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1 ,. . '" - J ;A"S.W: - w . ., fen ; v - A; , v f , : ; y ;' tins etenino - jotniAi.r POiiTiiAinjr obegon ,? TXltTR S DATi 3t AT ; S9 02. ; ltd ' -;.-';-;.---.-- IS SHEA: FRAUD? IlKfcfOainisfok . loa'sSsler. Ten Thousand Dollar ,'ifEstate' Involved. 'Vfi . . i "' ' '' ; t Although by a decision of ths Stat - Circuit Court of Oregon rendered in 1899, th W of IJehfy Wilson, deceased, escheated' to the state la the absence of proof tha.ajiy egal heirs were living, a wpmao, now oomes ; jo. the'" f ro.nUnd . elf lm to be th lawful sister Ot the de cim1, ! iwtltlont tbs eourt to be put . iflf possesfdoa fit her property rights. . 8b Is ChrisOn Biter ' ::v' "'"i "7" """"'": ' Vt trnabte'estits 1i worffi over $10,006. fii'it to prove her identlly was commenced ia the. State Circuit Court thU mornlnf hy'tht iMtiUoher-s attorneys,! Paxton, bmch saBOBVi . A.,f:'z! tittle is .kn&wn ot the family affairs ot the, deceased Henry Wilson- Previous to kla. death he told Fred Strong, ot this city, with wnoin tie had business, that ; he wo orn JaChHstfna, ia VOO, and that ho ran wf trooa home la IM4 landing in 'New. York City, trom whicn plac bt mbarVed on a seafaring .life which he continued tor a period ot At roars. Us spoke of voyages bs bad tnade to the West Xndleaaftd ot being' at Havana, in IE Ho'BubsMiueaUy- came around the Horn to Ban STanclsoo and worked his way to Oregon, where h lived up to his death. He spoke very Uttie of his Private lUf and family although he did speak ot having two or:thre alstersvVr'tCC. . H died inrtesUto, la this county.-Apt-U V.im. Xraong bis ff ecu .were foundj note (or ft coo signed by ttm Btrgng apa Chorlej Id& ot thU city, -pkyable May -1..IHO0, at ( per cent interest, 19.45 cash, and $300 ia eertlftoates ot deposits oa the CitisensY bank of Portland. The roal .property jconslitei ot lots 1 aad Ma hlock . HO, East, Portland." v."'"t ' D: 'W. f Sltamins -wa appointed by the Ceunty Court as ajlmlnistraW of the es tate. Toblne WUao WarUa Thompson, Hannah Backmaa, Osoar Ahdersoa and : 'Willis Ahdersoa, contested their rights aa. heir to the 'deceased, with District Attorsey Chamberlain and Bpeclal Coun aj' fchesteff T. polph,; whp. iahled'tho. connections, and. prayed; that the -state es.cheat.to tht,state,Tbt Btato. won' and the Bheriff "Was ordered to seU the real property for the beneOt of tbe etata Attorney iKrfph was -allowed 760" attor jiejr's teea.J k f K.. , ftlrs. Enger.staUs that she is a. lawful later of Henry Wilson, and that no no tice of 'th proceedings" have ' ever been artvea her- -The Bbarifl has not trot sold the property of the estate. , , , The state' attorney contend that Mrs. 'Eager la a fraud; that her alleged rela tionship. rK4 Wilson is a myth, and that JohB A, Carr has some connection with the PROBATE COURT. ,ti f f urn, ni ' ,f.f t '."i. v judge. Cake allowed Pr. Buck's claim - if 21 against the estate of Laura Violett ' Maggie Smith was today appointed ad ministratrix of the estaU of D. J. Smith, deceased.! The estate is valued at 14000. The heirs are he widow,' Maggie Smith, and" iessle,''a;daughtr,'' ' 1 The Hn annual account of Otto J; s lireW, a4mliursAove4 -tha -estate of Marcus Oppenhelmer;, deceased, wasf filed wlt the Couity Court today, Besides the real property On hand, there!; Is , not of 42SCtjJand 2O0 ,ln "cfsh. $ , the sake of dlspharglng a moral obligation," the eticeasspra ihe Interests of he maker f a note paid 1250V to the administrator "of 'the estate of Amos N. King, deceased. The note was for 1-xKO. aad the makers were John Bays nnd X), 1 J. Jeffreys; $3500 had been paid on it, but the note .was allowed r to become OUU Jawed; , also the makers subsequenUy -went Into bankduptcy There was no re course at law tor the holders of the. note. i WANTED-Ai LECTURER, t": r i . v'. aaBMsajBB,,i,.i.i..1.,c,- George N. .Welster baa returned trom an steode4 trip through the Kast,iHe a': "What Is needed to advertise the scenery of 'Oregon is a lecturer. People go to the Alps enery year - to view the glaciers and scenery there, at. enormous expense. If "the beauty of Oregon scen ery Arere explained to them, they would surely rather come- to Oregon." ,Mr. Welster . will speak on this .subject 'this afternoon before the directors of the Co lumbia River Basin Board of Trade. '' ;i'W(PEN,SUUB.li;C fbe program of the Portland Wotnan'p Club far tomorrow,"- will