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Newspaper Page Text10 THE OREGON DAllY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, " THURSDAY EVENING. , JULY 18, 1903. RAILWAY TO STAND ITS SHARE OF GULCH BRIDGE That the Portland Railway, Light A Power company will recede from ita "present stand and ray It hare of tho ooat of the East Twenty-eighth street bridge and extend Its tracks north waa construed from the remark of Presl ,. dsnt Josselyn thla morning when Mayor Lane and nine members of tho city coun. i Cll accompanied by President Jossrlyn and General . Manager Fuller made a tour of tnapeetlon of the stroeta on which tha company desire a franchise. The inspection waa not completed thla tnoraing and was resumed, at i o'clock thla afternoon:- - The first hi on made was at Halsev and Eaat Nineteenth, where the party waa mat by delegation from the Irv Sngton Improvement association and tha Holladay Improvement association. . Tha preaent franchise covi-rs a line on H road a, ay eaat from Fifteenth to Nine teenth, thence aouth to Halsey, where tha line turna eaet to Twenty-second. Tha residents of the district and the company want the lino extended east on Broadway from Fifteenth to Twenty recond. which would cut out a dip or lour block and save time coming ana folng to the city. Thla plan will un oubtedlr be granted by the council because of the unanimity of opinion r revelling and because of the fact that lalaey atreet from Fifteenth to Nine teenth atreet ta only 24 feet wide. Will Crosa Bridge. ' An automobile waa provided at thla point by the delegates from the Im provement associations and the councll tnent were taken around Kast Twenty necond. East Twenty-fourth and other streets in tna noignoornoou 01 me irv Jngton Tannia club In order that the membera might aee the territory over which tha company dealrea to Install Its tracka. It waa while making the trip In the automobile that President Josaelyn re ferred to the tracka across the Enst Twenty-eighth street bridge anil from his remarks It whs Infened that the company would In ull probability desist In lighting the cltv In regard to paying Its Bhare of the cost of the bridge am place lta tracka across the bridge and Invade the rapidly growing territory north of the gulch. When the partv returned to the car a trip wan made to Killings worth ave nue where the company nas a peuuu between Union and Williams avenue. Thla i i. i-i it tha nlreet la be ng lm proved and the company has already started installing tracks anil asks for a franchise for tills HBCtlon which IB about 1.SS0 feet long. Continuing tha partv stopped for a few momenta at the car barns on Killingsworth avenue, where a rest oft a few- minutes waa tnKen while the Vifflrlnls inspected the clubrooma provide!! for the employes. Make Waat Sid Tour. When ttte trip was resumed the party next, stopped at Palton avenue, where President Josxelyn explained that tho company wished ft franchlae east on init,-Ti uvenne to the Gravbrook tract. where the Swift company will huve lta townslte for I he employee or its plant. which will be established .lust east the altA end outside of the citv limit! Tills afternoon the party will meet at 3 o'clock and Inspect the streets on the west side or me river, ueioro mn-itiH- the street inspection the councilman will Inspect the Kamm tract where the citv Is proceeding with the extension of Salmon street from Fourteenth to Chap man, w Kamm filed a sensational remon strance as-alnMt the nroDoaed Improve ment the other aay in wnicn lie asKeu that the citv Dav a Judgment he re ceived from the state circuit court In 188S on a similar Improvement. The Judgment amounta to 118, 600 and he wants the amount and interest for 25 yeara before the city makea the Im provement. OFFICERS OF ASTORIA'S NEWLY ORGANIZED 'ARTILLERY .CORPS- BREAK GROUND FOR U. R, BRANCH INTO LINNTON ttP' 'I I . ! 1 ' i . J . y ' I i L Captain Charles H. Abercromble, First Lieutenant Karl Knoblock, Second Lieutenant J. Oak Sutton. .. . . Oround waa broken for the new elec tric, Una to Unnton thla morning by a t area of men of the United Railwaya 'Company. Grading- waa begun about ona mile aouth of tba Claremont tav iajrn, and another spoke In the wheel of suburban lines radiating from Portland da aaaured, thla time giving rapid tran sit to the north on the west side of the 'river. Tha franchlae to the United Railwaya iwraa granted a little leea than two 'months ago, one stipulation being that the privileges granted should be for feited unless the work were begun in frood faith within 60 days. ..The track to be laid on the extreme eastern aide .of the road. The eounty la to have the 'right to haul crushed rock from quar irlee along the