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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY' 31, 1900. BRESSIIS AN ANARCHIST TTORKED -nfjL JTEW JERSEY SZLKl MILL UNTIL MAT. Went to Europe for tke Parses e of Killing; Kins Humbert As Unassuming; Character. NEW YORK, July 30. Angelo Bressl lived In Paterson for over a year. He ap peared to have had various names. The one he save last night when taken Into custody for the murder of the Kins of Italy was one; another was Angelus Bressl, and still another, the one by which he was known to those who knew him In Paterson, was Caetano Bressi. He was employed In Hamll & Booth's silk mills. His close friend there was Carlbonl Sper andlo, the man who a few weeks ago shot down his foreman and then killed him self, leaving behind a letter telling how he had been selected by lot to kill King Humbert, and having by choice, owing to his living so far away from Italy, killed the foreman instead. A few months ago a man said to be Count Molebki. the head of the Italian anarchists, was in Paterson, and during his stay Sperandlo and Bressi were his companions, and introduced him to others In the city who were his mentors there. It would seem that his friend, Bressl, took up his burden when Sperandlo re fused it, and went across the ocean to carry out the decree that Humbert should die. In manner, Bressl was quiet. Men who worked beside him say he was the last one they would select as an assassin. He spoke little, and volunteered nothing about himself. When there was a shop call and the men went on one of their numerous strikes, Bressl left his looms obediently, but was never one of the first. Each Saturday night he left the mill and .hurried away. He went to Hoboken, where his wife and little girl are said to live. He never brought them to Paterson. He remained away until Monday morning. He roomed in the center qf an anarchist saloon. His meals were taken at the Ho tel BartholdL The proprietor of the hotel says he knows the man welL Bressi, ac cording to the proprietor, came to his place three times a day for six days a week. He was never there on Sundays. Beyond bidding the time of day to the proprietor and waiter, he spoke to no one. He was tall and dark, and had stoop ing shoulders. To some It was known that his radical Ideas were extreme, and he was of the Inner circle of the an archists. William J. Orr, the foreman of the silk mill, said that had Bressl asked him for a letter recommending him to silk manu facturers, he would have given him a strong one. He was a, good workman on broad goods, he said, and never raised any trouble. At the boarding-house It was the same story. Bressi came and went, and never gave any trouble. Bressi entered the em ploy of Hamll & Booth October 8, 1899. He worked steadily through to May 4, 1900. On that day he left the mill, and was In Paterson but seldom afterwards. On May 22 last he sailed on the French line steamer Havre for Europe. Where he spent the intervening time is not known. Among the better class of Italians noth ing but words of regret were heard today over the killing of King Humbert. A leading merchant of Paterson, who ad mitted that his reason for not wanting his name mentioned was that he feared the anarchists and the Mafia, said he hoped the murder of the King would lead all nations to take vigorous steps to stamp out the organization. He said no man's life was safe If he Incurred the enmity of any man in the organization. In discuss ing Bressl, he said he believed there had not been a drawing; that Sperandlo had been vouched for by Bressl; that Speran dlo had weakened, and Bressl had to take his place, and Sperandlo killed himself. Paterson has Ipng been a hotbed of an archists. Men here who were familiar more or less with the workings of the or ganization say that for years Paterson has contained more of the society than any other city, with the possible excep tion of Chicago. There is a strong social ist element in Paterson, and the anarch ists formerly worked with this element without allowing the socialists to know that it had the support of the violent ones. The anarchists tried to control the socialists, and, failing, dropped away from them and denounced the socialists because of their peacefulness.and claimed that they were traitors, although the so cialists had never tried anything but peaceful methods, and were purely polit ical and law-abldpg. The anarchists would raise every strike in Paterson for a long time as a means of fomenting trou ble, and during the strikes three years ago, which drove the silk industry to lo cate factories in different parts of the country, the anarchists did more than any one else to bring about the removal of the factories. They used dynamite, and, though their efforts to destroy fac tory buildings were frustrated, they cre ated such a feeling of uneasiness that manufacturers withdrew. When the Empress of Austria was murdered, the local anarchists had a big celebration, but not openly. When the news came, they slipped out of the city and assembled at a prearranged point, where they held their jollification, and when Jt was over returned to Paterson. As they had gone singly and at intervals, they avoided general notice. FRANCE SHOCKED. President Lonbct Send a Message of Condolence. PARIS, July 30. The account of the assassination of King Humbert has cre ated profound sorrow in official circles here. All official fetes have been aban doned until after the obsequies. The flags of all public buildings are draped. The Italian Embassy and the Italian Building at the Exposition are in heavy mourning. Only one morning paper, L'Eclalr, had the news, and this very briefly. Its sale was tremendous, and everyone on the boulevards this morn ing was eagerly scanning the insufficient news. When notified of the death of King Humbert, President Loubet sent a mili tary officer of his household to express his condolence to the Italian Ambassa dor, Count Tornellle Brusati di Vergano. Later lu the afternoon the embassador visited "the Palace of the Elysce and offi cially announced the death of his sover