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THg OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 21. 1900. ! BRIDGE 1ST GO OUT OF ; SERVICE, Ida by statements llotktn Ii aald to litv. 1 1 1 h .1 u Imfm he left Oregon, 1st lust June or early in July. . I pun Dear I iiV of the arraal of Martin lie la an Id to have remarked that "they had the wrong man." ! etrad to be greatly worried, ami om a auld that trier were ftilHHlan Jew tit . purtlund who could tell why Wolff waa killed. 0m4 Muoa DlstrMaaa. He la a lit to have pared the floor at limes, aa moiign uiatreaaen, ana within w. few weeks after Mnriln waa n r rented ha started with a peddllnir out' fit on a trip southward from Laurel Waehlnittoii county, where ha had made I) In headquarter. . For noma unexplained reason Botkin discontinued hla peddling trip at 0r- vaia. tie aiauiea ma team wun a ur ryman there, and the next heard from him waa in a letter written to nia Kirtner. Thin letter waa written from ed Uluff. Cel.. but, mailed at BhaaU Hprlnea. It waa scribbled over tare eceniu poatal card, Inclosed In an en velope. , It aheda no light on the sub ject that Jeffrey would like to have explained, but contain repeated apolo glea to hla partner for quitting go ab ruptly. ' . . The writer ays "no waa not nimaeir m Decrepit 3fadison 4 . Street ' Structure pronounced Un . - i . n j. I l nn wrner Pay a no waa noi nimaeir . Safe by EXpertS -COUntrS entirely to blame." and Inform, hla , Ipnrtner that the team may be found at Famous uoia lincK rroveu to "Pc Useless.-' V '--sU Uerval. . The outfit waa later reoov ered from the ltverytnan there, aa Hot- kin had indicated might Da done. Since, that time all trace of the mye- terloua neddler haa been loat. The date I of the lottor from California la July I, 108. This 'vii three months before Martin waa tried and convicted of man slaughter. . ' liotkin. aometlmea Known even tn ore. gon aa Friedman, left behind him a box of papera at hla lodgings. When he left ha had expected to return,' and thla . mar account for hla not having taken with hint the documents now in the Doaaeaslon or Martin a attorneys, Ha mav have fla-ured that In an v event the casual discoverer or tn nog would reaard It aa rubblah and make no ef fort to asoertaln what the queer look lng lettara from-Odeaaa meant. TbMry u mo jrw. ,; Soon' after the murder of Wolff, be. fore the band of circumstance had point e so strongly to 'Martin, the detec tivea worked for a time uoon the thn- The foregoing paragraphs conclude! ory that revenge might have been the ' me report or expert engineers relative I motive for the crime. There waa talk to the condition of the Madison atreetlof revolutionary or nihilist groups with bridge, end accompanying the report Is I which the murdered pawnbroker was an opinion from G. A. Tllden. a diver said, to have been connected, or whom employed by the city engineer to inspect I he waa supposed to have Informed piers of the structure, une piers, against. The theory waa never fully "In view ef the condition stat ed above, we do not hesitate te pronounce the bridge unsafe for traffic. ' . "The feasibility of making re pairs hag not been Included In the scope of the report" ' (BIfned) ' " - J. P. . NEWELL. v . GEORGE , BAR the biers of the structure. The piers, aaalnnt. as well, as the superstructure,, wero I worked out, because clrcumatancea be- found to be In, a deplorable state, many lgan to lead so strongly to Martin aa to or tn braces being wasnea away ana i minimis the possibility of merit In the theory of revenge. But during this brief period of Inquiry the name of Bot kin or Friedman was mentioned. It Is the theory of the defense that the peddler heard of thla and that h ' : others so loose as to be almost value' lass. From the two reporta It la ap parent that the structure can not be iy repaired at a, reasonable oust. Ihivlnaw flnnviitiiad. t, . , .. i. .u . w.u I became alarmed, fearing that he would MS?.V" r&"ZZZZL iZZrA'ZZ: be apprehended and queatloned. Hla terday afternoon. City Engineer Taylor P-UOT-'t.o suhP meSnlan'J sld that ho had made an inspection L,,.u,lt",, h? I?mf ithJ??ir,fA,12- of the spans and was firmly convinced J1'" '"f ih1J?tt?tw2tnhtSii,uS ..nf fnr trnfrie to his old haunta Is another gteD In The brldgo committee considered the findings and ordered in reports sent . to the executive board with the recom Hotkln gives a minute' deacrlptlon of hlmaolf, to be used fur Identlf lctlon In rut of accident. lie glve bis weight kt 13(1 to 15 nounda, height 4 feat 4 Inches, weara I'm hut, la collar. 