road free of cost, and a flow prloe haa been fixed for rock that the city may. desire to use In street work, making it possible to cut In two ...the cost of rock purchased by the city. Since the election of Thomas L. Oreenough aa president of the company end the-settlement of controversies with the city actual construction of the road from Portland to Hlllaboro and Forest Grove, and Its extension to Tillamook la assured. Mr. Greenough is a large stockholder in the company, and with Jila . Seattle associates controls lta policy. He is an experienced railroad contractor, and haa completed plana for pushing construction of the line for the first seven miles., Ralla for that dis tance are dally expected "to arrive In Portland, having been en route several weeks. The necessary equipment for building the line la now being brought by Mr. Greenough from recent work completed In Washington. This move means that Linn ton Is to become an important suburb of Portland and that Hlllaboro Is to have two elec tr.lo railway main lines. It la taken to mean also that there will be a' contest for the lead In construction of electrio roada to Tillamook the Oregon Electric having recently officially announced ita Intention to build to Tillamook. The United Knllwaya company haa work toward Tillamook further ad vanced than Its rival, as It has for some months been doing survey work Via two or three routes over the coast range. It has run linea via the Wilson river and alao via the Trask. It Is said the Wilson river route twlll probably be adopted. Such a route would give the Unltedi Kauways company tne snortest line to the sea beaches and would land Port land people from their homes to the beaoh In leas than three hours. Eighty. five miles la said to be the total dis tance by this route, and a limited elec tric train could easily make the run In two ana a nan nours. FIRE DESTROYS TOWH OF BALTIC Ohio Village Wiped Out by Flames; Loss About $100,000. ( United Pre Leed Wire.) New Philadelphia. Ohio, July 16. Fire practically destroyed the entire town of Baltic, near here, today and 600 people are homeless. The fire started last night in a flour mill and .continues t rage until It had wiped 00 1 practically all of the business section of the vil lage. The loss la estimated at 1100,000. YELLS WHEN MOTHER IS PUT BEHIND BARS COUNCIL WILL PASS ALL : CITY BOND ORDINANCES Members of the city council are prac tically unanimous in passing all of the Ordinances covering the amendments to the city charter which were declared valid by the supreme court Tuesday at the name tlrfie. There will be no op position to the ord Ian aces or If there will bo, none has shown thus far. - With the same unanimity the mem bers have expreaaed themselves in fav or of the water bonds. They declare that this ordinance authorizing the sale - of bonds for a new -pipe line from Bull Run river to the city is the moat im portant of all and are eager to get a chance to vote on it as soon as possible. Am soon aa a report is received from City Attorney John P. Kavanaugh, to whom the city council gave credit for the city's victory, the ordinances will be drawn up and put through with out a dissenting view if the opinions expressed by the nine members who made the trip of, inspection with officiala of the street railway .company to view the streets over which the company desires a franchise thla morning, count for anything. Of the councilmen present on the trip none expressed an opinion that did not favor the immediate passage of all the ordinances that will be necessary to proceed with the work outlined by the amendments. While they recognized the Immediate needs of the city for a new pipe line and will paas thkt ordinance first they alao recognized the Import ance of the other measures and the general sentiment was In favor of hav ing the city attorney'a office draft nil tne measures ana pass them at .he same meeting. While this plan will throw a tre- mendoua amount of work on the city of ficials at one time it Is believed that It will be the best plan In the long run. They say that once the prelim inary work la finished the system of transacting the city'a business In -c- r:ard to Improvements will be so great y Improved that much of the extra work and trouble which now entaiils upon the city officials will be done away with and the affairs will pro ceed more smoothly. Little Isabel Turner, colored and aged about 7 years, broke all records for long distance yelling. in the police sta tion this afternoon. She yelled because ehe saw her mother being "taken away from her. and there is nothing the mat ter with the pickaninny's voice. Patrolman Henuon found Hannah Tur ner near the city hall altogether too drunk to navigate