IN THE SEVERAL COURTS
J. B. MONTGOMERY'S ILL FILED
FOR PROBATE.
Bntate. Beameatlied to "Wife and the
Children Mlnlns Salt Out of
the Federal Court.
Tne -witt of James Boyce Montgomery.
nooonnoa. was admitted to probate in tlie
oenaty tottrt yesterday, and Mary Phelpb
Moatgomory was appointed as executrix,
being se named In the instrument. The
value of -the estate is not given in the
petition filed for the probate of the will,
hat It is stated to consist of a large
amount of real and personal property.
To the wife, Mary Phelps Montgomery,
te aevieed the household effects and an
allowance of $4093 per annum In monthly
pa-r-neatfi. A monument for the deceased,
to oost sot to exceed $6009, is provided for.
Bestir Montgomery Russell, a sister of
the deceased, residing at Bedford, Pa., is
to reoeive $1600, and another Ulster, Julia
BUea Montgomery, also residing in Penn
sylvania, $609. The estate otherwise is to
be distributed to Mary Phelps Montgom
ery, and to the children, Henry Moorhead,
Mary, Phelps, Antoinette "Wood, Eliza, B,us
sell and Margaret Montgomery, and Con
stance Montgomery BurrelL The will
Mates that after the payment of debts,
bequests and the allowance to the wife, that
the remainder of the real property shall go
to Mary Phelps Montgomery and the eight
children; the wife to receive one-sixth
aad an additional one-sixth for life, and
the remaining two-thlras, and a certain
sum of $18,406 advanced for the benefit of
Phelps Montgomery, Is to be distributed
among the children equally.
The one-sixth Interest held by the wife
during her Itfe Is, at her death, to go to
the five daughters. For the purposes of
the will the real property is bequeathed
to Mary Phelps Montgomery In trust, to
be distributed as best interests direct. Any
money remaining from the eale' or handling
Of the real property is to be treated in
the distribution as real property.
Alt of the residue of the property not
onpoolally devised is bequeathed to the
live daughters. J. F. Boothe was appoint
ed guardian of Margaret Montgomery, a
MUST TESTIFY AGAI2T.
DBURBcd Statute Employed in Ask
ing: for a Acvr Trial.
In the suit of Dr. M. C. Strickland, of
Oregon City, against Noble Heath and
wife, in which the plaintiff, several days
ago, obtained a. verdict against the defen
dants for $Ud, Attorney Palmer has filed
a motion for a new trial, and, pending the
argument of the same, caused Dr. Strick
land to be summoned to appear for re
examination as a witness before C. J.
Schnabel, a notary public
Mr. Palmer is counsel for the Heaths,
and the step taken by him Is a very un
usual one. It Is frequently resorted to be
fore a trial, but not often afterwards. Dr.
Strickland appeared first In the justice
court, and again testified at the trial just
closed, before Judge George and a jury,
and to have to respond to another process
after having twiee won the case is, no
doubt, more than he bargained for.
Attorney Palmer, however, seems to
have ooneibfted not to overlook any point
in the game, -and his move Is according
to law, as the statute provides that the
testimony of a witness may be taken be
fore any person authorized to administer
an oath, when the witness is a party to
the action or otherwise, and when the
testimony is required upon a motion. This
fits this case, as a motion for a new trial
is to be submitted. The statute also pro
vides that where the residence of the
witness is distant not more than 25 miles
from the place of examination, he shall be
granted three days' time to attend, but
the court may prescribe a shorter time.
On motion of Mr. Palmer the court short
ened the time to one day.
H. M. Cake, attorney for Strickland,
argued that the time ought not be thus
reduced, and further contended that the
case having been tried and a verdict ren
dered, such process and proceedings were
not allowable or proper, were Immaterial,
Incompetent and irrelevant. Mr. Palmer
referred to the statute, and Judge George
ruled tfeat it -was within the law to re
quire Dr. Strickland thus to appear, and
he se erdeted.
Probnte Court.
J. Arklles was appointed administrator
of the estate of E. S. Arklles, deceased.
The petition filed in the case states that
lie oame to his death October 8, 1S99,
through the negligence of the Southern
Pacific Oompan), and that there is a
claim against the company yet to be dis
posed of.
Lydell Baker, administrator of the es
tate of Cnar.es Campbell, deceased, was
authorized to distribute the estate, con
sisting of SO shares of stock in a mine
in Montana, and 160 acres of land, to
Marlon McLeod.
Eva V. Holman, guardian of Lawrence
Herbert and John Raymond Holman,
minors, filed a report showing the receipt
of $ftt, which she has deposited In a bank
to draw interest.
The final account of the partnership es
tate of the Ellis Printing Company was
filed. All claims have been paid.
The inventory of the estate of Ellen
Gately, deceased, was filed. The estate is
valued at $1869.
George Good, administrator of. the es
tate of H. Li. Darr, deceased, reported
the sale of lot 2, block 59, Couch addition,
for $ttM. less a $1000 mortgage due on the
property.
JehR Poole Company Receivership.
