THE MORNING OREGONIAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY -6, 1300.-
HINATRADESECUR
Open-Door Agreement and Our
Asiatic Commerce.
SECRETARY WILSON'S STATEMENT
Hay's Negotiations Complete the
Work of the Army and Navy
Pacific Coast Trade.
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Secretary Wil
son, in an interview today, emphasized
the great commercial significance of the
"open door" concert of the powers re
specting China. Responding to an Inquiry,
he said that but for this action, the
"United States would have been shut out
from trade advantages in any province
-which other nations might see fit to take
possession of. He said:
"Anything produced in the United States
-will now .permanently find Its way into
all parts of the Celestial empire. Our
trade delations there in the future aro
secured. Not of the least Importance Is
the fact that the permanence of the cot
ton market in China is secured. The trade
in cotton goods has been very heavy In
Manchuria and other northern provinces.
Our Interests generally, our dairy, poul
try and other products from the farms ot
the United States, now have assurance
of permanent markets In all the provinces
throughout the Chinese empire, where sucn
things are in demand, and this demand is
growing and will continue to grow.
"The work of Secretary Hay in this re
gard supplements and completes the work
of our army and navy. A year ago, no na
tion would have listened to a proposition
of this kind, but the whole world listens
to the United States now. The 'white
man's burden' came with the Islands. Sec
retary Hay's work brings the Teward for
lifting the burden. Some Idea of the vast
iness of the interests involved may te
gained from the fact that while 10 years
ago our exports from the Pacific coast
to all countries aggregated $26,000,000, and
five years ago $42,000,000, the steady in
crease in Pacific coast exports has raised
the aggregate to $73,000,000 a year."
ITALY AND THE "OPEN DOOR,"
Prompt to Reply After Negotiation
"Were Opened.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. It is learned
that although Italy was the last of the
powers addressed to return an answer
to Secretary Hay's overture regarding the
"open-door" policy, that government wai
more prompt than any other In the nego
tiations. This Is explained by the fact
that the Italian government was ad
dressed on the subject some time after
the other Continental nations had It un
der consideration, owing to the fact that
our ambassador, Mr. Draper, was away
from his post on leave of absence In the
United States -when the identical note of
instructions was sent out, and It was
regarded as best to make no departure
from the rule which had been adopted In
the case of the other governments of ad
dressing them through the United States
representatives at the foreign capitals.
Immediately upon ' Mr. Draper's return
to Rome, at a not distant date In the
past, he laid the matter before the Italian
government, which, therefore, has acted
with more promptness than most of the
other powers.
The agreements have not yet been re
duced to their final form, but the stato
department will now enter upon the task
of putting them into shape, and as in each
case the agreement to the principles in
volved In our invitation Is returned In
unequivocal terms, according to the de
partment officials. It is not anticipated
that any difficulty -will be experienced In
accomplishing this work satisfactorily.
Pending that outcome, the Btate depart
ment does not intend to niake any state
ment for the public, as to the exact
terms of the agreements, though It is ad
mitted that the ground has been covered
with unusual accuracy in the press reports
up to this point.
TROOPS FOR CAPE NOME.
It
Was Decided to Send Soldiers
North in the Spring.
WASHINGTON, Jan. a. At the cabinet
meeting today, it was definitely decided
to send additional troops to Alaska In
the spring. The points to which they -will
be sent have not been determined upon,
except Cape Nome, where It Is estimated
there will be 30,000 people as soon as navi
gation opens. This place is now without
government of any kind, and some sort of
a force will be necessary to protect the
community against lawbreakers in the
mad rush of people In the spring.
Harraiian Military Lands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The president
has issued an executive order designat
ing all of lot No. 1, known as the Emmes
wharf site, at the head of Honolulu har
bor; all of Esplanade lots Nos. 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, S and 10, as shown on the govern
ment survey, registered map No. 1SG7, and
all of that lot of land known as the bar
racks lot, shown on Hawaiian govern
ment surveys, registered map No. 937, as
military reservations, subject to outstand
ing leases and private rights.
THE PLAGUE IN OPORTO.