the streets. In spite of her loud remonstrances she waa brought to police headquarters. Isabel, who was with her mother, had to come along. Bhe howled continuously, but when she saw Matron mmmona escort ing her mother upstairs with the grat ing of the elevator criss-crossing her angry mother's face, little Isabel set tled right to business. A crowd gathered to hear the high notes of the new prima donna. "Ya-a-a-ah, I want my ma-a-aw," screamed the pickaninny. The mother objected at the top of her voloe until the elevator was out of sight and Isa bel veiled on the ground floor. Be tween the pair nothing whatever oould be heard over the telephone ana isaoei was sent home in a nurry. GOVERNOR CAN'T FIND SP0ETSMEN TO SEND Rnlfm Rnrffh of Tha Journal. 1 Balem. Or., July 16. The National League of American sportamen,' which meets at Lawton, Oklahoma, October 1 and IS, has requested. Governor Cham berlain to appoint from one to five dele gates from this state. The governor lias requested a number of sportsmen in Portland to suggest namea of peraons who would bo willing to represent Ore- rnn of thn ( llf In huma meettnff. but fiaS been unable to secure any suggestions. The governor thinks the organisations of sportsmen In Portland should sug gest names lr tney aesire representa tion at the national convention, tie nas no other method of determining those who are Interested or those who would go. D0UKH0B0RS FIGHT MOUNTED POLICE FAMOUS PAINTER AT CHAUTAUQUA Alfred Jlontgomery De lights Large Audience With His Brush. (Spelil Dlipatrs to Th Jenrnal.) Ashland, Or., July It. After the showers of last evening there Is no dust and the air Is cool and refreshing, making an ideal day for the big Intellec tual feaat. The classes assembled as usual and at 10 o'clock the tabernacle was filled with the admirers of Al fred Montgomery, the farmer-painter. 1118 talk, LMlletantelsm of Art," waa Illustrated. Beautiful corn and pump kins were rapidly develooed under his BKiurui ringers. in tne ariernoon Hisnop nooen iuc Intyre, tha great word-painter, delivered an addresa on the ever-Interesting sub ject. "Evolution of Abraham Lincoln." Having . lived In the. locality where Lincoln grew to manhood, the history and icldents of his early life were gained by Dr. Mclntyre from those who were lntlmatelv acaualnted with him. Dr. Ira Landrlth of Nashville. Tenn.. oocupled the platform In the evening. His subject, ''Level Best Living," was handled in an Interesting and intruc tlve manner. Dr. Landrlth is aasured crowded house again tomorrow. Ho will lecture on the subject, "Jes' a Li'l Cabin." The lecture was preceded bv the Pas- more trio, (violin, piano, 'cello). The "Paanlore glrla" have Just returned from Germany where they Brained an enviable reputation. The audience was captivated with the rare music. weanesaay tnere will be thr res. ut. Kovai j. ljye. a missionary from Bolengl, Africa, will give an ad- tures. Dr. will be three lec- a misslonari He Is said to only church in GOT PLENTY OF SAND BUT WAS : REALLY IN NEED OF A SPANKING 'A sandstorm caught the Pendleton local on the O. R A N. yesterday after noon a short distance below The Dalles. The Pullman porter at once told the 'passengers of his car to stand In the T aisle to escape the sand which came flvlng through the windows. . . Every one In the car felt sand In their clothes when they sat down. There waa . one roan who resented It deeply. "Oh, porter, please bring me three , towels, he demanded. Then, he got a table so he could open his grip and shake the sand from each Individual garment. He hod the porter Jumping sideways for several minutes. With the towels he dusted end brushed himself with the most punctilious care. He had the eyes of the entire car upon him. who via muy wr.o, uniiKe tne verv (Tatted Ptcm Leued Wire.) Vancouver, B. C, July 1. Acting under Instructions from the Vrovlnctal authorities, 12 Northwest mounted po lice at Canora yesterday attempted to arrest the Doukhobors, who recently took part In a nude pilgrimage to Fort Williams. The whole band turned out to the rescue of their comrades, and women Joined In the fray, using every weapon that came handy. The fight lasted all night, but early this morning the ring leaders were taken to prison at Canora. The Doukhobora. still persist In refusing to wear clothes. dress at 10 o'clock. be the pastor of the the world whose every 10th member la an evangelist. Dr. and Mrs. Dye have been here during the assembly and are in cnarge or tne mission study class. At 2 o'clock Dr. Landrlth will apeaK. and in the evening Alfred Montgomery will give a "chalk talk." The round table was made very Jn- imeaiing uy ut. a. Lt. iiouse. The sub ject waa, t wo Broken Kound Tables. WELL-KNOWN CASTLE ROCK MAN WEDS (Special Diflpfitifh to Th Journal.) , , i I -ill in i .fi.