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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATFRDAX, JANUARY 5, 1901. r BILL FOR RELIEF Munly's Measure to Lighten Work of Supreme Court, CIRCUIT COURT GENERAL TERM Cost to State and Litigant "Would Be Materially Lessened by the Flan Proposal Fniored by Jurists. "William A. Munly's bill to relieve the Supreme Court, which was published in yesterday's Oregonlan, does not create a new court cr an intermediate court be tween the Supreme Court and the circuit court. It simply enlarges the scope of the circuit court by providing for a gen eral term with limited jurisdiction In ap peals. It does not deny the right of ap peal, which is unlimited In Oregon. The circuit court, sitting in general term, is to have jurisdiction in damage cases in volving not more than $2000; in personal actions and suits, "except the amount In controversy or property rights Involved are shown by the pleadings to be of the value of 51000 or more"; in all actions orig inating in justice or other inferior courts; In actions originating in the county court other than probate proceedings: In pro bate proceedings where the amount In controversy does not exceed $1000; and in criminal cases where the penalty does not exceed five years' Imprisonment or a fine of $1000. In all other causes, appeal lies to the Supreme Court, thus preserv ing all constitutional rights to appeal. Mr. Munly finds authority for the hold ing of general terms of the circuit court In the following provisions of article 7 of the Constitution of Oregon: Sec 0. The Supreme Court shall have Juris diction only to revise the final decisions of the Circuit Court. Sec. 0. All judicial power, authority and jurisdiction not tested by this constitution, or by laws consistent therewith exclusively in some other court, shall belong to the Circuit Courts. ... Three Judges will be selected by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from among the circuit court Judges holding office, to sit in general terms of the cir cuit court. This plan -is similar to that in vogue In New York relative to general terms of the Supreme Court. In New York the Supreme Court is on a parity with the circuit court of Oregon. Its de cisions, rendered in general term, are quoted as liberally as authority as are those of its superior tribunal, the Court of Appeals. Furthermore, it settles all questions of practice. Mr. Munley esti mates that the cost of the circuit court sitting in general term will not exceed $4000 per year, of which $1800 will be for a clerk, $900 for a stenographer, $300 for the court reporter, and $1000 for the trav eling expenses of the Judges. The state will be more than reimbursed for this expense by fees to be collected from liti gants. There will be no charge for court rooms, as the court will hold sessions in Courthouses. The number of Judges sit ting in general term may be increased if litigation so requires. There may be four Judges, five Judges or six Judges, or, if necessary, all the circuit Judges may be required to attend general term. Big Relief to Supreme Court. A general term of the Clrclut Court to hear minor cases on appeal will, it is believed by lawyers, relieve the Supreme Court of one-third to one-half of its busi ness. It is believed to be a better plan than the appointment of a Supreme Court Commission, which is looked upon by many attbrneys as an awkward remefly. Supreme Court Commissioners could act only as referee, as It wero, for the Su preme Court, which body would have to examine and approve the findings of the commission. The decisions would be handed down as the decisions of tho Su preme Court Itself. Again, a Supreme Court commission would cost as much to maintain as the Supreme Court Itself, while a general term of the Cir cuit Court for certain appellate purposes would cost nothing except the traveling expenses of. the three Judges, the salaries of the Clerk, Stenographer and Bailiff. These latter officers a Su preme Court commission would also re quire. It has been argued recently that the Circuit Judges have not enough to do, and that the proposed law would provldo some of them with additional work. It is a less expensive plan than a commission, and would probably prove satisfactory to lawyers and litigants. Another point In favor of this bill Is that the cost of de termining a case on appeal under It would be very much less than to carry a case to tho Supreme, Court. In an appeal to the Supreme Court a transcript has to be made of everything done In the lower court, wnlch It Is necessary to bring be fore the higher court This costs 25 cents per folio, and runs into a total of hun dreds of dollars In come Instances. An Abstract has also to"To printed at a con siderable expense. These are not to be required at the general term of the Cir cuit Court, but instead the original plead ings certified by the Clerk are to be used and returned when the case has been de cldod. The costs are also to be one-half of the costs charged In the Supreme Court. The expense which litigants have to pay of their attorneys traveling to and from the Supreme Court at Salem will be In a measure saved, as there would not be so much traveling required under tha new act Indomcd by Circuit JadRPR, Oregonlan reporters asked Jurists yes terday for opinions of Mr. Munly's bllL "What they said follows: Circuit Judge John B. Cleland I am disposed to regard It ns well calculated to relieve the Supreme Court. The appeals are limited The volume of business dur ing the general term of the Circuit Court would be smaller and could be dispatched promptly. The matter of expense Is im portant and by the plan proposed