The Oregon daily journal., March 28, 1907, Page 10, Image 10

THE OREGON " DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING. MAltCII 23. 1SC7.
GOVERNMENT RESTS IN
I. BINGER HERMANN TRIAL
STOP GAMBLING
AT STATE FAIR
EUGENE'S FIGHT
FOR .OrilRSHIP
COOL FEARS
HIS COMPATRIOTS
CAPITAL IS FULL OF
TALK ABOUT OREGON
Testimony of Prosecution Has
i All Been Offered Defense
!;.-. WHI Begirt at Once.
MAYS TOLD HERMANN
WHAT LAND TO-RESERVE
V f
lUUrahouM ' Testifies, ?t nermann
; ' Wanted to Know How Much" the
Gawnintiir Knew "rCdnfeiifi "of
v Destroyed Copy Book. a ;
' n ' rWwfclatrtoa Bmea of The Jnsraal.)
... Waahlngton, March t. At the trial
f Blnger Hermann tho ' government
rested this afternoon, asking to reserve
-10 minutes Monday morning to Intro
v due in ovldence aoroa maps which ara
. not jrat completed. -. . ' '
John W. Rowland, now chief clerk to
' Curveyor-Oeneral Daly, then a draughts-
nan under Surveyor-General Meldrum.
old the court thtatnomtnr tntr ho was
- 'present at 'the famous cenference In
- September, 101, between Meldrum, Her
ma on, Mara -and H. U Patterson In Mel-
' drum' offlo. ,- ' fi
. He said they conferred with refer
ence to tha Blue Mountain forest re
serve. Rowland brought maps at AL
, Meldrum'e direction which the others
- studied, aelecttng the land that Maya
wanted to have Included In tha reserve.
Rowland bad no part In the conversa
tion whatever, merely bringing tha
plats at the direction of hi superior.
-, Mrs. Puter owora that aha burned
: all Hermann's letters to Puter In Janu-
ary, l0f, when' she waa cleaning; tha
' attlo In their home at Berkeley. Call
fornia. - : - .- - -. .. .. .
' Irvtn fttttenhouee related tha eonver
, cation .at Wataon'a restaurant In Port
..land at tha time that Hermann waa
t flint under charge. Ho said Hermann
'wanted to know how much the govern
ment knew of the1 contents of hia II
.l.'tter press, copybooks whloh had been
destroyed.' , . '''""'. .,
I,-- V . What tha Charges WV'(
The proaecutlon haa consumed nearly
every trial day for tha past aiz waeka
In Its. direct . testimony. . It la believed
; that not lass than three weeks mora will
be required to send the case to. tha
. .Jury. . . - . .- .... ... .' '
: Tha govemmenfa easo waa first, to
establish the fact that In the II books
-destroyed .. were copies of official let
'tera; second, to ehow a motive for . de
stroying these official letter copies by
proving- that soma of tha letters were
' written by ' Hermann to Individuals In
(Oregon and elsewhere who wore con-
- earned In crimes agalnat tha government,
especially as to tha Blue mountain for-
'at reserve conspiracy.
!, The defense admits ' tho destruction
of tho I books, but Insists that the
books" were tha 'private, property . of
Hermann, and that although some of
,the letters related to tho business of
the department, nevertheleaa the books
;wero hia own property and were prop
i4
JUDGE TAKES PART :
JIM A DIVORCE TRIAL
Frazer Tells Phillips He Had Evidently Shown No Mercy to His
Wife Acrimonious Dispute
. . V ; " ' . Plaintiff and
i. . It -was bard to tell who was the. at
torney for the plaintiff In" tho divorce
Jcaae of Mrs. Elisabeth Phillips against
3iarles J. Phillips before Judge Fraser
In tho state circuit court this morning,
because Judge Fraser conducted a great
jraharo of tho eroas-oxamlnatlon of
1 Phillips when-no reaumed tho stand
..this morning. At one time Judge
J Fraser aald that It had been with dif
ficulty he bad restrained his feelings In
tho course f tho trial and told Phillips
.that ha had ahown no mercy to his wife
in aU their troubles. ,
; Judge Fraser afterward stated that
e ahould not havo allowed himself to
have gone ao far. X ..' ,
- Tho Phillips case Is unueual even In
the list of unusual eases that have coma
" -ap for trial t the local courts. Tester
'day Judge Fraser was placed on the
stand and testified In behalf of Mrs.
, Phillips. Then Attorney Lent, appearing
for Mrs. Phillips, was allowed to- testify
-In behalf of his client, Mrs. Phillips.
' Later Attorney John F. Logan, who ap
.'peare with Mr. Lent In Mrs. Phillips'
", behalf. Introduced Phillips answer to tho
complaint In which ho made grave
charges against his wife's character as
; evidence for Mr. Phillips. . ,
j , Stank Words nr." .
'Imputations regarding tho characters
of both parties to the "nit flew back and
forth aa tho different wltneaaes were
placed on the aland.
- . Mrs. Bertha Husbands, daughter of
COACHING THAW :
HOW-TO ACT
I
Jerome Says He Will Cross-Ex-
1 amine, Thaw If He Testifies
Before Commission.
