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WAR IN BRAZIL
UWIDTH WOODEN BRIDGE FOR SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET
HUNDRED DELEGATES .PRISONER
OUTING fm COOS BAY
fkable Enthusiasm Developed on the Farther Bounds of
tern Oregon for a Deep-Sea Harbor at Coos Bay.
itions Adopted by the Oregon-Idaho Development Con'fiFTS SORF filVK
C'n UnU ot olo Mollimtr Pnimtw nannmlini- 1710 I
fcO IIUIU ttl VMIly) IVIUHIUUI WUUIIlJf) UOWMIUOI I -1 01
TELLS OF
HOLD. UP
Bgates Demand that Both States Aid in Constructing a
jroad to that Port of Entry from Boise, via Roseburg,
loss Central Oregon,
I h COHHKSPOXUKNOK.
FM.ilhoiir county. was tho
I n very Biicco&'jful sosslon of
gou-uiano uovoiopmoiii uuu
kit rdlotirncd Sp.tu.rdny. Ovoi
Elided, and on Friday ovan-
100 voro turnod nwny for
rfoin In tho opora home
tathtirJnnm nnd unnnllllltv Of
Dntlmont was aroused for tho
Irrlmtlon l'roioet. which
ho reclamation of ovornl him
Dtir.and ncroa of arid land,
expenditure of $6,000,000
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on a reservoir and dltohos. Tho dol-
PALS AWAY
(United I'ross Leased Wire.)
Portland, Or., Doa 22. Dccauio
ho was til von only $1.25 of tho booty
eecurod In tho holdup of tho oxprens
car 01 1110 uuicago-rorunuu spooim
Com oSud uo ponupuoo)
CHANCE
TO JOIN OUTLAWS
itod Press Loasod Wlro.)
,C?1 , Doc. 22. That Frank
'ciptr'n-mnnagor of tho Chl-
111)", Mill nbnnuon organize.!
ll, and bocome a niembor of
it'-wn" wi tho sensational
IccnTit ninde today by a
out bn-cball offlclrl, one of tno
ro of t' Freno club.
rdln , to UiIb man's Btntomont,
- Ill Join tho San Franctao
i-l vlll flovoto hla wholo onor-
fbulldln up tho gnmo in Cul-
and In malting it mo groat,
ehnll rtthtc In th . country.
ink Chance's coming to Call-
r-Ml ilia eamo auinoniy.
o'fly to Izo up tho baseball
n, wltb a vlow to aligning
with outlaw ball."
Rr ii I'nown o liavo nan
rl-t'r 7 w'th Proaldont Murphy.
Pi It o . ind It I. Bald that
ks one of tho principal reason"
unexpected move.
1ISSI0N BELL
TO RING CHRISTMAS
Inlt d Press Loasod Wlro.)
PL -ndro Pal.. Doc. 22 Tho
1-ont of tin old cthodral
sr h'-ncci Im tho towor of St
C ? ollc church today will
or n dcrti tones a Joyoi'B
n Philstnias morning. Tno
n ''lent for many years.
'" the belfry of San Loandro
I' lir rrionlnna ondonoo will
rd for tho first time from Its
osi'lo'i In St John's Holfry on
M: mnrnlnt
l.'ll was moved to the church
It hna boon a! ont MCO
id - Bt tho mission, when !t
thl nifHnn nnr-nliia nnil VCfl-
I v as presented to San Ls
B ' rl h Inntr nrrn liv ftnnr Don
Pfallr, 'loldor of many largo
r irnd from tho spanisn
,vronzo xia.'i secured from a
r?rrlnor bv Don Poralta. Tno
"d nht.nlnfrt It frnm n RnaU-
Ih'-dral
ka"pl" in St John's bolfry was
-i wuu ininio ceremony, 'ine
f rt bo bell was done by
r" Rllvn unnln nt thn Inta
lo' "oriufci. as lated by Rov.
