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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY' EVENING, NOVEMBER Mr 1S03.
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STREETCAR SYSTEH IS PARALYZED
: GREATER PART OF DAY
Burning Out f Underground Wir arSeventhand Washington
( : . ' i Streets Culminates in Great Deal of Trouble
' :,' Throughout City. . .7 . ;7' " 7'l
AB nnaergrouua win ituini xrom
the ear track to the Dole at Seventh
and Waehlngton burnad out at o'clock
.r mis noruwft mnu s a uviwa. tui. .
, rrnooa nlne-teatha of the atraat cart
or tha cltr war a till standing helpless
' 1 tha worst tla-un for aevaral yeara.
Only tha circuits supplying tha strsef
cars wim power were aiiecioa. "
expected that by o'clock repairs Will
: K eomnlatad and tha Ions-delayed oars
put in motion stain.
. . Both sides of tba river wars affected.
Tha O. W. P.- linea kept in service,
-though ahort of power at times.- It la
conceded even ' by critics of ths com
pany that such an accident might hap-
, -pea were the unaergrouna system,
wiring in uae. The actuai damage is
slight, . One lineman was painfully in-
Jured. but not seriously ourneo wnuv
working on pole at First and Alder
. which had burned out. ' ...
' Big Loss to Oompaay,
i -. The loas to tha company because peo
ple didn't ride as usual wlU probably
amount to considerably over 11.000. Tha
heaviest portion of the early morning
trafllo waa out or tne'way oy me
in a.ceiueni. Qci;uriw. -
pected that the orowds from I to J
n a k lu rail tlT
At :ot vnw-fioavy wfrw whwo.ii
"ground wires," which carry tha return
current from the rails on Washington
'street back into the aub-atatlon, burned
out. The pole burst Into flame and un
, Ul ths power waa shut off at the aub-
iuv w " -
running loose In the ground.
There was too heavy a load of slso-
trlclty on thla aet 01 wires, uneoie io
stand the strain any longer they popped,
and the trouble began.
This threw tha task of carrying all
the return current . upon the other
ground wires. Instantly the pole at
ths southeast corner of First and Alder
was ablase from top to bottom, the
iMtrioltr snaDDlng and crackling like
niatnl ahots. . v -. . -v
" " " Xngalatto Bums fro" WIim.
i;Ths power cables along Alder street
' . . - ftulth f h h a t And the
PBSM W mtmm .-.- mw -
Insulation dropped off In m shower.
' , Another pole at Park and Morrison
streets went next and than one at
feeventh and Burneido. - - - '
la a flash the trouble had Jumped the
Willamette and then It was ail up with
Tneatnlnr cars laden with multitudes
late for work wars stalled In a minute:
Suburban traffic, as well aa that ef the
downtown region; felt tha effeot of that
SLOAN'S COSFESSiON WILL
F BE SET ASIDE
Prosecution Will Be Bitterly
f ' Fought on Every Point in
Murder Trial. . L :
. . aj.i THm.tei tm Th. Joersit.t
t SDokane. Wash.. Nov. 14. When the
'third day of ths Sloan trial openea mis
-morning but seven Jurymen had been
'oassed for cause and It Is probable that
,the jury will not oe compieiwu wnn.
some time tomorrow.
f - From ths 11ns of examination of wit--nesseg
adopted by the counsel for the
idefenss ir.ls evident that the state will
,be compelled to prove the killing, not
'Withstanding the confession made by
young Sloan at ths tiros of his arrest.
"It was believed that the defense would
admit, this and rely solely upon ths in
sanity plea for defense but It la now
anDarent that every point is .to. be -bit
terly contested and the burden of proof
.... ,ink
-.ftftt.wftva wWM " f -- -
iiiniiin rvirt
ALL HE COULD
l, SBJSJMSSBBSSSSW MSPSM
Was Not Derelict in His Duty in
the Whitney-Murray Case,
- ' as Rumored. ' '' ;
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Ths opinion prevails In soma quarters
that District Attorney John Manning
waa derelict In his duty when severs!
days sgo hs refused to prosecute for
seduction Lincoln Whitney, the young
man who was shot to death last Mon
dv h o R. Murrav because hs refused
to marry Murray's slstsr. Ths fact Is
that the caas was wholly out of Man
ning's Jurisdiction and he hsd no right
whatever to causs the arrest of ths de
feased. In explaining . the - matter
lx-puty District Attorney Bert Haney
made ths following statement xoasy: . -"From
the talk around town I have
been given to- understand that many
people think Manning should havs ar-
MuA .that bov. . He could not arrest
the boy., Six or seven days ago Murray
came In snd old us a story to the effect
that Whitney had seduced his sister and
ssked us to prosecute him.. Ws ques
tioned htm and na asid that the crime
had been committed la Marlon county,
near Woodburn. We told him that he
would have to go there ,to get redress.
We gave him the name, of the district
attorney of Marlon county, svsn gavs
him a note of Introduction to that of
ficial. We went as far as ws were al
lowed by ths law to gj. Ws could not
.cause the arrest of Whitney, so we sent
the vounx man to tbe person who could
cause ths arrest."
