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X 3 !EHE MOUSING OTEQOWUlK, WEDNESDAY; JFEBECAUT 13, 189S. MS. DERM'S DOWER "WIDOW SUES FOR HElt INTEREST r' 'IX- THE ESTATE. 49 lt Set 'Income; Slie Say, S.T5.000 Per Tear .V D.iransc Suit Fred Weatherford's Sentence. Phoebe M. Dekum has filed suit in the state circuit court against Edward De kum, Adolph A- Dekum and Linda De kum, his wife, George P. Dekum, Rosina Dekum. Clara Dekum, Frank Dekum, Otto Dekum and Gertrude Dekum, his wife, John GUI and Sirs. Liso Gill, his wife, to roeover her dower interest in the estate of Frank Dekum, deceased, Mrs. Dekum says that at the time of the death of Frank Dekum he was possessed of the following estate: The properties at the corner of First and Washington streets and the northeast corner of Third and Washington streets, and the new Dekum building, at the southwest corner of Third and Washington streets; the resi dence property bounded by Morrison, Yamhill, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets; also lot 1 and half of lot 4, block 10, corner of A and Front streets. She declares that the defendants above named are the heirs of Frank Dekum. On the 5th day of September, 1881, she and Frank Dekum -were lawfully married at Port land, and she is now the widow of Frank Dekum. As such widow she has a legal estate in the real property above men tioned, and the present right to possession thereof, and that she is seized of an es tate in dower and during her life of an undivided one-half of the lands and prop erty, and has demanded the same from the defendants, and they wrongfully with hold it to her damage in one-half of the mesne profits accruing from the property. The annual Value of the mesne profits is declared to be 535,000, one-half of which she is entitled to recover as her dam ages, to be estimated from the time of the death of her husband; wherefore a judgment is asked that she is the owner during her own life of an equal undivided half of the real property and for one half of the rents and profits accured since the death of Frank Dekum, to wit: The sum of $11,C60 C6 and for the accruing mesne profits from the real property, with lawful interest; SAYS HE DEFRAUDED THE HEIRS. A Mother's CIiarKex AKuinwt An Ad ministrator. Fidela Seelig, mother of Emil and Charles Seelig, minors, has filed a petition in the county court asking for the re moval 'of Emil Zeitfuchs as guardian of her children, and for her own appoint ment in Zeitfuch's stead. The reasons alleged for the removal of Zeitfuchs are said to be the following: Emll Seelig and Charles Seelig are min ors, 16 years and 14 years of age, respec tively, and have an estate consisting of a life insurance policy on the life of Karl Seelig, of the value of $2000. After the death of Karl Seelig, December 4, 1830, Emll Zeitfuchs, representing himself to be the uncle and nearest relative of the minors, was appointed by the county court as their guardian. In his petition to the county court for letters of guardian ship, Zeitfuchs falsely represented that the only property of the estate was the $2000 life insurance policy; that in said petition Zeitfuchs concealed from the court the fact that he was inueoted to the es tate $1000: that Zeitfuchs has concealed from the county court the receipt of a legacy for Emil and Charles Seelig, from the estate of Franz, Anna Maria and Joseph Dellman, from Germany, of $2043, although this money was received by him a year and a half ago; that the bond of S200Q gjvi -by Zeitfuchs Is inadequate andi the petitioner, Fidela Seelig, believes that Zeitfuchs has misappropriated the moneys belonging to the estate of said minors, and is using it for his private interests. The petitioner is themotherof the minors and is unmarried and is a fit and proper person to have the custody of her chil dren's interests. On the Sth day of Octo ber, 1880, she secured a decree of divorce from Karl Seelig. now deceased, in the circuit court of Multnomah county, and by such decree was awarded the care of these children, which has not since been modified or set aside. She declares that the claim by Zeit fuchs, when he applied for the guardian ship, that petitioner is not a proper per son to represent her children In their estate, was wholly false. She asks for the issuance of letters of administra tion, and an accounting by the present guardian. The matter has beeu set for hearing in the county court March 2. A PUZZLING LAND DEAL. Cmunlienteil Case- on Trial in JuiIrc Hurley's Court. A jury in Judge Hurley's court yesterday waa ongaged in the hearing of a case about as hard to solve as the fifteen puzzle, and even the court had to interrogate the dif ferent lawyers during their opening argu ments to the jury, to ascertain what it n as' all about. The plaintiff is T. B. Shell hammer, and the defendants George W. Howland and J. J. Jennings. Shellhammer whs the owner of lands in Coos and Yam hill counties, and sought Howland to effect a trade for Mme city property. Howland consulted Jennings, who arranged a trade for Shellhammer with a Mr. I.ambert. for a house and ground near Mount Tabor. One Browning was buying the place from Lambert on the installment plan, and had pttld several hundred dollars, and owed $1900. To arrange this indebtedness, Jen nings had Lambert deed the property to Mrs. Jennings, and by Mrs, Jennings con veyed it to Shellhammer. Browning, for the Installments he had paid to l.ambert. was given one-half of the Shellhammer land in Coos county and 10 acres of the Shellhammer land in Yamhill countj . The balance of Shellhammer's land was con veyed to Lambert. As a j-ettlement of the $130) balance due on the Mount Tabor house and lot. Jennings got a mortgage from ShaHhunmer for $9. which Shellhammer has since pahl to Jennings. Shelthatmner claims he subsequently as certained that Jennings realised all of this $900 as profit in the transaction, so he brought suit against Jennings and How land to recover it, alleging that the rela tions of Jennings and Howland were trust relations, and they had been paid for their srvces. and if any money was made in the deal, he (Shellhammer) should have it. Jennings alleges that Lambert got a large share of the 00 in settlement of the $1300 due him on the house, and the balance he. Jennings and others got as commissions. The trial will be concluded today. SHOT AT A UIRD. HIT A MAN. And That's Why Frnuk Qualthani Waiitn :SIMK Dnmnce. Damage suits are still in order in the state circuit court. Yesterday the trial of an action by Frank Qualtham against J. I Kamage. for $&&. was begun before Judge Shattwck. It Is a jury trial. On the morning of September 16. 