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THE HORNING OREGONIAN, TIUJRSDAY, NOVEMBER, 29, 1906. IS TO REORGANIZE Pacific States Telephone Com pany's Plans. FORMAL NOTICE IS GIVEN Headquarters Will Probably He Ke- moved From Portland to San l-'ranelseo If Plans Are Carried Out. SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 2S.-In an of ficial letter from tho Pacific States Tele, phone & Telegraph Company, an an nouncement is made to stockholders a I targe portion of the stock is held in New j York to the effect that a new company is I to be formed to take over the stock of tiie old corporation. The new company will have a capital of $.-i0.OW.00O and will ( Issue bondjs to extend the lines now exist- i lug and equip new ones. ! The territory covered by t lie company's wires embraces California. Oregon. Wash lnston, Nevada and parts of Idaho and Montana. Following tlte reorganization of the Pa ' s cine States Telephone & Telegraph Com pany, the headquarters of the corporation will probably he removed from Portland to San Francisco, where a large building will be erected. That a change was pro posed has been known for some time by the local officials, but pending the com pletion of plans, the news had not been made public. In order to escape the tax imposed by the State of California on bonds issued in that state by a foreign corporation, it was thought best to dissolve the Oregon corporation and reorganize in California. The issuing of bonds to carry on im provements planned by the company is said to have been planned for some time. SAL1CM PASTOIt V1,1OLI)s LAW Says Portland Ministers Unjustly Crltieisfc District Attorney McXnry. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 2S. (Special.) That TJr. Clarence True Wilson and Dr. T. B. Ford of Portland erred both in state ments of fact and in judgment in the opinions uiey recently expressed regard ing the administration of the district at torney's of lice in the Third judicial dis trict, is asserted by Hey. YV H. Selleck. of the First Methodist Church in this city. Mr. Selleck gave expression to his own opinions and knowledge on that sub ject at the evening service in his church last Sunday, and said that he did so after making a careful investigation of the facts. The criticism of District Attorney J. H. McNary gi-ew out of t lie shooting of --- young: Whitney by O. S. Murray, whose sister - "Whitney is alleged to have led astray. Commenting upon the killing of "Whitney. Wilson commended Murray for his act and laid the responsibility for the killing upon the prosecuting at torney of tliis district. He took occasion at the same time to say that McNary lias been notoriously lax in the per formance of his duties as a prosecuting attorney. His view was that McNary should have used the power of his office to compel Whitney to marry Murray's sister, whereas McNary. through his dep tity. refused to do this, but offered- to prosecute Whitney according to law or to advise him to marry the girl if he was the person responsible for her con dition. In his sermon Sunday evening Mr. Sel leck took exception to tile views ex pressed by the Portland ministers regard ing the right and duty of one man to kill another who is accused of crime, and said that such principles are sub versive of good government. He deeply regretted that any man speaking from a Methodist pulpit should advocate such unlawful methods of avenging alleged wrongs. , Mr. Seileck said that after reading the reports of the remarks of Dr. Wilson he took pains to investigate the facts fully, and was tirtnly convinced that Deputy District Attorney C. L. McNary took the only proper course, and that if his advice had been taken there would have been much greater prospect of the desired end being accomplishedand the killing would have been avoided. He felt certain that Dr. Wilson was not in pos session of all the facts or lie would not liave made the sweeping statements he is reported to have made. Mr. Selleck left his audience with the Impression that there are two sides to the Murray-Whitney affair, and that not all the evidence has yet been made public. Speaking of the general assertion that McNary has not been diligent in the prosecution of criminals, Mr. Selleck said that his investigation satisfied him that there m absolutely no basis for this charge. On the other band, he found that McNary has been zealous in the prosecution of men who have vio lated the laws. Knowing that an in justice has been don? Mr. McNary, he felt it proper for him to make these statements, based upon the restdts of an imiuiry into the facts. 