THE MORNING OREGONIA3S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1902.
FAY IS SET FREE
Portland Man Out of Hands
of Wisconsin Sheriff.
LEAVES MANDAN,N.D.,FQR HOME
Attorney Dufur, Prosecuting Wlt
bcii, Beats a Hasty Retreat on
Hearing of Prolmble Proceed- ,
tnss Against Him in Oregon.
MAKDAN, X. D., Sept. 2. (Special.)
Judge Winchester today set Charles I
Pay, of Portland, at liberty, and Mr. Fay
left On his return home tonight. The
return filed today with the court by the
Wisconsin authorities, who had Fay In
custody, was demurred to by Judge Mar
tin L. Pipes, of Portland, on ehalf of
Fay. The demurrer was sustained. The
attorney for the Wisconsin Authorities
stated that he did not deslro to amend,
and stood upon the ground that the North
Dakota court had no jurisdiction. The
court ruled otherwise, and Issued an or
der releasing Mr. Fay from the custody
of the Sheriff of this county, holding thai,
the revocation by Governor Geer, of
Oregon, of the original warrant of arrest
left the Wisconsin Sheriff without further
authority to hold, Fay. The order made
by Judge Winchester is not appealable.
Attorney Duf ur, of Wjiupaca, Wis., who
appeared in the case Saturday, was not
here today. It Is reported that he left
this county in a hurry, because he was
Informed that proceedings were being in
stituted against him for attempting to
extort money from Mr. Fay on a recent
visit to Portland. Requisition papers
were being prepared for him in Oregon for
service In North Dakota. He learned of
this on Saturday, and beat a hasty re
treat. The argument for his side of the
case was made today by Assistant Attorney-General
Philbrlck, of Bismarck.
NEWS OP MR. FAY'S tlELKASE.
Friends and Associate Reoclvcd Re
unit With Satisfaction.
The news of Charles L. Fay's release
was conveyed In a telegram received yes
terday by Blair T. Scott, manager of the
Washington Life Insurance Company, of
this- city, of which company Mr. Fay is
'cashier. The dispatch was read with in
terest by Mr. Fay's friends and associates,
and there was general satisfaction at the
outcome of the case.
Mr. Fay was in custody over nine days.
He was arrested in Portland Saturday
evening, August 23. upon a warrant issued
by Governor Geer at the request of the
Governor of Wisconsin. It had been rep
resented to the Governor of Wisconsin
that Fay committed the crime of obtain
ing money under false pretenses in the
State of Wisconsin, and that he was a
fugitive from that state. The affidavits
and requisition papers were all regular in
form, and upon them the Sheriff got his
authority tb take Mr. Fay to Wisconsin.
After he had arrested hisman he hurried
out of the state on the "first boat down
the Columbia and thought he was safe on
bis Journey to Wisconsin, when he and his
prisoner were taken from the tftiin at
Mandan on habeas corpus proceedings. At
the instance of attorneys employed by
telegraph by Blair. T. Scott, the Circuit
Court at Mandan called upon Sheriff Hess
to show by what authority he held Fay a
prisoner. Hess answered that he held him
upon a warrant of arrest duly Issued by
the Governor of Oregon upon the requisi
tion of, the Governor of Wisconsin, and
that ne was taking his prisoner back to
the latter state. Mr. Fay'o attorneys re
plied that the warrant of arrest had been
revoked; that Fay was not a fugitive from
Justice, and that the requisition had been
obtained from the Governor of Wisconsin
by false representations. Upon the issue
thus raised the case went to trial and
Fay won the case. s
Because of the high standing Mr. Fay
had In this community in business and
church circles, and the manner in which
he was taken away, the case has attract
ed wide attention, in this state. Because
the legal questions which have arisen are
as important as they are novel, the case
and its final termination will receive notice
in legal circles throughoutthe country.
The right of a man who has been arrested
in one state upon the requisition of a Gov
ernor of another state to regain his liberty
while being conveyed through a third
state, the warrant of arrest, having been
revoked, has been established -by judicial
precedent. The failure of the attempt to
take Fay to Wisconsin will probably deter
others from trying to carry ouf .a similar
plan, and will cause. the Governors of the
different state's ,to scrutinize applications
for requisition papers -with greater care.
The end of the incident has not yet been
reached. MrFay's friends are seeking to
bring Lumberman Dufur, of Waupaca,
Wis., back to Oregon to answer to a
charge of blackmail alleged to have been
committed in this state a year ago. Du
fur la now in North Dakota. Should he
get "back to Wisconsin before hla arrest is
effected, it is not probable that he will
receive much consideration at the hands
of tho Wisconsin Governor, if the latter
should conclude that he had been deceived
by Dufur.
THRESHING MACHINE EXPLODES.
Heavy Lobs Averted by the Presence
of Mind of the Engineer.
