THE MORNIXCi OKKliUMAIV, TUESDAY-,' WW MB Kit 11, l'JUG.
NO RESPITE FOR
LAND FRAUD MEN
Hitchcock Says Prosecutions
Will Go On Despite
Political Pull.
HARD RAP FOR THE COURTS
Inadequate Sentences Kncourage
Thieves Standard Oil Scheme to
Monopolize Oil Land Thwarted.
Decrease in Pension Roll.
"WASHINGTON1, Dec. 11. The eighth
annual report of the Secretary of the
Interior, covering 336 pages, has just
heen issued. This report will be the
last Issued by Secretary Hitchcock, be
cause of his intention of retiring- from
public life, and naturally that coterie
of men which has endeavored to block
the work that he had planned will
read with interest the preface of his
annual report.
After briefly calling- attention to de
partmental matters pertaining to
homes for various departments, Mr.
Hitchcock pays his attention to the
ilespoilers of public land, and there is
no mistaking the language that this
part of his report Is couched in. The
Secretary leads his assault upon the
land fraud thieves by saying:
The unusual activity in the public-land
mtvUic referred to in my last annual report
lias not abated. The prosecution of all per
sons conspiring to defraud the Government
of its public lands is being continued witn
vigor, as Is shown by the fart that 4i0 per
sons have been indicted In the various land
states and territories for the violation of the
public-land laws, SI) have been convicted,
and Indictments are still pending against
401.
The aeal with which the officers of this
department and the Department of Justice
are looking into tnese matters is constantly
uncovering new cases that are startling In
character, but it is the policy of the Admin
istration to continue these investigations
and prosecutions until a proper respect for
the property rights of the Government and
a regard for the law are established through
nut thOHo sections of the country in which
such laws apply.
The Importance of our great public domain
to the people cannot, be overestimated. It is
the Nation's heritage, and every available
rod tnereof should be regarded as. sacredly
dedicated to the purpose of providing homes
for the homeless. The laws enacted for the
protection of the lands should therefore be
rigidly enforced, and this has been the car
dinal principle of my administration.
Politics Hampers Justice. ,
It Is to be regretted, "however, that the
efforts made to release it from the grip of
its despoilers nave -been met by every em
barrassment that human ingenuity could
devise; powerful influences have been con
cerned, and have not hesitated to aggres
sively exert every agency that could be
commanded to weaken the hand of the law;
even local land-office officials have been
subservient to such influences, and the pun
ishment imposed by the courts has, In many
cases, been so conspicuously inadequate as
to encourage rather than deter violations of
the law. Whether this official stagnation
Is due in any degree to local political in- I
fluences to which these officials are more or
less Indebted for their commissions and the ,
retention of their positions is not important !
to discuss at this time, it being sufficient. I
to state that it Is a deplorable fact that-!
mch action, or rather Inaction, is bringing '
reproach upon the public service, besides
enhancing the difficulties which beset the
Administration in any efforts that it may
make to rescue the public domain from
serious peril.
In the discharge of my duty under the
law, I have proceeded without the slightest
prejudice for or against any person or per
sons interested. In such efforts as have
been made to protect the service under my
supervision from the ravages of inordinate
greed. 1 have not considered either the sta
tion or the power of the guilty. Apparently
they are all on the same footing, in my
judgment, however, the higher the offender
the greater the crime against society and
law, because of the force and influence of
the higher example. It Is not possible for
persons and corporations of great influence
and power to maintain lnclosure of the
public lands in open disregard of a criminal
statute, without thereby encouraging others
to do likewise; and here it may be prop
erly noted that reports on file In the de
partment indicate that approximately 500,
000 acres and more of the public domain in
certain states and territories are. by un
lawful means appropriated to the exclusive
use of private interests for private gain.
Keep Right on Prosecuting.
Until, therefore, the opportunities afford
ed for the fraudulent acquisition of public
lands by the timber and stone act, the
desert land acts and the commutation
clause of the homestead law are removed
by the repeal or modification of those meas
ures, the Government may expect to expend
its money and energy in apprehending and
convicting those- seeking to defraud it out
of its public lands. I accordingly renew
the recommendations that I have consist
ently made for the past five years, that the
above-mentioned laws be repeated or modi
fied. My official Influence in this matter will
soon terminate, but I shall have the com
fort in retiring from the public service of a
well-founded conviction that the action of
the President relative to this class of law
lessness will be so rigorous as to enable my
successor to successfully administer the
law.
