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THE OREGON DAILY" JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19. 1603. , Silfl FRANCISCO GRAFTERSITK IMJEJiKBJDUnEJE IHAinOIIALSIII Va.lllt.sU -,i.ii,ih"vih OF PORTLAND RELIEF FUND IS QUESTIONED IS SOLE HEIR Checks Wer Sent to Ex-Mayor-Phelan or Dr. Devine of Red ; Cross, Both of Whom Properly Signed Re- Reclamation Service Hampered Suit in Circuit Court WUrDecide Whether County Inspectors : - .1 May Destroy Fruit. Identified as WgTivlrly"Rbbberby Man 1 He Is Accused il - f Robbing. . ; Passenger-Traffic la-Heavy r : Because Good Workmen Are - - Hard to Find. Hundreds Have Been Held Up for Many Days. J ; ; . ". , . ceipts Therefor. ' " v LAyiilllCIUWUGIIIflOJRiliyERlllCEJfl h nixing JAILED AGAM i SOUND RESUMED V.'' i -While chare of pocketing relief funds have bean made against Mayor San Fnn-I,M Prnri J. Hanev aeema In a fair war of proV' Ing these cbargee 'against Schmlts and Kuef. It la not believed that a cant of th mony aent from Portland went Into the hand of the grafting aynaicate of the Bay City. Of the 25.000 raleed In. Portland for theretref of fir sufferers only tlil.0.00 vu aent In eaah form.' Receipts for this money were signed either by James D. Prolan, chairman of tha finance com mute of the relief board, hla aaalatant secretary or by Dr. Dvtne of the. Red Cross corps. . Mr.' Phelan,' who la an ex-myor of Ban Franclaco, haa written R. R. Hoge. rhirn m the nnance Tjomniiitea knowledglng the receipt 01 m -mlttanca. The Portland contributor are thanked for their promptnea in re sponding to the ,cry for additional funda. Mr. Phelan write that tha Portland funds arrived at a very oppor ADMITS HE STOLE JEWELRY William Klng an Oregon Youth ! ; In Trouble at Lewis- ' "' ton, Idaho. ' - (Special Ptspstch la The Jearaal.) - " 7 Lewlston. Idaho. Nov. 11. William King. It years old. son of a prominent ,- Salem.. Oregon, family, haa confeaaed. j'"a the, police aasert. to stealing 700 ' worth of Jewelry from the rooms of Mrs. George- K. Reed ant Mrs. Frank Bead la the Raymond hotel here. He u; waa -.captured at Spokane Thursday with tha Jewelry In his possession. -The . : boy Intimated to tha officers that he would plead guilty. - Arraignment will ' ' be made this afternoon. KICKIN ABDOMEN KILLED GOTTLIEB " (Special IHicwtrs to Tb Jo-nwl.) ' Tacoma. Nov. 1. Coroner Stewart Tiaat eVentne:- finished the body of Oottlleb Waldmann, an old resident of Tacoma, who was found In a dying -condition Saturday night, and flada that hs waa mureWred. Waldmann ate his supper Saturday evening and started to a grocery to make aome purchases A few minutes ., later he waa found writhing In agony on th aldewelk . a diock irora nis home. - After being picked up he mur mured several times, "He kicked me,' ' and died .within ten minutes.' Coroner Stewart finds that Wald "" Hiaiiw -tU'd fiem a hlek es blow In Iho atxlomer.. ' Waldmann was 10 years old and machinist. He leavea a wife and four daughter. He had nearly $100 in his ' pocket whan he met hla death and th fact that thla waa not taken adds to th mystery of the tragedy, aa rottbery - la the only motive his family can aa crlbe for tha killing. Detective have v been working ' on the caae but bav failed to find a clew STABBED TO DEATH IN PRESENCE OF JUDGE : ' . " " (Jourail RpecUl service.) Denver, Nov. It. At th trial of a dleturbanec of the peace -case - Inr-th - pollc court thla morning Nick Campos was stabbed to death by Sam Caraduals before the bar. ataakom Tlalta Smperoc WlUaasa. '' (Jearasl Ipeetsl Service.) ' Berlin. Nov.-!. The king and queen of Denmark "arrived thla morning on IraLofflcial Ylelt sine Iher-were ' crowned. . They were met by the em- "peforgn6Tempreaa; Tho-entre Wertltv garrison wss drawn up. They will re maln through Tuesday. tVtW V V If this to tha style of Overcoat yoa f anoy -no other will suit yoa, for It's entirely different from all tha others. Toe en 1 loo ultra to ait the aaea who hesltata," knt their are nut in thla town who appreciate a style before It kauosMSS general. AU styles her 10 18 20 vrr? LION ClothinoCo GttSKhn', Men's and Boys' Outfltttra, ' , 166 and 168 Third Stmt. 3 Mohawk Bulldlnf. ' ay tune tlm. The letter of Mr. Phelan wa turned I ovar lo Alavrr I.ana. who in It eon- Armation of hla atand that the money should be aent south without delay, In stead of being held In Portland. I do not believe that a collar or our fifty went into schmiti'a hands, sa 1 d Mayor Lane this morning. "I took par