1 V
; 8, -
H. F. Spaulding Awaits 9oming
rqf 0. F.lsakson on Street and -f-
Administers Drubbing.
ONLOOKERS INTERFERE
: AND SAVE COLLECTOR
Newspaper Employe Resents Unbid
den Entry Into His Home to Col
lect Bill and Wreaks Vengeance
With Fists No Arrests Are Made.
O F. Tsakson, formerly one of Port
land'! finest, but how a collector of
bills for the Portland Gas company. Is
; sorry he Is no longer protected by the
brass-button), armor of the police force.
haps w6uld not have been assaulted byl
H. F, peudlng. an ejaSiOXftitt J dusj
ness office of the Telegram, enraged at
r alleged disrespect shown his mother,
-who resides at -Vernon 'and who Refused
-to psy a bill presented by Isakaon yes
terday morning. As it Is Isakaon was
- saved from chastisement only- by the
; interference of onlookers.
,. Yesterday while In pursuit of his duty,
, the collector went to the home of Mr.
Bpauldlng at Vernon to eollect a bill
'past due. and after ringing the bell on
the front door and receiving no re-
sponse he. entered the house, the door
being openr and proceeded to knock on
i all the doors downstairs 1 In turn. His
conduct gavs offense to .Mrs. flpauldlng.
and when her son returned from his
: -work In the evening she told him of the
occurence. " " --
; Mr. Bpauldinc absorbed some of the
family anger, and, returning to the city,'
took up tils station In front of the gas,
. office, where he waited patiently until"
- the collector came In sight, when he de
clared war and proceeded to poke Mr.
Isakson various uncomfortable blows in
, diferent parts of- his anatomy.-
' Mr. Isakson joined1 battle -with his as
sistant, but began at the same time to
execute a retreat towards ths safety
of the office. Employes of ths office,
seeing "the plight of their fellow, ad
vanced to his assistance and after some
skirmishing detached Mr. Spauldlng and
ended the combat.
"MAJOR M'DONELL -i
NAMED COLONEL
, t
. , ,
Elected, by Staff and Line Of
ficers to Lead Third Ore
n gon Infantry. "'
' At the formal election yesterday to
' .choose a successor to Colonel C II.
'isnttnbTln nf the Third OrrtnnrilrrlnrlT'1e-f!MI'Tln Kllnkenberg of
fantry. Major Charles E. McDunell reTwPnng- schooner Ota will be an
' eel red the moat votes and was declared
elected. Of ths 11 votea cast Lleuten-
ant-Colonel Poorman received 4 and
Major May - 1, while -, Major McDonell
t'SKUIfd IS.
V Colonel McDonellx has been In the
' military since 1187, and has gradually
; worked his wsy up from a private to
' his present position. Ha wnnt through
the Spanish-American war as captain of
company. H. snd upon -his return -from
the Philippines .was chosen captain of
company K- ' Four years ago he waa
- elected major oTiKJrThTfd. WlllL'n puM
Jtton he has held continuously up to the
present. ,
The new colonel of ths Third will
' enter upon his new duties st once. He
, said this morning that It would be his
aim to -eep the regiment upon a war
- footing at all times.
NEGRO FOUND TO HAVE
7 "PURSUED MISS GILLMAN
(Joersal Hoeelal tirms.i
' Dayton, O.. Nov. 7. Thomas Wil
, son. a restaurant cook found to have
; been a passenger on the car Dona Gill
.man waa lost on, says he saw ths girl
leave the car and a negro Jump off 20
" feat beyond "Where she alighted. The
i negro addressed a. sentence to ths girl
which Wilson could - not understand,
i The police are after the negro.
., Mis Gillman, an employe of the Na
' tional Cashf Register company, disap
peared a-week ago. Her mutilated body
. was found -three days later In a strip of
forest. She had been ssaaulted and
. slain. . - .
INSURANCE OFFICIALS
PLACED UPON TRIAL
? - (journal gpeeltt Swrvln.) " . " '.
11 New Tork. Nov. 27. The Jury was
completed snd ths tsklng of evidence
. begun In ths esse against W. Burnham,
Jr., his brother Frederick A. snd George
; D. Eldredge, officials of the Mutual
; Life Insurance company this afternoon,
charged with grand larceny snd forgery.
Five Indictments chsrglng grand lar--ceny
and forgery were returned against
ths men on March 1 Ths men have been
at liberty since that date, under bonds
of tl2,MQ cash. .
GRAND JURY RESUMES
SEARCHTOff FRAUD
' ' Uovnl Special Service, t
San Francisco, Nov. tl. The grand
. Jury resumed rts sittings this morning
? and at once delved into ths mass of evi
dence gathered since the adjournment
: on Friday. Ths first matter gons into
wss- ths Belvedere case, which was be
lieved to havs been finished last week,
but tha prosecutors - claim that they
havs discovered new evidence, on which
, indictments for perjury as well ss fof
'extortion can be based.'
I ARE YOU C0LD7 .
Blankets) and Comforter Special.
