THE 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
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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
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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
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