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THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1900. BOTH ROADS WILL REST SO SAYS MELSLEX ABOUT THE CWBAKWATEB. CONTROVERSY. &e More Balldingr in That Coaatry Till Development of Basinoss Skall Warrant It. NEW YORK, March 9. President C. 3. Mellen, of the Northern Pacific, before leaving for the "West, said today, In refer ence to the much-talked-of Clearwater dispute between his company and the O. R. Sz N. Co., that he had no expectation of the matter coming up again. "The whole subject," he said, "was a newspaper sensation, and was chiefly con fined to their columns. "We considered that we had a right to build Into tho Clearwater district, and the O. R. & N. Co. did not think we had. It was simply a question of which company should get to the country first, and we succeeded. "We have built about 75 miles of new line, and do not propose to build any more. There is no likelihood of any other com pany building In that section,iot, at any rate, for several years, when the natural development of the country may make it worth while to extend the mileage al ready there. The land l& new, and there Is barely enough traffic for one line, cer tainly not for two. It would be suicidal to build a second line. "People In the East do not understand the character of the country out there. It Is very expensive for railroad construc tion. It Is practically table land, the drainage having cut channels 1500 to 2000 feet deep, the farming lands, therefore, being at that height above the railroad track. This is located along the streams, Just above high water mark, and it has been necessary to cut or blast the side of the river bank to put down the rail road. There is no way of building Into the country except by paralleling the Northern Pacific track on the other side of the river. There Is not room for a double track on the side we are on now. Wheat and other products are delivered lo us by tramways and chutes from the table lands." COLONIST RATES "WITHDRAWN. Great Northern and Northern Pacific Will Stop Them March SO. ST. PAUL, Minn., March 9. The Great Northern today called the bluff of the Canadian Pacific On March 20 second class colonists' rates will be withdrawn. Some time ago. when the American roads requested the Canadian Pacific to Join the agreement to abolish commissions, tho officials of that road replied that they would do so provided the Great Northern would withdraw its colonist rates. Since that time the American lines have labored with President Hill to accomplish this end. The second-class colonist rate has been good only one way from. St. Paul, and Is $25 to Coast cities or intermediate points where the regular rate exceeds this fare. The normal second-class tariff will bo restored, which is $40 to the Coast from St. Paul. The withdrawal of this rate will effect the Great Northern more than any of its rivals, for it has a large amount of unoccupied land which is open to settlement, and which was the reason for making this low rate. The competing lines are so situated. It is held by the Northern Pacific and the Canadian Pacific, that the homeseekers rates, which are in effect on the Srst and third Tuesdays of each month, will amply care for the actual settlers who go west In search of land. The Canadian Pacific has been Invited to be present at a mass meeting of rail road representatives to be held in Chi cago on Monday next and to make its promise good. "Whether it will do this Is questionable. It was said at the gen eral offices that the Great Northern had withdrawn its colonist rates simply to call the bluff of the Canadidan Pacific, and that if that road does not come Into the commission agreement within a reasonable time the rate will be restored. The Northern Pacific also withdraws colonist rates. WESTERN LINES. Conference to Be Held In Oilcasro Next Monday. CHICAGO, March 9. The Times-Herald eays: Probably xhe most important meet ing of railway officials held here since the meeting in January of the lines east and west from Chicago, which adopted the resolution providing for the carrying out of the Presidents agreement to cease the payment of commissions to third par ties, will be held next Monday. Orders for the call were received yesterday, and notice was immediately sent out to all lines west of Chicago by the "Western Passenger Association. This includes every road from the Ohio River to the Pacific Coast and from the Gulf of Mexi co to Canada. It also includes the Cana dian Pacific Railroad, the Northern Pa cific and the Great Northern roads. No particulars of the object of the meet ing could be learned because the Presidents and General Passenger Agents of nearly every Western road are in New York. That Important topics will be taken up and ratified in line with tho action al ready taken by the Presidents in New York, there is no question. Simultaneously with the call for the meeting announcements were made that the Great Northern had decided to with draw the $25 colonist rate from St. Paul to North Pacific Coast points and that rates would be restored to the normal tariff by all gateways. Grievances of Orange Growers. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9. The Inter state Commerce Commission will meet In Los Angeles March 27, and a delegation of San Francisco wholesalers and Jobbers will eo south to be In attendance. It is stated that the purpose of the meeting is to consider the question raised by the orance growers of the southern part of the state TespecMng their right to route orange shipments to the Eastern markets, but in all probability the question of car load and less than carload rates and the other traffic questions involved in the case brought by the Business Men's League of St. Louis will be considered at the same time. PROGRESS IN MORROW COUNTY. Lircht Conrt Bnnlncna Neircomera Dnylnc Land Masonic Initiation. HEPPNER, Or., March 9. This live town of 1200 people Is stirring up to the proper point of enthusiasm over the simul taneous arrival last midnight cf the Walla Walla football team and a carload of fine sheep brought In to still further Improve the already well-Improved stock now in tho Heppner hills. Courts have been in session hero this week, with very light dockets. Henry Schirringer has been appointed stock In spector for Morrow County. The estate of Nelson Jones, deceased, has been closed up. with a dividend of 2 per cent to cred itors. Tho estate of Frank Clgisbrench has $567 17 cash on hand, awaiting sup posed heirs in France. He was killed here a year ago. Mary E. Cantwell was granted a divorce from J. T. Cantwell. Several sales of property have recently taken place here, and homeseekers are coming In. Henry Royse has sold 520 acres to Henry Ferguson, from Kansas, for $5100. and A. Wren has eold 50 acres to Mrs. Mary Bellenbrock for $1000. Maxonic Doings. Heppner Chapter, No. 26, Royal Arch Masons, is full of activity this week. E. E. Sharon, acting high priest, and J. W. Rowland, acting principal sojourner, ar rived from Portland Tuesday night, and the work of initiating nine candidates has been going on for two days. The pro ceedings closed last night with a grand banquet at the Palace Hotel. The following gentlemen took the de- grees of mark master, pastmester, excel lent master and royal Archmason: George E. White, Jacob "Wells, Oscar Schafer, F. J. Habelt. J. W. Becket, Vaw ter Crawford, R. P. Munroe, George Per ry and J. D. Matthews. Of Edacatlonal Iaterest. Prank Gilliam has been elected school director, and J. J. Roberts clerk. Hepp ner District has 48$ children enrolled 194 males and 109 females, of whom 34 are under 6 years of age. The school has been running for nine months, and tho average daily attendance has been 2$1. One male and six female teachers holding first-grade certificates are employed, the average salary for males being ?S5 and for females $51 G6 per month. The schoolhouse property is valued at $10,1S7; furniture, $2300; apparatus, 75; Insurance carried, $8000. There are 200 voters In the district, and a 10-mlll tax has been levied. Receipts for the year have been $6376 47; disbursements, $5955 21. Heppner is becoming metropolitan, and the subject of preventing chickens from running at large or compelling them to wear moccasins to prevent them scratch ing the eyes out of the potatoes in neigh bors gardens is being discussed. SPEAK FOR COYOTE BOUNTY. Lake Connty Stocluncn Disappointed at Opposition to the Law. LAKEVIEW, Or., March 5. The sheep men in this county, to a man, are disap pointed over the action of some of the counties of the state in refusing to levy and pay the bounty tax provided for the killing of coyotes. The law is practically a dead letter here now, so far as causing tho death of coyotes is concerned. No ono has any faith in getting paid for the scalps on hand, and the warfare against the animals, from a speculative point, has ceased. They are only killed now by sheepmen and herders out of a spirit ot revenge. Several of our most prominent sheep men have been Interviewed, and they say that the law is one of the most beneficial ever passed by the Oregon Legislature. The hope of reward for capturing scalps has led to an unprecedented warfare on these pests during the past four or five months. Trappers camps were located n nearly every canyon and at every water ing place on the desert. Every man that went out on the desert carried a bottle of poison in his pocket, and every carcass of animal or bird found dead on the plains was poisoned. As a result, the desert is lined with dead coyotes from one end to the other, and in many cases their scalps are gone. There have been 500 to 800 scalped each month for some time, and yet this represents but a small per cent of the number killed in this county. It is carefully estimated that only about one coyote out of five that is killed Is scalped. As soon as poisoned they make for their dens In the rocks and cliffs and holes In the desert and there die. and are never found. Only those that die near the place where the poison is administered are scalped. As a result of the late onslaught, coy otes have actually become scarce in a number of places, and many sheepmen who formerly lost scores of sheep from their depredations, have been bothered but little by them during the present sea son. The sheepmen were jubilant, and say that had not the law been objected to and attacked by taxpayers of some of the counties in a very few years the coyotes would have been practically ex terminated. But they say that they are a very prolific animal, and that upan the failure of such persistent work toward their extermination, brought