Portland evening journal., July 11, 1902, Page 2, Image 2

, TOIPAY, JULY', llVf 1902. : ''' rAfy f, - . Y" f3 0 ifVv.';
THE EVENING JOURNAL, POETLAITD OREGON,
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SUDDEN SUICIDE
- OF CLIFF HARVEY
Love for Mabel
torn of Young
- Because ef his lore for Mabel Barnett,
CUfford D. Harvey sent a bullet through
r Us heart at 8:40 o'clock last night
Th eulcide waa a son of Col, J. H.
r. Harvey, owner of. saloon on the north
irest corner of Park and Morrison atresia.
, Some" tlm ago the colonel and his wife
took Mia Barnett Into their household,
they did this through knowing her
' parents. The girl had committed some ln
'' glsoreUon bat her friends thought that
she could be reclaimed. Young Harvey,
- hho was not quite 2 yean of ago. took a
- ' fancy to the girl and toon became deeply
Infatuated, but his parents did not notice
the growing Intimacy.
.Wednesday afternoon Toung- Harvey,
who was tending bar for his father, asked
the latter to let him off for th afternoon,
- a he wanted to visit a dentist. Yesterday
? he mad .the same request. Now the
colonel thinks that both requests were
mado for the purpose of holding- clandes
tine meeting with the girl.
Mrs. Harvey waa the first to discover
tk true condition of affairs and at
C '.clock bust evening ordered the girl from
th bouse. When her husband left to take
tola night watch at the saloon, Mrs. Har-
. vsy tcrid him to send Clifford home as she
Planted to have a talk wtth him.
J Colonel Harvey arrived at his place of
business at about 6:30 o'clock. Ills son
was behind the bar and approaching him,
- the former said:
"CUft", I g-uess you had better take your
apron off and go home and see your moth
er. She wants to apeak to yoii."
The young man was evidently aware of
what waa coming, and called bis father
Into a back room, Then be Inquired his
. parents' objections to Miss Barnett The
Other part of the conversation Is from, the
- colonel's own words:
"Well, Clhf, do you want to marry that
womanT "
Paper Carrier Drowned.
While .In swimming, with a n amber or
other young boys, Ira B. Orlfflth, resid
ing at Woodlawn, was drowned yester-T
day afternoon In a small branch of the
' Columbia River. 'AJlle Donaldson, a com-
panlon ot the unfortunate boy, says a
crowd had allbeen la a charry orchrrd
and after filling up to their hearts' oon
tent decided to go In swimming. The
place where the boy waa drowned Is
about 15 feet deep. After the drowning,
Hugh Brady was sent for and soon re
, covered the body, after which Coroner
Flnley was notified, but decMed that an
' inquest was unnecessary. Young Orlfflth
was the Woodlawn route boy for the
Evening Telegram.
'. , - A $450 Fire.
Fire broke out In the small frame
.: building- owned by Hansen Bros., at
'Crosby street and Hollalay avenue, about
10 O'clock last evening. How the tire
- .started Is a mystery, as Mr. Hansen says
: lit was' to the building about 8 o'clock
and there was no fire about the place.
It Is thought that a live electric wire
on the outside of the building Started the
blase. The building was occupied by
Hansen Bros, as a wood office, and by a
shoemaker named John Hansen. A real
estate offloe owned by C. B. Braasch was
also burned.' Following are the losses:
Stansen Bros.," 1200; C. B. Braasch, $100;
John Hansen, $150.
Bid Was Too Low.
J. M. Merchant, the successful bidder
for the carpenter work for the new Sell
wood school bulldlnci has derided to
withdraw his bid, as he now figures that
be made a mistake In his estimates and
bid I70 too low. Tne Board of Educa
tion has decided to again ask for bld
on the work. Monday is the day the bids
. for the erection of the new schoolhouse
at , Woodlawn will be opened. Contrary
tO general expectation, the oil school
bouse building will not be merged with
; the new structure! but will be set in one
corner of the grounds and used as an
overflow school.
Crushed Between Cars.