Judge Cleland yesterday allowed the
claim of Robert "Walker against the John
Poole- Company receivership to the extent
of $SM. Walker held receivers certificates,
which he obtained from C. W. Strunk.
executed by George D. Young, receiver,
and which he alleged Thomas Connell,
a bo succeeded Young as receiver, did not
pay. Connell refused to pay, because he
said Young issued the certificates In a
machinery transaction, which machinery,
he alleged. Young was handling on com
xniscwa for a manufacturing concern, and
that It did not belong to the John Poole
corporation. The receiver filed his final
account, showing $3766 receipts and $3290
paid out. The balance. $468, will serve to
pay the "Walker claim, $100 attorney's
fees, and JUS additional compensation to
the receiver. The $S20Q disbursed was paid
to the creditors in the form of a 234 per
cent dividend te each.
Oae "Witness Will Be Absent.
The second trial of Ed Flannlgan, on a
charge of larceny, is set for Friday, In
the ertminel court, but as Detective John
Cordano, one of the witnesses, will not
be here on that day, as he Is about to
start for Kansas City to bring back Muse,
the esnbeasler. the trial may be deferred.
Counsel for Flannlgan yesterday asked
Judge George to issue a bench warrant to
detain Cordano. but the court refused, say
ing it would Interfere If the governor had
eommwBtoned the officer to go on an er
rand Tor the state. It is possible for the
trial to proceed on Friday, provided Dis
trict Attorney Sewall and the attorney for
Flaaatgan can agree concerning the evi
dence of Cordano as submitted at the other
trial.
The James John Bsrtnte.
PMMa T. Smith, executor or the will of
Ja John, deceased, was authorized by
Judge Cube yesterday to sell a block in
Jamas John's First addition to St Johns.
to obtain -money to pay taxes. He was
also granted leave to sell another block
so ae to mvr nimeelf $103 compensation.
He mmtec 'ta a petition, that he has re
ceived nothing for his services, and that
the property of the estate bas increased
In value being now worth about $40,009.
James John devised ah of the property
r -will for a school at St Johns. The
heirs, contested the bequest, and the su
preme court held it to be valid. Kothlng
has yet been done toward the building of
the" school.
Criminal Co art.
District Attorney Sewall yesterday filed
an Information against Fanny Riley
charging her with larceny of a watch and
$23 money from Charles Aplin.
An information was also filed against
Walter Leotard charging him with larceny
of $139 from the store of I. Benjamin.
Andrew Carlson, who held up a street
car and robbed C. E. Harding and C. H.
Knudson, and who also robbed Mrs. C
T. Dickenson at the point of a shotgun,
on September 12, was arraigned- before
Judge George yesterday and was allowed
until Friday to plead.
Court Kotes.
Henry Koerber, a subject of the em
peror of Germany, was admitted to citi
zenship by Judge Cleland yesterday.
An affidavit for publication of summons
was fixed in the divorce suit of Elizabeth
McBrien vs. Jonathan McBrlen, the de
fendant being at Skagway.
The trial of tho suit .of George Ainslle
vs. Llpman, "Wolfe & Co. consumed the
time in Judge Frazier's department yes
terday, and will be resumed this morning
The mechanic's Hen suit of J. S. Turner
against O. H. Calkins and J. H. Flsk, was
heard by Judge Cleland yesterday, and
taken under advisement. The liens are
for painting and paper-hanging done In
the summer of 1899, on a house owned by
Flsk temporarily situated on a lot owned
by Calkins.
In the old cult of Esberg-Gunst Company
vs. the City of Portland, to recover dam
ages on account of the bursting of a water
main at Fourth and Salmon streets, which
caused the Hooding of plaintiff's cellar.
Judge Sears yesterday granted plaintiff
until March 1 to file a bill of exceptions
for an appeal to the supreme court. The
case has been twice tried, and has already
been to the supreme court on points of
law. The plaintiff obtained, a small ver
dict at the first trial which the lower court
subsequently set aside, and at the last
I trial the city won. The Esberg-Gunst Com
pany alleges that a large quantity of goods
were wet and rendered valueless. The
uuicuw uj. Lilts cny is mat uio naici mum
was of Tgood material, -and the break was
an unforeseen occurrence, ana that the
city was not negligent
SOUTHEASTERN OREGON.
Grant County In on the Mining Boom
Stock: Interests.
Judge M. D. Clifford, of the ninth ju
dicial district, is at the Imperial, accompa
n.ed by his wife. Judge Clifford's district
embraces the counties of Grant, Harney
and Malheur, and is therefore the most
remote district In Oregon, no railroads
yet tapping any portion of it. His circuit
necessitates a good deal of stage travel,
as Burns Is 70 miles from Canyon City,
his home, -on one side, while Yale Is 60
miles distant on the other. He knows
the roads well, however, as this Is his third
term as circuit judge, and he served as
prosecuting attorney for the district be
fore he became judge.
Grant county, he says, Is profiting by the
great mining rush to the Sumpter and
Granite districts, the latter town being
within Grant's boundaries. Mines are not
assessed until patents have been Issued
by the government, so the Increase of
wealth will not be so apparent on the tax
roll as It will along lines of development
and increased population. He thinks that
the mines will hereafter prevent sheep
irom summering In the Blue mountains
around Granite and Canyon City, as all
miners have pack horses to eat the grass.
In fact there were no sheep pastured in
the neighborhood of Sumpter last year,
where 65,000 head were fattened the sum
mer before. The range Is free to all, as
the land mostly belongs to the govern
ment, but the miners and prospectors
"have a method of bluffing the sheepmen
which "has proven effective In many cases,
and the flockmasters of Morrow county
and "Western Grant are now obliged to
hunt summer range somewhere else.