Include some . especially excellent numbers. It includes maalcal numbers by J. Adrian. Jlpplng, Mis Edith. Clark, Mrs. J. F. Logan and -Master Thomas Sobson, The address of the rday wut be delivered by Dr. Esther C-Pohr on -"Surgery in the Nineteenth Century." The songs tM Mr. Dobson wilU be of esepela) Interest, as this wilt hm his first appearance since his -return from Washington, D. C where- he sang la; 8t John's Episcopal Church. If R. B. N0RTHRUP ' OSTEOPATH .Treats SttctauftiDy , AB . - CtnVOUS AHD CtlROHIC DISfiSES . r DUMIVATION FREE - r ;CfIice 416 bekom Bunfinjj, '";7 ' - rfcird od VVirthJnfjtoii Sta, Call for literature." ' ' , . Tbe pissing mill aitaaUoa sumee'any Chang ot eonsequence. The union men are atfil actrvely engaged la trying to prevent the mills from mak4 Ing any progress i without their assist ance. ; 'x rf-"-ft:r'?J''- vr.'.' - Manager Colllne f t the Atnalie ' Com pany was seen this aioralng, tout de clined to, make any statement He said however,' that hi company had alL the biq it reavlred at -prteemVnd that fire men applied for Jobe Jhls morning,: but no poeUlens could he made lor them. "I belifvithat maitere ;will adjust themselvek. ia time,'' eon tlnued Mr. Col lins. "The bdycott la abt affecting in the least .and 1 do not Apprehend that it wiii." ' Vj'' " Union members' have . nothing to say on tbs subject, put fppeat to be as con fident of suocees aa ever,; :,' ReceiVeihlplfluestion Argued in Circuit H 'atated 'tlai 'efitBct Tontine Sarlhgs . A " Investment ) Assoelatioa ' ot Minnesota is endeavoring to- do business in this cMy under the guise1 ot eeparata lnetltutlons,..tor. the purpose, pf continu ing the old company represented In this city,:,. ;'' y '-' ' ix When the, argument-for the appoint ment of a 'receiver, for the assoclaUoB was made before Btata Circuit Judge Sears thbt morning... In the Interest of H. B. Stemler and. other oontract bold ere with the association, this much was practically Charged , by Attorney Del Stuart In his argument In opposition to. the appointment of a receiver. jH claimed that thi association (was de clared defunct by the United' States Court In Minnesota, . February 1. last had that within four, days the agents Of the concern here bad organised another Company., Judge Stuart claimed to rep resent "some vf toe diamond contract holders." , He i alio wasted to quash ths summons to appear in court served on '-.W,- Devere, president ot the associa tion. He claimed that Mr. Devore was out to thM eoait tor business ta no way cOBneoted'wit the, association, and was not In any way responsible for the acts of a defunct . organlaatlon. - A receiver Is asked for to prevent the former agent of the company here,: John F. Olsen,. from turning over any moneys to the association that he may have received from contract .holders In Portland after the ohartorvwas wrested from the asso ciation vln Minnesota. p-' .iJ:"..i f.'mmiii'ni ,i i , 'C- i"fn iV" At Bridal Veil Station Due to a 1 tive Atjr.Mf thla jnorsln an O. S. H. Co.'s freight train Was. ditched at Bridal Veil station by reason of a defective truck. Three cars were hurled from the trucks and more or less splintered. Ac cording to' Superintendent O'Brien, the damage to' the, company's property was email and wlll.tiot exoeed, tSSO. ' An unknown . tramp, who was riding on a brakebeam of one of the cars, was the only, one hurt , Superintendent O'Brien says that he had his band mashed and also hurt one ot his legs; He was placed on the passenger train and brought Mo this olty, where he was removed tea hospital f or treatmeat.,',( fa-,,' V As soon as the wreck was reported; the Portland headquarters of the com pany, a wrecking creis was instantly dis patched to the scene from Alblna. An other came quickly from, The Dalles.' ; The freight train wasy known as No. ti By its "being wrecked, the tracks were blocked for several hours, holding back the regular mornl&C jpassenger train. The two crews worked rapidly and by iliM, according to the superintendent's record, the tracks 'were cleared,, And the passen ger tram finally reached Portland. - THIS lSrTOQ BAD Naval Battalion : Will" Sooq Be MusterteflUut. - .vV'"-:!"'!-.' - - Upon the recommendation ot the State Military Board, made at a special meet ing Monday 4he Naval Battalion of the Oregon National Guard will be mustered out next Tuesday. The. Naval Reserve was organised at the time of the Spanish-American war. There were two divis ions, one at Astoria and one here. The one at Astoria was mustered but about a year and a belt ago, . ;he dlsbandment Is due to , the members not participating in drills. . . .' 