THE MQKgnm OREGOAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 190tt
WILL SPEAK IN OHIO
Governor Geer Will Canvass
for President McKinley.
GOES ON THE STUMP IN OCTOBER
Chairman Diclc "Write That the I-
ne of 1890 Will Have to Be
Fonsrht This Year.
SALEM, Aug. 23 Governor -Geer to
day received from Charles Dick, 'chair
man of the Ohio Republican' State exec
utive committee, an Invitation to partic
ipate in the campaign in that stotelhls
Hall. The letter says in parti
"A hile the Republican party has ful
filled eery pledge it has made placing
the country on a footing more-prosperous
than ever before in our history, the fact
that the Iemc-cratlc party, at It .Na
tional Convention in Kansas City, re
affirmed the Chicago platform, -with all
its dangerous heresies, including- free
trade and free silver, makes it plainly
apparent that ne must fight over again
the oatile of 3fc98, for, notwithstanding
Mr. Bryan has raised the false cry ol
Imperialism, it is manifest that the real
point of attack is the currency, and the
industrial policy of the Administration.
Assured that you will appreciate the
importance of the President's home state
giving decided Jndorement to both the
home and foreign policy of the Adminis
tration, we are encouraged to believe
that ou -will favor us -with all the time
you can spare from the canvass in your
oven state."
Governor Geer has replied that if his
official duties permit he villi spend the
last three weeks of October speaking in
Ohio. A number of persons -who heard
today that this invitation had been ex
tended to Governor Geer, expressed the
hope that he ;would accept, as he would
have many opportunities, while address
ing large audiences, to direct attention to
this state and its resources.
SET ASIDE FOR FRAUD-
Mr. Ada Stronj? Wins the Snlt
AfraiiiKt JonoM nnl Parker.
SALlSM. Or.. Aug. SB The trial of the
suit of Mrs. Ada Strong against Georse
H. Jones and v. lie and G J, Parker and
wife was ended today, and a decision ren
dered by Judge Belxe in favor of the
plaintiff. This suit was brought to set
a-ldc a deed by -which Jones conveyed
223 acres near Lyons, Wan County, to
Parker and wife The land is valued at
$1600. Jones is a pioneer Tesident of Sa
lem and supposed to be wealthy. Par
ker is his son-in-law. The deed was set
aside on the ground that It was -without
-consideration, and mode to defraud cred
itors This decision will not only enable
M-s. Strong to realize on a judgment
against Jones, but will also let in another
judgment creditor who has been await
ing the result of this suit.
District Attorney J, N. Hart, qf Dallas,
went to Albany today to appear before
the Linn County Court in opposition to
the allowance of J525 to Attorney Watson,
of Albany for conducting a suit against
tiefaultlng Countj Treasurer Morris. Mr
Hart contends that the trial should have
been conducted bj District Attorney
Harden, and since that official was ready
and willing to attend to that duty, tho
County Court had no authority to em
play other counsel to look after public
business Mr. Hurt says be is informed
that an injunction will be brousht to
restrain the payment of the money,
should the claim be allowed by the court.
Thomas A. Dltmors today began an ac
tion against Shoriff F, W. Durbln to re
cover possession of jevcral horses and
pome machinery valued at J1E0. The prop
erty was attached in the case of Hoefer
& Zorn against James M. Keene, Frank
J. JClclot and others
Sheriff Durbln reports that In conse
quence of recent notices pent out by him
calling attention to the fact that taxes
will be delinquent October 1, payments
are now being made much more rapidly
than they were a week ago.
George Hartman, Jr., late First Lieu
tenant of Company D, Second Oregon,
has written Governor Geer, asking that
a medal be granted to Bummer, the mas
Cot of that company. The medal will be
pro Ided at the expense of the company.
A meeting of Salem newspaper men has
brn called for next Saturday for thq
purpose of organising a Press Club and
tn make some arrangements for Press
day at the state fair
CASOADE FOREST RESERVE.
Petition to Extend the Eastern Boun
dary Six MIIck.
AVASiH KOTOS, Aug 54. A petition has
horn recrtuvl at tht General Land Office
P'-avins that Uc east line of the Cas
cado forest reserve be moved six miles
further eat than at present, between
the Rt fork of Hood River on the north
and White River, on the south, and that
all of township 1 north, range 10 east
of "A H'amatte meridian be Included In
the rere This matter is being ex
amined into bj Forest Superintendent s-
B OrjHHhj. It i not likely- that this pe-
t'tlon w'll be acted upon for some time,
probahlj never, as there Is pot an over
whelming da4re, except with the Secret
trry of the Interior, to Enlarge any of the
forest reserves, fxeept upon numerously
s'snnd requests of the people of the states
directly affeoted, and upon a favorable,
report by -agontfi of tfeo General Land
Office.
DISCHARGED THE J A PAKE SB,
Aqtorla Contractor Compiles WitH a
Union Recnest,
ASTORIA. Aug. 29 At a meeting of
the Toans4ers Union held last night, n
letter was read from Contractor Nop
rnll in answer tp the ono sent by the
union, in which he said that at the re-
Quest of the union he had discharged (
all the JuniiMe emnlovinl lv -hlmnn
ftreet Improvement -work. A vote of c"10 F:st Reserve." says Superintend
thanks -was. tendered him for his prompt- ent Ormsby. White men are excluded
ness in. complying with the request of tho ! from lrdlan reservations, and Captain
-.nfnn I Ormsbv favors the exclusion of Indians
IX $1000 RAIL.
"rs. DeucVa Assailant Held for Trial
at Astoria.
