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-? r -. ; JWf"fF",tf if!? r . THE MORNING OBEGONIANf WEDNESDAY, &BBIZ 11, 1900. ENTICED GIRL AWAY Act That Arouses Indignation of Dallas People. WIDOWER TO'OK 16.YEAR.0LD CHILD Be Urcd Illsh on I4fe Insurance of "Wife, "ITio Died Under Peculiar Circumstances. , DALLAS, April 10. It has come to light that a man named B. F. McLaughlin on Saturday eloped with or kidnaped a 16-year-old schoolgirl, the daughter of George . Shew, of this place. There, Is muca feeling; here. The people are Indignant. as the girl Is motherless. She was a girl of good character, industrious and obedi ent, being her father's housekeeper, and all was harmony at home until she met this man, only a few days ago. McLaughlin three or four years ago was editor of the" Sheridan (Yamhill County) Sun.r In August. 1B3S, while camping at the mouth of Jfestucca, his wife was drowned under peculiar circumstances. HIa wife's life was Insured, and he col lected the Insurance, and has lived a Ugh life since. Telegrams have been sent to Portland asking for his arrest and !the return of the girl to her home. SALEM'S CH.EA3IEUY STARTED. JI 400 Coitk Tiovr, but Expect More examination of Teachers. SALEM, April 10. Salem'a new cream ery Is now In running order, and received its first lot of cream today-i T. S. Town send, the owner of the plant, has been pushing" the preparations as rapidly as possible, but unforeseen contingencies de layed the work of changing the buildings eo that active operations have been de layed 10 days longer than was expected. Tho new creamery will turn out Its first butter tomorrow. Mr. Townsend has em ployed L. B. Zelmer, a graduate of the Wisconsin State Dairy School, to manage the creamery and make the butter. With a. uniform output of first-class butter, It Is certain that a ready market can be (found for the product, and that the cream ery Industry will be from this time on ens of the revenue producers of this sec tion. The creamery has, to start with, the cream from 400 cows. When the farm ers find that the creamery Is an estab ilshed Institution. It Is expected that the lumber of cows contributing to the creamery will be Increased. The regular teachers' examinations for county certificates will begin In all the counties of Oregon "tomorrow at 9 o'clock, end will continue until Friday, April 13. at 4 o'clock. On Wednesday the examina tions will be conducted on the subjects of penmanship, history, orthography and reading; on Thursday, written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar and school law, and on Friday, geography, mental arithmetic, physiology and civil govern ment. Superintendent Ackerman reports that many of the county superintendents are expecting an unusual number of appli cants for teacherV certificates. It has been tho custom of the state department to send out to. each Superintendent, a short time before the examination, an In quiry concerning the number of sets of questions desired. In order to save ex pense. Superintendent Ackerman esti mated the number of sets of questions that would be required, using the former requisitions as a basis for his estimate. He has received letters from a number of counties stating that more sets of questions are needed. Under the new plan of distributing the proceeds of sales of association hops, the officials of the Oregon Hopgrowers Asso ciation have been remitting to growers the net amount received for their Individ ual lots. Local Agent James Wlnstanley said today that all the money received will have been turned over to the growers by tomorrow night. Those whose hop have not yet bven sold will receive their money when sales are made. Mr. Wlnstanley reports today a sale of 210 bales of hops stored at Portland. Edward Colgan, of this city, fell off his bicycle and over a ID-foot embankment this morning, while riding on the bicycle path from Salem to Brooks. He received a severe cut In the back of the head, but the wound Is cot serious. At the meeting of the Salem Cycle As sociation last evening, the following offi cers were elected: President. N. J. Da mon: vice-president, C S. Hamilton; sec retary and treasurer, A. W. Long. A resolution was passed urging all owners of wheels to pay their bicycle tax early In the season. Erb & Van Pattern, who were the sue cessful bidders for the work of making changes In the hall of Representatives, today signed the contract with tho Board of Capitol Commissioners, and filed & hond in the sum of JSS41. conditioned upon the faithful performance of the work. The sureties on the bond are George B. and W. T. Gray. The receipts of the Salem postofflce for the first quarter of 1S0O were 10 31; ex penses, $292 32. For the corresponding quarter ast year the receipts were $5!0 27; expenses, J2360 3S. Jacob Miller was today appointed ad ministrator of the estate of Charles Kell, late of Aurora. SHOT IK A QUARREL. Alexander Moore Kills Himself While StrsssUns; With a. Boy. BRIDAL VEIL, Or., April 10.