about by the bounty law, they will soon swarm upon the desert again, and the benefits al ready secured will be short-lived. WATERWORKS FOR FOSSIL. Contract Let for Gravity System New City Officer. FOSSIL, Or., March 8. At the annual city election held here Tuesday officers were elected as follows: Mayor, James S. Stewart; Councllmen, W. W. Stelwer and L. C. Kelsay; Treasurer, W. W. Hoover; Recorder, H. Stokes. There was but one ticket, which was unanimously elected. Last evening the town council met and awarded the contract for the new gravity water system to C. E. Bade and Joseph Paquet, of Portland, whose Joint bid was $10,800. The system will be fed by a magnificent spring which gushes out of the mountain side 00 feet above the level of the town, about 2Vs miles away. Iron bound wooden pipe will carry the water from the spring to the reservoir In the city limits 12.000 feet-amd the mains will be of 7-lnch and 5-inoh wrought Iron pipe, with converse Joints. Tho capacity of the springs Is 76 gallons a minute, and the capacity of the reservoir, which wlll be underground, lined with concrete" cement and asphaltum, will be 150, TWO gallons. For Its size, it will bo one of the finest gravity systems in the country, and will bo a tangible monument to the enterprise of the cltzens of tho hustling little county seat of the new county of Wheeler. By the terms of the contract tho wooden pipe is to be supplied to the contractors by John Corkish, the Puget Sound manufacturer, and the Iron pipe by K. S. Harbaugh, representing tho National Tube Works. Messrs. Bade, Paquet, Corkish and Harbaugh have all been on the ground the last two days. Tho money for the water system has been secured by issuing $12,000 of 5 per cent bonds, which were recently sold at par. For Republican Convention. The Republican Central Committee of Wheeler County met for the first time in Fossil today. Hon. W. W. Stelwer was elected chairman of the county commit tee, and Herbert Halstead secretary. The primaries were set for March 24 and the County convention for March 31. There will be 43 delegates. SNOW SLIDE COVERED FIVE MEN. Ttto Killed and Three "Were Serious ly Injured. VANCOUVER. B. C, March 9. At the Noble Five mine, a short distance from this town, there was a heavy snow slide today, five miners being overtaken and buried in the drifts. Two of tho men were killed and the other three, when dug out of the snow, were found to have re ceived serious injuries. The names of the dead are not known. Means a Xetv Schoolhonxe. MONROE, Or.. March 9. James More lock for director to serve three years, and "W. H. Kay for clerk to serve one year, was the result of the Monroe school election this year. This rather denotes a change In policy from that prevailing for six year past, and a new schoolhouse will probably bo built this year. Burglars Got $25 From Trousers. OREGON CITY, March 9. When At torney C. H. Dye arose from his bed this morning, his trousers were missing, but were subsequently discovered down stairs. A burglar had entered the house In the night, carried the pants to the lower floor and abstracted $25 therefrom. The county board of commissioners are favorably considering the plan of im proving the wagon road to the south eno of the county, and have Instructed Road master Counsel! to Investigate the route and report at the next meeting of th board. KevrProm Southeastern Oregon. Harney Valley (Burns) Items. Representative Tongue, of Oregon, be lieves the trusts are big enough, rich enough and cunning enough to paddle their own canoe, and that Is why he voted against the Puerto Rico bill, a bill framed to defend the Interests bearing the golden shield of the trusts in the at tempted robbery of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. . - PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS RELIEF FOR THE SETTLERS WITH IN THE FOREST RESERVES. Congressman Jones' Bill Novr Before Consrres Report on Homestead for Spanish War Veterans, WASHINGTON. March 9. As the law stands, settlers whose property has been Isolated Inside of a forest reserve can select lieu lands, but no provision is made for Improvements. Congressman Jones has prepared a bill to correct this apparent wrong. His bill on this subject is as follows: "That any person qualified to enter pub lie lands under the laws of the United States and who has, ii good faith, settled and maintained a residence upon any pub lic lands of the United States which may be, or which have been, included within any forest reservation subsequent to the date of such settlement, shall be entitled, upon a proper relinquishment of such lands to the Untied States, to receive In money tho reasonable value of such Im provements at the tfme of. the passage of this act, or where such lands may here after be included in any forest reservation, then the reasonable value of such improve ments at the date of the establishment of such reserve. "The reasonable value of such Improve ments shall be determined by the Secre tary of the Interior, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. "The value of the Improvements of such settlers upon lands now within forest re serves shall be determined within three years from the passage of this act, and the value of such improvements upon lands hereafter included in any forest reserve shall be determined