COLFAX, Wash.. Sept 2. (Special.) An
other threshing machine has exploded in
the grain fields of Whitman County, this
time while barley was being theshed, and
the cause cannot be laid to smut, which
was generally accepted as the cause of
all the many explosions which have oc
curred in threshing machines last year and
this. About 7 o'clock last evening an ex
plosion occurred in the separator of Rod
ney Hunton's threshing outfit while at
work near Willade, on the Pleasant Val
ley branch of the O. R. & N. In an Instant
the machine was in flames and six large
stacks of barley appeared doomed, but the
presence of mind of the engineer and the
Heroic work of the crew saved both the
barley and the machine. The engine and
water tank were quickly run up to tho
burning machine, and all hands began to
flght the fire with water from the tank,
and succeeded in extinguishing the flames.
The separator, which was a new machine
was damaged to the extent of $150, but
the grain was 'saved. The machine was
Insured for 1250.
NORTHWEST PENSIONS.
Veterans of Oregon, Washington 'and
Idaho Placed on List.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Sept. 1. Pensions have been
granted as follows:
Oregon Originals: Newton E. Harris,
Dallas, $6; John W. Norrls. Oregon City,
$6: James K. Hart. Cla"ckamas. (C; Ed
ward L. Brown, Middlctown, $6 (war with
Spain); Solomon A. Landes, Albanv, $6;
Clark Thompson, Silverton, $12; Howard
F. Marsh, Salem. $G: John Bunch. Mc
Minnville, S. - Increase, reissue, etc :
Robert B. Vunk. Albany, JC: Zachariah
KIntzley, Springfield. $21: Clark Williams,
Sams Valley, $$: Alfred Holbrook, Lyons,
$12; John Dugan, Sams Valley, fS; George
W. McReynolds, Cottage Grove, $S; Will
iam H. Rldglcy, Woodstock. $10; Newton
J. Underwood, Elgin, $10; Lewis C. Ray,
Portland. $12; William Covert, Grants
$12; Harmon A. Collins, Oakland, $8.
Widows, minors and dependent relatives:
Sallie C. Stenner, Portland. $12.
Washington-JOriginals: Gebrge W.
Rowan, Castle Rock, $6; Mason Gray, Se
attle, $6; Simeon Kreger, Waitsburg, $8;
Seymour S. Cook, Vancouver, $S; Philo
Everton, Orting, $S; Willis A. Hall,
Stone. $5. Increase, reissue, etc: Samuel
K. Clifford. Tacoma, $17; Alfred Crumly,
Woodinvllle, $10; Richard A. Rew, Har
rington, $12; John G. Brutschin, Soldiers'
Home, Osting, $10; James F. Kelly, Ort
ing, $8; John Horn, Fruitland, $S; George
D. Potter, Chatteroy, $8; Abraham N.
Hess. Fairhaven, $S; Edward K. White,
Sedro-Woolley, $14; Julius D. Woodin,
Davenport, $12; Hugh McCauley, Tacoma,
$10; George P. Wood. Roy, $8: John I.
Victor, Wilbur, $12. Widows, minors and
dependent relatives: Martha Johnson,
Hell Gate, $12; Sarah E. Truax, Walla
Walla, $8; Maggie F. Given, Tacoma, $12
(war with Spain); Rachel D. Flint, Ccn
tralia. ?S.
Idaho Originals: Joseph I. Shallls,
Coeur d'Alene, $S; Granville S. Bradbury,
Hailey, $6 (war with Spain): James Wa
ters, Sweet, $6. Increas.e, reissue, etc.:
Jasper Cox, Lewiston, $S; Samuel C. Teed,
Welpne. $8. Widows, minors and depend
ent relatives: Mary White. Boise, $12.
HIS BONES ARE OSSIFYING.
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Strange Physical Condition of a Linn
County Man.
Albany Democrat.
The Democrat man, with a couple of
friends, last evening visited the pleasant
home of Mr. Mart Miller, at Knox's Butte,
where they had a visit with Mr. Miller and
his family, including his son. Ernest,
whose case is an Intensely interesting
one. Seven years ago his Joints .began to
harden. Three years ago he left the house
for the last time, and a year ago he was
placed In bed, a twisted, solid mass, grad
ually ossifying and baffling all the efforts
of local physicians to assist him. For a
year he has lain in exactly the same posi
tion, without stirring or being stirred, any
movement causing such pain as to call for
other means of taking care of him. which
have been neHly and ingeniously devised.