Origin of the Outbreak Has Been the
Subject of Much Discussion.
The Nineteenth Century.
The origin of the outbreak in Oporto has
naturally been the subject of much dis
cussion, but it remains purely a matter ot
speculation. Introduction has not been
traced. At first It was hastily put down
to an infected cargo brought in a ship
from India, but on investigation the story
melts away. I have been unable to fix
that cargo, -which has been variously de
scribed as rice, Indian corn and hemp.
Whatever it is supposed to have been,
however, it did not come direct from In
dia, but must have lain, according to the
Portuguese regulations, for three months
In London or some other port, whence It
was transshipped. Now the evidence is
very strong against the possibility of con
veying plague by cargo, and in proof
thereof we have the fact that many thou
sands of cargoes have been brought di
rect from Infected Eastern ports to va
rious European ports during the last six
years, but in no single Instance has any
man engaged in the handling of such car
goes caught the disease. Consider the
risks, if conveyance by cargo is possible;
the chances of some one being attacked
must be numbered by hundreds of thou
sands. But it has not happened, and,
therefore, the chances against its happen
ing must be equally great. Yet we are
asked to believe that this mllllon-to-one
chance has been brought off, not by a
cargo direct from an infected port, but
by one that has been previously handled
elsewhere -with impunity. The theory of
rats is still more untenable, because it is
particularly difficult for them to get
ashore at Oporto, where there are no
docks or quays. The ships are moored
out in the river, and rats would have to
drop into a lichter or climb along a rope
to get ashore. It is just possible, but very
unlikely; and these same rats, like tne
cargo, must have passed over other ports
where they can easily get ashore and
have reserved their favors for the one port
where it is most difficult for them to do so.
In short. It is Impossible to accept the
theory of Introduction by sea In the ab
sence of any proof and in face of the fact
that Oporto has no direct and very little
indirect communication with infected
ports, while numerous other places, having
a vast direct communication have escaped
altogether. I find It much easier to believe
that some soldier from Goa or Southeast
Africa or some sailor from an Infected
port may have brought the Infection in
with him unpercelved by the way of Lis
bon or elsewhere. I have heard a rumor
of an illness characterized by glandu.ar
swellings having been prevented in a
Portuguese regiment some time before,
and I understand that Its author is a
medical man, who, on seeing cases In
Oporto, pronounced the two diseases
identical. There may not be much In
the fact, but It Is the most promlsirig
clew I have heard of.
WINGED WARRIORS.
Carrier Pigeons Who Have Made a
Fine Record in South Africa.
Collier's Weekly.
The pigeon post established at Lady
smith and Durban for carrying war mes
sages has been such a success that spe
cial appropriations for increasing the serv
ice will be recommended by the war of
fice. A good deal of this success of the
pigeon service is due to the skill and
energy of Colonel Hassard. of the royal
CHESTER
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APPOINTED ASSISTANT SERGEANT-AT-ARM3 OP THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.
DALLAS, Jan. 5. Chester G. Coad, appointed to be assistant sergeant-at-arms of the
United -States senate, was bom In Dallas, July 27, 1861. He received his education In the
common schools of Polk county and La Creole academy, In Dallas, Mr. Coad was elected
county clerk of Polk county in 1888, and re-elected in 1890, and after the expiration of his
term of office was made cashier of the Dallas City bank, in which position he served sev
eral years. Then he was superintendent and manager of the Dixie mills, in this county, which
position he will vacate to go to Washington. Mr. Coad Is a life-long republican, and since
his majority has been -prominent In politics. He is a man of sterling qualities. He is a grand
son of General Cornelius Gilliam, of pioneer fame, who was killed at Wills Springs, In Gil
Ham county, in 1848.
engineers, who has .epent years in pigeon
culture i or just this sort of an emergency,
and he has demonstrated the fitness of
the birds for war purposes. Colonel Has
sard, who was stationed at the Cape be
fore hostilities broke out, systematically
trained his pigeons for carrying messages
across the rough, mountainous land, and
his various pigeon posts were of the great
est value in keeping the home office ap
prised of the exact condition of the army.