Standard Oil Grab Foiled.
Many pages of the Secretary's report
are devoted to the work which the de
partment has done for the Indians. To
those who are interested solely In In
dian off airs and the advancement of
Uncle Sam's wards, he report will be
extremely interesting, but the gre:it in
terest to the general public will be that
part of the report which shows how Mr.
Hitchcock, through his watchfulness,
was able to block' successfully the at
tempts of the Standard Oil Company to
obtain absolute control of the oil in
dustry in the Indian Territory. The clos
ing paragraph touching upon the Stand
ard's attempt to gobble the oil land fol
lows: Regulations were duly Issued prescribing
the manner in which leases by said citizens
should be made, and, in order to prevent
the oil lands in said nations from passing
under the control of any person or corpo
ration, and also in order to prtect the in
terests of the Indian lessors, as well as the
lessees, the regulations provided that every
lase presented to the department for ap
proval must be accompanied by an appli
cation duly sworn to that the lessee is not
directly or indirectly interested in any oil
or gas mining lease or in any application
for an oil or gas lease within said nations,
which, with the tracts covered by the lease
or leases presented for approval, would
make more than 4800 acres.
The regulations and th leases expressly
provide that each lease shall be "transfer
able only with consent of the Secretary of
the Interior."
The attention of the department having
been called to the. allegation that one lessee
company had attempted to transfer its
leases to another lessee holding a large
number of leases, an investigation was
made under the direction of the depart
ment, and it was ascertained that the
transferees of said leases "had become in
terested by drilling contracts with other
lessees covering many thousands of acres
in excess of those prescribed in the regula
tions, and that the applications for the
transfer of the leases or the drilling con
tracts had never been presented to the de
partment for its consideration or approval.
The parties to said transfers were called
upon for an explanation and oral hearings
were had, at which full opportunity was
given for such explanation as the parties in
terested might desire to make. The magni
tude of the transactions involving many
millions of dollars left no doubt in my
mind as to the party furnishing the capi
tal, and that if said transfers or drilling
contracts were allowed to stand, the oil
Industry in the Indian Territory would be
practically under the control of the cor
poration which already dominates to a large
extent the oil industry of the country. The
parties therefore were required to comply
strictly with the regulations and reduce
their holdings within the limjt prescribed
by the regulations, viz., 4S00 acres to one
person or corporation.
Not satisfied, however, the parties en
deavored to secure a reversal or modifica
tion of the departmental regulations from
the President, but, having been fully ad
vised of my action in the premises, the
President declined to make any modification
and directed that the rulings be enforced,
of which the attorney of said parties was
duly notified.
Pension Cases Up to Date.
Mr. Hitchcock, in speaking of the work
done by Pension Commissioner Warner,
says :
The administration of the 'affairs of the
Pension Bureau during the year merits my
special commendation. The number of pend
ing claims has been largely reduced, not
withstanding the filing of more than 200,000
new applications during the year, and the
work of the bureau has been brought to a
current date, a condition that has not ex
isted for many years. This result has been
reached by a careful adjustment of the
force of employes, warranting a large de
crease in their number, and with a saving
of over $1100,000 in salaries and other cur
rent expenses.
The administration of the affairs of the
Pension Bureau during the year merits my
special commendation.
The report of the Commissioner shows
that during the year commencing July 1,
1005, and ended June 30, l!Krt, the total
number of pensioners on the roll was 1.033,
413, and the number remaining on the roll
at the close of the fiscal year, June 30,
1906, was 983,971, a net loss of 12,470 from
the previous year.
The gains to the roll during the year
were 33,509 new pensioners and 1405 resto
rations and renewals, a total of 34,974; of
this number 353 were pensioned by special
acts of Congress. The losses to the roll
during the same time by death were 43,300,
and from other causes 4144, a total of 47,
444; a net loss for the year of 12.470. The
number of deaths of soldier and sailor pen
sioners for the year was 2i,208. leaving the
number yet pensioned at tiG0.453. The pen
sion roll at the close of the year, contained
the names of 700.904 soldiers, 284,488 wid
ows and dependents, and 570 army nurses.