His arms, legs and body are misshapen,
and even his neck is stiff, so that he can
not move his head at all. But to offset
this misfortune he has a face as beautiful
as oneNjvcr saw, that of a young woman,
with lovely glossy hair, eyes that are
bright, a sweet expression to the counte
nance, and an active mind, with the ca
pacity to give expression to his thoughts
In an interesting way. Most people with
healthy, 'active bodies complain at the lit
tle ills of life, but Ernest is happy and
contented, looking on the bright side of
what there is for him. He Is a vociferous
reader of good books and newspapers,
during the Tracy hunt taking a lively in
terest in the chase, and whenever any one
has the time to turn the leaves he has a
book or paper on a rack before him. A
looking-glass Is arranged so as to show
the passing of people and teams on the
road near by. Ho belongs to the Sun
shine Society, a National organization,
and has received letters from as far as
Germany, which afford him great pleas
ure. He enjoys novelties, pictures, etc.,
and always appreciates visitors. A worthy
and faithful father and mother and six
brothers and three sisters, part of whom
are at .home, give him company, but
neighbors are always welcome. He will
be IS years old in a few days.
A strange part of his physical condition
is that his pulse is about 130 continually,
and sometimes as high as 1C0. His circu
lation, of course, Is poor. He undoubtedly
Is gradually becoming ossified, but hi
appetite is good and the Indications are
that he will live a good many years a
blessing, notwithstanding his misfortune,
to all coming in contact with his beauti
ful life.
Those who are discontented may well
visit him and learn a lesson. The match
less face will leave an impression which
"will be of a pleasant character.
HOT FIRE IN A DRY KILN.
Aberdeen la Compelled, to Call on
Hotxnlam for Assistance.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 2. (Special.)
A fire in the West End today threatened
the total destruction of one of the most
important industries in the city. It was
only by the most heroic work on the part
of the fire department and willing citizens
that it was finally brought under control.
Shortly after noon an alarm was turned
In from the Western Cooperage Company,
fire having been discovered in one of their
d- kilns. Only the prompt arrival of all
the fire-fighting apparatus in the. city Jjept
tho blaze within bounds. Even with all
the help that could be obtained, it was
found necessary to send to Hoquiam for
additional engines, hose and men. The
dry kiln, containing 150,000 feet of finished
staves and heading Is a total loss. The
damage will foot up fully $4500. with a fair
amount of Insurance. One of the firemen
was overcome with heat and smoke. He
had to be carried to his home.
The city schools opened yesterday, with
an enrollment of 759, considerably larger
than last year.
HELD- TO THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Both Sides Fight Hard at Hearing
for Alleged Cattle-Stcnllng.
BAKER CITY, Or., Sept 2. (Special.)
TlrS preliminary examination of Frank
Shlnn, charged with cattle-stealing, which
has been pending in Justice Messlcks'
court for the past week, was concluded
today, after a bitter contest between the
prosecution and defense. The defendant
tried to prove an alibi, and produced nu
merous witnesses to establish his conten
tentlon that he was on Sutton Creek, sev
eral miles from Haines, at the time when
it was charged he was seen driving the
cow in question into the butcher's corral
at that place. The defendant's attorney
decided to fight the case at the prelimin
ary trial, and about'all the evidence that
can be offered in the Circuit Court was
broutrht on both sides-
Justice Messick.-at the conclusion of the
hearing today, held the defendant to
await tho action of the Circuit Court in
the sum of $1000 bonds, which he fur
nished and was released.
EQUALIZATION BOARD MEETS.
State of Washington Assessments
Now Under Consideration.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Sept 2. (Special.)
Tho State Board of Equalization, consist
ing of State Auditor Atkinson, chairman;
Secretary of State Nichols and Land Com
missioner Callvert met and organized to
day, and will be In session for fh nt
20 days. Frank Houghton, formerly State
Printing Expert was chosen clerk of the
board. For the next few days the board
will devote its time to hearing represent
atives of the various counties.
Oregon City Brevities.
OREGON CITY, Sept 2. (Special.)-i
The receipts of County Clerk F. A. Sleight
for the month of August were $121 35. Re
ceplts for the preceding months were
$155 SOTaTld for August 1901. $141 25.
J. H. Daly, of Macksburg. today sold
to Squire Farrar, of Salem, 6000pounds of
hops, for 15 cents per pound.
The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council will be held tomorrow even
ing, when the ordinance prepared by City
Attorney A. S. Dresser, granting a fran
chise to the Oregon City & Suburban Rail
road Company, to construct a line on
Water street from Third street tq Six
teenth street, will be introduced.
The Board of County Commissioners
will convene Its September term tomor
row morning.
HOPPIC1CERS, ATTENTION! .
' Commencing Monday. September 1 and
while the hopplcklng season Is on. the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
will run their fast steamer Eimore be.
tween Portland and Newberg (Rogers
Landing). The Elmore will make dally
round trips, leavinc Portland. Ash-street
dock, at 7 A. M. Ticket office Third and
Washington or at the dock.