Soft, warm bed comforters for less
money than you can buy materials, bra
. sob whits and colored wool blankets,
: 60c, 76c, and 11.00 lb. .Blanket sheets,
f stsndard slss and doubls, pc, 76c, $1.00
and 1115 pair. Best goods snd lowest
- prices slwsys st McAllen A McDnm all's
See us for ladles' and children's t&m
, 'inderwear and hosiery.
Tims Worked) Irlsoaere Dead.
(Journal RpeeUI Stt1. )
' Manila, Nov. 17. As a result of ex
periments with cholera virus st BUtbyd
prison, 10 prisoners oat of 14 who were
inoculated havs died. -The experiments
were conducted by Dr. Ib P. Strong of
ths bureau of science. Ths death of
tha prisoners took place s fsw days
after they wars Inoculated.
THE
10 BUY POSTAL SERVICE
FRO!.! GOVERNMENT '
W. D. Boyce Makes Offerlo Dis-
credit Government Owner.
" ship Idea -.
(JoarmjU Special BerTice.)
Wsshlngton, Nov. tT. W. D. Boycs
of Chicago went before ths joint com
mittee of congress Investigating postal
abuses today and made an offer on ths
part of a syndicate of capitalists to
taks over from the government ths
postal business, relieving It of Its pres
ent deficiency and guaranteeing cheaper
postage.
The offer is regarded as simply a
move to discredit ths government own
ership Idea, and probably will not be
seriously considered. It has been -repeatedly
pointed out that If the charges
paid railroads were reduced to that paid
by private shippers, the postal depart
ment would have for many years shown
a profit. V
PITTOCK BLOCK.
: TO BE UTILIZED
J. Whyte Evans and Others to
Erect Big Business Build
; fng There.
" It has been, practically decided that a
six-story building for mercantile and
office uses. Instead of a hotel and theatre
building, shall be erected on ths Plt
tock block. : at Washington and Park
streets. - It Is understood that the three
upper stories will be devoted exclusive
ly to dentists and physicians, and that
nearly every suite of offices has been
engaged. - .
- The plans, have been drawn and they
Include every modern convenience that
Is desired by the members of the two
professions named. There will be com
pressed air tubes, to which every den
tist can attach his pipes. Direct elec
tric current for operating Instruments,
hot and cold water service, . electric
light snd other conveniences will be
provided. '
The proposed building Is being pro
jected by J. Whyte Evans, who has
leased the ground for a period of 9
years snd enlisted eastern capital In
construction of a fine building, to be
built of steel and terra cotta.
There are persistent reports that Mr.
Evans is negotiating for other ground
In the business district. -on which to
csrry forward " hit -original project of
erecting a large structure to combine
a hotel and theatre, to cost .upwards
of 750,000. He declines to discuss ths
subject, but does not deny that ha has
plans under consideration for such an
enterprise. - .
KLINKENBERG TO HAVE
SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE
(gmrlal Dispatch to The Journal. t
Seattle, Nov., S7 "As a matter of
the
Its will he arrested
snd tried for the murder of either his
chief engineer, Jackson, - or his fore
mast hand, Mttcbel, while the - vessel
wss in winter Quarters at Banks Land
last year," sum United States District
Attorney H. M. ' Hoyt of Nome today.
The letter is at present acting assist
ant to District Attorney Sullivan here.
MAN IS MISSING
HIS MOTHER ILL
J-jseph - Tierney of Du Seventeenth
stretf has been reported mlstng to tho
police. ' He wss last seen on Wednesdsy
night In a saloon st Fifth and Stark
streets in company with Edward Welch.
His mother. Mrs. Mlchast Tlerney, Is
crttlcslly 111 snd relatives are making
every effort to locate, him. Tierney's
acquaintances Incline ts the theory thst
he fell overboard from the river steamer
on-whlch ha has been employed. t
2ER0 WEATHER AND,
SNOWSTORM AT BURNS
(H-Il, rxtntch te The Jnarnat.)
Burps. Or, Nov. 27. The storm which
visited the rent of ths northwest reached
this valley - also and heavy wlnda and
Know storms raged for several days.
The cold reached - sero snd fears are
felt that tha winter may bs mors se
vers Shan laat winter, which waa one
of ths longest and coldest sines 1888-8.
GUN COMPANY WILL
GIVE AWAY MEGAPHONES
A feature of the ' Multnomah-Oregon
gams on Thanksgiving afternoon, that
has pleased the rooters of both Insti
tutions Is ths very generous offer made
by ths Northwest Gun company, 111
Third street, to give several thousand
megaphones frss on Wednesday after
noon, between the hours of 1:10 snd
4:80 o'clock to. all who , may call for
them.
This 'Offer Is greatly appreciated by
ths rooters for Oregon snd Multnomah.
jfcallway Wins sight at Dalles.
(SperUI Dktpttrfe to The Joersil. I "
The Dstles, Or.. Nov. 17. The city
council has granted a franchise to the
Great Southern railroad to build a side
track to the Diamond flouring mills.
