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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
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