1SS4. Qualtham uitd. llamas and a man named Shiel were out hunting together, when Ramage acci dentally shot Qualtham. As a result of the Injuries received, Qualtham alleges that he has sustained permanent injury. and suffered $St?0 worth. The story, as told by the defense, is that there was no negligence upon the part of Xlamage. and. if there -was. that Qual tham was equally guilty, oh account of his separating from his companions, during a heavy fosr- Qwaltham invited Shiel to go shooting, and -Shlei got Ramage to go along. It was an exceedingly foggy morning, so that on a could scarcely see a man 3b or 40 feet away. After vralking some distance. Qualtham said they had arrived in a locality where there was liable to be some game, and they woukl separate. As Shiel and Ram ago were strangers to the business of bjotinj-, and looked upon themselves as the quests of Qualtham, they followed his directions. Qualtham remarked to Shiel f and Ramage, "You go up along the bridge, and I will make a detour, nest the tim ber." Instead of Qualtham keeping near the edge of the timber, as he said he would do, he cut across and traveled so rapidly that he got in front of Ramage. A bird flew up, and the fog -was so thick Ramage could not see anything but the bird, -which was close to him. Ramage shot and miss ed the bird, and shot Qualtham. Qualtham, of course, claims negligence upon the part of Ramage, and that he ought not to have shot under such cir cumstances. The trial -will be continued today. THE JURY FAILS TO AGREE. Tho Malpractice Snlt Results in a Mistrial. The jury In the $10,000 damage suit of Willis Fisher and -wife vs. Dr. W. H. Boyd failed to agree, and was discharged yes terday morning by Judge Shattuck, after having been out for 21 hours. Some of the jurors were for finding for certain damages, but could not win the others over. They reported to Judge Shat tuck that an agreement was impossible. Suit Over Fertilizing? Stock. Yesterday the suit of the Oregon Fer tilizing Company vs. Charles A. Burk hardt and. Otto Burkhardt was tried be fore Judge Shattuck. It is alleged that Burkhardt Bros, purchased $1000 worth of the Oregon Fertilizing Company's stock and afterward refused to accept and to pay for It. In their answer Burkhardt Bros, claim that the proceedings of the meetings of the Oregon Fertilizing Com pany were not regular, and that one-half of the paid capital stock, as is required by law, was not represented, and they therefore were justified in refusing to make the purchase as previously agreed upon. This in turn the company denies. Arguments are to be made in the case before a decision of the court is rendered. Settlement In n. Rent Case. Judge Shattuck yesterday dismissed the suit of Edward Dekum and Adolph De kum, executors of the estate of Frark Dekum, vs. Lesser Prager and others. This action was to recover on a lease or the store In the Dekum building at First and Washington streets, occupied by the Pragers in conducting the Red Front clothing store. They moved at the time of the June flood and alleged that the risd of waters invalidated the least. Dekum claimed otherwise, and sued for the amount due for the unexpired term of the lease. The suit was dismissed by stipu lation of the parties concerned, who have arrived at a settlement. Tvro Robbers Convicted. Thomas Madden and John Cronin were convicted in Judge Stephens' court yester day of the larceny of a watch and chair from the person of John Grantscow, De cember 25, 1804. Grantscow celebrated Christmas by getting very drunk, and, happening into Blazier's saloon on Burn side street, between Second and Third, was there met by Madden and Cronin, who, talcing advantage of his condition, robbed him. C. W. Jorgenson, a blacksmith, who witnessed the act, gave the evidence, yes terday at the trial, which secured the con viction. Weutlierford Gets Four Years. Fred Weatherford was sentenced to four years In the penitentiary, by Judge Ste phens yesterday. Weatherford said noth ing, but was very pale, and rather nervous. The motion for a new trial will probably be disposed of before he is taken to the penitentiary. Weatherford's relatives still visit him. - Uerjcer Gets a Year and a Half. Fred Berger, who stole from the room of J. H. Hamilton, In the St. Charles hotel, was yesterday sentenced to one year and a half in the penitentiary by Judge Ste phens. A second indictment against Ber ger was dismissed. Berger pleaded guilty to the first charge. Court Notes. J. Humphrey has sued J. H. Rathbone in the state circuit court, for 5175. Licenses to wed were issued yesterday for Oscar Dahl, aged 23, May Waters, 21; S. J. Raffety, 37. Minnie J. Scott, 271 A suit of Perry G. Baker vs. J. Surman was dismissed in Judge Shattuck's court yesterday, and the papers withdrawn. George Ham has begun proceedings in the state circuit court against Do Canuto and Me Canuto to collect a promissory note, amounting to $314 25. Mary Jane Gray has filed an action in the state circuit court against Paul A. Klnsel and wife, for $1000, and to fore close a mortgage upon block 12, Kinzel Park. Stephen Harkness, George Fitzgibbon and Chris Hansen, have been appointed appraisers of the estate of Marshall Peter son, deceased, and Margaret Peterson, administratrix. R. L. Sabin yesterday filed suit in the state circuit court against D. D. McClure and Willis Stacey, doing business as the Oregon butter-house, in