THE . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ' PORTLAND. - SATURDAY" EVENING. JULY 20. 1807.
OPEN if
I
Conncil Considers a Large
.V Number' of Applications
for Street Improvements
''"'llWork Probably Under
Way by First of August.
, viiv so mnny bids
been
opened tn one meeting of the executive
board yesterday afternoon when
'! those for the street rmprovement end
aewer construction wore considered. It
''- the policy of the board to hurry along
-with the citv work, and an endeavor
, will be made to get aa much of It under
' way next month aa possible. The eon
tracta will be recommended awarded at
i the next meeting of the executive street
committee, and will be confirmed by the
board at lta flrat meeting In August.
Following are the blda received for
treet improvement and opened yestsr-
Thompson atreet. from Kaat "Four
teenth to East Twenty-fourth, bltullthlc
pavement. Warren Construction com-j
.di.2oV""et, from 10 7 feel : west
bf west line of Stout atreet toWe.t line
of Stout street, grading. Charles K.
Pem83.V.nu. from Ea.t Ninth to
.East Nineteenth dd'wal curb -t
walks and box gutters, Miller 4 Bauer,
I ,2Th?rd' atieet from Ollaan to Hoyt.
' grading and paving with atone block".
: fit. Helen a Quarry company. ;
East Twenty-eighth atreet from Knott
to Broadway, grading
..... upland bank SvelT Joplin Meeks,
I16.614.S8; K. J. Debuhr, $12.42.
: Nebraska atreet. from Wisconsin to
Bond, artificial atone sidewalk and curb.
P. J? Ward, $417.46; W. H. Patterson,
' 'Sas'mere tvMttt, from Division atreet
- to Hawthorn avenue, graveling with
. upland bank gravel. Steven, Brothers.
I6.80.86; Glebisch Joplin,
Front atreet, from Burnside to Madl
" eon, grading atreet to proper sub-grade.
. taking up, redressing and relaying atone
blocka. conatmcting new pavement
where none exists, Glebisch k Joplin.
$41,06IT7; Concrete Construction Co.,
'4i.O0UO. .
The blda for aewer work were aa fol-
l l0Alblna avenue, fromAlberta to Hum
boldt. J. P. O'Neill. $S3ff.80; H. A, Schell,
8346 66; Bechlll Broa, 1314 10.
East Nineteenth, from Thompson to
Tillamook. George Gordon, 8741 66 .;
John Keating, 8623.90; J. P. O'Neill.
- $682 2-
Mlsalssippi avenue, from Blandena to
' Prescott. H. A. Schell, $711.08; Bechlll
Bros., ttet.il; J. P. O'Neill. $639.66.
Dover street, from Thurman to
Vtuihn. J P. O'Neill. $282.70; John
Keating, $848.10; George Gordon, $171.40.
Michigan avenue, from Freemont to
Cook, George Jordoo. $491.90; H. a.
Bchell, $499.68; John Keating, $616.90;
J. P..O'NellL $521.54.
"East Eleventh street, from Hovt to
' Davis. George Gordon, $1,664.80; J.
P. ONelll, $1,629.30; John Keating,
$1,462.40.
East Taylor, from East Thirty-ninth to
.East Thirty-eighth, jona neaiing,
George ooraon. zoz.
Vernon and Houston streets, from
Aspen to Franklin, J. P. O'Neill, $1
nnfna- John Keatlnar. 81.069.70.
East Ash. from East Twenty-eighth
.to 186 feet east, Qeorge.Gordon. $271.20;
John Keating. $231.50; J- P. O'Neill,
$244,70. ,
Twentv-fourth street, from Tork
atreet 176 feet north, John Keating,
8178.75: Geora-e Gordon. $152.90.
Michigan avenue, from Prescott to
gkidmore, Bechlll Bros., $207.60; H. A.
Schell. $200.96.
SAYS SALOON HAS
NO RIGHT TO LIVE
Judge Art man in Lecture at Salem
Argues Away All Constitutional
. Bights From It.
(Special Dtapatca to Tb Journal.)
Salem, Or,, July 20 Judge Samuel Art
man of Lebanon. Indiana, spoke to a
crowded house at the First Christian
church last evening on "The Unconsti
tutionality of Saloon Licenses." He was
Introduced by Oovernor George E.
Chamberlain. Hla discourse waa a re
view of liquor enactments baaed on the
premise that saloons have no inherent
rights under the constitution of the
United State and that ther are illegal
under the common law and the moral
law. He said that no man had the right
to conduct a business that Interferes
with the welfare of his fellow beings,
destroys his health ani interferes with
the pursuit of happiness.
He explained at lengh the purport
-of his decision in the Saltan liquor case,
rendered in that celebrated case in In
diana. TWO SAY NOT GUILTY;
- CHINAMAN ASKS TIME
Pair of Trio Charged With Selling
Liquor to Minor Deny the
Charge in Court.
Fred McNamara. Walter S. Everett
and Yin Kin Lum were arraigned before
Judge Frazer in circuit court this morn
ing charged with selling liquor to Leo
J). Furlong, the 17-year-old youth who
was arrested last week on the charge
of beating a Japanese whom he met
while on nls way to Troutdale on tho
Fourth of July.
