GENTEEL
FORGER
oeo.L;lMento
A:' Hooker Beljeved to
L:Be a Confederate.
. Constable Chitrles H.r Downing of But
T wfc, Cal. arrived here yesterday , after
noon and; left at S:Sa o'clock this morn
' tng ojr .home, Jbaving inr.cbarge Geprge,
a E..Leall. alias Gerg . K. ' Ijlttell, ..on or
the most genteel and audacious forcers
the police he ever had fcrdear with,'
. About imo Mki agoLellrrlved
In Baa. Francisco from Honolulu, and a-.
looted BMson as ancta or operation, rro
. ceediue- to that town he cut a wide
swath and let It be known that T) wax
a New Tork millionaire looking? ror ra
VesTmeata. -'-He made the acquaintance of
R. D Bobbins, the leading banker, who 1
the"owner- of an extensive fruit ranch
. near .SuUun. Negotiations were imm
dlately entered into for the purchase of
this -place,. Mr. Bobbins set his price
! at $300,000, Leslie demurred . for several
, day, bur finally eald ; that mot of his
v ready" -sooner was -out, -at good Interest,
but that he "would pay 1250,000 cash and
tive a mortgage for , the ' other 150,000.
' Thl was satisfactory- to the wily old
banker, who expressed himself as ready
to close the" deal, i- y w v ;
Leslie wa' also, apparently ready, but
-. said that be would wire hi lawyer, Mr.
.- Howe, of Howe A Hummel, a New Tork
firm of national reputation, to hurry on
to ibe-ooaa end fisv.ua th transfer. 'fth
next dafc Jll showed. Mr,,;Robblns a
dispatch io "the effect, that Mr. Ho We, was
co 'the. point, pr departing for Buiaun.
Tbftt' Inspired 'confidence "wfth- the tank
ed ;but regarding' thi s,lleged 'dlsimteh
tonstabfe Downing, who appear to e" a
young man of more than'-usual 'police
ability, has this to aeyt
"From the first I hare been satisfied
1 that this faUow Leslie had a confederate
and after a' careful tn realisation 1 tame
to the conclusion that he had , fled to
Portland. In this X am now satisfied that
I am right, and I believe that this fel
low, 'Colonel Bright-JSyea,' or, as he says
his 'name Is, A. Hooker, Is that confeder
ate. 1 made a very careful investigation
of the case, and think that the 'Colonel'
sent. Leslie the 'Howe' forged dispatch.
When I arrived here and found Hooker
and Leslie both In the same Jail, my
suspicions were confirmed. I. am mar
any certain they both fled to this city
when they foynd they -had played Sulsun
a strong as they, dared to go." ?
- The charge. Leslie was arrested -on was
for passing a forged t&0 check on W. H.
Edwards, manage-f one of Mr.-Robbing"
ranches. How much other worta
less paper he has floated Mr. Downing
does not know, .. - J. - - r, ' ,' s
It waa worth much to have seen Lts
lie's , departure from, the city Jail this
morning. He war brought down stair
with, both arms full f silver-mounted
toilet articles. Including hair brushes,
mirror and, manicuring instruments.
These he had In his cell and did not get
a chance to place then hv hie baggage,
which had been forwarded to the depot
j He was dressed in the, neignt of faitaioa,
from- patent-leather ties to the , latest
blocK'f a hat, nd when compelled to
step into the patrol wagon, considered
it a great indignity, but Jailer Hoberts
assured him' that the ride to tna depot
la the bracing morning air would do him
geoeS"i'Jkr'1 " '',f:i": '';i-51.',' :Jt - -fi-,
Valet high-toned thief t
. l lilGHESX RANJCJttASON.
1"':- "js 'v .. " ' "; -'V ?
XW'CaVson'SmIthof ChlcagoTwhd
in the city for a 'few days, is a Mason
of thehlghest ank, havtog"tokem' every
degree t the order, inaluding the Bhrine
and the S3d ScKtish Rite,' He is grand
v minister for the Northern Supreme Coun
- ell of Scottish jute Masons, and has made
"several trips to-England on business re-
- lating tc the order. At present he Is the
only American !who .beara the title of
Knight Commander of the Temple, which
degree "Aras conferred upon Wm In 1839,
by order of Lord Eustace. He is now
. envoy of King Edward to, the Grand
Lodge of Illinois. He has been. a. Master
Mason since 1859.- . ,
'; fiesldes his ma-ny honors in the Masonic
orOer, Mr ' Smith is distinguished as a
soldier, havirig been a General during the
Ctvtl Wm." He Uved u Galena, ilL. the
hone of General Grant, before the war,
and enlisted in the Seventy-fourth Infan
try of. that state. At the close nf tne
war , be- wat Commanding General - of
f f Jilted States Volunteers In the Army of
' th. Cuaabexland Ha retired from serv
ice then. but had fought, in many 1m-
partant engagements, among them Chat,
tahooga, V Chickaamuga - and LiOnkout
Mhnntaln.' After the war he was elected
State Treasurer of Illinois, and also
served 'ouf year Ad Lieutenant-Governor."