0UARD ENCAMPMENT, i - , 't y '.- aaMsManwsasBBSw ' f., '; The Oregon National Guard will camp at some centrally located point In the WUlamette Valley, fron July 17 to July The OUard consists Of 18 companies of flTStantry.1 ne troop ot : cavalry and one ?has not as- battery, numbering officers and men, in all,, divided Into two regiment a 1 . LESUr WANTED. Chief of Police McLaughlan received a dispatch this morhlng . from Constable Charles if. Downing, of vSolun, CaX. dated "at Balem, .' Or.. saying: ; U ; "Am here with requisition papers; will call tor prisoner tomorrow" Downing refers tp George B. Leslie, Mlas George E. Uttell,. fugitive from Sulsun, where he Is wanted for a number of forgeries. He was 'arrested here re eently cnteleraphl airaflt.7,t" T" i t ; : ..-1 " f AU l ortfand knows the 'Ce'lumbW Yete. phone eervKe is the best. It you're trom Misawurl, we will show you. ','. 511 DOVli AV''i" One Mill Ceases TheStrife " V ation. -' ' - aasssjBaewsssaejas--' ' 'fii '- ... . . - cVr!,.,,x;.. The Portland Lumbering Manufae turlng Company's mill is shut down to day for the first time durlntitneatflk. Since the walkout the mill had been op erkted by a small force until yesterday afternoon when an accident happened ,to the machinery and a shut-down resulted. There are several men' working: ttt the yards cleaning up and getting things In shape, but aside from this tbo mill pre sents a deserted appearance. - r. , v, ' t.- Manager Wentworth wai seen,, bat courteously declined to submit to 'an in terview or make a euUment - We said," however, that the mill Is closed and that tt may, remain so, indefinitely? He said nothing about the acoidtnt , i S ; , w j.v, J. A. Bushman views the eltditioh id- day as decidedly favorable to the union. He stated that he:iookel for Important developments within' the pext'.M . hours.-; Many of the union men believe that the mill-owners -are -preparing to come to their terms, and think that when the mill is again started that the trouble will have been-settled. v .? .,:.':i-i iX.it.h It leaked out today that ex-Governor penioyer, one pf the mill's stockholders, had heen using his Influence for some time with the management to have the dlfflcultiee adjusted with HO,, unnecessary delay. . Vp to date, however his effort have not accomplished the desired result. Hail FePto7DepthQf (Journal' Special Berviice..1',''' BAKER GUTFi May! r-AXsloUdburst at Pleasant Valley, 10 ttlleg eeet of . hero, last night covered an area' ot three ralies square. ' - , Htu fell to a "depth ot "three ' feet. Many brldgee were washed out Horses were injured In siainpedes and growing crops were ruined., CLERKS' BALL TONIGHT. The Retail Clerks' Union met last night and Initiated 1C new member and re ceived eight applications to he acted upon next week. ' The union, gives a grand ball tonight In Arlon Hall, for which It has made elaborate preparations. Everybody is In vited, and It 1s expected that aa enjoy? able time will be had. ; The following are the committees which will act at the ball tonightsi ." s " ' Arrangement Commlttee-D. E. Wheel er, 8. C. Friendly, W. H. Donaca, F. S. Moore, Miss M. Reed. JReceptlon D. E. Wheeler, S. C. Friend, ly. W. H. Donaca.. Miss M. Reed, Miss J. S. Hogan. . ' " . Floor F. 8. Moore, J. E. Webber, H. Grimm, Miss BeUe Mortlc, G...D. .Sim mons. . i ,f( WOMEN'S CLUBS CONVENTION von (Scrlpps-MoRae News'AWbciafidn.) ' LOS ANGEtES, Cel., May a.The eon- i eluding sessions of the Women's Con gress were held today. Y;V ;"''- , .The ticket headed by Mrs. Dennlson tor. fi.reel4.enjt eelecteL JX "Jh. .innayf. committee was eiectea. This afternoon . tne 'Bidustrlal Oroblem : At aressloa tonight tie blennlaXad- dress of President Lowe will be . deliv ered, after which the"''Cnventioa:will ad journ, sine die. m.-rr!.: .. , GOOD BYE TO TRANSPORTS ; '4 . -' jfm :: .'v.pf.r (Scrlps-McRae News -Asaelation.); WASHINGTON, May tThe War De partment has 'decided to sell the trans ports Hancock. Relief, LawtoB, t Rose crahs. Meade, Sedgwick, Sumner, Egbert and MeOellan. ...;.. r ...J, t-...A The few. remaining vessels In th trans port service, after these are sold, will continue for the present to make trip between San Francisco en'd the Philip pines. . .' -t , ',; V: ?