Jeers al special Sanrkw.) Los Angeles. Sept. ft. James Jef fries arrived at Los Angeles this morn ing and announced that the story thst he would re-enter the ring le false In every particular. lie aild ha had no Idee of ever fighting again. AUSTRIAN WSHIPS" COM NR Tfl AMFRIPA HWltnlLA - j Jne at kpeelal Kerrtee.) J Vienna. Sept. .-Iwo Austrian war- snips win visit America In Janu iry, re turning the visit of the American suuad ron to thla country recently. """ "'"aw, vienria TT!- TTfn. Vt'L Z.HurL aletv orld tlS moil favosa .ussrire. Tit! V?" hr J r . Z, Kngrcon".r, r'door- apo?U Ana bend contests are features of the eiabo- i aie entertslnment program. The city Is' aireadv Rlllna with visitors Foreet Grove. Or., Sept. 26 "'a ('rang, s pioneer resident of thle county died et 1.86 o'clock this afternoon De ceaaea waa the rather or captain cran-. formerly la command of river steamers est the Portland. Astoria run. The funeral will be held Thuraday. CARMEN TO CARE FOR INEBRIATES Court Says Drunken Men Ac cepted as Passengers Must Be Carried in Safety, lapeolal DtapMtt U The JttmW Olympla. Wuh., Sept 18. That trot car companies are reaponalble tor the safety of their accepted passengers. I eon thonrh ttiv are drunken man. Is 4 I held by the supreros court of Washing- j ton In a decision handed down today. In the case appealed to the supreme . 1 court It was shown that a drunken man I who was rtdlna on the Seattle cars de- i m inded that ho be put off the car on the I trestle crossing I-ake Tnlon. He was t 0(r by tha cr mn an- afterward I I Oil Jill" .HO mnr .ww. The widow and children recover dam , fell into the lake and widow and children ages from tha street car company un der the decision of the court. Constitutions! exemption of school property from taxes does not include -... . ... ,he annrame 2ZZSLSiZaJEitZ curt holds. In another case decided to day. ' j la this decision it Is held that school property molt pay all special taxes such as for sidewalks, street grade and sewers GOVERNOR SELECTS nnrpnil nCI CflATCC UnLUUlI utl.LMniu;WMUh rred In extravagance, con (Special Plsptcb to The Joan-sal) ; Salem, Sept. It. Governor George E. I Chamberlain appointed yesterday the following delegates to attend the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress, which i . . -hj VT ..... . fltv Vovemher "- "7, ,'.'", " ' Y Dru.sr. Cari Jackson. E. J. 'fLXmUriy. g W. Leadbetter, A. Feldenhelmer, H. I- c g JackMrl, nob.rt Brady, Fr(nk R Frank O'Neill. John Montag. D. W. Tllford, w. N. Baker. Dr. R. C. Coffey. W. B. Honeyman. M. F. Henderson, of Portland: C. E. Brown I J. B. Gratke, Astoria: Russel Catlln, Julius Plncus, I. K. Page. C. K. I Spauldlng. B. Hofer, H. D. Pat ton. A. j Huckesteln. of Hejem: Fred Weather i ford. D. P. Mason, William Hogan. Al bany: A. Wllhelm. Monroe: B. F. Miles, Newberg: J. T. Robinson, Eugene : R. U ; jS&S8tt II - !-.. VC U Mnlm.. M.l- .-.j. in f..- ' d.i Moae Tucks. Baker , er. Onterlo; Peter George N. Cross- -las W. Crossfleld. city: W. .C. Calde Ioggie. Marihfleld fimAA tVinvi ("hnrle. V I'ronafleld UlT.t Jt-. t. u;i- nr.iinw.. v.llliwiii . ' ......... . . v. ...... n . - - r i Craig. JEn'erprlse. WI1I W. Baldwin. Vlam.rh IT. 1 1 . Tl M.V Hlimihltrff ..... . ... - KIUA I IUN 15 I MtWIt AT PPMni ETON PAIR n rCrfUl-C I Ufa rin (Special niaiiateh to Tha Journal.) rendieion. ure., oepi. h.-ai me tli I'matllla - MorrOw cohnty district fair, Lowts. F. S. Bramweii. superintendent of the Lm. Grande sugar factory; T. T. . C. C. Hutchinson, Engineer Stover snd Stephen A. Lowell, president of the state association. An enthusiastic meeting was held and Irrigation topics discussed. The Beat Umatilla project was one or me principal auojvcia. j MINES CLOSED DOWN BY SHORTAGE OF CARS turned down half the orders for com meclal coal because If they were filled It would mean the ml rase, would close for three months every spring. He denied giving presents to purchasing agent of the railroad. Mark Hopkins, a mln- . ing engineer, told of the closing of a niimh.. nt .n..n r.r... in viMint no. Ing to the Union Pacific not delivering cers BAILEY'S OPPONENTS HUNTING CANDIDATE l Journal Special Serrlee I Dallas. Tex., Sept