In Malheur county considerable litiga
tion Is In progress between the large stock
companies and the settlers along the edge
of Malheur lake. The French-Glenn Stock
Company, which owns over 100,000 acres
of land already Is trying to oust some
settlers who had taken up claims on
lands previously under water, but now
left dry, on account of Malheur lake
breaking through Into Harney lake, which
Is some feet lower. The livestock com
pany held the lake, as their tends bordered
on Its waters, and so when the waters re
ceded the company still thinks It has
riparian rights in the matter, and Judge
Clifford says the question will have to ba
settleu finally by the secretary of the In
terior in "Washington, though all the evi
dence will be taken before the United
States land office at Burns. The Glenn
French estate is now being managed In
the Interest of young heirs, Ine princi
pals, Glenn and French, having both been
fatally shot, Glenn in California and
Pete French In Oregon.
These stock companies acquired their
lands mostly "by purchase from settlers,
many of whom were In the empjoy of the
company, and a good deal of swamp and
overflow lands purchased were from the
state. As they are both Callforn'a com
panies, the large number of cattle raised
are sold In San Francisco, and the supp les
for the ranches are brought n by way
of "Wlnnemucca. A railroad, tapping
Grant, Harney and Malheur counties,
from the O. R. & N., Is looked for some
day, and this would not only develop a
large area of country but It would bring
a heavy volume of trade to Portland, the
natural emporium for Southeastern Ore
gon. DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estate Transfers.
A. F. Flegel and wife to D. E. "Wag
ner, lots 9. 10, block 10, Highland:
March 10, 1S9S $150
F. H. Bodman to C. E. Lamberson, lot
3, block 59, Caruthers addition; part
of lot 37, block 1, Woodlawn; also
lots 3. 4, 8. block 18, North Aibina;
also lots 1 to 8, Inclusive, block 10,
Pasadena; March 18, 1S97 :... 20
Bulldinp: Permits.
Lewis Love, alteration to house on
Front street, between Market and Mill,
$1500.
H. Plttlnger, 1-story house, corner of
Gantenbeln avenue and Fargo street $1000.
Births.
January 7, girl to the wife of Edwin C.
Test 600 East Eighteenth street
January 15, boy to the wife of Louis
Crletz, 662 Third street
January IS, girl to tho wife of Charles
McLaughlin. 989 Corbett street
January 17, girl to the wife of Alderman
B. Xeaton, Thirty-third and Kern streets.
January 4. girl to the wife of Peter OI
-sen, CS7 East Seventeenth street
January 30. girl to the wife of James H.
Zehnueg, 253 Sixth street.
January 26, boy to the wife of Laurence
Sexton,; 533 Columbia street -.,
January a, 'girl to the wife of Garrett
H. Vanlonten, 412 Btirnslde street
January 20, boy to the wife of John H.
Carson, 1031 Garfield avenue
Contnerlonit Diseases.
Captain N. Delude, St. "Vincent's hos
pital, typhoid fever
Master Brown, 291 Fifteenth street diph
theria. Russel Haines, 543 East Pine street;
whooping cough.
Henrietta "Haines, 543 East Pino street,
whooping cough.
Deaths.
January 29, Edward Falling, age 59
years, 3S3 West Park street, valvular dis
ease of the heart
January 23, George Chamberlain, age 72.
years. Good Samaritan hospital, valvular
disease of heart
Marrlaec Licenses.
John Cooper, aged 32, and Elizabeth
Brown, aged 37;' Lester French, 3L aad
Cora Nellie- Reed, Mr Ulrloh Abplanaip,
35. -and Katie Abuhl. 26; 'Francis "Weist, 2a,1
and Maud "Hill, 19; E. B. Park, 39, and
Constance "Wolfe, 33.
THE MORyiNQ OREGONIAST, THURSDAY,
THE TOMB OF TAMERLANE
"WAS A GREAT MAN FOR FOUNDING
UNIVERSITIES.
Description of the Mausoleum and
Its Surroundings and a. Brief
Historic Account of All.
SAMARKAND, Russian Turkestan, July
23. Tamerlane was the greatest man in
all history, as far as I know, for found
ing universities. All over Central Asia col
leges are still running which either were
founded by him in his lifetime or with
money left for the purpose after his death.
Here in his ancient capital I have visited
five of these myself, and I don't know
(fk?
THE TOMB OF
how many more there may be that I have
missed. Nevertheless It Is not as a found
er of universities that the great monarch is
chiefly celebrated today in Western his
tories. Timur the Tartar, of Tamerlane, was
born near this city in the "year 1333. Some
of his biographers declare' that he was de
scended from Chlnghlz Khan, the other
great Tartar conqueror, but the, better tes
timony is that In the beginning he was only
a petty chieftain of the region. Perhaps
both tales are true. At any rate it was not iess signs or decay than tne more interest
until he was nearly 70 years old that he was InS portions above. The brickwork of the
strong enough to threaten his neighbors to ' Sreat tomb which is unprotected Is crumb
the westward. By that time he had 1InS more rapidly than that portion which
brought all Central Asia under his sway, "as covered with tiles. Even the latter,
had made Samarkand one of the most however, begins to look Its age. The chief
magnificent of capitals, 'the center of Asl- minaret shows a spiral design worked out
atic learning, and was spreading culture by SIazed and colored tiles Imbedded In
and prosperity throughout his dominions. .the brIck. but these tiles have .fallen out
In his old age he defeated the Turks In Asia i Jn the lower half leaving only the hol
Mlnor and extended his reign from the J l0W3 to show that design was there.