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general Smith was visited yester4ay by
..many prominent Mason's of the city and
some army friends from Vancouver, "jfle
, has been visiting Ills son at Falrhaven,
Wash., and while -in the West paid Port
land his second vinit. '
CUT OFF HIS FINGERS,
George Rice, an employ in tho reneer
lng factory of the Portland Manufactur
ing Company at St. Johns, had hta left
hand badly mutilated while at work yes
tot-day. Walla working with a saw it
glided over his Angers, cutting them off
almost at the knuckles and also taking
away the first point of his thumb. He is
recqtYjRC treatment at St Vincent's hoe
pltaV. i v ..'..
BANK FAILURE.
iv
, (Scrlpps-MeRae Newa Association.) v ,
(AN rRANCISOO May .-rTha CUI,
sons Bank of Carters, Tuolumne County,
Cied petition In inaoivency today.
Atvtfr. t9t,3Wf 'jiablHtles,- $!.S3S;' prftr-
'psliy in Vrpxsfta - "
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The account i the . sudden disappear
ance - of Perry Ni Tomllnnon from his
home and place of employment md- tender
of the Brunside-street wrtdgaj iprtBted in
test eventna-'s Journal," was news to the
Board of County Commlaatoners. ;
Although Mr. Tomllhson it In tho em
ploy, of ha" cOimty;? be had given the
Commissioners no notice of his Intention
to leave the city, and they had no knowl
edge that pne pf their tndst "truSte-I em-
ployes had jumped his job until they real
it exciusieiy in pi journal. :
Conimlnrtoner Showers stated today
that no appoin,tmrtt tto ftll the vacancy
would lvmade ntilf Ih next -iresuler
meeting of the board.,' In the meantime
ihe bridgesuperlntetident" has appointed
one of the itr, toen to do th work
One of ihet steel "bridge tenders said
today that T0mllnoft had secured a lay
off from the1 foreman, and that he would
be back at his post June 1. This wIU be
news to Mrs.-Tomilnsoa, who-sail that
her husband would not return, r
JThe. following tetter. will be seat out
by Secretary Moore, of i the 'Columbia
River Basin Board of Trade, to the mem
bers' of this organisation: " ' . "
"At a .meeting of the Columbia .River
Basin " Board of Trade held on the 8th
Inst., it was determined that there be a
meeting of the Board of Dlrtotbrs on the
2Sd day of May, aClQ, O'clock A. TCi 'at
the rooms of the board in th City of
Portland; to formulate a general plan of
work to be followed-lat future by . the
board. It Is to the general interest that
this be done in such manner as that the
board may .work to the belt Interests oH
this country at large and ail Its parts.
That all Interest be represented. It is
necessary to- aave a full meeting of th
direotors. , you are earnestly requemted
to be present at this meeting- that-no tn
letest of your aecHon may be overlooked
'through Inadvertance : or; the , ignorance
at th ether memborf." " ;j 1 ;
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SUNDAY 'EXCURSION
' The annual . excursion, of the , Past
fiaohem's' will take 4lace next Sunday.
The train will leave at A. M., sharp,
(rem the Union (Jepot. wlll run up the
Mat elds to Albany, where two hours will
he allowed for dinner, tjience to Corvallis
where a stop At ooey hour will be made;
returning to Portland, ort the west side.
This will afford the public a rare op
portunity of seeing the" most attractive
part of the .Willamette Valley in U Its
grandeur at the most attractive aeaaon. of
MAY FESTIVAL.
The hall of the Clinton , Kelly School
was crowded this afternoon with visitors
to hear the excellent program prepared
for the May day 'festival. Every part ot
the entertainment" was' well enacted and
received hearty applause. The' decora
tions were qtilta in keeping with the na
ture of the entertainment. The proceeds
will be a great aialn purchasing books
for the library, i " '
on ME
W (Serf ppe-McR News Association,)
HET i LOO. Holland. May a.-The im
provement m- the oondltiaa of the Queen
-con fine fee. - - " -
Sheila,, no vable. to take sufficient ,
nourishment ' ,
WHfST TOURNAMENT.
' The first general'eohteet of, the North
Pacin Whist Association waa played at
the A. O, U. .W, hall lait tjighX; the ini
tial of five general contest Seattle, -Ta-
coma, Olympis, and PorU&nd, were repre
sented in the. game,-whtefc wee a contest
for the Daanhapelles trapevy.aaa for the
olty ,hamplonahip, played ; in , three
rounds. '"Three cities are" ehteted tor the
city Championship? and he' result of the
first round . wast Portland, 710 tricks;
Tacome,- 706 tricks; Olywpla, 96 tricks.
