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10 THE MORNING OREGONIA, TRIBAT, tLNUART 6, 1905. PABIN NOW HERE Sent by Government to Help in Land Frauds. iSSiSTANTJO MR. HEHEY Say s President Intends to Reach the Bottom, WILL'BEGIN WORK TUESDAY New Prosecutor Has Had Much Ex perience In Dealing With Land Fraud Cases Studying Local Conditions. Oliver E. .Pagln, special assistant to Attorney-General Moody, reached the city last night and is now quartered at the Portland, where he will remain asj-the long; as the Investigations into the land frauds in the state continue. Mr. Pagin at the present time holds the same relative position as was held by Francis J. Heney when he first came to Portland to assist John Hall In the prosecution of the case against S. A. D. Puter and his fellow-conspirators. In the newcomer Mr. Heney will have an able assistant and co-laborer- Judg ing from Mr. Pagln's record. It would seem that the Government expects to do a wholesale business In the return ing' of Indictments in the immediate future, for he has been engaged in drawing indictments for the Federal Courts for the past 16 years. He pre pared the Indictments In the now fam ous Hyde-Benson-Dlmond case, tr;ed in San Francisco, and has been for years past sent to draw the accusing docu ments in many of the most important cases tried in the United States Courts throughout the East Will Study v Local Conditions. Mr. Pagin and Mr. Heney are not strangers, as the former was in San Francisco for two months and more during the Hydo-Dlmond case as an assistant In the trial. He will begin at once to acquaint himself with the position of the Government in the in vestigations being made, and by the time the jtrand Jury reconvenes, on Tuesday next, will be ready to help Mr. Heney In the preparation of the evi dence and In the presentation of the material upon which it Is expected that the indictments will be returned. The assistant to the Attorney-General Is quiet of speech and manner and of few words, but when he does have a remark to make it has a meaning that can be easily interpreted. "I know but little of the conditions here," he said last night, "and if I did,' he added with a smile, T do not be lieve I would say much about them Just now. I have been sent here to assist Mr. Heney in any way he desires, and especially by drawing for hm the in dlctments which may be required. I have been preparing indictments for the Federal Courts for the past 16 years bo that It has become easy for me. I at this time know but little of the cause of the Government, but will b.e gin to acquaint myself at once with the work that Is being done, or Is to do." President Would Weed Out Frauds. "What do the people of Washington Beem to think of the revelations brought out here, especially of the Indictment of Mitchell and Hermann?" Mr. Pagln was asked. "Well. I do not know, exactly," was the reply. "It is known that the President Is after anything that savors of fraud, and. that all he needs is hint to go out after what Is illegal against the Government. That Is characteristic of his. "The people In general are not paying much attention to the progress of the cases, for there Is no land In that part of the country to be taken, and the fraud does not make much impression on them. Among the residents of Washington who are connected with the official life, however. It is recognized as a grave state of affairs. The Presl dent has started to investigate the con ditions, and he will not stop until the examination has been thorough. The Government moves slowly, and the In vestigations have been a long ime on the way, but now that they are begun, they will not cease until they have been successful in getting at the bottom of the deceptions practiced. "It is the belief here. In certain quar ters, that the Hermann connection with the land frauds is due in part to the enmity of Secretary Hitchcock for Mr. Hermann. What is the opinion in Washington?" Mr. Pagin was asked. Could Not Be Revengeful. "The people of Washington," replied the attorney, "have too much respect for the Secretary to believe that he would undertake such a task for the sake of personal revenge. Besides that. he could not afford to bring such charges for such a reason. It would be disastrous to him In the future. If his motives were to be discovered. which would be certain to be the case.' "How was the news of the removal of District Attorney Hall received In Washington?" "I did not hear much comment," an swered Mr. Pagln. "It came as a great surprise however, for It is a thing but seldom done except for certain and spe clflc reasons. I. however, heard but very little remark upon the action of the President." Mr. Pagln was asked whether or not be could confirm the story to the effect that Mr. Heney had been appointed Dis trict Attorney to succeed Mr. Hall. "I know nothing other than what I saw In the papers." was the reply. "I think, however, that a mistake has been made and that the San Francisco papers got