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LACKAiAS Cr.EGOIl CITY TO HAVE SIC 8Y THE BAKD Nineteen Enroll at First Meeting Held for the Purpose of . Organization. . , (Special rrtspetek to Tbe "'.,,, Oregon CHy, April SO That Oregon City la to have a real brass band is quit apparent A meeting held last evening lor th purpoa of taking pre liminary steps tnwatd an organisation vaa well attended and a a result 1 en rolled a member of the organisation, l rofoesor J. Oronroer or Portland has been selected aa musical director, and It la thought under hla directorship the band will bs a success. Another meet ing will bo held next Wednesday even ing. when the tnembera will be ready tor their flrst practice. The charter roll will be .closed Wedneaday night and those who wish to Join ahould aend In their names at once. Tha following are those who have already enrolled: Charles Schnbeins, Will Walters, John Moehnke, Out Moehnks, Frank Whlt man, A. Rahtlald, J. Naeh. A- Fromong. W. Kruger. K. Brandt. H. Sager. F. Kaket. J. Meyerr, Kd Miller. W. Smith, Albert Melvla and David Catto. ENTERTAINMENT FOR M'LAUGHLIN INSTITUTE . (Special Dispatch ta The JoanaeD Oregon City, Or.. April 20. Tha third of tha series of card partlea given for the benefit of the McLoughlla institute will be given at the reeldence of Father HillebrandL Besldea card gamea the fol lowing program haa been arranged: - piano Mies Qladya Boys Three Team at the Spring". Mra Beach Mrs. Ed. Sheahan. Violin (a) To a Wild Roe. .McDowell (b) Gondoliers Song Mendelssohn Mr. Charles Measer Stow. Soprano solo. .... .Miss Marie Frederick Trombone "Toreodor Song from Car men ,."......., Biset Mr. Bert T. McBaln. (Mrs. McBaln at tha piano.) Lena (sung In .German) Hildacb Mra. Ed. Sheahan. Viola (a Engllah) Two Folk Bong (b Irish.) , '. Mr. Charles Measer Stow. , Ankle Second Time Broken. (Sportsl Dtspstrst to Tbe Joaraal.) Oregon City, April JO. Mrs. Alonso Wlckham of this city who had the mis fortune some weeks sgo to sprain her ankle, yesterday whll attending to her household duties, broke tN ankle In the same place. Th fractur la a very painful one and It will probably be some time before Mrs. Wlckhsm will be able to be about. ' WANTED! Girls oyer 14 years to oper ate sewing machines on shirts Easy to learn Good pay Steady work; OREGON CITY WOOLEN MILLS Oregon City, Oregon THE LATEST DOa OWNERS COMPLAIN OF UNLICENSED DOBS Assert ThatOn1y Seventy-Five . Dogs of Three Hundred Are Taxed. Dlenatrh to The Jonraal.) Vancouver. Wash., April HO. Owners of canines of this city, who hav for .r rait faithfully paid the annual tax of SI upon their pets that the latter may be kept from being picked up by th noundmaater. declare that not on half of the dogs in Vancouver ar ever made acquainted with either th officers of ths law or a dog license. A dosen or more persons owning dogs, who reg ularly pay th license fee, hav been hoard of late to complain of the large number of dogs that are allowed to mam tha streets unlicensed. It Is de clared that, although ther ar probably inn iiiwt in Vancouver. , leas than 7S licenses hav been taken out this year. ! Heal Estate Transfers.' ' jai.l THanatrh ta The JoaraaL) Vancouver, Wash.. April SO. Trans fers of real estate were yesterday filed -rith rnuntv Auditor Kies. as xouowa Dorothea Duback to George A. Falk. land In section 4, townahip 4 north, , rang 1 east; also land in section 4. township S north, range 1 east. $5; K. C Setoff to O. A. Falk, land In section SO. township 4 north, rang S east, S600; W. W. McCredla andi wlfs to K. A. Blank, south half of northeast quarter ' of section 11, township S north, rsnge -. I east, svu; Anion uiun w jm.n.. Ihner, land In section , township 4 north, range 1 east, 1260; E. D. Zlm rolnger snd wife to J. C Woods, east half of block II. East Vancouver, 110; - Hilda A. McCrary and wlf to Oregon a. Waahinetna Rutlwav company, right of way In James Carty D. I C, SS.000; the Title Guarantee tc Trust company to same, right of way tn section IS, township 4 north, rang 1 east. I6.S00; Augusta C Bengatnn - to Howard A. HM sere, atrip along block SS, Vancouver llelghta. SI: Howard A. Btlgers to Wal ter P. McKeene, eaat to feet of lots 1 and S, block 2S, Vsncouver Hnlgiits, S350; jud C English to S. W. Thomp son, weat half of southwest, qusrter of ffftlnn . township I north, range . S euttt, $1,000. - . , Tomorrow, jnu will need some good perfume, tf von really want the richest snd choicest li-rfum you will enme to Olln'S drug .iirn and ft ltouo.ueat des Amours. When You Order your lawn