A mah named Leasure, residing on the
East Side, while riding a bicycle across
the Morrison street bridge had a nar
row escape from death, ensure was rid
; lng in the rear of one of the cars, and
Started to turn out and pass in front
. When another car came from the oppo
site direction and he was crushed be
tween the two cars. A very painful cut
' under one of his- eyes, received by being
struck by the breaking of his nandlo bar,
was the only Injury . ' "
v On the Peninsula.
t . H. H, Davis, the University Park gro
ter. Is fast recovering his normal health.
Ke was around for the first time yes-
. terday, "
...A very pleasant whist social was given
by the Artisans at University Park last
' evening.' The evening being tho regular
open meeting, a short program was ren
dared. cj " ; ,',,
v Wiliatn Pagley, the real estate man,
Who has been very 111 the past week, was
. reported much Improved yesterday; Dr..
flets a Blackthorn Stick.
Richard Straus, the .private secretary
to Postmaster Croasman, Is the posiewor
f aa Irish blackthorn walking-stick, of
which be Is justly proud. It was sent
to him by the Hoiu Thomas J. Flavin of
Dublin, Ireland- Mr. flavin Is a member
I ACROSS THE RIVER I
Bafnett at Bot
Man's Death.
"Yea, I love her."
"Now, you know you can do better, and
you will not marry her with my con
sent." " '
"Pap, don't you lore me any more?"
"Yes, my boy, as much as ever, but
don't marry that woman."
"Waan't you ever In love yourself?"
"Yes, X should say so, but I am just
giving yon a little advice."
Then, without a word of warning, the
young man drew out a 88-callbre revolver
from Jtia hip pocket, and before his father
could realise what was happening, placed
the muszie to his left breast and sent
a bullet through bis Mart.
Foa, moments after he saw his son Blnk
to the floor Col. Harvey stood as one pet
rifled. He could not, for the time being,
realise what had happened. When he
came to a full realisation of the situa
tion he rushed to his telephone and c allot!
for medical aid, but the boy was past ail
human assistance. Then Coroner Flnley
was notified and the body was removed
to bis chapel.
Young; Harvey and Mabel Barrett were
husband and wife when the former took
his life. They:; obtained a marriage li
cense at Vancouver yesterday afternoon,!
and were married by a Presbyterian min
ister, but at the time of the suicide
neither the colonel or his wife were
aware of the fact.
After the sad occurrence Colonel Har
vey said: ..,..
"If my son had only told me why
didn't be tell me? I would have con
sented to his marriage to her 0 times
over if I thought he contemplated . any
thing like this. He was my hope, my
life. Now I have no one but my wir
to live for, If the shock does not kill
her."
The funeral arrangements have not
been made yet Coroner Flnley has de
cided that an inquest is unnecessary, as
the facts are plain and an inquisition
would not throw any more light on the
attalr.
Roaalter of Peninsula Is In attendance,
Bev. C A. Lewis and Bev. Charles
P. McPhersan are In attendance at the
Chautauqua at Gladstone Park.
Postmaster Hemstock of University
Park says that there, is no clue to the
robbers of. the postofflce .funds at his
home the other day. Mr. Hemstock
thinks that the 'work was done by some
person who watched him place the money
and stamps In the large canvas bag.
Work is being rushed on the new hall
being built for the United Artisans at
Portsmouth, Tho cost of tha structure
will be about 133,000.
Carpenters are at' work making exten
sive repairs to the Columbia University
building- at University Park. Altera
tions are being made to the upper floor
and additional supports are being put In
for the roof. It Is now expected that the
university will open this term with about
N pupils. . -
W. W. Wlndle of Portsmouth left today
for Hood Rlv&r, accompanied by his wife.
Mrs. Windle's health has been very poor
lately and it is thought that the higher
altitude will do her good.
Mrs. a. B. Tucker has received a letter
from Miss Lillian Blsbee, who recently
took part In a concert at" University
Park, notifying her of the death of her
father, Mr. Blsbee. of heart disease at
Heppner a few days ago. Miss Blsbee
was a guest of Mrs. Tucker while In the'
city.
Rev. Charles p. McPherson has been
granted a month's vacation by the Uni
versity Park Methodist church. The 'pul
pit will bo filed this Sunday by Rev.
