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THE MORNING OEEGOyiAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1903. M'BRIDE IS AT WORr Busy With His First Message to Legislature. KEEPS MATTERS TO HIMSELF .VkBgb Conceded Principal Fea ture Will Be State Control RnJl rosdR More Power ' Stntc Board Equalization. OLYMPIA, "Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.) Henry McBrlde, Governor of Washington, 1b a very busy man. The Governor is sightly burning the midnight oil in his handsomely furnished chambers in the Capitol building, working on his first mes sage to the Legislature of this state. The document "will be a very lengthy one, and Will In all probability be delivered to the Legislature on Tuesday. Because of the Governor's strong stand on the railroad commission issue, and the fact that he is of different political faith from his pre decessor, the late Governor Rogers, there 1b widespread interest In the forthcoming message. This Is intensified further by the prcoilnent part the Governor is taking on the Senatorial fight. In fact. It Is prob able that the Governor's first message to the Legislature, which meets Monday, will long remain in the state's archives as the most Important document ever issued from the executive office. The Governor religiously guards his Views on nearly all public matters from the newspapers, particularly at this time. For months past, by a personal Inspection of the state Institutions, he has been gathering information at first hand con cerning these, which will be ombodled In his first communication to the Legisla ture. Moreover, he has been frequently In consultation with the heads of the va r ous departments in the state adminis tration, gathering opinions from his sub ordinates and accumulating facts from which to form his recommendations to the lawmaking body. The results of theso conferences the Governor has kept carefully to himself. Nevertheless, it Is possible for The Oregonian to forecast along general lines a few of the conspicu ous features of Governor McBrlde's first production In the line of a state docu- Railroads Principal Feature, ment " That the Governor will make the control by the state of the railroad corporations of "Washington the principal feature of his message is conceded by every one here. The Governor will, it is learned, follow largely the lines laid down In his letter to the public and to his party associates last Spring, shortly after he became Gov ernor by the death of Governor Rogers. In this letter, which filled a trifle over two columns of space In the daily news papers of the state. Governor McBrlde vigorously denounced the railroads, the railroad lobby and the politicians who In past sessions have espoused the cause of the transportation companies. There is probably no utterance on the part of the state executive in this state so filled with Invective as this production from the Governor's office at Olympla. Its publi cation started the campaign In favor of a commission to be appointed by the Gov ernor, which finally resulted In the adop tion "by he Republican state convention of a plank favoring the creation of an ap pointive commission. The Governor will call attention In his first message1 to this plank in the Repub lican platform, and he will call on the Republican majority in the Legislature to enact It into the laws of the state. More moderate than his first pronouncement, possibly, will be his treatment of the friends of the railroads. State Board of Equalization. Governor McBrlde "will, it is currently reported here, urge the Legislature to en large the powers of the State Board of Equalization by a special enactment, con ferring the powers on the board of a tax commission. If he does this, the Governor will have In a measure departed from his first plan to have a railroad and tax commission all in one. It is said here among' the Governor's confidants that, after making a long study of the subject, he has become convinced that the tax end railroad commission questions should be separated. The Governor is said to believe that the tax question can best be handled by the State Board of Equaliza tion or some board created expressly for that purpose. Under the present laws the State Board of Equalization is powerless to disturb the assessments made by county boards and officers on railroad and other special or individual property. It can merely deter mine the amount to be raised in each county from certain classes of property, hut once an assessment is levied against & railroad or other corporation by the County Assessor and County Board of Equalization, the state board has no power to alter it. Governor McBride would change this so &s to enable the state board to go Into a county and fix the assessment on prop erty, real and personal, including railroad end other franchises. A radical change In the law governing the printing of state documents will prob ably be recommended by Governor Mc Brlde. He will ask the Legislature to create anew the.offlce of State Printer, to be appointed by the Governor,' and to ap propriate money for the purchase of a state printing plant. Under the present system the Btate printing is done under the contract system, five printing firms now being employed in the business. The work is looked