-.. S ' - ,.- .., .,. fll t - ill I 5 A ' i ::im N 1 WHUMIAL. IS llfJOFR I'JAYi IV UlllSs.il Ull I I f mm. TO GIF Eli Annual Convention of Wash ington State Press Asso ciation Meets at' Vancouv er for a Three-Days' Ses sion Politicians Come. 1 . . All morning the trains Into' Van- Excavation Begins for the Foundation of Homeo pathic Building. Kxcavatlng for the foundation of the new Homeopathic hospital on East Sec ond street, between Hassalo and Mult nomah streets, was begun this morning. Only the west wing of the proposed structure Is to be erected now. This will be 200 feet long by about 70 feet deep, four stories high and call for an expenditure of 1120,000. It is to be of reinforced concrete and will be the only fireproof hospital In Portland and the second fireproof structure of Its char acter on the paciric coast. The construction contract will be let In the next ten days, whir will pro vide for the completion of the building y January l next. Tne completed plana f the hospital call for a bulldlnif three times the size of the wing to ba built at this time, the other two wings to be added aa soon as the growth of Port land demands the additional hosDltal accommodations. BUILDED niS HOUSE ON NEIGHBOR'S LOT Huntington Gordon of and this L Mrs, place amy is. ueorgt Tolbert M SET DATE FOR WAY3IIRE CASE wfltA nntAtlv married at the home of the brides inuuier, airs. Margaret Mountlov. at noon yesterday. Only the Immediate relatives of the two families were pres ent. Kev. K. R, Moon performed the ceremonv. Mr Hnminirinn nuwn ousmess man and Mrs.. Hunting ton has livRii hnrx Vint a l - having come here from the east about two years ago. The couple left for Portland and tha "' r a iew aays. alter which they Will be at home to their r-lro . u. Huntington's residence in Huntington's addition. PENDLETON PROSPERS UNDER PROHIBITION (Special Diamtcb to The Journal Pendleton. Or .luiv va i....i.tHiin..4 ' , n fenaieton lor over two weeks and the apprehension over the results of a dry town are hol.i overcome. Business men report that salea have increased materially. A bank with a eavlngs department reports several new savings arpmmt. women whose husbands had been 'spend ing the surplus of their substance over Ben Peterson built a house on the Terwllllger Homestead tract In 1906, and now he la in all kinds of trouble be cause he put It on the wrong' lot. He bought lot 1, In block 10, and thought he had picked a building spot on his owh property, but when- surveys were made and streets laid out It was found that his house stands on lot 8. He claims to have made about 12,000 worth of improvements, and ever -since his mistake was discovered ha haa hun no. gotlatlng with the company that sold him the land. Meantime the Oregon Electric railway ran its right of way imuuKu wio 101 ne actually owns, hav ing to pay $160 for the privilege. In an answer filed to a suit brought by reiciBuii m me circuit court, the Ter wllllger Land company savs It has of fered to trade lot 2 for lot 1. but Pe terson is not willing. ALBINA TO FORM BUCKET BRIGADE fJOSES TAYLOR SUES HIS FOES SSSBBBBBSaBafcBBSBejBBBSB j i , Alleges Plot to Send to Pris onDivorced Wife a Defendant. s (Borclal WanatciJ to The Journal) Pendleton, Or., July 19. Moses Tay lor, a Wealthy Athena wheat grower, who served over a year ia tha peniten tiary on. conviction of arson. In a start ling suit filed today by Raley, Richards A Raley. asks that his enemies be made to pay him 159.000 for the suffering he endured. The basis of the suit Is the allegation that his foes. Instead of him-1 self, were back of a plot that was fas tened on him. Taylor had muoh trouble with his wife a couple of yeara ago, -end tourer brought the advance guard of f. 'v,orS?.'u,"-S?S! WT? IVIAl: Uw-papermen from all part, bf Wash- red that a plot existed to burn "John ajiena tne annual convention ttanister-s barn and gratnneid. Banis-jor the Washington Btate Press aaaocla tor is a brother of Mrs. Taylor. Taylor v,ik ...v.i .v. . wi accused Banister of makins; the trouble h""" ",,,w :""u7 - - between him and his wife. The orlme n r three days' session, Be- of arson was fastened upon two men, I aides aoma'oT the best known newspaper nicraro mwri n ang aonrw, who war. nn of tha northwest .there ar Hum- arrested and turned state's evidence, K , " " , " vin. th.v h,i h,n hirfui hv Tavloe bered among the distinguished visitors Alter a nara rougnt trial tne jury ren vhiwu owiaa aunaiqra, a, governor, lieu dered a verdict of guilty against Tay. tenant governor, assistant postmaster lor. and Judge Ellis, now congressman, ,.i tv.. sentenced Taylor to two and a half '""'" "iavii. amn,-i .nor- years. He was pardoned after serving "8y general, congressmen Jonea and 14 montha Cushfhan of Wasmngton and a Moat of Taylor claims his enemies In the case state senators and representatives . and were jonn Daniaier. oia -aivurcea wiieivinvr wen Known iiudiia TiNrinnaam . and R. J. Bodle of Athena, who Is also .Among the first to arrive were Oov. a relative. These he sues for. $69,000 ernor Mead and Lieutenant. Governor damages. ' coon or Washington. united States senators Anaeny and pnee of that state are also . expected - this - af teroon, and Assistant rostmaster ueneral A. L. Lawsba who comes from Washington. u. , to aaaresa tne press, association thla afternoon. Kx-Senator John L. Wilson is also on the around to tsk a hand in the political agitation which promlsts. v The assemblage Is aimmarlnar. with politics and the presence of so many puuucjsna ana tneir nenenmen gves it more the appearance of a lobby for the warring factions rather than that of an unlettered press convention. On all aides is heard the comment of tne delegates on tha fall election and nearly every representative present la doing missionary work for some partio- uiax lavorue. Talk oa Primary lVaw. Aside from the all-Dervadina nolltloal tone of the convention the main tools of conversation is the Washinaton state primary law, which is being tried for tne nrst time this year.. hie mm o s PUTOHTHESTREET Picked Up Last Night oni Charge of Drunkenness' and BeinS Out Late. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. Vancouver, Waah,, July 16. For some time past there has been considerable It ia more eomniaint nf vontha5uhnr iatra.1 as-a than probable that the association will ,.mk .u ' it w, adopt resolutions condemning certain rushing the can. It ia known that B)cUon, of the law &n( tot its several boys have secured beer. Whether repeal. A resolution haa already been it is for their own use or for older drawn up by A. A. Smith of the Port persons la Dot known. Angeles Herald and from the comment Last night the police picked up five s believed that this will meet with boys, an but one or whom are under j ppruvu oi a majority or tne aeie ase. for drunkenness and being out I gates. after hours. This morning they were The resolution condemns partsyof seo- taken before City Justice Sugg andltions is and all or section z or the given 10 days at hard labor on the streets. Those arrested were: W. White, J H. Bufora, E. A. and W. J. Martin and J. C Qllmore. UNCERTAIFI Ofi SENATORIAL GAME tfnltPd Pra Leaned Wire.) Salem, Or., July 16. The supreme court will hear argument In the Belle Wavmlra case nn Wednaedav. .Till 2fl Clean Derson. was arnmromMl n TH. I Th. rm. nf T W RMd vhn waa win. Dalles and Its sandstorms, turned and i vlcted in the lower court of complicity looked In his direction as he fusdwlth In the famous Sellwood election frauds, two or three gralna of sand In the has also been set for hearing on July 20. underclothing In his grip. It is rumored here that Harry Lane put "If I had a son who was aa finicky up bonds for Belle Waymlre. as that I'd spank him till he yelled." she 1 saja indignantly. ASKS MERCY FOR DEPOSED SLEUTHS JL Walter Wolfe filed an appeal with the eivil service commission In the case of the detectlrea who were discharged by the police committee several days ago thla morning, asking that the de cision of the committee be set aside. "Wolfe" aJeo xpt-aad himself aa" 16- tendlng to have Chief of Police Orlts macher amd Chairman Oreene cited for cor tempt of court. How thla can applr to Greene was srt explained by wolf. In Grlts-ma-hr a caa It te different. Aa order was leaned by th circuit cart re straining the chief of police from In terfering ub the detectives In th r-.irault of blr duty. TV action of umsmachar In appearing at the hear ing cf th detective and toatlfrleg a j afnat them baa baen eonstrv4 by Kojfa, w ho aprared aa or of e aiterDeve irpi.yel bf th detectlrea, a ligation of the court s order and la a that V, m will v f1r4tmk ) 4.4 lata eovrt aag xpUla bia ao, tioa. , ft We'f f H. Wolf A (ant Is on the r t.l New Tr" e-TOrnie4 b Mrt cAt. Utsfy ai.i tjnd a fw daya In POLICE FEAR WOfilAR WOULD BE KIDNAPED:! STATE BOARD. MUST PAY ITS LAWYER fn1t- Prea t.eaed Wlr. Olympla. Waah.. July IS. The state upreme court thla mnrnlng arnrmed he decision of the Bpokane superior court In appointing a receiver for the state board or dental examiners to com 'pel that board to tay 8am R stern II. . . , , i 400 for legal services he performed for Fearing that she would be spirited out ! the board In prosecuting dentists who of the city by the relatives of Hon Wll- j advertise and who had no licensee son, who attempted to cut her