7 4 shoe, 1,12M2 as the number of hi watuli and SV,n7 the number of the work In hi walatu 11 was of, dark complexion. ' L'pon the finding of Hotkln and the tranHcrlblug of the mysterious letters In cipher mats the determination of the value of the "find." Uul Attorney' Jef frey aaya hVuhlnks It la the beat clue he haa struck, and he will follow U as fur aa poaalbie. It I too lnte to use In the appeal, which la pending bifore the aupreme court, but If it develops as Martin's attorneys bellev It will, or even a It stands,, It Is looked upon as a strong aid In securing a pardon for the couvloled man, who lias always as serted his Innocence 'of the crime, . , TWENTY TEAKS: ; : "i ' FOR THE COOPERS '. (Continued from Pag One.) followed the announcement of th ver dict today. - ' . . At the moment Attorney General Mc- Carn announced his wllllngneas to ac rent loll for the two defendants of. fers began to com In and before the bond waa finally executed a total of I&O0.00O wa available for use to Inaure their freedom pending' th. declaion of inn appeal. The total or me oona wa iinany lOUKh waa ajikad hv tns court. ID.UUU in eacn caae. John O. Oreener, the first friend of th two men to arrive, qualified for 110,000 on each bond. He was quicaiy followed hv Jamea B. Caldwell, who qualified for 136,000 on each side, while Walter O. Parmer .signea ror io,vuu on each. Then C. W. Anderson and H. B. Chadbiirn nualifled for :500 on each bond and then Judge Hart declared lie had enough, althougu otner mends were there to get on the sureties If posslbl. .. sXobln Cooper's W4dln Tour. .It Is announced on kuthoHty that assag lias been engaged for jColonel 'ooper and Robin on a Transatlantic liner, and just as soon as Judge , Hart dispose of the motion for 'a new trial ana the case is ready for admission to the state aupreme court they will leave for an extended trip abroad. . Both Colonel Cooper and Robin show the effects of the long- strain, and the latter Is especially In a bad way, the confinement having seriously affected him. One report tonight Is that he will be married quietly In a few days and that he will take his bride with him on the European trip. inasmucn as tne supreme court can hardly reach "the case for several months and probably not unIl next winter, ine two men win nave a cnance to take an extendad vacation. The Cooper party, consisting of the colonel, Robin, his two sisters, Mrs. Burch and Mrs. Wilson, Attorneys An derson, Washington and Bradford, left the Jail at 4:35 thla afternoon. Just Severn hours after they had heard Foreman Burke read th verdict. They Jumped Into a waiting carriage and were at once driven to the Bradford home, where' personal friends were In waiting to greet them. The crowd out side of the Jail were friendly and greet ed the men warmly. Nashville is very quiet tonight, all of the excitement that marked the closing days of the trial having disappeared. It Is "believed all danger of further trou ble is over and that the matter will now be permitted to rest, bv all con cerned. the same series of evenls The letter of April 22. which Is taken to point to hidden secrets In the cipher rrom uaessa, is sddressed to "Lear M A-t v.. ,l. 1 1 rum iniesna, in aoareaaea lo i-rei i-it v attorney i Bnena J. tjoimn, ana consists or only The street railway company and Front street merchants nave fought to nave the bridge reopened. a few lines on on sheet of paper, say It Am. well. Am not working. I have reoelved a letter of our friend S. M, The company offered to repair ' th iv fX?'""i. t'iJ bridge without cost to the city If It S.L"" 2L.S JJ0n hope you will be in town this week and you'll et It. Hav no more news at it. were permitted to run cars across the a raw until next lan. i ue nuiiionues believed that If the permission were given lives of passengers would be jeopardized and In ftmt of a fatality the city would be hld- responsible, so they refused. Neither would the county court yield. presen Tour trnlv friend. , "SAMtJEL H. STERS , "Portland, Or. Doubt About Kama. There is some doubt about the last which mav be report of the diver and engineers will read Bterz or Stos. Otherwise the letter only have the effect of strengthening la perfectly legible, but the writer was the case of the city against the cor-I evidently not a person of culture. The, Dear every mare or navinit neen writ ten by an educated man. The few words of English are written In a copy-book hand, snd some Russian letters scat tered through the cipher are also In perfect form.