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THE MORNING ORJJGO'NlAlff, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, t-. HALF MILLION LOSS Incendiary Fire Destroys Klamathon, Cal.- GREAT LUMBERING PLANT GONE featlre Basincs Portion and a. Dozes DttcIIIbsh Consumed Fire Appa ratus Tampered With Rail read Traffic Obstructed. ASHLAND, Oct, 14. Later reports In crease the losses by the fire this morning of the extensive plant of the Pokegama Sugar Pine Lumber Company, at Klama thon, together -with the business houses and a number of dwelling houses in that thriving lumbering town. Everything connected with the mam moth lumbering plant Is totally destroyed and nothing but a few ashes and debris now covers the ground where the $250,000 Tjulldlngs stood. With them have gone Tip In smolce nearly 8.O00.CO0 feet of sugar pine lumber, immense quantities of manu factured sashes, doors and box material, the company stores, a dozen dwelling houses, two hotels, four grocery stores, postoffice and meat market, six saloons, two barber shops, two confectionery stores and livery stables an estimated loss of 'over half a million dollars on which there 'Is .stated to be only about $50,000 of In surance. The fire Is reported to have been of in xendiary origin, and many incidents tend to corroborate the charge. After the main 'mill and box factory had burned out, and the firo was thought to be over, flames suddenly burst forth in the new box fac tory, 500 feet distant, at the north end of the company's land, and It also went up fin flames with the rest of the buildings. 5t is also cited that a couple of weeks ago Vandals obtained entrance into the box factory at night and destroyed belting to the value of about 1000, and a large re gard had been offered for detection of the perpetrators, and that the authorities were Investigating the matter. There had been a meeting df the direct ors of the mill company last night to con elder the transfer of the property to the new purchasers, and their business was not completed until nearly 12 o'clock. At 12:10 A. M. the night watchman dis covered flames issuing from tht middle of the box factory, near the main mill,, among a quantity of shavings, and In an Instant the whole structure was a mass of seething, lapping flames. " ' , While the entire mill and box factory plant was supplied with a good fire ap paratus, and?there was an "abundant .water supply, these precautions; were-' practically useless for '.ft. was found during the fire" that much of; theihose "had. been cut. B.esletf .haying 2000 fee of track and the. 'PPPt and warehouse buildings bur&eatK.s? Southern PaclflcCompany lost abautdozen -freight carp,, and the freight anI; passenger traffic of the road was In tetirpted for .twelve hours.. , ' : : BKB PROTESTS THE .RESERVE. Clfijceas Ask Senator Mitchell to '"Hake Personal Investigation. BAKER CITY, Or., Oct 14. (Special.) The mineowners and operators of this dis trict have organized for the purpose of-fiecuring-a change In the recent order of the 'Secretary of the Interior creating the Eastern -Oregon forest reserve. A meet--Ing was held recently at the office of Hon. C. A. Johns, in this city, which was large ly attended. " The matter was discussed pro and con. and finally It was resolved to invite -Senator Mitchell to vrslt Baker Cltv and the surrounding mining camps and look into the condition of .affairs. It Is the expectation that Mr. Mitchell will eee his way clear to at least advise the department to modify the present tempo rary order In many particulars. In the meantime .a petition is being circulated protesting against the proposed reserva tXon. Accident to Sheepherder. A sheepherder who owns .a band of 2500. jBheep met -with an- accident out In. the hills last week, and before he was able to secure assistance 1000 of his sheep t strayed away and have been lost, so tar .s he Is concerned. This Is the largest Individual loss that has ever been reported f,ln "this part of the country. It" Is su'p :josed that this band strayed away and .'possibly have mingled with another herd. It frequently happens that sheep are lost rom the main herd and are never recov-ered- Hot long since two young men were out on the road, when they ran across .bout 100 sheep that had strayed from a 3ferd. They drove the band to a near-by ranch and made constant inquiry to find 'Ihe owner, but no one appeared to claim them. ew Telephone to Snmptcr. Baker City, if all reports are true, will' f"Eoon be boasting of two electric light plants and two telephone companies. The t county and city have each granted fran ; chlses to the new telephone company, and ' the promoters Insist that the work of con structing a telephone-telegraph line .be tween this city and Sumpter will begin at once. There Is no. telegraph at Sumpter. All of, the telegraph messages are handled 'toy telephone between the two cities. The new telephone company claims to have 1 entered into an agreement with the West