eign. President Loubet sent to the new King of Italy the following: 'I place before your Majesty the "ex pression of unanimous Indignation of my country against the odious murder of Italy's generous chief. I beg your Majesty to accept this expression of my deepest sympathy, and I place at the feet of Her Majesty, Queen Margherita, my respectful homage and my .sincere condo lence." It was rumored this afternoon that an attempt had been made against the life of the Shah of Persia, but investigation proved that while the Shah was visiting the Exposition this morning a number of his suite noticed near a rough-looking person, carrying poniard in his belt. On account of his suspicious actions, this individual was arrested. Temps says the Italian Government was warned June 20 that secret anarchist societies had de cided on the death of King Humbert and four other sovereigns. As a matter of fact, an anarchist was arrested June 20. at Pontafa, on the Austro-Italian frontier, who declared he had been selected to assass'nate King Humbert. Increased guards were attached to King Humbert, who, however, protested and ordered them withdrawn. Temps adds that the Pope was the first to convey condolences to the widow and Queen. One must go back to the time of the Lyons tragedy, when President Carnot was assassinated, under similar con ditions, and at almost the same hour, at the conclusion of a speech, to obtain a correct notion of. the effect 'of the news of the crime at Monza upon Parisians. It was with incredulity that the people read the brief telegram announcing the assassination In the morning papers mak ing the announcement, but it was long before the reality of the tragedy dawned upon them, and the first feeling gave place to one of deep Indignation. Upon, the boulevards and in the cafes groups quickly formed, discussing with animation the-position and how It is likely to result. King Humbert knew Paris wriU was a very popular figure here, and the diplo matic understanding that was reached last year blotted out all recollections of former divisions. The general feoUns is that Italy will not suffer -more serious consequences from this unexpected event, the army being too devoted to the mon archy to permit trouble. The new King is recognized as a worthy successor1 of his father, and in this the papers echo the opinion of Signor Lurzattl, ex-Mlnls-ter of the Italian Treasury, who was In terviewed Just before his departure for Milan. Signor ?LuxxattL who saw King Humbert when he was about leaving for Monza, said that he came Into close reja tions with the Prince of Naples, finding him a highly educated man. possessing considerable knowledge of historical, mil itary and economic questions. His char acter seemed resolute and firm, and he evidently knew how to act with energy. Signor Lurzattl accompanied the last statement with a gesture as though wish ing to say that the young King was a man with a firm hand, and concluded with these words: "Italy in him possesses a vigorous sovereign." Regarding the death of the King of Italy, the Figaro says: "King Humbart was a martyr to his loyal position, and was also a victim of the building-up of his house, which he accomplished quickly. Italy has been a great people since only less than half a century. She possesses a military system like that of Germany and France, hence came great expense and the financial crisis, in the midst of which has developed first, socialism, and then anarchy. It was this anarchy for which it was necessary to punish the Milanese who have respond ed to legitimate repression by the assas sination of their sovereign." Amllcar Cipriani, the revolutionary Italian Deputy, In the Pltll Rcqup, says: "Victor Emmanuel III will be obliged to follow the same policy as his father and his father's father, and, therefore, things will go on Just the same, and this will be so until the Italian people becomes master fof its own destinies." The Intranslgeant attributes the assas sination to measures .taken by the govern ment against Its political adversaries. The Auto Rite expresses the hope that the new King will renew the bonds oi friendship between France and Italy which were broken by his father, thus bringing about a union of the Latin races. President Loubet and M. Delcasse called at the Italian Embassy this afternoon. AMERICA'S CONDOLENCES. President MeKInley and Secretary Hny Send Mcsnrres. WASHINGTON, July 30. The following message of ccndolence upon the death of King Humbert has been sent: "Department of State, Washington. D. C, July 3a His Majesty, Vittorio Eman uela, Roma: In my name and on behalf of the American people, I offer Tcur Majesty and the Italian Nation sincere condolences In this hour of deep bereave ment. WILLIAM MKINLEY." The following message has been sent to Baron Fava, Italian Ambassador to this country: "Department of State, Washington. July 30. To His Excellency, the ItaMan Ambassador. Seabrlght, N. J.: The sad tidings of the King's assassination has profoundly shocked public sentiment. The President has telegraphed to His Majest. Vittorio Emanuela, offering in his nnme. and on behalf of the American people, sincere condolence In this hour of deep bereavement. Permit me to add the as surances of my personal sympathy. "JOHN HAT." The State Department this afternoon received notification of the assassination of King Humbert from Mr.'Iddings, the Charge of the United States Embassy at Rome. It is as follows: "King Humbert was assassinated last night, Sunday, at 10 o'clock, at Monza. while driving away after distributing prizes at the competitive athletic exer cises. The King was shot at three timer by an Italian and died a few minute later. I have Just received an official note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs announcing the death of the King and the succession of his son, Prince Victor Emmanuel." Baron Fava, the Italian Ambassador, has acknowledged the receipt of Presi dent McKlnley's message of condolence to the Italian Government. Baron Fava telegraphs: "Your telegram received and transmit ted to my government. I am deeply grate ful for the