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IfT THE MORNING OREGONIAfN, 'THDKSUAr, DECEHlB&H 4, 1902. WAR - OVER TRADE Seattle-and San Francisco Are at Sword Points. BOTH WANT ARMY TRANSPORTS WkeH Govers Bient Retires From BuiReis, California City May Lose tke Monopoly Will Port- r laad Come la for Share? Seattle and San Francisco have got Into each other's hair over the' Government transport business. The' old transport system is about to die, and the two cities have already begun to fight over the car rion. Meanwhile, where does Portland line up? Will It get into the game also? Secretary of War Root wishes to get the Government out of the transport busi ness and to sell the Government trans ports. He thinks Uncle Sam can save money by giving the business to private companies. In order to ascertain the prob able saving of the change, the department last month advertised for bids fro 31 prl-vatf- companies for cqnveylng soldiers, freight and animals to and from the Phil ippines. Only two bids were submitted", one" from Portland and one from Seatt'ii. San Francisco has wcrked Itself up into a fever of alarm lest it may lose the business. The Bay City has beiii mailing Tiles of money out of Uncle Sam since he acquired the Philippines. He has dl3 bujed from $20,000,000 to ,$25,000,000 a year in T.hat city. San Francisco has "hoggi'd" the business, and Seattle and Forc'and have had barely a "smell," compared with the spoils of the Califomlametropo'.is. The Hay City knows a Vgood thing" when It sees that article, and -many -of "its good citizens have got scared. Meanwhile Seattle is in high .glee, and lmaflnes the golden tropny is w.'Jh'n reach. But Is it? Has the Sound city j'ct the political pull to succeed? The San Francisco people think not, and mean while their representatives in Congress are mcvlng heaven and 'earth to main tain the graft. At the same time they are wrnderlng where they would land If Uncit Sam should decide to sell his trans ports. Senator Perkins has found so lit tle hope In the situation .it "Washington that he has advised San Francisco citizens to buy the transports and to operate them as a trans-Pacific line. He looks upon the matter as demanding vigorous action by the Bay City. San Francisco Is disconcerted by the failure of. Its marine interests to bid for the Government business. The opinion is expressed that they declined to do so in the hope of blocking trie plans of Secre tary Root. Both the Portland and the Seattle bids are exceedingly low. They were $4 50 per ton for general cargo. The Portland bid was only x for freight, but the Seattle bid was for both freight and pas sengers. The northern ports are admittedly the best for the Government's business. Sup plies are much cheaper in Oregon and Washington than In California, and rail road facilities are the best on the Coast. San Francisco's monopoly has cost Uncle Sam a pretty penny, and he is just wak ing up to It. Over $100,000,000 has been expended in the Bay City by the. transport service since the outbreak of the war with Spain. Seattle has strong 1 commercial backing, but Its political backing is not equal to that of San Francisco. James" J. Hill Is behind the Seattle effort to secure the plum. He figures that the Government contract would enable him to establish his big line of steamships on the Pacific; Allied with Mr. Hill are said to be J. "Montgomery Sears and his big Boston Interests, and Henry W. Cannon and the Chase National Bank Interests of New York. These interests now have repre sentatives who are working on the War Department. Their purpose is to get con trol of all the American traffic with the Philippines. Secretary Root's declaration leaves no doubt about his stand. In his annual report, made public several days ago, he said: "As rapidly as It becomes apparent that the Government business can be (Tone more economically "in any part, or as. a whole, by this method (private contract). It is the purpose of the department to fol low the same course which has been fol lowed upon the Atlantic in discontinuing the use of Government transports, and to put the business in the hands of commer cial lines on the basis of open competi tion. "I am satisfied that It is practicable" for .private shippers to do all ordinary busi ness much cheaper than it is possible for the Government to do it, under the lim itations which rest tipon Government ac tion, and that they can. afford to do the business for le3S than It costs the Gov ernment and still make a profit. At the same time, by following this method, the Government will be aiding to build up regular commercial lines between" the Pa cific C6ast and Manila, which is much to be desired." TO COVER NEW CITY LINES Supplementary Articles Filed by the Portland Rirllway Company. Supplementary articles of -the Portland Railway Company were filed In the Coun ty Clerk's office yesterday by O. F. Pax ton, J. C. Alnsworth and F. I. Fuller, with authorized capital of $S0O;O00. The objects arc to provide for the extension of lines and to operate the present lines" In'-the City of Portland, and also the road- to Vancouver, and one to Oregon City. Of the capital stock. $100,000 is. preferred stock and $700,000 common stock. The preferred stock shall, draw 5 per cent per annum or less. If the earnings do not admit of thcr payment of 5 per cent. No dividend shall 0e paid on any common stock until after the dividend has been paid on the preferred stock. The changes include an extension of the Fifth-street line on Porter street, Cor bott street, and Grover street, to the Macadam road; also the Portland Heights extension and some extensions on the East Sid. When asked the significance of the new articles, President1 Paxton said it was merely a technical matter to cover the streets on which extensions of