- The dates on the letters are mostly In October and November, 19 IK. Tf" notin memorandum noog is rlel In tne opinion of city official the name of the Hlgnature, of the COmCTIONOF MARTIN UNJUST j (Continued from Pag One.) "ecTefnaIJ WolffmusTTir cam from Heather covered and bears the advertls- far off Russia. -" - lng name of, Frank Anderson of 95 .Additional strength -Is riven to this Fourth street. Orf on of the fly leaves PORTLAND'S LARGEST Specialty Cloak and Suit tjovse fcM3"2SSSi COR. FIFTH and ALDER STS. One Quarter Off Sale w U fil fk " w anoreci ures Gowiis Owing to the tremendous success which attended our quar-ler-off sale, and the many requests to continue it a few days longer, we have decided to extend the sale for three'days MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 22ad 23rd 24th Remember, these are positively the last days, and the im mense saving of the QUARTER OFF will pay for your new spring hat. Nuf ced. Take advantage. : , One Quarter OH (25) Every Tailored Suit or Gown in This Establishment ISO RESERVES Wbltla home tonight.' They sr drawn back so as not to interfere with a view of, the street. , "Hurely, surely, they will tiring him back soon," walled, th distracted wo man. , ."if th man who' took my boy could only reaUx that w will not try to grrast thaiu or iroscut them: that we wlll b honest with them and give them the money gladly and wllllugly If tltey only will Tv Willi bark to us aaf and sound; If they only knew ad that, surely they would aend him back. Hurely they must know- that a mother would not tell an untruth when the 11 r and happiness of her baby la hang, ng In the balance, t don't car 'Wheth er th men are punished or not. , I only want my, boy. if It Is money they ar after, why do thay not return my baby and get itf) . ' , Bollna,' the 14-year-old sister of the stolen child, seems utterly crushed with sorrow. With the Incapability of child hood to .Iwar sustained sufterlng, she has almost COllan..,l from that strain and tonight Is under the car of th family physician. , Mr., vVliltla. Is at his offlc. never leaving it fur more than a few minutes ai a time. , . Pat Crowe Condemns Kidnaper. ,' . (rnMed PrtM Lease Wire.) f ' Chicago, March 20. Pat Crow, th famous reformed kidnaper, who ' waa charged with holding Kddle Cudahy for -126.000, which Kdward A. Cudahy Br.J tns miuionulre packer, paid, today ea naplng th telephone from Pontiac, and said hn wished to, advise the parents of the cnuu ni o pay me.ranHom. "I don't believe the kldnnpers will harm the lad," said Crowe,' "and I want to say now that I consider kidnaping-a most heinous crime and I now believe it should be punishable with death,' on all incoming trains from th west. Other deteotlvva ar on guard at . th foot of Kerry street, where boats ar rive from Canada. It Is bellavad If th kidnapers intended to go to Canada they hav already croa( th border. No arrest a had been mad In tha.cae up to a late hour tonight. , . ' i -ii i.. . " i Philadelphia Hm Ruspect. 1 ttlnlted ProM UuM Wr.l Philadelphia. March to A general alarm waa aent out to th pollc ata ttons tolay for th apprehension of a woman who arrived at th Broad street station last night carrying a bov fit ting the description, of Willi Whltla. the kidnaped i-a. lad stolen from Bliaron, pressed great Indignation over ' th. kid aping of Willie Whltla. Crow talked to the United Press over Cleveland Clues Fall. ? i. " (United Press Laaaad Wire.y Cleveland. March 20. DesDairlna of rinding, any trac f kidnaped Willi Whltla in. Cleveland. Frank H. BuhL uncle ofth missing boy, left for Sharon lonignt arier z flours or weary search' ing In thla city. Every clue broua-ht to ngnt was run to eartn during tun day and each 'on ended In disheartening failure. The belief that the bov waa being held In an apartment hous her was rouna 10 d witnout foundation after the residence district of-, the city had been scoured in a house to house search. When leaving her tonight. Buhl announced that he