ern Union, whereby the latter company will supply the operators for the telegraph .line between Bakerv City and Sumpter. The opening of a Western "Union tele graph office In Sumpter will be a great I convenience to the business Interests of "both cities. Will Have Street Lamps. It now appears to be a settled' fact that ;Bakcr City "will soon have electric street lights. Workmen bigan yesterday to erect poles on the street for the street lamps. It will be some time after the first of November, however, before the , l'.ghts will be turned cn. ,.t ROBBERY AT THE DALLES. Ci&ar store Entered and Slot 31a chine Rifled. , -THE DALLES. Or., Oct 14. (Spedal.) , The cigar ?tore of B. IL. Grant. In this '"'city, -was entered by burglars last night . ,and a portion of the contents of the slot : machine, together with several dollars from-the cash register, taken. The thieves entered through the back door, where a pane of glass had been loosened, allow ing tho,.bolt to slip. The amount secured 'ifrom'thc slot machine Is not known, as It- had not been cleaned for two days. Ignorance as to its manipulation ,saved j 5l23r 'which was taken from the tubes - tbjis morning, i after th; robbery was dis covered. ' 'IJIES OX UMATILLA RESERVATION. E&vrard Brlsbois, Son of Hudson Bay l-.fi- i i . kJv-. -pncrLETON. Oct. 14. fSneclaI.1 Ed- i, -tward Brlsbois, a "well-known character on the Umatilla reservation, aied here this " morning. He was the son of Oliver Brls hols, one of the old Hudson Bay Company trappers, and was born in Marion County 50 years ago. His mother was a Chinook woman. For several years he was Government interpreter at the Umatilla agency, and until a short time ago was chief of the Indian police. In the latter capacity, six years ago, he achieved local fame by getting Into the County Jail because of having executed the judgment of the In dian court commanding him to cut off the Tialr of Jack Weet Soot, another Indian convicted of the crime of drunkenness. Brlsbois used a pair of sheep shears to cut off Wcet Soot's flowing locks, and the style of cut was most villainous so much so that Wcet Soot felt deeply outraged, employed a lawyer and got . judgment against Brlsbois for $230 damages. As Brls bois was not able to pay the judgment he was sent to the county jail In satis faction until the Indian Department in tervened and paid off the judgment. Since then the Indian court has cut off no Indian's hair as a punishment for drunkenness. CHARGE OP INTENT TO KILL. Idaho Man Arrested After Being Jndged ;0t Insane. WEISER, Idaho. Oct. 14. (Special.) A sheepherder named Eber Scranton, whose actions seemed those of a crazy man, was brought before the insanity .board, but after examination was declared to be sane. He was then arrested and taken before a Justice of the Peace on the charge of shooting with Intent to kill. He had fired five shots at James Mooney, foreman of a large -sheep outfit for which Scranton had been working. He was discharged and paid off at the rate of $35 per month. He claimed that he had been promised $43 per month, and that he would kill Mooney. He went to the camp and fired" shots at him, but without effect. He then marched Mooney at the point of his revolver to Council, a distance of 20 miles, where Scranton was placed under arrest and brought to Welser. When brought into the Justice Court he waived examination and was bound over to the January term of the District Court for trial. EXTENSIVE SHEEP POISONING. Heavy Losses to Flocks in Indian Valley, Idaho. BOISE, Idaho, Oct 14. A special to the Statesman from Payette, Idaho, says: D. W. Tindall returned today from In dian Valley, in Washington County, where his sheep have been ranging. He reports very heavy losses sustained by himself and others by poison, apparently put out for the purpose of destroying the sheep. Mr. Tindall gays he has lost COO head, E. V. Currln 800, W. A. Myres 500, and several others from 100 to 250. The shecpowners do not seem to have any Idea who put out the poison. It is understood a very search ing investigation Js being Instituted. Prosperity in Columbia County. ST. HELENS. Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) The .semi-annual statement of the finan cial condition of Columbia County shows that the total resources are $17,737, and the total liabilities only $2579 20. Besides the balances in other funds, there Is a balance of ?4C52 In the general fund, not withstanding there was an expensive mur der trial during the last six months, and $2355 10 wis paid out of the general fund for roads and bridges. The County Treas urer cashes all warrants presented, and present indications are favorable that this will be the condition for some time to come. Tho second installment of taxes is coming in at a lively rate, and Sheriff Hattan states that there is only about $3000 delinquent. Grant's Pass Mining; Notes. GRANT'S PASS, Oct. 14. (Speciil.)