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Newspaper Page Text' ' ' . ' f-'s- ' THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 21. 1C07. LMI HFIfR 10I1G SEPm Wife of Captain Seddon Comes AH the Way From Horn and - ., Children in England. ' '," ': Wbrn Captain J. H. Seddon sailed iiu from Uverper-cfi Chrlstniaa day In command of the British, steamer Woodford for Hongkong, he bad -hi family -ood-by for a year at least but exactly two years and two month bad elapsed when Mrs. Seddon boarded the teamer ' thla morning In tin harbor from a small gasoline- launch to wel come her buaband U-8hWo, bJ come all" the way from Liverpool, and that It waa an affectionate meeting goes without earing. The Woodford arrived thla morning from Moji. Japan, with a cargo ofS.tOO tone of coal, consigned to the Paclflo . - ..-.. rk A rerrA anchor In the stream until room can be maM'fui j t her at the coalouna-era, wners ioi oni- agnnp-mTniis is mi Pfticm t discharging a portion of her hungers. After discharging the coal the Wood ." ford will proceed to ons of the British j Columbia ports to load , lumber for ,: ." Mexico.' .. - , ' r Pelt "sUl-ree Thaw." . ',; ; j? The voyage from Mojl was a stormy one as will be shown by the fact that the north aide of the bridge. ass been 1 torn away. That 'was done in an aw I ful blow near the Aleutian ialnnda, which were "covered with ice and snow. ' Huge waves swept over - th steamer ;. and turned everything Into Ice. For ' i several daya the craft was In the grasp i of a "silver thaw" similar to the one ) that played such havoc with the tele - phone and telegraph systems hers a few ; weeks ego. - - - .--. - "We left Moll on January SS," aaid : Cantnin Beddon this morning. "Hardly ha land been transformed Into a gray strip on the borison before we ran Into 5j stormy weather. It continued to blow . all toe way serosa, and ths winds were X contrary most of ths time. u ::' -Ths Chinese sailor were frightened. and we had considerable trouble getting ' them ta turn ti when th vessel wal. . , . lowed In seas that threatened to swamp . her anv time. Hence the officers, had ) to do much of the work themselves. We (reached the bar last Monday, but did not find the pilot until yesterday. .t - - coal Pot Jap Warship. -; - B peaking of his long absence from . home. Captain Seddon explained that he left England with a cargo of coal for ths Japanese wsrshlps which at thst , ; time were waiting for ths Russian Bal- tic fleet He passed several Russian i gunboats In the Mediterranean on the " way to the Par East but waa not moleat ; ed by them. - It would, however, have i dona them no good as the Woodford had ,- - cleared for Hongkong for orders. From i Hongkong aha cleared for Japan and Je 7 llvered her cargo safely. -. "From Japan we wsnt to Saigon to " load rice for ths Japanese. This was ' more lisky because we knew ths Rus- stana were coming out from the Euro pean side." said the captain, "and would follow the Asiatic coast pretty elosely " In steering north. Departing from V Saigon wo passed 11 German transports. all of them laden with supplies for the - Russlsn fleet- In a bay about 100 miles . .north of Saigon the Baltic fleet was at anchor, but wa decided to make the run ' for Japan anyway. By keeping doss 'to . nhore we expected to escape capture : even If sighted by the Russians because " of being within ths neutral Bona of the ' three-mile limit. I'll admit, however, . that wa would not bars gambled on our ' chances of getting the contraband cargo ' to Its destination. But the . Russians . either did not notice s or they did not rare.1 Mrs. Seddon will gowlth the steamer to Comox. B. C and thence go to Ash croft to remain-with friends during ths summer. Ths couple have four children who are at horns In Liverpool. : , AMONG THE COASTERS . i i. -i - - . . - . ' Sicamcr Alliance Will Arrive From Coos IUy This Evcn'ng. ''The steamer Alliance, Captain Kelly, will be laid up for repairs whsn she arrtr here this evening from Cooa Bsy. Her machinery will be overhauled aad her hull will ba -poJntedTha jf palra to ths machinery will be made at the Couch street dork, but when ready for painting, ths hull wilt be lifted on the dry dock. . . j The Alliance brings a large shipment of salmon from Coos Bay, as well es the usual quantity of lumber and other building material from ths mills around Coos Bay. Tho steamer will be laid up for about two seeks. The steam schooner Washington, which arrived yesterday from San Fran cisco under charter to tho PortlanJ Lumber company, to .carry, lumber; to Han Francisco,' la a new craft, having made -only a few voyages between Seattle and San Francisco. 