Haley, formerly of the Portland Univer!
slty. The week following Rev. Lewis,
superintendent of, the Chinese Mission,'
will be in charge.
EAST SIDE BRIEFS.
The East Side Justice Court has had
an Oregon telephone Installed for -e
benefit of attorneys. The number is
Union 1271.
A horse attached 'to a buggy became
frightened at an objeot in the road about
7 o'clock Wednesday, and dashed down
East Stark street to Sast Third street,
where the animal, in trying to pass
through a condemned roadway, fell to
the ground and wrecked the buggy. The
driver was not Injured.
Jack Parrott, of Truck No. is very
ill at his home on East Fifteenth ; and
East Stark Btreets.
Fred Roberts, of Pomeroy & Roberts,
has returned from a Visit to Seattle -accompanied
by his mother. !
The new O. R. & N. spur from East
Morrison to East Yamhill streets is about
completed. The spur was built or the
accommodation of -several - targw -'warehouses
being bui,lt in the vicinity.
The condition of U. K. Hall, son of the
well-known East Side hardware man, Is
slowly Improving. Mr. Hall Is confined
to a local nospltal, where he recently un
derwent , an operation for appendicitis.
The O. R. & N. Company has a force
of men strengthening the roadway on
East Second street
i Robert 8. Adams, residing at 70 East
Eighth streeK North, who underwent an
opek-atloA aKtbe North, .pacific Sant
tarjum, Unreported by the physicians In
chaYge-'as getting along- as Well as could
be expected.-::,!-:!";.;:
of the British Parliament, and was re
cently visited by big brother, Martin E.
Flavin of Portland, postofflce Inspector,
who brought over th souvenir of Erin to
Mr .Straus. -
' Subscription! recevied for The Journal
at any of & Blob's cigar stores.-
COUNTY TO FILE SUIT
Ex-Sheriff and: Deputies; Said to
Owe the County $1600.
"When Is a graft not a graft?"
If well-matured plana are an indication,
within a few days Multnomah County
will bring suit in the State. Circuit Court
to recover about - tlfflO from Ex-Bherltl
William Frasler or deputies formerly4
under him. The. claim is not new to the
Ex-Sheriff and to those Intimately asso
ciated with the Inner workings of the
county courthouse and the, District At
torney's office.
A full narration of the facts will un
doubtedly prove a revelation to a major
ity of the taxpayers of Multnomah
County, whose pocket books are always
attuned to Investigations of this kind.
If reports are true, the Ex-Sheriff and
more than one of the deputies formerly
under him are in a fair way to answer
the query as to what constitutes public
"graft." ,
Nearly two years ago the County
Judge, deputies of the Sheriff's office
and others were up before tho Grand
Jury In the matter of sending insane pa
tients to the asylum at Salem. The
Oregon session , laws of -'95 allow each
county a compensation of 93 per day and
other expenses for delivering insane pa
tients to the asylum. The cost of. a
bed and generally two meals at. Salem la
tl.50. From Portland two days are re
quired to make the round .trip.
It was claimed that there, was no dis
puting the fact that instead of the
County Judge committing' the patients to
the Sheriff, to be delivered by bis' dep
uties, the insane were consign ea to dep
uties as individuals, who collected the.
fees from the state treasury. The
county got nothing. After a while mu,
investigation was made. . ;
The officials. County Judge W. M. Cake,
and the deputies la question, namely
Charles Frasler and Jim Stott, present
deputies under Sheriff W. A- Storey, Jus
tified their position by the following:
That deputies took the patients to Sa
lem after working; hours. They left
Portland on the evening; train, and ar
rived back home the 9ext morning in
time to go to work In the Sheriffs gfflce;
therefore, their time Was' their own and
tha county had nothing, to say in the
matter; that the law permitted the Coun
ty Judge to appoint an outsider to take
the Insane subjects to the asylum. .' ?
However, the Grand Jury, not quite sat
isfied that this procedure was right, rec
ommended that the practice be stopped.
This request was compiled with and is
recognized to this day.