-In a quar rel with his nephew. Alexander Moore, of Bridal Veil, shot himself Monday and died from the effects of the wound at J o'clock this morning, in Portland. It is charged that he was endeavoring to hoot his nephew when tho pistol was dis charged. Moore had come to the house of the. boy, and was engaged In an altercation over some furniture left by his brother, the boy's father. In the dispute, be drew a gun and leveled it at his nephew, who struck It up. As It was rising. It was dis charged. Inflicting a fatal wound la Moore's throat. (Coroner Rand left last evening for Brl dal Veil, and will fully investigate the case. On his return, an inquest will be held over the body of the deceased, which now lies at the morgue, having been taken thither from Good Samaritan Hospital, where Moore was taken for treatment after the ehootlng. Moore was ES years old and unmarried. He formerly lived In Brownsville, where he Is well known. He has three brothers, James, Anthony and Amaty. He Invented Moore's turbine wheel. For many years he lived on the old Keeney place at Brownsville. About 15 years ago he moved to Bridal VeU. During the past Winter he has been suf fering from grip, and spent two or three months In the hospital here. On his re turn to Bridal Veil It was noticed that his mind was affected. The people he lived with exercised wonderful control over him. and he obeyed their every command without a demur.) The Oregon City Council. OREGON CITT. April 10. At the ad journed meeting of the City Council last night. Councilman Schuebel, of the Third Ward, resigned, on account of removing his residence to the Second Ward. The vacancy was filled by the election of C. W. Fredericks. The finance committee re ported that the offer of Theodore Wygant, of Portland, to purchase two lots owned by the city, on Main street, was refused. However. Mr. Wygant had been notified that he could purchase the lots by paying 1500. A petition was read, signed by 36 residents of the hill district, asking that the Council establish such a system as la Its Judgment will best Scire the Interests of the petitioners. The special sewer com mittee presented a brief report, and asked permission to consult a competent en gineer, which was granted. Clackamas County voters are now regis tering In a very satisfactory manner, the records shqsrlng 2760 voters have registered out of a Jfostdble 4000. TstYIXG FOR SALMOX. Only One School of Chi nooks Fonnd Patrol for the Hirer. ASTORIA, "April 10. During the past few days there baa been considerable fish ing on the river In a quiet way, to ascer tain If the chlnooks had commenced to run. Quite a. number of steelheads were caught, but the only school of chlnooks found was In the Westport channel or slouch. One fisherman drifted there with jo. small piece of net for 15 minutes and pic&cu UJJ v uieuiiuuinKU miiuuu. vwiu- mWoner Reed will put a patrol boat on the river within a day or two to arrest the fishermen who are violating the-close season. A writ of habeas corpus was Issued from Judge Gray's Court today directing Charles T. and Fannie C-.' Hubbard, of Seaside, to produce in court on April U. Orley, Bertie and Clifford Hubbard, aged 9, 4 and i. years, respectively. The writ was Issued on a petition filed by Mrs. Jo tie Hubbard. The petitioner alleges that she is the mother of the three children, that their father, Charles S. Hubbard, Is absent from the Mate and that the chil dren are being held by the defendants, who are their grandparents, against their will and against the will of the petitioner. City Treasurer Carney issued a call to day for all warrants drawn on the gen eral fund and Indorsed prior to September 1. 1SS9. This means the disbursement of about 24.000. BAKER CITY HOSPITALITY. Chamber of Commerce to Raise ? lOOO to Entertain Mining; Consjress. BAKER CITT. April 10. At the meet ing of th& Chamber of Commerce last night the committee In charge reported In favor of raising J1000 for the purpose of entertaining the visitors to the mining congress to be held here in June. Indus trial Agent Judson. of the O. R. & N.. Is co-operating with the Chamber, and It Is proposed to make the meeting the great est of the kind ever held In the North west. Baker City will put forth every ef fort for the comfort and accommodation of the visitors, and the Board of Directors of the Chamber are now working to that end. A series of excursions is planned to Sumpter and other mining districts, and