Furlong waa accompanied by Clarence
Davis and another youth named Fergu
son. It is charged that the boys pro
i cured a bottle of whiskey from Mo
V Namara and Everett in the morning be-
r ore they started for Troutdale, and in
tbe evening after they returned ate sup
per at a restaurant conducted by the
Chinese, Yin Kin Lum, who sold them
t WO bottles of beer with their noodles.
V I; : 1 McNamara and Everett pleaded not
fuiltjr and Lum was allowed until July
t In which to enter a plea.
FEMALE PICKPOCKET STEALS
! . - WATCH AND PURSE ON CAR
. Mrs. Mettger of Lents reported to the
' police . this morning that whlls a pas-
"senger on s. Mount, Scott .car last even
' Ing fc female pickpocket relieved her of
- S' watch and purse .The purse, whicH
contained $5. and the timepiece were Id
? JUrs, JJleUgefa satchel, but the thief
, deftlt opened the -reticule .and bad no
f difficulty in securing the plunder with-
out detection. An excellent description
'of the woman has been furnished to the
SEEKS E
m c
10 AIM CRAIIT
Assistant Tpwnsend Leaves
for Southern Oregon to See
Railrodd Records.
Special Assistant United States Attor
ney K. D. Townaend, who came to Port
and to repreaent Attorney-General C. J.
Bonaparte In the Investigation of the
Southern Paclfto land grant, left yester
day afternoon for southern Oregon
polnta to make Inquiries regarding cer
tain evidence he wishes to use.
Although Mr. Townsend has followed
a policy of refuaiiig Jo talk about his
work since coming to Portland. It la be
lieved he has secured so much valuable
data that the government will be able
to prosecute suits asamst the railroad
for failure to comply with the condition J
of lta land grant. This belief la
atrengthened by the appointment of A.
McDonald McRlalr as a special assist
ant to the attorney-general, who Is dally
expected to arrive in Portland to assist
in the work.
In renlv to persons who expressed
kenttrlam regarding the real meaning
of the government In sending him to
Oregon, Mr. xownsena oniy emues mo
aays nothing. He ame to Portland
without any assistants but discovered
so much work he found It necessary to
employ a stenographer and call ror
more assistance from the attorney-general.
It Is believed this haa been
granted and that a relentless war will
endue against the railway.
AThere has been some criticism of the
government for sending a man to Ore
gon to Investigate, when, according to
the critlca, all the records were in
Washington. Those who are In a posi
tion to know say this la not true. They
ay all the deeda ana acta or me raii
n1 In dlanoalna- of the lands are on
file in the county courts of Oregon and
to And what the railroad has done with
its land, not only in disposing of It, but
In the payment of taxes and improve
ments, It is necessary to search the
court recorda.
In addition to these facta, tne Know
ing ones point out that all the plats of
the land are also on file In the county
courts, giving Mr. Townsend and his as
sistants weeks of work In securing all
the official mapa. deeds, titles and other
legal instruments necessary to have at
hand In a law suit.
Mr. Townsend refused to tell what
f. laces he Intended visiting, but it Is be
ieved he will go as far as' the state
line and possibly rurtner. i expects
to be back monday.
CHIEF CLEARS UP
SUNDAY SALE MATTER
Issues Order Designating Class of
Goods Which May Re Sold In
Grocery Stores.
Owing to the number of inquiries
from storekeepers throughout the city
as to what class of goods can be sold
In grocery stores on Sunday, Chief of
Police Grltxmacher has Issued an order
to the captains of the various reliefs
relative to the matter.
Under the order all grocery stores
must be closed on Sundays, but those
establishments having bakeries in con
nection are permitted to keep that part
open for the sale of breadstuffs, etc.
Grocers making a specialty of fruit and
confectionery are likewise allowed to
sell these wares. The Dan is not piacea
on cigars and tobacco, but no grocer
can sell these commodities. The head
of the police department specifically an
nounces that canned goods are groceries
and consequently cannot be sold.
Considerable comment haa been
caused by the order In view of the fact
that a grocer selling Dread, canes, iruit
or candy can remain open while his less
fortunate competitor, who does not han
dle any of these side lines. Is perforce
compelled to close nis aoors.
CORVALLIS AND ALSEA
RIVER INCORPORATED
(Special Dispatch to The Joornal.)
Salem, Or., July 20. The Corvallls &
Alsea River Railway company Is the
name of a new railroad for which arti
cles of Incorporation were filed yester
day with the secretary of state. The
line is to extend from Corvallls to
Blackly postofflce, on Lane creek. In
Lane county, a distance of 88 miles. A
branch line will be built from Corvallls
to a point near the Alsea river and in
a northwesterly direction to Alsea post-
orrice. '
The Incorporators are F. L. Miller, A.
J. Johnson and Virgil E. Watters, and
the main office of the company will be
at Corvallls. The company Is capital
ized. at $160,000.
Among yesterday s Incorporations is
the Moore & Frost Land company, in
corporators L. K, Moore, G. M. Frost,
Jessie Moore and J. Gertrude Frost;
capital stock $6,000; main office Port
land; object, buying and selling real es
tate and do a general brokerage busi
ness. GARFIELD INSPECTS
TiTVlOTTTn nnATnnm
FINISHED PROJECT
(Special Plapatcb to Tha Joarnal.)