Then a demand was made, upon the
Sheriff or his deputies to return to the
County about $1600, which, under the for
mer system, had been diverted from the
County treasury Under - the -advtoe of
Attorney John H. Hall, this demand was
politely but emphatically refused.
District Attorney George E, Chamber
lain then prepared a complaint, intending'
to bring- - suit,, in the name of Multno
mah County, for the recovery of . the
money. Tne County Court took the case
under advisement, and decided that an
action would not lie. Accordingly the
county refused to bea plaintiff in the
uit.
The District Attorney was disappointed
and considerably vexed, at the unyielding
attitude of the court, but was ..powerless
to help himself. Since that time no move
has been made to commence legal pro
ceedings, though it Is claimed by some
that Sheriff Frasler promised to make
the matter right before the end of his
term.
But the settlement has never been made,
the-. Sheriff's term has' expired, and
thereby hangs the tale. ;
In an Interview wtth District Attorney
George E. Chamberlain, obtained by
Journal representative today, is is learned
that a civil suit will probably be brought.
The District Attorney said:
"Yes, there la a matter of that kind
coming on but I am not quite ready to
rive you the allegations of the complaint..
In a couple of weeks or so, I. will let you
have the facts." '
Asked as to whether the complaint had
not been already presented to thjo County
Court for signature,; Mr. Chamberlain re
plied: ,
"The matter was referred! to the County
Court, but no action was taken thereon."
Ex-County Judge W. M. Cake gave it
as hts opinion that the county could not
secure a judgment if the suit was brought.
THE FUEL TEAMSTERS'
STRIKE IS COMPLICATED
The fuel teamsters' strike la assum
ing new phases. The sawmills are open
ly taking a Aand to assist the Banei4
Veysey Compariy,1 and the Portland brew-'
erica are giving their support to the
union. '
Until the strike was declared the Weln
hard brewery was getting all Its fuel
from the Banfleld-Veyscy Company. M-
terwards it began to get wood from tn
East Side Lumber Company. Yesterday,
however, the company informed its driv
ers that In order to retain their positions
they would have - to withdraw from the
union. The men refused to do so. and
they were locked-out. Non-union men
were put in their places, and the fight
with the Weinberg brewery was precip
itated. The brewery has always been favor
able to organised labor, and will have
no one but union drivers to deliver its
fuel. The managers of 'the different
breweries In the city got together this
morning and decided to tret their wood,
If possible, from some company which
employs union men. A- eiuraber pf fuel
WHAT TO TAKE.
"P,'aaSMaMssOHwssB' ' T
At the drug- "store of Wo.odard. Clarke
Co. today there was a display in" the
windows lllustratlev of what thinks ars
nacesaarv to ; take alone to make the
Masamas' - outing to Mount Adams sue-'
cessful. The exhibit Is certainly avalu
able object lesson, ,
A. J. Capron, tho corrotpondlBa' secre
He said: "At that time there was friction
between the County Auditor's office and
the Sheriff's office. When it was learned
that the deputies were taking insanes to
the asylum, as private individuals, the
proceedings were alleged to be irregular.
and an Investigation was started. The
County Court went Into the whole con
troversy; at tho time and decided that
there was no cause, for' action, and re
fused to Involve the county in useless
litigation. The affaire of the Sheriffs of
fice cannot well be otherwise than
straight. Under the law he cannot draw
his saijKtf until his accountB are perfect
ly right."
Harry Meyer, who has been a; deputy in
the Sheriff' office for the past eight years
does ot hesitate to. express his utmost
disapproval of the way In which . certain
affairs of the Sheriffs office have been
conducted. He said:
"It Is a graft, pure and simple, and I
am not alraid to say i. What do you call
It when a Deputy Sheriff 1b allowed to be
paid extra" for serytcea when th 'county
already, pays him? , The county has been
cheated out of thousands of dollars In this
way. . . Does a .deputy's Uutle end at t
o'clock each day? Is he not a commis
sioned officer, and 18 ho not an officer be
tween the hours of 6 a.t nlht and 8 In the
morning, JuSt the same as at any other
time?. ,ts .all a 'blind. There's nothing to
lU(.b :,taey.':j(otn; to say about
charging the county "with $2.30 for hack
hire for insanes when no rig is used?