the lsltors will be afforded every opportunity to visit the great mineral belt of Eastern Oregon. Resolutions were also passed making the representatives of local newspapers and authorized repre sentatives of the leading journals of Port land members of the Chamber, with the privileges of the new clubrooms. Ladles of the famillm ftf nipmlvni nt tiia rh- ber will also be admitted to the rooms on Tiaay afternoons, and members have "ecu given me privilege oi listing visiting friends at the club. TO VOTE 0. BOXDS. Corvalll Wanti'to Fnnd Its Warrant Indebtedness Circuit Court. CORVALUS, April 10. At a meeting last night the City Council passed an ordinance for the submission to the voters of the question og celling bonds for the funding of ttO.OOO of the outstanding city Indebtedness. The indebtedness had been cut down to about JSOOO. until last season, when contracts were let for the construc tion of a sewerage system at an expense of about 110,000. Tho election happens May Circuit Court adjourned this morning, after a session of the April term of less than a day and a half. At the opening of court yesterday morning ths Jury was Immediately discharged, there being no Jury cases on the docket. The case of H. M. Eley vs. the Agricultural College was continued for the term, as was also that of the State vs. T. K. Chapman and Jane King Chapman, for bigamy. Frost In Umatilla County. PENDLETON, Or., April 10 Several heavy frosts during the last three or four nights have, to some extent, injured the fine prospects for fruit and grain in this county. The early cherries In -many or chards have been killed, and will not make a crop this year. It Is not supposed that other varieties of fruit are so badly Injured as are the cherries, but never theless there Is some damage done. It Is reported by some farmers that north of town wheat has been nipped by the frost. Reports from the east end of the county are that the frosts have not Injured the fruit, and the same report comes from the Walla Walla Valley. Fine Alfalfa-Fed Cnttle. PENDLETON. Or.. April 10. William Gibson, a buyer of cattle, yesterday pur chased .235 head from three stockmen on Butter Creek. J. B. Saylor furnished 1S7, R. N. Stanfield, GO, and Jesse Moore. 45. They constitute a very choice lot of alfalfa-fed cattle, which ha've been kept by the Butter Creek stockmen through the Winter, and came through to the Spring in very fine condition. The Say. lor lot averaged 1400 pounds apiece, and of the others, 109 weigh the same as the Say lor cattle, and the remainder 1200 pounds each. They will be shipped to Puget Sound. Cat Burglar's Iland. TILLAMOOK, April 10. Albert Plank, who clerks and sleeps In Mcintosh & Mc Nail's store, was awakened the other morning utter the electric lights had gone out by the smashing of one of the glass windows, and, going to the front of the store, he saw man helping himself to the canned goods In the window. Having no way of arresting the man. Plank took his pocket-knife and Jabbed It into the hand of the man, who Immediately disap peared. Little Dnmase by Frost. M-MINNVILLE. Or., April 10. Damage to fruit by frost has been very little. If any. Oregon Notes. At Oakland the Owl Is the name of a new paper. Registration of Oregon voters closes May IS. Are you on the list? Numerous timber locators have gone to Coon Creek, In Douglas County. "Negotiations are pending In Lane County, for a large tract of land for a col ony of Danes. John Fox, of Junction, reports an at tempt to rob him while riding; but his horse' broke away from the highwayman's dutch. E. T. Judd and L. D. Flsk have re turned to Pendleton, after a trip through Japan, and the latter goes to Connecticut. Mr. Judd took many photographic views. Under the brand-registry law there are recorded In the office of the County Clerk 471 brands or designation marks of live stockcattle, sheep jnd horses that graze on the ranges of Harney County. A Salem paper says that Dr. Calbreath, the new superintendent of the asylum, has fixed the time of day laborers from 7 A. M. to 6 P. M., whereas they formerly began work at 9 and quit at 5. The new officers of Florence are: Presi dent of Trustees, E. B. Wilson; Trustees. Ludvlg Christensen. D. W. Stlbbena, M. Morris, William Bernhardt: Recorder, J. L Butterfield; Marshal, G. C Cumpton. Rivalry Is already on between Granite and Lawton. The Gem, of the former town, publishes that a brewer Is "there, looking for a location. The following Is sue oi the Standard Jubilantly announces that he has secured a location In Lawton. A "BAD MAN" KILLED FATE THAT OVERTOOK DRtrXKE KETTLE FALLS HALF-BREED. After Tbreatenins; to Kill Several People He Tackled a Bartender, "Who Plusured Htm. KETTLE FALLS. Wash.. April 10. Last night John Herron. a half-breed Indian from near Curlew, was shot and killed by Julius Poole. Herron had been drinking and became boisterous. He pur chased a gun and threatened to kill a number of people. He pulled his gun on Bartender Poole, ordering him to drink with him. Poole took a gun from under the bar and fired polntblank several times, three of the shots taking effect. Herron died in a few minutes. OF MILITARY INTEREST. Transfers of Oflcers Home Battal ions to Be Organised In Philippines. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, April 10. By direction of the Secretary of War. First Lieutenant Walter A. Bethel, Third Artillery, has been detailed as acting Judge-Advocate of the Department of Alaska. By this order Lieutenant Bethel Is relieved from further duty at Fort Ste vens and will report to General Randall, in 8eattlo, as soon as pofslble. First Lieutenant Hunter B. Nelson, Twenty-fourth Infantry, Is relieved from further duty -at the Presidio, and has been ordered to take station at Vancouver Bar racks for duty with the company of his regiment at that post. Among a number of recent orders re ceived from Manila the following are of special Interest: First Lieutenant Arthur M. Edwards, Fourteenth Infantry, has been granted a sick leave of absence for two months. General orders. No. 15, Instructs the com manding officers of the Fourteenth, Eight eenth and Twenty-third Infantries to des Ignate a battalion of their regiment as a "homo battalion," and prepare It for re turn to the United States. To the home battalion will be transferred Invalided of fleers who desire to return or who, for valid reasons, should be sent back, also invalided enlisted men and men having loss than six months to serve and are not Intending to re-enlist. When the organl ration of tho home battalion shall be com plete, a full report of all facts necessary to effect Its concentration and conveyance to the United States will be promptly made to the Adjutant-General of the depart menu The matter of Identifying the remains of the soldiers to be sent home has been such a sourco of anxiety and trouble to the Chaplains that a circular order has been Issued, and Is as follows: "It having been brought to the atten tion of these headquarters that bodies of deceased soldiers are frequently shipped to thla city without a tag or other means of identification., thus rendering It im possible to determine the name of the de ceased or organization of which he was a member. It is directed that hereafter each body will have attached to It in such a manner as will best prevent mutilation a strong pasteboard card, upon which will be plainly written the full name, company and regiment or organization to which the deceased belonged, and other necessary Information." Acting Assistant Surgeon James T. Ar wine has reported here for temporary duty until he shall be able to proceed to Fort St. Michael, Alaska, where he has been under orders to take station for the past two months. Dr. Arwlne has re cently been relieved from duty In Texas. Rumors are heard on every side that one of the battalions returning from Ma nila would be stationed here. The last one which came from San Francisco Is that the Eighteenth Infantry "home battal ion," would come here. Some color Is lent to this by the fact that the post com mander has been ordered to put In com missary supplies and to put everything In condition for a regiment, but when It will come or which one It will be has not yel been officially announced. PASTOR TO HAKE A CHAXGE. To Leave Vancouver Presbyterian Church for Larger Field. VANCOUVER. "Wash., April 10. At a congregational meeting held at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday evening, called by the pastor the Rev. Hugh La. roont, for the purpose of requesting the congregation to Join with him In asking tho Presbytery, which met at Chehalls tcday, to dissolve the pastoral relation which has existed between himself and the Vancouver Church for 6 years, the request was granted by a vote of the con gregatlon. Resolutions expressing conn, dence and esteem for the retiring pastor, and regret for his leavetaklng, were also adopted at the meeting. The reason for making the request Is that he has re. celved a call to a larger congregation. A dwelling-house on West Seventh street owned by C. W. Phllbrick was damaged to the extent of J200 by fire last evening The loss Is covered by Insurance. J. A. C Brant, formerly editor and publisher of the Vancouver Columbian, today completed the purchase of the West Side, a Republican weekly newspaper-pub. llshcd at Independence, Or. Mr. Brant will take immediate possession of the West Side, and will move to Independence with his family next week. CODATV CLAIMS OLD COURTHOUSE. When Oystervllle Lost County Seat Property Did Xot Revert. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. April 10.-The old Courthouse and Jail In Ojsterville have been claimed by the county. A contract had been let by Major Espy, of Oyster vllle, for their removal and conversion Into a dwelling and barn. It was presumed that when the premises were vacated by the county on the removal of the county neat to South Bend that, according to a deed of record, the property reverted to the former owner or his successor, who Is Major Eepy, but another and prior deed has been dug up whereby, the property was deeded In fee simple and unconditionally to mo county, xnere will prooaoly be a suit over it. ThA Cftnntv Pmrnnlttlnner. t,f,v Mad. the South Bend Journal the official pa per for the coming year, its bid of SO cents jxr square for notices having oeen accepted. SOUTHWEST DEAD. nush M. Walker, Prominent Pioneer of Lane Connty. EUGENE. Or.. ApriLM.-Hugh M. Wal ker died at the family residence in Spring field this morning, aged 78 years. He was. one of the oldest and most prominent pio neers of Lane County, having come across the platan In 1S5S. He has resided In Eu gene and Springfield since that time. He left a wife and four children William R. Walker, ex-County Clerk; Mrs. II. C. Harlow and Alfred and Bruce Walker. Randolph Strlclclln. OREGON CITT, April 10. Randolph Stricklln, a well-known Clackamas Coun ty pioneer, died at his home at Highland this morning, aged 68. He crossed the plains In 1S54. and located a donation land claim at Highland, which was his home for the remainder of his life. In 1557 Mr. Strickland was married to Miss Helms, In Oregon City, who survives him. The de ceased left also a son and daughter Al bert Stricklln. of Great Falls. MonL, and Mrs. Laura -Glthens. of Highland, Or. The funeral will take place from the family residence tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Rhoda Benton-. Mts. Rhoda Bestow, aged SO, was buried at Canby today, death resulting from an extended Illness. The deceared had been a resident of this county for 30 years. She left several grown children. Captain Timothy Bean. PENDLETON, Or.. April 10. Captain Timothy Bean, father of County Judge J. E. Bean and DIstrtct,Attorney H. J. Bean, who died yesterday In this city, was burled this afternoon in Olney cemetery. Rev. J. K, Buchanan, pastor of the First Presby terian Church, conducting the services. The funeral was held from the house of H. J. Bean, wherehe died. Captain Bean was born In Maine In ISO. being 87 years old at the time of bis death. In 1SS Captain Bean came to the Pacific Coast, and settled in this county, where he has continually resided. Besides his two sons here, he has several children surviving him In the State of Maine, and his wife Is also here, and was at his bed side when he died. Pioneer Woman of Lake County. LAKEVIEW, Or., April 7.-Mrs. M. F. Lambert, a pioneer woman of Lake Coun ty, died here today, aged nearly 74 years. She was born in Ohio, and married there and crossed the plains in 1S66. The family came to Lake County 31 years ago. Her husband died In 1S75. She left five chil drenMrs. David R. Jones, wife of a prominent Lakerlew -capitalist; Mrs. S. E. Fulcher. of Fort Bldwell, Cat. and David, Henry C. and William, all of whom live In the State of Idaho. WOLF IX SHEEP'S CLOTHING. Arrested at The Dalles for Soliciting for Mythical Orphanng-e. The Dalles Chronicle. The County Jail got a new Inmate last night, who has all the ear-marks of a slick customer. He had worked the town yesterday In the lntercst-of an alleged or phan asylum at the Cascade Locks, that, he claimed, contained 300 children. He pretended that he belonged to "God's Regular Army," an offshoot from the Sal vation Army. "He had a letter-head bear ing' the written signature of "Rev. Wm. Brown. Major." and claimed this as his credentials. He says Brown has charge of the work at Seattle, and that Brown recently ordered him to come to The Dalles and, solicit contributions for the orphanage at the Locks. When asked It he did not know there was no orphanage there he said he did not know and was only obeying the order of his superior, who wrote him from Seattle that the orphan ago had been started about two weeks ago. From Inquiries made by the Sheriff and Deputy Sexton, It appears the fellow actually collected money on this pretext, thin as it ought to have appeared to The Dalles folks, from eight or ten persons, whose names, if they appeared In print, would cause a good laugh among their friends. The Sheriff was notified and some time after dark Deputies Sexton and Allsky found this coldler of God's Regular Army