part your excellency, and the American people take "in our great sorrow. FAVA." SYMPATHY FOR ITALY. Germany Deeply Mourns the Loss of Her Sincere Friend. BERLIN, July 30. King Humbert's as sassination has awakened universal ex pressions of horror for the deed and sym pathy for Italy . throughout Germany. On the arrival of the news the flags at all the Ministeries were half-masted. Count von Bulow's secretary and other officials and many private persons called upon tho Italian Ambassador, Count Lanza di Busca, who arrived this evening from Schwerln. The press prints lengthy and warm eulogies, emphasising King Humbert's friendship for th Kaiser, his father and grandfather, and his Invari able fidelity to Germany. The National Zeltung says: "Through out the entire civilized world the' feeling of horror for the crime will be equaled by the astonishment that a murderous weapon has been directed against a Prince whose life was aevoted to unsel fish activity for his land and people." The Berliner Post says: "The first imi presslon this horrible deed awakens In us Is one of unspeakable sorrow, bordering upon dumb stupefaction and Infinite dis gust at such villainous deeds." The Berlin Tageblatt says: "The noble offspring of Bavoy Kept faith with, the house of Hohenzollern, like the Italian with the German people. Therefore, all German hearts sympathize today., with Nltalians who are so heavily afflicted through the deed of a villain." NEWS BROKEN TO POPE LEO. Head of the Catholic Church Sends Condolences to the Queen's Sister-. BRUSSELS, July 30. A dispatch Irom Rome says: Monslgnore Angelo dl Pietro, prefect of the Congregation of the Council, took it upon himself to Inform the pope of the assassination of King .Humbert He en tered the chamber of Leo at an early hour. The latter was already awake. The cardinal first stated that an at tempt had been -made on the life of the King, whereupon the Pope immediately asked If the wound was dangerous. The prelate replied, "Very dangerous," but his anxious air was noticed by the pope, who at once divined the truth. His emotion was such that he was unable to speak for some time. When his distress had passed he wished to leave his bed and to cele brate mass for the repose of the King's souL Later he summoned Cardinal Ram polls. Papal Secretary of State, whom he requested to send a dispatch of condolence to the Princess Clotilde, sister of the Queen. The audiences fixed' for today were suspended. REGRET IK LONDON. Kins Humbert Had Been a .Elrm Friend, of -England. LONTDON, July 30. Perhaps in no coun try waa the news of King Humbert's as- j sasslnatlon received with deepersympathy and greater horror .than in Great Britain. For the last few years, more especially for the last few months, during the South African War, the Italian Ministers, re flecting the attitude of the throne, have shown an undying friendship for Great Britain, even when tho rest of Europe was inveighing against England and her policy. Queen Victoria, naturally, was horrified at the news. She Immediately telegraphed her condolences to Queen Margherita. It Is stated in official circles that the re cent release .of Btppido, the assailant of the Prince of Wales as he was passing through Belgium, has been followed by an enormous Increase In the circulation of anarchist literature advocating regi cide. It is thought exceedingly likely that the assassination of King Humbert Is di rectly traceable to misplaced leniency. Diplomatists and officials generally vis ited the Italian Embassy In great num bers today. Among the early callers was the Prince of Wales; who expressed keen regret at the loss of a personal friend. SORROW IK CHICAGO. Illinois Italians Held King; Humbert In Hfffh Esteem. CHICAGO, July 30. Prominent Italians of Chicago were shocked and grieved on receiving the news of the assassination of King Humbert, He wa3 considered a wise and liberal ruler by the representative men in the local Italian colony. All re garded the tragedy as a serious blow to Italy. Anthony L. Razwadowski, the Ital ian Consul, said: '1 am terribly shocked by the news of the assassination of King Humbert. Our rnler.was so well beloved by his subjects that it is almost impossible to think any Italian would commit such a crime. How ever, there are manyanarchista in Italy, and I think that It must have been the work of one of these. King Humbert re cently had been In Naples to bid good bye to tho Italian troops on their way to China, and was there received with the greatest demonstrations of respect and sympathy by soldiers and civilians alike. "The Italians of Chicago, of whom there are 25,000, will receive the news with" a great deal of "regret. The successor to King Humbert will be his only son, VI6 tor Emanuel, who is now 31 years 'of age. He has received every attention in the way of education and training, and la thoroughly qualified and will, I believe, make a worthy successor to his father." Hector Durante, editor of L'ltalla. and one of tho prominent Italians In the West, said: "j: believe the sorrow will be great among the Italians of Chicago and throughout the world. The Kins was a man who was loved by all of his subjects wherever they were. The assassination, 1 believe, was from the same cause as that attempted some time ago by an anarchist who shot him. I can see no other motive. I do not believe politics had anything to do with the murder. There are in Chi cago 20 to 23 Italian societies, and I am sure every one will take action as to sending their condolences for the Italians here." Dr. E. Tobias predicted that Humbert's removal would result in changing the whole political policy of that nation. "He has stood always," added Dr. To bias, "for the freedom of Italy and tho rights of all its people." GENERAL DRAPER'S TRIBUTE. Humbert Was Loved by All Except the Radical. MILFORD, Mass., July 30. General William F. Draper. ex-United States Am bassador to Italy, who recently arrived at his home hero, when informed of 'tho as sassination of King Humbert, was very much affected. "This must have been the work of an anarchist," said General Draper. "At the time of the attack on the Empress of Austria, King Humbert was cautioned to be more careful of his safety, but ho said: 'I must take the chance, for that is port of the life of a King.' He was a man always of the most Invincible cour age. Jt wa3 his dally habit to drive about Rome entirely unattended." Ambassador .Draper said that King Humbert was very popular with all hl3 subjects, except those opposed to all gov ernment and the extreme Clericals, and added: "All the world will sympathize with Queen Margherita In her grief.