ASTORIA Aug. 29. "The preliminary
hrarlng of Timothy Corbott, charged with
erlralnal a.Kult on Mrt Mare rvntirV I
ww held this Rfteraoon, and tho dcfen
dant was held to appear before the grand
urv with bonds xcd at 3000. ,
Bert Davis ao4.J4Mn SaJHvan, charged j
wuh burglary, wore arraigned. They
waived examination xm were placed. un-
der $&0 ootids, eSoh, to appear for trial.
IDAHO. COHERENCE.
Bishop Andrews at Baiter City for
the Ann mil Session.
BAKER CITY. Or.. Aug. 28. The Idaho !
arnual cofexHoe of the Methodist '
Church will meet Un thie oily at 9 o'ciocK
tomorrow morning. Bishop Andrews. oL .
Xw York, arrived tonight and wMl pre- l
side at the conference, which will last i en to whom he was engaged to be mar
five das. Twent"-Sve pastors will af- rled. A sample of his work is the bor-
tend The first dav's work will be taken
up with roparts. from charges.
PAOIFIO BXIVEnSITY.
Thin Year' Enrollment Will Rrealc
All Record.
FOREST 9VE. Or Aug. 29,-rPrcsl-
dert MeOlelland. of PacJftc Usrfvorslty, j
aid led&jr that the enrollment for the
coming school year promises to be tjie
largest In the history of PaclflcUniver-
slty. -He "basis his estimate upon the In
creased demand for rooms, for students
and the greater inquiry for houses to
rent. There Is scarcely a Tacant( house
in this place. The college is financially
better off than ever in its history.
Jennie, daughter of Albert Cheney, fell
Into a gulch while riding a bicycle last
night and was painfully injured.
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Vancouver Xotes.
VANCOUVER, "Wash., Aug. 29. A team
of horses driven by a man names Thom
a&en yestecday over the long bridge
across Columbia Slough became fright-,
ened at a drove of Government mules
and backed the wagon off the bridge.
Thomasen fell 12 feet, and three, ribs were
broken.
Four arrests w.ere made last night by
Ctly Marshal Nertonfor violation of the,
ordinance requiring bicycles to show
lights at night.
"Wasco County Institute
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Aug. 29. The an
nual teachers' Institute of Wasco County,
is in session here. Eighty teachers are
in attendance. Tonight President TV.
C. Hawley; of Willamette University,
lectured on, "What the People Have Done
With the Constitution." On Friday
night. President Frank Strong wl"l lec
ture on "Tendencies in Education at the
Cloe of the .Nineteenth, Century."
Superintendent Ainslle Discharged.
BOISE, Idaho, "Aug. 29. The prelimi
nary hearing in the case of Wm. Ains
lle, superintendent of the Soldiers Home,
charging him with attempt to assault
Miss Emma Krolg, a nurse, at the Homo,
took place, before Justice Herrick today
Justice Herrick discharged the defends
ant, holding that the evidence was not
sufficient. ,
Clackamas Connty Hop Contract.
OREGON' CITT, Or.. Aug. 29, A hop
contract was filed today for E500 pounds of
hops from J. W, Lowery, of Oregon City,
to J, Wolfard & Co , of Sllverton. The
contract provides for the advance of q
cents per pound for picking, and a sell
ing price of 10 cents.
Oregon otes,
Florence is soon to have
Methodist
church.
Cougars, ar lulling sheep pn Sweet
Creek, in Lane County.
Wheat is coming Into Salem warehouses,
at the rate of 1000 bushels daily.
Cascadla boasted 115 camps, containing
over 400 people, at one time this year.
The hills in the Blue River district are
reported to be swarming -with prospect
ors. The people of Los.tine and vicinity have
arranged for a big Harvest Home picnic,
September 14.
Nineteen coach 16ada Is the record this
year for passenger travel on the Portland-Astoria
road.
The last clean-up of the Lucky Boy, in
Blue River distrlot, is reported to have
been 192 ounces of gold.
A San Francisco man has been to Cor
vallls and bought a carload each of oak,
maple and cottonwood lumber.
The Tillamook postoffice has been ad
vanced to the third class, which carries
a raise of salary for the Postmaster to
$1000 per year.
Henry Simons, of Eight Mile In Waco
County, is putting up an evaporator with
a capacity of tvso tons a day. He has
about 40 tons of prunes.
S. A. Logan has sold to S. A. Thorp the
east half of the donation land claim 'if
P. 31. Starr, 324 acres, two miles north of
Dusty; consideration, ?1250.
A large bald eagle was captured In a
street of Baker City Monday afternoon.
It was slightly -crippled, which accounts
for Its lighting in the city.
Linn County is making arrangements
for a great display at the State Fair. A
committee is hunting up agricultural, hor
ticultural and manufactured products.
Tyra Smith, of Benton County, has har
vested 1100 acres. He secured but 7786
bushels of wheat and 4122 bushelsof oats
an average of less than 11 bushels to
the acre.
One of the best j leld reported In Wasco
County this season is from L D. Driver's
place, near Wamlc. Off the 70 acres he
harvested 70 tops of hay and threshed 2183
bushels of grain.
A new ledge of free-milling ore has just
been struck about 60 feet north of the old
one at the Lucky Boy. The Eugene Reg
ister says "the ledge Is literally honey
combed with the precious metal."
Sales of 125 head of horses and mules
at Ashland and Medford were made last
week to the Government. Good prices
were paid. A number of the horses
brought 4'0 each, an.d some of the mules
5100.