1'LOOI) 11 RATES SENTENCED Thieves Who Robbed Cowlitz Suffer ers Get Terms in Jail. CASTLK ROCK. Wash.. -Nov. 2S. Charles Colby and Charles Kemnltz, who were arrested at Lexington, this county, last Friday, for stealing valu ables from houses that had floated down the river, have been convicted ----and sentenced to 25 days in the county jail. The fact that the stolen goods found in their possession had been re covered from a house .and placed on the bank of the river to be returned to tho owner, made the offense more de spicable. When the owner went after the goods with a boat next day the articles had disappeared. A, little detective work on the part of tho Sheriff soon located the stolen Koods anil the thieves. The needs of the flood sufferers here have not been exaggerated. In fact, the worst has not been told. There lias been suffering from cold, but thanks to the kind-hearted people of Portland and other cities, as well as of tho more fortunate here, the homeless are now being well cared for. ' Work in the logtvlng camps has been offered all who are able to do it, but there are many in financial straits who are not physically fitted to take such jobs and who will need aid for some time to come. OREGON' CITY'S CAMPAIGN". Interest Centered in Vote on Special Tax Levies. OR KG ON CITY, Or.. Nov. 2S.-(Special.) -In the annual municipal election next Monday, Mayor K. G. Cautleld and City Treasurer M. D. Latntirette will have no opposition for second terms. The time within which nominating petitions find acceptances can be tiled under the city charter expired at noon today. There will be two contests In the case uf Councilmen. , In the First Ward Charles W. Pope and George Randall are the candidates, whilo in the Second Ward S. F. Scripture at the last minute qualified and will oppose Alderman A. Knap), who is a candidate to succeed himself. Ex-City Treasurer F. J. Meyer has a clear field for Councilman in the Third Ward, having no opposition. Of even greater interest than the elec tion of municipal officers is the question of determining two special tax levies that are to be -oted on at the same time. One of these proposed levies is a one mill tax annually to create a fund with which to purchase the old McLoughlin home and preserve the structure as a memorial to the founder of Oregon City. Tlie other proposes a one-half-mill levy for the support of, a free public library proposed to be established in this city and for which a popular cash subscrip tion of more than $600 has been pledged. Public interest is aroused on both of these subjects and a big vote is expected. CONVICT'S CHILD A PROBLEM Mother Wishes to Take Babe in Arms to Penitentiary. OLYMPIA. Wash., Nov. 2S. (Special.) Shall a baby 1 year old be sent to the state penitentiary at Walla Walla is a question before the Attorney-General for determination. The mother wants the child to accompany her there, and the question over her rights in the matter has arisen. The mother is Alice Dilley, who with lr husband and an associate were convicted of conspiring to rob the night Marshal at Centralia. The Supreme Court recently sustained the conviction of the defendants. Mrs. Dilley has two children, a boy of about four, now with his grandmother, and a baby of, less than one year. This babe 1? yet un weaned and the mother and grandmother have both written to the State Board of Control asking that the child be allowed to accompany its mother to the penitentiary. Attorney-General Atkinson has received the letters from the board with request for an opinion in the matter. GOOSE HUNTING POPULAR SPORTSMEN POUR INTO HORSE HEAVEN COUNTRY. Antics of City Nimi-ods I-'ill Honest Partners. Who Know the Game, With Glee. KIONA. Wash.. Nov. 28. (Special.) Goose hunting is still the order of the day. the town being full of hunters going to or coming from The Horse Heaven hunting grounds. Farmers in the wheat-growing region tell of some strange tactics fol lowed by inexperienced sportsmen. Two Prosser hunters drove out to M. I. Dim mick's 2500-aere wheat ranch last week. They were dressed in black and drove a light wagon. They undertook to stalk their game without getting out of the wagon, driving about the fields