Nearly every civilized government now
has carrier pigeons connected with both
their war and navy departments. France
has entered Into pigeon culture more ex
tensively than any other European power,
and It is roughly estimated that there arc
250.000 pigeons in that country trained for
war emergencies. The main pigeon loft
or training station Is at Chalons, where
several thousand birds are kept all the
time. Every frontier post and fortress
has smaller lof tsv and three times a week
regular communication Is kept up be
tween these places by means of the pig
eons. This pigeon post, in constant prac
tice in times of peace, would be of Imme
diate service In times of war. The state
protects the carriers, and any one caught
shooting a pigeon of any kind In France
is heavily fined. The pigeon service has
been established In France 6lnce 1870.
The German war department owns about
10,000 pigeons, but they have a system of
(reserves which they can call into serv
ice in times of war. The owners of pri
vate lofts have to register their carrier
pigeons, and the war department knows
exactly how many of the birds It can ob
tain at a moment's notice.
The Austrian government also relies
largely upon private owners' pigeons for
service In time of war. Every bird in the
country has to be registered, and not one
can be sold or sent out of the country
without permission. Since 1875 a few thou
sand pigeons have been in regular serv
ice at the fortresses and frontier posts.
Russia has a military pigeon system,
which is maintained by the officers In the
corps of engineers. Little is known about
her system except that lofts are scat
tered throughout the empire, Including
bleak Siberia. The Intense cold of the
winter months in the latter place seri
ously Interferes with the success of the
pigeon post, and partly neutralizes the
good effect of It. Italy's pigeon post was
established in 1R72, and Spain and Portu
gal Inaugurated simllatr systems a few
years later.
There are 1000 homing pigeons on the
books of the British navy, and several
times this number on the books of the
army. In the past 10 years the United
States army and navy departments have
been interested In the carrier pigeons,
and we have posts established at different
points throughout the country. Their
services have been useful chiefly in the
navyt and experiments are being made
constantly In communicating by this
means between the shore and the ships.
There is no system of registering homing
pigeons In private lofts, and In an emer
gency the government In need of more
pigeons would have to depend upon the
patriotism of the private owners for in
creasing its supply. That there would be
plenty of volunteers no one doubts a mo
ment. "Wire Trnst Advances Wages.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 5. The American
Steel & Wire Company today posted no
tices In all of its plants notifying Its em
ployes of a general advance In wages of
7 per cent, to take effect from January
L The advance affects 30,000 employes, 10,
000 of whom are In the Pittsburg district,
the rest being employed in the company's
works In Chicago, Cleveland and Kokomo,
Ind.
Webster Davis Going: to Pretoria.
LONDON, Jan. 6. A dispatch to the
Dally Chronicle from Cape Town, dated
January 5. quotes Webster Davis, assist
ant secretary of the Interior, at Wash
ington, as saying that, although his visit
to South Africa Is entirely for his health,
he Intends to go to Pretoria, no matter
at what personal Inconvenience.
'THE POISON MYSTERY
SCHAAFLER LETTERS INTRODUCED
AT THE MOLINEUX TRIAL.
Prisoner's Private Secretary on the
Witness Stand More Handwrit
ing: Experts Testified.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. In the Mollneux
trial, one of the most Interesting witnesses
of the day was William W. Schaafler. He
Identified the letter sent by Molineux to
Mrs. Schaafler. informing her that he was
xo be married next day; but the marriage
was sudden; that it was quite a romance,
In fact.
This particular letter was addressed "My
Dear Sadie,'- and on account of the high
social standing of Mrs. Schaafler. and the
fact thajt the district attorney's office ob
tained possession of the correspondence
G. COAD.
in a fashion most mysterious, the incident
has attracted considerable attention. Mr.