Dyspepsia makes you nervous, and ner
vousness makes you dyspeptic; either one
renders you miserable. Carter's Little
Liver Pills cure both.
BIG STATE FAIR IS SURE
EXHIBITS WILL BE LARGER AND
BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.
Finest Livestock oh the Pacific Coast
Is Coming Entries Are More Nh
xneroas Than Usual.
SALEM. Or., Sept 2. (Special.) "There
is every assurance that the state fair will
this year be larger and better in every
department than ever before," said M. D.
Wisdom, secretary of the state fair board,
today. W. H. Wehrung, of Hillsboro.
president of the board, and Secretary M.
D. Wisdom, of Hillsboro. are In the city
making final arrangements for the state
fair, which will open on Monday, Septem
.bcr 15. Messrs. Wehrung and Wisdom
will return to Portland the later part of
the week, but will return to Salem oh the
following Sunday, and will remain here
and give their personal attention to the
fair until it is a thing of the past for this
year.
"The stallroom for livestock of all kinds
and space In the pavilion where the coun
ty exhibits will be displayed are being
taken up rapidly," said Mr. Wisdom to
day. "The stock that will be exhibited
will be the finest ever seen on the Pacific
Coast John Sparks, of Reno, Nev., will
be on hand with one of the finest herds
of Hereford cattle in the West He has
engaged 20 stalls, and will show his en
tire herd. He writes that the visitors to
the fair can expect to see as fine cattle
in his herd as were ever seen in the world.
He has a competitor in C. B. Wade, the
Pendleton banker, who has been in the
Eastern market and purchased some of
the best Herefords" to be had. Mr. Wade
has a very competent herdsman with his
cattlo, and the competition between these
herds will be very keen. O. E. Ladd, of
the Oak Hill stock farm, and W. O. Miner,
of the Mountain Valley stock farm, will
bo competitors again this year, with two
very strong herds of Shorthorns. These
men have been competing for years, and
it is believed their herds this year will
surpass anything exhibited before.
"In the dairy breeds there era a number
of applicants for stalls. Among them are:
J. L. Smith, of the Hazelwood Company,
of Spokane; T. G. Griffith, of Spokane; D.
H. Looney. of Jefferson; W. S. Ladd Es
tate, of Portland: Harry West of Scap
poose; Honeyman Bros., of 'Portland; P.
A. Frakes, of Scappoose; Charles Clove
land, of Grrsham; A. E. Hlnkle, of Rose
burg; George Lazclle. of Oregon City, and
P. A. French, of Portland.
"The exhibit of sheep will be a repre
sentative one. The Baldwin Sheep & Land
Company, of Hay Creek, is coming with
a large exhibit of Spanish Merino, Amer
ican Delaines and RarnboulUet These
sheep were imported direct from France,
and are the finest to be seen anywhere in
tho United States. Tho Oak HUI stock
farm is sending a fine drove of Cotswold,
Shropshlres and South Downs. J. B.
Stump will have a large show jrf Cots
wold, Llncolns and Angora goats. J. H.
Hawley. of Monmouth, Is preparing to
send a fine exhibit of Lincoln sheep. Rloh
ard Scott, of Mllwaukle, will enter a
number of Cotswold and Dorset Horns.
In addition to the breeders here enumer
ated, there will be a great number of local
exhibitors, whose names will not be men
tioned at this time. The Increased num
ber of entries Jn this, as well-as other de
partments, Insures keen competition in
the stock exhlhlts.
"The swine, dairy and poultry depart
ments nil promise to be well patronized
by a high-class of exhibits. The' stalls
and pens have all been thoroughly reno
vated and whitewashed, and -everything Is
now in readiness for receiving the stock."
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has recently placed In position at the
state fair grounds a long switch for the
convenience of horsemen and stockmen
In loading and unloading their cattle.
Every means has been adopted to facil
itate the handling of cattle at the
grounds.
W. A. Moores, assistant secretary of the
board, has already establ lied an office
down town, and is making ready for the
rush of the few days immediately pro
ceeding the opening of the fair. He will
remove his office to the fair grounds in
a few days.
Linn 'Will nave Fine Exhibit.
ALBANY, Or.. Sept. 2. (Special.) J. R.
Douglas, superintendent of the Linn
County exhibit is preparing one of the
best exhibits for the state fair to be held
In Salem next week ever gotten together
in this county, one that will not only be a
credit to Linn County, but to the entire
state. This year offers much in the line
of variety, which has been taken advan
tage of in the preparation of the excellent
exhibit
OREGON URGED TO ACTION.
Only n Short Time Remains to Sub
scribe to MclClnley Monument.