-A company of Portland men, whoso names are not known as yet, has purchased the Gold Chloride mine, of the Wards Creek district, eight miles east of Grant's Pass, of Carl Phelps,, tor. 57500. The property Is to be thorough!' and systematically de veloped by the present owners. Captain Leavenworth, of Portlind; is doing considerable development work upon his quartz property, the Maybelle, of the Blackwell Hill district, situated near Gold Hill, east of Grant's Pass. Scared Out by Anti-Forelirn Placards TACOMA, Oct. 14. Hong Kong advices say that the posting of anti-foreign pla cards at Canton has prevented the en gaging of Chinese laborers to work on the Canton end of the great Canton-Hankow Railroad. The American Consul at Can ton has asked the Viceroy there to take steps to discover who are guilty of post ing the anti-foreign placards. A number of arrests have been made, and every of ficial In Canton has been Instructed to stamp out this method of inciting natives against foreigners. Trouble Over Letting Contract. OREGON CITY," Oct. 14. (Special.) There Is a squanble over letting the con tract on the new Garde building to S. S. Mohler, a nonunion painter, who was for merly a member of the union. Johnson & Andrews, who let the contract for the painting, and who have the contract for the construction, are officers in the Car penters' Union. Tho members of tho Painters' Union have preferred charges against Johnson and Andrews. Union Must Not Molest Japanese. SPOKANE, Oct. 14. In the United States Court today. Judge C. H. Hanford issued a permanent injunction forbidding cer tain members of the Cooks and Waiters' Union or their associates to interfere with the restaurant business conducted by K. Takahashl, a Japanese. The men are for bidden to picket or patrol the restaurant, or to molest or interfere with Takahashl In the conduct of his business. Released From Charge of Arson. ASTORIA, Oct. 14. (Special.) The preliminary hearing of George Mitchell, or Fortes Calanges, oh a charge of arson, was concluded in the Justice Court today. The defendant was discharged, for tne reason that the Judge did not consider the evidence sufficient to warrant his being held for trial to the Circuit Court.' Mit chell was accused of having tried to burn the old Devlin cannery. Rumor That Venture Is Floated. VICTORIA, B. C., 'Oct. 14. Private ad vices have been received here to the ef fect that the steamer Venture, which went ashore on Tugwell Island, has been floated, having come off- the rocks with out, assistance, and has been towed to Metlakahtla, where the cargo is being taken out and repairs made. Serious Runavrny Accident. INDEPENDENCE, Oct. 14. (Special.) David Whiteaker, who. was Injured in a runaway accident here, yesterday, has not regained consciousness, and his death Is momentarily expected. Mrs. Whiteaker is much worse injured than at first ex pected, and she Is now unable to leave her bed. Reserve Agent for Tacoma Bank. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct. 14. The First National Bank of Portland has been made reserve agent of the National Bank of Commerce of Tacoma. Circuit Court at St. Helens. ST. HELENS. Or.. Oct. 14. (Specials Judge McBrlde will convene the Fall term of Circuit Court tomorrow. There are but lew important cases on the docket. DROPPED IN THE STREET. Sudden Collapse, Due to an Over taxed and Nervous Constitution. Not long ago this headline appeared in the paper, and how often might it not appear again if it was not that people guard against it. Mormon Bishop's Pills are the greatest remedies for nervousness and deranged constitutions. For Insomnia they have no equal. Mormon Bishop Pills remove the effects of early folly and ex cess, and tone down the nerves to that normal state which Induces Nature to be its own doctor. They are sold at 50 cents more & Co.'s, Portland, Or. Sent postage prepaid to any part of the country In TO DEDICATE HALE TODAY AGRICULTURAL BUILDING AT COR VALLIS COLLEGE." Elaborate Programme "With Address es by Governors and Congressmen Preparation for COO Visitors CORVALLIS, Oct 14. (Special.) Preparations are all complete for the dedication here tomorrow afternoon of Agricultural Hall at the , Agricultural College. If the day is pleasant the dedi catory ceremony will occur on the lawn immediately in front of the new build ing, and will be followed by a programme of exercises In the armory. Otherwise all the exercises will occur In the ar mory. Tho dedicatory, exercises will comprise an address of welcome by ' Hon. J. K. Weatherford, president of the. Board of Regents: Invocation, Rev. G. S. O., Hum bert; presentation of th building .to the Board of Regents, by Chairman Apper son, of the building committee; dedicatory address, Governor Goer. The programme in the-armory will com prise an address (subject not given). Governor-elect Chamberlain; address, "Need of More Industrial Training," . Congress man Tongue; addre?, "Relation of the Grange to the Agricultural College," Austin T. Buxton, lecturer of the State Grange; address, "Our