the Port land lines of the company are contem plated. The mention of Oregon City mere ly follows the language of the original articles, and does not mean that there Is any Intention to biAld or acquire a road to Willamette Falls. The capital stock also remains unchanged. END OF RAILROAD DAMAGE CASE. Chief Witness Pleads Guilty to Per juryTrouble lor Plaintiff. CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec 3. (Special.) The damasre suit of Rlehaxd Lvnrh against the Northern Pacific Railway Company, wherein Lynch recovered dam ages, for $150 for Injury to stock, had a rather sensational sequel yesterday morn ing, when John Nelson,.jthe .principal wit ness aealnst the railroad. nlpnrW ciiiitv to perjury in the case. Nelson was the only witness in the case who swore he saw the animals struck by the train, and immediately after the trial he- made an affidavit that he did not see the animals struck, but that Lynch, the plaintiff, agreed to give him $15 if he would so swear. tsuDsequentiy .Nelson made an other affidavit that his first evidence was true, but yesterday morning, when his 'case was called, he withdrew his plea of .not guilty and. against the urging of his counsel. Insisted on pleading guilty of perjury. Nelson Is a young Swede, of 19 years, and It is apparent that he has been imposed upon. An information Is pend ing against Richard Lynch for suborna tion of perjury. The animals alleged to have been Injured by the railway com pany were In fact cut about the head by 'breaking through a. wire fence. . RAILROADS IK PACKING DEAL. Steps to Give Oatslde Lines Facil ities In Kansas City. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 3. The change in management in the Bates De pot & Terminal, announced yesterday in the selection of George H. Ross to suc ceed Theodore C. Bates as president, has revived rumors regarding the building of independent stoclryards and packing houses and providing an entrance, to Kan sas City for the Rock Island system and probably other roads. The several hun dred acres of river land owned by the company are. It is asserted, to be used as sites for packing-houses for the Armours, Swift & Co. and Nelson Morris, and the completion of the Winner Bridge and Terminals, Jt Is said. Is to be pushed. Mr. Ross does not deny that some rail roads are Interested In the deal, but de clines to say what lines. He would not Jeny that the packers named are lnterest d, but declared that stockyards had not been planned. "I cannot discuss the question of who Is behind this," he said. THROUGH SERVICE TO THE COAST. St. Paul to Have Facilities Equal to Those of Northwestern. J SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3. Traffic ar rangements between the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Oregon Short Line Railroads, composing the Harriman sys tem, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad were" concluded at a pro tracted meeting held here today between the general and operating officials of the systems interested. It was announced after the meeting by President A. J. Earl lng, of the Milwaukee road, that on and ajfter January 1, the Milwaukee road would operate through 6halr cars and sleepers from Chicago to the Pacific Coast, the new through service to be operated on an agreement similar to that which existed for years between the Chi cago & Northwestern and Union Pacific systems. GRANTS SEW FRANCHISE. "Trolley Line That May Reach Ont to Molalla Corners. OREGON CITY, Dec. 3. The City Coun cil tonight granted an ordinance to the Oregon City & Suburban Railway Com pany to construct a trolley railway along the route, beginning at the east end of Washington street, passing thence west to Fourteenth, north to Center, west to Twelfth, north to Water and west to Third. Construction shall commence within one year, and the line must be In operation along Its entire length before January 1. 1905. The company shall pay an annual license of $203 for five years, beginning July 1, 1909. After that date the license shnjl be fixed by the Council. It is said the company will probably ex tend Its line to Molalla and other points in Clackamas County. WET FOR RAILROAD BUILDING. Donkey Engine Takes Place of Train on the Grade. DALLAS, Or.. Dec. 3. (Special.) The recent heavy rains have delayed the work of grading on "the Dallas-Falls City Rail road bed, and, "as a result, most of the teams have been laid off. A large donkey engine arrived from Portland this week, and will be used for the purpose of grad ing with two large steam scrapers. Each of these new scrapers will haul and dump as much dirt as 3even teams with the ordinary hand scrapers. As soon as the weather shall permit, the Idle teams and men will be put to work on the high grades, and In the meantime the steam scraper swill continue the work in the low lands. NEW ROAD IN CALIFORNIA. It Is Suspected of Having Gonld Backing:. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. The San Francisco Terminal & Ferry Company, which recently secured an entrance Into Oakland and to the water front. Is now preparing to build from Stockton to Sac ramento and through the Beckwlth Pass eastward, making Oakland the terminus of a transcontinental railroad. The Call says that it is not the Santa Fe system that is behind this. line, but It Is generally believed that the Goulds are Interested, and that the line will form a connection with some of the Gould lines in the Rocky Mountain region. Railroad Sold for 250,000. NEW YORK. Dec 3. The Port Jervls, Monticello & New York Railroad has been sold at foreclosure to satisfy a judgment of $319,736 In favor of the Central Trust Company, of New York, says a Times dispatch from Port Jervls, N. Y. The only qualified bidder was R. D. RIckard, of New York, of the purchasing commit tee for the bondholders, and