SALEM, bept 2. (Special.) Governor
Geer Is in receipt of a letter from George
S. Hartzell,, assistant secretary of the
McKlnley National Memorial Association,
stating that the erection of a monument
to the memory of the martyred President
Is now assured. The letter further states
that a meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the Association will be held In a few
weeks when reports will be received frn
the different states and provision will be
made for erecting the monument
Oregonlans not on the list of subscrib
ers already are urged to contribute at onco
that a favorable showing may be made
in comparison with the other states. Cqn
slderable money has already been sub
scribed in this state and forwarded
through the First National Bank, of
Portland, to the treasurer of the associa
tion. Those who may still desire to con
tribute to the fund may deposit their sub
scriptions In any bank and the money will
be forwarded to the officers of the Monu
ment Association.
LOGGERS GIVEN A HEARING.
Slnslaw MHIman Asked io Pay for
Logs When Received.
EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 2. (Special.) Presi
dent Beadle, of the Sluslawt & San Fran
cisco Lumber Company, doing business on
the Sluslaw, was in Eugene today, and
listened to the overtures of tho commit
tee representing the Sluslaw Loggers'
Union looking to a settlement of the
difficulties between tho union and the saw
mill company. Tho committee, consisting
of J. L. Atkinson. C. W. Lyons and Har
vey Salee. was appointed at a conference
held last Saturday, at which I. B. Cush
man, managor of the mill, was present.
The demand of the union Is that logs shall
be scaled once a month, and shall be paid
for in cash by the company at the time
of their receipt at the mill, instead of
being paid for at the convenience of the
company, as in the past Mr. Beadle has
taken the matter under advisement and
has promised to answer the committee to
morrow. AFFAIRS AT INSANE ASYLUM.
Superintendent Calbreath. SHfemlts
His Monthly Report.
SALEM, Sept 2. (Special.) The Asylum
Beard held its monthly meeting today.
The report of Superintendent Calbreath
6hows that the number of patients In the
institution August 3L was 1259, as against
1261 at the close of the preceding month.
The number of patients received during
August, including three returned escapes,
was 29. During the same period the num
ber of patients that were discharged
and eloped or died was 31. Superinten
dent Calbreath reports that the recent
emallpox scare, when several casss were
treated. Is entirely removed. The Insti
tution has been out of quarantine for theM
past two weeks.
Superintendent Calbreath has asked for
bids for constructing a 14-inch sewer. 1040
.feet in length, to connect the asylum
buildtmr with the new sewerage system.
The sum of $923 05 has been received from
the United States Treasury Department
for the care of Alaskan insane for the
quarter ending June 80, 1902.'
FISHERMEN REFUSE WAGE MONEY.
Caaaeryaaea May Have Troahle With
Bristol Bay Employes.
ASTORIA, Sept 2. (Special.) There
promises to be considerable trouble be
tween the companies owning and oper
ating canneries on Bristol Bay' and their -fishermen
for the past season's work. The
men working for the Portland-Alaska
Packers' Association, who returned from
the north on the ship C. F. Sargent have
already refused the money tendered theca.
The men had signed to fish at a certain
price before starting north, but upon ar
rival there, and after the salmon had com
menced to run, they made a demand lor
an advance, and upon it being refused
them went on a strike for six days. Then
the. superintendent. Sofus Jensen, agreed
to the price demanded, and the fishermen
returned to work. The money tendered
them and refused was based on the con
tracts made before the men started for
Alaska. It is understood that the fisher
men will begin proceedings in court to col
lect what they hold to be the amounts due
thrm In accordance with the agreement
signed by the superintendent while in
Alaska. Mr. Jensen says that if this suit
Is brought against the company, it will
file a counter claim against the men, ask
ing damages for going on the strike, thus
reducing the pack by several . thousand
cases.
The fishermen assert that the original
contract, by Its terms, is not valid, and
can have no standing in court. Before ac
tion is taken, however, the men will await
the return of the other Bristol Bay fisher
men on the ship St Nicholas and the bark
Harry Morse, as they are in exactly the
seme situation. All the companies oper
ating canneries on Bristol Bay had diffi
culty with their fishermen, and they have
agreed to act in the matter in the same
manner that the Portland-Alaska Packc-Ts'
Association has.
Alsea Salmon Run Better Than Unnal
Captain Latham, of the steamer W. H.
Harrison, which arrived, in from Waldport,
reports that the chinook ralmon are enter
ing Alsea Bay In larger quantities than
usual, and that this is taken as an index
that the run of Fall fish will be propor
tionately larger. Greater preparations are
being made there to handle the run than
ever before.
Ner Astoria Corporations.
Articles of incorporation of the North
Pacific Brewing Company were filed in the
County Clerk's office today. The incor
porators are John- Kopp, Emil Schimpff
and Joseph Schamberger, and the capital
6tock is J200.000. dlylded lnto,20C0 shares of
$10) each. The object of the company is
to operate a brewery in Astoria.