the news a little twisted. Mr. Heney was appointed a regular deputy in the office of the District Attorney In order that he might have access to the Jury room. I judge that the mistake was made because the San Francisco dis patch mentioned the $1500 salary, which is that of a Deputy District Attorney and not of the District Attorney him self. However, I would not be sur prised that the story was or would be nearer the truth than might be sup posed at this time." Mr. Pagln does not know what the Government Intends to do or how much work Is ahead of the 'grand Jury, not as yet having had an opportunity to ac quaint himself with the testimony bo ing gathered, but he knows that It is the intention of the President to go to the bottom of the frauds, whether in Oregon or Montana or In any other state, and is of the opinion that the Department of Justice and tbe Interior Department will not cease their efforts until the last of the -big steals has been brought to light and the men behind' It punished. EAXGE WAS WORTHLESS. Coroner's Jury So Finds In the Pan nier Case. Witnesses at the Coroner's Inquest into the death of Otto Pannier, drowned De cember 25 by the overturning of the river collier Monarch, declared unqualifiedly that the barge was In a very dangerous condition, was badly in need of repairs, was overloaded with coal and that it was in a sinking condition for some' time prior to the fatal accident. The verdict of the Jury specified no company or individuals, but held the accident to be due to care lessness In the loading and unloading of the craft, and declares there would have been no loss of life had proper care been taken. The verdict Is as follows: "From the evidence placed before us, we find that the said Otto Pannier came to his death by being drowned by the capsizing of the barge Monarch, at Montgomery Dock No. 2, at 5 P. M.. December 28, 1304. We also find that the capsizing of the barge was caused by Improper loading and unload ing by the parties In charge, and. that the said parties had been more careiui. no loss of life would have occurred." P. B. Murray. In charge of the barge for the Portland & Asiatic Steamship Company, lessee from the Oregon Round Lumber Company, owners, Is the only person to whom the verdict could apply, savs Coroner Flnley. Murray was placed In charge of the loading and unloading of the barge by his company, while William Doyle was there to see that the Instruc tions of D. C. O'Reilly, of the Oregon Round Lumber Company, were followed. Doyle declared that Murray did not obey instructions, one of which was that not more than 400 tons of- coal should "be placed on the barge. Two other very Important things demanded by Doyle s company were that the barge snouia oe loaded by courses and unloaded la the same manner, so as to avoid careening or listing. All three of these Important things, declared Doyle before the jury, were disobeyed by Murray. Murray, In his own behalf, declared that the barge was in a very bad condition. was leaking a great deal and was unsafe. He admitted receiving orders from D. C O'Reilly to change the method of unload ing the barge, but said the way O'Reilly wanted It done was Impracticable. He said he had been In the barge business for 22 years and had seen barge decks washed by water and part of their car goes dumped, but never bad he seen a barge that refused to right Itself alter turnlnK turtle, as did the Monarch. This. he thought, was because its hold was -so full of water It could not rignt itseir. Manager O'Reilly, speaking for the Ore Eon Round Lumber Company', said the barge was leased to the Portland & Asi atic Steamship Company December 24, with the strict understanding that Wil liam Doylcwas to accompany it, and that hi3 Instructions were to be followed oy whoever was placed In charge by the lessees as foreman. On the afternoon of the accident, he said, Doyle telephoned to him that Murray was not obeying instruc tions; that he had placed 600 tons of coal on the barge: had failed to load It prop erly and was then engaged in unloading it. contrary to the me moos oraerea oy Doyle. Witness said he went down to see about the matter. He found the stern out of the water and the bow below sur face, because of the manner In which the coal had been unloaded. The barge was also leaking badly, having probably been ripped by the unloading process, and he went ashore to telephone for a steamer to pump out the water. While he was gone the barge turned over. Pannier, who was drowned, had no ex nerience on barges. It was shown, and he had no Intimation of danger until the harce overturned. He lost his life. He will be buried today. L. W. Linn and John M. Conway, who were on the barge, said they were not warned by Murray or Doyle, but-thought they were In danger. When the barge turned turtle they rushed to one of the coal tubs, but when the side of the barge flew up out of the water It unhooked the tub and threw them Into the river. They were rescued by the crew of the Arabia. The Coroner's Jury was composed of H. L. Day. George Houghton. Peter Reidel. C. S. Silvers. O. Tates and A. B. Stuart- Coroner Flnley was In charge of the In quest Attorney Wilbur was present for the Oregon Round Lumber Company. TOOK COURAGE TO DO IT. Prosecution of Land Frauds Proves Fearlessness of President. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. (Special.) Speaking editorially tonight, the Even lnjr Post says: "The reports that there have been extensive frauds in the Government land offices of Oregon and Idaho will surprise no one who has even a casual acquaintance with the commerce and politics of the Pacific Northwest- The astonishing thing Is that operations in which prominent politicians and, in all probability, large corporations are In volved should be Investigated by of cers of Justice. Putting in the probe has demanded more energy and cour age than most Eastern men suppose. and praise for fearlessness should be heartily acorded both Secretary Hitch cock and President Roosevelt. "In removing a United States Dis trict Attorney and pressing for an In dlctment against Senator Mitchell and Representative Hermann, they -have en countered the bitter hostility and dared the wrath of strong social, po lltlcal and financial interests. For in that part of. the country the land question, as it is sometimes called. Is one phase of the eternal struggle be tween the corporations and the people. 'These frauds fall roughly Into two classes. In the first place the thieves describe the land wrongly. The differ ence in price between lands for farm ing, lumbering and mining made It worth while to secure a tract of tim ber under pretense that it is a farm. or a mine under cover of a timber on try. Sometimes there may be actual doubt as to whether a given section Is worth more for fanning, lumbering or quarrying: but, if the Government of ficials are lax. doubts where none exist will be raised and settled in favor of a claimant. In frauds of the second class the land is correctly described. but the claimants are either specula tort: or dummies. "Ito this Garden of Eden the Presi dent ias rudely broken with the flam lng sword of Justice." AWAITS LAWS DELAYS. While Filing of Briefs Is Held Off Nan Patterson Is Prisoner. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. When argu ment for the release of Nan Patterson on bail was heard yesterday by Justice Grcenbaum In the Supreme Court the Justice reserved decision until today and requested the attorneys to submit briefs. This morning Justice Greenbaum in former Abraham Levy, counsel for Miss Patterson that he had received no briefs from the District Attorney's of fice and therefore he could render no decision until later In the day. This afternoon the District Attorney made his return to the petition for bail, but did not hand up a brief. Jus tice Greenbaum then informed Mr. Levy that be would take the matter under advisement and would not hand down his decision before tomorrow. BRIDGES WELL BUILT Expert Bjhler, Reports on His Investigation. . 0HE DISCREPAHCY.'IS FOUND Extras on Marquam-Gulch Bridge Amount to $9747.10, but All Are Accounted for Except 1000 Yards of Concrete.' Charles S. Blhlcr. expert engineer, re tained to examine the construction of the Marquam-Gulch and Balch-Creek bridges, submitted his report to Councilman C E. OUTER E. PAGIN, OF CHICAGO, WHO "WILT. ASSIST LW PROSECUTION OF LAND FRAUD CASES. Rumelln. of the investigating committee yesterday. Mr. Blhler's report praises the construction of the bridges. Only one discrepancy was discovered, and that was. in the Marquam-Gulch bridge The orig inal contract price was 545.639. The City Engineer's final estimate was $39,355.10, an Increase In cost of $9747.10. This dif ference Mr. Blhlcr says, was caused by an Increase in the quantities of concrete, excavation and embankment over those mentioned In the original contract- Mr. Blhler has checked these Items carefully, being able to account for them all but 1000 yards of concrete. He explains this by saying that the original estimate of the City Engineer as to the amount need ed for the bridge was too low. The report in part Is as follows: Tacoma. Wash., Jan. 4, 1005. To the Hon orable the Council of the City of Portland Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith my report concerning the bridges on First street over Marquam Gnlch and on Thurznan street over B&lch Creek, after making as thorough an examination as thn existing conditions would permit and on the basis of the general data furnished to me. The contractors for these bridges have given me complete working drawings show ing practically all parts of the steel super structure In these bridges which very ma terially facilitated tbe investigation, and I wash to acknowledge here with the courtesy. Marquam-Gulch Bridge. Blds for the construction of this . bridge wer presented at a meeting of the Ex ecutive Board on July 17, 1903, and re ferred to the City Engineer for report.