Oxus to the Mediterranean. Bayezld, the Ab"e, the work remains almost perfect,
Turkish sultan, who was defeated at tho altn0ush " must have been finished al-
decisive battle af Anirnrn. was onrrlorl -arlfh
the victorious army in humiliation, ta bo
taunted and abused after the fashion of
the time for the glory of the cruel con"-
miwnr an to t,. imn,ortgii. i htanm !
as "the man In the iron cage." Tamer- ?" wife In, tbelr methods. One Instance
lane himself died two years later, in 1405, !3, e, bun&' n way in which they have
when he was 72 years ojd, as the result of j t0lIpa,r some of the crumbling por
a sickness contracted lA a hurried winter JjZ13 ST' r'V"1 i?"
campaign against a rebellious tribe not fS'tf ""?. lnlac3; elthe,r Jhe
far to the northeast -of his capital. -Hi0 dscendan? th,e
Samarkand repays the trials of. thejouc Jjir"f ,iajel th,8 ore,mrkable edi
ney across the deserts of Transclspia nJ3 fa"lnsf t0 decay havo rove1
equally well whether tme Is looking r LTf Ru Jfn " cBfr S!"
the life and development of the Central SJ1 S?Iis , SUt a PI?er ,,b"
Asia of today or the wonderful remains ot &. oweveT V pSonTto all"
the new Russian town, the view ends with callfnl The atntfon o?S "ISW
f th flr8 l??nf rw Hi? mb UaU ,ny defacement of the ruins or for re
?.? fJllt&hllfaa lvms any bit of crumbling masonry or
1Z i li..rt tU"". J" "ilu
reached In driving from the Russian to the
native Sart town. The aspect of the Gur
Emlr, as the great tomb is called, Is per
haps the most familiar of all the monu
ments of Central Asia, so often has It been
reproduced pictorially. Fine as It Is
architecturally and historically, It 13 not
by any means the greatest or the most
?nUn?i 0t hf,antl1Vit,eS; Thf f atterCd
minarets and the melon-shaped dome are
Visible through the trees from a long dls-
tance, and the tomb occupies a palticu-
larly favorable site. i
The entrance Into the courtyard which
surrounds the tomb is through a gateway
which mint hnTO w mtl r
one time. Today ItaboStaKUon.
are broken, although it is still easy to
trace tneir Deauty of design and execution,
The courtyard is paved and a few fruit
trees are scattered about. Visitors now
do not enter the tomb by the great arch
which once formed Its main doorway, but
by a turn to the left are admitted to the
chamber where the faithful attendants
who keep perpetual watch make their
home. The gloomy room seemed a dismal
home, but the venerable old Mussulman
Who was on watch when I made my visit
le",Si5p-Sl0n- .? "
r ...j, 1U cv) muuon anu
reverent in manner when displaying . the
points of. interest, but long association
with the sepulcher had'mstde It a" matter
of somfi" Indifference to him In splterof his
pride In the fame of its royal occupant
The living-room had a handsome Persian
carpet spread on the stone floor, a nax
glleth stood by the window, and a number
of books in Sart and Arabic were scat
tered about one of them a worn copy of
tho Koran. Across one corner of the room
was -a line, over which hung a Ionp strip
of paper covered with freshly written cuflc
characters.
An arched doorway led from the little
room into the great vaulted1 chamber un
der the dome From "floor to roof this
must be considerably more than 100 feet
In height, and perhaps. CO feet In diameter.
The only light enters by three or four
small windows far above the floor, and
the walls of the dome are so thick that
from these windows few direct rays fell
to the ground. Even In the clear sunlight
and heat of,Bamarkand it Is always cool
here. '
Description of the Tomb.
In the centor of the floor a balustrade "of
carved and fretted alabaster .incloses a rec-
THE MATTSOLEUM OF THE SHAH-ZLNDEH, OR LIVING KING, SAMARKAND
tangular space paved with polished stone.
In this lnclosure are the slabs, which mark
the place of the graves below. These slab
are coffin-shaped blocks, all of them of
gray marble, except that of Tamerlane
himself, which occupies the central posi
tion of all. It is a greenish-black stone,
supposed to be nephrite, jasper or jade, al
most covered with cuflc Inscriptions beau
tifully carved in borders around and across
the upper surface of the block. The tombs
which share this shelter with that of Tam
erlane are those of his grandson, his prime
minister, his teacher and two or three oth
er members of his family. In the wall at
the Lead of the tombs, and so facing
toward Mecca. Is a tall, arched recess
where various emblems are kept, lnclud
I ing a cluster of tattered white standards
I on long bent poles. The walls and arch or
! the great dome are covered with ara-
besques and delicate ornamentation of ex
J qulslte workmanship, though age is cus
Klngmuch of It to fade and crumble away.
Carrying lighted candles, we crept down
TAMERLANE.
a steep, winding stairway In one corner
of the room to the. crypt below, which is
even cooler and quieter, to say nothing of
darker, than the domed chamber above.