(Jonraal Iperial gerrlee.)
. ri, Now
York. March 11. Ir. 1 Kvana
'visited Thaw In hia cell today and waa
i reported to be coaching tho defendant
' on bow to act before the lunacy com
i mlaslon. It la also reported that Cvans
, as examining Thaw so sa to testify
' - before the commission on Thaw's pros-
ent condition. . ' ,- . - .
. Evelyn and Mrs. Cains called on
Thaw this morning at tha Tombs, Eve
. lyn's face waa ia retained and Mra.
Cnlne admitted that ahe had. cried all
it lie. way from the hotel.-,
i ilnrtrldge announced . that Thaw
would take tha 'stand on his own be
' half before the commlaalon. Hartridge
1 will not allow Jerome In cross-examine
, Thaw If he can prevent It. , Jerome,
, on lieating this, aald:
"If Thaw takes the stand I will do
, with hint sa I - would with any other
rlMiei., . '
W hhev Thaw. goes to Mattes wan, the
alura for the criminal insane, or oof
erly disposed of by him ae ha sew fit.
and that ha destroyed them because n
did not cars to keep, them on account
of their being no bulky; that be de
stroyed them or oauaed them to bo de
stroyed openly by giving orders to meo
enters employed In tho department.
Another Technicality Involved. -It
la believed that a question of law
relating to the character ot tho books
and i the right of Hermann to make
away with there will come before the
.i,... i. h- AatAiA hv Judaa stalforo
and that this question will have a vital
k..rii n. tha outcome or me
rhi. ..i. la taken bv counsel for the
government and naturally, ...to-J'Jl. "ton-wf,ich "they have weighed and con-
defense, which will proDaoiy J"'"" "
to present me qutm u.
aa to ellolt from Judge Stafford a fa
vorable ruling.
Tha proaecutlon contends that It Is not
...n.i.i that it nrova a criminal motive
for the destruction of the books, and that
under tho law their oeatrucuon m "'
i ji ta sufficient If Hermann knew
the books contained official recorda.
To ahow a motive tha government has
andertaken to prove that crlmee were
committed, that Hermann, the lata Sen
ator Mitchell. o-Congreasman J. N.
WllUmapnSia- eenaint-J!
Wlllard Jones and George Sorenson en
tered Into a conspiracy prior to the cre
ation of tho Blua' Mountain forest re
serve. The government also want- Into
tha fact of Hermann's discharge from
t.. nn.miMlonerahlo ot tha genecal land
office and that Secretary of tha Interior 1
Hitchcock recreated his diacharge after
bearing of tha manner - In which the,
commlsaloner handled reports ot western
land frauds, by withholding them Instead
of passing them onward for action by
the secretary such aa tho situation war
ranted.' , . '.
Many Witnesses aTramlned, . .
The most ' eonsDlcuous ' among the
prosecution's witnesses waa Stephen A.
Dt Puter. who Is known aa the "king of
tho land frauda." and next to him In
tho Importance of teetlmony given were
Oeorga Sorenson . and Henry Meldrum.
both under conviction for land frauds In
Oregon. Puter haa been In tha custody
of Jsck Kerrlsan of Portland. ' -
Other wltneaaes were John W. Row
land, chief clerk of Survesor-Oeneral
John D. Daly of PorUand; J. T. Bridges,
rnrmerlv- of the Roaebura land office;
Emma U Watson, tamed as one of the
original arrotiD of peraons caugni la
Francis B. Heney's land rraua nei.
Daniel W. Tarpley of the same group;
William H. Davis. S. B. Ormsby, B. T.
Mm ef Im. Grande.- who Identified sent
satlona eorreapondenco between nimseu
and Mr. Hermann In which May enargea
Hermann with . revealing . to Robert
Smltti. manager of tho Grand Rondo
Lumber company of Perry. Oregon, In
formation given 'by - May relating to
fraudulent entries by employes of tho
company; Clark B. Loomla, Richard
Houirhton. W. O. Steele. H. U Patterson.
1 W. Kin n lard, Judre A. H. Tanner,
partner of the lata Senator Mitchell,
and Irvln Rlttenhouse, who was Francis
B Heney's private secretary and waa
oaaigned ; to assist District Attorney
Baker In the cane hare, on account of
his familiarity with the former land
fraud cases.
A
Between Attorneys for
the Defendant. ;
Phillips and stepdaughter of Mrs, PhlK
lips, was tho laat witness this morning
and caused a small ripple of astonish
ment by saying that she believed Mrs.
Phillips a Uar, and added that tho whole
family - always had believed that she
was a liar. Mrs. Husbands went far
ther and accused R. E. Phillips, who Is
named as eo-respondent In the case, as
having also always believed Mrs. Phil
lips a liar. This despite tha fact that
Phillips testified that ho had always
considered Mrs. Phillips a good woman.
-v- ' , VUUlpS OMlloA, '. : V t
. Few man have ever received a worse
grilling than did Phillips this morning.