mower snd garden Imple ments for summer don't forget the flora as tk Corset." Youmans & Preston p'ol'M in everything In tha hardware -. l.iiihth and Washington atreets. COUNTY AND VICINITY The Ureses City errv-e ef The Inarasl Ik ted at Horn-ell A Jobm arss store, pbune Mala INI. where Karl Lars. U at.ni. will Mieod praupti Is euhecrlpltuaa. eoaplauita aaj ari-ertlaeine-la. Neva It-ma kill or snoa turn will ae appreciated aad raeelre rrauipt atteetlea.J ALMOST A TRAGEDY AT TENTH STREET CROSSING Scared Horse Gives Its Master One Very Close Call and Itself, Too. (Special Mepareb to Tha snaraal.t Oregon City, Or, April SO. Th un lucky Tenth stret crossing of tn Southern X'aelfl railroad cam near be ing the scene of another fatality at about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Van Tonge, a resident of .Highland, who was drlvlna to this city, waa nearing the jllde on Tenth street when he heard tha approach of a train and halted nis horse In order to let It paas. As tn train drew near th horse Decome frightened and daahed across ths track In front of the swiftly moving locomo tive. Luckily it crossed in safety, but being scared started at a furious pac toward Main Street, overturning iw buggy and dragging th occupant for some distance. Becoming dlaengaged from the rig by th breaking of the harness, tha horse started at breakneck speed down Tenth street end would have gone over th high bank Into th river had It not been for a woman wno was pasalng and shouted at It, bringing It to a stop. . Those who had witnessed th affair at one went to tn assist ance of Mr. van Tongs, expecting o find him terribly mangled, but upon examining It was found that said from few bruise and a saver ensuing up he was uninjured. TRAVEL IN ALASKA IS. A HARDSHIP THIS YEAR ' (Special Dispatch ta The Joarrtel 1 Oregon City, Or., April SO. Th news has been received her rrora Micnaei Mulvey, who left March II for Dawson. stating that th conditions In Alaska are unuauaL He Is at Whit Horse. where he Is waiting for a steamer, in order to avoid the payment or-iize stag far. Meala eost 11.60" each and th rat for baggage is z cents a pound. Th spring In that portion of Alaska Is unusually severe, tn ther mometer registering 18 degrees below sero ever sine Mulvey arrival. There Is two feet of anow and travelers are compelled to stay a week In Whit Horse on account ox tn storm ana tn extreme cold weather. PHONE WIRES RAPIDLY GOING UNDERGROUND IMnarlal Dispatch tn The Journal.) Oregon City, Or, April SO. Th Horn Telephone company Is now making good haadwav In setting Its line underground. snd It Is thought the work wll be fln lahed In a short time. The Horn com pany is. ths first to lay this system, but as th recent ordinance requires that all lines shall be removed from the streets it Is thought tha Pacific States company will soon follow. Th atreets at th present time are lined with wires, which Is a great detriment to tb' appearance of th city. NEWS OF VANCOUVER Mntlce Tee Vaeeoevsr ernes ef The Joerail la lorate4 at room S Coaisereial Beak bolM ln. nttb a4 Mala etreete. doom Mala n. vbefe eahscrtptloaa. eomplalnta, ed.erttee siesta spS seers will be rerain see preapuy a leaded te.CC. Olbeoa. area- BLAUVELT BRINGS SUIT OVER TITLE TO LAND Asserts That Hugo Kreiget Was Never Given a Deed to Tin Acres. (Special Dispatch te The Jonraal.) ' Vancouver,' Wash., April SO. A. J. Blsuvelt has filed action tn th superior court against Msg Otto Krelger, Julius Krelger, Theresa Eggelston. Frank Krelger and Hugo Krelger, t quiet title to 10 acres In section S4, town shin 4 north, range 1 east Th land In question, along with 70 acres addl tlonal, was purchased by th defend ants In common. Later their interests were divided and the property In ques tlon became th property of Blauvelt It Is alleged In th complaint that Hugo Krelger, who waa given th 10 acres purchased by Blauvelt, never re ceived a deed from the others interest ed with him In the .80 acres. Blsuvelt asks that tha court decree him to be the lswful owner of the land, thus re irinvlna a cloud from th title. Marraret G. Stowetl has filed a petl tlon In the superior court asking that A. p. 8towll be appointed administrat or hnnla non of th estate or Kiixa beth B. Stowell. deceased, and also ad mlnlstrator of th estate of A. W. StoW' ell. deceased. Th petitioner Is daughter snd heir of both estates. Elis abeth B. Stowell. wlf of A. W. fltowell, died In March, 104. and tier nusDann wss duly appointed administrator of her estata. On January IT, HOT, A. W. Stowell died before