This" was Trttighr by various lembe.is
nf the city council for seversl meetings.
snd the final sctlon is a victory for the
railroad, as It Involves control of certain
public streets. '
Mrs. Trsnk Anderson Dead.
(Journal Sprclsl Strvlc.)
Sllverton, Or, Novell. Mrs. Frank
Anderson died recently at ths horns of
hec son, Sol Anderson, on Hewell
PraTrle. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson cele
brated their golden wedding Just three
weeks previous to ths latter's burial.
She was sick only a few days with
pneumonia.
lrs oa Steamer Jtssolnts.
tSoMlal DlseitrS U Tke JoarstLt
Ths Dalles, Or., Nov. 17. The little
steamer Resolute, engaged in carrying
supplies for the north benk railroad,
caught fire at Spencer dock snd -ths
cabin was burned, but ths flames were
then checked. The damage is about
1300. Ths csuss of ths firs Is not
known.
aTwlteaxaea Os Balsa.
, (flperUl filitwtck to The Jorml.(,
Cincinnati, Nov. 17. Ths Bultlmors
jk Ohio railroad today Increased ths
sges df switchmen four cents sn
hour.
Thanksgiving Oysters.-
Ws dellvsr sll dsy Thanksgiving
ssst or west side "half 'or tn bulk. Tel.
ephsns E. ttl, or M. too. : .
OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, " TUESDAY
OFFER LAND" FOR
Drs." SA. and E. C. Brown to
Give Ground . for New :
Detention Home.
OFFER IS MADEvTO
JUVENILE COURT JUDGE
PhysicUnt Will Give Four , Acres
North " of Central Addition Near
Wiberry Lane If Building Can Be
Erected. '.'V-'.
An offer of four- acres of land on
which to build a detention horns to be
used by the Juvenile court has been
made to Judge Fraser. .by Drs. .8. A.
Brown and K. C. Brown, tit snd HI
Marquam building. The following let
ter was received by- Judge Fraser from
the physicians thla morning:
J(T)ear Sir: We noticed recently In
ths newspapers a report or a statement
mads by you In regard to ths need of a
larger detention horns for .use tn the
work of the juvenile court, and ths deal
slrablllty of having - a few acres of
ground for cultivation therewith.
'Being interested In ths work for the
reformation and protection of children.
and believing It to bs worthy of- ths
support of sll cltlsene who hava ths wel
fare of children at heart, ws wish to
maks to you and through you to ths
city .and county authorities ths -'follow
ing proposition:
"Ws havs four acrea of ' land - Just
north of Central addition, near Wlberry
Lane, snd a short distance from ths
Montavllla car line, which we will do
nate to ths city of Portland to bs Used
by the county of Multnomah as a de
tention home for children by ths Juve
nile court, ths county or stats to build
and maintain all structures necessary
to ths work. If ths county ceases to
use ths ground for ths detention horns
purposes, ths city Is to use it for park
or play grounds, or both park and play
grounds. Should ths city fsll to so uss
ths ground It Is to go back to ths orig
inal owners or their heirs. v-
(Signed.) "8. A. BROWN,
"E. C. BROWN."
Judge Fraser stated thla morning' that
he viewed -the grounds yesterday and
found them to be suitable In every way
for such a purpose. Hs will submit
the -matter to ihs city council and
county commissioners, and maks an ef
fort to get tne stats legislature to
allow ths county commissioners to erect
ths necessary buildings. Ths present
detention home is at 100S East Salmon
street, under the direction of Superin
tendent W. O. Nisley. , It is not a largo
structure, being only a residence that
was adapted to the temporary needs of
the court, snd It has proved to bs en
UrclyJnadeo,uate. BOYS ALLOWED TO GO AND
Fails to Frighten Youngsters
Into Paying for Their Hal- ,
loween Prank.
William Bertentlon, Paul Polsski,
Otto Pnlaskl, Gua Huber. Ed Bush,
Patton, Leslie Johnson, Carl Campbell,
George Brown, Al Iewla Chsrlle Hart
man and George Fetterlea, the youths
arrested yesterday upon complaint of
D. I. Huff for carrying away hie farm
wagon on Halloween night and hanging
the vehicle on a telegraph pole, were
before Judge Csmeron in the police
court today. ,
The lads . were compelled to sign a
stipulation that they would refrain
from such practices In the future or
suffer -punishment. Huffs attempt to
force (lie boys to pay him tl splece for
the damage done to the wagon by cir
culating handbills warning them to pay
or go to Jail proved unavailing. Finding
that It was useless to use tne ooyian
prank as a means- of securing money.
Huff swore to complaints against tnem
yesterday for disorderly conduct. Dep
uty City-Attorney Fitxgerald refused to
countenance the police court being used
as a collection agency and advised ths
court to allow the youths to go after
signing ths stipulation of future good
behsvior. ' -'
ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE
FROM PENDLETON JAIL
(Iwlil Plnstrb to The Jxnraal.)