FRUjf PROBERS, MEET.
The newly organised Fruitgrowers' As
sociation is holding fts'ae'ssfcm .this after
noon in the. Odd. Fellow' hail. corner
Grand avenuet and Eat Pine street, and
plana for permanent -organisattoa are :
being discussed. , f ,
' The, aesoclation held a meeting a week
ago and elected C. H. ,Welch, President
and J. .7. Jeager, Becrfttary-Treasurer.
There is qulto a dlffcrenca.of opinion as
how. the organization should proceed so
that the oontracta signed would be. ef-
feetlva on alf the membera At least 73
pervcent af JQ growers , ot s district
will have sigh the-' contracts -before'
tfce organisation! wllf be effective in. reg
ulaUng prices. V J , 4. , j
Woodmen Will Dedicate.
; The fine new lodge b4U of Multnomah
Camp, No. 77," Woodmen of the World,
corner East Sixth and East Alder streets,
will be formally -'dedicated this evening
according to the laws of the order
Tho dedication address will be delivered
by. George K. Rogers, of Washington,
who Is. at present acting head counsel.
All the camp la' the city have been In
vited to partlclpata ta.tha ceremonlea. ,
D. S. McLean has been appointed ad
ministrator 'of the estate of Naga M.
Kellette, deceased, -valaed af IS00. '
On- motion of J. A Strowbridge . Jr.. .
Maggie Smith baa been appointed admin la
tratrix of the estate of her husband, - O-
J. Smith, Valued at Mooa . v
READMINI
THF lOIIRNAl
IB ftlr, W IS 1
ni)
III1I1IEIU
Sensational Evidence
in the Wilson
CasQt
Startling testimony came out today In
the trial of Mrs. Christine Stager against
the State of Oregon, to Wrest from the
state the property of Henry "Wlfson, that,
had escheated to the state in the absence
of, any, legal heirs.
Chester V. , Dolpb, special counsel for
the state, -disclosed to the Jury the tes
timony of Martia LlndaU, one of Chris
tine Enger's chief witnesses. Captain
LlndaU stated on croM-ejcaminatfoa at
the time the deposition was taken la San
Francisco, February JVU02, that be- had
determined to assasslsaU Govern?r Budd
of California, because, he had refused to
keep his promists. Hard "'stratts y sent
him to "the alms house in Ban Francisco,
and he vowed that he would kill Governor
Budd when he should 'get out. a fletec-
tive heard of Llndall's threat anl per.
suaded him not 'to think of eommitttng
su?hAfaihact.
Attorney Dolph was putUng A saVera
(ire of cross-questions to the wltn, with
the idea of impeaching his testimony re
garding statements made as to hi. age.
The oueitlons and answers follow:
."Da the TTth day ot July. 1900, the reo-
ords shows that you stated upon your
registration (in Ban Francisco) as a voter
that you were 65 years of age?"
Corresponds with what is on the
register, don't ItT 1 t
Q: Tes. .. ' ' -
A. WeUT ,
Q. Tou did state thatT '
A. , What is on the register I have said.
but that Is not saying that X was born
at that time. Ton know why I went to
the poor .house.1! . - - .
Mr. Paxton Explain that
A, I Will explain that to you. Governor
Budd, when he ran for Governor, I was
promised office from him what he did not
give me and, I went to the poor house.
Why, I should have sympathy with the
people, and I made up my mind to- kill
him. That is why I went t the alms
housefor nothing eleev And S atuyed In
tne aims house.
"In January I left the alma house, and
I shot my mouth off as to whal I would
do, and Budd got hold of it, finding it
out, and he went and saw Detective Sey
mour about it. And Seymour, he came
to me aud asked what I wanted front
Budd. I said: 'I cannot do anything.'
He said: 'You can get anything you
want now you ask Budd. 'Budd Is scared
of you.' So I did get nothing, t do not
want nothing from him, but I . Intended
to snoot-mm. Tnat was it, and it wa
hard to get lt out of mind , to do, toa.
Any man can make up his mind to It.'
As the web of testimony Is woven, the
woof is taking on a aerious hue tor the
plaintiff, Christine Buffer, "Nearly every
witness for the plaintiff has been Im
peached. The. attorneys for the state are
endeavoring to prove that the claim $t
the Enger woman's relationship has been
trumped up by Attorney Carr.
It Is a remarkable fact." observed Mr.
Dolph, "that the witnesses examined dis
play so much accurate knowledge about
the family and private affaire- of the de
ceased Henry Wilson, yet they know $9
little of their own affairs." "
Captain LlndaU admitted in his deposi
tion that he was lying when he swore a
to his age before the registrar at San
Francisco, I vr
On cross-examination, the Witness was'
asked: .