6he is In command of Captain Nason and has ca pacity for (00.000 feet of lumber. The veasel will remain on the Portland-San Francisco routs for several weeks to come, or until the steamer Excelsior Is ready to go Into commission. Ths Ex celsior Is now being converted Into a lumber carrier at; ths drydock. POTATOES FOR BAY CITY . Stramrr Geo. W. Elder Departs With t'nnsually Iarjr Cargo. ' Ths steamship Ceo. W. Elder, Captain . Jeasen. did not get away front Martin's dock for San Pedro and way porta until about 1 o'clock this morning, although .A A ML. I mum wmi wvkcu .v . . a . i ii us was dua to ths fact that she had such a large .cargo, and the longshoremen had to work till nearly midnight. A . feature of the Elder's cargo was the large quantity of potatoes booked for San Francisco, there "being 4,4(4 sacks, cording to ths manirrat filed at the custom-hours last night. . The steam schooner Northland sailed foe San Francisco yesterday afternoon with a cargo of lumber. She carried the name - quantity as usual, which is xoo.ooe ft - Ths steam schooner Johsa Poiilsen. at the mills of I runs n, Poulsen V Co., and the Washington, st ths mills of ths Portland Lumber company, win finish loading and sail for ths Bsy City before ths snd of the week :., WORK FOR STEVEDORES IxMis;horcmm Find Merit to Do on .'; 1 U - Bin' Ocean, Tramps). , With a large fleet 6f tramp steantftrs ' In port the longshoremen will again find themselves busy, r.nd extra men will troral:ily bsve to be employed until the rush is over. Today the steamers Wood ford snd Manshu Maru Joined ths fleet lit ths h arbor and the oriental liner Nu mantla and c ths , Norwegian steamer ' Thyr are due to reach hers tomorrow or the dy after at (he latest. This 111 lra'r eight large ocean-going trrmfa In the harbor at ne time, not counui( Hie Japanese steumer fcotohJra JOfJES'LOCKS DILL PASSES SENATE Measure Makes Three Hundred -Thousand Contingent .Appro ' .priatiori for Waterway. , r" 1 3. ' ' ' -.- ' ' -i : , ' . (mm a Rtsft OnrrMeeadeat.) Salem. Or.. Feb. SI. Tha Jonee bill. making; ar SMOk contingent apioprla- ton ta eatabllab free locks at Oregon City,, paaeed the aenate tola morning by a vote of It to eight The bill waa sup ported In debate by Johnson. Miller, Whealdon and Hodson. Johnson said that the free locks would benefit the entire, state, saving $200,000 annual coat to the state and force a se duction In freight rates. Miller of Linn, declared that free locka at Oregon City would bring- the people dollars where It eoet cents.' - Bailey opposed the bill and said that the state had better rent the locks from hir r-n-i1 I H" thflt a contingent appropriation was unbuai- nesa like. - The bill provides for a raise by taxation, of IUX),0uUaa year for mree years to pay ths government. If con gress makes a like appropriation with in three year to provide free locks. Ths vote was as follows; Ayes Bingham, -Booth, ' Bowerman, Caldwell, Cols. Coshow, Hodeon, John son. Kay Laughary, Laycock. Malarkey, Miller, Nottingham, Bcholfleld. Miller, Slchel, Smith, Smith, Whealdon - and Wright.' ' Noes Bailey; ' Beach," Coks.-HBrt;-HedgeiC McDonald. Mulit. Haines. Lands granted to Coos Bay wagon road company are not to be sold at f 1.60 an acre In lie- acre tracts. . UUls com pelling the sals by the Southern Oregon compsny which now holds 0. 000 seres of this Isnd, were' killed In the senate this morning. ' Elijah Smith.: ths east ern millionaire who owns large blocks of stock In ths company hss been at Salem for two weeks working against the bill. It had passed ths house but the sensts committee on public lands made an adverse report this morning and the bill was Indefinitely postponed. Tbs Port of Portland, commissioners will be electe4by the leglslaturs In Joint session st noon tomorrow. It Is probabls that Swigert and Wheel wright will be elected. - Mara, which Is about to leave down ths river any time with a cargo of wheat and flour for Japan.' - ' ' ' - Ths tramps that will be In need of tho services of -the longshoremen are the British - steamers Woodford. Aga- panthua. Gymeiio and . Strathord. the Norwegian ateamers Mathilda and Thyra. the Oerman steamer Numantla Ind the Japanese -' steamer Mansha Ism. ----.-.-v-- , , ..; .. , ,. Ths Mathilda and Thyra will depart with lumber, while the others will load wheat and flour. Ths Woodford Is here with a cargo of coal from Japan and ths Numantla brings about 4,000 tons of ths same class of freight. , ALONG THE WATERFRONT ' Tbs oriental liner Numantla has not yet put in her appearance at ths mouth of the river but no anxiety Is felt as she la known to havs encountered head winds all ths way across. The Japanese steamer Manshu Mara will be in tbs harbor this afternoon to load flour and wheat for Japan. She will probably commence receiving cargo at Montgomery doer mo. x. The schooner Polaris arrived up this morning snd went to the Banfleld dock to. discharge ballast She will go on tha drydock Monday for cleaning and paint ing. ;.... . . ' .'