- Pendleton.- Or.. Nov. 17. It baa Just
become known that a daring attempt at
a break of the Umatilla county Jail was
made a few nlahta ago. Tho officers hed
kept ths matter quiet In order to gather
more evidence.
A Urge hole wss cut in ths7 side : of
the cell in which ths prisoners srs con
fined st night, snd after getting out
into the 'corridor they began to cut the
Iron bars In ths window. They turned
on ths water to prevent anyone outside
hearing ths noise. Deputy Sheriff Funk,
who sleeps In the courthouse, not far
from the cells, heard ths water .running
and brdered the prisoners to stop. -
f " IeudleSon's-ltew Saperto
(Special Dtapatrb te Tse JnoraaLt
Pendleton, Or., Nov. 17. Professor J.
S. Landers, superintendent of schools
at Ths Dalles, who has been elected su
perintendent of ths Pendleton schools,
Is In this city sttsndlng ths teachers'
convention. Hs wishes to confer with
ths directors at Ths Dalles before ac
cepting ths position hers. It Is under
stood, however, tnat hs will sccept and
will assums his duties hers In a short
Urns.
. Oercldlne rami's Triumph.
New York, Nov. 27. -Ocraldlne Far
rar, ths new prima donna of the Metro
politan Grand Opera company, an
American girl educated abroad, scored
a tremendous triumph In ftrmeo and
Juliet at the opening of the opera sea
son. She was repeatedly recalled and
bouquets- enough, to build a floral wall
about her were showered upon ths fair
artist .
, Sfew Olty Official"
By tha ordinance laid' before ths board
of health tn a tentative way laat even
ing by City Health Officer Wheeler, a
new official to be known as ths meat
Inspector will be sdded to the health
department next year. It la ths' Inten
tion to keep Mrs.. Sarah A. Evans '.n
tha department at ths sams work of
market and hawker inspecting shs Is
doing now. Ths meat Inspector will bs
a butcher, who will spend most of his
time In ths packing-houses. ,
JIEUI
GilS COMPANY IMS
HADE REPORT
Compires;WthlOrder of Mayor
Lane and Files Statement
With Auditor. 7 ' "
IS SECOND COMPANY
; TO OBEY THE LAW
Shows Amount of Current Gat Bills
Collected, Sales, Accounts, Dis
bursements, and Operating Ex
penses of-All Kinds for the Year. -
Ths Portland Gas company and Its
corrollary company, ths East Portlsnd
Gas Ught company, filed statements
showing their receipts and expenditures
for thS quarter ending September SO
with the city auditor this hiorning,.- ?
This Is the second real statement to
be returned by any public service corpo
ration -operating- -under- a f ra nchlse.-Tae
Portland Gas companjrs main nrancnise
Is from ths Oregon legislature and not
from ths city, but one franchise ordi
nance does affect ths operation of Its
plant, and under ths charter It waa
considered possible to get a statement
similar In Its nature to that desired of
ths other companies which are operating
by virtus of rights granted them by
ths council. - '
- Other Beports Jfllsd, " -
'Ths PeoDle's. Market association and
ths Cascade-. Power-company, both of
them practically Inoperative, hava al
ready complied with the request of City
Auditor Devlin. Ths Northern Pscltto
company has also done so. An extension
of 30 days was granted all tba comp&;
nles, but this expires December 1. Be
fore that time It Is expected that ths
various branches of ths Portland Rail
way Light A Power company, the rail
way companies, ths telephone and tele
graph companies snd the elevator com.
pany will have responded.
Mayor Lane demanded that such state
ments be, made, his purpose being to
learn approximately the value of a num
ber Of public service franchises, so that
the compensation to ths city apon other
franchises of. similar apparent value
might be ths better determined.
The "Portland Gas company statement
shows that the collection of current gas
bills amounted to $82,601.10, with
tl.253.0 arrears. Sales snd bills and
accounts payable brought ths total re
ceipts up to 121,15.46. Of disburse
ments, operating expenses cost 11,
1CS.65. snd . construction tl7.J07.0f.
Dividends of 1 per cent took out 121,
tofl. In all. the resources amount In
value to 2,S4S,40.1S. The capital stock
of the company Is 11.600.000.
The East Portland Gas Light com
pany makes a similar statement Gas
collections . and current, bills amounted
to 124.860.60 during the quarter ending
September SO. Consumers' deposits
when a meter Is Installed . brought In
SS26, and with the accounts psyable the
total receipts was swelled to I1I.SS1.7I.
381.161.87. In construction snd Invest
ment there had been placed tl01.198.4S.
The sccounta payable , amounted to
1395, 817.12. Tha surplus st January 1
was 1(7,604.60, and ths surplus for ths
current year 117.607.14. Ths capital
stock of this, company Is 150,000.
CITY TICKET AGENT SKEY
GETS PROMOTION
Will Be -Traveling Passenger
Agent for Territory North
of the Snake.