was sure there was no need of further search In Cleve iana. EVIL TRIO IN WHITLA CASE CdntInued from Page One.) Special Sale OF .New Easter Oxfords and Dress Boots In Tans, Pateits, Suedes. See Window Display. .Elsewhere- Out Prici $5 Grades lor $3.50 $4 Grades lor $3.00 WHY PAY MORE? Guaranteed Better Quality Footwear for Women Only. HAIR EMPORIUM Hair Hair Hair The Crown of Wisdom Is Hauv v- Use your wisdom in buying hair where you can get pure human hair at the price asked for trash elsewhere. Largest and complete stock of aLI shades Beautiful fine Hair Switches 95c AJTB vj Psyche and Cluster Pulfs$1.257 An vr Monday Cosmetic Day and Free Demonstrations. Cqt out this ad and get a free Hairdress or Face Massage. Aza Holmes Ribbccke dent. This man, whose name Is in the possession of the police, is said to have served a term in the penitentiary from which he was recently- released. He returned to his home at West Middle sex three weeks atrcv A dv hnfnn th. kidnaping he suddenly left towrr -and has not been seen since. -Tanegefnl Woman la th Case. It haa been discovered that an at tempt is being made here to lncatn a certain woman mysteriously missing! -. . . num. .ii a vui,,.,,m ii. x L l 'I u liu it is said, she will be arrested and her connection with the kidnapers said to De ciose. At 10 o clock a member of the con stabulary who Is said to have followed tier trait over western Pennsylvania and Olio, went into consultation with Chief of Police Crain for the purpose of getting his cooperation In securing her arrest. "I would do anything, no matter how bad it Is, to get revenge on the Whltla family," la a remark alleged to have been made some time ago by the wom an. At S o clock tonight Mr. Whltla eave out the following statement: I will not discuss the details of the West Middlesex clue. I will say, how ever, tnat it iooks promising. I be lieve the bov Is beine keot some nlace until it is possible to remove him quiet ly, we nave entered into no negotia tions with anyone and are still In the aarg. Constabolary in th Bear oh. In the meantime, the district attorney of Mercer county, exercising his right. nas caued upon tne state constabulary to assist him In th search. Late to night 20 of the members reported here and took complete control of the vi cinity within a radius of ten miles. Acting on the theory that the missing lad is not over a few miles from Shar on they will patrol the country from now on and closely question every per son who may not be able to give a good account or nimseir. .Dense woods, caves and other hiding places in the two states are being explored eagerly In the hope that the kidnapers may hav taken refuge In them and have left some trail that can be followed. Messages are being flashed from town lo town aita irom cmes io villages re Harding the kidnaped boy. heir to a 150,000,000 estate. From various points clues and wild rumors are nowing in hourly. Most of the clues are regarded being lttue Detter man worm less. but all are being run down, as the frantlo parents of the youth will not let on go uninvestigated, no matter how vague, for fear the smallest might be the one tnai would leaa to tneir child's rescue. Xo iregotlationa. The boy's father declared today that the kidnapers had not opened negotia tions for ransom. It was reported that the kidnapers bad sent word that they had raised th ransom price from $10.- tnis Buffalo Watches the' Border. . (United Press Laawd Wlre.i Buffalo, March 20. The local pollc tonight joined In the, search for Billy Whltla and his abductors, believed to be headed toward this city from Sharon, Pa, An extra force of detectives was sent out to search the railroad yards west of here and to keep a strict watch GOVEliXOR.OF IDAHO VISITS FOIiTLAND Governor James II. Brady of Idaho was In Portland last night, on hla re turn trip to Boise from Seattle, where n naa been giving personal attention to hastening construction work on the iua.no ouuaing aim A.-y.-P, exposl tlon. v. "W ar going to hav a very repre '"'" ouiuung," said Governor orauy at ins t'ortiand last night, "but r;e will have to hurry up the construc i" work In order to have our exhibit unj inaiaiiea wnen tne ratr opena. I note, too, that commendable progress Is made on other buildings, and the Oregon building seems, if anything, to b In the lead of the others." ' Journal want ads lo a 'word. CURES RHEUMATISM V- boHl.';.