A citizen of Mosler Is manufacturing
brooms, which he sells principally in,
Portland. He this year raised 42 acres of
broom corn, and says it is equal In qual
ity to any he ever saw outside of Illi
nois Charles Johnson was knocked dpwn
and singed at Baker City, the 27th, by
an explosion of 10 pounds of black pow
der How badly he Is hurt Is not stated.
A local paper reports that a physician
"found the man in. a dangerous, though
not in a serious, condition."
Superintendent Ormsby, of the Cascade
Forest Reserve, after examination of a
large tract of land on Pelican Bay, In
Klamath Countv. recommends to Com-
ml:sloner Hermann that 2SS0 acres be re-
stored to the public domain. Mar
Many per
sona have petitioned for Its restoration.
Alfred A. Allan, a returned volunteer,
son of Mrs. G. D Steele, of Carson, died
of a complication of diseases, the '26th,
at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, in Baker Cits'.
The doceased had not been In good health
since his return from Manila. where he
went as, a member of Company D. Second
Oregon.
IThe Tillamook Logging Company Is fin
ishing its third dam on Bewley creek. It
is quite expensive, requiring over 20,000
feet of sawed luumber, the big timbers,
of course, being found on the ground. The
length of the dam Is 200 feet, with an 11-
1 foot gate. It will have a 17-,foot head.
The cost Is about ?1200-
"Indlans, half-breeds and hunters are
generally responsible tor tires in the Cas-
from the forest reserves, during the, hunt-
ing season, as a protection to Umber.
The Sumpter Valley Railway has estab
lished a new town 15 miles from Sumpter
by rail in a westerly direction, but only
about nine miles by. stage road. It has
been christened Whitney, after the for
mor owner of the ranch on which the
townslte is located. The site Is at the
conjunction of Burnt River and Clear
Creek, on a gravel "bench."
under the heading "Trouble Anticlpat-
od," the following appears In the Eugene J
Gu.ardr The two salmon canneries on
the Lower Siuslaw River, owned and op
erated by W. F. Kyle and O. "W Hurd.
have each placed several trap in the riv
er, nearly covering the entire stream,
Tho sillnet men are quiet, but say that
at the proper time the.e traps will eome
out with the. aid of a little dynamite."
Southern Oregon has recently been
plagued hy the presence of a scrubby
rascal named W. E. lneberg. who is
wanted in California for defrauding worn- I
rowing of diamonds and 527S In cash from
a girL Learning that an officer wanted
him, he skipped from Medford. leaving
hs baggage and 25 letters from women.
He was arested at Central Point and
taken to Redding in irons. He is also
wanted at Santa Rosa.- Los Angeles and
Stockton. Winegard halls from Ottawa,
Can., where his mother resides. He Is a
jfreuate of tbe University of Toronto.
ODD, SUIT FOR DIVORCE
SENATOR TURNER'S XEEHEW IS
"" THE DEFENDANT.
Marriage Contract AVaa Founded
Upon a Desire to Go to the
Paris Exposition.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-Qna of the
most extraordinary suits ever brought
for. divorce in the- District of Columbia
is that filed by Vonnie Knowles Turner
against Walter P. Turner, nephew of.the
senior Senator from Washington, to an
nul their marriage contract of March 7
last. Since April, 1S98, the plaintiff1 has
been employed In tne Postoffice- Depart
ment, but was. dropped from the. rolls
last April. While employed in the depart
ment she conceived a desire to secure an
appointment under the Commissioner at
,tho Paris. ERositi,oq, and this one. idea
seemed to. possess her constan.t!yv
Throughout tthe last session of Congjresa
she was seen at the Capitol, often be
sieging Senator Turner and various mem
bers to secure her this appointment. She
learned that the Commissioner was not
disposed to employ single women, and
conceived the idea that if she were mar
ried the place would be open to her. At
that time, according to her statement,
young Turner, who had become acquaint
ed with her, agreed to marry herand use
his influence to, secure the appointment.
It being understood that they should not
Hve .together & man, and wife, she mere
ly to have this qualification for appoint
ment. In case he failed to secure the
appointment, she , alleges, she promised,
tg sue for divorce. Neither pary intend
ed that It should be more than a tempo
rary affair, it being- their Idea to. secure
a divorce after the close of the exposi
tion. She says that she held out against
this proposal of Turner's, but by reason
of youth, inexperience and ignorance of
the marriage laws she was led to belleva
his representations. As marriage seemed"
the. only means of gratifying h,er desire.
tq go to Jaris, she nnaily accepted and
the couple were quietly married. Imme
diately after the marriage they returned,
to Washington going to their respective
homes.
In closing h,er allegathms. to the court,
Mrs. Turner says that, being a very
joung woman, and having lived a, se
cluded life in a small town under the
shelter of her parents home, she was
unacquainted with the world and knew
nothing of the laws of marriage, and
being in" a' large measure Ignorant and
thoughtless of the gravity of the mar
riage relations, she had entered Into the
contract without reflection upon. Its -seriousness
Therefore she asks the court
to declare the marriage to. be null and
void and to restore her to the single
state In which she was before the cere
mony was performed.
LEWIS COUNTY ASSESS3IENT.
Timber Land Valuations Materially
Increnrcd.
vCHBHALIS, Aug. 29. County Assessor
Grimm, has completed his totals of the
valuation of 'Lewis County for 1SO0. The
totals are: v v
Real property J4.1701S6
Persqnal property 623,118
Municipalities
Centralia 249 It 5
Chehalis , 307,22
Wlnlock 4S82
Toledo 2-V40
Number horses, 35f5; value 83 634
Number cattle. 12144; value 159.&13
Number sheep, 2676; value 4,923
Number hogs, 6122; value 9 476-
Number -wagons, 1703: value 23,125
Sowing machines, 1148; value 7,09
O'gans and pianos, 477; value 16 832
Furniture valuation 50,223
Manufacturing tools 6S IS.