U. Opponents of .United States Senator Bailey have not been able t-- settle on any candidate to put agalnat him before the legislature in January. Former Attorney General M. M. Crane, of Dallas, Former United States Senator Horace Chilton, alao of Dallas, and Railroad Commissioner O. B Colqult, or Terrell, are mentioned ae I nis opponents. I TUDCCliTR Akin HDAIM iiinuj.iun nnu uiinui DESTROYED BY FIRE (Special Dispatch to The roeroal.) uarneia. wssn., jepi. is. i ne mreen- Ing machine of Edward Morris was , burned neer St. John, also 200 acres of choice barleV that had been stacked and 00 sacks of wheat owned by J. A. Robertson. The sepsrator and stacked grain waa Insured. Harvesting In the St. John country will last for at lekst ten days longer on account of a scarcity of threshing machines: Indiana Yearly Meeting. (Journal Saerlal Serrtee I Richmond, Ind., Sept. 26. The eighty sixth annual session of the Indiana yearly meeting of Friends began here today to continue to October 2. Leadera of the sect are In attendance from many in ui me cuuniry. i ne ouaineas or !t" n-'". In nildltton to ths usual de- vutlonal features, le to consider the work of the church In relation to Its educational, missionary, temperance and ether sctlvltlee. Seattle Bonds la valid (Jurnnl flbe'tal Service 1 Olympla. Wash.. Sept. 86. The recent Heat tie fniinlHtu.1 ll.htm. y,..r,A I..,,. mounting to 800,00. has been invall- ares,ed to the state lan-1 "-"-oner. the members of which de- ney general a opinion a new election will h"" ' ,""" h' . II ous Debts Bnraed. .. J"rail Kperui ServW 1 ruiton. Mo., Sept 26 In the public sqtisre today Callaway county made s ! bonflr of 'd bonds In celebration or ine payment of har hotidat Indattt. edneas. The county has spent over , 81.2110,000 In dlarha,.in. ih. hmi debt created in u when- 8417.8O0 In i bonds was Issued to na to. h,,iMi.. a I branch line ef the Chlrawo A Alton I railroad. J BRUCE OR HUGHES TO LEAD G. 0. P. Brief Session Held by New York Republicans in Con vention at Saratoga. DRISCOLL GRILLS HEARST eWh W W I fc- ' , I w AS THROWEROF FILTH Cpn't Sea How Editor. Born to Wealth, Reared in Extravagance, Consumed With Vanity, Can Be Friend to the Common People. (Joaraal Sneolal Sarviea.) Saratoga, N. Y.. Sept. 16. The Repub lican state convention was called to order by Chairman Odell At noon. Con gressman M. E. Drtacoli of Syracuse waa made temporary chairman. In his address Drlscoll reviewed the record of the Republican party, eulo gised President Roosevelt, lauded Gov ernor Htggin and roasted W. R. Hearst. He couldn't see how Hearst, "bom to I sumed with vanity, could have any fel i0w feeling for the lowborn "Wealth and yellow Journalism Is Hearst's stock in trade and he has been working hia mud machine at to Jackass power In throwing filth on prominent Democrats from Maine to Texas In the hope of submerging his rivals and so buying his way into the White House." The boom for Charles B. Hughes, the Insurance inquisitor, and for Lieutenant eat for the Republican gubernatorial pn..M..mi wer- oovrnor en i.mn oniir, are ... eww : bert E. Persona ia Donating Hughes and ' ; is believed to represent Roosevelt It , ! Is believed that the president will name ! the nominee If he desires to take e hand. TIia.. K been no crvstalllsstion of i been no crysiainsaiion "i ... T ,..;. , . ' r .nrtMsta ; to make It possible to predict securstely j tht ChOICe 10 Oe mSOe. W-Uil.tliliii Frank S Black has developed some " h, h. " . ne win be a can- a renal h but he i h" ' "'of I dldate only or, the ""J"n , "w,t; 1 h delegates. New ynrit emintr, witn Is alleged, le opposed to ISO votes. It . , - , n i m Hon lur nusurs. Bruce Tory Hopeful. Bruce's friends are hopeful, pert ion tarlr as he has' friends In the New Tork county delegation, and as Hughes' up etate strength Is said to be not very .t. There Is some talk of BHhu Root and Judge Htacock. but it has not taken definite form of either. Bruce's friends aey that If the "big stick" doee not swing against him, he will win. The convention adjourned until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, after Drla coll's address. SAYS BROTHER-IN-LAW IS CRUEL