This lower room contains the graves them
selves, covered with blocks of limestone
cut to the same size and set in correspond
ing position to the cenotaplis above. The
crypt, like most of tho remainder of the
structure, Is of brick, but as it is
more protected from the elements and
as 1ess delicately ornamented, It shows
! "iual- eura agu
The Russians for the last few years
have shown a commendable desire to pre
serve these splendid monuments of van-
ished power, but they have not always
'other relic that may be found on tho
ground or elsewhere. I was glad, how
ever, to be able to buy from the old at
tendant at the tomb the manuscript which
I had seen hanging over the line, as It
proved to be a tracing in India ink. in fac
simile and of exact size of the cuflc In
scriptions on the block of jade which
marks tho irrWn f t.,.io-
Mosque and Mausoleums.
-r,.i,r!, u i- .
J1 rom, th tomb r Tamerlane,
st of iaOUffhe
atreet of the Patl,ve cltV and beyond a
"?U " with vehicles and beasts
len'th J10"0 anjLasa ,market o
thc cltr. we came to another of the most
Sques and mausollumsown0 t
SnuS? TtmSTZ.?
Shah-Zindeh, or Living King. The clus
ter of buildings Is confusing, but pictur
esque. A great arched doorway faces the
street, where we found some Moslem
priests lounging in the shade to make us
welcome. From the gateway extends an
avenue or passage, Tising- steadily by fre
quent steps and inclines to the summit
of the hill on which the chief group of
buildings stands. The rise is perhaps ICO
feet In a distance of 500 feet. The pass
age Is paved with marble and other stone
1 at tataTBSaS
uies. on either side the walls are inter-
UBDted bv a. SUCCAksdon of am 11 miinin.
;. 3enms containing sometimes ona tomb and
ouicumca Btjvejtu, laeae Deing xno Dunai
places of many dt the members of Tam
erlano'B family. The little- mausoleums
aro surmounted by small domes and are
decorated after the manner of the deco
rations of the great tomb itself.
At the end of the long passage we
reached the mausoleum of Kazim-ben-Abbas,
whose history gives the name to
tho plate. He is reputed to have been a
relative of Mohammed, who came to Sa
markand to preach in the days when the
faith of Islam was new. He was bearing
the new gospel to the heathen with a
sword but in a certain battle was de
feated, captured and beheaded. It is here
that the legends begin to diverge. One of
them says that he caught his falling head
and entered a well, where he still lives,
and the well was shown me as I came up
the passage as an evidence of the truth
of the story. Another tale relates that
he entered a cavern for prayer and fast
I Ing, and that when the time is propitious
fhe Is to return and expel the Russians,
f The same priests who relato these tales In
1 .apparent-.goad faith then entXd4hs
FEBBUABY 1, 1900.
mosque and showed me the tomb where
thav declared Kazlm to be burled, seem
ing to see no contradiction In the stories.
The place indicated as the tomb Is hid
den in gloom behind a grating, with prayer
rugs all about for the use of pious pilgrims.
In other chambers of the same mosque I
was shown a number of Moslem devotees
who were vowed to silence for 40 days in
contemplation of the faith and the works
of the prophet In another room a priest
was reading in a monotonous undertone
from an immense volume of the Koran,
the open book measuring nearly six feet
square. Near by was the horsetail banner
of Kazlm-ben;Abbas. before which women
come to pray "to be healed of sterility.
Directly opposite the entrance arch of
the Shah-Zindeh is a small park. The
hills about this part of the city have been
used as a cemetery for many hundreds of
years, and the group of buildings which
form the mausoleum is supposed to date
from the beginning of the 14th century.
The road thither from the center of the
city Is cut deeply through an ancient
burying ground, where the bones of many
generations are exposed In the clay on
either side, rising in layers, as Interments
were made repeatedly In the same ground.
. TRUMBULL "WHITE.
Tbe Enemy's Country.
By George M. Gage.
Old ocean laves her rocky shores;
Down rugged slopes the water poors
That runs her mills.
The snows that round her corners drift
Are piled 'gainst homes of honest thrift,
Honored her hills.;
-
I venerate her noble men.
Alike wKh. plow, or eword, or pen.
Ready and strong.
Invincible, majestic, grand.
Behold their works In every Hand
Her ways along.
I venerate the sires who planned,
And with prophetic forecast scanned
The land to be.
They caught their impulse from above,
Their wisdom, chastened into love.
Blessed them and me.
The hardnesses which they endured,
Freedom and strength to us Becured,
And, resting now,
Down the on-reaching- march of time,
Through every age in every clime.
Their labors flow. '
And following these, a noble line.
The statesman's thought, the poet's rhyme.
The soldler'a deed;
The student Into sacred things.
Touching of life .the hidden springs,-
Expounding creed.
In all the active ways of life.
Foremost and ablest In the strife
Their record stands;
Reaching all hills and river o'er,
Atlantic to Pacific shore,
Remotest lands.
X take the sandals from my feet '.
In many a patriot's calm retreat;
'Tls sacred ground. ,
Pages of history explore.
Their page, I ween, has luster more
Than any found.
And womei, too, whose Uvea and thought
To higher planes a way have Wrought
For womankind.
Mothers, who inspiration -gave, -Mothers,
who speaking from the grave.
To good inclined.
Bach churchyard tells of sacrifice.
Each temple points men. to the skies; '
Each honored home
Has bullded homes on Western plains.
Where thrift inherited, etlU relgne,
And Love has throne.
.
My friend. If enemy there be.
Think not by the Atlantic sea
He hath a place. 1
Too many and too strong the ties, .
Tco loyal and too broadly wise
That noble race.
Mother and father side by side.