JOHN BUCHANAN SMITH
DIES I N FOREST GROVE
(ftsvrl.l Msoetcb e Tke Iiwrasl.1
Forest Orove, Or, Nov. 14. John Bu-
cnanan imnn si rorai urove, aiea
Tuesday night at his home, at the age
of ft years and f months. Ms. Smith
was bora in Fraserburgh. Scotland,
v At tbs ago of It he moved to Canada
with his parents, and In 111 went to
Olympta, and two yeara'sfterward came
to Portland, for a short time going to
Humboldt, Iowa, where, ho was in the
Implement business snd wss a large
Stockholder In the People'a bank. Five
vears sgo hs came to Foreat Grove,
ile 1 (voted on a farm' northwest of town
and two yare sgo moved to town.
- Mr. Smith was a Maaon, and had been
an tdd Fellow for over thirty yeara.
The funral will take place from the
restrienre Thursdsy at 11 o'clock, under
the rltuala of tbe Ms sons snd Odd Fel
lows. Hurtal will be In ths Naylor
eeanetery. Us leaves a wlf to mourn
vis
bum-out atfievcnth and Washington
very quickly. """7
The electrical displays 'wese so brll
Uant that tbe crowds firmly believed
tie "hot stuff." the 2400-velt currents.
were running amuck. But none but
the circuits and a few light circuits
were affected. The 600-vo(t line fur
nished enough excitement ss It was.
Fire Alarm Sounded.
' When the pole at First and Alder
caught Are a Are alarm was sounded
from box It, but the Bremen could do
nothing and -he blase soon died out.
The repair department of the Portland
Railway, Light Power company got
busy, but the trouble was so far-reaching
that a half day will be required for
.e wo. a to te nnisneo.
"It'll probably take a couple of hours
longer before ill the ears are running,
said .F L. Fuller, general manager . of
the ear lines of tbe P. R, L a P., at
noo. . He was watching a gang of men
at work at Seventh and Washington.
The concrete sidewalk and the asphalt
pavement had to be cut through to get
at the seat of ths trouble, ana tns men
with the drills snd sledges found the
concrete very hard. ,
Vancouver. Oars Stalled.
The St. Johns ears were able to run
on their store ge-betterleey but only be
yond- the Kill togs worth- avenue shops.
The Vancouver cars were stalled, and
1th hardly an exception there waant
a car moving anywhere on ths east side
for over four hours, v. .
After some delay the Blxteeath street
Una on Washington-was-put rn opera
tion. -The Portland Helghta oars found
enough current, and a few care were
kept moving In Fifth street between
the depot aad Washington street.
The sub-station at Seventh and Alder
could supply no current becauSH of the
breaking of so many grouna wires.
The two steam plants of ths P. R.; I
V P. were full blast, but the Washing
ton - street cars were all tney couia
handle. The O. W. P. steam plant
helped keep the carg-on-thst branch' of
tha P. R., I at P. in operation.
8. Or Reed;' general manager of the
Portland General Electric company,
aaid: "The trouble Is due to1 an over
loading of the main circuit which con
nects with the east side. An unusually
heavy load was on this particular cir
cuit last, night, which resulted In an
overheating of the wires. There Is no
particular damage save, the ..Inconveni
ence resulting in the cutting off of the
circuit. This Is necessary because of
the danger the linemen are placed in
while repairing ths burned out wires.'
ADAUS IS SENTENCED TO
TEN YEAR TERM
Seattle Assay Office Embezzler
Will Do Hard Labor on Mo
" ' , . f.eil's Island.
(Bptdsl Dltp.tck ' te The Jearaal)
- Seattle, Wssh, Nov- It. Ten years
st hard labor on McNeil's island is ths
penalty meted out to Edward Adams,
embesxler In the sassy office hers to ths
tune of IJOO.OOO. Adams entered a
plea of guilty tojtwo counts of ths 1X7
sgalnst him this morning as a result of
a scheme evolved by hlra whereby hs
can retain a portion of the gold stolen
from, ths miners of Alaska, preferring
to servo a sentence in tbe federal prison
rather than give up his ill-gotten gains.
DEMANDS THAT WILL
BE. PROBATED AT ONCE
Judge Webster la ths county' court
this morning ordered that. 8. H. Howard
produce In court the will of hie deceased
wife, Marie Louisa Howard, for probate
Friday morning a( 10 o'clock. The or
der was Issued on ths petition of ohn
Dennison. who alleged that he had a
claim of 11.20 againat the estate. He
stated that Howard has tbs will In his
possession, that bs had been requested
to produce It for probate and refused.
Mrs. Howard is said to bavs left prop,
erty valued at 1 0,000. Ths supposed
legatees are tha husband, S. H. Howard,
and a son, Matthsw Howard, sged t
years. Dennison states that Howard
was named executor of the will. Mrs.
Howard died In thla city In July, 10.