What will they say about this man
Thompson? HI family lived at Salem.
He worked in . Fortlfcbd. ' For a lo&g- time
ha was allowed to taXe, Insanes' to Salem
for hls railroad itare. Be visited Tils folk
very t .week. '. , home he was out
nothln'ff for his board; but just the same
the state paid. not. only the $3 per diem,
but, also. $1.60 for his board and lodgings.
This .money went into the pockets of the
deputies. ; You oan .depend on what I tell
you. . It's the, truth and I would swear
Deputy. Charles Fwler's version of the
matter Is as follows:,
;;ThJa whole business Is the result, of
personal jealousy and spite work. Harry
Meyer is out: of sorts because ha has not
been, retained as deputy under Sheriff
Storey, and the District Attorney has his
a to grind, When I first came into the
Sheriffs, office at the beginning of, my
father's term, J oo Winner waa taking. up
the insanes . undev assignment from
County Judge Northup. Misner . waa- re- 1
ceiying the per-dieqi, -af Ur tbe custom of
Sheriffs here for: years. When County
Judge Cake wt elected I was given the
Job, or 'graft,' .taopme axo pleased . to
term it. Jim Stbtt worked with me for a
while, but finally I undrtook the entire
work myself. The lneanes were turned
over to -mo In the name of Charles Frai
ler, The District Attorney-was hot at me
because he thought I had -discriminated
against him In getting- jurymen in the
Fay Severe murder case, and between him
and the Taxpayers' League, the investiga
tion was started. The grand Jury was in
duced to recommend that the practice be
topped. Judge Cake then, on his own
behalf, made all futtfr'conslgnment of
Insanes to the Sheriff. " 'The grand jury
was then persuaded tt Write a letter to
the County Court, asking it to commence
suit for the recovery of the money. The
commissioners, William Showers, J. G.
Mack and Judge W. M. Cake, declined to
bring the suit. Not satisfied with this, an
opinion was sought front the Attorney,
General of the state. .
"As to the alleged Illeg-aJ bill for hack
hire: We did send In bills for hacks when
no conveyances were used. The law al
lows only $2.50 for back hire; many times
we had to send a rig out Into tho country
for an insane, then it required another
hack to get the patient to the depot. We
were not compensated for the additional
expense. That Is the reason we put In the
bill when no hack was used.
"As to 'Bob' Thompson, I hired him to
take the insanes to Salem and paid him
for it They were consigned) to him as an
individual.
"There has been no graft, and I doubt
if the present County Court will take up
the suit In behalf of the county
companies visited Informed them that
they had not a sufficient supply of wood
on hand, but it Is believed that this was
merely an excuse made for the purpose
of forcing them to accept wood deliv
ered by non-union men Other compa
nies Informed them that they had union
teamsters, but very little luel, and the
outlook for a time looked very" dlscour.
aging to the breweries. At last, they
say, a place was located where tbey can
get all the fuel needed and union (.riv
ers will deliver it for them. Just wher
and who it Is they decline to state.
As long as the boycott 'is on against
the Banfleld-Veysey Company the jeversi
sawmills will endeavor to deliver the
most of the wood themselves, 'jctter'
seems to be no chance for a settlement
soon. As long as the boycott remains the
fight wUl continue. Others, la addition to
the breweries are said to ba preparing
to render the "union valuable assistance.
With the mills and the Ban3eld-Veysy
Company on the other aide, the opposing
combinations are sufficiently strong- to
put up an Interesting flg-ht
tary, stated today that bs was la receipt
of a letter from Chris ruler, at Trout
Lake, which states that the summit of
Mount Adams has had a new mantle 6f
snow this week, as the result of a storm.
Cults a number of peopla am already at
Trout Laka. , ..,. ,
' The greatest novelty on th Coast, mini
laluro rallwayat Cedar art: Saturday
and Sunday. -
THAT OLD
PIANO
'Tvvon't Stay !n Tune,
Perhaps.
It's Antiquated Anyway.
WHY NOT A NtW ONE?