after the geese, which unaccountably kept out of gunshot range. , Mr. Dimmick, who does not claim to be a hunter, went out into his field and killed nine geese in a few hours. The approved method is to dig a pit large enough to turn around in, and deep enough to conceal the hunter, and lie in wait there. The geese in feeding fly about from place to place: and are nearly certain to come within shooting distance if the hunter's hiding place is well se lected. Sometimes, however, this method fails. A distinguished jurist came from the Sound last Winter, accompanied by sev eral friends, and journeyed to the goose pastures. They dug pits in which they sat concealed for tw-o days, waiting the coming of the geese.' The geese all passed by on the other side, and finally the Judge in despair appealed to a -farmer to tell liim the secret of goose hunting. "I'll tell you how I do it." said the farmer. "When I want a goose 1 just go out sonic foggy morning when I hear them (lying over and fire up Into the fog. You don't need to see anything; just fire at the place where you hear them honk. It works like a charm with me." The Judge and his friends tried it. and that night when they came to Kiona to take the train for home they proudly ex hibited ten tine fat birds as the result of their morning's shooting. BLOOD MONEY IS USED. Sloanc's Life Insurance Pays for Spokane. .Parricide's Defense. SPOKANK. Wash'.. Nov. 28. (Special.) A demand by the chief counsel for the defense that the court make an order that the stale bear the expense incurred by the defense in bringing expert testimony to prove that Sidney Sloane was insane at the time he killed his father, a request by the chief counsel that he be permitted to take Dr. Semple and visit Sidney Sloane in the county jail with no other persons present, to make an examination of the defendant with a view to ascer taining his mental condition and deciding whether or not it Would be proper to call him as a witness In his own behalf, and the further request that the prosecution be ordered to file -with the court each day a copy of the transcript of tho evidence now being made for the state, were the features of the Sloane murder trial to day. All the demands were refused, the court holding that it had no authority to grant the requests. The demands were marie o:i the ground that the defendant is without means, and that all the money that is available to defray the expenses of his trial is being advanced by his mother, who received a small amount on James F. Sloane's life insurance policy. Many witnesses were called to relate incidents in the boy's life from early childhood to the present time. He told weird stories of grand buildings he would erect and how he would purchase automo biles and seemed to absolutely lack power of concentration. When playing cards he would leave the table in the midst of the game and seem surprised when spoken to about his action. As a child he ate but tons and dirt and appeared mentally defi cient. South Bend Progressives Nominate. SOUTH BEND. Wrash.. Nov. 28. (Spe cial.) At a convention called by the South Bend progressive committee held last night in the Council chambers the fol lowing were nominated for city offices: W. H. Boner, Mayor: F. R. Wright. A. K. Robinson. T. E. Pearson and Samuel Rose. Councilmen: Val Heath, Clerk: George Levers, Treasurer: Dr. Tripp. Health Officer. Their platform slogan is for a bridge crossing the river, organiza tion of a Chamber of Commerce and an active campaign to obtain industries for the city. Hot Eight On in.IIoquiam. HOQLiAM. Wash.. Nov. 2S. (Special.) At a caucus held in the Sixth ward to night George A. Gillett was nominated councilman from the ward on Citizens ticket. The fight will be close. Laboring men have an excellent chance to win, but have weakened their ticket by two unpopular men. Citizens are not worried as to the outcome and look for a big victory. Star of Bengal Clears. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 2S. (Special.) The American bark Star of Bengal cleared at the Custom-House today for San Diego with a cargo of 36.795 railway ties amounting to 1.373.6S0 feet board measure', loaded at Leli. CftSE IS CONTINUED Harry Orchard's Trial Goes Over to Next Term. AGREEMENT IS MUTUAL Alleged Slayer of ex-Governor Steu nenberg Taken to Caldwell Un der Heavy Guard Looks Picture of Health. BOISK, Ida.. Nov. 28 (Special.) Harry Orchard, who killed former Governor Stennenberg and who turned state's evidence, was taken to Caldwell today to appear in court. By consent of both sides the trial was postponed until the next term of court. The prisoner was taken down by Warden Whitney and tw-o guards, accompanied by two de tectives, all being heavily armed as a precaution against violence to the pris oner. Orchard looked well. He is a little heavier than when he went behind the prison bars. His face is ruddy and he is the picture of health. IDAHO TRIALS ARE BUNGLED Instructions of Attorney-General Euil to Reach Ciiurt in Time. BOISIC. Idaho, Nov. 28. (Special.) A message was received here Tues day at noon from the First Assistant Attorney General of the. United States, addressed to District Attorney Ruick. telling him that if the witnesses in the timber land fraud cases at Moscow had not been dismissed, and if Judge Beatty was still too ill to proceed with the cases, another Judge would be sent to finish tiie trial of the case. Court had then adjourned and the officers of the court did not know- of the message until they went home this morning. Judge Beatty had not heard of it when lie arrived tonight. Mr. Ruick has not yet returned. The Judge states that it was prac tically impossible to proceed with the trials; he was ill and besides the roads were in an impassable condition and it was next to imposible to get jurors. It would have been necessary to sum mon a new venire for each case. SIXTH AMENDMENT CARRIES Official Count In Idaho Changes Re sult as to Taxation Law. BOISK. Idaho. Nov. 2S. (Special.) The canvassing board completed its canvass of the vote at the recent election to day. Some errors were found in county footings, but they do hot materially change the figures heretofore reported. A transposition occurred in transmitting the vote on the sixth amendment in one county and made that county give a majority of about 130 against the amend ment, whereas it should have been that much in Its favor. This with some er rors discovered in county additions, car ries the amendment by a majority of 157. This is the amendment which wipes out the sliding taxation scale provided for in the constitution, and makes a flat maximum of 10 mills on the dollar. The official plurality for Governor Gooding is sm. EDITOR VAUGHAN CONVICTED Pound Guilty of Shooting Newspa per Man at Eureka.- EUREKA. Cal.. Nov.. 28. M. M. Vaughan was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon last night. Vaughan is editor of the California!!, a weekly paper, and last March got into a controversy with the Bvening Herald. He is para lyzed, and the Herald referred to his in firmity in one of its articles. Vaughan sent word that a retraction must be- made or the editor of the Herald must tight. A retraction not lieing made, he went in a buggy to the Herald office and asked to see the editor. Niles G. Hyatt, business manager of the Herald, came out and Vaughan tired three shots at him. none of which took effect. Vaughan was arrested and charged with an assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to commit murder. He was recom mended to mercy. AURELIA IS AT ASTORIA. Waterlogged Schooner Pulled Off of Desdoniona Sands. ASTORIA, Nov. 2S.-(Special.)-The waterlogged steam schooner Aurelia, which was beached on Desdemona sands yesterday, was towed to this city today and docked at the Elmore wharf, the plan of discharging her deckload onto barges in the lower harbor being aban doned on accoiuit of the rough water. The work of discharging the, deckload will be commenced at once, and it is expected when that is completed the vessei's deck will rise above the surface of tiie water, so that the pumps can clear Uer hold. Everett Police Suspect Murder. EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 28. Local police are working on a case which they ' believe will end in murder. Mon day night Charles Red. a nejro, sold to a second-hand merchant the blood stained clothes of a boy. Tho merchant immediately notified the police, and the negro was arrested. In the clothes was found a paper showing that they were the property of Norman Gline burg, a 17-year-old boy, who has been missing for two weeks. Tho last seen of the boy was when lie started for Lake Stevens, where ho was going to work in the mill. Red told the police many conflicting stories as to how the bloody clothes came, into li is posses