0 Mroncy and Rev. Fathor
.v..nA. I..tin.l M.a ultu Vrt nt... tt tfm Ctrtutmt lltillrftnil A Vnvlirn
poiod oil vfolls,, whoro largo flows of Hon Company Thursday night, WIN
Kl'ia linVO Ili;UII Oil UUK, Ullll lUUH UllVUU ... ..mivv, IIM.UIIV. .iiv '.J
In tho hot sulphur springs noar tho Jail, haa confosood tho part ho sayu ho
town. Thoro was furthor work done took lit tho robbery, nnd lias Ininll-
In tho oniupalgn for Btnte-alJod rail- eutod h!s pal," Jack llayos, who to
road-, by croatlng a Joint commit- "1 undor nrrost, atul a Portland
tee on loglnlatlon and providing for boy. vho Id still at law.
a session of congresH at Salem and at H-irkr rotated a dulallod story of
Uoho wtille tho Orogon and Idalio how tho trio held up tho onglnoar.
leRlslaturtm nro In bossIoii. An Hrenmii nnd ox proa inonwHiEvr, tilow
mw.ii tliu nml nf tliu tiYiirnttH enr with
I dyuauilto, out tho engine and car
from tho rost of tho trnln, nnd ran
, thuin down tho track. Tho lobbory
rrcurred Just out tdo tho city limits
iof Portland.
Tur riDOT nc MAV' n ko, who Is 21 years old, nnd
Int Nnol Ur IVIHl , hilvm. who In wild to linvo many
nMno. woro ji'ckod up as suspects
('ojiaV i'MBOT boj,t poiuini Th oiiiIhop and flromnu Identified
Dutto, Mont., Dae. 22. Plans ar them ye.torday. After thlnkliig the
a'ready taking shnpe for tho driving matter over Ilurko decldod lie hsd
of tho uclden splko which will mark bwn "double armwwd" by Ilnyw. who
tho completion of the coast extension kbvo hi in only $1,215. and ho decided
of tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pajl to confiw to everything. Most of
railroad. The ofllclals of the rohd ( tho booty was in Jewelry. Very II -have
practically decldod that the tlo monoy -raa secured,
groat oveut will take r'noo either at j llurke's widowed motlior. thrpe
tho Johnson Tunnol Crook, in Wash- brothers and a slstor live In Port-
WILL COMPLETE ROAD
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rHQUAKE AT
VIRGINIA CITY
1 Pltv Mont.. Doc. 22.
' Tthquake shocks wore
" !IPMav Cn aiiAa u'OTa
... .-1. tjv.v.w v.
lrtnn. tho St Paul naaft Uinnel or
on tho stretch of track between MU
soula and Garrison.
Prraldent Williams, of tho Wash
ington rnd Idaho corporation of tho
St. Paul, who lo horo eftor a trip to
tho coast, sayB the proeont Indica
tions arc tr-nt tho road will bo con
nected up beforo the first of no.xt
May.
MOTHER BURNED
land.
BIG STEEL PLANT
IN OPERATION
(Unltod ProsH Loasod Wlro.)
Hammond. Ind.. Dw 22. Tho
now $26,000,000 stool plant In the
rocontly foundod olty of Onry, not
fsr from Hammond. Is In operation
today, and thus a long step towards
making tho Calumet region the
ua....4iii I...1.1 n.ul Blaul Illfl.lUf rlttl
RUT RARY 9AVFD centers In the world haa Imwii taken.
DUI DHDl ohvuu . .. nll.nU Ht 0liry
will employ 25.000. Some dopart
rnonts of the big mills were formal
ly opunud yostorday.
(Unltod Proia Lpn8e(1oW,ronii
San Francisco, Doc. 22. Whllo
Mrs. Julia Uventhal was fonldlng
hor foiir-moths'-old daughtor Irma
today In her apartments, her dros?
caught flro from an opon flro In tho
room and boforo neighbors camo to
hor nld tno woman ruuuivuu uun
TIIK MAIN'S TIIHIAI,
DHAtiS HM)VIA'.
(United Press Leased AVlre.)
Flushing. L. I., Dec a.-Morrill
1. noivnti. 11 inombor of the IlRyslde
m.i, . mii.iv win causo her death. I Yacht Club, whore Captain Poter C
The baby was rescued from a blar-1 Halite shot r. d killed William Anius
Ing bed on which the frantic woman ! for participation In which attac
threw tho Infant, and whs unharmod. j Thornton Jenkins Mains Is now on
A messogo was sent to Mrs. 1 trial here, was placod upon the stand
Lavonthars husband, a oioinior in Uy tho prosooutlon touay.
inn Am?oi(i and he Is racing with
doath to reach his wlfo's bod at tho
Contral hospital.
FISHERMEN FIND
A STRAY TORPEDO
(United Press Leased Wire.)
iiiwlfir tho otiotIona of Aselctanl
District Attorney Darrln Urown Jd
that lie wna attraoted to end of the
yacht club pier by the shoU Wheii
ho arrived on the scene ho asked who
was responsible for tho ataok on
Annls. Mo tostlfled that the defend
ant tepHed:
"Wo are tho men."