Agricultural tools 17,5 5
Goods and merchardlse". :.."... 89,826
All other property ,k 93,505
Tho valuation - placed on timber land,
much of which Is held by big corpora,
tlons, for speculative purposes, was ma
terially Increased. 'This Increase Is jus
tified by tho Assessor on the ground that
tho previous Values have been too low
and that timber land Is worth a good"
stiff price, $20 per acre having recently
been offered for choice bodies In this
county.
LIXD-OAKESDAI.E CUT-OFF.
Surrey Said to Be Completed hy the
Northern Pacific.
Spokane Spokesman-Review.
It Is said that the Northern Pacific has
In contemplation, in addition to the lInd
Ellensburg qut-off, a proposition to fur
ther shorten the line between Spokane
and the Coast by a direct route- from Llnd
to Oakesdale. The proposed survey from
Llnd to Oakesdalle, or a near-by point,'
will pass through the eastern portion of
Adams County In as nearly as can be
figured a, straight Une running east by
north, crossing the Palouse River, Into
Whitman County, to the eastern termi
nal. Th.ls section is what is known as the
Palouse country, and while now well sot
tied, there is said to be an abundance
of unoccupied land along the proposed
right-of-way. The proposed survey east
from Oakesdale will probably pass into
Idaho just north of Farmlngton, and con
tinue through a rich agricultural stretch
to the mountains. After passing through
Lord's Eass a rich fruit and grain section
of Montana is found in the Bitter Root
Valley.
GRAY'S HARBOR INDUSTRIES.
Salmon Business Attracting More At
tention Than for Years.
COSMOPOLIS. Wash., Aug. 29. The
local and shipping markers are paying 75
cents for salmon and shippers are quar
reling over the facilities offered for busi
ness. No such Interest has been taken in
the fish business for years. Foully 600
men will be at "work here In a vefy short
time, and a general scoop of all the
fish that enter the harbor Is looked for.
Traps are catching everything, small and
large.
Milling operations continue good. Log
ging operations are active, while logs are
all very easy. Fir has gradually soft
ened to 3, while spruce must stand close
Inspection to bring 16. TIdeland spruce Is
practically out of the market, and some
few have given It up. Cedar Is' still at.
$6, with an upward tendency In shingles.
Cedar loggers are generally running full
RAILROAD IX LITIGATIOX.
Tacoxna & Colombia River Line Or
dered Sold.
TACOMA, Aug. 29 Jn the United States
Court, this afternoon. Judge Hanford.
made an order directing the sale of the
Tacama S$ Columbia Rler Railway, to
be made after advertising 3Q days. The
upset price Is J11.000. Tpe claims aggre
gate about 5330.000. Twelve miles of road
are, being operated.
Insane Man Surrenders to Sheriff.
' STEVENSON. Wash,, Aug. 29. Sheriff
Green posted down the river today on
the steamer Regulator, having in charge
F. Buhrer, ho will be taken before
Judge A. L. "Miller at Vancouver for" ex
amination as to his sanity. No resis
tance waft offered by Buhrer this morn
ing, he being apparently willing to ac
company the Sheriff.
ew Oregon Postmasters.
WASHINGTON. Aug:. 29. Oregon Post
masters have been appointed as follows:
C, JSpltzhart, Fair Grounds, vice Thea
dore Nolf, resigned; E. M. Cljmer, Fos
sil, vice L. J. Gates, resigned.
Waahincrton Sfotcs.
Eyeretfs hospital is overcrowded.
Over 4y3 men are. 'confined in tho State
Penitentiary.
A 20-year-old Tacoma boy named Kline
is under arrest on the charge of steal
ing 5500 that had been left with his father
for saf a1 keeping.
KopplckerS are expected to ba scarce
in Yakima Valley.
The Pierce. County Teachers' institute
has an attendance of 4QX
j-A state bank Is to be opened at Ever
ett September lK vith a capital of $50,
000"t The trial of Cde France, charged with
the larceny of sis carlpads of wheat, is
set- foc.,S.etemiber 5 at Spokane.
Arlington !s troubled with toughs since
the coming of the railroad. Four of them
have been" sentenced for holding up citi
zens, Vfalra Walla's fruit fair will be' hold
from October 1 to 7, Inclusive. The man
agement is" making extensive prepara
tions A,t Tacoma burglars were mean enough
to steal twb children's banks, contain
ing about $4, from the residence of H. B.
CaldwelL "" " "
Mrs. Mary Clarke, a well-knowu resi
dent of Roslyn, is de-vd. She lef a
husband, two sons and three married
daughters. - .
A foot of Steward Steele, of Walla
Walla, waB pierced; by a fork four weeks
ago. Blood, poisoning has set In, and he
piay lose the footT
The steamer '-Marguerite was damaged
?1000 by fire at Snohomish the 27th. The
flames were pu,t out in time to save the
machinery. No insurance.
J. L Halllsfer, a "drunken swUchman
a.t Pasco, assaulted WM. Matlock with
a. pocket-knife Sunday night and inflicted
10 wounds. He was arrested.
Recent .fains caused the Stlllaguamlsh
River to, rise rapidly, and. brought down
a jam of logs which did material dam
age to the w;ingdam at Ar'ingtqn.