On October i 1S97. and at the City
and County Almshouse, in the superin-
sent's office, did you not answer ques
tions put to you as to your name, age,
ex, color, nativity tand -occupation,, that
yow were of the age -ef -tt-yearar'. i - s,
A., I will sxplaia that., I havt jalwar".
been lying five years on my age. .Xhat Is
the businesat because I want to be young.
And I wag not: tham alt "t v" A .
Q. I suppose, then you wttl admit that
m the 25th dax of . July, J86C at tfcf time
of your registration as a voter m San
Francisco, when ou stated - upon- your
oath .that' you were then & year f .age.
yon wera, lylngT ;
, A.. Tes, airf I, lied.' ;,
It Is elalmedj.br: Ue state's attorneys
that JUindaii la lyipg about bis age now.
In .order to 4nak it appear that he waa
really younger, than be represented him
self to be at the time referred to. In order
to . accord, wUhs.ftlgratatamftnt that he
met Wilson in. flan Francisco In 18B2. ; .-
t Questioned about his knowledge ofr Wil
ton, he said: . '
'I knew him In 1851. in May. He left
for the North In 185, in November or
December, I - can- -not '-remember the
month,", - , , , . . -x .-. i
DESTINATIONS EXTENDED;
A circular letter has appeared "here is
sued by Chairman James Charlton of the
Transcbntinental Passenger . Association
at Chicago, that la of some Interest, It
promulgates the notice from the North-
fern Pacific and Great Northern for the
ale of tickets to Vancouver and Vkftorla;
B. C-! for number of PacLflo Cotwt
eventa It extends the destination on
llcketa frpm Portland, Tacoma and Bar
attle-to tha BritUh QUumblan cltleft .
Sales will apply; from points nn the
Northern . Pacific, Great. Northern,- Rock
island, Wisconsin v Central, Illinois Cen
tral, the Northwestern, the Milwaukee.
the Rio Grande lines, the Omaha,- the
Canadian-Pacific and others, Tho eventa
named are the National Travelers' Pro
tective Association meeting at Portland,
June 3-7, and that of the supreme lodge,
A. O. U. W.. June 10-24, as wall aa for
a meeting at Tacoma. .
ABOUT PEOPLE. -
Mrs. . Fanny Wallace, j mother of John
E.: Wallace af tha Northern Padfl wen
eral freight office. Is-visiting friends at
Chehalls, Wash. v , ,i i
F. O. Downing ha Just returned from
a trip to Yreka. Cal. ' ' '
H. W. Scott, editor of tha Oregonlan,
has. departed-for a yialt . taw New-JTOrk.
He ' expects' to be ahaent month or
mora." - , 4
THE NEW PREQGE
Shore Rpe : s Bids ' . Opened at
Meeting of thePort of Port-
Z.ttk'-.. m's. J J"U "
wxa UHBroisston.
At a meeting of tha-Port f Portland
Commission-' lata- - yesterday afternooni
bids for, shore plnea for tha new dredge
weraiopened and- tot to the lowest hld-
6r. Trenkman ft Co.-, The bids were as
follows; -Bowies eV Strow 42476; i'Uoeulx
Iron Works, I3085; Springfield (III.) Iron
Works,; 2i8J.88, and Trenkman & Co
J2680. A y
t communication was read from Geo.
H- Williams, attorney for the board, in
relation to a letter from-the Taxpayers'
League, protesting against the levying of
taxes for ; the new dredge in a single
year. Judge Williams recommended that
an act be Introduced in the. Legislature
extending, the time of payment and pro
ylding for, the debt to be paid in Install
ments. , i, . , . .
Bids for loans of money left , over
from the list meeting were then taken
up. A hid was received from the United
States National Bank, offering I7B.000 at
per cent' As this was considerea too
high, the matter was laid over to the
heft meeting. , - t
The board took uo the cnarge of W. A.
Alger that the-timbers .used in the new
dredge wety not tip to the standard, and
as stated in The Journal a few days ago
Instructed the clerk, to inform the Fed
erated Tradei ' Assembly to send one of
their men to point out the timbers and
they would "be renlaced. .V
-The- president. Mr2 Ban field. , was au-ta
thorlsed to pfcy the Phoenix Iron Works
H500 on account of wcrk dona . : "
A blll was presented Zor some W-lnch
j pipe. The clerk was ordered to pair it as
soon a the pipe Is finished' and rourw
b satisfactory condition.
The Auditor's report was read ana
I showed the books as .kept by Clerk Stev-
ens to be absolutely correct. The balance
i In the hands of the Treasurer on March
in was ,u.szm. ' ,
Sarah Elisabeth Knight this afterni
filed suit against the City of Portland
through an elevated txinwalk at East
Water and East StaxkC streets on April
I last. - x'-
STUDENT INJURED.
George O. Goodall of Crawfordsvllle, a
Student of the 'State University, is seri
ously m at one of the hospitals of tnls
city.- For about six! -months he has been
suffering with rheumatism in his knee
brought on by a severe fall. It continu
ally grew worse, and -after an opinion
that it could be saved only by an opera
tion, he was brought to this city., Mr.