Whan Attorneys Logan and Lent could
not 1 get what they.. wanted out of tho
wJtneea, Judge Fraser took a hand and
crows -examined from' tho bench. Phillips
flatly contradicted himself at various
times throughout, tho trial. . He forgot
dates and denied the statements ' made
by Mrs. Phillips to tho effect that bo
had threatened to kill both herself and
his brother If they won tho dlvoroo
caae.
. Phillips testified that . be and - bis
brother kissed each others wives when
meeting after a separation. Just after
stating - that Ms brother never kissed
bis wife except behind closed doors.
Mrs. Annie Root testified that Mrs.
Phillips had told the neighbors 'when
tho . couple was living on their ranch
that shs would not trade her husband
for tha husband of any woman In tha
oommunlty.
rests entirely on himself. His attorneys
declare It la quite within bis ability to
demonstrate to tho lunacy eommlaslon
that ho Is perfectly sane today. If ho
falls they Insist It will be hta own fault.
It Is reported today that Thaw wlH
be one of tho first examined by tha com -mission.
If tho examination submitting
Thaw to physical teats proves him In
sane tho' board will so report without
the examination of other witnesses.
The first ' session waa begun at I
o'clock this afternoon.' Tho adjournment
of court is IlkeTy td continue until Mon
day or Tuesday on account of tho In
tervening holidays. ...... ..
FARMER IS ARRESTED 1
V ON CHARGE OF THEFT
teperlal Dlepateli Tie Jaerael. .
Balem. Or., March II Bol Hammock,
a farmer living near here, was placed
under arrest this oornlng by CltylMar
ahe! Olbaon for rolling Emit Bauer and
taking from bis pockets about J2l 1 In
coin. Tha affair took place In the rear
of Collin's saloon. Four wltneeses are
reported to have aeen the. theft com
mitted, both men Jiad been drinking. -
' Proafutcxl tor Injuring; Eye., ;
(ften-lel Pfemtefe In Tt Juernal. I .
I Aberdeen. Wash.b March Oscar
jnnanen raa been Indicted b;' Prose
cuting Attorney Boner on tha charge of
mnytiom. and will be taken to tha county
Jnll pending trial. . Hia vlotlm.. Alex
rraniiler. whose eye he gouged In ejert
Ing him from a saloon Sunday, Us in a
hospital and doctors say he will lose
the sight of that eye.
'.' v-'-'iA'1:
State Board Votes, to Eliminate
Pool Selling end Book Mak-
T ,nI Thle Year.
. Mnaeial Dlaseteh a The Jooreal.) '
Salem. Or.. March . Tha ataU
hoard of agriculture at ita meeting yea-
terdav afternoon voted to ellmlnaU all
gambling- devices rrora tne stats lair
grounds. -There will bo nO pool selling
nor bookmaktng at the Oregon fair this
' - . , - - .1 v.
.idered carefully. - -
In paat rears tho commission has been
severely criticised for permitting gamb
ling on tho grounda and the resolutions
adopted by various granges In all sec
tions of the state together with the
demoralising- effects' of pool selling
among the young havo necessitated tola
step to be taken by tho board. "To tho
fair It meana a great deal financially,
for tha eliminating of pool selling will
cut the revenue ti.100, whioh was paid
for tho privilege by William B. Ayer.
The eentlment agalnat gambling, al
tho-ntsta fair waa manifested at tha
recent aeaston of tho legislature when
tha bill introduced by Representative W.
K. Newell of Washington county failed
to pass by a few votes only. '
- Many fairs throughout tho union bava
eliminated gambling and have profited
thereby. In Mlnneaota tho state fair
has grown Into a gigantic enterprise and
by doing away with' gambling tho at
tendance has made wonderful strides.
In Ohio, Iowa. Indiana, Illinois and other
states poolaelllng, bookmaktng and at
tractions, with objectionable , features
have been removed.
.President W. H. Downing has an
nounced tho' following appointments of
superintendents In addition , to tboaa
made at previous meetings: 'pavilion.
W. H. Savage of Corvallla; ladiea'
waiting room, Mrs. B. A. Hotton of
Salem; . poultry. H. . C Sohelhaus of
Portland, formerly secretary of .- tho
State Poultry association; ticket de
partment, Frank Leo of Portland; for
age and barns, J. T. Beckwlth of Jef
ferson; camp grounds, Albert Tosler of
Salem. '
The woTk of erecting the new build
ings for whloh-tho recent legislators
appropriated 120.000 wlU begin imme
diately. S. A. McFadden of this city
bas been selected to prepare tha plana
and estimates for tho new sheds for
tha livestock. A. gang of convicts will
do the work.' It Is expected that much
of tho - lumber from tho old building
will' bo utilised wherever t can be
done to good advantage. :
FiiiiliRT"
ON HER FRIEND
Julia Criner Suspects Theft and
X Cow Through MrXillls'
f v 1 Clothing. . r
A dainty peek-a-boo waist of tho va
riety recently condemned by tbo W C
T. a black silk underskirt and two
pretty young women, one a blonde and
the other a brunette, were tho principal
features In an Interesting police court
trial this morning. . Incidentally 'whis
perings of an attempt to "fix" tha com
plaining witness and the apparent re
luctance, of tho prosecuting officer to
press the case added considerable spies
to tho proceedings.:
Mrs. Julia Olllls, the blonde, was the
defendant and Julia .Oriner, ber op
posite In complexion, tho complaining
witness. Bdth women have resided In
a rooming-house at ' 1(1 . Taylor atreet
and until tho commencement of tha
criminal ' proceedings,' were bosom
friends. Tho difficulty between tha two
women arose over the alleged theft of
tha waist and silk underskirt, designated
as exhibits A and B.