Why worry along with that Old platto,
making apologies for its condition to call
ers and friends? Why .keep It, when we
will take it in part payment for a fine,
modern instrument, that will delight your
home and heart? '
Perhaps you have kept that old instru
ment because you have thought it would
be too expensive to get a new one: or per
haps you have been putting the piano
question oft from day to day;, or, again,
It may.be you thought that no dealer
would allow you fair value for the old
Instrument.
Of course; you know that you can buy
a new piano cheap.
There is not a dealer who will not per
haps In good faith offer to do this, but
Eilers Plana. House does more than that.
You don't want particulars simply to
know that we are able to offer the lowest
prices and the most advantageous terms
of payment that are quoted by any
wholesale or retail concern In the coun
ts have facilities at our extensive fac-
tnr an Thiptnttnth .nil fvhu ) BtrAtttM
to put that old piano in quite good con
dition, so that we can then dispose of it
quickly on very small time payment,
and hence can give you more for It than
any other house can. It Is simply In this,
as In every other branch of our business.
a matter of quick, progressive methods.
We shall be glad to have you call at the
store or to send one of eur experts to in
spect your piano, who will then, inform
you what we will allow for the Instru- :
ment toward the Durchase of a new one. .
There Is certainly no need of having an
old, dilapidated instrument in tne Dome.
EILERS PIANO HOUSE,
851 Washing-ton street, opposite Cordray's
i neater.
Four fine, uy . stores-brtlana, San
Francisco, Sacramento and Spokane.
Governdr-ElectAgainst
City Park Location.
More Interviews With Citizens
on the Important Question.
Governor-elect Georg-a E. Cham
berlain has declared against the
City Park as a place lor the Ex
position, He gives some very good
reasons for his opinion, and they
are worthy of consideration.
" The Journal today presents more
interviews -with citizens as to the
advisability of locating the Fair in
' the 3lty Park.
George E. Chamberlain: "I have
not' given-:, the 'matter . much
thought, but It-secms to me that ,
the City Park is not the right place
for a Fair site, because, from an
economical point of view;" the con
version of the roadways both for
freight and passengers from such
an elevation would be very expen
sive, and If they leave the road
ways as they are, the hauling of
freight would drain the resources
of the Fair corporation very much.
I have been to the Philadelphia
and New Orleans expositionsthey
were successes and were on level
ground, not on . hilly ground, as
the City Park is. I do not think
they could make lakes, etc.. In the
City Park, also, because ' of the
same drawback the elevation,"
Secretary Moore of the Board of
Trade: "The City Park would
make a good Fair site provided the
transportation facilities could be
arranged so as not to make the
expense of hauling the material or
freight too great. I think It is the
best location mentioned on account
of the panoramic view to be had
from the grounds, and also the
artistic effect of the hillside from
the city."
N. Ammund, vice president of
the Amalgamated Woodworkers'
Union, said: "The Fair would
have a tendency to spoil tho fu
ture attraction of the City Park If
held there. I think that it should
be made an attraction of itself.
Another argument against it is its
size, it is not large enough for
such an enterprise as the Fair.
f Then It Is rough and very unsult
f able for many reasons. It Would
f ,be a hard matter to get material
f there for building- purposes, and
on account of the undulating sur
face of the place the work of
erecting- the structures would be
very expensive."
General O. O. Summers: "I
think the City Park Is no place
for the Fair site. I prefer Haw
thorne Park. Do you think for a
moment that exhibitors wilt want
to haul freight up a hill? We ex
pect to have a fine Exposition
here, yet we will not have any
exhibitors if We have the City Park
as a Fair site. What Is the use
of mutilating the park, anyway,
when there are other sites better
suited for this purpose? The' City
Park Is a place of natural beauty,
but It la not fitted for an Exposi
tion. It seems to me that the ones
having the Fair In charge should
have gotten a civil engineer from
some outside state, who should go
over the proposed sites and decide
which is the best."
Chautauqua at Gladstone Pakr.
