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THE OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903. 5 OFTHE STATE LANDS Official Views on Their Administration.- MANY FARMS HAVE BEEN SOLD Timber Lund to the Highest Bidder Selections ou Mineral Bnac Power to Lend to Seltool Dis trict Financial Statement. SALEM. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The bi ennial report of the State Land Board, which was issued today,, shows that sales of land have been very numerous during the past two years, that payments have been prompt, and that the state is steadily disposing of farms taken a few years ago on foreclosure of mortgages given to se cure loans. The board recommends that the act of the last Legislature, now in operative under the decisions of the Attorney-General, be amended so as to authorize the State Land Board to loan money to school districts at G per cent, and to require the districts to give the school funds the preference in the sale of bonds. Sale to Jlasehnntcrs. The report also refers to the fact that many sales of land have been made to parties who had advance Information re garding proposals to create forest re serves, and it is stated that the Govern ment did not f urnish the State Land Board any information of its intentions. The board secured its information through the press. The report says in part: "Collections of interest on land notes and certificates have been very satisfac tory, and it has been necessary to fore close but very few mortgages during the period covered by this report. The sale of farms acquired through foreclosure of mortgages has been exceedingly good, there being now on hand of such places SO. while at date of last report there were 21S. Since September 30, 14 more places have been sold, and none acquired, ro that there now (December 1) remain only CC. In most instances the state has realized the full amount of its claim, and in a few cases has made a profit; while in some few cases the loan has proved almost a total loss. The sales of land and payments on land have been very large, the land so amounting to 49L123.59 ncrrs, while the receipts on purchase price of land sold were $511,553 C7. As will be seen by the State Treasurer's report, loans from the common school fund have been completed, amounting to $322,007 31, of which 1159,299 5S were renewals of old mortgages, while the loans paid during the period covered by this report amount ed to $544,815 76, of which $159,399 58 were paid by renewals; loans foreclosed amounted to $34,000, and places deeded to state in satisfaction of mortgages $11,400, so that the net increase In loans during the term amounts to $322,391 55; but not withstanding this gratifying Increase, be ing about $10,000 per month more than was paid off, foreclosed and deeded, the cash in the fund has increased $132,454 41, which was owing to the large receipts from land sales. Investment "of Funds. The last Legislature passed a law au thorizing the board to Invest any surplus in the fund in municipal and school dis trict . bDndsjjaf., the., state, 'and no doubt, intended to leave it to the discretion of j the board as to the rate of Interest at which they should take them; but the Attorney-General has expressed the ver bal opinion that we could not take such bonds at a less rate of Interest than 6 per cent; also that a school district must fol low the provision of the law relative to disposition of bonds, which has prevented our obtaining any, most of the municipali ties and school districts borrowing money on bonds, being able to do better than 6 per cent. We would suggest and recom mend that the law be amended, authoriz ing the board to Invest in school bonds at 5 per cent, and requiring the authorities having the sale of such bonds to give the board the preference right to take them. Inasmuch . as the interest is annually paid to thfi schools, this would be to their benefit, and there could be no objection. Price liaised in Western Oregon. "Owing to the very active demand for timber lands during the past several months, the board on the 8th day of April, 1202, made an order that all school sec tions in recently surveyed townships west of the summit of the Cascade Mountains be advertised and sold to the highest bid der, to persons lawfully entitled to pur chase such lands. The unsurveyed por tion of Western Oregon being generally moutnalnous and heavily timbered, and the school sections In the surveyed por tion that contained timber having pre viously been sold, this order applies to practically all of the timbered school sec tions in Western Oregon then remaining unsold. Five sales have been made un der this order, aggregating 1600 acres, be ing sections 