Schaafler said that he and his wife had
known Molineux for four or five years;
that Molineux had taken tea at his house,
and that he was friendly with the deftn
dant. Nothing was elicited that would
have a tendency to throw any light upon
the manner In which the district attorney
obtained possession of the letters belong
ing to the wife of the witness. Letters
from Molineux to Schaafler were also
placed In evidence and Identified by the
witness. Mr. Schaafler explained the sen
tence "Cornish Is in and I am out," which
appears In one of the letters, as meaning
that the defendant had resigned from the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club, while Cor
nish still remained there in an official ca
pacity. Howard A. Adams, son of the late Mrs.
Adams, testified in detail concerning the
incidents which occurred at the Adams
home on the day of the murder. He as
serted emphatically that his mother did
not drink, and explained that he had been
In Connecticut during 1898 recovering from
Injuries sustained by being caught in a
flywheel. He did not return to the Adams
apartments until the day of the murder,
and consequently knew nothing concerning
the incidents leading up to the crime.
One of the most Important witnesses was
Charles D. Allen, Molineux's private sec
retary. It was Allen who signed letters
for Molineux "per C. D. A." He had stud
ied chemistry, and had served in the lab
oratory of Molineux. Asked If there were
many poisons in the laboratory, he replied :
"Yes, barrels of them." Among the pois
ons which he mentioned specifically were
paris green, chrome yellow, English ver
milion, dry arsenic in kegs, and quanti
ties of mercury. Allen identified a letter
which he wrote to the Studio Publishing
Company, 1620 Broadway, New York city,
signed Roland B. Molineux, per C. D. A.,
as one that he wrote personally. He
claimed that Molineux was looking for the
names of consumers of dry colors. The
letter was written according to instructions
In the ordinary course of business, but
the significance of the Incident lies in
the fact that 1620 Broadway is the address
of the Koch letter-box agency, and it i3
claimed that it was from this letter that
Koch learned the address of Mollneux and
sent the defendant a circular offering to
lease a private letter-box, an offer which
It Is claimed Mollneux afterward accepted.
Herbert K. Twichell. loan clerk at tho
Chase National bank, and a. practical
handwriting expert, In response to ques
tions, testified that In his opinion the ad
dress on the poison package was written
by Molineux.
David C. Decker, paying teller of the
Union Square bank, entertained similar
opinions.
The handwriting expert testimony ot
the day was' wound up when Paying Tell
er Bayers, of the Shoe & Leather bank,
again appeared on the stand and was
cross-examined by Mr. Weeks, a cross
examination which, however, failed to
shake his belief In the guilt of Mollneux.
The last witness of the day was Lewis
H. Cornish, a cousin of Harry S. Cornish,
also a cousin' of Mrs. Florence Rogers,
the daughter of the dead woman. He
testified that Harry Cornish -was ill when
he called upon the witness to inform him
of the death of Mrs. Adams, and upon
cross-examination by Mr. Weeks, the
witness admitted that Mrs. Adams be
came 111 while he was paying a visit to
her house about two weeks before her
death. The witness had concluded his
testimony upon this point when court ad
journed until Monday.
SHOT TO DEATH BY A MOB.
Negro Fiend Lynched by Masked
Men at Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va Jan. 5. W. W.
Watt was taken from the station-house
early this morning and shot to death for
criminally assaulting Mrs. T. M. Simp
son, the wife of an employe of the ship
yard. Watt, who was from Lynchburg, had
been In this city several weeks. Late last
evening he went to the house of T. M.
Simpson, a ship joiner, and. In his ab
sence, criminally assaulted Mrs. Simpson.
She had previously given the man some
thing to eat, and he came ostensibly to
thank her for the kindness. After the
assault, Watt took a train for Richmond,
but a special officer jumped on the train
as it was moving out, handcuffed the man
and brought him back on tbe next train.
Watt was locked up and at 4 o'clock
this morning a mob of armed and masked
men came to the station-house, disarmed
the sergeant, and, at the point of re
volvers, made him unlock the cejl, where
the wretch was crouching, pleading for
life. The prisoner was taken out to a
strip of woods on the edge of the city,
about three-fourths of a mile from the
atatlon-house, tied by the hands to a tree
and shot to death. Probably as many as
40 bullets entered the body.