behalf of the fol lowing creditors, aggregating $248 5S: Hen ry Everdlng, $147 Go; Page & Son, $16 72; Allen & Lewis, $24; Carlos Una Co., $2 10; Lang & Co., $2S 21. ECONOMY IN THE SCHOOLS Two Classes Broken Up to Suve the Ex.nene of Teachers. A number of changes have been made In the public schools for the term, in the in terests of economy, and Superintendent Pratt was kept busy yesterday explaining1 matters to parents who objected to their children being transferred to other school buildings. The most serious change was the breaking up of a class of 25 in the Failing school to save the expense of a teacher. Part of these pupils have been combined with another class, and part have had to go to the Harrison-street school, which makes quite a long walk for some of them. The eighth grade, A class, in the Park school was overcrowded, and some of tho pupils had to be sent to the Atkinson and some to the Falling school. These changes caused the parents of many of the pupils to' call on the superintendent for an explanation. Most of them were very reasonable, and when told that the changes were made in the interests of economy and were enly for the present quarter, were very reasonable and made no further objection. One lady, however, thought that where pupils had to be changed the children of parents who paid taxes ought to have a preference over the children of those who paid no taxes. It was explained to her that the pupils all stood on an equality in the schools, and this matter could not be taken into con sideration. HOTEL ARRIVALS. THE PORTLAND. W E Clark. Phila !A Abraham, city G E Pingree, Chigo 'G J Pierce. Salem C W Richie and wf, H Gernlnger. N Y Tacoma . IE T Smith, Mlnnplis M A Gunst & wf.SFiThos Doyle, clty Walter A Schiffcr &AC Fraser & wf, wf, N Y Vancouver Henry Ach, S F ,W N Couch. St Paul Lee Jacobs. S F IL L Hasslnger. St P G W Hull, Omaha i.T S Walsh. St Louis S E Grove. Oakland S E Hoffman. St L J C Wolf. Sllverton iHenry Fiad. St L J T McDonnell, city 'C Schranbstaetter, W H Hart. USA i St Louis C H Lvnebery. S F .W F Boyle. St Louis Ed W Davey. Chgo G H Goddard. St L W K Fuller. Chicago Chas Clark, St L A H Stiel. S F IThos Dunn. St Louis I Grab. St Louis ,D Bradford. St Louis C Walker, city IWm Gray. St Louis A V Bell, Seattle IG M Paschall. St L W Craemer. Myr Ck Edgar Ames. St L W W Cardwell, H S Ames, St Louis Roseburg Occidental Hotel. Seattle. Rates reduced from $3 50 to $2 per day. Are as small as homoeopathic pellets, and as easy to take as sugar. Every body likes them. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Trv them. DR. GAFF MAY ESCAPE DOUBT AS TO WHETHER HE CAN BE TROSECLTED. The Abdnctor of Jndge Smith's Daughter a. Slippery Fellow His Past Record. A difference of opinion exists among at torneys as to whether Dr. John W. Gaff can be successfully prosecuted on the charge against him, of kidnaping the daughter of Municipal Judge B. M. Smith. The story of their elopement, flight and capture has ben told, but there are many details now to be related for the first time. Tne prisoner was in Justice Geisler's court yesterday morning, accompanied by his attorneys, but, on their request, the ex amination was postponed until tomorrow. Gaff is still in the county jail, his efforts to secure bail not being successful. One to whom he applied sent him word back that he would not accommodate him, as he be lieved the doctor would not scruple to take advantage of a friend. During yesterday Dr. Gaff had a number of callers, sympathizing women being In cluded among the visitors. Mrs. Gaff, the wife of the prisoner, also visited her hus band, accompanied by her brother, Mr. George Atcheson, of Albany. Mrs. Gaff returned to Portland on Monday from her parents' home near Shedd, Linn county. Her father, Mr. Matthew Atcheson, a prosperous farmer of Linn county, and her brother came with her, and they are now stopping at the home of Rev. Hugh F. Wallace, pastor of the Second Presbyterian-United church, 287 Grand avenue. Mrs. Gaff has not much to say concerning the behavior of her husband, and her pres ence in Portland now, in company with her father and brother, is not out of any sym pathy for the man who deserted her to elope with a young girl. Mrs. Gaff evi dently intends to sue for divorce, and claim a portion of the doctor's wealth, if it is not all exhausted in the effort to save the man from the penitentiary. Miss Maggfe Smith, who eloped with Dr. Gaff, states that the day of their depart ure she met him at the house of a Mrs. Wilkinson, 431 Union avenue. While there he gave her some candy. It was in this house that Dr. Gaff compelled her to copy a letter which he had written, addressed to her mother. Afterward, on returning home and being shown the letter, she could not identify it. Leaving the house, they went to the West Side, and left the note with the Postal Messenger Company, and then, returnlg to the East Side, took the train for Salem. Arriving there. Dr. Gaff took Miss Smith to a private lodging house, and next morning (Thursday), he returned to Alblna, Judge Smith called at the doctor's office, meeting Dr. Hamilton there and, unknown to him, Gaff was in the adjoining room. After making some inquiries, Judge Smith came to the West Side, held court, and then returned to see Hamilton, who insisted that the judge was mistaken, as he knew Gaff was not the man who was responsible for the girl's absence. Jud,?e Smith said, "I know he is the man, and I will spend $10,00") to get him." Hamilton went back to the office. Gaff slipped out by the back way, got into his buggy and was driven by his hostler, Hammond, to the home of a Mrs. Thomp son, a grand-daughter of Hammond, liv ing near Woodburn, arriving there Fri day morning at about 1 o'clock. The doc tor remained there until daylight, then went to Woodburn and remained in a drug store until the arrival of a train from Portland with the daily papers. Then he and Hammond drove to Salem, and the doctor gave the latter $200 to give to his wife, who then returned