Goodall has been a student at Eugene
for the last four years, and.waa president
of the senior class, for two years a mem
ber of the debating team and won many
athletic honors, both in football and on
the track.
(Scripps-McRae News Association.)
HET LOO, Holland, May 8. The (jueea
signed several decrees -this afternoon. .
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STREET ASSAULT.
i ii ram A' -J ' V y v' f "
Street rumor has It thit Manager Cat-
Una of the AInslle planing mill waa vie
loualy struck by a union, picket this af
ternoon and knocked out it is alleged
that .Collins shoved the picket off, the
Sidewalk, and hostilities began, . .
CHINESE REBELS
fllcripps-McRae News Aaeoclation)
HONG KONG, May 9.-A letter received;
here .today states that the rebels bom-,
barded. Nanking Fu, Kwangat - Province,
three hours April 17. using modern gwns.
Between 100 and 400 persons war kilted.
HAVE GONE T0CHICAG0.
Mrs. Ben Campbell and family left ula
morning for Chicago to there jotn. Mr.
Campbell. , They will mak Chicago their.
permanent home. The removal f Mr.
Campbell from the rank of Q. R, A N,
Co. officials to the responsible placa ha
holds with the traffic department of the.
Harriman lines at Chicago separated him
necessarily from hia family. Now all wilt
be together again. ,,:',.
LETJJSLAUGH.
He-flo you wort kis and make npfV
She Well. I won't make up. 1 .
"Papa, wha't Is an optfinUtr"'
'Any man, my son, who has Just suc
ceeded In getting the best of his neigh
bor." ;'( '
8he cannot talk, she cannot aing,'
She looks a fright, but folk aver 4
Ten millions have been set apart -
To talk and sing and look for her.
"I sea by the posters that Footllght is
traveling under his wife's management."
"So-do most men but they don't adver
tlse it" - '
Helen Cousin Jennie got married last
Week and has taken a fiat near Lincoln
Park." .'- :r' . v . ' ' ' ('-):-'-tl::'
Marie Yes. I heard she had taken a
fiat, 4t didn't hear where aha had taken
Tom Do you think you'll have much
trouble la popping the question! - . ' .
uicit mo; think I'll have mora trouble
ouesUonlng the pop. Chicago News."
Jaspar What makes JImsoa so aouf?
. Jumpuppe-He eoee.aad a aueeee he
did not merit and aver since he ha been
axnectlnc thlnca ha daae tint MM-ve .
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AQWIISr CITT
ounfoi
This Is the Situation
; : Chicago Jo-;
(Scripps-McRae News Association.)
CHICAGO, May l.-Embalmed beef, of
the kind that created a stir during the
ftpanlsh-Amerlcan war, is being placed on
the market In great quantities, according
to local meat dealers. -, 1
' They say they have been Informed that
they must accept this meat or do with
out meat of any kind. , ' '
: Most of the meat offered today hasheen
la storago since last August.
Archie Stock, an ex-messenger boy, led
Officer MltsmlUer a lively - chase this
morning, Tho boy has hetn interfering
with the Hasty Messenger Company boy
for some time, and interrupting the serv
ice. He-always avoided Kitsmilier ttntll
this morning, w'hen,"after 4 splrHed pur
suit the officer cauxht Stock on the roof
of the Chamber of Commerce. . It was an
amusing velght to see the heavyweight
member , of the force chase a nimble 17-
yearrpld bey up eight flights ot stairway.
CANNOT COMPLY.
i
R. Koehler, -manager o the Boitthem
Pacific Railroad Company, has Informed
the street committee of the City Council
that It h impossible for the company to
secure from American steel mills -..-he full-
groove rails capable of accommciatlng
cars and engines usedi on steam roads. 'It
thereforf appears that the company can
not comply with the requirements'; for
rails to be used on' Fourth street. The
company prefers te.'.pse , a seveivlnch
girder rail of SO pounds to the yard and
forming a groove with a light rail on
brackets, the .kind used successfully, in
San Francisco. . .
. ....i.i.ii. i, ,' . j ' -k
jf. D. Mlckel of 944 East Taylor street
reported to the police today that ha dis
covered hit Dew barn to be afire at an
early ' hour this morning. The flames
were extinguished with difficulty, : The
barn Is situated at Thirty-fourth and
East Yamhill streets. Sunnystde, and was
unoccupied at the time. The lire waa
discovered in the loft and Mr. Mlckel is
Satisfied that the fire wad of Incendiary
Origin. No arreats have been made.
--VAGRANCY CHARGE.