. t ' , . The ships Elwell and BIntram which reached Aatorla last night . are under charter to load lumber' for San Fran cisco. Ths barkentina Hakawell alao crossed In last night. MARINE NOTES Astoria. Feb. 11. Laft up at T:M a. m., Japanese steamer Manshu Maru. Arrived down at T:80 a. m.. steamer George W. Elder and sailed at 10 'a m. for San Pedro and Way porta "ailed at m.. barge Rufus E. Wood In tow tug Sea Rover, .. for Ssn : .Francisco. Sailed at 10 a. m., schooner Irene. ' Ban Francisco. Feb.-Sailed last nlghi. . ateamrr Thomas L..Wand. for CMunibta river. -. Astoria, Feb. !q. Arrived st IS boon, schooner Melrose, from San Pedro. Ar rived at 13:I( p. m., schooner Polaris, from San Pedro. Arrived at 1!:B0 p. m, steamer Tiverton, from San Fran cisco. Arrived down, at :80 p. m., Brit ish bark Oweenee. Arrived at 4:25 p. m., barkentlne MakaweU. from San Francisco. Arrived down at S and sailed at S p. m, steamer Columbia, for San . . . . . . l.ll El wall, from San Pedro. . Arrived at n .m ahln Rlntram. from San Pedro. Left no at i:10 p. m.. schodlisrs- Poari4 and Salvator. Arrived down at p. m.. steamer Homer. San Francisco, Feb. JO. Arrived. steamer Asuncion, from - rortiana. Sailed) at s p. m. steamer tjnanes rr mL for Columbia rlvsr. Arrived. rhooner. Alumna, from Astoria Monterey. Feb. It Arrived, steamer W. S. Porter, from Portland.; . j Aatorla, Feb. II. common ox toe oar at'S a. m.. obscured; wind northwest; weather foggy. LOSES STOMACH AS" RESULT OF OPERATION At St. Vincent's hospital this morning John Harley of Condon wss operated upon for cancer of the stomach. The operation wss" e K such as to require the removal 4 'of the patient's stomach; which wss successfully done. Such sn 4 operation was first performed In . Geneva. Switzerland, severs! e ; years ago, and slnrs thst time e hss been successfully performed In this oountry. though It Is by e no means a common occurrence. . e t " ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE ; SPOKANE TRAINS RUN ftpetl IHseeerb 4 The faereVLV Pendleton. Or,, Feb. II. Ths flood sit uation It Improved, though no trains are running to Spokane from, hers, and many paasengers ars held at ths sxpenss of the O. R. N. Ths mall service is crip pled: Ahna. Weafoh and Milton arW still cut off from' ths outside world, and It will be another week before, trains are through to Spokane via Walls-Walla. ' i- ' J,-Aal Thank BoOseTelt.L -.LL . ' ' (Jnsraal Special MrTlre ) Washington, Feb. II Ambassador Aokl called st the ststs department this afternoon' and expressed to Secretary Root ths satisfaction of the Japanese government with the Immigration bill. There Is every reason to expect that the negotiations wlli result iallsfaettrlly, CHUNG CHUNG SCARED- BY A . CAN OF POWDERED SOAP X quantity of washing-powder con tained in a .tobacco can caused Chung Chung, the pooh Bah of Chinatown, an uncomfortable morning and. conjured up visions of annihilation by a terrible ex plosive. ' -; - . Chung has been greatly perturbed for several days over rumors that be was to be asgasslnated by highbinders for his alleged action In giving thswpollc Information of the location of rival fan tan -gamea So excited did 'he China man become over the 'reported plot to lay him that he rushed breathlessly into polios headquarters last-night and demanded protection. 1 He declared that pouters had been affixed to the dead walls of the Chinese quarter setting price on hla head v Although assured . by Chief - Orlta macber that his -fear were groundless, Chung passed a sleepless night behind a heavily barricaded door, and to add to his terror a can filled with a peculiar looking white powder was found In his room this morning. - ... i LwQE LU HAVE CITYTinNTRO THAT GIVE SHADE ALONG STREETS . Ths wanton desecration of shads trees In Portland will continue no longer-If Councilmsn W. T. Masters can prevent It and to that and hs will Introduce an ordinance In tha city council which will regulate tbs destruction of ths beau tiful trees that are ths prlds of every citlsen of ths Ross City. Mr. Masters has made up his 'mind that tha trees that stand between the sidewalk and street belong to ths city and that ths property-owner has no right . to cut : them. down, without first obtaining permission from ths city au- thorltiea Not only will the .ordinance regulate cutting down of trees be tween ths walks - and tha streets, but also prevent the wholesale raxing of shads trees elsewhere. ' Mr.' Masters arrived at his decision after hs had talked with many leading QUIT FOR WEEK THE Washington Legislature Adjourns Until Monday- Measures ' , Passed Today. . (Special. Mips tea to The Journal.) Olympla, Wash.. Feb. . Th ac tion of ths legislature In voting to ad journ this afternoon until Mondsy morning may result In complications which may result In ths legality of the business transacted during the rest of the. session being called Into question. Ths constitution provides that "neither houss shall adjourn for more than three daya Prominent ' attorneys ar of ths opinion that so far as ths leg. lslature is concerned ill dsys ars Judicial daya This belief Is baaed on the fact that this has alresdy been held that tbs leglslsturs msy legally hold sessions on Sundays or holldaya ;' WO Whipping" Pot. 