this is reduced to the minimum. Tho arrange ment Is simple. fle-rW,and easily termin ated when, the necessity for it ceases. It would be Inexpensive to litigants, also It Is probable that the fees collected from litigants would pay all the additional ex penses incurred by the state in establish ing the general term and maintaining It. Circuit Judge A. L.. Frazer eald he fa vored the proposed law, and could see no reason why it should not work well. It would be less expensive than to create a Supreme Court Commission, and would also save money for litigants, the costs bolng but half of that pertaining to ap peals to the Supreme Court. The expense to litigants -otherwise would be very much less, as they would not be required to pay for transcripts of testimony, the printing of abstracts, etc. Appeals to the Supreme Court, where Important ques tions were involved, were not restricted. The plan appeared to be a good one, and there was -no apparent reason why It should not prove satisfactory, and meet with the Indorsement of members of the bar. Circuit Judge M. C George said: "The bill as published Is one method of limit ing appeals to the Supreme Court of the smaller and somewhat unimportant cases, and in practice would probably prove satisfactory- It would give the Supreme Court a chance before long of clearing up the cases which are pending." Circuit Judge Alfred F. Sears. Jr.. was -at Albany yesterday, but If Is under "Tdthat he favors thi hill. One Objection Raised. rcll-known lawyer urged as an ob jection to the measure that Circuit Court Judges, in hearing appeals, would have a tendency to favor the decisions ren dered br other Circuit Judges, but this seams highly Improbable. Tho judge, who rendered the decision on appeal will not be present when the case is tried at the general term, even if he happens to be one of the Judges appointed to act at the general term. The bill provides that no Judge may sit as a member of the court in a case which was tried before him, but must step aside, and another Circuit Judge will be called In to take bis place. There ore 14 Circuit Judges in, the state, so there is enough to go around. FOR INDIAN WAR VETERANS Xntlve Sons and Daughters Petition Congress in Their Behalf. Subordinate cabins of Native Sons and Daughters of Oregon are circulating the following petition, which will be sent to Congress when sufficient signatures are obtained: "Whereas, the time has fully arrived when the Native Sons and Daughters of Oregon, "Washington and Idaho should unitedly espouse and champion the cause of the Indian War -Veterans of the North Pacific Coast who volunteered and honor ably served this Nation in protecting the lives of men, women and children who constituted the vanguard of civilization in all that region west of the Rocky Mountains until 1S57; and, "Whereas, our fathers wrested this vast empire from the British; established and maintained her as an independent govern ment, and in the fullness of time gave it as a present to the United States; and, "Whereas, these heroic pioneers, to reach this disputed .land, traveled over 2000 miles with ox teams, over rivers, mountains and treeless deserts, being forced to stand guard by day and night to protect their lives and property; and, "Whereas, 20 per cent of their number perished on this long march over deserts, mountains and rivers, from disease, expo sure and the tomahawk, and their re mains were left to bleach In the desert wastes; and, "Whereas, they were forced by the In dians into a nine years' war, which they maintained largely at their own expense. In order to save the lives of Americair cit izens who were colonizing the far West, 12 per cent of whom were butchered by the savages; and, "Whereas, this Nation has never had more patriotic or loyal volunteers to champion her cause and defend her honor than were the Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast: and, "Whereas, after all our pioneer fathers did and suffered, and after the loss of so much property and 1800 precious lives, and after the securing of this vast em pire and giving It to the Nation, and after waiting patiently for 55 and 44 years for a single word of recognition and com mendation, and while the Nation has in the meantime honored all her other vet erans. Congress has again and again re fused these a pension, until 56 of them are in their graves, and those who remain are aged and destitute; therefore, be It "Resolved, That we, the Native Sons and Daughters of Oregon, knowing as we do that these veterans are as justly entl- tied to have their names on the Nation's roll-call of honor as any soldier that ever took up a gun in her defense, or carried the National flag to victory, feel that the Congress of the United States has not dealt fairly nor justly with them In re fusing these long years to grant them a pension. The Government says by these acts that 'the pioneers committed a great crime In going to the far West and quiet ing title to this vast empire by occupying it and enlisting at the call of the Govern ment, conquering hostile Indians and making it possible to live here In peace.' "Resolved, That we feel hurt at the neglect our veteran fathers have suffered at the hands of the general Government, for which there can be no just apology offered. "Resolved. That we, the sons and daughter of these brave pioneers, 100,000 strong, petition the President and the members of Congress of the United States to grant these Indian War Veterans a pension and place their names on the Na tion's roll of honor, thereby saying to them what should have been said many, many years ago: 'You did a good work, and we are willing to honor you for It.' " 1 