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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1903)
IP THE MOKNIM OREGONIA", SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1905. LAST GUN TODAY Close of Campaign First District in DEMOCRATS NOT HOPEFUL Several Leaders Concede Hermann's Election DEPENDS ON STAY-AT-HOMES lie nines Hob Made a Hot Fight, but Roosevelt Spliced Hl Best Gun Vote 1b Expected, to Be Light. The political guns In the First District will cease firing tonight. The orators and the candidates will return to their fire sides and the voters will do the rest next Monday. The Democrats have been putting up a warm campaign this week against Her mann on his public record. They have been reading evil letters all over the dls- tricL These documents came from Demo cratic arsenals In the East. Republicans ( boat, which are to be put In position by have been exerting themselves also. They j the contractor, and which are to be cap have used the President's manifestations i able of thmwimr 5000 irallons r mlnut. of cordiality toward Hermann with tell ing effect. Senator Fulton and Represen tative "Williamson have made their voices heard in the land, and there have been others. The vote of both parties will be light, especially Republican. This will be large- , ly because only one office is to be filled. Democrats will turn out relatively more than Republicans because they think they see an unusually good chance to elect Reames. Two counties over which much doubt hovers are "Washington and Yamhill. Re publicans' have been 'campaigning in these counties very hard during the past week. The outcome of the election depends on the. sire of the Republican stay-at-home vote. The First District has approxi mately 25,000 Republicans who voted last June, and. If any considerable number of them should stay away from the polls, the outcome of the election cannot now be foreseen. This stay-at-home vote is a very uncertain factor In the computations of both Republicans and Democrats. It baffles everybody's political arithmetic. It makes the Hermann people much con cern. They know If they can pull out Republicans to vote, their man can win. They rely on the party enthusiasm which President Roosevelt left behind. After the election the President will be found to have helped Hermann, not alone by end ing doubts about Roosevelt's friendship toward Hermann, but also by attracting Republicans to the polls. Democrats boast that their rallies have drawn larger crowds than have the ral lies of the Republicans. In very many Instances this has been the case. and. If citizens can forecast the election from it they can take it for what it is worth. Frank Williams, of Ashland, a Demo crat, and a State Commissioner of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, said last night that Reames would carry Jackson County. Judge Williams. however, thought that Hermann would be elected, but not by a large plurality. "By 2000 votes?" was asked. "Oh. no." replied Judge Williams. "One thousand is as high as the plurality will go. Hermann is an old-time vote-getter, and knows how pretty welL Of course, two elements of Republicans are against him. The one, a conscientious element, feels that Hermann is under a cloud, and the other, a young element, would like to have Hermann let go and give the juniors a chance. Reames Is making a very vig orous campaign. He's a very worthy young man, Indeed, and I'd like to see him win." George Flnley. a Democrat of Linn County, conceded Hermann's election. Mr. Finley is Interested in the timber land business, but this did not seem to sway him toward Hermann. "If Democrats," said Mr. Flnley, "would all vote, Reames would be elected. But they won't all vote; in fact, they won't go to the polls any better than Repub licans. I don't expect to see Reames elected, but, of course, things may turn his way on account of the apathy of Re publicans. He is undoubtedly the strong est man the Democrats could have nom inated." "No," said C. E. Redfield, a Democrat, of Heppner. "No, we don't take much interest in the election. We'd like to see Mr. Reames get there, of course, but he's out of our district, you know, and. be sides, we are thinking about coal these days more than politics." Mr. Redfield is seoretary of the Heppner Railroad Coal Company, which owns ex tensive deposits of fine coal in Morrow County. "By Winter," said he, "we shall be de livering coal of a fine grade. This Sum mer we shall build 25 miles of railroad to the mine, and shall install mining ma chinery. How much coal will we take out? About 1500 tons a day. For how long? About 150 years, if we could live that long." Then Mr. Redfield