Waiting the resurrection tide,
In graveyard sleep.
Sisters 'and brothers ageing fast
Fetter us. to a sacred past.
And friendship keep.
My friend, reflect we're, brothero still,' ,
LHlng apart, but one of will
And purpose true. -
Though some are found on Western plain,
And some in homeland still remain.
We peace ensue.
Our motto, "Out of many one,"
Our nation's glory but begun,
Unit we stand!
N6 North, no South, no East, no West,
The beat for all, for each la best, -
AH where homeland I
We will not talk of class and greed.
But each to each will say Godspeed,
And lend a hand.
Love conquers all, and It shall nerve
Wrongs to suppress, and right preserve;
In love we stand.
Palsied the tongue that setp on fire
Discord and hate and wrong desire
In this fair land.
That talks of wrongs but to, Inflame
That gives to any state the name
Enemy's land.
Our nation's banner place on high.
Emblems of union. Let it fly
No star bedimmedl
Perish the demagogic art;
Seek honor; act the statesman's part.
With glory limned.
Enemy's country? Out, avaunt!
Insane, Inane the dreams that haunt
Thy fevered brain.
A mother's lullaby lives there.
The memory of a father's care;
Insane! Inane!
Pure waters! As ye purling flow
From tree-capped hills to vales below.
With cleansing power,
Te have to men brought broader life,
Fitting them for a healthier strife, :
More plenteous dower.
As In these valleys men have wrought.
Midst mountains Inspiration caught.
And nobler grown,
God grant that we, example-taught.
May learn the lessons they have brought
From fields well sown.
Clamor, and bitterness, and wrath.
Falsehood and the contentious path.
All these we flee.
Not on our own alone we think.
Fraternal inspiration drink,
All Interests see.
The dear flag from each sehoolhouse float.
Teaching that as the fathers smote
Its enemy, ,
Bo ever shall their sons defend,
Gainst open foe or recreant friend
Its destiny.
O patriots! Listen nevermore
To men who slander either shore,
For we are One!
No class, no section, no distrust.
No grudging greed, no envious lust.
Enmity none.
Father! Thy children shall be one.
Sure as the years their circles run,
'Twas writ in blood;
Lighting with Iove'the sacred page, ,
Bright promise of the earliest age.
Before the flood.
Each wanderer from Thy loving fold.
Each weakling en. the mountains cold,
Shall hear Thy voice.
Thy chosen seek them, they shall come;
And as they gently lead them home, '
Angels rejoice!
And when beside the shining sea
We hear the "Fear not, follow me,"
And feel Thy hand.
Upholding while the breakers roar.
Forgive. If we named yonder ebore
Enemy's land!
Portland, Or., Jan. 20, 1000.
9-
Time of Birtb. and Height.
New York Herild.
According to Combe, boys born in the
months of September, October, November,
December, January and February are not
so tall as those born In other months.
Those born in November are the short
est. Girls', according to the same author
ity, born in December, January,, February,
March, April and May show a less length
of body than those born in the remaining
months. Those born from June' to No
vember are taller, but the tallest are born
In August.
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LECTURED ON "'ALASKA
CAPTAIN EDWIN F. GLENN TOLD OF
EXPLORING EXPERIENCES.
Entertainment Was Under -Auspice
of Oregoa Camera CI all, at
Taylor-Street Clmrch.
Captain Edward F. Glenn, of the Twea-ty-nfta
Infantry, United Statae army, who
has spent the open season of the past two
years with exploring partks ia Alaska,
lectured last night under th ausptoed
the Oregon. Camera Club, at tho Taylor
street Metnodlst c.lurcH. The leeture was
entitled, "The Experiences of Military Ex
ploring Parties in the District of Alaska."
Captain Glenn Is a very entertaining
talker, and his remarks were ilHwtrtuad
with very tine stereopticon views. Tho
views were made from some of the aaaay
hundreds of photographs Captain Glean
took while on his travels.
In h.s introductory remarks h gave
some interesting statistics concern g the
great district now coming late so
much prominence, and to d some
thing of the history of the coun
try from Its discovery to the
present day. The first picture was a sap.
At this point Captain Glenn talked of tho
great necessity of a cable from the United
States to the recently acquired Philippines,
and said the more preferable route was not
by way of Honolulu, but by Alaska. The
latter was so much cheaper on account
of the shorter distance. e displayed
many really beautiful pictures, and la the
limited time only gave brief descriptions.
Among the lirst were volcanoes ia the
Russian archapelago, views of Dutch har
bor, the town of Unalaska and the harbor
of the same name.
He described the danger, the pleasures
and the profit of whaling, and threw upon
the canvas several excellent views of
whaling vessels in Queen Charlotte
sound. This sound he described as being
very rough. In the next picture, that of
a town, was a very fine totem pole. In its
general aspect this totem po'.e resembled
that in Pioneers' Square, Seattle, about
which so much has been said. Several
good pictures of Juneau and vicinity fol
lowed, including the harbor, the mines
and the shipping. The Treadwell mines,
according to Captain Glenn, work the lowest-grade
ore In the world. Here they
make a profit on ore that assays only $1 73
per ton. The entire mountain Is a mass
of ore, and the raw material '.a practically
shoveled In the back door3 of the fur
naces. Juneau, he said, is the most prom
inent place In Southeast Alaska, and la
destined to become quite a large town.
