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13 REVOLT iS QUELLED Perfect Order Is Again Re stored in Buenos Ayres. TROOPSi SENT TO PROVINCES Indications Point to a Complete CoU lapse of the Revolutionary Move ment, Headed by Minor Poli ticians and Troops. BUENCS AYRES, Fob. 5 (10 P. M.) Ow ing to the partial Interruption o tele graphic and railway service, precise in formation concerning: the insurrectionary movement in the province Is unobtain able, but the government evidently has possession of favorable messages, which express conildcncc In the prompt sup pression of the outbreak. The movement Is limited to the Provinces of Itosario, Santa Fc, Mendoza, Caordoba and South ern Buenos Ayres. and sections south be tween the Plata River and Bahla Blanca, where It is reported Colonel Momombello, cemmandlnfr the government forces, has inflicted a severe defeat -on the rebels. President Qulntana declares that he will not interfere between the law and revolu tionary prisoners, of whom there arc 300 already In the hands of the government. The capital Is entirely tranquil and con ditions arc normal. Protest against the movement is gener al, and prices on the Stock Exchange have been fully maintained. In the belief that the outbreak would be suppressed within a few days. The revolutionary loaders. Hloro Camllo. Camillc Critto and Hlpollto Jrlgoyen are reported as being men of no political influence, but they are assisted by a portion of the military forces, which renders the insurrection more of a mutiny than a revolution. President tjulntana was In consultation with members of the Cabinet today rc pirdlng the situation. It was agreed that energetic measures should be taken for the suppression of the revolt. General "Winter, at the head of a large govern ment force, is within six hours' march of Csrdoba. and General Fltherham, who has nn adequate number of troops, is within about ten miles of Mendoza. The government has received news that Major MatOHo had a fight at Villa Maria with a band of 200 revolutionists. QUIET IN BUENOS AYRES. Rioters Are Dispersed With Some Loss of Life. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. 5. In at tacks on police stations Saturday morning several rioters were killed, about 30 were injured and 25 arrested. Order has been completely restored and today the city presents a normal aspect. Ex-President Roca has telegraphed President Qulntana offering his aid for the restoration of order. The Province of Santa Fe is .reported tranquil. "With a- view 'to avoiding bloodshed, the government has sent a sufficiently large force to Mendoza and Cordoba absolutely to overpower the revolu tionaries. It is hoped the latter will be forced to surrender without fighting. There are 6000 men marching on these two towns by different routes. The revolution being practically crushed, the government has annulled i-v, i:ic ueorco calling out the reserves. All the newspapers here strongly con demn the revolutionary movement. Mutinous Troops Driven Off. Bl'ENOS ATRES, Feb. 4. (Delayed In transmission.) Mutinous troops from San .Lorenzo have attacked Ro saio without success. They were obliged to retire. General Bonavides, with government reinforcements of 2?no men is expected to arrive at Ro sario today. Government troops drawn from Tucamen and San Juan are marching on Mendoza to re-establish order there. The Governor of the Province if Mendoza Is said to be a prisoner in the hands of the Insurgents. The committee declaring the revo lutionary movement is said to be es tablished at Cordoba. Th membors of this committee are the Radicals. Pedro MoHnnx, Dr. Crotta, Dclfor Delvallc and Colonel M. Martinirgeya. The night service of railroads has beon susponded for the present. Troops Will Finish the Work. "WASHINGTON. Feb. r,. A dispatch received today by Senor Zavalla. the Charge d'Affaires of the Argentine Le gation, from the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Buenos Ayres, said that everything -was now quiet at the capi tal and in the principal provinces. The government expected to quell the dis turbances In the other affected places as soon as the troops sent to' them ar rived. A dispatch' received by Senor Za valfi tonight from a reliable source announced that the revoluion had collapsed. Great Confidence in Future. PARIS. Fob". C Manuel Quintann, son of the President of Argentina, 1ms sent the following cablegram to the Figaro: "Buenos Ayres. Feb. 5. Revolt abor tive. Order re-established. Threats of this insurrection have weighed on the country for three years. The people are now reassured and unanimously condemn ihc attempt. Public Hf is in full activity. Greatest confidence in the future. WOULD JOIN IDAHO. Mineral Districts of Oregon Dissatis fied With Tax. BAKER CITT, Or.. Jan. SI. (To the Edi tor ) Regarding the odious and damaging corporation tax law in as far as it affects he mining interests of this state. I would like to propose a remedy that should meet with genoral approval. That this obnoxious law has already damaged the State of Ore gon to the extent of many millions of dol lars no informed person trill attempt to deny. That In consequence of its evil ef fects in the immediate present, coupled with fears for the future, the annual gold output lias been reduced from several mil iums to a few paltry hundred thousands is a fact patent to cvory one who makes any pretention toward keeping In touch with thr truth of the matter. In passing I would like to state that the R-lneral area of Eastern Oregon is onc-tliird greater In extent than tho entire WIHam tto Valley. Including all that