Thousands of people visited the scene
today. Watt was identified by the woman
at the jail last night and again this morn
ing. Watt claimed to be an electrician,
but did not follow the profession while
here. No arrests have been made, and it
Is not believed that the affair will be In
vestigated until the grand jury convenes
at the regular term, a month hence.
A DOUBLE HANGING.
Tyco Mexican Murderers Executed at
El Paso, Tex.
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 5. Geronlmo Parra
and Antonio Flores, Mexicans, were
hanged here at 1 o'clock this afternoon
for murder. Both met death with forti
tude. Parra, a notorious horsethief, killed
John Fusselman, a Texas ranger, nine
years ago, when Fusselman was pursuing
him for the purpose of recovering some
stolen horses. Flores killed his sweetheart,
who refused to marry him, a year ago.
Parra and Flores made a desperate ef
fort to kill some of the officers or specta
tors this afterpoon, when their cell door
was unlocked. It had been decided to
hang Flores first, for fear he would break
down, and when the officers unlocked the
cell door to convey him to the gallows,
both prisoners dashed out and stabbed
right and left among the crowd with
dirks made of coarse steel wire. A des
perate struggle followed, and the most In
tense excitement was precipitated. A con
stable shoved Parra Into the cell and
bolted the door, and five rangers and
deputy sheriffs sprang upon Flores, dis
arming him and bearing him to the floor.
He was bound and conveyed to the scaf
fold, where death was instantaneous.
Ranger Ed Bryant was wounded In the
stomach by a dagger thrust. Parra was
covered by revolvers and disarmed, after
which he was .taken to the scaffold. Death
was also Instantaneous In his case.
A Chinaman Hanged.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 Go See, a
Chinese murderer, convicted of killing one
of his countrymen, was hanged today at
San Quentln prison. A remarkable fea
ture connected with the case was See's
conversion to the Catholic faith by Albert
Hoff, another murderer, who is to suffer
the death penalty soon.
Clever Forcer's Operations.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 5. Merchants
here have been victimized in wholesale
style by a clever forger ot small checks
drawn upon the Bank of British Columbia,
signed "Morrison & Armstrong." Each
check was drawn in favor of George Volk
mar, who represented "himself as a work
man in the employ of the firm. The forger
has not been arrested. The police have
his description.
The Chattanooga Theater Tragedy.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 5. The
trial of Julia Morrison James for the
murder of Fred Leldenheimer, leading
man in "Mr. Plaster of Paris" company,
was resumed In the circuit court today.
Josephs, the electrician of the opera-house,
testified that Miss Morrison shot Lelden
heimer before he spoke, and that Lelden
heimer made no effort to strike her.
Alleged Diamond Swindler.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 5. Joseph
Schwartz,, a onco prominent je'weler of
Kansas City, Is In jail here, having been
taken, from a train here tonight on habeas
corpus proceedings. He was in the custody
of an Iowa officer, who was taking him
to Council Bluffs, where hp is wanted for
an alleged case of diamond swindling.
Guilty of Inciting: Riot.
PANA, 111., Jan. 5. A verdict of guilty
was returned today by the jury In the
case of Henry Steven3, colored, charged
with having Incited the coal mines riot
April 18, 1899. in which sevdi persons were
killed and a number wounded. Sentence
has not yet been passed.
Bank Teller Sentenced.
BOSTON, Jan. 5. Joel G. Tyler, late tel
ler of the Safety National bank, of Fitch
burg, was today sentenced in the United
States court to serve five years in Wor
cester jail for embezzling the funds of tho
bank.
HOOD RIVER PROSPERITY.
The Past Year Has Seen the Town's
Business Double.
Hood River Glacier.
The business of Hood River has doubled
within the past year. The big crop of
strawberries last spring distributed $70,000
in casfti among the people of the valley,
and consequently the merchants report a
big cash trade. A .great deal of money
is lefit here by the transient population
of strawberry-pickers, and the past year
the railroad camps near town secured
their supplies from our merchants. Thera
has been a steady increase of population
in the town and valley that has material
ly increased the business of the mer
chants. There are no empty business
houses or residences within the town, and
the value of real estate has advanced ac
cordingly. The price demanded for suita
ble business sites is in excess of the value
the business of the town will warrant.