to Alblna. While at Salem he bought a navy blue mackin tosh and a wide-brimmed hat for Miss Smith, making her discard the cloak and hat sh3 had worn when leaving home. They drove from Salem to Jefferson, reach ing the latter place at midnight, and the next morning drove to Miller's station, where he bought tickets for Roseburg, but left the cars at Cottage Grove. From there they drove down to the home of S. G. Lockwood, in Siuslaw valley, where they were captured. Dr. John V. Gaff first came to Oregon in 1882 from Denver, Colo., accompanied by his wife and infant son. After remaining in Portland for a few weeks, he went to Shedds, Linn county, and bought the prac tice of a Dr. Fisher. Both Gaff and his wife were well received, and it was only a little time before he was doing a lucra tive business. Among his patients was a Miss Jennie Atcheson, about IS years of age, the daughter of a highly-respected family of Linn county. She was afflicted with throat troubles, and spent a good deal of time in company of the Gaffs, calling on the doctor at his office and re maining a guest at the house for days at a time. Mrs. Gaff No. 1 was apparently blind to what was going on between her husband and his patient. After living at Shedd about two years, Mrs. Gaff went to Denver, receiving word that her father was dying. While absent she gained some information as to the real relations be tween ner husband and Miss Atcheson. and speedily returned to Oregon. She did not go home, but went to the house of friends, and after remaining there about two weeks, returned to Denver. During the time she was at Shedd, she and her husband had several interviews and an understanding was reached that they should separate. Dr. Gaff obtained a di vorce in Portland, and the wife retained custody of the only child. After the di vorce. Gaff and Miss Atcheson were mar ried, and two years later they came to Alblna to live. Mrs. Gaff was a member of the United Presbyterian church, and she induced her husband to also unite with that church, he joining a congrega tion of that denomination on this side. Mrs. Gaff ievoted some of her time to church work, but her husband was not considered any mere than an attendant and not Identified with the church. She claims to have been dumbfounded on hear ing of the action of her husband, not having had the least suspicion that he was infatuated with some one else, and playing the same game he successfully tarried out with her in getting rid of his first wife to marry some one else. AMUSEMENTS. MARQUAM GRAND "Said Pasha." To night. CORDRAY'S "Passion Slave." Tonight. The Calhoun comic opera company pre sented "The Black Hussar" to a well-filled house at the Marquam last evening. The piece lacked somewhat the dash and spirit of the previous night's performance of "Amorita," but It was, on the whole, a most satisfactory production. The stage accessor.es were well-nigh perfect, the cos tumes being bright and showy. The audience was, however, nbt very respons ivea condition, no doubt, .largely due to unfamiliarity with the opera. But features of comedy and harmony were liberally ap plauded, and at times enthusiastically re demanded. "The Black Hussar" has a plot. The scene is laid in Trautenfeldt, a bor der town between Germany and Russia. The town is continually invaded by the French, Russian and Prussian armies. It is during the reign of Napoleon I. The magistrate of this border town caters to all nations, being afraid to oppose any. This causes to be organized a secret so ciety, "The Black Hussars." Helbert. their captain, disguised as an army chaplain, travels fiom place to place, or ganizing the society in all parts of Ger many. At a given signal, the Black Hus ars arise and drive the Russian and French from their borders, and declare their freedom and independence. During the progress of the play, a pretty love story is interwoven between the magis trate's two daughters and the two offi cers of the hussars, Helbert and Walder man. Much fun Is caused by Plffkow, a jack-of-all-trades: Barbara, a housemaid, and the magistrate. "The Black Hussar" is in three acts. j and each offers a special variety of en- tertainment. The first Is largely made up of solid music; thq second gives an oppor tunity for the antics of the comedians; and Jn the third there is a series of specialties. At the. cad of the first act, there is a most beautiful quintet, which was finely rendered and enthusiastically encorcd. In the third: act 16 very hand some young women, dressed in costume, gave the march of "The Black Hussars." Their evolutions were precise and in per fect form and time, and several of the figures were pew. They went through the entire intricate performance without a break, or an error of any kind, and were loudly recalled. Thewooden-shoe dance, too, was a novelty, and was heartily re ceived. Tae soldiers chorus at the be ginning of the third act is also deserving of special commendation. These are features of a performance that was given throughout with smoothness and with careful regard for stage effect. Of the individual performers, George Ly ding, as Helbert, caRtain of Hussars, disguised as a chaplain, and T. J. Rowan, jr., as Walderman, his companion, as sumed the leading male roles. Lyding was in good voice, and, aided by an admirable stage presence, he gave a satisfactory im personation. Rowan was suited to his part, and used all bis opportunities to ad vantage. Alice .Beauvet, as Minna, and Adele Farrington, -as Rosetta, the magis trate's daughters, delighted the audience. A duet between them was encored. Miss Farrington sang "Somebody Loves Me" admirably, and was encored. The fun of the piece was contributed by Douglas A. Flint, as Hagenback, magistrate of Trau tenfeld, Ed Webb, as Piff Kow, a jack-of-all trades, and by Gertrude Lodge, as Barbara, a clean orphan. Mr. Flint's humor is refreshing. He is a hard-working, conscientious, fun-producing come dian. He is constantly jn action, and gen erally gets a laugh when "he tries. It must be