SELLING SCENERY. Sheriff Disponing of Theater Fitting to Make Up Deficiency Judgment. Deputy Sheriff Thlelsen yesterday after noon began the sale of personal property belonging to P. A. Marquam to satisfy a deficiency judgment In the Marquam block mortgage foreclosure suit, amount ing to $33,801. The personal property in cludes scenery and furniture in the Mar quam Theater, including some things put in by Al Hayman, a former manager, which Cal Heilig and his associates pur chased from Mr. Hayman when they suc ceeded him in the management, and af terward turned over to the Title Guaran tee ic Trust Company, trustees of the property, in payment of back rent. There Is also due some money on unpaid rents and a number of promissory notes which Mr. Marquam held. The sale of the scen ery, etc., is subject to the lease of the Northwest Theatrical Association, which has about three years to run. Every piece of furniture and scenery is named separately In the notice of sale, and James Humphrey, who said he In tended to bid on the property, requested that separate bids be asked for eich pi ce. This means work of several days to com plete the sale. Indications are that Mr. Humphrey is acting In a friendly way in the interest of Mr. Marquam. The terms of the sale are cash. Such of the prop erty that Is not bid In at a fair prlco will be purchased by the Title Guarantee & Trust Company, which bought the build ing as trustee at the mortgage foreclosure sale The rents due -f '-om former' tenants of the Marquam building amount to $l01, and from the present tenants $3056, les3 $900 raid Into the hands of the Sheriff. Everything, Including the rents due, will be sold. NOT DISMAYED BY SNOW. Colonel Thompson "Will Not Spare Expense to Rcscnc His Singers, The snow storm on the Southern Pa cific affected none more than Colonel Thompson, of the Boston Lyric Opera Company, who had been expecting the ar rival last night of Collamarlnl, Russo and Alossandranl. The first Intimation Mr. ThomDson had of the blockade was a telegram received from Russo, stating that they were snowbound at Dunsmuir. Thompson has been ailing all week, but this news was like a tonic. He declared he would have his songbird In Portland for Monday night's performance, no mat ter what the cost. Calling Mr. Lovett to his room, he told him to get ready to leave for Ashland at S.30 P. M. General Passenger Agent Markham, of the South ern Pacific, placed every possible assist ance at Mr. Lovett's disposal. Lovett's orders are open, and they read: "Get to Dunsmuir from Ashland, no matter if you have to get there on a snow plow. Bring Collamarlnl back with you, even If you have to travel the entire distance on sleighs. Spare no expense to bring Col lamarlnl to Portland." Jfew Swindle. The Enterprise Bulletin says that a new swindle has developed in that section. The rogues watch the newspapers for es tray notices. Then one goes to the farm er, says he has lost such an animal as the notice describes, and asks to see JL Of course, he Is shown it, but says it Is not his, and goes away. Shortly afterward comes his confederate, who describes the animal he has lost in a way that tallies exactly with the appearance of the estray. which he. on seeing, at once claims. Then he says he cannot take it away and offers to sell at a bargain. The farmer usually purchases, and when a little later the rightful owner comes, the farmer is Just that much out. For a Cold la the Head. Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets. CENTURY'S MISSION WORK FORTLAJTD CHURCHES HOLD A HOT ABLE MEETING. Papers From. Various Congregation Showing Progress of Misslons'iia Past 100 Years. It was surprising how comprehensive a survey of the world's missionary work during the past century was obtained at the annual meeting- of the Missionary So cial Union, held yesterday at the First Congregational Church. The afternoon session embraced somewhat less .than four hours, which was divided among the vartous churches, each representative be ing allotted five minutes' time. The pithy Information crowded into these five-minute papers kept the large audience of women in a state of absorbed attention, so ably did each one perform her task. The programme was diversified with mu sic a vocal solo by Mrs. Meade, which was full of quiet beauty, and another ap propriate selection by Mrs. L. B. Grimes, "To and Fro She Wandered. With Weary THE LATE BISHOP NINDE.. As a friend and co-worker of Bishop "William X. Nlnde, of the Methodtet Episcopal Church, whose death at Detroit was announced yesterday, Bishop Earl Cranston spoke as follows on his character and attainments: "Blihop Nlnde tvas a large- man, of light complexion and with mild blue eyes. He was & man of very gentle manners, very genial, in temperament, quiet, modest, unassuming, easily approached, and In his pastorates universally beloved. As a preacher ha was clear, thought-' f ul, always earnest, and at times eloquent. I believe the greatest oration he ever delivered was at the Methodist Ecumenical Conference, at "Washington D. C, when he was unexpect edly called upon to (111 In a break In the programme. Then be spoke eloquently upon 'Woman's Work In the Church.' As a bishop he was highly esteemed, courteous and Im partial In his rulings, giving great care to his work and betas firm In his administration. He had the manner and bearing of a scholar, and was always deliberate In utterance. As president oi the Garrett Theological Seminary, as In all other positions he was called upon to nil, he held the universal respect and confidence of students and people. Personally he was a dellzhtful man. and I believe the church will always hold him upt&s