turned about to con gratulate Jefferson Myers, who was elected President of the State Commis sion of the Lewis and Clark Fair yester day afternoon. Colonel D. M. Dunne also came forward about this time to do the same. ' "That's pretty good for a Democrat," said the Colonel, whereat Mr. Myers smiled and switched off Into politics to say: "Yes, and when Reames is elected, that will be pretty good for a Democrat, too, won't it? Hoewver, Mr. Myers is one of the Dem ocrats who are very apprehensive of de feat next Monday. I. M. Simpson, a Democrat of Polk, and an erstwhile member of the Legislature, has been sojourning here several days, but he will go back home today, because the weather has cleared up and ho wishes to vote next Monday for Reames. But he does not think that his vote will do much good, for he believes that Reames is doomed to defeat. "It looks to me," said he, "as if Her mann would win. Yet there may be a big surprise In store for Hermann. There are very many Republicans who don't like him, and who will either vote against him. or not at all. But whoever Is elect ed will have a nlp-and-tuck time of It, I can tell you. Republicans made fools of themselves In nominating him when plenty of more popular men were willing to be put up." W. H. WehrUng, a Democratic stalwart of Washington County, and a member of the State Senate, didn't know anything about politics yesterday, but he feared Hermann would be elected. Then be went on to say that crops never looked better in any Springtime that ever had been or ever was to be. "Hops are doing better than we tnougnt tney would," he re- marked, in answer to a question about J. whether Washington County -would line up for Hermann or Reames. Mr. Wehrung was then Induced to come out of the woods, and he said: "Republicans are pretty badly scared up our way. Indeed they are. They've got their speakers out, but they don't do much good, because they can't get many people to listen to them- Senator Ful ton doesn't have better success than, any of the. other Republican speakers. But the Democratic rallies are all well at tended. The vote will certainly be light, and the Republican will be relatively lighter than the Democratic. But I don't know who'll be elected, really, I don't." TO BID ON FIREBOAT. City Auditor Devlin Prepares Ad vertisement for Proposals. City Auditor Devlin was busy yesterday preparing for publication a set of adver tisements asking for proposals for fur nishing a fireboat for this city. After all that the city officials have gone through In endeavoring to supply the city with such a boat, it might naturally be supposed that the Executive Board would by this time have arrived at some definite con clusion as to what kind of a fireboat was wanted, but from the number of advertise ments Mr. Devlin was preparing it la evi dent that such Is not the case. The first advertisement prepared calls for proposals for furnishing a twin-screw propeller, with steel hull, in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by Mr. Ballln. The second Is for a twin screw propeller, with steel hull, according to plans and specifications to be furnished, by the board. The third Ib for a steel hull with single-screw propeller, according to plans and specifications to be furnished by the bidder. The fourth calls for bids for either a twin or single-screw propel ler, with a hull of either wood or steel, in plans and specifications to be furnished by the bidder. There might have been different com binations worked up, but with only one or two propellers, and only steel or wood for materials for the hull the' number of possible combinations is limited. Two things the Executive Board appears to have agreed upon. One Is that it reserves the right to furnish the pumps for the and the other Is that the boat, whether of steel or wood, with single or twin screws, Is not to cost more than $60,000. As. there is likely to be many applications for the plans and specifications prepared by Mr. Ballln, the city will have a number of them printed, say 50 or "75. as there are about that number of fireboat builders In this country', besides lots of people who would like to try their hands in this busi ness. It Is desired to have the advertise ments published as soon as possible, but, owing to the number and variety of them, it is hardly possible that they can be laid before the public sooner than next Mon day morning. TO BUILD ON UNION AVENUE Council Street Committee Changes Location of Bridge. If the present opinions of the members of the Council street committee stick, it seems highly probable that the new bridge to be built across Sullivan's Gulch will be on Union, instead of Grand