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I 10 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1902. HAUL WOOD BY RATt Board of Public Works Re verses City Council. IT HAS CONTROL OF STREETS Mayor Williams Says Council Had No Authority to Direct Methods of Transportation Along; Union Avenue. The Board of Public 'Works yesterday coincided In the opinion -of -Mayor Will iams that the Common Council does not rule the streets of Portland. It was the Mayor's belief that the action of the Council In prohibiting the carrying of wood and gravel over Union avenue was taken without authority. It was In the province of the Board of Public Works to determine how the street should be used vend In what manner traffic should pass over them. The discussion of the question was brief and pointed. A. W. Cummlngs, of Woodlawn, spoke In behalf of the residents of Woodlawn, who protested against the action of the 'Council' In adopting a resolution ordering the Mer chants Express Company from carrying wood ana gravel over th.c Union avenue" railway. If the hauling of wood were stopped, he said, there would be an In crease to the consumers of 40 cents per cord. -Team-hauling would average that percentage; and the wear and tear on the city streets would be a tax on the property-owners. It would be easier and cheaper for the people- to have the wood hauled by Tall. "I looked Into this matter," said Mayor Williams, "and the only objection I learned of was the unslghtliness of wood and gravel trains passing over Union avenue during the -day time Some peo ple complained that wood and gravel had been dumped upon the street, and others said that If transportation hy rail were .stopped they would not be able to get their Winter's wood. They could not get wagons for the hauling, and even If they could they say the expense would be too great and the wagons would spoil the roads. I am of the opinion," quietly remarked the ex-Attorney-General of the United States, "that the Council passed that resolution without any authority. It is in the province of -this body to 'determine how the streets shall be usedj and it is for this body to determine whether the wood and gravel shall be hauled over the road or not. Hauling wood by rail would certainly save the streets from belpg cut to pieces by wagons, and. If my opinion is entitled to consideration, I shall offer it In favor of the people who ask to have the wood hauling continued." "I travel over the line every day and the wood and gravel cars" give me no trouble," said Mr. "Breyman. After a few remarks by Acting Chair man MacMaster Mr. Cogswell moved that the railway company be allowed to haul wood and gravel over the lines until further notice and subjecting the public to as little Inconvenience as possible. The motion was carried. P.ut Wires Underground. A communication was received from City Auditor Devlin, who is 111, stating that he had notified the Oregon Tele phone & Telegraph Company to place its Seventh-street wires underground. The company had replied that it had no over head wires on that street. The Columbia Telephone Company has, though, and'its franchise Is subject to such limitations and changes as the Council may desire. Mayor Williams and Mr. MacMaster thought the board had the right to order the wires to be laid underground, and the former added that It would be desirable to have the whole system underground. On motion of Mr.- Breyman the Auditor was authorized to notify the company that the wires must, under the provisions of the ordinance, be placed underground. The filling of Hawthorne avenue from East Water to East Second street was laid over for another week. The esti mates made "by City Engineer Elliott, based on the shipment of gravel over the Oregon Water Power & Railway Com pany line, were 1G cents per cubic yard, while that of the lowest bidder, J. R. O'Neill, based on team-hauling, was 40 cents a cubic yard. Mr. Elliott said the Improvement was greatly needed. Sat urday evening a horse fell through the decking on.Hnvvthorne avenue, near East Third street, and axes had to be secured to chop the planks and get Jt out. Some steps In the direction, .of Improvements would have to be taken or the. city would find Itself involved In damage suits. The fill, he thought, should be continued to East Third street, and at his suggestion he was authorized to prepare estimates for the additional work. While action was deferred It is possible that the bids will be read.vertlsed. . ... Protest Against Street "Opening. A protest against the ordinance pro viding for the widening and opening of "Vancouver avenue was received from R. Livingstone, agent for the Northern Counties Investment Company. Mr. Livingstone stated that the company owned some lots on the avenue and that the portion of the assessment they would have to bear was $1900. He did not think the opening of the avenue would be of any benefit at the -present time, and he suggested that action be post poned until the members could make a trip over the proposed extension. City Engineer Elliott said- the lots" were located near the Vancouver, bridge, and, of course, they had to pay a-"large share for the Improvement as a great deal of