There are still one widow and three
daughters of the Revolutionary War
drawing a pension. Of the War of 1812
there are 660 widows on the roll.
Vast) Number of Patents.
The report says of the Patent Office:
The report of thi Commissioner of Pat
ents on the business of the Patent Office
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1906,
shows that there were received during that
year 56,010 applications for mechanical pat
ents, 821 applications for design patents.
172 applications for reissue, caveats,
10,888 applications for trademarks, 943 ap
plications for labels and 438 applications
for prints. The number of, patents granted,
Including reissues and designs, was 31,837,
and there were registered during the year
10,408 trademarks. 741 labels and 354 prints.
The number of patents which explrd was
20.632. and 5193 applications which had been
ailowed were forfeited by operation of law
for nonpayment of the final fee.
The total receipts of the office from all
sources amounted to $1,811,297.84, and the
total expenditures were $1,538,149.40, leav
ing a surplus of receipts over expenditures
of $273,148.44, which surplus was turned
into the treasury.
Value or Black Sand Shown.
From the Geological Survey report the
following is taken:
The investigation of black sands, author
ized by Congress and mentioned in my last
report, was pushed vigorously during the
year at Portland, Or., where exceptional fa
cilities were offered by the Lewis and Clark
Exposition. The results of the investigation
have been gratifying and may lead to the
development of an important industry in
the utilization of the black sands of the
country as a source of gold, platinum, iron
ore and some of the rare metals. It has
been shown that by concentrating the black
sands on concentrators of the shaking-table
ciass. practically all the values In the sand
can be saved by mechanical means without
the use of quicksilver; , and it is probable
that such shaking tables, which have not
heretofore been used in placer mining, will
be added to the equipment of ordinary hy
draulic and dredge mines in many cases.
Platinum in commercial quantities has
been found In many localities in California
and Oregon.
The Secretary states that the work
of the Reclamation Service was ham
pered this year by the great activity in
railroad construction in the West. The
demand for competent engineers caused
a great rise In the price . of labor and
at times made It difficult for the Gov
ernment to obtain engineers.
Advance of Education.
Report of the Commissioner of Educa
tion contains interesting data regarding
education in the United States. The en
tire value of school property is $730,814,360.
The report says:
The steady advance of former years is
shown in city and village school system.
The rapid Increase in the number of stu
dents receiving secondary instruction is also
maintained, the increase of such students
in public institutions being still far In ex
cess of the Increase for the same year in
private institutions. Seventy-eight per cent
of the entire number of secondary students
were enrolled in public high schools, an in
crease over the year 1904 of a fraction
above 1 per cent. Secondary students now
number a little more than 1 per cent of the
entire population. The number of students
studying Latin in public high schools in
creased in the year from 323,028 to 341,248.
The percentage of students studying Latin
to the whole number enrolled shows a frac
tional decrease, but is still over one-half
of that total, bejng 50.21. The number of
students studying Greek in- public schools
declined from 11,155 in 1904 to 10,002 in
1905. The value of the school property of
the high schools of the United States
showed an Increase In the same year of
nearly $16,000,000, reaching the sum of
$174,000,000. That f private schools of
the same grade advanced from about $70,
000,000 to about $72,000,000.
A great advance is noted in the number
of cities reporting manual training from
331 in the year 1904 to 420 in the year 1905,
together with an increase of over 8000 in
the number of pupils reported in schools
of this class. In 1904 there were 35 reform
schools in the United States, enrolling 35,
124 pupils; in 1905 the number of such
schools had Increased to 39 and the enroll
ment to 36,580.
POISON IN THE CORPSES
Boy's "Weird Yarn of Incantations by
Hypnotic Murderer.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. (Special.) Traces
of poison. It is said, were found in the
exhumed bodies of the Vrzal children by
Dr. Harold N. Moyer, pathologist, who
made the examination as a step in work
ing out the theory of the police that
seven members of the family were mur
dered by Herman Billik. Four more bodies
of members of the family supposed to
have been poisoned by Billik soon will
be examined.