BIGAMISTi Harry LakefMh. a tailor, arrested sev- eral nights ago by Captain Brum and ; poese In a lodging house-raid on a, charee of Immorality, la now alleged to ue a puiygainiai. His slster-ln-lsw, Mrs. Ikeflsh of! til Jefferson street, testified under I oath today In the municipal court that Lakefish had three wives living from ' whom he had not been divorced, one in j Russle and two in New Tork. She im- j parted the further Information that one . of his children had died of starvation ! in Gotham because Its unnatural father would not forward sufficient money with which to buy the bare necessities of life. She also made sundry other statements relative to the tailor's man ner of making a living. Followlna the disclosures bv the sis ter -in-ln w. Judge Cameron decided to 1 raise the tailor's ball to 1250. Lsike- flah stoutly maintains that he la the i vlitlm nt notice t raerution H. win I nnlv admit to on marriaa-e ann Maimf I to have been divorced In Philadelphia. INJUNCTION GRANTED IN CREFFIELD CASE , . . . , , , i (Special IMspatch to The Joornal.) i Seattle, Sept. 26. A temporary in- junction was granted la the Creffield- Mitchell case this morning. Judge ; Frater was cited to appear In the eu- , prema court October 1 and show cause why, the Injunction should not be made : permanent. The prosecuting attorney appealed to I the supreme court for the Injunction re- , straining Judge Frater from deporting sirs, i.reineio snd r-siner Mlicneu to Oregon on the charge of Insanity nwr nmiiiinnnirnc APPEAR IN COURT The five pawnbrokers arrested a week mgo D Detective Mears for keeping their places of business open on Sunday .r. w,toT Police Judge Cameron this morning. They did not deny the charge, but questioned Its validity and agreed to allow the case of O. Ryan to stand ae the test of all five. No teatl-) inony except that of Hears was taken. The Judge Intimated that he would hold that the law requires the actual closing of the doors on Sundsy aa well j as the omission to do business. Tho attorneys. for the defense ssked time to submit a brief, and the matter was taken under advisement. SERIOUS ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED (Special risp,tcn to The Journal. 1 Spokane, Wash., Sept. 26. A serious accident wes averted at 10:80 o'clock last night when s North Monroe car crashed into the rear of a Maxwell car coming irom ins iair aruunas. in packed care prevented the people from belng shaken or inrnwn by tne jolt. ; The report of the collision wss like the discharge of a csnnon. The cries of the panic-stricken passengers and sound or oroaen glass cams nesr causing s stampede, wnien woun navs injured msny. NO damage except the broken j windows reeulted. Tbe forwsrd csr atopped to let off some passengers end the motormen of the rear car was un: I able to stop in time to prevent a coi-i llalon. Fisfeesed Sseek Canned Goods. Allen a Lewis' Beet Brand. la Saerehlag. Journal special Serrlee. I Birmingham. Ala., Sept. 24. A posse - Is after a negro who tried to assault u 3 Tu.-haione Sunday nlaht. The woman fouakt far two hours, finally , winning. , WILL WORK DOCKS; WON'T PAY RAISE 'At a ' meetlt ng of exporters In the Chamber of Commerce thla afternoon the members discussed the grain handlers' strike situation and consid ered a plan of action which la thought to mean that they will employ nonunion labor. Tha statement was made from the meeting at 2:46 o'clock that the ex porters would work the decks, but would not pay 40 cents an hour. This action will prevent a return of the gralnhandlers to work. If the men stead firm as they are txpected to do. BANK WRECKER STENSLAND ARRIVES II NEW YORK Will Be Taken to Chicago Today and Will Tell on His Accomplices. (Journal Special Serrlce.) ' New Tork. Sept. ,21. Paul O. Stens land. wrecker of the Milwaukee Avenue . i State bank of Chicago, arrived here Tast night In cuatody of Assistant mats At torney Olsen of Chicago on the steamer Prlns Adelbert from Tangier, whither he fled after looting the bank. He was taken to Chicago today, where ha will plead guilty to the Indictments returned against him. Stensland was pale and seemed very weak aa he passed slowly from the cabin of the steamer to the tug. He was formally placed under arrest by the New York detectives and here alee after a few momenta he received hie son. Both father and son were com pletely overcome and made no effort to Ijreatraln themselves. The" eWer ! seemed quite unable An talk and man ible An talk and, when In tones so low that he he did so. It was could scarcely Be heard. Theodore Btensiand. who gave nut an official statement of hia father, de- ..I 1 . K. . Ik. V. . . ., , aned confession, but that he had ad- i T..