one of its model bishops." Bishop Nlnde was born In Cortland, N. Y., In 1832, the son of an esteemed minister. He was educated at "Wcsleyan UnUeraltv, preparing for the ministry and graduating In 1853. He rapidly rose In his profession, and was soon placed In charge of Important churches, among them the Trinity M. E. Church, of Cincinnati, and the Central M E. Church, of Detroit. In addition to his pulpit abilities, he was' also a highly cultivated scholar, with su perior qualifications as a theologian and educator. In 1873 he was given the chair of prac tical theology In the Garrett Theological Seminary, and In 1870 he became its president. Is 1SS4 he was appointed a bishop, which position he was 'filling with dignity at the time of his death. Feet." which was rendered with much feeling. i An important part of the meeting was the election of officers for the new year, those who had served the past year being re-elected unanimously: President, Mrs. E. W. Allen; first vice-president, Mrs. Dell Stuart; second vice-president, Mrs. Alexander Blackburn; secretary, Mrs. R. E. Jones; treasurer, Mrs. Huber Fergu son. A committee on resolutions was ap pointed by the president, as follows: Mrs. William Elder, Mrs. A. W. Ackerman, Mrs. Laue, Mrs. Curry, and Mrs. Connor. A library committee was also appointed: Mrs. R. V. Pratt. Mrs. A. N. Fisher. Mrs. James Falling, and Mrs. Franklin Fuller. After the devotional exercises, which were led by Mrs I. L. McCommon, the 'president read ah Interesting report of the Springfield (111.) Union, the model which they had tried to follow, after which the Baptists gave a brief summary of their work for the century, through their representative. Mrs. L. C. Kopf. This was of a most encouraging nature, the membership at the various missionary stations scattered over the wor!d num bering no less than 38 000 Their oldest field of work was Burmah. In which two thirds of the churches were elf-support-Imr. a total of $7400 ha.ing been con tributed bv these during the past year. In China there were four centers of work, and 28 churches with a membership of, SCO. They have workers in many Euro pean countries In Africa, and during the past year sent out two men to the Philip pines. Mrs. L. A. Parker, on behalf of the Congregatlonallsts. said that at the be ginning of the century almost the only section of America In which tnis cnurcn was established was New England. Even ko vpars aco there was not one Congre- i catlonal church west of the Mississippi River, whereas In 1893 there were more In the West than in the entire six New England States. In foreign lands It has spread quite as rapidly since the Board of Foreign Missions was established in 1810: for among all the churches, the Con gregational stands first in sums given to missionary purposes per capita. Every where educational Institutions have sprung up In Its path, the first and most famous of these being the Andover Theo logical Seminary, established In 180S Al together the church has grown three times as rapidly as the "populatlo. . The Christian church was represented by Mrs. A. A. .Kellogg, who said that they had but celebrated their silver Jubi lee last year. Their greatest work was negro evangelization. They had 52 home missionaries, and 52 foreign missionaries, among the latter being two men workers and their wives. In the Philippines. Their Sunday school children, numbering 2S.595, were also doing notably fine work. The Presbyterians, according to Miss Saxton, in 1801 gave an average amount of W cents per member to missions, whereas during the past year it was over $4 per member. During the last half of the century the work had been greatly blessed, so that today the number of foreign missions numbers 740 and 1700 native workers. In 1878 their Home Mis sion Board was established, and many boardlne-schools had been established in which Mexicans, Indians, etc., 'were being made Into noble men and women. During the past few decades their Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor had done much useful work. Their Sunday schools were strong and vigorous: but their chief. rlnrir wnr fhA tmvw nt tYielr martvra 1n foreign lands, to whlrh number five had 1 recntlv been added In Chla. Mrs. Huhfr Fenruson e:Sd that the United Presbyterian church-dated back only as far as 1853, Pittsburg being Its birthplace. But In the 42 years of its existence it hod increased to VA times its original membership. There are now 1000 congregations in America. Important ed ucational work has been done among the negroes Their Women's Board of Mis sions has never been in debt, and has never suggested retrenchment, last year its gifts amounting to $9700. Egypt and Northwestern India have been the two fields of their work; and now they are preparing for active work in the Soudan, with a fund of $12,000 to begin with. The United Evangelical church, accord ing to 'Mrs, E. Moldenhauer, was only 20 years old, and had suffered division since that time; yet it now has 146 mis sionary bands, and a membership of 1050, $23,597 having been spent In home and foreign missions. Mrs. A. N. Fisher, on behalf of the Methodist Episcopal church, said that the first missionary effort dated from 1820. and for 12 years this effort was confined to home missions. Now there are 3000 homo missionaries. In 1869 their Women's Board of Foreign Missions was formed. They have now 219 mission societies, which .have done Invaluable service in sending out trained medical workers. Mrs. J. E. Hlnkle, of the United Breth ren, spoke of the work in West Africa. Just before the uprising in 1398, they bad a membership there of 8000. Missions were also established in Germany. A success