agricultural territory lying between the City of Portland and the Calfpoola. Mountains in on direc tion, and the foothills of the Cascades and Coast Range in the other. The solution I would propose Is that the three great mineral counties of Baker. Grant and Malheur be annexed to Idaho. A lcser distance than S5 miles, by rail. In tervenes between the -capital of Idaho and lh leading city of our district, while we are separated from our own capital by nearly 400 miles. It is doubtless for tills lat ter reason that our interests arc regarded as of no Importance whatex-er by the dense ly populated portions of the state, the peo ple of which ns a matter of fact outnum ber us 30 to 1. There is a multitude of rea sons why this arrangement would be bene ficial to each party concerned and more par ticularly to the mineral territory named, not the least of which Is that our adlacent state has no portage road to build, princi pally for the bencf.t of some othr stale In connection with the further aggrxnrt la ment of our already plethoric metropolis "flu-re. Is no sort of use in our struggling induptries and enterprises bucking Msralnst adverse legislation where might alone make right without regard for results. particu larly when the odds are' no frightfully against us, and more particularly whn th rtmedy Is so near at hand. It micht 1 pointed out that our neighboring State of Idaho also has unfavorable corporation Ihws, but then could we not "treat" for term of admission under a fixed and perma nent charter so framed as to recognise our right to pursue our calling without. the pay- merit of an excessive, and In many canes prohibitive tax, to a distant part of tins state which knows little of our interests, and cares less. The cold-blooded advice that if we do not want to stand the Imposition to reduce our capitalization, is Just as senseless as it Is brutal, for the very simple reason that no mine that was ever worthy tho name of "mine" was ever put on its legs for a much less sum, first and last, than a quarter mil lion dollars. The very nature of the busi ness calls for an outlay right at the start, that the uninformed and Indifferent havu no conception of, judging from the tenor of the advice so prodigally handed out. There is another point In this connection that mining men would do well to consider. If the State Legislature, at any certain session, baa tho right to tax us a maxi mum sum of $200 per year in advance on our "attempts" to enlist capital in prom ising properties. It also has the sam ricbt to Impose a. $2000 tax on any further sum without limit, on our future attempts to enlist capital. But entirely aside from th growing sectional animus resulting from adverse and cold-blooded legislation, geo graphical position indicates ultimate annex ation to Idaho of all that mineral territory designated above, unless a more consistent legislative policy is adopted in the futur. If I were permitted to express an opin ion as to JuEt what rate of taxation would be consistent with the interests of mining, and not Inconsistent with other corporate Interests, I would name- $2 for each $50,000 of capitalisation or fraction thereof, as an organization fee; and $1 per year on each $50,000 or fraction thereof, as an annual tax, with the added provision that no annual tax or organization fee should ever bo less than $5. With this reasonable rate there would b no necessity to restrict corporate capitaliza tion, or to discriminate In favor of com panies of any sort, and furthermore, bust ness co-operation of a practical kind would, as of yore, be In easy reach of all. Th whole corporate tax law could thus be Intel' ligently set forth in five short sentences. The most effective way of settling the dlffl culty, however, would be "elimination." M. L. KEIZUR. DANGEROUS PLANTS. Their Use, It Is Said, Will Quickly Make Men Insane. i V Mexican Herald. Marihuana is a weed used by people of the lower class, and sometimes by soldiery but those who make larger use of it are prisoners sentenced to long terras. Tho use of the weed, and its sale, especially in LIVED TO BE NINETY - THREE YEARS OLD. Tho late Rudolph Wolfer. AURORA. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.) Rudolph Wolfer. one of the early pio neers of the Aurora Colony, was buried at Aurora recently, on his 93d birthday. Mr. Wolfer was born in Allegheny Coun ty. Pennsylvania. In 1811. He Joined the Rapp colony while yet a young man, and was engaged In the publishing busi ness. There arc yet books In existonco that be published, some of which he wrote "himself, and which arc raid to IKMtscss considerable litorary merit. He came to Oregon in the Fall of 1SG3. and helped faithfully to make the Aurora Colony a success. His wUc died June 1, 1882. They had 11 children In all, of whom five noiv liv ing arc: Mia Elizabeth Zimmerman, Samuel Wolfer. Benjamin Wolfer. Mrs. Judith Miller and Mrs. Christina Stauffcr. barracks and prisons, is very severely punished, yet it has many adepts, and Indian womon cultivate it because they sell it at rather high prices. Tho dry leaves of Marihuana, alone or mixed with tobacco, make the smoker wilder than a wild beast. It is said that immediately after the first three or four draughts of smoke smokers begin to feel a slight headache, then they see every thing moving, and finally they lose all control of their mental faculties. Every thing, the smokers say, takes the shape of a monster, and men look like devils. They begin to fight, and. of course, everything smashed is a monster "killed." But there are imaginary beings whom the wild man cannot kill, and