W. R. Ekey, for several years city
ticket sgent for ths O. R. eV N. company
at Spokane, has received from ' General
Passengsr -Agent McMurray appoint
ment to tho position Jf traveling pas
senger agent for ths territory north of
ths Snaks liver. J. H. O'Neill, for many
years In ths service of the passenger
department, has been given all territory
south of the snake. .
' Ths passsngCT department of : tha
O. R. A N. company has received no
tice from Jsines Charlton, president of
tha Trans-Continental Passenger asso
ciation, to the effect that tha Virginia
supreme court of sppeals has declared
unconstitutional the Churchman law.
which compelled all railroads to ksep
for sale too snd 1,000 mils tickets at
tha rats of two cents . per mile. Ths
court baa handed down a decision In
which It says ths law la contrary to
ths fourteenth amendment of tho fed
eral Constitution. - - -
Railroad companies In Oregon ' and
elsewhere may In future vend mileage
books or not, as they choose, at tha two
cent rate. '
A change has been mads In ths run
ning ttms of ths Spokane flyer to suit
the new winter schedule of tha O. R. A
N. Co.'s overland trains. Effective De
cember 1, the Flyer will leave Portland
at 7 o'clock p. m., Instead of 6:16. Over
land train No. 1, now arriving at Port
land at S o'clock p. m.. will reach here
at 7:26 p. m. No. I, arriving hers at
T:16 a. m., will arrive at :S0.
NO CHANGES-IN JHI
PORTLAND HARBOR
LINE
:Jonrnal Special Bervlce.) A
Washington. Nov. 17. Ths s
secretary of war lata this after-
noon refused to make any s
changer In the Portland harbor
line, ss requested 'by ths O. R.
N. CO. . , S
4
St. Lonis-ChtoafO Channel.
I (Journal Bneclal Sr-ic. I
St, Louis, Nov. 17. Ths hearing by
the board of engineers of ths rivers and
harbsra committee on the proposed 14-
foot channel between St. Louis snd Chi
csgo began this morning.
Kentucky- Tend Settled.
' (Journal Hoeelal ger-lce.)
Mlddlesboro, Ky, Nov. 17. John Up
ton, a wealthy farmer, has been killed
by James Hearald, a miner, who es
caped to the mountains. They had long
" nm'eY
Children Locked Xa) Xonss Aflrs.
Chicago, Nov. 27. Mrs. Bophla Pre-
jiastkra tvA .lilMrHi. fl Anil S vaars nl,t
- - - - - ------- - - ,
were burned to death In ths locked-up
IVUW WUU lllVir WV.U.I U.WKVt
- EVENING. NOVEMBER 27,
MUSICAL
GEHIUS
TELLS HIS STORY
Darwin : Wood : : Declares - His
Father Is. Trying to Ham-
;rt per HIm..' .. -"'.XT;
DENIES ALL CHARGES
OF THEFT HE MADE
Says Parent . It Angry Because Son
Will- Not Make Him Money With
His Musical TalentThinks He la
Not Ral Father., V ,
Nsvsr a participant In ths childhood
games so dear to ths Juvenile heart;
never .even afforded an Opportunity of
gaining a common school education; en
tirely unfamiliar with reading, writing
and arithmetic; sacrificed on ths altar
of a father's boundless" , ambition - to
plaoe him in a niche In the hail f fame.
the life story of Darwin Wood, known
SS th6'Mosartof America, who by- hls
remarkable organ recitals created auoh
a furore In musical circles In 187 when
but 7 years of sge, reads Ilka a fictional
masterpiece.
Ths youth, for whom . ths polios have
been searching upon ths request of his
father. Professor Wood of East Bay
Gambler Island, Vancouver, B. C, came
to headquarters this afternoon to notify
Chief Grltsmachar-of Ma .whereabouts.
According to K. E. Goshorn of Lents,
with whom ths lad had bean staying,
young Wood cams to thla city three
weeks sgo from Vancouver and Imme
diately upon arrival applied to tha T. M.
C. A, for employment. Goshorn' s sons,
who are regular attendanta at ths In
stitution, became acquainted with tha
young man and hs was Invited to visit
them. Goshorn took an interest In ths
boy and secured him a position with
ths A. D. T. as a messenger.
Sfot SOs rather, Ss Thinks.
Youns- Wood declares that hs dobs not
believe that Professor Wood Is his fath
er. Ths letter to ths chief of police, he
thinks, waa written to hamper him In
his efforts to gain a livelihood, as his
parent Is unable to uss his musical tal
ents to Increass his exchequer. Tbs
youth says his early Ufa waa spent In
constant study of music, and he Is un-'
able to read or write as ths result of
his neglected education. He claims that
his father bads hint adieu at the boat
upon leaving Vancouver, and gavs him
16 for current expenses. Tne cnargss
of thievery he emphatically denies.'
Goshorn maintains tnat tns noy naa
been dons a great injustioe by the publi
cation of - the letter - from Professor
Wood, wherein hs Is sccused of being a
kleptomanlao. One of the lad'a fingers
Is crippled at ths present time from a
sunshot wound, nut as soon as ins in-
Jury Is healed hs will endeavor to as-eure-employment-
in sona muala store
or church. ' v .