Country," Hon! H. B. Miller; address (subject not given), Congressman-elect Williamson. A lunch will be served the visitors on arrival In the basement of the new building. The preparationa In this particular are for guests to the number of 500. In this respect, the lunch committee- has hcen handicapped for lack of accurate knowl edge as .to the number of visitors that might be expected. , A special meeting of the Board of Re gents has been called by President Weatherford for the occasion. After the conclusion of the programme, the guests will be shown about tho grounds and through the various departments.. The. special trains for the return trip are to leave Corvallls at 5 o'clock P. M. COM3IITTED SUICIDE IN JAIL. Klamathon Man Thought to Be Con nected With Henley Trngedy. ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 14. A man aged about 45 years, described as of slender build, baldheaded and rather poorly dressed, who io thought to bo John Rook, who recently worked for Frank Adams at Merrill, Klamath County, committed sui cide yesterday In the jail at Klamathon. Attempts have been made to connect him with the recent tragedy of an un known woman near Henley, in Siskiyou' County. Some few weeks since an elderly woman, who had been murdered, was found hanging to the limb of a sapling on the hillside of a lonely gulch In an unfrequented neighborhood, by two mln- NEW DRAIN NORMAL INSTRUCTOR H. W. Hibbnrd, Professor of Mathematics, and Physi cal Culture. DRAIN, Or.. Oct. 14. (Special.) H. TV. HIbbard, professor of math ematics "and physical education of the Central Oregon State Normal School, at Drain, was graduated from the Minnesota State Normal, at St. Cloud, with the class of 'OS, and from the University of "Wiscon sin in 1001. He was director of the Unity gymnasimu, at St. Cloud;5 in 1807-98, and assisted in physical ed ucation at the University of "Wis consin In 1S9S-1901. While at the university he was president of the Collegiate Association of Fencers, and holder of the parallel bar and Indian club championship. On leav ing the" university he became profes sor of mathematics and military science at Vashon College, which position ho resigned to take charge of the department of mathematics and physical culture at Drain. Mr. HIbbard was a member of the "Wis consin football team, and will act as coach to the Normal team. era. The body was badly decomposed, and there was nothing on her person to lead to identification, though a card was In her valise showing she came from Oregon. The Coroner's jury pronounced her death from murder, and the authorities of Sis kiyou have had the matter ever since under investigation. Rook, who is a stranger, had been hang ing around Hornbrook recently and fright ening women by his peculiar actions, and is said to have dropped some word that It was thought connected him with the crime. He was taken under arrest last Sunday for Insanity and lodged In the Jail at Klamathon. Monday morning he was found with his throat cut from ear to ear, the deed having been done with a pocket knife, which the Jailer had failed to find on his person when arrested. All his pa pers had also been destroyed to prevent identification. No one appears to know Rook in the vicinity of Hornbrook. During the progress of the great fire at Klamathon last night the body of the suicide was carried away from the Jail by some strangers who were assisting in fighting the fire. The authorities at first thought it had been cremated In the flames, but searchers today found the sui cide's remains among some bushes close to the town, where they had been carried. END OF SALMON EGG SEASON. Total Taken in Oregon and ."Wash ington .Over 20,000,000. OREGON GITY, Oct. 14. (Special.) The work of taking eggs on the Columbia River by the United States Fish Commis sion has ceased for the season. At the four stations over 20,000,000 eggs were taken. At Clackamas station over 3,000, 000 eggs have been takenand at Rogue River nearly the same amount was ob tained. The total number of eggs taken In Oregon and Washington by the com mission Is over 26,000,000. GOES TO SUPREME COURT. Northern Pacific osc Passed Up by Court ut Appeals. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14. The United State Circuit Court of Appeals has cer tified to the Supreme Court of the United States the case of the United States of America versus the Northern Pacific Rail road Company and Corporation and the Northern Pacific Company. The ault wao brought In the United States Circuit Court of Washington to cancel patents for land issued to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. It appearing that the case pre sented issues and facts identical with those Involved in the case of the United States vs. the Oregon & California Rail road Company, decided by the United States- Supreme Court, the Circuit Court of Appeals will pass the casa to the Supreme Court. The Circuit Court of Ap peals says: "We think this, case is ruled