He believes- that the Capital wl 1 eventually
be moved from Sitka to Juneau. He
showed a beautiful picture of SHka, situ
ated on the open bay. Sitka Is off the
direct route of travel, and will never he
a large place.
One of the most interesting o.f all the
pictures was a view of Muir glacier, per
haps the best-known glacier in all Alas
ka. This was followed by other views of
the same glacier. Captain Glenn then
talked of glaciers in general, and described
how difficult It is to cross them. After
these came Auka, the headquarters of the
Pacific Whaling Company; falls showing
the "Columbia river' fishing-boat"; Valdes
City, located at the head of the inlet of
that name, and Portage bay. The speaker
advised all parties who Intended to go
Into Alaska to contract with the trans-
portatlon companies' to place their goods
above high-water mark, and showed by
pictures how high up the banks the water
sometimes reached. He then took up the
transportation problem, showing views of
the Laplanders, the reindeer, In sled and
as pack animals, and the dogs. The rein
deer, he said, can carry a pack of 50 or
60 pounds and can draw a sled with 360
or 400 pounds. Sometimes they become
savage and the driver Js in great danger.
-Dogs can draw a load of 200 or 300 pounds
each, and consume three pounds of food
per day. No Alaska dogs bark, they sim
ply howl. The cost of food during the
winter, the speaker said. Is the great
drawback to tne use of horses for trans
portation purposes In Alaska.
Many pretty views were shown of Cook
inlet, where the tide runs higher than any
where else In the world. It runs with great
velocity, and reaches- a- height of 65 feet.
"Views were shown of Sunrise City, the
mining district of Cook inlet, and the
scenery In the vicinity. One of the most
novel and picturesque pictures In the lot
was that of the steamer Newport, lying
high and dry on a mud bank, 25 miles from
water that would float her. Yet six hours
later she floated away easily.
The fishing interest was fully illustrated
and explained, and then the agricultural
prospects of the district. Pictures were
shown of all the cereals and all the hardy
vegetables which grow there. Captain
Glenn believes the future of Alaskan fish
ing has a gloomy outlook. So many of the
companies wantonly destroy fish simply to
keep rival companies from getting them.
The law Is adequate, he said, but it is not
enforced. He took up the question of coal,
and lastly that of the native Indians.
Heavy Guns and Ears.
Blackwood's Magazine.
The stunning report of each gun as It is
fired is something that a stranger on the
deck will long remember. There is an old
saying, "deaf as a post." Now, in the
royal navy, this is changed to "deaf aj
a post captain." No man can go through
a long series of gunnery practices without
having his hearing very seriously affected.
Some men put cotton wool in their ears,
but even this precaution does little to
deaden tho terrible shock. And if the fir
ing of one or two guns has such a shat
tering power, what would be the effect
if the whole armament were in action
together?
It is almost Impossible to conceive the
strain upon nerve and senses of the rend
ing concussion. If a visitor watches the
firing of one of the monster nine-inch
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AU wcrk examined by profesBtoasl aoeagsr,
Dr. J. a Waiter. reeisUnd deetUt.
New York Dental Parlors
It L Cw. ftrertb aad MmtIsm Streets
Lady always in attendance.
Hours, i to i. Sundays. 10 to 4,
Radway8 Ready Relief for an aehea4g
rslns., fiafn .to wft.teMidnlt nrlnfaafc
JttLtf
fism
gWM, aad thear places hinweif bes'd
f the saMilar yieaoc. the report male
tM one will not appear much ku
uk oi im oMr. I'M extra out ones
tho MHiaalo of" the Ms piece disco aj
aouad. The oaly apparent differone hi
tween the two appears to be that: t
annul pieces have a sharper h
pitched note, aad' that the six end rv
lad- guns speak with more of a be.
teg roar. Qrae pteee of advice may
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the neighborhood of a gun in ac'ion
-Mfpe will not have nearly the same eff
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THAT HtGSTEALING MURDEI
And the Qaeex- Verdict Waicl St-
Pnfelle Sentiment Approves- It.
IndtaaanoMa Sun.
A complete story of the coroner's verdle
in the case eC AJonoo Fumphrey as:
wane Aog-3tealiir in Deoatur county
been received in iMHanasotie. The verdJ
,1b oae of the meet Interesting legal 'nstrJ
meats ever filed by an Indiana offices
Sere It k:
"Being summoned to Barney, in Deca
county, on the morning' of Novemoe-
1SM. I proceeded to said place where
was Informed that a man waa found les
on the Cllfty Creek, two miles, to wi
pmce I repaired.
"On investteatioB I found the d easel
te he Alonao Puntphrey. aged yea's cM
a resident of day township. On view
the body and the evtdonce of witnesses
obtained the following facta Tba
deceased had been found lying dead, aoo ;
a- A. M., by his brother-in-law Geurs
Botts. that said Botts. bis wife aad "J
wife of Aeonao Pumphrey had eft t:
home of the latter about 5 P M of N :
vemeer 13, 18W, to the house recent y
cupied by the deceased and his wife Lav
ing Alonao Pumebrey to remain a ttii
farm hone in Clay township, over nlsc
alone, that said Botts and wife and Mr
Pumphrey returned horns at 7 A M Tu'
day, November 14, finding Alonao Pum
rey absent from the house.