1C and 3G, township 27 south, range 9 west, which were sold for $7 67 and $7 70 per acre, respectively, and the Fouth half of section 16, township 33 south. range 14 west, which sold for $1 50 per acre. This plan of selling school lands has worked very satisfactorily, both as to price and in doing away with the strife between intending purchasers as to who should get his application Into the hands of the clerk after a plat of the newly sur veyed town3hip was received at his office. State Had Xo Tip. "The large increase in the sale of school lands is, no doubt, due to the general prosperity prevailing on every hand, which has created an active demand and increase In values of all classes of lands. The temporary withdrawal by the Government of a large area in the northeastern part of tne state, with a view to the ultimate creation of additional forest reserves for the protection of timber and sustaining the supply of water at the sources of the streams in that section of the state, has also created a demand for the land within these reserves, which remained unsold for many years. No information or knowl edge of the contemplated establishment of these reserves was furnished the State Land Board by the Government, the only information being received - through the public press, after nearly every section of school land within the reserves had been applied for and sold. This fact naturally leads to the conclusion that the purchasers of these lands were Informed in some manner of the intention of including them within the proposed reserves. In the event that the proposed reserves are made per manent, ana these sections Included there in, they wilL become available for the se lection of other lands in lieu thereof. If not Included, the state will be the gainer by the sale of land heretofore unsalable. State 3Iny Get Some Base. "The temporary withdrawal from settle ment, entry and sale under the public land laws oi a large area of unannronriat. ed public lands in the northeastern part of the state, for the purpose of including tne same witnm proposed forest reserves, and the probability of their final creation has made it probable that a. large amount of unsurveyed school land included within these reserves, to which the state would be entitled if the reserve is not established. will become available for base for selec tion of any other Government land in lieu thereof. The fact that the selecting agent of the state will, if the reserves are cre ater, select in lieu of these lands any vacant land which an applicant may wish to purchase, adds to the value of this 1 class. It therefore seemed proper, in view of these facts, to advance the price, which is fixed for the present at $5 per acre, and is the same as that asked by individuals saving lands within the Government re serves, to which the right of selecting other Government lands has attached. Selections From Mineral Base. Selections made upon mineral sections which had already been adjudicated, or were In process of adjudication at the time the order was made, were excepted, for the reason that the state has never under taken the adjudication of mineral sec tions, or. account of the uncertainty and .large expense attending the same, which expense has to be paid whether the min eral character is finally established or not. In such cases It is necessary to make careful research in the vicinity of the land and find witnesses having knowl edge of the land and Its mineral charac ter at the time of survey, also to employ attorneys In Washington to attend to it before the departments. It has always been the custom to leave this work to private enterprise, and as the lands re cently adjudicated and now in process of adjudication as mineral have remained insold at $1 25 per acre for many years, it seems to be for the Interest of the state to permit these adjudications, in view of the fact that the state thereby obains $2 50 per acre for land which was unsal able at $1 25 per acre Adverse IMession 'o Title. It Is also rxommended that a law be enacted which will prevent private parties from gaining title to state land by holding adverse possession for 10 years, and that Sheriffs be required to notify the clerk of the Land Board of the amount of taxes due upon any lands held by the board as ja. result of a foreclosure of a mortgage. "In the matter of applications to pur chase tide lands, tide fiats, and accretions thereto, the board believes it would be wiee and of public benefit if applicants to purchase such lands were required to give public notice of such application and in tention of the state to dispose of the land applied for. Applications are made to purchase tide frontage by persons who are not the shure