ticular pains to inquire Into the re sponsibility of.Jthe mento whom we aent the funda,' and everything Is re ceipted f o." , The bulk of the fund raised In Port land waa expended here for the pur chase of supplies of every kind, as well as provision. The Ban Francisco com mittee; ordered what they, wanted, ,and the Portland committee, bought tha' ar ticles her and shipped them southward UU.W.U i -HUfljt.. , A strict ecounroTTK supplies was kept by E. C OUtner, sec' rotary of the chamber of commerce, and hs says that not even at the first of the relief work waa anything aent In car of Mayor Schmlts. . TEMPEST'S TRAIL -ONE OF TERROR- Fearful Reports Now Coming in Detailing Mississippi Storm's Effects. (Jamil special Barries.) Memphis. Tenn., Nov, Jl. Reports slowly coming In from storm-swept Mississippi Indicate that the tornado of Saturday night and Sunday was. one of the worst In the history of the stste. Wlrts are down in ell directions and all ratlroada are completely blocked. ' The towns of Winona, Okolona. Mahon-and- Teehula- wer greatly, dam aged and a number of Uvea were lost In each. It Is known that two negroes war killed In Okolona. Crops In that eectton were devastated. n At Techula a tree waa blown across a house and a woman and child were killed. Thetr bodies were cremated in the fire that the collapse cauaed. At Mahan. Ben Wooford. a telagrspfi operator,, and - hla - wife - were probably fatally hurt. 1 . Tb property damage at these towna ia tremendous, two churches, a negro opera houae, the postofflce and a num ber of fin residences being destroyed. .SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST- Wlth aiiasara Ooadltlona Attsfaoant took Zs U rarll. ' " (JoDraal Soeetsl Servfre.) ' Kansas City. Nov. 1. There la heavy fall of snow throughout - the southwest. ' Th wind Is of bllszard velocity and almost of bltsxard tempera' tu re. Cattle are endangered, moat ranches being unprepared. Bltfrly OoMLJa Jxaa (Kneetsl DUpstrh to The Journal.) f3 paso, Tex., Nov. It. This city Is experiencing ona of th worat storms known her In yeara. - Th anow Is five inches deep and a bitter cold wind Is blowing. All trains are delayed, wlrsa are down and th street ear sys tem Is out of business. There is great aufferlng among the Mexicans, who ware unprepared for the storm. PEOPLE BUSY REMARRYING ..CASTEllAIIE . (Jownal Spertal Service.)"- Pittsburg, Nov. It. Tb report that Harry Woodruff, tha actor, is to marry Countess d Castellans, formerly Anna Oould. who was divorced from Count Bonl a week ago, is neither denied nor affirmed by relatives of - Woodruff in thla city. Tha actor' brother. W. W Woodruff, la a retired macaroni manu facturer. and "his sister makes her horn withJv'm. When asked regarding the rumor both refused to make any state-' ment. , Miss Woodruff aald her brother Harry had been a gueat of the family while the road company hs la with wss plsy Inpt here a few weeks ar. and that ah hid talked to him' about hla personal affairs and hla hopes for tha future, but whatever Information aha obtained aha ia keeping to herself. She also an nounced she would not permit hnr broth er to talk about any of tha affaire of the family. When asked if th count ess' name had been mentioned by Harry Woodruff, she refused to say. - "Any statement on thla subject will have to he made by my brother Harry, a It would be Indelicate of either of us to discuss it In any way," she said. LABORSAYSTHAT WOMAN SHOULD VOTE- Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 14.. - The Federation of Labor today declared in favor of woman-suffrage, with only on dissenting vote, and adopted a resolu tion calling on the Judlolary committee of the national house of representatives to report Joint resolution No. 18. pro- vldlhg forjvibjnJtUBgia-Jlliaatataa. proposition .for a constitutional amend ment allowing women to vote. Another resolution calls on congress to correct the alleged abuses In th postal clerk branch of the federal serv ice. Another calls on the president to apply the Chlneae exclusion act to pre vent the shipping of Chlneae aesmen, cooks, etc., on vessels floating th Amer ican 11a it. -- The federation passed a resolution that a cnmpalgn be atarted to make the leKlslatiire of every state pass a law tjftit no child under It ibe permitted to work for a living. . ' - Close of risking Season. (Kpeelel IM.petrli ra Tke Joernsl.l , Aberdeen. Wash., Nov, 1.