Saturday, July it Rev. 3. F. Ghormley
will deliver . the opening- address to the
Ministerial Association, pn "Modern Sub
stitutes for the Church." Band . concert,
af -1:80 p. m. Impersonation, ' "Shore
Acres," by Charles' F. Cral of New
York, Baseball at 1:30 p. m. Grand con
cert In tho evening, conducted by pro
lessor W. H. Boyer, assisted by.th
Spltsner-Konrad string quartet; Mrs,
Walter " Reed, soloist Purchase' your
ticket of City' ft Suburban Street , Bail-
way conductors;1 cars connecting with
Southern special trains at East Wash
ington street. 'Last train leaves hs park
at 10 p.. m. y t
FA R
SITE
WHOHON?
Terms of Agreement Between
' Engineers and Employers.
xnt marine engineers are again on
their regular ms.!bu the terms of the
strike settlement are hot vet mt nntv.
lld further than th Information the own-
era impart Wat, thete , were no , conce-
Muu nain py tnaso, - ' , f
. The engineers maintain: that iu u
celved concession's," but do not care to
siaie wnat .tnywer. Many disinter
ested parties .who have kept in touch
wn tne proceedings are - inclined .to
the belief that the engineers Won a nar.
tlal victory. A 'well-known union labor
man says that he is In possession of in
formation to Jthe affect that tho engineers
returned to work with the 'Understand
ing that their aalarles are to be Increased
in a short time. He said that It Is un
doubtedly the intention of the owners
to throw, out the imDresslon that th. n.
glneers went down la defeat In, order to
iiibkb meir otner employes believe 'that
it would be useless for them to ask for
a raise in wages. "as they would ilk.
Wise lose. ' ' . ', ; "...
The dock hands on sonie of the boats
have beoh on the tiolnt of a' atrtk tn
some time, and it Is stated that tha own-
era are desirous of disoouragtnc them
fyom Insisting or their, demands for
higher pay. Others talked1 wlta- are ot
the opinion that the engineers have re.
celved the promise of what they ask for,
but the owners do ; not want It maae
known for obvious reasons. ;'., .
INQUIRING
INTO STRIKE
Seven citizens from Oregon City, two
from SeUwood and two from Mliwaukle
have been In conference the greater part
of the day with representatives of the P.
C. & O. Co., considering some plan by
which the strike can be settled. This
afternoon several of the strikers were
called In to present their' grievance
against the company, and particularly to
show reasons why they are antagonistic
to the superintendent Tho conference Is
nwe in the nature of a preliminary ex.
animation than anything; else There is
hardly any likelihood of a settlement be
ing reached today, unless both sides make
important concessions.
WAS NOT MERRILL
Early Morning Visitor to J. P
Sharkey's Store. '
No small excitement was created on
the East Side, In the vicinity of Union
avenue and East Oak street, by the be
lief that Merrill, the vanished convict,
had appeared .at the saddlery of 3. p,
Sharkey this' morning.
When F. B. Martin, an employe of the
establishment, was sweeping out the
store at 7:30 o'clock, a rough looking man
rode up to the place and asked for a
pair of spurs. Martin observed that hts
hair Was short, that his face was cov
ered With a short growth of beard, and
the fact that he had what lonkmi nv
a rifle wrapped up in a gunny sack and
uea across tne back of his saddle led
him to the conclusion that he was con
fronted by Tracy's former partner.
In this belief he hesitated not a mo
ment, but at once procured the spurs and
even offered to hold the supposed des
perado's horse while he put them on. His
offer, however, was refused In a very
surly way. and the mysterious visitor.
after remarking that he had rldderi' hla
horse 23 miles "during the night, jumped
into the saddle and was last seen going
up East Morrison street toward tha
country, ' v ,
As Soon as he had dlRannmpiul vrurA
was telephoned to the police, but they
rerusea to taice any action m the matter.
on the off chance that there might be
something in the story, The Journal
sought Martin out and showed hila
photos of the convicts. When, Tracy's
cut was placed before Martin be at once
said there was a resemblance, but' Mer
rill's picture he did not recognise. His
further statement that the man who via.
Ited him was not over 6 feet 8 inches tall
makes it certain that the identity of tho
stranger M still a mystery, and that Men.
rili is still untound.