said, however, that his allusions to local politics last night were not happy or funny, probably because the comedian did not thoroughly understand the situa tionwhich maybe nobody does. Taken as a whole, the performance was highly meritorious and delighted the au dience. General excellence seems to be the standard for which all members of the company work, and they play their parts with a view to an effective ensem ble. There are no stars, and they are not missed. The company is vastly improved since its last visit, and is now a really first-class organization. Tonight "Said Pasha" is the bill. The opera has recently been given in this city, and opportunity for comparison with for mer productions will be afforded. WORK AMONG YOUNG MEN "What AVns Accomplished During; tlie Month of Jannnry. A meeting of the committee of manage ment of the Young Men's Christian As sociation was held in the association rooms yesterday afternoon. Reports of the work for the preceding month were presented and found to be very encour aging. Tho secretary's statistical report on attendance for the months of January was as follows: Reading-rooms 3,773 Sunday afternoon meetings 615 Sunday morning Bible class 52 Wednesday evening service 62 New Year's reception, etc 1,500 Lectures 600 Committee meetings 66 Educational classes 344 Gymnasium classes 468 Visitors 82 Total attendance 7,563 Number of baths given 335 Visits to sick,. 3 Letters written by young men 158 Directed to boarding-houses 11 Employment found..... 3 New members for January 19 The committeBpn the anniversary meet ing reported, sfiJCwlnsTafransrements well In hand. The meeting will be held next Sunday afternoon in the Marquam Grand at 3:30 o'clock. General O. O. Howard, Rev. Dr. Wallace and others will partici pate in the service. Tbemuslcal features will be very attractive. There will be a large chorus and the Handel orchestra will assist. The entire arrangements will be completed today, and full programme announced hereafter. THE PORTLAND SCHOOLS Tlie Superintendent's .Report for the Month, of January. The city school superintendent's report for the month ending- February 8 is as follows: f a I I gfcj bg .2 . ogl SCHOOL. g S 5 ars "2 '-S 1 J: 1 ! 1 Albina Central. 258 256.7 252.C 4.198 4 2 Albina hmstd.. 175 176.7 172.7 4.0 97.7 4 Ainsworth 52 51.9 50.4 1.5 97.1... Atkinson 650 657.2 641J 16.0 97.5" 11 Brooklyn 215 215.0 210.5 4.5 97.91 4 Central 4121 417.3 403.S 33.5 D'i.7 17 Chapman 175! 173.4 369.3 4.1 97.6 6 Clinton Kelly.. 179 177.7 171.9 2.8 9S.4 4 Couch 715 714.7 G9S.6 16.197.7 9 Failing 623 601.5 591.0 10.5 98.2 11 Fernwood 35 35.1 i3.8 1.3 96.2... Fulton 43 43.0 42.1 .9 97.9 1 Fulton Park.... 54 53.7 51.0 2.7 91.9 1 Harrison S59 863.7 S44.5 19.2 97.7 15 High 561 564.4 543.1 21.3 96.2 4 Holladay 415 412.7 403.4 9.3 97.7 8 Lownsdale -154 155.7 151.0 4.7 96.9 4 Marquam 20 20.5 19.7 .8 96.0... Multnomah .... 161 169.4 163.1 6.3 96 2 1 North Central.. 395 3S6.5 3S3.6 12.9 96.7 4 Park 571 579.6 567.0 12.6 97.8 32 Peninsular 103 102.9 99.2 3.7 96.4 3 Portsmouth .... 116 114.7 110.9 3.8 96.6 2 Sellwood 169170.1 165.3 4.8 97.3 6 Stephens 455 461.2 443.1 12.197.3 S St. John's 71 63.1 66.7 1.497.9 2 Sunnyside 290 288.5 273.8 8.7196 9 10 Williams ave... 501 506.9 49G.2I 10.7197.8 7 Woodlawn 2101 210.3 201.8 5.597.3 0 Total Ssil S652.1 S412.3;219.Sj97.4'ie6 PLEASED WITH IT. Georgre Gould Lilies His Sister An na's Ensasrement. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. George Gould has verified the engagement of his sister Anna to Count Castellane. "Yes," said Gould, "my sister is really engaged to Count Castellane, and we are all much pleased with the match. I have known Count Castellane some' time, and think he will make one of the best of husbands. I cannot tell you yet when the marriage will take place, but I think it will be soon." Count de Castellane denied absolutely the rumors that M&s Anna Gould and he have signed a niarriage settlement by which he will be $2,000,000 richer on the day he makes Miss Gould a countess. "There has not been a word spoken on the subject," said the count. "I have not inquired in regard to her fortune, nor has she asked of mine." A Memento- of the War. CHICAGO, Feb. 12. John V.. White, one of Mosby's rangers, was wounded at Dranesville on May IS, 1663, and lost his revolver. Last. night vthe weapon was placed in his hands by R. M. Parker, a G. A. R. man, formerly of the Second Massachusetts cavalry. A friend of White met Parker yesterday, and the conversa tion turned on the war. .Mr. Parker men tioned the revolver and the fact that a name had been cut on It. It was -e's name, and the long-lost weapon was promptly returned to its owner. A. Prima Donna'a Suit. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Carolia Hamil ton, one of the prima donna sopranos of the Bcstonlans, is the plaintiff in an action heard today for a divorce from her hus band. Charles Edward Hamilton, on stat utory grounds. Thd plaintiff testified she bad married the defendant in San Fxan- 1 clsco. There was no defense. THE1RRIGATMLAWS THE PLAX FOR FORMING DISTRICTS AND ISSUING BONDS. A Bill Recently Introduced of Vital Importance to the Arid Rcslons of Eastern. Oregon. PORTLAND, Feb. 13. To the Editor.) A bill was introduced In the legislature yesterday of vital importance to the arid regions of Eastern Oregon. It is similar in its general features to the "Wright ir rigation district law" of California, which provides for the organization of irriga tion districts in localities when the same are feasible. It is in effect an enabling act, under which 30 or a majority of the property owners in a certain locality may call an election to vote as to whether they shall organize such a district, three-fif ths of all the votes cast being necessary to carry It. After having decided to organize an ir rigation district, they shall proceed to elect a board of directors and necessary officers and adopt a set of by-laws or regulations to govern the same. The are now in a position to proceed to bond the