'J 4 Wife bsstera In this ststs may con tinue to assault their spouses occasion ally without fear of being punished In their own coin, ths house hsvlng this morning Indefinitely postponed house bill 12 providing for tha establishment of a whipping post for such offenders. The appropriations committee of ths housewlU visit ths Soldiers' horns at Ortlng tomorrow on s 'special train to Invest.gats tbs conditions existing at that institution. . A strong effort Is be ing made by the Grand Army posts of ths stats, as well a the Inmatea of ths horns, to secure Its removal to some more desirable place. . . Bssadval Zaprobabia ;'Ths removal Is Improbable, however, linleaa it Is found thst conditions are such that the health of th4old eoldlers would be impaired bykeeptogT"them at Ortlng.- , - The legislators -are - lnellned-te- take a cold-blooded bualness view .if ths mat ter and to refuse to make a large appro priation. Psssed ths house Houss bills 1(0, m. ITS. .............. ' Passed the senate Sensts bills 4L SI, II, IIS, house bill !M. Defeated In ths senate Senate bills IJlTosleenttMrllt BARBER RESIDENCE IS SOLD TO K. "K. BAUER , '"' SSSSBBSS-BSaaSBSBieSSBBBSJBlBSBSaSal " " Quarter Block on Yamhill Goes 'for Something Near Thirty-; ' Five Thousand. - Charles K. Henry sold tMs morning to K. K. Baxter, a local caplUUst the Dr. 8. J. Barber residence st ths north west corner of Yamhill and Lovensdale streets. The .property comprises a duarter block and has been occupied by Dr. Barber es a residsncs for 10 years. The consideration Is not given, but It Is understood to be In ths neighborhood of I3S.O00. ' Mr. Henry hss also sold to i). F Oiler a five-sere tract In the Williams survey for Sl.tuO. . It is definitely announced that Scott 1- Brooke was the purchaser of the Hssel tins property, corner Second and Pine streets, . the sale C which was pub lished tn-Iat Saturday's Journal. SOLOII DIRECTORS OF. PORTLAND I . & SEATTLE REELECTED At a meeting hrld In ' Vsncouver, Washington, this morning th old board of directors of the Portland At Sesttl Railway compsny were reelected. ; The members sre: C. M, Levy. L. C. Oil man, John 8. Baker, N. P. Martin and I.C. Flanders.-. ., ;-, House) Robbed hjr Burglars. ' Another robbery wss reported 'to th pollc todsy when a msn giving ths nam of Fellows, living at ISO Fourteenth street., filed Information that his house bad been broken into by burglars last night about $ o'clock and an overcoat, six . silver spoons,- small - smount ef money" snd a quantity of Jewvlry wer stolen. Ths robbers entered th bouse through a rear window. Detective wer put upon th case to find ths mis eraaota, ; t . t: .' ..; i " '' - Chung rushed to the office of District Attorney Manning with the auppoaed nitroglycerin and' demanded that some thing be done to prevent his assassina tion. An examination of the powder by a chemist ahowed that It was ordinary powdered aoap, and not an explosive. Greatly relieved, the frightened Aaiatlo haatened bark to hla Second street home and denied himself to all callers, . - Detective Price la making an Investi gation -of the reported plot to murder Chung, but has found no evidence to warrant the belief that the Jongs con template murder. The Chinaman avers that the story that he Is a polios -stood- pigeon", was circulated by : Patrolman James Anderson, but this the policeman denies, ,, y -: .-. . ..-, ., . ' .; -Translations of circulars In Chinese characters posted , on dead walls Jn Chinatown read: "Chung Chung la In partnership with the police. He must be killed." The polios are making active efforts to prevent an outbreak ta the oriental quarter. - ' -.- -. ' "; cltlsens,who havs ths interests of ths city beautiful at heart, and ths conclu sion reached by these man wss that In a few years ons of ths chief beauties ot Portland would be so desecrated that instead of ths cool shads and delights of a walk about Portlsnd, nothing would remain but a shadeless city. . Ths subject was gone over thoroughly by ths men Inter a tad and thsy arrived at the common opinion that much of the desecration was due to ths dread - of birds on toe part of people who. raised garden truck or miniature orchards on their property.'