sion. Ho at last admitted he stole 1 them, but refused to give any further information about them. Two Tickets at Hillshoro. HILLSBORO. Or.. Nov. 28. (Special.) At a mass convention held in the city hall last night the following candidates were nominated to be voted for at the city election Monday. December 3: B. P. Cornelius, for Mayor: F. C. Ballard, A. M. Carlile and Ed. Schulmerich. Council men: H. T. Bagley. Recorder, and A. C. Shute Treasurer. The convention was harmonious. This afternoon a small con vention met in the city hall and narm?d a second ticket. A resolution was adopted declaring that It was not a prohibition ticket, but a platform indorsing Sunday closing of all business houses was adopt ed. The following were nominated: Dr. J. P. Tamiesie. for Mayor: Claude Gree ar. O. F. Sheldon and John M. Brown. Councilmen: Benton Bowmen, Recorder; A. C. Shute, Treasurer. Magnates Visit South Bend. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Nov. 28. (Spe cial.) A special having aboard C. M. Levey ami J. N. Hill, vice-presidents: W. U. Darling, chief engineer, and F. E. Weltman. trainmaster, all of the North ern Pacific, arrived here last eyenjng and J after viewing the terminal grounds and 1 the proposed location for a new wharf to accommodate the up-country sawmills departed. They were presented with va fine salmon and a large supply of Eastern oysters. BUSINESS TO BE SUSPENDED Governor Gooding Makes Proclama tion for Hunt Funeral. BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 2S. (Special.) Gov ernor Gooding issued the following proc lamation today: In view of t;ie valuable public services ren dered by the late Frank W. Hunt - during iiis term a.3 Governor of this state and his exhibi tion of high-minded pntriotism as a volun teer, during the Spanish-American war, I. Frank Gooding, Governor of the state of Idaho, do hereby reconjmend that all busi ness "be suspended in the state house on Friday. November tto. and tnat all state officers and employes show their respect for our honored dead by attending the funeral services at St. Michael's Episcopal Churcii, at Boise, Idaho, at the nour of o'clock in the afternoon of that iay. It is hereby requested that nags on all stale buildings be placed at half-mast throughout Friday. November U, as a mark of respect to the dead, and that memorial services be heid in all state educational in stitutions at U o'clock in the afternoon of Friday, November uU. The body of the former governor arriv ed from Goldtield this afternoon. It was met at Nampa by the Governor and his staff and a delegation from the Knights Templars, accompanied by many friends of the deceased. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday. From 10 until 2 the body will lie in state at Capitol- building. FAVOR PHONETIC READERS Eastern Oregon School Teachers Adopt Resolutions Asking Change. PENDLETON. Or.. Nov. 28. The sixth annual convention of the eastern division of the State Teachers' Associa tion, which lias been in session here since Monday morning-, adjourned this evening after voting to meet at La Grande next year. A resolution was adopted requesting: the State Textboo! Commission to adopt some series of readers based on a system of phonetics. The principal addresses of the day were delivered by President Campbell, of the State University; State Superin tendent of Schpols Aekerman and Pro fessor W. G. Hartranft, of Berkeley, Cal. The convention is said to have been the best ever held by the eastern division of the association. Electric Line for Bellinghain. BEL LING if AM. Wash., Nov. 28. J. J. Donovan, one of the best-known railroad men of the Northwest, informally an nounced at the Chamber of Commerce last night that the Stone and Webster interests were going to build a $2,000,000 interurban railroad from Bellingham to Sedro-Woolley, there branching to the east, south and west and tapping the rich fields and farming country of Skagit County. The road is to run through the Sammish Lake road district, avoiding Chuckandt Mountain, which has hereto fore cut Bellingham oft from the South, and will make Bellingham the terminat point of the entire Skagit Valley, instead of Seattle. Dix Disaster Inexcusable. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 28. In a re port submitted to the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, the Chamber of Commerce's committee returned a verdict that the fatal Dix disaster was avoidable and inexcusable and due to gross carelessness. The report further outlines the teachings of the catastro phe, refers to more frequent recurrence of tragedies of the sea and along the upper coast, and points out the impera tive necessity of giving adequate pro tection to commercial interests. Can Eactory for Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 28. (Special.) Articles of incorporation of the Kendall Can Company were filed in the County Clerk's office this afternoon. The in corporations are George W. Sanborn, F. P. Kendall and G. C. Fulton and the capi tal stock is 1100.000, divided into 1000 shares of $100 each. The company is making arrangements for the erection. of a plant that will be equipped with tho most modern machinery for the manufac ture o all classes of cans. Will Probe Paving Scandal. SALEM, Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) At the City Council meeting tonight. Al derman Steusloff introduced a resolu tion calling for an investigation of charges alleged to have been made by Alderman Gesner that certain members of the council are agents of the Warren Construction Company. The resolution was referred to a committee to ascer tain whether the Gesner charges had been correctly recited. GHOUL CONFESSES CRIME Oliver Llnd Admits Robbing Bodies or Head After Earthquake. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28. Charged with robbing the bodies of the dead of jewelry and money during the progress of the flre last April, Oliver Lind has been lodged in the city prison. The police say he has confessed to tho theft of $.0-') worth of valuables from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Swehlln, who were killed during the fire. Days of '49 Make Gorgeous Show. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Hubbard & Anderson the new managers of the New Tork Hippodrome, gave their first now production in that playhouse to night. The spectacle was in two parts, entitled respectively, "Pioneer Days." and "Neptune's Daughter." The f drmer, which was written by Carroll Fleming, is a picture of life on the Western border during the early days of golJ mining in California. In this piece there are 600 persons on the stage at one time, including 100 Sioux Indi ans from the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota, 100 cowboys and a squad of United States cavalry. Tho piece of the evening, "Neptune's Daughter," is a sea spectacle. Mat-Walters Confirms Story. COWRADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Nov. 2S. D. C. MaeWatters, who has been the head of the passenger department of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek Short Line since its building, today con firmed his resignation, to take effect January 1. It is authoritatively said that Mr. MaeWatters has been offered the General Passenger Agency of one of the larger railroad systems. Confer on Work of Congress. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Speaker Cannon saw the President today to as certain some of the latter's views as to the relative importance of the vari ous subjects in which the President is interested and which will come to the front at the approaching session of Congress. i Gives $50,000 to College. NEW YORK. Nov. 28. President A. W. Harris, of Northwestern University, yes terday announced that a gift of $50,000 had been made to the school, to be used in the general endowment of the institution. The r-nme of the donor was not made public. Knabe-A ngelus The Knabe Piano, first -built sixty-seven years ago, is today recognized as the highest type of piano made and richly merit the position in the musical world which it holds. The AXGELUS Player' developed during the past ten years to its present point of superiority is conceded to he the highest, attainment in the invention aud manu facture of piano playing devices. The KXABE-ANGEU'S is the union of a Knabe Piano with the ANGEIA'S into one superh player-piano which has all the. superb qualities of both the Knabe and the ANGELUS, thus making an instrument which is beyond question the finest combination of player and piano which is offered to the public. The mechanis'ni of the ANGELUS is built entirely within the piano case, so that the instrument has practically the same appearance as an ordinary piano. As the tone and touch are not impaired, this player-piano is" perfectly satisfac