Tha cans cams up thla morning and
Judge Cameron waa Informed of thO at
tempt to "square" the case. - Deputy
District Attorney Bert Haney came - to
the assistance of tha defendant and her
relative by declaring that ha did not be
lieve that there waa any criminal Intent
on tha part of Mrs. Miller. Miss Oriner
returned tho check last night upon Mra.
Miller's representation that It - would
cauaa trouble. . ; ' ,
Mrs. Olllls testified at ths trial that
she bad . purchased - the silk petticoat
from tha complainant for HU and that
tha waist was accidentally loeekd up In
tha trunk whan packing. This waa de
nied In toto by tho complaining witness
and Judge Cameron gave tbo defendant
the'beneClt of the doubt. . . '
AIR FAMILY TROUBLES
III MUNICIPAL COURT
.1. W.. Sawyer, city ticket , agent of
tho O. W. P., appeared before Judge
Cameron this morning to answer to a
charge of assault and battery preferred
by hia brother-in-law. J. T. Ockley. ,
From the ' testimony adduced it ap
pears that ths two young men, who mar
ried - Bisters, are occupying adjoining
restdenoea on East Everett street Ac
cording to Sawyer's story, Ockley snd
manual labor did . not a free and the
young man has been looking to bis rel
atives for support. Tho other evening
Sawyer took occaaion to rebuke hia
brother-in-law for his Idleness and in
cidentally to call' him to account for
making offensive remarks about Mrs.
8iwyer. A quarrel ensued during which'
Ockley is said to have questioned the
veracity of Sawyer'a wife. ..
Upon Orkley'a refusal to apologise for
the remark Sawyer landed a ahort arm
Jolt on the former's ear. Judge Cam
eron after hearing both sides continued
the case Indefinitely. -
DAILY NEWS WILL HAVE
HOME ON THE WEST SIDE
: ., v .1.1 . , ...(',
Property has been purchased at the
corner of Fifth, and Jefferson streets
by tha Dally News, an 'east side publica
tion, - and aa soon as plans can be
drawn and other detalla arranged the
newspaper will be housed In a building
of Its own. ,
' Tbo Western Dally Press Is tho sec
ond new dally newspaper to be launched
In Portland within tho past, few weeks.
Ths Press will occupy quarters In the
business, district as soon as plans can
be perfected by Its mAnsger, B. C.
Kastwlck, formerly managing editor of
too Anaconda, etaodareV - . n
For -Two 'Yr This Issue, Has
"Been Constantly Before.
. .the People.
: (Special Dispatch , to nt . Joarsal) -
Eugene, Or.. March Ss- -The -annual
city election of Eugene wlU be. neld next
Monday. April 1. While the . present
ca'mpalgn has been a very quiet one, a
heavy vote will 'no doubt bo polled, as
tha Issue, -that of municipal ownership
of the water plant. Is a popular one.
I stsong tickets aro-m tho' flld'andser"vlcea'bif V "detective" to" guard hia
1, v . k ,.a w vvrii vri'i .111.
hard for their respective candidates dur
ing tha rist month, very little cf the
publicity that characterise one or two
previous elections to the detriment of
the city baa been given the work.
For mayor the municipal ownership
forces are running J. D. Matlock, a re
tired merchant and former mayor and
city councilman. The opposition forces
have name d F, W. Oaborn. cashier of tho
Eugene Loan and Savings bank. Both
have large property Intcresta In Eugene
and both are capable man.1 The candi
dates f or coincllmen.on. the anualoipel
ownership ticket ere - H. vtarrett.
Oeorga Fisher. I. N. Harbaugh and F. J.
Berger. Thoao on tha opposition ticket
are M. Svarverud, Frank N. McAllister,
O. W. Griffin and Oecrgo Q. Cross. .All
are representative cltlsena. Thj race In
each ward promises to bo close and ex
citing. - '
- Xlstoiy of rw-.sMblp Blorosfteam.
Tho history' of tha municipal owner-
ahlp movement In Eugene dates ba-k
about .wo years. . Tha- matter was first
agitated whllo O, ' R. Ciirlsman . was
mayor, Mr. Chrlsman being at that time
an advocate of . municipal , ownership.
Two years ago. next month F. M. wn
klns. the present mayor, was sleeted and
tho movement by bis election received
an impetus, as bo was strongly In favor
of It and In his op-ilng message to the
elty council advised that stepa be taken
at ones to purchac tha water and. elec
trio light plants then In operation be-o.
but .f this was impossible.-the company
refusing to sell. It was advised that
tho elty construct Its own Systems.