. It. was argued, however, by the lovers of ths trees that these birds were In reality a help to tha gardeners and arbor culturlsts. and that-statistics carefully, prepared by both stats and federal officials would bear' them out In their contention. KILLS HER FORMER SWEETHEART Young Woman Slays One Time : Lover Who Had Persistently ' Blackmailed Her. . (Journal Special Service. I " Chicago, Feb. - Webster Guertn, St years of age, wss shofknd Instantly killed in his office in ths Omaha build ing, t Vsn Buren and Lsaalle streets, at noon today, by Flora McDonald, wife of Mlchsel McDonald, Chicago's formsr gambling king and millionaire. She la held - pending an investigation. Ths woman la 25 years old. . A detecUva bannened to bs on the same floor and arrested ths woman. who gavs her name as Flora McDonald, sarin she was Michael', wife. Mvs. terically aha wss trying to get through a glass door, exclaiming, "My God, he's shot himself. What shall I do. 1 wouldn't hurt him. I lovo him." A revolver wss taken from ths woman's hands. "Mike" McDonald was notified and haatened to the cell. The wife threw herself upon her aged hus band ahoulders and wept, satng: "It don't matter; something's horribly wrong. Tou wouldn't listen to ma Hs pushed me back Into a chair. Would you be better If I were dead? I didn't want to live another minute, t wouldn't allow any man talk to ma that way. Oh. the rest don't matter." - McDonald Is ovsr (0. but looks young er desplts ths storms and stress of many years of sporting Ufa Ths polios say his wlfs wss formerly Flora Feldman ths childhood sweetheart of Ouerin. McDonald divorced his first wlfs and toon afterward married Flora, - The police say that In desperation and wildly pacing her cell, Mrs. McDonald mads the assertion that Oust-In has long been blackmailing her. She paid blm thousands of dollars. McDonald told ths fioltcs hs saw hsr large sums frsquent y and asked no questions as to their disposal. Ths prisoner declared Guerln followed hsr to California ones to black mall her. - - -Ths polios aassrt Guerln had strong hold on Mrs. McDonald through soms in discretion committed before she mar ried McDonald and that hs pursued her relentlessly with thrests of sxposura un til she was forced to ths condition of irrtnfr which led to -the-slaytnrr - STATE: PURE f ODD LAWS TO CONFORM WITH RATfOHAL Trustees of Chamber of Com merce Ask Legislature to - Make Statutes Agree. The board of trustees of ths Portland chamber of commerce this morning sdopted resolutions to ths effect that it Is to ths best Interests of ths business community that ths stats legislature pass only such purs-food laws ss con form with' 'ths national laws on that I subject - Th resolution was transmit ted . to President . Haines of the state senate. It follows: . "Resolved, That it Is ths sense of th board of trustee of th Portland cham ber of commeree that It I to th beat interests of ths business community snd will save, a great deal of confusion that any legislation regarding pure food which Is psssed by ths Oregon Stat legislature shall conform to ths na tional purarfood . Isw snd extend It operatlona to th stats of Oregon." WASHINGTON NOW. . T ' HAS NEW COUNTY Olympla. Wash.. Feb. SI. Th bill creating Orays Harbor count) passed ths house this morning by SS ayes and I noes, having previously passed th senate. The hill compelling express companies ' to deliver goods In all In corporated . rltles where they do a busi ness of $00 annually failed to pass th house, j.. - : 1 .,' Xo. Ground ior Jlnmor New York, Feb. SI. Rumor of the r-xsr's assassination, which wer per- (stent In Wsll street todsy, ar thought ', Jo be only a bucket-shop report sent out l affect stock. .; v-? - " "s ". : HESSE PUBLIC L1UST PAY FOR JMiCE Telegraphic Tolls Are to Be In creased Because of Demands ' of Operators. Telegraphlo ' statements from New Tork ars to ths effect thst both ths Western Vulon and Postal Telegraph ronpanlos ars preparing to announce an Increase of 10 per rent In charges for conveying messages." Ths Increase- -has been decided upon, it Is said, after the companies had granted ths Increase in wages to their operators. Local offi cials of ths companies, however, declare Ithal they 1 --ns informs. I tlon In regard to the Increase in tolls The telegrams from New Tork follow: Ths Western L'nloo gndPostal Tele, graph "companies, wuich 'raised ths wages of their employes 10 per cent, will probably announce thla month ths aon., messages. The chargs for ordinary 10-word meaaagea, which Is now ti cents, will be advanced te to eents and other rstos In proportion.. Tbts Is sn increase of to per cent as against ths 10 par cent rataer.In wages, but It is said the advance In prices In all materials used by ths companies makes ths SO psr csnt Inorsass neces sary.. ' Clarence H. Mackay, president of ths Postsl Telegraph-Cable company, made tha following announcement this after noon: -.). "Statamenta heretofore mads as to tha amount 'of Increase In salaries which would be mads by ths Postal Telegraph Cable company have been entirely unau thorised. The matter wss passed upon officially by thla company today, how ever, and it waa ordered that the salar ies of all operators, traffic chiefs, wire ehlefs, assistant chief -operators, chief operators and managers be Increased 10 per cent, and thaf this Increase shall apply not only to the principal offices, but to all ths offices of ths company In