Frank WIllhirAs I? in jail at Walla
Walla In default of T5C0 bonds to answer
to th.e, charge of assault with a deadly
weapon .on Ww J. Winters in a saloon.
The Nooksack- River has been on a
tear, as aj result of ,48 hours rain, and
about 1000 cqrds of shingle-bolts have
been lost. The storm is unprecedented
for August ,
A horseman wh.o did not etop to see
tho result, of -his carelessness," ran over
Verna Young, a newsboy, at Montesano,
Sunday night. It is feared that the bojj
is injured internally.
Washtucna. in Adams County, is Im
proving rapidly. A large amount of
woo, sheep stock and about S00, carloads
of wheat will be shipped tp Eastern mar
kets from there this season.
Walla Walla reports -a case of thieving
from a father by two of his daughters.
The sum taken was $220, and It vas re
stored when the police apprehended the
girls on suspicion. Their name is Her
man. ?-
Hera is a story from Spokane: The
Central Christian Church owns a. gold
mine. Their pastor has gone to work in
the mine, and will take out some1 sam
ples and 'go East and sell shares, .from
the proceeds of which they will build
a new church bulldlnp.
Kennett Farrlngton Bellalr la under
arreit, charged with insanity, at Spo
kane. His attorneys claim Bellalr .is a
nephew of Gladstone, a relative of. Lord
Salisbury, and a former member of v the
London Stock Exchange He Is said to
receive a largo income from an estate in
England.
At Tacoma. a preliminary organization
of Republican first voters was effected
the night of the 27th, -with 62 names
signed to the call. The meeting was en
thusiastic, and a committee on constitu
tion and by-laws was appointed. The
organization is to be perfected this week.
I,t Is expected to have 300 members!
MUSCOVITE MOVES.
Russia Evidently Preparing: to An
nex Chinese Territory.
'NBWTORK, Aug; 29.-A dispatch to
.the) Tribune from Iondon "says:
No information can be obtained here
of various sensational stories tele
graphed from foreign captlals In re
ference to the Chinese question. There
is a report from St. Petersburg that a
battle has taken Dlace within tho -n.-oiin
-of Pekin, and that the allies were com-
peuea 10 rail Dack, -losing 1S00 men.
'This -alarming story produced no ef
fect on the Stock Exchange, or else
where, because It was not believed.
Nor Is there anything to support the
statement cabled by a Washington cor
respondent to a London newspaper that
Russia has Informed the United States
Government that she proposes to an
nex Manchuria. But whether any such
declaration has actually been mde to
any power not much doubt need be
felt that It embodies Russia's inten
tions, subject only to her ability to
meet the opposition which the annex
ation of Manchuria would be sure to
encounter from Japan. In fact the pro
cess has already begun, since Russia
Is quietly assimilating Chinese territory
south of the Amur River.
In some quarters It Is thought that
the landing of Japanese-troops at Amoy
Is the Japanese answer to these Mus
covite moves. The British Consul at
Shanghai has been appealed to by the
Viceroy of Roo Klen to prevent this
aggression. The Tokio Government
may possibly reply to any protest by
alleging- that if tho integrity of the
Government of China Is violated,
Japan Is entitled also to seek acqui
sitions in the Celestial Kingdom.
Some outspoken critics here are be
ginning -to "recognize that the outcome
of the present ' crisis will eventually be
that slices of Chinese territory will
certainly pass into the hands of Rus
sia, Germany and Japan. The first
named will seize Manchuria on the
plea that China declared war and in
vaded 'Siberia; Germany will claim
Shan Tung as Indemnity for the mur
der of Von Ketteler and Japan will
take Corea If she can get It, or, If not.
Amoy. What the British policy will
be In this event Is not known.
IN NEED OF FUNDS.
Object of the Char's Proposed Visit
to Paris.
?EW YORK, Aug. 29. A dispatch
to. the Times from. Paris says:
With' regard to the rumored, visit to
Paris of the Czar, the French press,
on the whole, seems firmly persuaded
that It Is undertaken with a view of
raising another Russian loan In Paris.
As evidence of this the preliminary
visit of M, de Wltte, the Russian Fi
nance Minister, who was here recently,
Is quoted, La Libre Parole declares
that it knqws. for certain that an at
tept was recently made by Russia to
raise a large loan, in America, and
failed, and, as Tpopey is absolutely nec
essary to the Russian Government at
thjs. mpment, a determined attempt will
bo made to raise it In France.
This impression Is altogether chang
ing the popular attitude with regard,
to the Franco-Russian alliance, and
many papers representing ihe most
diverse opinions, declare that France
Is paying far too high a price for the
friendship of her northern neighbor. At
tho present juncture, this attitude of
France Is Important, as, if the Franco
Russian alliance breaks down, -the
whole , face of European politics is
changed.
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- Japanese Going? to Pao Tins Fn.
BfeaLIN, Au.g. '29 According to a
dls5.tc.h recelyed from"TIep "Tsln, Jap
anese forces are nowon th,eir way from
Taku to Pao Ting Fu (capital of the
Province of" Cht "LI), with the direct
object of occupying the latter place.
The German VlceAdmlral at Taku
reports the arrival at Pekin. August
22, of a German convoy with provisions
The railroad from Tien Tsin to Yang
Tsun is working, but from the latter
place to Pekin the road is in bad shape.
JUDGES OF EARLY QAYS
P. G. STEWART'S SERVICE UXDER
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERJfMENT.
Records of the First Term Held "in
Peter Hatch's House, JnOctQ
b'er, 1S43.
OREGON CITY, Aug. 29 Peter G.