- The bids were the following: Robert W'akeHeld $41,037.30 Pacific Bridge Company 49.C39.00 Independent. Construction Company 50.CS7.00 These sums were made up In the several bids by a lump sum for the steel super structure, floor system, sidewalk and deck ing, and schedule of unit prices for con crete, excavation, embankment, pavement and roadway planking, according to approx imate quantities furnished by the City Engineer and contained In the call for bids. The propositions were to be based on an outline plan of the structure furnished by the City Engineer which showed the re quired width of roadway and sidewalk, con struction of the floor system, the general arrangement of the girders and towers, and the sizes of the principal members In tho towers only. At the meeting of the Executive Board of August 7. 1903. the contract was award td to the Pacific Bridge Company In accord ance with a report of the City Engineer, who recommended that the proposal sub mitted by Robert Wakefield, the lowest bid der, be rejected, on account ot not being In conformity with the specifications or up to their requirements. An examination of the strain sheets submitted by this bid der shows that the City Engineer was right In making his recommendation, as the bridge II constructed In accordance with this plan would not have been sulSclcnt to carry the loads for which a bridge of this class should be constructed, 'and was not designed for the loads which the City Engineer probably Intended to be used, though It Is Impossible to tell with certainty from the specifications what these loads actually were, as the specifications merely state that the capacity of the bridge shall be 2000 pounds per. foot live load and double-track electric line, without specifying the loads for the elec tric line. This uncertainty might possibly have been the reason for the deficiency In loading in Wakefield's bridge. Undoubtedly, however, an explanation and definite In formation as to the intended loading could have been obtained on inquiry, and very likely was, by some of the bidders, as both the Pacific Bridge Company and the Inde pendent Construction Company submitted plans based on the proper loading, that Is. 1800 pounds per lineal foot for each of the street-car tracks In addition to the 2000 pounds per lineal foot of bridge specifically called for. This loading Is shown on the strain sheet submitted by the Pacific Bridge Company for the various girders, which also shows the sixes ot the various members forming the make-up of tha girders, and this plan, together with the original gen eral plan prepared by tbe City Engineer, forms the basis pf the contract. The report goes on to describe the na ture of the contract, its 'belnc sublet to Robert Wakefield, but holds that tho Pa- sponsible for the . work. With reference to the final eUH5Ater the report says; Had Xttraate. The final estimate ctrtlHcd to "by the City Engineer amounts to f30.3S8J0. Th COB) pari son of thU amount with, the original bid shows an Increase in cost of $9,747.10 over the amount stated in tha contract. An examination of the Items making up the final estimate shows that the difference la caused hy an increase In the quantities of concrete, j excavation as embankment over those mentioned in the contract, the differ ence belac as follows: Estimate Original; Final; Contract Tarda. Tarda. Price. Excavation 200 2259 S .40 Concrete 200 - 1319 6.30 Embankment 4...... 2000 2S73 .40 The other Items are 'the same In quanti ties and. amounts in the contract and In the final estimate- This Increase of -final quantities over the estimated ones in these particular Items Is so large that an Inquiry into the cause seems necessary. There Is a 12-inch water main laid In the south ap proach of the bridge, which. I am Informed, was prior to the construction rlald with several short turns. This water main. It appears, shortly alter the commencement of .the excavating, broke, saturating the earth In the approach and washing down a considerable quantity ot earth. Whether It was on account cf the bank belpg'satur ated from this break, or on account of I originally poor ground, or both, it became necessary to excavate for the foundation of tho south abutment considerably deeper than anticipated, and from what I have been able to learn the base of the south abutment Is about 40 feet below the top of the abutment, whereas the original plan shows only about 30 feet. This additional depth. In connection with the Increased thickness which would probably be thought necessary owing to the Increased height. would account for an Increase o perhaps 200 yards In concrete, and probably tha same amount In excavation. After saying that it is Impossible to state with certainty to what depth the work has been carried. but assuming that the abuttment has been carried to greater depth than at first contemplated and that notes kept in the City Engineer's office in lieu of plans confirm the above findings, and that a rough check of the