th estate or hi deceased wlf hed been fully adminis tered. Th satstes consist of consid erable property In this county. The heirs are Walter, B. Elisabeth. Msrgar st and Curtis Stowell, all residents of Portland at th present time. ' Lecture on the Holy Land. ISperlal Wa-wtch ta The Journal.) Vancouver. Wash- April SO. Th atereoptlc-n entertainment st th Chris tian church last evening was well st- tended. Rev. I. H Ha act th pastor, exhibited snm interesting views of th Holy Land snd Egypt, accompanied with ay pleasing sddreaa on conditions and dtiatoms In thnfj section of th , world. This Evening Is as Good time ss any for you gentlemen to pl.'k out your Hart Bchsffner Marx spring stilts at Tb Basaar. Store open Drill 1 10 p. m. and Stetson hat will he slven away fre with all suits from f 10 to tSO, up to closing tlm. ghaned ling Bros. Th Journal, dally 41 a month, dally and Sunday (te a moathi delivered any where la Vancouver. : looms FOR p WHO IS UifDER GRAVf Sheriff of Clackamas Sets Out for Washington on the . Trail qf Him. , (Special. Dispatch to Toe Journal) Oreaon City. ADril SO Sheriff Beatle left yeaterday afternoon for on of th Washington cities in search of a nlan charged with a very serious crime. District Attorney Ely, who has been working on th caa for some tlm. has gathered evidence which he considers very strong. It is thought th man will be captured with but little trouble, but to guard against all contingencies hla name is withheld and the particulars of th crlm will not b made public until he Is behind th bars. FRIENDS' LAST TRIBUTE TO KEELER GABBERT (Special Dispatch to Tb Job mat.) Oregon City, April SO. Th funersl of ths late Keeler Gabbert who area at Portland Wednesday, waa held in Eugene yesterday, interment being mad beside , the body of his daughter, who was burned to death some years ago In a fir at St. Helena Mrs. Gabber! cam to Portland and took charg of th body, returning to Eugene yesier- day morning. A larg number of old friends attended th funeral and paid their last respects, ' . Local and Personal. nrae-an Cltv. Anrll SO. Sola circle. Women of Woodcraft., held He regular martin laaf evenlns at th hall. No buslneas of Importance cam befor the meeting. - ..rl. . Mrs. Viola OouTrey.v principal - Barclay High school. waa pieasanii. surprised at her residence Mat night by a party of SS High school student Csrd games were played. Ic cream and cake were served. Carl Horn, for many years a resiaeni of this city, haa been graduated wiui high honors from the New Tork Trade school with . the degre of electrical engineer. Hs obtained 100 per cent In very branch except one, and in that be secured a percentage of more than SB. Ths usual services win do neia ai um different churches In this city tomor row. David Close Again at Liberty. Oregon City. April SO. David Close, who was arrested some days sgo at Parkplac on the charge of Insanity, eras yesterday released. It Is thought th trouble was due to th excessive us of Intoxicants and now that he Is free from th effect he will probably recuperate In a few days. Judge Ryan vouched for his conduct. Artisans Go Visiting. Oregon City, April SO. Th local lodge of Artisans left last evening by special car for Portland, where they attended a union meeting of several of th lodges In and around Portland. An excellent program wss carried, out, after which a banquet was served. The party returned feeling well repaid for their trip to th metropolis. Th Journal, dally 4 fro s month, dally snd Sunday lo a month! delivered any where In Oregon City. ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Organization Is Completed' and League Ready to Do Battle With Cigarettes. (Special Dtacetck te The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., tApril SO. Th Vancouver Anti-Ctgarett league has been formally organised by Organiser Strubl and Is now ready for Its pur pose, tbst of putting an end to th cig arette habit especially among minora The local league Is composed of school children of this city and already a large number have been taken into membership. ' At a meeting held at th High School building th . following officers were elected: President Arthur Shumwsy; vice-president, Fred Ferrellj seoretsry and treasurer, Henry Trumbley. "Hello Mir Tomorrow. . . (Special tnapatck t The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., April SO. From present indications the Auditorium thea tre will be crowded on Sunday when WUUs M. Ooodue's comedy, "Hello Bill," will be presented by Mr. Ooodue's own company. The advance - sale of seats has been extremely heavy and those desiring good . locstlons should havs their seats set aside early. "Hello Bill" Is not what would be called a "horse play" farce, but is plenty lively enough to keep you from going to sleep. It Is full of runny situatlona The company presenting It her has played to crowd ed houses In all of th principal cities of th east. - At Vancouver Churches. (Spacfal Dfenatrh to Th Jonraal.) Vancouver, Wash.,-April SO. Services will be held st the various houses of worship In this city tomorrow as fol lows: Presbyterian Tenth and Esther streets, Bev. t. E. Snyder pastor. Sun dav school. :45 a. m; morning service. 