In Fouts' saloon, consuming forty-rod lightning like a veritable Son of Bella and bucking the slot machine with the funds collected for the orphanage for all there was In 1L He was placed under ar rest, where he remains, pending an In quiry. What Became of the BenrT Myrtle Point Enterprise. Sheridan Croy, who resides on the sheep ranch on the Middle Fork, met with a peculiar and painful accident last Satur day. In company with John Wiley he was hunting, and their dogs bayed a bear on the ground. Instead of dispatching bruin at once, they closed in on him to encour age a pup to take hold, and the bear seized Croy by the trousers, just below the knee. Croy pointed his gun at the bear's head and fired, but the bullet missed the bear and went through his own foot. Inflicting quite a painful and prob ably serious wound. Wiley then carried his wounded companion on his back to the road, a distance of four miles, whence he was taken to Roseburg for treatment. Legislature Dissolved. VICTORIA. B. C. April 10. It Is an nounced tonight that the Legislature of British Columbia has been dissolved, and a new election ordered for about Juno 6. ' Grand Jury Discharges Editor. VICTORIA, B, C, April 10. The lese majeste case against Editor Earel. of the Kami oops Standard, was today thrown out by the grand jury. REMEDY FOR RATE-CUTTING If Railroads Can't Agree to Rates, They Must Connect Ownerships. The significance of the paragraph In the annual report of the Fennsjlvanla Rail road In reference to the acquisition of stock in competing roads as a means of preventing ruinous rate-cutting and dis criminations is commented upon by the Railway World. Railway rates per ton per mile have been going steadily down, down, down for years, so that but for se vere study of economy and employment of new capital for Improving roadbed and equipment every road In the country would now be bankrupt The margin of economies has, however, been almost ex hausted and yet the rate per ton per mile continues to descend. It was lower last j ear than ever before. All Is due to sense less rate-cutting senseless because It means ruin ultimately to all parties ex cept the shipper, who gets discrimina tions In his faor. The only lawful remedy now that agree ments as to rates are unlawful most rail road men believe. Is a sort of Joint owner ship, obtained by holding stock In rival companies, and so exerting an influence to restrain rate-cutters. Says the World: "The concentration of corttrol among the railroads of the United States as a means to bring about a stable rate situation Is one of the tendencies of the day, that is publicly announced by the management of the Pennsylvania road In the company's annual report. Efforts of traffic associa tions to prevent the reduction In rates that has been going on tor years have been unsuccessful, and the railway compa nies have only been able to offset the de cline In the ton-mile rate by a corre sponding reduction in the cost of trans portation. But It now appears that the constant decrease In expenses has about reached Its limit, and, as the Pennsylva nia report points out, closer relations between the great trunk lines is the only effectual remedy In sight. The Pennsj lva nla Company, with this end in view, an nounces that it has acquired an interest In' other railways; and that by uniting with the other shareholders who control those properties In supporting a conserva tive policy reasonable and stable rates will bo secured, while unjust discrimination will be done away with. The unification of large railway systems through an In terchange of stock ownership means much to the value of railroad investments." There has been a radical change In the management of railroads In the last seven years. "In 1893," says the World, "the Investment public had many examples of the Inside wreckers' work, but since that time bankrupt roads have passed Into fennt fo.nri- lnd Ktnrkholdera are now penjoylng the benefits of honest manage ment and prosperous times. This is an age when railroad managers are striving to build up and preserve their properties In the Interests of the stockholder. Every annual report that comes to hand reflects this tendency. Railroad wreckers arc in two classes, ind the one to be feared the more represents the dishonest manage ment." Longevity In Mental Workers. Pr6fessor Manterola contributes to a Mexican scientific society, a paper on longevity in connection with mental work. Tho author divides profession Into three groups, according to their Influence on longevity. In mental workers he states that the general average of life Is aboe C8 years, and the average of men of sci ence, lawyers and historians to more than i. . . .. -- i y TO RESUME THE WORK