ful work has been accomplished among the Chinese of Portland for 15 years. In South China, Dr. Blgler, their missionary, treated no fewer than 19,000 patients In one , year, and to each gave the gospel message. In 1895 work was begun in Japan. Cuba and Porto Rico have been added more recently, and the Philippines will soon swell the list. An exceptionally valuable contribution W8s made to the meeting by Mrs. J. H. Gibson, In a paper entiled "The Pros pect for the New Century." She said, among other things, that the 18th century had handed over to the 19th century 365, 000 members In all Protestant churches, while the 19th century hands over to the 20th 18,000,000 members. It. 1800 the total contributions were $50,000; now they are $19,000,000. In 1800 no unmarried women missionaries; now 4000. The "open door" means that there are 100,000,000 heathen and Mohammedans within reach of His church. It means that one-fourth of the human race have the gospel. Three fourths are yet In darkness. An interesting conference followed, led by Mrs. L. E. Rockwell, on "Money and the Kingdom." Mrs. Winchester believed that Increased knowledge of mission work would be followed by Increased funds. Mrs. E. P. Hill argued that giving should be an act of worship, and advocated free will offerings given systematically. Miss Clara Webb favored tithe-giving, and quoted from the Old Testament: "Shall a man rqb God? This whole nation hath robbed me of tithes and offerings." A helpful and suggestive paper favprlng "Little Legacies for Missions," by Mrs. Hopkins, of Buffalo.. N. Y , was then read by Mrs. Miller, after which Miss Julia Hatch, missionary from Laos, Slam, ap peareu in native costume, ana gave an ac count of her work that was listened to with eager interest. Mrs. H. W. Stone's naper on "The Work Don Among Our Foreign Population" elicited much comment, as It furnished an invaluable resume made up of data col lected from the vario'us rectors and pas tors of Portland. Evening Session. At tho evening session Ralph Hoyt gave an enjoyable organ voluntary. Rev. Mr. Rockwell, presiding elder of,-the M. E. church was assisted by Rev. W B. Win chester, Revt Ray Palmer and Rev. J. H. Gibson in "the devotional exercises, after which Rev. Alexander Blackburn lec tured upon "The Spanish-Speaking Peo ple Near Our Own Border." He dwelt particularly upon work in the West An tilles, where race distinction is very nearly abolished, the people being a mix ture of Spanish and negro. Three-fourths of the inhabitants are very ignorant as the planters do not allow the priests to instruct the slaves. Protestant mission aries, he said are .welcomed to Cuba, the inhabitants gladly receiving the cross when separated from the crucifix. The duty rests upon Americans to cary into these islands the gospel and the free public schooL Bishop Earl Cranston gave a glowing tribute to the work being done by women missionaries in the Orient. He answered the, charges of looting made against the Christian workers in China during the Boxer raids upon their homes, by asking the Americans In his audience what they would have done under the same cir cumstancesallow the despoiled Chris tians, their wards, to starve or freeze? In many cases he had positive knowledge that, after providing themselves and their comrades In distress, with the necessities of life, they had left behind them either payment for the same or an order for payment. Tally had been kept by them of these items of expense. The bishop dwelt with enthusiasm upon the liberal spirit found in Japan. Although the Jap anese code of social ethics was in open defiance of our own, this progressive and generous-natured people had taken sides with America, England and Germany in the recent war. They had, on the whole, conducted themselves as creditably as the other allies. They admitted the graduates from our Christian schools to the ranks of their statesmen. Could greater lib erality than this be found even in Amer ica? Corea, he sold, was the most prom ising of all missionary fields, the people appealing to our pity and our benevolence as do no other people of the Orient. Apropos of their generous spirit of giv ing, he said that if his audience of the evening had been a Corean audience In lieu of American, other things being equal, the collection would have been $150, 000 In stead of $13. In speaking of China he called attention to the fact that In 50 years that country would have a drilled army of 20,000,000 soldiers, armed with modern weapons. There were 400,000,000 people In China, more than one-fourth the population of the globe. There wero only two solutions of the problem of "the yellow peril." First To dismember the empire, a plan that he held to be undebatable. Second To Christianize the country by such extraordinary efforts as the world had not yet known In the history of mis sionary work. This, he maintained, was the only alternative, and the Americans were the providential leaders in this sub llmo enterprise of the ages. Schools, he concluded, are cheaper than armies. The feport of the committee on res olutions was then read, which formed a fitting close to the meeting. Hearty thanks were given the women of the First Congregational church for their hos pitality, also to the president and her able assistants. The desire was then express ed that all the members should, in the new century, work together more ardent ly In the cause they had adopted, and be imbued with a more fervent splrtl for the conversion of those who knew not God. TIMBER LAND CHIAP. Why Michigan Sawmill Men Prefer Oregon to the South. Timber land can be purchased at ridicu lously low figures In Oregon, compared with prices paid In