treasurer of the Ontario & Western Railroad. The referee knocked down the property to him for $250,000. The road will be consolidated with the Ellenvllle & Kingston Railroad, and will shorten the distance between Port Jervls and Albany by. 26 miles. Pension on Orejron Short Line. SALT LAKE. Dec. 3. Vice-President Bancroft, of the Oregon Short Line, to day announced that on January 1 a pen sion system will be adopted on that road, whereby all employes who haye been In the service of the company for 20 years and have reached the age limit of 70 years can retire. The amount of pension wUl depend upon the length of service and the salary received. The plan Is the same as that to be adopted on the same date by the "Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and the O. R. & N. Co. Railroad Chanare in Colorado. PUEBLO, Col.. Dect 3. I. H. Luke, su perintendent here for the Missouri Pa cific Railway, has-been appointed division superintendent for the Denver & Rio Grande, with headquarters at Salida, to "succeed D. Hardy, resigned. Superin tendent Dyer will come here from Sedalia. Mo., to succeed Mr. Luke on the Missouri Pacific This LocomJtive Cast a Shoe. Philadelphia Inquirer. While the 6 o'clock express from Phila delphia to Cape May, N. J., on the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad, was bowl ing along at a 45-mlle an hour rate of speed through Rio Grande, Wednesday night, the shoe attachment on the air .brake controlling the largeurivlng wheels of the engine became detached and hurled a distance xpf several hundred feet, rip ping up part of. the platform at the Rio Grande station, and doing other damage to the building. Luckily the train es caped being derailed, and old railroad hands state that It was almost miracu lous that the train was not thrown from the track. The engine was In charge of James Hand, an old railroad man. The Best Remedy for Croup. From the Atchison, Kan.. Dally Globe: This Is the season when the woman who knows the best remedies for croup Is In demand In every neighborhood. One of the most terrible things in the world is to be awakened In the middle of the night by a whoop from one of the children. The croup remedies arc almost as sure to be lost, in case of croup, as a' revolver 1b .sura to be lost In case of burglars. There used to be an - old-fashioned remedy for croup, known as hive syrup and tolu. but some modern mothers say that Chamber lain's Cough Remedy Is better, and does not cost so much. It causes the patient to "throw up the phlegm" quicker, and gives relief in a shorter time. Give this remedy as soon as the croup cough appears-and it will prevent the attack. It never falls, and Is "pleasant . and safe to tnUn. For cnio br all firusurls.tjt TO GIVE UP FRANCHISES! CITY fc SUBURBAN READY TO AC CEPT ULANKET ORDINANCE. Term Proposed, 35 Years, Is to Be Considered by Board of Public Works and Council. By an ordinance Introduced at the meet ing of the Common Council yeesterday afternoon, the City & Suburban Railway proposes to surrender all Its present franchises and accept In lieu thereof a blanket franchise for a term of 35 years. The ordinance, excepting the term asked, is a duplicate of the blanket franchise re cently granted to the Portland Railway Company. It was read by title and then, oh motion of Councilman Rumelin, who presented it, was setfor consideration at a Joint meeting of the Council and the SPANISH PREMIER SENOR SAGASTA. MADRID, Dec 8. Premier Sagasta has resigned. Senor Sagaata had an audi ence with King Alphonso this morning, at which he presented his resignation, and intimated that the step was irrevocable. He Informed the King that the oppo sition had treated him with distrust and discourtesy, which he did not deserve. His Majesty will no decide on the course he will pursue until tomorrow. As announced from Madrid last night, the Spanish Cabinet suffered a defeat In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday by the adoption of a motion of censure on the Minister of Marine for authorizing the contract tor the construction of two training-ships without previously obtalnting the consent of the Cortes. The resig nation of the Cabinet was then considered Imminent, and there was some talk of a new ministry being formed unded the leadership of Senor Montero Rlos and the Duke of Tetuan. ; The Cabinet which has Just resigned was formed by Senor Sagasta on . No vember 14 last. Board of Public Works, to be held at 8 o'clock next Monday evening. The ordinance will undoubtedly receive favorable consideration, excepting so far as the period of the franchise is con cerned. Some of the Councllmen who were spoken to about It yesterday said It was too long, but as they did not know anything about the average life of the company's present franchises they were not In a position to state just what term should be agreed upon as a basis, of ex change. One of the Councllmen said-tthe city had made a concession of about tbjee years to the PortlanftRaliway Company. He understood that the City & Suburban holds franchises on the West Side for 32 and 33 years, -and on the East Side for 37 and 38 years. The greater part of the company's trackage is on the East Side, and it Is the most valuable part of the system. After the meeting of the Council, C. F. Swlgert, manager of the, City & Sub urban, was asked If his company would surrender Its franchises for a blanket franchise having a life of less than 35 years, and he replied emphatically In the negative. "I .believe we are entitled to the term we ask," he. said. "The other company has been given a blanket franchise for 25 years, and the total compensation the city will receive from It during that pe riod will be $75,000. For a franchise for 35 years we shall pay more than double that sum, or, In round