BetaxdecV ry Promises. .
Accordingly an election was ordered
for tho vo to ec1de -whether or not
tho otty sbonld bond Itself tor tho sum
of f 2Q,00 for tho purpose of acquiring
electrlo light-and - water plants. The)
bonds carried by a largo majority, but
about this time ths Wlllame. -j Valley
company, backed by tha Rhodes. ' 81nk
ler at Butcher syndicate of Llladelphla,
purchaaed the local plarta and shortly
afterward the terrible eptdemlo of ty
phoid fever broke out. It being directly
traceable to the city water supply. Tho
clamor for municipal ownership of the
water plant waa greater than ever, but
tho new company made many promtaes
to ramedy x-e on exlatlng conditions
and many leading eltlsena. Including
MayoT ,Wllklne and soms of the eoun
oilmen, changed front and were in fa
vor! of giving . the ompany a - chance
Lto redeem Its ..promises. . . , ,
. Bonds X,esi by a Bora tea, ,
80 It ' was decided to bold another
election to see whether or not tho vot
ers had changed their minds on tho
municipal v ownership '- question. - The
votes were counted snd It was fonnd
that the -bonds lost by a small ma
jority. Tbo fever eptdemlo Increased la
fury and after a fw weeks ths people
regretted that , a second election was
ever held and 'bad they ' been given a
chance to vote a third time the" bonds
would havo carried three to one. The
oompany finally put In filters at the
pumping plant and dug a well near tho
banka of the Wlllamotte . river, from
which stream' ths water" was taken be
fore and during the fever epidemic, and
pure water, was at laat secured end Is
now being furnished the public, but
the prejudlc- ., agalnat the corporation
still remains and ths . Indications are
that tha muntctpal ownership ticket will
h elected In its entirety next Monday.
: -Ta tho BCeKeasle for Watsr. :
. .The .fight at "present In on the water
system alone, tho oompany having great
ly improved the lighting system, which
Is .now. giving a satlafactory service. :
while, tho municipal ownership pee
pie. -If suocessful at tho election, may i
not take Imm.laM steps to ln.tall a
now water plant. It la tho ultimate l
Intention to tap tbo McKenslo river, X0 i
or 40 miles east of Eugene, snd pipe
tho puro water from that stream to
tha city.
In tho meantime a ciuo, figuratively
speaking, wlU bo beld
nanr'a hesd. compelling
over the com-
It to furnish
good water In tho future, as it does now.
HAD TORUS OUT. IN .
HER H1BHTG0WH
Mrs. Holt Complaint of Treat
. ment Given Her by Husband
' Who Swore to Protect Her.
Prom the eomnlalnt which Mrs.' Kffle
Holt filed with tho state circuit' court
against Hans Holt this morning it ap
pears that aha and ber huaband have
bad anything but a happy married life.
Mrs. Holt alleges that she was treated
cruelly and Inhumanly by Holt and that
In June, 1901, Holt beat, aasaultad and
kicked her until shs was black and blue
and that she had to run out of their
homo In ber nightgown. She alleges that
she had' Holt arrested for his act and
that ha waa sent to the elty Jail.
Mrs. Holt - alleges that bar huaband
accorded her tho same treatment In the
fall of 189 when the pair were work
ing In the hop yards and that atranj-ers
had to Interfere to save her life. Mrs.
Holt alleges that Holt la serving a three
months' sentence In ths county Jail for
assaulting ber. . . '
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
i: OF FRAUD AT ELECTION
, ' " " j
(Special Dispatch te The JeeraaL) .
Helena, Mont., March It. Eight real
dents of . Helena -were srreeted today
charged with-unlawful practices during
the Republican primaries Tuesday
night. It being alleged that three of
them attempted to influence ' unduly
some voters to cast their ballots for a
certain aldermanlo candidate. -
Among them are Patrick L. Duffy,
who waa a candidate for tho legislature
on the Democratic ticket last fall; Ed
ward Jeslck and R. C. Hoffman, all
well-known cltlsena. h Ths other five
are charged with having voted tn the
Fifth ward when they were not legally
entitled to in, so. Ths controversy in
tho municipal election this year Is not
so much along political lines ss the
regtijntion - or- nubile ' utility eofpora-
Moy Bak Hin Asks and Is Given
Protection by the Port
land Police. V
A most unusual proceeding a repre
sentaUva of a foreign power appealing
to tho local police authorities for pro
tection agalnat hia own countrymen.
was ' the requeat ' made laat night by
Chinese Consul-general Moy Bak Hln
to Chief of rollce Gritxmacher ror tne
abode from the possible attacks of high
binders. . 1 v
. Tha demand was promptly granted by
tho head of the police department and
Detective Sergeant Baty kept Moy Bak
Hln's eatabllshtnent on . Yamhill atreet
under surveillance for over an hour.