Klamath Falls, Or., July 20. Mason
& Davis, contractors on the main canal
of the Klamath project, have taken out
the last shovelful of earth from the big
ditch and with no ceremony turned the
completed canal over to tne re a era 1
reclamation service. The secretary of
the Interior arrives to inspect a finished
project. It represents about a year and
a half's work, and is a credit to the
contractors. XVo the secretary the ques
tion will be presented of the proper
classification of the work, as there Is
some disagreement between the con
tractors and the reclamation officials.
Archie Mason Is now busily engaged
In the preliminary work connected with
the grading contract he has on the
California Northeastern railway over
the marsh lands south of the citv of
Klamath Falls.
MILLER REFUSES TO
FREE BANKER MA GILL
(Journal .Special Serrlce.)
Clinton, July 20.i-Late this afternoon
Prosecutor Miller denied the story to
the effect . that he would dismiss the
charges against Banker Magill, accused
or murdering hla nrst wire. Miller de
clares Magill will be prosecuted.
authoritres, and a detective detailed on
the case.
w"KmUu'nProprletor ot grocery at
Jw!Tn .n th 8t- Jhn Une. has
.hJil b!n entered by burglars
2 occasion, this summer, and
about $10 worth of tobacco carried away
on each occasion.' The . thieves again
visited the place last night, and-the de
tectives detailed on the case believe they
hsre a Clue to the Identity of the cuf
pilta, . t, ' ..'v '
OF
UNION FOLLOWS
This Assumed as a Conse
quence of Settlement With
Telegraphers.
(Joarnal Special Senlee. r'
Oakland. Cal.. July JO. When the
telegraphers return to work Monday
morning they will do so without an In
crease In pay, but all will be given their
old positione'and It Is considered that
the companies are recognlilng the union,
although no contract to that effect hs
been signed. The matter of an Increase
Is to be taken up after the operators
have resumed work.
An arbitration committee of three will
be appointed to adjust the affairs be
tween the operators and companies. The
strikers will select one member, the
companies one member, the third to be
elected by the former two. In tho
event that these men are unable to
aaree UDon a third the choice win be
left to the labor commissioner and the
chairman of the Interstate commerce
commission.
(Joarnal Hpeclal Serrle.)
New Tork. July 20. Secretary Mo
Inerney of the local telegraphers' union
raid today that the settlement of the
strike Is satisfactory to the operators.
Vice-President Adams of the Postal
company declares the company granted
nothing, simply agreeing to take back
the men at the request of United Statea
Labor Commissioner Nelll. He aays
there was absolutely no agreement re
garding arbitration so far as his com
pany la concerned.
(Journal Special Serrlec.)
St Louis, July 20. The local teleg
raphers are not entirely satisfied with
the strike terms. They declare that
Small should have Insisted that both
companies recognise the union. In their
opinion nothing haa been gained by the
operators.
FOUR NEW CONCERNS
FILE ARTICLES TODAY
Capital Stock of All Will Aggregate
More Than Quarter of a
Million Dollars.
Four new concerns, with capital
stock aggregating f?0S.500, were filed
in the office of the county clerk this
morning. The first corporation that
filed articles this morning was the
Greenley Development company, with a
capital stock of $100,000, incorporated
by L. A. Greenley, C. N. McArthur and
Fred Steiwer. Their object Is to de
velop mineral properties.
The Irvington Investment company
was Incorporated by J. C. Costello, K.
A. McGrath and A. E. Clark to engage
in the real estate business. Capital
stock. $100,000. '
C. A. Dunn, C. C. Albright and R. B.
Fisher filed articles of Incorporation of
the Havana Cigar company. Capital
stock, $8,000.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Eureka club were filed by Arthur Mack,
Sylvester Meredith and J. S. Severe.
The club will be located at 34 North
Seventh street. The property now
owned by the club is estimated to be
worth $500.
SEATTLE ROAD BUYS
WAY INTO SPOKANE
Will Enter City Over Bridge Which
Will Be One of the Country's
Highest When Completed.
A a cost of $100,000. the Portland &
Seattle railway company yesterday pur
chased a right-of-way into Spokane via
Hangman creek, over which a bridge
200 feet long and 1,200 feet high will
be built. It will be one of the high rail
road bridges of the world.
If presept progress Is kept up by the
contractors tt "s expected to complete
the north bank line sufficiently to run
trains over it by late fall of this year.
Most of the tunnels are driven, and the
heavy -grades are completed and seady
of track laying. Nearly 100 miles of
track has been laid, .mostly on the eaut
division of the line.
It is believed the road can be com
pleted from Kennewlck to Vancouver
by the end of the year, a total distance i
of Z29 miles.
rvinatrnxHnn nt iho !,,'
big bridges over the Columbia and Wll- 1
Umett rivan u helnar m.hf-.i nnri i
these structures will be ready for train t
operation some time next year.
OFFICER MURPHY GETS
OFF WITH REPRIMAND
Rough talking cost Officer M
p.
Murphy a. reprimand at the hands of
ithe police commission, the report of
wnicn waa maae 10 ine executive ooara
yesterday. The rough talking con
sisted or calling a aeiiveryman
a dog.
Charges preferred against Murphy by
Manager Hlgglnst oi tne Portland
league grounds were found to be
groundless.