Capital cannot be induced to come here at
a sacrifice. It is the valley behind the
town that has made Hood River known
to the outsido world.
Tho postoffice receipts afford a good in
sight of Hood River's Increased popula
tion and wealth. William M. Yates, the
postmaster, reports the postal receipts for
the quarter ending December SI. 1899, to
be ?S0O 53, while for the same quarter in
1898 they were only $591 03 The number
of money orders Issued for the last quar
ter of 1899 was 1237, while in 1S98 It was
868. The Hood River postoffice last year
was raised from a fourth-class to a pres
idential office, with a remuneration of
$1100 a year. A free rural delivery was
established from the Hood River post
office last July, that is proving of value
to mainy farmers of the valley. Some 800
people are enabled to take advantage of
this deliver' system.
A local telephone system was estab
lished In Hood River last spring by the
Oregon Telephone Company, which has 23
subscribers. We are in need, though, of
an electric light plant. There is promise
of a big strawberry crop next spring, and,
with good prices for the same, times in
Hood River ought to be better than ever.
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Frederick Stalgcr, Aged 04 Years.
SALEM, Jan. 5. Frederick Stalger, 94
years old, died at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Monroe, this after
noon. He was born in Hemminger, Wur
temburg, Germany, and came to America
In 1818. He settled in Pennsylvania, where
he remained until 1S62, when he came to
Oregon. He left four sons and two daugh
ters. One of the daughters Is Mrs. Fred
erick Eggert, of Portland.
The Gambling Vice.
Albany Democrat.
Of all things don't waste your sub
stance gambling. Of all strange things
the strangest Is that a business man who
has everything to lose should waste his
substance up against men who are In the
business and have nothing to lose.
a
Persons whose occupation gives but lit
tle exercise aie victims of torpid liver and
constipation. Carter's Little Liver Pills
will relieve you.
PHip
is Tien
Exhaust
H Ro Perry, Sr09 Freestone, Cal., writes .
"J have been troubled with rheumatism for over twenty years and had
tried the most skillful physicians in our state without any relief when I be
gan taking Paine's Celery Compound. Before I had used half a bottle, 1 was
relieved. It cured my rheumatism permanently, and I believe it will cure any
case of rheumatism."
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
TRAVELING PRINTER WHO SAYS HE
WAS ASSESSOR OF ST. PAUL.
Construction of the Port Orchard
Fortifications Will Begin Not
Later Than February.
ALBANY, Or., Jan. 5. A traveling
printer, giving the name of Thompson,
who had been working for P. J. Smiley
several days, was arrested this afternoon
at Jefferson, for forging the name of Mr.
Smiley to a check for $12, which was
cashed in this city last night by F. L.
Rels. Thompson claimed to have been as
sessor of St. Paul at one time.
PRICE OF CATTLE.
Sonthern Oregon Stockman Thinks
the Top Figure Has Been Beached.
Klamath Falls Express.
Louis Gerber, who Is feeding a good
many mutton sheep and beef cattle on
Lost river for the California market,
states that the price of cattle has reached
the limit. He says:
"Beef is not as high as it was during
the summer and autumn months, and
feeders will And the profits on the wrong
side of the ledger.
"Tho heavy fall of rain In California
during tho fall months has started vege
tation of all kinds, and, from all advices
received from Southern California, there
will be an abundance of grass bsef cattle
by the latter part of February.
"A great many cattle have been shipped
into the southern counties from Arizona
and Mexico during, the past two months.
"While I don't look for cattle to take a
big tumble, there will be a general decline
In prices for the next five years.
"I look for 2-year-olds to bring about
$25 next year. That is a very good price,
and it Is a good business at that figure.
"The local consumption of beef In the
San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento
markets has fallen off fully 25 per cent
for the present season, compared to pre
vious years.
"It Is true that there were fully as
many cattle slaughtered in San Fran
cisco during 1899, and probably more, but
this was caused by the immense amount
of both fresh and canned meats which the
government sent on the transports to the
Philippines.