HOW AND WHY MELCINA
ALMER-DID-MURQER
I Special Dispatch te The Joaraal.) '
' Albany, Or.. Nov. 17, All evidence Is
conclusive that It was during a tem
porary fit of Insanity that Melclna Pal
mer yesterday fired ths fatal shot that
ended the life of her cousin, William
Palmer, who had come to her home on
a visit --
Ths shooting took plane at t:l yes
terday morning. The shot waa fired
from behind and entered the base of
the skull, killing Palmer almost in
entered the room and fired the shot'
from such close quarters that Palmer's
hair waa scorched. Ths gun had been
taken from her father's room unknown
to- him. It was - thought - to - be - not
loaded, but Melclna had somehow ob
tained a cartridge.
When a child Melclna took earbolle
acid by accident, which so affected her
as to mske her a lifelong epileptic She
had never been considered dangerous
nor had she even displayed any vicious
tendency. Although once eent to the
asylum, she Improved so rapidly ' that
shs was returned to her home. Shs will
undoubtedly be committed to the asy
lum. William Palmer's funeral will bs held
tomorrow. No Inquest was held, thla
being deemed unnecessary by ths coro
ner. WILL GO TO PEN FOR
, STEALING HARNESS
fllDeelal Dtsnetrh te The JoeraaLt
Salem, Or.. Nov. 17. District Attorney
McNary has filed an Information
charging Hugo Albrecht with ths lar
ceny of two horses and a buggy. Hs Is
ths young man who hired a team at
Canby, drove to Salem and sold the har
ness to a second-hand dealer. Hs also
hired a single rig from Tannks, a local
liveryman, and sold ths harness to an
other second-hand dealer. Hs pleeded
guilty. Judge Burnett will pronounce
sentence Friday
Albrecht was at ens tlms an Inmate
of ths reform school. Hs said he wss
sorry sentence waa not passed so hs
might bs at the stats prison for ths big
Thanksgiving feed.
YES THE GUN WAS
. LOADED ALL RIGHT
IDpteMt -WatstS--te-The Itmmt.f
Tacoma,- Wash., Nov. 17. Charles OU
son and Eddls Foster, two South Tacoma
boys, got Into a dispute as to whether
a .2 1 -calmer rins tney were nananng
wan loaded. Olson declared that ths
gun was not loaded and dared Foster to
shoot at him. Foster-was certain his
gun was loaded and to prove It raised
ths weapon and biased away, Ths bul
let struck young Olson In ths cheek.
traveled along the Jawbone and Im
bedded Itself ' In ' the neck. The boye
hastened to a ' phyllclan and had the
wound dressed, - Young Olson plncklly
declaring-that ths accident was dus to
his rashness.
Death ef Mrs. Thomas. Itoaeer. '
(Sncdal Dlasefh to The J mi re all
Sllverton, Or., Nov. 17. Mrs. L. L.
Thomas Is dead at ths homo of her son
near this city, after a long Illness. Mrs.
Thomas was 14 years old and settled In
Sllverton In the fall of 1147.
Oil Xaspsetos sVsmOTSd,
(Journal Special BarTlre.1
- Olympja, Wash., Nov. 17. Jovsrnor
Mead has summarily removea un in
snector J. L. Canutt, of Colfax, from
pfflcs for "misconduct snd unfaithful
ness to ths duties or nis otrice, snd
sppolnted to the position F. A. Clark, of
Snohomish county, who haa been deputy
Inspector. Removal was mads on ths
report of ths special coTTrmlttee which
recently tnvsstlgstsd ths efflcs and re
ported today, t -. -
1903.
REPLIES TO ATTACK OF
mm '.mm
CJSood. In LqtteLlojrh
Journal,' Tells of Low
Journalism. . ' --
-FoTtlana. Kor.-tiro the KdHor ef
The Journal The Oregonlan thla morn
ing says sdltorlally that I carefully con
cealed from .the grand Jury the aot that
I was attorney for Mr. Ladd. It la true
I did not volunteer the information that
I was Mr. Ladd's attorney, but the Ore
gonlan insinuates that I willfully oon
oealed an Important fact. I Intentional
ly concealed nothing. There waa noth
ing to conceal. I have been an attorney
for Mr. Ladd for 10 years. Most people
in this community know 1L I did not
seek the position of deputy district at
torney. Mr. Manning insisted that I so
assist him. I appeared before Mr. Man
ning with Mr. Ladd. as his attornsy, and
nothing Is more eommon than that ths
attorney tor ths private proseoutor as
sist the district- attorney. All this is
known to ths Oregonlan, but It Intends
to impute to me some dishonesty when
It ssys I Moarefu,lly concealed." etc Ths
Oregonlan does not fight fair. That Is
why I say the poor devils in the Jail,
with, air their disadvantages in birth
and education, are better "than educated
men who "use the great -powern-thels
bands to wsntonly Injurs ths characters
of men with half truths and no truths.