ths United States." TUFTS ARRESTED m Portland Superintendent " Antl- Saloon League in Toils for ;; Violating Law. , V . (Josraal Bpedal Serrtee.) Boles. Idaho. Feb. II. BlUa were in troduces In ths house to prohibit cor poral punishment In ths publlo schools and to regulate tha practice of opto metry. Tha house passed a bill IncreasV tng ths salaries of tha warden and dep uty - warden ot tha penitentiary. Ths Sunday rest-bill waa recommended to paasaga by ths house. . . ' G- lVTufts, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, who resides at SO First street, Portlsnd, who is hsrs In ths Interest of .the reform bureau. wt arrested last night on ths chargs of lobbying this bill in violation of ths anti-lobby law. . His hearing will bs held this afternoon. - Ths senate test oath bill was amended and passed ths house and Is now up in ths senate again. A committee waa ap pointed to confer with like committee of ths house in regard to ths amend ment. : It not changed tha senate will defeat ths measure. Ths committee ap pointed to Inveatlgats and report on ths amount needed to carry on tha Bteunen berg murder trial, reported f (0,000 mora, making in all fl04,Sl.4. , , STOUT WIFE TRIED TO CRAWL T One of Charges Brought by C. B. Andrew of the First Fam- Hies of La Porte. A oontested divorce 'suit, . that of Charles B. Andrew against ' Ella B. Andrew, both of whom ars members of "first families' of La Ports, Indiana, began today in Judge Frassr't depart ment of the ' circuit court. Andrew charges cruel and inhuman treatment, while tha wlfs replies that shs could very easily find material for a cross complaint,- but that " she MS" apposed to divorce ss a matter of conscience and will resist all efforts to out ths matri monial knot because of that fact. Incidentally, Mrs. Andrew alleges that they were happy until they met Jennie N. Bowen, sines which time hsr husband hat been scheming to get rid of hla wife In order to marry hla new flama ' The Andrews wsrs married In Den ver In 1SS0. Ths husband was a promi nent attorns of La Ports. Ha places bis wealth at $15,000 and that of his wlfs at f 10,000. . Ths plaintiff alleges that hs It a very sensitive man and that sver sines soon alter tne marriage nis wife has continually annoyed him -in many ways snd has persistently tried to get possession of his property. Shs also, entered Into private . business schemes, ons of them Involving an at tempt to swindle her own father out of $10,000.' Such actions so preyed upon his mind that his health wss ruined snd Jn 100 hs cams to Portland for rest and recuperation. After about year Mrs. Andrew fol lowed. Ther waa a reconciliation, but trouble soon broke out afresh, Andrew sought lodgings elsewhere, while his wlfs went to ths Portland hotel, whera, ay her husband, she Invited other men Into her room snd conducted her self In a manner unbecoming a lady. At various times sine coming to Portland, says ths plaintiff, ths defendant struck him with her fists. Ons time shs threatened to put out his eye snd an other time she tried to get Into his of fice by way of thi transom, though aha Is a very large, stout woman. - CAR SHORTAGE CAUSES ' LARGE RIVER TRAFFIC (Special Clapstch to The Journal.) Salem, Or., Feb. SI. Not for years has ths trafflo on ths Willamette river been so large ss'lt is at present The) enlarged businsss by ths boat compa nies Is dus to ths .car shorts ga Ths bulk of ths, trafflo front t hit point I in bsy, Tillson ft Co. of this city wilt at th and of tn-presnt-weh -hav com pleted a shipment of S00 tons of hsy for ths Portland and sound cities' mar- keta Other firm alao did much busl- iness In hsy and farmers all along th I Un ara calling for f re river. - ; --. BOIS ORDEAL AGAIil FOR EVELYN : - - . ; Jerome This Afternoon Subjects Witness to Further Rigid Examination. (Journal Spsdal Service.) New York, Feb. . 11. This aftsrnoon Jerome said there were two witnesses present- who - came from other states, tiiat Evelyn waa tired, and asked that tha trial be -suspended .and -the- testi mony .ef Drs. Deemer and Blngsman be takes' at once. Hartridge objected and aid Evelyn waa under a great strain and wished to get through ths ordeal. Dr.Rlngamaa was then , permitted to tell why be must return, to Pittsburg. Ths Judge announced that he would hold court Friday and Saturday far the bene fit of ths Pittsburg gentlemen. Evelyn waa then recalled to tbs stand. ! Jeroms reverted to , her wrongs at ' White' hands. Evelyn said her recital on ths h'atid wathgftfgt timg thafslie' eer told her wrongs except to Thaw in Paria sTflns 8 ee arte si's Past. Jerom recalled ths Incident of unnamed man In ths tower studio. Wlu nesa repeated under questioning thst Edna Goodrich Introduced her to White in 101 In July or August. Jerome re called her Softening toward Whits on ths trip from Paris to Boulogne She said: -v..