SOCTHERX PACIFIC TO RELET COX TRACT FOR MOHAWK BKAXCK. Company Will Pay Labor and Then, tor SappIIea, If SntHclent Is Die Contractor Bays, EUGENE, April 10. Mr. W. D. Gillette, of San Francisco, construction engineer of the Southern Pacific Company, Is here examining the work so far done on the Springfleld-Wendllng branch road. He says It Is the Intention of the company to relet the grading contract and have the work, proceed at once. He thinks the contract wlH be let within a week. The work will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. The Southern Pacific Company has de clined to honor orders given by John Bays In favor of some of his creditors for sup plies furnished. The company takes the position that It will pay a.l labor Hens first, and those who have furnished sup plies will take what Is left. If anything. There Is some probability that all claims will eventually be paid. A petition from Crcswell will be pre sented to the military board at its next meeting, asking for the organization of a military company at that place. The pe tition carries 68 names. Intemperance a Vice, Xot a Crime. PORTLAND, April 10. To the Editor.) The Rev. Ray Palmer. In replying to your criticism of his former letter, main tains that Intemperance is both a v ce and a crime, and appeals to that venerable fetish of a free and enlightened people, Webster's Dictionary. The argument Is conclusive In Its way. Webster says crime is: "t. Any violation of law, either di vine or human." Intemperance Is a vio lation of a divine law. Therefore It Is a crime. Websters says crime Is: "2. Any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong." Intemperance Is an ag gravated offense and an outrage. There fore It Is a crime. Webster says crime Is: "3. Any great wickedness or sin: Ini quity." Intemperance is a great sin. Therefore it Is a crime. Webster says crime is: "4. That which occasions crime." Intemperance occasions crime. Therefore it Is a crime. Let us examine these points in detail. Webster's primary notion of a crime is: "Any violation of law, either divine or human." Nothing is easier than to show the fallacy of this notion. The law re quires all bank checks to bear a 2-cent stamp. The omission to put a 2-cent .stamp on a check Is a violation of a hu man law. Therefore, according to Web ster, such omission is a crime. He goes on. very unnecessarily, to Include In his definitions "any aggravated offense," "outrage," "great sin" and "Iniquity." If these things amount to anything, they aro already Included In violation of law. So then, following this great authority, we may class envy, hatred and the propa gation of Mormonlsm along with the omission to stamp a check, all being crimes of varying degree. In the fourth place. Mr. Palmer cites Webster as say ing that crime Is that which occasions crime, which would be equivalent to identifying vice with crime. But even Webster did not mean this. He marks the fourth use as "Rare," . and refers to a passage in the works of Edmund Spen ser, where the tree of life Is called a crime, because In some unexplained .man ner it occasioned the crime of Adam and Eve. Now let us rid ourselves of Webster and his faulty definitions. The difference between a vice and a crime is radical. A vice Is a habit,- and a crime Is an act. Consequently Intemperance Is a vice, and not a crime. A couple of examples of the use of each word will suffice. The Rev. Ray Palmer can have more for the asking: First In the authorized version of Job ! fd ' v. s Anemia blood, poor blood. 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Anheuser-Busch Bottled Beers are without a peer ' Budweiser,TheOTituui" -l . The materials used for these brews are the very best obtainable. "Not How Cheap ; but How Good" is the motto of the Anhsuser-Busch Brewing Ass n St. Louis, vrfa&ju&z& xxxl:2, a crime is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. Second Near the beginning of Ben Jon son's Sejanus. one of the persons saja: "We have no place in court, office in state. That we can say, we owe unto our crimes. Third King Lear, Act V, Scene 3: "The gods are just, ana of our pleasant vices Make Instruments to plague us." Fourth Macaulay on Warren Hastlnss: "It not seldom happens that serious dis tress and danger call forth, in genuine beauty and deformity, heroic virtues and abject vices, which. In the ordinary in tercourse of good society, might remain during many years unknown even to Inti mate associates." All this is rather like "breaking a but terfly on a wheel." But Webster's Dic tionary Is so reverenced by teachers and pupils generally, that It Is always useful to expose Its Inaccuracy. Noah Webster was a laborious, dull mar, with small ca pacity for