filling had o be done. One man had to pay $740 on one lot. Thetmatter was referred to tha street committee. The revised . bond of the . Carbolineum Company was offered and accepted. The bond last week '.was rejected because.. a difference between the ' signature and the name In the body of the bond. The new bond was dictated by Mayor Will iams. Contracts for sidewalks and street lm pavements, bids for which were opened last week, were let to the lowest bidder. PROSPEROUS CHURCHES. Reports of Portland Presbytery Show Practical Work Done. A prosperous condition of the Presby terian Churches was shown by the re ports that were made at the meeting of the Portland presbytery yesterday, and a large amount of practical work has been done during the past six months. One million and elghty-slx thousand Collars has been expended In foreign missionary work, $2000 of which came from Portland presbytery. In home missionary work the record has been equally good and $1420 has been given to this work. An especially interesting matter that came before the convention was the ex amination and ordination of Rev. J. R. Welch,' newly graduated from Auburn Seminars', who will take up the work of establishing a church In South Tilla mook. Dr. W. S. Holt, during his trip East, told of the field for a church in that community and one of the audience vol unteered to furnish the money If a young man would take up the work. Mr. Welch at once forgot the more promising fields that might offer themselves and volunteered to Jend his aid to this good movement. Among the most Interesting reports that were read -was that of Rev. J. V. rMlltlgan; Sunday "school missionary, -who in his tour about the state had estimated that at least 75 per cent of the children of Oregon do not attend Sunday school. He also reported that he had organized four new Sunday schools and reorganized three. Rev. A. J. Montgomery read his report 'from the last General Assembly. In his narrative" for the synod Rev. A. D. Soper mentioned thatthere had .been two new churches built, Mlzpah and the Third Presbyterian. Plans for the buldlng of a new church at Astoria were reported to be under way. A telegram of sym pathy was sent to Rev. W. H. landon, an absent member, who Is 111 at his home In San Anselmo. Rev. N. B. Harrison, of Skagway; A. H. Burkholder, of Rigefleld; G. H. Roach, of La Caroas, Wash., -and J. E. Day, of Centralla, Wash., were present and were invited to sit as corresponding members. MAY OPEN TIED-UP MINE. Probable Effect of Decision in Ore gon King; .Case. Reversal by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals of the decision of Judge Bellinger In the action for possession-of the Oregon King mine Is supposed to con firm that property to the men who have developed It and proved its value, of whom Dr. Cartwrlght and E. C. Edwards are most prominent. If so, it will . mean im mediate resumption of work at the mine, which has been closed since the beginning of litigation, more than a year ago, and the construction of the Columbia South ern extension up Trout Creek to the mine, a distance of about 40 miles. It depends somewhat on the ground of the reversal as to whether It settles the case or not. If It be upon some technical ruling of the trial Judge, the reversal may mean simply that the case will be remanded "for e new trial and the whole matter will be fought over again. But some of the lawyers connected with It presume from the circumstances that the reversal reaches the merit of the contest, and Is In effect that the plaintiffs, T. J. Brown and B. W. Maddox, did not have a valid claim to the property as against the persons from whom the Oregon King Mining Company derived title. The point urged In this connection was that the plaintiffs had not kept their rights alive; had. In fact, abandoned the property be fore the rjghts descending to the Oregon King Mining Company were established; that they made no objection to others taking the claims .until after much money had been spent upon them and they had been proved to be valuable. If that Is the basis of the decision of the Court of Ap peals, it is regarded as certain to end the contest. There Is no appeal from this de cision except on certiorari, which is not deemed possible In this case. The Oregon King mine Is located In the northern part of Crook County, on a tall hill half a mile east of Trout Creek and about a mile northeasterly from the new town of Ashwood. About $50,000 has been spent in developing the property, and a considerable quantity of ore has been re moved. Eighteen months ago the best of the ore was being teamed out to Shaniko and sent-by rail to the Tacoma smelter, but It cost $5 a ton to get the ore to the railroad, and only the richest of It could stand that expense.. The contest for title was instituted last year. The case was tried twice In the United States Circuit Court, the jury In each case finding a verdict for the plaintiff, the first one being set aside by Judge Bellinger. From the result of the second trial the Oregon King Mining Company appealed, and the higher court has decided In favor of the company. Mercantile Association to Unite. CHICAGO, Oct 7. A union of all the mercantile associations of Chicago In a federation, to be controlled by a president and an executive board, made up of repre sentatives of the several organizations, was proposed by President Jaes A. Law rence and the members of , the Shoe & Leather Association, at a meej-lng of the association held last night. The plan, Mr. Lawrence says, has been considered by the various associations, and so kindly has been the feeling towards the project that a mass meeting will be called by the Shoe & Leather men within a month. The project contemplates the erection of a modern building as a home for the general association, and headquarters for the several minor associations which will retain their own Identity. Gates Give Dlnner-for Corbin. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. In honor of Adjutant-General and Mrs. Corbin, Mr. and Mra John W. Gates have given a dinner to about 30 guests at the Carlton Hotel, cables the London correspondent of the Herald. One of the dishes was American green corn, imported especially for the occasion. MAP SHOWING. SNAG ISLAND DIKE AND PROPOSED JETTY FROM T JLO l I --. i The above man shows Snag Island dike, which was built In 1S02 by the Port of Portland. It shows also the-proposed dike from Harrington Point, which Is Included in the Improvement plans of the United States Engineers. The Snag Island dike Is 19.700 feet long, and cost $132,978. The Harrington Point dike, if Its construction Is approved, will be about 9000 feet long. It will be parallel to the ship channel, which deflects from the Washington shore at Harrington Point southward toward Tongue Point. This dike will throw the current toward the Oregon shore, and, as some persons think, will remedy the shoaling of the bar. These persons think the Snag Island Jetty diverted the current northward, setting up an action that dissipated the currents on the bar and produced shoaling object of the Snag Island dike was to Improve the channel couth of that Island. Before the dike was built, the current spread out over the shoals at each side of that Island. The dike closed up the opening over these shoals. Improvement of this channel was regarded as cheaper than that of the north channel, which followed the Washington shore. But the dike did not restore the south channel, as was Intended, and the course now pursued by ships Is along the Washington shore to Harrington Point, whence It deflects to the- south. In the report of Captain Langfltt. two years ago. extension of the Snag Island dike east ward toward the Oregon shore was recommended. This recommendation may yet be followed out. The extension would confine the river currents to a much narrower course -than at present. Major Handbury In 1891 said that "it would be practicable to force this water to continue down the north shore and to improve the dejth on that side, should tho neces sities of commerce warrant that expense. At present, the problem Is to obtain the depth of 25 feet to the sea by the most practicable and economical route." Therefore, he advised construction of the Snag Island dike and dredging of a channel through the shoals below. He said that the channel across from Harrington Point to Tongue Point has the great dis advantage of making a crossing In a wide place in the river bed, where the sands ire continually working down and changing Its direction and capacity. Works erected with a view to holding it in any one position would at times have to contend against the natural Inclinations of the river, and would therefore be expensive and uncertain In their results." But Major Handbury said It would be practicable to maintain this channel if the necessities of commerce required the expense. In the opinion of some rlvermen the necessities are now urgent enough to require a Jetty from Harrington Point. ' This part of the river Is troublesome on account of Its extreme width and the consequent dispersion of the currents. Jim Crow Point Is 25 miles from tho bar. At this point the river widens rapidly. Between the mouth of John Day River, on the Oregon side, and the mouth of Gray River, on the Washington side, the distance is nine miles. The "Washington shore from Jim Crow Point to Harlrngton Point is rocky and solid, -and favorable for a channel. PORTLAND THE CENTER OF PACIFIC COAST UNION OF LONG SHORE3IEX. Will Defend Rights of the Craft From Nqme to 'San Diego Bnsl- . . ness Nearly Finished. Steps were taken yesterday by the del egates to the. convention, of the Interna tional Longshoremen, Marine and. Trans port-Workers' Association to form a cen tral body, to have charge of all. the work of the Western Coast, from San Diego to Nome, Alaska, and to establish headquar- NEW PRESIDENT RODNEY L. GLISAN. Bodney L. Glisan. who has been chosen president of the Masamas, la an en thusiastic mountaineer, and has taken a lively Interest in the society since Its formation, having made many of the climbing trips with the organization. The society is 'In a flourishing condition, 'and the treasury is bulging with riches. It contains about $550,. all yellow gold. The society has owed money all its life, and ' now for the first time is free from the toils of debt. Last season's outing at Mount Adams pulled the society