Acting Detectives Hill and Mallet
were each fined $25. the former for do
lug private detective work and leaving
the city without permission, the latter
ror engaging in private detective worn.
This is for their pains In assisting in
tne capture or a deserter.
SIMILAR CASES ARE
ADMITTED IN TRIAL
( Jnnrnal Special Service. I
San Francisco July 20. After one
of the hardest fought legal battles of
ins lire, irancis j. rieney won a point
over ijeipnin ueimas in tne uiass trial
yesterday afternoon, when Judge Law-
lor decided that "similar caaes" were ad
missible as evidence. This is a great
nntnt In fflvnr of thm nrnneciitlrm which
I expects to prove through similar cases
that uiass is guilty or bribing supervi
sors In the fight against the franchise
of the Home Telephone company.
COLONEL AYRES IS
, OUSTED FROM ARMY
-(Joarnal Special , Service.)
New York, July 20. Colonel Charles
Ayres of the United States army, who
gainea prominence Dy criticising tne oi
Hcers for excluding his wife from ' the
grounds at West Point, was today de
clarer Incapable to serve In the army on
account, of Brlght'i disease bymeJlcal
examiners. .
ELKS AWARD PRIZES
TO VISITING LODGES
.r-.
iflMirna Special ftervtee.)
Philadelphia, July 20. A committee
of huks today awarded Denver lodge
$250 second prize for traveling the
greatest number of -miles to the con
vention. " New Orleans got the first
prtxe of $300. New Tork won first
prise of $600 for having; the largest
umber la Ue parade.
CON
in
CHARGED IVITH
DUrJOHO THEFT
George Ross' Arrest at As
toria on Grave Charge
Causes Sensation.
(Special Dispatch te The Joraal)
Astoria, July 20. George Ross was
arrested last night charged with steal
ing a diamond ring valued at $400 from
the home of Mrs. Vlcoent. About a
month ago the Vincents gave a party at
their house and Ross waa an invited
guest. After the party the ring was
missed. Yesterday Police Sergeant Mc
Twomblv became susdIcIous and pro
cured a search warrant and searched
Rofs' room and found the diamond, It
Is reported, in a suit case rolled up in
a silk handkerchief. Ross was a clerk
in a prominent shoe store. The arrest
has caused a great sensation here.
pulTbiaFEoses
fifty thousand
Explosion of Gasoline Tank
Starts Fire in the Ware
house District.
(Special Dispatch to The Joarnal.)
Pullman. Wash., July 20. One of the
most disastrous fires Pullman has
experienced for many years occurred
this morning at $ o'clock, originating
In the warehouse belonging to the
8tewart-Clure Hardware company on
the O RAN. tracks. The fire was not
discovered until it had gained groat
headway. Owing to the distance from
the water mains the warehouse was
totally destroyed before a stream of
water could be turned on.
The big elevator belonging to the Pa
cific Coast Elevator company next took
fire and from that on the department
was powerless. On account of low
pressure the stream of water was not
fcu-ced higher than 30 feet, the pump
man having allowed the reservoir to
become empty.
The warehouses adjoining the eleva
tor were next destroyed. The flnmcs
crossed the track again and attacked
the storehouse of the Standard Oil com
pany. The heat caused the Immense
steel tank, containing 2,000 gallons of
oil, to explode, throwing burning oil
over a large territory and firing the
warehouse of B. F. Campbell, an imple
ment man.
The loss Items are as follows: Pacific
Coast Elevator company, lose on build
ings. $10,000. on sacks. $1,600, on grain,
$900, Insurance unknown; Q. F. Thayer,
oats, $90; R. B. Bragg A Co., flour, $75;
Standard Oil company, 10,000 gallons of
oil In tank and two carloads of case oil.
axle grease and tank wagon, $7,000;
Stewart-Clure company, loss $6,000, In
surance about $4,000; Springston Lum
ber company, car coal, woodsfced and
damage to office and lumber about
$2,000, Insurance unknown; G. W. Reed,
carload of furniture in warehouse, loss
$1,200, no Insurance; BAF, Campbell,
warehouse and Implements, $4,000, in
surance on building $300; Wltcher &
Cleland. loss of ice about $400, no In
surance; O. R. & N. tracks twisted b
Intense heat and a few ties burned ou
I loss alight.
HEARTLESS YOUTH ,
TO REFORM SCHOOL
(Special Dlspatcb to Tbe Journal.)
Seattle, July 20. Because Antone
Murphy, 15 years old. hit his mother on
the head with a rocking chair, Superior
Judge Frater sent him to the reform
school. When his mother remonstrated
with him for striking his sister, he
picked up the chair and threw it at
her. knocking her senseless. At police
headquarters he cheerfully admitted his
guilt.
"Another boy came to oifr house and
got to fooling wltn my things, he said
"Mv sister stuck up for him when
kicked about it, and I slapped her. Then
my mother butted In and I picked up
a rocking chair ana threw it at ner.
LOUISVILLE HAS NEW '
SET OF OFFICIALS
(Journal Special Serrlcc.)
I)uisville. Kr.. July 20. Robert W.
R In eham waa appointed mayor and
Walter P. Lincoln county Judge by the
governor, and as a result a complete
revolution of city and county affairs has
taken place. The court of appeals de-
elded that the last election was fraudu
lent and ordered appointments of city
and county executives made by the gov
ernor. These appointees will fill the
other offices declared vacant by the
court.