avenue. Messrs. Bentley, Rumelin and Merrill hold this opinion, and It was caused by the rep resentations of a large number of East Side property-owners. The regular meet ing of the committee yesterday was taken up with the petitions of several residents of the East Side, who prayed that the new structure be built across the gulch at Union instead of Grand avenue. It was shown that all the traffic from North East Portland, Inington, Holladay's Addition and Albina came over the Union avenue route in preference to Grand avenue, and also that there was a much-used car line on Union avenue that should go over a strong, substantial bridge, and not over a rotting affair like the one now spanning the gulch. The three members of the committee, Messrs. Bentley, Rumelin and Merrill, recommended a resolution to stop proceed ings on the Grand-avenue route, and to start anew on Union avenue. This will not set back the work fpr building the bridge any great length of time, as the City Engineer has already done some surveying on the Union-avenue work, and has several profiles drawn up. The Council will take the matter up at the next meeting on Wednesday, and it seems highly probable that the Union-avenue substitute will go through. The members of the committee went on record as opposing the building of any more elevated roadways In any part of the city. Whenever such matters come up, fills will be made, so that the im provement will be permanent. East Washington and East Second streets will be taken up immediately. Petitions for the Improvement of several streets were granted, and the petition from the late F. H. Drews for the clos ing of an alley In Peninsular was dis posed of by setting a date for the hearing of remonstrances against it. RAISES THE STANDARD. Civil Service Commission "Wants 3fo More Short Policemen. Hereafter all applicants for positions in the police patrol service under the civil service rules will have to be five feet nine Inches tall. This decision has been reached by the Commissioners after some little deliberation. The Commissioners at first decided that all applicants should come up to this standard, but, on the protest of the Mayor and many others, the standard was low ered so that a man might get through and still be several inches short. This was deemed necessary so that the large number of old men would not be shut out. But now all the old men on the force have taken the examinations, some suc cessfully and some not, and the lowered limit does not mean so much. The ap plicants that are coming In now are new men entirely, and the Commissioners think that It is as good a time now as any to make the minimum limit five feet nine Inches. Nearly 20 men have their applications in for positions as patrolmen. These have put In an appearance since the first ex aminations were held. The men will bo examined for the S0-yarrsprint on Mult nomah Field by Chief Campbell' on Sun day next, and they will be mentally ex amined with the applicants for positions for the other police service classes. EXCURSION RATES EAST. The Canadian Pacific will sell round-trip tickets to Eastern points at very low rates. Tickets will be on sale June 4, 5, 24, 25, 26, 27, 2S, 29 and SO. and on July 15 and 16, also August 25 and 26. For full particulars ap ply at 142 Third street. VERY LOW RATES EAST. O. R. & If. Offers Bis Inducement to Travel Long-Time Limit and Stopover. Many Portland and Oregon people no doubt will take advantage of the very low round-trip excursion rates to the East offered by the Oregon Railroad & Naviga tion Company, the following being the ng dres from Portland: Chicago, 57L50; St. Louis, $67.50; Peoria, 569.25: Cairo fill.) J72.15; Memphis (Tenn.). $73.50: New Or leans, JS5.35; Kansas City, St. Joseph. Atchison. Leavenworth, Omaha. Council Bluffs, Sioux City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, all $60. Dates of sale: June 4, 6, 24. 25. 26. 27. 2S, 29. 30; July 15, 16; August 25 26. Limit: Going, ten days from date of sale; return, 90 days from date of sale. Stop over privileges will be allowed within limit in either direction west of Missouri River or St. Paul. For particulars, ask at O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Wash ington streets. Portland. Your complexion, as well as your tem per, is rendered miserable by a disordered liver. ImDrove both bv taklnc- f7artr Llttla Liver Pills. SHIPPING CATTLE WEST SUPPLY IX THE SECTIOX EQUAL TO DEMAND. SOT Two Trainloada Come From Ne braska, to Seattle Packers East era Packers Bur Local Supply. Two tralnloads of cattle have just been delivered by transcontinental lines to Seattle pocking firms, and railroad men believe this Is but