- "I know of no ons upon whom I could depend mors ss a friend than White. He waa kind and considerate, especially to bit family. . Hs wss a good friend, and I tried to make Thaw understand that."- - - - " -: "I told him White was a grand man except for his terrible falling, but Thsw said bis good points made him all ths more dangerous. Whits was always kind and -thoughtful,- more -than moat men. He never made love to ma until that night. Hs wss alwaya like father and seemed to admire me and be interested In tne. I never could make Thaw understand." "Did Edna Goodrich tell you anything about Whits before you met." asked Je rome. ,...!..,.' ' Walts a Araad Kan. "Edna said he is a -grand -man.- I asked if shs was engaged to him. She asld no. She said that ha wantsd to meet me and get ma Into New-York so ciety." . - . "Did she tell you ha wss married.". - "No; noma on at th theatre told m later." . . - "That " was before ' hs drugged you. Tou knew at tha ttraw ef the drugging; tnat ha was married v "Tea";. -' ' Evelyn told of another girl to whom Whit paid attentions, which aroused her susplolons. Whits, shs said, mani fested a paternal manner toward this girl, 8h told of a party where Whit and th girl were present Whit ro sistsd that ths girl should only havs on glass .of champs gna Thla mad her suspect , his intentions towsrd ths girl. -- . "It waa tha sam bluff hs put up to ms." said tha witness bitterly "Th sams bluff T" asked Jerom. -"Tes. 'twas nothing but a bluff," said Evelyn.---- - , r -. PLEAS TO BOYCOTT HOUSE 03 MATCHBOXES Cooks'. Union Conducting Cam Vaign Against a Yamhill T Street Restaurant. A lively battl has been' in progress, on YamhilL between Third and Fourth streets. - sines yesterdny morning. Up and down th sidewalk in front of th Orotto restaurant march two members of th Cooks' and Walters' ' alliance, passing out match boxes, an whloh ars prlntsd appeals to th friends of or ganised labor to refrain from patronis ing th housa. Insld John Richen, on of th proprietors, passes out to hla customers cards on whloh ars printed allusions to hit business troublca Th boycott on th restaurant began yesterday- morning vt 1 1 a'olook.- w hen tha remaining two union men In tbs place walked out. A disinclination on th part of th proprietors to pay th union seals is th sols reason for ths boycott. - Ths union seals Is IIS for a seven-day week of 11 hours each; th Grotto pays but tit.- Ths efforts of ths unionists havs Injured th trads of th houss and tomorrow Richen and his partner will decide' whether or not It is worth while to continue the fight. - Last week the nnlon hrmiarht . Portlsnd Coffee Houss to tsrms In ons day.but It war patronised mors evr-T oluslvely by worklngmen than la th orotto. . PURCHASE OF F.1DRE LAND FOR TERMINAL -REPORTED It Is reported that th Portland Rail way compsny has purchased an. addi tional half block for Its new terminal sita Th reported purchas lias slong the east aide of Second street from Oak to Pins. Ths quarter block at ths southeast corner of Second and Pine waa sold by Scott -Brooks for $0,000. Th site Is covered by brick buildings occupied by Chinese. - Ths, qusrter block at th northeast corner of Sec ond snd Oak belonged to the Welnhard estate and was sold for S13S.000. This quarter Is occupied by a -three-story brick building, most of which Is occupied by th - Fleckensteln-Msyar company, wholesale liquor dealers. The half block said to have been purchased this, morning by th railway compsny lies Immediately south of ths block pur chased by this compsny during the early pert of th week. - CAPTURE SEWELL AFTER ' FOUR MONTHS' SEARCH (s-ierial Pl-petch to The Journal.) '. Pendleton, Or., Feb. L Sheriff Tay lor Irft today to bring W. J. Sewell from Ssn Francisco, wher he whs captured sfter a four-months' search, for stealing $10,000 -while manager of the Potlatch Lumber company. Arrested for Nta-Jing Virt. W. H. KIrby, Russian Finn, aged SS year, . was arrested by Superinten dent Fields of vth TJ. -W.P.'Compehy today, for stealing a sack-of - bending wire belonging to th railway company. KIrby wa picked up by Superintendent Fields st a point opposite ths crem story. Th wire ws valued tt about SIS. KIrby Is held. at ths city Jail un der a larceny charge.-. . IRRIGATIOOCODEIS SLAUGHTERED Barrett Gets ' Off J Sick Bed to 7 jJallot Slusher Slips Out ; ' to Escape Voting. ' (Br a Staff ' CorrMBnndeni.V Salem, Or., Feb. SI. Th Irrigation -cod bill was finally put ts sleep by In. definite postponement by ths houss this ' morning; by a vote of SI for postpone ment to 28 against.