-. mltted I Hill 111 i I I i IIH I T" I mill hi iurtT-i. i ?n'Ch.CO?"M,tUt emb'"'m''n' Under j the Illinois laws. To some of the in-1 dtctments for. "embesslement his fsther would plead guilty, he eaya. and in the se of others, he would turn state's evidence and Implicate ell other, who 1.,1 . m.. .ok l ahould be Indicted In connection with 0RE60N FURNITURE WORKS DAMAGED BY FIRE Automatic Sprinkling System Quenches Blaze Before Con- able Damage Is Done. A fire which threatened destruction of thV Oregon Furniture Manufacturing company factory on Macadam road broke out In the upholstering depart ment of that establishment shortly be- fore t o'clock yesterday afternoon. The automatic sprinkling system with whioh the plant le equipped effectually ! s. uencneu ine maze. a anil alarm brought Engine 10, whose quarters are a Mock away from the factory, to the acene In a hurry, but there was not much work for the firemen, The fire la supposed to have started in one of the machines used for plclr-1 Ing silk floaa. from sparks caused by the striking together of the steel combs. The blaze spread rapidly to the hlchly combustible material and filled the en tire building with smoke. Manager Fletcher Dtnn, Superintendent Leou Free latid and Foreman Wade Ldmbeugh took charge of several hundred employee of the factory, and under their direction "he lsrge quantity of msttreases and lounges In that section of the building w,r oerrted to a place of safety. As eoon as the heat from the flames reached the sprinklers a shower of water descended and the greatest ' amount of damage done to stock waa I caused in this manner. Manager T.lnn at the time of the fire members of Engine company 10, and the. fireman upon hearing the alarm bell, which la sounded whenever the .Drlnkler sre in use Inoiilr. tki r.. son of sounding the gong. Linn at l rirat tnougnt that the fire extinguish , 7.. .", '. but lnv.stlg.tlon found otherwise rjpn, the injuxy he suffered severs week, Kgo ,teppln- lnto p, of scalding water he took charge of the empioy.s who were rushing out of the building. He olaces tha damaa-e to tha stock st $400. DOMESTIC WOES ARE AIRED IN POLICE COURT Troubles of Crosby Family Given Publicity During Hearing of Wife for Assault. An elaborate tale of marital Infelicity ! wae unfolded In tha municipal court thla morning during the hearing' or the charge of assault and battery preferred v,v Albert Crosbv aamlnat hia wife Ida i f crosbv Judse Cameron made .von ! effrfrt for the sake of ths nve children of the warring coaple to have them ! reconcile their differences, but without avail, and the.taklnjr of the teatlmony will be resumed tomorrow morning. Mrs. Crosby, who reeldee with her husband and children at 800 Nslson street, waa arrested yeaterday on a war rant aworn Out by hr husband. In which she waa accused of having assaulted him with' a broomstick. Accompanied bv two of their children, a boy aged 16 and ( artrl of IS years, tne couple came to COUrt this morning to air their grlev- ,,. Crosby stated that the entire trouble 1 as caused by the practice of his wife (n remaining away from home until ft,r midnight. He declared that when j ne n.a cautloned her agatnat furnishing ,ny fo0d for scandal mongers, she j ,,ed a broomstick and threatened tn Kn,,rK; his head off. I pushed her Into a corner when she that," said Crosby, "and as the chli- dren were crvlna out for us to cease flghting, tried lo resson with her. She , haa assaulted me three limes, twice she broke broomsticks ovAHhy head and on I another occaalon heat t Tne with a cane She went to the Oak with another . woman and a married man and pulled , his leg to take In all the concessions I ney came duck on a launcn mm wnen I lit a match when she csme Into the house to look at the clock she blew out the flasne." i to. Saasawv; .