the beginning of a traffic that will be continued for several months. There is a shortage In the local beef market, and packing bouses In the Northwest are compelled to ship thelr stock from the Middle West. The Burlington was notified yesterday that a tralnload of Nebraska cattle had been delivered" to Carstens Brothers, of Seattle. It came through from Omaha in the record-breaking time of four days, a feat that few of the fast freight lines have equaled. The Union Pacific, at the same time, delivered a trainload of cattle to Frye, Bruhn & Co., of Seattle, which had been forwarded from Omaha in record time. The Burlington shipment was sent to the Sound by way of Billings, where the Northern Pacific took charge of the train. The Union Pacific sent its shipment by way of the O. R. & N. into Portland and north over the Northern Pacific from this city. Intimations have been received by freight officials that further movements of beef cattle may be expected within a com paratively short time, and it is believed by railroad men that the movement of cattle from the Middle Western states to tho Coast wiU continue for a year or more. There is an absolute shortage in the Coast beef market. Practically all of the beeves of Eastern Washington and Ore gon have been sold off, and the packing houses of the Northwest are dependent upon outside sources of supply. The calves will have to be fattened for the local market before any relief can be had, for all the steers have been sold off. Eastern packing firms are credited with having entered the local markets and taken the stock off the hands of farmers and out from under Coast buyers. For years It has been the practice. of eastern houses to send buyers into the North west market, but it is only recently that they have so thoroughly depleted the stocks. Heretofore, there has been al most enough stock left to run Northwest packing firms, though dependence has been placed upon Canada and the Middle West for a portion of the supply. Thlq year, however, all the stock will have to come from the states east of the moun tains. The part the railroads will play in the fight for stock will be limited by the ex tent of the shortage. Railroad officials have known for some time that there was not enough local stock to supply the de mand, but they have not figured on an extensive business. Recent reports, how ever, indicate that tho situation is rather serious. SCARCITY OF LOGS PAST Supply Is Plentifnl at ?0 and $7 a Thousand Feet. There has been a considerable change of conditions in the logging and lumber manufacturing business within the past few months. Some three months ago, al though the supply of logs was fairly equal to the demand, the price was $9 per thou sand feet Now the supply Is In excess of the demand, and "more coming down on the flood," and the price is $6 to $7 per thousand. But, so far, there appears to be no change in the price of lumber, though there Is no prospect of the supply of logs being reduced for a long time. Some large logging camps have not yet put any logs in the water this Spring. New camps are being started up in all directions. In addition to the camps being moved from the green timber onto tracts off of which It Is desired to get the logs as soon as possible, to prevent them from being 'injured by the decay which sets In soon after the trees have been killed by fire. From this it will be seen that the supply of logs coming to this market is likely to be Increased, although there are now more coming than all the mills can cut. All the large mills in the city are run ning night and day, except that of the Portland Milling Company, formerly known as Pennoyer's mill, as It was owned by Governor Pennoyer. This mill IN TOMORROW'S OREGONIAN To "The Bridge of the Gods" A trip to the very heart of the Cascade Mountains, with entirely new photographs by Klser Brothers, of Warrendale, Or., and sketches by F. A. Routledge; the journey described by Lute Pease. The Man Who Named Guild's Lake The site of the Lewis and -Clark Fair is part of Peter Guild's . homestead,s taken up In 1S47. His house was the social center of Portland in Its earliest days, and here were entertained many promi nent pioneers. Elizabeth In Her New Oregon Home She sings a jubilant song over her gardening on a bright May morning and paints a beautiful picture of her surroundings. This letter is equal to her best , A Yankee Under the Stars and Bars Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, of Portland, writes to. The Oregonlan telling how Decoration day was observed in South Carolina by those who lost. Consolidation of Country School Districts Obadiah Oldway, of Hoaxville, gives his honest