- The sSl mnn fishing season on Qray's harbor ha closed. Mr. Rldelagh of Astoria, superintendent ef the Klmnre canneries on the coast, aaya the season has been fairly-- successful her. For aw hi I th supply of fish was good, but . for th paat three weeka It haa been light "' liwrasl special ssrTlre-t Washington. Nov. 19. F. H. NewelL -chler englner of th reclamation service, has -Just, returned from an Inspection trip, having examined construction work la. North Dakota, Montana,- Idaho. Wuh. Inmon. Oeegen, California, Amuria. and New Mexico, and said this morning: "In general the work ia progressing favorably, and construction has reached a point- where results can be seen. Th chief drawback la the difflouKy in se- Lcuring competent laborers. Men who can ba had for western wqrk are a a rule restless, and re rely stay more than a few days or a week at on place. The large amount of railroad construction work, as well as the. number of . con tracts under way with tha reclamation service, make it possible for lsborers to -Jjlir.iK SJt new Job wherever they atop, oo.t ost of materials have resulted in putting out of business a number of amall contrac tors and subcontractors, especially thoas who took contracts six - months or a year ago. The outlook la so uncertain that It la extremely difficult for con tractors to bid with any degree of confi dence, and hence there are not many proffers for future work. On on exten sion four different contractors have thrown up th work during a period of aix months." .. . TWO AMERICAN DUCHESSES EAT HUMBLE PIE Seeing Another American Duch ess Basking Sleepily In the Royal Favor. (Journal Sped! Service.) London, Nov. 1. The ' Duchess of Manchester, haa achieved her first so cial triumph over the Ducheaa of Marl borough in being the (inly American commanded by the king to witness the splendid ceremony of the Investiture of the king of Norway with th Order of the Garter and attend the gorgeoua state banquet. Tha Duke of Marlborough, aa a Knight of th Garter, , waa1 present at the investiture snd tha dinner, but tha duchess, . owing to the separation, was not commanded to be present. Tha In vestiture by the king was - the most splendid ceremony at Windsor in (0 yeara. All the membera of th royal family wor present, with the hlghfat nobllltv of England. While th Junior American duchesa'has been In society, ! If not of It, aha la now able to lord It j over -the- Duchesws of Marlborough And j Roxburgh, who, unlike Manchester, were born to the" "NWY5rrand Newport so- j clety. .. ' , The king has signally honored young I Waldorf Aator and hla bride and Charles t Dana Gibson's wlfs by Inviting tbem to . attend the performance of "Robin Hood" I In the Waterloo .chamber at Windsor I castle. It was a command to th per formance by Lewis Waller's company, given in honor of the king and queen of Norway. Mrs. ' Adair was th only other American preaent baaldes th American ambassador And hla wife. -r MR. HEARST NOTATTRACTED TO 7 OFFICE- CHASING Uoernal Special Berries.) San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 1. - W. ft. Hearat mad a statement of his futur movements for publication while ha was her yesterday on hla way to Monterey, Mexico.' "I shall never again ba a candidate. However, I shall continue to reside in New Tork snd advocate and support the principles of reform which I have always stood Tor, but these ' principles are now sufficiently understood by th general - pubire for1 It to be no longer necessary for m to be a candidate. "You probably know It Is by no means pleaaant to be a candidate, I am glad n-tha-utura ItHa to be my privilege to atand fon th principles of government whlch X have always advocated without being a candidate for offlc and on that account attacked with bitterness. FIGHT OVER ROAD CAUSES FATAL DUEL ' - tSpeelal Dlepetek to Th learasl) Boise. Ida., .. Nov. It. A quarrel among farmers over a wood road haa resulted in the death of August Stena ger and tha serious Injury of hi brother-in-law, Louis Taurnlg, hy a man named Summon. When Stena ger and Taurnlg went to haul wood yesterday, they found th road closed, snd opened , the gate. Summons, who was accompanied .by his son Louts, f opened fire on the men. Stensger re turned th. fire with a pistol, but was shot through the chest. Yatimlg tried to escape, hut fell In his. tracks with two bullets In him one In his knee snd the other In ' his side. Summons cannot be found, although it. was said h was coming here to glv himself up. ATTEMPT TO AT (Sperlnl PMp.toh to The Jonrosl.) Woottburn, Or. Nov.. H. An attempt 'was made at 3 o'clock yesterday morn ing to burn the new residence of E. L. Ramlngton. The would-be Incendiary placed dry-goods boxes soaked with 'coal biron .Thr back-poTch-and eot fire-4o4 them. The flames were noticed In time to Have the building. A petty who had threatened to burn th house is suspect ed and is being watched. . . ' SOLDIERS DO NOt -DETER TER0RISTS tjonraal Snerlal Setrtee.t Warsaa-. Nov. lt.