Articles of incorporation were also filed
today of the Lewis and Clark Boom Com
pany. Its capital stock is $1000, divided
Into "20 shares of $50 each, and the Incor
porator? are II. F1. Prael, R. B. Dyer and
H. D. Clay. The principal office of the
company is to be in Astoria, and its ob
ject is to conduct a log-boccnlng and raft
ing business.
Delinquent Tax Sale.
The ppcrty which had been previously
purchadl by the county for taxes on the
1S?9 delinquent roll was sa'.d by the Sher
iff this morning. There were quite a num
ber of bidders, mostly Astoria people, and
the property brought about the amount
of the county's claim.
Damage Salts Contlnned.
The suits brought by John Demotrie and
B. Mora against George Eieo to recover
$250 damages each for false imprisonment
were commenced before a Jury in Justice
Goodman's court thlo afternoon, and then
continue until tomorrow morning. The
plaintiffs are the men who were arrested
in San Francisco for the larceny of $300
frcm the defendant, and on being brought
to Astoria for trial were released, as there
was no evidence against them. They al
lege malicious prosecution.
COUNCIL REVOKES CONTRACT.
Agreement for Engene Sevrer Im
provement Declared Void.
EUGENE Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) On
account of complaint having been made re
garding the manner in which the contract
was let for the construction of the Fifteenth-street
extension of the sewer sys
tem, a special meeting of the City Coun
cil was held this afternoon to consider the
matter. Among other facts brought be
fore the Council, it was held that the ordi
nance of the city was not strictly -compiled
with in regard to tho manner of let
ting the contract, and, the Council taking
this point favorably, declared the present
contract null and void. Evidence was also
Introduced bV one of the unsuccessful bid
ders to the effect that onemember of the
street committee of the Council held a
partnership interest with the successful
bidder, but this was not substantiated.
STEERING COMMITTEE NAMED.
Pierce Coanty Men Who Will Look
Oat for Cashiuan's Interests.
TACOMA, Sept 2. At a caucus of the
Pierce County delegation to tho state Re
publican convention, the following were
appointed as Representative Frank, Cush
man's Bteerlng committee: H. S. Huson.
Fairfax; W. H. Paulhamus. Sumner;
William Jones. W. P. Reynolds and
George B. Kandle. Tacoma. Mayor Louis
D. Campbell was elected chairman of the
delegation, and J. S. Whitehouse, secre
tary .
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Rich Yakon Mlneovrner.
DAWSON, Aug. 22, via Seattle, Sept. 2.
James" W. Dillon, one of the discoverers
of the famous Glen Gulch, near Rampart,
and one of tho richest mineowners on. the
Lower Yukon, died at Eagle this week
from Brlght's disease. Although Glen
Gulch was struck only a little more than
a year ago. Dillon's share of the clean-iip
this season was approximately $40,000.
Oregon Pioneer of 1852.
ALBANY, Or., Sept 2. (Special.) Will
lam Morgan, a pioneer of 1852, died at
Oakvllle this mornlnjj, aged' S3 years. He
leaves a wife and five children, Mrs. T. B.
Radford and Mrs. E. B. Couey, of Jeffer
son: J. S. Morgan and William' Morgan,
of Oakvllle, and Mrs. E.d Davis, of The
Dalles.
Fnneral of Ira L. Baker. ,
OREGON CITY, Sept 2. (Speclal.)
Tho funeral of Ira L. Baker, who died
last Sunday morning, was held this morn
ing. Services were conducted at the resi
dence of H. Blankenshlp, at Willamette,
Rev. J. H. Beaven. pastor of the First
Baptist Church, officiating. Interment
was In Mountain View Cemetery.
WellrKnovrn Oregon City Man.
OREGON CITY, Sept. 2.-(Speclal.)
Clinton Hart, the 23-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Hart, well known in this
city, died thl3 morning of paralysis, after
an illness of many months. The funeral
will take place tomorrow, and services
will be held at the residence at 1:30 P. M.
Teachers Instltate at Vancoaver.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept 2. (Spe
cial.) The nineteenth annual Teachers'
Institute of Clark County opened here to
day at the Central School building. The
session is attended by upwards of 90
teachers. The Instructors are Professor
Frank Rlgler, Superintendent of the Port
land schools; Professor A. H. Yoder. of
Washington University, and Miss Ellen
Lynch, of the Vancouver schools. An
evening session, devoted to addresses and
music, was held at the Courthouse. Pro
fessor A. K. Yoder lectured Ihis evening
on "The Impressionable Age."
Comes Under Portland Postoface.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Sept 2. On September 15, the
postbffice at Montavllla will be made a
station of the Fortland,office.
LANE STILL LEADS GEARY
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS TO NOMI
NATE GOVERNOR TODAY,
Entlrn Ticket Will Be Put U, hat
There Is No Interest Save, on
the Head of It.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept Z (Special.)
The Democratic- state convention, which
convened, here today, did nothing but
effect an organization and then adjourn
until tomorrow morning. Tonight it ap
pears that Franklin K. Lane, City and
County Attorney of San Francisco, will
be nominated for Governor over ex
Represeritatlv.e Thomas J. Geary, author
of the Chinese exclusion bill. Railroad
Commissioner H. O. Toland Is also In the
race, while the names of J. C. Sims,
chairman of the etate central committee,
and Attorney W. H. Alford, of San Fran
cisco, are among the possibilities. Ex
Governor James H. Budd has been re
garded as an aspirant for th"e position,
but he has declared himself in favor of
Geary. The Lane people tonight figure
that they have 415 votes, while but 341
are required to nominate. Outside of the
fight for the first place on the ticket the
convention is absolutely without Incident
or enthuslae?m. - The indications now are
that the convention will get through its
work tomorrow with celerity.
The convention organized by electing
T. B. Patton, of Los Angeles, chairman
without opposition. J. F. Coonan. who
was the candidate of the "machine.
withdrew from the chairmanship contest
before tho convention met. In the interest
of harmony.
The Geary forces claim a triumph in
the outcome of the contest for chairman
of the convention. It is explained that
Lane had many friends among the dele
gates who insisted upon voting for Pat
ton for chairman. Irrespective of their
gubernational Inclinations, and it was
deemed the course of wisdom to avoid
the friction that might be engendered
by a preliminary skirmish.
TURN DOWN RAILROAD PLANK.
Prohibitionists Will Make State
Campaign on Prohibition Alone.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. 2. The Prohi
bitionists in state convention today de
cided to make their fight In this state
upon the single issue of state' prohibition.
Three hours' fight was necessary to ar
rive at this conclusion, but In thHr turn
planks providing indorsement for a rail
road commission, equal suffrage and the
Initiative and referendum were voted'
down. The railroad commission plank was
not Involved In the question of expedi
ency, but was laid away after a spirited
debate. -In which It was charged commis
sions In other states had proved corrupt
and no good came from them.
The state convention showed Itself to
be favorably inclined toward woman suf
frage, and the initiative and referendum,
but took the position that the adoption
of such planks mlgTit alienate a number
of friends of the prohibition movement.
The principal fight of the day occurred
over an attempt to Iraert an Indorsement
of these planks In the platform. There
was a fair attendance. King County dele
gates outnumbering thoee from the rest
of the state. The ticket named was' en
tirely Congressional. W. J. McKean, of
Spokane: Rev, O. L. Fowler, of Orting,
and Professor A. H. Sherwood, of Everett,
being the nominees.
To Hear Government Law Action.
TACOMA. Sept. 2. A special term of the
united States Court will be held here to
morrow to try the suit to condemn prop
erty in the Gray's Harbor country for the
purpose of constructing the Government
Jetty. The jury will determine the
amount of damages the Government must
pay individual owners of the County of
Chehalis. Judge Hanford will preside.
There are 105 defendants named.
Wanted for Murder in Ynkon.
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Sept 2. P. W. H.
Welch, Captain of Mounted Police at
Dawson, Y. T., yesterday arrested In a
railroad camp In Nevada, Louis Eadoceur.
alias Ed Labelle, alias L. Stone, -wanted
for the murder of Alphonse Constantlne.
Guy Beaudoln and Leon Bouthlllet. 10
miles below .Stewart River, on the Yukon.
June 22, 1902.
Fire at' Greenville.
FOREST GROVE, Sept. 2.-(SpecIaI.)
A fire, supposed to be of incendiary orlgirf,
completely destroyed a saloon building
and contents, together with a barn, at
Greenville, at 4 A. M Loss, $500: Insur
ance, $100. The owner of the buildings
was Frank Vandomolin, and Pete Vande
hey was the saloonkeeper.
Dlmmlck on Trial Again."
"SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 2. The second
trial of W. N. Dlmmlck. accused of hav
ing stolen $30,000 from the United States
Mint, in this city, was begun In the Unit
ed States District Court today. The first
trial resulted in a jury disagreement
Elma Public School Opens.
ELMA, Wash., Sept 2. (Special.) Tho
Elma public school opened yesterday for
a nine months' term. T, wo new teachers,
Misses M. E. Scully and M. E. Hartley,
the former of Olympla and the latter of
San Francisco, were added to the Hat of
lnstruotors.
Hopplckers Begin Work.
INDEPENDENCE, Sept 2. (Special.)
Hop picking was begun in some of the
yards In this vicinity today and by the
middle of the week It will jbe general. As
a rule, there Is plenty of help to harvest
The yards are free from lice and mold.
Will Soon Annonnce Cadets.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Sept 2. The Navy Department
expects to make announcement of the
successful naval cadets from Oregon with
in a week. Grading of the papers Is pro
ceeding rapidly. ' M
Reserve Agent for Bade
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 2. The Second National
Bank of Boston has been made reserve
agent for the Boston National Bank of
Seattle.
Stones Thrown at Wa,
NEW YORK. Sept. 2. While the train
bearing Minister Wu to Blnghamton
(where the Chinese statesman made a La
bor day speech) was passing north of"
WeakLungs
Inherited, perhaps. Nat
ural tendency to take cold.
Possibly a case or two of con
sumption in the family. Then
don't neglect your coughs
and colds. Heal your throat
and strengthen your lungs
with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Ask your doctor if he can
give you better advice.
"."We have had Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
in our family for ma6t years. Forthroal
and lung troubles it always helps."
Frank Rogers, Greenwood, Wis.
25c, JOc. SI.80. J.C.AYESCO.,Lme!l,Ma,
Mllford. Pa., two atones were thrown
through the car window, according to a
Blnghamton special to the New York
American. No one was injured by he
broken glass. It was extremely dark at
the time, and no investigation could be
made by those aboard the train. The rail
road authorities are now Investigating.
INDIANS WITH LIQUOR
Cams e a Fear of aa Uprising la a. Ne
braska To-rra.
STEWART. Neb.Tsept. 2. A number of
the Indians who created the excitement
at Naper arrived here today. Several
hundred of the Indians came over from
the reservation to participate In the three,
days' carnival and Wild West show. Ac
cording to their own story, several ot
their number secured liquor and stirred
tho remainder up to making a demonstra
tion by firing off their revolvers and by
giving war whoops. The Mayor of the
town feared serious trouble, and asked
the Governor for assistance. The author
ities believe that all danger of a serious
outbreak has passed. Everything is quiet
at Naper today.'
Navajoea Not Suffering.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. Sept 2. Ma
jor C. W. Hayzlett, Indian agent for the
Navajoes at Fort Defiance, is in the city.
He declares with emphasis that the re
ports that have been circulated regarding
suffering and famine on the reservation
are absolutely baseless. He charges that
the reports have been willfully sprad by
trading companies for the purpose of se
curing a Government appropriation, and
thus putting that money in circulation in
the region. There has been some drouth
In parts ot the reservation, the agent
says, hut no stock has died. The Indians
have secured all their crops and are un
usually prosperous.
-Mortensen Sentenced to Death.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept 2.-Peter Mor
tensen, the condemned slayer of James R.
Hay, secretary of' the Pacific- Lumber
Company, was today sentenced to death
for his crime. The date of the execution
was fixed at October 17, between the
hours of 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. The laws
of the State of Utah give condemned mur
derers the privilege of choosing between
hanging and shooting, and Mortensen,
when .confronted with this grim choice,
elected to be shot Mortensen, who was
deeply affected, then arose and made a
short speech, strongly protesting his in
nocence. Chicago School Reopened.
CHICAGO, Sept 2. The Chicago public
schools opened today with an aggregate
enrollment of 250.000 pupils. The children
will carry a supply of pure drinking water
for their protection against typhoid fe
ver. Plans will be adopted later- by the
Board of Education to put In filters or
furnish caldrons for the boiling of the
water.
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who arrived here on July 5 on the steam
er Doric, from the Orient with a large
quantity of dutiable goods, which she
failed to declare, will be taken into
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were seized by the customs Inspectors
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or. Mrs. Green failed to put in an ap
pearance for the settlement of the mat
ter. (Mrs. Green's trouble with the customs
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duties on a valuable importation of silks,
embroideries and other wares which she
had collected In the Orient. When the
passengers and baggage from the steamer
Doric were landed at San Francisco on
that date, the customs Inspectors found
that Mrs. Green had not declared any
property In her possession as dutiable,
and as she was to all outward appear
ances a woman of wealth, judging from
the lavish display of diamond Tings on
her fingers. Inspector Lorenzen deter
mined to make a careful search of her
baggage to determine if she had secreted
anything dutiable. Mrs. Green nervously
watched the inspection of her trunks, and
nearly fainted when Inspector Lorenzen
brought to light a large quantity of
Chinese silk, embroideries, silk crepe and
other articles ot value she had purchased
during an extended Oriental tour. To
avoid payment of duties she had secreted
them in a manner which she believed
would defy the most careful scrutiny.
Yards and yards of rich Oriental sllk
and embroideries of great worth were,
found sewed within the linings ot dresses.
They were promptly seized by the cus
toms Inspector.
Doputy Surveyor of the Port St John
had an interview with Mrs. Green after
the seizure of her silken effecte, and she
professed to be greatly surprised that an
Innocent attempt to evade the payment
of customs duties should be regarded as
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