tory to the accomplished pianist who plays it by the keyboard as well as to every one who plays it by means of the perforated roll. It is always ready to be played by either method. Never before has the public had the opportunity of securing in one purchase such a piano as the Knabe aiid also the means for anyone to play it. We invite you to call, to see, to hear and operate it. in order that you may real ize its superiority. A TEST WILL CONVINCE YOU OP ITS UNQUESTIONED SUPREMACY. Don't make the mistake of paying a big price for an ordinary instrument when the same money will buy the very best The Knabe-Angelus. "THE HOUSE OF QUALITY" SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. Cor. Sixth and Morrison Sts., Portland, Or. SEATTLE, TACOMA, EVERETT, BELLINGHAM, SPOKANE, PORTLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, OAKLAND REPORT FEW LEASES Not Many Cars Hired by Pa: cific Northwest Lines. ONE CAUSE OF SHORTAGE Figures Submitted to Washington State Jtaiiroad Coiiiiuit-sion by Tra asportation Companies An alyzed Showing Incomplete. OLTMPIA, Wash.. Xov. 28. Not only have the Northwestern railroads failed to provide new equipment to keep pace with Increased traffic, but they also seem to have failed to rent or lease many more private cars than in the past, according to the annual reports tiled with the Washington Railroad Commission. As has been pointed out in the press heretofore, the roads operating In Wash ington in reports for tiie year ending June 30,. 190U. showed they had not bought new equipment in proportion to the in creased traffic. Since that publication the Northern Paciiic officials have stated that large amounts of equipment were bought and O. R. & N. officials have stated that their report should have shown cars bought for their road but temporarily paid for by the Union Pa ciiic. The announcement was made by the O. R. & N. in Portland some weeks ago that a supplemental report showing this increased equipment would be tiled here, but it has failed to arrive. The O. R. & N. did not report private car mileage on Its line for the year end ing June 30. 1905, but as the Great North ern and Northern Pacific did do so, com parison is available. The reports show that for private car mileage in the year ending last June the Great Northern paid $3,390.9.", at the rate of from six-tenths of a cent to 1 cent per mile, the Northern Pacific paid $113. S40.43 and the O. R. & N. paid $12,r!S.92. The figures for the previous 12 months y-ere $xl, 687.99 for the Great Northern, and $11S. 273.44 for the Northern Pacillc. The last report shows that of the pri vate car lines the Streets Western Stable Car Company stockcars did the big busi ness. That company received $3.".249.6Q from the Great Northern at six-tenths of 1 cent per mile; received $39. 810.03 from the Northern Paciiic at six-tenths of 1 cent per mile and received $"S3.2.j from the O. R. & N. at six-tenths of 1 cent per mile. The Armour line was the leader on the O. R. & N.. receiving $4r3.-).91 on a basis of cent per mile. It got $22,637.02 from the Northern Paciiic at rates of from six tenths to 1 cent per mile and $9450.73 from the Great Northern. In the year ending June 30, IHOri, the Great Northern paid the Armour Car Line $6537.38 and the Streets line $38,201.15 and the Northern Pacific paid the Armour line $23,949.02 in the year 1904-5 and the Streets $44,957.32. Says It Is Spite Work. HEPPNER. Or., Nov. 28. (Special.) County School Superintendent S. I. Strat ton. who was arrested charged with em bezzlement from the lone Trading Com pany, has furnished bonds in the sum of $1000. Friends of Mr. Stratton gave the bond. Mr. Stratton says that the whole proceeding is a case of spite work from start to finish and he will so prove when the case comes to trial. He says he was not trying to get away, but on the con trary was on his way to I'orttand, to be in attendance at the teachers" convention there this week. Confesses Murder in Orient. SPOKAXK. Wash.. Nov. 2S. Karl I.. Marshill, self-confessed murderer and de serter from the Xavy. was arrested at Hillyard, a suburb of Spokane, last ivght by a watchman, and confessed lie was wauled at Shanghai. China, for murdering a Chinaman. He deserted from the bat tlcshio Wisconsin. The record shows Marshall served a term in the Salem Peni tentiary. He was arrested susiKieted of burglary, but later told his record. He is