11 o'clock: young people's meeting, 1:30 p. m.f popular evening service, T:S0 o'clock. The subject of the pastor's morning sermon will be "Man That Is Born of Ood Doth Not Commit Bin." At th popular eventhg serlce the pastor will speak on "An .mpiy neart. - Methodlst Episcopal riinin ana Co lumbia" streets. Rev. T. K. Elliott pas tor. Sunday school, :45 s. tn.; morning service, 11 o'clock: Junior lesguo, t p. m.i Epworth loague.-i:80 p. tn.; evening service. 7:S0 o'clock. The pastor will occupy the pulpit ai me morning aerv Ice. The subject of his sermon will be "The Psrabl of th Muatsrd Reed." At ths evening service Miss Jones of Seattl will occupy the pulpit and tell of the deaconess work. Mias Jones de sires to meet th young ladles st th cloa of the evening service. St. Luke's Episcopal East Eighth snd C streets. Rev. W. C. Bheppsrd rector. Services st snd 11 s. m. and 7:20 p. m. The rector- will conduct regular services tomorrow. Baptist Eleventh and Harney streets, DAY'S HEWS OF EAST mULTNOLIAH - .... . Railway MatterAgaln to the Front High Water Makes Dairymen Uneasy. -;', (Special DlapatHl a Tea JoaraaL I ' Cleone, Or., April SO. W. P. Keady of tho O. W. P., Oebom Bros, of Monta vllla. and several real estate men have taken an option on tha south half of H. f. Stone's farm for SO daya Mr. Keady says tracklaytng will be re auraed on Monday and a special car car rying th O- W. P. company's officials will be tn Fairview Tuesday or Wednes day. The citizens r preparing to open a keg of spikes when the car gets her. ORGANIZER SCHRAM AMONG THE CARRIERS ' (Special Dlapatrk t The Joaraal.) ' Cleone, Or., April SO. The. rural mall carriers of Oregon, numbering ISO, are preparing for their annual state meet ing at Portland, June 1. S. and I. The stats now has' SO members ana bis is Organiser Schram of Cleone Is In the field organising counties. He goes to Oregon City Saturday. April S7. to or gantie Clackamas county's IT carriers. He W1U organise Multnomah county May 1 with IS carriers, and will be at Corvallls Msjr SO to finish th work be gun there. " At the stat meeting a delegate will be elected to attend tb national asso ciation at Atlanta, Georgia, this fall. A full set Of officers will be- elected snd the location of th next annual meeting will b selected. . Th state meeting will be entertained by th oity carriers snd on day will be given over to excursions. K. F: Loop of McMlnnvllle Is president and J. It. Golns of Albany secretary. Rising Water Alarms Dairymen." (Special DUpatrh ta The Journal.) ' Cleone, Or., April SO. Th Columbia Plough is rising fast. Thursday at Crane's bridge It rose a foot and three Inches. Ths water Is now as high as It usually Is In May. Th farmers are growing anxious over th prospect of exceedingly high water. Mill feed la high and to ses th water orawllng alcwly over the grass Is causing the dairymen great uneasiness. It Is also spoiling th sport of th boys In catch ing catfish and chubs. Local and Personal. (Special DlipatrH to Tb Josraal.) Cleone, Or., April SO. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Smith of Rockwood, Wednesday, a daughter, weighing 11 H pounds. Mrs. Abbla Jacobs Is ill at th home of her brother, J. J. Knight. Walker Qulesenberg of Rockwood waa In Portland on business yesterday. Paul 'Fisher of Nashville, Or., writes his brother Frank that he kiUed a very larg bear last week. , ' DAY IS FOR BROOM Initiative One Hundred Plans Cleanup Campaign Better Than Last Year's A cleanlng-up campaign will o planned at a meeting of th Initiative One Hundred tonight to be held In Artisans' halL Tb organisation will endeavor to surpass Its successful work In this line last year, when th school children were enlisted, and many hun dreds of loads of trash wer gathered up all. over the city, and hauled away at the sxpens of the Initiative On Hundred. "W would Ilk to enlist this year all those) who helped lest