The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-31
SPECIAL LETTER
FROM PORTLAND.
Weekly Review Of Events at Oregons 0nly
Metropolis.

Weekly Review OF Events az Oregon's 0nIy
Metropolis.
PORTLAND, Oct. 30.-The British ship
County Of Edinburg and the German
bark Affair sailed down the river today,
each having ON board large consign-
ment of wheat. Messrs, Baliour, Guth.
rie Il Co., shipping and commission
merchants, dispatched the Affair, and
the vessel carries 1871, ,376 bushels of
wheat, the value OF which is S72, ,257.
The other vessel, the County of Fdin.
burg, dispatched by Gearin Il Eyre,
carries IL 1913 bushels OF wheat, the
valuation OF which is placed at S74 900.
The shipments Of wheat from this port
and from Seattle and Tacoma have been
remarkably large this month when
compared with the shipments during
October OF previous years. The two
vessels which cleared today 90 10
Queenstown or Falmouth, where they
receive orders. Twelve vessels have
left the port OF Portland this month
laden with the wheat product. The
general estimate OF the total amount of
wheat shipped from the Northwestern
ports this season places the figure at
over , 600 600 bushels.
James /. Warren, who was convicted
OF mu rdrr in the second degree for hav-
ing killed William Kirk, ON the shin
Clarence ). BeamOnt, was sentenced 10
the penitentiary yesterday by Judge
Melvin T.. George, TO serve a life term.
The Warren murder case has been be-
fore the public Tor several months. On
the 9th OF last January the ship Clar-
ence ). Beamont anchored at dock on
the waterfront here. On the following
morning the body OF William Kirk was
found in the cabin OF the vessel, and ex-
animation developed the fast that the
man was dead. Evidence pointed TO
Warren as being guilty OF the murder.
The case has been on trial for several
days past. Yesterday when the custom.
airy question was prOpOunded TO the
prisoner. in which he was asked II he
had anything to say why the sentence
shOnld not be pr0nOunCef, Warren
stron ely asserted his innO,ence. Judge
George then asked him IL he had an,
thing else To say, and he replied "No. 1
am done" tleI g. f., ST. Rayner attorney
for Warren, immed lately after the pas,-
ing OF sentence announced that an an.
peal had been made To the supreme
court, and requested that he be granted
thirty days in which TO prepare a bill of
exceptions for the same. Judge George
before passing sentence denied the mo
tiOn for new trial
Affairs ON the grid iron are fast VAIN
ing up, and Saturday the football season
Will open in earnest. The eleven from
the University of Oregon upon that date
viii struggle with the Multnomah Club
team. The MultnOmah team is practis
ing nightly under the direction Of Can
tain Pratt and Coach Mcmillan. Ia ia
expected that schedule OF games will
he arranged, and the gridiron in Port
land viii be kept hot until late in the
season
Registration In the different precincts
OF the city goes merrily ON, and will con.
tlnue 10 attract little knots of men 10
the oihcial registration nOtaries for sev.
eral days TO come. No definite infOrma-
hon can be given as tO the total number
oi voters whose names will appear on
the poll list, but IL is estimated that the
number viii run several hundred higher
than lt did last spriug. The registration
AZ that time was abOut 10 600.
The night schools throughout the city
were organized last evening, and active
work will be begun tonight. Free IN
structions will be given az an the schools
IN elementary subleets. aud ia a number
Of instances advanced subjects, as geom.
elry, algebra, and SO forth, will Se
tau ght.
An effort is being made to bring 10
eether Tor publication IN book form the
poems OF the late sam l.. Simpson. ore
gon's lamented poet. How soon the nro
posed volume will appear has not been
announced. Certainly a collection IN
such poems as "The beautiful William.
e.se aud ''The song Of the Swordn
should find a ready sale.