quantities shown by them gives a total yardage materially the same as the City Engineer s final estimate, the report con tinues: It also appears that an allowance of 24 cubic yards of concrete was made In pay' mcnt of the cost of some steel cable which was used In the bottom of the abutment for reinforcement, the ground being, soft and some provision of this nature being deemed advisable. The differences noted, some of which are apparent on Inspection, and others, which depend for confirmation on Information furnished from what records are in existence, and the evidence of the parties connected with the construction would probably account for about 350 yards. leaving a discrepancy of close to 1000 yards of concrete still to be accounted for. The cause of this can be given In very few words, 1. e.. the original estimate was too low. Exclusive of a detailed account of this discrepancy, the quality of foundation work and the superstructure, the report says In reference to the Marquam-Gulch bridge: I believe that between tbe. unavoidable Increases In quantities due to poor ground and accidents and the original mistake In the estimates, the quantities In the final es timate are accounted for and that these quantities have substantially been furnished. The abutments are exposed for a height of about 24 feet for the north abutment and about 2S feet for the south abutment, show lng them to be massive blocks ot masonry corresponding In general to the dimensions shown on the original plans. Concluding, this report states that ap parently no advantage has been taken of the incompleto specifications and that,thu work, ordinarily, was well done. Balch-Creek Bridge, The" report on this bridge is materially the same as that on the Marquam-Gulch structure. Its most salient features be-Ing- printed In part following: The dimensions are correctly proportioned. The detailing. In general, has been very faithfully carried out, and there can be no question that the contractor has fully ful filled his obligations. The only thing which might be criticised Is that the end stiffen ers ot the floor beams have not been placed centrally over the points of support, but to oneside of same, but It must be noted that this Is in accordance with the original de sign as submitted. The loading .for which this bridge is cal culated, class B of Cooper's specifications, is. 1410 pounds per lineal foot per each car track and C8 pounds per square foot of re maining floor surface for the 160-foot span. 1S00 pounds per lineal foot fqr each car track .and SO pounds per square foot of re maining floor surface for the 00-foot span, and for the floor and Its supports a concen trated load ot 12 tons cn two axles 10 feet centers pn any part of the roadway, or on each of the street-car tracks a concentrated load of 24 tons on 2 axles 10 feet centers, and upon the remaining portion of the floor. Including sidewalks, a load of 100 pounds per square foot. Thhr loading Is In conformity with good practice for bridges of this char acter, and the resulting structure will with out doubt be .sufficient for all demands of traffic Respectfully submitted. (Signed) CHAS. S. BTIILER. For any case of nervousness, sleepless ness, weak stomach, indigestion, dyspep sia, relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills. .? - YAWTER MEN WAIT Allow Mills and. Kay Hosts to Fight -Alone, THEY WATCK.FOROPENING Neitier Mills Nor Kay Appear to Have Effective Lead, and Vawter Co horts Hold Aloof With Bal ance of Power. In the contest for the Speakership, the Mills and the Kay cohorts are doing all the fighting, while the Vawter pa triots are encamped outside the zone of hostilities, waiting to see which combat ant will pay the highest price for succor. The Kay braves seemed to have be tween 20 and 24 votes for the Republican caucus at bedtime' last night, though they claimed more, and the Mills adher ents had between 15 mid 18. though, like the Kay boomers, they declared that more than that number had been rounded up In their corral. The vawter braves are seven in number. Thus it appears that both Kay and Mills are ehort of the 26 votes required for the caucus nomination, and that the winner will have to take up with Vaw ter. But the latter Is holding oft and letting the two others "fight It out." as one of Vawters captains of the war said last night. Vawter's board of strategy has decided that his help will be needed so badly be fore the strife shall have ended that Mills and Kay will make much more valuable offers of reward than they are now disposed to give. Besides, there Is a .chance, in the minds of Vawter's coun selors, that the two puissant candidates will kill themselves off and that Vaw ter will gather enough fragments from the ruin to make himself the bpeaKer. The Latest Line-Up. Up to last night the three candidates seemed to be supported as follows, though the apportionment herewith given did not meet the ideas of the contestants: For Kay: Calvert, Richie, Settlemler and Kay, of