yesr, and a whole lot mors." said President F. L McKenna. "It Is surprising to find th larg amount of trash that la usually to be found on vacant lota snd even on prem ises that ar occupied. Th work last year, whll not thorough, was pro ductive of much Improved, conditions. For a month after th campaign was over ther were calls at my office for wagons to haul away debris that had been gathered up lata." RAILROADS AGREE WITH COMMISSION ON TEST Uphold Right to Give Transpor. tation to Publications for . Advertising. Chicago. April !. Western railroads havs brought th interstate commerce commission to an agreement on a test of tha lsw which forbids th xchang of transportation for advertising. Th Monon first defied this law and has been followed sines by many other lines. Th Harrtman Unas hav nterd into a seneral offensive and defensive cam- Da I an which means so much to th newspspsrs and other publications and also means millions to th railroads. It Is held that tt is legal for tb rail roads to pay for advertising In trans portation r anything else, so long as th tariff rata ar charged. It Is also held thst the lsw destroys ths right ty enter Into legal contracts and Interferes with lesal contracts already existing. All data and arguments will be prepared In advance so thst a 'Quick decision may be obtained, tn the federal court Th test suit will be brought sgatnst ths Monon. representing all the other rosds Rev. Robart Teatman pastor. BIbl school, lo a. m.: morning service, 1 o'clock: B. T. P7 U- 0:S0 p. m.l evening service. 7:80. Pastor Yestmsn will preach st both the morning snd evening services. Morning theme, "The Mystery of Oodllness": evening. "Help Your selves." Christian Thirteenth and Orant streets. Rev. I. H. Hasel pastor. Morn Ing service, 11 o'clock; evening service, 1:10. The subject or Mr. .lasers morn Ing sermoa will b "Which WayT" At th evening service the pastor will de liver the last 'Of his series of lectures on the book or Revelation; subject. The City of ood." Christian Science Bonn' hall. Regu lar Sunday service, 11 a. m.; Sunday school. IS m.l midweek meeting, Sp. m Wednesday; Th subject for tomorrow win be "Probation After Death," APPROACHING ILQ ILO CITY IS SWEPT BY FIRE .-. Heavy Loss of Life Feared Flames Render Twenty Thou sand Natives Homeless. fjoaraal gpeelnl gerwlce.) Manila. P. L April 1. Ho Ilo, ths capital city of the Island of Panay, was swept by fire this morning and It is feared th loss of Ufa wss heavy. Twenty thousand ar known to be home leas. e . -' Th Are, which, was of . unknown origin, swept across th city In sn in credibly short time, th dry bamboo huts snd roofs of leaves being con sumed by the flames alraoat tn a breath. 6 rapidly did th fir spread that many were unable to escape from their one story shscka before tb flames were upon them. Whll th fire raged th noise was terrific Ths hollow spsces In ths bam boo huts hsated quickly and burst -with loud reports. . All forenoon th sound of ths burning city wss Ilk ths deafen ing roar or battle. - Late this- afternoon th authorities had th flames under control snd re stored a degre of confidence ta th hearts of th panto-stricken natives. SHIP ORANGES EAST WITHOifT ICE PACKING Carload Started as Experiment -If Successful Will Revo lutionize Industry. . i (.normal Special aervtce.) ' Los Angeles. April !. The flrst ear- load of oranges sver shipped eaat with out Ic was started from Riverside last' evening. If this test proves sstlsfso- tory It will practically revolutionise the Industry and will affect all tha fruit Interests of ths state. It will do away with tha necessity of devoting nearly on third of th capacity of each car to Ice. It will also be Important to ship pers and growers , who await results with keen Interest - These oranges had ben la lcehous storage for tour days to remove all heat, and th car was cooled to a tem perature of SO degrees. It was thsn packed solidly with fruit Instead of tho .ordinary load of SS4 boxes, S4 boxes were put In, this extra amount being mad possible by the elimination of the ic chambers. " O. Harold Powell of th United States department of ag riculture evolved th Idea of tceleas shipping and personally directed tho ex periment. He has been making an ex haustive study of the causes of decay of citrus fruit In transit charged; BY ANGRY HUSBAND Ernest H. Wetxel. a mining aad tlm bar dealer with offlc In the Oregonlan building, and said to represent several wealthv eastern lumbermen, wss ar rested todsy by Detectives Flic and Jones on a warrant charging him with statutory offense.