Billik, in the role of a necromancer
amid nature, a conjurer who made red
fire spring out of a forest copse and who
was a master of a magical black, box,
was pictured today in weird situations by
young "Jerry" Vrzal, the 17-year-old son
of the ill-fated family, most of whose
members, the police charge, were killed
off by the hypnotist.
"Billik took us to Riverside and, when
in the woods, caused a lot of red Are to
spring from the ground, and then took a
box from his pocket and looked into it,"
said the boy informant. He told me he
could see what everybody was doing at
our house. He said my sister Emma was
sitting down eating and that my mother
was pouring out the coffee."
On another occasion Billik obtained a
large sum of money from Martin Vrzal,
the father of the family, for invoking an
alleged spell on a business rival. Martin
Vrzal conducted a milk depot and feared
a rival who started business on the next
square,
"I will cause the other milk dealer to
sell out," declared Billik. He sent one
of the children to the rival dairy for a
bottle of milk. When it was brought to
the Vrzal home, he pjit it on the stove
and set it to a boil. He then called for
a piece of cheese and, cutting it into a
fantastic shape, dropped it into the milk.
When the milk and cheese were at the
boiling point, he pulled a mysterious book
from his pocket and began to chant in
cantations and make weird moves over
the boiling pot.
It was not long before the milk dealer
actually did go out of business. " Then
Billik collected J50 from Vrzal.
Another death mystery has entered the
Billik case and the police are searching
for information regarding a Bohemian
girl who is alleged to have died suddenly
in a Halsted street furniture store, where
she had gone with Billik, the police say,
to pick out furnishings for a home. Billik.
according to the police, had told the girl
that he was going to marry her. although
he was married at that time and had two
children.
It developed that two of the Vrzal chil
dren, Ella and Bertha, narowely escaped
asphyxiation on two occasions under cir
cumstances that point to murder.
WEAK POINTS IN INSURANCE
(Continued from First Page.)
return, care and counting of ballots;
that companies publish in each state and
county names and addresses of policy
holders in the state and furnish list to
any policyholder on request for not over
J100. It is recommended that the Governor
appoint one policyholder on the board of
trustees, who shall act as inspector of
elections and report to the Governor an
nually. It is proposed that an annual
report be made by all companies of all
bills affecting their interests, names and
addresses of counsel to appear before the
Legislature and amount paid for salary
and expenses; that companies which con
tribute to campaign funds" forfeit their
licenses.
The Wisconsin Life is to be made thor
oughly solvent, and the Union Central
is about to be mutualized. In order to
prevent the accumulation of-an excessive
surplus, it is proposed that no stock
company with outstanding participating
policies shall be licensed until it shall
Tiiere'llBeMusic
in the Air
Eilers Offer to Supply New Pianos
Free for Holiday Use Causes
Stampede to the Corner of
Park and "Washington.
The offer of Eilers Piano House to sup
ply a new piano to anyone who would
agree to take good care of it, and allow
the use of it absolutely free during the
holiday season, and until their new quar
ters are in such shape that they can
find room for them themselves, only
stipulating that the user should defray
the actual cost of 'drayage, resulted in
a tremendous response upon the part
of pianoless music lovers yesterday.
Such a proposition as this is practically
unheard of under any ordinary conditions
that ever existed in the piano line. It's
only the extremity of the situation that
has forced Eilers Piano House in the
present instance to adopt such a course
of action. The six weeks delay in com
pleting the improvements to the building,
is directly responsible for the unusual
offer. One thing after another has de
layed the work, until several hundred
new pianos in warehouse and in cars
on track, demand immediate accommoda
tion, which eould not be any longer de
ferred. Thus the generous holiday of
fer. Purther than that, Eilers Piano House
has agreed to allow anyone to purchase
the piano selected, later, at actual whole
sale cost, and on unusually liberal terms,
if they wish to. But there is absolutely
no imposition to buy, unless the user is
desirous of it. Choice is given of the
entire stock, and the makes to choose
from include the glorious Chickerings,
wonderful toned Webers, popular Kim
balls, and a number of splendid and well
known makes. The whole purpose of the
offer is to find a place to put some of
the stock, and the firm felt that it
would rather adopt such a method as this,
benefitting a number of music lovers dur
ing the emergency period through which
the store is passing, rather than rent
extra storage rooms and incur additional
expense and loss.