- The heir to the throne, the Prince of Naples, la an exceedingly able man, and it is my belief that in his hands the government in Italy will go on without a break." GENOA POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. Wo the AnsasslaatIon One of n Series of Royal Murder? GENOA July 30. As soon as the news of the assassination of King Humbert became known, at 9 o'clock In the morn ing, the detective department set to work to trj and discover If there were con nections between the murders of Presi dent Carriot, Queen Elizabeth of Austria and King Humbert, In view of the dec laration of Lulgl Lucchennl, the assassin of the Austrian Empress, made at his trial, that his crime was only the first episode In the general execution of sev eral European sovereigns. The police quickly discovered that a certain Angelo Bressl lived here two years ago, and was cloFely watched as an anarchist. The de scription of tn's man Is almost the same as tllat sent by the Italian detectives, yet It remains to be seen whether the two men are the same. Lucchennl. when questioned In prison regarding the mat ter, declined to answer. Vatican Blamed for Assassination. LONDON, July 30. Some evening pa pers here attempt to establish a connec tion between the assassination of King Humbert and the rancorous propaganda that the Vatican Is alleged to have con ducted against the supremacy of the sov ereign. These Journals point out that the assassination occurred In the vicin ity of Milan, where. It Js alleged, the recent Insurrection was largely fomented by the Roman Curia. The Globe edi torializes as follows: "As long as the Vatican persists in its anti-national attitude it will be in vain to hope for re-establishing tho temporal power of the Pope, and so long will ton and fanatics be provided with the fear fully potent reason for sedition, and worse." Cattleman Defrauds His Creditors. KANSAS CITY, July 30. It Is impqssl ble at this time to determine the extent of the cattle operations of E. L. Swazey who. it Is charged,' is en route to South America to -avoid his creditors. Of a total of $1,600,000 worth of his paper said to ,be afloat $1,300,000 has been located. Already two banks are claiming the same herd of cattle in 'Hemphill. Texas, and it is alleged that banks in Kansas City, Springfield, Mass.; Philadelphia and Lan caster, Pa., and St. Joseph. Mo., are losers because they were willing to ac cept Swazey's representations without question. -Indignation In Spain. " MADRID, July 30. The news of the as saeslnatlon did not reach here until this evening. Senor Dator Minister of the In terior, immediately left a card at the Ital an Embassy, wheh at that hour was not acquainted with the fact of the death. Bcnor Silvela, the Premier, and Marquis Agullar Campo, Minister of Foreign Af fairs, called later. The assassination has caused the greatest indignation through out Spain. The Nerrs in Switzerland. BERNE. July 3Q. The news of the as sassination of King Humbert caused keen emotion at the Federal palace and throughout Switzerland. The Federal Council this 'afternoon sent a telegram of condolence to Queen. Margherita at Monza. f The Nerv.Kinjr en Route tty Rome. CORFU, Jqly 30. The new King of It aly is expected to arrive here tonight A telegram from' Queen Margherita awaits him announcing the assassination of King Humbert and urging hlro. to. has teq home. WORK OF SUPREIKECOuRF DECISIONS- ARE EKDPBED IN FIV23 APPEALED CASES. i Tnree ot former Decisions Are He- r "' i versed, One Afinaed and One .Modified Minor Order. SALEM, Or., July SO. The Supremo Court today handed down decisions in flvo cases, only one of which was afflrmed. Three were reversed and one modified. The casesv decided are as follows: Nancy S. Belle, et at, respondents, vs. Charles A. Brown, et aL, appellants, from Marion County, R. P. Boise, Judge. Reversed; opinion by Moore. "J. This was a suit to establish and fore close an alleged equitabW Hep upon cer tain real property. Tho facts are that Charles Swegle conveyed to tho defend ants, Charles A. and Frank. E. Brown, about 0 acre3 of land in Marion Coun ty, stipulating In the deeds thereto that the premises so granted were in tended as advancements to them equal to the sum of $2500, as the representa tives of his. deceased daughter. The said grantor died intestate, leaving Ludnda Swegle, his widow, and the plaintiffs, Nancy S. Belle, George Swegle, M. W. Swegle, Olevla Holmes, and the defend ants, his grandsons, as his heirs. His estate- having been settled, the defend ants secured a distributive share of the personal property thereof without the knowledge of the administrator or heirs that .any advancement had .been made, and a suit having been instituted in the Circuit Court for said county to, partition the real property, and neither party hav ing any knowledge of such advance ments, a decree was rendered setting off to each of the plaintiffs and, defendants certain of said lands and to tho widow for her natural life 125.01 acres, as her dower, but she having died, tho land so admeasured to her reverted to the par ties herein. After Swegle's, death there was found among his papers a deed to his daughter, Emma Bender, for S0.25 acres qf land in said county which was not partitioned in said suit,, but the deed nover having been delivered, she, with her husband, executed a deed releasing to each of her brothers and sisters an un divided one-sixth, and to each of tho de fendants an undivided one-half Interest In th'e tract. The plaintiffs, having dis covered that the conveyances made by' their father