owners, also to purchase accretions to tide flats and tide Huts in front of shore lands. By reason of the location of these lands, for frontage pur poses or fishing rights, they may have considerable value, and the intention to sell such lands ought to be made public. The shore owner has no knowledge of such application, except by a rule of the board. Owing to the location of this class of lands, other persons are frequently In terested in the sale; likewise, the general community in which the land is located. Therefor, we respectfully recommend an amendment to the present laws authoriz ing the sale of tide lands and tido fiats, requiring all applicants wishing to pur chase such lands to give notice of their intention by publication thereof in a news paper published in the vicinity of the land applied for, such newspaper to be designated by the board, that all persons Interested in the sale may be informed and have an opportunity to purchase or present any objection to their disposal." Reference is made in the report to the defalcation of ex-clerk George W. Davis, discovered by the last Legislature, and it is stated that a new system of account ing has been adopted, under which a de falcation would be impossible. FInnncIul Statement The financial portion of the report is as follows: Moneys received and paid to State Treas urer Common school fund, principal. payments on certificates and cash sale of school land 422.G65 30 common scnoci tuna, principal, payments on sales or lands ac quired by deed or foreclosure. 76.700 14 Common school fund, principal, snlea of tide lands 2.1SS 23 Common school fund, interest, payments on certificates 6L645 43 common scnooi nind, interest, rents ana payments on sales of lands acquired by deed or foreclosure 4S.361 67 University fund, principal, pay ments on certmcates and casn sales of school land 636 43 University fund, principal, pay ment on sales ot lands ac quired by deed or foreclosure.. 100 00 University fund, interest, pay ments on certificates 197 33 University fund interest, rents and payments on sales of lands acquired by deed or fore closure 1,674 25 Agricultural College fund, prin cipal, payments on certificates and cash sales of school land 4,895 50 Agricultural College fund, prin cipal, payments on sales of lands acquired by deed or fore closure 5.0G4 42 Agricultural College fund. Inter est, payments on certificates.. 975 14 Agricultural College fund. Inter est, rents ami payments on sales of lands acquired by deed or foreclosure 1,312 12 Swamp land fund 474 73 Total 636,890 69 Interest-bearlmr funds School fund, principal, due on notes and certificates $1,006,273 32 Less Interest due on farm sales included in above certificates.. 42,255 40 Total $ 963,817 92 College fund, principal, due on notes and certificates 14.154 86 Less Interest due on farm sales included in above certificates.. 1,150 00 Total $ 13,001 S6 University fund, principal, due on notes and certificates $ 7,069 43 Less interest due on farm sales Included In above certificates.. 600 00 Total $ 6.469 43 Grand total $ 983,292 21 In addition to the above tnerc are common school fund notes and certificates on which the Interest has lapsed for more than three years and subject to cancellation under the law and rules of the board $ 5S.307 65 And Agricultural College fund notes and certificates on which the interest has lapsed for more than three years and subject to cancellation under the law and rules of the board 2,761 90 Total $ 61,069 53 Lands sold Rrfcnnl lands, including state land, acres : 4S5.210.76 Agricultural College land 3,513.98 University land L49S.79 Tide land 425.33 Swamp land 474.73 Total r 49L123.59 Conveyances Certificates of sale 2.45 Deeds S62 Total 3.319 Loans Aggregate value of loans ap proved $L027,69S 55 Aggregate value of mortgages discharged 60b,6u 4S Aggregate value of mortgages assigned IS, 34 00 Gives ?CO,000 to Pomonn College. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 7. A special states that D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago, has made a gift of $50,000 to the endow ment fund of the Pomona College at Claremont, Cal. The gift was offered upon the condition of the raising of the $67,000 debt on the college, to be accom plished by. the first of this year. The debt having been paid. Mr. Pearsons' gift is now made available. May Be Shielding: Her Brother. SEATTLE, Jan. 7. To shield her broth er, upon whom she thought suspicion might rest for the murder of her hus band, Manse Lewis, is given as the reason why Mrs. Annie Lewis bas so far refused to give to the police a correct and de tailed account of the tragedy of yesterday morning. Mrs. Lewis has retained attor neys to represent