held in the County Jail, awaiting action of the Federal authorities. Holds Inquest Over One IJoot. HOVER. Wash.. Nov. 28. (Special. ) County Coroner Hedger held an int4ucst today over an old boot ail that remained of Alf Wilson, who with Walter TJghl foot. was blown to pieces by a dynamite explosion in a rock cut on the north bank road through this place. The body of Ivightfoot was recovered, but it was crushed to a pulp. The boot was all that searchers found after looking ail day for some trace of Wilson. It is believed the body was blown to fragments and fell into the Columbia River. Incorporate Steamship Company. MONTESANO, Wash.. Nov. 2S. (Spe cial.) The Western Steamship Company filed articles of incorporation here yester day. The trustees of this new enterprise are W. R. MacKarlane, R. G. Weather wax and Charles R. Green, three of the most prominent business men of Aber deen, and the capital of the company is named as $sn.0HO. It is the intention of the corporation to operate a line of steam and sailing vessels for passengers and freight from Gray's Harbor to California ports. Holiday for Kural Maiicarricrs. GRKSHA.M, Or.. Nov. 28. (Special.) Thanksgiving day will be observed in all the churches of Gresham and tho other surrounding towns; also there will be a basket dinner and dance at Roekwood, given by the Lady Maccabees. The fes tivities at this place will close with a masquerade ball. All business will be suspended and there will be no mail de livery on any of the rural routes of the county. Hoquiam Will Observe Day. HOyUATM. " Wash., Nov. 28. Thanks giving day will be fittingly observed in this town tomorrow. All the mills will close and other business will be suspend ed. Many of the manufacturing firms have "either distributed turkeys among their employees, or will give them a din ner. Corvallis Youth Sentenced. CORVALLIS. Or., Nov. 2S. (Special.) The Circuit Court adjourned here this morning after a session of two days. The only state case was that of Ambrose Cain, a boy of 16. who entered the home of Bird. Rickard and took a purse con taining $23. He was sent to the Reform school. Convalescents need a large amount of nourish- ment in easily digested form. 4 Scoff' Emtztsion is powerful nourish- Jj ment highly concentrated. It makes bone, blood and muscle without putting any tax on the digestion. ALL DRUGGISTS; BOc. AND Sl.OO. Piano F Youthful Skaters Meet Death in an Idaho Lake. HELP COMES TOO LATE Only One of Party of I-'ivc Clings to lee Till Kcseiiers Arrive All Ilodics of Those Drowned Arc ltccovered. HARRISON. Idaho, Nov. 2S. (Special.) Four young people were drowned while skating at Medimont, two miles east of Harrison, at about 8 o'clock this morning. Philip, aged 16; Bessie, aged 13, and John, aged 10: children of Titus Bless ing, a prominent citizen of that place, and Leigh Kellorn, aged 16, son of Mr. ami Mrs. Leigh Kcllom. in company witli Stan ley Slitter, the 15-year-old son of J. W. Slater, postmaster at .Medimont. were at play on the frozen lake in front of Medi mont Station, when ail were seen to go down. Citizens of the little village rush ed to their aid, but succeeded in reselling only the Slater boy, who was clinging to the ice. The bodies of tiie other victims of the accident were afterwards recovered. The funerals will probably be held tomorrow afternoon. Plead (.uilly at Hillshoro. HILLSHORO. Or., Nov. 2S. (Special.) The Circuit Court adjourned today until next Monday. Rut two criminal cases have been heard. Charles Biggs, of Sher wood, pleaded guilty to stabbing John Roberts, and Judge McBride sentenced him to four years, allowing him to go on parole, one of the conditions being that he must abstain from intoxicating liquor? and must not enter saloons. Joseph Hol der, of East Portland, charged with sell ing liquor at Gaston without license, pleaded guilty. Sentence was suspended during good behavior. Has Power to ItevoUc License. OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 28. (Speeinl.) Tlic Supreme Court has granted an in junction restraining the Superior Court of ChehaMs County from interfering in an way with tiie revocation by the Mayoi and Council of Aherdeen of the saloon liecnse granted Jaeobs-son & Rurk. The Supreme Court holds that under the law the Mayor and Council have the right t: revoke licenses and that court cannot review that right nor interfere with Its exercise. i 0MEDR0I1E0 I V