to the defendants were in tended as advancements, alleging. In ef fect, that at the time the partition suit was instituted the defendants, well know ing that such advancements had been made, wrongfully concealed such fact with Intent to defraud the plaintiffs who had no knowledge thereof; that defend ants havQ never paid any part of such advancements, six-seventh of which Is duo the plaintiffs, who pray that the sum of 2142 S3 be decreed a Hen upon the defendants' interest in the lands so held by them as tenants in common and severalty, and that said premises be sold to satisfy said lien. The defendants de nied the allegations of the complaint; and set up the defenses that the plaintiffs had themselves received advances not taken into account when the estate was administered, and that the matter In controversy had already been adjudi cated. A demurrer to these defenses was sustained and the trial resulted In a decree for plaintiffs as prayed for. but directing that the unpartitlpncd lands be first sold to satisfy the Hen, and that If the amount realized therefrom should be insufficient to pay the sum of $2142 5, the real property of the defendants, owned in -severalty, be sold to satisfy such deficiency. The defendants having appealed, the Supreme Court Holds that the defendants had no actual knowledge that the grants by their grandfather were Intended as advancements, that there was, therefore, no fraud, and that -equity will not Jn a collateral suit correct or modify th former decree In so far as It may affect the title to the premises set- off to them In severalty It Is held that the present suit would In effect be onening up in a collateral suit the original decree In par tition, which has become "res Judicata." The opinion conduces: "As the question of fraud upon which the suit was founded has been elimi nated, a suit in partition Is flow the only remedy by which all the parties may he compelled to account for any advance ment which they may have received; hence the decree will be reversed and the bill dismissed." J. T. Lleuallcn, respondent, vs. Matt Mosgrove and James Mosgrove, appel lants, from Umatilla County. Stephen A. Lowell, Judge. Affirmed;- opinion by Bean, C J. This was an action to recover damsges for loss of property caincd,by fire, al leged to have been the result of de fendants' negligence. The case was re versed at a former term of tho Supreme Court because the plaintiff was allowed to recover upon a ground of negligence not alleged. After the cause had been remanded to the court below, the plain tiff was permitted to amend his com plaint by alleging tflat the defendants were negligent, not only In depositing ashes and clndcr3 at a place where tho fire contained therein would be" liable to communicate to inflammable material, but a'so in falling to exercise due care and caution in caring for and. extinguish ing the Are after It had been deposited upon the .ground. The second trial re sulted in a Judgment for JJ500 in favor of the plaintiff and an appeal was taken. The Supreme Court holds that tho amendment to the complaint was prop erly allowed and says: "It must be regarded as the settled law of this state that trie court may, before trial, allow a pleading to bo amended by Inserting a new cause of ac tion or defense, If It Is germane to and connected with the subject-matter In controversy. . . . And . . after re versal on appeal whenever this court does not make a final disposition of the cause, but remands It to the court below for further, proceedings. The amendment is not . . . such a departure as to amount to a new and whojly 'different cause of action." After reviewing the evidence the court holds that there was sufficient evidence to .warrant the case being submitted to the Jury. It was Insisted on. appeal that the court below erred In permitting a witness to answer the following ques tion: -v "StAte whether or not a high wind usually follows, during- the month of August, a close, sultry afternoon." Tho. opinion says: "The witness had previously testified that' lie had lived in that section of the country for many years, was acquainted with. climatic conditions during Ihe har vest season, and that the afternoon pro ceeding the Are had been close, hot and sujtry. We think, under the circum stancesk the question and affirmative an swer were proper and competent- . . It was not sought by the testimony, as we understand It, to make the defendant liable for an extraordinary or unprece dented wind, but only on account of the Intervention of that which was usual and ordinary." Minor assignments of error are exam ined and it Is held that there was no error in the court below. M. S. Crossen, appellant, t vs. E. W. Oliver, respondent, from Union, County, Robert Eakln, Judge. Reversed; opinion by Wplvferton, J. This was an action to recover the pos session of. real property.- The plaintiff claims, undes a deed from Mrs. M. M. Caldwell, dated January 25, 1SD5, and re corded February 27, 1326, and tho defend ant claim's title from the same party by. "" B MC, uuum ll CXIXUUUil -155UCU upon, a judgment rendered , In favor ' of Turner OUver and. against -Mrs. 'Cald well, April 2, and docketed April 5, 1895. There were two trials in the court be low. At the first, the plaintiff had a ver dict In accordance with the prayer of his complaint, and at the second the verdict was for the defendant, upon which Judgment was rendered discussing the action. Plaintiff appealed. The retrial In the court below waa granted In order that further instruc tions might be given the Jury on the question of OUvera notice of the unre corded deed to Crossen. This action was assigned as error, but the Supremo Court holds that tho new trial waa properly granted. At the second trial the Judgment roll in tho case of Turner OUver vs. M. M. Caldwell was Introduced in evidence. As also waa the execution under which the sale had been.mado. The return on the execution had. been altered but as the alteration had been made by the Sheriff prior to the time It was filed. It la held that the paper was competent, under section 78S of Hill's Code. The foUowing Instructions were given to the jury by the trial Judge: "There is no presumption that a deed Is deUvered on the date of Its execution. If it is not shown to have been actually delivered before the recording of It, it will bo presumed to have been delivered at the time of the date of tho recording. If it Is not shown by tho proof to have been delivered prior to April 4. 