after by a state printing expert, under the direction of the State Printing Board, consisting of the Gov ernor, the Land -Commissioner and the Secretary of State. F. T. Houghton, of Tacoma, is the present incumbent. The work Is done by private contract by two firms In Tacoma, one In Seattle, one In Spokane and one In Olympla. Under the present system it is claimed there is more or less inconvenience to state officials, while the cost, it is claimed, is greater than if the work was done by the state In its own plant at Olympla. Members' of the Legislature from the counties where state institutions exist, and where annually large state appropria tions are expended, will be interested par ticularly In the Governor's recommenda- tions covering these Institutions. No In ight can be gleaned as to the Governor's attitude .regarding appropriations for the maintenance of the state departments. He has the report of the State Auditor in his hands containing estimates of appro priations required for the next two years for the State University, the two Insane asylums and the state penitentiary, as well as the other Institutions. Will Hold Good CardK. In dealing with appropriation hills, and particularly the bills introduced by vari ous interests in different parts of the state, the Governor will undoubtedly find & bunch of go6d cards, which he may want to play to advantage lh the 'forthcoming fight for the railroad commission bill. And it is betraying jio confidence to assert that the Governor Is a man who will use bis power in this respect to the limit. This much Is admitted, by his friends and those of Harold Preston, the King County Senatorial candidate, who are relying lareely on the Governor for help to en able them to elect Mr. Preston. Pri marily, of course, the Governor Is making fcut one fight only, namely, that for the railroad commission bill. But as this measure is by Mr. Preston's managers inseparably bound up with the commis sion bill, the Governor's course, about which there Is so much speculation, will have Its cnct on the ohances of the King County candidate no less than on the commission bill Itself. Herein lies the source of the Governor's greatest power In the coming contest. For example, the State University, dear to the hearts of the King County Legis lators, will ask of the coming session an appropriation of $273,000. The Agricultural CoHcge at Pullman will ask 5150.005. and the Normal Schools of the state will come In with generous estimates. The Cheney school will ask $110,000. that at Ellensburg 51.O00. and that at Whatcom $158,000. The estimate for the penitentiary Is $170,000. For the Western Washington Hospital for the Insane the estimate Is $241,000. and for the institution at Medical Lake It Is es timated that $100,000 will be required. In addition there will be the usual grist of state road bills, carrying many thou sands of dollars each, to say nothing of the private Interests that will be repre sented in demands on the State Treasury. Under the laws of Washington the Gov ernor can veto any one Item of the ap propriation bill. This gives him an enor mous leverage. In fact, the veto power with which the Governor Is clothed will give him a tremendous leverage In his fight for his commission bill. And no one doubts that he will make good use of It at least, this Is the opinion of the Gov ernor's advisers. , McBrlde n Hard Worker. In many respects similar in his dally life as the state's executive and yet In others the direct antithesis of the late Gov ernor Rogers Is Governor McBrlde. The late Governor was not more reserved and uncommunicative than the present ex ecutive, nor more simple to the point of being austerei Like Governor Rogers. Governor Mccrlde has few confidants and few friends among the townspeople. He lives almost by himself, as far as the so cial l!fe of the city Is concerned. Yet he Is not puritanical like the late Governor Rogers. The latter. It will be remem bered, on his Inauguration. In January, 1897, refused to ride In a carriage In the Inaugural pnrade to the State Capitol, but. In company with his wife and family, boarded a street-car in front of his resi dence and went to the state building along with the rest of the "common herd." Governor McBrlde Is not of this mold or way of thinking, but he is reserved to a degree and mingles little with the towns people. The latter, save In a few In stances, scarcely know the Governor per sonally. They say that he has not spent much time In Olympla, and that when here he keeps by himself In his office, surrounded by only a few close friends. He works early and late the Governor Is absolutely tireless, finding recreation even In the severest tasks. He does things thoroughly, and when one matter Is fin ished It leaves his mind free for the next problem. In contrast to the official dally life of his predecessor. Governor McBrlde enjoys, In stead of two small and simply furnished offices In the old state building, three very large and handsomely furnished apart ments In the stone Capitol building. These face the park, are elegantly furnished, with hlchly ornate walls and ceilings. The men who most frequent the office of the Governor are Colonel N. H. Owing and Allen Weir, of this city. These two and Secretary Watson are the Governor's closest advisers here. From outside of Olympla the Governor frequently sum mons Harold Preston, and Assistant At-tomey-General Dalton, of Seattle, or Son ator Worburton, of Tacoma. TAX LEVY FOR LAXE COUNTY. Two 31111k Lower This Year, "With. Valuation 20 Per Cent Higher. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The County Court this afternoon made the tax levy for 1903, fixing the same at 22 mills. This Is to cover state, county, road and school, except special district taxes. The levy Is 2 mills less than last year, while the valuation of property is about 20 per cent greater. Committed to the Anylnm. John Lamberts', who has been making threats against- the life of his divorced wife, and who has been acting strangely for some time, was today examined and committed to the Asylum for the Insane. Florence Grlgsby. Of Springfield, was also sent to the asylum this afternoon. She Is only a child, but hag never been rightly sane. Invitation to Roosevelt. At the High School assembly today a proposition was made to Invite President Roosevelt to lay the corner-stone of the new High School. It is thought the build ing will begin about the time of the Pres ident's Western trip, and the school will join enthusiastically with the School Board and the citizens In genoral to ex tend an Invitation to the Chief Executive to lay the corner-stone. SEWERS FOR BAKER. CITY. City Council Authorizes Immediate ConNtructlOn. BAKER CITY, Jan. 7. (Special.) Tho City Council has decided to begin the con struction of a sewerage system for this city at once. The city was surveyed and platted for sewerage last Summer, and a careful report on the probable cost was made by & competent sewerage engineer. Recently a commission of city officials was sent to Portland to gather further Information, and the unanimous report was in favor of sewerage. Bids will be called for within a few weeks for fur nishing the material and doing all the necessary work called for by the plans and specifications. The plans call for an up-to-date sewerage system, that will be a credit to the city. The Council has also decided to erect a new City Hall building this year to cost about $30,000. The architect is now at work on the plans of the building. Street paving will follow closely on the heels of the sewerage system. TO EXTERMINATE RABBITS. Eastern Oregon People Slay Hun dreds in an Organized Drive. WEISER, Idaho, Jan. 7. (Special.) Across the Snake River, opposite Welser, In Oregon, rabbits have become so numer ous that they have almost overrun the country. Tuesday a rabbit drive was or ganized, participated In by over 50 peo ple, men, women and children. Several hundred bunnies bit the dust beforo the carnage was finished. Many were shot, while the greater number were driven Into a specially provided corral, where they were exterminated with clubs. A big hunt has been arranged for next Sunday, when It Is estimated 100 or more people will take part. A free dinner will be served to the exterminators by the oppressed residents. Selling Liquor Without a License. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.) Dr. William Brookshlre, who runs a drugstore at Rldgefield. was arrested yes terday by Deputy Sheriff Tomllnson, charged with selling liquor without a license. The complaint was made by a Rldgefield citizen who had been refused a license by the Board of County Com missioners to open a ealoon at that place. Meeting- of IVctt Vancouver Council. VANCOUVER, Wash, Jan. 7. (Special.) The members of the Council and the new city officers elected at the last city election took their offices last night Tho new Council metand elected A. Bateman City Marshal, and John Bresener and George Gasaway night police. To Experiment in Liqnld Air. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Jan. 7. (Special.) The department of physics of the university has arranged for a lecture and experiments on liquid air, to be given at the college January 22. The lecture Is said to be one of the best In the field this year. NO SELECTION AT BOISE W.lE. BORAH HAS SLIGHT LEAD IX CAUCUS VOTE. He and Heybnrn Each Gain One Vote in Five Ballots Rule Mem bers Have Agreed Upon. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 7. The Republican joint Legislative caucus for the selection of a candidate for United States Sen ator met at S o'clock tonight, with all the 50 members present, and adjourned after having taken five ballots-. On the first bal lot W. E. Borah had IS votes. Judge W. B. Heyburn 15. Judge D. W. Standrod It and ex-Senator George L. Shoup six. On the last ballot Borah had 19, Heyburn IS, Standrod nine and Shoup cix. It was agreed that 26 votes should ho required to nominate; that five ballots i should be taken nightly for three nights, and on Saturday night tho low man should 'LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR CALIFORNIA," SAYS GEORGE C. PARDEE. WHO WAS YESTERDAY INAUGURATED GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 7. (Special.) Governqr Pardee In his inauKural ad dress spoke of the St. Louis Exposition and the Lewis and Clark Exposition, at each of which he said it would bo well for California to have exhibits. Of the Lewis and Clark Exposition he says: "It is of great lntereot to California, because it will be held in the leading commercial city of the neighboring Stato of Oregon. I recommend that a modest appropriation be made under a law no framed that it will be possiblo to secure the most Judicious expenditure of the money and the most efficient direction of the exhibit. We should try to pront by the experience already gained by participa tion in several expositions to secure, by good management, the largest measure of benefits with the smallest expenditure of funds." be dropped after five ballots, and the next after five more ballots, and bo on until" a selection should be made. NO CHANGE IN SIGHT. It Requires 20 Votes to Nominate Claims of VarionK Candidates. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 7. (Special.) There does not seem to be any clear idea among the. friends of the candidates when any changes will come. The last three bal lots tonight were all the same. One pro vision of tho rules of the caucus is the point that was a bone of contention Mon day night, that 26 shall be necessary to nominate. Under this provision each candidate knows Just what point he has to reach. Judge Heyburn seems confident that he will win, but there are those who hold he cannot. The opinion of these Is based on the claim that Standrod cannot throw bis vote to the northern candidate. It is also claimed that the Shoup people can not be thrown to Heyburn, with the ex ception of perhaps two. Taking this view of the matter, friends of Standrod hold he will win, as they claim Heyburn must throw to him. Standing between these Is Borah, the leader In tho balloting tonight, whose friends claim votes In all three other camps. They have always claimed they would have a majority of the Shoup votes In a break-up, and they feel confident they will have some from the north. They also claim, some more of the nine that are now with Standrod. In other words, the claim of the Borah men 13 that they will got part of the vote whenever tho other candidates shall seek to combine forces, and that those accessories will nominate him. Legislature Docs Little Work. BOISE. Idaho, Jan. 7. (Special.) There was no business of public Importance done by the Legislature today, beyond making the usual provision for the board bills of members by appropriating $50,000 for expenses. CREES HAVE SMALLPOX AGAIN. Officers Are Watching? Indians and Enforcing Quarantine Lairs. BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 7. A Great Falls special says: Smallpox has again appeared among the Cree Indians In the northern part of this state, and fears are entertained that an other outbreak of the disease wIH prevail. The officers are watching the cases close ly, and everything Is being done to con fine and quarantine those who have al ready. developed signs of the disease. From the Fort Shaw Indian School word reaches this city that there is a great deal of mysterious sickness at the school, and also that that 150 of the pupils havo broken out with a disease which Dr. Brooks, the County Physician, declares Is smallpox. FIRST MEETING NEW COUNCIL. Newly Elected Tillamoolc Officials Are Svrorn In. .TILLAMOOK. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The firj?t meeting of the newly elected City Council was held last evening, and all the officials qualified with the excep tion of Joseph Bromley, City Treasurer, who handed in his resignation. Mayor C. W. Talmage's message to tho City Council embraced many valuable sug gestions. It suggested that a change be made In the city charter so as to give the city power to borrow sufficient for a new water system. Carl Haberlach was ap pointed City Attorney. YOUTHFUL CULPRITS ARRESTED. Boy and Girl Caught With Stolen Goods in Their Possession. DALLAS, Jan. 7. (Special.) Cleveland Scars and Genevieve Plank were arrested last night by City Marshal J. M. Grant n a charge of burglarizing the residence of E. C. Klrkpatrlck. Somo small boys were passing the Kirkpatrick residence late In the evening, when they noticed the two leaving the house with a large bundlo on their backs. They Immediately hunted up the Marshil and Informed him "f what they had seen, and upon his going Into the Sears home he caught tho two culprits In the act of sorting over their loot, which consisted of men and women's wearing apparel of considerable value. Mr. and Mrs. Klrkpatrlck went to California last week on a visit, and knowing of tholr absence, the prisoners took advantage of this and attempted to rob the house. Sears Is a young fellow of about IS years of ago, and the Plank girl Is about 17. They were bound over by the Justice of tho Peace to appear for trial next Friday. INJUNCTION STORY A FAKE. Prcsn Agent Who Gave Out Report HnKtlly Leave Town. SEATTLE. Jan. 7. Manaser John Cort; who yesterday gave the Times tho story to the effect that an Injunction had been issued to prevent the Bostonians going to Australia, left last night for Butte. Mont, and any Information regarding tho fake Is unobtainable here. It is the belief that IS OF GREAT INTEREST TO GOVERNOR PARDEE. ' the Bostonians had been figuring on going I to Australia- hllf fln.ltr.r thnf uvi. cijuusu money in it, ineir enterprising press agent manufactured the Injunction story as an offset to the story which he Is said to have caused to be Inserted In a New York paper some months ago to tho effect that the Bostonians were going to the Orient Spoke on University Ideals. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. J an. 7. (Special.) Professor Herbert Cromble Howe, of the department of Eng lish literature, addressed the assembly this morning. Professor Howe spoke on "University Ideals," taking the subject up from the side of Ideals in scholarship. He Impressed the students with tii tnnt that it was not the student who barely iu.cuinjnsneu wnat was required of him that would accomplish something for the world. He said that It should be the de sire of the true students to reach the lim its of human knowledge in some one branch and endeavor to add his little pro portion to the world of knowledge. Rojrue River Brewery Bnrned. GRANT'S PASS. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The old Rogue River brewery in this city was completely destroyed by fire last night. The brewery had not been used as such for several years past, but had been made a general storehouse for apples and McMnnvIIle Wants $300,000 for 1005 Fnir. arMINKVILLE, Jan. 7. (Special.) The McMlnnvilie City Council last night passed the following resolution: "In view of the great benefit to the State of Oregon which will be derived from the proposed celebration of tho Lewis and Clark Centennial, and of the part our county and city will share In that beiMflt; therefore, be it Resolved. That we, the Common Council of the City of McMlnnvlHe. favor the bill prepared by the commit tee of the Lewis and Clark Board ap propriating ?500.000 for tho purpose of collecting and preparing a creditable exhibit of the great resources of our state at Portland. Or., in 1003. Resolved, further, That, having cop fldence in the Integrity, ability and en ergy of our fellow-townsman. J. C Cooper, we- recommend his appointment as a member of the Lewis and Clark Centennial committee." other fruits of surrounding fruitgrowers There were over $1000 worth of apples In the building. The loss, aside from the In surance, was about $2000. The building was owned by Fred Wlchman, of this city. The firo was supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Drowned In Svrollen Strenm. "WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan. 7. A young man named Accountous was drowned in the Walla Walla River near Wallula yesterday. He was attempting to cross the stream, which was owollen by the melting snowa In the Blue Mountains In a skiff, when the boat was capsized and its occupant drowned. The body has been recovered. The drowned man was "a brother of George Accountous, a wealthy Touchet stockman and farmer, and came West a few weeks ago from Illinois He was 28 years old, and unmarried. McBrlde Pardons Sick Convict. OLYMPLA, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.) The Governor today pardoned Charles J. Edwards, who was sent to the peniten tiary from Seattle in June. IDOL for bur glary. Edwards Is In the prison hospital In a hopeless condition from tuberculosis. His term would have expired next Octo bcr. To Pay James Small's Claim. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Senator Mitch ell introduced a bill to pay James Small, of John Day City, $S317 for losses Incurred through Indian depredations. WHY IT IS UNFINISHED REPORT OF OLYMPIA CAPITOL C03I MISSION MADE PUBLIC. No Definite Explanation or Attempt to Fix Blame There Was Delay In Filling: Contracts. OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.) The report of tho Stato Capitol Commis sion to the Legislature was made public today, embracing the period up to Janu ary 1, but tho members of tho Legislature will peruse it In vain. If they hope to find therein an extended statement as to the causes that lead to the noncompletlon of the building, or any attempt definitely to fix the blame. The sole explanation of the commission in that particular 13 con tained in some short paragraph in a part of the report dealing with the furniture contracts. The report says: "At tho time these contracts were made the cdmmlsslon had every assurance from the contractors that at least the halls of the Senate and House would be ready for use by your honorable bodies at the ses sion of 1C03. Every effort of the commis sion has been bent to that end. but the delay In awarding the contract for the iron beams, and more particularly the de lay In letting the contract for the roof trusses, followed by the delay on the part of the American Bridge Company to place said trusses In position In time and as per contract, together with many minor diffi culties, have rendered It impossible to make better progress." Tho report deals quite largely with the complaints of the Goss Construction Com pany, and details the actions of the com mission thereon, all of which have been fully related from time to time by the press of the state. The following are the specific recom mendations for appropriations amounting to a total of $35,0CO: Cement floors nnd wood finish for base ment. 53000: cement walks around Capitol. $3000; Improvements of grounds on south side, $200; revarnlshlng old building and papering new building. $3500; electric fix tures, $8000; dynamo and' electric light plant, $7000; tanks nnd engine for running elevator. $1000; elevator for Annex. ?1C00. In addition the matter of properly decor ating the dome3 is left to the discretion of the Legislature, while J12.GSG must bo appropriated for furniture now unpaid for. The financial statement shows a balance still available of the $350,000 appropriated In 1901 of $S62 47. The total contracts and disbursements of the commission amount to 33S.156 05. The expenses of the com mission. Including salary of secretary and per diem of commissioners, have been $2992 9$. GRANITE HILL MINE SOLD. American Gold Compnn Buys Ex tensive Mining Interest. GRANT'S PASS. Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The well-known Granite Hill mines of the Louse Creek district, eight miles north of Grant's Pass, have been purchased by tho American Gold Fields Company, of Chicago. The consideration Is not yet given to the public, but It Is known to be the lnrgest mining deal ever consummated in Southern Oregon, the sale representing the most extensive mining proposition In Southern Oregon. The deal comprises over 00 acres of mineral ground, and consists of both quartz and placer properties. The quartz claims are: Tho Red Jacket, Bed rock, Granite Hill, High Tariff, Independ ence, Jumbo and Coronation lodes, to gether with a five-stamp mill, concentrator and other equipment. The placer mines are equipped with a complete hydraulic plant, with seven miles of ditches and flumes, hundreds of feet of pipe, and two giants. There are over 600 acres of rich placer ground In the Granite Hill diggings. The people who sold the property are: Senator R. A. Booth, of Eugene; A. J. Hechtman, F. H. Buck and H. Fleish hacker, of California, and C. L Mangum. of Grant's Pass. The American Gold Fields Company la composed of leading Tacoma and Chicago business men, among whom are C. S. Barlow, Judge Ira A. Towne, E. L. Kreamer, L. C. Voss. Fred erick Brown, C. A. Sharp and W. J. Mor phy. Mr. Morphy, who Is a Chicago capi talist and business man, is manager of the company. The Granite Hill mines have been worked and under development for nearly two years past by C. L Mangum, an ex perienced Southern Oregon mining man, and the results havo been most flattering. The new owners, under the direction of their consulting engineer, Walter Devar 11a, will thoroughly and systematlcally develop the Granite Hill mines, and will expend 575,000 or more in opening up and equipping them for a large and extensive business. . ASHLAND GRANTS LICENSE. Action Taken, at First Meeting; of Nevr City Council. ASHLAND, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) Ashland's new City Council held Its first regular , meeting last night and took In hand the reins of the city government for the ensuing year. The new Mayor, D. B. Provost, presided. One of the first acts of tho new Council In session was in accordance with a char ter provision which directs that tho Coun cil at Its flrst regular meeting in. January shall vote upon the question as to whether or not saloon licenses shall be Issued for the ensuing year. The vote upon the question was as expected, three Council men voting for and three against issuing licenses, leaving the decisive vote to the Mayor, who promptly cast his vote In favor of license, so that Ashland, which has for two years past been a nominally prohibition town, will again return to the old plan of -regulating the traffic by high license, the minimum amount of license fee being fixed by the charter at $500 per annum. The Council will hold a special meeting in a few days, when It is expected that applications for licenses, numbering at least six, will be granted. Retiring Mayor Grant made a number ofrecommenda tlons In writing to the new Council. SUE BUTTE SMELTERS. Damages Aslccd for Alleged Pulia tion of Silver Bow Creelc. BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 7. Suits in which the damages asked amount to $134,500 have been filed In the United States Court against four of the largest Butte smelting companies because of alleged pollution of the waters of Silver Bow Creek by tailings from the smelters. The smelting com panies sued are the Butte & Boston, Par rot, Colorado and Colusa-Parrot Mining Company. There are eight suits In all. The complaints In each of the eight cases go Into a history of the acquisition of the plaintiffs of the lands along the stream, and of the construction and operation of the smelters. Pulverized quartz, copper and other substances are named as hav ing been the causes which deteriorated the value of the lands and rendered the water in the stream unfit for the cattle upon the adjacent lands to drink. COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. Clatsop County Bonrd Has Mncli Work Before It. ASTORIA, Jan. 7. (Special.) The Jan uary term of the County Commissioners' Court was convened today, and much of the session was consumed In passing upon claims, but Dan RIerson was appointed Justice of the Peace of MIshawaka pre cinct, to succeed Ed Blrchard, who was recently adjudged Insane. Opinions were received from District Attorney Allen on certain matters that had been referred to him. On the question of the authority of the county and city uniting in the erection of a public building to be used Jointly by REFUSE SUBSTITUTES I I fei itj n ; Take Dr. Bull's Pills for Constipation. Keea mo inside OS this wrapper. 