"A search was Instituted, resulting '1
finding his body on the bank of CUrty
the foot of a mil. about 500 yards froi
the house, death having resulted sevora
hours previously, from a gunshot wounl
In the right side of the neck
"I find that saM Pumphrey was a notsl
thief and a desperate man and
pressed for money with which ta 11a j
date a fine in court for assauit and bati
tery, which wee due Tuesday Novembel
14, aad that he was engaged in steali
ing hogs from parties unknown ta rnf
for the purpose of selling them for nr
with which to liquidate the debt, that hi
was shot presumably while In said aci
by the person from whom said hogs wei
stolen, aad who is unknown- to ma ai
this date. The death of Alonao Pumphl
rey meets the approval of the beat cltil
zens of Clay township.
"T. B. GULLEFER, Coroner"
e
Persona suffering from sick headache
dtz&foese. nausea, eonettpatlon pain lithl
side, are aeked to try one vial of Carter!
Little Liver Pius.
DAILT METEOROLOGICAL REPORTJ
PORTLAND, Jan. at. S P M. Maxhau
temperature, 47; rototaMKa temperature, 211
river readies at 11 A. M., 5.6 feet change U
the last 3t hettcs, 0.6; total precipitation 8
M. to 8 P M., .eO; total precipitation
Sept. 1, 1609, 28.30 iaehep. normal preclpltatloi
from Sept. 1, MOO, 38.60 Inebes, defldeno
3.11 iaehes; tetel sanehlne Jaa. 30, 6 24,
slbis suaahiae Jan. 30, 0.36.
"WEATHER SYNOPSIS".
No rain or snow This occurred west of tl
Reeky -aouatalns during the past 24 hours; Thi
temperature has remained nearly eta
over Oregon, Was .lngtoa and Idaho, in East!
era Montana, and In NertnBakota It has :
showing that the eotd wave la abat'.ny
Chicago the temperature was 8 deg below zer
on Wednesday -noraiag. The cold wave is
oenMattaaee today ovw tMe upper Lakes an 1
upper Mtsaitnlppt valley. A high-pressure are;
central over the plateau region eontinjes
eontrol the weather ooaditioss over the rgV-r
between the FaeMe eeeaa and the Rocky mean -J
tains. It will probably give way during f'"
next 34 to 3 hourer to the Influence of a 1
area off from the oeeai Already the wl:
have become southeast along the upper coaat
and the high will probably move south-vard
"WEATHER FORECASTS
Fereeests made at Portland for the 28
ending: at takhilght Thursday. Feb 1
"Western Oregon Fair, except rain along
coast; south to southoaet wade.
Bastera Oregon, Eaetera Washington
Northers Idaho Fair, wanner, southerly w
Western Washington Fair, except rain aona
the coast and Straits, soutfeeast winds, becon
lag fresh to brisk.
Southern Idaho Fair; southerly winds.
Portland and vicinity Fair, becoming1 cl
and threatening' rain, southeast wlnde.
O. N. SALISBURY, Section Director
AMTJSKMENTS.
MARQtTAM GRAND-CALVIN HEII.IG Me-
Flve Bli-hU and Saturday Matinee begins np
Tuesday. Jan. 30. THE B08TOM"S Arr "1
lea's OreaUet Light Opera Company A 1 FaJ
voritee. An Incomparable Ensemble Br" Monti
Chorea and orchestra, nepe-toire tuesa? aic
Saturday night. 'The Smugglers WeuaesOaj
and Friday night. The Serenade Th aieda
Bteht and Saturday Matinee. Robin Hx '
PRICES Entire lower floor $1 50 ba 'oryi
fir-t 3 rows, $1 80 second 3 rows Si tjura
rows, 75e, laet 3 rows. See, gallery, 26c bose
and leges. 1U.
CORDRATS THEATER
FIVE N1GHT3, commencing Sunday Jan.
The Dramatic Event ut the Season,
THE CLEVER COMEDIENNE.
M18CT CLARA THROPP
MISS CLARA TEROPP
MISS CLARA THROPP
And her own company Sunday Tuesday and
Thursday. Hentik Ibsen's masterpiece A Doll i
He-iee." Meaday and Wednesday the refloeO
comedy. "A Care for Divorce by V'c'orle
Sardou. Twe great plays or a progressive
usual prltea.
CORDRATS THRATSR
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT THREE NIC
AND SATURDAY MATINEE.
COMMENCING FRIDAY EVE, FEB. 3,
THE TOWNG- AMERICAN TRAGEDIENNE,
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AND A MOST EXCELLENT COMPANY
Frktar evening and Saturday Matinee MV
DA" , Saturday evening (Bernhardt ) CA-
MILLS". Sunday evening. "MACBETH"
PRICES Orchestra and leges, 81 dress clrclej
75c. balcony etrcle, see. boxes 14 Beats) 36 gaH
lery. 26c
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Wellington Coal.
PacMe Ceaet Company. Telephone, 226.
Washington street
Mortgage Loans
On tmeroved eKy aad" farm worertr at lo
current rates. Bunding Jeans Installment!
loons. Maemaster St Bfrfeit. 311 Worcester 9.1c
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Telephone 2M. 246 Washington
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school heeds Lowest rates en mortgage oei
Will take charge ef estates as agent or trust e
on reasonable teems.
W. H. REAR. 41 Chamber of Comme-'ce.
262 First St, Cor. Madison
fa new even to receive seeds tor tl-" TtVD
OPEKDfG SALE, to he held on TH -irAi'
FSB. 8. Year patronage Is reepec u .7 eo-1
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