Minnesota, according to C. F. Comstock, a timber dealer of Min neapolis, who Is at the Imperial. "Tim ber can be bought in this state for just about what it costs to cruise Minnesota timber lands," he said, yesterday, "but this will not always be so. Back there, an acre of timber whose product Is esti mated at 30,000 feet is considered cheap if it can be bought at $6 per 1000 feet, or $1S6 an acre. Here Government lands are being 'scrlpped' and obtained as low as $4 an acre, while lands that sell at $8 an acre are considered as bringing a good price. Within the next few years these timber lands will have advanced to Min nesota figures, as large mills will be erect ed out here by sawmill men who have be come rich In the business back there, and who thus know the value of good timber. In the meantime, the railroads will prob ably make rates that will permit Oregon lumber to reach the Eastern States at a profit to the manufacturers. A number of wealthy firms In Minneapolis who have become owners of Oregon lands will bring their Influence to bear on the transconti nental roads In such a way as to make themselves heard, when the purchasers get ready to go to cutting up their Ore gon forests." Mr. Comstock says Minnesota lumber- 'men choose Oregon In preference to the Southern States when they desire to erect new sawmills, because conditions aro more favorable out here. In the South the best timber grows In the unhealthy swamps, where it costs a fortune, to build logging railroads, as these have to be constructed of piling or trestle work. Be sides this, labor Is unsatisfactory in the South. Negroes will not work, Southern ers don't have to, and Northerners can't stand the climate. There Is, a large amount of yellow pine, hemlock and spruce in Louisiana, Mississippi and in the -Carollnas, but It will not be called on until the forests of the Northwest show signs of depletion." He predicts that Portland will become one of the great lumber manufacturing centers of the world, when those wealthy lumbermen back there begin to put In their big mills with 500,000 and 600,000 ca pacity per day, and he thinks this predic tion will materialize within a very few years. ALASKA FISHERIES. Salmon Packer Fears the Business "Will Be Overdone. Robert . Forbes, a Gray's Harbor can neryman, who has a cannery on Lynn Ca nal, near Skagway, thinks the salmon fishing business is likely to be overdone on the Alaskan Coast this year. At the Imperial last evening, he said that at least 20 new canneries would be estab lished In Alaska this year, because fair prices rewarded those who were estab lished there last year. "There Is no telling what the salmon run will be this year," he said, "as sal mon can never be depended ,upon until they begin to appear. It takes fully $75, 000 to establish a cannery capable of handling 80.000 cases a year, and this money has to be provided before a single cod of fish is disposed of. This sum does not Include the payment of the fishermen and canners, as they are always paid off at home, after the season is over. "The Government Is laying Its hand heavily on the Alaska canneryman and Salter, as Secretary Gage last year Issued an order that each cannery or fish-salting plant should provide for the propagation of at least four times as many salmon as were taken. Cannerymen cannot com ply with this order, as It would take at least $10,000 to run any" kind of a hatch ery,, the season being so short that steam heat would have to be used for hatching the eggs. The Government 'already taxes us 4 cents on every case of salmon put up. "There Is no assurance that the price of canned and salted salmon will keep up even should the run be as large as last year. Should prices decline, as they did a few years ago, no cannery could be run In Alaska without actual loss." Mr. Forbes thinks the United States furnishes the best market for Alaskan salmon, but the retail price of the canned article must be kept down where poor people can reach It, or the demand will fall off. Thus, the price cannot advance over what It was last year, even should the cost of salmon or a light run make the fish too dear to be packed with profit. EAST SIDE MAN HELD UP. J. n. "Weiss Attacked by Three ' Thugs, "Who Got Nothing. While going to his home at 2S8 East Ninth street at 12 o'clock last night, J. H. Weiss was attacked by three footpads. He resisted, and in the scuffle the men, who were armed, snapped their pistols three times. When they finally overcame and searched him, they got nothing for their work, as "Weiss, fearing such an attack, bad left his valuables in a safer place than his pockets. Northwest People la Ifevr Verk City. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Northwestern peo ple registered at New York hotels today as follows: From Portland B. Blsslnger, Astor; K. G. S. Kldd and wife, at the Metropoli tan; H. C. Jeffords, at the Manhattan. From Seattle J. E. McManus, at the Grand. From Spokane J. P. Summers, at the Hoffman. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE MIXER SPE5T WIGHT IS BITTER COLD AND GREAT DANGER. He Stepped Into a Badger Hole and "Was Held Fast, While Cou gars Prowled About. BAKER CITY. Or., Jan. 4. Matt Stuber, a well-known miner of this section, had a terrible experience December 31, accord ing to his otory related yesterday. About 2 P. M., while trudging over a lonely stretch of country between Durkee and this place, he stepped into a badger hole which was concealed by the new snow. As he was partly Intoxicated at the time, he fell heavily. When he tried to extri cate his leg, he found that it had been left in a pecular cramp which prevented him from straining very hard. To place his hands on the ground he had to lean slightly forward, which also prevented his bringing much force to bear In free ing himself from his predicament. Vain ly he tugged and pulled. A curve In the hole, the wedged foot and the strained position combined to fasten him securely. All the afternoon was spent in occasional efforts to gain release, and, hoping that some one would pass. But darkness came without assistance or relief. Snow was falling rapidly, and a cold wind set in. Out on the lonely hillside the unfortunate man began to realize that he must die helplessly only a few miles from friends. He had a pair of good mittens on his hands, which tended to protect them, but was not warmly clothed. Some time after midnight, he thinks about 2 A. M., he was roused from a sort of coma by the presence of two mountain lions not more than 10 feet away. The new terror gave him strength. He waved his hands about his head, which frightened the cougars off a dis tance. Then he tried to get a pocket knife from his trousers, but his hands were so helplessly stiff that he could not bend his fingers. The cougars re turned to, their would-be prey, coming closer. 'Again the wavings of his arms frightened them. With the energy of de spair, he tugged and pulled to release him self. To his surprise he felt that he was succeeding, as the foot seemed to break the wedge that held it and the leg moved slightly. Another effort and he was on top of the ground in a weakened condi tion, but with energy and sense to hobble and crawl to the nearest habitation. The cougars-gave him wider space when they witnessed his Increased activity and per mitted the almost helpless man to reach friends in safety. He was brought .to the St. Elizabeth Hospital here last eyenlng, and medical attention given the frozen members. Both hands were badly frozen, and one foot, and the leg so long held in the hole was In a deadened condition, Stu ber is yet unable to use this member, notwithstanding the doctors state that no fracture has been sustained. With his hands and feet In bandages, he is able to relate his thrilling story of watching the old year out and the new one in. For a time Stuber was employed in the Gold Hill mine, he says, near Durkee, and is still a miner by occupation. He had a bottle of vhlsky In his pocket when he fell, but says he did not use it for fear that it would cause him to fall asleep and all the more qulcky succumb to the cold. SAST SIDS AFFAIRS. Much City Litigation Carried to the Troutdnle Justice Court. Justice Harlow, of the Troutdale pre cinct. It seems has been doing a,, rushing business for some time handling civil cases taken out to his court from the city. This Is not a new thing. When there was a Mount Tabor Justice Court it was overrun with collection cases, and became such a nuisance that it was abol ished. Just why these cases are taken out to Troutdale is not known, unless it be that those sued would rather pay than go out there to answer. It Is said that there has grown up quite an abuse In the matter, as the cost of answering a suit at Troutdale Is much greater than at the twa city Justice Courts, as the cost of having a lawyer go out there, with his fees and the other expenses that must be additional, makes the burden heavy. Many cannot and do not go out there to answer, and the judgments are by default It is reporte'd that sometimes injustice is done, where cases are brought to trial and thm continued, after defendant has made answer and appeared. However, one who is familiar with the proceedings said yes terday that not one In 25 of the cases brought in the Troutdale CoUrt was an swered, and all were for collection of money. He did not know whether in justice had been done, for he had no sym pathy with men who won't pay their debts, but he said he could not under stand why these cases are taken way out to Troutdale when they can be handled in either of the two city Justice Courts Ju3t as well. The litigants can bring suit In any Justice Court In the county, even if it is necessary to drag the defendant to the uttermost corner. Justice Harlow Is not to blame for taking all the busi ness that comes to his court, from what, ever source, but the proceeding causes a good deal of unfavorable comment at this time. If this thing goes on, residents of Troutdale will want to move the county seat out there. Who knows? Smallpox Case. City Physician Zan is vigorously en forcing the quarantine against a lodging house at 29 East Stark street, in which a well-developed case of smallpox In a mild form was discovered yesterday. Rex Hawley, a young man from Seattle, was taken sick last Saturday, and as the case developed eruptions began to appear. City Physician Zan was notified yesterday. "It has Fish, Game, Lea fHE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE - &&)&: XSTBEWARE OF IMITATIONS. TWENTY In the kidney and Such as piles, Blood la i.i in-u a. ToWmen troubled wlth.xht endssions. dreams, exhausting drate ba .;. ...i7n. .Mtv. wcn ow" i?g8? ZZfi&U AND SKIN .DISEASES, "VY,?.!??,:" TTHOtJT MERCURY AND OTHER POISKt MESBSU r rVidr-Made prVpstlons, but cures WP.mnhPK Prlvati T Diseases ir C TAT?t&ra ...... hnrn. state, envelope. Consultation free and irnuoiu. fJLAiXinAO mtiu -- S09SX9X VJM&ZSm W r'fc and Immediately quarantined, the house and removed Harvey to the pesthousa. The warning flag was immediately posted and the police authorities notified to as sist in enforcing the quarantine. AH those,. exposed to the infection were at once vac cinated by Dr. Zan. The house is occu pied by a number of lodgers, all of whom were exposed to the contagion. Foot "Was Amputated. It was necessary to amputate the foot of