4, 111- m Dr. BULL mm mmt, For Coughs, Colds, Hearses nas, Srcnchitis, Asthraa, Croup, Influenza, "Whooping Cough, Incipient Consump tion) end for the relief of consumptive patients in ad vanced ftagea of tho disease 's PREPARED BY THE EeY.DiJ W Bull, .Baltimore, Md, For Solo by all Druggists, Price 25 Cents. (Directions inside.) the two corporations, the Attorney's opin ion says that the state constitution pro hibits anything of the kind being done. It stites, however, that either the city or county can erect a building and lease a portion of It to the other. The court will probably be In session several days this term, as a number of important matters are to be disposed of. Among them are tho fixing of the tax levies, drawing a Jury list, appointment of a roadmaster, and acting on a petition for a bridge across the Lewis and Clark River. Good Run of Stcelhends. The run of steelheads In the river dur ing the present Winter has been better than for a number of years, and the prlco has ruled from 4 to 5 cents per pound. The fish have been almost exclusively caught by glllnetters, and those fishing have made good wages. Enlarging Cold-Storage Plant. j-'he cold-storage plant of the Columbia River Packers' Association at the old Hanthorn cannery Is being enlarged, and when completed will be of at least double tho capacity It was last year. Wildcat Bounties Amounted to $300. The bounty paid for wildcat scalps in Clatsop County during the past year amounts to about ?5C0. Of this $150 was paid by the state and the balance by the county. LIBEL. AS 3IATTER OP LAW. Judge Mnkex Sucli Announcement In Tinpf ley-Times Case. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Jan. 7. When the plaintiff in the TIngley-Times libel trial rested In rebuttal this afternoon, Judge Torrance announced that, as a matter of law, he was satisfied that it had been shown that libel had been perpetrated, and that the plaintiff is entitled to recover compensatory damages. This statement from the bench Is construed by counsel as tantamount to an announcement that the court will charge the Jury In line with the above remarks. When the Tingley-TImes trial opened this morning. Judge Torrance said to the plaintiff's attorneys that too much time was -being consumed by the immaterial portions of the rebuttal testimony, and. In order to save time, suggested that It be curtailed. Mr. Kellogg, of Mrs. Tlng Iey's counsel, enumerated a number of points upon which the plaintiff desired to introduce rebuttal testimony, and Mrs. Louise E. Kramer, who has charge of the kitchen and commissary department at Point Loma, was called. Mrs. Kramer testified that the children were given an abundance of the best food procurable. Dr. L. F. Wood, physician at the home stead, followed, rebutting In whole or In part the statements of defendant's de ponents. "State, doctor, how many Infants in arms were there at the Institution babies under ,1 year old?" asked Mr. Shortrldge for the defendant. "About half a dozen." "Who were their mothers?" Dr. Wood explained that some were or phans, and. In at least once instance, the parents lived at the homestead, their baby spending part of the time at the colony and part of the time at the homestead. In the main. Dr. Wood's statements were corroborative of what has been told by other witnesses. He denied that the col ony had ever been used for a place of pun ishment. Some people, he said, preferred to live there. Some, he stated, found It cheaper than at the homestead, and some parents preferred that their children should stay there. FOUND DEAD IX DAXCEHALL. Evidence of Fonl Play Coroner De cides to Hold Autopsy. EVERETT. Wash., Jan. 7. Six days ago an unknown man was found dead in the Mint dancehnll. Upon examination physi cians state they found poison in his stom ach. Coroner Bakeman believes the man came to his death from a dose of knock out drops, and will hold an autopsy. Slilnprlemcn Meet. The first annual convention of the Shlnglc'-Weavcrs" Union of the United States and Canada will meet tomorrow ii this city and will form an International union to be affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Trnln.H on Rcpnxlnr Schedule. Great Northern trains are now running on regular schedule for the first time In a week. Northern Pacific trains are coming In over the Great Northern track. Large crews of laborers are still kept in the Cas cades, where they have battled with the snow since Christmas. XO MORE YOLUXTBER FIREMEX. Walla Walla's Fire Department to Be on Salnry Baals. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 7. To night marked the passing of the volunteer fire department of the City of Walla Walla, as a fire-fighting organization. This was brought about by the adoption of a motion by Alderman J. F. Brewer to Increase the paid department by the addi tion of three men. The question came up following a motion, which received no second, to adopt Fire Chief Weber's re port submitting the names of six citizens to serve as volunteer firemen at a salary of ?10 per month. The volunteer organ- Ask for and see that you get the old reliable. Dr. Bu The one you have always used. It Is In dorsed by the leading doctors as the only absolutely sure and safe cure for cerugh, cold, Whooping cough, croup, bronchitis, or any throat Or lung affection. St Cures