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.iistoncal Society, City Hall City o rier COURIER ESTABLISHED MAY, JS83 HERALD EST ABLISHED JULY, 1893 INLEFEKDEttT ESTABLISHED 18BB OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1902 19th YEAR, NO. B2 Oregon J NEWS OF THE WEEK, j Friday, May 9. City St. Pierre, famous an the Destroyed. - birthplace of the Ein-i press Jos phine, and the capita) of the French itland of Martin ique, lias been destroyed by the erup tion of Mount Pelee. For many days the activity cf this volcano and other craters in ihe Leaner Antilles have sha ken the neighboring islands of the group. ani the disturbances culminated in the total annihilation of a city of 25, 000 souls. Alm.pst all the inhabitants of St. Pierre are reported de id. and all the shipping in port wrecked. Both houses of congress appointe coniinittees to attend Admiral Samp, sou's funeral Paul Leceister Ford, the novelist, was shot by his brother tflalcolm Webster Ford, who turned and shot himself. Both men died almost instantly It is claimed that the registration for coming election will be short by 20,000 Quenn Wilhelmina is recovering Vancouver, Wash., citizens petition city to buy water works Mrs. T. 8. Dimies elected president of the women's congress. The Oregouian wins J. (J. Mack's libel suit. Saturday, May 10. The It is now estimated that D' ad 40.000' persons perished Are as a result of trie vol- Forty cvnic eruption in the iB- Thousand. land of Martinique. 1 The 8cho iner arrived opposite St. Pierre, Martinique, Thurs day morning, May 8th. While about a mile off the volcano of Mount Pelee ex ploded, and fire from it swept the whole town of St. 'Pierre, destroying the town and shipping there, including the cable repair ship Grappler, of the West India & Panama Telegraph Company, of Lon don, Vhich was engaged in repairing the caM-- near the Gmnin factory. The Ocean Traveler, while ou her way to Dominica, encountered a quantity of wreckng-. The following cablegram has been received at the state depart ment at Wa hiiuton : "On the 8ih in stant, a Sturm of ft am, mini and fire emeloped f h city and community. Not more limn 20 persons escaped with their lives Eit!h;een vessels were burned am' hunk wuli all on board in cluding four American ves els, and a steamer lrom Quebec named Roraima. The United States consul and family are reported among the victims. A war Vessel has come to Uuadaloupe for pro visions, and will leive at 5 o'clock to morrow." The American consul at Martinique is Thomas T. Prentiss. He was born iu Michigan, and was ap pointed from Massachusetts to Martin ique in 1900. The latest available fig uies show the total population of the island of Martinique at 185,000, of whom 55,000 lived in St. Pierrie, and according to Mr. Ayme, have nearly all perished. The houee passed the omnibus state hood bill. Eighty-seven pension bills were reported by the hause. Teller Bpoke iu the senate against the Philip pine bill. The Oraier Lake national park bill passes the senate Admi ral Sampson's body was buried at Ar lington cemetery The body of Archbisnop Corrigan was buried in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.... H. Clay Evans says he was not forced out oi the pension bureau The Wafhinuton Btaie supreme court de cides that the succession of McBride to the governorship created no vacancy in the office of lieutenant-governor Portland sawmill owners and employers avert i-trike by reaching an agreement. Lewis and Clark directors in Port land make 25 per cent assessment on stoc Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Knight, of Portland, has began suit agaiiitt the city for $55,000 damages on account of a defective sidewalk. Sunday, May 11. Top It is stated that water in the Blown crater caused the explosion of Off. Mount Pelee, and the entire cap of the mountain was lifted off, and it rained fire on St. Pierre. The captain of the St. Thomas relief boat, on its return to San Juan, Porto Rico, from Martinique, stated that he was unable to approach the island. Apparently the whole island was in flames and covered with ashes. No sign of life was visible. Seven Bteamers and 30 sailing vessels were