district, same as a school district, to raise money to build ditches, reservoirs and flumes, to acquire rights-of-way, etc., and to do any and all things necessary to place the water upon the land. The great difficulty experienced by private corporations in selling irrigation bonds during the last two years has been that they had only the ditch itsalf to pledge as security. But under the "irri gation district law" all the land in the district becomes security for the payment of the interest and principal secured by the bonds, as well as the charges for the maintenance of the ditches. There is no risk to take in bonding most of the districts, which would naturally come within the scope of this law, for in most instauces the land without water is absolutely worthless, but by applying the necessary amount of water at t'ie proper time it converts the sagebrush desert into a land smiling with promise and teeming with prosperity. At any rate, if over two-fifths of the residents of a district are opposed to it, all they have to do is to reject it at the polls, either as to organising such dis trict or bonding the same. The passage of such a law will cost nothing to the state. All that is asked for by the residents of the district is the privilege of helping themselves, under the supervision and control of the state gov ernment. Now in regard to the advantages of ir rigation, if you will point out a prosper ous locality west of the Rockies, it is al most certain to bo an irrigated locality. In California, take Merced, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, River side, etc., the localities which are rea sonably prosperous today, and they are all irrigated ones. Take Fresno, for Instance; 18 years ago it only had 509 people, more than half of whom were Chinese. Now it contains over 20,000 people and Is still growing and prospering. It is doubtful if It would have had 3000 without irrigation. Take Riverside, a name 20 years ago almost unknown, and at that time a sandy waste, producing principally horned toads and cactus. Now look at it. The very name at once suggests oranges, raisins, alfalfa and prosperity. All brought about by irrigation. The exports from Riverside county of agricultural and1 horticultural products ex ceed $10,000,000 per year, and land under their ditches sells for from $100 up to $1000 per acre, and the same character of land above the ditches can bo had for from $10 to $20 per acre. Take it nearer at hand, in the Yakima country, which is notably the most pros perous and progressive portion of the state of Washington. Its increase in popu lation, productiveness and valuation, which have more than doubled in the last three years, when other sections were go ing to pieces, is all the result of irriga tion. Volumes might be written in its favor, but sufficient for the present. Oregon has immense tracts of desert land which it is practicable to irrigate, and one acre of which land well set in alfalfa will pro duce mere feed than 100 acres of sage brush range. All that is necessary to bring about this metamorphosis is for the people, in localities where it is prac ticable, to combine under the provisions of an "irrigation district law" and do for themselves. There Is no chance for any jobs or fat positions. Those agents of the districts, who are absolutely required to conduct the affairs of the districts, of course will be entitled to reasonable compensation for the time absolutely given, but no more. It will be for the interest of every property-owner In the district to keep the expense as low as possible; and where under the ordinary merchant ditch the right to use water usually costs $10 per acre in the start, with a maintenance tax of $1 per acre per annum, under the "irrigation district law" there would be no charge for a water right, and a main tenance tax of from 30 cenis to 50 cents per acre only, required to cover the fixed charges of interest, repairs, etc., and peo ple owning land under these ditches, who would be assessed in proportion, and did not wish to cultivate the same, could either rent or sell them to good advant age, as all such lands would be in de mand on a remunerative basis on either proposition. As before stated, the people are not compelled to adopt this plan unless they so declare at the polls, and, as dull as times are now, it is only fair to allow people who want to help themselves the opportunity. Ther is no reason why 50,000 additional population should not be added to the arid regions in Eastern Oregon during the next five years, and $20,000,000 added to its taxable property, to say nothing of the increased trade and commercial relations between the two portions of the state. The legislature is asked to appropriate state funds for various purposes, many of which are. highly deservingand meritorious, but here is an opportunity to encourage an extremely beneficial measure, which costs nothing. PROGRESS. NEW PILOT BOAT NEEDED A Very Proper Appeal, From the Newspaper of Astoria. The Astorian. The Astoria and Pcrtland Chambers of Commerce should not allow the coming session of the legislature to adjournwith out making provision for a safer and more efficient pilot boat to patrol the mouth of the Columbia river. To continue any longer sending men out to perform such dangerous and arduous service in the little cockle-shell now serving as pilot schooner is not only a barbarous exposure of human life, but a positive absurdity, considering the real demands of commerce. In a gale of such duration and severity as recently blew the English ship Red Rock away four distinct times from the river's entrance once so far back on her course as San Francisco the brave little San Jose Is absolutely useless, and it is only by the most skillfuL maneuvering that the daring souls who compose her j crew manage to preserve their lives. Dur ing the late storms along the coast it is said this poor little smack seemed the especial spite of the fcaming and furious billows, and, aside frcm the horrible peril of her position, the