within one year after such inclusion. "Any such settler, dwirlng to avail him self of tho provisions of this act. shall file In the General Land Office a deed relin quishing his right to such lands, such as Is now required by law to relinquish lands to the United States, and shall then be en titled to receive the appraised value of his Improvements determined as herein provided." Recognition for New Veteran. Several bills have been introduced in the Senate this session providing recognition for Spanish-American war soldiers. Chair man Hansbrough, of the Senate committee cm public lands, reported his bll extending the homestead laws to the soldiers of this war, and In the House Congressman Jones has prepared the following report, for the committee on public lands, to accompany his bill on this subject: "These bills have for their object the extension of the homestead laws of the United States to honorably discharged sol diers who served In the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States during the late war with Spain or In the Philip pine Insurrection. "These soldiers are deserving oi every conslderation at the hands of the Govern ment. No better disposition of our pub lic lands can be made than to dispose of them to actual settlers. All reasonable encouragement should be given to secure settlers upon the public domain. To se cure this, and also as a matter of re ward to Its honorably discharged soldiers, the United States has pursued a liberal policy In allowing credits for time of serving in the Civil War to be deducted from the five years residence required of a homestead applicant. In the late war with Spain and in the Philippine insurrec tion the period of actual service varied. Some saw but little service, while others served a much longer period. In order to do Justice to all as nearly as possible, the committee was of the opinion that the following credits should be allowed on the terms of residence required by law, to-wlt: To those who served less than six months should be allowed a credit of six months; to those who served a period not exceeding 12 months should be allowed a credit of 12 months, and to those who served over 12 months should be allowed a credit of the actual term of service. "It was also thought, as a matter of Justice, that any soldier who was dis charged on account of wounds received or disabilities Incurred in the line of duty should be credited with the full term of enlistment. "The benefits of the act have also been extended to the widow of any deceased soldier, or, in case of her death or re marriage, to the minor children. "It also provides that. If the soldier died during his term of enlistment, the entire term of enlistment should be deducted, and that in no caso 'shall the credit to be allowod to the widow or minor children bo les than one year. "It Is thought that any apparent dis crimination In favor of these soldiers as against the soldiers of the Civil War Is more than offset by the lack of desirable lands for homestead settlement. "None of the foregoing bills covering entirely tho object of these provisions, the committee offers the following bl as a substitute for tho foregoing bills, rec ommending Its adoption, and that said bills He on the table." POmJLIST RESOLUTIONS. Admit That Free Silver "Would Mean Silver Standard. Lebanon Criterion. The following resolutions were unan imously adopted at a recent meeting of the People's Party Ciub of this city: Inasmuch as at present small conclaves of men, calling themselves Populists, of fer to the people new National platforms for the deception of credulous voters, we woud remind all true reformers that the only Populist platform in National pol tics is the Omaha platform of 1S92, con firmed at Cincinnati in 1S96. Its three main and almost only planks are Govern ment Issue of money. Government owner ship of the means of distribution and regulation of the land laws, so that all can become possessed of homes. These demands are a pressing need today as much as ever. Resolved, That we are opposed to fusion with Democracy, because the latter is directly opposed to almost every prin ciple of our platform. Its opposition to National banks simply means state banks. The free silver cry would simply give us the single sliver standard, for It Is prob able that both home and foreign creditors would offer a premium on gold, thus tak ing it out of circulation.. The Democracy is opposed to Government money by de manding its redemption In gold and silver. Its demand for an lnjomo tax would only make the rich skin the poor the harder to remunerate themselves. The Populists demand a graded lncomo tax, which is a different thing entirely. In looking over tho past we find that Democracy's great est cry. that of free trade, was Ignored when they came to office, as they passed a worse bill than the Republicans had previously. At present it entirely Ig nores free trade, and we can only come to one conclusion, namely: That a "re deemed Democracy" is a promising Democracy out of office. The Republican part' Is the open enemy of the people's rights; the Democracy lives upon the mis doings of the former, but Is negative only until In office. We call upon all honest Populists to cart aside the fusion decep tion and organize In every precinct and down tax eaters, violators of the people's