SMITH FINED FOR '
1 DEALING IN LIQUOR
(Special Dispatch te Toe Jooraal.) v
Eugene, Or.. Nov. 14. In tbe circuit
court yesterday Fred M. Smith of Mar
cola was fined 1200 by Judge Harris for
selling liquor la violation of ths local
option law. Hs had previously pleaded
guilty.
Irving Dubois, wno with nis nrotnsr.
Floyd Iu Boise, -both of The Dallea, was
charged with enticing Mabel Conrad,
aged 14 years, away from her home for
ths purpose or placing her in a Dis
orderly bouse, was yesterdsy discharged
from custody so that hs might be taken
to Dallas to bs tried there for crimi
nal assault ,
CHURCH HAS KICK
AGAINST WATER BOARD
One or mors of ths trusteea of the
Third Preabyterian church will appear
before the water board thla afternoon
and make a protest against ths water de
partment's treatment of the church.. The
department ordered the church ..to buy
a water meter and Install It. Tbs would
cost 114. Ths trustees offered to prove
that not more than the maximum amount
of water was being used, but all in vain.
It Is 'expected that several other mat
ters relating to the recent movement for
a revision of ths water rates will-come
before the water board this afternoon.
WILL BREAK ROCK'
FOR SIXTY DAYS
. Wesley Hall, a tall, genteel-looking
yeung man, has found to his sorrow thst
It would hsve been far mors profitable
to ' have sullied hla fair -white banda
with honest labos than to havs frittered
away hla time In idleness, expecting his
young wife to support hlra by leading a
life of shame. Judge Cameron this
morning sentenced Hnll to serve 00 daya
on tha rockptle at Kelly's Butts on a
charce of vagrancy. ,
Hall waa taken Into custody Monday
upon Information that ha Intended plac
ing his wife la a house ol lll-fama,
BIG ESTATES ARE
MASSED III 01IE
GigantI cr Rear Estate Deal -Con
' surnmated and Large Tract ;
- to Be Opened. 7
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ELECTRIC JJNE'WILL BE i..
; BUILT ON SANDY ROAD
BuU Run Water Will Bo Furnished
.; and Streets Improved Three Big
Tracts Included in the New Project
Now Contemplated. ; ' . ' " ' .,
A realty deal of considerable magnl
tude and far-reaching In Its effects upon
tha development of Portland has been
quietly oarrled forward during, the past
fsw weeks, and la now understood to bs
practically consummated. Ths deal
brlnga under . one management several
big- east stds estates comprising In ths
aggregate more than 1,000 acrea. These
tracts are known aa ths Klosterman
tract of lit acres," tha C H- Presoott
tract of over 400 acres and ths estate
of tha lata' Louie Fleischner of pearly
500 acrea. . -
Tha Prescott tract Ilea lust east of
Irvlngton, ths Klosterman tract south
of ths Prescott piece and the Fleischner
farm .east - of both." A small tract, of
about IS - sdpm.- enwinri w ftftrlf W - thm
Vresoott e&d Kloetermao tracts. Is also
included In -this deal.
A. considerable part of this property
is already within ths city limits and a
number -of additions have been platted
around It. The property is to bs opened
up for Immediate settlement with car
service, Bull Jlun : watef and Improved
streets. Ths Sandy Road bisects the
property from northeast to southwest
and gives an unbroken frontage of a
mile and a half through ths tract.
Ths projectors 'of this enterprise are
Thompson A Hartman, who havs aeao
clated with them some of Portland a
strongest financial men. Realising ths
possibilities that exist In the develop
ment of this section, Hartman ft Thomp
son havs made arrangements to havs
an-eiectrio car line built along the
Sandy Road that crosses ths property
diagonally from the aouthwest to Its
northeast extremity. This road comes
into ths city as far as East Sixteenth
street. Just two. blocks north of Burn
side street, and It la proposed to bring
ths cars Into ths west side ovsr ths
Burnslds street bridge. Surveys havs
already been mads for. tha road and the
engineers ars now at work upon ths
ground Itself preparing tha plats. Rosa.
City Park is ths name that has been
selected for this new addition. .
Ill OF JANE ABRAHAM IS
DECLARED TO BE VOID
Ju dge Webster Orde rs It
; Aside on Petition of J.
-HC- P. Flnley. ;1
Set
. Ths will of "Jans Abraham waa de
clared void and -ordered sot -aside by
'Judge Webstsr in ths county court this
morning. It was decreed that Mrs,
Abraham,- at ths Urns ths will wss
drawn. - in - May,- l01r we - of -unsound
mind, ' because of old age and disease,
and that her ,- memory . was defective.
Tbe order was made on the petition of
J. P. Flnley, who had a claim against
ths ' estate - for 176. Ths property of
ths estate was valued at $425, consist
Ing of a claim against the estate of
James Abraham.
By the terms of ths -will one third of
ths property wss bequeathed to Fremont
I Abraham, nephew of the deceased's
husband- - To . Sybil -Moore - was be.
queathed 126, and ths remainder of the
property was ordered to be divided be
tween , ths brothers 1 of ths -deceased.
Lswls. Jacob M. and Lyman B. St.