Stewart, who died at Tacoma yesterday;
was one of three Judges of tho First; Dis
trict Court of the Clackamas dis
trict, held under the auspices of.the.
I Provisional Government. The Judges of
uiis court were appointed uy uovernor
Abernethy. and performetd the funotion,s
of the present Circuit Court fn carrying
out the rules, .and statutes- adopted by
1 the Provisional Government. The rec-.
uiua. 111 Luc? .vuui uiluc suuw umt. ii4G
first term Qf the court convened In the
house of Peter Hatch, In Oregon City. Oc
tober S, 184". The two Judges were red
ejick Prigg, vh,a .signed th,e journal as"
presiding Judge, and F. W. PetUgrove".
Sidney W Moss, now nearly a century
o'd, still Uvlngv wltb his daughter, Mjs.
T. W. Clark, on tthe bluff H was the fl-st
Court ChyOc. Mr. Moss is" now the b"jdy"
survivip pffi.ce.rv of the first, regular au
thorized court mde.r4ho Prolsipnal Gov
ernnert. The bar-roll of attorneys w,ere:
A. Lawrqnco Lovejay, prosecuting attor
ney; W. G. T' Vault. Pater H- Burnett,
Samuel Thurston, Milton Elliott. C. Lan
caster. Marcus Ford, Aaron E. Walt, Joj
seph S. Smith, obn S. -Snooks. L, A..
Rice. W. K. Walre, William T. Matlock(
W. W. Chapman.
Grand and rjal juries were Impaneled
The term lasted three days, there be,ing
considerable similarity in the proceedings,
to the circuit courts of the present day.
The first trial jury failed to figraa in a
trespass suit, but the- second one retnrneel
a erdict for the defendant. On the sec
ond day of tho term the grand jury sub
mltted a report stating that one witness,'
"P. Brainard, refused to be sworn. For
this offense the -court fined him $50 for
contempt and $10 additional for using in
solent language. On the third day In
dictments were returned against divers
persons maintaining a distillery, adul
tery and duelling. In a suit to recoer
on a promissory note, the defendant was
I- granted a change of venue to the October
term in Tuallty district. The court ad
journed on the third day after ordering
that licenses be Issued by the clerk to re
tail merchants in the district, on the pay
ment tof a, fee of 310 per annum.
About a yeor afterward the name ofthe'
court wag changed on the records from
district to circuit. Later the name of S.
S. White appeared as one of the Judges
of this court, and he was also one of tle
Judges of tbe first Commissioners' Court
held in Oregon City, MarchT9, 18.47. This,
district or circuit court remalped In ex
istence until supplanted by the Oregon,
territorial government.
A. J. MEGLEU.
Prominent Resident of Astoria Dies
at Snn Francisco.
ASTORIA, Aug. 29. Alexander. J. Meg
ler,' proprietor of the Occident Hotel, died
1 at the German hospital, San Francisco.
this morning, of dropsy resulting from
long Illness from Bright's" disease. A year
ago" Mr. Megler was taken to San Fran
cisco for treatment. At times he was re
ported as improving, but successive' oper
ations were found necessary, and from
the last one he could not recover. His
body will be brought here, and the fun
eral will probably be held Sunday.
Mr. Megler was one of Astoria's best
known citizens1 He has been a resident
of this city since 1S65, except the few
years- he was engaged In the photographic
business at Portland. He was born in
Germany, January 4, 1810, and came to
New York when quite young, 'coming
around the Horn to San Francisco a few
years later. For several years he was
connected with the steward's department
of the Coast steamers. He first conduct
ed a restaurant here In connection with
James W. Walsh, and then became- pro
prietor of the Astoria Hotel. Later he
associated himself with C. S. Wright in
the Occident, which they conducted to
gether for 22 years, and of which he was
sole proprietor at the tjme of his death.
He leaves a widow, who was Miss MIna
Kimball, one of the survivors of the Whit
man massacre, but no children. Senator
J. G. Megler, of Brookfield, Is his broth
er, and Mrs GIrard, of Montesano, Wash.,
his sister. He was a prominent member
of Beaver lodge, I. O. O. F., and of
Qulnlln lodge, B. P, O. E , and under the
auspices of these orders his funeral will
be held.
PIONEER OF 1S47.
Death of Marcus de Lafayette Curl
at Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 29. Marcus de La
fayette Curl, one- of Linn County's
prominent citizens, died at his home near
this city this morning of paralysis, at
the age of 66 years. He was a pioneer of
1S47, coming to this county from Missouri.
Ho served the county as Commissioner
from 1S96 to 1SO0, when his term expired.
He was ah old member of St. John's
Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of this city. He
left four children Mrs. Ed M. Burk
hart, Mrs. Joseph Tryon and George Curl,
of this county, and Mrs. Wallace Glover,
of Ilwaco, Wash.
NANCY C. EOFF.
Governor Geer's Great Aunt, a Pio
neer of 1S47, Died Yesterday.
SALEM, ' Aug. 29, Nancy C. Eoff, a
great-aunt of Governor-Geer, died at her
home at Ivlacleay, today, of old age. Nan
cy C. English was born in Kentucky, Ssp
tember 20, 1820, and while a young girl
removed with her parents to Jersey Coun
ty, Illinois. In 1841: she was married to
George Eoff. with whom she removed to
Iowa the same year. In 1847, Mr. and Mrs.
Eoff came to Oregon and took a donation
land claim near Macleay, where theyT
spent the remainder of their days. Mr.
Eoff died about 1Q years ago. Like near
ly all the plonkers of this state, Mrs.
Eoff had been a hard worker and an In
fluential factor In the social and religious
circles of the community In "which she
.