Robert J. Billiard '.was taken ' to the.
police station last night and charged with
vagrancy by Officer Grift Robert.-v
H Hilar d has been a bother. to the. po
lice for a long time,! It was only recently
that he was arrested i for malting a
"rough house in a Thlrd-etreet restau
rant. La itt night, becoming dissatisfied at
some act of- his mistress, he commenced
to raise Cain in a rooming-house over tho
Thltls saloon. Ha was advised to desist;
and, refusing, Officer Roberts waa called.
BIRD LECTURE.
The Btereo'ptlcon lecture given by Dr.
Eliot oa the. subject, "Oregon, Birds,'.' at,
the First Unitarian Church Wednesday
night -tinder thes auspice of the John
Burroughs Society was complete 'in ev
ery way, almost every bird to b found
In the state being pictured and discussed.
uany r in picture snowea unique po
sition and places, and one of -especial
Interest because of Its rarity, deckled th
society m planning a search for It hid
ing-place. It la the long-tailed chat or
funny-bird,"' that has been seen in only
two place near here Arbor Lodge and
Guild's , Lake, near Willamette Heights.
Instead of , flying, these birds tumble
along the ground a part of the time,, and
the" picture show thora In thla act Next
Saturday afternoon the club- will go In a
party ta Search for the bird near Guild'
Lake, leaving - the foot of Washington
street at 2 o'clock. . , , '
LOSTATERRIER. , ;
Allen Wright .of the Portland hotel lost
a valuable fox terrier last Wednesday
arid baa been unable to trace him since.
Ha was at a house at Sixth and Clay
streets, accompanied by hla dog, ana
while Mr; Wright was looking through;
the house, the dog disappeared. On th
canine's collar was engraved; "Teddy,
Portland Hotel," so tha finder could read
ily replace him if he so desired. ' ' "
EARLY MORNING FIRE. ,
' In answer to a telephone call, the Sunt
nyaida'flra company was called out-about -about
t o'clock thl roorn&g for a small
ropf fire on a newly built barn, corner
East Thirty-fourth and East. Yamhill
Streets. " Tha ' origin- of the bleae Is a
mystery, aa there waa no lire In the
building. . A hole in the roof, waa tha only
damage. , , , ; ,,, ,
X: deaths,: :t;;;-
May S, Mary J. Campbell, M years, 130
East Lincoln street; senile paralysis,
- May eY Martha A, Dalton, td years, 6S9
East Alder; apoplexy. ,'(,. ,
Tk Edararel Holatax Vmdrtak
lac Co., fuaaral director and
balnaxa, SSO YamhilL Phone 807.
J.' P.;.FInlcy &. SonL'1 Undortakera
and ' Embalmors, corner Third end
JefTarson streets, doflrstclast work
and deal honorably with all. , ,
T-Otto1 6chumtnn morrumentaf "' and
building work. 804 Third Bt. Est
mates on first etas work only.
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WHITE HOUSE
: ROAD MUDDLE
Arguments, will be made ih the State
Circuit Court' tomorrow morning in the
matter of proceeding without delay, with
tha hearing f the writ of review ot the
proceedings Uken by the County to wid-
en tha Macadam road, Several- days ago
the California Powder Works, by its at
torney, W. I Brewster secured an order
for the writ directing Multnomah. County
to .return to the Circuit Court, May JOth,
an account af the work proposed to be
done on the road. The petitioner set
forth that certain, property of theirawa
about to be Interfered with; that the
survey of the Improvements had been Im
properly made and that the description of
the places of beginning ; and - ending Of
tha road work were indefinite and there
fore void, - k -
In behalf of thd ..contractor. it was
argued that they had gone ahead la food
faith and moved their camp equipment
out for the purposes of the work; had
hauled some materials out and altogether
had gone to considerable expense; it was
claimed that tha writ directed against the
County amounted Virtually, to a restraint
against the contractors; that at his sea
son of he yea? whHe the ground Is still
damp, grading could be done to) a greater
i advantage tnan later, hence It was da-
sired to have the case disposed of at
pnee. ' Attorney Brewster earnestly op
posed taking the case on such short no
tice. Judge Sears set the time for hear-
ing the arguments at tomorrow morn
ing's session. , - : . r
'ROUND TOWN.
The funeral.' of' Mra Rda-arv Vdtnwa .
fclfe of the welt-known artist' of this
eity, was held this afternoon from the
family residence1,-SSS Wlljtams avenua
The Ladies' Auxiliary 'of Camp Harai).
don. Bpanlsh-Amerlcan War Veterans,
met this, afternon at the home of Mrs,
vvniiam Harder, 76 Clay street At tTie
next meeting the Officers of the order will
be Installed, . - '
Tho Young Peo Die's Society of tha First
Baptist Church Will give a social at the
church parlors tonights for, which a, de
lightful, program- and dainty .refresh
meat have . been, prepared.;
Dr. Alexander Blackburn will feaoh the
Sunday school Ieeaonfor next Sunday
In . the Y M- C. 'iAs. room tomorrow,
from 12:16 to I P. MLi Lesson, "Peter Do.
liver ed From Prlaea," ' ,
Dr. Stephen f. Wise will preach this
evening at th First Unitarian Church
on "Some Ways in- Which Religion
Should Influence Daily Living.'? The
morning service wilt hereafter be held
at the temple.