these inspire fear, until ijho man is panlcstricken and runs. Not long ago a man who had smoked a marihuana cigarette attacked and killed a policeman and badly wounded three others, six policemen were needed to dis arm him and march him to tho polico station, where ho had to be put In a straltjacket. Such occurrences are fre quent. There are other plants equally danger ous, among them the "tolvache." a kind of a loco weed. The seeds of this plant, boiled and drunk as tea. will make a per son Insane. Among some classes of Mex ico it Is stated that Carlotta. the Empress of Mexico, lost her mind because she was given tolvache in a refreshment. There is. in the State of Mlchoacan. an other plant the jeffectfi of which upon ,the human organisms are very curious. The plant grows wild In some parts of Ml choacan, and natives have observed that whenever they traversed a field where there were many of such plants they lose all notion of places. For this reason, when a person reaches a place where there are - many of these plants, ho forgets where he Is going, where the place Is, and even where he is and what he is doing there, "it takes from three to four hours for a person affected by the smell of the plant to recover the full control of his mental faculties. Another very curious plant is the one called "de las Carreras" in some itlaces where. It grows. "When a person drinks a brew of the leaves or seeds of the plant he feels an impulse to run. and will run until he drops dead or exhausted. One Man's Touching Sacrifice. South Bend Journal. Did you ever see a man and a woman klss with a cigarette in tne man's mouth? Don'.t suppose you have: but. If you had been at the train Saturday morning, you would have seon the ef fort made. They couldn't make-connection, 80 tho ;man removed tho 'cigarette temporarily. MM Iwjjl PAT" TO -MAKfc IT PAY C. N. M'ARTHUH .ELECTED GRAD UATE AN AG E R OFVATH LET ICS. Plenary Power in Forming Plans and Arranging AIS Schedules Given ,to Football Enthusiast. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Fe'b. 5. (Special.) At the regular moot ing of the 'Varsity Athletic Council, held yesterday, Fred Steiwer, a Junior, was selected to manage tho football squad for the season of 190?, and W. I. Whittlesey was chosen to manage this season's track team. Other routine business was trans acted, including a discussion of Manager Graham's football report, which has not yet been accepted by the auditing com mittee. Ono of the Important actions of the council was the election of C. U. McAr thur as general manager of all athletic teams, with authority to suggest plans to the undergraduate managers. ,Hc Is vested with the power of changing sched ules and outlining plans to make athlet ics pay for themselves. Another action of the council makes all managers report to the alumni treasurer the amount of funds received at the vari ous meets, thus giving the treasurer a statement In full of all receipts. GIRLS TO PLAY HANDBALL. Teams From RIngler's and Vancouver Will Meet Next Thursday. The principal event of the ladies' night to be held at RIngler's Gymnasium next Thursday evening will be a basket-ball game between the girl teams from Itfng ler's and the Vancouver Athletic Club. These teams met. in Vancouver a short time ago, and in a snappy game the Port land women defeated their Vancouver sis ters by a score of 10 to 9. The Vancouver ltes are coming over here full of enthu siasm, and expect to wipe out their last defeat. Tho line-up will be: RInglers Position. Vancouver. Ella Strelmer F Myrtle DeArmon Loth Leach F Grace Downey Kate Brereton ....C Grace Pompc Flo Gordon G M. Schwartz Nellie Boygess G Mary Kinney Preceding the game the ladles' physical class will give an exhibition of their class work. Close Game of Basket-Bali. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Feb. 5. (Special.) Last night the firt basket-ball game of the season was play ed here, when the 'varsity sophomores won from the juniors by the close score of 13 to 14. The game was a good one. George -Hug, who has, been ctected cap tain, expects to organize a strong team, and it is understood that meets will be held with all the teams in the Valley. All the members of last year's squad are out for practice, and there are some likely freshmon In attendance, insuring a repre sentative tenm. BLNGEE HERMANN'S RECORD. Statement Relating to Certain Land Matters in Eastern Oregon. BURNS. Or.. Jan. 31. (To the Edltor.) When tho character of representative men In the. commonwealth Is being assailed and their official acts made the subject of in vestigation by grand Juries, and when such Investigations have resulted In the bringing in of Indictments charging them with grae offenses against public morals. It Is high time that every possible fact and circum stance, bearing upon tho matter at Issue, hhould be brought to the knowledge of the public, so that an Intelligent Judgment can be formed as to the probablo guilt or Inno cence of the accused. In view of these con siderations, I deem it proper, through fha columns of your valuable paper, to make public a few things regarding the stand heretofore taken by Binger Hermann when dealing with questions where title to pub lic lands were concerned, in order that er roneous notions may be dispelled, and tbo plain, unvarnished facts submitted to tho public for its scrutiny. Of Mr. Hermann personally, I know noth ing. Of BIngor Hermann as Congressman and Commissioner of the General Land Of fice, I know a great deal. I know, and every citizen of this part of the state Is fully alive to the fact that for nearly 20 