her in the case. BRINGS CHICAGO NEARER. Seventy Hours Is the Time East Via "ChlcsRO-Portland Special." The time between Portland and Chicago via the "Chicago-Portland Special" now is 70 hours, or two hours less than three days. Train leaves every morning at 9:20 o'clock. Inquire O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington. GRIM BEGINS CAMPAIGN ARRIVES TO TAICE CHARGE OF XORTHWEST LEAGUE TEAM. Says Ho Has Four Good Player, and Will Build a. Fine Grand stand. John J. ("Jack") Grim, manager of the Portland pennant-winning team of 1901 and manager of the Spokane team of 1902, arrived in Portland yesterday morn ing to look after the Interests of the local nine of the Pacific Northwest League for this season. Mr. Grim comes with the full powers of a manager for Portland, and he has already begun to sign players for the team. "I have already secured four," he said, "but at the present time it would not be good policy to give out their names. I TO MANAGE PORTLAND'S JOHX J. am also negotiating with a number of other good players, and I shall eoon have them in my roster." "There are reports that your team has no local backing," was observed. "The team has local backing and plenty of it, but It would like to have more. At present It is in a position to build a beau tiful park and a magnificent grandstand. It may also build a bicycle path and give athletic events every year." "Do you mind naming the men who aro bohlnd the club?" "I cannot name them at present, ex cepting as to the National Association of Baseball Clubs. The association will stand behind us, and if we need any men we can gefthem from the minor leagues. Each club will furnish a man to battle against the only outlaw league in the country In 1903. They will all support us. They know that we came out here and built up this country as a baseball field, and they will help us to resist the encroachments of the California, or, as it is now known, the Pacific Coast League." "Will Jay Andrews play with Spokane?" 'Undoubtedly he will be found at tho third bag of the Spokane team. I have heard that offers have been made to Jay by the new club, but I believe that he will stay with the old league." Will Have Strong Team. , "We will have no trouble In securing all the men we want," Is President J. P. CRACK TEAM OF ARROWS AT OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. OREGON .AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. CORVALLIS, Jan. 5. (Special.) The team of Arrows at tho Orezon Acrlcultural College, which won the annual tournament in basket-ball. Is composed of some of the best players In the college, and during the season they put up several excellent exhibitions of ball. Several other teams competed In the tournament, but none except last year's first team was In the race at all. There has been a sreat amount of Interest displayed this year among the "farm ers" In this line of sport, and about 40 men are turning out regularly for practice. The players on the team, reading from left to right, are: Back row Garrow, forward; BUyeu. center; Anstadt, center; Patterson, physical director. Lower row J. C. Rlnehart, cuard; Sw&nn, captain and forward, and H. E. Reinhart, guard. Marshall's answer to President Lucas' threats of a blacklist for the Pacific Coast Leagueis players. "I have received tele grams and letters from men now playing in clubs belonging to the National Asso ciation who want to jump to the Coast League. We will give our schedule out .soon. We are not waiting for the North west League to make public their sched ule. We have not considered them at all. If they want their dates In Seattle and Porland to conflict so much the bet ter. We will be ready to fight them with the best team in the Pacific Coast League, barring none." TO HIRE AX UMPIRE. Afre'nt of Northwest Lenpne Invades the Enemy's Country. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. The Chron icle says that the Pacific Northwest League's scout in San Francisco has made himself known In the person of a former resident here named Ilerrln, now of Seat tle. In a conversation he admitted that he had made Umpires O'Connell and Mc Donald offers at the instance of President Lucas, but had received no definite an- swer. At present the Coast League Is NORTHWEST LEAGUE TEAM GRIM. also waiting for a decision from the same people. Herrln said, however, that he would be Just as well satisfied to sign Jack McCarthy for another team as to secure either of the others. What was being done In regard to the engagement of players Herrln did not caro to state. WILL CONFER ON FRIDAY. Heads of Illpr Lcnene at Last Ar ruuKc to Meet. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 7. Chairman Herrmann, of the National League peace committee, stated today that he had sent a letter to President Ban Johnson, of the American League, at Chicago, leaving everything to him so far as fixing a date for the conference is concerned. Ban Johnson announced late this after noon that the peace conference would bo held at Cincinnati, Friday, January 9. BAD DAY FOR PLAYERS. Favorites Not Nnmerons Among: Winners at Onklnnd. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. The play ers had difficulty In picking the winners at Oakland today. Only two favorites won. The weather was fine and the track good. In the 2-year-old event the Morris pair. Rapid Water and Ruby Ring, were heavily played favorites and finished ono WINS ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. and two. Casclne, a Colonel Wheeler youngster in the Burns and Waterhouse string, got away poorly, but finished strong and took third- money. Little Margaret was favorite for the third race, but a heavy play on Ohio Girl forced her price down. The winner proved to be Loyal S., a 20-to-l-shot, who beat Mr. Dingle and Little Margaret. Results: Futurity course, selling Onyx II won, Father Wenker second, Naulahka third; time, 1:11.' Three and a half furlongs, purse Rapid Water won, Ruby Ring second, Casclne third; time, 0:42. Futurity course, selling Loyal S. won. Mr. Dingle second, Little Margaret third; time. 1:11. Mile and a sixteenth, handicap Ishtar won, Illowaho second, The Fretter third; time. 1:47. Six furlongs, selling Irene Lindsay won, the Pride second, Jarrettlere d'Or third; time. l:13iS. Mile and 50 yards, gelling Esherin won. Horton second, Jim Hale third; time, i:. Trottlnjr Races for Cnrrlace Horses. NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Arrangements are now being made to introduce next season a new style of trotting races for testing and developing the combined speed and stamina of the American carriage horse. Briefly stated, the plan Is to have trotting races In heavy harness at the leading horse shows, where the tracks are large enough, and to make such races a feature of some of the principal trotting meetings also. The men who are behind the movement j purpose to introduce races for runabouts, ! s'ss, phaetons, brakes, coaches and other I vehicles, such as commonly used in pleas uro driving, with full toe weights, over I draw checks, and all other artificial ap pliances barred. Tne horses win ne re quired to go various distances, from one mile up to 12 or 15 miles. Races at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7. Results of races: Six furlongs Showmnn won, Memphis t second, Royal Deceiver third; time, . 1:16 4-5. Seven furlongs, eelllng-'-Hazel H. won, Four Leaf C. second, Floyd third; time, 1 1:31. ' Six furlongs Amaragic won, Phlo sec i ond. Fickle Saint third; time. 1:15. MIU Vinnriionr Mnlnr Tennv won. PO- . tente second. Brief third; time. 1:431-5. Five and a nail luriongs Atniena won, Henry McDanlcl second, Tioga third; ' time, 1:091-5. j Mile and a sixteenth King Barley Corn won. the Messenger second. ' Cogswell third; time, 1:51. Commissions on California Races Accepted. Portland Club Cafe, 130 Fifth street. Direct from the tracks. Jeffries Declines Offer. SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 7. "I won't fight for that," said Champion James J. Jeffries today, when shown the offer of the Hayes Valley Athletic Club of a $20,000 purse for a 20-round contest between him and James J. Corbett. Jeffries refused to give any reasons for his refusal. He and Fitzsimmons will remain in Salt Lake for several days in order to give Fitz simmons" hand, which was badly Injured in a recent exhibition bout, a chance to heal. College Basketball GnmcH. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 7. (Special.) The boys' basket-ball team of Willamette Unl vorslty will play Albany College at this place next Friday evening. The glrl3 team wll play the O. A. C. team at Cor vallis the same evening. Knocked Out in Four Rounds. EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 7. Ed Taro, of Everett, knocked out Fred Wyatt, of To ronto, at Lowell last night in the fourth round of what was to have been a 20 round go. Dlscnscd Cattle Nearly All Dead. BOSTON, Jan. 7. Dr. Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, expressed his belief that before the end of this week all cattle suffering from the foot and mouth disease in Massachusetts will have been destroyed. It is expected that within two weeks the cattle embargo will have been lifted from New England. Hartley's Bondsmen Released. LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 7. The Supremo Court today handed dawn a decision In the famous Omaha National Bank case, which Involves nearly $750,000 embezzled by ex-State Treasurer Bartley. The de cision releases Bartley's bondsmen from all liability. Will Vote Apraln on Capital. MITCHELL. S. D., Jan. 7. News was received today that Mitchell had won out in its fight for resubmission of the Ques tion of location of the state capital. HOW THEY SUFFERED NONUNION MINERS TELL STRIKE COMMISSION. Bridal Party Hooted at Weddlnf? and Forced to Flee Apart Dynamite Used in Many Places. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7. The non union men today continued to occupy the attention of the Coal Strike Commission in presenting evidence of lawlessness in .the anthracite coal region during the strike. The testimony related many acts of violence, from murder down to plain assault and petty larceny. Dynamite played a large pirt In the alleged perse cution of nonunion men and their rela tives. Five witnesses testified to their houses being more or less seriously dam aged by high explosives. One youth said he was stabbed. Several of the witnesses swore to being boycotted, and other told of being beaten by crowds and others be ing stoned. Besides this, a young woman told the commission that she was dis missed as a school teacher because her brother chose to work during the strike. One witness told of having been punished by a mob forcing him to walk 15 miles at the Head of a cheering crowd of strikers. Other .testimony was also presented in the endeavor to show that a reign of ter ror existed In the strike-affected territory of the state, and that members of the union were largely responsible for it. While most of the testimony given by the witnesses was of the same character as that heretofore heard by the commis sion, the arbitrators were greatly interest ed In each of the 27 stories told on the stand. Many questions were asked the witnesses by the commissioners. Coun sel for the miners attempted to break some of the stories, but they did not suc ceed in discrediting the testimony. The most interesting story of the day was that told by Thomas Washalskl, of Hazleton, a clerk" for Pardee & Co., who was married on the night of September 16. He was at work at the colliery, and his neighbors began to denounce him. On the day of the wedding a small crowd gathered at the Catholic Church, and as the bridal party, entered the edifice Wash alskl and his bride were called "scabs." Coming out after the ceremony, he vas assaulted by the waiting crowd, which had greatly increased. The driver of the carriage was not permitted to take the couple home, and the witness sought refuge in the pastor's residence and the bride was escorted home by friends. While he was in the pastor's residence the crowd remained In the vicinity, calling the bridegroom vile names and yelling "scab" at the rector of the church be cause he had performed the ceremony. Later on, the witness said, ho managed to get away from the house and spent the night in the colliery, being afraid to go to his home. The bride spent an anxious night, as some unknown person came to the house and threw stones at the place. All listened to the story with close at tention, and Chairman Gray's only re mark was: "What sort of a community Is this, any way?" Charles Carl, of Mahanoy City, a loader boss at the Tunnel Ridge colliery of the Reading Company, told a pathetic story. He was compelled to remain within the stockade of the collieries because he was afraid to go home. When his wife and children visited him at the mine they were followed .by jeering crowds. He learned that his mother was dying, and, taking a circuitous route, reached the home of his aged mother just after she passed away. While she was lying dead In the house he was annoyed, called vile names and his life threatened. He did not attend the funeral of his parent because he was afraid he would be killed. As an Instance of lawlessness at one colllerj't David Jenkins, of Pottsvllle, a coal and Iron policeman at the Silver Creek colliery of the Reading Company at New Philadelphia, gave a list of acts of violence at or near that mine. It included the tying of railroad ties and spikes on the railroad tracks over which coal trains ran, the turning of a swjtch, which was discovered just as the express train came along, the damaging of a railroad bridge by dynamite, and the sawing of the tim bers on the bridge after it had been re paired. During the proceedings, James H. Tor rey, of Scranton, counsel for the Delaware &: Hudson Company, Interrupted long enough to explain to the commission the law in Pennsylvania regarding- the pay ment of deputies for special duty, which caused some discussion yesterday. It was to the effect that the laws of the state are not adequate