out of tho hole". Under Colonel Hawkins' management, that outing yielded $C20 84 net. Deduction of money sufficient to meet the debts of the society has left a balance of about $550. ters in Portland. It Is thought that at least two paid men will be kept In the field to organize new unions and to main tain the organization, although no steps have as yet been taken to this effect. This central body will have all power' to act without the sanction of the National organization, although at no time can Its action be contrary to the National laws. Once this central body has been thorough ly established, the union will have great power with the employers, as any com pany which still refuses to comply with the regulations of the union can be boy cotted along the entire Coast. If any company grants the demands of the unions of one city, and then refuses them in another, a general strike can be de clared against the company by an. order from headquarters. Portland workmen will not only strike for their own rights, but for those of their union brethren of Seattle or any other port along the line. Yesterday's meeting was taken up mostly with the work of reading and dis cussing various reports of committees, and the resolutions that had been pre sented. It was found after the discussion that the ground had not been covered as those present thought that it should be, and a number of the committees were or dered to frame new reports embodying HARRINGTON POINT. the suggestions made during the, "discussion.- The" committees on organization, reso lution and general purposes met last night for the" purpose of preparing new reports, and will present them today; Thus far no definite business has been completed. As it is the first, meeting to start the organization, the delegates do not want to do anything hurriedly, and the entire time has been taken up dis cussing the best plans of work. Of one thing they are sure, however, that they will perfect an organization of the North west. They expect that many of the de tails will be acted upon today. It Is ex pected that by tomorrow all of the work of the convention will be completed and the delegates will return to "their homes. Daniel -J. Keefe. the International presi dent, will remain in the city until about Friday, when he will leave for "California, to visit the unions there. It is his Inten tion, while on the Coast, to visit all' of the OF THE MAZAMAS. unions that he can and Instruct them in the line of work that was laid down at the last international convention. University to "Widen Its Scope. CHICAGO, Oct. 7. President Harper has told the new students at the Univer sity of cnicago tnat before the close of the year he expects to have plans com plete for a. great school of technology. "Hitherto our school has been like a college," said Dr. Harper. "Now, with the adoption of courses In law and medi cine, the incoming student is brought Into real university life at the start. Besides these professional schools we expect that before the end of the year the plans for a great school of technology will have been fully worked out." Bold Worlc of Two Masked Men. DENVER, Oct. 7. Two masked robbers held up and robbed four saloons In as many different sections of the city between 10:30 o'clock and midnight last night, -and at the last place shot and Instantly killed .Charles Boyvln, who started tto run as they made their appearance. The entire police force was put on the trail of the daring robbers. In every instance the rob beries occurred In thickly settled portions of tha city. CHINESE HIDE THE TRUTH "WITNESSES THROW NO MGHT ON MURDER OP IiEM GAW. Lnm Ark Accuses Ah leong of Know ing All but Refusing to Tell. Unwilling Chinese witnesses did their best to hide the truth yesterday at the Coroner's inquest into the murder of Lem Gaw, which took place Monday morning at 193 Second street. No evidence was fnnnil that imnllcated Leon Quam, the suspect who has disappeared. Lum Ark, a cousin of the dead man, sharply said that one Ah Leong,. a witness, Knew Rhmit the murder, but would not tell all. Ah Leong was sent to jail as a witness. and after hearing the whole story xne jury decided that Lem Gaw came to his death at the hands of unknown persons. Deputy District Attorney Gaten9 and Lawver Woodard examined witnesses on behalf of the state, and Seld Back, Jr., acted as Chinese Interpreter. Lum AMc, a solemn-looking Chinese, with piercing dark eyes, testified that he was a cousin of the dead man. and last saw the latter alive about 9 o'clock last week Saturday night. Lum Dot Sing smiled feebly when he took the "Mellcan. man's oatn to ten the truth, and promptly said that he had seen Lem Gaw In front of his lodging- house Sunday night. Ah Leong proved to be the star witness of the balking quality. Lum Ark nearly hypnotized the witness with his- dark eyes, and Ah Leong cringed perceptibly. He scarcely lifted his eyes from the table when he testified that last Sunday night. between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock, he was on the street, and that after visiting one Long Gong, did not get home until the next- morning. At this stage Lum Ark whispered something to Lawyer Woodard, and the latter asked the wit ness: "Didn't you dine with the dead man, in the josshouse, Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock?" Then it was that Ah Leong trembled. He looked up, but meeting Lum Ark's piercing glance, he murmured an affirma tive answer. t "He know. He know all 'bout it. He won't tell," Interrupted Lum Ark, point ing an accusing forefinger at the alarmed witness. "Ask him if they quarreled?" command ed Lum Ark, and Ah Leong, after a good deal of difficulty, admitted that there had been a quarrel between Lem Gaw and anotohcrChinese about food at a banquet. "Who was this stranger?" the witness was asked. - "Nd savey," replied Ah Leong. "Would you know him If you saw him again?" "No." . "Do you know Leon Quam?" "No." "He know all 'bout it. He won't tell," again broke In Lum Ark. "We shall hold Ah Leong as a witness," said Mr. Gatens, and a detective was sent for from the police station. Ah Leong then became wildly excited and jabbered In Chinese to his countrymen around him. Lum Sing told about finding Lem Gaw's body, and said that the latter was found huddled up In a corner of his room. The head had been beaten Into nearly an un recognizable mass. Ah Kay testified: "Leon Quam ate at the same table with me at the josshouse Sunday afternoon, and Lem Gaw was seated at another ta ble. Words passed between the two men, and they passed out without finishing their meal. I thought the row was ended." The entire Lem family of Chinese are searching for Leon Quam, and If the police do not get hold of him first, there may be more, trouble in Chinatown. Ah Leong is now In jail. E. SILINSKI SUED FOB ?3isj He Admits Signing a Note, But Says It Was Conditional. A suit of the Merchants National Bank against August E. Sillnskl to recover $318 on a note was placed on trial before Judge George and a jury yesterday, and was-stubbornly contested. The trial will be concluded today. The evidence ad duced showed that in January, 1902, Silln skl negotiated with agents of the Mutual Reserve Benefit Life Association for $7500 Insurance. He carried two policies in the New York Life Insurance Company, which he was to cash In when he obtained the new Insurance. Sillnskl testified that the agents of the Mutual Reserve Company agreed that he could cash in his New York Life Insurance policies for $480 and $198. Sillnskl signed a note in favor of the Mu tual Reserve Benefit Life Association for $318 and this note was negotiated with the Merchant. National Bank. Ralph W. Hoyt. cashier of the bank, testified that Sillnskl furnished a written memorandum showing that he was worm $4700 before the bank accepted the note, and It was also learned Sillnskl owned a lodging-house worth $3000. The witness further testified that Sillnskl agreed to pay the note. Sillnskl testified that he refused to ac cept the $7500 Insurance from the Mutual Reserve Association, for the reason that he was unable to cash In his policies In the New York Life Company for $480 and $19S as the agents of the former company represented. He therefore contends that there is nothing due from him on the $313 note. George S. Shepherd appeared as attorney for Sillnskl, and C. H. Carey for the bank. SEEKS RELIEF FROM A TRUST. F. Opltr. Finds It Hard to Realize In come From Depreciated Estate. Ferdinana Opitz has sued Amelia C. .Stark et al. in the State Circuit Court, asking to be relieved from a trust under the will of Leonard Stark, deceased, and for leave to sell lots 1 and 4, block 8, Conch's Addition. The will of Leonard Stark provides that the property should be sold and the proceeds Invested at in terest, and $100 per month paid to Amelia C. Stark, the widow, for the support or herself and two children. Opltz Is named In the will as trustee. He alleges In his complaint that in April, 1893. he disposed of the property to Thomas Splllman and Ambrose E. Gantenbeln for $30,000 and re- 'Pretty boxes and odors are used to sell such soaps, as no one would touch if he saw them un disguised. Beware of a soap that depends on something outside of it. . PearsV 'the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wisrrj and the money is in the merchan dise, not in the box. Established over ioo years. celved .$0000. cash. In June, 1886, Splllman and Ambrose informed him. that they were unable to make any more payments, and retrahsferred the property. Opltz states that repairs are necessary, and that the property has depreciated In value. He has been offered $7900 for the place, which he-now considers a good price,1 and he asks the court to authorize a sale for that sum. SUES POSTAli TELEGRAPH' CO. T. R. Sheridan Wants $300O for Al leged Error in Message. , Three thousand dollars is the sum which T. R. Sheridan, of Roseburg, seeks to re cover as damages from the Postal Tele graph Company. In the complaint filed in the United States Circuit Court yester dav Sheridan states that on April 22 he sent a message to W. Singer, Jr., of San Francisco, asking him to secure 6000 acres of land at the lowest possible figure, and to advise him (Sheridan) when the money would be required. The following day the message was delivered, but through the carelessness of the compajiy, the words, "one thousand," were omitted, and "six hundrea ' substituted. .Through the error the plaintiff lost the opportunity to pur chase, at $4 75 an acre, the land, for which he had a customer, and such land was worth to the plaintiff $5 25 an acre. He considers himself damaged to the extent of $3000 and he asks for judgment in that sunu GRAND JURY STILI, AT "WORK. Grafting Is Being Investigated In Secret Sessions. The grand jury Is continuing its investi gation concerning grafters, hut with what success is not known, because the pro ceedings are all secret. When the grand jury files its final report, what has trans pired and the result will probably be dis closed. Quite a number of witnesses sup posed to know if grafting has been prac ticed in Portland recently, or in years past, "have been subpenaed and examined as witnesses. These Included ex-Chiefs of Police Hunt, Robertson and Spencer, T. J. Hoare, Policemen Bailey and Gibson, Special Officer James Mott, Gus Routh, a saloonkeeper; Detective John Cordano and several newspaper men. Consider able evidence was taken, .much of which concerns common rumor, and It is possible that something more specific may have been referred . to . by ome of the wit nesses. MRS. TYNAN WINS HER CASE. Circuit Court of Appeals --Affirms $3000 Verdict. The United States Circuit Court of Ap peals at San Francisco has affirmed the judgment In the case of Mrs. Tynan against the Northern Pacific Railway Company. Mrs. Tynan's husband was killed in an accident, and she sued the company and obtained a verdict and judg ment in 'the Federal Court here for $5000. WHO OWNS ?20O IN BANK? Ladd & TUton Ask Court to Decide Between Two Claimants. Ladd & Tilton yesterday filed suit in the State Circuit Couort against E. Schil ler and Edward Nelson, to have Schiller enjoined from prosecuting an action against plaintiffs to recover $200 on two certificates of deposit Issued to Nelson. Ladd & Tilton offer to pay the money Into court, and have the court decide who is entitled to receive It. In the complaint It Is set forth that Schiller presented the certificates to the bank, and payment was Security Savings &Trust Company 266 Morrison Street, Portland, Or. STATEMENT At the Close of Business, October 1, 1902. RESOURCES: Loans y $1,522,179.63 Bonds.' $820,463.59 Premiums 16,630.62 837,094.21 Cash and due from correspondents 396,759.81 Real Estate 13,191.79 $2,769,225.44 LIABILITIES: Capital ".$ 250,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits 69,637.20 Deposits 2,449,588.24 $2,769,225.44 This bank invites accounts from individuals, firms, banks, mer chants and corporations, and will extend to its customers every ac commodation consistent with good banking. Interest paid on savings accounts and on time certificates of deposit. OFFICERS: H. W. CORBETT, President, A. L. MILLS, 2d Vice-President. L. A. LEWIS, Vice-President, t C. F. ADAMS, Secretary, R. G. JUDITZ, Assistant Secretary. J DIRECTORS: H. W. CORBETT, I. A. LEWIS, C. A. DOLPH, JAS. F. FAILING, A. L. MILLS, JOSEPH SIMON, C. F. ADAMS. "Let the GOLD DUST Rare This would be a cleaner, brighter world if every housekeeper used GOLD DUST It Multiplies your pleasures; Divides your efforts; Subtracts from your cares Adds to your life. Made only by THE N. K. EAIRBANK COMPANY, Cbicaeo. Ken York, Boston, St "Hat money" usedvto mean atip paid to a ship's Captain fo personal care given to freight. "Hat money" used to mean $5.00. "Hat money" to-day means $3.00 That is all the GORDON costs. Couldn't be better. GORDON, softs, GORDON stiffs. refused because of instructions to that effect received from Nelson, who said ho slgnea the .certificates -when he was drunk, without consideration. It is further, al leged that the certificates "were presented by others and the hank refused to pay. Nelson Is reported to have parted with these cerUflcates while gambling at the Portland Club. Articles oC Incorporation. Articles of Incorporation of the Bangor Exchange Publishing Company were filed in the County Clerk's office yesterday by A. A. Llndsley, A. A. Wright and John K. Kollock. The capital stock, is $25,000. The objects announced are to print and publish a daily or weekly newspaper, and do a general printing and publishing business. Petition In Bankruptcy. A petition la bankruptcy was filed in tha United States District Court yesterday by Hugh Elliott, a blacksmith of Portland. Elliott's abilities amount to $380 50, and his exempt property, consisting of house, hold goods, to the amount of $200. Sirs. Zella. Rouse Seeks Divorce. Zella Rouse has commenced suit in the States Circuit Court against Osea Rouse for a divorce on the ground of desertion. They were married at Pendleton in 1891, and have one child. Mrs. Rouse was for merly Zella Wlldera. Decision Todny. Judge Sears will announce a decision to day In the case of George L. Hlbbard against Sarah J. Henderson et al., motion to vacate Injunction. Court Note. The motion to dissolve the injunction in the case of A. Walson. captain of the German ship Peter Rlckmers, against Richard McCarron and others, was argued before United States District Judge Bel- I linger yesterday, and was taken under i.ayi?ement. twins do youp work." Louis. Makers ol OVAL FAIRY SOAP. 1