years ho has been a thorn in the side of the large -corporations, which for .a genera tion have made this section of Oregon a special field for tbeir land-grabbing opera tions. I know that ho has been cordially bated by the representatives of thoso cor porations; it is also a well-known fact that upon the announcement of his appointment as Commissioner of the General Land Of fice by President McKlnley a few years ago a movement was set on foot in San Francis co, where the representatives of these .cor porations bold forth, with the object of having sufficient pressure brought to bear upon the Administration to secure his speedy removal. Their efforts proved futile. Mr. McKlnley had too much confidence in the ability and probity of bis old Congressional associate to heed the covert attacks of his powerful enemies. When a public official wishes to prostitute bis office for tho sake of pecuniary gain, It Is an easy matter to discover the source from which he expects to realize. Just as certain as the buzzard is found hovering over the carrion, so the corrupt official will be found hob-nobbing with the representa tives of corporate greed and the henchmen of plutocracy. Has Hermann ever been noted for such affiliations? Has he ever, by bis acts as a Congressman, or by his de cisions, while Commissioner of the General Land Office,, given the slightest cause for such an Inference? On the contrary, do not his official acts clearly demonstrate that ho always crpoused the cause of the poor and lowly, and that where conflicts oc curred regarding title to land between wealthy and powerful corporations on tho one hand and poor settlers on tbo other, Hermann gave the benefit of the doubt, and generally the decision to Uic struggling settler. Of course he did what he believed to bo right and followed tho dictates of his conscience But bad he been after "boodle" could he not easily have done otherwise? It would be a difficult matter Indeed to convince tho people of this part of Oregon that Hermann ever stood Jn with land grab bers. They know too well how many oppor tunities he has had to show his hand were he inclined to move along those lines. Let mc cite Just two Instances which have gained more than a local notoriety. In tbo case of James B. Centre vs. F. A. Hyde for tho possession of a. valuable tract of land In Malheur County, claimed by Centre as a homestead, while Hyde sought to ac quire title to It through the medium of forest reserve scrip. The case was tried twice in the Circuit and Supreme Courts of the state, on the question as to who was "entitled to the possession, before reaching the Land Department at Washington, and every time Centre won. When It came be fore the Commissioner of the General Land Office, after a most careful perusal of the testimony. Mr. Hermann decided In Gentre's favor and held tho scrip filing of the great California land manipulator for cancella tion. Thcro Is no question as to the Justness of that decision; and yet. strange to re late, when It reached the Hon. Secretary of the Interior, on appeal, the Commissioner was reversed and tho land was awarded to Hyde, or rather to his assignee or succes sor in Interest, the wealthy and powerful firm of Miller & Lux. By that decision which I venture to say was one of the most unjust and Illogical that ever emanated from the Interior Department the moral sense of the people In this part of Oregon re ceived a severe shock and their faith In the department was completely shattered. Two months before that reversal of Binger Her mann received the signature of the Secre tary of the Interior, the attorneys of Gcntre were, apprised that their client would loss his case before the Secretary. This Informa tion came from the lips of F. A. Hyde, in a conversation w-lth a gentleman having wine land business with him at tho time. How did he glean that knowledge? Was It merely a fcurmise. or did he possess inside Information? Who can tell? Suffice it to say that he was most emphatic in the as- --ertlon that Gentre would lose, and that when tne Attorney-General of the depart ment would return from a vacation which he was then enjoying the decision would bo promulgated. " Gentre's . attorneys ectlVcd the'news with Incredulity, bllevlng that tKelr .coze was so strong a reversal was out of the question. However, shortly afterwards, they were undeceived, and the thing hap pened that Hyde foretold. And now come Intimations rrom Washington doubtless given publicity for a purpose that Her mann wa implicated in the gigantic land frauds of which this F. A. Hyde Is ac cused. What fine Socra'tlc- irony! Another Instance of the -way Hermann stood with the people, against the encroach ments and greed of the corporations. Is ex emplified In his decision against the claim of the Warner Valley Land Cattle Company, Involving many thousands of acres In Lake County, claimed by the company as swamp, land, but upon which dozens of settlers and their families had been residing for about 20 years. In this case, also, Mr. Hermann was reversed and the land awarded by the Secretary to the swamp Jand claimants. Every one who knows the actual facts in thfs case say that the. reversal of Commis sioner Hermann was a. travesty on justice, unwarranted by the law and the facts. The executive of the State of Oregon, from which the mramp title1 was originally ac quired by the company, is even now endeav oring to. right thai, wrong and have this great Injustice to actual and bona fide settlers remedied In some way. repudiat ing the notion that the lands In question ever were swamp or overflowed according to the