- Mra. Mabel cms holm, who Is Jointly charged with ths ssme crime in the information, waa aiso taken into custody, but as th warrant did not call for her arrest she wss re leased upon orders of Chief Grlta- macher. Ths complainant la A. E. Chlsholm, proprietor of th Hotel Oxford at Sixth and Oak -streets, and husband of th woman In -h ease. Mra Chlsholm hss been acting as night clerk. According to Chlsholm' statement to Deputy Dis trict Attorney Haney, h has suspected his wlf of Improper conduct with Wetxel for some tlm and employed a defective who Is said to hav secUfed conclusive evidence. Wetsel Is of imposing appearance and evidently a man of mean. He came to this city from Michigan laat year and has been residing. In tho Oxford sine Isst October. Wetsel wss not - greatly perturbed over his srrest and maintains thst he is th victim of a plot to black- mall him. GERMANS ANGRY WITH THE LAIRD OF SKIBO . (Journal floeclal fterrlea.1 Berlin, April !. "Befor Mr. Car negie undertakes to tell how Germans feel about military conscription, let him come to Germany and find out," is w answer given her to th Pittsburg mag nate's resorted comments on tn bur densome and obnoxious character of compulsory army service. Ths statement that conscription . drives workmen ' to migration evokes th retort that ml grants working In Pittsburg factories ar scarcely competent to speak for tha German people, excepting, perhaps, as socialists. Tb attitude toward Carnegie's state ment which la characterised as an un pleasant incident Is typical of tno tons of asperity and annoyance now permeat ing German expressions on tn peace and disarmament -question, upon which It Is Insisted thst Germany is persist- ently i misunderstood, , FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS' POURS INTO NEW YORK ' ' a,iaasa.waS-wseaasBS Nsw Tork. April -19. Th rush of Immigrants from Europe continues, and this year will b a record-breaker for th number of arrivals of aliens at ths port of New York. ' Vessels which reached this port Tuesday and Wednes day brought S,77 In th flrst and seo ond cabin. Immlgatlon officers say thess figures - max a new record for the depa: ment. Several steamships brought over S.00O passengers each In s'.-erage. Ellis Island station, where th Immigrants ar examined, is crowd ed. Indications are that th great in flux of Europeans, which began arly in the year, will continue. . MRS. CLAY WANTS TO GET HER MONEY BACK William Weber and William H. Weber, proprietors of the Merchants hotel on Third street, srs defendants In a suit for SM which began in th cir cuit court today. Th. plaintiff Is Msry E. Clay, a clairvoyant November 4 lsat Mra Clay left her purs and money with a clerk of th hotel and th following day she got It back. But so shs claims, ther was IS leas money In It than when ah parted with It- The suit was decided In ths Justice Court against tha plaintiff, but was appealed EVELYN REFUSES TO GO Oil STAGE Weary of City Life and Longs to Co on a Ranch With Her Husband. (Jo-real Special areiea.) New York. April !. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw says ah Is tlrd of th stag, of th city and of endless dressing. Sht wants to go west and live on a ranch with. Barry. 8h eirys that nothing on earth would persuadeV her to return to th stag. "Dan O'Reilly told ma" sh said, that a theatrical manager almost wept on his neck, lamenting to think that all this notoriety was going to waste." Evelyn resented th criticism, of a writer who found fsult with her be csus sh didn't cry enough on the stand. Sh said: 'I dld't want to cry. I, bit flash and clinched my hands until th nails cut to hold back th tears." She confessed that sh laughed a lit tle when Jerome Introduced her diary, because it recalled funny things. sh had forgotten. Attorney D. M. Delmas today gave out a statement saying that h with drew from tha Thaw ess desplt th urgent appeals of Tha w'a . relatives to remain tn charge, because he thought It beneath his dignity as an attorney to conform to the demands of th r rstlo prisoner. NEW APPOINTMENTS BY GOVERNOR MEAD (Special' Plspatck te The Joarnal.) Olympla, Wash., April IS. Governor .ead hss appointed N. p. Bnowaiter, Colfax, county superintendent of Whit man county; W. E." Wilson, Ellensburg-, rrinclpal of tb Stat normal scnooi ai that nlacs. and E. C Hughes, member Of th school board of Seattle, as code commissioners ;to revise and codify the cod of publla' instruction oi ins state of Washington. Th superintendent of publlo instruction is ex-offlclo chairman