to pay the Deputy Sher iffs for their special service, and that in consequence corporations foot the bills. Mr. Torrey said that the operators would gladly Join the miners In having the laws amended so that the company asking for protection shall not have to pay for It, and that the burden be placed upon the people, where It belongs. Chairman Gray said that he was glad to hear that an attempt would be made to amend the laws to that effect, and add ed that, with all due respect to the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he thought it was a "most deplorable state of law" when a Sheriff cannot hire help and must depend upon the rich to assist him. If that is the case, he said, then the poor are helpless. WILL NOT GIVE ADVANCE. Railroad Oflllelnls Reject Some of Trainmen's Demands. ST. PAUL, Jan. 7. It became apparent today that, unless the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen recede from two points, the settlement of the wage controversy cannot be reached without friction. It be came public today for the first time that the trainmen demand not only a 20 per cent flat Increase In pay, but the addition of "an absolute rule guaranteeing double pay for handling freight trains of more than 30 cars, or trains hauled by more than one engine." The railway officials uniformly speak of this demand as "pre posterous." The Great Northern sent a communica tion to Its committee asking If a smaller Increase than 20 per cent would be re ceived for consideration. The reply was that no proposition for less than the full amount could be considered under the in structions of the chiefs of the order. This explains why no progress has been made towards a settlement. A meeting will be held in Chicago tomor row night by the railway officials. No two railroads centering In St. Paul are In ex actly the same position. There can, there fore, be no uniform increase. Work on City Hall Stopped. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. The work of com pleting the repairs In the City Hall, which was suspended some days ago in conse quence of labor troubles. Is still held up. A motion made by the contractors in the ALL diseasesof M EPS Permanently Cured by the Leading Specialists DR. TALCOTT & CO. FEES MODERATE. CURES GUARANTEED. 250K ALDER STREET. WHY DRUGS FAIL Many Men Treated for Weakness Which. Never Existed Fnllnre Dae to Wronf? Diagnosis. There Is a tendency nowadays to ascribe cases of lest vitality to lack of nerve force, and to treat them as such with tonics, electricity and stimulants, resulting In but the most temporary benefit. If at all. As a result of observations and practical experience I have been convinced that the nerves play but a .subsidiary role In the production of disorders of men. It Is very unusual to And any trouble in an otherwise strong man other than a damaged prostate or deep urethral Inflammation, particularly In those whose disorders originated In too-long-contlnued and too-often-repated excite ment, or the harmful influence exercised by an ill-treated contracted disorder, and If exhausted nerve force seemed to be present It Is only as a concomitant, or perhaps we may eay a complication, of chronic prostatitis, and disappeared with Its cure. Still further, these facts are verified by purely local treatment, for procedures directed toward repairing tho damaged gland are always re warded by the most brilliant cures. GETTING LIVELY Quick Midwinter Piano Selling at Ellers Piano House. Never before did Ellers Piano House present a scene of greater activity than it did Tuesday. The specially low prices and extra inducements offered, cash, buy ers were the powerful magets that accom plished the following- result: One beautiful Weber to Mr. Jerrard. six elegant Klm balls. one each for Miss Marie Vogler, Mr. C. L. Duncan. Mr. H. M. Palmer. Mr. Jukes. Mrs. J. Sheen and Miss Lindhard; two of the world-renowned Cnickerings, one to Miss A. H. McCoy and one to Mr. Ellis Smith, three of the ever-reliable Hobart M. Cables, for Mr. J. F. Baker, for Charles Anson and Miss Marie Smith, a fancy Fisher upright to Mr. J. Adams, a mahogany Knabe niano to Mr. Edw. C. H. Johannsen. a Singer upright to Mr. C. R. Stephens, and a Steinway upright to Ml?s Eggleston. Thi3 is the best time to invest in a good piano. Practically every make ot piano Is included In our sale, for which, we are the regular representatives; not only those, but .many others that have come to us through various channels, the selling of which is not under our control, but every one of which will be guaranteed by us. Never was a better opportunity presented to carefully compare the various good makc3 with one another. Dealers, who. on r.ccount of various un fortunate drawbacks, are not in position to compete with this sale, are apparently maicing frantic endeavors to discredit this sale, but the past record of Ellers Piano Houses is ample evidence of our straight forwardness, and careful buyers, who make thorough Investigation of our pianos and prices, invariably make their pur chases hero. If you do not possess a piano, it will pay you to investigate now, for you will certainly want one. and what your money will buy now is far better than what the same sum may purchase later on. Ellers Piano House. 