Downs furthor testified that tho
defendant told him' to atnnd back as
It was a Job for tho polloe. Me then
related how tho defondant threaten
-- . !.. nl l-Ln 00 lll.r
IvOfl AUKViOS, ll. '-'" -- - IUIUHTJ nun ll.u uv.v. .... .... -
picking up a torpodo worth $6,000, ed him with a rovolvor and pushod
which had been drifting at soa for him aside as ho attended to reaoh
.1 J.. frn rVAnnlcin nntl HhllB l..tnln Tfnlnu Hnu-iut Antiplll.lftd
Mitchell, flshormen, are today trying his testimony with a rolatlon of the
to find out whether they are entltleJ inoldonta of the shooting.
to salvage money. John T. 8tevens. the next wjtnoje
The torpedo is one 01 a new ij-jju teetlfledtnat tno deionaasi iniormwu
which is bolng toated by the govern- him that ho was there to protect his
mont. It was lo-t by the torpodo de- ,rother and would shoot anyone who
stroyer Perry, four days ago and interfered. Despite the rigid qfosj-
went out to nw. after narrowly examination of Attorney Mclntyre,
missing Ue kldea and hitting the rnd iOT Halne. tho wltneaa refused to
der of the fa Uoyer Whipple. modify hla testimony.
Following the uaue.1 custom, the
war head of Ue torewlo. etolnlng Tup CTnRK WILL
S5U pounda of guaco'ton. bad been mtoiunrv VIUU
removed before me . WIQIT Wll HPI M NA
BRAZIL IS
AFRAID OF
GERMANY
BATTLE SHIPS BUILT
ON TNAT ACCOUNT
(Unltod Profls Loasod Wlro.)
Loudon, Dec. 22. lingllHhmon bo-
llevo now that tho .threo Drond-
uaguhts, which nro bolng built In
this 00 u 11 try for Ilrnztl, will bo used
by that country to help tho United
Status light Ourmnny.
Hrltlsh buslncRH mon, with largo
interests in Brazil and neighboring
states, huvu tuvestlgutud tho unpre
cedented naval activity In tho South
Amorlcnn nation, and thoy 1110 now
convinced that tho threo formidable
IlKhtlng vessels nro not being built
for no 1110 other country, as wan nt
lltst surmised, nor nro thoy bolng
liji lit with any vlow to Uracil's rela
tions toward Argentine or any other
now world government. It Is Oor
iuiiy that - is tho real causo. thoy
I Ilrnzll, It Ih said, him for a long
j tlmo viewed with suspicion tho In
icruiiRlug Teutonic colony within Its
, borders. It Is estimated that fully
760,000 (lermims nro part of lira
xll's population, and as 0110 Urltlsh
I commentator remarks, "Thoy feel
j themselves n nation and, In tho small
, morning hours after festivities, thoy
may be heard discussing with patrl
otlu outhusliism, tho possibility of
forming again a part of tho old
ratlieiiaiul.
So much of this talk has bseu go
ing on lately and ho eager haa the
(leriimu government suemed for de
velopment of colonial power that
II rasl I Is reported ns having become
very much afraid the kaiser Is plan-
uing a sou tii American "gran."
I Kvory time a Ilrlton predicts war
I betweoii his country and Gurmutiy,
I whloh Is as often as bo thinks of
1 (lermnny at all, he quullflos his
j prophesy with some such remark as:
1 iTovhled the United Stales doesn't
get Into the light ahead or us."
Ami when he said that, of course,
ho is think ing of tho Mouroo doc
trine. Komo of tho representatives from
Iirtizll to England say the llrazllinu
government luadors dlsouss the sit
uation "in camera" before the iiucoh
sary orodlts woro votod for tho con
struotlon of tlio Droadnnughts. Tlio
decision appears to have been that
whllo tlio Monroe doctrine Is nil
right, Ilrnztl ought not to trust to
1 It alone.
When the mon of war are finished
nnd delivered at Itlo do Janeiro, It
is the Impression here that llrazll
I will take ateps to break down the
! Uermaii colony's strunglh. Hingland
deems It a fair conclusion that this
, will Immediately start trouble with
1 the fatherland, and that a good big
I Qurmau Hoot will cross over right
(away to see about It.
There's where the throe new
Droadnuughts will como in.
Tho Brazilian ships will be ready
I for service In lUlo. They will bo of
1 tho latest type, armed with 12-lnch
guns nun good for u speed of 21
knots nn hour. Ily tho time thoy are
done, Germany will huvo four Droad
nnughts, each more powerful than
any one of Iirazll's trio. Hut, thon,
the South Americans do rely some on
the Monron doctrine after all.