"In the ssms sditorlal the Oregonlan
eays: "Mr. Wood is an anarchist. What
does hs care for law and order T True,
I am an anarchist, but the Oregonlan
knows what aort of an anarchist I am:
Ons whose creed is order, peace and a
disavowal of any force against any
peaceable man. Such an anarch lst was
Jefferson and Joslaa Warren and
Thoreau. Such an one is Leo Tolstoy
and William Dean Howells, ths novellat,
and Victor Tarroe of the Chicago
Record-Herald. Ths anarchist in ths
sense which the Oregonlan mallclouely
and falsely nses It, Is be who respects
neither the statuta law nor tns oode of
honor among- gentlemen. He who de
liberately apreada misinformation about
his fellows, who breaks ths laws of
God and man reckless ef everything
but a petty and Ignoble malioe.
"If I, am what ths Oregonlan de
sert bed,' not all my protestations will
Changs ths truth. If ths Oregonlan la
a breaker of tbejaw and the truth-, not
all lta efforts will, conceal the. - fact.
Where men are known' they are correct
ly Judged. Whether I or, the Oregonlan
do ths most to create disrespect for
law, order and common decency, others
must Judge.
"A newspaper Is a great power. It
circulates where Individuals are not
known, and In honor, ehould bo oareful
to do them-no eowesdly hart. It could
be the greatest of all forces for prog
ress if it mads truth and honor Its
watchword a. .
"The editor-in-chief of the Oregonlan
is a part of tbs history of Oregon. He
haa a strong and clear mind, which in
the peat hae done much good, and can
ehed a clear light on vital subjects. Hs
has not a relative or friend who regreta
more than I do thla descent to pettiness
and personality, ""C.--Br-S. WOOD. t
SOPH AND FRESH MIX
ON CAMPUS AT SALEM
(Special tssBatca te Tke 'JoanaL) ' '
Salem, Or., Nov.. 17. The sophomore
and freshman classes at-tha hniverslty
had a lively tnlxup this morning.1 Ths
entering class had suspended a huge
dummy from a tree on the campus and
labeled it "Soph." Naturally the ire
of the sophomores waa aroused, and
two lusty members of that class, Cran
dall and Johnson, climbed the tree,
changed the placard and hoisted ths
dummy up again. By that time devo-
t1onalseryjceswereoa.Jnthe. chaps!
Word soon came that the sophomores
had turned the trick on the freshmen.
Both classes arose tn the middle of
ohapel and hurried to the campus, where
a free-for-all fight ensued. No one was
hurt, but there waa a lively time.
ALLEGED SOUND STEAMER
CAPTAIN IS INCOMPETENT
(Roads Dispatch to Tha Journal.)
Seattle, Nov. .17. Alleging Incompe
tency on the part of Captain Chris Moe
of the steamship Moo tlcellp. Captain A.
Hoetmark of the' steamer Kitsap this
afternoon Sled ohargea with the United
Btatea marine inspectors. Csptaln Hoet
mark aaka protection for his passengers
and boaj from the Honticella, which he
alleges la navigated In an . unskillful
msnnsr.
Ths charges corns as a result of ths
collision between the two vessels this
morning. Hostmark claims hs had the
right of way and Montloello tried to
cross his bows. Ths Kitsap waa slight
ly damaged. The captain also claims
that ths Montlcello haa . made eeveral
efforts to run him down, - -
KIDNAPED CHILD IS
RETURNED TO WIDOW
Onaraal Special Barries.) " "
Grand island, Neb., Nor. , T. Floyd
Horner, aged 11 ths son of Mrs. Leon
Burner, a poor widow, wss returned- to
hie mother today by Elmer Brown of
Omaha, who traced the child after its
kidnapping by a Polish Jew traveling
salesman' through several cities to a
aweat shop In Baltimore.
ARRESTED FOR '
STEALING MAIL
' AAilatanf United States Distriot At
torney Jsmes Cols received word this
morning that Dan Sullivan had been ar
rested st Qobls.for stealing a sack of
United Btatea mall and burying it in the
woods near that place yesterday. A
deputy marshal will bring him to Port
land tomorrow when he will have his
preliminary'-hearing, before the United
States commissioner. - -
FINED FOR KEEPING
' . A GAMBLING HOUSE
' V (Special Dispahh to Tbs loermal.t
Pendleton, Or.. Nov. 17. John Bkoig.
land, who runs gamlng-rooms over the
Exchange saloon, today paid a fine of
$100 for keeping a gambling resort. The
warrant was issued on evidence ob
lalned ty the authorities November 14.
when, it is said, the gamesters wars
caught .-:'..
SULTAN'S TROOPS FIGrfr ;
BATTLE WITH TRIBESMEN
tJonraal Speetal sVrvlMt.t
Tangier, Nov. 17. Tribesmen and ths
Sultan's troops srs fighting In ths vi
cinity of the, city. Foreign ' warships
havs prepared ths lend troops and at
a moment's notice will protect ths Sub
jects of other powers.