Consumption IT WILL CURE A COLD In a Night There Is no remedy "just as good as" Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. The dealer who snys so Is thinking of his proflt only. Don't let a dealer Influence you Into buy ing some cheap substitute when your health or the health of some member of your family Is at stake. CURED HEMORRHAGES William H. Breder, of Chrystie street. New York City, writes: "I had a cough ever since childhood. It was so bad that blood would spurt from my nose, which would leave me weak, so that I was often compelled to leave my work. I started to take Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, and before .e third bottle was finished my cough was entirely gone." SHALL DOSE. PLEASANT TO TAKE. The accompanying Illustration Is a fac simile of the genuine package. Sold at all druggists, large bottles, 25c Be sure that the bottle you buy has on It the trademark, "A Bull's Head." Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup will cure speedily, and will leave the throat and lungs In a healthy and normal condition. It contains no harmful drug3. Ization has figured in the fighting of all local fires for the past 30 years. Good Showing for Forest Grove. FOREST GROVE, Jan. 7.-(Special.) City Treasurer W. S. Hudson's annual report shows that the city has gained 1S50 54 during the year 1902, and has not been taxed a cent for Its street lighting nor for the water furnished it for fire pro tection. This is the best showing in the history of the town, and the present city officers are to be commended for their economical management of Its affairs. Big Meteor Palls In Montana. ANACONDA, Mont., Jan. 7. A special to the Standard from Dillon, Mont., says an immense meteor fell on Rattlesnake Creek. In Beaverhead County, last night. It looked as large as a hlgshead, and was visible for fully a minute. The crash o Its impact with the earth could be heard for miles. As soon as the snow disappears an effort will be made to locate it. Pined tor Discharging- Firearm. I WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan.. t Pri vates j-.ewis ii. uurpny, Aaoipn ana Joim T. Corley, Thirtieth Battery, Field Artil lery, were today convicted of the reckless discharge of firearms within the city lim its and fined In the sum of $30 each. The men went to Jail. This trio of soldiers on the morning of January 1 shot holes through three plate-glass windows In Main street, causing damage estimated at ?600. Han Long Prison Rccordr ANACONDA, Mont., Jan. 7. Guards at the Deer Lodge penitentiary say Joe Smith, held here on suspicion, of holding up the Northern Pacific express near Bearmouth, when Engineer O'Nell was killed. Is the man ( who served a term In Montana for robbery, under the name of William Wallace, and had done time in Sing Sing, Jollet and Stillwater. Killed by Falling Brick Wall. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7. By the collapse of a one-story brick wall left standing on the east side of the excavation being made for a 12-story office building on the corner of Fourth and Spring streets, Charles Burton (colored) was this afternoon crushed to death and five other laborers more or less seriously Injured. Meeting of Marlon Delegation. 9 SALEM, Or., Jan. 7. (Special.) The Ma rlon County House delegation will hold a meeting tomorrow, at which time the delegation will probably decide upon per sons to be supported for clerkships. Empress of Japan Arrives. VICTORIA. B. C. Jan. 7. The steamer Empress of Japan reached the quarantine station tonight one day overdue from Yokohama, after a stormy passage. She will reach port tomorrow morning. Jpgw Chests The old theory that consumption was inherited is utterly discredited by modern medical science. The germs of con sumption must be received from with out These germs are every where. They are constantly being received and cast out by the healthy system. It is the narrow chested whose in heritance is weak ness who fall a prey to consump tion because they are too weak of lung to resist and throw off disease. Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery makes weak lungs strong. It cures obstinate deep seated coughs, bleeding lungs, weakness, emacia tion and other conditions which if neglected or un skilfully treated find a fatal ter mination in con sumption. "In the spring of IOOO I was taken vrith hemorrhage of the lungs, and became very weak and short of breath, lost flesh and had 00 appttite," writes Mr. E. L. Roblnett. of Xenes, Tenn. "I was persuaded to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The first few bottles seemed to do me but little good. Thonght I would soon be a victim of that dreaded disease, consumption, of which several of my family died. Had almost given up in despair when my friends persuaded me to give your 'Golden, Medical Discovery a fair trial. I commenced its use again and In a short time was feeling: better. I continued its use until I had taken sixteen Dottles. I weigh 160 pounds new, and when I commenced I only weighed 140 pounds. If any one doubts this statement I will be pleased to answer any Inquiry." Accept no substitute for tt Golden Med ical Discovery." Nothing "just as good.w Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the clogged system from impurities. Cough Syrup