Intent and meaning of the Swamp land act of March 12, 1S00. These matters speak for themselves. No Inference can be tortured therefrom that would lead any one to believe that Binger Hermann Is the kind of man that would associate himself with sucn small fry as Puter and McKlnley In their paltry land steals, when he had the opportunity had he an Itching palm to aid ami abet wealthy and powerful corporations In 'their more va ried anVf extended manipulations. M. FITZGERALD. CANADA'S NEW RAILROAD- Will Span Country From Sea to Sea, and Cost $125,000,000. Success. The length of the main line the new transcontinental railroad in Canada from Moncton to Port Simpson. Is esti mated at 3500 miles. It Is expected to cost in the neighborhood of $123,000,000, of which $65,000,000 are for the Eastern sec tion, to bo built by the government, ana ?60.000.000 for the Western section, to be built by tho railway company. In addition to the main line, there are several projected branches, some to con nect with the principal towns and cities to the south of the railway, and others to open up new districts still farther north. Nothing here has been definitely decided, but it is practically certain that, in the East, branches will connect the new transcontinental railway 'with Mon treal. Toronto. Sanlt Ste Marie and Fort William; while in tho West branches will be built to Reglna, Calgary. Prince Al bert and other important centers In the wheat and ranching districts. In British Columbia connection will probably bo made with a line running north from Vancouver, and a branch line will run RESPECTED CITIZEN OF COLUM BIA COUNTY. ssssBsssa7ssSBs5 0 The Late Daniel Dixon. CLATSKANIE, Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) Daniel Dixon, an aged and highly re spected citizen of this vlolnlty, died January 25, of senile pneumonia. He was born In Niagara County, New Tork, February 13. 1S25. When a boy his parents moved to Canada, and there he grew to manhood, married and lived several years, moving from thero to WJeeonsin, and later to Oregon, which bo reached in 1877. spending two years in Clackamas County, then com lug to this locality, where he secured a home stead about two miles from town. On this homestead he spent the remainder of bis days. Mr. Dixon had an Impressive person? allty, very decided in his convictions, and verj' ready to defend them In argu ment, if jiecessary, but beneath a rugged exterior he had a hind heart, which responded to calls- for selfacrlflce. His wife, some four years his senior, passed away last June. Six sons and two daughters survive him. Of these, George, Isaac and William, with a daughter, Mrs. Rtch. residing In Washington; Daniel and Joseph, in this county, were at the funeral. One son. Edward, lives in Wisconsin, and a daughter, Mrs. Anna J. Branham. in California. De ceased was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his home was a stopping place for ministers In an early day. north to Dawson City. A possible de velopment of the future may be a branch from somo point on the Eastern section extending northward to Hudson Bay. Railways to Hudson Bay have been pro jected and chartered time and again dur ing the past ten or 15 years, but have always fallen through because of the Im mense expense Involved, and the uncer tainty as to the forthcoming of profits for many years after completion. With tho new transcontinental road opening up so much of Northern Canada, the cost of a branch to Hudson Bay would be very materially reduced, and Its com mercial success correspondingly in creased. PERSONAIJfiENTION. J. E. Danaker, a prominent timberman of the East, is at the Portland for a short business visit In the city. A. Xi. Goodwillle, of Bend. Or., is at the Portland for a short visit In the city. Mr. Goodwillle Is Interested in Irrigation pro jects In th.e vicinity of Bend, and is here to look after his interests. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Travis have re turned from New York, where they have been spending the "Winter, and are now at the Portland. They are accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miliiken.' of Now York, who will visit In Portland for a short time. Frank Boyle, a member of the "Sultan of Sulu" Company, who recently under went an operation for appendicitis, is now recovered. He left here yesterday to join his company, and hopes to catch up with tho "Sulu" people at Helena. Mont, to morrow afternoon. NEW YORK. Feb. a. (Special.) North western people registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Portland S. J. Mayer and wife, at the Savoy; L- Samuol and wife, at the Hotel Astor. From Seattle V. Greene, at tho Astor; F. H. Wade, at the Raleigh; J. Borkraan. at the Cumberland: J. S. Graham and wife, at the Hotel Astor- ' Janitor's .CoIcl-BIooded Crime. " ' NEW YORK, Feb. 5. A young woman BsttstsllilW AN INCREASE OF HAPPINESS WITHOUT ADDING TO EXPENSE Co-operative Piano Buying Makes Owning a Fine Piano Possible for All. I Five Dollars Down and Five Dollars Monthly Buys Any Club "A" Piano. Unparalleled Opportunity to Secure More Permanent Happiness -Than That Much Money Has Ever Been Able to Purchase Heretofore. Investigate This If Your Home Has No Piano. You have no Idea what it means to put 55 into one of the pianos we are selling in our piano clubs. Just think. 