COAL WW IIEID
UP AT OriTARIO
Mob': of Uw-Abldlng Citizen
Take Measures to Re-" " "
(lev Famine.
FOUR CARS DEMANDED
y OUT OF THIRTY-FIVE
Affair Managed by Vfln With Con
signee, the O. R. 4 N. Company, '
and Cars Ordered Set Oat At Pay
ette, Idaho, Same) Train Held Up.
- (special Dispatch te The Jeareal.)
Ontario. Or Nov. iWThe eoal fam
ine waa temporarily relieved here by a
mob of about HQ men. among them'
some of ths best eitlssns and buslnsse
msn of ths town, who held up a weet
bound freight train on tha Oregon Short
Line, containing It cars of Rock
Springs ooaj consigned to the O. R. at
N.. - an4 -wninrltn. K -4 . . .
-sidetracked. The- train- was s-tlrroagh-
js iMjjgea Dy members of
the holdup party. The offlolala of the
company were notified by wire that the
train could not leave until the reqneet
was oompUed with. They tn ttrn tele,
graphed the train erew and station
agent te consign Tour of the ears to .
J. H-. Farley, s local coal dealer. The
four eara were sidetracked at Faxleye
coal bunkere and the train proceeded to.
Payette. Ids., the netx station, where,
it ie reported, a similar holdup oo
ourred. There wag not a ton of eoal la .
town at the time the holdup occurred
here. . .
The train was stopped at Kysse, Or, -II
miles east of here, the previous
evening and two eare were taken from
the train. - There had not been a ear of
eoal ahipped to Nysse sinoe last May.
The Snobs at each town were orderly
and well-behaved, bat determined.
FIGHT FOR CUSTODY OF
SIX-YEAR-OLD BIBL
Child Is Excluded From Court
, Room During Hearing of .
the Case.
Mhude May Brown. S rears) eld. was)
sxoluded from the courtroom ef the cir
cuit court this morning while Judge
Fraser heard testimony tn the eontsat
between the father and mother ef the
little girl aa te who should nave her
custody.
Mrs. Mrytle Brown waa granted a.
divorce from Oeorge Brown In January,
lt0. Mrs. Brown was also given the
custody of the child. Later the child
wae given to Mrs. Katie L.
Griffith,
mother of lira.. Brown.- -
c seeing to moairy the divorce decree
again so aa te give the child to him.
He alleged that his former wife had
married Walter Hanson, who Is said
to be a man of dissolute habits. Brown
alleged that Hanson frequently visited
at the home of Mrs. Griffith, where he
name in contact with the child, and waa
Influencing Us character and ftally
bablta to lta detriment.
Detectives Hellyer and Tiohenor tea-'
tlfled that Hanson .and his wife, who
was formerly. Mra Browry are slalght-
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f-hand cerformera and that thev h
appeared at'Erickson's eonoert halL
OLD VETERAN WANDERS
AND DIES OF EXPOSURE
. , -
(VseeUI Nspatek te The JsersaLI
Albany, Or., Nor. 17. O. C. Churchin
of thla city, aged TO, who left a few
years ago to visit a sister at Loe
Angeles, snd possibly to enter the sol
dlers" homs at that place, haa been
found dead In the woods between Treka
and Edgewood, CsL He hed left the
train at Bdgewood and wandered off
into the wooda No reason can be as
signed for hs actlona. After wandering
about in the cold be died from exposure,
Churchill waa a Maeon, and a veteran
ef the Civil war. " He leaves six ohll-
dren, ee follows: F. K. Churchill. R. C.
Churchill and Walter Churchill of thla
city, and Frank B. Churchill, Howard
Churchill and Mrs. ' W. M. Smith of
Salem, Or.
Tha remains wajro brought te Albany
for burial. '
Jury Sard to Scons.
Salem, Or, Nov. IT. After the exam
Inatloa of the regular panel 'of Juror
and after that ef a special venire of
It, Judge Burnett adjourned, the circuit
court laat evening with only nine Juror .
to try Warren Eastman, charged with
riot In connection with the bloody trag
edy at St Paul September 11, last The
Jurors accepted were O. F. Mumper, C
F. Heln, W. W. Landler. J. P. Breeder,
Charles T. Doty, John Den sm ore, W.
W. Zlnn, David fiteiner and W. W. Bill.
Bridegroom (peevishly, to hut brtde
Don't leavs ma alone with your papa
again before we get to the church. He
haa already knocked 100 crowns off your
dowry- . '
YOUR TONGUE-
TELLS TJi $ STORY
A coated tomrae and bad breath are
sure indications of some disorder of the
dlsesttve organs .which requires the
Sitters st once. For SS roars
Uostelter's
Stomach
Bitters
STOMACH
ss
has been proving
Its v merit tn sll
case of Stomach.
Liver and Bowel
disorders and haa
an unbroken rec
ord of curse back
of it of such ail
ments as
poos AppBTxra
WaUSTJA,
CBAMpa, bios:
BE AD AOS.
INDIOESnOsT, -STSPBPSIA,
OOSTTYBMHa .
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