- H i Ultimately Secretary Root will abolish the entire transport service, ' f v" CAUQHT IN THE ACT. John Bishop, one ot the trio who have been "working" the different nlckel-tn-the slot machines around town, was caught In the act last night by. John Welboefer, whose place Of business Is on the. East Side. The swindler, attempted to escape, but his captor held him until he had an opportunity to turn him over to Officer Conners, who. locked hiin up on a charge of vagrancy, a m other charge could be. "preferred,; .- 'f'fi' ANOTHER BUROLARYe Burglars forced an entrahct into the Totem aaloon, - Parkland Morrison streets, and after , helping themselves to a plentiful supply ot liquid refreshments, turned their attention to the slot ma chines. They broke these open and, as aear as can be guessed," secured about THE WR0NQ MAN. L . 1 BspesesassWsweas' . - - i" - Detectives Kerrigan and Snoir 'arrested a man giving the name of John Dunn, on; suspicion of being e, robber; The prisoner was held over night but "wheh confronted by hie alleged victim this morning, it was found that the. krong.ma bad been ar- Si ' AneeMnc of the-directors of the Co lurabla River Basin Board of Trade was held this afternoon (n the mining cha bcr of the. Chamber" 'pf, pommeree build lag. Tbo present werci F. V. Beach, B." B. Paget, W, K.: Morrow, Judge ieBeca asith, C. C. Huuhlaeea and K. H. Ubby. " The following resolution, ecommeade4 by Joseph' Gasten, wae adopted.. yW "Resolved by the board, That the prop-, osltlon for the purchase and completion of The Dalles-Celllo portage railroad, In dorsed and. adopted,, by the Portland Board ot Trade, be indorsed ana approvca by this board, and ths president of the board be authorised and requested1, tn be halt of the board, to sign the articles of lit corporation and become one of the tn corporator df, the new company to pur chase the portage read." George M. Welster submitted a propo sition to secure delegates from the vsrl out towns la the Columbia Blver basla to represent their localities la the Colum nar Blver Baaln Board of Trade. . Mr. Welster has Just 'returned from an exj tended trip East, Where he has advertised Oregon by mean of lecture. Illustrated With' itereoptlcd'n lews. '" ' H The question of the fortnatlon of a lo-f eal are and life insttrahce company wae discussed -, '. ii.l '.-s: Resolutions were adopted urging Con gress. to pass the-appropriation made by their lommittee . f or imprevement of the Upper and lower Columbia river. Henry Weinhard. B. B. Paget ana Bine. ft Hughes "were appointed o he the in-; corporators of the proposed Columbia River Company. Communications were read from tne rs clflo - Steamship Company ana jamcs Laldlaw ft Co., the One stating tnaj tney have no eteatnshio t lease, and the Oth er stating that they have two or three to spare, .v , ,, " i . .i t ; . .. . . . MdntWrAIldwancc for the Var lous Municipal uepariraenis. The following expenditures in tne. va rious municipal dep irtrar.u tor were ButhorUied by ;tfie City Council in session yesterday: City Engineer's Department.. Street repairs Garba'tfs crematory .. 2,t02.0p .. imw .. -Sw-W .. v- W .. ,m.w .. " 1W.0 City Hall ,.,...'.'),?' Pound department . 8treetcleanlng .and. sprinkling Blanks., etc.. .x..:.-- Ordinances declaring the proportionate share of ej?st for thecohstructlon of sew erf "on the following nanfed etreetlvetM making appropriations tnereior, passed: " 11 - V 7 Sacramento street Mississippi avenue East Twenty-ftrst street.: East Ninth street."..,..... Hamilton avenue .......... i.f , 43440 i twao 24.0O 4.4 , 'The City Treaeurer wis authorized to pay Interest on 5,SO0 worth of bonds,' Is sued by the' city, May ir-tttl. Ordinances ' declaring the cost of im proving atrsets and making appropria tions therefor were passed as follows: Patton avenue i......,ivj...290 Kearney street JKS.tf Stelnbach & Wells Were authorised to construct a;stalrway through the side walk on Seventh street to the basement of the imperial hotel,' the work to be done under -the direction af the City En gineer and the- Council to: have the right to remove the same at any time. r - ' S3. Stephens' shooting-gallery license was revoked. ' . . "' r-t "'. The City Engineer war directed to In vestigate the reported obstruction of a bi cycle path in the Eighth, ward, by the Portland City ft Oregon Railway Com bany Councilman Sherrett that the construction -foreman