rights, and last, but not least, the snako In the grass, the office-hunting politician who calls himself a fusion Populist. TH33 NEHALEM RAILROAD. Settlers Are "Sot Making? Timber Do nations Readily. SL Helen's Mist. Effort Is being made for raising a sub sidy of cash with which to purchase tim ber to make up the deficiency of the tim ber donation asked by the people who aro projecting the building of a railroad from this city to Pittsburg. There does not ap pear to be an over-zealous disposition on the part of the people owning timber along the proposed route to donate very liberal ly of their holdings as an Inducement, and the. proposition to subscribe funds and offer a small price for the timber is now under preparation. Mr. R. H. Mitchell is of tho opinion that he can purchase tim ber In Nehalem Valley for $3 per acre, that Is, as a subsidy, and in accordance with expressed views, Mr. Mitchell was constituted a committee of one to go to Nehalem Valley and negotiate with the people for small tracts of timber, taking CO-day options at $3 per acre. Whether tho plan will prove successful or not re mains to be seen, but unless something of that nature 1b accomplished there Is, Indeed, little hope for the building of the line, as there seems but little disposition on the part of the people to donate their timber outright It was at first proposed to bond the city for a small sum In order to raise the subsidy, but the plan seemed to meet with little favor, and donations in cash by Individuals were then offered. It is estimated that there should be at least $5000 raised for that purpose. HILDA HAS A NEW NAME. Now Says She Is Miss Swame Under Arrest and Penniless. CORVALLIS. Or., March 9. Hilda Hob son's new name is Miss Swame. That is the name sho gave to the Coburg Consta ble when arrested, and by which she In sists she shall be called by the officers who have her In custody. She arrived here yesterday afternoon. The woman is penniless. Sho spent her last money in going from Harrisburg, where she left the Elgin livery rig. to Co burg. When arrested she was en route from Coburg to Springfield. She had 23 cents in stamps, and was dickering with tho station agent for a 32-cent ticket to Springfield. At this time tho Coburg Con stable walked Into her presence, but did not serve his warrant. He went to the Justice for advice, and was told, "Why, of course, arrest her." "All right, I'll go and change my clothes, and then I'll take her in," he said. When ho returned, ar rayed In a Sunday suit. Hilda had flown, having been warned that she was wanted. The Constable finally overhauled her, a mile out of town. She now says that her home Is in Mis souri, and that her lameness Is tho result of a bridge accident, five months ago. She is recovering gradually from an at tack of convulsions that seized her short ly after her arrest at Coburg. She has not been in Jail since her arrival In Cor vallis, but occupies a room at the Occi dental Hotel. Her Convulsions Fictitious. Eugene Register. Dr. Harris wag called to Coburg yes terday to attend the woman who has been masquerading as a crippled mendi cant, and who has paused the authorities from Portland south no end of trouble to dlsentanglo her crooked transactions. Sheriff RIckard, of Benton County, drove from Eugene to Coburg two days ago and placed the woman under arrest, Intend ing to take her north to answer for charges of theft, but this woman of re sources, who Is young, well formed and beautiful. Immediately fell Into a frc and has had fits ever since. Dr. Harris, after an examination, said that her attacks were purely artificial. Tho woman had a quantity of postage stamps which she was trying to dispose of, and It is now thought that she is ono of a gang of postoffice robbers. Enjoying Texas Hospitality. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 9. One hundred and twenty newspaper people, headed for California, are enjoying Texas hospitality. They will depart tomorrow for Los Angeles. Father Orth for Bishop. VICTORIA, B. C, March S. Rev. Father Orth, of Portland, Or., Is spoken of for Bishop of British Columbia, to succeed Bishop Christie, raised to an archbishopric AN INCOME TAX. Optimistic Man "With a Tax He, Thinks Will B Popular. PORTLAND. March 9. (To the Editor.) Concerning your editorial of March 6, entitled, "Are Income Taxes Possible?" your subscriber wishes to state his con clusions, arrived at after many years' earnest consideration of the subject that not only aro Income taxes possible, but they are a certainty, and will be in the near future the principal mode by which national governments will deriva the revenue. Our increasing National expenditures and decreasing National revenues from Imports, as you state, will force the lssuo before long. It Is the most just and equitable of taxes, and less burdensome than any. It can be easily adjusted to the varying requirements of the Government without additional expense In doing so, and with out disturbing the business relations of the country. I herewith submit an outline for a Na tional Income-tax law, which I believe is Just to all, simple and free from loop holes to escape Its provisions. A graduated tax is recommended as the only means to reach the aggregated wealth, increasing slightly and gradually on incomes above 55000. A graduated scale is