It is certainly a liberal spirit shown
by Eilers Piano House, and will be sure
to call forth generous approbation from
the public.
The offer should be taken advantage of
at once, by any who wish to avail them
selves of it and it will hold good until
enough instruments have been moved to
reduce the pressure to a satisfactory
point.
Eilers Piano House's new number is
353 Washington street, corner of Park.
definitely determine the rights of such
policyholders in the accumulated surplus.
AT THE HOTELS.
The Portland G. H. Peterson, New York;
J. S. Howell. San Francisco; Mrs. J: B.
Smith. Burlingame, Cal.; J. Lendan, A. F.
Lowenthal, J. B. Ettlnger, New York, A.
Muller, J. T. Maroney, F. Simonson, San
Francisco; J. Marx. New York; B. T. I.eav
itt, Chicago; A. N. Hargrove, San Fran
cisco; B. K. Schwartz, Cleveland, O. ; J. N.
Kulck and wife, Boise; J. S. Felge, San
Francisco; G. E, Lamb, Clinton, la.; H. F.
Dierkey, Olympla; F. E. Taylor, F. F. Plow
den, Salt Lake. T. O. Clark, Seattle: O.
Van Suden, San Francisco; M. A. Phillips,
Seattle; S. Rouck. New York; L. Hum
phreys and wire. Kansas City; C. P. I.lnds
ley. St. Paul. Minn.: A. Hass, New York; G.
K. Patterson, Philadelphia: A. F. Lange, Sa
lem; G. S. Grenler. G. S. Robinson, Chi
cago; M. J. Frankland. Kansas City, Mo.;
F. P. Filed. Chicago; C. M. Van Wormser,
C. F. Ray and wife, Minot; C. W. Cochran,
H. H. Ashman. J. B. Rife. Pittsburg; P. A.
Young, Albany, Or.; H. 1 Roberts, city.
The Oregon George E. Black, H. D. Taft.
Seattle. T. L. White, Pittsburg; Mrs. Ervin,
Miss- Snyder, Mr. Cady, Vancouver; N. B.
Coffman and wife, Mrs. J. Y. Coffman, Mrs.
D. C. Meredith. Chehalis; Ben Blow, San
Francisco; F. E. Boyd and wife, Fairbanks,
Alaska; L. A. Buck and wife, Monroe,
Wash.; S. Markers and wife, city; P. M.
Fleck and wife. Vancouver; Theo F. Smith,
E. D. Holmes.. St. Paul; C. S. Perry, R. P.
Flanders. Seattle; George J. Yocum, D. J.
Wilson, Chicago, A. C. Mills and son. Ferry.
Wash.: W. H. Daniels. Chicago; G. O. Barn
hart, H. O. Bingham, Otto J. Pleper, Spo
kane; H. B. Holman, F. S. Roberts. San
Francisco; Louis A. Mitchell, Cleveland, O. ;
B. R. Harsha. Vinclennes, Ind. ; B. R. Brier
ly, J. O. Fuller, G. Larimers, L. K. Bentson
and wife. Seattle; Dr. M. K. Hall. La
Grande; W. S. Burriss. New York; Harry
Y. Johnson, Charles Perrln, Boise, F. S.
Murphy, Salt Lake; Frank Nelson, Boise;
L E. Ferguson, La Grande; J. W. McLean,
Boise: E. Y. Ferguson, Astoria; K. A. Kel
sey. Pendleton, Or.; F. W. Pettygrove, Se
attle; G. W. Dorman. St. Paul: L. B. Hogan
and wife, Cosmopolis; R. J. Brann, Berke
ley; B. L. Barry, Dayton. Or.; Frank Pat
ton and wife, Astoria; Miss Ora Poager,
Pendleton: A. Graham, Cottage Grove; Miss
Dasie Booth. W. N. Thomas, Salem, Or. ;
J. H. Fordyce and wife. P. A. Girand, San
Diego. Cat: Al Loges. San Francisco; Dr. H.
v Epley, Salem; L. E. Penland, Pendleton;
G. Benninghauser, Seattle; W. E. Gilbert,
Falls City; J. M. Elliott, Manltowac; Joe
Vermilyer, Dexter, Minn.; John M. Norton,
f. Louis. Mo.; A. S. Metcalf, Seattle; Robert
Iffjhnson, Missoula, Mont.; E. Mathison, Port
land. The Perkins J. A. Benson, Cascade
Locks; Mrs. R. L. McClung. Astoria: L. C.