by the decision of the Supreme Court unless the fact that the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, by reason of being the grantee of both said land grant's", is estopped to explain tho sufficiency of its own map3 to designate the boundaries of Its grant by virtue of the "act of, July 2f 1SS4. and It appearing to the court that an early and final decision of the question is of great public Importance, since it Involves rlgfits of a number of settlers, the case Is cer tified to that tribunal for settlement."' ROBERT REID DEAD. Well-KnoTvn Salem Insnrancc Man and Sunday School Worker. SALEM. Oct. 14. Robert Reid, a well known insurance man and prominent Sun day school worker, died this evening at "the home of his son, Georgo S. Reld, in this city. His death .was duevtq heart dls-; .ease. "5fi Mr. Reid waa born In Bucyrus, O,, in 1832, and In 1861 movedito Iowa, where he lived until 1S72. when he came to Salem. For a number of years he engaged in farm ing, but for several years, past had been conducting an Insurance, busjneso In this city. He had been a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church, and for several years had been president of the . Marlon County Sunday School Union He left six sons and one -daughter Rob ert A., Ralph R. and PaulW. Reid, of Portland; Arthur M. ,and George S., of Salem; C. W. Held, of Eugene, and Mrs, Charles. A..' Purvlne, of Zena. Vancouver Barracks Notes. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Oct. 14. (Special.)-rMajor Robert K. Evans, As sistant Adjutant-General, is now making a tour of Inspection of the target ranges of all the posts In the department, as Major Evans with his. other duties is a! inspector of small arms. During his ab sence Captain Walter A. Bethel, acting Judge-Advocate, will, take charge of his office. Companies -A7 C, D and E, under the command of Major. Money, returned yes terday from their 10 days' practice, march. Dr. Jcre Black Clayton reached hero from Fort Riley yesterday and reported for duty by letter to the medical director of tHe department. Lieutenant-Colonel C. Woodbury, Sev enteenth Infantry, has had his leave ex tended two months. Spokane Indians Lose Lands. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Agent Ander son, of the Colvllle Indians, In Washing ton, has reported to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that the Spokane Indians, who are comparatively poor, seem to be in danger of losing a part of their reser vation. The agent says this danger Id the rcf ult of the Congressional opening of their lands to mineral location and entry ffter the Indians receive allotments of land in severalty. Owing to the way In which the provisions of the bill were passed and approved the reservation was actually open to mineral location and en try for a short time last May, during which vested rights In a large group of mineral claims were acquired and a de termined effort has been, made to wrest the lands from the Indians. " Elma Sawmill Notes. ELMA, Wash.. Oct 14. (Special.) The Little Green Cedar Shingle Company has decided to discontinue Operations' at the present location, after examining the cedar timber owned by them near the present site of the mill. They concluded that It has been damaged so much by the fire that It would not pay to undertake the running of the mill at that point any longer. The company lost $1500 worth of shingles, besides losing the dry kiln and considerable lumber. The machinery will soon be transferred to a new site. Allen White, proprietor of White's mill and town, burned in tho recent disaster, has taken a six months' logging contract near Olympla. He will not rebuild until after the rainy, season. His mill will not be run again on the old location. Supreme Court Reassigns Grin Case. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The United States Supreme Court today reassigned the case of Simeon I. Grin, for hearing on October 27. Grin is .a Russian, who was arrested In Sin Francisco on the charge of embezzling about $12,000 In Russia. Ho has sought to resist extra dition by Invoking Tiaoeas corpus pro ceedings, and he brings the case here on an appeal from a decision from the Cir cuit Court of the United States for the District of California denying his peti tion for a writ. Bird Case Before Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. The first case argued in the Supreme Court of tho United States In the October term was that of Homer Bird, accused of murder in Alaska, which was heard today. The 'case Is now pending In the Supreme Court for the second tlipe. It was originally tried in the District Court of Alaska, where Bird was convicted. When the case came to the Supreme Court the de cision was reversed and a new trial or dered. The retrial resulted against Eird, and an appeal has again been taken. McBrlde Pardons William Milby. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 14. (Special.) Governor McBrlde today pardoned Will lam Milby, of Roslyn, who was serving a santonce of six months' imprisonment and a $250 fine, making In all 11 months, of which eight had been served. Milby was convicted of election frauds in the 1SO0 election, for furnishing certificates to voters on which they were paid money by confederates. Milby Is now quite sick, owing to confinement, and this was a factor In his pardon. Honors Requisition for Hansen. SALEM, Oct 14. (Special.) Governor Geer today honored a requisition from the Governor of Washington for the rendition of Earl Hansen, . wanted to answer a charge of horsestealing. As Hansen Is now held to appear before the next grand jury in Washington County, Oregon, Gov ernor Geer provided In his warrant that Hansen may be taken away when the Oregon courts give up jurisdiction. Yukon Criminals Brought to Victoria VANCOUVER. B. C, Oct. 14. Ten crim inals, convicted and sentenced to impris onment by the Yukon courts, two of them for life, arrived here today from Skag way on board the steamship Princess May. .They were Immediately taken to the penitentiary at New Westminster. Hillman Taken to Oakland. WHATCOM, Wash.. Oct. 14. Deputy Sheriff Donnell. of Oakland, Cal., left here tonight with R. R. Hillman, wanted In Alameda County on three charges of fraudulent transfers of property. Hillman had a bride of one week when arrested. Lewis County Hop' Sale. CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct 14. (Special.) S. M. Dunn today sold to Herman Klaber 59 bales of hops at 23 cents. This is the first sale of Lewis County hops since some time in August. Several dealers are here taking in contracts. Willamette University Opened. SALEM, Oct 14. (Special.) The formal opening exorcises of "JYlllamette Univers ity were held this afternoon, when Bishop Cranston delivered an address before the students and faculty. BAPTISTS AT ROSEBURG NUMBER. OF DELEGATES EXPECTED TO REACH 200. - i ' . . Convention Conducted by Rev. M. M. Bledsoe, of Portland Sermon by Rev. F. W. Cliff, of Salem. . ROSEBURG Or., Oct. 14. (Special.) This beautiful Southern Oregon town was the Mecca of Oregon Baptists yesterday. The special car from Portland gathered delegates cn route until, when Roseburg was reached, more than 60 were aboard. Delegates from near-by" places brought the registration on the .rifst night of the convention upon to the 100 mark. By tomorrow night the number of delegates is expected to reach 200. On the way up from Portland, at the suggestion of General. Secretary Stone, of the Portland Young Men's Christian AsrKJcIatlon, a "moving convention" was organized, .with Rev. W. E. Randall, of the Second Church, Portland, chairman, under whose direction a delightful serv ice of song, prayer and speechmaklng was enjoyed, putting the delegates in ,a proper mood to enter heartily . Into the opening, dev.otlonal session of the conven tion. , V The convention was conducted by the vice-president of the Ministerial Confer ence, Rev. M. M. Bledsqe, of Portland. The convention motto Is, "The establish ment of the kingdom of God," and the In troductory sermon by Rev. F. W. Gliffe,. of Salem, was in keeping with the, motto' on "the coming of God's kingdom." A largo audience listened attentively o this highly interesting discourse. INDEBTEDNESS IS DECREASING. .. Showing: by the Report of the Wash ington State Treasurer. OLYMPIA, AVash., Oct. 14. (Speclai.) The biennial report of State Treasurer C. W. Maynard shows that the indobtedneca of the State of Washington has been re duced $131,496 34 In the last two years. This is considered a gratifying showing, in view of the large appropriations made for necessary additions and bulldlngfe to the various state Institutions and the Capitol annex. The following is the comparative state ment of Indebtedness at the close of the two last biennial' periods: Sept 30, Sept. 30, 1900. 1902. General fund war rants outstanding 721.ES0 23 $ 45,741 19 Accrued Interest on same, estimated... 21,636 40 192 65 State bonds held by per school fund.... 663,000 00 1.165.000.CO Accrued Interest on same 22,283 61 78,092 6S State funding bonds outstanding 153.CO0 00 60,000 00 Accrued Interest on same 11.302 60 S75 04 Toal $1,597,125 84 $1,349,631 56 Less cash on hand In general fund 121,100 56 5,161 62 Actual Indebted ness ., .' $1,475,966 28 $1,344,469 94 Indebtedness reduced 131,496 34 The report shows another gratifying condition In that the greatest part of the indebtedness, which in 1900 was In general fund warrants drawing 5 per cent inter est, which Interest was paid to individ uals and warrant-buyers, has been trans- fcrred to state bonds, which draw but 3& per' cent interest,, and the interest goes to the permanent school fund. Over hjilf of the state funding bonds, which were held by Eastern investment com panies and drawing 5 per cent Interest, have also been wiped out black nmns School Apportionment. OREGON CITY, Oct. 14. (Special.) The apportionment of. school funds today among the 120 districts of Clackamas County amounted to ?17,90 65. UNION PACIFIC MEETING. Old Board of. Directors Re-elected No Change In View. SALT LAKE CITY7Oct. 14. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Union Pacific Railway Company was held here today. After transacting the usual rou tine business the stockholders proceeded with the election of the board of directors for the ensuing year. All members of the present boarVl were re-elected. Regarding the rumor printed In the West today that Edward Dickinson, gen eral manager of the road, would succeed Presideht Burt, a prominent stockholder said tonight that there is absolutely no truth in the report, and that the executive board, which will convene in New York tomorrow, will make no changes In the present management (The present board of directors .is com posed of tho following-named men: Ed ward H. Harrlman, Wlnslow S. Pierce, James Stlllman, Louis Fitzgerald, James H. Hyde, Otto H. Kahn. George J. Gould, Jacob H. Schiff, Thonfas J. Eckart. Charles A. Peabody and Henry H. Rogers, all of New York; T. Jefferson Coolidse, Jr., and Oliver Ames, of Boston; Marvin Hughltt. of Chicago, and Horace G. .Burt, of Omaha.) ANNUAL HEPORT OF ERIE. Gross Earnings Increased and Oper ( ntlnpr Expenses Decreased. NEW YORK. Oct. 14. Net earnings of the Erie Railroad Company for tho fiscal year ended June 30 last, as given In the "annual statement Just Issued, amounted to $12,717,833, an increase for the year of J2.022.505. The coal strike, which 'tied up the mines in May and June las$, resulted In diminishing the tonnage of anthracite coal 3.8 per cent. For tho year. C.003.305 tons were transported over the Erie lines to market, a decrease of 237,015 tons. Gross earnings for tho year we're $10,S94, 433. an increase of $1,792,131. Expenses of operatlpn decreased $230,374. The ratio of operating expenses, exclusive of taxes, to earnings, was 66.39 per cent. Capital ac count was charged during the year with $3,2CO,000 for additional equipment, which included partial payment on 60 new loco motives and payment for 0 other new ones. The capital Issue of the Erie amounts to $47.?92,4CO first preferred stock. $16,000,000 second preferred, and $113,000,000 of com mon stock. There Is outstanding $7O.8S5,O0O in bonds. For the year $16,6S3.220. or 61 per cent, ot the operating expenses was paid direct to labor, being distributed among CO.S97 employes. MORE TIME TO APPEAR. Northern Securities Combination in. Stte of Washington Case. WASHINGTON. Oct. li. The United States Supreme Court today granted to counsel for the Northern Securities, North ern Pacific and Great Northern roads, 30 days' time to demur, plead or make an swer in the proceedings of the State of Washington in the merger case. The time was granted Upon the request of ex-Attorney-General Griggs, attorney for the trust and the railroad companies, who brought the matter to the attention' of the court, saying that the companies had made their anpearance In obedience to the subpena of the court. When the court granted tho SO days, Mr. Griggs made a plea for twice that length of time, saying that counsel In the case are en gaged -n the Government case. The origi nal decision was adhered to, however. Change on Colorado & Northwestern. BOULDER, Colo.. Oct 14. On Novem ber 1, C. B. Culbertson will retire as man1 nger of the Colorado & Northwestern Railroad, connecting Boulder and Ward. His successor will be H. D. Milton, at present general' agent qf the Colorado & Southern road at Colorado Springs. Thlfe arrangement was effected between W. C. Culbertson, of Glrard, Pa., president and principal stockholder of the road; and Colonel S. B, Dick, a heavy stockholder, of Mciidvi He, Fal, ln"Bouider today. Colo nel Dick Is atso heavily Interested in Boulder County mines, and Is desirous of extending the rallroad.to Elder. The new manager is to' Investigate as to the ad visability of building an extension, and is expected to give his decision In six months. Hitch in Chinese Railway. LONDON, Oct 14. Cabling from Hong Kbng, a correspondent of the Dally Chron icle says a hitch has occurred In the mat ter of the projected American railroad from Canton to Hankow. The promoters of the line desire to construct a tempo rary tramway to Fatshan, southwest of Canton, leaving the more .expensive Han kow railroad to be constructed later. To this the Chinese object considering them selves able to build the tramway. They say the Americans ought to carry out the obligations of their original concerelon. As a result of thl3 situation, matters aro at a standstill. Superintendents of Northern Pacific. ST. PAUL, Oct, 14.-H. J. Horn has been appointed assistant general superin tendent of the Noithern Pacific, and will have charge of the Yellowstone. Montana and Reeky Mountain divisions, with head quarters at Livingston. Assistant Gen eral Superintendent A. F. Law has been placed In charge of theIdaho. Pacific and Seattle divisions, and Assistant General Superintendent Wf -J.