Johna, and ths children of the deceased
sisters of tbs testator. Mary Crawford,
Nancy Robs and Charity Hughes. .
, Ths will was filed In ths county court
In November, 1104, but was never pro
bated. No appearance was mads by ths
heirs to contest ths proceedings to set
aslds the wilL H. k. sargent was ap
pointed administrator of ths estate.
Mrs. Abraham died In June, l0i. She
was 74 years old.
WOODMEN OF: THE 4 WORLD
HOLD HIBH JISKS 7
Two HundredSpend Evening In
. Amusement, Recreation and
ij;:' Speech-Making.
Woodmen of. the World are holding
high jinks these days and will during
ths winter with a series of 14 meetings.
Lsst night 200 Woodmen met at George
Washington camp, where the first meet
ing of the series wss held. George
Washington snd Prospect camps- were
the contestants, and In a tug-of-war the
team from Prospect camp carried off
ths honors and won a box of cigars.
B. Hoberg of George Washington camp
won the pillow fight and drew a new
hat as his prise. . I Wilson of Pros
pect camp won a cut glaas piece In tbs
glove contest.
- General Organiser Day prealded at ths
meeting which preceded the social pro
gram and spoke on ths object of the
series Wf meetings which havs been
planned. Muslo wss furnished by ths
orchestra ' of ths George Washington
camp and refreshments were served dur
ing the evening,
. The second of ths series will be held
on Frldsy evening.- November 21, st
Multnomah camp. Eaat Sixth and Alder
atreeta Tha campa contendlngwlll be
Webfoot and Multnomah. , .
TESTIMONY HEARD IN
f . IDAHO LAND FRAUDS
(Special Dlnpatek te 'Tbs Joaraal.)
Moscow, Idaho, Nov. 14.The court
begsn hearing evidence this morning in
the ltnblnett land, fraud case. Most of
the ' morning session "wss- taken up by
the opening statement . of ths district
attorney ss to what ths prosecution ex
pected trf prove.'
J. B. West, formerly register of ths
Lewlston land office, wss .the first wit
ness, Hs Identified the papers filed be
fore him In ths Ferris and Robinson
cased and was on ths stand when ths
court took lis aoea recess, y
SENT AVE SO.'iS TO ARiJY
: Quo, return
Mrs. Allefare Johnson, Who Died
Suddenly, Mother
of
""Twelve Children
i Mrs.' Allefare John son, tT years Of
age. who died at Lents last Sunday and
was buried yesterday In ' Multnomah
cemetery,--ent Ave sons to the front
during tha rebellion. Mrs. Johnson waa
the mother of II children, live or whom
fought for ths Union In the civil war,
and many tlmea Mrs. Johnson has occu
pled a prominent place in patriotlo
gatherings because of this fact Once
11 " 11 1 1
j
Mrs. Allefare Johnson.
she was particularly commended by
Bishop Ireland in a gathering of some
4,000 people in a small town -In M inner
sou, where shs lived for yeara
Mra Johnson was born In a small
town in. Ohio in ths year 1815, where
shs lived until 194 6, whan' shs moved
with her husband to' Kentucky. Soon
afterward they removed to Coppleyvllle,
Virginia, now West Virginia. - This was
the home of her father's people and ths
town was named in honor of the family,
the name of which was Coppley. All
through ths civil war shs lived there
and saw her five sons march away to
ths battlefield. Two of them never re
turned, one falling In tha second battle
of Bull Run, the other dying of ex
posure during Stonewall Jackson's re
treat. Her home at Coppley was in ths
heart of the war sons s.nd . skirmishes
were .always In progress -around ths
little town. .At nd time waa there rest
from moving and foraging troops. Ever
sines those exciting days shs has been
very much Interested In the politics of
her country, keeping well posted oa all
matters ; of national policy until her
death.
After ths war aha lived for It years
la Wisconsin and 27 In Minnesota, com
ing to Oregon In 1800 to live at Lents
with her youngest son, L 8. Johnson.
Othsrs of her children who are living
are: William H. Johnson, Howard Lake,
Minnesota; Harrison Johnson, Minne
apolis; Anthony Johnson, Sunnyslde,
Washington; ' Ely . Johnson, - St. Joseph,
Missouri; Mrs. Nancy Lennevllle, South
Dakota., and. Mrs. Francis Ingalls of
Mount Scott district of Portland.
IMM IS AWARDED HIS
- WIFE'S DIAMONDS -
Justice Reid Awards Jewels to
' - Husband and Mrs. Shaver,'
7.:'. Loses Suit.
Ths $247 worth of diamonds Involved
In tha replevin suit of Robert Brsnnaa
against Mrs. E. W. Shaver, which waa
tried In Justice Reld's court two weeks
ago and In . which many sensational
charges and counter charges were made,
haa been decided la favor of the plain
tiff. Ths diamonda, which havs been
In ths possession of Attorney Chester
bolph svsr sines ths death of Mra. Bran
nan. on July I, were turned over to
Brennan today.