throat, Mrs. Bessie Derby has been detained by the police as a witness Despite his name Wilson 1a an Ital ian, the nephew of a wealth t Italian who Owns a number of saloons Ehe de clared that this uncle offered her 19 to reave tne citv and dros the caae against Wilson. in tne meantime Wilson, the Italian Smallpox Hotel Closed. fValti-d rxai Leaaad Wtr... Seattle. July !. Tha Alaska Com mercial hotel haa bees rinsed by the health ofrlclaJ aa a result or seven raaee of smallpox which are known to hav originated on the premise within the rest few weka Twi 11 InmatM rit t. KA.rl.r V. with the Scotch name. Is being kept in I mltted to vaccination and after a com hldlna. The oollca era) hunt in fnr him P n i , . . . , . ' . . . , , . " ....... in, ' " v w mi afiniri rit "'"-'"i " appranena- permitted to nna Quarters aisewhera ed within a ahort lime , . Mr, nerbr waa held- aader lift .. . . . . bonds whh-h hare not yet ben. fttr- j ITWlievm JntrrTaini I avalry. nlabed. She was teka frea tba city , 4"tl Ptatiatrtj TVa Jeamal ) jau a anon time toaay to nave tir i renojeuft, ur, yuiv it ironi I un- wouno drfaMHi xne cutting awgrred i til it ecloca Wat nlirtit the Foirt)th In a lodging bonee at -Thlrd and Clar ! rr1ment caraj rr bend from Fort WeJla streets last walL Thla is tha first In- Walla ga a concert at the fair pevil stanre for a long tHna akar a witneaa I km la Pendleton. Shortly ftT aooa r oen locked up berore the defendant J-trda y tha ' flrat awinadron of the was arrested. " rourtaentb caralry reached ttle eltv on thor way from Ma,ia Walla te Amerlnut bke to partlctpata ta the big erca mftwaft to ba bavjd. - thare from Anraat t tt It. They were In earn wiaad of "attal Hope and efter Spend ing nlaht br toer left oa thalr ettrd inarch tr.la taenlcg. , Lraret) Pol Ice Foer. lama Anderson, foe : aevaraJ V,ra of rha hoat-koown vtnlloa orrWra as tnflrel his rletoa. H will go into the salon bus.nrae. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO BUT THEY DID rSperlal Plapatrh to Th Journal asuerocg, wash.. July I6.L0I, Car ?.lne'i l-yenr-old daughter of v,r, una Ainsne lxing. aged 23, nephew of Judge E. J. Sea rls eloped from their homes at Silver Lake seven miles eaat of this place, last Tuesday evening. They went at once to Victoria B. C., and were married, and returned to Sliver Lake Saturday. No reason whatever can be assigned for the elope ment, as the girls' parents had no ob jections to Long. Lumber Camp start Up. a, (Snwlal plapatrh ta Tba Joarnal.) 1 k. ' "a"n- u,Jr lMany of J"' ..i,n,B un inm various rivers bave resumed operations, the loggers r; . , j uniu una 00a by hundreds since July 4. Tn. AhoT, "i.-cr ana sningie mill ear, will resume operations on August giving employment to 100 men. WRECK LUMBER 3IILL DURING NIGHT la- wl AiDlna Ilrehouse. corner of Killings worth and Alblna avenues, this even ing for the C 11 r Dose of ora-njilxlnir tho citizens of North Alblna Into a bucket brigade. The people of this section of the city have long ago grown tired of waiting ior tne council to supply them With the necesfidrv hnw nnri onnarotM, and have decided to take the matter of fire protection Into their own hands. HAMILTON HELD UNDER HEAVY BOND Fran f"Clnch"l Hamilton, tha rnhhar of three Jewelry stores, waived exami nation In the municipal court today and waa held to aonear before thn aranit Jury under $2,600 bonds. As the Hamilton famllv la w41I tn An it ia understood that before the close of' ousiness toaay tne Donds will be fur nished and the ex-football player given his. freedom. While anrjarentlv da. ranged Hamilton broke the windows of mres jeweiry stores, tooa tne rnntanii and waa arrested after a brief chaae earjy xuesaay morning. TRACK LAYING IS - RESUMED TO KLAMATI (Special Dlapatrb to Tba Joornal.l Klamath Falls, Or., July 16. Track laying has been resumed on the Callfor nia Northeastern railway and steel has oeen iaia over tne nm this side of Har ris, tne present terminus. Worden. the station nearest cne swamp, will proh ably be the next terminus of the road, Tnis will aid greatly in shortening the rreigm ana stage road Into the city. Charles W. Parrish, stats senator- elect from Grant, Harney and Malheur counties, accompanied by Mra Parriah ia at the Imperial for a few daya' visit in the city, having beeri called here by the illness of their daughter, Senator Parrish contenda that he doea not know anything about politics and has not known anything for some time. "I have been out on my ranch wait ing. like Clnclnnatus, for someone te call me to the service of mr country, but up to this time I have heard no Insistent voice," is the way the senator expresses M..i Senator' Parrish in one of the well known and old-time residents of the