Sheriff Storey Investigated th mttr
and also-decided that tho man la not
Merrill. ' .. ;
French Beeftor England.
'It Is reported frW Cheriwinw that .
consignment of French beef has Just been
dispatched to Southampton for the Smith
field market We have borne tha ikhmiI
of Normandy butter, truffles from Aries,
vtoiets rrora Provence, and abuse from
Paris; and. there are other things
champagne and fashions, fop. Inntanfto.
which settled experience tells us to be
an me oetter tor being ordered from
France. But the vaunted mt tmt nt
old Englandr-'tla a bitter tyow. Pall Mali
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The Ramshackle at
Fourth and Alder Is
All Right. T
Repairs on the building on the north,
west corner ot Fourth and Alder streets
are to be continued. There are no officers
or commissions with power invested In
them to stop the work. Warrants for the
arrest of S. L., Brown, the owner, and
G. L. Vanderhoof, contractor for the re
pairs, .ware tssued, but not served, tho
mta agraelng to Quit work until satisfac
tory settlement could be bad.
; The fire commissioners, with the other
parties Interested, agreed to 'arbitrate tha
matter, under the provisions of Are ordi
nance No. 88, which provides that arbitra
tors may be called in to declds whether
the building to be repaired has been: dam
aged by decay tothe extent of 40 per cent,
the commission to select one arbitrator
and tho owner another.
A meeting of the Interested parties waa
held late yesterday afternoon, whoa O,
W. Gordon was chosen by the fire com
mission and W. Cobura to represent tha
owner,
This method ot procadura waa agreed
upon by a stipulation entered lata by tha
City Attorney and other Interested par
ties, Whereby such proceedings wars per
missible. , , ., ' , - - .i
Tb arbitrators mad a. careful Inspec
tion of the building last evening and their
report waa filed with tha commission this
forenoon, which shows that under tho
provisions of the ordinance ha work of
repairing of tha building- can sow, be pro-
reeded with, or in other words, tha permit
must now issue.
la one instance one arbitrator placed the
damage to the building- at S3 1-S per cant,
and tho other estimated the damage at 29
per cent. ; ,
The City Attorney baa no further juris
diction In the promises whatever, and so
far as he is concerned tha work may bow
proceed uninterruptedly.
Educed Rates to Newport,
Commencing June IB, the Southern Pa-
ciflo Company will sell round-trip tickets.
Portland to Newport and ratura, good via
either East or West Side divisions, In
connection wtth the Corvallls Eastern
Railroad. Three-day Sunday excursion
tickets, good going Saturday, returning
Monday, HBO. Season tlcketa, good re
turning until October 10, 16, Baggage
checked through to Newport.
For further Information call at City
Ticket Office, corner Third and Wash
ington streets. Portland, Or.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Thomas Leer,- tS, 149 Btantoa street.
smallpox. . ,
Miss Beers, 22, Albina, diphtheria.
E. Olson, 13, g05 Larrabeo street, diph
theria.
Karl Flessler, 27, 6S& Taggert street,
paratltls.
BIRTHS.
To Mrs, T. B. Footer, 131 North
Eighteenth street, on June 27, a girl.
To Mrs. Thomas Davie, 806 Sacramento,
on July 8, a boy.
To Mrs. Joseph Werdllck, 448 WUllami.
avenue, on July 1, a girt.
New Company.
The Ravena Mining Company was In
corporated yesterday for tl, 000,000 by
Perry W. Smith, J. O. Goltra, A F.
Flegel and D. G. Woodard.
DEATHS.
Winnifred L Hewett aged 9. "at 685
Ganterbeln. avenue, on July 8, peritonitis.
Tha Edward Holman Undertak -
tug Co., funeral directors and axa
balxsara. 2S0 Yamhill. Phona 507.
3, P. Ffnlay & Son, Undertakers
and yjEmbalmars, corner Third and
Jefferson streets, do first-class work
and deal honorably with all. : ,
Otto 8chumann, monumental and
building work, 204 Third 8t EstU
mates on first class workonly.
Vina W. Pearce, editor of the North
Yamhill . Record, la visiting in the city
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