--A collector for the government, escorted by aoldlera, waa attacked this morning by terrorists, who killed one soldier snd wounded ths of ficial, stole 11.000 and escaped. Judge rraaer of th state circuit court wtlJL be cailedup9n: . dcldAcaa teatlng the validity of the law giving the county fruit Inspectors authority to destroy Infected fruit. The suit is that ef J. H. Broetje against Richard Delch, fiult insiiettur foruunbmah county It la on trial before Judge Fraser today. .Broetje asks a permanent injunction restraining inspector Delch from con demning, and deatroylng hla fruit When the suit was filed about two weeka ago Judge Sears granted a tem porary injunction against th Inspector. Whether th Injunction wllfb-made permanent will b determined by Judge eraser alter hearing th evidence being presented today. r-r- Broetje bases his application for an Injunction agalnat tha fruit Inspector on two questions: First, whether the law authorising Inspectors to , destroy i, i "r-:.,V..-.- . . . 1 - .1- irun is not unconstitutional Decause.it permlta the taking of th property oi' anotner witnout due process of law; and second, whether tha fruit . owned by Broetje was really Infected. . Three boxea of apple were presented as evidence before Judge Fraser this morning, on of which had been-treated to a spraying of coal olL This spray on Trult is tha mark of tha Inspector's dis approval. Extensive Inquiry Into the evolution of codling moth Into apple worm waa made.'. Inspector Dlech waa asked If ha aver saw any fruit that was entirely- free from worms. He said he had; that there are many boxes of apples on the market In which there Is not a worm. He aald nlso that he would pass fruit not mors than 10 per cent of which waa wormy. Additional testimony Is being beard this afternoon, . 1 MAJOR RUST IS WELL , KNOWN WAR VETERAN Major Horatio Nelson r Rust - - Major Horatio Nelson Bust, whose death at South Pasadena, California, was noted a short time ago, was s well-known figure during the civil war great conflict He waa a friend and companion of John Brown, the noted abolitionist and made the so-called John Brown plkea" which were cap tured at Harper's Ferry. The picture printed above was kindly loaned to Ths Journnl by Salmon Brown of Monta- vllla, a aon or jonn crown. .' CIVIL SERVICE REFORM SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION (imrul Special Seine. New Haven, Conn., Nov. II. Many publio men of prominence were preaent today at the formal . opening of th twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Na tional Civil Service Reform league. Dur ing the quarter of a century sine it wa founded the league has seen' civil service rules supplant the "spoils"-system In numerous departments of federal. stats and municipal- governments, th success of the movement being due In no small measure to tha earnest work an4 conllniiona rffortajfthe league. ' The pangram of the preaent meeting covers two days and provides for ad dreaaei by President Daniel Colt Oil man, of th Carnegie Institution: Henry F. Oreene, of th United States civil service commlsslonMayor K.W, Hen ney, of Hartford: President Hadley, of Tale university, and Secretary of th Navy Bonaparte. Secretary Bonaparte la on of the pioneer member of th league," as I also President Roosevelt IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN SCHOOL MATTERS Salem. Oa, Nov, If. Attorney Gen eral Crawford has Just rendered two opinions on Important school matt era In one, to Amos Johnson, superin tendent of Curry county schools, he holds that st present there Is no power to changeof create Baw"6otmdarls-trf school district, on aocount of th juggling of th law by th legislature. In . reply to State Superintendent Ackerman concerning tha apportion ment of school fund by county trees urera. th attorney general aaya it la the duty of the treasurer to apportion all school money on hand the first Monday In October and aa often there after aa he deem advisable. Th law Is plain on th matter and needs no construing. NilN0rGNlTY OF ARREST NOT FOR ROCKEFELLER FlneWay. Ohio, Nov. II. S. P. Mcin tosh, director of the Standard Oil com pany, came to this city this morning and waa immediately arrested. 'He went to Judge Duncan's court and gavs bond in 11,000 to appear on the date of the trtst. An-ettemey wss allowed to file an appearance for Rockefeller and glv bond. Directors Vilas and Robertson arrived tins afternoon, were arrested and gav bonda. , Must Answer to Abduotlon. ' Sam Fukuchl, a Japanese, and Flor ence Williams, a 16-y ear-old whit girl, who came to Portland a -week ago for the reputed purpose of marrying, were tnken back to Martlnes, California,. yes terday by Sheriff It. R. Veal of Contra Costa county, Fukuchl must anawer a charge ot abduction. Th girl will be returned t her mother. "Chick" Houghton, th ax-convict who row a waiting trial -In- th - circuit court on a charge of larceny, ' waa lodged behind th bar last night on a charg, of highway robbery preferred b, -a First street. Houghton waa positively Identi fied by his Victim and a marked 10-cent piece of 1845 waa found on th prisoner. -According to Loyd'a atory, h went Into a aaloon on First street laat night where he met Houghton" and another man. After several drlnka he left th place with his nearly-mad acquaint ances. - When near Main and Second atreeta Houghton suddenly grabbed him around th body, la auch a manner aa to pinion his arms, while th othsr man relieved htm of his valuables. Houghton while holding hla alleged victim Is said to have exclaimed: .Hit a good rel low.- all rlghtU.lhU. jrsu, but. M ,.Jt After th crlm Houghton and hla rTn7mrmmtVT.TTrr: ner told Loyd to go back to th' aaloon and wait there for them. Tells Alio ef Crlm. Lloyd lost no tlm In reporting th matter to th pollc arid although he did not know th name of hi assail ants, h gav a description Which caused Detectives Jones and Tlchenor to arreat Houghton. When taken to headquarters Houghton was immediate ly picked out of a crowd of prlaonera by Lloyd.- A -aearoh- of - hla-pookete brought ' to light the markgjl - ten-cent piece. In th police court th esse was contlnusd this morning upon the request of Houghton's counsel tantll Wednesday. ' . - . .Houghton haa almost unsavory rec ord In thla city. Ho was sentenced to five year In th Oregon Stat peniten tiary for highway robbery In 1904 and was conditionally pardoned by Gov ernor Chamberlain laat March. Hough ton was th associate of Jeas Halt tha highwayman ' who hold up two auto on the Llnnton road about two months ago and waa aentenced to 10 yeara for his crime. Houghton, In company with Hall, visited the second-hand atore - of D. Sfeln on - Third street and carried away two pair of trousers. Hall gav tha information which led to hla ar rest on thla oharg In retaliation" of Houghton's action in betraying him to the pollc. . ' In the ppltce court- Houghton -was bound over to the circuit court In the sum of 11,600, which was furnished bv his aged mother. He was arraigned In the upper court on November L and after entering a plea of not guilty, bis inai waa act lor uecemDer g. DEPUTY HANEY ' . TO BE MARRIED ert B. Haney, deputy district attor ney, will be married In Salem at noon Wednesday to Miss Jessie Holmes. daughter of-William H. Holmes, one of ths prominent attorneys of th Marion county bar. The wedding will take place at the Holmes residence and will be attended by the members of the'lm mediate families snd a few Intimate friends .Mr. Haney Is well known In Portland, having been prominently before the peo ple, for several years as deputy district attorney and as secretary ef the If mo. cratio county oentral committee. He ia counted one of the most prominent and promising of the . younger attorneys practicing law before the Oregon bar. Mies- Holmes- Is the- eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Holmes of Salem and Is prominent In ths social Ufa of the capita city. She is an accomplished musician and a vocalist, whose singing as a girl won for her ths plaudits of many Salem audiences. . N The wedding of Mr, Haney and Miss Holmes Is the culmination of a ro mance begun during school days, when both attended Willamette university. In lite, during the stirring times of th Bryan campaign, Mr. Haney and Miss Holmes... both , loyally Democ ratio by fatherly tradition and teaching, organ ised a Bryan- chorus in- a - school in tensely Republican, and with their sing. Ing aided la many of ths ralllea - held In Salem from the beginning to the snd of the campaign. The friendship formed continued after Mr. Haney had left college and came to Portland . to study law. Mr. and Mrs Haney will make their he-m at Thirty. first and East Pine streets. - F0RGET-T0PAY " THEIR ATTORNEY Though W. J. Thompson and his wife have kissed and mad up, Thompson will have to pay th costs of a suit for a divorce which was brought against him by his wif. Th suit did not com to trial owing to the reconciliation hav ing been effected.. i At the requeat of Attorney j. C Moreland, who was employed by Mrs Thompson 'two years ago to bring suit for a divorce. Judge Sears In ths circuit court this morning made an order dl rectlngahat.Thompaon .must pay, court costs amounting to about til. and 36 to Attorney Moreland as a fee. Mrs. Thompson alleged In the com plaint that was filed that her buaband knocked her down, beat her and Cursed her. She asked to be protected against such " treatment Attorney. Moreland stated thla morning that he had filed the suit and sscured an order of the court that TJiompson should appear to show cause why he should not b com pelled to pay for the proceedings insti tuted by his wife. The next Attorney e saia, they hsd kissed and made up, and goo to California. Later they returned, and th attorney wants Thompson to pay the bills. Thompson Is employed by the North ern Paciflo railway. He earn a salary of about 1125 a month, haa money In the bank, and a, house at Kern Park station on the MjOunt JScott ear line. 5$L MR, BflYAN WILL SPEAK ; TO OREGON PEOPLE ' ' . i ' (Jnerasl Sneelsl serrlre.) , Lincoln, Nob., Nov. 1. W. J. Bryan arrived yesterday from tha east. Alex ander Troup ot New Haven, Connectl cutr'presldent of the Progressive lesgue and a leading New Englartd politician, Is his guest. t . Mr. Bryan may make a lecture tour on the' Pacific coaat during age winter, but the data has not' bees definitely-decided. HI itinerary may laolud a num ber of cities la Oresrea, - Tralna are - running today between Portland and -th wound. -r Th"NortherB Paciflo I having all It can do to handl th passenger traffic between this city N .b'- ."'T hasard of transferring It from train to boat and back again from boat to train at two different ateamer transfers is too great Only passengers ar being carried. ' The transfer aervlce In s connection with atub trains out of Portland and Taooma began yesterday morning. Pas sengers fra Portland to the hound cltlea ar takSrt by train from Portland to Oobla. farrljd to Kalama aa usual, and carried by train to , Kelso, Where they are transferred to a steamer that carrlea them to a landing near Caatl Hock, wher they are placed on a train waiting there and taken to . Tacoma. points farther up the sound ar trans ferred st Tacoma to a steamer that runs to Seattle, and there connect with a Th. North. era Paciflo la selling .through ticket QAwryw "lhc Peding war then th.uual rates. lncludtns--ffoW ?1).n- : May 16, th estate was or. the, usual rates. Including -' transportation. .''". Travelers from the north reached Portland by the same boat and train service. Travel ' Js very heavy both ways. There havT been thousands of people held up at, polnta In the states of Oregon- and- Washrngto'nras a-Tesulf of tha floods. The largest numbers were at Portland, Spokane. Tacoma and Seattle. For some days th -conaoll- dated travel from tha east on tb Burlington cam "into Portland ovet the O. R. N. tracks from Spokane. Tha last day or two of th floods th people learned that they could not get through to the Sound via Portland and many of them stopped at Spokane. The Northern Pacific ia putting all the men at work that can be secured, with a number of pile drivers, at th points where bridges are washsd out, and' all possible haste Is being made to restore the tracks and enable th tralna to run through between Portland and the-soynd. Train aervlce for the North ern Pacific, Burlington and Oreat North ern will be discontinued' over the O. R. A N. via Wallula junction Indefinitely. Th Northern Pacific and Oreat North ern trscka In Washington ar so. badly damaged that It is expected they will I not be able to resume train service for ! several weeks. The iioooea streams are railing to day rapidly. It la reported that : the Cowltti river haa receded 10 feet al nee yesterday morning. Th Toutles river hss also fallen many feet and th bridge gangs will be able to begin work Immediately on th temporary struc tures that will carry the first -trains through. - The Santiam haa fallen sev eral feet and Southern Paciflo engineers are enabled to begin the work of erect ing a temporary bridge that will carry i through trains between Portland and San Franclaoo. Until these tracks areftbe following article regarding "The restored the California tralna will con tinue to run via the Springfield branch and transfer over the C. A E. to Albany. . The Willamette . river .today la IS , having risen four Inches since Saturday, tend today Is on a stand. The weather wurca.ii expecia. am .