"When beef Is as high as It has been
during the past year, the working people.
Who are really the consumers, buy other
articles of food as a substitute.
"I don't want to leave the impression,
however, that cattle will be down to
any low figures for some time, but one
who has observed conditions for over 30
years and has seen these same ups and
downs in the livestock business, does not
take long to figure out the problem.
"We have a population on this whole
coast of 2,000,000 people, not as many in
habitants as there are In the city of New
York, and, with the states of California.
Oregon, Nevada and Arizona to draw
from and everybody anxious to get into
the business, it takes but a short time to
have a surplus.
"Whenever the Eastern market does not
justify the buying of cattle from East
ern Nevada, it takes but a short time to
be overstocked."
TO FORTIFY PORT ORCHARD.
Construction Will Be Began Not
Later Than February.
SEATTLE, Jan. 5. News of the Inten
tion of the government to proceed imme
diately to fortify the entrance to Port
Orchard, across Puget sound from this
city, where is located the navy-yard and
one of the finest drydocks in the United
fl H UPIj 0 JL
eg. wiiri Kneumaiism
s Nerve and Strength
States, was received here today. Con
struction work will be commenced not later
than February 1. The report is confirmed
by Captain Harry Taylor, engineer In
charge of all coast defense work on the
Sound. Ground for the fortifications on
the headlands overlooking the narrows
was condemned by the government sev
eral months ago.
POSTMISTRESS ELOPES.
Wife and Mother Leaves Husband,
Home and Children.
Harvey Valley Items.
In the quiet communities that He about
Steins mountain, last week, the tongue of
scandal was set wagging over the elope
ment of Mrs. Schoubes, postmistress at
Andrews, with R. J. Weeks, who had a
contract for carrying the mall between
Diamond and that place. It Is surprising
how the foolish woman came to make up
her mind to leave her home, a fond hus
band and loving children, and still more
surprising is how a man with a character,
such as this man Weeks Is known to havo,
ever succeeded In gaining such control
over the woman as to Induce her to cast
her lot with him, leaving all that she
should hold dear, to enter a life of dis
grace and shame, and with poverty staring
her in the face at the beginning.
The first stop made by the erring couple
was at James F. Mahon's. In Anderson
valley, where the false spouse was met by
the husband, .who demanded the return of
their child. The child wa3 given up, but
the heartless woman refused to return
home. The last heard of, the couple were
making iheir way across Barren valley,
hunting pastures new, but no quiet life oi
happy home can ever be the outcome of an
escapade of this kind.
Several Divorce Caso.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 5. Charle3
Baker has commenced an action for di
vorce against Caroline Baker, on the
ground of desertion.
Alvlna Theilsieje has filed a complaint
for divorce against Frederic Theilsieje, al
leging cruel treatment as grounds for the
same.
A decree of divorce was granted to Ida
E. Clairmont against A. Clalrmont, on the
ground of nonsupport. The plaintiff was
declared to be the rightful owner of the
real estate of the parties, consisting of 20
acres of land in Clark county. ,
Jennie P. Crawford was granted a di
vorce from Enos Crawford, on the ground
of abandonment. The plaintiff was given
the care and custody of the minor chil
dren. Bettering the Curves and Grades.
Hood River Glacier.
Things present a lively appearance at
Haynes" sour, where the O. R. & N. Co.
has a large force of men at work reducing
the curves and grade In the railroad bed
at "that point. The excavating necessi
tates much blasting, and tons of basalt
are being removed by a ljberal use of
giant powder. The heavy blasts as they
echo back and forth across the river
sound like cannonading. With the Im
provements in the roadbed here a num
ber of sharp curves will be taken out and
an abrupt grade of eight feet reduced.
Carbonado InveHtigation Completed.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 5. The board of coal
mino inspectors has finished Its Investi
gation at Carbonado, and today was In
Olympla- in consultation with Governor
Rogers, to whom it submitted its findings.
