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FREE iilOCE ROilD TO THE SOUND 'President--1 Strahorn of North ' Coast Une Civet Out Plans 1 , ; and Prospect. TRAINS ON IN TWO , ' AND A HALF YEARS Road Win Be Oat for, Business, ; ITylng;'';Xo FVorltyi,Wlth Either Shipper ; or Connecting,., lines, ; ;' Strahorn Sari. '"', v ...... ... (Special Dhpetefc to The Joer-aLl.-. ' Tma ffuL Feb. .S.-Tno-Btown ; Coast railroad wilt be completed from Spokane o the sound and tralna will be runnlng,ia two end a. half yeara. Is tha (-official announcement made by Kobort i Strahorn. president of the railroad. 1 Mr. Strahorn spent Saturday - ana yesterday In this city In company with 'R. J. Danson of Spokane, rice president and chief counsel of the line, '. "We will complete tha lines from Ta oome to North Yakima and from North ; Yakima to Spokane at about tha same 'time. In building to we sou-awa wm 'pass, through the Tletoa pass, a short .t (. maiIi At th. Natchee dsss. ;Our line is a free lanoe, thaped to rive and take tranio wim aii cdhoscihiiu an Independent, businesslike way. Ta '' m K th. fleet rosflt .citv WS will strike and shlpplnr facilities are being plannea ror inn poinu uur iwill pass through the- richest agrlcul tural districts of the atate and with . the completion of our roads-and others now proposed and under- construction the commercial development of the northwest In the neat few years Is going to be very treat-" . I. K. CALIPBELL IS il . ' Railroad , Commission ' Elects HeadReceives Many Appli ' ' cation for Secretary. (By s Statf Co-reaaoaaeaL) "'.'' ' Salem. Qr, Feb. 21. Tha railroad commission met Just before noon to day Is Its first of flcial ' session, . and elected T. K. Campbell chairman. The members looked over a pile of-ap-pllcatlons for the clerkship and eeere . taryahlp,. ordered a new carpet for1 tha headquarters and went to luncheon. , The. commission .will not appoint a secretary mu n am i.-u i.m- alder the qualifications of the various applicants. The commission wishes to ,,. . - ary. u pooajoie owing .o n. .n n b.t I "---- -"" LJSI.. r, k 1. "...T niT ui. .-.idlvorca from John I Hengevold.. They secretarrahlP. has withdrawn his ap-1 .rrlw, M Vancouver. Washlng- fc th.:flr.t hiring of tha ofe. Jn-.St a4 have 4hr chil- 'ZiFZJ1! Henreld terufted that during of th eamplalnts originate. The hear- j h treated .lngs will be similar to those of ths In- . ... terstate commerce Commission and Tlljr-. vfh n Washington railroad commission. TWO HUNDRED KILLED IN ; THE PHILIPPINES Cyclone Sweeps Islands, Burying ; - Scores ", and Rendering ; Thousands Homeless. (Jot Ml Special aarrtm.) ' rsb. as- Twa homarea pat s3oaa have sees killed and thousands rendered homeless by a eycloae which struck aoathsra points la tha rbilipplaa Coai Tun sloe tins la Interrupted. ONE HARRIMAN DEAL j X: WITH NEW YORK LIFE , . .... ' ! ' (ioafaal UpeHal aarvlce.l . New York. .Feb. H. In the case of , (he Pacific railroads Investigation today by the interstate commerce commission, 'Mr. Harriman on the stand, Attorney ' ' , Mllburn protested against questions 1 about tha Chicago A Alton. Ha said It . was a private matter. '. Kellogg angrily replfed that the com mlselon Intended to prove .the Alton was ' Infleted beyond ell reason. He said: "We believe tha stock Is not worth .21-dollar.JWa wish to And out the process - , and ths persons responsible for the .In flation." ' . Knapp insisted thst Harriman must . tell. . J Kellogg. . after ' Harriman . had ex plained la deUII the-syndicate opera ' tions by wtilch bo acquired the Alton, : forced the admission that he sold 10. 0 bonds to ths Vsw Tork Life, making , a profit of 1100 ' per bond. Ha wai ' asked If the prloe was not Tilgta. . Harriman ssld ths 'insurance com Vanlea could look out for themselves. " MORE MONEY FOR ADVERTISING - Subsrrfptlons to. the ' Portland Com mercial elub'a fund for advertising pur poses has been Increased during the -past few days by the sum of 11.030 Irora various business firms In Port land. Blxty dollars was received from each of the following: Irwln-Hodson . Printing company. Pacific Paper com pany, F. Lreiiser Ca snd J. McCrsken t-ompany. W. B. Oiafke circulated a subscription list among ths commission merchants and received M0 from esrh of II merchants In the Fr0t-etrt dls rlrt. . President Hobaon of the Commercial club has appointed a committee, oon slaiing of John AnnandV Mwsrd Khrman and W. D. Oiafke, to wait upon