55 opens the door to evenings of home pleasures- for years to come. Five dollars admits you to a club where there arc pianos that sell reg ularly for as much as 5300, and by pay ing only 55 down you can haVe such a valuable Instrument delivered to your home. Mind, you won't bo asked 5300 for the piano, nor anything like it, for all 5300 kinds are now $21Sr 5196. and some of the plainer styles of pianos in these clubs are going for ns little as 5117. and weekly payments are only 51.25. How Can We Afford to Do It? Why can pianos bo bought in large numbers at the Tactory for less money than they arc retailed by dealers? Be cause the Important Item of selling ex pense must be taken care of the ex pense of salesmen's salaries, lights, rents, advertising, drayage, etc., etc., must be met. In combining virtually 1000 buyers into ono club we are placing the piano clubs in exactly the same position as the dealer. We are selling a thousand pianos direct from the factory to the home, and -we are giving each buyer every possible advantage in the way of small payments. This is one of the things that a largo business concern like the house of Eilers can afford to do occasionally, and buyers arc wise to take advantage of it. It is the same principle applied to piano selling that made the Wana makcr Dictionary Clubs so famous and successful. It is estimated that through the mediumship of these dictionary clubs the people of the country were saved something over 5103,347. simply by buying on the co-operative plan. We are going to savo to the music loving people of the Northwest, as nearly as we can figure It, over 580.000 in those piano clubs. One thousand pianos are not so very many to spread over this big North west territory, so if you contemplate gotting one of these superb Instru ments at present prices, you must write or see us at once. CLUB .V Consists of 157 pianos that sell regu larly In the old retail way for from 5200 to 5300. Tho club payments on these will be 55 down and 51.25 per week. These pianos we agree to supply at from $117 to 522J. CLUB B. Pianos (232 in all) ranging in price described as Louisa Adams, was shot and killed today by Emit Bollinger, a janitor, who was arrested after being seriously in jured in an attempt to escape. The shoot ing took place in a hotel on Third avenue. Bollinger would offer no explanation of the tragedy except to say that he had shot the woman because she had ruined his life. The police learned that Bol linger's wife had left him two years ago on account of his attentions to the wo man who was killed today. The body of the rnurdercd woman was identified tonight as that of Mrs. Louise Schroeder, whose husband lives in As toria. Long Island. Mrs. Caroline M. Ryer. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5. Mrs. Caroline M. Ryer, a granddaughter of Revolutionary General Daniel Denistcn. aide-de-camp to General Washington. Is dead at her home here, aged 7S years. She was tho mother of Dr. Marshall B. Ryer, of San Francisco. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Feb., .. Arrived at S A- M. and left up at 10:lii A. M. Steamer Northland, from San Francisco. Sailed at 8:30 A. M. Steamer Bedondo, for San Francisco. Condi tion of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind north; weather clear. San Francisco. Feb. 5. Arrived Steamer Che halls, from Gray's Harbor: steamer City of Tuebla, from Victoria. Belgian Miners Will Strike. CHARLEROI. Feb. 5. The miners' congress by a large majority has do cided to declare a general strike on Monday. AT TIIK HOTELS. THE PORTLAND A L Goodwillle. Bend W E Travis, city B Knoff. New York W Summer. St Joe , L G Garrison, Juneau N B Conger. Detroit I Mllllken. N Y Mrs J D Leltsch, Ab W P Johnson. Rosebs I Bronson and wifo, Seattle L S Obitt. Chicago W A Mayer, Chicago J W Smith. Seattle H J Manhart. S T R LlndcnberKer. Asto erdeen, wash I Mr and Mrs F Dodd, Ml s Knapji, Abcrdenj Fresno. Cal C Buckley; N Y lY IC Macfarlane. G C Stein. Wash D CJ Seattle H Budd. New York iMIss K Manley. Engld P Everton. N Y !H Henley. England K Bonny. N Y I Miss E Jauvlcr. N Y Mrs Edna Wallace Ia C Hough. Gr Pass Hopper & maid, NTIE Tj Fransted. Chgo H W Jacob. NY IP McAllister. N Y J R Lindsay. B C U E Dauabcr, Chicago J P Hathaway. SeattI W A Elliott, N Y C F Somuelson, Chgo Dr Ahlgert, Astoria. Dr Enkelin. Astoria jj Kiefer. Seattle E fj Drake, S F THE PERKINS. J W Howard. Prlnevl P A McDonald. L G, L J Calvert. K C Mo W A Coplen. Spokan C A Coulson. Spokn B May. Harrlsburs j S M Wiest. Oak Point J M Jeannot. Idaho W B Stone, city W H Wesscll. Starbck L A Porter. Grand Rp Chas Reed, do Geo Steers. Pocatello L G Cudworth. St PI Nellie Ryan. St LoulslMrs Cudworth. 6t PI Josle Ryan. St LoulsiH St George. Pomroy W L Klein, Akron JW E Hudson. Pullmn D Chaffee, Gt Falls Lillian Haley. W W J W Fulton, Jr. lowalF E Welby. Seattle W S Lysons. Kelso jj E Lowellllottc, I J Mossman. T a com I Boise. Idaho T Erlckson (Mrs Lowellllotte. Bois S W Bundagc TacomlT A RcavlsHood Rvr J A Hamilton. RacInIN Whcaldon. T Dlles Mrs Hamilton. do IMrs F Doe and fam F T Hurlburt. Shonkl My. Arlington F Mabon. Tacoma A A .Taynet Hood Rv Mrs Mahon. Tacoma IM D Scott. Sioux Fits Mrs E Binger. TacomlA G Bunkerhoff, Geo Green. Butte Catlln Mrs Green. Butte !W R Hudson, Palmer L E Hamilton. AlbanlMrs ORB Everett. C G AdamH. city I San Francisco L T Eckert. IIwacojMrs Royer, Grand Fks L A Loomls, do jChas E Cant, S F Miss Loomls. do (Ed F Terry. Grnt Ps R Lonsdon. Idaho N B Standlsh, Eugene T Aldrlch. Goldndale J W Schmidt, Walter N K Elmek. Fresno vllle Chas Smith !J A Terry THE IMPERIAL C A Barton, city ID Hood. Astoria E R Spongier. St LsIP E Thomason, city J G Dawes. OaklandjJ L Calvert. G Pass A C Babson. Seattle jC H Grlgstey. S F A Glout. Chicago IP Hennlngren. Mosier B L Avila. W W !R J Slater. Pendleton A P Mills. Chicago (Mrs Matle Laycock J W