When the excretory organs fail to carry off the waste materiaX from the system, there is an abnor
mal accumulation of effete.tnatter which poisons and dogs the blood, and it becomes aour 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 xedness and eruption, and by certain peculiarities we recognize Eczema,
Tetter, Acne, Salt Rhe.unij Psoriasis, Erysipelas and many other skin 'troubles, more or less severe.
While the skin is 'the seat of irritation, the, rial disease is in the blood. Medicated lotions and
powders may allay the itching and fuming, but never cure, no matter how long and faithfully
lite iseise is more Sfeaa shia &ep; me emire eircaiaiioo is pslssMl
The many preparations of arsenic, jnercury, potash, etc., not only do not cure skin diseases, but soon ruin the digestion
and break down the constitution. . .....
S"SS., nature's own remedy, made of roots, herbs and barks, of great purifying and tonicai properties, quickly and
effectually cures blood and skin troubles, because it goes direet to the root of the discaseyand stimulates and restores normal,
healthy action to the. different organs, cleanses and enriches the blood, and thus relieves the system of all poisonous secretions
S. S. S. cures -permanently because it leaves none of the original poison to referment in the bood and cause a fresh attack.
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Skin -Diseases will be seat free upon apjlicat-Qa. v THE SVWFT SPECIE JC COMPANY, ATLANTA CAg
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Teeth extracted and filled absolutely without pain bv our late scientific
method. No sleep-producing agents or cocaine. These are tieOHly Dentat
Parjqrs in Portland that have, the patent appliances and ingredients to "x
trac.t."fni and apply gold. crowns and porcelain orawna, uadeteclabl- Jrqm.
natural teeth, ap J warranted for ten years, without the JeAst sarttcfe of
pafn. Gold crowns and teeth without plates, gold filling dhd.ali'other den
tal work dona painlessly and hy specialists.
Gold crowna. 55.CO; full set teeth,, $5.00; bridge work. Ja.CO; gold fillings,
?l.Cu up j silver fillings. SOc.
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We are making a specialty of gold crown and brides work; the most
beautiful, painless and durable of all dental work known to. the profession.
Our name, along wT.l be a guarantee that your work will b of t host Wo,
have, a speclal'st In each department. Bet operators, bst gold workmen
and extractors of teeth; iir factf. all the staff are inventors at modern dent
istry. We will tell "Voir in "advance exactly what your work will cost by
free examination. Give us a call and you will llnd we do exactly as wa
advertise.
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MAIN OFFICE;
FOURTH AND MORRISON ST3.. PORTLAND, OR.
Branch offices, 614 First avenue. Seattle,; 723 Market st Snn Francisco.
Hours, 5 to S; Sundajs, 1Q to 4. Ladles always in attendance.
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lived. She was for 5Q years a member qC
tbe Christian Church. She enjoyed the
respect Qf a large circle of friends, No
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Epff.
Urs Eoff was. a. fourth cousin of Will
iam H. Engllsn;iwho was the candidate
fpr Yice-Freslclent on. tho tloket with
Hancock, Shetwa3 a piece o Captain L.
M. English, a well-known Oregon plo-
neer, but now deceased. The funeral will
be held at the Eoff residence at 2 P. M,
Thursday.
Mining: Stock Quotations.
FoJIowlng are the transactions at the Oregon
Mining atopic Excuango- yesterday.
Bid.
Asked.
?0 U0V4
Bli
Adams Mountain ?0 1)5
Buffalo ,.. 1"
uopperopous a
Gold Hlti & Bohemia 54
Helena ..,...,... 32
Helena No. 2 .' . 7
Isabella. j 14
Lost Horse '. 3
May Queen "Vt
Mountain View ............. 2
Oregon-ColiT. M". M. & D. Co. 4
Riverside . 2
Umpnua 4
10
3V4
SALES.
Copperopolls 1000 shares at 5
Gold Hill fc.Bohema 3000 at 54
Helena 3000 at 32
0300 at J2l
Helena No. 2 iTV...: 13000 at 7
125a at 7
7000 at 7U
Isabella. -., 5000 at lfe
Lost Horse 2000 at .ti
May Queen 7000 at 24
lOOOat 2$
Mountain View TOOuat 2
G840at 2'i
Unlpqua 4000 at 3
SPOKANE. Aus.. 20. The closing bids
mining- stocks today were:
Black Tall 50. lUslPrlncess Maude.
for
Butte & Boston.
lUIRambler Car....
223
cr
81
5
Hi
13V.S
Crystal ,.
Doer. T No. 2
Golden Har
Lone P. Surp..
3Vsl Republic
3'41Beservatton ....
j-jKosslana Giant.
Mtn. Lion 4S (American Boy
u,1) ouiutaii
Mornlns Glory.
Morrison
Noble Five ...
Conjecture
S. C. Mammoth.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug-- 29. 0lal closing
quotations for mining: stocks:
Alta
Aloha Con
$O02JustIce ..r $0 02
-ijjiexican -j
7i Occidental Con... 3
Andes
Belcher
Best & Belcher..
Ophlr 49
0 erman
Bullion
Potosl
20
Caledonia SOISavasa ...i..