SALEM GITY COUNCIL
DEMANDSJEP0T CARS
Important Now Ordinances Introduced. Another Fire De
partment for East Salem. Wooden Bridge for South Com
mercial Street. Sinking Fund Joker Unearthed.
Aftor working for two weeks with tho ulty attomoy, tho opoclnl coiu
mlttoo on tho street railway franchise of tho Portland Hallway, Light ft
Power Company brought In a now franchise with many amendments,
which woro adopted, only to have ho anmo all ovor again, undor tho
akilfull direction of Mr. Hnbcock, tho reporter, who led tho fight on tho
corporation for Rovornl montho.
A woodon brldgo waa riiBhed through tor South Commercial street, lo
bo 00 fcot wide, sldownlkn to bo outside of that, and 100 foot long.
A nov flro department building In to bo catnhllohod nt Twelfth stroit.
A sinking fund ordinance cumo within a hair of pasalng, that nllowe tho
mayor to appoint threo Blnklng fund commlitBlnnorn, who, without bonda,
nro to linndlo city funds In largo emus for ninny years, nnd Invent thorn
nt will. It comes up again tonight.
Tho council moota tonight to ngtoe on tho budget nml tnx lovy for ox
pcndlttirce for tho coming year.
North Mill Creek ditch was declared n nuisance, and ordored put under
ground at street crossings.
Mr. Fraser reported tho much
debated fcancliieo of Iho Portland
Hallway, Light & Powor Co., with
nmondmontti. Hecordor Moores road
the report of tho committee, whtah
was Htc!ully created to consldor this
franchise, composed of Messrs. Frn
ser, Low nnd Klllott and City Attor
ney Koyes.
Tho report us amended was adopt
ed. Mrv Moores offered an amend ment
to sootlou 3, tait the same was not
cousldared until Intor.
Mr. Hldrldgo moved that tho orJI-
tinuco at amended bo referred to tho
committee on ordinances.
Mr. Frnser said this waa not fair,
ns tho ordlnnitco had boon beforo tho
committee for yearn IjOit.
Mr. Mooros amendments woro
merely verbal, and woro secondod by
Mr. MoilUt.
Mr. Frnsxr objected to many of tho
verbal itmoud monts, ai thoy woro
tying up the olty for 35 years, and
tho company would want to run cars
much fnetor thnn now.
Made special order for Tuesday
ovonlng and reforred to committee on
ordinances to ho eugroreod. Ono
amendment provides for cai to tho
dopot.
(Continued on pngo 4,)
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were " - --,.- ,fc Wliu
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' l tho buildings should torpedo hit her ru r
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d - rr, tt.,.a .. han.l .-i- u.-dItei t..,unn Hpu.uri. jCU won ui m '-""""."
"'"". "' .., . , ,.,f n, it w..s arneu mat tiif an neir 10 ine inroni- iuo iuu i
oi Biruiiurf"
plaster and v. .1 ' .-m
nn.l l.rln-a.tim t a. .'. .1-1 "" '
Tbe Hsgw ! 22 H an
n'.un" oWlilh f r.4rlliM-nf to
day that Quoen Wllhelmlna ex-
Viada Th reported to be In ptrfect ncann ana
tf cotton n there is nu'h rr, rj? at Un mws
t inj, J. t I ' t tirir o
SAILOR SWIPED
THESILVERWARE
(United Pross Loasod Wire.)
Vallojo. Cal.. Dec. 22 Chargod
with stealing large quantities of sil
verware from ships of the United
Bute navy. Ueorge Terry, a fireman
aboard the torpedo l-jat destroyer
Kuwait, now at Mpn Island navy
yard, waa arreaUtd here today.
Th Mllce have reeoverel 27
place of tableware t II bearing the
letters U. &. .V Terry was picked
up on suspicion when a pulluttiuuu
saw him coming down a gangway
fri.iD tb hhip tuKring under a
heavy load Willi. "ie jollre were
. ndi-avoring u rind "tn from what
cln,) th' i-KJt was taken Lieutenant
Milton H Davis reported tbo robbery
h rt will be t jrncd over to the nav
' r ritw-s
IS PROBABLY
ANOTHER SUICIDE
Note Indicates Body Is In the
Rivor,
It Is probable that another tragedy
is to bo credited to tho cold waters
of tho Willamette river. The ills
oovory Inst night of a hat, overcoat
ami Mint lying on tho Marlon county
side of the stool bridge, on whloh was
pinned a note, nil Indicate a case of
suloldo. Tlio note rontU.