had. been bending rails on the path and .bad done about t9 worth of damage to tt,""' -- 1 -A-pfeet frowtao Batsonsot- Hua- bandrygainst leasjng the old fcavilloh blwkAaVnj-lvate 'ipanyan4 pre ferrlag'the city's chantHnglt Jbt israarf-ket-plaee. was read and reTerredfo thV Jadiclary- cpmmlttea. f ; City Engineer Chase reported that then was lefy iaa r9n the, 30- setasidii for street repairs. Mostwt this had beeh spent on the Blxth-streit asphalt pavef tnent. His request for 1900. additional tot Sixth and other streets waa referred to to- the, street committee;, - :, .,tr ,. : fi. 1 ;Th,e Smith Bros, sawmill plant, situ ated just below the Portland Lumbering ft Manufacturing Company, was leased yesterday by Messrs. Johnson ft Bussed of Oswego, practical sawmill men, and possesssd of considerable capltaC ;Mr. Johnson Will be president i.of the ew firm, and the plant will be' In operation as soon as a few necessary repairs x;an be made to the machinery and the build ing. . ii.AC--.--.- :i.-'f, It Is understood that San FranoUoo par ties are associated with, these , gentle-, tnen. It is also stated that the California men are Interested in a fleet Ot Vessels, and that the lumber turned out at, the mill will be shipped to San Francisco and other southern ports. In connection Jdth. the sawmill, a box factory .will also be established. j--' After the lease had been .secured yes terday, Mr. Johnson, the new president, made the announcement that the mill would employ union help throughout, and made the following speech to a group of, strikers: , . -, - t "Gentlemen, as soon a -we get ready to start: ape bring your r new -eeale and agreement, and we will siw It at -oace. We tielleve in organised 4abor.' fv - The. firm will employ between Jl and joo NEW BUilDING, (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.") -WASHINGTON, May t-Senator Bard today offered an amendment to : the OmnTbua puTile bultdhit but, approprtat lag nsd,K for the site,, and r 00, ago' for the now Feaaral buUdlng at Z-os Angeles. NEW f Ilk - MCE AT UST The Warrior Will Sleep at' ODi cv'v wournai special eervice.; WASHINGTON. May, lThe remains ot Admlral Sampeon wOl rest In Arllng to. , The funeral services will take place fttJ'JllJomoijoj'tjlL'h Church ofhe Corenatt Tbe Bectetairy of WaiTtoday Issued a general order announcing . the death ot the distinguished offleer, pre aorlblnf the salutes,- half-masting ; and other ,obssrvaacee which will be oarrled out Oa beard ship and at navy-yards and BUtioas alt ever the world. The order pays a glowing tribute to the services rendered to the navy by Admiral Samp sont tt- . v v ') The Secretary' has Invited members -of the Cabinet and Congress tef attend1 -the funeral, and tt la probable that President Roosevelt, who was a warm friesd of the AdmiraJ, will be preeent.. .; .' Admiral Schwy laet evening1 gave out the following: i J i fl regret very much the death ot Ad miral Sampson, and I sympathise with his' family. v' No one has ever beard me titter one unkind word about hlnV On ac count of his death, I have requested my friends in Baltimore to postpone the de livery to ml, which- was intended to have taken piece tonight, of the Cristobal Colon service of silver, and they have ao ceeded t6 my request." I " LATER-S:S0 P. M. r WASHINGTON. May The Bureau of Navigation today innounced the. follow ing pallbearers selected to act at the funeral of Admiral -Sampson Friday morning i - n . 'f. r;: .NJ f Admiral Dewey. Rear-Admirals Resney, Btgglnson and Taylor; Brigadier-General Hey Wood:, commandant of the Marine Corps, end Captains Cook, Clark. Chad wdki McCalla. Folger and Walnwright.- "t The Houie and Senate today.) adopted resolution eJtpresslriggr'ef: ht-'tha Intel ligence vt the -death bf Admiral Sampson. .. Both houses' eppoftta "a TSoftimittea to attend the Jryheral. T . v A i l The Mayor and City Council of Port land and the Board of County Commie sinners of f Multnomah County each re ceived todayan Invitation from the Sur rogate Court of New York a.n Invitation to pay a claim of tSOOO damages for caus ing the death of one Pletro Bonacci. th Italian' Who was killed In a Portland -City ft Oregon: trolley car accident on the Madison-street bridge April 1 The claim Is presented by ,the brother of the deceased, Bruno Bonacci, who has been appointed the administrator of the dead man's estate Id New. York state. 