A. I). Chariton, general passenger agent of the Northern I'ai.'lflc, in an effort to secure , better, railroad' service between Port- I lajis- snd Gray's Harbor. This action1 : Was taken upon advices received from th chmler nf commerce of Aberdeen, 'l he lmt-r wiahes to seeure hetfr and duuk'r service be! seen the two points i.wmtuit-4 In rrler lo fiwilltste the bust-- snd udc relations eilaUng. yigX - "HIE'S LIOIIEV Evelyn Thaw Says Her Husband Declared Gifts From Archi tect Were Tajnted. ' J (Joaraal Special gar-lea.) New York. Feb. . IS Masle rollette waa In conference with Jerome's as sistants this morning and her state nients will be used to strengthen the cross-examination. Evelyn Thaw testi fied that her mother -cot all the money .on White's letter of credit' when they were abroad In 1 991 with Thaw. . Thaw told her 'the money was poison." Jerome led Evelyn through a recital of her life la hotels on Thaw's money sfter her return and during tha time she believed soma of tha stories. Whits had told her about Thaw. Sha aald aha went out a number of times with White. Evelyn denied that the American embassy In London Interfered to have bertaken away from Thaw. She aald tha under secretary of the - era boa wanted her to go on the stage. While In London ba stfesked Into her mother's room, while her mother was In bed, and talked about her. . Tha wltneas again declared her opera tion was not of a criminal nature. Sha told of he? plans to visit Europe with Thaw srwl aald. she took a letter of credit from Whit and used some of the money'for her mother; the mother need the rest for herself. She said Thaw frequently became excited at the mention of white, but never showed signs that ha waa Irrational. ' "- Jerome led her over her trip to Eu rope, her visits to Amsterdam, Munich. the Austrian. Tyrol, the life at the old castle which Thaw rented with a num ber of servants. Frequently Jeroms asked If Thaw's 'actions under tha cir cumstances related In' the testimony were those of an Insane man. Evelyn always replied no. In tha afternoon Evelyn was recalled and aald when sha left Thaw tn Paris to latum to America -he -gave- her-1 1.00 9,4 Evelyn said when she returned from Europe she had a great horror of Thaw because of ths stories told about him, but she continued to live on his money. She said a reconciliation took place at luncheon -en Christmas week. Thaw-in 1901 offered to send her to school, tell ing her. sha was too young to ba on ths stare. . i . t . . . Jerome took tha witness ever 'ths story told under direct examination. She gave tha same details and tha prose cution was unable to shake her. i THREW WASHBASIN BUT HOT THE SPADE - Mrs. Hengeveld Declares It Was Husband Who Heaved Agrl- cultural Implement. . Married at tha aga of II years to a ' . , . .. .... ,.. w... . : flreary ourden to Mrs. Sadie U Henge- veld, according to tha story by her on th. wltne,a ,tMd ta Jud8. Gantenbeln's , department of the circuit court this .WU of her suit for a n iick wu . iiMi, m J uu 41 S wrnuj , w 1101 arms her husband threw her to the -floor sad beat her; falsely accused her of In fidelity, and finally threatened to kill her with a rasor. Last October Mrs. Hengeveld began a suit for a divorce, but It was dismissed. After about two months another di vorce suit waa begun' by the wife, who. said tha the first suit had been quieted on promise by Hengeveld to be good, and that ha had hot kept his prom foes. In a crosa-complalnt' Hengeveld aays his wife made the peace overtures that ended the first suit, snd accuses her of throwing a wash basin and a spade at him. . Mrs.- Hengeveld admits throwing the wash basin, but says It was Hengeveld who threw the spade, snd that she did not throw tha basin until sfter he had heaved tha spade In ner Direction. . Mrs. Hengeveld asked for lift suit money and attorney a fees. Hengeveld aald ha was unable to pay it, and tried to raise the money by mortgaging their home at Linnton. but that Mrs. Henge veld refused to sign tha mortgage. The wife asserts that aha has maintained the family for yeara by running a boarding-house. Additional testimony Is be ing heard by Judge Oantenbeln this aft ernooit , BRIDEGROOM LOSES TROUSERS Lionel Moiiarlty, . a member of the Lyric Block company who wedded Miss Marguerite Leaaure last Saturday, be gan married life by lOBtng his Sdnday trousers.' Morlarlty reported to . ths police today that some "one had stolen his best trousers from his. dressing room at the Lyric. lie also lost a coat. while Thomas Clark, a member of the sams company, lost a vest.