figures, $16O.O0Or We shall agree to all the conditions the Portland has acceded lo. but we give far 1 more to the city relatively, for the Im provements- we shall have to make, when the city orders us to do the work will be very expensive. Our bridge fills will, when ordered, necessarily be costly, for, many of the structures are high and long. Among those on the West Side are the two over the Marquam gulch, two over' the Woods-street gulch, .one on Pennoyer street and one on the Fnlton line. On the East Side we have the elevated roadway running from the Morrison-street bridge to Union avenue, and the bridges at East Morrison and East Ninth streets, cross ing Hawthorne sloUgh; on Grand avenue from East Stark to East Pine; Williams avenue and Weldler street, and the Sulli van's gulch and the Montgomery and Stephens slough bridges. We Intend to make a number of other Improvements also." Under the blanket franchise the com pany asks the right to tonncct Its Brook lyn line with the Waverly-Woodstock lines, and also by a loop the East An keny and the Irvlngton lines; to extend its Williams-avenue line from Piedmont to Woodlawn, and to construct llpes on Nineteenth and Twenty-fourth streets from Glisan to Savier streets. TO MAKE FARMING PAY. V Topics of Interest, nt Linn County Institute. ALBANY, Or.. Nov. 30. (Special.) The first farmers' institute of the season un der the auspices of the Oregon Agricul tural College was held at the hall of Grand Prairie Grange, three miles east of here, closing last night. D. H. Bodlne called the meeting to order, and Thomas Froman was elected permanent chairman. A. D. Hale welcomed the visitors. Dr. James Wlthycombe, by way of response, said in part "The farmer should have as one ob- jject In life the elevation of agriculture to a higher plane than It now occupies. The farmer must get higher Ideas of his call ing. So many and such varied problems fconfront the farmer that he should be oven better educated than the professional man. The Idea of keeping only the. duller boys on the farm Is erroneous. We should endeavor to beautify our farms. 'With the natural advantages wo possess there Is no reason why we should not have the most attractive farm homes orf the face of the earth. The', farmer should study modern methods In the management of the home. The little conveniences that serve to lessen the labors of the farmer's wife are too often nejelected. The farmer should study soil problems.! He has no moral right to farm for the present only and leave an Impoverished soli for his posterity. The probabilities are that wheat will go close to the dollar mark In the near future, and It Is greatly to be feared that many farmers who are getting nice ly started along right lines in farming will again turn to grain growing to the exclusion of diversified agriculture." Professor F. L., Kent discussed "Varia tions In Milk Tests," and showed from "personally conducted experiments that considerable variations qccur when all. conditions 'of care and management re main constant. A case was cited where three cows were under test, and during a single month No. 1 showed a variation in daily test of butter fat from 4.2 per cent to 4.8 per cent, or a range of .6 per cent. Cow No. 2 varied from 3 per cent to 4.6 'per cent, or a variation of 1.6 per cent, while" cow No. 3 showed a range from 4 per cent to 5.1 per cent. Daily tests of the milk of creamery patrons showed a variation during a period of two weeks of .3 to .8' per cent for 1Q, patrons delivering from 150 to 400 pounds, the average varia tion being .54 per cent. As would nat urally be expected, a greater variation GIVES UP OFFICE 5 -fW 4 was found among the patrons delivering small amounts. Ten patrons furnishing from 25 to 90 pounds dally showed a varia tion of from .7 to 1.5 per cent, the aver age being .98 per cent. These herd tests were made during the first half of the month of May, a time when climatic and food conditions were very uniform. C. H. Walker discussed "Benefits of Tile Drainage" in part as follows: "Thorough drainage will enable us to cultivate our lands within three days after a heavy rainfall" has ceased, while as now we oftlmes must wait for as many weeks before we can work our flat prairie lands. We fiiay follow the highest stand ards of intensive and diversified farming, but our climatic conditions will always be against us until we can rapidly carry off the surplus water, especially that aris ing from our almost certain prolonged and heavy rainfall In the late Winter and early Spring months. For a specific case of the benefits of draining I will cite the experience of G. L." Workingar, who lives near Oakville. He has 1500 rods of tile on his farm. Not quite a year ago-1 visited him and had my attention called to a magnificent field of Fall wheat. I kept this field In mind, and at harvest time .found that it yielded 32 bushels per acre, th'elargest yield of Fall wheat reported from any farm In Linn County." Professor A. B. Cordley took up the subject, "Nature Study in the Public scnoois, saying I believe there is no problem of so great importance to this Willamette Val ley as the education of the coming farm er and the farmer's wife. How can we best train our young people In the public schools to make farming their profession, rather than an occupation to which they can turn their attention, as a last resort? Could not our school children secure just as much mental drill from the study of problems' In agriculture, in plant and ani mal growth, or in household management, as they now get from certain mathemat ical operations for which they will have no use in every day life? "Our school children are not taught to see the Interesting problems on the farm, .but only the drudgery, hence the desire to get away from the farm. There are three places