-. Th hill had passed. ths senate, amended to apply to east ern Oregon alone, where it Is a vital necessity for the enactment of soms speclflo law fixing water righta Th ; power interests swung solid against -the -blll, fearing It" would b an -enterlng wedg to apply against thorn two years from, now. , .i -, : . ' Prom stole Bsd. ' Barrett of Umatilla came from his bd , where hs had been confined for two wwh wun .pneumonia to vote for th fmlii In hi i iiiiIbiii w in tha milling of Umatilla county. Slusher of -. UmatUnZ" slipped out before tha Mil m ..p oeuld not be found under th sail of ths housa It Is said that ha took thla course on account - of a telegram front W. J. Furnish, owner of a large prlvst ' ditch near Echo, Umatilla county,' re questing him not' to vet for th bill. ' He was th only sastern Oregon man who did not vote for th measure. H hsd tupp6rted It up to ths present time. . ' Barrett was taken horn In a cab a aoon as th vote was taken. . Eastern Oregon" msn' are oonsiderisg- 1 tha placing of ths original eod berore ; th peopleion th referendum. . Voting, to postpone: Ayes Adams, Barrett of Washington, Bayer, Bev eridg, Bonea Brix, Brown, . Beutgen, . Burns. Campbell. Carter, Chapln. Chasa. Coffey, Cqnnell, Crawford, Drlseoll. Far- Fseeman;' - Gray; Hott,- Huntley, JCOkson. Jewell, Kubll, McCallon, Mar ryman, Moore, Purdy, Simmons and Wil son. - v . . : No Barrett of Umatilla, Beala Bel knap, Dobbin. ' Donnelly,, Dye. Eaton, Edwards, Hendrlck, Jones' of Clackamas, V Jones of Polk, King, Knowles, McCue, Newell. Northup. Perkins, Pike, Rack- r. llff, Reynolds. Rodger, Rothchlld. Bet- , s tlemler,. Steen, Upmeyer, Vawter" and r Davey. .- i . ; )Ji.. Absent Slusher.. . 1 .p, . ..' v Kart Make Threat. 4 . - Friends of ths Hart bill In th tenat have served notice on th Marlon dele gation that they will hold up th appro-T"'-priation for th state fair Unless, they - . support the senate' reapportlonmsnt blU- and fore th house to taks ths reap portlonment bill out ot tha pooket ot '. the special committee, - Hart Is confi dent he can fore th senate bill through despite ths defection of th Multnomah -'-. delegation. - - . Th house passed th John Mullan claim gill, giving to Mullan ,4T for " t , collecting old claims dus th Stat from 1 th United State. "Ths sam claim hs been before th legislature sines tha f administration of Governor Moody, wha ",r made th contract with Mullan. Th governor favors tha measurs - as tortoua . - ' - Vpon ths request of th Joint Mulf noraah delegation th housa and ssnat . will meet in Joint asssmbly to elect tw . members of th Port of Portland com mission. ' C F. Swigert and W. D. - "' Wheelwright ar'' slated to suoceed themselves. No other posslbillUe hav . been mentioned, ' - , j. ?i- HAS BEGUU Legal Battle Over Validity of In dictment Causes Delay While Question Is Decided. . .. r (Journal g pedal gervte. ' Washington, - JO.--C Feb. SI. Th legal battl over th government' pro posal to Introduce land-fraud evidence pertaining to th Blu mounts la for est reservi In the Hermann eas this morning. Counsel Worthlngton, for th defense, raisad tha questloa bs to th validity ot th Indictment, say Ing: "Th tnJictment charged th d . fendant wtih tha destruction of certain letter-press copybooks belonging ts th office of tha commissioner of th gen-', era! land office, th description and con- . tent of whloh th grand Jury oould not give."... . . f Ths defendant offer to prov by DV liott Hough, who wa Hermann's tten- IIERfilAfld'S FIGHI .- ographer. .Jthat htetlfi4 before th grand Jury a to the exact eharaoter of- th book destroyed, ao tn Jury oould -ba-rs-gtven a fall-aeaoriptlon of them, Worthlngton contended, therefor, th lndlotment was not returned In good faith and that a proper Interpretation.' of th law would f re th defendant, v Pending a decision on thee law quee ttons th Jury wa dismissed until Mon day, Tbs witnesses ars also going t liberty and will consequently b . kept her much longar than expected. It l believed, other delay will result from . objections raised by ths defense to th government's method of, prossoutlon, . MONEY TO REPRESENT : MONTANA AT SEATTLE " v:,'-- ' . : . (Jonrnal Special Hervlee.i Helena, Mont., Feb. Si. Thar w ': Introduced In the houss today a bill. - a appropriating $2B,000 for tha represent , tatlon of Montana at th Tukon expo'- : tlon to be held In Seattla . Th house ajso adopted a resolution calling for the appointment of a Committee to In vestigate the. csuse of th telephone strike at Helena which Is seriously In- -terferlng with th business of ths statp,. ARRESTED ON CHARGE- : OF POISONING MOTHER . ' ' ii - hi - . Nsw Torki Feb. SI. Mrs. Lottl Wal lau witt formally arraigned this after noon on a chargs of murdering by poi- , son her Hged mother, Mrs. Ids Blnga t , relieve the latter of ranoer. Her hut- ' band said the amount of ball wss imraa- terlal. as h 'was prepared to furnlasj - arfy amount, to $1,000,000. REJOICE OVER RESULT . OF SMOOT INVESTIGATION v.-" ; 1-'.'-.' ,.-.-'..' Provo.- -Utah, Feb.- SI. It- Is reporU4 on rH authority that Bmoot will re sign the spoatleshlp of the Mormon , church. Young Mormon here held high JolllflrMn tonight Studentspa. . rsded the Streets tM-arlng a coffin con- '. talnlng the effigy of the editor of th . . Salt Lake paper, . .