in the harbor of St. Pierre when the fkmes descended on the doomed city. They were all de stroyed. It has developed that the cat astrophe in Martinique occurred on the worst possible day, namely, the day of the arrival of the French and the de parture of the English mail Bteamers. -In consequence of ttiis fact, many busi ness men were in the city of St. Pierre, instead of their country places. A wholesale deportation of Asiatics is probable at Spokane, the result of a tour of inspection at midn'ght by Inspector J. E. Uolan. No arrests were made, the purpose being only to investigate, but a great scattering of Celestials is reported. Chinamen plunging through doors and windows and racing qver roofs to get away. One band of fugitives was pur sued by the inspector for several blocks. It is stated that there are 150 to 200 strange Chinese in this section, mainly in Spokane. Many of them it is sup posed have been Bmug led across the border from British Columbia. Monday, May 12. The The lew details that Mountain have appeared increase Split. it crease the magnitude of the catastrophe in the island of Martinique. Extensive dam age is reported from three other islands of the group, and it is feared that the worst is not yet known. Eye-witnesses describe the scene as their conception of the end of the world. - The water boiled in the harbor, and molten rock and suf focating fumes penetrated everywhere. The additional details show lobses greater and greater. The London Times is not hopeful that peace in South Africa will come from present negotiations Re-balloting in France yesterday resulted in fa vor of the government President elect Palma wai welcomed in Havana yesterday, when the Cuban flag floated over Moro Castle for the first time. Labor trouble in anthracite coal region takes somewhat the aspect of a lockout. Republican state central com mittee predicts success in June by from 10,000 to 15,000 majority Truckee, Calif., had a $200,000 fire yesterday. .. . In the baseball games yesterday, Spo kane defeated Portland, 8 to 2 ; Helena won fro-i Tacoma, 5 to 4; Butte from Seattle, 6 5 ..."Cockney George," a Portland longshoreman, murdered by James WjlHams. Tuesday, May 12. Terrible A series of naptha explo Naptha sinns in a railroad yard in Explosion, a Pittsburg suburb cost a ecore of lives and injured about 200 persons, 75 per cent of whom according to physicians, will die. Spec tators at a fire pressed to cloBe, and when three cars of the stuff exploded there was no chance for them Men, women and children were wrapped in flames and fatally burned. Before the explosion many were rendered uncon scious by the the extreme heat and gas eous fumes, and were being carried away when the fire burst upon them. A stream of the escaping naptha caused an explosion at a point a mile and a half away, wrecking three houses and injuring many persons. The bouse and senate passed a bill appropriating $2,000,000 for the Mar tinique snfferers Spain is prepar ing for the coronation of King Alphonsi. .... The appearance of St. Pierre after the fire is desolate. Thirty thousand orpses are strewn the city.. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Regular May Term County Board. of the R. Morton, John T. B. Killia, County Lewellen and Commissioners Continued on page 7. AF1ER. TWENTY YEARS. The School Boy Lover Weds Ills Former School Teacher. There was a quiet wedding at the home of George Rail, in Gladstone on tha evening of May 1st, the contracting parties being Mrs. Eva Billington, of Seattle, mother of Mrs. Geoige Rail, and Oscar Henderson, of Klick itat county, Wash. Rev. E. S.Bollin ger wus the officiating rlergvman. There was nothing different in this from many other weddings, only that the wedding was the desirable and liapp.y ending of a hig-hearted coun:ry school boy falling in love with his school-ma'am teacher, and it appeared that t-he reciprocated the sterling lad's affections. The big boy, who would not fall in love with his school tea-lier, especially if she were pretty, neat and amiable, would be little less than a chump or brute. There is something lacking in the life of the man, who never fell in love with his girl school