The fears of the consul proved ground
leas as no attempt was made to molcat
him. .' .. ' v' ... ..- -
r Moy Box. im's apparent fear of as
sassination at the hands of tbo murder
oua batchetmen Is the direct outgrowth
cf tne stormy meeting held In the Sec
ond street Josshouae several nights ago
when tho Chinese residents of the city
assembled to consider the failure of the
movement to secure a north end alto to
which to remove Chinatown. .
.; J Consul Threatened. .
- On tho day, set for closing tha deal
some .white man. auppoaedly acting for
a Chinaman, asserted to be, Moy Bak
Hln. made a larger offer for "tha prop
erty at Fourth and Everett atreete. -At
the disorderly mass meeting which was
called to dlacuaa thla unexpected ' de
velopment the name of tho emperor's
representative was hissed and some of
the hot-headed Mongollana even went se
far as to Indulge In threata. .
It developed that Moy Bak Hln re
cently purchaaed a, piece of property at
Second and Salmon streets on which be
is said to be contemplating the erec
tion Of a mammoth building to house all
of tho local Chinese. It waa currently
reported that in order to force the ac
ceptance of hia plans the offer of a
higher price for tho north end property
was made at the Instigation of. Moy Bak
Hln. t . .
Several days ago Man Hop, a promi
nent Chinese from Seattle, and Incident
ally an avowed enemy of the local con
sul -general, made his appearance In
Portland. Concomitant with his ar
rival It la said that a petition to the
minister at Washington asking for the
removal of Moy Bak Hln made ita ap
pearance In tho 'celestial quarter.
. ' Tbo - Chinese In " their alleged' eager
ness to secure tho scalp of Moy
Bak Hln havo overlooked tho fact that
under tho Chtneae law bo can aak for
tho decapitation of all of the relatives
In China of those who are oppoatng him
on tho grounds of treason. - Both sides
are resting on their arms, but It would
not bo surprising If a tong war resulted.
Another mass meeting waa held last
night, but was not marked by any dis
order. - It-Is thought that Moy Bak Hln
feared that an attempt might be made
to alay him as -the aftermath of the
gathering. -and -eoneeouently prepared
himself by - calling - for police protec
tion.
BUYS GROUND NEAR .
- ITKENHA JUSCIIOS
Railway Closes Deal With H. B.
i 'Adams K. of P. Temple ..
:': -' v S ' May Be. Sold. ' : ; '.
, 4
V Tho Oregon Washington Railway
'oompany oloaed deals yesterday for two
additional tracts of land on the Penin
sula near McKenna Junction. H, B. and
Mella C Adams sold to that company
nbout four acres, a part of the John
Wlndle donation land claim for 111,000,
and the Seventy Shares Investment oom-
J-""' Zi,, I Vmi.. i. ii s7
h,S"J"' aa.. ta
'kA!-? k"7, fT.VT. ,..L?
tho south side of Tarn hill, between
Front and First streets, for 111,000.-
Ivsnhoo lodge. Knights of Pythias,
Is considering a- tentstlvo proposal , to
purchase Its new brick building on tho
oomsr ex. Eiisvemn ana juaer streets.
At an-open, meeting or me loage last
night It was explained that a local In
vestor had Indicated his willingness to
pay ISO.000 for tho property. No defi
nite action was taken by tho lodge, as It
was deemed advisable to ascertain If a
suitable ' location - for' .. another lodge
building could bo had at a satisfactory
figure before dlapoatng ot tho present
building. O. C Moser, a prominent
knight. Is of tho opinion that tha sals
will bo made.
The lot on whloh tho building stands
was bought four years ago for 111,000
and tho building put ap two years later
at a cost of 110,000. .
Ion Lewis baa sold to local capitalists
the lot at tho northwest 'corner of See-
end and Couch streets for I4S.000. iTho
Improvements on tho lot are of praotlo-
ally no value. X C. ilimnrth fc.a
purchased Vom R. W. Wilbur a by
100-foot lot In Bavenvlew for IS.IOt.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
(Jneresl Special terotee.) '
Hew Tork, March 18 The New Tor
Central railroad officials who were In
dieted yesterday, charged with man
slaughter growing out of tbo loss of
14 lives by ths wreck of the Brewster
express at Woodland laat Friday, plead
ed not guilty late yesterday afternoon.
They were released on 110,000 bonds
each. . '
Thoae against whom tho manslaugh
ter Indictments were returned were the
frew Tork Central railroad as a corpo
ration. Prealdent Albert H. Smith and
Oeniral Manager Ira A. McCormlck of
tho road.
The maximum sentence under the' law
for second degree manslaughter, which
Is .ie charge, Is 10 years' imprisonment
In each ease. Tha New Tork Central
as a corporation can be fined If ft Is
found guilty. ' . . ' j . ...
WOODBURN BUNKO MAN
; WAIVES EXAMINATION
(Special Dwettea te Tb Jnnreal.)
Salem, Or.. March 21. William Bel,
tho aged confidence man who was ar
rested here yesterday morning charged
with swindling operations st Wood burn,
was arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Daniel Webater this morning. He
waived examination and waa bound over
to the-circuit court, under $500 bonds.