NUMBER ATTENDING
ENDEAVOR MEETING
(Special Dispatch to Th Jooroal.t
Seattle, July 20. The total number of
visitors in the city in consequence oi
the Christian Endeavor convention, ac
cording to State Chairman F. Edgar
Barth, was about 13,000. Of these about
8,000 came from outside the Btate. In
addition, Barth says large numbers did
not register or the total would have
been much 'larger. Every state fur
nished delegates, the smallest number
coming from Nevada and the largest,
outside or wasnington, irom uregon.
FOUR INSANE WOMEN
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM
Four Insane women were taken into
custody in .Portiand yesterday and com
mitted to the asylum at Salem. They
were exammea at tne jau tnis morn
ing by Judge Webster and the alienists
and all four were adjudged Insane. They
were Mrs. urena iiaaga, Mrs. Mul
len, Catherine Loeffelman and Emma
Crawford.
BOISE INVESTIGATES
SHORTAGE OF FUEL
(Special Dlapatch to The Joornal.)
Boise. Idaho. July 20. There Is still
a great coal shortage in this city and
me commercial ciud nas laicen tne mat
ter it again In earnest. The club Dro
poses to go to the bottom of the con.
dltlon and has .appointed former Mayor
Alexander to act In coniunctlon with
person io De named Dy tne city council,
who will thoroughly investigate the
causes gi me snoriage.
r
Statutory Crime Charged.
Arthur Freeman, a grocer' clerk, em
ployed In a store at Twenty-firs and
Arthur streets, was taken into custody
yesterday by Detectives Inskeep and
Jones on a warrant charging him with a
statutory crime. It is alleged by David
Van Fleet that Freeman committed a
felonious assault on his 14-year-old
daughter at the grocers' picnic at Bonne
ville last Wednesday Tn' rfoC,.lt
$1,600 bail, Freeman is confined In. the J
ciiy prison. According to the arresting
officers, the prisoner mads a full con
iesslon to them.
SINGERS LEAVE
Oil COSTA
Columbia Society Jlembers
f T?nea fltv
If 111 m juiamK jiiwhv
wat San Francisco.
Portland will bs. well represented at
the Swedish Singing convention at San
Francisco next week under the auspices
of the Swedish United Singers of the
Pacific coast, because this morning the
singing society Columbia left fbr .the
Bay City on the steamer Costa Rica,
Captain Maaon, which sailed from Alns-
worth wharf at 9 o'clock. A well ran.
dered song of tht northland floated over
the waters of the harbor as the steamer
slowly pulled away from her c-pek while
hundreds of handkerchiefs carried fare
well messages from the large crowd of
friends who had assembled on the dock
to see the singers off.
The steamer departed out with a full
passenger list and those who went will
have a pleaaant voyage because there
will be much music on board. The
Columbia singers are considered among
the best trained to participate in the
big Sangerfest and that they are willing
to let their well trained voices be heard
waa evidenced this morning when they
rendered several numbers before the
hour of departure arrived. One reason
for this was pernaos found In the fact
that one of their number, F. W. Llnd,
had Just joined the brigade of bene
dicts He was married at 7 o'clock this
morning to Mlas C. Holm, expecting to
surprise his fellow singers but the
fact became known and It was through
a dense shower of rice that the couple
made their way to the boat
The convention is to last four days
and elaborate arrangements have been
made a"t San Francisco and Oakland for
the entertainment of the vlaitors, who
will come from all parts of the coatt.
The Portland contingent has played a
prominent part in the planning of this
convention because it took the Initiative
towards the organisation of the Paclflo
coast union, which now numbers several
hundred members. Another feature In
this connection Is the fact that Madame
Jennie Norelll, of this city, will be the
soloist at the grand concert of the
festival. Madame Norelll will start for
San Francisco overland tomorrow.
The following will represent Port
land: John Ecklund, president of the
Columbia Singing society; Emll Hoist,
director; Ingomar Weetrom, Ivar Aker
strom, C. A. Applegren and wife, Ed
ward Boyae, John Nelson, A. Hanson,
A. Bohmnn. E. J. Hawkins, C. F. Mun
son. C. Strom. A. Bjorklund, P. Noren,
Uustaf Bergman, F. W. Llnd and wife.
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F. Boruuist, wife and daughter.
Charles Holmes and William Sunden.
The party will return on the steamer
Columbia, August 1.
ALOXG THE WATERFRONT
The schooner Lillebonne will leave
for San Francisco in ballast She
cleared today.
The oriental liner Afesla will probably
shift to the flour mlUs tomorrow to be
gin loading a return cargo.
The longshoremen were laid off on the
Norwegian steamer Henri Ibsen this
morning, while a dispute between the
officers of the ship and the agent for
the cargo, was being settled. The offi
cers refused to accept some flour that
had been damaged.
The British steamer Maori King,
which has been lying idle In the harbor
for several weeks, will commence load
ing; lumber at tha mills of the Eastern
St. Western Lumber company in a coupla
of days. She Is under charter to the
China Importation company.
MARINE NOTES
San Francisco, July 20. Sailed at
11:30 a. m.. steamer Columbia, for Port
land, i
Point Lobos, July 20. Passed in sti
10 a. m., steamer Francis II. Leggett
with log ran m tow.