-' rn fcottX. '& nrneurA& xxvxbt to. , - RHEUMATISM x its ifjunr rokxs. Sciatica Neuralgia Nervousness Sleeplessness Nervous Headache Neuralgic Headache Nervous Dyspepsia Nervous Affections TRADB SUPPLIED BT A.W.AIlen&Co. Wholesale and Retail Druggists, 16th Si Marshall Sts., Portland. Or. PACIFIC COAST AGENTS. Mioiial CasI Drawer Od -. ; " ' . - - a THE BEST .... .. V , i Registers nrnfnrl Cash Registers. for -tl dlCU The Least . Money ALL TOTAL ADDERS ' ALL SALES PRINTERS If you want Drawer Operated Cash Registers, we have them PRICES: $50, ?65, $75, $90, $100. DETAIL ADDERS: $20, $30, $40. O. B. factory ' -. .' . . '' : . " 'W'e also have a special register for use in connection with casji carrier or cashier systems. Investigation means good judgment. E. T. KELLEY, Sales Agent Salesroom, 70 Third St. . . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL A NEWSPAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE jftT )ar SI ooo But U mm Fili i m m ys iwmw ii il nr . m riy A Most Extraordinary Offer Ladies' Spring With every Lady's Suit sold this week we shall give absolutely free of all charge a fine Spring Hat, made of the best straw and trim mings up to date. This is done to introduce our new Millinery De partment to our Eastside friends. Given Free With Each and Every Order for a Ladies' Suit Cash or Credit Outfit Complete For Easter . . . . At the Big Eastside Store at little cost. The Ladies' Hat we give you is priced in regu lar millinery stores at from $7.50 to $10.00, but the great purchasing povver enjoyed by this store enables us not only to buy Ladies' Suits, etc., but Millinery: as well, at a very much lower figure than the average dealer. , Finest Spring Suits a These Ladies' Suits are models that embrace all the latest touches of fashion ; long coats,' braid and button trimmed; perfectly constructed of fine prunella, Panama, serge, worsted, etc., satin and taf feta lined; smartly trimmed with silk braid or strictly tailored: skirts in the newest cored and flam styles; in all the popular Spring shades too numerous to mention here. Ladies, honor the Eastside with a call before going over the river for your new spring Suit. Jtesides saving money for yourself, you keep employed Eastside residents, for all our employes must have their homes on the casi Mue oi ine v niameiie. "Peninsular" Ranges to 126.000. Th SO members of the Pennsylvania state constabulary who arrived Jiere to night have their mounts with them. These troopers were, sent out by Cap tain J. C. Groome, superintendent of the state constabulary. A conference was held In the offlc of Attorney James P. Whltla. father of th stolen boy, this afternoon, but for what ourpose has not been made pub lic. It waa attended by Chief of Fo lic Martin McCray, Ctctlv O. 8. Ward of Philadelphia. Attorney Whltla and several others. P. H. Buhl. uncle of Willi Whltla. returned from Cleveland. Oilo. He said hla trln waa without result and that Lb , mystery waa no nearer solution than It i was th mornin- Willi Whltla was. spirited away. It waa announced from Whltla orric' f teftlght-Otat permission from th OWo-, I authorltlea had been obtained to allow j th Pennaylvania etsta pone 10 oiwr- lat In Ohio territory. Za Xkm WUtU KoasaU. Mrs. James P. Whltla Is tonight In way under the terrible strain. Ill inn II ! a vma m wutucr tm , .!. uiv - watchioc and praying; for some newail of wbels oa the tret brings ber to! th door n4 keep hr standing trem-1 bllag on th threshold until the sound ! that gives aer nop airm away, in nm fashion ahe eems to fel certain that ber boy will com back to hr a h went away. In a buggy or carriage. N curtains shad tbe window ef th an. i If The best known Range, built by the largest stove works in the world. Pay us but Si ll a Men's Spring Suits A most exclusive line of well-tailored Men's Suits at your disposal . l. r -r V'al casy payment pian oi w k , $1 ,a Week Place your order this week, if pos sible. Prices from $40 to $53, ac cording to size of oven. I No trouble to show goods come in and look over these fine goods. Remember . that we also carry Men's Furnishings of all kinds. OEVIUIRTZ; BROTHERS Xew United Electric Railway Te Harbortoa. Be adv. Pag X. Im. I. "Watch th morrnifn t down th river." Watfh the JfoTement de bubs. 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