held to be just, as larger incomes can be more advan tageously administered and are more of a luxury. Incomes of husband and wife should be considered as one. Inheritances should be considered as Income. The assessment of corporations should be 'omitted, as tho taxing of Individuals and estates covers the ground, but the cor porations should be required to make regu larly complete sworn reports of their le gitimate revenues and expenses, showing their earnings and names of sharehold ers, etc The assessment on Incomes of foreign capital Invested can be made against a trustee or agent. The only exceptions recommended are 5200 for every adult person, member or dependent for support on the head of the family, and $100 for each minor of the family. Deducting these uniform exceptions from the rich and poor alike, incomes up to $5000 per annum to be taxed uniform ly at a ratio that will produce the needed revenue for the support of the Govern ment. Incomes above $5000 up to $10,000 to be taxed 1-10 of 1 per cent higher than the preceding $5000, and gradually each addi tional income of $5000 or a fraction there of to be taxed 1-10 of 1 per cent higher than the preceding $5000, as per table sub mitted. Supposing the tax to be 3 per cent on the first $5000 of income, and 1-10 of 1 per cent higher on each additional $5000 than the preceding $5000, calculated on this basis the assessment would be, on Income of $ 5.000 $ 1501$ 50,000 $1,725 10.000 2051 75.000 2,775 15.000 4631 100.000 3.S50 25,000 800 While admitting that in the putting Into practice of law as here proposed many difficulties would have to be overcome, not the least among them being the dis inclination of corporations to be under any restraint whatever, and from large capitalists, yet I believe that, if enacted, it would be popular, practical and con stitutional. With suitable provisions and penalties for concealing the income. It could be made as effective as any, and the problem of taxation would be solved. DR. M. PIETRZYCKI. a The Petty-Larceny Bill. Philadelphia Record. The bill in the form in which the House passed it should be dubbed the Petty Larceny bill; and for the credit of tho country and to save our weak-backed President from the disrepute of his own nerveless vacillation the Republican lead ers in the senate should fall foul of It when It shall reach that body and strangle it I In committed. IS OUT OF QUARANTINE RELEASE OF THE STEAMER NANYO MAriU. Nine SIclc Snilora Will Be Held Sus picions Case at San Francisco Is Not PI a true. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash,, March 9. Dr. Foster, of the quarantine station, has received word that the steamer Nan yo Maru, held here on account of plague cases aboard her, would not be able to get away today, owing to the severe storm prevailing, which rendered it Impossible to get a crew aboard and place everything in working order. She will leave early in tho morning. Nine of her crew will be detained, as t ey are still suffering from the effects of berl-beri, but they are con valescent, and will be held until they have recovered. The transport Port Stevens and W. R. Humes and St. Nicholas were also released. The departure of these vessels will clean out the fleet at the quarantine station, which will be the first time In more than two months. The Nanyo does not belong to the Nip pon Yusen Kaisha, as has been stated, but is a tramp steamship chartered by the Centennial Mill Company, of Seattle, to tako flour to Japan. Decided Not to Be the Plnsrue. WASHINGTON, March 9. The Surgeon-General of the Marine Hospital Service has received the following from Surgeon Gassaway, at San Francisco, dated March 8: "I have reliable information that tho Chinaman who died and was suspected to have the plague had been in the city continuously for 15 years, and for tha last six months was under treatment for other diseases. Probably the cause ot death was congestion of the lungs or pneumonia. The result of the bacterio logical examination has not yet been re ceived. Another case reported as sus picious in the City and County Hospital is not the plague." The PI aerie In Hawaii. HONOLULU, March 4 (via San Fran clcso, March 9). Four new cases of bu bonic plague have developed since March 2. Among those afflicted is Herman Levi, a hotel clerk. The schooner Alice Kimball, from Maul, brings word that there is a suspicious case of sickness in Camp 2, Kieh planta tion. Encouraging reports come from the outside islands. No additional cases have developed in either HIlo or Kahului. Tho Board of Health has decided to lift the quarantine on both places within a few days. Pl&rs and Rats Didn't Take It. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9. Federal Quarantine Ofllcer Klnyoun today re ported to the Board of Health that tho pigs, rats and other animals Inoculated with germs taken from the glands of the Chinamen who died the other day of what was at first supposed to be the bubonic plague showed no signs cf having the black fever, and therefore the board raised the quarantine placed on China town as a precautionary measure against the spread of the disease. These Rats Have Plngrae. MELBOURNE. March 9. A bateriologi cal examination of rats caught at Port Molbourno wharf has established the fact that the vermin are Infected with plague. Boy Died of the Disease. SYDNEY, N. S. W., March 9. A boy died here today from bubonic plague, and another case Is officially -reported. VICTORY FOR M' GOVERN. Knocked Out Owenr Gardner in the Third Round. NEW YORK. March 9. Terry McGov ern, of Brooklyn, knocked out Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha Kid," In the third round of what was to have been a 25- round bout, before the Broadway Athletic Club tonight. McGovern was a favorite in the betting at long odds. Johnny White was referee. Gardner did somo good work In the first round, succeeding in knocking McGovern down with a left swing on the jaw. Mc Govern rushed matters from the opening of the second round until the end of the fight. His attack was cyclonic, and with a well-directed left he put Gardner to the floor. Gardner's defense proved to be of no use against the torrent of fistic abuse that McGovern rained upon him. Three times Gardner went down, and each time he almost took tho count. In the third round, McGovern rushed like a bulldog at his adversary and threw a left hook to the jaw which staggered the Western man toward the ropes. Then Terry sent a right to tho face, which sent Gardner staggering in the opposite direction, and, seeing that Oscar was unable to defend himself, tho little champjon stepped in and landed a left swinging hook on the mark, which put Gardner down and out. Flnckc Is Amateur Champion. SAN FRANCISCO. March 9. At the Amateur Athletic Club tournament to night In the welter-weight final, 145 pounds, H. W. Flncke, Olympic, knocked out Al. Doyle. Olympic This makes Fincke the amateur champion of the United States In the welter-weight class. Maher Won on a Foul. YOUNG3TOWN, O., March 9. Peter Maher was given the decision tonight aver "Stockings" Conroy, of Troy, N. Y., on a foul In the fifth round of what was scheduled as a 20-round contest. COMING BASEBALL SEASOX. Magnates Agree to the Elsht-Clnb Lea true. NEW YORK. March 9. The National League magnates wound up their three days' session tonight. The report of the circuit committee, which calls for an eight- club league, was formally adopted. Tho playing schedule for the coming season was not made public tonight, but It la said the schedule will call for 140 games, each club playing 2D with each of Its op ponents. The season will open April 19. John B. Day was elected supervisor cf umpires and playenj, at a salary of $25'J0. Instead of leaving the selection of tho umpires to President Young, the meeting elected the staff for the year, as follows: Robert Emslle, C. 13. Swartwood. Thom3B P. Connelly, Henry O'Day and Tim Hurst. The doublo umpire system has been done away with, and for the coming season there will be but one "master of the field." The report of the circuit committee was unanimously adopted. By the terms of the report Washington sells Its entire plant to the League for $39,000. The League takes all of the Washington players, ex cept those who were eold prior to the adoption of the report. The Baltimore Club will receive $30,000 for lt3 franchise, but remains In control of Its players. For the Cleveland property, the Robinsons will receive $25,000. Of this amount $10,000 Is for the franchise. The League assumes possession of tho plant of the club and Its grounds, for which it agrees to pay the club $15,000 within three years. Louis ville will receive $10,000 for its franchise. At the conclusion of the meeting. Presi dent Young announced that Mercer, the Washington pitcher, had been turned over to New York. Bowerman. the Pittsburg catcher, was also turned over to New York. McGann, the Louisville first base man, goes to St. Louis, and Cunningham, a Louisville pitcher, goes to Chicago. TIED nXJNXIXG RACES. Yesterday's Winner at Oakland and New Orlcann. . SAN FRANCISCO, March &.-The SAVE YOUR WITH S HAMPOO mjffipt'r" Jag" " i-g':'oavl 2MfiKs5 And light dressings of CUTICURA, purest of emollient skin cures. This treatment at once stops falling hair, removes crusts, scales, and dandruff, soothes Irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates the hair folli cles, supplies the roots with energy and nourishment, and makes tho hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp when all else fails. Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor. icura T Up hi SI 7h and humiliating skin, jwalp, and blood humors, with kwa of hair, when I nt. ui. 1 a yfii0 all eleo falls. Porrra Dura ak Cssx. Cobp., Sole Props.. Boston. "All About the Skin, Scalp, and Hair," free. weather was fine at Oakland, and tho track heavy. The results were: Six furlongs Isallne won. For Freedom second, Morella third; time, 1:17. Threo and a half furlongs, 2-year-olds Irate won, Eonlc second, Carllee third; time, 0:44. FIvo furlongs Dr. Nembula won, Tor sina second, Clarando third; time, 1:03. Seven furlongs Choteau won. Jolly Brltou second. Burdock third; time, 1:33. One mile Obsidian won, Captive second, Charles Le Bet third; time. 1:46. Six furlongs Good Hope won, Uarda second. Peace third; time, 1:17. Races at Xew Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, March 9. The results today were: Ono mile,, selling George B. Cox won. Old Fox second, Goose Liver third; time, 1:46. Six furlongs Roundo won, Wllkcrson second. Fair American third; time. 1:20. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Bright Night won, Jimp second, Blithcful third; time. 1:56. Six furlongs, handicap Tom Collins won. Maggie Davis second, Gold d'Or third; Ume, 1:17. Six and one-half furlongs Caviar won, Lomond second. Avatar third; time, 1:524- Seven furlongs Prince Reel won, Walk enshaw second, Indian third; time, 1:32. t a The Split of the Popnliats. Harney Valley Items. The fuslonlsts admire Bryan because they believe he Is the Moses who will lead the Nation through the wilderness cf Re publican sin, and the Middle-Roadors hate him because they think he's good for nothing but mounting stumps and spit ting out lG-to-1 chestnuts and trust trash. But Allen, who desires to pay Bryan for the senatorial mantle he Is wearing, doesn't care whether Bryan Is a Moses or a Moslem. Bryan made Allen a Sen ator, and Allen will stick to Bryan's back Just as long as he can ride on it so grandly. This Populist quarrel, however, troubles Bryan. "Fusion makes us no bodies," say the Mlddle-Roaders. "Serv ants of Democratic bosses, submissive to the will of the old soup-kitchen party. are of no account. Let us be at least what we are supposed to be Populists Registered by D. S. Patent Office S3. ewT0', -w. rituisfxy Samuel O. L. Potter, A.M., M.D., rVJ.R.C.P., London, Professor of the Principles and Practice cf Medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, San Francisco, a recognized authority wherever medical science 13 known, in his handbook of Pharmacy, Materia Medica and Therapeu tics, under head of ALBUMINURIA, page 6oo, 7th edition, in thecita- dS,f sr'BUFFALQ LITH1A WATER SSSSJa?" Under head of CHRONIC BRIGKT'S DISEASE, page 601, same edition, la the citation of remedies, he says : "Mineral Waters, ESPSC8ALLY THE BMFMUmm$lMm of Virginia, which has many advocates." Dr. Alfred L. Lcornis, Professor of Pathology and Practical Medicine 4 the Medical Department of the University of New York: "JvaeBiMiL0 immmim 'SSVSSSm the Kidneys, occurring In m Gouty and Rheumatic subjects with marked benefit." Dr. William H. Drummond, Professor of Medical furisprudence, Bishops University, Montreal, Canada: "In the Acute and Chronic Nephritis BRIGHT'S DISEASE, of Gouty and Rheumatic Origin, as well as VERITABLE ANTIDOTE, and I know of NO OTHER NATURAL AGENT POSSESSING THIS IMPORTANT QUALITY." D?. E. C. Laird, Resident Physician, Hot Springs, N. C. cases large amounts of albumen, epithelium, hyaline and granular casts entirely disappear from the urine under its action, while in those whose kidneys are too far gone to hope for permanent benefit, all those distressing symptoms are ameliorated in an astonishing degree. In Albuminuria of Pregnancy I know of no remedy at all comparable to this water." BlilIfiM LfH53ilrEE U toT aaloh Q a& Druggists goneraHr. Testimonials which defy all imputation or questions sent to any address. FEOPiggTOR, BUFFALO Springs are open for guests Tfccy are reached from all directions over the HAIR S.OF vwuaiauuKui iuiii.uttA aujir ioc.j. 10 cieaoec ina 8 Kin oi crasis ana scale and soften the thickened en tide; Ceticttra Ointsekt (60c), to InBtantlyallay Itchlnp. Inflammation, and irritation, and soothe and heol; and CcncxmA Resolvent (50c), to cool and cleanse the blood. X flrvnrv Svt ( rt'tAn ,nAtilant tn mma m A J. .ix-a or let us not be at all." But the Mlddle Roaders will be. In thousands of coun ties on this coast they will jump with big, wrinkled, cowhide boots into the scale against fusion and Bryan, and not even Bryan's colossal tongue will weigh against the leather that's in the middle of tha road. Disillusioned About Missionaries. ZItkala-Sa in tho Atlantic Once again I returned to the school In the East. As months passed over me, I slowly comprehended that the large army of white teachers In Indian schools had a larger missionary creed than I ever suspected. It was one which Included self-preservation quite as much as Indian education. When I saw an opium-eater holding a po sition as teacher of Indians, I did not un derstand what good was expected, until a Christian in power replied that this pumpkin-colored creature had a feebla mother to support. An Inebriate paleface sat stupid In a doctor's chair, while Indian patients car ried their ailments to untimely graves, because his fair wife was dependent upon him for her dally food. I find It hard to entitle the white man a teacher who tortured an ambitious In dian youth by frequently reminding tho brave changeling that he was nothing but a "Government pauper." Though I burned with indignation upon discovering on every side Instances no less shameful than those I have mentioned, there was no pres ent help. Even the few rare ones who have worked nobly for my race were pow erless to choose workmen like themselves. To be sure, a man was sent from my "Great Father" to Inspect Indian schoolsT but what he saw was usually the stu dent's sample work made for exhibition. 'I c New York, March 9. Arrived Anchoria, from Glasgow. Queenstown. March 9. Arrived Belgen land, from Philadelphia. Hamburg. March 9. Arrived Phoenicia, from New York. a a Indiana, with a smaller population than Massachusetts, expends In poor relief mor than three times the amount paid in Massachuseets. of Virginia," Springs Tfos. 1 and 3 "ESPECIALLY THE eKROftOC AfD AOITE, L1TIM SffigS, 3D from June i5th to Oct. 1st. Danville "Division of Uac Southern BsUwsji