1SS5, then there is no question of notice to Oliver to be considered by you." The-Supreme Court holds that these In structions were reversible error and lays down the true rule as follows: "The date of the acknowledgment of the deed Is not shown, as we have not the instrument before us, but the date of the deed appeara In the record; and, -under this condition, the presumption ought to prevail that It was deUvered at the date which it bears of its execu tion. There is a disagreement among the authorities' whether the date of the deed or of the acknowledgment should prevail where they are not in record. The pre sumption is disputable, however, and the date- of its actual deUvery may be proven aliunde." State of Oregon, respondent, vs. Thomas O'Donnell, appellant, from Uma tilla County, S. A. Lowell, Judge. Re versed; opinion by Moore, J. The defendant, Thomas O'Donnell, was Jointly Indicted with James Roach for the -alleged larceny of a cow and a calf, the property of one Allen Rhodes, of the value of 50 and $12 respectively, com mitted In Umatilla County, October 25, 1SDS, and having been separately tried, he was found guilty thereof, and from the Judgment which followed, ho appeals. In the trlil of the case In the lower court, a witness was permitted, over ob jections, to testify as to other similar crimes committed by defendant. The ad mission of this evidence Is held to be error, because the independent crime was not claimed to have been committed near the same time or place as the crime charged. For this error the cause Is re manded for a new trial. It Is stated In the opinion that there are other alleged errors, but as they are not likely to be repeated, they are not considered on-this appeal. x George Rader, appellant, vs. Emmet Barr, respondent, from Grant County, Morton D. Clifford, Judge. Modified and remanded; opinion by Wolverton, J. This was a suit brought to enjoin tho collection in part of a Judgment rendered for costs and disbursements by this court, August 13, 189S, in favor of Em met Barr, as respondent, and against George Rader, as appellant, for $215 S3. The cost bill was filed more than five days after the Judgment was rendered, but no copy ot the cost bill was served as required by law. There were some Items In the bill which were claimed to be Improperly" charged. The complaint does not allege that a copy of the cost bill was not served and It Is held to be deficient in this particular. The opinion says: "With a view of giving the plaintiff an opportunity of yet stntlng a good cause, If he has one, the decree of the court below will be reversed In so far as It dis missed the suit, and affirmed In sustain ing the demurrer, and the cause will be remanded for such other proceedings as may seem proper." The following minor orders wore made today.: G. G. Warner et al., appellants, vs. Charles Bruneau et al., respondents; or dered that respondents' time to serve and fl'e brief be extended to September 13. Mary Elliott et al., respondents, vs. Clarence R. Bloyd et al., appellants: or dered on stipulation that respondents havo until September 1 to serve and file their brief. State, ex rel. Hammer, respondents, vs. F. O. Downing, appellant; ordered on stipulation that respondents have until August 20 to serve and filo brief. In re Herren estate, Claud Qatch, ad ministrator, respondent, vs. M. W. Hunt, administrator, appellant; ordered on stip ulation that appellant have until Sep tember 1 to serve and file brief. A. H. Carson et al respondents, vs. F. M. Hayes et al., appellants; ordered on stipulation1 that appellants' time to serve and file the abstract be extended to September 1. C. E. Harmon, administrator, appellant, vs. Charles Decker, respondent; ordered on stipulation that appellant's time to serve and fllethe abstract be extended to September 1. It Is further ordered on stipulation that tho bill of exceptions, omitted from the transcript, be now at tached thereto as a part thereof. Hiram S. Stone, appellant, vs. W. M. Ladd, executor, respondent; ordered on stipulation that appellants time to servo and file his brief be extended to Septem ber 5. Ella Rathbone, administratrix, respond ent, vs. O. R. & N. C., appellant; ordered on stipulation that respondent have un til September 1 to serve and fllo her brief. Farmers' and Traders' Bank, appellant, ent, vs. O. R. & N. Co., appellant; ordered on application of appellant that the time to file a -petition for rehearing be ex tended 20 days. Mark Milos, respondent, vs. Peter Covncevich, appellant; appeal from Mult nomah County; argued and submitted by W. A. Munly, attorney for appellant, on a motion to dismiss. Respondent filed a brief. liiDi When the excretory organs fafl to carry off the waste material from the system, there is an abnor mal accumulation of effete matter which poisons and clogs the blood, and it becomes sour and acid. This poison is carried through the general circulation to all parts of the body, and upon reaching the skin surface there is a redness and eruption, and by certain peculiarities we recognize Eczema, Tetter, Acne, Salt Rheunr, Psoriasis, Erysipelas and many other skin troubles, more or less severe. While the skid is the seat of irritation, the real disease is in the blood. Medicated lotions and powders may allay the itching and burning, but never cure, no matter how long and faithfully continued, ana tne condition is otten aggravated and skm permanently injured by their use. TDe disease is more ilun ssiln deep; Ifte eoflre efre&Mioo is f olsesec The many preparations of arsenic, mercury, potash, etc., not only do not cure skin diseases, but soon ruin, the digestion and break down the constitution. S. S. S., nature's own remedy, made of roots, herbs