The diamonda wars formerly tha pos
session of Mra Brennan, who died of
cancar at ths apartments of Mra Shaver
in tbs Alisky building. Claiming that
tha dsad woman had prsssntsd hsr with
ths diamonda, Mra Shaver resisted ths
efforts of ths husband to taks them
away from her. Brennan accused Mrs..
Shaver of stealing ths rlnga off his dead
wife's fingers after taking her Into her
house and hastening her death for -that
purpose. . Mra. Shaver replied with the
charge .at Brenntn had tried to poison
his wlfs and had threatened to kill ber
If she did not ais by, ths . Fourth of
July. .
' At ths trial testimony wss given by
several witnesses that Mra. Shaver had
been given ths diamonds by Mrs. Bren
nan. Testimony was also Introduced to
show that ths deceased "f as of sound
mind at ths time, but the contention of
Llnsanlty mads by ths plaintiffs at
torney was upneia oy ins court sno ne
diamonds' accordingly awarded to Bren
nan... . , .
1 feel that I havs been deeply
wronged by the decision," said Mra
Shaver today. "I d'1 not have a Jury,
aa I ought to have- had. . I had. only
Judge Reld to dec!. 4 it and now if it
were hot for the expeSiss I would sppeal
tbe case to a higher court. Mra Bren
nan cams to me dying snd begged me
on her knees to take her In. Hs had
threatened to kill her and had cut her
body and poisoned her and - shs was
deathly afraid of him. ' I took cars of
her for a week until she died ' On ac
count of ths dangerous character of her
dlseass I hsd to burn all tbe furniture
In ths room where shs died. I would
not i go through with; that last wtek
again for $400. I ought to havs ths
diamonds. She gave them to me out of
gratefulness for my kindness. .It wss
proved thst shs gavs tham to me snd
that shs was wholly In her right mind
at the time."
BTeir Appointee Arrives.
' J. C Hayden, who will have charge
of ths North Head weather bureau sta
tion, arrived In Portland this morning
and reported to District Observer Ed
ward A. BealS. James Jones, who Is at
present filling ths position, will be as
sistant to Mr. Hayden. The new ap
pointee was formerly at Fort Stevens
snd more recently took observations at
Point Reyes, Cat . .
Found BTot Qullty. -. ..
- M. Schearts, a fruit vendor arrested
last .: Saturday afternoon . by : Patrolman
Ole Nelson on Morrinoa. street for, -al-towlng
hla wagon to remain In. one
plaea longer than provided by ordi
nance, waa found not guilty this morn
ins; by Judge Cameron,
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ID1110 RIUERS ARE
RAGING
0
Snake and-Clearwater Brimful
l Much .Damage to Bridges
and Country.
(SdscIsI . Dtsoatek te Tha '. Jrarasi.)
Lewlston, Ida., Nov., 14 The Snake
and 'Clearwater rivers -are raging u
rente, the former having rtaen 6H (sot
alnce ths storm began, the lstter over
10 feet Both sre still rising and fear
Is sxpressed that ths Clearwater may
do great damage. . It baa been raining
hard since o'clock ths morning of
November 11, and there Is no sign of
abatement. Precipitation at- thla point
reached 1.42 Inches at noon today. The
rainfall Is estimated at I Inches on the
prairie. Three feet of snow has mslted
In ths Elk City mining district and ths
snow Is reported to have ..melted far
back Into the Bitter Root mountain.
Both rivers are expected to rlaS much
higher. Ths Clearwater came up ( feet
during last night and tbs Snake nearly
6 feet ; r.
Ths flood has caused damage te the
Clearwate bridge. - About 10,000 worth
of construction machinery naa oeen ae
etroysd by water. It is reported that
large sawmill, located on the osnxs
of the ClearwaterLhas been swept into
the stream and is how floating- toward
Lewlston. It is .also estimated that
750.000 feet of sawlogs moored to the
banks of the Clearwater, have been torn
loose and are now floating down stream,
entailing a loss of many thousands of
dollara-.-- - w. -' . -
FLOODS IN UMATILLA
Heavy Bains Cease Streets to Over
flow Bridge at Mlltoa OnU . y
- tSpectat" ltiptcH te Tbe Jooreal.l
Pendleton, Or., Nov, 14.-r-Heavy rains
In saatern Oregon are causing the
streams and rivers to overflow. The
Umatilla river la high and ths Walla
Walla river has wsshed out ISO feet of
flume at ths power plant, which fur
nishes light to Pendleton, Walla Walla
and Intervening polnta. There wlll'bs
no lights at these places for several
daya ' " " ' "
No damage -haa been ' austained at
Pendleton. At Milton the flood took
psrt of ths bridge over ths Walla Walla
river out. The channel of the Little
Walla Walla haa changed, leaving the
Intake dry at the power plant. It la
unusual for water to bs so high at this
season of ths year. , :
HOSE AT GRAVE 7 7
OF HIS VICTIM
' Henry Hose, ths story of whose sen
tence to death on tns gallows la told on
snother page; was taken In an automo
bile thla afternoon to the grave of his
victim. . Hoss showed much suppressed
emotion at tbe cemetery and noticing
that . ths nsms on ths headboard was
Madgs Wilson and her age 2t years,
asked the sexton In broken voice to
Changs ths board to read "Madgs Doyle,
age . tl years,".
His request wss granted and after
giving' up his last SO-oent piece to ths
sexton that flowers might bs purchased
and placed on the grave Hoae turned
to Sheriff Stevens and Deputy Sheriff
Frank Beatty, who accompanied him to
the cemetery, and asksd to bs taken back
to Jail. - , . ,
ALC0 CLUB CHOOSES .
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Albany, Or Nov. 14. The annual
business meeting and banquet of the
Alco club was hsld last evening. Offi
cers were sleeted snd reports from ths
various committees heard.
It was shown that the organisation Is
In a flourishing condition, and that ths
club Is a material advantage to ths city
snd eounty. Through Ho Influence and
under Its susplces many projects ars
fathered and brought to a final issue. t
The . membership Is composed of the
business men of ths city, and hare is
ths center of the social life of the men.
Ths election of 'officers resulted In the
choice of the following: . President, E.
D. Cusick; vice-preslder.t, H. H. Hewitt;
secretary, J. 0. Vaa Winkle; treasurer,
J. C Irvine. .
FIVE DIVORCES ARE
, GRANTED AT ALBANY
Albany, Or.. Nor. 1A Judgs William
Galloway yesterday granted five . di
vorces, three for desertion, one for an
Infamous crlms and tha othsr for ma
licious, prosecution. They ars as fol
lows: K. B. Wagstaff from Rachel
Wagstaff ; Mary M. James from Thomas
I. James: W. 1. 8mlth from Harriet
Smith: ,. Ellen -Wright ; from . David
Wright; Elsie ZL Wettman from Frank
Weltman. Many other cases of minor
tmportanca havs been disposed of and
ths work of ths session will conolude
today, . ." .-' ' '
VALE MAN FUGITIVE 7
FOR SHOOTING ENEMY
Vale, Or., Nov. 14. Archie Nichols shot
George McClelland the first of the week
and It la believed that the party shot
will not recover, r The sheriff left .hers
Immediately after hearing of the shoot
ing, which occurred some distance, out
The man who did the shooting has not
been captured atr last accounts and it Is
said that hs had . four days ahead or
ths sheriff. It hss not been learnedajvening atths city Jail by taking car-
what was ths troubls between tha two
men.
DATE IS SET FOR , -
: v 7 , BIGLIN'S HEARING
.. ..... .'.','
Ths civil service commission today
set November It sa tha tlms for a
hearings of -the chargea made against
Ben - Blglln, ex-harbormaster. He de
manded a. heating of the commission
after he had been dismissed by the ex
ecutive board. ...' . t
Both men who took ths examination
for custodian of ths Forestry building
failed to1 pass. Ths commission's esti
mate of Its expenses next year la ll,00,
ths same ss for this yeaji.,TheJannual
report of ths edmiplselon-Is now being
prepared. - . A . ' . - ,
Beataia.
I a.iWe.1
. SJaoola Will
. .Journal ".Dedal
Chicago. Nov. 14 Uncoln this after
noon denied that h would resign ths
Pullman company presidency. ' ' 1H,
Forest Banger Appointed.
imperial nititsteh te The Jnemsl.i '
WaaWngton. Nov. 14. H. ft
CEreen of Oregon has been appointed a
forest ranger, ? Salary '1,00. '
HI
HO TARIFF
FOR FULTOH
I Oregon-San &torThlnks Sentl-
ment in Northwest Is Less
i . . . '
Pronounced Than It Was.
NO REVISION LIKELY
AT-COMINQ SESSION
AatorUn Goea on Record Irl Favor of
Income and Inheritance Tax Which
He States Will Relieve the Burdens
pf Many. ; ' .' .-.-..'
( Waahlnttoa Bums of Tbe Journal. 1
Washington, D. C. Nov. 14. "In ths
northwest the sentiment In favor of re
vision of ths tariff -la leae pronounced
than a year ago." said Senator Fulton
-of Oregon today. t ' -
"Opinion la divided In my section.'
ths senator admitted, "and there are
many prominent men In the' party who
have taken the view that tariff sched
ules should bs revised. However. I do
not think that the sentiment Is strong
enough to bo lnlstent,nor do I-thlnk
thst congress will make any Immediate
revision, but I do think that If there Is
to be a revision It should ooms at a
special session at ths close of ths pres
ents short session, so it may bs out of
ths way snd havs Its effects tefore the
presidential election. It it is not done,
then it will not be advisabls to do It
untirafter7tbe oieotlon, -and-an- extra
Session of congress is not impossible."
Fulton then turned to inheritance tax
postponement. - ' -. . .
- 1 am most heartily In favor-of It
and -command the president's views -on
ths subject We have got to come to It
sooner or Ister, and the sooner. tbe bet
ter. Furthermore, I believe an Income
tax law ahould be passed. . I think the
supreme oourt would decide differently
today. If necessary the constitution
should be emended to make It possi
ble. , An Inheritance tax and an, Income
tax will relieve ths burdens of "many."