oi tho commission, and th attorney-e-eneral la ex-offlclo member, tb deputy school superintendent being ex-offlclo secretary of th board. This board waa created by tct of ths last legislature. and tharmeml . ar t observe IS months without pay, xcpt necessary traveling expenses. HARRIMAN IN WAY OF FRICK POLITICALLY " (Jnsraal Special gerrtea.t New York. April !. Ther ar ru mors of friction between Frlck and Har- rlman on account of Frlck's political as pirations. It Is reported thst Frlck seeks to succeed Senator Penrose, but cannot get ths support of th delega tion unless hs becomes a stancn sup porter of Roosevelt H cannot pose as . Roosevelt s friend and remain in alliance with a man so obnoxious to th president ss Harriman. Wall street Is watching the Paclflca' slocks closely for tJe reaults of Frlck's attitude. - LONDON DOES HONOR . TO LORD BEACONSFIELD - (Joaraal Special Sen fa.) , London, April 1 Primrose day, other wise th anniversary of ths death of Lord Beaconsfleld, who died April 19, 1SS1, was observed la J-ondon todsy as usual, though tn o-servanc does not appear to be so general as in - years past Floral tributes wer placed about th Beaconsflsld monument In Parlla ment square and ths grave of th fam ous statesman in Hughendoa cemetery was likewise decorated. STEVEDORES REFUSE UNIONS' WAGE DEMANDS ' (Special Dispatch te Th Jonraal.) ' Seattl. April It. All stevedoring firms affected by th new scale of wage Issued yeaterday by tha local un loo of riggers and longshoremen have decided that they will not grant ths de mands mads by the union. Th pre vailing sentiment among steamship own ers and sailing vessel owners Is that th new wag demands ar clearly out of reason. Within two or three day th shipowners and stevedoring firms will hold a meeting and decide what atsnd they shall taka as a whola Tha Investigation of th Dakota wreck was resumed this afternoon befor Ma rina Inspectors Whitney and Turner. Captain Franck Is expected to tak th stand about Monday. BIG increase; IN SECOND-CLASS RATES What Is believed to be an attempt on th part of th Canadian government to keep American newspapers rrora en taring Into competition with Canadlsn newspapers wss th recent rule adopted by both countries relative to th posts g rate on second-class man matter. Ths nil 1 to th afreet thst postsgs on all second-class mall shall ba at tha rate of 1 cent for every four ounces, in' stsad of 1 cent for each pound aa here tofore. ( - Postmaster Mlnto received an order to this effect today and it will become effective May a. WIFE IS GIVEN MOST OF HUSBAND'S ESTATE ' - Uoornal SDectal Service. 1 ' Lo Angeles, April It. After having been married 40 years, Mra Carolina Flckw)rth, wlf of Edmund Flckewlrfh, a wealthy ranohman of this county, hss been granted a divorce on th ground of cruelty. It . wss developed at the hearing that the husband had become addicted to ths use of liquor to such sn extent that it brought trouble and fin ally separation. Ther ar six minor cmldrtn. Flckswlrth Is reputed to he worth 1178,000, and the court awarded S 100,00(1 to the wlf , -her larg share being Intended for th support of their children. This Is th largest amoant awarded hers In rears In a case of such a character. FORCE SEATTLE SHERIFF TO NAME JAIL MATRON (Special Dtapateb to The Josraal.) Seattl, April . 1 19. Th clubwomen who hav been conducting a fight fur three matrons at the county. Jail an nounc that they will immediately tak tha matter Into 'court to compel th sheriff to glv ' them what they want Th women will, through their attorney, first sndeavor to Indure a Judge of th superior court to order Sheriff flmlth to appoint the three matrons, and If hs then refuses to do so. will taks steps to Impeach impeach him. . PENALIZED. FOR 11 DAYS' DELAY Paquet, Cieblsc!. and Joplin Ar Fined Thirteen Hundred by the Water Board For delay In -th construction of tha great Highland water main.. Paquet Gleblsch tt Joplin wer today penalised tl.875 by th water board. Tha con tractors wer delinquent 11 daya Their , part of th contract . amounted to 137.000 in round figure. By th ad vice of City Attorney McNary th con tractors were-given the. right only t contest ths amount of ths penalty. "They will not sue for th amount" said Mr. McNary, after he had t con- -eluded his address to th board. Upon recommendation of Mr, McNary a.bond of not leas than SO per cant of tha contract for all Improvements waa adopted by th board. - : Communications from E. Quackaa- bush. owner of th Piedmont watr works, and Kublk Brothers, owners of ths Woodlswn plant war rolvd, Both asked for a rehearing on th offar of th sal of their plants to th city. Commissioner Allen said Kublk Broth ers had Intimated that th board had been Influenced by a "crowd of knock ers who had not paid for thalr watsr and whos taps had been shut off la consequence." - Tha board decided ts glv both Quackenbush snd th Kublk a hearing at a special masting to b held at 8 p. m. Tuesdsy. 