4 The claim1' sets forth the same allegsX turns- Ira each case. It If probably really directed to Multnomah County," but or safety's sake It was "presented to both bodies. . NEW CONGRESS . (Scrlpps-McRae News AssoclaUon.) BAN DOMINGO. May 8. -The Provia lonal Government, with ex-President Vaa ques, who led the revolt which resulted In the downfall ot President Jlmmlnea, at Its head, has formed a new Congresa on the ruins of the one that the war had dissolved.-., .' . . , The American minister In that country discredits the report of a revolutionary movement In Haytt. Hayespf Bus, jMust Speifid a Yearit : Salem. . " f Journal Special Service.) BtTRNS, Or., May S. Two families are disrupted and the happiness of two homes dispelled, by. the lasclvlousnees of .George W. Hayea, ex-Reglter of the Land Of flc at BurnB,Twho haa been aentehced to serve one year In the penitentiary for the crime of- adultery, of which he was' con victed by the Jury, last jilght. INSANE. Chief .McLauchlan Is in receipt of a Commnnlcatlon from Chief E. J. Green of WaakegaiC '111-, asking for Information regarding Edward Clarence Woolrldge of Portland, who has become Insane there. ; The . unfortunate is described as being about 40 years of . age, Ave feet 11 Inches in height and wears "a sandy moustache and has blue eyes. He claimed previous to -losing his mind to be a member of Eastern Star Camp, No. tt, Modem. Woodmeo cJtfc McLauchlan -would ba pleased to receive the. Information asked, HENNESSY TO SINQ. JA the CltitW mass meeting to be held at ' ,the : Tabernacle ; this evening, Frank D. Hennessy will render the latest applause-Winners of the day "A Little Boy in. Blue," 'The Song That the Ger mane Sang" and "When Cindy flings a Ragtime Song." He wilt bo assisted by Master Ffanlde Richter, the famous blind boy pianist- The Journal poem, "Scott to the Worklngman," has been set to an-t tie . and ,11 Hennessy ( may - also sing that." - ,-sV , ' 1 1 1 1 ' i "' . i i" i r. ; '; - PLEADED NOT GUILTY. ' Cj J." Cooper pleaded "not guilty1 to the larceny ot a purse containing tfwo certificates of" deporite for S100.Q0 each, and W IA gold, frota Ouleeppe Moreei, In the State Circuit Court thl morning, and was - place! under 1200 bonda to await trial about June U. . . . - . -: i : ' ' ' ' ...'.... v c' t'-- V.v. ASERIOUSAACqpTff v ' '- H '' ' ' & ? What might have preyed', a very serlT oua if not fatal accident occurred Monday to Bergll .Wetsel,;. a young man employed at the St." Johns milL Wetsel was mov tm ome:'lumbeif i-pit UrtrUclf. kn wai about half way. up the incline, when the truck whoel struck on the piling,' throw- ing him off the JhcUhe kdepthef It feet, . Wre , he- struck on his side,,' inflicting very painful bruises. Hia condition .aa raported worse yesterday, .t:y';,'i. 4 EAST SIDE BRIEFSvMS - Orlffth and; John Robertai brothers ,of Policeman Jack Roberts, are. visitor at his residence 42J , Sugene Street . They are- from Nebraska, but Intend to locate In Oregon. X ; - .-.-v. , y Mrs. Lillian Felloes, Vrlfa of "Edgar Felloee, a --Portland artist, residing at sss Wiiiiama avenlia; dled T'oesday even ing, aged 89 years. . ? ' 4 !Ci:BpaBt-tl',-tt -'igi'ihsr-maa street, baa departed fott" Alaska Mr. Euson .has two claim on Hunters creek; ' neary' Dawaon,.,;-- ' A mothers' meeting V being ' held this; afternoon " at (he Stephen 'achool. ' ! : tower1 Albina 51preentlnr' i - buay appearance at present, The rei planking tpf .RusseU .'(treet. between De lay and Goldsmith streets. Jias been, re sumed, tod a number ot xnlnof Improve ment are ; being made around the viola- K. Jensen, residing la tba'Browneli block. Upper Albina wlU leave for CaU uornia tomorrow. Mre. and Mia Anna' 1 man of Ai blna .paid a visit t tttelr country borne In ReedvUle Sunday, -rf ., -Th Albtna Socialist willfhold i grand rally at "Gomes hall- May 23. , A number of. prqmiqent orators, have been secured. .A ball game will be played at-Multno mah, Sunday morning , between the Ju nior - nd enior; nb.e- ilof,: Eureka MraA. C, Crocker, who ha been to a locaj. hoepltaUfor about, .ai week baj been removed t her tomne efp Eat Ash street,; and , l rapldjy, recovering her healthr 1- ,- Mra.N. F. Elliott,, reilding at -416 Van couver, avehtie,; 1, recovering from r cenf Illness.. '., i v...,viw i ;), . Messrs Peter, John and William Gel bier left yesterday for Detroit Or- to attend the funeral of their brother Hen- CITY BRIEFS. 