Palmer, Vancouver; W. Neal, P. E. Thomp
son, Camas; E. O. Jeer, J. W. MInck. Union;
S. E. Savage, Tacoma; L. Dickinson. N. F.
Andrews, Petoskey; C. H. Olsen, .Catlin; C.
A. Johnson, Tacoma; F. Parker, Roseburg;
A. C. Harmon, Seattle; C. J. Bright. Wasco;
W. F. Carson. H. L. Shute, Seattle: A. C.
Ruby and wife, E. F. Wentworth. Pendle
ton; S. E. Bergundy, Weston; G. Carmich
aet and wife, F. N. Plitner. J. Ganghaff,
Condon; W. M. Grover, Woodburn; H. M.
Wagner and family, Spokane; S. Lytle, Cin
cinnati; P. Fundman. W. A. Williams, Wil
liams; G. E. Fakes, Scappoose; W. E. Cole,
Astoria; P. E. Mays, F. Meyers and wife,
Lostine: A. Ehrund. Pendleton: J. H. Tay
lor. Seattle; S. J. Beck, Lexington; L. G.
Quick, T. B. Thompson and wife, Rose
burg; G. H Clark, Lents: W. Romaly, J.
W. Tynan, city; W. Warner, Forest Grove;
E. H. Joey, Salem; H. E. Armstrong, Cath
lamet: L. B. McMullin, E. H. Hillstrom,
C. Byrne. J. F. Uhihorn, S.' rilgncr, Seattle.
The Imperial E. Gordlin. Chinook; T.
W. Lain, Gaston; F. H. Supple, Salem; Mrs.
F. D. Shelton, Goldendale; O. T. Wickjand
and wife. Hammond; Mr. Paulson, wife and
son, J. H. Weber, Vancouver; I. J. Miser
man, St. Paul; Miss Bassom, Tacoma; A.
J. Dwyer. cltv; A. E. L. Bell. Seattle: Mrs.
James, Knappa; T. H. Crawford, La Grande;
Mrs. G. H. Conrad, city: L. Kuster. Olym
pla; L. Allain, Burn. J. R. McCoy and wife,
Oakesdale: D. M. Miller, Des Moines: F.
Krusaw, Grass Valley; E. W. Haines. For
est Grove; T. Law and wife, Corvallis; E.
S. Hillard. I. Wcod, Independence; J. W.
Forster. J. Doty. Corvallis; E. Calvin and
wife, Spokane; W. G. Moore, North Yam
hill; D. Tarpley, Salem; G. Hendricks, Se-
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SUGGESTIONS
Are offered in unlimited, variety in the immense
gathering of furniture pieces, which we are displaying
at this season a Holiday showing that is incomparable
in its assortment and fair pricing a stock comprised of
every quality in the different pieces, for every part of the
home, and which make most desirable and pleasing gifts. Parlor
and Music Cabinets, Library, Parlor and Dining Tables,
Arm Rockers and Chairs for young and old, Bookcases
and Desks, Sewing Tables and Magazine Racks; Chafing
Dish Cabinets and Cellarettes, stylish Dressers, Chiffon
ieres and Dressing-Tables, Couches and Settees, pieces
upholstered in leather, Hall Seats, Racks and Chests,
Stools and Tabourettes. From the many attractive de
signs which we are showing in these and hundreds of
other pieces can be made selections that are ideal.