- Suspicion la directed toward' a stage hand. A youth who wanted a pillow of his own, and wanted It badly called 'on Proprietor Deal of the Jlotel La Roy last .night He rented a room for the night and then carried the bulky bit of bed. clothing away-wjth blm in '-the morning, , using .a wardrobe curtain and bed prtad for wrapping paper. J. c - Murray hs reported the theft of his wife's dress, valued at 1124, from their lodgings In the Columbia. apart ment bouee. . , . . . ..;.- .. , . . IDAHO CAREY ACT ; ' PROJECT APPROVED Washington, D.C.Feb. . The gen eral lend f office today- approved the maps . snd contracts of ths Big Lost Ktver Csrey set project In southern Idaho, ng (1,000 acres. The papers will now be paaied up to Secretary Hitch- rock, who It Is believed will also ap prove ths "project, '. . 1 SUB-TREASURY BOOKS ' HAVE BEEN DESTROYED Chlraso. -feb. .$. It Is reported this afternoon thst a falsa entry In certain books of the United States subtressury reveals a discrepancy of f 173.000. Hub treasurer Bpldenweck took the matter to Federal Attorney Sims, who took the evidt-vce before the federal grand Jury, ten la now In session, . ( poisonous jEGOW DAILY JOURNAL, HEARD KISS JOB ADJOINING ROOM Detective Listened o Osculatory Smacks and Tells of Them f . in Andrew Case.' FACIAL LOVE TAPS TOOK PLACE LATE AT NIGHT Attorney Fen ton Asserts Malls Were Broken. Open and "photographs Made of. Letters Written by Do- fondant Andrew to Mrs. Bowen. I understand that the malls . have j been broken Into and photographlo cop- pes of the letters written-by Andrew to j Mrs. Bowen msds." said Attorney W. u. Fenton. In Judge Frasers aepanmeni of ths circuit court this morning, at tha trial of tha divorce suit of Charles An drew against Ella - Andrew. . Mrs. An drew had accussd Mrs. Jennie if. Bow en, woman physician, of stealing away her husband's affectlona. Mra. Bowen waa on thewltneas-stand, and Mrs. Andrsws attorneys wsrs ask ing her about ' letters that had . been written to her by Andrew, when At torney Fenton made the above state ment; She said she had destroyed the letters and did not remember what was in them. Mrs. Andrew's attorneys have copies of ths letters, but ssld they had no photographlo copies of them: '- - C R. Nicholson, formerly house de tective at the HotaLfortlsnd. testified that ha had heard, a man named Ac- L coon In Mrs. Andrew s room at tna no tel. Us said' he had listened In an' ad joining room, which had a connecting door, and hesrd Mrs. Andrew and Ac- coon whispering, and nen sounaa wnicn i 0n, waB m jeej -qujrrej trap covered were very much like the sound ofiw4,w v,-. Jtrv.. ... ....mtaui h kisses: Nicholson saidlhls " waa WrtM, Thomoaon. Another waa a covered than It o'clock at night He then went and rapped on ths door. andTf old Mrs. Andrew .that she would 1eve to entertain her. visitors In one of the hotel psrlors. - ' ' - " Mrs. AhdrawfTerwerdg-genr-for Nicholson and explained to htm that ahe had been discussing ar matter of buslneas with Accoon. Nicholson ssld he had also seen a traveling man named Donegan, come out of Mrs, Andrew's room. When Donegan saw tha detec tive he turned back and went to his own room through another hall. A large number of witnesses hsvs been called by Andrew, to prove that he ought to have a divorce. Mrs. An drew says she does not believe la di vorcee, but that the could have ob tained one many times had she wand to. The trial Is being proceeded with this afternoon. ; " LADDER USED A6AIM IH A RAID OH CHINESE Such Positive Evidence Obtained by Anderson That Gamblers -Will Plead Guilty. Since' t o'clock Saturday, aftsrnoon Detectives Key and Klenlln. constitut ing tha Chinatown squad, asststsd by posses of plain clothes men, have raided three fantan resorts on Second street srresting t Chinamen - for gambling. Tha Asiatics have on deposit with - ths municipal course 1.77S In gold to guar antee their appearance for trial. Tha third sensational raid was made yeaterday ' afternoon on -the gambling house at 84 Second atreet. Tha police effected an entrance by climbing. a lad der In tha basement of ths building -end entering through a trap . door In tha gambling room. All the paraphernalia used In ths game and tltt. in cash was seised aa evidence. It is. understood that In view of tha positive evidence secured by Patrolman Anderson on the raid at 180 Second street