EAGLE EYE OPEN
FOR GRIP THIEF
Hotel Employes Watching for
Man Who Perpetrates
Clever Trick.
. Portland hotels are . keeping their
eagle eya - open for ths appearance of
ths hurried Individual, who, tluring ths
past several weeka has been so eager
to grab a ault ease and speed away
when - the tralna ars called In ths
lobby. Stern experience and ths vehe
ment' wails of unlucky patrons have
caused the wakefulness.
Several tiroes during ths psst fsw
weeks guests at the Imperial, Oregon
and other hotels of ths city have com
plained to the proprietors that some ons
haa mads away with thslr grips and
sultcasss lust prior to tha departure of
tbs 'bus for - the depot. A close watch
haa developed ths fact that tha old-time
graft Is being worked by soma elsvsr
thieves. ' "
These thieves, whfl' sre -usually well
dressed, corns into the hotel and wait
until the 'busman announces ths de
parture of ths 'bus for ths train. Thsn
ths thief makes a hurried dash for thu
pile of grips, picks out ths ons bs
wishes and hurries out toward tha 'baa
Ones outside he slips off down ths street
Several valises and suitcases bavs
been lost of Ists In this wsy, but ths
vigilance of the hotel rnen haa made the
taak ons of too much rlak and no at
tempt has been mads for ths, past few
daya : . - ' , .
CAPTAIN STOPS
-GAME-TO0-S00N
And Now Two Saloon Men May
Escape Penalty for Inviting
7-"777 Boy to Drink.
Fred Thorndyke, - ths 11-year-old son
or Recorder Thorndyke of St Johns,
was In ths police court this morning aa
a witness against Emit Gottohs and F.
J. Cronnln, proprietor of a saloon on
Alder street between Second and Third,
who were accused of having sold ths
boy liquor. '
Last Sunday night, while purchasing
a cigar at a stand In front .of tha plaas.
Captain Bruin heard Cronnln, the keeper
of ths cigar store. Invite ths youth to
tske a 'drink,. Bruin followed tha pair
Into ths saloon and prevented the lad
from drinking a glass of beer. Cronnln,
August Tletgens, tha bartender ' and
Oottche were then arrested for giving
liquor to a minor.
.. The queation at issue affecting the
saloonmen was whether-they had deliv
ered the liquor ' to Thorndyke, - as ths
svldenoe showed that Captain ' Bruin
had prevented the youth from drinking
the- beer. Tha cases were taken under
advisement by Judge Cameron. -
ECHO PRISONER IS
VICTIM OF OWN HAND
' (Speelal DUpatch to The Journal.)
Echo, Or.. Nov. 14. Fred Weller; a
middle-aged man, committed sulclds last
bollo ' acid and It Is believed hs com
mitted this rash act aver remorse . for
committing a criminal asssult upon' a
-year-old girl Saturday. Ths child,
Gentsle Hays, Is - ths daughter of the
landlady of ths Arlington hotel.
Monday Weller was arrested for. be
ing drunk and disorderly and waa locked
In jail until he could be examined for
his sanity. When tha marshal went to
ths jail In ths evening he found tbs man
on ths floor dead, with a bottle of car
bolic acid by his sl y . ' ;
EXPRESS COMPANIES " 7
WILL BE REGULATED
2;;; ,'".r - - .-)., ;
(Jnaresi Special BerTlre.1 ------
Springfield. 111., Nov. 14 It is learned
today that the attorney-general has no
tified the state railroad and warehouse
commission that express companies ars
under their Juriadietlon.- The commis
sion I proceeding to fix rates of trans
portation of freight ...
, : " '.'
. " Quake la lameloa. . , .
(loam! Rpeelal SerTlce.) " ' ' ' ,
KIngaton, , Jamaica. Nov. 14. Two
earthquakes were felt last night. Ths
'second was ths severest felt here In
fears. . ' r:'
GALEfJA 17AS OFF
BAR (1111E DAYS
Captain Howell and Crew of
Park Tell of Strenuous Efforts
7 7 to Reach River.
IS BELIEVED THAT NO
INSURANCES CARRIED-
After Fierce Battle With Huge Break-
era ' Shipwrecked Sailor ', Reach
Shore in Life Boat and Are Shelt
ered at Wett Farm. .
Captain HowelL master of ths Brit
ish bark Galena, which want on Clatsop
beach yeaterday 'morning, and hla arew
of 11 men. ars at Astoria, whsrs thsy ar
rived at s O'clock last night- Aooordlng
to their statements, ths bark waa oft
ths bar nine daya trying to get Into tha
liver, and finally got caught la tha
grasp . of the current and was- carried
ashore before" they could change their '
oourae. .
Ths captain and ersw reached shore Ik
the- vessel's lifeboat shortly after aha
struck early In ths morning. Several
high breakers swept over ths boat but
the men managed lo hang on and all
were saved. The vessel swung broad- !
side to ths sea and went partly on her
beam.. There seems little hope of sav
ing her. The ringing remained Intact .
although tha bark struck hard, and It la
said -that tbe hull, too, waa tight -when-abandoned.