discrimination and definition. Some cf his grossest blunders haie been weeded out by his editors and many blun ders yet remain. The work is not to be I trusted. RICHARD H. THORNTON. The Cosmoapherc. At a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Mr. Blalkle exhibited his "Cos- mosphere," which consists of a terrestrial globe surrounded by a concentric celestial sphere of celluloid. This Instrument la useful for demonstrating a great variety of problems in astronomy and naviga tion. From the cosmosphere in its com plete form had been evolved a slide-rule, which solved by Inspection many of they e problems. It consists of two celluloid sheets Inscribed with projections of the hemisphere with longtltude and latitude lines. The hemispheres were accurately superposed, and the upper .one could bo rotated and clamped in any position rela , lively to the under. Mr. Blalkle demon strated the value of the slide-rule by solv ing with great ease problems requiring, as usually treated In books, a considerable amount of Intricate mathematics. The solutions were correct to about a quar ter of a degree. The apparatus ought to be useful In schools and colleges. e Graphic Integration of Equations. Professor Massau. of Ghent, has pub lished a lithographed paper on the graphic integration of partial differential equations.' It Is divided into three chapters, dealing with Integration by elementa. Integration equations of the first and second orders, and of simultaneous linear eii'iatlons by means of characteristics, and applications to variable motions of fluids, such as finite wave-motion and the formation of bores in rivers. ' H I wish I knew what me, my cheeks are pS. white, my muscles C X rfVrQ 5PCfn trt v x ""V r ,fcr r T' Ar X 1 am just about as tired and de I pressed in the morning as I am at night. It some rest, but me no good." Shall we tell you what is the matter ? That's Anemia it's another name for rich blood, red blood. RIoit fv Tan -n.. i- . rw, Anheuser-Standard The Faust Michelofc Pale-Lager Export Pale Exquisite, "American Piljmer" U. S. A. the famous food-drink that physicians recom maid to fiorsl&s mothers, the coavafescst, the trtd, the feeble. Is made by this association. MOLALLA PLACER GROUND. Portland Miners to Pat In n Hydraul ic Plant Xncsets Fonnd. OREGON CITT. April 10 M. B. Duvol and Mr. McDonald, of "Portland, were here today on their way to the Molalla mining district, where Ogle Creek empties Into the Molalla River. Mr. Duvol and associates" hae SO acres of placer mining ground at this location, which it la 'believed will de velop Into a paying property -nhen prop erly worked. Nuggets hae been found In the prospects weighing as high as 75 cents, and the owners have abundant faith that there Is plenty of pay ground, although It will be difficult to -work on account of the numerous holders. There Is plenty of water for mining purposes, and the own. era Intend to put In hydraulic machinery at an early date. Quotations of Mining: Stocks. SPOKANE. April 10. The closing- bids for j mining stocks today were: BlachtaU ....$0 OSHIMorrison $0 03 Crystal U Dr Trail Cou. Eventne Star... GoM Lfdse Golden Harvest. Insurgent Jim Blaine .... Lone line Snrp. Mountain Lion. Morning Glory.. 9 7-4 Rambler Cariboo 23 Republic 1 lis 44, Kewrratlon J Rowland Giant. 1H Sullivan 10 JTora Thumb ... lO'-IFlas Hill b5 jSonora ......... SAN FRANCISCO. April 10 The ofiJclal closlns quotations for mining stocks today were as follons: Alta $0 Alpha Con Andes ............ Belcher 15t & Belcher... Bullion Caledonia 1 Challenge Con ... Chollar Confidence ...... Con. Cal. & Va... 1 Gown Point Gould 4 Curry... Hals & Xorcrojs.. OMJustlce SO 15 4 Mexican 35 30 Occidental Con ... 13 " Ophlr 78 2uOverman j ."IPotosl H or. Savage It f See. Belcher i 14Slena Nevada ... S4 TOlPllvtx Hill It TO Standard 3 10 ISiCnlon Con 33 i7Utah Con II 23 Yellow Jacket ... S3 NEW YORK. April 10. Mining stocks today closed as follows: Chollar $0 10Ontarlo $S 23 Crown Point lU'upmr ....... Con. Cal. A Va... 1 tr 1'lymoutn Qultksllier do pref Sierra Nevada ... 12 1 54 ' 54 43 3 15 23 25 Deadwood ....... Gould & Curry... 25 Hale A. Norcros.. 3 Homestake 50 ID, Standard Iron SIHer t5L'ilon Con ... Mexican IbiYe'Jox- Jacket BOSTON, April 10 Closing quotations: Adventuie to 03hi Hu-iboMt $0 3t Alloue: Mining. lOsceola .o Amat. Copper .. .'3 Atlantir- 20 Boston & MonU 3 20 Butte & Boston. So lrarrott 47i; JQcincy 1 33 I Santa Fj Copper ?& iTarnaracic 1 83 ll-ta-i M'alnr ",. 3314 Ctl. A Hecla.... 7 50 Centennial franklin . Wolverines 40k 1W was the matter with so pale, my lips so so weak, and my hr all iinctrTmCT 1 could only, get sleep seems to do starved blood, thin the kind to have. You want the old .,