where the child may be given the proper bent, so to speak, viz., In the home. In the public school, and In the Grange. A year and a half ago the' State Grange passed a resolution requesting the regents of the Oregon Agricultural Col lege to take up the matter of nature study in the public schools. Two, pamphle'ts were issued, and the County School Superin tendents requested to send in lists of their teachers to whom these pamphlets could be sent "Not more than one-half of these officials responded, hence the work has been attended with rather discourag ing features." The topic, "Public Highways," was ably presented by Hon. H. M. Palmer. The speaker called attention to the importance of the subject," as Indicated by the Interest being taken at present by the National Government. He considered, however. that the Willamette Valley was not yet able to construct permanent highways on the lines laid down by Government ex perts, but stated that by opening up the numerous gravel beds and applying the contents to properly graded roadbeds, the very best sort of foundation would be pro vided for the permanent, highways of crushed rock, to be constructed when the weather of the country will permit. VISIT THE BIORMON CAPITAL. The Rio Grandes Is the only line passing directly through Salt Lake City. Stop overs allowed on all tickets. Inquire at 124 Third street. Portlantl-St. JLionls Do you know about the new tourist service between Portland and St Louis and Memphis? Call up O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington. Your complexion, as well as your tem per. Is rendered miserable by a disordered Tmnf.t.'.i VtfttV. V... inMnM f . LltUaLiv:cr Pills. FIGHT ON LIQUOR LICENSE REMONSTRANCE IS FILED AGAINST PETITION OF H. A. MILLER, " Coanty Judge Webster Objects Publication of Notice in a Commercial Journal. County, Judge Webster yestcTday ob jected to the publication of a .petition by Jti A Miller for a license, to sell liquor at the Twelve-Mile House, In the Review, a commercial paper. The Judge said that in a broad sense it '.s not a newspaper, but a trade Journal. The theory of the temperance law, the court said, was that a petition for a liauor license shculd be printed in a newspaper, that would give notice to the people afTected, and the court was free to sav that not -half a dozen persons. If any. Interested In the matter had seen the publication. The pe tition might as well have been printed in a mining and machinery paper, or a law Journal. Such a nctftlon ought to be published 'In a gener il newspaper, or If there was a paper Issued In the section covered by the petition, that would do. The object was to give notice to the peo ple affected. In conclusion his honor sard: "I .am not at all satiiAd with the publi cation In any such paper as that." George W. Joseph, who appeared us at torney for 93 remonslrators, who oppose the granting of a llc;ns- to Miller, called attention to the fact that the printed no tice is different from the original petition, 12 names being wrong. Judge Webster, In reference to these errors, remarked: "Tin: is a very serious matter. It is the business of the man who publishes the petition to see that the names arc correctly printed. It must t-e remembered that the printed copy Is all that the people who are interested see. They say, 'we do not know such a man as that, and don't know If he Is entitled to sign the petition.' It is the business of the papor to have the proof read and to see that the names are printed just as they are on the petition. I am not prepared to decide at this, timo the effect of these differences.'' The time of the' Boar! of County Com missioners in considering Miller's petition was taken up for several hourst The statute - provides that the petition must contain the. signatures of the majority of the legal voters in the precinct. The remonstrators objected to some of the names on the petitl m. and the' court finally decided that .MJIlcr had .121 legal signers. At the last election In this pre cinct 211 electors' register, and 20Ti voted. There were 22 votes east by persons who did not fesigter. on affidavits. Miller. In his petition, has the names of 23 persons who neither voted nor registered in the precinct. The remonstrators contended counting these 25 unregistered voterj. the 22 electors who voted on affidavits, and the 211 registered voters, makes 25S legal votes In the precinct, and If Miller only lias 121 names on his petition, he has not a majority of the legal voter's in the pre cinct. George H. Durham and W. H. Effinger, attorneys for Miller, contended that the court can only take Into consid eration the 205 votes cast at the last elec tion and might also perhaps Include the 25 or 26 names of electors on Millet's pe tition whom he said nellhsr registered or voted, and this would make the total number of legal voters In the precinct 220, and Miller with 121 nignera had n majority. Attorney Joseph stated that the remon strators can proye by evidence that there are 260 legal voters In the precinct. Judge Webster will decide on Friday whether or not to hear evidence, on this point. ALL DEFENSES MAY BE USED.' Even if Inconsistent Judge Decides Tliey Slay Be Brought Forth. Judge Sears yesterday decided that a de fendant may use all the defenses which he has, whether they are consistent or not. The court Illustrated the point by telling the old story of a man who was charged with having a brass kettle, who denied that he ever had a brass kettle, and that If he did have the kettle he had re turned It. The decision was rendered in another of the series, of tax title cases going through the local as well as the Supreme Court. I. C. Sanford sued Charles Blrcher to quleftltle, and Incidentally to question the validity of tax deeds Issued by Sheriff Frazicr during the years-1898. 