crew endured the ex cruciating torture of being cramped up b"elow for whole days in succession, under tight battenod hatches, while tons of green water pounded and swirled back and forth across the frail deck. Newspapei-s all over the country have published articles on the thrilling experi ence of the Jlghtkeepers on Tillamook rock, and the narratives of hardships and dangers encountered In the l&Jte hurricane told by the mastera of great Iron ships will reappear In future tales and histories of the sea, but not a word has been said about, nor has a thought been seemingly given to the brave men who were caught by the same storm at their post of public duty, and sealed up In the stifling hold of the San Jose, like flies in a bottle, and went threshing in the angry seas up and down hundreds of miles of dangerous coast for days and nights together. What a tribute it is to the valor and daring of Oregon's hardy, sons that men can be found who are willing to serve the state by remaining out at sea for weeks in succession, during- the tem pests of the winter season, on a craft of the San Jose's puny build and dimen sions, and it is a wonder that she has not long ago totally disappeared, or been re ported as picked up and towed into some distant port with a crew of raving maniacs aboard. In the opinion of competent judges, the peculiar service off the Columbia en trance requires a vessel of not less than SO tons measurement, and of 10 to 12 feet draft. And it is due to the blunder or negligence of some one in authority that such a vessel was not supplied In the first instance.. The new boat should be equipped with every modern convenience for the comfort of the crew, and should be provided -villi steam power to be used as an auxiliary to her sails in time of storm or othsr emergency. It is believed that an appropriation can be obtained from the legislature for such purpose with out difficulty, and the matter should re ceive attention in proper time to have the vessel in commission before the next ship ping season begins. PAINE ONCE MORE. Another Protest Against Dr. Locke's Remarks. PORTLAND, Feb. 12.-(To the Editor.) "What altar will shelter a man who has outraged reason?" Spinoza. Last Sunday evening Dr. Locke found it necessary to defend the position taken by him on Thomas Faine; and, to make has case stronger, he devoted a great deal, if not the most part, of his discourse to. "Tho Fruits of Infidelity." Considering his attacks upon Paine, and his charges against those whom he is pleased to des ignate as "infidels," unjustifiable, I beg to offer the following thoughts on the subject, and I shall endeavor to -jc urief. The quotations read by Rev. Locke sim ply shew that from the time Paine was among the living, and up to date, there have been individuals who, like Dr. Locke, could find no other way of meeting Paine's works on the chief dogmas of the church than by slander and abuse. Protestantism, which made "the right of private inter pretation of the Bible" its battle-cry against Rome, no longer recognizes any such right on the part of any individual, and, particularly, when such interpreta tion exposes its mentally inconceivable and mathematically impossible proposi tions. Like Rome, it insists upon a mon opoly of reason In the line of creed. Its hostility to enlightenment, and its meth ods of meeting facts of any character, practically force it to commit such out rages upon reason as its attacks upon such as Paine. They forget that the in fallible and inspired book proclaims that "there is not a just man upon the earth that doeth good and sinneth not" (Eccles. vii: 20), but demand the right to abuse Paine because of the sins they ascribe to him. Yet who does not know that for every unfavorable line that has been writ ten against Thomas Paine a hundred fa vorable ones can be produced! Says the Rev. John Snyder, in the St. Louis Globe Democrat: "He (Paine) shared the re ligious convictions of Washington, Frank lin and Jefferson, but because he dared to publlsn his views and speak his mind frankly, the nation to which he gave his rich and unpaid services seemed to have formed a conspiracy to trample ni3 un. spotted name into the dust of obscurity." But by far the weakest and most un justifiable part of his discourse was that portion which he devoted to the r'ruits of Infidelity," which portion, by the way, he evidently withheld from publication. He opened this portion of his sermon by the declaration that "there is an irrepres sible conflict between Christianity and Infidelity." In this he should have been as frank as Professor Wilkinson, of Chi cago, who, before the great parliament of religions, declared in plain Anglo-Saxon that "The attitude of Christianity towards all other religions is one of universal, ab solute, eternal and unappeasable hostility." (See Barrows, Rev. J. H., the World's Parliament of Religions, vol. II, p. 1249.) Dr. Locke may have as well extended the limits of the conflict so as to make it unanimous, the same as our friend from Chicago. Proceeding further, he charged every trouble and misfortune, every crime and revolution that has ever taken place any where, to infidelity; declaring, also, that it ridicules the marriage vows; that it es tablished no philanthropy, no schools, no colleges, no libraries. Among his other declarations of im portance is that "the supernatural is in dispensable to human life"; "that the re ligion ot Mohammed is that of the sword, while that of Jesus Christ Is one of peace" (though Matt, x: 34 reads: "I came not to bring peace but a sword"); "that the individual character of the infidel is cow ardly, bold, blatant, abusive, able to face audiences of sympathetic admirers; that it encourages dissipation and pertrifaction of the human heart and feeling; despair, suicides, etc, etc." Such, my reader, are the "Fruits of In fidelity," according to an able and gentle manly representative of one of the largest and most influential Protestant denomin ations in these United States at the close of the 