Marion: cornett. or. unn; Bingham. Edwards and Griffin, of Lane; Carter, of Benton: Miles, of Yamhill; West, of Tillamook and Yamhill; Barnes, Flint and Newell, of Washington: Hunt ley and Jagger. of Clackamas; Stelner. of Lake, Klamath, Crook and Grant: Dob bin of Union and "Wallowa: McLeod, of -Union; Smith, of Baker; Donnelly and Kuney. of Sherman. Gilliam ana wneei rr Tures and Javne. of Wasco 24. For Mills: Bailey. Capron, Colwell Onntr. Henderson. Hudson. Kllllngs- wnrth. Llnthicum. Meats. Mills. Mulr, Welch, of Multnomah: Holcomb. of Mult nomah and Clackamas; Graham, of Mar lon: Cooper, of Polk and Lincoln; Sltz, of Harney and Malheur; Cole, of Umatilla and Morrow IS For Vawter: Gray and Sonneman," of. Douglas; Hermann, of Coos; Jackeon ana Von'dcr Hellen, of Jackson: Shook, of Klamath, Lake. Crook and Grant; Vaw ter. of Jackson and Douglas i. . Doubtful: Mayger, -of Columbia Rramhall. of Clackamas. In tha forecolnir catalogue. Miles and .McLeod. -who are credited to .Kay, are claimed bv the Mills boomers, and even Settlemler, of Kay's own county; but Miles sent to Kay yesterday a teie phone message which left no doubt in the Marlon man's mind that Miles was still in the Kay camp, and McLeod. It Is understood, was feeling the per suasions of the Church-Moody element which nominated and elected him In Union County and Is pulling for Kay. The Mills workers claimed to have had "good news" also about Huntley and Jagger, but this was vigorously denied at the Kay quarters, where it is sam that those two Clackamas men had given frequent and unmistakable as surances of support to the Marlon can didate. The most that the Kay managers concede to Mills Is 15, for they insist that Cole, of Umatilla, has not left their camp, and that Cooper, of Polk and Lincoln, has not divorced himself from their man. The two men classed as doubtful in the foregoing- they de clare are allied with Kay. Mayger, however, has given assurances to both sides and Is difficult to place. In the Yawter camp Kay supporters say they can get several votes for second choice, such as those of Snook, Jackson and Sonnemann. Among the members of the House who arrived in the city yesterday were H. G. Sonnemann. C G. Huntley, R. N. Donnelly and C C Kuney. Both Vaw ter and Kay were here marshaling their cohorts. Path Not an Easy One. The Mills workers have not attained the success they expected when they announced the candidacy of their man last week and confess that the task of drawing men from the Kay stronghold 13 not easy. They did not succeed yes terday In pulling the three Washing ton representatives away from Kay and admitted that they could not bring the three Lane representatives to the support of Mills. They are known to have encountered a vigorous opposition In Eastern Oregon In their effort to break up Kays support there. Another county where they have been working energetically is Clackamas, which will have three representatives In the Legislature. In the Shadow of the Bars BY RICHARD ROB. ISTORY hath It that Judge Hogue 1-1 and John Logan once fought. His tory, perchance, is correct, but the present aspect ot things leads one to hope that history shall not repeat herself. For the combatants have fallen upon each other's necks with tears of reconciliation they have shaken hands across the chasm of doubt and misunderstanding, they have buried the bloody hatchet and clasped paws across the grave, while the popu iaco looked on and applauded. The other day Logan stepped Into the arena where Hogue had thrown down the gauntlet after the battle as a reminder that war was on and The Hague peace tribunal would have nothing to do with the case. Logan stepped Into the arena with the eyes of the populace upon him, pickel up the gauntlet and listened for the roar of the challenged. He heard It. and smiled a knowing smile. Champion Hogue called to his squires' for his armor and bade them bring his horse that he might enter the lists. Exponents of Sir Walter Scott were by to record the deeds of the field. But the deeds were not to the liking of the historical novelist. Champion Logan- advanced to the tent of Sir Hogue at the end of the lists, from. whence hung that champion s shield. He prepared to strike the shield a ringing blow with the point of his lance, but his lance wai turned by a sudden thought and the shield struck with the butt In stead. The combat, then, was not to be for blood, but for the fun of the thing. Inside his tent, sheathed In his armor. Champion Hogue raved in wrath. He de sired to meet Sir Logan with point ot blade or not at all. He stalked majcstl cally from his tent and confronted his challenger. "Wouldat fight?" he inquired. "Nay." ' answered 'Sir "Logan; "wouldst be friendsT' "Besbrew rae but that is & noble thought." said Sir Hogue, ""to be friends. It makes one think ot home and peace." "Ay, and a drink," answered Sir Logan, smilingly- 'S death." roared Hogue. ' is it al ways to drink?" And eat and be merry," answered fair Logan in"a