. ...
: BTo Xnsuraace aa Bark. . . -It
la believed here that no insurance
Is carried on -the Galena, because her
owner. T. fihute ef LdvernooL doaa not'
a rule contribute to ths Inauranos
oompanlea He owne several vessels
well known here, among them being tha
Stronsa. which Is now In ths harbor dis
charging general cargo from Europe.
The Stronsa reached port a fsw days
ago.' ' .
Captain Howell haa been unlucky of
lata About 18 months ago he lost tha .
ship KtrkhlU off Caps Horn after hav
ing put up- one - of ths most gallant
fights ever ' recorded against ths en
raged elements off ths dangerous prom
ontory. This Happened sfter tbs ves
sel had been repaired ' at Montevideo I
after having made one unsuccessful at
tempt to work her way from the At
lantic Into the Pacific ' The KlrkhlU
waa loat about tha cams tlms ss ths
ship Qsrsdale, of which Captain King,
who la now here on the ship Qleoalvon.
was master at tha time.
Wkexs Galena sHruok. '
Ths spot whsrs ths Galena struck la
a llttls more thaa two miles north of
Gesrhart Park and about flvs miles ;
north of Seaside. Tbe farm of Joslah
West whsrs ths shipwrecked men found
shelter. Is ons of ths best known farms
on Clatsop plains and la but a mils -from
ths beach. Ths Astoria Colum
bia River railway la a short distance -from
ths farmhouse, ,
. At thla point ths bescn is wide and
slopes gently downward Into tha water.
There are no rocks or even pebbles; -nothing
but sand and driftwood. -,
Henry Hewett, who represents the
Underwriters of the wrecked bark Peter
Iredale, says that so far no Indication
has been . mads to hlra of . ths under
writers wishing to dispose pf the wreck.
They seem to think that, there- la still
soms hops of saving, her and so dels
offering her for aale. t , j, .
FARMER'S FAMILY IS "
.CREMATED IN HOUSE-
rjottraal Special Bervlee.l
Coldwater, Mich., Nov. 14. Mra
Charles Mowry and three Children, six
months to six years of age, were burned
to death 'this morning. . Mr. Mowry
built the Tires -and went to the barn
to do his chorea The stovss Ignited
the house snd burned ths fsmtly while
in their beds before Mowry could save
tbsm.
-l
coloneLjgantenbein V.".
RESIGNS HIS POSITION
' 'Colonel C tT. Gantenbeln baa resigned
his position as colonel of tha Third regl. .
ment Oregon National Guard. The
resignation haa bsen accepted and a
auooessor will bs sleeted oa November.
21 or it. Colonel Gantenbeln resigned '
some tlms ago, but withdraw his resig
nation on account of tba threatened -trouble
In Cuba.
MEETING POSTPONED
. UNTIL TOMORROW
The meeting of ths Juvenile Improve
ment association, which waa to have
been held In department 1 of the elr
eult court tonight baa been postponed
until tomorrow night, on account of the
atreet cars being tied up. The meet
ing' will be hsld at o'clock tomorrow,
evening. ; - , ; ',
';'- -- -a Ohaxlea sse jea4. - - .
(Saeetal IMsnetrh' ss Tee Jaarest.1 "
Corvallle, Or, Nov. 14. Dr. Charlee
Lee, agsd about II, a natlvo of Ohio,
died at 1 o'olock last night aftsr a brief
Illness of heart disease. He had been '
In Corvallls about 14 ' years, and was
well-to-do. He married Miss Foster, a
daughter of the prominent Foster fam
ily. Deceased was a member ef the
United Artlssns and carried 11.000 In
surance. Hs was also a member of the
Masona Tba funeral will be hsld" to-
morrow sfternon. . . ,.
., .. Frenokmaa Baids Bank.
(Joeraal Special Bervtee.) '
Paris. Nov. 14. Touna men last nla-ht
raided ths all night bank and threw the
furniture and books Into the street.
They said that Paris wss already too :
much Americanised and would not stand
for-tha sffort-to work. 14 houra Of
ficials started again tonight Thsy re
garded the attack as only a Joke.
- - Baptists Flaa. Ohnroh. y
(Special Disputes te Tbe Journal.)
Albany, Or., Nov. 14. Ths Baptists
of this olty are contemplating tha erec
tion ox a new nouss or .worsnip. The
plana are to be for a structure to oost
In ths neighborhood of 11,009 and te be
a modern church building.
-M M BBBftftIMaaiMftM.M .
0,-jp. aiakewood Dies.
Death ended the sufferings of O. F. . ,
BiaKawoooj at ine.uooa eamantan noa
pltal ysstsrdsy afternoon aftsr several
months' treatment for cancer. He was
71 yeara of age and waa ths father of
Mra O. W. McPhsrson of. Portlsnd.
' Taft Starts for Bona. , :''
(Jooraal Special Service.)
San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 14. Secre
tary Taft Inspected Fort Sam ITouaton
torts y. He will atart for Washington
tonight . .- i-ii -ft.-i
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