Challenge Con... ISiSeg. Belcher 2
Chollar HlSIerra Nevada ... 34
Confidence 60lSllverHiU 3rt
Con Cal. & Va.. 1 20 Standard 3 00
Crown Point ,v... 121 Union Con 17
Gould A Curry .. 17jUtah Con 4
Halo & Norcross. 171 Yellow Jacket ... 12
NEW YORK, Auff. 29. Mining stocks today
closed as follows:
Chollar ...$0 iOJ Ontario $5 50
Crown Point .... lOlPljmouth 10
Dead wood 40QuIcksiler 1 50,
Gould & Curry.. l-i do pfd 0 50
Hale & Norcross. 15SIerra. Neada.... 3.t
Homestake 50 OOlStandard ,. 3 00
Iron Silver 54Urlon Con ....,.. 11
Mexican 25Tellow Jaclcetv... 18
Ophlr 45
BOSTON, Aug-. 20
Closing quotations: ,$
SQHsceola S 0700
Adventure ....$ 2
ftlloue? M. Co.. 1
Amal. Copper.. 87
Boston & Mont. 315
Butte & B03... 02
Cal & Hecla... 753
rentennlal .... 10
rapKlln ...... 13
Humboldt 23
OOiParrott 41 25.
37!Qulncy
140 00
OOi Santa Fe Cop..
OOlFamaraek
001'tah Mining...
5Ql'lnona
751 Wolverines ....
oof
4 75
210 00
30 25.
3 00
40 50
Idaho Notes.
A flouring mill Is In course of con
struction at Howard.
Hon. C. S. Voorhees, of Spokane, ad
dressed a meeting at Mount Idaho Au
gust 2i
Flaxgrowers In. North Idaho quite gen
erally report a yield of about 2& bushels
per acre.
The homestead filings at the Lewlston
Tand office range from 100 to 100Q acres
per week.
A fruitgrower at Howard has a number
' Healthy blood is nccessarv to preserve
tilexion so much desired by all. S. S. S. can be relied upon with certainty to keep
the bloodin perfect order. It has been-curing blood and skin diseases for half a ceo,,
tury ; no other medicine can show such a record-
S. S, S- contains po.pQisonous minerals r is purely vegetable and harmless. m
Our medical department is. in charge of physicians of Targe experience in treating
blood.a,nd skin diseaseswho will take pleasure in aiding by their advice and direction all
who desire it. Write fnlry and freely about your case; your letters are held in strictest
conGdence, We make no charge whatever for this service. Our book on Blood and
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10 Years
of t-year-olil trees so heavily loaded that
he has tp prop their limbs.
N. C Busby, a farmor, pear Howard,
threshed d acres of volunteer barley that
jlelded (S3 bushels per acre. A 30-acre
Held of wheat yielded 45 bushels per acre.
The census, returns show a couple of
Indians on the" Nez Porces reservation
who ar.e over 100 years of age. They are
man "and wife, were born In January. 1SQ0,
and have been rcarrted,76 jears.
A miner named Q'Raurke was killed
and his partner, Charles Matthews, waa
seriously Injured by the explosion of an
old shot In the Morning mine at MuIIan
the night of the 25th. The charge was
struck by a, drill.
Figures secured by the Boise Statesman
claim that the population of the State of
Idaho, as shown by the recent census, la
clqse to 15Q.0Q0. In 1S80 It was S1.3SS. Tha
largest city Is Bolso. with 000. Pocatello
comes next with 4CG0, Moscow has 33K.
and Lewlston cito. Nez fercea and La
tah Counties haye each a little over 13,
000. and Ada 12.00Q. - Fremont County
shows the greatest growth and has 12.Q0O
people, "
ORIENTAL MAIL ADVICES.
Ilnssln ProhthltH Sale of Canned
t'ood iiT YladivoatoclC.
VANCOUVER. B. C.. Auff. 2V.-Offlclal
advices per steamer Empress of India stata
that the Russian authorities at Vladlvo
stock have Interdicted the sale of canned
goods In that city, because they are re
quired for military use. These gooda had
all been imported from the United States.
Export of all food stuff except fish had
also been, forbidden at Vladlvostock.
It Is reported that two Russian coast
ing steanjers on the river service between
Kharbarovsk and Blagovetchensk were
sunk, a Russian church In that locality
being destroyed by the Boxers. It Is re
ported from the same sourcelhat 15.QCQ
Chinese trooper are at present encamped
on the frontier.
It is also stated that two British men-of-war
visited Ningpo August 11, and that
the commanding officer informed the au
thorities that a British ofilcer would land
at each of the ports in the south for tho
purpose of concerting with the local offi
cials measures for tbe protection of for
eigners. A Japanese paper says that Great Brit
ain has had 100Q transport wagons man
ufactured In Kobe and that they were dis
patched to Taku August 14.
"RaNnlqn Peace Rumors.
LONDON. Aug. 29. A special dis
patch from St. Petersburg contains the
assertion that Russia almost imme
diately will notify the powers that she
cpnslders the relief of the PeHln Iega-
tlpns as the finil accomplishment of the
military task of the allied forces.
The. afternoon papers doubt that tho
rumors of peace negotiations are well
founded, and applaud General Chaf
fee's prudence in preparing for a Win
ter campaign, as they Tegard the ac-tivltie-j
of the allies at Pekin and tho
difficulties of discovering a responsible
Chinaman vlth whom to treat, unless
Lt Hung- Chang b able to place himself
In communication with the fugitive
court and semre credentials satisfac
tory to all the powers, as Indications
that the solution of the problem will
be more prolonged and more difficult
than previously hoped.
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The Plaprue in Glasgow.
GLASGOW. Aug. 23 Two girls and
a boy, members of Isolated families,
have fallen victims of the bubonic
plague, though the medical authorities
assert that the attacks are less viru
lent than In the cases which have al
ready proved fatal. In the evenf of a
further spread of the disease, Glasgow
shipping will be quarantined.
that clear", smooth skia and beautiful com