- tjfitMmMMMii atria, 'i S m ,it' . atwaBali MANY VESSELS IN COLUMBIA Large Number of Deep Sea and Coast Craft Put Into tha River. LEANDER LEBECK FILES SUIT AGAINST MOORE Contractor and Hotel Man Disagree Over Terms Upon Which Pacific ' Pier Was Constructed Surgeon McKeon Going to Presidio. (Special Dlapatcb to Tea Journal.) Journal's Aetorla Bureau, Sept. 21. A large number of deep-sea and ooaat vessels have come Into the Columbia during the last two or three days. The American bark Homeward Bound ar rived In yeaterday morning from San Jose de Guatemala, and the Virginia 'and Irene arrived in yeaterday from Califor nia for lumber. The schooner Helen Drew arrived id with a cargo of bark for the Portland tanneries, and the Asuncion came In with a cargo of oil. The Homeward Bound was formerly the German ship Otto Glldemelster. A few years age she arrived In San Fran cisco dlsmssted and her repalra were sufficient to permit her to acquire American registry. She waa heavily re insured at the time, but none of the premiums were paid, and It Is InUmated that she will be libeled when ehe arrives at the metropolis. Snl ea Contract. LeandeT Lavbeck, a local contractor, has filed suit against Dan J. Moore of the Moore hotel at Seaside, seeking to recover 11,411 30, an amount alleged to still be due on the construction of the Pacific pier. Lebeck In hie complaint vera that the contract price for the pier waa 12,800 and that alterations to the amount of S5SS.60 were made, mak- ' t0 t " A part of this has been oald and his auit la to - f wvvtwi loiimuiurr. " s Assistant Surgeon wfo has beenWempor the local quarantine V t. , F. H. McKeon, temporarily In charge of station during the absence of Dr. B. H. Earle, has received notice of his assignment to duty at the Presidio, near San Francisco. The paat assistant surgeon, who le now at 'the Presidio, will take charge of the sta tion at the mouth of the -Columbia. Bradley's Body Found. The body of John E. Bradley, who was drowned from the steamer Lurltne while the boat waa going up the river, was recovered near Altoona yesterday. The body wlU be taken to Portland for Interment. The deceased waa 15 years of age and unmarried. Br. Dr. H. L. Henderson has returned from a meeting of the grand lodge of the Improved Order of Red Men at Ni agara Falls. There was a large attend ance and the gatherings were very har- inonlous ' " ' ' OVAlTPU PUADCC ff V 11 UnrtriljLO ARE ABOLISHED Important Concessions Are Made by the Harriman Linee in This Regard. Important concessions have been made by the Harriman lines with regaM to switching charges and freight ratee affecting eaat and weat Portland Indus tries. The rates heretofore effective from west elde points to "Portland," meaning west Portland only, have been made to apply to east Portland, and the switching charge of $6 per ear will he abolished ae to O. R. a N. and South- ern Pacific ears November 1 The change amounts to a practical abolition of switching charges on all Harriman line cars and places Portland and eaat Portland In the position of be ing one city so far aa freight ratee are concerned. All Industries In east Port land have the same freight rate as the west side to points on the west elde tines of the Southern Pacific and freight ratee from points east of the Willamette river apply to east Portland aa well as to weet Portland. Tha effect le to abolish the bridge' tolls ae a factor In traffic carried by Harrtan cara. The district In which the free switch- j ins vruvr win ippiy exienas iron ins Inman-Poulsen lumber mill to1 the Port land flouring mill. It la aald that the line had to be drawn somewhere end that it was decided to draw It at the flouring mills, although dissatisfaction ia certain to be caused among mills outside of this district,' and particu larly In the St. Johne vicinity, which la five or six miles from the terminal yards of the Northern Pacific Terminal company. The railroad officials ere proceeding on the theory that the mill that locatee in Portland