Mis Isom, the librarian at the Public
Library, will address the Yqung People's
Culture Club at the monthly .meeting to
be hold Wednesday evening, May H In
the vestry of Temple Beth Israel. Her
subject will be "What ' Books to Read
and How to Read Them
Albert Toiler of Portland, ex-president
ot tha National Editorial Association,
wa presented with a huge leather wallet
filled with greenbacks during .the-recent
meeting of th association in St. Louis.
B.-B. Herbert of Chicago, vice president.
presented the gift on behalf of the cdi
tora
William Reid. secretary of th Port
land, Nebalem " 4 Tillamook Railroad
Company, Is disabled with a broken an.
kle at HobsonvlUe, Or. While out driv
ing hi horse ran away, kicking 'the
buggy to pieces and breaking Mr. Reid's
ankla - . , , , ,
The beautiful scenery along tha White
House road Is now greatly enhanced by
the grounds at the residence of Charles
K. Ladd at Cedarhurst.' The greatest at
traction at present Is a long row of crab-
apple trees, whose- "bough aweep the
ground.. With the many-colored lilacs, a
magnificent effect is produced. - The ar-
rangemejit;:of ; the.-groands ftdda greatly
to the beautiful display. Other residence
near by also present splendid scenery.
A.King's, RiyaVwlH be presentel at th.e
Sister Burllda of the Sacred Heart hos
pital at Spokane. Wash., died lait nlcht
ot pneumonia. She formerly waa con.
pected with- nospital work. In thl city.
but had lived for 10 years tn Spokane,
The remains will, be brought, to Portland
In the morning and taken directly to Van
couver for burial.. :xs '.
Judge Bellinger, today ordered the re
publication of advertisement for bids for
the sale of the opium which was relied
In February, the. sal of which waa not
consummated this week. ;
Portland Club, Fifth and Aider.
. Portland. Club. Fifth and Aider. ,, . '
' Baturday, t P. U the Royal Highland-
aiw dramatic and musical entertainment
by Western Academy of Music and ElOi
oudon. Tickets a door. Dancing. Acad
emy Hall, Second and Mcrrjsoo. -
The Royal Highlander will give a dra-
matio fand muaieal . entertainment ren
dered by the Western Academy af Musle
and Elocution, tomorrow evening at
Western Academy HalL ' ,
State Food, and Dairy Commissioner
Btvlley was out , " yesterday inapecting
dairies at Falrvlew. He renorta them all
in excellent condition. - He I out agala
this afternoon, f, ,' , '
f Captain Day, th United "State 'Light
honse Inspector; Jia -returned from an
inspection trip to the lighthouses at Wll-
lett Bay, Northhead and Fort Canby. He
reports that h has found them all in
Satisfactory condition. . . a
The' piano Used at the Citizens' meeting
last night waa furnished by Eller Piano
, . , .
Watson's Restaurant, open nights to
The Woman'a'ciub met this afternoon
at the horn of Mrs. G. M. Glin and
after the business meeting a program ot
excellent selection waa gjven. The pa-
per of the day waa" on "Surgery of : the
Twentieth Century." i Miss Edith -Clarke
gave two vocal selection, and ether num
ber wer equally i a good. .Dr, .May
Cardelt presided at the meeting,
Until tha bridge 'over .tha O. R, .N.
Company's Una le completed, tha Gravel
H1U road,, extending from the Columbia
Slough roads to the Sandy River, will b
closed to traffic It ia expected that tha
Work will be completed by June
Jessie Waddell, sign painter, 209 Alder
atreet Both 'phones. ; :
Diamond CRobber:Ac-
complices in Court.
The trial of Chas. Savage and Frankle
SiTage, colored, accused ot complicity ia 1
the robbery of 110,000 worth of diamonds
from Albert LoWnthsl . im.n
hotel, November last, was commenced
I before -State Circuit judge FraxerVthls
morning. Deputy District Attorney Man-.
ning and Spencer appeared for the state
end W. T,,Hume represented tb defend
ants. The forenoon was taken up in aa- .
curing a Jury. . , , , i i
Mr. Hum asked that the cae be con--
tlnued a few dav until certain deoosl-
tlone of physicians at Deaver. Colorado,
v su ",ii!..i',::V. . :"..'
Shortly after the commission of the rob -
bery the Savage Who had been employed
at the Portland hotel, left for Denver, it
is said, la resopnse to a telegraph mes
sage front Charles Savage's mother who ,
was dangerously ill. Counsel for the de
fendants .feared that tha state would tin-
dertake to say that tha sudden depart ura
of his clients, 'after the diamonds were
stolen. Indicated their guilt; bus. to prove ,
that this 'Was false, he had sent for
statements of tha physlciana at Denver, '
BhOwlnO- that Mn. Havana auas -.1.1.
at the time and had sent a telegram to
War eon, at th lnstance-of tha physician.