39th century. What a different pic ture the "Fruits of Infidelity" represent according to historical facts! As long as the representatives of the church of Christ had their way in dealing with hu mankind, the reign of darkness and de spair remained supreme. During all these long and weary centuries, the "sacred im postors" v.ere busily engaged in destroy ing libraries, closing up schools and uni versities, persecuting and banishing phil osophers and physicians, torturing, man gling, quartering and burning every one who would not submit to mental slavery. How is it since the "infidels" have suc ceeded in depriving these ecclesiastics of the deadly power they exercised so unmer cifully? Ah, what a transformation! Li braries, schools, colleges and universities; "infidel," philosophers and physicians; poets and artists; inventors and geniuses in every direction of human activity! How many of them hold fast to dogmas and creeds? Truly, the most remarkable thing is that, though these ecclesiastics claim everything- and everybody in sight an old and chronic habit no poet or scientist of any importance remained under their in fluence. If this is not sufficient to open the eyes of the blindest of the blind, then there is nothing that will. In conclusion I beg to say that I am far from crediting all the good to one side, nor would I think of charging all evil things to the other. For, believing, as I do. that everything, be it good or bad, has Its mission to perform in the economy of Nature, I am obliged to accept the philosophical conclusion that in the ultimate there is nothing either good or bad, that these are but in the immediate present, and only in so far as the mind is affected by it. Yet, when placed at a point where I must take one side or the other, guided by the mind, t must make the choice, and when this is done, like Luther at the diet of Worms, I must de clare: "Hier stehe ich! Ich kann nicht anders! Gott (whatever one understands bv this word) helfe mlr!" Amen. W. H. G. Requisition, for Hazel. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 12. The governor of New York signed a requisition on Gov ernor Budd for William Hazel, proprietor of the Alcazar theater in San Francisco. The crime for which Hazel is wanted is erand larceny. It is alleged that while in I New York he robbed his sister of $1500. R. A'. Gunn, 31. D., of New York city, is known to the medical profession and to the public throughout the entire land. He has had an opportunity ot seeing people's needs, both as professor of surgery in the United States medical college and in his extensive practice. In speaking about one of his patients who was afflicted with the most terri ble cf all modern maladies. Bright's dis ease of the kidneys, he said: "A chemical and microscopical exam ination Qi the ' patient's urine revealed quantities of albumen and granular tube casts, confirming Bright's disease. After trying all of the other remedies in vain, I directed him to use Warner's Safe Cure. I was greatly surprised to observe a decided improvement within a month. Within four months no tube casts could be found, and only a trace of albumen, and, as he expressed it, he felt perfectly well." Dr. Gunn's experience only confirms what other physicians and millions of people have known for many years that for all female troubles, all kidney difficulties, and even Bright's disease itself, there is but one standard, one well-known remedy, in the world, and that is Warner's Safe Cure. If you are suffering from any symptoms, such as pain in the back, occasional nausea, pains in the muscles, bearing-down sen sations, or any of those unmistakable signs which indicate the coming-on of this great trouble, you should not delay a moment, but be warned in time. Counsel for Hazel argued before Governor Budd last night against the issuance of the warrant, claiming that it was simply a piece of spite work growing out of a theatrical row. Attorney-General Fitz gerald appeared for the state of New York. Governor Budd has taken thematterunder advisement. FAILED TO SIGN. Four Honda Have Not Ajsrecd to the "Western Rate Sheet. DENVER, Feb 12. The Rio Grande, the Rio Grande Western, the Union Pacific and the Gulf have failed to sign the new Western rate sheet, and Chairmaa Cald well has called a meeting of general pas senger agents In Denver tomorrow to set tle the differences between these roads over the division of the Utah business. Tha meeting may not be held until later in the week, as Mr. Lomax has wired he cannot be hc-e before Friday or Satur day. Representatives of the Union Pa cific, Gulf and Rio Grande Western will insist that the headquarters of the com mittee shall be located in Denver or a branch office established here to regulate, the trans-Missouri business. The San Joaquin Valley Road. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 32. The contin ued illness of Claus Spreckelslras .pre vented any definite action upon the arti cles of incorporation for the San Fran cisco &. San Joaquin Valley road. The subcommittee, in whose hands the draft made by Secretary Preston was placed, took the subject up for informal discussion: this morning and referred certain legal points, upon which definite information is desired, to attorneys for advice. As to who will be the incorporators of this road nothing definite has been decided. It is assumed as a matter of course by the gen tlemen of the committee that Claus Spreckels will be one of the incorporators. Preliminary to the formal filing of the articles of incorporation, 'there is a great deal in the way of detail to be considered. The committee has taken up, in an infor mal way, the matter of the by-laws of tha new road, and in general is outlining thq scope of the work before It. Railroad Notes. A. D. Charlton, general passenger agenH of the Northern Pacific, has gone to tha Sound. Frank O'Neill, traveling passenger agent of the Northern Pacific, returned yesterdayj from a trip up the valley. 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