tender voice- Then Sir Homie made answer. Dut nts words came as the babbling of a tiny brook over pebbles in the distance, came as the tinkling of a beu on the necs oi a klne on the fields of long ago, as the whis pering wind when, she tlckeleth the stal wart fir. His eyes wandered far away ana he was evidently thinking of other days. To fight Is to achieve no worthy enay he said. ."When" you come to think of it. Sir Logan, nothing amounts to much in this world anyhow. Then Sir Hogue took from witnin nts tent a bloody hatchet, which had been used In a former encounter. "See," be said. "It is marked with your blood. We win bury it. and witn it our enmity." Sir Logan agreed- Slaves were-called to dig a suitable grave. The hatchet was In terred. And over the grave, as has been said before. Sir Hogue and Sir Logan clasped bands while the populace ap plauded: And one Sir Wolf, Knight of the Grin and tho Carnation, raised his eyebrows and wondered on the moods of men. "M KOSKI knows a few things about 1 Chinamen. For instance, he knows that they have for sale a certain species of gin adapted to the work of making men dream that they are wTiat they really are not. M. KoskI knows from experience. Night before last he descended upon Chinatown and declared he wanted gin. As he had money, he got wfiat he desired- He took one drink and liked It so well that he took another. Several others were taken In due course, arid then M. Koski went away to sleep and to 'dream. As ho began to dream the effect of the gin began to wear away, and he grew strong enough to walk about- He surrounded a telephone polo before a Chinese shop and called the pro prietor before him. Then ho waved an arm wildly. "I own this.'.' said M. KoskL "I own all these buildings. , Move out. Hear me? Move out and do It quick. If you don't well, why don't you move out? Think don't know what I'm talking about? Move out or I'll throw you out." The Chinaman attempted to explain, M. KoskI grasped him tightly by the col lar and threw him Into tho street. An other Chinaman rushed at him and he met -a like fate. Police whistles began to blow shrilly from all quarters. M. Koskl did not notice them; Instead, he threw down another Chinaman. "Will ye move out?" he demanded. Then a shining shield came with a po liceman behind It. "Move out." said M. Koski. The man 'behind the shield jlu-jltsued M. Koskl and took him to the Big House. Afterwards he appeared before Judge Hogue. "You don't happen to have a deed for those buildings, do you?" asked His Honor sweetly. M. Koski admitted that he had not. "Thirty days," said His Honor. As he was lead back to his cell he saw something that looked like a gin bottle. "Never again," sighed M. Koskl. SMUGGLED LN ON ICE. Chinaman Is Convicted of Bringing Corpse in Refrigerator Car. CHICAGO. Jan. 5. Convicted by a jury In the United States District Court on charge of having attempted to Import a Chinaman into the United States in vio lation of the Chinese exclusion act. Lam Chee, a wealthy Chicago Chinaman, was today sentenced to two years In the House ot Correction and fined $1000. Lam" Chee was arrested after the body of Leong Dick was found frozen In a refrig erator car at St. Louis nearly a year ago. It was shown at the trial that Lam Chee had negotiated with Leong Dick, with the end In view of having the lat ter brought to Chicago. The boy was placed In a refrigerator car at Windsor, Canada, but was accidentally locked In, and when the car was opened at St. Louis the boy was found frozen to death. PEES0NAIMENTI0N. NEW YORK. Jan. 5. SpecIaL) Th following people from tbe Pacific North west registered ia hotels here today: From Portland Miss Wllhelm and Heller and wife, at the Belvedere. From Tacoma H. Abbott, at the Seville, From Spokane H. S. Staalfleld, at the Cadillac. From Seattle Mrs. Gillespy and Miss Glllespy, at the Continental. Four Steamers Sold. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 5. By the terms of a deal which was completed here to day, four of the steamers belonging to the Alaska Pacific Navigation Company, operated on the run between this city and Valdes, passed Into the hands of the Northwestern Commercial Company, the purchase price being "$400,000. President John Rosene, of the latter company, stat ed tonight that the steamers, which are the Santa Clara, Santa Ana, Dora and Excelsior, would be continued on their present run for the time being. The deal is considered of much importance by local -shipping men. Governor Cobb in Office. AUGUSTA. Me.. Jan. 5. William T. Cobb, of Rockland, was today inaugu rated as Governor of Maine, succeeding Governor John F. Hill, of Augusta. ter I r V trouble is with you; you, yourself. Your head is congested, you are dizzy, you cannot see clearly, and you are all out of sorts. Wake up your sleepy liver ! Get rid of a lot of bile. Take one of Ayer's Pills each night, 1 for a few nights. These pills are liver pills, all j a vegetable, sugar-coated. They act directly on the liver, curing biliousness, constipation, dizziness. 