views of the new Oregon law, and defends the slab schoolhouse. Public Opinion on the Whitman Question Rev. M. Eells writes to The Oregonlan reviewing Professor Boume'B article, and cites a number of authorities who take the Whitman side. The Jew In Music , Paper by Mrs. Simon Harris, of Portland, read before the Wom , an's Club and the Council of Jewish Women. "Why My Photographs Are Bad" First chapter of a series of talks by Charles M. Taylor, Jr., in tended to teach amateur photographers how to -avoid errors and dis appointments. How Bronson Howard Writes His Plays A correspondent who interviewed the famous playwright at his winter home in Pasadena, CaL, writes entertainingly of his methods. Mr. Howard speaks freely of his failures and his successes, and throws light on the creative side of dramatic art. v Essential Elements in Good City Government Fifth article in the municipal reform, series, by Charles J. Bona parte, president of the National Municipal League. His text Is: "There was never long a corrupt government by a virtuous people." Ade's Fable in Slang This time the Hoosler humorist tells of the young man who got a. big inheritance and of the things that were done to him. Germany's Preparations for War Frank G. Carpenter writes of the rapidly increasing navy and of the available army of 3,000,000 men. ALL THE NEWS AND THE is soon to be shut down for a .few weeks while new machinery is being put in, which, the owners say, will make it one of the best. If not the best, mill in the city. Included in this machinery Is a double-cutting band saw, which saws logs as the colored man caught coons "a-com-ln' and a-gwlne." PIONEERS "WILL REUNITE Great Gathering Will Follow Meet ing of Indian-War Veterans. The Indian War Veterans and pioneers will assemble in force In Portland with their wives and families on June 15 and 17 and recall old times in the '50s when they fought the savages and endured all the hardships and perils Incident to open ing up a new country. On the former date the Indian War Veterans will hold their grand encampment and tho next day will be held the 31st annual reunion of .the Oregon Pioneer Association, with head quarters in the City Hall. The pioneers will form in procession at the Portland Hotel at 2 P. M., on June 17, with Joseph Buchtcl as grand marshal and march to the Exposition building, where the literary exercises will be held. The programme is: Music, Brown's band; prayer by Rev. D. B. Gray, of Portland, grand chaplain; annual address. Senator Charles W. Ful ton; music by the band; occasional ad dress by O. C. Applegate, of the Klam ath Agency; music by tho band; benedic tion by the chaplain. After the exercises the Pioneer Woman's Auxiliary will give a grand banquet to all members In good standing who have ' the badge of 1903, and will Invite the hus bands or wives of pioneers, but no chll- dren will be admitted. Invitations will ' be issued by George H. HImes, the sec retary. City -Hall, Portland. Special reduced rates have been made on the Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. rail lines, the Oregon Central & Eastern Railroad and the Oregon City Transporta tion Company's steamers running up the Willamette and Yamhill Rivers. REILLY IS CLEARED. Acquitted of Beating Creditors Ex aminations for Police Force. Thn fSvIl Rfrvim rnmmlsslnnprs ves- I terday morning decided to drop the pro- ceedlngs in the case of L. Rellly, accused of n6t paying his debts. June 20 was also set as the date for the written ex aminations for applicants for positions in the police service. Rellly's case has been up for some time, and the last meeting was held on It on Thursday. He has made application for a position in the fire service, and some persons claim that he owed them various sums of money. After another investigation yesterday, Rellly wa3 cleared of the charges, and will be allowed to go on with his examinations. June 20 is the day when applicants for positions in the police service will be ex amined. Several classes will come up captains, detectives, jailors and others, and the applicants will be physically ex amined at once. Then the general writ ten examination will come In June. This examination will embrace one subject, general .knowledge of duties. A number of applications have been turned In for patrolmen since the last ex aminations for that class, and the men will be examined with the other classes on June 20. There are still a few of the old temporary men on the force, but as soon as new men are added to the eligible list, they will be appointed to the force and ' the temporary men will be dls- j charged. THIEF BREAKS JAIL. I Dell Hike Slips Ont Wlille Jailer Is Busy