Is entitled to the benefits of the more expensive and advantag- geous site, and that incorporated towns out"lde of Portland are not In . "L to 'hat ,th ,onn a posl hsuled to PortlBmJ terminal yards in the form of fre "witching service The nw order applying Portland freight ratea equally to both sides of lno "v" "ireaoy " enect, ana ine order abolishing switching charges on narriman nne cars win go into street the first day of November. The charge for awltchlng and the bridge toll win remain effective agalnat all ears of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Ae torla Columbia River railroad, the O. W. P. and the cars of all foreign roada TAFT IS DISCOURAGED OVER CUBAN PROSPECTS Havana, Rept. 26. Secretary Taft In an Interview today expressed himself aej disgruntled with the entire Cuban alt-1 uatlon. having told tha president his conclusions. He lntlmsted to the pres Went that force alone would bring peace to the Inland. He has only a forlorn hope that peace will result from his mission. Taft announced this afternoon pro- noaala submitted bv him to the rovern- ment ae a basis for peace. These pro- ! vide for the appointment of three' moderatora, three Liberals end three Americans, to act ae an arbitration com- mlaaton lo have charge of revising elec- tlon laws, conducting new election and drawing up a new municipal law and civil service law, unset upon that of the United Stntea. it la understood that I the government objecte to a com Jen the revision of election law. mission COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING NOT WELL ATTENDED Boosters at Spokane Make Up in Enthusiasm for Lack in Numbers. rSseeUl Dwastah to Tsa JoeraaL) Spokune. Sept. 26. The convention of the commercial clube of the Pacific northwest yesterday afternoon waa not so well attended as was expected but thoee present evinced enthusiasm that indicated the purpose of ths clube Is to be carried out In better unity of eplrlt thai, has existed In the past. The rtret meeting of the association since Its organisation last spring af forded the first opportunity for the different clubs to exchange opinions on work accomplished. Walla Wall and Lew is ton had delegatea present and ex pressed the belief that their reepectlve commercial clube will become members of ths association. Tom Richardson, manager of the Portland Commercial club, addressed the meeting. C I.. Smith told how homeseekers are being cared for by the secretary of the association. The morning eeeeton wee attended by a large number of dele Kates from all sections of the north west. Harry Adams, general agent of the Great Northern at Portland, addreaaed the meeting on the advantage the rail roads offer homeseekers, and how they are helping immigration. Mueh of the meeting was taken up in discussing the financial condition of the association and the fact that a great many of the stubs do not con tribute the pro rata rate toward Its maintenance. O. B. Dennis, of thla city, told of the work of the publloity com mittee last year. METHODISTS ARE READY FDR ANNUAL CONFERENCE Auditorium Tent at Sunnyaide Prepared to Hold Twenty-Five Hundred People. - Preparations are being completed to entertain the large number of people who are expected to attend the Oregon annual conference of the Methodist church, eyhtch opens tomorrow morning at Sunnyaide. The auditorium tent has a seating capacity of 1,600. About 160 out-of-town members of the confer ence are expected to be present. The women of the Sunnyaide Method ist Episcopal church have formed lunch committees and will, serve lunch at Brigade hall, one bloek weet from the church, at, 12:80 p. m. This will be free to members of the conference and their wives. . A restaurant will be con ducted by the church In the conference dlnlng-room for the accommodation of the public during the cohjjpr ence. For the benefit of those whoerish informa tion In regard to the conference, the secretary of tha bureau of Information and entertainment has a tent adjoining the church. The presiding bishop of the confer ence is Bishop Henry White Warren of Denver, Colorado. Presiding elders are: Rev. M. C. Wire, Eugene district; Rev. W. B. Holllngshead. West