Saturday night, when tha officer secured an extension lsddsr from the firs department and broke through a second story window In the midst of the affrighted Chines gamblera, tha Mon golians; will enter pleas of guilty. QUARTER BLOCK IS SOLD FDR $15,000 Corner of. Front and Hall Pur chased and Also Lot at Sec ond and Market. W. M. Martsafy purchased last Satur day from John Matthleaen the nortb wast quarter block, corner Hall .and Front streets, for I1..000, Ths site is practically unimproved, being cov ered wtt,h two old barns. , I. Q. Peters has closed A deal with J. P. Hayes for the weet 0 feet of the single lot at the northeast corner of Second and Market streets. The consideration was flt.000. A two-story brick business house occupies thestte. Mrs. Matilda Splker has . purchssad the Carl Johnson residence, 100 Sum mit street. Mount Tabor, for 11.000. The Bale was made by F. J. Stelnmets ft Ca I Mrs. Stelnmets also reports the sale Of several residence lots and one tract ot-acreage In tho Woodstock district, durlngWie past week. . ACCEPT OFFER FOR - . . .. . TABOR WATER PLANT ' A special meeting of the water board wss called by, Mayor Lane for this aft ernoon to consider ths offer of J. M. Arthur tt Co. tor tha ssle of ths Mount Tabor, watsr plant to the city. At a previous meeting of the board Mr. Ar thur offered the plsnt for 160.000. The board refused to pay him mors than J?S,000, the Value In round figures, set by Engineer D. Vt- Clarke. Later, it offered him 115,000, and Mr. Arthur agreed to accept that sum. Ths meet ing was set for a lata hour In the after noon, and the only business to he done. Mayor Lane said this 'morning, was tha scceptance of Mr. Arthur's offer. i " Ir. Driver to' Speak, " ; Dr. I.- Ik- Driver will speak tonight at Trinity Methodist . Episcopal church, Corner East Tenth and Grsnt streets. snd esch night this week. Everybody Invited to come and hear him. I . - , 1. . ,,. Now Salem relapses Into Its eysryjaf-j caisunca uu siaie isv uma, - .. ' PORTLAND, MONDAY DECLARES SEA MARRIAGE LEGAL ; - EVEN IF Captain McLellan, master of the stesmer F. A. KUburn. Is satisfied, thai he has authority to perform marriages at sea and that any knot that ha splices will stand as much strain aa one Joined asnore oy a Justice of the peace or minister of the gospel. He la the cap tain wno married Carl John Beckman and Miss Nettle Anderson on tha steam. era last voyage out of Portland. He re turned here with the ateamer lata Sat urday night Mr. and Mra Beckman are also here but In view of the fact that County. Clerk Fields refuses' to record the certificate of marriage, on the alleged ground that a marriage at sea is not recognisable here, the eou- Dla Intend arolnar ftn New Tnrk soon I where It la aald no trouble will be ex perienced in having the certificate re corded. , ... "What caused me to tftink that I had authority to perform weddings at sear Captain McClellan repeated when asked the above question this morning. "Why what would you have done had yon been sailing for many years as .mate and seen fltTTereni ilp"ratTflrXseTfuTlt! mar - rlages by tha hundreds? Wouldn't you have spliced a couple If they had ap plied to you 'after you had been given command of a steamer?" "What authority has a minister of the RAT COMES AGAIN, KICKS OVER TRAP AND HIE! Fame la a great thing for a man who is rising la tha world, but It la not en joyable to a man whose house Is trou bled with a botoersome rat City Treas urer J, E. Werleln learned that when be went -to church yeaterday morning. - Every friend he met told blm how the rat that whipped his cat and chased his dog. away from home a. uld be killed. and. for his own tranquillity of mind he adopted some of ths snares proposed. steel trap suggested by Mr. R. Price. Five others of vsrlous kinds were sug gested and were laid In the basement la addition Mr. Werleln laid on of his OUT WITH CLUB Delirious Patient Attacks Nurse, Leaps From Carriage and Defies Pursuers. POLICE CALLED TO HELP IN CAPTURE Twenty-Thlrd and Johnson Streets Is ' Scene of Sharp Struggle Between Hospital Attendants and John Rite tenberg, Demented, This Morning, - A desperate eonfllot between a de lirious patient from St. Vincent's hos pital and five able bodied men, caused no end of excitement In tha vicinity of Twenty-fifth and Johnson . streets about 10 o'clock thin morning, and be fore the madman waa finally recaptur ed and subdued the assistance of ths police wss necessary. John