51LLIAH LORIMER IS . BOUKD FOR PORTIAKD llinois Congressfhan Will Bo Shown Many Courtesies While In the City. Congressman William Lorlmer of Ill inois is expected to arrive la Portland within th next few days, on a trip of Investigation of western conditions. Th Portland chamber of commerce will take cognisance of hts presence her and official attention will be paid to th distinguished Chlcsgoan. As Mr, Liorlmer Is a member of th house rivers and harbors committee, h will probably be taken by a commute to Inspect th Colombia river Jetty and lso th progress kf th work on th Colllo cannl. .Tha visitor is regarded as on of th practical polltlclsns, and on of the most powerful In Republican party politics In Illinois. Th Lorlmer faction In Cook county and throughout th stato Is alwsys to be reckoned, with at Illinois convsntlona - SWEDISH SINGER INJURED IN WRECK A telegram was received her this morning from 'Viktor Nillson- of Minn- . spoils, ststing thst Mm a. Anna Lund- berg, tb Swedish soprano, who Is tour ing ths United States, was injured In the North Dakota train wreck of a fw day ago and la now receiving medical car In Mlnneapolia Mma Lundberg was on her way to th Pacific coast when misfortune over- took her and th dates her ss well a in Tacrma. Seattl and San Francisco 111 be canceled. Th soprano was to sing in Murlark hall next Sunday eve- nlng ander tb auspices of th Colum bia singing goclsty. A pecullsr coincidence In this con nection is th fact that Mma Hellstrom, th noted prima donna soprano of tb Royal Opera ' at Stockholm, . was also prevented from visiting th cities Of th Pacific northwest on her recent tour of th states by troubles on th rail road. Owing to serious washouts on th Northern Pacific and O. R. N. Mm. Hellstrom wss compelled to csn- ' eel br engagements at Portland, - . attl and Taooma, returning horn af- . ter having appeared at San Francisco. FOR FIRE PROTECTION AT THE STATE HOUSE (Special Dispatch to Tha Joaraal.) Salem. Or- April 19. Firs Chief Da vid Campbell of th Portland fir de partment has filed his report rslsttv to providing for better fire protection for th ststs house, acceding to th request of th stat board of building commlaelonera. He declares thst th attic la th moat vulnerable spot of ths house; that Its floor should b so pui In that It oould be removed Immediately In eaaa of fire runnlns- under .'It: that the attic ahould b accessible' to "rasn men from the outside snd ths bulig ought to be provided with fire escapee on the north snd south ends, also with balconies at ths lines of ths windows of the second and third floors. - i' Ths Inadequate fir protection st th stato-ahouB was brought to tha attsn tlon Vt th laat legislature by Chief Savage of th local fir department and an appropriation was mads for pro tecting It. ....... It Is planned to Install a stationary chemical engine and th hoe necesssry for sending a t-S cnemicai stream ror SO minutes with a tOO-gallon engln. to any part desired. . J , TWO EUGENE CHURCHES . VOTE TO CONSOLIDATE i i (Speelal Tttaratrk te Th Joaraal.) Eugene, Or., April 19. Committees from Congregational and United Dreth- . ren churches of this city hav been no- pointed snd will meet tonight for ths 1 purpose of formulating artloles of aa-reement preparatory to a union of th ' two churches. Th Congregatlonalfrhev held a meeting last night at which lt was unanimously s greed to unite with . ths TInlted Brethren church. Th let ter held a slnn lar meeting soms time.' ago. It TT" planned to merge the churches Immediately. Rev. George 10. McDonald, pastor of th JJnlted Breth ren church, la 'to act as pastor until this fall, when he expects to- go sast to attend a theological seminary. BAIL DENIED HESNEFK CHARGED WITH MURDER " (Special Dlapatrk te The Joaraal.) Ioon Lake, Wash, April 19. Ball ha been denied Ernest Heaner by ths su perior court Heaner Is charged with murder In th first degree in th killing of At Everman her March SO. Over man was found In company with Hes- ner's wlfs near the shors of the lake. hen Keener, It Is sllcgHt, crept tip and killed Everman, who waa nnt over 10 ' feet distant when th shot waa was fired.