Port land district; Rev. B. F. Rowland, Eaat Portland district, and Rev. R. E. Dunlap, Klamath mission district. Leat night a special meeting of the board was held followed by a sermon by Rev. F. L. Toung on "The Divine Fool nees." Two meetlnge of the conference board of examiners were held today and tonight Rev. M. C. Wire will preach on "The Divine Christ." Tomorrow morning at 8:80 o'clock the conference will open with devotional exercises and an address by Bishop Henry W. Warren at :0. The program includes organisation of the conference and business session, 1 p. m.; organisa tion of the standing com mitteee, 2 p. m , and celebration ef anniversary of the Sunday School union and Tract societies, T L. Jones presiding; addresses by Rev. U. E. Rockwell, Rev. D. A. Wattera, 4 o'clock; sermon by Rev. I. D. Driver. "Ood Manifest In the Flesh." 7:80 p. m.; vesper services conducted by Rev. F. Burgette Short, R o'clock; church ex tension anniversary, W. T. R" err. pre siding; address by Rev. Charlee M. Bos well, assistant corresponding secretary of the board of church extension. COUNfclLMEN MUST GET OFF THE FENCE Backed by a-strong nubile sentiment, the four oouncllmoa who voted to re peal the "perpetual" franchise of the Harriman system on Fourth street will tomorrow afternoon put the question up to their colleagues and endeavor to ob tain for the eity some compensation for the use of the street. Bennett, Kellaher, Rushlight and Vaughn are altogether undismayed be cause the dogged majority turned them down last Wednesday. They listened attentively to the arguments of Judge Fenton why the Vaughn ordinance re pealing the franchise ahould not be passed, and answered beok as best they could with ten members unwilling to accept anything they might say. Now they are ready to bring the mat ter up again In a new form. In Just what shape It will appear they are un willing .to state, but tt Is believed that the line will be sharply drawn and ev ery member of the council must say how he standa MEMPHIS TURNS OUT TO WELCOME BRYAN 'Journal Spartal atrvlee.) Memphis. Tenn., Sept. 28. The wet come which Tennessee has given to WlUlaia J. Bryan has been quite In keening with that of other etatee of the south. Hundreds of people were at the station when the train arrived thla , morning, and they cheered the distin guished Nebraakan alt along the route cluslon of his address. At the cloee of hie visit In Memphis Mr. Bryan left for Nsshvllle. where he Is scheduled for -a epeech tonight. Maverstroh Dead. Forest Orove, Or.. Sept. 16. Mrs. Sarah A. Hsverstroh, who at the age of tt years dlsd yesterday at her home tn Cornelius, wis burled this afternoon under the auspices of the Relief Corps. She was born In Ohio August 17. 1888. She waa married to Ernest Haveretroh In 1881, who survives her, with 16 grandchildren, three great grwndchjldren and one greeNsreat-grnndchlld. Town Xa Burned. Townaend, Dela.. Sept 26. Tbe entire town la being swept by fire, a hotel, two stnree. and over a dosen reeldenees being In aehee already. SLUMP IN STOCKS DUE TO HEARST Probability of Publisher's Nomi nation Creates Panic In Wall Street MANHATTAN ELEVATED TUMBLES EIGHT DOLLARS All Other City Railway Securities Af fectedOther Stocks Fall in Sym pathyUnion Pacific Drops Two Dollara Copper Depressed, (Journal Special Service.) New Tork. Sept. IS. A rumor that W. R. Hearst was sure of the nomina tion for governor of Nsw Tork threw the stock market Into a frensy today and with the Initial bid there waa a slump of $8 a share In Manhattan Ele vated Railway atook. This la the larg eet decline made at the opening of the exchange In many years. The tranaac tlona in stock a at all r.n,.4. .... heavily on tble report: there being a de- J ". a snare in Brooklyn Rapid Tranalt. Severe pressure In the transaction! coupled with heavy selling pressure by long and feara of trouble In Turkey added to the dieplay of heavtneee caused by the tractions, and the reeult waa that with perhaps one or two exceptions the entire New Tork stock market closed with a heavy lose. Reading Railway etoek received the brunt of the selling today and waa hit verv hard on everv ul Tt ..in.. .... a