Charles Follet. the 8-year-old son of C. a Follet, who lives at 251 Cherry street. His foot was badly crushed at the east end of the steel bridge while he was springing off a moving train He slipped down and a car wheel passed over the foot. On being removed to St. Vin cent's Hospital, the injury was found so serious that the foot had to be amputated just above the ankle. The boy Is getting along well. East Side Xotm. J. Martin, member of the session of tha Mizpah Presbyterian Church. Powell street, has Just received a letter from Rev. Jerome McGlade, of Lansing, la., incoming minister, saying that he had started for Portland, and would be here the third Sunday in the month. The trustees, building committee and leading members of the St. Paul German Lutheran Church, East Twelfth and East Clinton streets, met last evening in the church, to close up the business of the year. All the transactions of the year wero gone over, including the accounts of the building committee. Tomorrow after noon full reports will be submitted to the congregation. FUTURE OF ATHLETIC CLUB This to Be Determined at Meeting Next "Week Plans of Manager. SALEM, Or., Jon. 4. A meeting of the Capital Amateur Athletic Club will be held "Wednesday evening to determine what shall be its future. The football season Is over, but the members of the organization do not favor abandoning their athletic work on that account. When the club was organized, the pri mary object was to put an aggressive football team in the field, and later to open clubrooms, comprising a thoroughly equipped gymnasium, reading-room, game rooms, baths, etc. The first object has been satisfactorily accomplished, and It remains for the members of the club to complete their work by carrying out their other plans. In spite of many misfor tunes in the way of bad weather on the days when games were played, and tho failure to secure games as frequntly as desired, the club has thus far done well financially. The men have paid all their expenses and have a fair amount in thti club treasury. They have secured the hard athletic drill for which they organ ized, and have given Salem a good name as a city in which pure amateur athletic sports are encouraged. Sheriff Frank Durbln. who was one of the leaders in the organization of the club, and to whose management the suc cess of the club thus far has been large ly due, is now in favor of going ahead with the other projects. Since the Y. M. C. A. gave up its quarters in the Hughes block, Salem has been without a gym. naslum. There has been a movement to raise a fund of JlOjOOO with which to build a Y. M. C. A. building, but there are many who, while wishing the enterprise success, do not think It practicable to raise that sum for the purpose in Salem. Mr. Durbln's plan is to form a corpora tlon and either build or rent a suitable building, and carry on much the same work as has been done by the Y. M. C. A., except in the matter of religion. In speaking of his plans today, Mr. Durbln said: "We need clubrooms which will be at tractive to young men, and in which there will be no drinking and gambling. We need clubrooms that will give young men a suitable place to spend their even ings, and at a cost that will put the bene fits within the Teach of all. From expres sions of opinion and promises of support I have heard from prominent men, I be lieve the Capital Amateur Athletic Club can successfully carry out all the ob jects of Its organization, and will open Clubrooms that will supply Salem's need. We should not drop our amateur athletics with the close of the football season, but should organize teams for Indoor base ball and basket-ball, and thus keep up the physical training. When young men become Interested in such games and kin dred sports they will spend their spare time In the gymnasium or gamerooms Instead of In saloons and gambling-rooms. I would not oppose any other projects looking to a similar end, but I believe our club can do much good In this di rection, and should undertake to open well-equipped clubrooms." BAIL-JUMPER LOCATED. "Washington Man to Be Returned From Kansas for Trial. NORTH YAKIMA, Jan. 4 A. J. Shaw, one of the bondsmen of George Barrick.l who was released on bail to appear at I this term of court, and who just pre vious to the date set for hearing his easel disappeared, has received word from the! Sheriff at Columbus, Kan. that Bar-J rick has started In company with an ot- fleer for North Yakima, and will be giver up. He is expected to arrive here to-i morrow. Barrick is alleged to have beater an Indian woman so severely that she afterwards died. The crime was com-j mitted below Yakima City last Summer. Arrested at Request of Sheriff. BOISE, Idaho; Jan. 4. J. J. Hess, whd is wanted by the Sheriff of Union Countj Oregon, was arrested here today. No par tlculars of tho crime are obtainable here The instructions from Sheriff Deerin simply state "wanted for burglary an other crimes." The Sheriff will arriv here in the morning for the prisoner Hess claims innocence. justly won its laurels." Soup Hot and Cold Meats, etc., arl given a most delicious flavor by using & Perrins .SAUCE lTili ifntora b on crerjrboafcjl JOBS DUJf CAN'S 80H8, Agent, rev Tq YEARS OF SUCCES! treatment of chronic diseases, such m llvt stomach disorders, constipation, dorrs dropsical swellings, iinxars disease, eie. KIDNEY AND URINARY Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequtat, milky bloody urine, unnatural discbarges, speedily cured, DISEASES OF THE RECTUM fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous ai bloody alscnarges, curaa wiuiout ia sans, paw confinement. 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