Klttenberg, wno naa oeen an in mate of St Vincent's hospital for 17 months, suffering from a form of par alysis, was tha cause of tho affair and it Is regarded as a miracle that In his delirium be did not seriously Injure several persona It was decided this morning .by the friends of tha unfor tunate man to remove hint to the county hospital and accordingly a carriage was engaged to transport him to that in stitution. , Attacks aTurse la Stack. Accompanied by ons of tha mala nurses . from . St. Vincent's, Klttenberg quietly -climbed Into the hack and a start was made for the eounty hospital. At Twenty-fifth and Johnson' streets Klttenberg suddenly became violent and attacked, the nurse. After a struggle tha demented man opened the carriage door and leaped Into tha atreet, with the nurse tn. close pursuits Four pedestrians who happened ta be In tha vicinity ran to tho assistance of tha nurse, but were unsuccessful in subduing Rlttenberg. The dellrlotog I (nan, although by reason of his Infirm- tha grasp of his captors and started down Johnson street. ' Arms Himself With Cine. ' In the meantime ths police were noti fied -by telephone and Sergeant Robsoa and several patrolmen were hurried to tha scene. At Twenty-third and John son streets the police found Rlttenberg armed with a club defying anyone to approach him. ; After a short struggls he was overpowered and taken back to St Vincent's In the patrol Wagon. Reenforced by Steward F. C. Bohnert of the county hospital, the nurse mads a fresh start with Rlttenberg for the poor farm. The. patient although de claring that he would slay his guards, mads no further resistance and was taken to tha county hospital without difficulty, . NO MORE MARRIAGE BY TRIBAL CUSTOM (Jeeroal Special Berries.) -Washington, Feb. 26. The supreme1 court today reversed the Oregon su preme court and remanded the case of Mary Kalyton. plaintiff In. error, against Agnes Kalysnn, by Louise, Kalyton, her guardian ad litem. The oircult court at Pendleton declded-f that Indians who have taken allotments cannot marry according to their tribal customa The stats supreme court re versed tbsf decision, which Is In turn reversed hfere todsy. -,j Mrs. Bradley Pleads. ' ' ' Uoaraal BpMlal gerrlea.) Vfaehtngton, Feb. 11. Mrs. Bradley was arraigned this morning' for ths murder of ex-Senator Brown of Utah. She pleaded not guilty, and was re- msnded to jail. Ths data of her trial waa .not set '.'. -. -, , -v Speaker Davey'g Pleasant Job, ; (Special Dlpieh tn THe Joornal. Salem: Feb. 1!.- Soenkfp I Hive. been appointed by the secretary of state to supervise the compilation of the laws paused by the legislature. . lie entered on the work today. ,v MANIAC A EVENING, irgBRUARY 25, 1807 IT DID COST RICE gospel to perform marriages? He Is not endowed with a. y certiflcste from the government, but a ship captain has a license from the government, making him maater of the ship as well aa of the situation when at aa beyond the three mile limit I have been told that Beck man waa the .girl's , uncle, but he tolfl me that they were second cousins. I had no right to aay that he did -not tell the truth, and don't know now but that he did. "At any rats the wedding waa a good one. . It took place In ths msln cabin at 7:80 o'clock one evening after having left Coos bsy for Eureka. Beckman aald that ba had consulted legal advice, both tn Portland and Coos bay and had been told to get married at sea, when It would be legal. About 70 passengers were present at . the wedding, so there were enough witnesses to sea that ev erything waa carried out properly,. The event cost the steamer about two bags of rice.. ''"'.- -So far as the legality of marriages at sea Is concerned, I am certain that 1 they sra mv1egTu any perfoiinsd on shore, and you may state that tha Kit burn Is. ready for bridal parties any time.' . The KUburn sails for Ssn Francisco via Coos bay" and Eureka tills evening. EATS B Al" own invention. All war net for last tght. ' The rat arrived tn ths basement last night but did not stay very long. The only trap ha patronised wag that of Mr. Thompson. Ho ate the halt, and sprung the trap and kicked the bran away, but he did not do any further. damage. He did not go near Mr. Price s trap, Mr. Pries has offered Mr. Werleln ISO If tha rat la not caged la his trap by the end of the week. - Mr. Werlein's cocker snantel returned home yeslerdayr but he will not go Into the basement where the rat Is at work- She calls at the house oocaslonally, but nothing can Indues her. to pass through ths gate. f.EV? SCHEMES FOR Plans for Obtaining' Remainder of Y. M. C. A. Building Fund , Will Be Laid Tonight. RENEWED VIGOR FOR STRONG FINISH Two Weeks Still Left Before Con clusion of Campaign Expected to Be Marked Increase In Subscrip- ; tions to the Popular,,' Fond. Sollqitors for tha new T. M. C A.