With Prisoner. When Jailer Ben Branch unlocked the main corridor at the City Jail to remove Dell Rike, a notorious thief, and several other prisoners to the County Jail, yes terday afternoon, Rike was not there. How he escaped is not known. It will al ways be a mystery. The supposition, how ever, Is that, while the Jailer was Incar cerating a man who was to drunk to walk" through the corridor, Rike managed to get between the jailer and the" door, thus making his escape. When the escape was discovered excite ment reigned supreme In the corridor. One Inmate, who had been Imbibing freely, lay on the stone floor singin: "Rike, oh Rike, Oh, how did you hike?" Rike was charged with having stolen a a gold watch from the home of a friend and the evidence was conclusive. CUSTOMARY DEPARTMENTS MEMORIAL DAY Our Store Will Remain Closed Today Meier (lb Frank Company TOMORROW'S Oregonian will give you the de tails of our Third Annual "June White Days," an event which we inaugurated two years ago, the success of which is known both far and near; an idea that originated with the Meier & Frank Company. Columns of white-goods news that we feel confident will bring to Portland's biggest and best store pru dent and economical buyers Meier & Frank Company- HOLD THAT DEED IS VALID FRAXIC C. SAVAGE AXD WIFE AX SAVER SUIT. They Say That John It, Foster Was in. Sound Mind "When He Gave Away ?-10,000 Property. Frank C. Savage and his wife, Dora W. Savage, who were sued about two months ago by J. W. Cook as next friend of John R. Foster, deceased, to recover property at the corner of Seventh and. Yamhill streets, valued at $10,000, yesterday filed an answer denying that any undue Influ ence was used ovfer Foster, or that he was mentally incompetent when ho executed the deed. Since the 3ult was begun the County Court appointed B. G. Whitehouse as guardian of Foster, and Mr. Whitehouse has been substituted in the case in place of Cook. The answer recites that the mother of Dora W. Savage was the sister of the wife of John R. Foster, and for over 15 years past Frank C. and Dora "W. Sav age have resided in Portland, and until December 6, 1302, Mrs. Foster alao lived In this city. Mr. and Mrs. Savage, it is stated, constantly associated with Foster and his wife as friends and relatives, and on terms of affectionate regard. It Is al leged that John R. Foster has no heirs residing In Oregon, and no heir living out side of this state Is in the habit of com municating with him, and none of them have seen him for years. It Is averred that for a number of years prior to De cember G. 1902, It was the wish and de sire of Foster and his wife, Elizabeth Fos ter, that a portion of his property should be given to Dora "W. Savage, and at va rious times previous Foster stated to numerous persons that such was his Inten tion, and was the wish and desire of his wife. For the purpose of carrying out this In tention Foster on December 6, 1902, exe cuted and delivered a deed of conveyance of lots 3 and 4, block 211, Portland, to Dora Savage. The further allegation is made that at all times prior to making the deed and ever since Foster well knew and now knows what property he possessed, who his heirs were and where they resided; that the conveyance of the property to Dora W. Savage was free and clear from any claim to the same by himself, and that he was mentally sound and capable of making deeds and transacting his own affairs, and has not since been laboring under any hallucination or any delusion of any kind whatsoever. , It la alleged that he was not credu lous or easily Influenced, but at all times well knew the effect of the deed and made It freely; also that he has since told various persons on different occasions that he executed the deed freely and vol- . untarily, It being his wish that the deed ; should stand, and that he did this while In the full possession of his mental fac ulties. Mrs. Foster died recently, and she devised her estate to. Mrs. Savage and her daughter. After Mrs. Foster exe cuted her will It Is said she inherited a large sum of money which, according to law, goes to her husband, John R. Fos ter, and at his death will go to his heirs. IVET'S CHARACTER GOOD. Witnesses Testify in His Behalf in Circuit Court. J. "W. Ivey, ex-Collector of Customs at Alaska, whose reputation was assailed in ; Judge Sears' court on "Wednesday, yester- , day, with the permission of the court, called additional witnesses to" prove that his reputation for truth and veracity while he was in Alaska was good. Charles F. Lord, who ,1s seeking to recover $350 from Ivey, alleged due as a donation to the Tribune, a newspaper in which Lord was financially interested