1893 and 1900. and a tax deed issued by Sheriff Storey in October of this year, to certain property on the East Side. Prior to September of this year it had been I the practice of the various Sheriffs of the state to use a certain iorm 01 deed, nav ing In It a certain recital that the deed was given for nonpayment of taxes by a particular person, naming him (supposedly the owner), and "all other claimants known and unknown." The Supreme Court of the state, notwithstanding the 'numer ous statutes passed by the Legislature mal-'ng tax deeds prima facie evidence of regularity and absolute title, has ben whittling away at these deeds, and In September of this year, In the ca3e of Lewis vs. Blackburn, an appeal from Judge George, decided that a deed or as sessment containing the phrase "to all known or unknown claimants or owners," lla void. nircner set up in nis original answer three Sheriff's deeds previously Issued to him by Sheriff Frazicr containing this objectionable phrase, and was, of course, ruled out as having no valid title under those deeds. In the meantime a late cer tificate of sale qf the same land for taxes for a later year was presented to the pres ent Sheriff, upon which to issue a Sher iff's deed, the last-mentioned certificate and sale not having been redeemed by the former owner, Mrs. L. M. Schultze: Counsel for defendant submitted to Sher iff Storey the decision of the Supreme Court in the Blackburn case, and at the same time submitted a form of deed leav ing out the objectionable recital, .which. after having been executed, was recorded and. set out In full In Mr. Birchefs amend ed answer, together with the other creeds. To this amended answer plaintiff filed a motion to strike out all except the oldest deed, upon the theory that defendant could not fortify his title by repeated purchases at Sheriff's sale. It was shown upon the argument that neither of the parties to the suit were In actual posses sion of the property in question, and Judge Sears held that a purchaser not In possession of the property waB not pre cluded to Improve his title by accumula tive purchases, and that defendant could put in all the defenses that he might have. Charles J. Schnabel, counsel for defend ant, also argued that it was high time that deeds issued for nonpayment of taxes wre receiving more consideration than heretofore, otherwise there would be no I Inducement to replenish a poor county treasury with funds with which to run the government. Thecase as decided yesterday is mainly op. the question of pleading and practice. and the case will next be heard upon the merits- at the next term in January. H B. Nicholas appeared for the plaintiff. MUST COME IN OPEN COURT. County Judge Webster Objects to Receiving Petitions Privately. No petition for the remission of taxes or part of taxes on the" ground of illegal assessments or any other reason, will he received In the chamber of the County Court hereafter. All matters must be presented In open court on Wednesday and Friday. This announcement was- mad.; by Judge Webster yesterday morning. At torneys have been In the habit of handing these petitions .to the County Judge ,'n his chambers, and he is opposed to it Ho desires to. do business openly and will de cide all cases in open court The Judge says this will .expedite; matters, and that people wuste a-great deal of his time dis cussing questions in. his office. He states that it Is all right to talk over little minor things in his office, but that the business of the court mxisf. be done publicly. The directors of the Homeopathic Hos pital and Dispensary filed a petition yes terday asking that unpaid taxes lor the years 1S83, 1900 and 1901 be reduced from $1000 to one-third of that sum. It was stated that the land was donated by H. W. Corbett, and thta it is the inten tion, to build as. soon as possible. Walter F. Burrell and C. L. Fay, directors, were present, anl gave testimony. The case was taken under advisement. INJUNCTION IS DISSOLVED. Judge Bellinger Discharges Wnlte Brothers and "Billy" Smith. The White brothers and "Mysterious Billy" .Smith, against whom an Injunction was served to restrain them from enticing away the crew of the- British ship Mor ven, have been discharged by Judge Bel- j linger, after a hearing of the evidence. ! The boarding-house men had a fight with ' the crew of the Morven several weeks ago in attempting to take one of the sailors from the ship, and Captain Hughes, In the resulting Injunction, prayed that they be restrained from en ticing his crew away from his ship or boarding the vessel and removing them by force. The Whites and Smith, In their amwer to the Injunction, stated that the Injunc tion was unnecessary, and placed them In a false light, as it enjoined them from an action which they had "no Intention of performing. Judge Bellinger, after hear ing the evidence in their favor, dissolved the Injunction. To Sue P. H. Marlay. In the Circuit. Court. Judg.i Sears yes terday appointed Charles j. Schnabel guardian ad litem to prosecute a suit for Donnld M. Pague, a minor, against P. H. Marlay. to quiet title to lot S, block 6, Cloverdale Extension Trait, near Pied mont. Marlay, It Is alleged, claims to hftve and rely for title upon a Sheriff's deed ,to the property for unpaid taxes for the year 1S97. The complaint challenges the "flufilclency of the Sheriff's deed. Decisions Today. Judge Frazer will nnnouncs decisions today In the following' cases: Jennie Y. Wade vs. P. O. Lundin et al.; application for surplus proceeds of sale on foreclosure. In the matter of the estate of Esther LCulse MendenhalL Judge Sears will announce a decision Ihl. morning In the case of the State of Oregon vs.. F. p. Chamberlain et al.: mo tion to retax costs. Articles of Incorporation. Articles of lncorpnntlon of the Lucky Eoy Mining Company wero filed in the Ccunty Clerk's office yesterday by Lours Zimmerman, Wallace MeCamant and Zera Snow. The capital tHock is 51.000.000. Incorporation articles of the Kalama Lumber Company were filed in the County Clerk's' office yesterday by A. H. HIU, B. Lee Paget and Frank C. Savage The capital stock Is $30,000. The objects are to operate sawmills, planing mills, etc. Will of Green P. Nuna. The will of Green P. Nunn, deceased, was admitted to probate in the County Court yesterday. The estate consists of $4000 deposit, in a bank; $5000 notes and mortgages, and an Interest In certain lands in Missouri. The property Is de vised in equal shares to ZIrda A. Smith and Jennie M. Halght, daughters of the testator. William B. Smith and Walter J. Halght arc named as executors. . 