Fitzgerald. Chgol John Day Thos Gleole. PendletjMrs Bonhain, J Day John Loughlan, ChehllJ If Morgan, Astoria Mrs Lgughlan. do Mrs Morgan, Astoria THE ST. CHARLES Sam Hooper IW II Herman. G Vail Mealy Bros, Foster iJohn Ahgan, Grass V J A Thompson, Sweet'W H Harwood. Hlllsb Home A L Frelder, Hlllsbr F Lumley IA Fredrlckson. Ralnr Chas Hancvrny IL Hale. Currlnsvltle J Emmptt. S P Co IC G Cathcart. Cazadr P Lemrnon. Eugene C B Heald. city J Clifton. Ft StevnsjT B Bidwell. Astoria F William. Toledo W H Davis. Denver Henry Grimm. VancvlGeo Morton. Dallas E Bether. CorvallU IF Bock. Dallas J Krlms. do IF Lumley. IT S A H P McCatlouge. do C J Ra, Vancouvr U S Talbot. Dallas IW Syllson. Seattle jF Cornelius. HlllsborjL J Ward. Salem Geo Grigglns. TillmkjMrs L J Ward. Salem J Barnes, Tacoma J.V W Kessler, USA from 5275 to 5375. Prices to club mem bers, S186 to 52T8, with deposits of 57.50 and payments of $1.60 per week. CLUB "C" Embraces 20S of' the average highest grade pianos that are found in the greatest number of homes, and that sell regularly for from $35o to $450. Prices to club members on these pianos, $247 to $336. according to the exact grade and make, and will be delivered on deposits of 512.50 down and weekly payments of 52. CIUB "D- Contains. 154 of the most costly Ameri can upright pianos made. Pianos cased in elaborately finished, beautifully hand-carved mahoganies, English oaks and walnuts. They are pianos that sell for from 5425 to 5550, and which club members will secure on the co operative plan for from $312 up. Pay ments will be from $20 to $23 down and 52.50 per week. CLUB "E." The costliest grands and uprights, In special styles, all of them regularly priced at over $550. There will be 141 members admitted to this club, and they will effect an average saving of 514 1 on each piano. Payments are 525 to 550 cash and $3- to $5 weekly. CLUB F. In this club is included numerous odd pianos, manufacturers samples, discon tinued '04 catalogue styles of Chlckcr ings, Webers, Kimballs. Krakaurs, Crowns, .etc.; also instruments of nu merous cHffercnt makes Stelnways, I-udwigs. Fnchers Doll. etc.. etc. that have been accepted by us In part payment for new Chickerings and Webers and Kimballs. and for the won derful new Pianola piano, that anybody can play, and play well. Every piano in Club "F" Is In perfect condition and could be easily mistaken for new. There will be only 108 members of this club. Payments are 510 down and 51.75 weekly. You do not need to wait for a piano; we have numerous samples of every piano included in these piano clubs right here in stock, and many more at our wholesale department, corner Thir teenth and Northrup streets. So do not wait, but call now and see what a truly wonderful offer this is. Eilers Piano House, 351 Washington street, corner Park. Large stores also In San Fran cisco. Stockton and Oakland, Cal.. Spo kane and Seattle, Wash.. Boise and Lewlston. Idaho. J Berry. Ruckles F C Baker, city L L Brunson. city E G Koontr, city Wm More, city Wm McVety. city A L Potter R McDonald. Spokan Mrs R McDonald W F Lewis Ira Lewis L S Finseth. Dallas Jessee Barnes. Tacom A May. Troutdale V S Talbot. Dallas 'Mrs Prettyraan, Rockwood Miss Prattyman, Rck J D Craig. Ilwaco M F Chanaz G W Davenport E J Hubbrt. city J C Symra. Boring IJ M Baker. lone G A Wnrflll. Douglas J W McCown. S F H T Groves, city A Twi TClm Dave Maxwell Mrs Maxwell Dan Esslg H Snyder Frank Cann Jess Link W Wright. TroutdaletA Erlcson. St Paul T P Williams. Astoria H B Willis. St Paul G M Whltson. city C, Hartzell. Kelso R C Churchill. AlbnyWm Terry. Ingles C T Ellison. Albany IL W Kester. Newbrg O J Mealy. Foster IE H Raymond. SeattI R V Williamson. iMrs Raymond. Seattle Wells jDan Dillon. Seattle F L Jones. Salem Ia Antt. city H T Bagley, HlllsbroiF H Ashley, city P L Harris. Palmer M Everett. clt Mrs P L Harris, dojj Endrcs. city F G Conley, Grcshami THE SCOTT. J Smallwond, ScoitlelMrs C Montgomery, C N Powell. S F ' Los Anceles J J Morgan, S F jj C Morrell and wf. O M Clark, city C G Wilson, city T C Swlnney. S F F E Arden, St Paul i W F Garvey. St Paul A F Atkins. St Paul P Grim. Salt Lake E P Caldwell. Ncwbg J Harries, S F Los Angeles Mies Morrell. Los Ang Chas Hogan and wf, Tacoma A Turner. Tacoma T H Wood. St Paul H A Green and wife, San Francisco J J HIIMard. city Tacomn Hotel. Tacoma. American pian. Rates, S3 and up. Hotel Donnelly, Tacoma. First-class restaurant in connection. o OMMISS o, AND STOCK BROKERS We Charge No Interest for Carylng Long Stocks. GENERAL OFFICES: N. Y. Life Bids.. Minneapolis. Minn. E. K. ALDEN, Corrcsuondcnt, Room 2. Ground Floor. Chamber of Commerce. N. B. We will send you our dally Market Letter on request. THAVKLEIl'S GUIDE. COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY gULAy PORTLAND to THE DALLES Regulator cJn Line Steamers i Steamer Regulator leaves J-IHt Portland 7 A. M. Tues- day. Thursday and Satur day; arrives alternate days. Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with Columbia River & North ern Ry. Co., for Goldendale and Klickitat Valley points. Landing foot of Alder at. Phono Main UH. S. M'DONALD, Agent. For South -Eastern Alaska Stciimcra uf the cuuipaAj ur for wujch It i agent. itvo v v - vijr yicrtuua. steam. Snips LUXiAlJti CITV (J AO. 2. -Mvf A4u alula; jan. 17. 3L SKAGWAY DUvECl'.J KAMUNA (Jan. lo, 21, skag way direct); both vessels mix ing regular S. E. Alaska, pom of Call: Cottage City calls ut Vancouver; Ramon CALLS AT VICTORIA. r uiw VANCOUVER. CITY OF SEATTLE leaves Seattle Tuesday., Thursday!!. Sundays. 