Court will meet Monday. . .. 1
Fref erred Stock Oenaed QooflS.
Allen A Lewis' Best Brand,
Representative Hawley Says Willamette Spoken, as One of the
Natural Highways Which Should Be Opened That Com
petition With Railways Might Become Fact.
Reproeentattve W. C Hawley. who baa
Just returned from a visit of several
weeks to the congressional halla of
Washington where he was getting ac
quainted with the tna and outs prepara
tory to taking hia seat there next De
cember, comes back to Portland em ti
ling ano: nappy over tho brilliant proe-
peota 01 future effective and beneficial
legislation for Oregon, . ... .. .
Mr. -Hawley went to Waehington
early In tho winter to rub elbows with
his future colleaguea snd learn how
much the aplrtt of the west bad epread
among the membera of tho lower house.
He comes back satisfied thst Oregon
ia making the beat of them atlr around
a bit whenever tho name Is mentioned.
Luck favored him upon ma arrival at
the capital when be eecured seat lo
cated In tho center of a group of house
members who kept things lively during
th-leoeelou, IT day of which he
attended.. ..- ,;..,
Oarrlers SaJaxles-BaUed. l
. "One ot tho first congressmen I
met" ' said Mr. Hawley .this morning,
"waa Representative Gardner of Masse,
chusetts. He was tha spokesman on
postal matters pertaining to rural
routes and dell varies .and I made It a
point to tell hint In detail Oregon's
needs in this Una It was through
hlra that the salaries of the rural ear
rlera In thla and other states were
glveara substantial raise.- r
Mr. Hawley said that all through the
halls of congress tho sentiment Is In
favor of open waterways in tha In
terior aa a means of regulating rates.
The Willamette river. In consequence,"
ho added. "Is discussed quite freely,
and I believe that It la only a question
of - time- before-the government will
gain control of this river.-
"Legislation to this end will likely
bo passed during the next session, the
government cooperating with tho stats
in securing to Oregon an unhampered
water course In this stream.
Jones Oregon's Friend. "
1 And. too, that there Is discussion
Snd much sentiment In favor ' of Im
provements to Coos bay and tho bar
bora ot Oregon. And right hero I want
to aay that in Representative Weeley
I Jones of Washington this state bas
a true and stanch friend. . Ha la on' tho i
DELAYED PASSENGERS NOW
; ; SCRAMBLING FOR TICKETS
: Southern Paclflo trains are again
operating between Portland and San
Francisco, Last night and today trains
left Portland and San Francisco and
WHI probaMy" transfer"' at ' Caatello,
where tho tracks are 'rent , by a wash
out. It Is believed by local officials that
the train leaving Portland tonight for
tho south, will be ablo to get through
and land passengers, at Ban Francisco
without transfer.- ,' ' 1 , 7
The promptness of the offiolals In re
storing tho flood-swept lines to working
order Is occasioning much surprise and
comment. Last night's train leaving
for ths south was crowded, and today'a
tratna are Oiled. All reservations ara
spoken for hours ahead of their de
parture., Tho ocean trip la not; popular
RUNAWAY ENGINE CROSSES .
RIVER AND RUSHES UP GULCH
A big engine which was standing on
track No. t In the shods of tho Union
station this morning . suddenly grew
tired of Inaction and darted down tbo
tracks. Its speed increased as it went
and It was rushing thunderously along
when It started across tho stsel bridge.
The bridge was fortunately closed and
tbo big engine rushed onward, careen
ing around tho curve on tho oaat side
of tbo bridge snd terrifying people with
fts wild sounds as It rushed up
Sullivan's gulch. . After a reckless ca
reer of perhaps a mils through the
gulch tho runaway angina was Anally
brought to a halt by tho fireman, who
was In tbo cab when (bo monster start
ed and stuck to his post ,
CHINESE WIDOW EXHIBITS FAMILY
THAT THEY MAY BE-IDENTIFIED
Mrs. Oee Wocn, -widow of tho lata
departed Chinese merchant of Portland,
brought a most effective anti-race sui
cide argument Into tho federal court
this morning when shs presented her
eight children before United States
Commlsaloner Hades for official Iden
tification. -
Mrs. Woon and bsr family, reaching
In ago from a baby in arms to a boy
'nearly 21 years of age, haa lived In Port
land and on tho coast for many years.
A short time ago ber huaband died
WHO POSSESSES OLDEST COIN
' IN THE: CITY: OB PORTLAND?
In . order to permanently settle tbo
question as to who possesses tho oldest
coin. C. L. Parrish of tbo Arm of C. L.
Parrtah a Ct. real estate brokers. Is
exhibiting a continental dollar bearing
tho data of 1T7. It Is said to bo tho
Oldest coin a-the elty of Portland. , .
SHORT VISIT MAKES
TOLEDO A DRY TOWN
Rev. John Ovall, representatlTS of
tho Anti-Saloon lesgue,' left Portland
Saturday tor Toledo, Oregon. Monday
he had Qua Olson, tho keeper of a blind
pig, arrested. Olson pleaded not guilty,
but aa tbo temperance worker bad al
ready secured a good deal of evidence
he laid this before ths euthoritieo and
Constable Hall made a raid on tbo estab
lishment Tuesday. Oln and whtakey
were found and tho officer placed the
liquor . on a wheelbarrow and marched
UP the main street.