-T. W. C. A. building will meet In the audi torium of toe T. M. C A. at t o'clock to devlss ways and means of securing tha rematndsr of ths fund needed to assure tha erection of tho handsome struoture planned. The members decided on holding to night's meeting In order that they may start on ths list two weeks of the cam paign with renewed vigor and end the work in a great spurt which will assure thsm tha - necessary money. No ac tive canvassing baa been dona since Friday, although a few subscriptions have continued to come In, showing that tha citlsena are backing; the movement with all tha support they have at their command. The following donations have bean received since Friday: O. Orlo Jefferson, 1 200; Charles F. Bee be, i0; Central Door Lumer company, C P. Maglnnla, H. W. Ood dard Jr., Edward S. Fa eg and W. C. Do Peu, each tit; John A. Rockwood Iiv- creased his original subscription by giving 111 mors; Charles Rlngler, ; cash, 11. These subscriptions total MM, mak ing ths amount on hand !7.0M.IQ. - TAKE OATH OF ; OFFICE AT SALEM Commissioner King of Supreme Court Will Be Excused for Several Weeks. Will R. King of Ontario, who. with W, T. Slater of Salem, was appointed by - Governor Chamberlain aa commis sioners of the state supreme court la In Portland todsy on ths way to Sal em, where ha will take the oath of office. tomorrow. - ." The powsrs of ths oommlsslonsra are practically tha same as thoss of ths lodges and they will receive the asms salary as the Judgss and sit on tha bench with them. The reason of ths appointment of commissioners was due to the fact -tha, the stats constitution allows but three Judges, and the wort which confronts ths men now on the bench la too much for them. Aa amendment to the constitution has been prepared, providing for two addi tional judges, and will be voted on In 1101. If the amendment ta adopted. ludges will be sleeted at tha presiden tial election of that year. - ' The new commissioners will sit on ths bench and hear oases tho same aa tha ludges of tue court but their decisions 111 havs to be concurred In by two judges cfore It becomes final. Mr. King will bs sxoused after taking his oath tomorrow for several weeks to give him time to settle his personal business. ' Grand Concert By the Temple quartet. Miss Kathleen Lswler, Mrs. Walter Reed, J. W. Belch er,. Carl Robinson. Miss Grace Kemp, sccompanlst; Mra AMrs Brown Mar shall, piano , soloist Popular debate.' Resolved. Thst Men Oossln More Than Women." .Affirmative, Mrs. ' Abigail Scott - Dun I way, Mra H. M. Clinton. Negallvs, Dr. Clarence True Wilson, Dr. J, Whlteomb Brouglier. White Temple, corner Twelfth snd Taylor streets, Fri day, March I, 107. I p. m. All seats reserved, M and 10 -cents.. Woodard, Clarke Co., Fourth and Washington atreeta SOLICITORS WIFE IS HOT WIFE AFTER ALL Married Eleven - Years, i Darwin 'Bradley Discovers Wedding - ; Ceremony Illegal. - ; , " ASKS COURT TO ANNUL CONTRACT WHICH BINDS After Nearly Dozen Years Supposed Husband Finds When He Married ; Her Bride nd Not Deen Divorced , Iteq aired Six Months. - ' After living with his supposed wife for nearly eleven yeara, Darwin Bradley scovered mil Ms marriage 'Wafc II- legal, and that ha Sever really had a wife at all.'. He now wants a decree to this affect, and to obtain it has filed a suit in the state circuit court to have the marriage annulled. . In his oomplalnt, Bradley says that he was married to Minnie Angell at the Dalles on March t. 180, by a per- aon duly authorised to pronounce mar rfsgs ceremonies. It is alleged that the d been divorced Jeaa-Obajr-the required Blxr-mtmtfis'fhavlng been le gally sepsrated from Oscar F, Angell on January 16, 1191. , . Bradley refers to his anion with the divorces aa an "attempted marriage," and says that he never knew that shs had not been divorced from Angell full six months when ba -married her until a short time ago. When .he learned It he too immediate ateps to have ths marriage declared void by court At torneys Whitfield ft . Farrington appear for Bradley. . , , HEAOKGUMEIUIU CASE MARCH 6 Judge Wolverton