331 Washington street. Other large, flourishing houses, bponane, can Francisco and Sacramento. Supreme Court for an order requiring: Borough President cantor to snow cause why he should not be restrained from intprferlnir with the workmen was with drawn Mondav with tbe understanding. It is said, that a compromise would be effect ed. So far, however, tnere is apparenuy no settlement in sight. Santa Fe Refuses Advance. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 7. The committee representing the conductors and brakemen of the entire Santa Fe system, in session here, was today notified that its demand for a 20 per cent wage increase was out of the question. The officials declared that that such a rise was impossible. Harmony Anion?? Metalworkers. PITTSBURG, Jan. 7. The metal trades convention today adjusted all difficulties and the delegates are now working in har mony. Committees on the eight-hour day and the Chinese exclusion laws now pend ing In Congress were appointed. CROPS IN EUROPE. Russia Had Great Grain Harvest Good Weather in India. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Tho report on foreign crops and crop conditions compiled by the statistical agent of the United States Department of Agriculture at Lon don up to December 10 last says that Russia, as a whole, harvested fine crops this year. The exports of grain, which have been very heavy, must diminish, al though these stocks of wheat in Black Sea ports at a recent date were almost twice as large as at the corresponding date In 1901. The Russian railways have been overtaxed In moving the heavy crops of cereals. The most Important of the German bread grains, rye, was like wheat, below the normal November condition in any one of nine preceding years. It is. however, a little above what is officially regarded as the "average." In Roumania the maize harvest yielded a crop variously estimated at from 41,000, 000 bushels to IW.000,000 bushels. It is es timated that the Roumanian wheat crop having been gathered In damp condition, will not be fit for transportation before next Spring. The weather In Turkey has been very favorable to newly sown grain and In Bulgaria unfavorable. In Italy the weather has been very cold, but the young wheat has been protected by snow. Throughout the greater part of France the outlook for the young crops Is very favorable. The French vintage of 1S02 has been estimated at about one-third less than the vintage of 1901. The Danish crops of 1902 are a good average. In Northern Sweden the crops of grain, hay and potatoes were destroyed by rain and floods throughout the extensive re gion, but fair crops have been harvested elsewhere In Sweden. In Great Britain the early grain sowings have made a thrifty growth. The area put under wheat last Autumn Is smaller than a year ago. Favorable weather conditions are offi cially reported from India. The deficiency in the New South wales crop has been estimated as at least 11,000, 000 bushels, while official advices from South Australia say that harvest prospects are much improved. CHOLERA PROVES DEADLY Five of Nine Soldiers Attacked in Leyte Are Dead. MANILA. Jan. 7. The American garri son at Ormok, Island of Leyte, has been attacked by cholera. Nine men of Com pany B. Eleventh. Infantry, were seized by the disease, and five of them died. The post at Ormok has been quarantined. The cholera has disappeared from many parts of the Island, but It continues in Mindanao and Leyte and? certain parts of other southern Islands. Torpedo-Killer Lawrence Is Swift. BOSTON, Jan. 7. The torpedo-boat de stroyer Lawrence, built by the Fore River Ship & Engine Company, successfully passed her final Government trial today in a straightaway wash across Massachu setts Bay at a speed exceeding the re quired 25 knots an hour. REDUCED RATES TO THE EAST. Via the nio Grande Route. On January 8 and 9 tickets will be on :ale from Portland and common points to Kansas City, Mo., and return for J60. From Spokane and common points. J55. For particulars, call on or write to W. C. McBride. guneral agent. 124 Third street. One-half of the Imports into this country are of materials for manufacture.