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GOOD-EEIIIHG- Journal Circulation - THE WEATHER. -; Fair this afternoon, tonight and Fri : day; northeast winds., - Yesterday Was PORTLAND, ' OREdON, THURSDAY "., EVENING; ; NOVEMBER 22, 1900. TWENTY PAGES. PRICE' TWO. CENTS. : XtSuSATSi VOL. V. NO: 224. i IFP- PASSENGERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE WHEN VESSEL IS RAMMED BY STEAMER CAS DADE STEAK mm STANDS FOR Governor Chamberlain States His Position on Question of Pur chasing ' Locks V; Will Suggest ; to Legislature That Commission of Five Men Be. Given Power to Negotiate With General ft Electric Com pany to Buy the Property. . An ooen Willamette river from Port land to the headwater, unfettered by tolls or tariff a of any kind condl tlon which Ooveinot Chamberlain aaya must coma to pas. He wishes the government to buy the locks at Oregon Vjj i y , minor uy imiuuu hum ui wu.iu natt"rt. " ma- to th Uala lature, will urge a memorial to onreas aaklnn that such action be taken. But ha will not rest. there, dependent' on the whim of congress and the uncer tain efforts of the Oregon delegation; , btLwUl.turther urge In his message ' that the legislature appoint a commis sion of competent men to prooeed for state control of the locks in. the event that congress pays no heed Or delays In Its action, t " i - Ths governtfr will suggest to the leg islature that this commission be com posed of five ment that the y beM given TJwronterntonegonatlon with the Portland General Electrio company, owners of tlvs locks,. and to buy . the property and all rights affecting free navigation of the river at a reasonable and just price, both to the state and to tha. electrio company. (J Power of Commission. ' -'- It is the governor's further desire that 'the commission be given power should all negotiations for purchase fall,' to institute condemnation pro ceedlngs against the General Electrio company, and acquire the locks and all necessary property for their mainten ance, . An appropriation based on a reason able approslmate valuation of the locks ..will -be suggested by tha governor, in 'order that the commission may have ample power to, carry its work to a definite and certain conclusion. - , Governor Chamberlain . Is confident that his lden will meet with favorable (Continued on Page Two. IP tower m OUT OF PLUMB ':; ''7 - ' - ' .'.. 'r r Vr .. . y r ' -'' ..''- " 'Architect: Makes Startling Dis- I covery Flooding of" Under ' grpund Railroad in Vicinity Is I, Blamed and ConstantPumpT i :-. ing Necessary. , f Jonrnal gnMl.l Hr W. Lundon, Nov. 21. Te arcliltect of Bt Paul's cathedral he s made tha start ling discovery that the- southwest tower of the cathedral is leaning thlrteen - - Inches to the .south and that its move ment has by no means ceased. ' The flooding of sn underground rail way In the vicinity of the cathedral baa r-mada constant pnmping necessary-This ; operation, by , withdrawing tha mois ture from ths soil, has caused a grad ual subsidence of ths south aide of Ludgate hill and St Paul's church yard. The discovery will probably com pel tha abandonment of tha proposed sewer near, the cathedral ' Experts say . that aa excavation for' a sewer would materially increase the risk of further subsidence. . . Nearly two years ago it was discov ered thatthe crons which surmounts 'th dome of St. Paul's was ncsrly 400 feet ebove ground and three feet out of plumb. Mr. Hovenden, seoretary of the - Iondon association, , then eald: "t)L Paul's Is built upon a foundation of pot- earth, under which is a bed of water bearing gravel. Beneath that agalp. is Ixtndon clay, Dnniier has been caused by ths gravel bed sinking, owing - to moisture being withdrawn by pumping for various tunnels in th vicinity. , Besides 8t Paul's Vsthedral ths bank . of Bnglandi Westminster abbey, the Nelson column on Trafalgar square and other notable structures ara said to be In grave danger from ths same causa. EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND l y 1 1 r ill, '1 : - ' ' - ' Mrs. Potter Palmer. PRIVATE CAR IS CAUSE OF DELAY OF MRS. PALMER Chicago Society Leader Forced to Come to Portland From Se- attle Via Spokane-Becausei I Tracks From , Here ; to the Sound Are Washed Out. I '' (BpwUI Dltntoa to lbs Josraa!. fieatdeT'sH.; Nov.; S2.-m. rHer Palmer and party, who were held hers aboard their private car by floods which cut off all railroad communication, Is now n routs to Portland via Spokane. This course is necessary if Mrs. Palmer wishes to 'proceed In her private car, as direct communication with Portland is cut off by floods. During her enforced sojourn of s week her Mrs. Palmer was entertained at dinner at ths Rainier dub by a few Seattle friends, but nothing elaborate was attempted. , Ths party left here Tuesday afternoon for Spokane over the Great Northern, and should arrlvs In Portland tomorrow morning. :'. , STRANGE OCCUPATION OF CURIOUS FRENCHMAN (JnerssI Sperid Rersles.li , -Paris, Nov. 22. Pere Echlvsrd, one of ths most curious' characters of the Montmartre district, has Just dledWThe old man, whose humble occupation was that of a street, porter and messenger, was known fsr and wide by the sobri quet of "the cutter." not because hs wss in any way connected with the tailoring trade, bat because- none- understood bet ter than hs how to cut down a person who had committed suicide by' hanging. No one exactly knew how, and where ha had acquired his training, but his abil ity in "scientifically" dealing with such unfortunates was undisputed and almost proverbial. Ills services were constant ly called for by the police. When he died he left written 'recommendations concerning an understudy of his, a fel low porter, who, ha wrote, was worthy of succeeding-him. In fact, to use the old-man's own words, his friend needed cnlv a little mors practice In cutting down bodies to be absolutely perfect. - CANADIAN PARLIAMENT . - T(T REVISETHEtARIFF T (Jonrnaf Speetsl"Brvle.t " Ottawa, Ont.. Nov. 22. Parliament opened jnis. aitrr?ODn,wM" ins osuaj tiremonies. -The principal aft of ths nsrliamentary program will be ths ro lio" - 0. "J1"'; "pMi the apeech from ins throne win be adopted after a week's discussion, so that there will do bdoui in res wsess leu before the adjournment for the Christ mas holidays to debate tariff. Oa "re suming esrly in Jsnuary . parliament 111 than bs in a position to proceed with a consideration" or estimates, as by that time departmental reports, which are somewhat delayed this year by reaaon of a short parllsmentary re oess, will be before ths house. It is hoped. that prorogation win take place by tha middle of AprlL Two Xlllsd la Wreok.' s JllfB.I SpegUl Ku.lc.) Devll'S Iske, N. .Y.. Nov. -22. The oriental limited, on the Great Northern, wss wrecked lsst night by a spreading of ths rails li miles eaft of this city. William Comfort, engineer, and Morri son, fireman, wars killed. . r: water Bapply Ska Off. i . IJownil,Sieliil Sros. ' Buffalo, Nov. 23 The gsls this morning i for two hours shut off ths water- supply of this city snd blew down thn wall of the pumping station,' Injured the . engineer end stopped tha machinery, inflicting. $11,000 damage to ths place...-.- ' v ' "" mm $ -collisions AT SEATTLE Crowded Ferry Boat Is Rammed by Kitsap While Trying to Make Landing ; Steamers Manette and Monti- cello Crash Together Head-On S -Both Ships Injured but No ' Lives Are Lost in Either Ac cident Dense Fog to Blame. (Special Dlapstck to Th JovroaL) Seattle,. Wash., Nov. 22. Two col lisions occurred in Seattls harbor this morning- when crowded passenger boats came together. Fortunately none of the four boats involved in the collisions were sunk," but two of them were se verely damaged. ' , 4 The., firstjolUalonoseurred. shortly before s o'clock while the - ferryboat City, of Seattle wss making a landing crowded with paaaengers - from . West Seattle, in the little city across the bay, A strong tide, was running .and ths ferryboat missed- the landing. While backing out into tha stream to get a new start, the new steamer Kitsap, built In Portland, suddenly loomed out of the fog and struck a glancing blow, tearing away the rail of ths ferryboat, ths rud der and part of the lower works. The Kitsap ' was not seriously damaged; some Plates being bent. . ' I WrtTiTnharanTrgCIf of Ills first got Union, the steamer Manette bound out for Paulabo, and ths steamer Monti- cello, inbound, each carrying a big load of passengers, csme together head on half a mile from the city docks. Cap tain Jackson of the Manette heard the Monticello's whistles and had slowed down his vessel,, or another disaster with sn equally large death loss as the Dlx, -would have resulted. -As it was, the stern of the Manette Is stove In and tha rail and flagstaff carried away. No one was injured in the accidents. GRAFT SCANDAL UNEARTHED . IN PITTSBURG COUNCIL William A. Martin Alleged to J4ave Acted as Agent for Municipal Bribe-Takers. SpeeUt Swries-t- Pittsburg, Nov. 22. Common Council man William A. Martin, who repreaents the sixteenth' ward, has been arrested and la held in 210.000 ball. Detectives are hunting 'for President C 8. Cam eron of the Pittsburg at Tube City rail road. Warrants for other' members of the council are) being prepared and wholesale arrests are promised.. The sction of the authorities Is a re sult of disclosures made' regarding aa alleged corruption fund of $70,000 to be used in getting a franchise for the rail road. Martin Is said to be the treas urer of the combine-In the council. J. A. Richardson, one of ths promoters of the railroad. Is the complainant Rich ardson, it Is ssserted, is merely a dummy official. Joseph Ramsey is back of the new. road with tho intention of ualng It as" s Pittsburg terminal for a projected airline from Chicago to New Tork..-. ..'- - Cameron engineered the franchise or dinance through ' a select council. When It reached the common council, ths branch combined, it Is alleged, and sent It to a special committee which was to wait until Cameron made good. Martin la an sx-priseflghter and wres tler. Hs Is chairman of the public works and corporations committees of tha council. . ?... FEW. If any, writers before tha American people today have ths hold on Portlanders or the cttlsenry of .Oregon that ' ' - . ,!,..'"..' ' ','.'' ' ' 1 " ' Rabbi Stephen S. Wise has. The record hs mads her for sincerity. Independence and constancy I ' In welt doing marts him popular wlth all classes, snd his departure for Z New Tork was looked on as a state misfortune, But although absent, ne" WILL TALK to ths people of Oregon on the live topics of ths day and will dlsrosa them In the same eernest. Independent wsy tbst marked his utterances whlls here ' - . 1 In The Sunday Journal sta," 'is' '1 - - i t '"-IT . -J" . -srr-. - I ii J- Manslaughter ' WGhargeGrom TO PROSECUTE CAPTAIN OF DIX MAYOR S BROTHER IS NOW INVOLVED Herbert Schmitz Orders Building Inspector to Let Faulty Con struction ; Paste on . Building Ruef Was Interested i Craney Makes Confession. ' (gplI Dtwtcb te TbeNjoorsal.) San Francisco, Nov, 22. An official reply was 1 made today to ths charge that $1,000,000 of relief funds had been diverted or stolen. It was declared that every cent received had been ac counted fon except II. OSS from Search light, Nev., and $200 ' from Baltimore. The former was never delivered and ths sum. was made good by tha express company. It was decided to turn It over to ths. Red Cross society Instead of to the flan Francisco, cltisens' com mutes. i ' Vokmits' Brother Involved. Herbert Schmita, brother of ths ab sent mayor and former eomiwtint of public works, .has been Involved In .(Continued on Pegs Two.) - -Hiliiia iiia i ii - I t Steamer Lurline.. MATE'S TERRIBLE tRROR WHICH COST 50 LIVES , BLAMED UPON COMPANY Dennison Held License Simply -as M ate and Not as Pilot : ; as Required by Law. . '..'."';''. '. ." .,- "- (Bpeeial DlspsMi to The loorstL) . . Seattle, Wash, Nov.' 22. Manslaugh ter Is now tha charge which Is certain to grow out of tha Dlx disaster, Whfls It was Mate Charles Dennlson's terrible mistake which caused ths collision and the death of nearly fifty' man and women, tha blame does not wholly rest with htm. It developed at this morn ing's Investigation of ths records of ths office of United States steamboat Inspectors that Charles Dennison held a license simply as - mate ahd did not hold a pilot's license. This latter . Is requisite for any one taking complete charge of a " vessel at Tea-oron "ths sound.' '-r. - v. Captain Percy Lermond placed Den nison in charge of the Dlx whlls ha was collecting fares. Lermond, although Dennison had been under his command for nearly two montha, had not taken the trouble to find out whether or not Dennison held a license which entitled him to take charge- of the boat. This took plsce In . spits - of tha fact that Lermond testified yesterday . afternoon that he -did, not think much of Denni son' s seamanship and had tried to dis charge him, but ths mats had been held on by the owners of ths vesssl. For some hours this morning Prose cuting Attorney Mackintosh and United States District Attorney Sullivan, after learning ths facts, did tha. Alphonso and Gaston act aa to who should prose cuts tha case until shortly before noon, when a statement from Secretary Met- calf was received stating that ths local civil authorities were ths ones to han dle the prosecution and sot the federal Then Mackintosh announced that he would have a deputy attend the hearing and see that a warrant waa Issued, Jf the evidence warranted It Captain Lermond displayed gross Ig norance of marine laws while on ths stand yesterday. Admiralty lawyers at tending tha hearing declare that if Cap tain Lermond Is proceeded against ths charge of manslaughter can also be mads against the owners, who forced the retention -of Dennison. Ths host waa under leas to tha Port Blakely (Continued aa Page Two. 1 FIIID HARfilMAD SHAVES WITHOUT USE OF LATHER Newspaper Men - Find 'Railroad Magnate Busy With " Safety Apparatus . Wears Gaudy Bathrobe Says Law Com pels Centralization. (Josrssl Special Servtee.t ' Chicago, Nov. 22. The Important dis covery was made today that T$: H. Har rlman shavea without lather. The head of the railroad trust does not contribute to the soap trust :. Newapaper men caught him- making his toilet In bis hotel this morning. It did not embar raas the magnate, anUo admitted tha reporters before deff lng his bathrobe, which was only beautiful because the stores did not keep plain ones in stock. Hsrrlman continued slinging on clean water and dragging oft the bristles with a eafety rssor while being- Inter viewed. He grumbled a bit because it pulled, and stopped between strokes to talk, the easenoe of his Interview being: "I believe tha people should own tha railroads not through the government, but through private corporations. I do not bcltave that small groups of men should' control tha roads. The 'central isation of ownership is made neceasary to prevent violations of ths antt-truat law. I do not think a deep waterway to tha gulf Is necessary, but when It beoomea a reality tha roads must meat tha situation." - , LACK OF EVIDENCE MAY - ' RESULT IN DISMISSAL (Special Plpses te The Jnnrnst.) ''" ' Pendleton, Or.; Nov. 22. W. F. Mat lock, William Roesch. F. W. Hendley and Sam Miller, charged with gambling, may not have to stand trial for their alleged offense. When the men were brought Into court yesterday afternoon Colonel J. II. Raley and C II. Carter, tha defendants' attorneys, moved thst the cases be dismissed on ths ground of lack of evidence. . M'hersunort Judge FHt-rald announced that he would take tha matter under advisement. . W0II1IB-: FOR LIFE , '- - J -. . , " . . ' " ' - I " - . '....'-. Stampede From Berths and- Rush on"-)ecl in Darkness to Savb Themselves lll-Fated Vessel Sinks Beneath' Surface In Three Minutes, but No 'f Lives Are , Lost Passen gers Carried to Portland by Steamer Cascade. Rainier, Or, Nov. II. Struck en thai port aids and rammed deep below tha water Una by tha steamer Cascade, tha steamer Lurline sank in 20 . feet of water about 100 feet from the shore oft Rainier on tha Columbia at 2:20 o'oloak this morning, her 20 passengers and tha officers and crew narrowly escaping being carried to their deaths by tha craft The Lurline disappeared In three l.mlnuteaJtroro tlie time she was struck and there waa no time In which to launch tha lifeboats. The paasengara escaped in their nlghtclothse by Jump- , lng to ths deck of tha steamer Cascade, which , stood by until everybody waa saved. ' It waa a wild scramble for life be cause as scon as tha collision occurred -the Lurline began to lurch and tha vat, nniiM Kj nlatnttr IiaavA kln I iMm, through the fearful gap that bad been cut In her aide. . The night was dark and.abea.vy foe; enveloped tha two Hnnrn, ooecurmff mem -, xrom view from shore. It was feare'd that tha uascane- naa aiso surrered injuries ntss would probably aend her to tha bottom. - but she was found damaged above tha ' wateriine only ana after putting- tha of ficers and crew ashore hero started for Portland with tha passengers, who war bound for Astoria. A few of the pas sen iters remained here and - took tha morning train for Portland. - . '- Bn Jtoute to Portland. , Junius wu uu ner wmr w ron land, having left Astoria on achsdnla tlms last night Captain W, C Larklns (Continued on Page Two.) PATRICIDE KEEPS fJERVETHROUGH TRYING ORDEAL Blood Stained Clothing of Fathen Causes Mother to - Leave i Room and " Youthful Murderer to Show First Sfgns of Nervousness. . , - (Special Dtapateh Tie JnaraaL) Spokane, Waah.. Nov. 22. For tha flrst time since tha opening of tha Sloans OS. Vlra 1 V ni.-. of 17-yer-old Skiney Sloaneu- who is on - i, w iur w muraer ox nta rather, ab sented herself from tha court room when tha blood stained clothing of tha murdered man waa Introduced and ex hibited to the Jury today. She did. thla on tha ad vlra of tha atAm. -k. defense, who feared the ordeal would raucn for nsr, our returned after tha gruesome garments had been taken out -of sight and rssumed her aocus tomed place at tha aids of her boy. - Young Sloane himself showed his first sign of nervousness during this exhibi tion and kept hla head averted, gasmg out of tha window, but maintained the remarkable nerve and coolness - which ' has marked his conduct throughout tha entire trial. Several witnesses have al ready bean examined by the stats and have described the finding of ths body and tha actions of tha young slayer when confronted with his deed, tha tea. tlmony being to the effect thst ths only smottnn he exhibited when informed of tha death- and- an. lie lng shown, tha corpse, wss assumed. Tha testimony of Coroner Wittsr, who . was present whan young Hlrwne wss first led to tha place where the body Uy in an alley, wns to ths effect that ths boy gssed at the featirs of the d-uil man, then sxclilmed without any e-- tlon, "Oh. my fither," then siralxM up and said, "I am g-l.-tg t n.i mother." 1 Every' wftnea for the !ta It suh)-til to a riK''l ri" and the l -!'.' - T sv J I - . ..... 1