-river xo wegin xati?. Ing rapldl)tomorrow. The weather haa changed to colder snd the rains have practically stopped. The temperature at I o'clock thla morning waa I ( degrees, with no precipitation In the .last. H hours st Portland, High wstef 'In" the-creekr hCircr"K7P lama flooded the Kalama river and Sat uaday the dam of the Kalama Logging A Boom company went, out. The dam end--logging, works cost. 1140,000. It Is said the damage to the dam canbe re paired at a cost of about as only one wing la gone and the chance are that th remainder ot th atructure la aafe. The booms and rafting works are reported to be but little damaged. " - - . WOODMEN OF THE WORLD - INVADE TROUTOALE About 41 Woodmsnof Portland ac companied Head Banter Snodgrass and State Organiser Day to Troutdale, Sat urday evening, . and were met at Xthe train by a delegation, of Woodmen, and eacorted to the Trout Jala halt WU " d sctsd g tilialM man and called the meeting to order to act on 10 applications, after which the ladles of the circle snd the nubilo were admitted. ' The heed banker spoke on conditions from a financial standpoint stating that the order "was "In a better condition than ever In Its history. State Organiser Day addressed tha meeting in the Interest of th fall and winter campaign. Th committee on refreshments reported everything In readiness. The team of Prospect Camp of Portland escorted the visitors to the hotel. After the banquet all returned to the Tiatlr"where the Portland dele; gatlon raffled off a W. 0."W. cake for the benefit of the circle, which brought 111.70. The rest of the evening was spent In dancing. BURGLARS BOLD rrRANSACK-HOUSES - Henry Alberts, residing at Rodney avenue and Beeoh street, has - notified the police that burglars entered his house through a window last Friday and thoroughly ransacked the premises. The thieves secured aa their booty 11.10, a lady's gold watch chain, chlloVs gold ring snd a pair of trousers. Detectives are lnveatlsatlana the case, but hav ciuee to ine criminals. Burglars entered the residence of B. B. LabbS, Nineteenth and Laurel streets, on Portland heights, last evening. A gold necklace, 180 la cash and a few other articles of value . were carried away. Although there was a quantity of valuable silverware in th dining room, th thieves mad no attempt to oarry any of this away, and confined their search entirely to Jewelry and money A email safo containing considerable silverware and several hundred dollars was not molested.- From -this fact It la the theory of the police that ths men were frightened st ths approaoh of some pedestrian and left hurriedly without blowing open th strongbox. Patrolman Hogeboom waa detailed on the caa as soon ss the report of th burglary was recelvedp but was unable to find a clue that would lead to th capture of tb offender. tf yoa have mot answered Vbs eeas aaj Waal A as lately yew have gultes mm ml kwa wits. Skisan. , Christine1 Enr Declares She Is Entitled to Estate of Henry Wilson. Claiming to b ths slstf And sols nlr of Henry Wilson, deceased, Chris tins En ger this morning filed In the stats circuit court an answer to th proQef ainga.to -sscheat the Wilson -estate and declare It fdrfelted to th atata o Oregon. - Bhe asks th court to dnore that ah Is th sol heir, that she 1 entitled to th property snd that th estate Is hot subject to escheat to tha stat. - - . i Wilson died In this city April ll, 1SI. At that tlm th property of tha atat was appraised at 110.000. - No heirs having sppeared, . prooeedlnga wr begun In November, 1199, to have the property turned over to th tut. A trial was had in th circuit court which, Tesulted in" a decision that th county wns without uritinn i. Tki.f if . one was given. This ruling waa later reversed by th supreme court and the case remanded norwa ngwo, anrt Administrator 81m mons discharged. John C. Shlllock was appointed receiver of the estate by. the circuit court. Numerous special coun sel were appointed to appear for ths 1U ,,lLtb oh Proceedings. From the original 110,000 the estat dwindled