"Balom, Or., Dec. 21, 'OH.
"To Whom It May Cencern:
"I am old and useless never wits
other than a detriment so In a few
minutes I Intend to step down an I
wit. My family live at IUO North
M iitreet, Tacosia, Wash. Thoy aio
bolter off without mo.
"TOM SULLIVAN."
Tho olothlng was found lying near
tho railing of the bridge by the
young sou of John Moore, of Polk
county, at 1 1 o'clock last night, while
returning to his homo from a vls't In
this olty, but thn officials were not
notified until 0 o'clock this morning.
Tho coroner was called up and took
possession of tho garments ami note,
but up to the pnmont tlmo no steps
havo been taken towards recovering
the body, but search will undoubtedly
begin Hooii for tho roinulrm.
Further ovldeuce of suloldo wns
brought to light In a conversation
with C. A. Forbes, tlio gonoral secre
tary of tho Young Men's Christian
Arsoolation this morning. BkiIIIvmii
colled several times nt the Y. M. C.
A. rooms during his short stay In thU
o'ty. and tntkrd to Mr. Forbes on
different matters, conrornlug himself
mostly. Ho told Forbes Hint he had
disponed of his holdings In tho I'a't.
and come Wc-U for bis health, with
his family, and, upon making a visit
to Portland from his present home In
Tnronin, ho mot with an obi friend
from Ch'cago, who, bo said, put hm
in touch with a profitable money
making scheme through the slllng
of mining iork. It appears as
though Sullivan Invasted a good sum
In bis friend's mining ironosltin.
and was coming to Halom to dispose
of aome tocks, but noon Arriving
here he found the prouotltlon not
what It was alleged to hav ben by
hi friend, reaulilng in the loss of h
nioiiev Mr Forbee k'ndlv bo'id ih
unfortunate man along with flnnHojil
r,lJ flrr litarliiK i torv and H'H
1lvar to'd hi in be would rtlvo
erJn Mondav fveterdai f-om a
wrr ho had ecnt homo It being !-.
Saturday wbeu Mr Forbes aided film
Hulllvaii eulletl nt the Y. M. C. A.
Bundny for a few minutes, but hits
not heon seen since by Forbon.
Sullivan U described by Mr. Forboi
as a medium tall mnii, with gray
curly hair, blue nyrs, and nppnrontly
betweoii 50 and 00 years of age,
dressed In clothing like that found on
tho brldgo.
A wallet was found In tho cont
containing a card benrlng his nnme,
and denoting Hint ho was at eomo
time on the editorial staff of "Tho
Haiti's Horn," tho well-known reli
gious paper. A letter of rocommou
datlnu wn also found In the wnllot
from the Maas Kngravlng Co., of
Chicago, nnd a card announcing n
speech he had made in the Central Y.
M. C. A. In Tncoma a month ago
A man giving his hame as Sulli
van, and answering to the descrip
tion, atoppod at tho Balom Lodging
House, where ho pawned his wntcti
for lodging, being out of funnds.
Notwithstanding 4 he fact that no
nnw has appiarud who can say thoj
nobually saw Bulllvau Jump Into tho
river, from the circumstantial evi
dence, such am the llndlng of the
coata and bat and the contenti, nnd
nolo pinned on the coat; tho dlscoiir
ag'eg coiidltloiis In whloh the sup
poed sulclldu was In whllo hero, ami
the fact that he has not been seen
since Sunday by the Y. M. C. A. oltt
claK the ottlcers aru Inclined lo be
lieve Bulllvau Is lying at tho bottom
of tho Wlllnmoto river.
FIRES CASTRO'S
OLD CABINET
(United Vtm- Leased Wire.)
Port An Bpaln, Doc. 23. Fearing;
a revolution against tho present ad
ministration. Vlce-Presldont J. Veln
eeute Uomez hits dlsplaeed tho cab
inet of Its president, Clprlnno Cas
tro, according to advices recolvod
here today from Curnoas. (lovorn
mental chnuges havo bnuu oxpectetl
I for some tlmo and for many days (lo-
moz has resisted tho demands of tho
, enemies of Castro. In self protect
, Hon however, he was compellod to
yield
The most Important change Is tho
succession of (Junorul HedubMillvareH
lo the post held by (lanoral Diego
Ferren as minister of wnr. General
Olivers uobleved dlstlnetlou In
crushing tho revolution of six yeara
ago
Changes have taken place In thn
d r-'iriinents of edtuntlon end statu
nnd several of the ministers who
are at present In Kurope with C'na5
try huvo 1k;ou deiwsed.
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