'Chinese are Released. The two Chinese Who arrived on the Indravelll and were detained because they could show no good reason for being al lowed .to land, were released yesterday by"Judge Bellinger. A writ of habeas corpus was filed In the Federal Court, and after a hearing of the testimony Judge Bellinger decided that they were natives of this country, and allowed them to remain. Wants His Name Changed. Alphonse Tersage filed a petition in the County Court yesterday asking for leave to change his name to Joseph Lamot, by which name he has been known since he lived in the United States. He states that he made the change because his real ntrne is hard to pronounce. Ho has set tled on land, which he desires to file upon as Joseph Lamot. Court Notes. Fred H. Noltner was appointed by the .County Court yesterday administrator of the estate of Frederick Kllng, deceased, valued at $5000. The heirs are Frederick E. Kllng, a son, and Bessie M. Dowd, a daughter. . Testimony was taken by Judge George yesterday In the divorce suit of Leila Young against W. V. Younsr. and was taken under advisement. The parties were married in June, 1902. and lived to gether only six weeks. Mrs. Young Is IS years old and the defendant Is 38. Mrs. Young, In her complaint, charges that her husband did not treat her well. MAY PUT DUTY ON SUGAR Brltinh Minister Says It In Not Against Treaty With Russia. LONDON, Dec. 3. In the House of Commons today Foreign Under Secretary Branborn said that in the opinion of the country, the imposition of countervailing duties and the prohibition of the Im portation of bounty sugar were not In consistent with' the provisions of the most-favored-Aiatlon clause of ithe Anglo-Russian commercial treaty in 1S59. Russia, he added, had been informed of this view, and an order was made to renounce the treaty if. Russia did not agree with It, but no reply had been made. The statement by the Under Secretary was In reply to a question based on the Russian protest against the intimation that If Russia did noUElgnlfy her adher ence to the terms of the Brussels sugar convention, Great Britain would be com pelled to Impose a retaliatory duty on Russian sugar, providing the International commission decided that Russia pays a bounty on sugar. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND. E L Cass & w.Grant's Pas W Eaton Moore. Conn N L Walter. San Fr E A Belrs. N T E b Loulssen, San Fr Geo F King. N Y Robt G White. Phlla Sidney Soule, San Fr W E Davis. N Y Cecil E Labe, Whatcom Slg S Toplltz. 8 F L Light. N Y Dr L D Mead. S F Hugh B Rowland. St L Mr & Mrs F W Hicks, Seattle Mrs S B Hicks, do L Goodfrlend. N Y W B Hume. San Fran J W Chandler. San Fr E E Calne. Seattle Mr & Mrs L B Stearns. city V M Vlckery. N Y W L Wilbur. N Y C H Foster. Green wood, B C Geo E Weller, Seattle J C Coppage. Phila J M Chtirrh T.n rSmH H K Montgomery. S F ueo Kraus. n y S H Well & wf. N Y Mrs W B Peck. N Y W B Peck. N Y C J Riley. Chicago Geo B North, N Y Dr E A Sommers, Ore gon City H Schade. N Y L M Stein. N-Y Gerald Schleslnger. S F Maurice L Greenbaum. Chicago F A Kenny, San Fran Chaa K Harley. S F S F Lincoln, Denver W L Nelson, city C H Brown; Mllwk H M Roedlng, San Fr THE PERKINS A B Murphy. Seattle Frank D Hobbs, Salt Lake, Utah Mrs J H Daniels.WW Wm McWUUams. Reno, Ney C M Armstrong.Sump- ter, Or Mrs Olive Shelton & fmy. Medical Sprgs C C Hills, Creston. Wasb E M Crolsam Salem Mrs E M Crolsan. do Nina J Bushnell. do V E Richardson. Al bany R J "Willis, Treadwell. . Alaska . J S Kean, San Fran A J Plckard. Eugene S T Thurston. Dallas Mrs G H Raber, For est Grove M!.3 Raber, do J W Emery, Middle Point. Or E W Hazleton, city W S Alcorn, King's Vy Teddy Rosenbaum. do E T Maxey, Berkeley," Or Mrs E T Maxey. do E A HIgglns. N Y Chaa Hints, Forest Gr W C Yoran, Eugene G W Morrow, Sclo, Or Emma Morrow, do W H Stratton, Corval lls. Or CHANGE OF CLIMATE Not Necessary la Order to Catarrh. Care The popular idea that the only cure foi chronic catarrh Is a change of climate la a mistake, because catarrh Is found In all climates In all sections of the country; and even If a change of climate should benefit for a time the catarrh will cer tainly return. Catarrh may be readily cured In any cli mate, but the only way to do It Is to de stroy or remove from the system the Ca tarrhal germs which cause all the mis chief. The-treatment by inhalers, sprays, powders and washes has been proven al most useless in making a permanent cure, as they do not reach the seat of disease; Which Is In the blood, and can be reached only by an Internal remedy which acta N through the stomach upon the blood and system generally. A new discovery which Is meeting with remarkable success in curing catarrh of the head, throat and bronchial tubes and also catarrh of the stomach, Is sold by druggists under the name of Stuart's Ca- ' tatrh Tableta These tablets, which are pleasant and harmless to take owe their efficiency to the active medicinal principles of Blood Root, Red Gum and a new specific called