Gives Attorney . Booth a Chance to Ap-V pear In Court. Because ef a disagreement among at torney repreentlngthe partlea In volved, ln4ha Williamsburg Mining com pany's case regarding tha data set to hear arguments on. a motion. Judge Charles E. Wolverton reversed a de cision he had mads tn tha ease and let March I when both aldea Involved in the salt will be heard. J. F. Booth, representing the mining company, appeared In tha federal eourt this morning and alleged that an un fair advantage had been taken by the attorneys on the other, aide by not noti fying him of the time at which the hearing had .been aet Mr. Booth re ferred to the ethics of the profession and said that ha had . been treated . un justly by the opposing attorney a Judge Ix J. Haines and L. C. Oarrlgna. who represent claimants In the case, both '"arose and denied Mr. Booth's con tentions, and -added that he had been the delinquent one; that-they bad given him several notices regarding the time set for -the hearing, but that he had ale regarded them and now came Into eourt after a long delay. " .... , e,,.t,M .....VVII. tie attorn. va Jnde-s Wnl v-tn ti4 f that he would reverse his decision In ths present Instsnce to give Mr. Booth a hearing, but added that he wanted at torneys to tske notice that In ths fu ture the rules oft the .court would be strictly observed. JEWEL THIEF WILL BREAK ROCK FOR A YEAR Charge Against Meyer' Reduced . From Felony to Simple Larceny. ' At Mover, the ll-vear-ald nl-ht el.r. 1 ef the Hotel Carleton, who was arrest- ed by'Detectlves Jonee snd Tlchenor on a charge of stealing a Jewel casket be longing to Mrs. Ben Eley, who resides lis-the hostelry, was on trial before Judge Cameron today and vra sentenced to one year's Imprisonment oa the rock pile at Kelly's Butte. In ' consideration, of the fact 'that Meyer made a full eonfaaaion last Sat urday, the charge against him wss re duced from a felony to simple larceny, to whloh the defendant entered a plea of guilty. ' . ... NEUHAUSEN HAS . . COMPLETED EVIDENCE - Thomas B Neuhausen, special inspec tor of the Interior department has re turned from California -where he-ias been engaged In looking up evidence In connection with several important fed eral eases which are supposed to come up before the next session of ths fed eral grand jury in this city. Mr. Neuhsuaen. , sccompsnled by corps of ssslstants, Isft Portland about ths first of ths year and his return In dies tee that he has completed his work In the southern state although all of his assistants have not yst returned. Hor ace T. Jones wss one of the men who went with Mr. Neuhsusen and he re turned about 10 days ago. Mrv Neuhau sen will remain In Portland and has again taken up hla residence In this city. . ' "w.-. APPRAISERS FILE REPORT ON ESTATE Dave Jordan, OeArgs H.'Watklns and Tj B. Watklns, apprstsers of the estate of A. M. Learning, filed a report in the oounty court this morning showing thst ths property. of the eetite Is valued at 111,000. ) . , . . The estate of Anna Hart men is valued st 120,000, according to a report filed tn the county court by Thomas 0Dsy U H. Tsrpley snd W. M. Killlngsworth, ap praisers of the estate RUEFS TRIAL SET ; FOR MARCH FIFTH . . .- . San Frsnclscov Feb. 15. The motion to, set aside tire -extortion Indictment against Aoe Muer was Denied thlsl morning. The trial was set for March "j , ' .referred Stock Oenned Ckrtaa, 'Allan Lewis' liest brand, PLOJTERS ROB III TREASURY Oris Hundred and Seventy-Threa , Thousand Carried Out of In-. stitution at Chicago. ONLY EMPLOYES COULD HAVE DONE THIS JOB Money In Large Bills and Only Hand ful, ITiysicaJly Speaking Sweat ingIIaa Brought Matters Near to Stage of Arresta. . ' (Journal Special Bervlea.) Chicago, Feb. 26. Through the opera, tlons of daring thieves who. It Is be. lleved, can be no other than employes" of tha treaaurv deoartment tha United States' govsrnment has been robbed . I - i . , -...w . .. 1 iu. iwgrai luu-mHurr v vie, 00. i This announcement' astounding not se much as regards ths actual amount sto len, as in view of the presumed utter se curity of ths government's repositories. is made toflay, following almost a ween Lo-secret Investigation during which the sweatbox has scarcely for an hour been unocoupled. - - ' ' The money was in mutilated bills -sent la by banks for redemption. . ....' It Is believed that the officers have' secured Information sufficient to war rant the making of arresta within II hours. . ' . It Is said ths monsy was stolen either last Monday or on one of the two- daya preceding. On Tuesday the loss waa ' discovered.