Astoria, July 20. Left up at 8 p. m.
barge Washougal in tow of tug Samson.
San Francisco, July 20. Arrived.
schooner J. H. Lunsmann, from Colum
bla river. Sailed at 4 p. m., steamer
wasp, ror t"ortiand.
Astoria, July 20. Condition of the
bar at a a. m.. obscured: wind north
west, twelve miles; weather, dense fog.
Tides at Astoria today High water,
8:41 a. m b.v reet; 8:35 p. m . reet,
Low water, 2:2$ a m., 1.2 feet; 2 :0S
p. m.. 2.8 feet.
THREE SMALL FIRES
KEEP FIGHTERS BUSY
Alarms Tamed In at Intervals of
Two Honrs Last Night Little
Damage Is Done.
An explosion of gasoline in the garage
of the Cook Motor Car company. Fif
teenth and Burnside streets, caused by
an employs spilling some of the com
bustlble on a hot pipe, brought out en
gine $ at ,9:80 o'clock last night In re
SDonse to a still alarm. The flames
were quickly extinguished and the dam
age was trifling.
An alarm trora dox 03 caiiea out tne
fire department for a small blase in a
dwelllnar at 18a west park street at 11
p. m. The fire started from a gas et
and was Quenched before gaining any
Fire started in the rear of the Grotto
restaurant in the Turn Hall building.
Fourth and Yamhill streets at 1 o'clock
this morning, necessitating an alarm
from box 153. As the quarters of en
gine and truck 1 are Just around the
corner the firemen got lnto action
within a few minutes after the dis
covery of the blaze and the flames wars
extinguished witn a cne-micai stream.
Tha lire was caused by an overheated
stove and the loss entailed will not ex
ceed $60.
JUDGE HARGIS IS
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
(Joarnal Special Service.)
Sandy Hook. Ky.. July 20. Judge
James Hargis, central figure In- the
famous feud 'here, was today acquitted
on tne charge or complicity in the mur
der of Dr. Cox. The state refused to
enier mi, mo case Because ni wit
nesses failed to appear. Because Judge
Moody declined to send the case to
Breathitt county the court ordered the
Jury to acquit Hargis. I
MOB BURNS KOREAN
PREMIER'S RESIDENCE
(Journal Special Serrlca.)
Toklo. Jatar 20. A mob of 1.000 at
tacked and- burned the residence of the
Korean premier. Yl Wang Yang, accord
ing to aispatcnes irom eeoui.
The pre
mier was absent at the time.
V 1
Building Permits.
(
x. iwiwiw, i.y-u. Kniiiri!
Second between Morrison and Aider, $75;
III
Mr. wutcnings, repairs more, izo kus- . . i . , ..
Sell street. $!oo; Dr. H. F. Newton. oVer Star. . has proven a great cooler for
story dwelling. East Thirty-fourth be4 hot weather. Th vort seated by
tween East Market and East Mill, $2,800 Eddie Foy is wen ; done V Ray Whit
K. Hendricks and Mallory, $800; H. A I taker MlM, Brwn- who creates a
ThmrnMB. on and a hfllf-atnrv ,1aall
ing. Fern between daremont and Bell
vue, 11,800; . Ed Holman, four-story
frame apartments. Third and Montgom
ery, $18,000; Max Asmus, two-story
dwentnar. ..Oantenbelii and - HkldmnrA
'i
11.000; cameiia euricnart, wreck three-
story Dries., eecoua oetweea Aider ana
Morrison, $5,000.
SUFFRAGIST DAY
AT CHAUTAUQUA
' V " . mmmmmm
Enthusiasm of Extreme Op
timism Surcharges the
Yellow Ribboncrs.
, : . . ,
,' (BPsdsl Dispatch to The 'journal.)
Oreron City, July 10. The forum
hour 'yesterday at ths .'Chautauo.ua as
sembly at Oladstons park, waa an en
thusiastic occasion for the equal suf
fragists, v On the 'platform : as m loyal
bodygusrd to the president. Mrs. Abi
gail Scott Dunlway - were seated the
vice-presidents, Mrs. Eva Emery Dye,
Mrs. Clara It Waldo, Mrs, Charlotte M.
Cartwrlght, and the recording secretary
Mrs. Elma Buckman. , Mrs.' Elisabeth
Craig, the corresponding secretary, was
one of the speakers and Mrs. A., Bon
ham, financial secretary, another, Mrs
Dye Introduced President " rmnlmv In
a happy speech, full of hope and prem
iss for the success ' of the movement
In the" next campaign. ' Mrs. Dunlway,
who was in her usual optlmistlo mood,
refrained from making a set addreaa.
preferring to give the time to younger
speakers, but she read -a characteristic
letter from the honorary president, Mrs,
Henry "Waldo Coe, of which the follow
ing is an extract:
Could Xua Bute Without Men.
Although we dldv not at the last
election get votes enough to, win, we
discovered ourselves, and, in case of
war with the allied powers of tbe
find that we would have women enough
thoroughly qualifier, to fill alT offices.
Abigail Scott Duniway and Clara H.
Waldo could grace ths- United States
senate and Mrs. Emma Cilowsy, Mra
Elisabeth Dorr and Mrs. W. Wynn
Johnson could go to congress. Mrs. Eva
Emery Dye could be secretary of state.
Mrs. Frederick Errert would make a
capital governor. Mrs. i rancla Oottshall
would shine as state printer and no
body could outshine Mrs. Professor Al
len as superintendent of publlo Instruc
tion, in r-ortiand we could nave Dr.
Rather Pohl as chief commissioner, and
Mrs. Sarah Evans as chief of police.'
Self-Oorenimeat Bight Asked.
Mrs. Elisabeth Craig, a woman with a
tlrally of the equal suffrage outlook.
wnicn, divorced rrom "all side Issues,
was now before the voters ss the single
issue, "ivquai rights to all and special
privileges to none."
"We do not ask for the power to gov
ern men," said the speaker. Ws
oouldn't do It If we would, and we
wouldn't do It If we could. But we do
ask the right to govern ourselves as In
dividuals." t
Mrs. A. Bonham, the financial secre
tary, gave a brief, practical address, re
plete with wisdom and womanliness.
One man said to a reporter, speaking
aside, "The man that would deny the
ballot to a woman like that If no other
woman on earth wanted it, ought to go
off and die." .
The reception at the headquarters of
the pioneers and equal suffragists which
was held from 6 to 6 o'clock In honor
of Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway and Miss
Helen F. Spalding waa a pleasing finale
to equal suffrage day. Rev. W. R.
Bishop, who had known Mrs. Dunlway
from childhood, gave feeling reminis
cences of her honored parents. In whose
old Illinois home he had often been a
guest.
Rev. Hiram Vrooman. nas tor of the
Rwedenhorrfnn rhnroh r.1 Pn.tl.nH
made a logical speech in advocacy of
equal rights and P. A. Myers gave a
philosophical analysis of the Inherent
rights of every individual. Mlas Spald
ing's address was replete with wisdom
and thoughtfulness.
Mrs. Dunlway's closing speech of
reminiscence and gratitude, brought
tears to many eyes. Her allusions to
the change of public sentiment In rela
tion to her life work and the progress
everywhere visible among women doing
all kinds of womanly work gave prom
ise, as she alleged, of the fulfillment
of her hope that she would live to see
inn uny wimn uregon would Tionor ner
relf by placing the tiara of free, un
tranieled citlsenshlp upon the brow of
every woman, man's best friend and tru
est counsellor, whose Inherent rights
iniuienaoiB as nis own.
NYSSA WANTS TO BE
PUT UPON THE LINE
Asks Railroad Commission for Night
Flag Privileges and That the
Night Mail Be Pat Off.
(Special Dlapatch to Tbe Joornal.)
Salem, July 20. Cltlsens of the town
of Nyssa, on the Oregon Short Line
railroad. In Malheur county, have sent
in a petition to the railroad commission
asking that Nyssa be made a flag sta
tion for night trains known as Nos. 1
and 2, and to have mall put off at the
station In order that It may be re
ceived next morning instead of twenty
four hours later by being carried
through, as is now customary. The pe
tltion is signed by t fifty-two Nyssa citi
zens. The matter will be taken up with
the officials of the road.
A complaint has been filed by George
Pope, of Hubbard, asking the commis
sion's assistance (n expediting a de
layed shipment of shingles ordered by
him from Nothlngham A Company at
Portland. After five full days, he savs.
the merchandise is not at its destination
when the distance is only thirty-two
miles.
NEW ZION CITY MAY
RISE NEAR SEATTLE
(Bpaclal Dlapatch to To Joarnal.)
Seattle, Wash., July 2a Alexander
Granger, formerly Dowie's right-hand
man, is expected In this city within
the next 48 hours and out of his visit
mav come the establishment of a new
Zion City near Seattle. Rev. A. Ernst,
the local leader of the Zion 1 ten. and
Granger have been In correspondence
concerning the project for some time
and. it is to confer further with Ernst
that Granger . is comng.
Another object Granger lias in comlnar
to the northwest is to organise the dis
contented forces of the Christian Cath-
tne purpose or ousting uenerai over
seer Wilbur Vollva, The local flock
has never been satisfied with Voliva's
leadership. . ,
DEFENDANT DENIES
TAKING STOLEN GOODS
A. Wolf man was arraigned before
Judge Frazer in circuit court this morn
ing on the charge of receiving stolen
annua rrom iwo dots, iawrenca iniv
and Richard DelL It is charged that
Wolfman bought from the boys 26 win
dow weights that naa been stolen from
Fred Teuscher. Wolfman pleaded not
guilty. ".. , . -
Farce at the Star.
JUaugU nnu iu nuim 1 1 uft iia nun
Yo.,.. the funny farce presented at the
lHUgll w. ' x
r:--"v: . At 'the Orty;:-1
Despite '. ths hot weather . the vaude
ville presented at the Grand continues
to draw targe crowus. vong ano-MD-h.n
h ifanrlnr' OTeaaona Snd Fred
Houlihan "are, features of-the bUX
rnnn nwrn
rvr r.v;
saS ssTi s
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Wrecked Excursion Carried
Workers From Car Shops
at Ionia Reported That
Thirty-Five Dead . Have
Been Found.
(Joornal Special Serrlee.)
Detroit, July 20. The excursion train
which crashed into a frei-ht between
this city and Ionia this morning carried
$00 employes of the Iona railroad shops.