The depositions - had not yet - reached 7.
Portland although tha morning mall had
been searohed for them. Mr. Hume said
he could produce a copy of tha telegram
received by Charles Savage, and that if
tha state' counsel waa willing to admit
that Mrs. Savage waa 111 and that a tele-
gram was sent by her to her son at tha .
instance of tfil attending physicians, then -he
was witling that the case should pro- ''
ceed without waiting for the depositions.
Messrs. Manning and Spencer admitted
that Mrs. Savage waa sick and that a
telegram war received . front her by
Charles Savage at Portland, nut declined
to. admit that It. waa sent Under the di
rection of the physician, r Under this-ad
mission, ..however, . Attorney Hume al-
lowed "the trial to go on.
Kelly, Wiley, colored, who actually did
the ateallng, and la now serving a sent-
enca at tne eiat penitentiary, nas oeen
brought down from Salem at tho'requeat
of the District Attorney, and ia In the
City Jail waiting to ha Called ae a wltneaa
for tha stata. Wiley testified In hi trial
that he had disposed Ot a part ot. th
diamonds to th Savage a a go-between.
THE WEATHER.
11 11 1 ' I
Tho condition are very unsettled in the
N6rth Pacific -states, and light shower
have occurred generally In Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Utah and Montana. .
If Is unseasonably cool thla morning: in
tha Spring wheat region, and freeting
temperatures are reported In tha Red
River Valley ot th North. On the Pa
cific: Coast the temperature x continue
miid.
Th indication are for partly cloudy
weather, it this district Saturday, with
probably showers In Western Oregon and
in v asnington. , -
RAILROAD NOTES.
E. "E. Ellis, general agent of the O. R.
& N. Company, Southern Pacific, Oregon
Short Line and Union Pacific, at Seattle,
is in the city today. , v
R. I Ford, contracting freight agent
at Spokane, and R, M. Boyd, commercial
agent at Seattle, for tha Milwaukee, ax
in tha city. -
Yellowston Park wilt open to tourist
pn May SO. There are now in Portland
quite a number of tourist who are await
ing thl event with interest :
Beginning. May 14 tha Rock Island will
put on its "Rocky Mountain Limited" be
tween Colorado Spring, Denver and Chi
cago. It will leave Colorado Springs at
!: P.,M, dally, on the arrival ot th
I.Denver ds Rlo Grande train' ther at l-M.
I t wiu reaca vmoago at l jr, aa om n
day.' Tha running time through from
Portland will be reduced mora, than U
hour.
Goorre J MohSer I here. H ha been
traveling In different parts of . the Uni
ted States in tha Interest of the Portland
& Astatic Steamship Company, of which
ha la Western agentf. Mr. Mohler fat here
to elose" tha affairs oC hia offloe, prepara
tory to taking -tha position of general
agent at Spokane for the O. B. N.
Company, vice H. M. Adama, promoted
to assistant general freight agent of tha
company. . n
Assistant General Freight Agent Chart
ton, ot th Northern Pacific, 1 ia Astoria
on business.
NEW 0.R.& N. RATES.
General Passenger Agent : Craig ' thl
morning announced that the O, R. at N.
Co. will put on sal H excursion tickets.
Portland to Ilwaoo and Narcotta and In
termediate points. These will be on sal
daily, from June 1 to September 15 Inclu
sive, and will be good for return until
October 15. ; Commencing" May .. 10, tht,
company will make a round-trip rate oq
Its boat between Portland and Kalama'
and Rainier of XL 1 ,
..NEW, TRIAL DENIED.: f , .
.:-f,feajiW'li'.','l 'I ' ill im iivy.aWjJvl.?,..,.'".''
Counsel Abraham, , In behalf of J. G
Mack, Waa denied a motion (or a new
trial-of the damage auit against th Ore
gonlan Publishing Company, : by Stn to .
Circuit Judge Fraser this morning.. Time-
was allowed In which to prepare m bill ft
exceptions. , - "
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.?,
John A. Hurlhurt and wife to .E. J. 'i
Richert, aoutheaat euartar of j,.
'northeast auartert . aeetlon 11, town- '
hip t south, range 4 east.......... lej r
Adolph' Bowman et. ux. to Pearle '
Roork and W. A, Roberts, lota $ ,
and 6, block 7, Sunnyld...l. 25M ,
3. W. Marks, trustee,, to George W. i,
Donaldaon, tots 2, t and t, block 1, k v
Carter' Addition ................1..,.: 1
Bneriir to -r. - Manay, iota and.
a, block tS, Harthorne' First - Ad
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