7; Bishop W. M. Stanford will address the men' meeting of th Tountf Men'e Chrl. tlan Association next Sunday afternoon. Work Is going on slowly at th recruit Ing offloe of the . United i Statee army. Only 2S men enlisted In, April;, of these i& men, over two-thirds ar old soldiers. Captain Mclver la endeavoring . to fill up the rahks of the 17th infantry and coast artillery. ?w ' " V John M. Deaa spoke a Judaa Isoeriot last rUghtta the T. M, C Aaudltorhua, before a largely attended meeting. Nine more men promised to, lead 'a Christian life, making about u slnc Mr. Dean opened his meettng.. Jf ' , , -. The following letter from D. VF. Mor row, of Front Lake, Washi, Shows the kind of work the Board of Trade 1 do ing; "Gentlemen I .wish to thank you for the valuable assistance you have ren dered in helping m to find a suitable location." . .:;li,.S(f)-.'-','V-. ' A new lodg f Odd FeUows will b ln stituted Saturday night It will be called the Clatskanle, . is - 'f ' It is not yet known to a certainty when the new custom house building will be oc cupied. Collector , of Custom Patterson, custodian of th new custom hous. Is now watting' further ' lntormatfon from Washington 'before any other step ar taken to occupy the building-..; ' RV W. Eliot. .delivered aItur be fore the Troutdai Library 'AsociUon last night oh the subject of, ths "pilgrim Fathers." Mrs. John tx)gJi and Mia Henrietta Eliot; of this city, cay musical numbers (luring th programme. t . . On aceoimtl of an ,'aomdBt''Vf"'oay;'"hy th top saw arbor breaking, , the Inman, Poulsen .Company' -mill shut down. The company has a contract fo? loading a steamer, and the other .mills Wili assist In i filling thl order. , . Deputy Food and Dairy Commissioner Cutllp yas -rut,'eterday; among th creameries testing milk and preservallna. He has so far found the milk to fair ly groodV .' ' iKTf'i ? -.."t ' "; .s : ? , Watson's Bestahraat,' open -nights to 1 a. in. : li:' ' 4fM 'k-? .','' Julius C. Proebstel," Henry O. Proeb stel and .a."Rvt Baker-ha v.filad arti cles of lncoporatlonor th Mammoth Lode Mining Company " The. capital stock I tl.WO.OOO. vTha principal pfflo Is at Portland." :;:' ' , An O. R. deK. laborer hanted Eatcourt cam to th city yesterday for treatment to an injured hand. -The flngeT of hi lefht hand Wer cut off man accident,' Th frame structures on th southwest corner ot Third and 4fadisBf atreet ar being torn down, to- make rom for tb hew, Flnley" bufldiBi-5; giU-S Portland aub. Fifth and Aiar: , . Fmst tunch m city. , Portland aub. ..lUfthjind ,Alder.''J';-?;j!: Information has been received by Game Warden Quimby ..that several charges of dynamite haV bsen exploded In HaydOn Island sloCuih, east, ot Portsmouth, and In Willamette slough,. He 1 affer.the guilty men.' ' n , . ' . '. ? 1 Mrs. L. W. ..Sitton auperlntendent of the Babies' Home, was yesterday pre sented with (122.10 by Messrs.- X M. Berry and 8. M. Mill, manager respectively of the Armour and v Cudahy baseball teams, who 'played a contest-game (ast Baturday for thl purpose. f , t . Committees vfrom several commercial bodies re , Still ; patiently awaiting the Coming ot Secretary Stlllrakn of the clflo Board of Underwriters, ao as to get as favorable rates a possible and to as certain what : reduction In rate would follow th placing, ot a fireboat on the waterfront, i-. w x v . The regular. Wednesday evening concert of the' Aeolian Company was held last night, and do excellent program "was ren dered. - Tbe raoltal , last woeie 'was not held on account bf th absence front th city ot Mr. Bruoe, th pip organist, : ;' RIVER ry.)" whtf was accidentally killed , in ' a", sawmill in . Idaho last Week.-'i'; William Maher, a conductor oa the O. R. A Nw Is eonflned to hi bom la Al- ; ' -blna as the result of falling from a Lower . Albina' car the ther . day. x Th ear wan. tunUnf a sharp: ourre Vrh) " Maher. who was standing on th plat form,. -fell off and fractured several bone ia hfi ,forearm.;i -j:c 'J.'i 'y "A large number of the member of th Star Literary ?Soclty -met at ithe reat-i dene -of Mrs, L. Larsen, corner Monro afreet and Vanoouvar avenue,' last even- .' ' Ing to celebrate Mrs. Larsea' 40tk blrt ' day. . A. apecial literary and musical ri v tram was rendered, after which refresh- -v -meat wer te:0:,;!': :sK:fw.l y 'Biahop' William- Mtanford I hold' ' Ing special gospel aervlae at the 8o. :;. 1 od United Evangelical Church, corner Kirby and Fargo streets. . Th . meetings -, ' . will continue until May U. 