six years ago, was not present when the testimony in favor of Ivey was. Introduced yesterday. W. T. Hume, who attacked Ivey's repu- , tation, was also absent, and the scene consequently was one of order and quiet. H. J. Apperson, a pioneer resident of Portland, testified that he knew, Ivey three years in Alaska. He said: "His reputa tion for truth and veracity in Sitka, where he was stationed, seemed to be good." W. F. Demmert testified: "Ivey's repu tation was very good In Skagway. I was always of the Impression from what every one said that he had a very good stand ing." E. A. Collls testified that he has been acquainted with "Ivey for 11 years. "Ivey's reputation here and In Nome was good," was his contribution to Mr. Ivey's fund. O. J. Laird testifled to the good reputa tion of Ivey for truth and veracity in Skagway and other places. John H. Hall, attorney for Ivey, said the latter was very anxious to call Dis trict Judge Sherman, of Alaska, who is here as a" witness. Judge Stars said he desired to close the case, but may con sent to hear Judge Sherman today if ho appears in court. COURT MAY APPOINT RECEIVER, Outcome of Suit of Gardner I-C. Wilder vs. W. I. Reed. - As an outcome of thfe suit of Gardner K. Wilder, of Honolulu; against W. I. Reed, Judge Frazer will probably appoint a receiver for the .Rainier Mill & -Lumber ANNOUNCEMENT SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY Meier & Frank Company Company today, if a person suitable to act can be agreed upon by the litigants and their attorneys. The court yesterday suggested Dan J. Moore for the. place, and other'names were mentioned. "Wilder sued for an accounting, and the defendant denied the existence of an actual partnership. He admitted that "Wilder had Invested over 1525,000. but said he acted as trustee for "Wilder under an agreement. He claimed that the plant was owned Jointly by nlmself and Wilder, but 'the business which he had conducted for a year and a half was all owned by himself. The Issues were tried out, and, after hearing testimony for almost Ave days, the court declared that the evidence of the partnership was overwhelmingly In favor of Wilder, and the claims of Reed to the ownership of the business had no foundation in law or In fact. Th.e court also decided that a logging camp which had been purchased by Mr. Reed In connection with the business of the mill, and which Mr. Reed had attempt ed to take out of the assets, should be considered a part of the joint business. The court will appoint a receiver in case the parties cannot agree to a settlement of affairs. Reed, for his services in conducting the mill, was allowed a salary of ?3500 per year. Divorce for Sarah J. S till vr ell. Judge Sears yesterday granted Sarah J. Stillwell a divorce from Levi Stlllwell. and declined to pass upon Stlllwell's claim to some property in Tillamook. The deed 13 in tho name of Mrs. Stlllwell, and her former husband will have to establish his right to ft by the decree of an equity court before he can dispossess her. The litigants were married over 20 years ago. The evidence wa3 that Stlllwoll was a heavy drinker. Leasia Delays Pleading. Martin V. Leasia, who murdered his father-in-law, F. H. Drews, when brought before Judge Cleland yesterday, was not prepared to- plead. He asked for a little more time to see about getting counsel. It is probable that Attorneys Murphy & Watts will appear for him. The court granted Leasia until Monday. Court Notes. Rex Jerrett who pleaded guilty to sell ing liquor to Indians, was allowed to go on his own recognizance by Judge Bel linger yesterday. William Nelson pleaded guilty before Judge Cleland yesterday to a charge of stealing J12 from -Karl Klein. He will be sentenced on Monday. Jim McQuade was arraigned before Judge Cleland yesterday on a charge of stealing 540 from H. F. Copeland on De cember 25, 1902. He was allowed until Monday to plead. In the suit of James W. Welch against M. J. Kinney to recover a balance of $377 on a subscription of $1000, made in 1S95, for a right of way fund for the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company, Judge Sears rendered a decision in favor of Welch. The court also decided in favor of Welch In his suit against C .W.