Guaiacol. which together with valuable antiseptics are combined In convenient, palatable tablet form, and as valuable for children as for: adults. Mr. A. R. Fernbank, of Columbus, O:, eays: I suffered so many wintersxhm Catarrh that I took It as a matter of course, and that nothing would cure It except a change, of climate, which my business affairs would not permit me to take. My nostrils were almost always clogged up; I had to breathe throueh the mouth. Lcauslng an inflamed, irritated throat. The inougnt or eating breakfast often nause ated mo, and the catarrh gradually get ting into my stomach took away my ap petite and- digestion. My druggist advised me to try a 50 cent box of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, be cause he said he had so many customers who had been cured of Catarrh by the use of these tablets that he felt he could honestly recommend them. I took his advice and used several boxes with re sults that surprised and delighted me. I alway keep a box of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets In the house, and the whole fam ily use them freely on the first appear ance of a cough or cold In the head. With our children we think there is nothing so safe and reliable as Stuart's Catarrh Tablets to ward off croup and colds arid with older people I have known of cases where the hearing had been se riously Impaired by chronic catarrh cured entirely by this new remedy. John Wesley, Sclo. OrJ P Anderson. Tacoma S S Wllston. N T Mrs Howe. Tacoma C D Ro;s, Tacoma Geo Shelley. Little Rk H C Wilbur, do I E S Collins. Ostrander L Wlgman. clty C W Lowe. Eugene j Perry Olsen. Little Falls. Wash Mre Perry Olsen. do E F Martin. Toledo. Or Mrs B F Martin, do J L Bruce & eon. Cha" J M Stead. Pendleton Mrs H F Gilbert. Chg Helen S Gilbert. Chjco Robt Rand. Hood Rlvi C L Gilbert, Hood Rlv G W Phelps. Heppner H E Ketti. Pendleton J F Powell, Monmouth, Or Mrs J F Miller. Lyle, Wash THE IMPERIAL. H "W Scott. Dllley "W O Brlggs. Baker M J Koefer. Chicago C S Vaughn. S F G T Earle. S F J B Murray. Butte Robt Robinson, do Mrs Robinson, do J F Gatnon. St Louis W G Horlng, Tacoma A D Stettman, Pendlet C W Fulton. Astoria A S Zelber. Boloe R J Eakman. Baker Mrs E F Wltham. do G W Harrington, city C Tl Walker. Aberdeen F L Carr. Mohtesano Mrs Carr. do W L Ayer. do D D Pierce. Coqullle Geo Stevenson, Olymp u il liaker, Uoldcndal E w Will. Aurora J A Davidson, Astoria F A Davidson, do Hugh Shelley. Indp J W Well?. Denver Mrs Wells, do J E Desmond. 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Lebanon F W Smith do IHenry Foster, do E Erlckfon. do J B Crelghton. Brownsville Roy Ellmore. do Jas Foster. Montesant D C Rush. Ladu Mrs Dalby. J-Calama August Radium. Da mascus G Richards, do H B Mulllns. Arthur A Herman, Rainier M E Pendleton. Hubbd J A Fiets. Sandy W M Clausen. Lyle fhas Hook, do M M Crlsscl. Wllsonv Miss Ella Smith. Rey nolds Mrs C Shaffer, do R Danby. John Day B H McFaddcn. Ill T McFadden. Ill W Kennedy. Hood Rvr C Cole & wf. Marshfld W T Klnr. lone I C Clutter. Tualatin Thos Kearney. Minn J A Hart. Mt Pleasant-C C Sargent, city J Lewis. Astoria H Hun?acker. Salene W F McNabb. lone J H Reeve & wf. Sad die Yftller M F Thomas. San Bernardino M Gllkev. Dayton H E Hunsacker, do Geo Bliss & wf. Spoks A Sanders, Hubbard Elijah Dobbs, Roscbrj Fred D Owen. Gardnei O E Ellenburg, do N A Balrd & wf. New bery J C Slaughter, Oaklanc - Calhoun, do H Calhoun. do Frnnk Joyce. do W R Vinson. Robrg J N Rice & vri. Clat- skanle t. S Marble. Picas O J Boyd. Clatskanle H Stennlck. do Hotel Brunswick, Seattle. European plan, popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. Near depot. Tacoma Hotel, Tncoiua. American plan. Rates. T$ and up. Hotel Donnelly. Tacoma. FInst-class restaurant In connection. rtnlnler Grand Hotel. Seattle. European plan. Finest cafe on Coast Hdqrs. navaf. military and traveling men, Roomj en suite and single. Free showet naths. Rates. SI up. H. P. Dunbar. Prop KEPT HER CHILDREN. The Right Food BrouRht Them Back to Health. Food purchased from curiosity saved the lives of two children in a family in Ulysses, Wis. The mother says: "We had bought a pack'age of Grape-Nuts, attracted by Ita pleasant, suggestive name, and found II a pleasant food. As my 5-months-old baby liked It, I fed it to her and found If as satisfactory as- Baby Food, whiclf I had been using and paying 50c for a much smaller package. "Shortly after this, three of the chil. dren came down with the whooping cough, my oldest one was taken wlti pneumonia, and the little 3-ye'ar-oli strained her stomach in some manner, so that she vomited blood, and could not retain anything on her stomach, j Sh continuously cried with hunger, and fa was terrible to see her grow weaker and weaker, until she did not have etrengtl to keep her eyes open. I was so over, worked nursing all of them night &ni day that I finally woke up to the fact that a charge must be wrought and thai at once. "I shall always believe that divine In. splratlon whispered 'Grape-Nuts.' At flrsl I did not give the solid part; I pourei boiling water on it and let It stand untf the water had drawn out some of flu strength, added some rich, sweet cream, and gave the little one a few spoonfulj at a time. She kept It down and it nour. ished her, so that after a while I coul feed her the Grape-Nuts themselves untl she got strong, and she Is today as ruggei as I could wish. Meanwhile the oldest glrj was unable to turn her head or swallow solid food, and for weeks her strengtl was kept up by Grape-Nuts softened Ir cream, given a spoonful at a time, untS she got strong enough to take other food They are both well and strong now, an I feel that I owe Grape-Nuts for two oi my hearty, healthy children." Name give: ,by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich,