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. . ,.'''',, .1 ' , - , 1 ' . THE ; OREGON ;. DAILY J JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1807. BOMB PLOT FRUSTRATED BY BOILER WORKMEN Machinists at Centennial Iron Works Discovered Infer nal Machine While Repairing Old Water-Holder for Well-Known Jlen v-(io-IJoimd Owner. A diabolical plot to destroy property and undoubtedly sacrifice lives through the medium of a nitroglycerin bomb. constructed with much Ingenuity, was accidentally laid bare this morning and the fiendish plan foiled. Machinists rind It. ' Machinists at the Centennial Iron A Boiler Works. Fourth and Glisan streets. In overhauling an old boiler belohglng to Elijah J. Arnold, a well-known merry-go-round owner, discovered tightly wedged In the dome of the steam gen erator, an infernal machine constructed out of a pipe elbow, to which was at tached three feet of Quick fuse. The bomb was carefully taken to pollcs ' headquarters, where It now reposes in one of the inner compartments of ths headquarters' safe, pending analysis by ; an explosive expert. A detective has been detailed to make an Investigation. Severn! years sgo Arnold, who hss furnished unbounded amusement for ths children of the city with a large carou sal, discarded a boiler he had been using to generate power for ths engine op erating his amusement device and stored ' the ssme on one of ths docks. Recently he determined to have the , boiler overhauled with a view of plac ing It again In commission, owing to ths poor steaming qualities of the one he Is now using. Ths boiler was hauled to ths Centennial Iron 4 Boiler Works, with Instructions to put In first-class i condition. Workmsa la Danger. Until this morning the death-deVllng bomb laid concealed In the dome and a number of workmen were consequent ly In danger of extermination every mo ment of the day. An engineer In work lng on the boiler this morning noticed a peculiar-looking iron eiDow in the dome and upon Investigation found that the section of pipe wus not connected wltif any part of the boiler. After soms diffi culty he managed to dislodge the elbow and, - to his great astonishment, found that attached to it was a long string, resembling fuse. Closer examination revealed that fact that the pipe was cloned at both ends with screw valves, and the fuse entered a small hole drilled In the center of the device. The police were notified and the affair Is now being thoroughly Investigated. No one at the station had the temerity to open the bomb, and all of the officers handled It very gingerly. Children as Tic Urns, It was evidently the intention of the fiend to blow up the boiler as soon ss a fire was stsrted. If the Infernal ma chine contains nitroglycerine great loss of life would have resulted, an Arnold's merry-go-round is patronlted almost ex clusively by children, and the young sters always loiter near the machinery when not riding. It Is regarded as a miracle that the workmen at tho boiler works in em Urn tho bsller did not strike the bomb with their hammera, as a disastrous explosion would hsve been caused. An examination of the fuss shows that it has already started to crumple from age and exposure to tne elements, and It cannot be determined when the bomb was Disced In position for Its work of destruction and death. Arnold the owner of the boiler could not be lo cated by the police this morning. KAISER KISSES RUSSIAN CZAR Emperors Glad to See Each Other Festivities on Poard Warships. CASES ME ills Business in United States District Attorney's Office Shows There Are 18 ..,1 mini iimn cr: DLJIblVnIIIU Charles Thomas Makes Him self Easy 3lark for La Grande Police, Criminal and 57 Matters Pending. Civi (Journal gpoclal fWrvlee.) Swlnemunde. Germany. Aug. 3. The entire horn squadron of SO wsrshlps surrounded ths royal yatchs, Standard and Hohensollern. upon the csar's and kaiser's meeting this morning. All festivities In honor of the csar will be held on the yachts and warohlps. lor Dodo boats Dollce the watera ss an added protection against assaaslnatlon. ant home fleet was sent out to meet the csar. who was accompanied by sev- An Idea of the amount of business era! Kusslan shirs. The kslser slg- ...., i .... i ..... c. ... ji. naled: "Welcome to Germany." --... ... .i-u "- The cxar replied: 'Delighted to see I tnet attorney s orrice is reveaieo in tn you again." annual report which has been forwarded Then the German warships gave the I . .... ... , v. Imrt.rl.l ul.it. nt 11)1 run. th. R.i. "-B wiucu m.uw. Isns replying. wnen they reached l,,Br" criminal cuii iu urn inra mooth water ths kaiser boarded the and 67 civil cases In which ths United oianaara. ini aimr emuracea intia,.,.. ,, csar. kissed him on both cheeks, and ' " thsy retired to ths cabin for a talk. CHINESE GIRL MEDFORD'S MAYOR ENTHUSIASTIC OVER FRUIT FAIR AND CARNIVAL Bubbling over with enthusiasm over ths success of Medford'a fruit fair 'and carnival which will begin Monday, Dr. 'J. F. Reddjr, mayor of Medford, Is in Portland today. Dr. Reddy says thsre ean be no doubt thst large crowds will be In attendance throughout the oele- 'brstlon. Beginning Monday and continuing until next Saturday, the first fair ever undertaken in the town of Medford will occur. Dr. Reddy says that every one of the 6.000 people In Medford haa taken a vigorous Interest In the car nival and that every one Is dolnr the utmost to advertise the many resources of Medford and the Rogue river valley For over a month the preparations have been under way, and s number of Interesting features have been arranged fur the entertainment of the visitors Among other attractions will be one of the finest exhibits of Oregon fruit ever shown in the stste. TRIPLETS AND TWINS HE' P TO SWELL JULY BIRTHRATE RECORD July, 1907. has given to Portland not only the greatest monthly birth rate In her history, but the unique distinc tion of one set of triplets and Ave pairs of twins. Males, as usual, are In the preponde ranee, there being 12S to 84 females. Last year too July birth rate showed 189 children, but the general .order of things was reversed and of thein were females. Only one pair of twins was born In July. 10. Tha onlv other month in any year thst came near approaching tne July record was March or this yesr, when the births reached total of 222. The death rats was very small as comparea witn tne Dlrths. Eighty-one females died during the month and 50 maies. in juiy or 1806, 79 males and 39 iemaies aiea. J ne proportion Is not large wnen the increase in population is conoiuerea. raiLA EXPECTS WAR WITH JAPAN Admiral States That Amer ica Can Logically Look 5 Forward to a Struggle. (Joaroal Special Berries.) Santa Barbara, Aug. I. "We logically look forward to a conflict for the su premacy of the Paclflo ooean. It is not to be supposed that our nation would consider the possibility of a foreign power's being In control." This is the declaration of Admiral McCalla, U. S. navy retired, in an ap peal to the California oongresslpnal del egatlon for tho construction of a break water at Ban la juaroara. (Journal Special Service.) Washington, Aug. 3. Arrangements for the transfer of the battleship rieet from ths Atlantic coast to San Francisco are nearly completed. The Itinerary of ths voyage from Hampton Roads to Ban Krancisco, and even tor circumnav igation of the a-lobe. has been completed, and will reach President Roosevelt next Monday. It Is expected that immedi ately after the president has approved the Itinerary he will give a formal or der ror tne transfer ana issue a state ment explaining the reason why the fleet Is to be sent to the Pacific. Because of the fact that some of the vessels will go to Furet Sound to go In to dock, it has been announced that Fuget Sound and not San Francisco was tne destination or the rieet. it was learned at the navy department that this statement was erroneous. The fleet will rendezvous in San Francisco bay during her stay on the coast, although trips will be made to Puget Sound and to Magdalena bay. There Is much Jubilation on the part Of the navy otricers over the specific and unqualified announcement at Oyster Way that the battleships or the Atlantic fleet will be sent to the Pacific. Until this statement was made by authority of President Roosevelt, there was a growing feeling on the part of naval officers that these vessels would not b sent around the Horn. They declare that the presence of the battleships of Admiral Evans on the Pacific will cause the people in that part of the country to become more bold in attacks on Japanese. This, thev sav will cause Irritation, which will lead to serious consequences. GIRL'S ASSAILANT i HANGED BY A MOB wills our 000 BAIL ON $5, Court Hears Arguments as to Why Trial Should Be Delayed. j (Journal SzweUl Bertie.) Brooklyn, Aug. 3 A mob chasing a . "man said to bo Martin Ballon, a tailor -? caught ia the act of assaulting Annie Rogers, aged 17, today, beat him ln- sensible, tied ' a rope around his neck and wars In the act of hanging him to a tolegraph pole when the police, fighting . fiercely, rescued him. PENDLETON TO BE . CLOSED TOMORROW ' Pendleton. Or.. Aug. 1. District At torney Phelps announced this morning that the Sunday closing law will go In 9fct hero tomorrow from 1 o'clock Sunday mornln to I o'clock Monday morning, He give aa tha principal rea son that constant reports of disregard "of ths hours of closing heretofore now makes It impossible to permit opening i at ail. : vJV; ::- .' (Journal Special Service.) Clinton, 111., Aug. 3 When court convened this morning the state pre sented an affidavit showing (why the Maglll murder case should not come to trial before the November term. First, the state believes that the suicide let ter was a forgery and therefore wants time to get evidence; second, that the state is unable to get the alleged Pet Maglll letters from the defense; third, that the state has not received a full report from the laboratory which is examining, the organs: fourth, that the state has a witness in William Melton of Colorado, who has letter. fmn. Maglll purporting to show that Maglll murdered his wife and his second wife is an accessory. The matter 0.0- taken under advisement by the court Tne Magllls this afternoon were re leased on (5,000 bonds each. TI.s court reconvenes Friday, when the date of the trial will be set. rretty Slave's Death Is Avenged by Highbind bers in Boston. (Journal Special SerTics.) Boston, Aug. 1. Investigation reveals the fact that Che Fah Wong, a beau tiful Chinese slave girl from San Fran cisco, was at the bottom of the Chinese June SO. while 81 were terminated in ine mdi year, rminuin in inese cases Of the criminal cases on file 11 re late to offenses against the postal law and 78 are for violations of tha land laws. There are 80 miscellaneous oases and one for breaking the customs laws ur the land cases there were 87 pend lng a year ago, one was commenced this yesr and 10 were terminated. Fines amountlng'to $14,760 were Imposed in tne tana cases, or which jz&O was col lected. For violations of- the costs lawa fines were lmnossd In the sum of 8950, of which $760 was collected Fines in all criminal cases were lm posed to the amount of $18,240.72. of which $2,890.72 was collected. This amount does not Include the fines col lected In the furniture trust caaes, which amount to more man io.ouo. C Ivll cases returned 84.(05.25 to Uncle Sam's coffers; slthough Judgments In ravor or tne united mates were re turned only in the amount of $1,910.25 This was due to the fact that $2,917 was realised from old Judgments which had been pending ror several years. There aro 436 suits pending In the federal courts In Oregon In which the United States Is not involved. Of these 79 were commenced In the year ending massacre last night In the Chinese quarter where three Chinese were killed. A member of the On Leong tong sent Mong Duck to San Francisco to get the girl. Duck fell In love with her and carried her off. Duck was later found dead, and the girl beaten to death. The Hep Sing tong, of which Duck was a member, started out to avenge his death and last night's massacre was one of the results. Five Chinamen have been, arrested, including Joe Ouey. an alleged leader of the highbinders ac cused of the crime. were awarded $16,(16.77. FISHES BODY CARVER AND CITIZENS CANT GET TOGETHER But the Surrey for the Line to the Sulclaw Haa Been Commenced No Ralls Till Spring. 1 (Special Dlipttch to The Journal. Eugene. Or., Aug. 3 The merchants of Eugene and citizens In general, who put up half of the $120,000 to start the Sulslaw road, and Stephen Carver the promoter, seem to have had consider able trouble In coming to some agree ment concerning the articles of Incor poration, for none have yet been filed and it la understood the efforts to form some plan to fit both parties hsve been futile. Nevertheless, surveying for the route was begun yesterday morning by Mr. Carver, and he seems to have perfect confidence that there will be no serious difficulty. lie states that the grading ror a part of the road will be done this fall, but that no rails will be laid be fore spring. While fishing on the wharf at the foot of Davis street at 2 o'clock this after noon Jake Hoblsch, a young machinist who recently arrived from the east, hooked a dead body and brought It to the surface. The body is that or an elderly man, known by the name of Christ. The coroner has been notified and will take charge of the remains. ROUTINE BUSINESS KEPT DELEGATES AWAY (Special Dispatch, te The. Journal. La orande. Or, Aug. 8. An extreme ly daring attempt at extortion was frus trated this morning by the police. J. D, McKennon received a letter Thursday addressed from Wfella Walla, In which the lives of himself and his family were threatened unless he placed $1,000 In the locality designated by the writer. On receipt of the letter Mr. McKennon notified the authorities, and ex-Bherlff T. B. Johnson and L Rayborn were de tailed on the case. They began -the watch, and at 4:66 this morning the Black Hand artist made his appearance. The man walked to the spot men tioned In the letter and had stooped to pick up a decoy package that had been placed there for- him, when Rayborn called to him. at the same time covering him with a gun. The prisoner, who gives his name as cnanes Thomas, is now in the city Jail. TAYLOR USES RRSIIIEIO Frisco Mayor Quashes Fur niture Appropriation Zimmer Arrested. IIEl'JS FORECAST OF CONG WEEK V Fairbanks Speaks in Ohio- Senator Beveridge to Wed in Berlin. (Journal Special SerrfCe.) San Francisco, Aug. 8. Mayor Taylor exercised his veto for the first time this morning. He refused to sanction the resolution passed by the old board granting $30,000 for new furniture and architect's fees. He will not make any changes In the commissions until the supreme court passes on the legality of the position. District Attorney Lanrdon swore nut a warrant for the arrest of Zimmer this morning charging contempt of court In his refusal to testify in the Glass esse. e appearea Derore judge Weller, who sent officers out to make tha arrant i ma muni mat dimmer has rinally re fused to tell what he knows sbout Glass wnen me lauer nas bis retrial. NION PACIFIC MAKES REPORT ON EARNINGS Set tor Fiscal Year, Thirty-Three Millions; June, Two and a Half Operating, Fortj-Two Millions. . (Jourstt Special -Service.) Washington, D. C, Aug. 1. A monu ment oomraemoratlng the battle of Lake Brie will ba I unveiled at Put-In-Bay, Ohio, next Monday, with Vloe-President Fairbanks as the principal speaker at tne exercises. America will be represented by aev era! delegates at the annual session of the International housing congress, to open In London Monday. The object of the congress is to provide better home facilities for ths nonr and labor ing classes. Amerioa will be represented also at the International congress on school hy giene, which on Moodsy will begin a five-days' session In London. The city of Bath. Maine, at the mouth of the Kennebec river, will be the scene during the week of a notable celebra tion to mark the three hundredth an niversary of American shipbuilding. Primaries will be held In Michigan Tuesday to select delegates to the con stitutional revision convention. The election will be held In September and the convention will assemble the first Tuesday of October. The wedding of Albert J. Beverldge, United States senstor from Indiana, and Miss Kstherlne Eddy of Chicago is an nounced to take place Wednesday at the American embassy at Berlin. ' democrats of Maryland win assemble in Baltimore Thursday to name candl dates for governor and other state of fleers and to expresse a preference for a candldats for the United States sen ate. Among ths important conventions to oe neid during tne wees win oe tnoas or the Knights of Columbus at the James town exposition, the National Shorthand Reporters association at Asnevuie, North Carolina, the ..atlonal Catholic. Tota: Abstinence union at Cleveland, the supreme lodge of the Catholic Order of Foresters at St. Paul, and the Na tional Association of Fish snd Game Wardens, to be held in the Yellowstone national park. BAER FAMILY HOLDS ITS ANNUAL REUNION p nnnn 111 I liUrfl Operations of Union Pacific, Including Revenues of 0. R. & N. Coi and Oregon' Short Line, Show In crease of 11 Per Cent. PIONEER BURIED IN KING'S VALLEY BOY'S NECK BROKEN IN WRESTLING BOUT Kay McHaugh of Brownsville Fatally Injured In Friendly Contest Dies Six Honrs Thereafter. (Special Dlipitea U The Joernt! i North Powder. Or., Aug. 3. Mrs. Eliz abeth Jane O'Bryant was burled yes terday In the North Powder cemetery in the presence of the largest concourso of relatives and friends ever before as sembled horo at a burial. Rev. E. P. Waltz of Baker City, assisted by Rev. J. K. Horn of Baker and Rev. J. W. Suae of Haines conducted the funeral servk-es in the Raptlst church. Mrs. O Bryant s maiden name was Beatty ,ind she was born In Ohio 71 years ago. Her first husband. James Hand, died In Illinois, leaving her with their six children to care for. She went with them to her father and throe broth ers, then living at Surprise Valley, Cali fornia. She next moved with her father and children In 1880 to North Powder, where In 1884 she and John H. O'Bryant, an 1850 pioneer, were mar ried. She leaves her husband, two sons, John arid James Hand, four daughters. Mrs. A K. Graham. Mrs. James O. Maxwell, Mrs. Jesse O'Bryant, Mrs. Mary Davidson, and a large number of grandchildren, nearly all of whom at tended the funeral. B. F. JONES FILES SECOND COMPLAINT (Special riipitck te Tb Joaraal.l Corvallis, Or., Aug. t. As the result of a friendly wrestling match Ray Mc Haugh, aged 17, had his neck broken at o'clock last night and died at mid night. The accident happened on the George Linderman farm while a thresh ing machine was undergoing repairs. Mcllaugh's parents reside at Browns ville and will arrive this afternoon to take charge of the body. RIENDS WAIT FOR THURSTON'S K REMAINS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Salem, Or., ug. 3. B. i F. Jones has Bent another complaint to the railway committee, this time alleging inadequate accommodations at the stations of Med ford and Jacksonville on the Rogue river line. He claims there is no agent at either station, either for selling tick eta or handling freight. If anyone has any freight to ship It Is necessary for tne snipper nimseir to attend to the matter of placing It un the train when it is passing the station. Since trains as he says, may be anything up to 14 hours late, this works a great hardship. The tariffs are not posted in a conspic uous piace. as required by statute, and the company charges whatever it pleases, he sava. The commission has brought the jnat- in iu me mieniiun 01 j. arnum, general manager or tne roaa. (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Corvallis. Or.. Aug. 8. The hodv of Sam T. Thurston, who died at Phoenix, Arizona, Tuesday morning of tubercu losis. Is expected to reach this city tu- f i"r iniermeni. ne was ror two years a student and star football player at O. A. C. and later unent tarsi vn at the state university at Eugene, where aiH" popular, we was married in 1903 to MlRs Blanche Taylor Of Ku gene, who. with a littlo son. survives. Deceased was a Canadlun hv hlrrh nr! was 29 years of age. ENTERPRISE NEEDS CURRENT FOR POWER 'fi11 W"patck to The Journal.)' Pn.?Sni rl U"ht ' company has just It. 1D nt atnEnti,1uyrtamo n LaL?.n.tTrise.- The new dv- -7.h company to fur- now ia demand her "t"1 purposes, MRS. BARCLAY SOON TAKEN FROM ASYLUM (Special Dispatch to The Journal. Eugene, Or.. Aug. 3. Z. g. Smith of Fall CreeK, has secured for his wife's mother. Mia. tiara h G. Barclay, aged 80, leave of absence from the state Insane asylum, to which she was committed at the Instance of her husband, Isaac Barclay. Smith's belief Is that while Mrs. Barclay is not in the full posses sion of her mental faculties, there was no necessity for her commitment. She was sent to the asylum last Monday as a sufferer from senile dementia. She Is a pioneer of 1862 snd has considerable property. " Funeral of Harrison Crater. (Special Dispatch to Tb Jonrnal.) Newberg. Or., Aug. 3. The funeral of Harrison Crater was held at the Fvi.nH. church yesterday conducted by Rev. H. Casn and sirs. i n.. it, uawards. Mr. Cratef was born In Pennsylvania in 1828. came to Oregon in 187. and had lived near Newberg continuously. He had large business Interests here, and was highly respected by all. He leaves three sons, who reside here, and An i Owing to the length of time consumed !n cleaning up routine business, the delegates and organizers of the Wood men of the World convention at Seattle did not arrive yesterday, as had been expected. The reception which was to have been tendered to the delegates List night, has been postponed until 2 i o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when It will be heia at the woodmen or tne World hall. Eleventh and Alder streets. Prominent members from ail states west of the Rocky mountains as well as organizers will be present. The Seattle convention was most suc cessful In every way. During the cam paign the organizers Increased the mem bership of the order by nearly 900 new menioers. The seventeen organisers who worked so successfully in Beattl will conduct a four weeks campaign in Portland. The regular weekly session of Web foot ( amp No. 85, W. O. W., was an occasion of unusual Interest last night uier.? Deing a numoer or aistinguisne Kue.sts present, among whom were L. Yiuiner of Salt Lake City, who is promt nent in his city commercially, political Iv. fraternally and socially, as well as being an ex-army officer. Members of the department of organization among whom were Messrs. frice or Colorado Haerman .of Colorado, Craw of Call fornla. Flood of California. Kelsey of California, Kennedy of Utah and Moon or Washington, were also in attendance. Speeches were made by each of these gentlemen and responded to by the clerk or tne camp, a. Li. warDur an consul Commander, Frank Motter. Alter the session closed the guests were escorted by the members of the camD to a restaurant near by and an In formal supper wap irlven In their honor. Head Consul I. I. Boak will arrive in the city tonight together with State Organizer OUroy of California, who has charge of the above mentioned coma of siate organizers. (Journal Special Service.) Boston, Aug. I. The Union Pacific's report of June operations and Its sum mary of the fiscal year shows the fol- wing: For June Gross earnings. i K77 . Increase $1,070,37; operating expenses, j,jj,bi, increase, j8,s5o: net earn lngs, $2,582. 08. Increase, $382,602. Fiscal year Oross earnings. $76,032, u4, increase, s,iOi.iou; operating ex penses, t.sv3,"4, increase, $6,730,001; net earnings, $33,338,828. increase. $3,- W00DBURN FORMS COMMERCIAL CLUB PREFERRED OTHER 3IEN TO HER HUSBAND Alleging that for seven years his wife, Mrs. Belle Maheur, has been meet lng unknown men on the streets, and told him when he remonstrated with her that If hfe did not like her conduct "he could go to a place whose climate is reputedly warmer than that of the city of Portland." Harry J. Maheur was granted a divorce Dy judge uieiand in the iclrcult court this morning. The litigants were married at The Dalles, Oregon, in isovemoer. i&o. Catherine Calvin was granted a di vorce from Walter E. Galvin on the ground that he beat her and blackened her eyes. They were married at Oregon City in September, 190S. Mrs. Qalvln was allowed to resume her maiden name, Elliott. POLICE WILL KEEP PEOPLE FRC4I DANGER Chief Oritzmacb has detailed two latrolmen for each relief to remain at ho entrance to buildings. 14S and 147 Second street, near Alder, with instruc tions to warn passersby and those wish ing to enter the buildings that the structures sre unsafe. Only those Chi nese connected with the stores in ths buildings or that are assisting in mov ing the goods from the buildings are permitted to enter. The owners of the two places of busi ness are preparing to move out and as they both carry heavy stocks of goods It will take some time for them to pack up and get into new quarters. FRENCH TROOPS ON SEA FOR MOROCCO (Journal Special terries.) Paris. Aug. S. The . transDort Nive. carrying French troops to Morocco, left today ror tne scene pi the recentvttrocl- Woodburn, Aug. 8. With a large charter membership, the Woodburn com mercial club was organized in this city last night with the following officers: Henry J. Altnow president; O. W. Huff man, vice-president; Herbert I QUI, secretary; L. M. Bltney, treasurer. Va rious subjects tending towsrd the pro motion of the city's interests were dis cussed, one being the Institution of a cannery at this point. The next meeting will be of a rous ing nature, and Tom Richardson, man ager of the Portland Commercial club, has been asked to address It. The mem bers are nrosresslvA men nf tl. w . ' v m. fa I I munity and believe In unity and ad-H vancemem. J. HILTON, LARCENER, ESCAPES FROM PEN (Special Dlapateh to The Journal.) Salem, Or., Ang. 8. Another convict escaped from the penitentiary yester- oay. ms narae is jonn Hilton, and he was sent up from Douglas county last January on a charge of larceny from a dwelling. He was working under a guard with other convicts on the Im provements at the fair grounds. As the convicts were scattered over the grounds he was not noticed until he had been gone for some time. The penitentiary officials have offered a reward of $50 for his recapture. He was 42 vears of g. Jsni cumpiexionea. witn Drown hair and blue eyes. He weighed about 162 pounds and was five feet, four and three-quarter Inches in height. His sen tence was two years, or which one vear and five months remained to be served. TWO COMPANIES FILE ARTICLES (Journal Special Service. ) Kutstown. Pa.. Aug. 3. The Baer family, of which George F. Baer, presi dent of the Reading railway. Is a prom inent member, held its annual reunion here today. Hundreds of members were present, some of them from distant oarta of th countrv. The colonial records show that prior to 1750 there were over 40 immigrants by the name of Baer. Their descend snts trace their ancestry to different nationalities. Those of Pennsylvania and the middle and western states gen erally are of German origin. The coat-of-arms of the family con sists of a shied on which the most prominent figure Is a bear carrying sheaves. In America the Baer family has participated in every war, begin ning with the Revolution. REJECT ALL BIDS FOR NEW NAVY DOCK (Journal Special Service.) Washington, Aug. I. Because it would not be big enough to accommo date the new 20,000-ton battleships bulldlnar for this countrv. the navy de partment has decided to reject all bids for the proposed new drydock at Puget sound, for which congress appropriated $1,260,000. The lowest bid was within tha annronrlatlon. but It Is estimated that the extra would reach $360,000 and congress will be asked to increase the appropriation oy mat sum, wnicn i is thought will be enough to provide a drydock which will accommodate the largest snips uie navy win ever nave, ASTORIA'S EXPENSES IN SEVEN MONTHS Tho Union Pacific system, which owns and receives Into lta treasury ths rev enues of the Oregon Railway and Navi gation company, and Oregon Short Lin railroads, has just submittei Its reports of June operations, and summary fur the fiscal year ending June 31. Tha annual report shows net profits of $33,338,828, an Increase of $3,021,159. which amounts to a profit guln of 11 per cent over the preceding year. ims statement Turnishes a runner SUDStuntlatlon of the rhiirire taroiia-ht Dy tne Portland chamber or conn against the O. R. N. enmnanv TUs prutlts excessive, and that lta freight rate from Portland to the In terior shouh be reduced. This suit has been brought against the company by the chamber's attorneys. Teal t Minor, and is now awaiting assignment for a hearing by the Oregon state railway commission. The Union Pacific system's earnings for the fiscal yesr aggregated $7a,032, 703. an increase of .76l,16u. This la firactlcally an Increase of 10 per cent n the business, and while the operating expense charge show an increase of $5,730,001, It Is well known in Oregon and other states through which the system runs that vast sums expended In changes and betterments of track, double and new tracking, steel bridges and the like, ere charged to "operating expenses." The thing that Is of special interest to the freight payers in Oregon is thst the net earnings of the railroad line between Portland and Chicago for tha last 12 months were $33,338,928, show ing that there Is a steady increase in tha surplus of upwards of $26,000,000 that Is plied up from the earnings of the O. R. N. lines alone. The Oregon ship pers will contend that a railroad that la enjoying prosperity so enormous and continual, that prosperity lncreailng annually at the rate of 11 per cent, should occasionally reduce Its distribu tive rates for the benefit of wholesaler, manufacturer, producer and consumer. HUGE GOAL FIELD I Scientist Unearths Fuel Sup ply Wrorth Millions , Along the Yukon. HID III ALASKA Salem, Or., Aug. S. One domestic and one outside company filed n'-tl'0' of in corporation yesterday. The former Is the Hell Gate Development toi.iuaii., which will have Its main office at Grants Pass. It was Incorporated by August Fetsch, George 8. Calhoun and R. E. Gilbert, with a canltal of $500.- 000. It will conduct mining operations in southern Oregon. ' The Lane Lumber company or New Orleans, with a capital of $200,000, names as its Oregon arent J. C. Flan ders, who will be in charge of the com pany's office at Portland. PERSONAL. (Special Dtspatcl to Tha Journal.) AntnHn Or.. Aug 3. A report pre nteri in the citv council by City Au ditor Anderson, shows expenditures by th eitv. from January 1 to July 31, as follows: Street repairs, $2,389.2; po lice 'department. $6,206.70; fire depart ment. 16 608.04: health departments. 127 110: street lights. $2.86 62: public property, lnoludlng smount paid towards construction or new wimi , $7,372.20. The warrants drawn on the general fund including excess of streets and the sums advanced for persons tak ing advantage or me installment pian in paying street assessments, amount to aoout ot,uvv. ONLY ONE MORE WET SUNDAY AT LA GRANDE (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) La Grande, Or., Aug. 3. Tomorrow, August 4. will be the last wet Sunday for La Grande. On Tuesday, August 6, a new Sunday closing ordinance goes into effect imposing a fine of from $50 to $200 on the owner of any saloon keeping open on Sunday thereafter. Mayor Richardson has given official no tice that the ordinance will be strictly enforced. The same ordinance also Imposes a regular liquor license on drug stores handling liquor, and whiskey selling in drug stores Will be stopped. WILLIAMS WINS BY GENEROUS MAJORITY " (Journal Special Service.) Chicago, 'Aug. $. A newry-dlscoverej coal field worth millions In the south esstern part of Alaska has Just been unearthed by Professor W. W. AtwooJ of the Chicago university geological de partment. Under direction of the Unit ed States geological survey. Dr. Atwoo4 Is conducting a series of exploration la southeastern Alaska, and has been tra versing a country which white men have never before seen. He knew of the ex istence of the new coal fields, but waa unaware of their extent until two weeks ago, when he discovered that they were of greater area than the anthra cite fields of Pennsylvania. Professor Atwood's studies were be gun on the Pacific slope of the coast range, and will be continued through, and over the mountains and down tha valley of the Yukon river. K. H. Harrlman equipped an expe dition to Drosnect for coal lands several years ago. The. party failed to pro ceed up the Yukon far enough, and re turned without results. John D. Dalv. a well known broker of Boise, Idaho, is at the Imperial hotel. He will leave today for the coast to spend several weeks. Mr. Daly Is also interested In a bank at Burns, Oregon. Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of Sen ator Borah of Boise, Idaho, is at the Portland hotel. Clarence M. Goodwin, son of La Bar- rie Goodwin, the artist, is visiting his father at the Portland hotel. Mr. and Mrs. .Bruce cienaemng ana Mrs. Kennedy of Spokane form a party at the Portland hotel. They are on their way to the Breakers, where they will ylslt for several weeks. Rt. Rev. John J. Keane. blshoo of Cheyenne, Wyoming, arrived In the city yesterday. He . win preach the annual retreat for the clergy of the archdiocese next week at Columbia university. He will preach tomorrow at the cathedral at the 11 o'clock mass. New Church at Aberdeen. Aberdeen. Wash.. Aug. 3. The mem bers of the church and -congregation of bi. Andrews iypiBcopai cnurcn have bought a lot on Fourth street and will have the rectory moved to it from its firesent location. They also plan to en arse the church. Which ia now too small Jackson, Miss., Aug. 3. A tabulation of all the counties except Jefferson Davis county gives the senatorshlp to John Sharp Williams by a majority of 1,665. First Steel Ship. From the London Times. We have received a letter from J. F. Lacon in which he states that a steel paddle steamer. Ma Robert, was built at Birkenhead in 1867 for the Livingston expedition, and that he has alwavs been. .under the Impression that this was the first steel ship. This our corre spondent states, antedates the building of the ship Annie, which A. E. Beaton stated was built by Samuelson of Hull j in 184. Furthermore, Mr. Lacon savs: "As far back as 1863 Mr. Howell called the attention of shipbuilders and engi neers to the value of mild cast steel for shipbuilding and kindred purposes, and In 1866. introduced It as Howell's homogeneous metal. The application of steel ror snips' Doners. . tubes, etc. end the use of this metal In the hull and boilers of the Ma Robert was the first instance oi tne application of steel for shipbuilding. Moreover, "it was also tne rirst . inawnca ui tne use ror ship building of what is now called high tensile steel, the strength in tension of this steel being about thirty-six tons a square inch, with a limit of elas ticity of about twenty-three tons." ST. HELENS POWER COMPANY ELECTION (Special Dispatch to Tb Journal.) Castle Rock, Wash., Aug. 3. Tha, stockholders of the St. Helens, Oregon, Mill & Power company, at a meeting; here, have elected officers and trustees and heard renorts of E. H. Johnson. general manager, and C. C. Brown, su perintendent, inis company now nas GO men at work ditching, draining, anl erecting a sawmill and otner duuj necessary for the work of their ajafl power plant. The following officers and trustees were elected: President, A. H. Trego. of Hoopeston, Illinois; vice-president, F. . . . 1 1 . . -KM Xt' I . . jyi. Ljara ui .ciina, bbuiiihiuii , buuic tary. E. H. Carrol of Chllllcothe. Il linois; trustees, A. H. Trego. A. M. Hunnewell, Dr. A. M. Earl of Hoopes ton, Illinois; T. A. Beal of Lewlaton. Illinois; E. H. Johnson of Portland, Ore gon; c. c. Brown or uascie kock Wash ington; F. M. Clark of Elma, Washing ton. T. A. Beal of Lewlston, Illinois, read a letter from the eastern stockholders. E. 8. Collins, a large stockholder of Ostrander, Washington, was also pres ent. The company proposes to extend Its wires to Portland, Oregon, and prob ably to the sound cities, at an early date. Late Already. Five minutes after the tardy gon had struck the principal of the school was walking through the lower hall when he saw a pudgy little fellow scampering toward the first-grade rvum ins ii legs COUlU carry him. "See here, young man, I want to talk to you." called the prin cipal to the late comer. "I hain't got time to talk to you: I'm late alreirtv replied the breathless beeinner aa tae MILL BELT PROBABLY FATALLY INJURES BOY (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Seattle, Aug. 3. Louis Tomlinson, IS years old. lies at death's door at Provl- j dence hospital, due to an extraordinary accident. M. L. Tomlinson, who owns a sawmill on the other side of Lake Washington, turned the power into nis engines In the early morning and almost Immediately afterward heard a pierc ing scream. He was horrified to see his son carried along the big belt over the fly wheel and hurled through the air, landing about 20 feet away. The boy was found to be suffering from com pound fractures of both legs above the knee. The boy sleeps out of doors great deal and was sleeping In the mill, and although he was but a few feet away he waa not noticed by his father. INDICTS LAKE SHORE ROAD AND FISH TRUST ""je-i (Jonrnal Special Service.) Chicago. Aug.' 8. The federal gras tnrv today returned indictments against the A. Booth company, the so-called fish 'trust, and the Lake Shore railroad.-. besides a number of Individuals. It Is .- charged that Booth secured rebates of 11 per cent on ait snipments maae irons . the Atlantic - .v Six different denominations woxahin n 1