10 P. M.; can at Everett ana Belilngt.ajn. Returning, leave. Vancouver Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. calUay at Belllngcaxn only. Steamers connect at San Francisco with com. pany's steamers for ports In California, Mex ico and Humboldt Bay. For further Informa tion obtain I older. Right U reserved to change steamers or sailing date. TICKET OFFICES. K Portland 1H0 Washington to. Seattle.... jaraes st. and Dock. Can Francisco.. 10 Market st. C IX DUN ANN. Gen. Pass. Act., 2.0 Market St.. Son Francisco. ' ION 1 1 vrwi TRAVELER'S GUED& OREGON ah Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist slevp-Ing-cara dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Recluun chair-cars (seats IreeJ to the East daily. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrive. CHICAGO-PORTL.A.NJJ j:15 A. M. 3:23 P. X SPECIAL for the Kbm DalJy. Daily, via. Huntington. SPOKANE FLYEK fl:" iL Daily.. Dally. For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla, Lvi lstcn.Coeur d-'AIene and Great Northern points. ATLANTIC EXPKKSS. .... . M vu Hual- BIVKR SCHEDULE. FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P.M. 5:00 P. M. way polnia, connecting Daily. Dally with steamer tor liwa- except except co and North Beach Sunday. Suuoay steamer Hassalo, Ash- Saturday. street dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M. FOR DAYTON, Or- vv T il gon City and Yamhill ' f?,; Klver points. Ash-atrert -P3 dock (water permitting; bua tx- sua- FOR LEWISTO.V, 5:40 A. M About Idaho, and way points. Dally. 5:00 P. It. from Rlparla. Wash. ex. Sat. ex. Frt. TICKET OPPtm TKIrH TTT.hl--, Telephone Main 712. a W. Stinger. City Tlck et Agent: A. L. Craig. General Passenger Agent. San i'ruacJsco Portland S. S. Co. For San Francisco every Ave days at 8 P. M.. from Alnsworth dock. S. S. Costa Rica. February 10 and 20; S. S. Columbia, February 5 and IS. Portland & Asiatic S. S. Company. For Yokohama, Kobe, Mojl and Hong Kong, tamnv freight via. connecting steamers for Nagasaki. Snanghal. Manila. Port Arthur and Vladivostok. S. S. Nicomedla. February IT. S. S. Numantlo, March 9. For freight and further particulars, apply to JAMES H. DiJWSON. Agent. Telephone Main 2CS. 243 Washington st. EAST via SOUTH Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. 30 P. M. for aaiem. Rue- r3 A- M, ourg, Aabiund. aao ouicmo, Ugueu, ban Lod Angeled. .1 Fitso, New urleaai UU the Eadt. 8:20 A. M. Moroing train con S:00 P. M. nect at Yv oodburn idaiiy except Sun day) wita train tur ttount Aiigei. auver tou, UrownavUU-, SpnngQeid, Wend, ling and Natron. 4:00 P. M. Albany passenger 10:10 a. n: connect?, at Wood burn v. ith Mu Angel and SUverton local. 7:50 A. M. 114:50 P. M. Carvallis pauenger. 5:50 P. M- A. At- snena&n paenger. Dally. UDally. except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERY1C3 AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland dally 'or Oswego at 7:30 A. M.. 12:50. 2:03, 3:55. 5:20, 0:25. 7:13. 10:10 P. ii. Dally, except Suouay. 3:U0. b:3u. 10:25 A. M.. 4:10, U:3d P. M. Sunday, only, 0 A. M. Returning from Oswego arrive Portland dally 8:30 A. M.. 1:35. 3:05. 4:55, $:15. 7:33, 0:33, 11:10 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 0:23. 7U5J, 9:30. 10:20, 11:43 A. M. Except Monday. 12:23 A, M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter mediate points dally except Sunday, 4:10 P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:10 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ate dally to Monmouth and Airlle, connecting with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and Independ ence. First-class fare from Portland to Sacramento and San Francisco, 520; berth. 55. Second class fare, $15; second-clasa berth. 52.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE. corner Third and -Washington streets. Phone Main 712. . t TIME CARD OFTRAINS PORTLAND Depart. Arrive. Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle, Olympia. South Bend and Gray9 Harbor points S:C0 am 4:45 pm, North Coast Limited for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane. Butte. St. Paul, New York, Boston and all points East. and Southeast 3:00 pm 7:00 am Twin City Express, for Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane. Helena. St. Paul. Minne apolis. Chicago. New York. Boston and all points East and Southeast 11:43 pra 7:00 pm Puget Sound-Kansas Clty- St. Louis Special, for Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane. Butte. Billings, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and all points East and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am All trains dally, except on South Bend branch. A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas senger Agent. 255 Morrison St.. corner Third, Portland, Or. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. un "jfo;s oj Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Daily. "or Maygers, xvnimer. Daily Clatskanle, Westport. Clltton, Astoria, War 8:00 A. M. renton. i'tavel. Ham- ll;io A. M. mond. Fort Stevens, Gear hart Park. Sea. fide. Astoria and Sea. shore. Express Daily. 7:00 P M. Astoria. Express. 9:40 P. IL Dally. n A STEWART. J. C MAYil Comm'l Agt... 248 Alder et. G. F. St P. A. Phone Main 008. City Ticket Office; 122 3d st- Fhose 639. 2 0VEELAin) TBAINS DAILY 2 Tho i-lyer and the AlaiL " SPLENDID SERVICE bX'-'lO-uAXE EQUIPMENT COURTEOUS EMPLOYES For tickets, rate, folders and full in formation, call on or address XI. DICKSON. City Passenger and Ticket AcL. 122 Third street. Portland. Or. JAPAN-AMERICAN LJNE S. S. SHJNANO MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic Ports, will Xu4vo b'eattlo about Feb. 15th.