I. aelier, when he was a boy, or become morbidly jeal ous when a tall fellow with checned I ants, high white collar and a' red neck tie came around an I talked to the school ma'am. Ami silently woishipped her on looking up from the book between less"n8, and gazed on admiringly every lime the made a change in her costume. Twenty yers ago the now Mrs. Hen derson was teaching in a little country school house, n jar the Columbia rivet". The dust from the sand dunes along the Columbia, drifted through the cracks in the walls of the school house, and set tled in sedimentary ridges and smoother layers over the school furniture, books and floor, whenever there was a stiff! breeze. The children played in the sand to vary other school ground pports, while stalwart young Henderson was an expert in ''to n ball," and in handling the "shinny" club. It is evident that young Henderson loved the school ma'am pretty hard, or he wouldn't hav waited 20 years before mustering up enough courage to pro pose, or there might have been paren tal opposition to a probable early match. Yjars afterward the school teacher was a widow, and agiin tought em ployment in the school room, and ub sequently in an accidental way a re mark dropped by one of her pupils, learned the address of Oscar Hender son. Although a buxom, young look ing widow, Mrs. Eva Billington sent a photograjhto her old-time boy lover, with a reminder that she was growing older. They corresponded . and met, and on the Saturday after the wedding at Gladstone, departed for their future home in Klickitat county, Wash. PLAYED BASEBALL. Oregon City Played A Brilliant Game With the Monograms At Portland Sunday. The Oregon City team beat the Mono gram by a Bcore of 2 to 1 in the Multno mah professional field in Portland Sun day . The Oregon City boys put up the best game ever played by amateun in Ore gon. At least, that was the expressed opinion of old ball players. Graham made a record as a pitcher, aud Davis on the third base shone bril liantly. Neither side scored after the third inning, and the game only lasted one hour and 20 minutes. Lee made a two base hit. It was a brilliant yictory for the Ore gon City team. ' The Upchurch team will play Oregon City at Willamatie Falls field Sunday afternoon, and the game will be called at 2:30. A steamboat excursion will be run from Dayton to the game, and hundreds of people will be up from Portland to see the fun. The tie game between the Monogriius and Oregon City will be played out dur ing the summer, possibly at the Chautauqua. The Knights of Pythias beat the For- esters last Sunday at Willamette field by a acore of 28 to 21. Restaurant Privilege. Sealed bids will be received by the under8igaed up to and including Satur day June 7th, for the exclusive restaur ant privilege at the coming session of the Chautauqua Assembly at Gladstone Park, July 8 to 19 inclushe. Building, with range installed furnished . ' H. E. Cross, Sec. Be it remembered, That a regular term of the Board of County Commis sioners for the county of Clackamas, i state of Oregon, begun and held at the court house in said county and state of Wednesday, the 7th day of May, the same being the regu'ar time fixed by law for transacton of county business. mere were present u rn. J. it. morion. Hon, John Lewelling and Hon. T. B. Killin, commissioners; E. H. Cooper, cler;J. J. Cooke, sheriff; when the following proceeding were had to-wit: ! BILLS ALLOWED. John Page, bridge , 38 12 II Smathers , insane - 3( 0 E H Coopei, expense I 30 Pacigc States Tel & Tel Co.exp. . 6 45 Alice Zinser, supt 6 00 J C Zinser, "...v.... 17 37 Patrick & C", expense 4 80 A Huntley, stationery 29 25 F S Baker, courthouse. 10 40 Tom P. Randall, recorder. 42 00 8 J Vaughan, Bheriff 12 00 A W Cheney, county printing. . . 13 70 W H Young, sheriff 21 00 Mary Haley, pauper 12 00 Jacob !chmidt, bridge 36 67 O C Enterprise, stationery... ... 205 50 " " county printing. . 22 27 Charman & Co, pauper 9 65 G W Grace, pauper 4 55 Eli Williams, assessor 120 00 .1 G Porter ' 90 00 Anna Williams " ' 52 00 U E RaniHby " 34 00 L E V il iams " 89 00 J J Cooke, jail 43 57 J W N n-ria, insane, 5 00 A Mihlstin, election 4 95 Peter Nehren, ct house 4 20 State vg Kindrick, J P Dist 4 J W McAnulty 9 65 H Moody 14 70 Ed Duncan 3 50 Elmer Duncan 3 50 Carry Cox 3 50 Lizzie Seely 3 50 John O White 3 60 L R Siiocklev 3 60 William Walker 3 50 State vs Randolph Ageter i W McAnulty . 