'During th afternoon Bishop Stanford will give Bl- , ble readings and t thf venlng he will ; dellver:ermona.i;X:i!;Z4?- . f. Enginr Company : Kft ; i, l oa Russell treet,' was called out 'yesterday In an swer to a still alarm from a tenement' house, KS 'Xlblna f dvenue. A. defective ; .' s flu waa th cauj the only damage be-1 . ing a maa hole burned tn th root . v.;prlnclpal Hadley 1 at:1-tne",f'l Bie'pheail i' school . baa asked for bid for th fur.. nlahtng of about ia volume for thl new" school library! It I expected thai ' th bid wtB -all tx Jn' V BBturday; Alt the books will be Of Interest to th pupils,' a : great car has f been takaa to. their. aelecUon. r y- Th work of excavating for the foun dation tor the new addition to th Sun nyside school has been commncd It will be located on ths west aid pf th prnt struetur..; - y !-; . -;. . . There eem to be -coaslderabl oppo sition to th wldanlns of . North Union avenue, to M feet, front Alberta atreet to Dekum , avenua .A .Mmonstrance ha . - been filed by a number, of, the property owners in I the district stating .that th , . widening . would work a, hardsblf nm them,,, and 'that .i l ynneossssry,, ... r , The committee having In oharge. th aaefttlacot dtisena at Gomex.aaJi laat evening ar naturally Incensed rover th fact that most ef the poster put. up an-1 nounotng th meeting . had been torn down. The committee put it down ae a very mean poUUcal trickir-i r- ti? ' Kra After, residing; ou" Missouri ave nue, Multnomah," who has' been confined In a hospital for several week,, la abl to b around again. POLITICAL NOTES. Th itinerary ot T. J. Cleeton for ad dresses during th cam palgn will be aa foyows: Condon, May 1?; Fossil, May II; Bpray, May ; Richmond. May tl; Mitch ell, May Us Bhanlkov May IS; Mora, May 14. Among the visiter at Republican head quarters yesterday 'were XL B. Toague, of Hltlsboro, and T. W. Harris, ths Re publloan state committeeman for"' Lane" County. - - 1 O. B. Hays, of Orgon City, Will deliver an address at Gaston at 1:10 P. M., May 17, and at Cornelius In th evening of that day. MR, UVIN0STON RESIGNS. J. B. Livingston, freight auditor of th O. R. A N. Company, tendered hi resig nation to Auditor EL S. Benson several day ago, but definite action, ha not yet been taken In th matter. Mr. Living ston IS not la the very best of health and desire rest from the duties of hi position. .Auditor, Benson state that the reslg. nation ha not yet bcom. ftocttye, nof will if bo until a successor 1 found. From what Mr. Livingston himself says, th so-called reaignatlon may not amUtmr fd anything tripre jthanj a; fur lough ffom the arduou duties of? hi Po sition, t He ra . very competent- suaa. and has been with th company smc It formation, ,. came, originally from Pittsburg, Pa-, and haa been In active service ainc U74 Xt I probabl that some one will be temporarily aeleoted to fill th place, and that after a good rest Mr., Livingston will twtura to th' po itlon. ; Ai.'ff' "'V:- POLICE RECORD. . ... . Pearl Clarkj aa old offenden waa fined ISO today for vagrancy. - , The iau arainat Vrank Thorn neon, al leged bicycle thief, was indefinitely post poned. Th 'nhfiWe'' tit ' BrueltV to anlnutl against Chin Low, waa withdrawn upoa payment of cost. 7 - Dsclslott In th caa ot WlUiam BamU ton, alleged laroenlct, w deferred, f WJ. P. Burns is alleged to have eaultd a treet-car conductor named J. A, Lam ner, but th as waa oontlnued a day. IL ESTATB TISFERg 11- Btogham and wlt to May ' C. Sneil, lot IT, Nwhurst Parkj loto ' U and 13, block II, Arbor v Lodge) lot I. block 12; lot block 16, Lincoln Park: lota L S and f, block 19. WlllamatU-Addition. .....$ t Jt you Title Insurance and Abstract to Real Estate from the Title Guarantee Si Trust Cw Chamber of Commero. .DEATHS. . v.V;'.' eBBBBMBaaaMBBBBa .:-, ' ,''"":' Lilian Felloes, 85S William .aVehu. heart failure, aged S9. . Mary J. Campbell,-630 East Lincoln paralysis, aged 6. r'-1 Tka Edward' HIaaa TJdrtak. Ug Ca, faaaral dirMtr aad waa balaaara, 80 TaaaJklll. Tktmm BOTf . ' i n i i ii in ... J. P. Flhley V : Son, - Undartakart and Embalmr, t corner Third and tlaff arson straat, do flrst-claa worl ' and deal honorably with all, " --.Uv-,; ." " .' " ' :& j? ;? Otto 8chumann, monumental. ao building work, 204 Third 8t. Catl mate on first clas work only. . v t . ". i 1 " 1 i. 1 1 ' -"-..ii(f. ,v Clarke Bros, for Flowora, 889 Mop rlwntret i V