Interior country and has done much to gather data on historical sublects re lating to the early history of Oregon, especially or tne interior region, lie Is one of the Republican warnoraes of the urant. Harnev and Malheur district antt was elected to the senate without naving taken any pledge on the aena torlal question. iji lu this time the senator says he pas given no attention to the organtza- i unpledged to camps 1 Cnfcnown vandals wrecked the lumber mill of the Clear Creek. e Timber company last night ac- cording to word which reached the city thla morning from Prosl- dent Diamond of the company. e The Clear Creek min Is lo- e eated about nine mile from Oregon City and Is one of the large mills of the Clackamas timber district. According te the roeaaer sent to Portland thla morning some unknown persons entered th mill last eight and cot the belting Into ah red a. The 0 ether machlaery was alae e wrecked. President Dtamond talapbooed far Detective Vaughn e an! bis bloodhound to trail the e perpetratora of the deed. Cement Blocks for Depot. (Special THapatPk to Th Journal.) Albany, Or., July 1. Three thou sand cement blocks have arrived in tha city rrom Kugene and are to be used in the building of the new depot at this city. The work on the grounds has progressed so rapidly as to call for tho laying or tne oiocks immediately T ti. Kins or Eugene Is the contractor and has had tha supervision of the making of the blocks for the local structure, a targe rorce of men la now at thla city busily engaged in the work or constructing tne new -depot. 8. A..D. Pater's fcaae Postponed. (SaVra Soma of Tba Imiraal.) Salem, Or July If. The demurrer in tne a. a. ix rater cane which was to have been decided yesterday was postponed until the October term by Judge Burnett. The motion had been entered by Judge Martin l Pipes, for tne aeienaam, ana stipulated that George Brown, clerk of the state land board, did not have authority to arf. minister oaths for an affidavit. r- Ifteaissippi Chautauqua, rnaaatrt t Tb Joaral.) Crystal Springs. Miss.. Julr.M Wleh the largest attendance ever rerorrtaui an early In the season. the Miaalaalr.pl Chautauqua aaaembly Is ready for Its formal opening this evening. The e mbly will continue for a period ft it davs. The sneakers include rr a r- Caldwell. 1 r. George Summey. Dr. John A. Bice. Rev- Arthur Grlncle, Hon. nama l'krhuh, ut. x. 11 ut ton and ut. A. U PhUilpa. . Heavy Rainfall at Klamath. rrtaj rentrk ta Tba Joaraal A Klamath ralla Or Julv 1 rTa beartaat rain of tha aeaaoai fall bora Tolf evening. Sverrthiag hJ shewn retnsrkable growth tine. - tlon of the senate and support any candidate for Xha position. He has several legislative matters un der consideration which seem to him to be needed by the Interior of the state, but says he has not gone far enough with his plans to discuss them. Senator and Mrs. Parrish will remain In Port- lana ior several days. MILLIONS TO LOWER MILWAUKEE'S GRADE (United Prea Leased Wire.) mew rorK, juiy is. According to a statement made .today by an official of tne unicago, MiiwauKee a bl jfaul rail road the cost of the Pacific coast exten sion or that system will be about 15.000,000 more than the original plana called for. This increase in the cost of work is aue, it is seio, to a aeotsion to run the road at a lower grade over the mountain division than the officials first figured on. The whole work now calls for the expenditure of $77,000,000, but there will De no shortage ox funds. The exten sion Is 1,380 miles long, continuing the road to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. BRYAN DENIES HE WILL FAVOR NEGROES (Unltrd Pr Leased Wtra V Lincoln. Neb.. July la. Brvan todav denied the assertion that he would ap point negroes to office If he were elect ed president He declared he bad not commented on the Brownsville affair. The denial was made in answer to the Baltimore Bun, which stated that Ulah- p Walters of the Methodist Episcopal nurch had declared that he had Bryan's assurance mat ne wouia appoint ne groes te office if he were elected. GLIDDEN TOURISTS. ARRIVE AT ALBANY V rrnltea Prea Leaaed Wire.) Albany. N. T- July 1. Twelve automobiles In the Olldden tour en durance contest arrived at Albany shortly after I o'clock this afternoon. The machine-ran from M 1 1 feed. i'a ts. a mnes tooay. Tomorrow they will start for Boston. tne aays run oeing iit.z milea. Veteran iWident Dies. ("aeHal tnanetek ta Tb JearaaLI w port. Or, July It. O. Li. Reeves, M resident of Oregon, died Sat this Ne an old place yesterdST morning of heart fell ore. Mr. Reevea at tba 41m of has death was retired rrom bualneaa Last year he ran a grocery store here. He wag largely Interested In reel aetata. The ballot