and barks, of great purifying and tonical properties, quickly and effectually cures blood and skin troubles, because it goes direct to the root of the disease and stimulates and restores normal, healthy action to the different organs, cleanses and enriches the blood, and thns relieves the system of all poisonous -secretions. SI S. S. cures permanently because it leaves none of the original poison to referment in the blood and cause a fresh attack. SQ 9 j Skin Diseases will be sent free upon application. FRED BILLINGS WRECKED CENTRAL . NAVIGATION COMPANY'S HEW STEAMER A TOTAL LOSS. Strode a Rock in the Columbia River on Her Maiden Trip Suther- landshlro Lost. The big aternwheel steamer Frederick K. BiUlngs, the flagship of the Central Navigation Company's upper river fleet, is reported a total wreck In the Columbia River abreast of Quinn3, a small station on the Ot R. & N. Co.'s lino about 1?0 miles from Portland. Full details of the accident have not been received, but from the information at hand It is known that the steamer left Umatilla Landing about 5 o'clock yesterday morning. She stopped at Blalocks about half an hour and at Arlington for the some length of time. She left Arlington at 9:20, and as Quinns la 14 miles below Arlington, she undoubt edly met her fate about an hour after ward. Advices from Tho Dalles state th.it she struck a rock while going at full speed, and before her headway could bo checked, her hull was pretty badly shat tered and sho was lodged so flrmly that In spite of tho swift current she hung helpless, with stern up stream. That the damage to the hull was fatal was apparent from tho fact that It had buckled or warped by the force of tho impact until the kingpost was leaning in one direction and the smokestack In another, with tho hog chains hanging Ump and useless. There are- no barges and steamers In that part of the river, a fact which makes it all tho more dif ficult to do anything for tho steamer. Tho steamer left Umatilla In charge of Captain Coe, an old up-river man, and Port Captain Whltcomb was also aboard. Sam Gill was acting as chief engineer, the regular engineer, Charles Jennings, being in Portland. The loss of the Billings at this time will be exceptionally severe on tho com pany operating her, as she was the main stay in the connecting link between the upper and the middle river. She had Just been rebuilt, at a. heavy expense, and was In every way as good as a new boat. The Frederick K. Billings was built at Pasco in 1SS3 by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, and has seen but Uttlo active duty since. She was 200 feet long. 36.9 feet beam and six feet hold, with engines 20x9G inches. She came down from Pasco to Umatilla Sunday, to await inspection by Messrs. Edwards and Fuller, who left hero Sunday morning for that purpose FATE OF A FLYER, Famous Clipper Ship Satherland shlre "Wrecked at Sumatra. LONDON, July ?0. The British ship Sutherlandshlro, Captain NIcol, from Rot terdam, May 3, for Klao Chou, whence sho was to sail for Portland, Or., ground- l d .at Sumatra on July 27, and become a total wreck. Thirteen of her crew wero drowned. (The Sutherlandshlro waa ono of the best-known ships that ever visited thl3 port. The "shires" are famous the wprld over for their beauty and speed, and the Suthcrlandshlre was one of the fastest of the fleet. She was commanded by Captain NIcol for several years, and has made half a dozen voyages to this port. Last year she made the fastest passage on record between New Caledonia and Europe, and she has twb or three other world's records for fast passages. Tho Suthcrlandshlre waa built at Greenock, Scotland. In 1SS2, and Is owned by Thoma", Law & Co. She was 1549 tons net reg ister, and 25S feet long, 3S feet beam and 23 feet hold. She was under charter to load wheat for Balfour, Guthrie & Co. at Portland in December.) STEAMER BILLINGS ON ROCKS. Obstruction Near Qninn's Landinjr Partlcalnrn Arc Lacking?. THE DALLES, Or., July 30. News was brought to town this afternoon by a mes senger that 'the steamer Billings was on tho rocks In the Columbia River near Quinn's Landing, several miles above Ce Hlo. The Billings was in charge of Cap tain Coo, and was being brought from Lewiston, Idaho, to the eastern terminus of the Mohr portage road, to be used by that company for the transportation of wheat on the Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers through the coming season. The messenger reported that the bow of the steamer waa badly wrecked, but had no further particulars of the accident. Dutch Steamer Wrecked. CAPE HAYTIEN, July 30. The Dutch steamer Prinz Wlllem I has been wrecked on the north side of the Island of Inagua. The passengers and crew were saved. MARCH GRAIN FLEET. Four of the Portland Stilps Reach Q,ueenstovrn and Falmouth. The March grain fleet went home in a bunch, three of them reporting out at Queenstown yesterday, while a fourth arrived out at Falmouth Sunday. Tho Beechdalo and tho Donna Franclaca sailed an even race, both leaving the Co lumbia together and both pulling up to gether at Queenstown yesterday, after a passage of 133 days. The diminutive Kln fauns, which sailed three days earlier than tho vessels mentioned, was 142 days making the run. The American ship Clarence S. Bement, which will not soon be forgotten on account of tho bloody murder of her mate in this port, reached Falmouth Sunday after a passage of 147 days. These passages are considerably longer than the average for the preceding months, but so long as none of the fleet from other coast ports shows up across the water, wo have no special complaint to make. SANTA FE'S LATEST. Bnlldlns a Fleet of Small Steamers at Whatcom. NEW WHATCOM, Wash., July 30. The first vessel of a fleet of passenger steam ers for the Montello Steamship Company, of San Francisco, will be begun at once at this place. The steamship company Is allied with tho Santa Fe system, and Healthy blood, is necessary to preserve that clear, smooth skin and beautafucom plearion ot much desired by all. S. S. S. can be relied upon with certainty to keep the blood in perfect