- . All the paper stolen was In large bills, the denominations of 11,000, 15,000 and 110.000. Two vea$ pockets would contain the booty. . Since Tuesdsy the secret service and the subtressury - officials ' have been , working constantly on the ease. Secre tary Shaw while here last week was told of the affair and waa in consultation with the officials. It is considered utterly impossible that the' theft could have been made from the vault, and It Is also deemed absolutely certain that no one but en employe of the sub-treasury can he the . guilty party. Suspicion at first centered on two men. One of these came through) the severest ordeals with utter ooolnesd but ths ether la slid to have made a practical confession, no fsct of which, however, has been given out - Chicago, Fob. II. -Suspicion In the sub-treasury robbery ease has widened to several clerks and two outsldera, Some of . those under suspicion era women. . ., It Is said to be established that the stolen money never got Into the vaults. It has been traoed to the teller's cage. Previously money has been lost- oa the floor and returned, by scrubwomen. PLAY FAIR, SAYS PRESIDENT TO BOYS tloeraal Bpestal Bar-lee., Boston, Fob. It.-' Play fair urged President Roosevelt In a short sermon to the boys of the Oroton Preparatory, , school,' where his son Kismet Is a stu- ' dent "If yon play football fairly. yo will play all the other, gamea and per . form all the other duties of life 'fairly. "I do not think that Intercollegiate football will be abolished. .1 don't think ' It should be, either. ' "When I left college I was urged not to go Into the governing class, which t was told was composed ef sn undesira ble type of men, but I made ap my mind ' that I would go Into that very class, . and I determined to join the cavalry, so that If any fighting wss te be done t could do my own and not have to get others to do it for ma" Mrs. Roossvelt and Mrs. Longworrar.-a were among the party that heard the president's short sermon to the boys. OHIO SHIPPERS FIGHT - FOR FREIGHT CARS ' (leeraal Speetel gervlaai.1 " - Cincinnati, a, Feb. li. The suit brought by the MassWon Coal Mining company to test the validity of the re cent order of the Ohio railroad commis sion regarding tha equsl distribution of all freight cars, whether the property ef railroads or not. came up for hearing In ths llnltsd States court today. The order requires that all railroad ' com panies In Ohio must distribute among ail coal shippers along Its route not only the- cars owned by ths rsUroad companyltsslf,' but . the ears of othee railroad companies,- which have been sent over Its road for supplies of coul and tha oars owned by and Intended for the exclusive use of private coal min ing eompanlea. , SENATORS SAY FISH FOR NOLAN'S PLACE . , (Waablngtoa B of., ef Tlie Jooraal.) - Washington,- D. C, Feb. 26. -It is said thai. Senator... Fulton and Senator-... elect Bourne have chosen Judd S. Flslt of Ths Dalles, Oregon, to succeed Re gistrar Nolsn, ' removed. Fulton and BOurne have been In close conference 4 often plnce-Nolan-was dismissed. f Malcolm A. Moody quietly vtsTfSd ' Washington and saw ths president on matters relating to The Dalles' land office and the- situation In Orsgoa gen erally. . It la said ths ex-congreasmen' took up many political topics with President Roosevelt, with whom he Is ' known to be on terms of close Intimacy, TEXAS SENATE SAYS - . NO TAINT ON BAILEY : . . , , (Journal gpeelal terries.) ' - Anstln, Tex., Feb. II. The Texas sen ate todsy completely exonerated Sena tor Bailey by a vote, of II to 11, without waiting for the report of the Invest!. ' tton committee. There will be a- fight in the house. ' . SWISS CLUB WILL " SHOOT FOR PRIZES ;, ' -' ', i The Portland Swiss Shooting olub was . organized at Arlon hnll last sight with about TO members. The club will cos struct a range near Columbia sloughV with tnrgets arranged at distances uo to 100 ynrds,- and have shooting- matchV for prises. At tha meeting last night ths following, officers were elected.. Henry Melster, president; John Bchlaep. pl- vice-president; A. C. Bigger, seer. tnrV! Mike Zenser. assistant: Thou Tlioman, treasurer; Henry Roth alid IX Vullleumler, trustees; John Rruegg- snd John Ras, shooting mastera ' . ' fined tea snd coffee go to the SSOL-. SchUllog'a Bea ' " A l 7- A