3ad hy tha J. O. -Arr Co.. IjOtcbII, 2C&M. 3 Also mmnftwiturcr of AYSS.'S HAIR TTGOa For tie hair. AYES'S CS5SSY FBCT0RAL Tor enxks. 1 AYKE'S SABgigiffTTiT.A yor the bleed. AYER'S AGUE CUKS For jxalaria. ras . 1 FIVE YET ll DOUBT Unbilled Senators Holer Key to Presidency; RIVALS ON . THEIR : TRAIL Kuykendall, and Carter Confident? of Victory, and Dispute Each Oth er's Claims Rumors About Multnomah's Support. The fight for Presidency of the Oregon Senate showed little change yesterday from the conditions of the day before. when Dr. W. Kuykendall, ot Lane, seemed to be two or three, points ahead of E. V. Carter," of Jackson. Each candidate reit erated confidence in hl3 ability to win the Republican caucus nomination. The Kuykendall adherents were more active than the Carter followers, thus indicating that they were, not yet satisfied with the number of votes which are at their dis posal. ' The .Senators on whom the Kuykendall boomers spent their energy were: J. A. Laycock. ot Grant, Crook, Lane and Klamath, whom they said they had won over to their cause, and whom the Carter men claimed just as strenuously for their own; C. W. Nottingham, of Multnomah, who announced that he was unpledged and gave the Kuykendall people not much, hope of aid. and who Is known to prefer a place In the Carter camp, ion account of the hostility existing between himself and the Republican organisation of this coun ty, which is supporting Kuykendall; and Croisan and Hobson. of Marion, who drifted into the city together last night to learn how the land lies. - Some Lesspns in Arithmetic. The Carter element believes that Hob son and Croisan will prefer to take up with its man just as soon as it can show them that their votes will nominate Car- ter. witn tnarend in view, the Carter retinue at once began to instruct the Marion Senators In arithmetic. But the Kuykendall demonstrators had another kind of arithmetic, In which they endeavored to show that Laycock had gone over from the Carter insurgents to themselves, leaving,, an insufficiency of avoirdupois In the Jackson man's camp to balance the Presidency. But the in surgents not only denied that Laycock had gone over but insisted that Loughary ot Polk, heretofore classed as a Kuyken dall adherent, was yet open to engage ments and that they had a likely chance of billing- him for their performance. According to the admissions of both sides, the doubtful Senators have been boiled down to Croisan. Hobson, Laycock, Loughary and Nottingham, In whose hands rests the organization of the Senate- Brownell Is also included In tho doubtful list, but neither side Is trying to make a convert of him. Rumors were frequent yesterday that Multnomah ' might yet come . forward with a candidate for the Presidency, In asmuch as the alliance with Kuykendall seemed to be bringing little support to Mills for Speaker. Kuykendall has not delivered even the House delegation ot his own county to Mills, and by the ad missions of his own supporters will not do so. Speculation Is rife as to whether Multnomah will try for organization of the Senate in the event of Mills' failure to land .the Speakership. The Carter men sayt-that they would willingly ijote for Senator Malarkey on sucharturn as that and It Is universally agreed that Malarkey could secure the Presidency with their aid, even if his county should refuse to support him. Nottingham ha3 announced his- willingness' to vote for Malarkey. MEN PLENTY FOR DESK CLERKS Legislature Will Have Variety of Talent From Which to Select. Candidates for desk clerkships in the Oregon Legislature are thick at the political centers and more are yet to arrive. For Cllet Clerk of the Sen ate S. L. Moorehead, of Junction City, seems to have no opposition for' re election. For Assistant Chief Clerk ot that body, W. M. Nlckell. of Yamhill, and Professor Anderson, a school teacher, of Salem, are among the as pirants. Frank Motter. of Portland, apparently has no opposition for Read ing Clerk. For Qalendar Clerk, Frank Middleton, of Portland, and Frank Turney, of Salem, rfre In the running. Penumbra Kelly, of Portland, would like to be Sergeant-at-rArms.. as would Judge Terrell, of Salem. In the HoUse a spirited contest is in progress for Chief Clerk and Reading Clerk. A. C. Jennings, of Lane, de sires re-election and is opposed by a formidable rival In the person of W. Lair Thompson, of Linn. Frank Drager, of Marlon, wants to be Assistant Chief Clerk. The aspirants ' for Reading Clerk are C. A. Murphy, of Marlon, who held that position at the last session; James Finch, of Marion; C. N. McAr thur. of Folk; and D. E. Vernon, of Douglas. For Calendar Clerk, Frank O. Northrup, ot Portland, will seek re election. W. R. Bishop, of Portland, Sergeant-at-Arms at the last session, and T. W. Wann. of West Salem, Polk County, Doorkeeper, are both candi dates for re-election. cannot wipe of the blur! And the reason is there is nothing the mat with your glasses. The