has been made tra for the primary eiartton in lliinote three weeks henee. Four partlee hare tuvmad candi dal ea for governor. The RepuMlcai aspirants are Governor Char lea 8. nean. who is a candidate for return I na tion, and - former Governor Richard Yates. Among the ietnerattc candi date for the head ef tha tlrket, ef whom there sre fire, is former Vice Preatdeot A dial . Stereasotv law. These sections nrohlhlt all oandt. datea for election from using ad vert IW Ing apace in the newspapers. The In tent of the law Is to orevent the sale Hf editorial columns by venally inclined puonsners, out u is so woraea as to infringe on the rights of the press to receive political advertising even when so designated and It will be the object of the association to have this part of the law changed. Tie Smith resolution pronounces that farrof the law forbidding a newspaper 0 receive advertising aa "a literary and legal, abortion, being conflicting, confusing, contradictory, unintelligible and incapable of practical construction or enforcement." Candidates for Convention. About the only t Ight" which will be precipitated in the convention is that between Seattle and Walla, Walla, both of which are out for the next conven tion. Lorton of Walla Walla seem a tn he favored by a majority of the delo gates now present, but before evening, with the advent of additional delegates making a total of more than 100. the aspect of things may change. Seattle Is making a strong bid for the 109 meeting because of the Alaska-Yukon fair, to be held there next year. The entire morning was devoted to the registration of incomina- members and receiving applications for member ship. This afternoon a program of ad dresses will be given at the I. O. O. F. hall In Vancouver and in the evening the delegates will be taken for an auto rid about the cltv and to the" state school for the deaf, -where an address of welcome will ba delivered by the mayor of Vancouver. The evenlna- will be closed with a dance and reception. Tomorrow mornlnar at o clock tha delegates' will be taken up the Colum bia on the Bailey Gataert ' United States Senators Ankeny and Piles uf Washington, Governor Mead, Congress men Cuahman and Jonea and otbera will deliver addresses at Stevenson in the afternoon. Following is the program for tomorrow: . S a. m. sharo Visitors leave on steamer Bailey datsert for excursion up the Columbia river. 13:80 Lunch at Stevenson. 1:80 P. m. Address. "Some Travelers on tha Old Columbia." bv Eva fihnerv Dye, author of "McLoughlirt and Old Oregon." "McDonald ,of Oregon" and The conquest." A friend v talk on "Historical Rela tions." R. F. Oosnell of Victoria. R. C! Colonist Poem. "An Rnlc of the Praaa." 1nf!v cantos, by Honor L. Wllhelm, Coast Magaslne, Seattle. Address, -Relation of Press to Charit ble and Reformatorv Work." Jnrtaa llllo a. Root, State supreme court. ' NSURANCE .COMPANY MAKES GOOD LOSS (United Prea Leaaed Wire.) Los Angeles. Julv K. Although ma. tal Inspectors have failed to locate the negro who la believed to have stolen, at Kansas City, a registered mall Douch hlch left this cltv June t en route to New York, the remitters of currancv and valuablea will probably . recover their losses In full. The Farmers and Merchants National bank of Los Angeles, which forwarded ou,vuu in currency to its New York correspondent In t"he missing pouch, waa todav reimbursed for the lose by the Canton Insurance eomnanv nf Hnaa. kong. China, through Its local agent. The registered pouch, estimated to have contained lfc0,000 In currency and val uables, waa traced to Kansas City, . a transfer point, where it waa stolen. FINDINGS OF THE 3IARI0N GRAND JURY (Satan Boraaa ef Ta Joamal Salem, Or, July Is. No grounds for a criminal charge was found by the grand Jury which Investigated the cir cumstances surrounding the passing of a worthless check by Al Olefin on Representative-el eet It. T. Patton a" few weeka ago. Olenn was arrested while In the act of passing the check and th business men who lecalved the checks were refunded the amount lost. Charge ef aasaalt with intent ta kill waa found bjr the grand Jury against Pen Stanton, who rhot Councilman J r.'Ooode. while under the Inilamoe of lienor several weeks ua rharua Blanchard will be ornaaovted for as sault and battefv and Xick Unhark f assault with a danaroua weapon. gtn tna pleaded not guilty before ludn Burnett yesterday momlni. 1 ; 1 TTIU of Lerfe P. L. Cherry. ' ' apHaf reapatr a I aarl Astoria. Or. Julr 1C Tha win if t late P. L. Cherrv waa fileal fw amk.. yeeterday afternoon. it la t Ka property to the widow. Mra. F.Hrn JL ferry, and the tnr aana Oamra s-a. ward, flarry and Philip Cherry, aar. af whom ta named as aa executor of ra. etete. .