Latest reports' say 36 are dead. The
known dead are:
Charles MoCaulsy, foreman black.
smitn snop.
Jim Vlssard.
Ne
Jed Oallaeher.
Mrs. Alma Falknar
William Beaks.
. Rlv Jacnha fAraman n anaplA
Herman jhoss.
L. K. Merrill.
Albert Trautwine.
John Tafal.
Henry Reynolds.
Willi Grams.
"Homer Smith.
F. Fltigerald.
Charles Brown.
John Rogers.
A. M. Corbert
August Victor.
Mrs. Abe Keeley.
Injured:
Engineer Alvord, fatally Injured.
Conductor Pixley. Injured seriously.
The freight train was supposed 0
make a sitting snd wait for the special
to pasa The freight failed to arrive
on schedule time and having orders to
make no stops between Detroit snd
Ionia, ths 'special did not wait. It had
run but a few miles when the crash
occurred.
WOULD ADVANCE
INSURANCE RATE
Heavy Increase Planned on
Hazardous Risks by Port
land Companies.
Local Insurance companies, acting In
conjunction with companies In the state
of Washington, are planning to make
a heavy advance on rates which carry
extremely hazardous risks. Should
agreement finally be reached as a re
sult of the conferences now being held
between the two states It Is probable
that the Increase will amount to 40 to
60 per cent.
rne lumber and Planing mills win ne
hit hardest. Next to them are the
kindred lumber Industries, on both of
which It is said risks at present are
so great that companies are continually
sustaining heavy losses In order to
carry thfe Insurance written at present
rates. 1
In view of the constant danger from
fire to which a large majority of lum
ber mills are subjected it Is said that
the rates charged are out of proportion
to rates' on other risks. In addition o
the fire danger It Is cited that once a
conflagration etarts In a lumber plant
In the majority of rases there-la a totnl
loss, the Infla-.nmahle chnraqr of ths
material making it extremely difficult
to check fire once it gnlns headway.
Hence the contemplated raise.
Definite understanding relative to the
per cent of Increase -r.d the date at
which the new rates will become effec
tive Is still to be determined as the
result of an agreement to be reached
between the local companies and those
In the state of Washington. It was
stated this morning that an understand
ing would probably be reached during?
the latter part of the present month
when the rates will be put In effect
August 1.
WILL START OSTRICH
FARM NEAR SEATTLE
(Special Dlapatch to The Joarnal.)
Seattle, July 20. An ostrich farm is
the latest industrial enterprise pro
posed for Seattle. It will be In opera
tion within 60 days at Richmond beach,
about 16 miles north of the city. The
American Ostrich company has opened
offices here and has purchased five
seres near Richmond beach. The birds
have been selected and will be shipped
in palace horse cars. The big chicks
are worth from 1 1,600 to 12,600 each.
It Is estimated that the ostrich herd
win 'increase at the rate of about 90
birds a year. The eggs are worth fron
iioo to $126 apiece and the young bird
from $600 to $1,000. The adult h3
will .Droauce on an averaa-e Btvri a
pound and a half of feathers year.
witn a value or $z&o a pound.
Huge Piece of Building Steel.
Seattle. July 20. It took elarhteek
horses, straining every muscle, to haul
the big steel girder for the auditorium
of the new Moore theatre from ths
freight yards to the site of the build
ing. Tbe glrdet which Is to support
the balcony of the theatre, is the big
gest piece of structural steel that ever
came into Seattle. It Is 73 feet 4 Inches
long and wejghs 22 tons.
PERSONAL
James M. Kyle of Echo, who managed
Senator Jonathan Bourne's campaign In
eastern Oregon, is at the Imperial hotel.
Mr. Kyle is at present engaged In man-
ring a large potato ranch, and ca
ilk politics for "spuds."
nnot
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Hlnton of Shaniko,
are at the Portland hotel! They are vis
iting their children, who have been at
tending school in Portland. Mr. Hlnton
is the owner of several large flocks of
sheep in eastern Oregon.
Assistant United States Attorney
James Cole will leave next week for
Seaside, where he will remain several
days resting preparatory to prosecuting
a large number or persons against whom
he secured indictments at the last ses
sion of the federal grand Jury.
Rev. D. W. Moore, pastor of the First
Christian church of Pueblo, Colorado,
who is in this city on his vacation, will
speak at the Rodney avenue Christian
church Sunday evening.
Common Nest for Cat and Hen.
From Kennebeo Journal.
Bowdolnham oats are noted for their
nBW4tr,- wui it - rvinaini iwr ins ifivwi- -llgent
feline owned by Mrs. Samuel
jLonneu or mat town to cap the climax ;
"Our cat has taken a nlnnn olace
to rear her last kittens," Mrs. Dojinell
ioia me journal r naay. "Her' cni"
were born in a hen's nest ana ever
aha haa naala.Ajl In .
Ths queer part of it is the philosophical
way in which, the hen seems to take
the matter.
"When she -wants in'av an es-ar she
pecks at the kittens, who are too small'
to resent it. and If the mother la near '
she pushes them gently from the nesu
Just as soon as the hen hss laid her egg
ths cat grabs the kittens and puts them
in ths nest again and it is no unusual
thina for eat. kittens im anil h An to
Jbe ail together. In one glorious mUup.',
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