through costs of litigation and other meana to little more than half that amount Receiver Shlllock gave a re S?1?.1. t0 Administrator Simmons tor P'lZ Thla remainder Is now elalmed by both Mrs. Enger and ths state. Long 8week appear aa attorneys for Mrs. jutlffAI r -et .1 AT TUE THEATRES. . "The Marriage of Kitty" Tonight . Mlsa Florence Gear,' supported by a"' competent company of player, will pre sent the, delightful comedy, "Th Mar-, rlag of Kitty," at th Helllg theatre. Fourteenth and Washington streets, to night at 1:16 o'clock. If you want to get. away from your cares and troubles for several hours see this effervescent' play; It Is a sure remedy for that "tired feeling.". Beats selling at ths theatre. - ( Scat tale for Robert Edesoh. ; '.The advance seat sale .will open to morrow morning at 10 o'clock for Rob ert Edeson in "Strongheart." This ex- . cellent attraction will 1 the bill at the Helllg theatTA-Jiext Thursdev and Fri day nlghta November 11 and IS. with a special price matinee Saturday. .- "The Sign of the Cross." The Boston Herald recently nulillmhe!- Blgn of the Croaa." which la to ba ore aented at the Helllg theatre tomorrow snd Wednesday' nlsbta. November 20 ' and 11: "Most magnificent ot all the attractions offered at Boston music hall this year Is William Qreet'a original London produotlon of Wilson Barrett's great religious drama. The Sign of the Cross.' Ths play has been commended by many eminent authorities for its beneficial moral Influence, but It Is cer tainly not lacking In Its element of In tense Interest." John Sainpolis' Great Work. ' The best thing that has been at the Baker so far this year Is the work of John Sainpolis In The -Middleman." which Is the bill this week st the popu- ' lar stock bouse. This well-known sotor ' gives a performance that Is srtlstlo to a great degree. Ths scenlo features ar ' . particularly worth seeing, th kiln In full operation being on of th greatest -scenes ever seen on a Portland atas-a. f Lit Han Lawrence and the other well- ' known members of the stock company have important rolee In the produotlon. You don't want to miss It. Seats now selling. ' . . At the Lyric. -- -' "The Slgnbrihe Four,"" the famous Sherlock Holmes plsy. Is the attraction this week at the Lyric. This Is the first time that this great detective drama haa- ever been presented In Portland at such popular prices. . Th Lyric stock com-. pnny has made elaborate preparations far the play snd "Ths.Blgn allhi.Toxtl Is bound to create a aensatlon among th lovers of good amusement. 'Frank Fan ning will be tha detective and the rest of th-ompny wlUJiave equally good roles. Dally matinees and ona cerform. a nee at night. The New Pantages Bill.' There will be another good show at Pantages theatre today to replace the program of the paat week. There srs two top-line ants, the five La Fords, musical acrobatle downs, and ths Cas cades, Introducing the greateat of child comedians. Other sets: Biff and Bang, knockabout funstera; Leo White, bari tone; Jimmy Cheatham, -monologues Drew and Wright funmakers and sing ers; latest moving pictures. At the Grand. ; An act "direct from th prlnolpat vaudeville theatre f New Tork City 1s to head ths bill at th Grand this week. " It is presented by Mr. and Mrs. Trues- -Sail and 1 "My Aunt Louisa's Advloe," . written by Blanche Bates. Th sketch la dramatically perfect -and a distinct ' addition to th stage's literature. -Pro-"' -feasor J. W. Clark's dog. monkey snd cat minstrels Is an animal aot without an equal In this oountry and gives promise of being a sensation. 'Tolly and I" Is th nam of the eomedy drama which the Allen atook company la playing this .week at ths Star. It la full ot excitement and there ar two very comical roles, which will be assigned to Mlaa Felton and Mr. Sea- burn, "Polly and I" la new to Portland, sine this Is th first tlm th play has' ever been, seen her or elsewhere on the Paciflo coast. Matinees Tuesday, Thurs day, Saturday and Sunday, Seata new! . selling. . Texas Clubwoman Meet. . . (Journal Special Semee.l - ' El Pa'so, Tsxas, Nov. II. Delegates ar arriving for th ninth annual eon vent ion of th Texaa Federation of Wo. men's clubs, which Is to be held la El Paso, this week. Tomorrow will b taken up. with th reception of th visit ors snd th regular business of ths con vention will begin Wednesday morning.' Advices reoelved by th arrangements eommlttes indicate that there- will be good attendance from all parts ef ths' state. - 'V . . :r-fr A V 4