- Pearson, over the Lake Superior. Minnesota and Dakota divisions. D. Bole has been appointed superintendent and R. M. McLeod assist ant superintendent of the Montana di vision. Two Santa Fe Appointments. TOPBKA, Kan.. Oct. 14". E. O. Faulk ner has been appointed assistant general manager of the Santa Fe in matters re lating to Joint facility contracts, and such other matters as may be assigned to him. h. D. Teed 'was today appointed tele graph manager of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, with headquarters at Galvestca Railroad Notes. ' Traveling Livestock Agent H. W. Hln man. of the Oregoa Short Line, has re signed. General" Freight Agent Miller, of the O. R. & N. has gone East for a visit for a few weeks. There is an agreement between the Northern Pacific Railroad and the steam ers operating between Tacoma and Seattle as to the rates that aro to prevail be tween those points. But now that the ln terurban trolley line threatens to cut into the business the Northern Pacific haa re leased the steamboats from their agree ment" If it shall be found necessary to meet the competition of the trolley line. The O. R. & N. 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I did not seek medical assistance until over a month had passed and 1 had found no relief. I had terrible cramp3 and pains, intense backache and dizzy npells. The doctor said in flammation had set in and prescribed for me. But nothing seemed to help me. Reading your Almanac I soon became interested inWine of Cardui. I then remembered hearing some of my lady friends telling how grand it was. I then dismissed my doctor and aecided to try "Wine of Cardui. I took it for three weeks and to my great joy 1 found relief. Gradually the inflammation passed away. I became once more regular and suffered no more pains, whatever. I am sure there are hundreds of women who are daily suffering as I did, who do not Icnow which way to turn for relief. To these I would say: "Stop paying doctors' bills anil taking medicine you know nothing of; stop letting the doctors experiment on you. Half of them don't know what really ails their patients. 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The Only Remedy In- the World, Ex cept a. Surgical Operation, That Will Certainly Cure Any Form of Piles. The study, of physicians, the experi ments of chemists, the loudly advertised pretensions of quacks, have been for years expended in one direction; toflnd a pile cure that would cure. The results have been a number of harm less and in most cases useless ointments, suppositories and even internal remedies, which the public have weighed In the bal ance of experience and found wanting; nearly all of them gave some relief, but nothing approaching a. radical cure re sulted from these preparations. .The remedy required is one which will immediately stop the pain sa severe fn many Cases of piles, and then by contract- Ing the small blood vessels (capillaries) to" their normal sire, produces a radlcaj cure by reducing and finally absorbing the tumors and healing the inflamed, raw mucous surfaces. Until a few years ago no such remedy had teen produced, but at that time a suppository waa placed upon the market which ha3 since prdven itself to be the long-sought permanent cure for this com mon and distressing trouble: It has rap Idly hacome famous throughout the United States and Canada, and Is now sold by all druggists under the name of Pyramid Pile. Cure. It is now the best known, because lt9 merit arid safety have advertised it wher ever used. It has been advertised by word of mouth, from one sufferer to another; people who have tried everything else, even submitting to painful and dan gerous surgical operations -without avail V have finally found that plies can. be cured without pain and without expense prac tically, as the Pyramid Flic Cure Is sold for the nominal price of 50 cents and $1 per package. The Pyramid instantly stops all pain and at the same time contains no cocaine, morphine or narcotics; the acids and healing properties contained In the rem edy speedily remove, cause a healthful, natural contraction and absorption of the tumors: It will cure any form of rectal trouble except cancer and advanced fistu la, which, by the way, nearly always re sult from neglecting proper and timely ' treatment for piles. A book on cause and cure of piles sent free by addressing Pyramid Drug Co Marshall, Mich. rangemcnt does not apply to freight orig inating in Portland, however, which must go by rail and at tho rail rate while the ships are laid up. Rockefeller, Jr., Recovering. CLEVELAND. Oct. 14. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller has Issued the following state ment: "I have learned that John D. Rocke feller, Jr., Is recovering rapidly from the effect of a severe cold, and that there is no occasion for alarm over his condition." New Lutheran Bishop. LA CROSSE, Wis., Oct. 14. 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