moot exciting session with a nst loss alnce yesterdsy of neerly $5 a share. - ui mi memo josi sz ana recino Mail II m share. Coppers were depressed with the rest of tha list ani a . i ated lost over It a share from yester day's price. Northern Pacific and other Hill lssnee were weak and the formeF loot 88 a share and closed vac .a the bottom. DEMURRER FILED IN VELGUTH CASE Alleged Embezzler Dodgea Ap pearance in Court by Object ing to Information. By filing In the circuit court a demur. rer to the information charging him with emoeasllng 13,100 of the money of the Portland Gas company, Bernard O. Vel guth avoided the necesetty of anrvear- Ing In court thla morning to enter hia plea. The demurrer wag filed yeaterday aft ernoon by Attorney W. W. Ranke, who represents Velguth. The objections to the Information, as stated, are that It does not conform to the provisions of the Oregon code In form, that it chargea more than on crime, And that the facts stated In the Information are not suffi cient to constitute a crime. Arguments on the points raised by the demurrer will be heard by Judge Seare next Monday. Deputy District Attorney Bert Ha ney will represent the state. Velguth will not have to plead until the demurrer le passed upon by the court. CONTINUANCES COST MONEY. HE DECLARES M. C. Banfleld. head of the Banfleldy Veysey Fuel company, haa found thJrt continuances In the municipal court are expensive. He waa compelled this morning, through his attorney, to pay 810 fees for four witneesea who had been subpoenaed by the prosecution, Banfleld was arrested upon complaint of Patrolman West about a week ago on a charge of allowing 12 wagons to re main on Division street. The caae wae continued several times, but was finally apt for trial this morning. Upon the calling of the case today the attorney . for the defense moved for s further con tinuance, but Judge Cameron objected unleaa the four witnesses, who are la boring men. were reimbursed for the time loat In being In attendance. The court gave It aa hie opinion that they . should be given 88 apiece, but a com promise waa effected on a basis of f 2.S0 and the matter went over to Thuraday at 10:10 a. m. According to the authorities, the Ban-field-Veysey Fuel company haa been in the habit of unhitching lta elabwoed wagona at night on Division street and allowing the vehicles to remain there until morning, with disregard of the provisions of the ordinance. MITCHELL AND EATON SENTENCED TO PRISON (Bpeetal Diapatch to Tee Journal ) The Dalles, Or.. Sept. IB R M. Mltoh ell and Jesse Eaton, arrested a few daye ago for larceny In an outfitting oar, stealing panta, coats, shoes and a hat belonging to bridge carpenters, and were bound over to the circuit court in 8800 each, pleaded guilty to burglary thla morning. The circuit Judge sentenced each to two years in the penitentiary.' (Special DIspateB to The Journal.) SUverton. Or., Sept. 16. A heavy rain set in Sunday and continued all day and moat of tha night. There are yet many hops and prunes unharveeted and the djjfchage to the crops will be quite ex tens nslve ee a reeult of the showers. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY rri,L,lR -FrtoDda aad aeoastntaaeas are fe apeetfallr invited to attend tha funeral services of tbe lata James roller, which will he held at Flnley's ekapel on Wednesday, September 20. at 11 o'clock a. m. Servlcea at the grave private. 2 XICS snltas of rooms, newly furnished for henaaksepliig; gas. hath, pantry, ains. bay wloflow: walking distance; Mas. IS IT. Ml Sherman at. 61.200 tor t room cottage, fall 1st. seer Alhtna earbara; part cash, 88,800 T room nedern noose, 8 lets: SMM caab. balance $28 per assets; thla Includes carpet., linoleum, abases, lace ' carts ras. norTlers, near rnlon are sad Portland boele rsrd. 8T.60O will say 4 modern cottages ea TJbsm sve. aad Brasre at. c. TApren ctvTmow wssaiagtsa. 81.200 ROOMISO rtOI K of tl rooms,' aret. eiaaa district; $800 sows, balance t.rss. S..Va- Roomtas sad boerdlas aonss: II steady hoard era snd roomers paying 66 per : tftf, for JB roses, fnralased. Is siie. ne.' tioiri i-nriisno. c. 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