5 10 II S Moody 11 70 Henry Smathers 2 90 State vh Elmer Duncan. J P Dist 4 J W M.; nul y 4 00 II SM o ' y 7 20 State vs Edgar Duucaa,J P Dist 4 : - J W M.-Anuhy 4 00 H 8 Moody -5 20 Ina M ( luiee, tax, sheriff., 72 00 J J Cooke " " 7 00 J E Jack " ........ in 00 Lorena Lnzi-lle " " 4 h0 W H Cooke.sheriff $22.50,tax $40 62 5i Elmer Dix n, elnliun 37 00 U'Ren & Schueliel, rebate of dist att'y lees 80 00 J TJDrake, pauper 6 00 E P Rands, surveyor 22 50 State vs Irving, J P Dist 2 J C Haines 3 00 J J Knaua. 2 00 Wednesday, May 7th, 1902. ' In the matter of Charles Gruel, a county charge. Mary Haley allowed $12 per month from May 1st, 1902. In the nutter f petition of L T Barin for cancellation of taxes. Granted. In the niatfe of petition of B F Bar stow, et al, for a couniy rond. Granted. Viewers , P J Ridings, Roy Guynn and I) M Groshoiig. Date of turvey May 26th, 1902. In the matter of petition of F W Wanker, et al, for a county road. De nied. In the matter of report of viewers of damages on survey of Vetch road. Re port and petition dismissed. In the matter of petition of G II Rob bius, ei al, for a county road. Granted. Viewers David Mc Arthur, Levi Steh man and A Todd. . Date of survey, May iyuz. In the matter of petition of J H Reve nue for cancellation of taxes. Granted. In the matter of petition of E N'Foster, et al, for improvement of Randall hill. Granted. In the matter of petition of II P East mai , et al, for a county road. Granted. Viewers Enos Cahill, Wiley May and V Stoker. Date of survey May 19, 1902. lathe matter of petitions for aid of Greenleaf Chute and Thomas Holland. Granted. 1-3 the matter of petition for change in Wiles road. Granted. Viewers Silas Wright, John Main wood and T W Wuite. Date of survey May 27, 1902. In the matter of report of viewers on survey of Bud, Smith road. Rene first time. In the matter of report of viewers on survey of G B Taylor road. Read first time. Thursday, 'May 8th, 1902. In the matter of petition for vacation of Cambridge. Laid over until June 9th at 10 o'clock, In the matter of petion of Jacob Mi ley, et al, for a county road. Granted. Viewers O P Sharp, John Wagner and W A Crisell. Date of survey May 23, 1902, In the matter of ChaJ Onlo, an indi gent Boldier. Name ordered taken from list. In the matter of petition of Chas Baker et al, for wcrk on west Bide of river in New Era precinct. Allowed $100 from Dist 16, and supervisor requested to ap point John Kaiser as deputy. In the matter of application of Chas Hettman for damages to Buck in Road District 18. Allowed $5. In the matter of the delinquent sub scription on the Logan and Clackamas road. Ordered that district attorney proceed to collect same. In the matter of Road Dist 30. Or dered that supervisor spend $500 in what 1b known as the Kruse neighborhood. 1 I I ' Jpl- V! wmimM This Trade Mark on the side of a wagon box is a guarantee ' of excellence and high grade quality in the construction of this wagon. If yours does not have it on dispose of it and get one that has as you cannot afford to ' run any chances on the material uspA in a wagon, every time you break' down it costs yo moi though the manufacturers replace the broken part. -.,;,,! U.SX BUY A FISH liiplllij J$ftj N 1 We also carry a full line of Buggies and Spring Vcgons. Write us for prices on everything you nee 3, it only takes a postal card and may save you dollars. ORTHWEST IMPLEMENT 203 FRONT STREET, c OMPANY, PORT-AIVlb, OlE, Frank Busch The House Furnisher IF YOU'RE BUILDING Vu wan to produce a house that will be a credit to you, and one that will endure, for years. Probably you'll never build another. We want to furnish the Doors, Windows ' and Building Hardware; edar doors are advanced, but nevertheless we sell them at the old price $1.00 " " u y uuui, vainer sues in proportion.' Continued on page 8. a. Go Cart 84 50 Larte Chiffonier, $6.00. lli China Closet, $18.r:0. 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