order. It has been curing blood and skin diseases for half a cen tury ; no other medicine can show such a record. S. S. S. contains no poisonous minerals is purely vegetable and harmless. Our medical department is in charge of physicians of large experience in treating blood and skin diseases, who will take pleasure in aiding by their advice and direction all who desire it. Write fully and freely about your case ; your letters are held hi strictest confidence. We make no chanje whatever for this service. Our book on Blood and the steamers aro to be used to run in con nection with that road. The first vessel Is designed to run between San Pedro and Catallna Island, off the coast of Southern California. To Build Manila Lighters. Joseph Supple, of the East Side, has commenced work on what will be a Ma nila lighter. He has contracted to build one, but others may be called for. Ac cording to plans in his hands, this craft will be very different from any other ever built here. It will be of light draft, and about 70 tons burden. This first one will be an experiment. It will be 60 feet long over all. 5 feet deep and 6 feet wide. She will have four hatches, side by side. She will be strongly built to weather the ty phoons of Manila Bay. The hull will be rounded up, both ends being well ral3el. There will be no motive power, but they will be moved about in the shallow water by poles, and when the hatches are bat tened down she cannot sink, and might be cast about in the bay in a storm and then recovered again. Mr. Supple says that there Is a great shortage of lighters in Manila Bay, and thinks when the one he is buldlng has been completed and put together at Manila It will cause quite a demand, and there will be other orders. The plans for this first Ughter were fur nished by H. R. Lewis, who studied tho wants and conditions at Manila. Lost Raft Starts Sea-ward. The big log raft which has been under construction at Stella, Wash., for several months, was towed to sea about 6 o'clock last evening by tho tugs Rescue and Ta toosh. The latter Is the latest addition to the Puget Sound Tugboat Company's fleet, and she came to Astoria to help out the tug Rescue In getting the unwieldy mass of logs down to San Francisco. The Res cue arrrived from San Francisco yester day morning, and the two big towboats combined will undoubtedly make a good run down the Coast, providing the raft holds together long enough. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, July SO. Arrived Schooner W. F. Jewett, from San Francisco; tug Rescue, from San Francisco. Sailed Log raft, in tow of tugs Rescue and Tatoosh, for San Francisco. Condition of bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, northwest; weather, clear. San Francisco, July 30. Arrived Steam er Dispatch, from Portland and way ports; schooner Queen, from Gray's Har bor. Arrived July 29 Steamer Empire, from Coos Bay. Arrived July 30 Steamer Czarina, from Oyster Harbor; steamer San Mateo, from Nanalmo; steamer Man auense. from Nanalmo. Sailed Steamer City of Puebla, for Victoria. Port Townsend Passed up July 29 British ship Brynhilda, from Che Foo. Arrived r Ship Reaper, from Honolulu; bark CarroUton, from Kahulul; bark Hes per from Kauai; Chilean bark Augusta, from Iqulque, Sailed Bark CarroUton, for Tacoma. Seattle Sailed July 23 Steamer City of Seattle, and Humboldt, for Skagway. Port Los Angeles Sailed July 23 Steam er Mlneola, for Nanalmo. Seattle Arrived July 29 German ship Hera, from Port Townsend. Sailed Steamer Cottage Grove, for Sitka; steam er Tacoma, British steamer Garonne, for Nome; British' steamer Almond Branch, for Tacoma. Victoria Arrived July 29 British steam er Princess Louise, Danube and Tees. Hong Kong Arrived prior to July 24 British steamer Monmouthshire, from Oregon. Yokohama Sailed July 27 British steamer Empress of Japan, for Vancou ver. Falmouth Arrived July 29 American ship Clarence S. Bement, from Portland, Or. Lizard, July SO Passed British bark Colbert, from Tacoma for Queenstown. Queenstown, July 30. Arrived British barks Beechdalo, JDonna Franclsca and Kinfauns, from Portland, Or. Bremen. July 20. Arrived Koenigen Louise, via Southampton. Hamburg, July 30. Arrived Steamer Belgravia, from New York, via Cher bourg. Bremen, July 30. Arrived H. H. Meier, from Baltimore. New York, July 30. Arrived Bovlc, from Liverpool. Liverpool, July 30. Arrived Servian, from New York; Parisian, from Montreal, Antwerp, July CO. Arrived Frlesland. from New York. Hamburg, July 30. Sailed Bulgaria, for New York. Cherbourg, July 30. Sailed Barbarosa, from Bremen for New York. Southampton, July 30. Sailed Deutsch land, from Hamburg for New York, via Cherbourg. Klnsale, July 80. Passed British ship Engelhorn. from Seattle for Queenstown. Naples Sailed July 28 Hesperla, for New York. New York, July DO Arrived Talsmao. from Guadalupe and Barbadoea. WILL OPPOSE M'XIffLBY. Senator Wolllnston Declares Dread of Imperialism. His CUMBERLAND, Mil. July 30. United States Senator George L. Wellington has definitely announced his determination to oppose the re-election of President Me KInley, but has not mode up his mind in what manner ho will do it. In discuss ing his position. Senator WeUington said today: "I am unalterably and forever opposed to Imperialism, which I shall fight with all my power. I am opposed to President MeKInley because he has deceived us in National affairs, and I shall oppose his re-election. I am not now prepared to state what part I shall take in tho campaign, but I will attend If possible the coming Liberty congress at Indian apolis. I do not know whether I will support Bryan or not. There are somo things about him that I do not approve." A. Railroad With No Tunnels. Indianapolis News. Tho new trans-Siberian railway, when complete, is to be the safest, cheapest and most comfortable In the world. That safety of the Manchurlan line will be due to the flatness of the regions traversed, not a single tunnel being necessary be tween the Ural and the Amour; that is to say from one end of Siberia to the other. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLAKTA, CA