-Shiveley and wife to recover a balance of 5745 on a 12000 subscription. The defense In these suits was that it was a .private scheme, and that enough had been realized by the committee having the affair in charge without the payment of these balances. TROUT FRY ARE SCARCE Fish Commission Gives Small Supply to Oregon Waters. The Oregon Fish and Game Association will have a much less number of trout fry to distribute over the state this sea son than it had reason to expect. Ap plication was made early to the United States Fish Commission at Washington for a supply of eggs of several kinds of trout, and a fair share was apportioned to this state, but owing to several mis haps, the commission had but very few to divide. The eggs received have been batched out at the Clackamas hatchery, and are ready for distribution. There are lake trout, rainbow, eastern brook and black spotted, or cutthroat, trout in the lot, but they aggregate only about "85,000, which is only a fraction of what was ex pected. Of these some 25,000 will have to be sent to California and Washington, which states have' no Government hatch tries. The remaining 60,000 will be dis tributed as evenly and impartially as pos sible among sections where an Interest will be taken in them and protection will be afforded them. As there Is notcenough to "go 'round," Meier & Frank Company PRINTING WEDDING CARDS AT W; G. SMITH & CO. ENGRAVERS Washington Building 4th and Washington Streets the selection of points to be supplied has been very difficult, but finally the asso ciation has decided to divide the fry among several streams and lakes in Umatilla, Wasco, Linn and Baker coun ties, some going to the Clatskanie, a few to the Necanicum. and a few to the Clackamas. The commission hopes to bo able to procure more eggs before a great while. For the lake trout special arrangements have had to be made, as Lake Superior trout require very deep and cold- water, the deeper and colder the better. It has been very difficult to And suitable lakes within a reasonable distance to-wbich the young trout could be transported in safety. Wallula Lake would be an Ideal place, but they would have to be hauled In wagons TOmlles, which would be cer tain to destroy them. These trout are now about three inches long, and the larger they get the more difficult it is to transport them safely. Perhaps at some future day a way of transplanting the young fish to stock Wallula Lake may be devised. The lake trout now" in hand will be distributed principally among some suitable lakes In Baker County. There are a number of lakes In Oregon which are not deemed desirable for planting young trout. Clear Lake and lakes near the foot of Mount Hood have plenty of fish in them. Medin Lake, in Yamhill County, Is stocked, and is also a private reserve. Sucker Lake, at Os wego, might be a good place If tho fish would not stray out through the canal connecting the lake with the Tualatin Rlver; Other lakes are not practicable on account of transportation difficulties. The association will make a renewed effort to procure trout. WILL ENLARGE ITS. PLANT Pacific Steel and Hardware Com pany Buys Three Acres. The Pacific Steel & Hardware Company, of San Francisco, which opened a bar-iron rolling-mill and branch warehouse In Portland a year and a half ago, has found it necessary to enlarge its plant on Twenty-second and Nicolal streets. With this end in view. A. L. Scott, president of the corporation, purchased on Thursday three acres of ground ad joining the mill from W. B. Ayer. Upon this ground the company will at once erect a second large warehouse 75x150, and con templates building In the near future a sashwelght factory and an addition to the rolling-mill. "Our company." said Mr. Scott at the Portland Hotel last evening. "Is the larg est house of its kind wes.t of the Missouri River, and now employs more than 500 men. We have 12 or 14 travelers selling our goods in the Pacific Northwest, and have about 60 men on the road all told. 'We have found our business can be handled very advantageously from Port land, and the Increasing demand in this territory for our product has compelled us to make immediate additions to our plant here. Hitherto we have shipped a great deal to California, but in future I think the market in the Northwest will consume all the Iron we can turn out." The Pacific Steel & Hardware Company Is the second San Francisco firm to open a branch house here within the last 18 months. The company deals In bar iron, steel pipe and similar heavy hardware, and In San Francisco has supplied all the steel used by the shipbuilding plants there In the construction of war vessels such as the Oregon. The company started busi ness in 1891, employing only three men as travelers on the road. It now has travel ing representatives In Australia, China. Japan and all the Western States. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. "Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens- the sums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. America's greatest medicine is Hood's Sarsaparilla the best Spring medicine. Oft Hood's.