The personnel of this board, in addition
to C. F. Owen, coal mine Inspector and
ex-officlo member of the board. Is Robert
Young, mining engineer of Tacoma; John
Jenkins, of Cumberland, King county, and
Charles Hamer. of Spokane. The report
will be fo mulated and gl en out tomorrow.
Planlc Road In Columbia Connty.
St. Helena Mist
Dick Bailey, supervisor of the Yankton
road district, has succeeded In placing sev
eral thousand feet of heavy plank on th
road from Houlton to Yankton. Gooa
roads are the salvation of any commun
ity, and plank roads are best of all, and
cheapest In the long run. Let there be
many miles of plank road laid in ou1
county this year whenever and wherever
It is possible to repair a piece of bad road
In that way.
Pennoyer An Incurable.
Newberjr Graphic.
Something of a boom has been started
in favor of Pennoyer, Oregon's Pannoyer,
for chairman of the state democratic cen
tral committee. We thought It understood
that the old man was. about through wit i
politics, but if ho has any lingering' long
ings in that direction, do let him have
the job, and If this next dose doesn't euro
him, he can be safely named among tho
Incurables.
Another Line of Steamers Up Coast.
SAN" FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. The Call
will say tomorrow:
"The chances aro that In another two
months there will he a compatfng line of
steamers between San Francisco and Pu
get sound ports. The owners of the trans
ports Glenogle, Victoria. Tacoma and Co
lumbia are going to run the vessels on.
the coast."
Mrs. Povrell, Pioneer of Linn County.
Kate, wife of Judge J. C. Powell, of Al
bany, died Thursday morning after having
been a sufferer for 25 years from hemor
rhage of the lungs. She was a pioneer oC
Linn county. Mrs. Fred Blumbrg and
James F. Powell are her children.
Football and Prune Method.
Newberg Graphic.
To keep up her football rep, Califor
nia Is forced to the old prune racket
that of putting her label on Oregon's
best athletes, and even then Stanford goes
down befoie the Multnomahs.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
Sheriff to John F. Hughes. lots 1 and
2. block 1. Woodworth's addition,
December 27 51360
University Land Company to C. O.
Boynton, lots 26 and 27, block 136.
University Park, January 5... 28
S. F. Sinclair and wife to C. SL Pin
dell, lot 3, block HO, Caruthers ad
dition. December 29 22
J. H. Brenner and wife to Julius L.
Haas, 12 acres, section J, T. 1 a. R.
1 E.. and section 1. T. 1 &, R. 1
W.. December 3 10
W. L. Farrell and A. E. Farrell to
Elizabeth Byars, 6x56. lot 3. block
139, East Sixth street. East Port
land. January 4.... 500
Sheriff to Hibernia Savings bank, lots
5 and 7. block 18. lots 15. 17 and 19
block 21. Southern Portland. Mar eh 7 731
William E. Newcomb to Harriet Sew
comb et al. lot 13. block 35. Albina;
lots 4 and 5, block 17. Willamette,
lot 12, block. Central Albina. west
30 feet, lot 22, block 13. Albtna, De
cember 7 1
Sophia Preston and husband to James
Taylor. N. Edwin J. Taylor and
wife D. L. C and also M acfea of
James Logle D. L. C. October 29. . 230
T. J. Redsweil and wife to fcdwfn J.
Taylor, same. October 29 230
Lillian Vernon McDonjcall and hus
band to Edwin J. Taytor, same, Sep
tember 1.. 1
Jessie McEwan to Edwin J. Taylor.
same. June 9 .. 2"0
Arabella. Talt and husband et ah to
Edwin J. Taylor, sa"me, June .... 250
Marriage License.
Leland Seoley Cook, aged 28. Ie Mabl
Myers, aged 21; Benjamin T. Flint, f
Washington county. Mary F. Spidell, 47.
Birth.
January 1 Boy to the wife ot Elmer
B. Colwell. Sn Kelly street.
January 4 Boy to the wif- of Fred Hen
derson. 513 Vancouver avenue.
January 2 Boy to the wife of Ernest Mil
ler. 5S7 Northup s'-eet.
January 3 Girl to the wife of Thomas P.
French. 750 Front street.