HOLIDAY SALE
AXMINSTER RUGS
Two days' special in the Carpet
Department, Sixth Floor. Two
qualities in the popular Axminster
Rugs, several patterns and rich col
oringsa suggestion offered here
for the selection of a pleasing Holi
day Gift. Your choice of two sizes
27-in. by 54-in. and 24-in. by 48
in. at special price, each.. $2.10
HOLIDAY SALE
MISSION ROCKERS
Special sale ending today a char
acteristic pattern in a solid oak
Rocker in the weathered finish;
seat upholstered in genuine leather.
An opportunity for the selection of
a sensible gift.. Special $4.90
We are offering these on the special
payment terms of
$1.00 DOWN-50 WEEK.
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C0MPLETEH0U5E-FURni5nEO
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attle; H. W. Bonne and wife, Spokane: V.
Patty. Snohomish; J. A. Shaw, Albany; E.
E. Robbins. Amity; B. F. Atherton. G. Ful
ler, city; A. T. Kelliher, Salem; E. B. Stew
art. Glendale; E. Jacobsen. The Dalles; A.
Oppenheimer, San Francisco; G. Buttman,
St. Paul; M. T. McCowan, Medford; P. H.
Sroat, Mrs. E. Benjamin, Mrs. C. L. Mc
Nary, Salem.
The St. diaries W. C. Hanck. Jefferson;
D. M. Litzer and family. Gates' Mills; W. H.
Stanley, city; H. Erickson and wife. Bridal
Veil; A. J. Mosgrove, Oakville; A. Loges,
San Francisco; A. G. Peterson. Seattle; F.
Howell, A. Barclay, H. Thissell. Alsea: A.
F. Child, Forest Grove; A. W. Elmer. Oak
land; C. A. Rise, Lincoln; O. N. Rolfeson,
W. T. Grimes, E. E. Marshall. Chicago;
J. S. Walker, C. D. Haven, R. H. Crlssell.
Aurora; J. F. Sweeney, J. R. Caldwell and
wife, Stevenson; M. B. Strong. Woodland;
A. J. Ling. Collins: J. B. Lamb and wife.
Mrs. E. J. Lamb. Kelso; W. Patterson, F.
G. Linforth, Vancouver; E. Burns, city; J.
Farr and family. Warren; R. D. Lawton
and family. Woodland; J. W. Jones, Sher
idan; W. D'Arcy, Oregon City; C. W. Chan
dler, E. Johnson and wife, Salem; C. Lar
son, T. H. Culp, Rainier: J. Gray and wife.
North Yamhill; C. Welst, H. Sager, Stella;
H. Fisher, B. Pitman, Boring; J. F. Fulton,
Lafayette; R. Linen, W. J. Lambt Drain;
J. Burgman, E. F. Riena, Gervals; J. Mc
Coy. Oregon City; C. L, Clos and wife, M. J.
McCarty. San Francisco; I. Walnberg, Drain;
M. A. Leach. Raymond; W. A. Proctor.
Orient: P. N. Grise, Montague; T. R. Haines,
city; E. P. Berdine, Oregon City; R. Manary,
Marshland; O. O. Arnold, Dallas: Mrs. A.
C. Johnson, Mayger; G. House. Seaside; J.
F. Templin, Roseburg: B. B. Calvin, Carl
ton: R. P. Sheldon. Hillsboro; S. H: Cobb.
Fossil; B. F. Skinner, Coburg; J. Stalberg,
Eugene: J. F. Sweeney, Stevenson :, G. H.
Dunn, Sherwood: J. Keyes, Olex: J. B. Still
well. Dayton; R. E. Foster. Sellwood; M.
Estey, G. Halleck, Castle Rock.
Pekin to send the Prince and suite, ac
companied by a large number of mid
shipmen and officers from the Pai Yang
!
and X'an Yang squadrons, to the United,
States and the countries of Kuropo to
stuay naval arrairs.
Hotel Donnfllr. Tacoma. Wash.
European plan. Rate, TA cents ta S2:8a
r day. fn. 'bum.
Two Oriental. Princes Coming.
VICTORIA. B. C. Dec. 10. Two foreign
Princes are expected to visit the United
States next Spring, according to advices
received today by steamer Empress of
India. Prince Fushimi, Sr., of Japan,
will land- at New York when returning
from a visit to England, and will return
to Japan via Canada in March. Prince
Pu Lun of China is also coming to Amer
ica, decision having been reached at
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