In the face of Ibis evldenoe, which
rivers and harbors committee and bo
works Just aa earnestly In the Inter
sets ot Oregon aa ha does for bis own
state. ,
. "Taking It altogether X found that
there la a growing admiration for tho
Oregon country and tho gicantlo strides'
ws are taking out here. The houas es
pecially is alive to tha needs of tho
Pacific northwest, , and I ara convinced
that Oregon will profit, largely and well
by. the right kind of legislation when
congress meets again," -
. Aaked regarding tha Southern Pa
cific, Jand grant, which was one of tho
objects of his visit to Washington at
this time, Mr. Hawley said bo bad op
portunity while there to get the at
tention of officials In both tho general
land office and tha department ot Jus
tice. The result is that a rigid Investi
gation., will be made, snd while the out
come la, of oourse, uncertain, the repro
aentatlve from Oregon bellevea emphat
ically that tha railroad company will bo
compelled to live up to tho terms, of
tho grant . '
m'airalta of Bxposltloa. - ' V
In this event about MOO.000 acres of
land will bo placed on tho market at -11.10
per aero, the price fixed .when the
grant waa made A large body of agrt- '
cultural and mining lands will bo opened
to settlers at low price, a foot which -will
prove a strong Impetus to tho
heavy Immigration headed for the coast. .
"There Is no question but that tha
Lewis and Clark exposition aeompllshed
an Inestimable good for this state."
said Mr. Hawley. "It Is evidenced on.
every side throughout tho east, and
while I came In eontact with only a
small part ot It, nevertheless there came -
lo ar.o from ovary source words and mu
slo sounding tho praises of tho Oregon
country. , - ' v
"That there is a tremendous move
ment In this direction is more clearly
evidenced by the strenuous efforts being
made by - the rallroada to corner tho ,
western trafflo as much as possible..
The roads are not only advertising the
stats extensively, but they ere seeing
to It thst tbo trade thua originated is
diverted- over their particular linea." .
Mr. and Mrs. Hawley will remain la
Portland until tha laat of tho week be
fore returning to their home ia Salem. '
at this season of tbo year,' and many
passengers holding through tickets havo
waited In Portland this week for the
railroad trains to get through. In prefer
one tortaktng passage ca the steamship"'
Columbia, whlcb left Tuesday night for
San Francisco. .
The transfer train from tho sooth tat
day over tho Southern Paclflo arrived in -Portland
at noon, more than four hours
late.. Tonight's train for tha south will
leavo this city at the usual time, and ta
expected to ' carry the passengers
through change. Only small baggage la
taken, . " . . . -
The Weatern Union a wires are atlll
out of commission. - Tbo Pacific Tele
phone at Telegraph company today got
one of Ita wires working between Port
land and San Francisco.
' Tho locomotive Is said to havo been
struck by a switch engine while In the
yard a, and the Jar started tho runaway. .
Both tho engineer and fireman were In
tho cab at tbo time, but tho engineer
was knocked from his place by tho forvo
of ths collision. i
Tho compact Is also said to have
forced open one of the valves connected
with tho throttle, sending tho engino
forward at a wild rate of speed. Tho
fireman stayed with tho engino snd was'
unhurt. Tbo engineer also escaped tn-,
Jury. . ,
Fortunately there were no oars or
engines on tho tracks aa tho engine
rushed up tho guloh. The engino was
badly damaged aa a result of Its expe
rience. -
and bow-tho widow dealree to pay a
short visit to her old home In China.
Fearful lest the Immigration officials
would rofuss ber and bar children re
admlaelon Into tho United States when
they desired ' to return, - shs asked for
official identification and tho entering
of tbo aame on tho records of - tho
oourt. Pictures and descriptions were
written Into the record In order thst
oertlfloatos of admission could bo given
them ta take - across - ta . China with
them as a safeguard for their return. - tjT.
. Mr. Parrish also bad a l-oent' piece
made In - 1TM and one mads In every
other year up to tha present time, with
ths exception of tho years ITU, 1104, ,
1800 and 1118. Ths 1 cent mads In
1TM Is said to bo worth 1400. In Mr.
Parrish's. collection there are mors than
100 oolns.
created a good deal of excitement la tbo
little town. Olson changed bis plea to
guilty. He promised never to run a -blind
pig again. A few days before
Bev. Mr, Ovall arrived another similar
place went out ot business, snd as To
ledo is supposed to be a dry town. It
really la one now that tho Olson thirst
quenching resort Is closed. Mr. Ovall
haa Just returned to Portland. ,
. Governor Mead In Town. 7 , ,
Governor Mead of "Washington and H.
W. Pratt, secretary of the Tacomat
chamber of- commerce, were guests st
luncheon today at the Commercial club.
Oovernor Mead attended the meeting of
the Vancouver Commercial club last
night.